1、第一节(共5小题;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秒钟的时间回答有关小 题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What happened to the woman?AShe lost her keysBShe couldnt lock the doorCHer apartment was broken into2How does the man probably feel?AInterested BPleased CAnnoyed3What does the man
2、 say about the woman?AShe is normalBShe needs a new phoneCShe should get some help4What will the woman probably do?AGo somewhere elseBGo to the front of the lineCWait in line for two hours5What are the speakers talking about?AA weekend plan BSomething in the sky CA painting第二节(共15小题;每小题15分,满分225分)听下
3、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、7两个小题。6Why did the woman come to see the man?ATo get her money backBTo talk with the store managerDTo exchange a piece of clothing7What is true about the woman?AShe designs
4、 clothesBShe washed the jacket in hot waterCShe has worn the jacket for a week听第7段材料,回答第8、9两个小题。8Why does the man want to put up an ad?ATo sell his guitarBTo meet new peopleCTo give lessons for money9How much will the man probably charge an hour?A$40 B$30 C$20听第8段材料,回答第l0至12三个小题。10How long has the m
5、an been in college?ANearly one yearBAlmost two yearsCAbout three years11What does the man want to study right now?AArt BMedicine CChemistry12How does the woman probably feel in the end?AHappy BWorried CAngry听第9段材料,回答第13至16四个小题。13How did the woman get to the museum?ABy subway BBy bus CBy car14How man
6、y of the paintings did she see?AVery few of themBAbout half of themCAlmost all of them15Whose painting did the woman like the most?ADiego Rivera BFrida Kahlo CHenri Matisse16What does the man want to do together with the woman?AMake some paintingsBGo travelling this summerCVisit the museum again听第10
7、段材料,回答第17至20四个小题。17What time did Elaine arrive at the office?AAt 9:00 BAt 8:45 CAt 8:1518How did Elaine feel about her first day?AThings were confusingBEverybody was friendlyCHer boss was surprised to see her19Who had interviewed Elaine before?ATim BJohn CThe secretary20What did Elaine discover in t
8、he end?AShe had been on the wrong floorBShe had been in the wrong buildingCShe hadnt been hired after a11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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA broad smile spreads across the faces of Martyn Sibley and Srin Madipalli when asked where they were whe
9、n they decided to launch an online lifestyle magazine for disabled people“On the beach”they reply“Weve both travelled a lot but we wanted a real adventure,”Sibley says of the California road trip during which Disability Horizons was conceived(设想) Sibley,whose professional background is in marketing,
10、has been writing his own blog since 2009“about what I got up to,everyday stuff about living with disability”,he saysHe describes how while“wandering on the beach together”Madipalli suggested branching out beyond a oneperson blogWhy did they want to create a“lifestyle”magazine for the disabled people
11、?The pair,both in their 20s,say they wanted to produce something“positive and inspiring”that would tell about the lives of disabled people as they actually wereThey were especially eager to produce something that showed young disabled people“what it was possible to do with their lives”,says SibleyIn
12、 less than a year,Disability Horizons has had more than 50 regular contributors and attracted a reader base of more than 20,000 people,more than a third of whom are in the USSibley and Madipalli have a genetic disease that causes progressive muscle wasting and loss of movementThey are wheelchair use
13、rs and have been good friends since growing up in London and CambridgeListening to them joke,it makes perfect sense that their shared optimistic outlook has spilled over into the magazineThe site covers topics ranging from books and travel to clubbing and photography“Its definitely a mix”Madipalli s
14、ays21What has Sibley been writing about in his own blog?AHis love for travellingBHis attitude toward lifeCHis suffering from a diseaseDHis everyday life with disability22For what purpose was Disability Horizons created?ATo collect money for the disabledBTo help the disabled to make friendsCTo organi
15、ze the disabled to travel aroundDTo let people know the real life of the disabled23The fourth paragraph is written to tell us that Disability Horizons_.Abecame popular very soon Bwas complex in marketingCbecame a failure in the US Dwas not well received at first24Which of the following best describe
16、s Sibley and Madipalli?AKind and generous BCreative and humorousCDisabled but optimistic DAdventurous but rudeBLets Go Science ShowShow Times:Wednesday,November12,2014 at 10:00 amTickets:$900 per person for groups of ten or more;$1400 for individualsThe wacky and talented Professor Smart and Dr. Kno
17、witall join forces for an educational,entertaining,exciting experiment demonstrating the basic principals of scienceDuring the show you and your students will learn about air pressure,figure out flight,and get a handle on the scientific methodAppropriate for Grades l5The Wizard of OZTuesday,December
18、 18,2014 at 9:$1000 per person for groups of 10 or more;Follow the yellow brick roadJoin in Dorothys adventures over the rainbow with the Tin man,Scarecrow,Lion and,of course,the Wizard himselfMore excitement is created when a life-size tornado travels from the stage through the audienceMeet old fri
19、ends and new in this imaginative fun filled musical. Award-winning lighting and special effectsAppropriate for all agesCharlottes WebThursday,December 4,2014 at ll:00 am & 12 noon$1200 per person for groups of 20 or more;$1700 for individualsCharlottes Web is a beloved and memorable childrens classi
20、c that comes to life on stage in this musical storyThe story is set in a Midwest country farm in the first half of the twentieth centuryMeet Fern Arable,an imaginative eight-year-old farm girl,Wilbur,a small lovable pig,Charlotte,a large intellectual spiderand Templeton,a lazy yet clever ratYoure su
21、re to fall in loveAppropriate for Grades Pre-Kindergarten3rd grade25A father with his son to see Science Show will pay_A$900 B$1800 C$1400 D$280026A boy who likes stories about wizards will watch the musical at_A9:00 am B10:00 am C12 noon D15:00 pm27Where does the story of a little girl with several
22、 animals take place?AOn a farm BOn a brick roadCIn a kindergarten DIn a college libraryCClose your eyes and picture the city of ParisNow imagine the city without its most famous landmark:the Eiffel TowerThe unthinkable almost happenedWhen French engineer Gustave Eiffel built this tower for the Paris
23、 Worlds Fair of 1889,it was controversialThe iron structure contrasted(对比)sharply with the historic stone buildings of ParisEiffels four-legged iron archway was supposed to last only 20 yearsThats when Eiffels permit to operate the building would expire(过期)and the city could choose to tear it downYe
24、t from the beginningEiffel had a strategy to save his buildingIf the Tower was linked to important research,he reasoned,no one would dare to take it downSo he would make it a grand laboratory for scienceScientific research began just one day after the Tower opened to the public on May 6, 1889Eiffel
25、installed a weather station on the Towers third(and highest)floorHe connected instruments by wire to the French weather bureau in ParisWith these,he measured wind speed and air pressureIn 1903,still worried that his building might be torn down,Eiffel got a clever ideaHe asked the French military to
26、conduct its own research on radio communications at the TowerHe even paid the armys costsFrench army captain Gustave Ferri worked from a little wooden house at the base of the Towers southern pillarFrom there,he made radio contact with forts around ParisConvinced of the importance of radio communica
27、tions,the army set up a permanent radio station at the TowerIn 1910,the city of Paris renewed the structures permit for another 70 years This year marks the iconic structures 125th birthdayOver the years,research conducted there has brought dramatic and unexpected payoffsDuring World War I,for insta
28、nce,the French army used the Tower as a giant ear to receive radio messagesIt even led to the arrest of one of the wars most famous spies28What does the author mean by“The unthinkable almost happened”?AThe Eiffel Tower was almost torn downBGustave Eiffel was more than an engineerCIt took great effor
29、ts to build the Eiffel TowerDThe Eiffel Tower has served important purposes29The Eiffel Tower was controversial because_Ait was giant and uglyBit would expire too soonCsome historic buildings had to be removedDit didnt match the historic buildings of Paris30How did Gustave Eiffel save the Eiffel Tower?ABy asking the army to defend itBBy showing its importance for tourismCBy making it a base for scientific researchDBy asking the government to renew its permit31The arrest of a famous spy is mentioned to showAthe Eiffel Tower has
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