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1、I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the

2、question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a charity shop. B. In a laundry. C. In a dormitory. D. In a clothing store.2. A. $114. B. $86. C. $14. D. $43.3. A. A librarian. B. A secretary. C. A repor

3、ter. D. An accountant.4. A. Purchase some ingredients. B. Give the man instructions for the soup. C. Check to see if the soup is ready. D. Write down the directions to the supermarket.5. A. Chocolate is his favourite flavour. B. Theres no more chocolate pudding left. C. He doesnt want any chocolate

4、pudding. D. Hes already tasted the chocolate pudding.6. A. She hasnt called the travel agency yet. B. She doesnt know when her semester ends. C. The man may have to reschedule his trip. D. The man should take his vacation somewhere else.7. A. Get a ticket from his sister. B. Help his sister out of h

5、er conflict. C. Go to the concert with his sister. D. Get a schedule of future performances.8. A. Meet his advisor. B. Track his adviser. C. Adjust his course schedule. D. Follow his course schedule as advised.9. A. He has already paid his landlord for next years rent. B. Hes decided how hes going t

6、o spend the prize money. C. He doesnt know how much his rent is going to increase. D. Hes already planning to enter for next years essay contest.10. A. The man can use her electronic dictionary. B. The man should buy a new paper dictionary. C. She can show the man how to use the dictionary. D. She w

7、ill work more efficiently with his dictionary.Section B In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear

8、 a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Napping may help prevent seniors memory loss. B. Sleep is good for us both mentally and physically. C. Ma

9、ny Americans do not want to admit they take a nap. D. Taking naps is very common in other parts of the world.12. A. They are afraid of becoming lazy. B. They dont think napping is common. C. They are too energetic to need a nap. D. They dont want to be considered weak.13. A. Napping is not as effect

10、ive for people with sleep disorders. B. Napping cafes have been quite common in American cities. C. Resting in the middle of the work day may cost a lot of money. D. Many Americans are changing their offices into napping rooms.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A recen

11、t survey on unfriendly neighbours. B. A growth in complaints about neighbours. C. The increasing noises made by neighbours. D. Different views on relations between neighbours.15. A. Selfish attitudes. B. High immigration. C. More crowded space. D. Unwillingness to socialize.16. A. We ought to unders

12、tand the instances better. B. Explanations for the instances have increased. C. Its easier to make complaints on TV channels. D. The problem can be viewed from another angle.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The place to buy soap. B. The plans to survive on the c

13、ampus. C. The way to use drying machines. D. The steps to wash clothes with machines.18. A. It can promote bacteria growth. B. It can produce dirt in the clothes. C. It can be a waste of water and soap. D. It can leave bubbles in the machine.19. A. Excited. B. Shocked. C. Disappointed. D. Embarrasse

14、d. 20. A. The womans mother seldom does things for her. B. American kids become independent even before ten. C. The man and the woman are from different countries. D. In the eye of the mans mother, independence is important.II. Grammar and Vocabulary After reading the passage below, fill in the blan

15、ks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Electric Bike Ban in New York Hurts Food Delivery WorkersA ban on electric bicycles in

16、New York City is hurting delivery workers who depend on them to earn a living. Many of the workers are immigrants.Electric bicycles, or “e-bikes,” look like regular bicycles, but they have electric-powered motors to assist riders in moving the bike forward. Most e-bikes reach speeds of about 32 kilo

17、meters an hour, but some can go much （21）_ （fast）.（22）_ it is legal to own e-bikes in New York City, it is not legal to operate them. Officials there consider the dangerous use of e-bikes on streets and sidewalks as the reason （23）_ the ban. Last year, the city announced severe measures （24）_ （mean）

18、 to hold e-bike riders and restaurants that employ the riders responsible.E-bike operators can now be fined $500 for breaking the ban. The police （25）_ also seize the bikes.Many of New Yorks delivery workers are Chinese immigrants in their 50s and 60s. Their job requires them to work quickly and for

19、 long hours （26）_ （earn） enough money to live on.Delivery worker Deqing Lian said it is important to perform quality work （27）_ their job also depends on tips. He added that when delivery workers are too slow, some people refuse to pay for the food, which makes the workers supervisors angry.Liqiang

20、Liu is an e-bike delivery worker and spokesperson for the New York Delivery Workers Union. He says （28）_ （catch） breaking the ban and having the bike seized would cause costly delays for workers.Do Lee is with the Biking Public Project, （29）_ provides assistance to bicycle-related workers in New Yor

21、k City. He says the citys ban on e-bikes is unfairly targeting low-paid workers who largely come from the citys Latino and Asian communities. He does not accept the argument （30）_ e-bikes present a danger to citizens. However, many New Yorkers are quick to blame e-bike riders for not being safe. Aft

22、er reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. overate B. preciousC. rateD. researchersE. impressionF. previousG. presentedH. interpretI. goersJ. revealedK. consumerPeople Think

23、Meals Taste Better If They Are ExpensiveIt is said that theres no such thing as a free lunch, but even if you manage to bag a bargain meal, it will not taste as good as a more expensive meal, according to scientists.A new study has found that restaurant 31 who pay more for their meals think the food

24、 is tastier than if it is offered for a smaller price. The experts think that people tend to associate cost with quality and this changes their 32 of how food tastes.Scientists at Cornell University in New York studied the eating habits of 139 people enjoying an Italian buffet （自助餐） in a restaurant.

25、 The price of the food was set by the 33 at either $4 or $8 for the all-you-can-eat meal. Customers were asked to 34 how good the food tasted, the quality of the restaurant and to leave their names.The experiment 35 that the people who paid $8 for the food enjoyed their meal 11 percent more than tho

26、se who ate the “cheaper” buffet. Interestingly those that paid for the $4 buffet said they felt guiltier about loading up their plates and felt that they 36 . However, the scientists said that both groups ate around the same quantity of food in total, according to the study 37 at the Experimental Bi

27、ology meeting this week.Brian Wansink, a professor of 38 behaviour at the university, said: “We were fascinated to find that pricing has little impact on how much one eats, but a huge impact on how you 39 the experience.” He thinks that people enjoyed their food more as they associated cost with qua

28、lity and that small changes to a restaurant can change how tasty people find their meals.In a（n） 40 study, scientists from the university showed that people who eat in dim lighting consume 175 less calories （卡路里） than people who eat in brightly lit areas.III. Reading Comprehension For each blank in

29、the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.How Climate Change Affects Airline FlightsHot weather has forceddozens of commercial flights to be canceledat airports in the Southwest this summer. This

30、flight-disturbing 41 is a warning sign. Climate change is projected to have far-reaching 42 including sea level rise flooding citiesand shifting weather patterns causing long-term declines in agricultural production. And there is evidence that it is beginning to affect the takeoff performance of com

31、mercial aircraft, with potential effects on airline 43 .National and global transportation systems and the economic activity they support have beendesigned for the climatein which it all developed. In the aviation （航空） industry, airports and aircraft are designed for the weather conditions experienced 44