1、听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What will the Johnsons do?A. Repair the speakers lights and doors. B. Look after the speakers house. C. Examine the speakers eyes. 2. Where are the speakers most likely to go now?A. A theatre. B. A zoo. C. A stadium. 3. What happened to Joe?A. He was over
2、charged. B. He broke the traffic rules. C. He hurt himself accidentally. 4. What are the speakers arguing about?A. The importance of being equal. B. The position of women in society. C. The planning for career. 5. Why doesn t the woman hire a gardener?A. To cut down the expenses. B. To kill the spar
3、e time. C. To learn gardening. 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,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. Which gate will the man leave from?A. Gate 10. B. Gate 18. C. Gate 20. 7. When will the plane take off?A.
4、 At l: 00 pm. B. At l: 30 pm. C. At 2: 00 pm. 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. How does the girl have to go to school today?A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By bike. 9. How will the speakers deal with the bike?A. Repair it by themselves. B. Take it to the repair shop. C. Throw it away. 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. What is the ma
5、n doing?A. Renting a car. B. Booking a room. C. Checking out. 11. How much should the man pay for the room?A. ¥300. B. ¥450. C. ¥600. 12. Where did the man go last night?A. A concert. B. The beach. C. A shopping mall. 听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. What is Jim s new apartment like?A. It has no balcony. B. It
6、s more expensive. C. It s farther from his office. 14. What does Jim like to do at night?A. Chat online. B. Do the laundry. C. Sleep early. 15. What does Jim think of his new roommate?A. Noisy. B. Friendly. C. Hardworking. 16. What will Jim probably do?A. Find another apartment. B. Solve the problem
7、 in another way. C. Complain to the landlord. 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. Who is the speaker?A. Brandon s mother. B. A customer. C. An announcer at Wal-Mart. 18. Where was Brandon last seen?A. In the frozen foods section. B. In the sporting goods section. C. In the toys section. 19. What is Brandon wearin
8、g?A. A white shirt and a red baseball cap. B. Blue jeans and a black baseball cap. C. A dark shirt and blue jeans. 20. What should customers do if they see Brandon?A. Call the security department. B. Take him to the information desk. C. Help himto get to the security desk.第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分35分) 第一节(共1
9、0小题;每小题2. 5分,满分25分) 阅读下面短文,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。AHomestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home. What to ExpectThe host will provide accommodation(住处)and meals. Rooms will b
10、e cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice and to take an interest in your physical and mental health. Accommodation ZonesHomestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system. Most
11、 hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的). Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. It is very convenient to travel in London by underground. Meal Plans AvailableContinental BreakfastBreakfast and DinnerBreakf
12、ast, Packed Lunch and DinnerIt s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal (谷物类食品),bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally pa
13、rt of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee. FriendsIf you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host s permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some fam
14、ilies feel it is an invasion(侵犯)of their privacy. Self-Catering Accommodation in Private HomesAccommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-
15、stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much. 21. The passage is probably written for _. A. hosts willing to receive foreign studentsB. foreigners hoping to build British cul
16、tureC. travellers planning to visit families in LondonD. English learners applying to live in English homes22. According to the passage, we can know that _. A. the host will provide medical careB. Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2 C. Continental Breakfast includes bread and fruit juiceD. you can in
17、vite friends to visit without the host s permission23. Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?A. To enjoy much more freedom. B. To entertain friends as they like. C. To enrich their knowledge of English. D. To experience a warmer family atmosphere. BParents who help their children wit
18、h homework may actually be bringing down their school grades. Other forms of parental involvement, including volunteering at school and observing a child s class, also fail to help, according to the most recent study on the topic. The findings challenge a key principle of modern parenting where scho
19、ols expect them to act as partners in their children s education. Previous generations concentrated on getting children to school on time, fed, dressed and ready to learn. Kaith Robinson, the author of the study, said, “I really don t know if the public is ready for this but there are some ways pare
20、nts can be involved in their kids education that leads to decrease in their academic(学校的)performance. One of the things that was consistently negative(负面的)was parents help with homework. ”Robinson suggested that may be because parents themselves struggle to understand the task. ”They may either not
21、remember the material their kids are studying now, or in some cases never learnt it themselves, but they re still offering advice. ”Robinson assessed parental involvement performance and found one of the most damaging things a parent could do was to punish their children for poor marks. In general,
22、about 20% of parental involvement was positive, about 45% negative. Common sense suggests it was a good thing for parents to get involved because “children with good academic success do have involved parents”, admitted Robinson. But he argued that this did not prove parental involvement was the root
23、 cause of that success. “A big surprise was that Asian-American parents whose kids are doing so well in school hardly involved. They took a more reasonable approach, conveying to their children how success at school could improve their lives. ”24. The underlined expression “parental involvement” in
24、Paragraph 1 probably means_. A. parents expectation on children s health B. parents taking part in children s educationC. parents control over children s life D. parents plan for children s future25. Which of the followings is the major finding of Kaith Robinson s study?A. Modern parents raise child
25、ren in a more scientific way. B. Punishing kids for bad marks is mentally damaging. C. Parental involvement is not so beneficial as expected. D. Parents are not able to help with children s homework. 26. The example of Asian-American parents shows that parents should_. . A. help children realize the
26、 importance of schoolingB. set a specific life goal for their childrenC. spend more time improving their own livesD. take a more active part in school managementCA 27-year-old inventor, Joco Paulo Lammoglia, has come up with a new device(设备)named the AIRE mask, which is capable of transforming the w
27、ind energy provided by the wearer s electrical energy. This means breathing has become a source of renewable energy. The inspiration for the invention came from his watching children blowing on pinwheels (纸风车). The device is worn like a mask equipped with tiny wind turbines (涡轮) and it can work its
28、magic even while people are sleeping, running or hanging around, since energy is created from one s breath. The principle of this AIRE mask is simple. The invention uses the wind flow created by breathing and changes it into energy that can charge mobile phones and iPods. Simply put this mask connec
29、ted to your mobile phone on your face. The rest takes place naturally through your breath that provides power to run turbines which produce electricity. Lammoglia explained how useful he hopes the AIRE will become. He said, “I hope to bring the concept into production and reduce the carbon footprint
30、. It can be used indoors or outdoors, while you re sleeping, walking, running or even reading books. ” Apart from saving energy and contributing to environmental protection, it also encourages the practice of physical exercise. This is an entirely all time renewable energy source. Its energy is avai
31、lable 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Lammoglia explained why he thought the AIRE was so useful, saying, “Though many of our modern devices offer benefits, they tend to consume a high amount of electrical energy. This may cause problems for the environment, especially if the energy used by these devices is produced by non-renewable sources. The AIRE ma
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