1、1.Where does the conversation take place probably?A. In a concert. B. In a ball. C. In a CD store.【答案】BM: What a lovely song! May I have one more dance with you, Miss Bennet?W: My pleasure, Mr. Bingley.2.How does the man feel about his trip?A. Regretful. B. Meaningful. C. Happy.【答案】A3.What day is it
2、 today?A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.4.What is the man going to do after work?A. Go back home. B. Go to the dancing club. C. Go for a drink.【答案】C5.What is the mans secret ingredient?A. The spice. B. The cheese. C. The red wine.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
3、最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位罝。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。听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。6. Who got shot?A. The woman. B. The guard. C. The cashier,7. What is the cars license plate number?A. BD160SMG. B. BD60SMJ. C. BD16SMJ.【答案】6. B 7. C8. Why does the woman refuse to eat the steak?A. She takes
4、pity on animals. B. She is on a diet. C. She doesnt like the taste.9. What will the speakers do next?A. Go to the womans home. B. Watch a documentary. C. Look for another restaurant.【答案】8. A 9. A10. What time is it now?A. 11:00. B. 11:10. C. 11:15.11. What is the weather like?A. Rainy. B. Windy. C.
5、Sunny.12. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers ?A. Seller and customer. B. Professor and student. C. Boss and employee.【答案】10. B 11. A 12. C13. What sport did the woman like to play in the past?A. Yoga. B. Table tennis. C. Volleyball.14. Which is NOT the reason for the woman choosing
6、 Tai Chi?A. It requires less intensity.B. Its very popular nowadays.C. Its related to Chinese culture.15. What is the essential concept of Tai Chi?A. How to balance your life.B. How to use the least to achieve the most.C. How to defeat someone stronger than you.16. What benefit docs Tai Chi bring to
7、 the woman?A. She feels easier to concentrate.B. She becomes more energetic.C. She gets a good appetite.【答案】13. C 14. B 15. A 16. A听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。17. What can we know from the previous tests?A. Chinese 15-year-olds have better math ability on average.B. Math development is more advanced in China.C.
8、Chinese math teachers are better.18. What will kids start practicing math exercise under the reform?A. 4 years old. B. 5 years old. C. 6 years old.19. How many primary schools are there in Britain?A. About 4,000. B. About 8,000. C. About 16,000.20. What does the “progressive” math-teaching style con
9、centrate on?A. Blending math into daily life. B. Practice and repetition. C. Teaching the basics of math.【答案】17. A 18. B 19. C 20. B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,选出最佳选项并在题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe critics top four books of 2018 are based on Christmas selections in national
10、 newspapers, the London Evening Standard, The TLS, The Spectator and the New Statesman.Normal People by Sally Rooney Faber 14.99Sally Rooneys debut novel, Conversations with Friends, was one of last years most talked-about books. The response to the Irish writers follow-up has, if anything, been eve
11、n more ecstatic. The 27-year-old was praised for her ability to convey subtle modulations of emotion. The novel was long listed for the Man Booker Prize but many felt that it should have done better.Vietnam by Max Hastings William Collins 30This long-awaited historical blockbuster follows the Vietna
12、m War over three decades. from the French “dirty war” of 194654 to Americas capitulation to the Vietcong in 1975. Hastings, who reported from the battlefield in Vietnam as a young British journalist, was praised for his encyclopedic knowledge of the conflict.The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker Ha
13、mish Hamilton 18.99Pat Barkers novel is a retelling of The lliad but with women at the heart of the action. The central character is Briseis, who appears only glancingly in Homers original. Best-known for her First World War Set Regeneration trilogy (1997). Barker, in her fifties, again focuses on t
14、he traumas of war. Reviewers praised the novels subversive energy even if it was judged conventional in places.A Certain Idea of France by Julian Jackson Allen Lane 35This door-stopping biography by British historian Julian Jackson born in 1954 chronicles the life of Charles de Gaulle who is regarde
15、d as one of the greatest ever Frenchmen. While acknowledging that de Gaulle wasnt very likeable, Jackson salutes his imagination and boldness- qualities that helped him steer France through its liberation from the Nazis and the war in Algeria. Critics suggested it would become the standard biography
16、.21. Which author of the four books is the youngest according to the text?A. Sally Rooney B. Max Hastings C. Pat Barker D. Julian Jackson22. Which book may people who are interested in a political leaders life choose?A. Normal People B. VietnamC. The Silence of the Girls D. A Certain Idea of France2
17、3. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To remember the four great novelists.B. To introduce the yearly top four novels.C. To encourage studies on the four novelsD. To promote the values of the four novelists【答案】21. A 22. D 23. BBIn Australia, the bilby (兔耳袋狸) project is seen as an imp
18、ortant part in protecting the nations wildlife. Bilbies are known for their long ears and large back legs. They usually sleep during the day, and are awake at night. They look a lot like rabbits and grow to about 2.5 kilograms.For the first time in 2018, bilbies are running wild in Southeastern Aust
19、ralia. The small animals were once widespread across much of Australia, but were last observed in the wild in New South Wales state in 1912. Every year bilby populations continue to decrease. Wildlife experts are afraid that the bilby, a small marsupial, could eventually disappear forever, either be
20、cause of land clearing or fires. Another reason is a threat from cats and foxes, which hunt down and kill bilbies.In northern New South Wales state, environmentalists are celebrating what they are calling a historic moment. Thirty bilbies from a captive breeding program have been released into a lar
21、ge predator-free enclosed area north of Sydney. Without the protection of a 32-kilometer fence, experts say the animals probably would not survive.Tim Allard heads the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, which is involved in the project. He says the release of these beloved animals is a big deal. “Ther
22、e are some remaining wild bilby populations, but they get predated upon heavily by feral cats and foxes. Bilbies only really survive behind fenced areas.” Allard said the point of doing this project is to return the countryside to what it used to be before Europeans arrived. “So in the not-too-dista
23、nt future, you will be able to go inside the fenced areas and it will be like stepping back before Europeans turned up,” he said.24. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?A. The shape of the bilby. B. The habit of the bilby.C. The weight of the bilby. D. The characteristics of the bilby.25. The follo
24、wings are the reasons for Bilbies disappearance EXCEPT _?A. Trees clearing. B. Fires bursting. C. Cats hunting. D. Foxes killing.26. What docs the underlined word “enclosed” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Involved. B. Protected. C. Hunted. D. Enlarged.27. From Allards words, what do we know?A. The
25、 release of bilbies can make much money.B. Cats and foxes cause the decrease of bilbies.C. Nature reserves are needed to protect bilbies.D. Europeans shouldnt turn up in the countryside.【答案】24. D 25. A 26. B 27. CCThat the success of humans as a species depends to a large extent on our ability to co
26、operate in groups is widely believed. Much more so than any other animal, people are able to coordinate and join their forces and actions to produce mutual benefits.New research involving Dr Molleman, an expert at the University of Nottingham, suggests that successful cooperation in groups depends o
27、n how people gather information about their peers, and how they base their cooperative decisions on it.Biologists wonder how cooperation could have developed by natural selection: it is puzzling how cooperation can be beneficial when it is possible to behave selfishly and take advantage of the coope
28、rative efforts of your group. Psychologists and economists try hard to understand why many people are willing to sacrifice their own welfare to benefit their social environment. They asked questions like “How do people make decisions when their actions can affect the welfare of others?” “How people
29、determine their behavior when they have to cooperate in groups?”.Dr Pieter Van Den Berg from the University of Groningen said, “From previous research we know that some people are majority-oriented (以为中心) and tend to look at the behavior of the majority in their group, whereas others are success-ori
30、ented and try to find out what kind of behavior pays off best for themselves.”Dr Molleman, from the center of the Decision Research and Experimental Economics, said, “It turns out that behavior in groups of success-oriented people was much more selfish than it in groups of majority-oriented people.
31、As a consequence, the people in the majority-oriented groups tended to cam more money in the experiment since they cooperated more.”28. Compared with other animals, human beings are capable of _.A. communicating well with others B. working together with each otherC. surviving some natural disasters D. getting access to various information29. What are the psychologists and economist
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