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1、2. What will the woman probably eat?A. Some fruit. B. Some cookies. C. Some nuts.3. What did the man ask Justin to do?A. Bring some magazines. B. Design a magazine cover.C. Read the magazines on his table.4. When did the man get home last night?A. At 11:20. B. At 11:30. C. At 12:00.5. Where is the w

2、oman going?A. To a lamp factory. B. To a repair shop. C. To a garage.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What are the speakers talking about?A. An exam. B. A course. C. A le

3、cture.7. What topic did the essay question cover?A. Walt Whitmans poems. B. Mark Twains novels.C. Arthur Millers plays.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Why does the woman make the call?A. To change her flight. B. To book an air ticket. C. To check her flight.9. What is the actual flying time to New York?A. 9 hour

4、s. B. 14 hours. C. 16 hours.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a gas station. B. At a garage. C. At a car factory.11. Which part of the car exists potential risk?A. The tire. B. The radiator. C. The windshield.12. How does the woman pay?A. In cash. B. By cred

5、it card. C. By check.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What was the womans first job?A. A teacher. B. An actress. C. An artist.14. How did the children react towards the play about a lion?A. They were frightened. B. They laughed about it.C. They complained to their parents.15. How does the womans daughter help

6、her?A. Perform in the shows. B. Record the music for the shows.C. Give opinions on the new stories.16. What contributes most to the success of the womans shows?A. Her luck. B. Her passion. C. Her intelligence.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long did Dennis Tito stay at the International Space Station?A.

7、10 days. B. 14 days. C. 22 days.18. Where is Kate from?A. Canada. B. The UK. C. Australia.19. What does Ben want to do?A. Travel on earth. B. Take action to protect the earth.C. Explore in space and discover its secrets.20. What does the speaker expect the listeners to do?A. Show respect for Dennis

8、and Martin.B. Share opinions about space travel.C. Collect information about astronauts.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThere are many Spanish gossip magazines being published around the world. If your Spanish is good enough, these magazines will

9、offer a lively look into the private moments of the beautiful, rich and famous, and provide entertainment and at the same time, help you practice your Spanish.Diez Minutos: The magazine is a classic Spanish gossip feast with daily news based on many stories of love, separation, divorce and death. Th

10、e two main parts are headlined “love” and “partners”. They also have an online version of the magazine for serious gossip addicts.Hola: It is Spains top weekly magazine and the leader of the gossip world. It contains many pictures and a round-up of well-known and less well-known nobles and people in

11、 show business. Apart from edited highlights from the present and past issues, there is a report of the week and photo of the week. There is also a French version called OhLa!Revista CUORE: As the third best-selling gossip magazine in Spain, it is mainly aimed at younger teenage readers who look not

12、 only for current celebrity gossip, but also for fashion and TV news. It uses a lot of oral terms.Revista SEMANA: It is a Spanish magazine covering the latest news on the famous in Spain and Hollywood. It also offers its readers information on fashion, beauty, cooking and travel.Revista LECTURAS: Pr

13、actical, friendly and informal, this magazine is one of the most widely-read gossip magazines on the Spanish market today.M: It is a blog serving up a daily diet of national gossip news on Spanish and international celebrities and the celebrity world from a particular point of view.Revista CARAS: It

14、 is a magazine published in various countries of Latin America. It is also exported to certain parts of the United States, bringing together strange and wonderful news from around the world and the famous Latin community.21. What does the first paragraph tell us about Spanish gossip magazines? 1. Ty

15、pes 2. Publishers 3. Functions 4. OriginsA. 1、2 B. 3、4 C. 1、3 D. 2、422. Which of the following also has a French version?A. Hola. B. Revista SEMANA. C. Revista LECTURAS. D. M.23. How many of the magazines mentioned in the text can be read on the Internet?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.BOn average

16、, wildfires destroy over 6 million acres of land each year in the US. Last year, the U.S. Forest Service spent over $1 billion fighting those fires, mostly out West. Fires start easily where theres plenty of dry fuel, such as dead grass, sticks and other dried plants. Knowing how much fuel is availa

17、ble can help fire management teams know where and when to be on high alert. And a teen has figured out a way to home in on such areas quickly.Nadine Han, 13, is a seventh grader at Boston Latin School. When she built a robot three years ago with FIRST LEGO League, hers was designed to prevent wildfi

18、res. When the girls family visited Yellowstone National Park, later that year, what did they see? Evidence of wildfires. So Nadine followed up on that theme for her science fair project, and decided to find out how to predict wildfires.The teen learned about a satellite called SMAP. Launched by the

19、National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 2015, it detects how wet or dry the soil is. It also can tell whether that moisture is frozen or liquid. SMAPs data on soil moisture can be combined with other data to determine the vegetation water content, meaning the amount of water present in the

20、plants. SMAPs data and the vegetation water content data are both freely available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. For her project, the teen downloaded a years worth of data.Having compared plant water content and fuel moisture data for 1,413 different locations, she found that an increa

21、se in plant water content measured by the satellite was linked with an increase in fuel moisture as measured on the ground. For her study, 87% of the sites showed such a link.“This suggests satellite data can be used to estimate fuel moisture on the ground,” Nadine concludes. The teen now hopes her

22、technique will help land managers determine fire risks more quickly. Next, Nadine hopes to make a computer program that will estimate fire risk using satellite data.24. What is implied about the wildfires in the USA in Paragraph 1?A. They are a natural phenomenon.B. They can not be predicted and con

23、trolled.C. Theyre mostly caused by human activities.D. They usually strike the eastern area.25. What does the underlined phrase “home in on” in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Preserve. B. Assess. C. Locate. D. Transform.26. What made Nadine Han decide to research into the prediction of wildfires?A. Her interes

24、t in scientific research. B. Her success in creating a robot.C. Her involvement in a wildfire. D. Her visit to a national park.27. What can we learn about Nadines research into wildfires?A. She invested a lot in collecting data. B. She had designed a computer program.C. She got guidance from land ma

25、nagers. D. Shes confident about her research results.C A survey has shown that what you do on a plane can be determined by which nationality 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

26、 to down the hatch, compared to 35 percent of Americans and 33 percent of Brits The Airline Passenger Experience Association（APEX）spoke to around 1,500 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 Kingdo

27、m, Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, Australia and Brazil The results found Chinese travelers are most likely to nod off once the seat-belt sign switches offThey are also the first to take out their credit card for some in-flight shopping and the biggest fans of gamingAmericans on the other hand lik

28、e to use their time in the air more productivelywhen not drinkingchoosing to work while flying at 35,000 feet Meanwhile，Brits and Germans are the best at making chat with random strangersspending 50 percent more time than any other nationality. Comparatively，Brazilians conduct their conversations on

29、line via email，messaging apps or social media. Despite plane food having a bad reputation，seven out of ten interviewees said they were happy to eat up on the selection of inflight snacks and mealsIn-flight magazines were also popular with four out of five passengers The international flyers did howe

30、ver express their desire for better in-flight entertainment“The industry 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 aspects of the journey”he added28What can you probably see in the flight according to the passage?ABrazilians choose to drink BAmericans do in-flight shoppingCGermans chat to kill the time DThe Chinese switch off the s