1、录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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。例: How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是C。1. Why did the woman go to Mallorca?A. To teach Spanish. B. To look for a job. C. To see a friend.2.
2、What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Take him to hospital. B. Go to a class with him. C. Submit a report for him.3. Who will look after the children?A. Jennifer. B. Suzy. C. Marie.4. What are the speakers going to do?A. Drive home. B. Go shopping. C. Eat out.5. What are the speakers talking abou
3、t?A. How to fry fish.B. How to make coffee.C. How to remove a bad smell.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。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. When does Gomez watch a football game on TV?A. When he fails to get a ticket.
4、B. When the stadium is crowded.C. When his friends are too busy.7. How much did Gomez pay for the football game last time?A. $20. B. $25. C. $50.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8. What did Alex do in the afternoon?A. He had a walk. B. He went hunting. C. He planted trees.9. What did Alex bring back?A. Flowers. B. L
5、eaves. C. Books.10. What was Bob doing when Alex saw him?A. Fishing. B. Taking pictures. C. Swimming.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11. What did David do on his most recent holiday?A. He had a boat trip. B. He took a balloon flight. C. He climbed a mountain.12. What is on Davids list?A. Gifts he needed to buy.B.
6、Things he wished to do.C. Dates he had to remember.13. Where does the woman suggest David go for his next holiday?A. Australia. B. California. C. The Amazon.听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。14. Why did Sarah make the phone call?A. To ask a favor. B. To pass on a message. C. To make an appointment.15. Where is Sarah
7、 now?A. In Brighton. B. At her home. C. At the Shelton Hotel.16. What time is Michael leaving his place tomorrow morning?A. At 7:40. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:20.17. What is the probable relationship between John and Sarah?A. Neighbors. B. Fellow workers. C. Husband and wife.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18. What do
8、most people think is very important in spoken communication?A. Pronunciation. B. Vocabulary. C. Grammar.19. Why should you listen to experts according to the speaker?A. To develop your reading fluency.B. To improve your note-taking skills.C. To find out your mispronunciations.20. What is the speaker
9、s last suggestion?A. Spell out the difficult words.B. Check the words in a dictionary.C. Practice reading the words aloud.第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分 50 分)第一节 (共 15 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 37.5 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。ARome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel ( 旅 社 ). The
10、 hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 a night, and for that, youll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort.Yellow HostelIf I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. Its one of the best-rated hostels
11、 in the city, and for good reason. Its affordable, and its got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, its close to the main train station.Hostel Alessandro PalaceIf you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members
12、hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. Theres also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.Youth Station HostelIf youre looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful fu
13、rnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesnt charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.Hotel and Hostel Des ArtistesHotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city stat
14、ion and its close to all of the citys main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.21. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to
15、 stay in a hostel?A. Comfort. B. Security. C. Price. D. Location.22. Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?A. Yellow Hostel. B. Hostel Alessandro Palace.C. Youth Station Hostel. D. Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.23. What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?A.
16、It gets noisy at night. B. Its staff is too talkative.C. It charges for Wi-Fi. D. Its inconveniently located.BBy day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova not as a musician but as her page turner. “Im not a trained musician, but Ive learnt to read music
17、so I can help Maria in her performance.”Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the groups official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesnt have to break the flow of sound by doing it themsel
18、ves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you dont turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr Titterton explained.Being a page
19、 turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with t
20、heir page turner.But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”Most pag
21、e turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “Hes interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: Turn, turn! “Robert is the best page turn
22、er Ive had in my entire life.”24. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?A. Read music. B. Play the piano.C. Sing songs. D. Fix the instruments.25. Which of the following best describes Tittertons job on stage?A. Boring. B. Well-paid. C. Demanding. D. Dangerous.26. What does Tittert
23、on need to practise?A. Counting the pages. B. Recognizing the “nodding”.C. Catching falling objects. D. Performing in his own style.27. Why is Ms Raspopovas husband “the worse page turner”?A. He has very poor eyesight. B. He ignores the audience.C. He has no interest in music. D. He forgets to do hi
24、s job.CWhen the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Native Americans had taken care of these precious natural resources wisely. Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a
25、few decades to decimate a large part of these resources. Millions of waterfowl ( 水 禽 ) were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsmen. Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever-increasing populations, greatly reducing waterfowl habita
26、t.In 1934, with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act), an increasingly concerned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory ( 迁徙) waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival. Under this Act, all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and over must annually
27、purchase and carry a Federal Duck Stamp. The very first Federal Duck Stamp was designed by J.N. “Ding” Darling, a political cartoonist from Des Moines, lowa, who at that time was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey. Hunters willingly pay the stamp
28、 price to ensure the survival of our natural resources.About 98 cents of every duck stamp dollar goes directly into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to purchase wetlands and wildlife habitat for inclusion into the National Wildlife Refuge System a fact that ensures this land will be protected an
29、d available for all generations to come. Since 1934, better than half a billion dollars has gone into that Fund to purchase more than 5 million acres of habitat. Little wonder the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most successful conservation programs ever initiated.28. What was
30、a cause of the waterfowl population decline in North America?A. Loss of wetlands. B. Popularity of water sports.C. Pollution of rivers. D. Arrival of other wild animals.29. What does the underlined word “decimate” mean in the first paragraph?A. Acquire. B. Export. C. Destroy. D. Distribute.30. What
31、is a direct result of the Act passed in 1934?A. The stamp price has gone down. B. The migratory birds have flown away.C. The hunters have stopped hunting. D. The government has collected money.31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A. The Federal Duck Stamp Story B. The National Wildlife Refuge SystemC. The Benefits of Saving Waterfowl D. The History of Migratory Bird H
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