1、A. A dress. B. A coat. C. Some money.第二节 听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6. Who need to be helped?A. Bob B. Helen. C. Mike.7. Why cant the woman attend the meeting?A. She has to visit Bob. B. She has to do her homework. C. She has to look after her mother.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题 。8. Why is the woman making the call?A. To ask
2、 where the man is. B. To inform the man of a meeting. C. To tell the man to call the headmaster.9. When will the man be back from London?A. This evening. B. Tomorrow morning. C. In three days.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. How many bedrooms are there in the flat?A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.11.Which floor is the womans f
3、lat on?_A. The 14th. B. The 15th. _ C. The 25th.12. When will the walls be painted?A. Next Sunday. B. Next Monday. C. This Sunday. 听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Where is the man going?A. New York. _ B. Chicago. _ C. Honolulu.14. Which flight is the man going to take when coming back?A. Flight 515. B. Flight
4、476. C. Flight 220. 15. How much will the man pay for the ticket?A. $ 952. B. $ 476. C. $ 238.16. What does the woman remind the man at last?A. To be at the airport at least one hour before departure. B. To avoid traveling during the busy season. C. To reconfirm his tickets in advance.听第10段材料,回答第17至
5、20题。17. How long has the National Zoo been open?A. About 50 years. B. Less than 80 years. C. More than 100 years.18. Where is the National Zoo?A. In southwest Washington. B. In northwest Washington. C. In northeast Washington.19. When does the National Zoo close?A. On New Years Eve. _ B. On Christma
6、s Day. C. On Thanksgiving Day.20. For how many hours are most of the buildings in the park open a day?A. Eight. B. Nine. C. Ten.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中,选出最佳选项。 AIn the last few years the popularity of eBooks has explodedThe advantages are clear:You can carry as m
7、any books with you as you wantYou can simply download every book you like and instantly start reading instead of having to wait for the book to arrive by mail However,one thing hadnt changedIf you wanted to rent a book you were still forced to use hardcopy booksUntil now that is Amazoncom recently a
8、nnounced the start of a new program where you can rent eBooks Where to rent eBooks? As mentioned before,Amazoncom is the first and currently the only retailer (零售商) that has a program in place for renting eBooksLuckily,Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world and their eBook assortment (分类
9、) is massiveThey are also the producer of the Kindle,the most popular eReader,which means you can be sure that the eBooks you rent will work You can currently only rent eTextbooksBut this is likely to change as soon as word gets out that you can save money by renting eBooks Why rent eBooks at Amazon
10、?* Save money:Save up to 80% of the normal price of the eBook* Decide how long you rent:From 30 days to 360 days,you decide how long you want itYou can extend the time by as little as a dayOr simply buy the eBook if you want to keep it after all*Use any device:If you rent an eBook from Amazon,you ca
11、n read it on your PC,Mac,iPad,iPhone,Android device,Windows Phone 7Blackberryor Kindle* Keep your notes:Do you like to keep annotations (注释) and highlights in your eBooks?Dont worryYou can always revisit your notes and highlights through Amazoncom How to rent eBooks? Simply search for the eBook you
12、want to rent on Amazoncom and select the Rent eBooks optionAfter that,a new page will open where you can select how long youd like to rent the eBookYou can read eBooks for a period of 30 to 360 days You decide how long you need the eBookIf you later find out you need it for longer, you can simply ex
13、tend the timeOr buy it for the normal price whenever you want Once youve chosen the time you want to rent the eBook,you simply go to checkoutOr you can use the Rent now button21.According to the passage,_ AeBooks will be changed into other types by Amazoncom BeBooks will replace hardcover books in t
14、he next few years Creaders are able to rent eBooks only at Amazoncom now Dreaders get a discount of at least 20% of the normal price22.To rent an eBook online,which of the following goes last? Aopen a new page Bselect the option Cpress button Dchoose a rental date 23.The main purpose of the passage
15、is to_ Adiscuss and assess Binform and explain Ccompare and evaluate Ddescribe and argue BMy 16-year-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming holeMost of the kids swim there, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his safety Still, the firefighters
16、 first words You need to come up here to the Stillwater River made me catch my breath, and his follow-up words gave me relief: “ Your son is OK” When I got to the river, I immediately saw the firetruck, ambulance and Anton, wrapped with a towel about his shoulders, sitting quietly on a low platform
17、of the fire engine I hurried over to himYou OK?I asked “Yeah,” was all he saidBut my eyes begged for an explanation, I didnt get it from my son, however, who tends to play his cards close to his vest The story was this: A woman was being swept under waterHearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler
18、, without hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore In an age in which the word hero is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who makes it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son The teens are stubborn and self-centered, but that didnt mean they have
19、no desire to do good Still shocked by my sons daring, I drove him homeAlong the way, I tried to dig out some more information from him but he had precious little to say The only words he said were,“Whats for supper?” I spent some time alone that evening, thinking about the tragedy that might have be
20、enThe next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the storyBut all he did was toast some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new dayWatching from the window, I was reminded that still water often runs deep24.Why did the mother allow her son to swim ther
21、e?AHe was an excellent swimmerBThe water of the river is shallowCThe rocks can be of help if theres dangerDHe was old enough to swim25.The underlined part who tends to play his cards close to his vest probably means AAnton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks BAnton is a boy fond of swimming w
22、ith other kidsCAnton always has a desire to help othersDAnton seldom changes his mind26.In the mothers eyes, what her son did was Adangerous but interesting Bunexpected and courageousCmeaningful but difficult Dawful and absurd27.What might be the best title for the passage?AA Proud Mother BAnton, A
23、Silent BoyCA Good Deed DMy Son, My Hero CSandra Bullock turned 51 last month. But because she looks exactly the same as she did in Miss Congeniality, a movie filmed back in the 20th century, everyone calls her “ageless.” Bullock is just one of a number of stars in their 40s and 50s whove had birthda
24、ys recently but have not gotten older, unlike the rest of us in their age group. Take Halle Berry. One website put a photo of her 20 years ago next to one of the newly 49-year-old Berry and dared us to choose which was which. “This Is What 49 Looks Like,” it said. Seriously, if thats what 49 looks l
25、ike, I must be 71. However, even a generation ago, famous faces evolved. Look at a picture of Grace Kelly at age 52 in the early 1980s. She looks like a beautiful middle-aged woman. Today shed look old for her age. The goal now is to prevent aging while you are still young, using all the magical non
26、surgical options medicine has to offer. Eventually these techniques will become less expensive, and ordinary people my daughters age will have them. Already anti-aging is starting to be considered maintenance, like coloring your hair. My friends and I find ourselves openly debating techniques that w
27、e used to make fun of. Does fat-freezing work? How much time do you have to spend in the gym to keep the body of a 35-year-old after 50? Its all so exhausting. But members of the next generation have it tougher. Theyll have to ask themselves whether they want to spend their youth trying not to get o
28、ld. Ive already seen “Sexy at 70” headlines. Will everyone be expected to go to their graves(坟墓) looking hot? I also have to wonder what else we are slowing along with age. How do you move on if youre working so hard to stay the same? And besides, if youve known the ache of watching a daughter pack
29、up for college, you know you cant stop the clock. 28. In the authors eyes, Sandra Bullock_.A. doesnt deserve her name B. doesnt look her age at allC. behaves like a young woman D. looks younger than Halle Berry.29. The example of Grace Ketty is given to show_.A. physical beauty never lasts long B. t
30、here is no such thing as agelessnessC. peoples attitude towards aging has changedD. stars pay too much attention to their appearance30. Where do the authors concerns about anti-aging techniques lie?A. They expose people to danger. B. They make people feel stressfulC. They are too expensive for ordinary.D. They en
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