1、2.When will be Daisy graduation clay?A.June 28. B. June 14.3.Why does the woma n dislike traveli ng chiefly? A.It is exhausting.B.She hates taking photos.C.Big cities are not suitable for traveling.4.Where docs the con versatio n most probably take place?A.I n an office. B. I n a clothi ng store. C.
2、 I n a museum.5.What are ( he speakers discuss ing?A.Which program to watch.B.When to watch the news.C.What the quiz show is about,第二节(共15小題海小題1.5分.满分22. 5分)听下面5段对话或独白.每段对话或读白后有几个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选項。 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.Who will work at
3、 the gas statio n?A.The man. B. The woma n. C. Both of them.7.Why cant the man gel good jobs easily?A.He is a foreigner.B.He is not flue nt in En glish.C.He cant afford much time.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 9 题。8.What did the woman receive?A.The adult 、 s party special.B.The lunch special for ten.C.The childre
4、ns party special.9.What does the woman want the man to do?A.Change the order. B. Return her money. C. Check the order.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10.How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?A.From young smokers. B. From a newspaper article. C. From some experts.11.Why does the man say that he
5、 should keep away from babies?A.He has just become a father.B.He wears dirty clothes.C.He is a smoker.12.What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?A.Stop smoking altogether.B.Smoke only in open space.C.Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes. 听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13.Where does the man te
6、ach?A.He tried to teach the children patiently.B.He tried to make himself understood.C/He tried to make his lesson lively. 听第 10 段材料,回答第 17至 20 题。17.When is Grandmothers Day in France?A.The first Saturday in March.B.The last Sunday in March.C.The first Sunday in March.18.What was the origin of Grand
7、mothers Day?A.A coffee produced by a food company.B.A famous grandmother coming from France.C.A special activity offering discounts to grandmothers.19.Where can grandmothers go for free on GrandmotherA.Theatres. B. Restaurants. C. Shops.20.What do we know about the famous grandmother?A.She likes roc
8、k climbing.B.She became famous for her play.C.She is concerned about social problems. 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、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答題卡将该选项 涂黑。AEnglish is dominant in the business world. Some multinational corporations, like Honda in Japan are pushing to m
9、ake English the official language of the company by 2020. So why should English speakers already working in the US even bother learning something else?The answer lies in the change taking place in the US job market. Being at least somewhat fluent in another language really does make you more marketa
10、ble to employers and that even goes for native English speakers.Last year, a report from New American Economy found that advertisements for bilingual workers in the US doubled between 2010 and 2015. Some companies have ramped up (增加) the search more than others - a full third of job openings posted
11、by Bank of America in 2015, for example, were for bilingual workers who could speak languages like Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic. The report noted that the fastest growth in bilingual listings were for high prestige jobs like financial managers, editors and industrial engineers.One can imagine a lot
12、of opportunities for Americans that learn Mandarin, says David Lightfoot, professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. ”The need for Americans to learn Chinese is, in some ways, quite powerful because theres so little English spoken in China.Still, despite the potential payoff, the numbers of
13、Americans learning new languages is still low. A new study from the Pew Research Center published this week found that the US is way behind most European countries in terms of learning languages in school. It found that just 20% of American students are learning another language. The median (中位数) fo
14、r European students was 92%.The real solution might lie at home, however. The main way to address monolingualism (单一语 言) is to simply start teaching foreign languages earlier in school. Expose them to languages at a time where they can soak it up - not when theyre 12 years old, and certainly not whe
15、n theyre 30 years old, says Lightfoot.21.Why do n ative En glish speakers still n eed to lear n a sec ond Ian guage?A.To fulfill their pers onal dream in life. B.To stay competitive in the job market.C.To meet the dema nds of mult in atio nal corporati ons.D.To com muni cate better with workers of o
16、ther n ati on alities.22.Accord ing to Paragraph 3, the bili ngual workers are more likely to. .A. receive double pay annu ally B. be employed by bus in ess gia ntsC.get higher positi ons in compa ny D. seek for more suitable advertiseme nts23.How to solve the problem of mono li ngualism accord ing
17、to Lightfoot?A.Kids should be en gaged in lear ning foreig n Ian guages earlier.B.Governments might push more America ns to be bili ngual at home.C.Schools are supposed to en courage pare nts to challe nge homeschooli ng.D.Society can expose tee nagers to a foreig n Ian guage lear ning atmosphere.BT
18、he daughter of a friend of mine recently left university and entered into the world of work, taking on a temporary office job. At the end of her first week at work, she phoned home in tears. Its horrible, she complained to her mother, theres no time to do anything else, Im so tired when I gethome in
19、 the evenings that all I can do is watching TV . And then I have to get up early the next morning and do it all aga in! If this is what work is like, I dont want to spe nd my whole life doing it!We take it for gran ted that work must be a major part of our lives - in fact, for many people, its the p
20、rimary aspect of our lives. We define ourselves, and other people, by our job roles - So what do you do? and measure our happ in ess in terms of how successful we are in these roles. Forty hours a week, 48 hours a year, for up to 50 years - not including traveling time, and the time we spend resting
21、 and recovering from the exertion of our work ing lives.Of course, if you reeky, you might have a job which is fulfilling, which suits your interests and skills, and which you find challenging and stimulating. In that case, your job may provide you with what psychologists call flow - a state of inte
22、nse absorpti on, which makes you feel en gaged and alive. Perhaps the majority of people arent so lucky and do jobs which are repetitive and boring. But I would argue that, even if your job does provide you with , work should just be an aspect of our lives. Work ing 40 hours a week makes our lives b
23、ecome narrow and constricted, so that we lose sight of whole vista of possibility. There s so much tolilfea rn;inso many different ways to develop, so many activities toenjoy (in cludi ng doing nothin g), but while we spe nd so much time work ing its difficult to find time and en ergy for these.24.W
24、hat did the daughter of the authors friend compla in about?A.The repetitive and dema nding work rout ine.B.The challe nging and un realistic work ing goals.C.The dull and unapproachable workmates.D.The excessively long working hours.25.Which of the following can best replace the underlined exertion?
25、A. Punishment. B. Threat. C. Efforts. D. Rewards.26.Which of the following is TRUE about “flow ” according to the author?A. The majority of people land on jobs providing .B.“ Flow stimulates people to get actively involved in jobs.C.People should work to the fullest once provided with flow ”.D.Even
26、with flow ” in jobs people can work intensely.CIf you dont use it, you lose it. At least, thats how. the old saying goes. It refers to the idea that something which does not get used regularly quickly falls into a state of decline. For example, a hobby that you havent done fora few years, like playi
27、ng the trumpet. You might find yourself a bit rusty the next time you pick one up or maybe youve forgotten altogether!Well , ,what about the brain? As we age, our brains can naturally begin to decline. In some cases this can lead to certain mental conditions such as dementia ( 痴呆 ).However, all is n
28、ot lost because these days its relatively easy to train your brain. Smartphone and apps have put programmes into our hands that can test maintain and even improve our memories, mathematical skills, logic skills and other mental abilities. With a little practice every day, we can keep our brains nice
29、 and sharp, right?Well, no. According to a report from the Global Council on Brain Health, even though many people thought it was important to play online games, such as puzzles and mind games, the evidence of the benefits was weak to non-existent. Playing a brain game may lead to improvements in ga
30、me performance, but this has yet to show a convincing result in peoples daily cognitive abilities. In other words, doing hundreds of sudoku puzzles might make you a sudoku wizard, but it doesnt necessarily improve your ability to do your accounting.s not all doom and gloom though. There are other wa
31、ys to stimulate the old grey matter. Seek out new activities that challenge the way you think and are socially engaging, like practising taichi, learning new technologies, art projects or volunteering.Theres more good news, too. James Goodwin, chief scientist at Age UK has said that brain decline is not inevitable. As long as the activities are new. to you and require your concentrated attention
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