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1、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. How many people does the woman live with?A. 1. B. 2. C. 3.7. What does the woman think of Lisa?A. Annoying. B. Hard-working. C. Interesting.听第7段材料，

2、回答第8、9 题。8. What will the man do tomorrow?A. Go to China. B. Pick up his boss. C. Go to a meeting.9. When will the party end? A. At 8:30 p.m B. At 9:30 p.m C. At 10:00 p.m听第8段材料，回答第10至12 题。10. When is the speakers mothers birthday? A. This Thursday B. This Saturday C. This Friday.11.What will the wo

3、man probably buy? A. A purse. B. A dress. C. A necklace.12. Whats the most probable relationship between the speakers? A. Brother and sister. B. Friends. C. Father and daughter.听第9段材料，回答第13至16 题。13.WhyisthewomangoingtoCarletonCollege?A.Tovisitheraunt.B. Toknowaboutcollege. C.attendaclassthere.14.How

4、willgoCollege tomorrow? A. In the mans fathers car. B.Bybus. C. Inowncar.15.WhatdoesmansfatherlikedoingonSaturdayafternoon? A.Helikessleeping. B.sports. watchinggamesTV.16.Wherearemostprobablyspeakers?Athome. B. womanshome. C. Atschool.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.longhasmanbeeninChina?Forthreeyears. B. For

5、fouryears. C.five18.mother?A. Ateacher. B.Anofficelady. C.Afull-timehousewife.19.lovemost?Chinesemovies. B.Englishmovies. C. Hollywoodmovies.20.Whospeakingto?A. Hisclassmates. B.Someteachers. C.strangers.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（A）Brooklyn Childre

6、ns MuseumFree Thursdays, 26 pm The Brooklyn Childrens Museum has something for kids of all ages. With fun, educational exhibits（展览） that teach children about world cultures, history, science and nature, including live animals and a collection of 30,000 historical objects, even parents will enjoy it.

7、 Theres also a special area for children under five, with activities for the youngest of youngsters.New York Hall of Science Free Fridays, 25 pm, and Sundays, 1011 am Kids get hands-on experience with science and technology at this place that offers more than 450 exhibits. There are a few worthwhile

8、 things to spend money on during your visit: a round of Rocket Park Mini Golf, a turn in the 60, 000-square-foot Science Playground and a screening inside the 3-D theater. Queens County Farm Museum Grounds free daily （check to see if a ticket public event is being held） As the oldest working farm in

9、 the New York City, the museum feels like a totally different world than Manhattan. Feed and pet animals like sheep, ponies and goats, tour farm buildings from three different centuries, and come back during fall when you can go pumpkin （南瓜） picking. Dont forget to stop by the store on your way out

10、for fresh fruits and vegetables grown on the farm!Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge Free Thursdays: 48 pm, and Saturdays, 15 pm Come tour this large history wooden boat that lies in Brooklyns Red Hook, not far from the Fairway Market. Check to see if a performance is taking place perhaps a magic-

11、, music- or history-related event that may cost money.21. Which of the following provides activities specially created for kids under 5?A. Brooklyn Childrens Museum. B. New York Hall of Science.C. Queens County Farm Museum. D. Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge.22. When can visitors enjoy free vis

12、its to New York Hall of Science? A. On Thursday afternoon. B. On Saturday afternoon.C. On Sunday afternoon D. On Friday afternoon.23. What can visitors do in Queens Farm Museum?A. Learn how to plant. B .Pick fruits and vegetables.C. play with farm animals. D. Enjoy lunch made from fresh food.（B）One

13、day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a test. The students waited nervously at their desks. The professor began to hand out the papers. To everyones surprise, there were no questions, just a black dot （点） in theCenter of the page. The professor told the students

14、, “I want you to write about what you see there.” The confused students got started on the task. Twenty minutes later, the professor took all the papers. After a quick look, he began to read each one of them aloud. They all described the black dot, trying to explain its position, etc. Im not going t

15、o grade you. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same thing happens in our lives,” the professor said. “Our life is a gift. We always have reasons to celebrate, being alive and healthy, the bea

16、uty of nature, our friends, the job that provides us a way to make a living, etc. However, we keep focusing only the dark spots, such as the health problems, the family arguments, the disappointments with friends, etc.” “The dark spots are very small compared to everything else we have in our lives,

17、 but they are the ones that pollute our minds,” the professor continued. “Take your eyes off the dark spots in your life. Enjoy each moment that life gives you. Be happy and live a life positively!”24. The students were surprised when they got this test because _.A. the questions were very easyB. th

18、ey could discuss with each otherC. there werent any teachers in the classroomD. there was nothing but a black dot in the paper25. We can learn from the text that the test _. A. was about health and friends B. disappointed the professorC. lasted half an hour D. was not prepared well26. Which of the f

19、ollowing does the professor agree with?A. Life is full of surprises. B. Living is solving problems.C. We should focused on good things instead of bad ones in life.D. Health, family and friends are the most important things in life.27. The professor wanted to tell the students how to _.A. prepare for

20、 a test B. deal with pressureC. pay attention in class D. live a happy life （C）While traveling, you might have stayed at a hotel or a family members house. But have you ever thought about staying in a strangers home? This might sound strange, but its actually becoming popular around the world, inclu

21、ding China. Companies like Airbnb are helping people look for cheap way to travel. Its website allows people to rent out their rooms or apartments in over 190 countries. Created by three young American men, Airbnb is a good example of the sharing economy. How does Airbnb work? Hosts post （发布） inform

22、ation about their rooms or apartments, like locations, prices, descriptions and positions on the website. Guests can go to the website and find their favorite place to stay. Users post their opinions on their stay, so people know whether a place is good or not. A man in New York named Jonathan Powle

23、y even rents out his taxi for $22 a night through Airbnb. Powley took out the car seats and changed the inside to make it look more welcoming. He keeps it clean and put flowers in it every day. He provides snacks and tells guests where they can go and shower. But Airbnb does have some problems. Some

24、times the room or apartment you live in is not as nice as it looks like online. Also, hosts sometimes get mad when they get home and see its a complete mess. The number of Airbnb users in China has greatly increased in the past years. Local home-rental websites such as have also joined the competiti

25、on.28. What can people do through Airbnb?A. Rent out their houses. B. Find people to travel with.C. Find cheap five-star hotels. D. Buy houses in another country.29. Which of the following is TRUE about Jonathan Powleys taxi?A. Its on sale. B. It is very clean.C. Guests can live in it for free. D. G

26、uests can take a shower in it.30. What does Paragraph 5 mainly tells us?A. History of Airbnb. B. Problems Airbnb faces.C. How to choose a good host. D. How to make your home look nice.31. What can we learn about Airbnb?A. It is becoming less popular. B. is more powerful than it.C. The number of its

27、users is increasing in China.D. Hosts cant get along with its users abroad.（D）Scientists recently have found three kinds of very small living things that are living two miles below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea （地中海水面） . Their bodies have many cells（细胞）and look like small umbrellas with legs,

28、 but they are animals.The most exciting thing about these animals, say the scientists, is that they seem to live without oxygen（氧）. What scientists have known about life so far is that only single-celled living things can live in places that have no oxygen. These newly-found animals could change that idea.These animals live in a place where the water is so salty that it cant mix with the seawater above it. Usually seawater has oxygen in it which allows animals like fish to live but the salty waters where they live dont have oxyg