1、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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where is the man from?A. Mexico. B. Spain. C. Germany. 2. How long is the library open on Saturday? A. For three hours. B. For six hours. C. For nine hours. 3. What does the man think of soap operas?A. Exciting
2、. B. Boring. C. Interesting. 4. Where are the speakers?A. In a lift. B. In a shop. C. At home. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A professor. B. A plan. C. A report. 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道小题,从每题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题,听完后,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间
3、。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6. What is probably the woman?A. An air hostess. B. A travel agent. C. An office secretary. 7. How will the man and his wife travel?A. By plane. B. By ship. C. By coach. 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. When will Tommy run the 400-metre race?A. On the first day. B. On the second day. C.
4、On the third day. 9. What would Tommy like to do?A. Write about his competition. B. Change the distance that he runs. C. Make himself recognized in public. 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers talking about?A. A famous painting. B. An art exhibition. C. Some unusual food. 11. What does the wom
5、an advise the man to do?A. Go to the exhibition. B. Sell some art works. C. Taste some food. 12. What did Mark do today?A. He visited the exhibition. B. He worked on his paper. C. He stayed with his aunt. 听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Why is Linda so frightened?A. She has been robbed. B. She is at home alone
6、. C. She has been followed. 14. Where did Linda notice the stranger on Monday?A. At a restaurant. B. Outside a shoe store. C. In a bookshop. 15. What did Linda do right after she saw the stranger today?A. She stared at him. B. She went into a bookshop. C. She returned home quickly. 16. What will Lin
7、da do if anything like that happens again?A. Wait and see. B. Call the police at once. C. Ask the stranger what he wants. 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What must you do for the English course?A. Take a test. B. Finish the previous level. C. Study a specific culture. 18. Why is history open at all levels?A.
8、Students have different levels. B. Different teachers teach courses. C. Cultures and time periods vary. 19. What is included in the optional courses?A. History. B. Science. C. English. 20. What will the speaker do for the students?A. Help them arrange their courses. B. Help them sign up for a course
9、. C. Help them find room in a course. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHelen Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92.To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, Helen
10、 Thomas is a familiar figure. Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president calls upon. It is an honor she has earned. Besides, it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does best-challenge the president and other publ
11、ic officials to tell the plain truth. She said, “We reporters priority (首要事情) is the peoples right to know- without fear or favor. We are the peoples servants.”Helen Thomas was born in Kentucky in 1920. All the nine Thomas children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make so
12、mething of themselves through working hard. She made up her mind while still in high school to become a reporter after writing for the student newspaper. After receiving her bachelors degree in 1942, Thomas headed straight for Washington, D. C. in search of a newspaper job. Before long, she landed o
13、ne at Washington Daily News. Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the papers reporters and editors. The eager young woman found the atmosphere exciting and was convinced she had made the right career choice.Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of P
14、resident-elect John F. Kennedy and his family. Once President Kennedy took office, Thomas changed her focus from the presidents family to his policies. She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences. Thomas has covered every president since
15、 Kennedy. Over the years. Thomas found her job “thrilling and inspiring”, but never boring. And she took very seriously her duty to “keep an eye on the president” and keep American people informed.21. What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?A. Her career took off after covering the Ken
16、nedys.B. Her first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agency.C. She was born to a large family in Kentucky in 1942.D. She decided to be a reporter while in college.22. Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen Thomas_.A. is always a good decision maker B. appreciates education and hard workC. wants t
17、o be famous by writing reportsD. has great support from her family23. What does Helen Thomas think of her work?A. unbearable. B. exciting. C. challenging. D. unforgettable.24. What can be the best title for the text?A. A Reporter Sticking to the FactsB. A Reporter Challenging President KennedyC. A R
18、eporter from an Ordinary FamilyD. A Reporter for Washington DailyBTo be successful in any aspect of life, you need to know when to use the carrot or the stick.Here are a few tips to help you decide whether its better to use the carrot or the stick. With the kidsThe carrotWhen it comes to raising a k
19、id, the carrot or the stick dilemma is quickly disappearing as too many parents take the carrot approach to the extreme. In child raising, the carrot should never be materialistic things. If you want to ask for good behavior with a reward, it should be with something that cant be bought, say, trust.
20、The stickNowadays, no one likes to use the stick any more, or in my fathers case, the belt. Im not overlooking child abuse, if you ever want to call it that, but I am encouraging parents to toughen up a bit. You dont want your kid to test your limits only to find out he can get away with it. If you
21、want to raise a kid, raise the hand and let him know it comes down on the second offense. At the officePeople need encouragement and motivation to perform well. However, the carrot only really works well with employees who have already proved themselves. If youve got someone who cant show up at the
22、office before noon, the promise of a raise isnt going to do much. On the contrary, if theres a guy with a good work moral, hell thrive (grow stronger) when you add a promotion to the picture.The stick When considering the carrot or the stick in the office, remember that, overall, the stick is the mo
23、re practical method in the office. A wise man, who just happened to be an Italian, once said “Its best to be both loved and feared.” Its nice to have everyone love you, but running a business isnt like running a family. You need to have the stick constantly raised. With the wifeWhen it comes to marr
24、iage, always use the carrot. Ive had a lovely marriage for many years, and Ive always stuck to the carrot approach.Sometimes you catch more flies with honey, and sometimes its the crack of a whip (鞭子) that gets the horse moving. Try not to use too many sticks at home; the carrot is much more fun.25.
25、 What is the best title of this passage?A. The Carrot or the Stick?B. The Introduction to the Carrot and the StickC. Tips in the Daily LifeD. The Advantages of the Carrot and the Stick26. According to the passage, the authors father_. A. often abused him in his childhood. B. applied the Stick in rai
26、sing the child. C. beat him a lot with a belt. D. overlooked child abuse27. Which do you think is the best to be a good boss at the office?A. Always using carrots.B. Eating a lot of carrots.C. Being both loved and feared.D. Using too many sticks.28. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. The
27、author often gives more carrots to his wife to eat at home.B. The carrot is much more fun when it comes to marriage.C. On different occasions, the carrot or the stick is effective.D. You need the stick to get your horses to move faster occasionally.CSleeping in a room with too much light has been li
28、nked to an increased risk of piling on the pounds, a study shows. A team at the Institute of Cancer Research in London found women had larger waistlines if their bedroom was “light enough to see across” at night, However, they caution there is not enough evidence to advise people to buy thicker curt
29、ains or turn off lights.The women were asked to rate the amount of light in their bedrooms at night as: Light enough to read. Light enough to see across the room, but not read. Light enough to see your hand in front of you, but not across the room. Too dark to see your hand or you wear a mask.Prof.
30、Anthony Swerdlow told the BBC: “In this very large group of people there is an association between reported light exposure at night and overweight and obesity. But there is not sufficient evidence to know if making your room darker would make any difference to your weight. There might be other expla
31、nations for the association, but the findings are intriguing enough to guarantee further scientific investigation.”The light is disrupting the body clock, which stems from our evolutionary past when we were active when it was light in the day and resting when it was dark at night. Light alters mood, physical strength and even the way we process food in a 24-hour cycle. Artificial light is kno
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