1、A. How to lose weight.B. What the man is eatingC. Where to have dinner.4. Why is the woman carrying an umbrella?A. She thinks it will rain.B. She wants to be famous.C. She is afraid to get sunburned.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a restaurant.B. At a dance club.C. At a theatre.第二节(共
2、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. What does the man think of the things on sale?A. In great demand.B. In a mess.C. In good shape.7. Why is the woman selling her old things?A. To
3、buy new things.B. To be better organized.C. To move away soon.听第7段材料,回答第8.9题,8.What does the woman mostly use her phone for?A. Sending text messages.B. Surfing the Internet.C. Making phone calls.9. What will the woman probably do next?A. Fix up her phone.B. Use the computer.C. Borrow some money.听第8段
4、材料,回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman want to do?A. Take a holiday.B. Find an other job,C. Get some thing to eat.11. What does the man suggest?A. Listening to the radio,B. Working hard every day,C. Keeping things simple.12. What is the mans secret?A. Talking with musicians,B. Enjoying what he is doin
5、g.C. Earning as much as possible.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Which of the following is true of Fleet Week?A. It is not in San Francisco.B. It happens in October.C. Its all about art exhibits.14, What is the main point of Fleet Week?A. To have fun.B. To make friends.C. To see navy boats.15.What are the Blue
6、 Angels?A. A musical group.B. A group of sailors.C. A group of airplanes.16. What is the mans favorite?A. The big party.B. The history.C. The tricks.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What does the speaker say about the event?A. All jobs will be filled today.B. Not everyone will be offered a job.C. Over 1000 com
7、panies are here today.18. Where are the copy machines located?A. In the main hall.B. On the second floor,C. Near the rest rooms.19. What is the speakers final advice?A. Look your best.B. Be confident.C. Ask a lot of questions.20. When will the event begin?A. In five minutes.B. In fifteen minutes.C.
8、In fifty minutes. 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。AEnvironment Awareness WeekRegal Convention Centre, Halls 1-424-30 March 2015 10:00 am-9:00 pmFree admission for all!Save the environment, Save our futureOur environment needs help. With the participat
9、ion of more than 50 organizations, Environment Awareness Week is the biggest public education even dedicated to environmental protection and conservation. Dont miss it! Come and know more about:The Threats to Earth(Hall 1)-What is global warming? How serious is pollution? Learn about different envir
10、onmental problems from our university students. Protect our environment!The Search for Renewable Energy (Hall 2)-Can we get electricity from wind, solar energy, waves, rivers and underground heat? Get the answers from Solar Ace, Teflon, Touch Wind Resources and other participants.The Quest for Fresh
11、water (Hall 3)-Is the shortage of freshwater worsening? What are Singapores solutions for treating wastewater? Hear from Flow Technologies, HydroMax Solutians and other participants.The 3 Rs to Save Earth(Hall 4)-How can we REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE to cut down household wastes? Find out from the Gl
12、obal Gaia Network, Green Earth Foundation and other participants.For more information, please call Mr. Philip Koh at 6553 1188, send an email to Mrs. Daisy Soh at daisy. Soh at daisy.soh ief. Org or visit the events website at http:/www.ief.org/eaw.21. The organizer of the event is_. A. Global Gaia
13、Network B. Clean Energy Agency C. Green Earth Foundation D. International Environment Fund22. Whats the purpose of “Environment Awareness Week”? A. To educate people about environment protection. B. To advertise for environmental friendly products. C. To make money by attracting visitors. D. To supp
14、ort environment protection.23. The “3 Rs” stand for_. A. Read, Realize and Remember B. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle C. Green Earth Foundation D. Global Gaia NetworkB A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops. Students are incre
15、asingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility (清晰度). But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught. Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make
16、notes “mindlessly” by taking down word for word which the professors said. In the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper. They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk, they were examined on their
17、 ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts. The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing fac
18、ts. The researchers report said, “While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.” In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This
19、 time, the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam. These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.24. More and more students favor lapto
20、ps for note-taking because they can _. A. write more notes B. digest concepts better C. get higher scores D. understand lecture better25. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be _. A. skillful B. tireless C. thoughtful D. mindless26. The author of the passage aims to _. A. examine the importance
21、 of long-term memory B. stress the benefit of taking notes by hand C. explain the process of taking notes D. promote the use of laptops27. The passage is likely to appear in _. A. a finance report B. a computer textbook C. a science magazine D. a newspaper advertisementC Across Britain, burnt toast
22、will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. N
23、ow, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours, they would earn as much as 172,000 a year. The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure. This would make their yearly income 30.000 more than the Prime M
24、inister earns.By analyzing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week, 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18, it found children under 18, it found that, on most days, mums started the
25、ir routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm.To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being a part-time lawyer, at 48,98 an hour, would pr
26、ove to be the most profitable of the “mum jobs”, with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 percent making emotional (情感的) demand the hardest thing about motherhood.Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they
27、 missed going out with friends.The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mothers Day. The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing(投人) in time for parenting and r
28、aising relationships is money well spent.28. How much does a Prime Minister earn, according to the passage? A. 30,000. B. 142,000 C. 172,000 D. 202,00029. The biggest challenge for most mothers if from_. A. emotional demand B. low pay for work C. heavy workload D. lack of training30. What is stresse
29、d in the last paragraph? A. Mothers importance shows in family all year long. B. The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile. C. Mothers devotion to children can hardly be calculated. D. Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.31. What can we conclude from the study? A. Mo
30、thers working hours should be largely reduced. B. Mothers should balance their time for work and rest. C. Mothers labour is of a higher value than it is realized. D. Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.DYou are a new manager at the American branch of your German firm in Chicago. With a few minutes to spare between meetings, you go to get a quick cup of c
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