1、4. Why does the man have so many clocks?A. He has trouble getting up. B. He often forgets about time. C. He likes collecting clocks.5. What can we infer about the speakers?A. Theyve known each other. B. Theyre having coffee together. C. They think the coffee shop is too small.第2节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.
2、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至7题。6. What does the woman offer to do for the man? A. Call his boss. B. Prepare for his trip. C. Record the program.7. What will the man do tomorrow? A. Go on a busine
3、ss trip. B. Attend a meeting. C. Take a vacation.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。8. Where does the man come from?A. Canada. B. America. C. China.9. What is the woman doing?A. Seeing off the man. B. Picking up her sister. C. planning a vacation. 听第8段材料,回答第10至12 题。10. What is Isabels ?A. A restaurant. B. A toy shop. C
4、. A clothing shop.11. Who bought an evening dress?A. Cindy. B. Wendy. C. Mrs. Miles.12. What will the speakers do first?A. Refuel the car. B. Go to a party. C. Have lunch.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. What is the man?A. A salesman. B. A teacher. C. A student.14. What is the second point being talked about? A
5、. The mans education. B. The mans marriage. C. The mans demand.15. How does the man find the job? A. Challenging. B. Relaxing. C. Interesting.16. What will the man do? A. Have another interview. B. Wait for the reply. C. Think about the business trips.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What did the speaker like
6、best?A. Big Ben. B. Tower Bridge. C. The Tower of London.18. Where did the speaker take a photo?A. At Trafalgar Square. B. At Madame Tussauds.C. At the Royal Shakespeare Theater.19. How old are the houses in Stratford?A. About 50 years old. B. About 1,000 years old. C. About 2,000 years old.20. Why
7、does the speaker give the message?A. To introduce his blog. B. To tell about his trip in England. C. To recommend people to visit London. 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,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AOne day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butte
8、rflies I remembered something happened when I was young. When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing
9、. No musician can sing more beautifully than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flew about the cage, but eventually it settled down
10、in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pets mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Ce
11、rtainly the mother knew better than I about how to feed her baby.The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened
12、to be visiting my father at the time. Hearing me crying over the death of my bird, he explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous berries (干果). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”Never since then have
13、 I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.21. Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12? Because _.A. He had just got a new cage B. He liked its beautiful feather C. He wanted it to sing for himD. He wanted a pet for a com
14、panion 22. The mockingbird died because it _. A. drank the poisonous water by mistake B. was frightened to death C. refused to eat anythingD. ate the poisonous food its mother gave it 23. What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident? A. All birds put in a cage wont live lon
15、g.B. Freedom is very valuable to all living things. C. You should keep the birds from their mother. D. Be careful about food you give to baby birds. BSiri. The intelligent assistant that helps you get things done. All you have to do is ask. Now you can use your voice to use your iPhone. Just talk to
16、 Siri as you would talk to a person:“Do I need an umbrella? ”or “Any great burgers around here? ”or “Wheres the closest ATM? ” Siri not only understands what you say, it also knows what you mean. It figures out the right apps(应用程序)to use to find the right answer. Then, just like a personal assistant
17、, it answers you. Siri makes phone calls, sends messages, schedules meetings, sets reminders, and more. How much more? Just ask, and Siri tells you that, too. Dualcore A5 chip. The most powerful iPhone ever. Two cores in the A5 chip deliver up to two times more power and up to seven times faster gra
18、phics(图形处理能力). iPhone 4S is quick and responsive, which makes all the difference when youre launching apps, surfing the web, gaming, and doing just about everything. And no matter what youre doing, you can keep on doing it. Because the A5 chip is so powerefficient, iPhone 4S has outstanding battery
19、life. FaceTime. Its even better for facetoface talking. FaceTime lets you hear a voice and see the face that goes with it iPhone to iPhone, iPad 2, iPod touch, or Mac over WiFi(无线宽带). So no matter where they are, youll always be there. Making a FaceTime call is just as easy as making a phone call. A
20、nd its even easier with Siri. Just tell Siri “FaceTime with Mom” and you show up, smile, and wave hello. Youll never miss a big event, an important meeting, or a good laugh. And who wouldnt be happy to see your face?AirPlay. From the small screen to the big screen. With AirPlay, you can wirelessly s
21、tream whats on your iPhone to your HDTV(高清电视). And with AirPlay Mirroring, whatever you see and do on your iPhone appears on your HDTV at the same time. 24. Which of the following helps iPhone 4S to perform faster? A. B. C. D.25. Which of the following CANNOT Siri do for people? A. Setting reminders
22、. B. Scheduling meetings. C. Doing housework. D. Sending messages. 26. Which of the following is NOT true about FaceTime? A. It can be used together with Siri. B. It allows you to see the other persons face. C. It can only be used between iPhone and iPhone. D. It allows you to hear the other persons
23、 voice. 27. By writing this passage, the author mainly aims to _. A. advertise the Apple products B. recommend iPhone 4S for us C. introduce new functions of iPhone 4S D. teach us how to use iPhone 4SCGoing to sleep may seem pretty boring compared with all the fun things you do while you are awake.
24、But theres a lot going on in your mind and body while you are sleeping. Sleep, in fact, is as important to your survival as eating and drinking. Sleep improves your mood, makes you a better athlete, and helps you remember and understand what you learned during the day. During sleep your temperature
25、drops. Your heart rate slows. Down goes the pressure of the blood moving through your veins. A chemical that controls growth (called a hormone) moves into your bloodstream. Scientists think that sleep brings back energy and improves your immune(免疫) system. We know what happens while were asleep beca
26、use scientists study volunteers who sleep in laboratories. The sleepers are connected with machines that measure brain waves, eye movements and muscle activities. Sleep is like a school day: its divided into different periods, or stages. When you are awake, your brain waves rapidly. As you begin to
27、relax and drift into the first stage of sleep, your brain produces slower-moving waves and you lose awareness of your surroundings. As you slide to deeper sleep, your body repairs itself from the normal wear and tear of daily life. Then, as you begin to drift back up to a lighter sleep, your mind be
28、comes more alert, and your dreams begin. You are in REM sleep. REM is the name for the rapid eye movement that happens while you are dreaming. During REM sleep, your eyes move back and forth behind your lids, as though you were watching a movie. During other stages, you might move in bed, but during
29、 REM sleep youre still. Thats probably because if you could move, your body would act out your dreams. As you get close to morning, you spend more time in REM than in deep sleep, so you dream more. Researchers know that during REM sleep the part of the brain that handles learning and thinking is ver
30、y active. Getting too little sleep can affect your personality. Experts recommend that children get at least nine hours sleep a night. 28. Sleep has many advantages except _. A. improving your mood B. making you strong C. practising your eyes D. helping you study29. During your sleep, _. your body repairs itself from the normal wear a
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