1、30 pm. B. At 7 pm. C. At 7:30pm.2.Where did the woman go during her visit to Europe? A. France. B. Finland C. Iceland.3.Why did the man apologize to the woman? A. He forgot to bring the womans book. B. He lost the book the woman lent him. C.He couldnt lend the book to the woman.4.What will the man d
2、o on Sunday morning? A. Take his son to the park. B. Stay with his parents at home. C. Do shopping with his wife.5. What is the woman? A. She is a librarian. B. She is a bank clerk. C. She is a college teacher.第2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三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对
3、话或独白前,你将有时间阅读每个小题,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。听下面一段对话,回答第6、7题。6.What sport did Joe take part in? A. The relay race. B. The high jump. C. The long jump.7.Who won the mens 100-meter race? A. John. B. Peter C. Bob听下面一段对话,回答第8、9 题。8. Which month is it now? A. May B. July C. September9.What will
4、 the man do in July? A. Conduct a research project. B. Attend a conference. C. Type his paper up.听下面一段对话,回答第1012题。10.What did the woman forget to do this morning? A. To turn off her radio. B. To talk with her neighbor. C. To give her dad a message.11.When does the woman wake up every morning? A. At
5、four. B. At four thirty. C. At five.12. Why does the woman feel tired? A. She cant sleep well because of the noise. B. Her family is always angry with her. C. She is very busy with her work.听下面一段对话,回答第1316题。13. What has Alice decided to learn? A. Art. B. Medicine C. Music14. Who is the woman? A. She
6、s Alices teacher. B. Shes Alices friend. C. Shes Alices sister.15. What is said about an artists income? A. About sixty percent of the average peoples. B. Six times more than the average peoples. C. Sixty percent more than the average peoples.16. What will the speakers do next? A. They will go out f
7、or supper. B. They will have a talk with Alice. C. They will give Alice some money.听下面一段对话,回答第1720题。17. Where did the story probably happen? A. In a clothing shop. B. At a bus station. C. In a restaurant.18. How did the young people feel when the old lady came to them? A. Embarrassed. B. Delighted.
8、C. Surprised.19.What did the young couple do when the old lady left? A. They waved her goodbye. B.They called a taxi for her. C. They took a photo with her.20. What can we know from the story? A. The old lady was kind and polite B. The couple was glad to do a good deed. C. The manager thought they w
9、ere a family.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,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Trans-Bridge Tours is looking forward to providing you with another year of exciting One-Day travel destinations in 2016. Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island August 15 (Sat) $78 Adult; $66 Chil
10、d (4-12); $ 75 Senior (62+) No visit to the New York City area is complete without a trip to the worlds most famous landmarks- the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Price includes transportation to Liberty State Park and timed ferry tickets. 9/11 Museum& Memorial September 29 (Tue) $ 87 Adult; $ 7
11、8 Youth (7-17); Senior $80(65+) The Museum displays artifacts associated with the events of 9/11, while presenting stories of loss and recovery. The Memorial between the twin reflecting pools, is a tribute of remembrance and honor to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks.The New York
12、Botanical GardenOctober 14 (Wed)$126 AdultThis National Historic Landmark offers visitors 250 acres (英亩) of the most unique land form of any botanical garden in the world, with huge rock outcroppings, beautiful flower collections, a river, cascading waterfalls, and 40 acres(英亩) of old-growth forest
13、dating from pre-Revolutionary times plus a world-class Conservatory.Hagley Museum & WinterthurNovember 21(Sat)$113 AdultLocated on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine, Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E.I. du Pont in 1802. Winterthur was the former home of Henry Francis d
14、u Pont, a famous antiques collector and gardener.Includes: Brandywine tour at Hagley; Lunch at Hagley Museum; Guided tour at Winterthur Garden21. Which of the following charges an adult the lowest fee? A. Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island B.9/11 Museum & C. The New York Botanical Garden D. Hagley Mus
15、eum &22. Which was set up in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks? A. The Statue of Liberty. B. The 9/11 Memorial. C. Hagley Museum. D. Winterthur Garden. 23. When can you do some geological (地质的) research while travelling? A. August 15. B. September 29. C. October 14. D. November 21.BVery
16、 mobile ears help many animals direct their attention to the rustle of a possible attacker. Researchers say these mobile ears have become a useful communication tool. Their studies of animal behaviour build up a picture of how communication and social skills developed. “Were interested in how they c
17、ommunicate,” said lead researcher Jennifer Wathan.“And being sensitive to what another individual is thinking is a fundamental skill from which other more complex skills develop.”Ms Wathan and her colleague Prof Karen McComb set up a behavioural experiment where 72 individual horses had to use visua
18、l cues from another horse in order to choose where to feed. They led each horse to a point where it had to select one of two buckets. On a wall behind this decision-making spot was a life-sized photograph of a horses head facing either to left or right. In some of the trials, the horses ears or eyes
19、 were covered. If the ears and eyes of the horse in the picture were visible, the horses being tested would choose the bucket towards which its gaze - and its ears - were directed. If the horse in the picture had either its eyes or its ears covered, the horse being tested would just choose a feed bu
20、cket at random.Like many mammals that are hunted by predators(捕食者), horses can rotate(旋转)their ears through almost 180 degrees - but Ms Wathan said that in our human-centric view of the world, we had overlooked the importance of these very mobile ears in animal communication.It seems theres somethin
21、g in the visual cues - from both the eyes and the ears - that are really important, she told BBC News. Horses have quite rich social lives and relationships with other horses, so theyre a good species to look at this in. And the more we look at communication across different species, the more we can
22、 consider what might have promoted the evolution of sophisticated communication and social skills.24. Why does a horse rotate its ears?A. To tell each other where they can go for the buckets.B. To be curious about what the other horse is thinking.C. To warn the other horse when an attacker is coming
23、 closer.D. To express its hope to build up social relations with others.25. Why did the researchers use the life-sized photograph of a horse in the experiment?A. To help develop horses complex skills.B. To lead other horses to feed themselves.C. To make the horses in the experiment excited.D. To pro
24、vide clues for the horses in the experiment.26. Why are ears and eyes important to horses?A. They can find the feeding buckets more easily with ears and eyes.B. With ears and eyes they can escape from dangers more easily.C. With ears and eyes they can communicate with other horses.D. Horses have qui
25、te rich social lives with ears and eyes.27. What can be the best title of the passage?A. Rotary Ears Serve as Communication Tools.B. Horses Have More Social Skills than Other Species.C. Experiments with Horses Ears.D. Fundamental Skills of Horses.CI had a great time this past summer visiting Stone M
26、ountain Park with my twin grandsons. I had the opportunity to spend the day with them seeing the various sights and attractions. One thing that my grandsons had really wanted to do that particular day was to climb to the top of the mountain. Stone Mountain isnt a particularly tall mountain and fortu
27、nately has walking trails to the top, but for two 5-year olds, along with grandpa, its a formidable task.Since my grandsons enthusiasm was much greater than mine, I decided to start the slow walk up the mountain. The beginning part of the trail was slow and gradual. It seemed like we were taking for
28、ever to climb just a short distance, but I had to remind myself that it took 3 of their steps to equal 1 of mine, so I found myself walking ahead of them, then having to stop and let them catch up, over and over again.I was tired and sweaty, just wanting to get to the top of the mountain so I could
29、rest well before starting my way back. I learned early on during our walk that this wasnt going to be the case. We had to stop and look at every large rock with someones name carved in it. We looked at unusual plant formations. We examined large trees and we explored small rock overhangs that remind
30、ed the kids of caves. My grandsons viewed the walk as an exciting adventure. Climbing the mountain was a trial to me but my grandsons were not focused at all on the trial of climbing the mountain; they were simply enjoying the journey of the walk.I know when I face a trial in life, I tend to always
31、think of the problem. I want the trial to be over quickly and let life get back to normal. What can I learn during the course of the trial? At some point, the trial will be over and well be joyous for sure.However, the real joy should not be that the trials over, but I am celebrating what I learned during the journey.28. What does the underlined word“formidable”in Paragraph 1 mean?A. R
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