1、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。1What does the man plan to do next summer?ASave some money BTravel abroad CApply for a degree2How does the man like the fashion show?AUninteresting BJust so-so CExcellent3When is the library open on Saturdays?A8 am to 5 pm B
2、9 am to 4 pm C9 am to 124Where did the man work part-time?AIn a bank BIn a post office CIn a store5What can we learn about the party?AEveryone should dress up BGifts are expected CIts an informal party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
3、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。6Why does the man call MrWilliams?ATo talk about WilliamsdaughterBTo do some businessCTo have a conference7What is the mans telephone number?A588 3742 B588 6742 C588 6762听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8What is the woman?AA manager BA secretary CAn actress9Why does
4、the woman come here?ATo meet Jackson BTo work as a clerk CTo attend an interview听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10What is the man doing? AAsking for a favor BOffering advice CSending a gift11What is the woman busy doing recently?ATaking care of pets BPlanning a holiday CPreparing for an exam12How does the man prob
5、ably feel at the end of the conversation?ADisappointed BAnnoyed CGrateful听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13How many countries did the man go to?AThree BFour CFive14What is special about Kuala Lumpur?AKLCC BThe food CA zoo15What was Singapore named after?AA prince BAn island CA lion16What are the speakers mainly ta
6、lking about?ABusiness BTravel CShopping听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17When does the speaker usually get up during the week?AAt 8:00 am BAt 9:00 am CAt 10:00 am18Why did the speaker get up late?AHe was too tired to get upBHe turned off the alarmCHis alarm failed to ring19What did the cat do?AIt slept on the bed
7、BIt jumped on the speaker CIt hurt the speakers chest20How did the man feel at last?AThankful BTerrible CFrightened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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A21What do the four movies have in common?AThey were made in America BThey are animation moviesCThey are set
8、 in Christmas DThey are filled with stars22In which movie did Santa Claus fight against crimes?ASanta with Muscles BFour ChristmasesCBush Christmas DA Christmas Carol(2009)23Which section of a magazine is the passage probably taken from?AHistory BSportsCHealth DEntertainmentB On November 24,1868,Sco
9、tt Joplin was born in TexasHe became famous as a ragtime(拉格泰姆音乐)composer and piano playerRagtime music was an early form of jazzThis music has a lively beat and was developed from the music of African Americans Ragtime became popular in the early 1890s,and the music was played on the pianoThepiano p
10、layer usually made up a melody,then changed it a little bit every time he playedScottJoplin was very good at composing,or making up,music and playing the pianoWhen he wasgrowing up,Joplins home was filled with musicStill,Joplins father did not want him to be a musicianWhen he was about 14 years old,
11、Joplin left home to travel and start a life of his ownHe traveled all over the Midwest playing the piano and composing musicSometimes he played with music groupsOther times he sang by himself in noisy saloons and barsIn 1899,Joplin wrote Maple Leaf Rag,a ragtime song that became a big hit and earned
12、 Joplin the title of The King of RagtimeIn all,he wrote more than 500 songsJoplins biggest dream was to compose a ragtime operaFinally,after 10 years,Joplin completed a ragtime opera which he called TreemonishaThis opera was about a young black woman who became a leader of her peopleShe tried to hel
13、p her people gain their freedom and their rights In 1916,Joplin became very sickHe had a disease that made him forget things and become easily afraid of thingsIn 1917,he was put in the hospitalHe finally died there on April 1,1917Scott Joplins music became popular again in the early 1970s when it wa
14、s used in a movie called The Sting24Which of the following best describes ragtime?AIt is a kind of jazz music BIt was born in TexasCIt sounds slow and sad DIt is played on the guitar25Joplin took up ragtime_. Awith strong family support Bagainst his fathers willCfor a richer and happier life Dwith t
15、he hope of traveling26What can we know about Maple Leaf Rag?AIt was a ragtime opera BIt was attacked by other composersCIt was used in a movie DIt won the composer great honor27Which of the words can best describe Scott Joplin?ATalented and traditional BDetermined and productiveCStubborn and cautiou
16、s DPatient and generousCAntarctica is a land of extremes:it is the coldest and driest continent on Earth and has the highest average elevation(海拔)Scarcely touched by humans,the frozen land boasts breathtaking scenery,broken by only a few scientific bases and a“permanent”population of scientist s num
17、bering only a few thousandBut who was the first to visit the remote land?On November 18,1820,Nathaniel Palmer,an American sea captain,became the first explorer to see AntarcticaOn that date,while Captain Palmer was looking for new seal-hunting grounds,he sighted what is now the Antarctica Peninsula(
18、南极半岛)Captain Palmer thought the Antarctica Peninsula was an island,as did other explorersIt wasnt until 1840,when Lieutenant Charles Wilkes sailed along the Antarctic coast that Antarctica was proven to be a continentThere were other explorations during the 1840sExcept for seal and whale hunting,how
19、ever,not very many people were interested in the continent that surrounds the South PoleFinally,around the turn of the 20th century,a new interest in the Antarctic and the South Pole developedIn 1911,a race to the South Pole between two explorers beganThe race was between Roald Amundsen of Norway an
20、d Robert Scott of BritainOn December 14,1911,Amundsen and his four companions reached the South PoleA month later,Scott also reached the South PoleAmundsen returned home safely,but Scott and his men never returned because they froze or starved to deathToday,seven countries claim parts of AntarcticaT
21、he United States does not claim any part of the continentThe US says that no nation should claim the continent until that country had permanent settlements thereThere are 12 countries that are interested in AntarcticaThe US is one of themIn 1959,the 12 nations agreed that Antarctica should only be u
22、sed for peaceful purposes28The underlined part“a land of extremes”in the first paragraph probably refers to_Aits natural conditions Bits beautiful sceneryCits large population Dits untouched condition29Why is Nathaniel Palmer important to Antarctica?AHe proved Antarctica was a continentBHe mistook a
23、n island for AntarcticaCHe was the first to discover AntarcticaDHe sailed around the Antarctic coast30What can we learn about Robert Scott?AHe was not interested in the South PoleBHis team won the race to the South PoleCHe failed to make it to the South PoleDHe died on his trip to the South Pole31Wh
24、ich of the following can be the best title of the passage?AAntarctica Belongs to All CountriesBThe Past and Present of Antarctica CCharles Wilkes and His DiscoveriesDThe Greatest Race to AntarcticaDThe Toyota Mirai may not be the prettiest product,but it presents the potential for a brighter future
25、with the promise of cleaner air and less dependence on oil.Instead of being powered by oil or electricity,the Mirai gets its power by mixing oxygen with hydrogen,which creates pure waterToyota has been selling the Mirai since 2014The car giant has only sold about 4,000 of these hydrogen fueled cell
26、powered cars but Toyotas chairman was convinced the fuel cell will be the technology that drives tomorrows emission-free vehiclesThere are two main points we need to consider,first how to realize a low carbon society to create a society with less CO2 emissions(排放)The second point is to ensure a stab
27、le energy supply for the future,in which case hydrogen holds huge potentialA fuel cell mixes hydrogen with the oxygen in the air to produce electricity that can power a motor. There is no waste gas. The only byproducts are electricity heat and waterHydrogen certainly has more convenience for consume
28、rs than electric carsThe driving range is longer and it takes the same amount of time to fill up with hydrogen as it does to fill up with gasoline carsMore convenient in theory but in fact there were only a handful of hydrogen gas stations in the United States and they are much more expensive than e
29、lectric or hybrid automobilesIt seems possible that if it could be streamlined into a more affordable and mass-producible technology then it might be able to catch onBut its hard to say because our society is so deeply rooted in what we already know,such as gasoline and electric. Toyota says it want
30、s to sell 30,000 hydrogenpowered cars a year by 2020Its final goal is to cut car emissions by 90 percent compared to 2010 levels by 205032We can learn from the passage that Mirai_Ais eco-friendly Bis less expensiveChas gained popularity Dhas no bright future33What can we infer from the third paragraph?AOur goal is to
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