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1、45 B.5:15 C.5:50 D.5:45 2.A.At home.B.In a restaurant.C.In a car.D.On the street.3.A.Colleagues.B.Husband and wife.C.Employer and employee.D.Mother and son 4.A.Listening to some loud music.B.Testing the earphon es.C.Talking loudly on the phone.D.Preparing for the speech contest.5.A.Pick up his son f

2、rom school.B.Meet the woman in her office.C.Work on a report.D.Prepare dinner for his son.6.A.She discussed the sports program with Mr.Wright.B.She is about to call Mr.Wrights secretary.C.She will see Mr.Wright at lunch time.D.She failed to reach Mr.Wright.7.A.To find out more about the topic for th

3、e conference.B.To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.C.To get the conference schedule for the woman.D.To pick up the woman from the library.8.A.It can stand any crash.B.It is not as good as hers.C.It was once damaged.D.It is kept in good condition.9.A.She has been warmed to improve her worki

4、ng efficiency.B.She has been fired because of her poor performance.C.She has been promoted to a well-paid position.D.She has been dismissed due to the economic crisis.10.A.More sleep can get the man back onto the right track.B.Tiredness is a typical symptom of lack of exercise.C.The man should spend

5、 more time outdoors.D.People tend to work longer hours with artificial lighting.Section B Directions:In section B,you will hear two short passages,and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages.The passages will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a

6、question,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A.To work for Mr.Brown.B.To bake cakes.C.To take a training course.D.To go to Paris.12.A.By taking a cooking

7、 test.B.By writing to Mr.Brown.C.By making a delicious cake.D.By having baking experience.13.A.Popular.B.Optimistic.C.Experienced.D.Ambitious.Question 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A.Great market demands for online buying.B.Benefits for businessmen and consumers.C.Group buying

8、onlinea new shopping model.D.Discounts and good services available online.15.A.By purchasing cheaper goods.B.By inviting others to buy together.C.By providing personal information publicly.D.By checking the conditions of sales carefully.16.A.Consumers g ain more benefits than merchants.B.There are m

9、any problems in group buying online.C.The group buying business is now in good condition.D.Group buying helps merchants to sell more products.Section C Directions:In section C,you will hear two longer conversations.The conversations will be read twice.After you hear each conversation,you are require

10、d to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Write your answers on you answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Toms mood:He is _17_.The object broken by Tom:A _18_.The unfair thing for Paul:He had to pay for the _19_.The pensation deed:Tom sh

11、ould _20_ to Mr.Henry and give back the money to Paul.plete the form.Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blank 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Information about the Applicant What does the man want to figure out?Shellys _21_.Where does Shelly work now?She is working for _22_.What is

12、 her present job?She works in the department of _23_.What should employees do if they are allowed to take up six hours a week at full pay?They are expected to _24_.plete the form.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II.Grammar and Vocabulary.（26 分）Section A Directions:After reading the pas

13、sages below,fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.（A）The problem with much mobile technology is that its not rea

14、lly designed to be used while youre actually mobile.The human brain can only pay attention to about three things at a time and concentrate effectively on just one of them.Even though the consequences of smart phone distraction are sometimes _25_（amuse）,they can also be serious.The number of children

15、 _26_（admit）to hospitals after accidents in public playgrounds has climbed by about a third in five years,according to NHS data.Experts in both Britain and the US,_27_ a similar rise has occurred suggest some of the increase may be a result of parents being too distracted by their phones _28_（take）c

16、are of their children properly.And now es evidence showing that 11-year-old children are three times more likely to be hurt or seriously injured on the way to and from school than 10-year-old,since 11 is the average age at whic h children receive their first mobile phone,six times more likely to sen

17、d a test _29_ it happens._30_ quarter of children surveyed admitted that they had been distracted by personal technology while crossing the road.“There is,”the report concluded,“a clear connection _31_ the use of technology and time of serious accidents with children.”（B）DC Hilton was one of the fir

18、st Americans to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night.52 years ago he bought a small restaurant on US highway 69,in Oklahoma.His main customers were truck drivers and traveling salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheeseburgers when they stopped _32_（break）their journey.It

19、 was they _33_ first tried to persuade Hilton to remain open all night._34_（think）about it for a while,he suddenly made up his mind.He took the door key and threw it across the road.He hasnt closed the door ever since.Over the years his simple burger caf has been expanded _35_ a 24-hour roadside emp

20、ire,with a 100-seat restaurant,a petrol station,a mini shopping market,a car park for mobile homes and all-night self-help laundry.Hilton was a pioneer in a 24-hour working trend,_36_ has now caught on around the world.Today not only restaurants but also banks,supermarkets,mail-order firms,travel ag

21、encies and many other businesses are beginning to be open all night.But is this really a good thing?So far,a lot of research _37_（do）in America on the effect of 24-hour working,and there is growing concern about the long-term dangers of society that doesnt sleep.Americans are said to be sleeping 20%

22、less than _38_ did 100 years ago,and 55%claim to suffer at least occasionally from over-tiredness.Several of the _39_（bad）man-made disasters happened in the last few hours before dawn,when even the most experienced night-worker has difficulty _40_（stay）awake.Section B Directions:plete the following

23、passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.A.basic B.applicants C.extraordinary D.distinguish E.private F.contribute G.expose H.shifted I.challenges J.specialty K.favored Many of us grow up dreaming of being an astronaut.Ever

24、wonder what it takes to be one？Take NASA for example.In order to catch NASAs eye,would-be astronauts must not only stand out in required skills and pass physical and psychological exams,but also find unique ways to _41_ them selves from the harsh petition.NASAs requirements for being an astronaut ha

25、ve changed over the years.Originally,it _42_ candidates with a military flight background,with at least 1000 hours spent in mand of a jet aircraft.In 1978,however,NASA _43_ its focus to a more varied group of astronauts:scientists and engineers with at least three years of experience in their respec

26、tive fields.During the years of shuttle missions,everyone had a _44_:some would focus on robotics,others on spacewalks or maintenance.To walk on the space station,astronauts must be able to perform all tasks,which encourage _45_ to acquire different experiences.Jeanette Epps,an astronaut,studied aer

27、ospace engineering,worked at Ford Motor pany and took a job with the CIA before joining NASA,She says astronauts varied backgrounds _46_ to their ability to adapt and learn anything quickly.After ensuring that candidates are U.S citizens and that they satisfy _47_ education and experience requiremen

28、ts,the selection mittee enters a gray area.“Were not really looking for one thing,just a good mix of things,”said Duane Ross,the manager for astronaut candidate selection and training.To the mittee,candidates who take on _48_ outside of the workplace demonstrate curiosity and energy.Many astronauts

29、who dont have a military background do hold a（n）_49_ piloting license.Some are enthusiastic mountain climbers,scuba divers or skiers.Other are musicians,dancers,or play petitive sports.Choosing to _50_ themselves to different,extreme environments counts as another way to stand out from the crowd.III

30、 Reading prehension（39分）Section A Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Specialists say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture.“Culture shock”is the

31、 term these specialists _51_ when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment.There are three stages of culture shock,say the specialists.In the first stage,the newers like their new environment.Then,when the fresh experience _52_,they begin to hate the city,the country,the people,and everything else.In the _53_ stage,the newers begin to adjust to their surroundings and,as a result,_54_ their life more.There are some obvious factors in culture shock.The weather may be _55_.The customs may be