1、5. A. Catch the train. B. Meet Jane.C. Get some stationery. D. Clean the backyard.6. A. Ask for something cheaper. B. Buy the vase she really likes.C. Protect herself from being hurt. D. Bargain with the shop assistant.7. A. Use a computer in the lab. B. Take a chemistry course.C. Help him revise hi
2、s report. D. Get her computer repaired.8. A. Amused. B. Embarrassed. C. Shocked. D. Sympathetic.9. A. She doesnt plan to continue studying next year.B. She has already told the man about her plan.C. She isnt planning to leave her university.D. She recently visited a different university.10. A. It sp
3、oke highly of the mayor. B. It misinterpreted the mayors speech.C. It made the mayors view clearer. D. It carried the mayors speech accurately.Section B In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but
4、 the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. 70. B. 20. C. 25. D. 75.12. A. The houses the
5、re cant be sold. B. It is a place for work and holiday.C. The cabins and facilities are shared. D. It is run by the residents themselves.13. A. A skiing resort. B. A special community.C. A splendid mountain. D. A successful businesswoman.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A.
6、 Those who often sent text messages. B. Those who suffered from heart disease.C. Those who did no physical exercise. D. Those who were unmarried.15. A. They responded more slowly than usual. B. They sent more messages.C. They typed 10 percent faster on average. D. They edited more passages.16. A. Wh
7、y chemical therapy works.B. Why marriage helps fight cancer.C. How unmarried people survive cancer.D. How cancer is detected after marriage.Section C In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill
8、 in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Travellers Survey SheetTravel purpose: for a(n) _17_ in LondonComments on the airport en
9、vironment / facilities:Likes: _18_19_ walkwaysDislikes: _20_ shopssmall trolleysBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What is critical thinking in reading?Assessing the writers ideas and thinking about the _21_
10、of what the writer is saying.What is the first step in reading an academic text critically?Finding out the argument and the writers main line of _22_.What may serve as the evidence?_23_ , survey results, examples, etcWhat is the key to critical thinking?To read actively and _24_II. Grammar and Vocab
11、ulary After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)My Stay in New YorkAfter gr
12、aduation from university, I had been unable to secure a permanent job in my small town. So I decided to leave home for New York,(25)_I might have a better chance to find a good job.(26)_ (earn) some money to pay the daily expenses, I started work in a local caf as a waiter. I believe that(27)_ _ _ I
13、 was offered a good position, I would resign at once.Over time, the high cost of living became a little burden on my already(28)_ (exhaust) shoulder. On the other hand, my search for a respectable job had not met with much success. As I had studied literature at university, I found it quite difficul
14、t to secure a suitable job in big companies. Mother had just said that(29)_ I want to have a better career advancement, I had to find work in the city. Perhaps(30)_my mother had told me was deeply rooted in my mind. I just did as she had expected.Soon I had lived in the city for over six months but
15、I still did not like it. Apparently, I had difficulty(31)_ (adapt) myself to life in the city, let alone finding a job to my delight. After nine months of frustration, I eventually decided to go back to my small town. Not until I returned(32)_I realize that a quiet town life was the best for me.(B)T
16、he giant vending machine (自动售货机) is a new village shopVillagers have long been used to facing a drive when they run out of basic supplies. However, help is now nearer at hand in form of the countrys first automatic push-button shop. Now residents in the Derbyshire Village of Clifton can buy grocerie
17、s around the clock after the huge vending was installed outside a pub in the village this week.Peter Fox, who is(33)_electrical engineer, spent two and a half years working on the project. The machine(34)_ (equip) with securing cameras and alarms and looks like a mini shop with a brick front, a grey
18、 roof and a display window.Mr. Fox said he hoped his invention, (35)_ is set to be installed in other villages in the area over the coming months, will mark a return to convenience shopping for rural communities.He said:“ I had this idea a few years ago but I couldnt find a manufacture who could del
19、iver what I wanted, so I did it by(36)_. The result is what amounts to huge outdoor vending machine. Yet I think the term “automatic shop” is far(37)_ (appropriate)In recent years, the commercial pressure from supermarket chains(38)_ (force) village shops across the country to close. In 2010, it was
20、 estimated that about 400 village shops closed,(39)_ (urge) the local government to give financial support to struggling shops or set-up new communities stores.Hundreds of communities have since stepped in and opened up their won volunteer-run shops, but Mr. Fox hopes his new invention will offer a
21、solution(40)_those villages without a local shop. Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. alert B. classify C. commit D. delicately E. gentle F. imposeG. labels H. moderation I. relieve J. signal
22、s K. simplyLets say youve decided you want to eat more healthfully. However, you dont have time to carefully plan menus for meals or read food41 at the supermarket. Since you really42yourself to a healthier lifestyle, a little help would come in handy, wouldnt it? This is where a choice architect ca
23、n help43some of the burden of doing it all yourself. Choice architects are people who organize the contexts in which customers make decisions. For example, the person who decides the layout of your local supermarket-including which shelf the peanut butter goes on, and how the oranges are piled up is
24、 a choice architect.Governments dont have to44healthier lifestyles through laws for example, smoking bans. Rather, if given an environment created by a choice architect-one that encourages us to choose what is best-we will do the right things. In other words, there will be designs that gently push c
25、ustomers toward making healthier choices, without removing freedom of choice. This idea combines freedom to choose with45hints from choice architects, who aim to help people live longer, healthier, and happier lives.The British and Swedish governments have introduced a so-called traffic light system
26、 to46foods as healthy or unhealthy. This means that customers can see at a glance how much fat, sugar, and salt each product contains47by looking at the lights on the package. A green light48that the amounts of the three nutrients are healthy; yellow indicates that the customer should be49; and red
27、means that the food is high in at least one of the three nutrients and should be eaten in50. The customer is given important health information, but is still free to decide what to choose.III. Reading Comprehension For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B,
28、C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Research has shown that two-thirds of human conversation is taken up not with discussion of the cultural or political problems of the day, not heated debates about films weve just watched or books weve just finished reading, but plain and simple51. Language is our greatest treasure as a species, and what do we52 do with it? We gossip. About others behaviour and private lives, such as whos doing what with whom, whos in and whos out-and why; how to deal with difficult53situations involving children, lovers,
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