1、 A. By Monday before noon B. By Monday afternoon C. By Wednesday before noon3. What is the woman doing recently? A. Losing weight B. Skipping breakfast C. Learning how to cook4. Who is the presentation intended for? A. The president B. New clients C. The director of the board5. What does the man mea
2、n? A. He doesnt want to go at all B. He went mountain climbing last year C. He hasnt traveled around the world yet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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6. What are the speakers ma
3、inly talking about? A. An interview B. A schedule C. A manager7. What does the woman plan to do after the interview? A. Go to another interview B. Visit the mans pany C. Have a talk with the man听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. What is the womans problem? A. She cant afford a new car B. Her can doesnt work well C.
4、She cant drive to work9. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Get in contact with Jimmys Garage B. Settle her problem before 6 oclock C. Replace her old car听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. Where did the man want to go? A. To a big city B. To a port C. To a town11. When did the mans flight take off eventua
5、lly? A. At 12:30 B. At 2: pm C. At 3:30 pm12. Why couldnt the mans flight land on the military base? A. There was a technical problem B. The weather was terrible there C. The military didnt allow it to land听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Where are the speakers? A. In the street B. In a restaurant C. In the wom
6、ans house14. What is the problem of the womans neighborhood? A. People around arent friendly B. The police arent on duty at night C. Teenagers draw pictures on the buildings15. What does the woman think inconvenient? A. Eating B. Parking C. Shopping16. What do we know about the mans neighborhood? A.
7、 Its dirty B. Its quiet at night C. Its near a school听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. How did the speaker know about the cruise holiday? A. He saw it in an advertisement B. Ms. Lawrence told him about it C. He heard about it from his friend18. What does the speaker plan to do during the cruise holiday? A. Visi
8、t every port B. Go shopping C. Go to Spain19. What does the speaker care most about the cruise holiday? A. The cost B. The activity C. The departure time20. How many people will go on the cruise holiday according to the speaker? A. 3 B. 4 C. 5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
9、四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选涂黑。AA Real Lesson in HumilityBook T. Washington, the well-known black educator, was on outstanding example of this truth.Shortly after he took over the presidency of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he was walking in an exclusive section of town when he was stopped by a
10、wealthy white woman. Not knowing the famous Mr. Washington by sight, she asked if he would like to earn a few dollars by chopping wood for her.Because he had no pressing business at the moment, Professor Washington smiled, rolled up his sleeves, and proceeded to do the humble chore she had requested
11、. When he was finished, he carried the logs into the house and stacked them by the fireplace.A little girl recognized him and later told the lady. The next morning the embarrassed woman went to see Mr. Washington in his office at the Institute and apologized profusely. “Its perfectly all right, Mada
12、m, ”he replied. “Occasionally I enjoy a little manual labor. Besides, its always a delight to do something for a friend.”She shook his hand warmly and assured him that his personality had endeared him and his work to her heart. Not long afterward she showed her admiration by persuading some wealthy
13、acquaintances to join her in donating thousands of dollars to the Tuskegee Institute.21. Why did the woman stop Washington? A. To ask him some questions B. To hire a helping hand C. To talk about pressing business D. To help her earn money22. How did the rich lady feel when she discovered Washington
14、s identity? A. Disappointed B. Relaxed C. Awkward D. Excited23. What did the lady do for Washington later? A. She invited her friends to the Institute B. She raised money for the Institute C. She made more rich acquaintancesBAt least 20 people died and hundreds were injured in a bridge a collapse in
15、 the eastern Indian city of Kolkata Thursday. Witnesses said many people and vehicles, including two buses carrying more than 100 passengers, were under the bridge when it fell. They also said construction workers had set up camps near the bridge site where they would sleep and cook. Before rescue t
16、eams arrived, local residents and firefighters used their bare hands to try to rescue people trapped under the debris. The collapsed bridge is in a busy mercial area of Kolkata. Its location has made it difficult for rescue operations. Access to the area is blocked on both sides by buildings, and th
17、e streets are blocked with heavy traffic.Reuters(路透社) reports that the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, rushed to the scene of the collapse. She said that rescuing those trapped is her “top priority.” Banerjee said those responsible for the disaster will be punished. Yet she faces que
18、stions about the safety of the construction project. The Telegraph newspaper reported last November that Banerjee wanted the bridge - already five years overdue - to be pleted by February.Project engineers said they were concerned over whether this would be possible, the newspaper said at the time.
19、Construction workers had been on a strict schedule to plete the bridge. The disaster could affect the West Bengal election next month. An Indian pany, IVRCL, was building the 2-kilometer bridge, its website said. IVRCLs director of operations said the pany was not sure of the cause of the disaster.2
20、4. Why were so many people killed or injured in the accident? A. The rescue work responded too slowly B. Many people were under or near the bridge C. The bridge was under construction D. Construction workers had set up camps there25. What does the underlined word “debris” probably mean? A. Buildings
21、 B. Disasters C. Vehicles D. Ruins26. According to Bnerjee, what was her most important work at the moment? A. Rushing to the scene of the collapse B. Saving the trapped people C. Punishing those responsible D. Questioning the safely of the bridge27. What can we learn about the bridge? A. It should
22、have been pleted five years ago B. Project engineers were unwilling to cooperate C. It was designed by a pany called IVRCL D. The cause of the disaster has been discoveredCHow do you pay for your coffee? Is it with change? I use my tap-and-go card. I dont even need to enter my PIN number or a signat
23、ure to authorize payment. Its quicker and everybody in the queue is happy.Contactless paymentsare gaining popularity. Those concerned about security will be pleased to know that the amount of money you can spend in one go is limited in the UK its currently 30. But if the card is used a few times in
24、a row, a PIN number will be needed. If a thief gets hold of your card and goes on aspending spree(狂欢), your bank covers you againstfraud. However, if someone steals yourbanknotes, thats your bad luck!For those who are always forgetting where they put their cards, theres a new solution:wearable tech:
25、 clothing and accessories that have been bined with electronic technology. Kenneth Cukier, an economist and technology expert, says: When you want to make a payment just wave your arm in front of the terminal and leave the coffee shop with your latte. They dont have to take their card out of their w
26、allet, use their phone or their watch.And new ways of spending money are not stopping there. The future is all aboutbiometrics. Very convenient if you are at the beach or a festival theres a new system in development which will make it possible to read the unique maps ofveinsunder the surface of you
27、r finger, and use them toauthenticatepayments or prove that its you making the payments. So spending money is being easier all the time. And the temptation to buy more stuff increases. But its worth bearing in mind that earning the money in the first place will still require the same effort. Back to
28、 work then!28. What is the main point of Paragraph 2?A. The security of contactless paymentsB. The responsibility of the lost moneyC. The popularity of modern paymentsD. The procedure of contactless payments29. According to Kenneth Cukier, wearable tech _. A. is intended for buying coffee B. makes p
29、eople lazier and forgetful C. makes buying more convenient D. will be connected with our phones30. What can we learn about biometrics? A. It is already in use in some fields B. It will be safer than other ways C. It looks more like a rare map D. It depends on your fingerprints31. What is the intende
30、d tone of the author in the last paragraph? A. Anxious B. Relieved C. Concerned D. HumorousDThere will be more plastic than fish in the worlds oceans by 2050. That is what a new report from the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation warns. If the current trend continues, the report said, oceans will contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish in 2025. By 2050, plastics will weigh more than fish. The problem is that each year at least 8 million tons of plastics end up in oceans around the world. This is the same as dumping the contents of
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