1、答案是C。1. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Learn slowly. B. Practise more. C. Take lessons.2. Whose birthday party will the speakers attend?A. Amys. B. Dereks. C. Karls.3. Why is the woman in a hurry?A. She is heading for school.B. She wants to fetch a book.C. She has to pick up the man.4. Wh
2、at does the man ask the woman to do?A. Lower her voice. B. Do the laundry. C. Paint the wall.5. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the hotel. B. At the customs. C. At the station.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。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
3、;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 do we know about the woman?A. She enjoys the parties.B. She has put on weight.C. She does exercise regularly.7. What does the man advise the woman to eat?A. Cookies. B. Hot dogs. C. Natural foods.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8. What kind of coffee does the ma
4、n prefer?A. Black. B. Strong. C. Sweet.9. Which drink does the man like most?A. Tea. B. Coffee . C. Juice.10. What is the man going to do?A. Get a jar. B. Leave a tip. C. Meet a friend.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11. What did Jay do on New Years Day?A. He went back home.B. He joined in a parade.C. He stayed wi
5、th the host family.12. When is the Rose Parade usually held?A. On January 1st. B. On New Years Eve. C. Every Sunday.13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Pop bands. B. Sports events. C. New Year celebrations.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. C
6、lassmates. B. Colleagues. C. Teacher and student.15. When will the woman get the result of the in-person interview?A. A few months later. B. After graduation. C. In less than a month.16. What does the man plan to do?A. Focus on his studies. B. Attend job interviews. C. Look for solutions.听第10段材料,回答第
7、17至20题。17. Who founded the British Museum?A. Sir Hans Sloane. B. King George II. C. The UK government.18. What can we learn about the museum?A. It is round.B. It is totally free.C. It has global collections.19. Where is the Easter Island Statue exhibited?A. In Room4. B. In Room24. C. In Room 40.20.
8、Who is Neil?A. A program host. B. A tourist. C. A travel guide.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)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AAs the sixth What Kids Are Reading report bemoans(哀叹)about a tendency among secondary school students to read books that are too easysuggesting that teachers and
9、 librarians arent pushing challenging titles strongly enough to older kidsthe organizers of World Book Day have announced a list that might serve as a corrective, or at least a useful source of ideas.Satellite by Nick LakeLeo was born in space, living all his life on space station Moon 2 with fellow
10、 space-children Libra and Orion. Now, at 15,he is almost due to go to Earth for the first time, but more awaits him there. An extraordinary science fiction, as diverse as lain M Banks at his best.The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasA standout debut(首次创作), this US novel is the Black Lives Matter (BLM)-ins
11、pired story of Starr Carter, whose friend Khalil is shot dead by a police officer as she watches and whose divided life awakes in the fallout. Full of vivid detail and dry humour, with a charming narrator, it reads like a typical text.Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally NichollsNicholls exciting na
12、rrative follows May, the free-thinking daughter of a Quaker, and Nell, the tough, capable mainstay of her poor family. As the ghost of war appears ever closer, what will they sacrifice and what will be taken from them? An unforgettable historical novel.The Book of Dust Vol 1:La Belle Sauvage by Phil
13、ip PullmanPullmans long-awaited return to the world of His Dark Materials is, at times, dark indeed. As Malcolm and Alice convey the baby Lyra down a flooded river in Malcolms boat, the coming threats are fierce and frightening. To the reader absorbed in it, whatever their age, it affords the enjoym
14、ent of watching a master storyteller at work.21. Why do the organizers announce the book list?A. To attract students attention to World Book Day.B. To promote the sales of the books recommended.C. To meet the requirements of teachers and librarians.D. To encourage secondary students to read challeng
15、ing books.22. Which book might attract a history lover?A. Satellite. B. The Hate U Give.C. Things a Bright Girl Can Do. D. The Book of Dust Vo1 1:La Belle Sauvage.23. What can be learned from the text?A. Nick Lake is an expert in space exploration.B. Angie Thomas stands out in writing textbooks.C. M
16、ay has an influence on Sally Nicholls writing.D. It took a long time for Pullman to publish his new book.BHave you read this before? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. That is the 90/10 Principle. You really have no control over 10% of what happen
17、s to us, but you determine the other 90%.Lets use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You severely scold your daughter and she breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you blame your wife for placing the cup too
18、close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt.Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and she misses the bus. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. After a 15-minute delay and thro
19、wing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at the school and your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye.After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to
20、coming home, yet when you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your wife and daughter.Why did you have a bad day? Did the coffee cause it? Did your daughter cause it?Here is what could have and should have happened.Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You
21、 gently say, “Its ok honey, you just need, to be more careful next time”. Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and che
22、erfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.Notice the difference? Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.24. According to the text, what happens after the coffee incident?A. The mother gets to work late. B. The couple have an argument
23、.C. The father has a traffic accident. D. The daughter finishes breakfast soon.25. Why does the author use the example?A. To prove the 90/10 principle. B. To compare different attitudes.C. To give advice on self-control. D. To show the importance of harmony.26. What does the underlined word “wedge”
24、in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Improvement. B. Wound. C. Disadvantage. D. Change.27.According to the text, what leads to the different endings?A. Your coffee. B. Your family. C. Your experience. D. Your reaction.CBritish parents encourage their children to play musical instruments as part of a fami
25、ly tradition and not to raise their social status as Americans do, research says.Dr. Aaron Reeves of the University of Oxford found that UK parents did not see musical achievement by their children as character building or useful in getting university places or jobs. Instead, it was usually only tho
26、se parents who played instruments that encouraged their children to follow suit.This contrasted with research carried out by other academics in America, he said. “Middle-class parents in the US appear to associate cultural practice with other benefits, such as developing specific characteristics and
27、 paving the way for educational success. Middle-class families are often marked by a pattern of concerted cultivation, where parents organize music-centred activities for their children, often in addition to school-based musical practice.”Researchers had owed this to “parental anxiety over the decli
28、ning fortunes of educated Americans. These parents have become increasingly worried about providing their children with skills and abilities enabling them to stand out from their competitors in the job market.”By contrast, for British respondents, no such connection was made between what is consider
29、ed as an overbearing parenting style and future educational or career possibilities. The parents interviewed here did not connect music with usefulness but rather they focused on the value of music as a family tradition and, to a lesser extent, as something valuable in its own right.One Scottish par
30、ent, a chemist by profession, said during the interviews, “Weve got two learning musical instruments. If we think its maybe worthwhile we try and encourage them, but we wouldnt force them.” A housewife said, “My sons just turned five and I want him to do the guitar because his uncle does it, but its
31、 up to him.”In some UK families, said Dr. Reeves, music was even “believed to be an obstacle to educational success, or at least secondary to it.”28. What do British parents think of music learning?A. Useful for job application. B. Helpful for character building.C. Beneficial to further education. D. Worthwhile as a family tradition.29. What do
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