1、每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man order for himself?A. A large black coffee. B. A large white coffee. C. A medium white coffee.2. Where does the woman want to go?A. The bus station. B. The railway station. C. The city center.3. What does the woman mean?A. The man should give Jack a call now. B. The man
2、shouldnt give Jack a call now.C. The man is not going to give Jack a call. 4. How much will the man pay?A.5. B.7. C. 75. What does the woman want to do first?A. Buy something. B. Go to the park. C. Go to the concert.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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相
3、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题。6. How long will it take the woman to get to the place?A. About half an hour. B. About one hour. C. About two hours.7. How will the woman get there?A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By bus. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. To whom will the holi
4、day cards be sent?A. The womans employees. B. The womans foreign experts.C. The womans friends.9. How can one make holiday cards special?A. Write a short note in each one. B. Choose ones with special designs. C. Choose ones with Christmas wishes on them.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers mai
5、nly talking about?A. Healthy eating. B. Ways to cook food. C. A fashion magazine.11. What does the man think of the suggested diet?A. It is healthy. B. It needs improving. C. Its delicious.12. What do we learn about the woman?A. She likes celery. B. She is trying to lose weight. C. She disagrees wit
6、h the principles in the magazine.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Who is the womans favorite football player?A. Kaka. B. Ronaldo. C. Beckbam.14. Which Ronaldo does the woman refer to?A. Ronaldo Lima. B. Ronaldo Moreira. C. Cristiano Ronaldo.15.When did Kaka transfer（转移） to Real Madrid?A. In 2003. B. In 2007. C.
7、 In 2009.16. Which match will the man remember forever?A. A match with Real Madrid playing against Celtie. B. A match with Milan playing against Celtic. C. A match with Milan playing against Botafogo.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When is Sweetest Day?A. The second Saturday in October. B. The third Sunday in
8、 October. C. The third Saturday in October.18. Which of the following cities is NOT the biggest Sweetest Day city?A. Detroit. B. Buffalo. C. New York.19. What is the purpose of celebrating Sweetest Day?A. To make friends. B. To make someone happy. C. To make cities more beautiful.20. How did the Cle
9、veland man start Sweetest Day?A. By helping homeless people. B. By distributing small gifts. C. By caring for his parents.第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，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。ABorn in Japan to British parents on Oct.21, 1917, Fontaine and her older siste
10、r moved to the US as children. She won an Oscar as a vulnerable wife in the movie Suspicion in 1942. Hitchcock also cast Fontaine in the lead role in his first Hollywood work, Rebecca. Her other films included The Constant Nymph, Jane Eyre and Letter from an Unknown Woman. Fontaine won her Oscar ove
11、r her sister, who was in the running for her role in Hold Back the Dawn. Fontaine starred opposite Laurence Olivier in 1940s Rebecca. De Havilland is still alive at the age of 97 and lives in Paris. Fontaine gained another two Academy Award nominations （提名）, including her lead role in Rebecca in whi
12、ch she played opposite Laurence Olivier. The actress later said it was a “bittersweet moment” beating De Havilland to the best actress prize. “I was surprised that I won over my sister,” she added. But De Havilland played a significant role in Gone with the Wind. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter i
13、n 1978, Fontaine said, “I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia did, and if I die first, shell undoubtedly be living because I beat her to it.” In her autobiography（自传）, the actress s said, “I adore, respect and like my sister. But we dont seek out each others company. Were such complete opposi
14、tes.” Sisters Fontaine and De Havilland were Hollywood opposites. The pair have both won Academy Awards for acting. Fontaineborn Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland in Tokyohad four marriages which ended in divorce. She held double British-US citizenship but she lived in the US for long. She starred oppos
15、ite many of the Hollywood greats, including as Joan Crawford s opposite in her first major role in 1935s No More Ladies. Fontaine also lined up with Katharine Hepburn, Fred Astaire and Cary Granther co-star in Suspicion. The star was determined to play more willful roles later in her career, gaining
16、 recognition for Tender is the Night in 1962.Her final major screen appearance came four years later in The witches, while her final screen credit was for the TV movie Good King Wenceslas in 1994 and died on Dec. 15, 2013.21. Fontaine won the Oscar for the film_.A. Suspicion B. Hold Back the DawnC.
17、Rebecca D. Jane Eyre22. We can conclude that Fontaine lived to_.A. 94 B.96 C.95 D.9723. According to the passage, we can learn that De Havilland_. A. didnt like Fontaine at all for longB. had already died before FontaineC. once won Academy AwardD. wasnt as famous as FontaineBTalking plants might sou
18、nd like characters in a fairy tale. But recent scientific studies have shown that plants communicate with each other and with other living things in a surprising number of ways. To understand them, scientists say, we just have to learn their language. Farmers are especially interested in what plants
19、 have to say.“Plants are able to communicate with all sorts of organisms （有机体）. They can communicate with giant bacteria, with other plants and with insects. They do this chemically,” said Cahill, an Ecology Professor of the University of Alberta in Canada. Plant scientists are just beginning to und
20、erstand this chemical “language”. Cahill says studies have shown, for example, that plants can evaluate conditions in their immediate environment and take appropriate actions. Plants have an ability, for example, to signal pain or discomfort caused by anything from temperature extremes to an insect
21、attack. Jack Schultz, a professor of chemical ecology at the University of Missouri, says when a plant senses that its being eaten, it cannot walk away from trouble; on the contrary, it will release a chemical vapor thatalertsother plants nearby. “Their language is a chemical language, and it involv
22、es chemicals that move through the air that are easy to be changeable, and most of all are smells that we are familiar with,” Schultz explained. “All plants responded to the attack by changing their chemistry to defend themselves,” Schultz recalled. “But we were quite surprised to find that nearby p
23、lants also changed their chemistry to defend themselves, even though they were not part of the experiment.” Studies have also shown that plants under attack release pleasant chemicals. Those chemicals attract friendly insects that attack the pests eating the plant.In the end, plants ability to commu
24、nicate their needs?and our ability to understand them?could help farmers reduce the use of poisonous chemicals, cut operating costs and limit damage to the environment.24. The recent scientific studies have shown that plants can _.A. communicate with other living things in a chemical wayB. hardly re
25、act to any sudden change in temperatureC. use a very special chemical language which is familiar to usD. respond to the attack by giving off poisonous chemicals25. When being eaten by an insect, the plant will _. A. walk away from troubleB. change its chemistry to kill the insectC. give off nice che
26、micals to attract friendly insects killing the pestD. release a chemical vapor to “ask” other plants for help26. The underlined word “alert” most probably means “_”.A. warn B. protect C. threaten D. allow27. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Communication between Plants B. A Chemical
27、 “Language”C. Plants Can Talk D. How Plants Protect ThemselvesWhen it comes to human resources, hiring highly-skilled staff is not usually enough for a company to function successfully. Besides the knowledge in their particular fields, employees must always have additional skills?those of co-operati
28、on. In the case that work tasks can only be carried out by communicating with people, accepting common decisions, solving problems, sharing information and helping one another, teamwork skills are important.While some jobs may require talent, the ability to work as a team is learned. There are no co
29、mplicated formulas（规则）; you dont need to have any special qualities or exceptional mental abilities. Individuals can be effective as a team if they have developed certain behaviors or habits of communication. Many companies, clubs and organizations use team building activities. Team building activit
30、ies may include a number of teamwork elements. They are aimed at encouraging active participation in task accomplishment while all members have their roles as individuals and are able to co-operate towards a common goal as a team.Many team building activities focus on problem solving and discussing
31、team issues; thus argument as a way to common consensus （共识） is encouraged. Team building activities often involve recognition and identification of team member skills, talents, knowledge, and experiences which allow the team members to learn more about each other and fully make use of those skills where appropriate. Many team activities are focused on developing keys to trust during challenging times.28. In the authors opinion, which of th
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