1、 rA. Art students.B. The mans paintings.C. The popularity of Paris street art.3. How did the woman feel at first?A. Hopeful. B. Worried. C. Excited.4. What might the boy do after school?A Go to the park himselfB. Wait at school for his mother.C. Play on the swings with Katie.5. Where are the speaker
2、s at this moment?A. In the dining room. B. In the living room. C. In the kitchen.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 are the speakers talking about?A. Music. B. Cellph
3、ones. C. Moods.7. Why does the woman listen to Barndoor Boys songs?A. To calm down. B. To cheer up. C. To relax.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。 8. What could the woman most probably be?A .A tourist. B. A guide. C. A driver.9. In which country is the man now?A Canada. B. Italy. C. America.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. How lo
4、ng has the man been doing the present job?A. 30 years. B. 13 years. C. 10 years.11. How many types of assignments has the man had?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.12. What is considered as the biggest part of stress?A. Rude people. B. Night work. C. Too much uncertainty.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. What is the ma
5、n doing?A. Booking a car. B. Enquiring about a course. C. Looking for a job14. How long does the course last?A About 38 days. B. About 30 days. C. About 25 days.15. What will the man learn first?A Skills for tests. B. Driving a car on the road.C. Basic knowledge from the book. 16. What does the man
6、ask for in the end?A. A driving license. B. A book on driving. C. A timetable for the course.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What is the main purpose of this passage?A. To describe how to program computers.B. To advertise a computer learning school.C. To explain the importance of computer programming.18. Who
7、are the speakers target audience?A. Those out of work. B. Those who are poorly paid.C. Those sick of their present jobs.19. What do we know about computer programmers?A They can win peoples respectB. They have good working hours.C. They are always trained in firms.20. What is the most attractive abo
8、ut ; the - school?A. It has a good reputation. B. It provides evening courses.C. It creates many job opportunities. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分35分).第一节(共10个小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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。AEven though it is just a few years old, the comic strip (连环漫画),Cul de Sac, has already won many fans th
9、rough its characters. So when cartoonist, Richard Thompson, announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease (帕金森氏症),his fans sat up and took notice.One of the fans was Chris Sparks, a designer and web developer in North Carolina. Sparks was building a website for Thompson when the carto
10、onist announced his disease. He started reading more about Parkinsons disease through books and websites. There he found that people could form public fund-raising teams to raise money for Parkinsons research. He quickly decided to form his own team: Team Cui de Sac.However, Sparks decided to take a
11、 different path. He has contacted dozens of cartoonists around the world, who will contribute artworks inspired by the Cui de Sac strip. Thompsons publisher, Andrews Mcmeel, has agreed to release them in a book next year. Some of the profits from the book will go to the research. And after the book
12、is released, the artworks will be auctioned (拍卖)。比 All profits will go to the research team. The aim is to raise $450,000 for the foundation. “Weve already had around 80 people who say they are interested in contributing”, says Sparks.Although many people with Parkinsons disease are private about th
13、eir condition, Thompson is not one of them. Hes happy to put his support behind the project “I think we can make a difference, says Sparks, who points out that his love of comics inspired him. Ive been reading comics since I was 5 years old, and most of the cartoonists Ive met have been wonderful hu
14、man beings, he says. Theyve made a difference in my life, and I hope to make a difference as well.” 21. What is the passage mainly about?A. The influence of cartoonist Richard Thompson.B. Great achievements made in the comic strip field.C. Progress made in the study of Parkinsons disease.D. Chris Sp
15、arks contributions to Parkinsons research.22. Chris Sparks took a different path to raise fund by .A. building a website for ThompsonB. releasing a new book by ThompsonC. forming a research team for Parkinsons disease D. auctioning off artworks inspired by Thompsons strip 23. What can be learned fro
16、m the passage?A. Thompson kept his disease private to his B. Sparks became Thompsons fan when he was 5.C. Sparks love of comics contributed to his action.D. Cartoonists raised $450,000 for Team Cui de Sac. BWhen you take to the seas on a cruise (游船度假), you usually think you are leaving solid ground
17、behind, but the Celebrity Solstice brings a whole new experience to its passengers. Aboard the 317m-long ship is a half-acre lawn(草坪).The Celebrity Solstice is the first cruise ship ever to house live grass.Nikolas Asproudas, the ship, environmental officer told New Zealand News, “It was a crazy ide
18、a to start with. For five years now, they have been saying that this lawn is the most walked lawn in the world. Its a symbol of honor, particularly because the lawn onthe top deck of the ship has special challenges with growth at sea, including bums from the salt water, which must be washed off imme
19、diately and clearance checks before the ship can pull in to shore.The lawn is grown in silica (二氧化硅)sand rather than soil, which not only reduces weight, helping the ships stability, but also agrees with restrictions and helps control pests that may otherwise stay on the grass.Asproudas sends the Ca
20、ptain of the ship a weekly report on the. status of the lawn. “We know that the Australian and New Zealand authorities .are very strict with the grass, and of course, they have to check before we come if everythings OK, said the Captain.The lawn is a source of pride for Asproudas, so when there are
21、problems with it, he says, “It brings me some sad feelings, but I need to be strong, because I know that it will, recover within one week All of the crews hard work to maintain the “backyard” is appreciated by its many , guests, including some : that say the Celebrity Solstices lawn is better than t
22、heirs at home. Two recent passengers aboard said, Were having a drought at home soit was brilliant!Though the option of walking barefoot through a grassy field on a moving cruise ship seems terrific, there are many other ships that are trying to outdo one another with even more surprising guest opti
23、ons.24. What is a special challenge that the lawn feces?A. Bad weather. B. Salt water. C. Rare soil. D. Strict restrictions.25. What might be talked about if the passage is continued?A. Efforts to maintain the lawn. B. Other options on the cruise.C. Guest choices on some other cruises. D. The crew m
24、embers of the cruise.26. What might be the best title for the passage? A. The Advantages of a Cruise Ship B. A Cruise Ship that Has a Backyard C. The Building of a Special Cruise ShipD. A Cruise Ship that Protects the EnvironmentCEarthworms dont move fast. But humans can accelerate the worms spread.
25、 Fishermen often use invasive (蔓延性的)earthworms to catch fish. Many have introduced invasive earthworms to rivers, streams and lakes previously unexposed to these animals. Gardener who use earthworms to make their soil rich may unknowingly introduce invasive ones. The worms even give rides in the mud
26、 on wheels, potted plants and road materials shipped around the nation.But theyre not everywhere yet. In the Great Lakes region, 20 percent of the land is earthworm-free, says Cindy Hale, a research biologist. Of the remaining 80 percent of land half of the land has fewer than two earthworm species
27、meaning there isnt yet too much impact on the ecosystem, she explains. For these regions, she says, now is the time to take action. According to Hale, educating the public, especially fishermen, is one approach to stopping the spread of invasive earthworms. Identifying which lands are currently eart
28、hworm-free is another.Ryan Hueffmeier, a program coordinator for Great Lakes Worm Watch, has been working on a model that will help create large maps of areas with minimal (最小的)or no damage from earthworms. Ultimately, landowners can use it to identify earthworm activity on their property. Once iden
29、tified, lands with minimal or no earthworm damage should be protected.But scientists suspect that once invasive earthworms arrive they cant be removed And even if all could be, affected forests might never return to the way they were. “Its very much a story of learning to live with them, concludes L
30、ee Frelich of the University of Minnesotas Center for Forest Ecology.Forest ecologists have called earthworms ecosystem engineers because they can change or create habitats that otherwise would not be present. Whether this is a good thing depends on the situation.“What the earthworms do and how we value it is what really matters.” said Hale. In one place farm fields or gardens - we really like European earthworms and what they do, so we consider them good. In native hardwood forests, we really dont like what they
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