1、 A.Repair her car B.Give her a ride C.Pick up her aunt3.Who might Mr.Peterson be? A.A new professor. B.A departmet head. C.A company director4.What does the man think of the book? A.Quite difflcult B.Very interesting C.Too simple5. What are the speakers talking about? A.Weather B.Clothes C.News第二节(共
2、15小题:每小题1.5分,满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或对白,每段对话或对白后有几个小题,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,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6断材料,回答第6、7题。6.Why is Harry unwilling to join woman? A.He has a pain in his knee. B.He wants watch TV. C.He is too lazy.7.What will the woman probably do next?
3、 A.stay at home B.Take Harry to hospital. C.Do some exercise听第7段材料,回答第8、9题8.When will the man be home from work? A.At 5:45 B.At 6:15 C.At 6:509.Where will the speakers go? A.The Green House Cinema B.The New State Cinema C.The UME Cinema听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.How will the speakers go to New York? A.By a
4、ir B.By Txi C.By bus11.Why are the speakers making the trip?A.For businiss B.For shopping C.For holiday12.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Driver and passenger B.Husband and wife Fellow workers听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.where does this conversation probably take place? A.In a resta
5、urant B.In an office C.In a classroom14.What does John do now? A.Hes trainer. B.Hes a tour guide C.Hes a college student15.How much can a new person for the first year? A. 10,500 B. 12,000 C. 15,00016.How many people will the woman hire? A.Four B.Three C. Two 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.How long has the sp
6、eaker lived in a big city?A.One year B.Ten years C.Eighteen years.18.What is the speakers opinion on public transport?A.Its comfortable B.Its time-saving C.Its cheap19.Whay is good about living in a small town?A.Its safer B.Its healthier C.Its more convenient20.What kind of life does the speakers se
7、em to like most? A.Busy, B.Colourful. C.Quiet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。A A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(笔记本电脑). Students arc increasingly using la
8、ptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度).But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes mindlessly by
9、 taking down word for word what the professors said In the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper .They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk , they were examined on their ability to remember f
10、acts and on how well they understood concepts. The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts. The researchers re
11、port said, While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time, the students who w
12、rote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.21. More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because
13、 they can . A. write more notes B. digest concepts better C. get higher scores D. understand lectures better22. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be . A. skillful B. mindless C. thoughtful D. tireless23. The author of the passage aims to .A. examine the importance of long-term memoryB. stress
14、 the benefit of taking notes by handC. explain the process of taking notesD. promote the use of laptops24. The passage is likely to appear in .A. a newspaper advertisement B. a computer textbookC. a science magazine D. a finance report B(Q = Question; A = Answer)Situation IQ: If someone sits right n
15、ext to me in an empty movie theater, is it rude to move?A: Maybe, but nobody will fault you for it. Chances are that close sitter doesnt realize he disturbs you, so he may miss your annoyance. You undoubtedly arent the first person hes met who needs enough room. Forgive his bad judgment, move quietl
16、y and enjoy the show.Situation II If I use the bathroom at a store, do I need to buy something? Consider frequency and urgency. Is this a one-time or an emergency? If so, you dont have to buy anything, but it would be kind if you did. However, if you regularly use the bathroom at this place, then yo
17、u are a customer, and you should act like one.Situation III If someone is talking loudly on the bus, is there a nice way to ask him to keep it down? No. Try other means.1) Stare at him until he gets aware of it and quiets down. 2) Lift your finger in a silence motion(动作)and smile. 3) Put on earphone
18、s and ignore him.Situation IN If I remember my friends birthday a day late, should I apologize or just wish her a happy birthday like nothing happened? This is the reason why the word belated was invented. Happy belated birthday! is short for: Well, I know I forgot, but then I remembered. Forgive me
19、 and happy birthday.Situation V Can I lie about seeing a text because I was too busy or lazy to respond(回复) to it? Dont lie. Receiving a text does not mean you need to respond to it. Why waste a perfectly good lie when the truth will serve?Yes, you can say if ever asked, I saw it. No explanation is
20、needed as to why you dont respond.25You will get annoyed in a theater when .A. a person is too activeB. a person is too rude to youC. a person talks too loudlyD. a person sits too close to you26. How will you quiet someone down in a public place? A. By making fun of him continuously. B. By looking p
21、urposefully at him. C. By talking to him directly. D. By pointing angrily at him.27. The underlined word belated in Situation IV probably means .A. predicted B. returned C. cancelled D. delayed28. What is the passage mainly about? A. Modern ways to mind your manners. B. Different ways to change othe
22、rs manners. C. Proper manners to offer help to others. D. Good manners to talk to people.CWould it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation?UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex than most of us
23、ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard shows just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their co-operation and support, passing around necessary nutrition depending on who needs it.Nitrogen (氮) and
24、carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi (真菌)networks, making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons (神经元) in our brains, and when one t
25、ree is destroyed, it affects all.Simard talks about mother trees, usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow. When humans cu
26、t down with no awareness of these highly complex tree societies or the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest.We didnt take any notice of it Simard says sadly. Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying, but we never give them cha
27、nce. If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.29. The underlined sentence the opposite is true in Paragraph 2 probably means that trees . A. compete for survivalB. protect their own wealth
28、C. depend on each otherD. provide support for dying trees30. Mother trees are extremely important because they .A. look the largest in size in the forestB. pass on nutrition to young treesC. seem more likely to be cut down by humansD. know more about the complex 31. The underlined word it in the las
29、t paragraph refers to .A. how workB. how trees grow oldC. how forestry industry developsD. how young trees survive32. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Old Trees Communicate Like HumansB. Young Trees Are In Need Of ProtectionC. Trees Are More Awesome Than You ThinkD. Trees Contribute T
30、o Our SocietyDTravis is the manager of G&G where he is responsible for forty employees (雇员)and profits (利润) of over $2 million per year. Hes never late to work. He does not get upset on the job. When one of his employees started crying after a customer screamed at her, Travis took her away. Your working uniform is your shelter, he told her. Nothing anyone says will ever hurt you. You will always be as strong as you want to be.Travis pi
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