1、15C.6:45 D.6:302. A.At a convenience storeB.At a cinemaB.At a railway station D.At a hospital3. A.She eatched a TV show until midnight B.She was trying a new dietC.She did too much physical exercise D.She was having a fever4. A.He left his cellphone at homeB.He was late for the meetingC.He was in a
2、hurry to go back homeD.He didnt read the message while running5. A.Ticket seller and audienceB.Manager and secretaryC.Librarian and reader D.Receptionist and customer6. A.The boys examination scoreB.The boys life goals in the futureC.The boys performance in a basketball gameD.Parents expectation on
3、childs academic performance7. A.The man had supposed the woman to be lateB.Stacy didnt take the traffic into considerationC.Atacy didnt admit being late for the appointmentD.The woman was a little bit late for the appointment8. A.From the newspaperB.From the internetSection B In Section B, you will
4、hear one short passage and two longer conversations. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passage and the conversations will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and d
5、ecide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and Vocabulary After reading the p
6、assage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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.In two days , it will be Christmas, children all over wor
7、ld (21) _(look) forward to this day for weeks. People celebrate Christmas with food, decorations, music and more. But for many people , gift-giving is the most exciting part of the holiday.I have fond memories of Christmas shopping with my family as a child. I enjoyed the challenge of keeping my par
8、ents gifts a secret. It was hard to buy gifts right.(22)_their noses without them seeing. Everyone placed(23)_(wrap) gifts under the Christmas tree until Christmas morning, (24)_we opened them.Picking a great gift require (25)_(know) the person youre giving it to. You need to know the persons tastes
9、 and find something the person doesnt already have. This can be quite a big challenge . Often its wise to provide a receipt (26)_ _the person needs to exchange the gift.The best gifts are personal . Many Americans dont feel money constitutes a good gift(27)_it doesnt require any thought. They prefer
10、 something chosen just for the person. If the gift is a high-quality homemade gift, thats even better.Gift-giving reflects the reason(28)_ people celebrate Christmas. Christians in particular remember the birth of Jesus. When he was born, wise men traveled many miles to visit him, (29)_(bring) expen
11、sive gifts. But the greatest gift wasnt from the wise man, but from God-the baby Jesus. God gave this gift because everyone needed it. We needed God to forgive our bad actions so that we (30)_ live forever with him. So on Christmas we give presents to imitate Gods action of giving the perfect gift.
12、Fill each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. dominanceB. lifts C. dividedD. assumesE. urgedF. military G. suspendH. guidance I. violentlyJ. claimed K. illegallyDonald Trump _31_ his place as the United Stat
13、es 45th president after crossing the 270 electoral vote threshold(门槛) on November 9. The 70-year-old Republican will take over from Barack Obama, a two-term president to occupy with White House.The rise of Trump , a celebrity businessman with no previous experience in the _32_ or elected office, sur
14、prised nearly everyone in politics. Trumps victory over Clinton will end eight years of Democratic _33_of the White House. He will govern with Congress fully under Republican control and lead a country deeply _34_ by his campaign against Clinton. Given the numerous Republicans who never backed him ,
15、 Trump will have to face divisions within his own party, too.As he claimed victory, Trump _35_ Americans to “ come together as one united people.” “I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans ,” he said in his victory speech . Striking a gentle tone, Trump contin
16、ued that he would teach out to a few of those who had chosen not to support him for _36_and help so that “ we can work together and unify our great country.”As president, Trumps governing agenda remains unclear. The president elect has promised to bring changes to the United States. He said he would
17、 build a wall along the U.S-Mexio border to stop immigrants from coming into the country_37_._38_ immigration from countries with ties to terrorist groups, and bargain with foreign governments such as those of Russia and China. Trump has also promised to prioritize the economic growth that creates j
18、obs and _39_incomes for all Americans.Trump is a wild card, many voters said, but he definitely has a chance to be a successful president as long as he recognizes the responsibilities he _40_and follows through on his promises.III. Reading Comprehension For each blank in the following passage there
19、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.Security guard, truck driver, salespersonyear after year, these jobs appear on lists of the unhappiest careers. Although many factors can make a job _41_ -unusual hours, low pay, no
20、chance for advancementthese three jobs _42_ for another reason: a lack of small talk.Psychologists have long said that connecting with others is central to our well-being, but just how much conversation we require is under _43_. In one study, researchers overheard undergraduates for four days and th
21、en _44_ each conversations either “small talk” (“What do you have there? Pop corn? Yummy!”) or “serious” (“Did they break up soon after?”). They found that the second type is connected with happinessthe happiest students had roughly twice as many “serious” talks as the unhappiest ones. Small talk, m
22、eanwhile, _45_ only ten percent of their conversation, versus almost 30 percent of conversation among the unhappiest students.However, dont just consider small talk _46_ yet. Scientists believe that small talk could promote bonding. Chatting with strangers could _47_ our morning. In a series of expe
23、riments, psychologists found that those who chatted with other train passengers reported a more pleasant journey than those who didnt.Small talk can also help us feel connecter to our _48_. People who smiled at, made eye contact with and _49_ spoke with their Starbucks baristas (咖啡师) reported a grea
24、ter sense of _50_ than those who rushed through the transaction(交易). _51_, when volunteers broke the silence of the art gallery to chat with gallery-goers, the visitors felt happier and more connected to the exhibit than those who were not _52_.Of course, some of us are better than others at turning
25、 small talk into something bigger. In one study, people who were rated “less curious” by researchers had trouble getting a conversation _53_ on their own. People who were considered “curious”, meanwhile, needed no help _54_ conversations about ordinary things like favorite holidays into friendly exc
26、hanges. A “curious mindset,” the researchers concluded, can lead to “positive social _55_.”Therefore, go aheadsmall talk neednt be idle, and nosiness isnt all bad.41. A. rewardingB. depressingC. exhaustingD. challenging42. A. stand outB. turn upC. give offD. put forward43. A. negotiationB. construct
27、ionC. investigationD. examination44. A. dividedB. entitledC. imposedD. cataloged45. A. figured outB. made upC. look overD. added to46. A. worthlessB. essentialC. boringD. ridiculous47. A. occupyB. satisfyC. brightenD. spoil48. A. emotionsB. heartC. customersD. surroundings49. A. purposefullyB. brief
28、lyC. continuouslyD. generally50. A. responsibilityB. securityC. belongingD. achievement51. ConsequentlyB. OppositelyC. UnexpectedlyD. Similarly52. A. approachedB. attachedC. addressedD. attended53. A. breakingB. pausingC. rollingD. stopping54. A. evolvingB. substitutingC. adaptingD. transforming55.
29、A. interactionB. standardC. impactD. involvement Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage yo
30、u have just read.(A)Dear Alcohol,Youve been around forever, I can remember all the pain youve caused me.Do you remember the night you almost took my fathers life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. Hes addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and l
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