1、2. A. In the womans apartment. B. In Jacks fathers garage. C. In Jacks room.听下面一段对话,回答第3-4题。3. A. At the community center. B. At the school hall. C. At a sports center.4. A. To borrow some DVDs. B. To meet some friends. C. To do some shopping.听下面一段独白,回答第5-6题。5. A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.6. A. To exp
2、lore the fantasy world of the game. B. To take the role of a character set in advance. C. To re-create real situations like flying a spaceship.第二节 回答问题(共4小题;每小题2分,满分8分) 听下面一段材料,然后回答问题。材料读两遍。读完每个问题后,你将有10秒钟的作答时间。 7. Question Seven: _8. Question Eight: _9. Question Nine:_10. Question Ten: _第二部分 阅读(共两节
3、,满分40分)第一节 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANew Way to Experience DentistryHave you ever had your hand held during a dental procedure you feel uneasy about? What about a dental office that mimics(模仿) the spirit of Disneyland? If youre looking for a dental office
4、 that provides the best care and the best environment, youre looking for Dr. Lickings office in Sunnyvale.Office manager Judy, who has worked with Dr. Licking for 38 years, speaks highly of his kindness. She believes that the office is “the Disneyland of dentistry”. Everyone from children to their g
5、randparents loves the environment and care they receive from this welcoming office.Dr. Licking is known as the best dental care provider for anyone who fears facing appointments with the dental office. The staff goes out of their way to make patients feel comfortable and at ease. Dr. Licking and Jud
6、y set the standard with their saying, “When someone comes to your home, you stand up and welcome them, like an old family friend.”Dr. Lickings office has all. They recently relocated to put the new equipment into their practice. The office is equipped with an intra-oral video camera, and as a patien
7、t you can get pictures of your teeth as youre walking out the door.Setting himself apart from other dentists, Dr. Licking continues his education beyond what is required. For this reason, he is one of few dentists in the country who offers ozone treatment. Ozone can naturally stop decay (蛀蚀) in its
8、tracks. For more information on this new technology, visit their website at .s office is Diamond Certified, an honor given only to companies with the higher quality after extensive and continual research. Dr. Lickings office extends an invitation to you to meet their gentle staff and offers you a fr
9、ee office visit, including x-rays and an exam.The office holds extended hours ranging from 7 a. m. to 8 p, m., Monday through Thursday. Dont worry if you have an emergency. Dr. Lickings office responds to all emergencies and urgent calls.JOHN LICKING, D.D.S.Cosmetic & Family Dentistry since 19704087
10、366235877 W. Fremont Ave. Suite C3, Sunnyvale11. What is special about the dental office? A. It uses the most advanced equipment. B. It is decorated like Disneyland. C. It has a caring environment. D. It provides service for both kids and old people.12. What do we know about Dr. Licking? A. He has d
11、eveloped ozone treatment. B. He is the best dentist all over the country. C. He has been studying dentistry continuously. D. He has worked as a dentist for nearly 38 years.13. The passage is written to _. A. introduce a famous dentist B. show a new treatment for tooth decay C. advise people to have
12、their teeth examined D. invite people to visit Dr. Lickings officeB Students from Florida International University in Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment. To do it, they wore aquatic (水上的) shoes they designed and created. Alex Quinones was the first to make it to the other side of
13、a 175foot lake on campus in record timejust over a minute. Quinones, who wore oversized boatlike shoes, also won last year and will receive $500. Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an “A” on the assignment for Architecture Professor Jaime Canaves, Mat
14、erials and Methods Construction Class. “Its traditional in a school of architecture to do boats out of cardboard for a boat race. I thought our students were a little bit more special than that,” Canaves said. “We decided to do the walk on water event to take it to the next level.” A total of 79 stu
15、dents competed in the race this year in 41 teams. Only 10 teams failed to cross the lake. Others who fell got back up and made it to the end. The race is open to all students and anyone in the community. The youngest person to ever participate was a 9yearold girl who competed in place of her mother,
16、 while the oldest was a 67yearold female. A large crowd on campus joined Canaves as he cheered on the racers. He shouted encouraging words, but also laughed as some unsteadily made their way to the end. “A part of this is for them to have more understanding of designing and make it work better, ” he
17、 said. It is also a lesson in life for the students. “Anything, including walking on water, is possible, if you do the research, test it and go through the design process seriously.”14. For what purpose did the students take part in the race? A. To go across the lake to school. B. To pass Professor
18、Canaves class. C. To test their balance on the water. D. To win the prize money of $500.15. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Most students finished the class assignment successfully. B. The students who fell into the water were criticized seriously by the Profes
19、sor. C. The students wore shoes distributed by Professor Canaves to walk across the lake. D. The students took part in the race to challenge their physical abilities.16. What can we infer from the passage? A. Alex Quinones is a top student in the university. B. Its a custom for the people in the com
20、munity to get involved in student activities. C. The student who made it to the end in the race would succeed in their professional career. D. Professor Canaves attaches importance to handson learning experience.17. The purpose of the passage is to _. A. show his approval of the unique teaching styl
21、e B. inspire teachers to be more creative C. report an interesting assignment D. encourage more people to take part in the raceC Brown cows may not actually make chocolate milk, but pink silkworms (蚕) do produce pink silk, a team of scientists has discovered. To see if they could produce predyed sil
22、ksilk that comes colored, straight from the sourcethe team fed ordinary silkworms mulberry (桑树) leaves that had been sprayed (喷洒) with fabric (织物) dyes (染色剂). Out of seven tested dyes, only one worked, producing a thread that reminded me of pinkdyed hair. And yes, the worms themselves take on some c
23、olor before they produce silk. Their colorful diets did not affect their growth, the team, which included engineers and biologists from the CSIRNational Chemical Laboratory in India, reports in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. (The researchers didnt look too deeply into how the d
24、yes affected the silkworms health. After all, silkworms die when people harvest their silk.) The team made dyeing silk this way because coloring fabric normally uses large amounts of fresh water. The water gets polluted with dangerous chemicals in the process, requiring costly treatment before facto
25、ries can send it back into waterways. Dyeing silk directly by feeding silkworms would avoid those waterwashing steps. Scientists are just starting to study this idea. However, it remains to be seen if its commercially successful. In this experiment, the Indian team tested seven dyes, which are cheap
26、 and popular in the industry. The scientists found different dyes moved through silkworms bodies differently. Some never made it into the worms silk at all. Others colored the worms and their silk, but the color disappears before the silk is turned into fabric. Only one dye, named “direct acid fast
27、red”, showed up in the final, washed silk threads. By the time it made it there, it was a pleasant, light pink.18. The text is most probably a(n) _. A. science report B. tourist guide C. animal experiment D. fashion advertisement19. Silkworms can produce pink silk because _. A. they are born pink B.
28、 they are dyed pink C. they grow in pink water D. they are fed dyed food20. Where is the experiment carried out? A. In America. B. In India. C. In Israel. D. In China.21. How many dyes have been proved successful in the experiment? A. One. B. Three. C. Five. D. Seven.DHow many times do you check you
29、r Facebook page in a day to see whether your latest post has got another “like” or “thumbs up”?Although you might be embarrassed to admit how many times you do this, dont worrypsychological findings have shown its completely normal. In fact, the pleasure we derive from receiving a “like” is equal to
30、 that of eating chocolate or winning money, and we cant help wanting more. According to the findings, which observed 32 teens aged between 13 and 18, the feedback circuit (反馈回路) in the teens brains is particularly sensitive, and the “social” and “visual” parts of their brains were active when they received “likes” on the social network. The research also showed that though the thumbs up might come from complete strangers, the good they derive from them worked all the same.
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