1、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。例:How much is the shirt?A. 19. 15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15.答案是C。1. What is the man looking for?A. His pen. B. His book. C. His phone.2. What does Carol s father ask her to do?A. Talk with her friends. B. Go o
2、ut with him. C. Put on warm clothes.3. How many members are there in Alice s group now?A. Two. B. Four. C. Six.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. Ways of cooking. B. Healthy food for kids. C. Kids helping in the kitchen.5. What is the woman?A. She s a shop assistant. B. She s a receptionist.
3、C. She s a secretary.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。听毎段对话或独白前,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67题。6. Why does the man sound surprised?A. Because Lily rejected a job offer.B. Because Lily was absent from school.C. Beca
4、use Lily turned down a scholarship.7. What has Lily decided to do?A. Travel to Dubai. B. Stay with her mom. C. Start a business.听第7段材料,回答第810题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Relatives. C. Classmates.9. What is Sabrina * s sister doing?A. Touring in Africa
5、. B. Teaching in a village. C. Working in a company.10. How can Sabrina reach her sister now?A. By phone. B. By email. C. By letter.听第8段材料,回答第11 一13题。11. What does Maria think of the soup?A. Tasteless. B. Just fine. C. Thick.12. What does Karl say can be added to the soup?A. Salt. B. Onions. C. Pepp
6、er.13. Where are the speakers?A. At home. B. At a restaurant. C. At a friends house.听第9段材料,回答第14一 16题。14. When will someone come to check the hot water?A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow. C. At the weekend.15. How did the students knov about the flat?A. From a friend. B. From a newspaper. C. From a hous
7、e agency.16. What will the woman do to settle the problem about the fridge?A. Pay the students for the new one.B. Get someone to fix the old one.C. Order one on the Internet.听第10段材料,回答第17 20题。17. Who is the speaker?A. An invited guest. B. A news reporter. C. A radio host.18. In what way has the spea
8、ker changed?A. He speaks faster. B. He becomes heavier. C. He cooks more often.19. What is difficult for the speaker to get used to?A. The food. B. The weather. C. The language.20. What does the speaker think of the French people?A. A bit cold. B. Generous. C. Easy-going.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题
9、;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂ASouth Ayrshire Council holiday clubs have a jam-packed, exciting and fun-filled program of activities and outings for your child to participate in.The holiday clubs operate at the following locations :Mossblown Care Club, Mauchline Road, Mossb
10、lown. Tel*079-7112-0465 Dundonald Care Club, Castle Drive, Dundonald. Tel*077-7294-225The holiday clubs are operated by qualified staff and registered with the Scottish Care Inspectorate.InformationOpen: Monday to Friday 8-00 am6-00 pm, from Monday 14 to Monday 21 October (inclusive) Costs: 18 per d
11、ay (8-00 am6:00 pm) 10 per half day (8*00 am 1:00 pm or 1:00 pm6: 80 full weekPlease note that bookings MUST be made 2 weeks in advance and paid ifl FULL.Information is available in your local Care Club by email from ChildcareServices south-ayrshire. gov, uk or alternatively by contacting the Childc
12、are Services Team. Call 012-9261 -2029, if you wish a booking form to be mailed to you.Holiday Childcare ProgramDundonald Care Club (available at Dundonald only)DateType of bookingActivity amActivity pmMonday 14 OctoberFull dayEglington Park, IrvineTuesday 15 OctoberWest FM Studio TourWednesday 16 O
13、ctoberHalf day or Full dayAthletics and BadmintonDundonald CastleThursday 17 OctoberRouken Glen Country ParkFriday 18 OctoberHalloween CraftsCold bakingsome sweet treatsMonday 21 OctoberSpooky storytelling, Halloween decorations then Halloween party including cooking for applesPlease check the progr
14、am on whether a full or half day booking is available. Weather not permitting. a suitable alternative activity may be provided.21. If you go to the Dundonald Care Club on Monday and Friday, you at least pay . 36 B. 28 C. 98 D. 9022. What will visitors do at 8:00 am1*00 pm, 16 October?A. Make Hallowe
15、en crafts. B. Do some sports activities.C. Prepare some sweet treats. D. Have a West FM Studio Tour.23. What information can we learn from the passage?A. There are no activities at weekends. B. Outings are the center of the program.C. The activity will be cancelled in bad weather. D. The booking is
16、available from 14 to 21 October.BThe morning she left for Camp Kanawa, Maria awoke with an ache in her stomach. She had gone on plenty of parties. She d even spent a whole weekend at Aunt Jolie and Uncle Ed s. So what happened to her?No breakfast today, she thought, imagining the ache turning into t
17、hrowing up and a horrible road trip after a full meal. As usual, Maria felt hungry as soon as the room smelled of French toast. On the other hand, maybe a good breakfast was exactly what she needed.“There s my big camper! said her mom. Then, she walked to the stove, placed two pieces of French toast
18、 on a plate and powdered sugar snowing down. “Just like you like it. At the meanwhile, Maria was already in position, armed with knife, fork, napkin and full glass of milk.Get started while it s hot. Your father s coming down in a minute. I told him to shave. Dont want the bearI mean, the bushy blac
19、k beard.,?“Okay,okay,” Marias dad said with a smile. “Clean as a whistle. Just like you ordered. ”“ Really?” Maria s mom shrugged (耸肩)“ I think it s fashionable,” Maria said,dipping a bite in some syrup (糖楽).“Well,your old man is fashionable, her dad said, moving his head the way he did when he want
20、ed to look like a cool surfer man but looked more like an Egyptian robot. “ In fact,I was the most popular kid at my camp.,“For the record,it was a science camp, Marias mother reminded her, looking her straight in the eyes. “In all seriousness, Maria, popularity is not important and finding the peop
21、le who like you for youthat s what matters. ”“Your mom speaks the truth, Sugar,” said Maria s dad,wiping his thick beard with a napkin. “Just be yourself. You 11 definitely enjoy it.24. What probably led to Marias hesitation to eat breakfast?A. The lack of adequate nutrition. B. The concern about fe
22、eling sick.C. The inviting smell of French toast. D. The worry about getting overweight.25. What is Marias attitude towards her fathers beard?A. Favorable. B. Disapproving. C. Concerned. D. Uncaring.26. Why did Maria* s mother remind her that her father went to a science camp?A. To advise Maria not
23、to focus on popularity.B. To share her similar experience with Maria.C. To emphasize the importance of science to Maria.D. To persuade Maria not to discuss subjects except science.27. What is the best title for the text?A. Father s beard B. A wonderful breakfastC. Family talk about a camp D. Maria s
24、 dream to be a big camperCSpending money on time-saving services reduces stress and boosts(增进)happiness,according to a new research, but shockingly, few of us do it.Whillans, a professor at HBS said, “ Buying time helps to protect us from the stress in our lives caused by time pressure, and the feel
25、ing that we don t have enough minutes in the day to complete our tasks. The effect was clearest in the Canadian experiment, in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways. One weekend, they were told to spend the money on a material purchasea gift for themselves. The next w
26、eekend, they were instructed to spend the $40 on anything that saved them time,from paying the neighbor s kid to run errands (跑腿)to taking an Uber instead of a bus.un the day they made the time-saving purchase, they felt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day th
27、ey bought a material purchase, said Whillans.The biggest surprise to the researchers was how few people would spend money on time-saving services. When they asked 98 working adults how they would spend a “windfall” of $40,only two percent named a purchase that would save them time.“ One reason, said
28、 Whillans,u is that we * re very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has passed. That makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that overburdened feeling in the future. ” But another possible cause is good old-fashioned guilt. “If you feel guilty about
29、 getting someone to clean your house for you, then you might get less happiness from outsourcing (夕卜包)that task,” said Whillans,u or you might just be less likely to spend your money in that way. 28. In the Canadian experiment, the participants .A. were divided into two groupsB. were given $ 40 ever
30、y two weeksC. were asked to give money to a neighborJ s kidD. were asked to spend the money in different ways29. According to the author, what can make people less time-stressed?A. Paying much for a concert ticket.B. Taking a regular bus to get to work.C. Employing someone to clean the garden.D. Buying themselves an expensive present.30. When it comes to spending money on buying time”, .A. no people would like to do itB. a small percentage of people choose to do itC. more people will do it if extra money is given
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