1、3. Whattime does Daves meeting start?At 8:30. B.At 9:00. C.At 10:00.4. What is Helen going to do?Buy some books. B.Study in the library. C. Attend a history class.5. Whatis the womans feeling now?Relief. B.Regret. C.Embarrassment.第二节听下面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
2、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 is Tom busy doing?A. Raising money. B.Writing a lab report. C. Giving classes to children.7. Who might be able to help Tom this week?A. Mike. B. Cathy. C.Jane.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8. Why is Jack leaving early?A. To avoid getting st
3、uck in traffic. B. To enjoy the scenery on the way.C. To buy some gifts for his family.9. What does Judy often do at the railway station?A. Read books. B. Call some friends. C. Look around the shops.10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. What to do next year. B. Where to go for vacations.
4、C. How to pass the waiting time.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Why does Bill look troubled?He is short of money. B.He has made a big mistake.C.He is facing a tough choice.12.What is Bill now?A college student. B.An army officer. C. Acomputer engineer.13.What does the woman seem to suggest Bill do?Learn to repa
5、ir cars. B.Decline the job offer. C.Ask his uncle for advice.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14. What isthe woman recommending to the man?A. Awriter. B. Aclub. C. Acourse.15. What is the woman reading now?The Beautiful Mind. B.TheGreat Gatsby. C.The Kite Runner.16.How much time does the man have to read the book?T
6、wo weeks. B.Three weeks. C.Four weeks.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker doing?A. Reporting a study. B. Chairing a meeting. C. Teaching a class.18. What should you pay most attention to when taking notes?A. Listening. B. Reading. C. Writing.19. What is an advantage of using symbols in note-ta
7、king?A. It keeps information secret. B. It leaves space for future use.C. It makes key words noticeable.20. What will the speaker do next?A. Ask afewquestions. B. Show some notes. C.Make a summary.第二部分 阅读短文(共两节,满分50分)第一节 (共15 小题,每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项More than great drinks, great
8、rewardsEnjoy all the benefits and more with your membership to our Loyalty Program! Whenever you pay with your membership account, youll earn a StarCollect more Stars, earn more rewardsThree ways to join usBuy a Starbucks Card handy to create an accountTrack your Stars online or through the mobile a
9、pp, and well send an email when youve earned a reward You can also join from your phoneDownload the Starbucks AppOne of the most exciting benefits of being a member is using our mobile app to pay for purchases; view your Stars and rewards; access iTunes Pick of the Week; see current offers Or you ca
10、n join with specially marked coffee purchased at the grocery storeEnter your Starcode (limit 2 per day)Look for the Starcode symbol on specially marked Starbucks products where you buy groceriesThree levels with increasingly greater rewards To reach each level in our Loyalty Program, you need to col
11、lect more Stars (Remember to earn a Star you must pay with a registered Starbucks Card)Welcome levelTo earn your first rewards, just register a Starbucks CardBirthday drink or treat on us; birthday coupon (优惠券) for 15% off a purchase at StarbucksStorecomGreen levelCollect 5 Stars within 12 months an
12、d youll be in the Green levelWhat is included in the Welcome level plusFree in-store refills (续杯) on hot or iced brewed coffee or teaGold levelCollect 30 Stars within 12 months and youre at the Gold levelWhat is included in the Green level plusA free food or drink item after another 12 Stars earnedP
13、ersonalized Gold Card21.Which of the following is a way you can apply for membership?_ATo buy a drink at a Starbucks on weekendsBTo buy a Starbucks Card over the phoneCTo update the Starbucks App from the official websiteDTo enter a Starcode from specially marked Starbucks products22.What will you g
14、et with a Starbucks Card of Green level?A A free cake BFree in-store refills C Personalized Green CardD All purchases 15% off23. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. To earn a Star, you must pay by credit card. .B. You can enter your Starcode three times a day.C. With the Starbucks App, you
15、can view current offers.D. For Welcome level, you can buy Starbucks products at a discount of 15% at the grocery store.BNot long ago, “blind box economy” suddenly became popular, winning the heart of large numbers of faithful fans. People simply get interested in it. A couple spent 200 thousand yuan
16、 on them. Another sixty-year-old guy spent over 700 thousand yuan in buying blind boxes. Statistics showed that last year 300 thousand hobbyists made deals through a second-hand shopping platform.The blind boxes usually contain peripheral (周边的) dolls of comics and animation, or film and television,
17、or specially designed ones. A single blind box usually costs about thirty to fifty yuan. But there is no mark on the box, and only after opening it can the buyer see what he has bought. This is rather like buying lottery tickets, for the buyer has to bet on his luck.However, addiction to blind box i
18、s much like that to gambling (赌博). It is highly nontransparent compared with lottery ticket. Nobody knows whether sellers of blind boxes exaggerated (夸大) the winning rate so as to attract people to buy them, thus digging a consumption trap. Besides, it is also unknown whether the objects in the blin
19、d boxes are genuine or not. The blind box economy promoted its second-hand trade. The price of some classic dolls or dolls of limited edition have skyrocketed in second-hand trade platforms, and some may reach thirty to forty times. But it is difficult for buyers to judge whether it is the result of
20、 real supply and demand, or the consequence of businessmens tricks.The basis of the “blind box economy” is the cultural trend of collection. Many of the target consumers are young people who havescantyexperience of life. They are thus attracted by deliberately exaggerated probability of “winning a p
21、rize” and constantly throw money to buy blind boxes in order to gain dolls that they desire. Or they may buy at second-hand trade platform high-priced blind box dolls, thinking they can keep value preservation and appreciation, thus falling into the fixed pattern of trap carefully designed by busine
22、ssmen.Therefore, it is necessary to remind young people to control their consumption in case they become addicted.24. A couple and a sixty-year-old guy are mentioned in Para.1 to _.Astress the importance of “blind box economy” to peopleBtell how much money people spend on “blind box economy”Cshow th
23、e popularity of “blind box economy” among peopleDprove older people can afford more to buy “blind box economy”25.Which mayNOTbe the contributing factor to “blind box economy”?AThe fondness of gambling to bet on their luck.BThe high winning rate exaggerated by sellers. CThe blind faith in the cultura
24、l trend of collection DThe possibility of making a fortune in second-hand trade.26.The underlined word “scanty” in Para. 4 probably means _.Aprevious Binadequate Cpersonal Dunforgettable27.Whats the authors purpose of writing the passage?ATo inform readers of the “blind box economy”.BTo promote the
25、products of “blind box economy”. CTo list the reasons behind the popularity of “blind box economy”.DTo warn the consumers to think twice before buying blind boxes.CDo you often feel like you want to wash your hands again and again? Or do you ever have the urge to line up the items on your desk? Thes
26、e all may be symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder(强迫症), or OCD, which affects about 2 percent of the worlds populationThose who suffer from OCD have difficulty finding successful treatment because doctors dont clearly understand its causes But now, a new study has given hope for a future cureFo
27、r the study, which was published in the journal Nature in October, researchers observed humans, dogs and mice They discovered four genes that may be responsible for obsessive-compulsive behaviors in humansBut why observe dogs and mice to learn about humans?Dogs, it turns out, are surprisingly simila
28、r to people, study author and geneticist Elinor Karlsson, of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University, US, told NPR Theyre chasing their own tail or chasing shadows like normal, but theyre doing it for hoursIn the study, researchers made a list of about 600 genes in mice, dogs and humans th
29、at they thought might cause OCD, reported NPR They then compared those genes in two large groups of people - those who dont have OCD and those who do In the end, they identified just four genes with mutations (突变) in the OCD group The genes are active in a neurological pathway (神经通路) in the brain, w
30、hich is believed to help control actions But the mutations could block the neurological pathwayFor example, for people without OCD, when they finish washing their hands, a signal will come, telling them to stop But for people with OCD, the neurological pathway is blocked, so the message isnt getting through As a result, the person will continue to wash their handsOCD and anxiety are kind of like learning disorders, Marcos Grados, an OCD researcher at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, told NPR Often with OCD,
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