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1、每段对话仅读一遍。1.What does the woman suggest the man do?A. See a doctor. B. Play computer games. C. Get more sleep.2. What time will the train leave?A. 7:00. B. 7:15 C. 7:30.3. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Strangers. B. Close friends. C. Neighbors.4. What does the woman mean?A. The man

2、 should go to more lessons.B. The man is too forgetful.C.The man has a good memory.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Saving money. B. Buying cars. C. Annoying matters第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出

3、5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 小题。6. Where are the two speakers?A. At the Customs （海关）. B. In the police station. C. In the customers office.7. What can we learn about the man?A. The man is Chinese-American.B. The man does business and travels as well.C. The man often travels to China.听下面一段

4、对话，回答第 8 至第 10 小题。8. What does the woman do?A.Shes a coach. B. Shes a football player. C.Shes a journalist.9. How does the man feel about the team?A. They are very young.B. They could be No.1.C. They are one of the best college teams.10.How long is the mans contract （合同）?A. Five years. B. Four years

5、. C. Six years.听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 小题。11. How does the man think the woman sounded on the phone?A. Peaceful. B. Rude. C. Happy.12. What is the woman waiting for?A. Her coffee. B. A call from Betty. C. The result of an interview.13. What does the man say about the woman?A. She is too anxious. B. She

6、 is very calm. C.She is confident.听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 16 小题。14. Why did Tina live in New York 8 years ago?A. She found a job there. B. She went to college there. C. Her grandparents lived there.15.What makes Tina feel uncomfortable in New York?A. The traffic jams. B. The long cold winters. C. The nois

7、e of garbage trucks.16. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Tina enjoys the nightlife in New York.B. Steven is moving to Canada soon.C. They both like living in New York.听下面一段材料，回答第 17 至第 20 小题。17. Why did people leave Earth for Mars?A. Wars made them lose their homes.B.Earth was seriously po

8、lluted.C. Earth failed to provide enough water.18. What does the speaker have to eat?A. Meat. B. Bread and cheese. C. Pills and juice.19. How does the speaker get to school?A. By spaceship B.By car. C. By plane.20. What does the speaker learn from the guides?A.Languages. B. The mysteries of Mars. C.

9、 How to solve problems.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AInspiring young minds! TOKNOW Magazine is a big hit in the world of childrens publishing, bringing a unique combination of challenging ideas and good fun to young fans every month.Sounds

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13、on new topics.C. Lectures on a balanced life. D. Reports on scientific discoveries.23. How much should you pay if you make a 12-month subscription to TOKNOW with gift pack from China?A. 70. B. 65. C. 60. D. 55. BThere is more of a connection between food and culture than you may think. On an individ

14、ual level, we grow up eating the food of our culture. It becomes a part of who we are. Many associate food from our childhood with warm feelings and good memories and it ties us to our families, holding a special and personal value for us. Food from our family often becomes the comfort food we seek

15、as adults in times of frustration and stress.On a large scale, traditional food is an important part of culture. It also operates as an expression of culture identity. Immigrants bring it wherever they go, and it is a symbol of pride for their culture and means of coping with homesickness.Many immig

16、rants open their own restaurants and serve traditional dishes. However, the food does not remain exactly the same. Some materials needed to make traditional dishes may not be readily available, so the taste and flavor can be different from what they would prepare in their home countries. Additionall

17、y, immigrants do not only sell dishes to people from the same countries as them, but to people from different countries. Therefore, they have to make small changes about the original dishes to cater to a wider range of customers. Those changes can create new flavors that still keep the cultural sign

18、ificance of the dishes.We should embrace our heritage（传统）through our cultures food but also become more informed about other cultures by trying their food. It is important to remember that each dish has a special place in the culture to which it belongs, and is special to those who prepare it. Food

19、is a window into culture, and it should be treated as such.24Whats the function of food mentioned in the article?ATo help motivate homesickness. BTo show national identity.CTo reflect a countrys history. DTo show a communitys superiority.25What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AThe s

20、pecific traditional food. BThe national culture.CA traditional expression of food. DThe old-fashioned taste.26Why do some immigrants have to change the original dishes in their restaurant?ATo attach cultural importance to their dishes.BTo announce the beginning of their life on foreign soil.CTo make

21、 the dishes popular among customers.DTo present their own food culture in a new way.27Whats the authors attitude towards different food cultures?ANegative. BUnchangeable.CUnfair. DBalanced.CMark Twain （1835-1910） weve all heard the name, but what makes him “the father of American literature” as clas

22、sic US author William Faulkner once called him? Mark Twain is someone Americans are taught to love. Older relatives, English teachers and the media always praise him. But when you actually take the time to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you find that his work is more wonderful than you could hav

23、e ever imagined. The novel describes a young boy named Tom Sawyer growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. He explores the countryside on a riverboat with his friends, falls in love with girls, starts secret clubs and searches for treasure. Twains idea of childhood is magical a time o

24、f imagination, wonder and, of course, adventure. More importantly, through the eyes of Tom Sawyer, Twain cleverly makes fun of US culture. For example, Tom hates going to church, and Twain uses scenes of Tom there tomockreligion and its old traditions. “Often, the less there is to justify a traditio

25、nal custom, the harder it is to get rid of it,” he writes in one chapter. Twains writing is full of these kinds of critical （批判的） points about culture and politics. Thats why he is so loved in the US he wasnt afraid to state his opinions, and he did so clearly. For instance, Twain didnt like US wars

26、 abroad. In 1900, after the US invaded （入侵） the Philippines, Twain wrote in a newspaper article: “We do not intend to free, but to subjugate （征服） the people of the Philippines We have gone there to conquer.” He also believed strongly in womens right to vote in elections and gave a famous speech on t

27、he subject, called “Votes for Women”, in 1901.“Tom was a glittering hero once more the pet of the old, the envy of the young,” Twain writes in Tom Sawyer. But he could just as well be describing himself.28.According to the author, after reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you are likely to think _

28、.Aits not worth all the praiseBits as wonderful as you expectedCits better to read it with teachersDits even better than you expected29.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?AA brief description of the novel.BWhere Twains idea of childhood comes from.CHow naughty and adventurous Tom Sawyer is.DWhat makes

29、 Tom Sawyers adventures so wonderful.30. What does the underlined word “mock” mean?Amake changes toBmake fun ofCgive reasons forDgive examples of31. Why is Twain so loved in the US according to the article?AHe wrote bad things about US wars abroad.BHe supported womens right to vote.CHe criticized Am

30、erican culture and society clearly and cleverly.DHe showed readers a magical childhood that everyone would love.DThe sun is going to expand into the orbit of Mercury according to scientific calculations, which will result in the entire Earth catching on fire. Who will save the world?This imaginative tale is at the heart of the latest Chinesescience-fiction movie -The Wandering Earth. Unlike many American space-themed films where the solution to a di