1、3. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?A.To attend a wedding. B.To visit an exhibition C.To meet a friend 4. When does the bank close on Sunday ?A.at 1:00pm B.at 3:00pm C.at 4:00pm 5. Where are the speakers?A.In a store B.In a classroom C.At a hotel 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，
2、回答第6，7 小题6. What do we know about Nora?A.She prefers a room of her own. B.She likes to work with other girls.C.She lives near the city center.7. What is good about the flat? A. It has a large sitting room. B. It has good furniture C. It has a big kitchen.听第7 段材料，回答第8，9题。8. Where has Barbara been?A.
3、Milan B. Florence. C. Rome 9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?A. shoes B. stones C. books 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Who is making the telephone call? A.Thomas Brothers. B.Mike Landon. C.Jack Cooper.11.What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper? A.His wife. B.His boss. C.His secretary.12.What is the mes
4、sage about? A.A meeting B.A visit to France. C.The date for a trip.听第9段材料，回答第13至16 题。13.Who could the man speaker most probably be?A.A person who saw the accident. B.The driver of the lorry. C.A police officer.14.What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?A.Walking along Churchill Avenu
5、e. B.Getting ready to cross the road.C.Standing outside a road.15.When did the accident happen?A. At about 8:00 am. B. At about 9:00 am. C. At about 10:00 am.16.How did the accident happen?A.A lorry hit a car. B.A car ran into a lorry. C.A bank clerk rushed into the street.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What
6、 is the talk mainly about?A. The history of the term. B. The courses for the term. C. The plan for the day.18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students?A. In the school hall. B. In the science labs. C. In the classrooms.19. What can students do in the practical areas?A. Take
7、science courses. B. Enjoy excellent meals. C. Attend workshops.20. When are the visitors expected to ask questions?A. During the lunch hour. B. After the welcome speech. C. Before the tour of the labs. 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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIf
8、you frequently travel for business, Staybridge Suites offer you a range of home comforts. Four recent visitors to Staybridge Suites explain why they booked, what they enjoyed and what made them want to return. Claire Metcalf“The concept is great, but the staff are the ones who really make it.” she s
9、ays. “It takes a lot of discipline to always be friendly, but the staff at Staybridge Suites do that. They genuinely care about you. ” Andrew Roberts “One of the best things is having my own kitchen. I often end up working late and I dont fancy eating in a restaurant on my own, so cooking for myself
10、 is a big drawcard. ” “The main thing for me is being able to cook and have my own little flat. The staff are amazing. It is great to be recognized by them, ”he says. Pauline Robinson “What I love about it is the way that you are treated by the staff,”she says. “Some of the staff have been there all
11、 that time and they do look after you well. As a woman staying on my own, it is reassuring that they look out for you, and recently when I was poorly they even brought things I needed to my room. ”Ryan Ruckledge“The fully-equipped kitchen is great. I always have a one-bed apartment so I have a separ
12、ate kitchen and dining room and Im able to relax and cook some meals. Eating out can feel a bit much when you do it day in and day outit makes you hate what you doand I dont want that. 21. What attracts visitors to Staybridge Suites?A. A separate dining room. B. A one-bed apartment. C. A home from h
13、ome. D. A lot of discipline. 22. Who think highly of the kitchen of Staybridge Suites?A. Pauline Robinson and Ryan Ruckledge. B. Ryan Ruckledge and Claire Metcalf. C. Andrew Roberts and Ryan Ruckledge. D. Pauline Robinson and Claire Metcalf. 23. What does the underlined word “drawcard” in Paragraph
14、3 probably mean?A. barrier. B. attraction. C. honour. D. difficulty. 24. Why does the author write the article?A. To advertise Staybridge Suites. B. To introduce four recent visitors. C. To inform us of a new service. D. To sing high praise for the staff. BWhen riding enthusiast Nina lost the use of
15、 her legs, it looked as though shed never be able to enjoy her favorite activities again. Elizabeth, a competition gymnast, says she attempted suicide after an accident left her disabled. Tim lost both legs serving in the Middle East and figured hed never be able to ride trails with his wife the way
16、 they used to. But John Gray, a master saddle（鞍）maker in tiny Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, put them all back in the saddle. “I consider it a privilege to watch people achieve their goals, ”he says. “And I consider it an honor that I can help. ”John followed in his fathers footsteps in the saddle making
17、 business, but he learned how to fashion therapeutic（治疗的）ones by trial and error. At first he simply adapted standard models, until he found a saddletree maker willing to customize（定制）the frame to meet the needs of each rider. Many of Johns saddles have backrests and seat belts. For Tim, he made a b
18、ucket seat similar to an old-fashioned sidesaddle. A rider who wanted to ride in the Mardi Gras parade needed a saddle with head and chest restraints. Each story is different, but they all touch your heart. All these riders have come through life-changing experiences with the determination to keep d
19、oing the things they love. Elizabeth raised the money to pay for her saddle by getting several country music personalities to sign a guitar, then selling it. Nina is competing in shows againafter helping to start a show class for disabled riders. “Help me onto my horse, and I can take it from there,
20、 ” she says. “Im so happy I could help.” John adds. “Nina has always been a good rider, and her disability hasnt slowed her down.”25. What motivates John Gray to develop the saddle?A. His own life story. B. The lack of business. C. His fathers wish. D. The suffering of the three disabled. 26. What i
21、s special about the saddles made by John?A. Theyre fully copied from standard models. B. Theyre of different size from others. C. They can satisfy the needs of each rider. D. No change can be made in the saddles. 27. Which of the following can best describe John? A. He follows tradition strictly. B.
22、 He is helpful and creative. C. He shows mercy on the disabled. D. Hes full of ambition and humor. 28. What can be concluded from the text?A. All the disabled can do the things they love. B. The disabled have begun to do charity work. C. John is doubtful about the future of his saddles. D. Johns sad
23、dles are changing the lives of disabled people. CIf a stranger offered you money to keep a suitcase in your spare room, would you accept? How about the other way round: if you had too many belongings, would you consider trusting someone you met online with their safekeeping? Anthony Paine believed e
24、nough of us would answer “yes” to these questions to launch his own startup（新兴公司）, Stashbee. His business links people with space to those who need it. And its just one player in the booming “sharing economy”, an industry that relies on people renting out things like their beds, bikes and even parki
25、ng spaces. Airbnb, a company valued at 200bn RMB, provides a platform for those renting property short-term. DogVacay pairs holidaymaking pet owners with pet-friendly hosts, and aims to be profitable by 2017. All their business models revolve around one simple word: trust. So, how does Stashbee meas
26、ure up? BBC journalist Dougal Shaw decided to try it out for himself. He had some odds and ends to store while renovating his house, and met a host through the site who could keep them for 475 RMB for two months. All were relatively smooth and painless. Heavyweights（行业巨头）in the traditional storage i
27、ndustry, such as Big Yenow and Access, arent convinced. A representative from Access told Shaw he was skeptical about storing with “amateurs”. He considered 247（全天候）access to the items and better security as the main advantages of his service.Stashbee agree that dealing with security concerns is imp
28、ortant, but say business success depends more on people overcoming a distrust of strangers weve been taught since childhood. They arent alone. Companies such as Costockage, Roost and Spacer all run similar storage businesses, and are all relying on a shift in consumer attitudes. And the concept of s
29、ocial storage doesnt stop there. CityStasher believe theres a gap in the market for those who want to store things for extremely short periods of time. Would you try it out? Its a question of trust. 29. The author put forward two questions at the beginning of the text to_.A. expect readers to answer
30、 them B. carry out a survey among readersC. start a conversation among readers D. draw readers attention to the topic30. How does Dougal Shaw try out Stashbees business?A. Experiencing in person. B. Doing a survey online. C. Analyzing some data. D. Exchanging his belongings.31. What does the traditi
31、onal storage industry value most?A. Trust. B. Security. C. Cost. D. Professional knowledge. 32. What can we infer from the text?A. Trust is not well built in childhood education. B. The new startup isnt concerned about security. C. No company follows the business model of Stashbee. D. Consumer attitudes
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