1、3. What is the woman busy doing?A.Working on a paper.B.Tidying up the office.C.Organizing a party.4.When will Henry start his vacation?A.This weekend.5.What does Donna offer to do for Bill?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。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
2、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.Why does Pete call Lucy?7.When is Pete going to see Lucy?听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 10 题。8.Why does Cathy want to quit her jobA.She ll join another firm.B.She ll run her own business.C.s decision?She s fed up with it.9.What is Mark s attitude towards Cathy10
3、.What might Cathy do for the present company?听第 8段材料,回答第 11至 13题。11.How did the man feel about his performance today?A.Greatly encouraged.B.A bit dissatisfied.C.Terribly disappointed.12.What did the man say helped him overcome the problem?A.Patience.B.Luck.C.Determination.13.What is the woman doing?
4、A.Conducting an interview.B.Holding a press conference.C.Hosting a ceremony.听第 9段材料,回答第 14至 16题。14.What is next to the apartment building ?A.A restaurant.B.A laundry.C.A grocery store.15.Which is included in the rent ?A.Electricity.B.The Internet.C.Satellite TV .16.What does the woman think of the a
5、partment ?A.It s quite large.B.It s well furnished.C.It s worth the money.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17至 20 题。17.Where is Jeff from ?A.Liverpool.B.Coventry.C.Newcastle.18.Where do young men go to watch big games according to Jeff ?A.Pubs.B.Stadiums.C.Friends homes.19.Why does Jeff have to pick a team to support
6、?A.To avoid being bothered.B.To open a conversation.C.To earn respect from others.20.What does Jeff mainly talk about ?A.England s moment of success.B.English flag as a symbol of hope.C.England -st iamlle favourite sport. 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
7、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ATrain InformationAll customers travelling on TransLink services must be in possession of a valid ticket before boarding. For ticket information , please ask at your local station or call 13 12 30.While Queensland Rail makes every effort to ensure trains run as scheduled , there can b
8、e no guarantee of connections between trains or between train services and bus services.Lost property (失物招领)Call Lost Property on 13 16 17 during business hours for items lost on Queensland Rail services.The lost property office is open Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm and is located (位于) at Roma S
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10、isit translink. com. au or call TransLink on 13 12 30 anytime.Customers using mobility devicesMany stations have wheelchair access from the car park or entrance to the station platforms.For assistance, please Queensland Rail on 13 16 17.Guardian trains (outbound)DepartOriginDestinationArrive6:42pmAl
11、tandiVarsity Lakes7:37pm29pmCentral8:52pm57pmFortitude Valley9:11:02pmRoma Street12:22am21.What would you do get ticker information?A.Call 13 16 17. B. Visit translink .com.au.C.Ask at the local station. D. Check the train schedule.22.At which station can you find the lost property office?A.Altandi.
12、 B. Roma Street. C. Varsity Lakes. D. Fortitude Valley.23.Which train would you take if you go from Central to Varsity Lakes?A.6:42 pm. B.7:29 pm. C.8:57 pm. D.11:02 pm.BReturning to a book you vere ad many times can feel like drinks with an old friend. There as welcome familiarity but also sometime
13、s a slight suspicion that time has changed you both, and thus the relationship. But books don t chan gpe,ople do. And that s w mh atkes the act of rereading so rich and transformative.The beauty of rereading lies in the idea that our bond with the work is based on our present mental register. It str
14、ue, the older I get, the more I feel time has wings. But with reading, it s all about the present. It s about thand what one contributes to the now, because reading is a give and take between author and reader. Each has to pull their own weight.There are three books I reread annually The first, whic
15、h I take to reading every spring is Emest Hemningway s A Moveable Feast. Published in 1964, it s his classic memoir of 1T9h2e0 sla Pngaurias.ge is almost intoxicating ( 令人陶醉的 ), an aging writer looking back on an ambitious yet simpler time. Another is Annie Dillard s Holy theFirm, her poetic 1975 ra
16、mble ( 随笔 ) about everything and nothing. The third book is Julio Cortazar s SavSelected Poems, because poetry. And because Cortazar.While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifs, which might add to the meaning I attach to them. But I imagine that, while money is indeed wo
17、nderful and necessary, rereading an author wos rk is the highest currency a reader can pay them. The best books are the ones that open further as time passes. But remember, it s you that has to gr oawnd read and reread in order to better understand your friends.24.Why does the author like rereading?
18、A.It evaluates the writer-reader relationship. s ain wdow to a whole new world. s a substitute for drinking with a friend.D.It extends the understanding of oneself.25.What do we know about the book A Moveable Feas!? s a brief account of a trip. s about Hemingway s life as a young man. s a record of
19、a historic event.D.It s friends in Paris.26.What does the underlined word currency in paragraph 4 refer to?A.DebtB.Reward.C.Allowance.D. Face value.27.What can we infer about the author from the text?A.He loves poetry.B.He s an editor.C.He s very ambitious.D.He teaches reading.CRace walking shares m
20、any fitness benefits with running, research shows, while most likely contributing to fewer injuries. It does, however, have its own problem.s rulesRace walkers are conditioned athletes. The longest track and field event at the Summer Olympics is the 50-kilometer race walk, which is about five miles
21、longer than the marathon. But the sport walker s knees stay straight through mosft tohe leg swing and one foot remain in contact ( 接触 ) with the ground at all times. It s this strange form that makes race walking such an attractive activity, however, says Jaclyn Norberg,an assistant professor of exe
22、rcise science at Salem State University in Salem, Mass.Like running, race walking is physically demanding, she says, According to most calculations, race walkers moving at a pace of six miles per hour would burn about 800 calories( 卡路里 ) per hour, which is approximatelytwice as many as they would bu
23、rn walking, although fewer than running, which would probably burn about 1,000 or more calories per hour.uncommon among s knee, areHowever, race walking does not pound the body as much as running does, Dr. Norberg says. According to her research, runners hit the ground with as much as four times the
24、ir body weight per step, while race walkers, who do not leave the ground, create only about 1.4 times their body weight with each step.As a result, she says, some of the injuries associated with running, such as runnerrace walkers. But the sport s strange form does place considerable stress on the a
25、nkles and hips, so people with ahistory of such injuries might want to be cautious in adopting the sport. In fact, anyone wishing to try race walking should probably first consult a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique, she says. It takes some practice.28.Why are race walkers conditi
26、oned athletes?A.They must run long distances.B.They are qualified for the marathon.C.They have to follow special rules.D.They are good at swinging their legs.29.What advantage does race walking have over running? s more popular at the Olympics. s less challenging physically. s more effective in body
27、 building. s less likely to cauksne e injuries.30 What is Dr. Norberg s suggestion for someone trying race walking?A.Getting experts opinions.B.Having a medical checkup.C.Hiring an experienced coach.D.Doing regular exercises.31.Which word best describes the author o rsa caett iwtuadlkei ntg?A.Skepti
28、cal. B. Objective.C. Tolerant. D. Conservative.DThe connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conducted in Youngstown ,Ohio ,for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime.
29、 In another, employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.The engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT ) have taken it a step further changing the actual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse , even un
30、usual functions. These include plants that have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when they re short of water adnedte act phlanrmt tfhual t can chemicals in groundwater. We re thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of the things that we use every day, explained Michael
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