1、 9.15 答案是 C。1.What are the speakers talking about?A. Having a birthday party. B. Doing some exercise. C. Getting Lydia a gift.2.What is the woman going to do?A. Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera.3.What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Tell Kate,s to stop. B. Call Kates friends. C. Sta
2、y away from Kate.4.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a wine shop. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.5.What does the woman mean?A. Keep the window closed. B. Go out for fresh air, C. Turn on the fan.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,
3、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。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.What is the man going to do this summer?A. Teach a course. B. Repair his house. C. Work at a hotel.7.How will the man use the money?A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy books. C. To pay for a boat trip.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
4、8.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Schoolmates. B. Colleagues. C. Roommates.9.What does Frank plan to do right after graduation?A. Work as a programmer. B. Travel around the world. C. Start his own business.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Why does the woman make the call?A. To book a ho
5、tel room . B. To ask about the room service.C. To make changes to a reservation.11.When will the woman arrive at the hotel?A. On September 15. B. On September 16. C. On September 23.12.How much will the woman pay for her room per night?A. $179 B. $199 C. $219听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.What is the womans pl
6、an for Saturday?A. Going shopping B. Going camping. C. Going boating.14.Where will the woman stay in Keswick?A. In a country inn. B. In a five-star hotel. C. In her aunts home.15.What will Gordon do over the weekend?A. Visit his friends B. Watch DVDs C. Join the woman.16.What does the woman think of
7、 Gordons coming weekend?A. Relaxed. B. Boring. C. Busy.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Who is Wang Ming?A.A student B. An employer. C. An engineer18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year?A. Its unpredictable B. Its quite stable C. Its not optimistic19. What percentage of student job
8、 seekers have found a job by now?A. 20% B. 22% C. 50%20.Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job?A. They need more work experience B. The salary is usually good.C. Their choice is limited.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。AOne after
9、noon, in Paris, I took a trip to an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view(看) of some great paintings of excellent artists. A young couple looking at the paintings in front of me were talking non-stop. I watched them a moment and d
10、ecided she was doing all the talking. In fact, I was surprised at this man for putting up with her everlasting speech. Bored by their noise, I moved on. I met them several times as I moved through those rooms of art. Each time I heard her voice, I moved away at once. I was standing at the museum gif
11、t shop buying some cards when the couple walked to the exit(出口).“Hes a brave man,” said the shop assistant. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. But he and his wife come in whenever theres a new art show.” It explained the non-stop talk! A sudden sense of shame came to m
12、y heart for what I was thinking just now. “But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.” At that moment I realized what is patience, courage and love. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person who cant see an
13、d the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness change his love towards art. And I felt the love shared by the two as I watched them walking away holding each others hands.21. How did the writer feel in the beginning when hearing the womans talking? A. Surprised B. Bored C. Excited D. Happy
14、22. The woman kept talking while she and her husband were enjoying the art show because . A. she was too excited to keep silentB. she preferred talking to listening C. she had to explain everything to her blind husband D. she liked to show off in front of others23. What did the writer think of the w
15、oman at last? A. The woman was too noisy B. The woman was patient and loving C. The woman was blind D. The woman was brave24. The passage mainly shows us A. patience, courage and love B. how to watch paintings C. how art changed peoples life D. a tripB German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist wh
16、o uses trash to make sculptures(雕塑). We are living in the time of garbage(垃圾), says Schult. I created a thousand sculptures of garbage. They are a mirror of ourselves. Here, Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans. He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western Germ
17、an state of North Rhine-Westphalia. They are social sculptures, he explains. They are not only sculptures for the eyes. They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage. So far, Schults social sculptures have been on show in Paris, in Moscows Red Square, on the Great Wall of
18、China, and in the desert next to the Giza Pyramids near Cairo. HA Schults work is unforgettable. Although his work has had a big influence on the art world, Schult remains humble(谦虚的) about his creations:Artists have to learn every time. We are not important. All that is important is the time in whi
19、ch we are living. Trash art has been around for years. But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash. Why cant common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art? Maybe its because we all
20、have our own preset(预先设置的) ideas of what art is and isnt, or who artists are or should be. You can be an artist like Schult if you try. Look at used metal cans. What might be done with them? Imagine them in any number of new uses, or imagine them simply as an art form. What about boxes or clothing?
21、Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets. And clothing? Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers(悬挂收纳盒).25. What do we know about Schults sculptures? A. They were first shown in Paris, France. B. They show people the problem of trash. C
22、. They are mainly about social relationship. D. They are designed in the shape of garbage.26. According to Paragraph 4, the author might agree that A. trash art is not a real art form B. it is difficult to be a true artist C. the ordinary can also be trash artists D. preset ideas are important to ar
23、tists27. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Could You Be a Trash Artist? B. What Are Social Sculptures? C. Do You Know About Trash Art? D. How Can We Deal with Used Cans?CEating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease.
24、 But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe.Previous studies have linked high exposure (暴露)to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problem, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中
25、风)within as little as a few hours after exposure. In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants (污染物)were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. A separate study of stroke patients showe
26、d that even air that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be of “moderate” (良好)quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for
27、 healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not o
28、nly improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health.28. The text mainly discusses the relationship between . A. heart problems and air quality B. heart problems and exercisingC. heart problems and smoking D. heart problems and fatty food29. The underlined w
29、ord “modest” in Paragraph 3 most probably means .A. relatively high B. extremely lowC. relatively low D. extremely high30. What can we learn from the text?A. Eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart.B. The EPA conducted many studies on air quality.C. Moderate air quality is more harmful
30、 than smoking,D. Stricter regulations on pollutants should be made.31. The authors purpose of writing the text is most likely to _.A. Inform B. persuade C. describe D. entertainD The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the comin
31、g of new technologies like computers and smartphone, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic (怀旧的)skill. However, while todays educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful-both in school and in life.Virginia Berninger, professor of educat
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