1、每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,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。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What did the man do?A. He had some drinks. B. He made a phone call. C. He looked after the woman2. What do we know about the mans wife?A. She works in a restaurant. B. She wrote a good co
2、okbook. C. She taught herself how to cook.3. Who won the race?A. Tom. B. Peter. C. Sam.4. How will the woman go downtown?A. By bus. B. By car. C. By taxi.5. How does the girl feel about having Mrs. Daley in English class?A. Afraid. B. Worried. C. Excited.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
3、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至7题。6. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Shopkeeper and customer.7. Where does the woman like to read during vacation?A. At home. B. On the beach.
4、C. In a bookshop.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. How rubbish and recycle collection work.B. How public service is improved.C. How yard waste will be collected.9. What should the man do with the recyclables?A. Put them in front of his house on Thursdays.B. Separate the
5、m according to their materials.C. Call the pick-up trucks to pick them up.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. What does the man say about hot deserts?A. They are hot all the time. B. They are dangerous to live in. C. The temperature is changeable.11. What do deserts have in common?A. Theyre dry. B. Theyre sandy. C
6、. Theyre large.12. How do most of the desert animals live?A. They live in groups. B. They live at the edges of deserts. C. They sleep in the day and come out at night.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Why hasnt the boy booked the room yet?A. He doesnt know how to book. B. He forgot to do so. C. He is too busy.14
7、. Whom should the booking form be given to?A. The woman. B. The boys class teacher. C. The secretary of the school office.15. When will the competition begin?A. At 3: 30 . m. B. At 3:45 p.m. C. At 6:30 p. m.16. What can we learn about the competition?A. A computer is needed in it. B. It will be held
8、 in Room 501.C. The boy will take charge of it.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. How long should the film last at most?A. 8 minutes. B. 11 minutes. C. 12 minutes.18. What kind of film is required this year?A. Comedy. B. Drama. C. Horror.19. What is the topic of the films this year?A. The family. B. The weather.
9、 C. Schools.20. Where can people see the best films?A. In London International Academy.B. In the Market Square.C. At the Town Hall.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D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AWhat comes to mind when you think of a museum? Perhaps you picture an impressive building in
10、a rather traditional design made of high-quality stone? Some might consider these customary institutions the best way to safeguard the future of typical educational topics. But according to the Museums Association, a museum is traditionally defined as a place enabling people to have more knowledge v
11、ia various collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment. There are about 2500 museums in the UK; a few are bound to be considered a little unconventional, unusual or even unknown. However atypical your interest is, theres a museum for you!What about Neil Coles Adventures? This museum was open
12、ed by founder Neil Cole. Visitors to this Allendale attraction in Northumberland can see items ranging from stage properties used in the BBC series Dr Who to part of Thors costume from the Avengers movie. Science fiction has now become more mainstream so I thought people might want to see this, says
13、 Mr Cole. If clocks are more to your taste, why not visit the Cuckooland Museum? Set up by brothers Roman and Maz Piekarski, this Cheshire collection of over 600 cuckoo clocks is considered to be the largest of its kind in the world and all from the Black Forest region in Germany.Then, you could vis
14、it the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities in London. This offbeat, alternative institution is against the trend of educating visitors through written descriptions alongside its collections. Instead, it displays all of its rare treasures, which include dodo bones, shrunken heads and a collection of Mc
15、Donalds Happy Meal toys, with no caption at all. There are many more wonderful institutions out there that march to the beat of their own drum. All you have to do is go and find them!21. What do the traditional museums serve to do?A. To educate kids more about the world. B. To help people explore mo
16、reC. To show visitors a specialized field. D. To help understand the real life.22. What does Neil Coles Adventures focus on?A. Allendale scenery. B. Stage properties.C. Science fiction. D. The Avengers movies.23. Which of the following museums has no written explanation for visitors?A. The Museum As
17、sociation. B. Neil Coles Adventures.C. The Cuckooland Museum. D. The Viktor Wynd Museum.BAirports are mini cities, often with their own firefighters, doctors and even priests. But goat herders(牧工)? Passengers flying out of San Francisco International Airport recently might have caught a glimpse of s
18、omething strange: nearly 600 goats chewing away at overgrown weed. Each spring the airport needs to remove the brush in a remote comer to protect nearby homes from possible fires.For the past seven years, the airport has turned to Goats R Us, a goat-powered brush removal company, which charged US $3
19、4,900 for the service this year. A large amount, isnt it? Why not employ machines on humans? Two endangered species, the San Francisco garter snake(束带蛇)and the California red-legged frog, live there. Thus, this humane approach has been adopted to secure their peaceful life.What do the herders and th
20、eir dogs do? Theres always a goat or two that would like to take a different path. Just as a kindergarten teacher knows which kids need a little extra attention, so we will make sure the dogs can target the naughty goats to keep them secure, says Terri Oyarzun, co-owner of Goats R Us. When asked how
21、 to lead goats to the next plot of plants. Terri says, Its effortless. You know, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence? Goats were the inspiration for that philosophy.The goats travel 30 miles each spring from their home in Orinda, California to the airport in a 16-wheel truck.
22、They spend two weeks cutting away a 20-foot firebreak on the west side of the airport. When Oyarzuns mats arent clearing brush at the airport, they are busy doing similar work on the side of Californias free-ways, at state parks, and anywhere else with overgrown vegetation. The family has about 8,00
23、0 total active goats, nearly twice that of three years ago.24. What can we know from Paragraph 1?A. There is too much grass to feed goats B. Goats have successfully built firewalls.C. Overgrown grass covers much room for planes. D. Grass is cleared annually to prevent potential fire.25. Goals are hi
24、red to clear the grass for the purpose of .A. cutting down the expenses B. reducing the risk of deaths C. guarding against possible fires D. protecting certain endangered species26. Terris words in Paragraph 3 can be best described as .A. critical B. humorous C. ridiculous D. objective27. What can b
25、e inferred from the text?A. The goats walk 30 miles to the airport every year.B. More passengers have been attracted to the airport.C. Oyarzuns business is now booming and promising.D. Goats are not accustomed to life at the airport yet.CWe all love to take photographs. Its a simple way to snap a sp
26、ecial moment, an amazing view, or just to show off your artistic skills. And its great to look back through your photo albums and share memories with your friends. In fact, they show a snapshot(快照)in time. This hasnt really changed since the invention of photography in the 1830s. But one thing that
27、has changed is the equipment we use.For many years, we have used traditional cameras to take our pictures with. Our images were taken onto camera film which was then processed into negatives from which photos were printed a lengthy process. And weve had a range of cameras to choose from from the sim
28、ple compact camera to more advanced single lens reflex, or SLR cameras.But the biggest change has come with the development of digital devices. This has made taking photo quicker and easier. Its enabled us to take a snap and review our pictures instantly. Weve been able to deal with them in post-pro
29、duction, using software on our computer. And of course, weve been able to share them like never before particularly on social media.Of course, now we have the smartphone a phone that is, well, smart because it can take photos and sometimes very good quality ones, and we can share them easily. So doe
30、s that mean the traditional camera will eventually become outdated? Figures from Japan show how the market is shrinking: shipments of compact digital cameras from companies like Olympus, Canon and Nikon were down 39 percent year on year.But Phil Hall, editor of Tech Radar magazine, told the BBC that while people are swapping their compact cameras for smartphones, manufacturers are looking at the more higher-end cameras, high-end compacts, DSLRs, which are the ones you can at
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