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1、第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A. 19. 15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15.答案是 C。1.What will James do tomorrow ?A. Watch a TV program. B. Give a talk. C. Write a report.2.What can we sa

2、y about the woman?A. Shes generous. B. Shes curious. C. Shes helpful.3.When does the train leave?A. At 6:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 10:30.4.How does the woman go to work?A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bike. 5.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. D

3、octor and patient.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给出的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 does the woman regret?A. Giving up her research. B. Dropping out of college. C. Changing her major. 7.What is the woman

4、 interested in studying now?A. Ecology. B. Education. C. Chemistry. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What is the man?A.A hotel manager. B.A tour guide. C.A taxi driver.9.What is the man doing for the woman?A. Looking for some local foods.B. Showing her around the seaside.C. Offering information about a hotel.听第8段材料

5、，回答第10至12题。10.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In an office. B. At home C. At a restaurant.11.What will the speakers do tomorrow evening?A. Go to a concert. B. Visit a friend. C. Work extra hours.12.Who is Alice going to call?A. Mike . B. Joan. C. Catherine .听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Why

6、 does the woman meet the man?A. To look at an apartment. B. To deliver some furniture. C. To have a meal together.14.What does the woman like about the carpet?A. Its color. B. Its design. C. Its quality .15.What does the man say about the kitchen?A. Its a good size. B. Its newly painted. C. Its adeq

7、uately equipped .16.What will the woman probably do next?A. Go downtown. B. Talk with her friend. C. Make payment .听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Who is the speaker probably talking to?A. Movie fans. B. News reporters. C. College students .18.When did the speaker take English classes?A. Before he left his hom

8、etown. B. After he came to America. C. When he was 15 years old.19.How does the speaker feel about his teacher?A. Hes proud. B. Hes sympathetic. C. Hes grateful .20.What does the speaker mainly talk about ?A. How education shaped his life.B. How his language skills improved.C. How he managed his bus

9、iness well.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，选出最佳选项。 AWho is smarter ? A human being or artificial intelligence ?The question swept the world last week when a Google-developed program called AlphaGo defeated the world top player , South Korean Lee Se-dol , 4 -1

10、.So , what comes next ?Some people have been arguing that artificial intelligence , or AI in short , will be a bad thing for humans . In an interview with the BBC in 2014 , UK scientist Stephen Hawking warned that “The development of full artificial intelligence could mean the end of the human race

11、.”So are we really about to live in the world shown in the Terminator movies ?“ Not quite ,” answered The Economist . After all , its not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use their knowledge in everyday situations .“ We think that , f

12、or the human being , things like sight and balance（视觉平衡） , are natural and ordinary in our life .” Thomas Edison , founder of Motion Figures , a company that is bringing AI to boys , told the newspaper . “But for a robot , to walk up and down just like human beings requires various decisions to be m

13、ade every second , and its really difficult to do .” As The Economist put it , “ We have a long way to go before AI can truly begin to be similar to the human brain , even though the technology can be great .”Meanwhile , John Markoff of The New York Times said that researchers should build artificia

14、l intelligence to make people more effective .“ Our fate is in our own hands ,” he wrote . “ Since technology depends on the values of its creators , we can make human choices that use technology to improve the world .” 21. What was the result of the match ? A. Lee So-dol won AlphaGo 4-1 . B. Lee So

15、-dol was defeated . C. Google program beat AlphaGo . D. Neither side won the match .22. What does Thomas Edison possibly mean in his remarks ? A. Its very hard for AI to beat the human brain. B. AI would take the place of human beings. C. AI can make various decisions quickly. D. AI does better than

16、 humans in sight and balance .23. Who believes much has to be done to improve AI ? A. Stephen Hawking . B. John Markoff . C. The New York Times. D. The Economist . 24. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph imply ? A. AI will improve the world completely . B. AI is in the control of hum

17、an beings. C. AI may bring disasters to human beings. D. AI will make our future out of control . B No one can deny that buttons are an important clothing device. But , can they rise to the level of art ? Organizers of an exhibit in New York City think so . Peter Souleo Wright organized “ The Button

18、 Show ” at Rush Arts Gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan . Eleven artists used the small , ordinary objects to create sculptures , portraits and wearable art . Some of the works are political , some are personal and others are just fun . Wright said each artist reimagines and repurposes

19、 the buttons to make art . “ What I tried to do with this show ,” he said , “ was to look at artists who were promoting that level of craft .” He said he wanted the button art to be comparable to a painting “ because of the amount of detail and precision in the work.” Artist Beau McCall produced “A

20、Harlem Hangover”. It looks like a wine bottle that fell over on a table . A stream of connected red buttons hand over the side , like wine flowing down . Similar red button form a small pool on the floor. McCall layers buttons of different shapes and sizes to create the bottle. The stitching that ho

21、lds them together is also part of the artistic design . For San Francisco-based artist Lisa Kokin , buttons are highly personal . After her father died in 2001 , she created a portrait of him using only buttons. That memorial to her father led to other button portraits, including those of activists

22、Rosa Parks and Cesar Chavez. Others use buttons for details. Artist Amalia Amaki of Tuscaloosa , Alabama , placed them on and around old photographs. Los Angeles artist Camilla Taylor attached buttons to three large sculptures that look like headless animals with long , narrow legs. “ The Button Sho

23、w” ends at March 12 . The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation paid for the exhibition . The foundation was created in 1995 by the Simmons brothers : artist Danny , hip-hop producer Russell and rapper Rev. Run. The foundation seeks to bring the arts to urban youth and to provide support for new artist

24、s.25. Why did Wright organize “ The Button Show” ?A. To show the importance of buttons . B. To support the new artists.C. To raise the button show to the level of art. D. To create sculptures and portraits .26. Whose works are personal ?A. Peter Souleo Wright . B. Beau McCall . C. Lisa Kokin . D. Am

25、alia Amaki .27. If you want to see “ The Button Show” , you should _ .A. buy tickets before March 12 B. phone Peter Souleo Wright before March 12 C. go to Rush Arts Gallery D. go to the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation C A survey has shown that what you do on a plane can be determined by which nat

26、ionality is listed on your passport. According to the results of an international passenger survey , Australians are the biggest drinkers on board with 36 percent choosing to down the hatch, compared to 35 percent of Americans and 33 percent of Brits. The Airline Passenger Experience Association （ A

27、PEX） spoke to around 1500 people, aged 18 and older , who have travelled by plane at least once during the last three months and were living in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan , China , Singapore , Australia or Brazil. The results found Chinese travelers are most likely to nod off

28、once the sea-belt sign switches off. They are also the first to reach for their credit card for some in-flight shopping and the biggest fans of gaming. Americans on the other hand like to use their time in the air more productively -when not drinking -choosing to work while flying a 350000 feet . Me

29、anwhile , Brits and Germans are the best at making chat with random strangers - spending 50 percent more time than any other nationality. Comparatively , Brazilians conduct their conversations online via e-mail , messaging apps or social media. Despite plane food having a bad reputation , seven out

30、of ten interviewees said they were happy to eat up on the selection in-flight snacks and meals . In-flight magazines were also popular with four out of five passengers claiming to read them . The international flyers did however express their desire for better in-flight entertainment . “The industry

31、 has greatly improved the comfort , entertainment and onboard service , and passengers are accepting those improvements ,” said Russell Lemieux , APEX executive director . “At the same time , passengers are demanding more from their air travel experiences which will drive more improvements touching all