1、3. What did the man ask Justin to do?A. Read the magazines on his table.B. Design a magazine cover.C. Bring some magazines.4. When did the man get home last night?A. At 11:20. B. At 11:30. C. At 12:00.5. Where is the woman going?A. To a lamp factory. B. To a repair shop. C. To a garage.第二节（共15小题；每题1
2、.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2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白度两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6. What are the speakers talking about?A. An exam. B. A course. C. A lecture.7. What topic did the essay question cover?A. Walt Whitmans poems B. Mark Twa
3、ins novels C. Arthur Millers plays.下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。8. Why does the woman make the call?A. To change her flight. B. To book an air ticket. C. To check her flight.9. What is the actual flying time to New York?A. 9 hours. B. 14 hours. C. 16 hours.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。10. Where does the conversation proba
4、bly take place?A. At a gas station. B. At a garage. C. At a car factory.11. Which part of the car exists potential risk?A. The tire. B. The radiator. C. The windshield.12. How does the woman pay?A. In cash. B. By credit card. C. By check.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。13. What was the womans first job?A. A teac
5、her. B. An actress. C. An artist.14. How did the children react towards the play about a lion?A. They were frightened.B. They laughed about it.C. They complained to their parents.15. How does the womans daughter help her?A. Perform in the shows.B. Record the music for the shows.C. Give opinions on t
6、he new stories.16. What contributes most to he success of he womans shows?A. Her luck. B. Her passion. C. Her intelligence.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。17. How long did Dennis Tito stay at he International Space Station?A. 10 days. B. 14days. C. 22 days.18. Where is Kate from?A. Canada. B. The UK. C. Australi
7、a.19. What does Ben want to do?A. Travel on earth.B. Take action to protect the earth.C. Explore in space and discover its secrets.20. What does the speaker expect the listeners to do?A. Show respect for Dennis and Martin.B. Collect information about astronauts.C. Share opinions about space travel.第
8、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，从每题所给点A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe dangers of sitting all day are obvious. Researchers have shown that remaining sitting for extended periods of time （like at your 9-to-5 desk job） can do harm to your health. While exercise is a big part of reducing the ha
9、rmful effects of sitting, it was unclear how many gym periods were needed to help until now.A new study, published in The Lancet, shows the ideal formula for reducing the negative effects of a sedentary（久坐的）job. Instead of a fixed number of hours spent exercising, the ratio（比率）depends on how much yo
10、u sit: people who work a typical eight-hour day should spend at least one hour each day moving. If you sit six hours a day, you should spend half an hour exercising. The research also indicates that the exercise doesnt have to be all once or rigorous（严格的）. It can be spread throughout the day and be
11、as simple as walking.The team behind the study analyzed data from a pool of a million adults over the age of 45 in Western Europe, the United States, and Australia. Using previous data, the researches examined data from 16 published studies and used it to determine how much exercise is required to c
12、ompensate for sitting. Their recommended daily exercise goal is higher than previous advice but not necessarily less achievable, given it can be completed throughout the day.Fitting in an hour of exercise a day sounds especially discouraging if you have a desk job, but there are plenty of workouts y
13、ou can complete before and after work. Even if it means taking a 10-minute walk during lunch, your body will thank you in the long run.21. The underlined words “compensate for” can be best replaced by _.A. make up for B. break away fromC. give up D. take the place of22. According to the new study, g
14、ood news for the people working long hours at desk is that _.A. workouts may reduce the harm of sitting for longB. the harm of sitting for long has been provedC. they dont have to exercise as long as suggested previouslyD. the time spent on exercise is flexible23. What can be inferred from the artic
15、le?A. The best form of workouts is walking.B. The longer you exercise, the better.C. The new exercise goal is practical though higher.D. A desk job makes it impossible to exercise regularly.24. The second paragraph is developed mainly _.A. by example B. by process C. by comparison D. by contrastBDo
16、companies need a strong leader to stay competitive? Many would say “yes, definitely”, but the employees of one Swedish software consultancy company would tell them otherwise. They dont have a CEO. Nobody tells anyone what to do, instead, all the 40 employees have meetings and decide together.Crisp h
17、as become world famous for not having a boss. Hoping to get its employees more involved, it moved on to change its chief executive officer （CEO） annually, but ultimately, the 40-strong staff decided to scrap the position altogether.Well, it turns out that not having a boss, and being involved in dec
18、ision making has made Crisps 40 employees more responsible and motivated. And even if someone does make a bad call at some point, its definitely not the end of the world.According to the BBC, the unique Swedish company is apparently set up more like a family nobody tells anyone what to do, but the u
19、nspoken understanding is that “you dont mess up the house”.Crisp does hold four-day meetings for the whole staff two or three times a year, when they decide on things that affect everyone, like changing their headquarters, but generally, company employees are encouraged to make their own decisions.
20、They also have a company board, a legal requirement in Sweden, which acts as a last resort, in case something goes horribly wrong.So far, the “no CEO” experiment has gone surprisingly well. Henrik Kniberg, an organizational coach at Crisp, claims that not having to ask the boss to approve project de
21、cisions or budgets means that things happen a lot faster and the company can respond to clients quicker.However, Kniberg stresses that not having to ask the CEOs permission about stuff doesnt remove employees responsibility to consult with their colleagues and explain their decisions. However, some
22、CEOs believe that the idea only works in small startups, because it would be too chaotic（混乱的）in large organizations.25. What can we learn from the text?A.T here was no CEO in the company from the very beginning.B. Everyone in the company is the boss.C. Every employee takes turns to take charge of Cr
23、isp.D. The company board was founded for more than legal purpose.26. Crisps practice without a boss is successful because _.A. it has encouraged every staff member to contribute to the companyB. it has helped its employees avoid making mistakesC. it has made Crisp world famous in the competitive env
24、ironmentD. it has saved money otherwise paid to the CEO27. It can be inferred from the text EXEPT that _.A. Crisps successful way may not be popularized in a big companyB. making quick decisions is an advantage in businessC. employees in Crisp have to discuss with each otherD. Crisps employees are a
25、ctually relatives28. Which factor may NOT contribute to a companys success according to the text?A. Quick response to its clients.B. Employees responsibility.C. A companys scale（规模）.D. Employees motivation.CWhen youre siting at your computer, do you work attentively all day? Or do you allow yourself
26、 to become distracted now and againto open a few extra tabs, check social media, read a spot of news, maybe catch up on some celebrity gossip, and look at someStop! Youre “cyberloafing”. The word is a combination of “cyber”, which means “related to computers”, and “loafing”，which means “relaxing in
27、a lazy way”.We do it, and we do it a lot. A study from the University of Texas suggests we are guilty of this form of delay for 14% of our working day. On a Friday afternoon, I expect its more than that.Ill admit to it. In fact Ive already done it in the course of writing this story. OK, more than o
28、nce.But its a slippery slope. It can damage your productivity and even your career. Because according to the University of Texas research, each time a worker gets distracted by the Internet it takes an average of 23 minutes to get back to work.More than that, cyberloafing has a dark side, according
29、to a report published in The Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. It argues that cyberloafing is connected to several negative personalities. People who cyberloaf are more likely to be self-interested and self-admired. Furthermore, people with these personalities are less likely to feel s
30、orry about avoiding work, and less concerned about getting caught.Why do we do it? For some, its undoubtedly an escape from the continuous boredom of what theyre supposed to be doing. Or a way of avoiding handling that ever growing tasks. Some might get a feeling of satisfaction finding a great deal online. But overall, its something that takes you away from what youre actually being paid to do, or paying to do: if youre a student.When you
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