1、4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A party. B. Food and drink. C. Music and flowers.5. Why does the man make the call?A. To tell the woman speaker to wait for him.B. To tell the woman speaker about his brother.C. To inform the woman speaker of his absence.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5
2、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. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee.B. Driver and passenger.C. Husband and wife.7. How did the woman find the way to t
3、he place?A. Through the Internet.B. By asking other people.C. By referring to the printed map.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. Why does the woman like winter?A. Because she can go skating.B. Because she is fond of snow.C. Because she likes ice sculptures.9. How long did it take for the four people to make the snow
4、man last year?A. 120 minutes. B. 150 minutes. C. 180 minutes.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. How did the finals go according to the man?A. He did well in all the subjects.B. He did well except science.C. He only did well in science.11. Why does the man say congratulations to the woman?A. She passed the math te
5、st.B. She won an award for the finals.C. She got the highest mark in the math test.12. What do we know about the man?A. He had a good rest at home last night.B. He tried 12306 on the Internet last night.C. He failed to buy the train ticket last night.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Why will Grace call up Jacob
6、?A. To advertise something.B. To make a schedule.C. To talk about the dolls.14. What will Grace do at Greens?A. Meet Mr. Andrew. B. Discuss the design. C. See Mr. Blacks drawings.15. When will Grace have a meeting in the conference room?A. At noon. B. In the morning. C. Inn the afternoon.16. What do
7、es Denny probably advise Grace to do?A. To enjoy her work.B. To have a holiday.C. To make more efforts.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. How long is the Sports Center open every day except Tuesday?A. Eight hours. B. Nine hours. C. Ten hours.18. What does the speaker think of the sports equipment the small shop
8、sells?A. It sells well.B. Its cheap.C. The quality is very good.19. Where can people find the restaurant in the sports center?A. Opposite the reception.B. Beside the advice desk.C. Behind the reception.20. Who is probably the speaker?A. One who works in the sports center.B. One who is a visitor to t
9、he sports center.C. One who runs a restaurant in the sports center.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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AChicago is becoming one of the countrys most wonderful cities to film television. When this wonderful place is properly represented in a film, I cannot hel
10、p but love it! Here are some movies that feature this great city.Southside With YouNeighborhood: The whole South SideDirector: Richard TanneStarring: Tika Sumpter and Parker SawyersRotten Tomatoes Score: 92%Released: 2016Genre(类型): Biography, Drama, History and RomanceHigh Fidelity Wicker Park Steph
11、en Frears John Cusack, Jack Black and Todd Louiso 91% 2000 Comedy, Drama, Music and RomanceMean Girls This one is famous since it takes place in Evanston and some pther parts of the North Shore. Mark Waters Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried 83% 2004Genre: ComedyHoop Dreams Cabrini-Gr
12、een, West Garfield Park and Westchester, IL Steve James William Gates and Arthur Agee 98% 1994 Documentary, Drama and Sports21. What do High Fidelity and Mean Girls have in common?A. Theyre both shot in Wicker Park.B. Theyre both directed by Mark Waters.C. They are both center on funny plots.D. They
13、 both invite the same leading actors.22. What can people do on Rotten Tomatoes?A. Have a good knowledge of Chicago. B. Make friends with others in Chicago.C. Gain access to the latest film resources D. Get to know some film reviews directly.23. Who play roles in Hoop Dreams?A. William Gates and Arth
14、ur Agee.B. Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers.C. John Cusack, Jack Black and Todd Louiso.D. Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried.BAfter a homeless man offered a college student in England all the money he had so shed be able to get home safely, the woman is paying it forwardin a massive wa
15、y.The story began in early December. It was about 3 a.m. and Harrison-Bentzen was panic. “I came out after a student night out and realized I didnt have any battery on my phone. Id lost my friends,” the 22-year-old told BBC Radio 5. Shed also lost her bank card, she discovered, and she had no money.
16、Just then, a homeless man. known only as Robbie, approached the young woman and asked her if she needed help. He reached into his pocket and pulled out all the money he hadloose change amounting to about $4.60. He insisted that Harrison-Bentzen take it to pay for a taxi so shed get home safely.Harri
17、son-Bentzen, a student at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, England, says she refused to take Robbies money and found another way to get home. But following her encounter(偶然相遇)with the generous man, she says she couldnt get him out of her mind.For the next few days, the student search
18、ed for Robbie, driving around the streets with her mom and using social media in an attempt to locate the man. In that time, Harrison Bentzen says she learned more about Robbie and discovered that he actually that he actually had a reputation for helping strangers.Finally, after four days of driving
19、 around Preston, Harrison-Bentzen found Robbie. She was determined to do something to help change Robbies life.So, earlier this month, the student launched a fundraising campaign in Robbies name. She explained that she would be spending 24 hours on the streets, so as to “understand the difficulties”
20、 that the homeless face on a daily basis.Harrison-Bentzen says she had initially(最初)hoped to raise about $780 with her campaign. Her expectations, however, were quickly blown out of the water. As of Thursday morning, 4,800 people have donated almost $50,000.24. What happened to Harrison-Bentzen in e
21、arly December?A. She was robbed by a bad guy. B. She met with a kind homeless man.C. She lost everything she had with her. D. She was injured in a traffic accident.25. Which of the following words can best describe Robbie?A. Warm-hearted. B. Strange. C. Clever. D. Hard-working.26. Why would Harrison
22、-Bentzen be spending 24 hours on the streets?A. To make her campaign more famous.B. To raise more money for the homeless.C. To save the homeless from the difficult life.D. To experience the homeless peoples life.27. What can we learn from the next?A. Harrison-Bentzen accepted Robbies help at last.B.
23、 With Robbies help, Harrison-Bentzen took a taxi to go home safely.C. Harrison-Bentzen was a college student when the story was happening.D. Harrison-Bentzen and her friends spent four days finding Robbie to thank him.CIn recent decades, social isolation has been recognized as a major risk to our he
24、alth and long life. its twice as bad for you as being overweight and nearly as bad as smoking. The rising number of people who say they are affected, across a wide range of ages, is shocking. In reality, you can suffer the ill effects of loneliness even if you are not socially isolated.Comedian Robi
25、n Williams made a striking observation in 2014: “I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. Its not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.” Tracking large groups over time indicates that perceived(感知的)social isolation carries its own risk
26、 for morbidity(发病率)and mortality.The perception of isolationfrom others of being in the social aspectis not only a cause of unhappiness, it also signals danger. Fish have evolved to swim to the middle of their group when predators(捕食者)approach, mice housed in social isolation show sleep disruptions
27、and reduced slow-wave sleep and prairie voles(田鼠)isolated from their partners then placed in an open field explore their surroundings less and concentrate on avoiding predators.These behaviours reflect an increased emphasis on self-preservation in the social aspect. For instance, fish on the edge of
28、 a school are more likely to be attacked by predators because they are easier to isolate and prey upon. Such observations reflect a more general principle that perceived social isolation in social animals activates neural(神经系统的), neuroendocrine(神经内分泌的)and behavioural responses that promote short-ter
29、m self-preservation. However, these responses bring a cost for long-term health and well-being.The range of harmful neural and behavioural effects of perceived isolation documented in adults include increased anxiety, hostility and social withdrawal; fragmented sleep and daytime tiredness; increased vascular resistance and changed gene expression and immunity decreased impulse control; increased negativity and depressive symptoms; and increased age-related cognitive decline.Sadly, to date, attempts to reduce loneliness have met
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