1、听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一小题,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,听完每段对话后,你都有15秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话只读一遍。1. How is the weather in the womans opinion? A. Warm. B. Cold. C. Hot.2. What does the man mean?A. He already has plans. B. The woman should decide. C. He will make a reservation.3. Why did the man go to Be
2、ijing?A. To visit his parents. B. To have an interview. C. To receive job training.4. What are the two speakers talking about?A. What to take up as a hobby. B. How to keep fit. C. How to handle pressure.5. What will the man do first?A. Tidy his room. B. Go on a picnic. C. Wear clothes.第二节(共15小题:每小题1
3、.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三个选项选出最佳选项,并标在试卷相应位置,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,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间,每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What are the two speakers doing?A. Seeing a movie. B. Having dinner. C. Making soup.7. What makes the man unhappy?A. The woman doesnt cook very well.
4、B. The woman seldom talks to him at dinner.C. The woman watches too many commercials.听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What is the woman going to do after dinner?A. Watch TV. B. Give a speech. C. Go to the hotel.9. What do we know about the woman?A. She feels very tired. B. She enjoys the election very much.C.
5、 She likes to shake hands with many people.听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Where is the woman from?A. The UK. B. America. C. Russia.11. When will Halloween begin?A. Tomorrow. B. This week. C. Next week.12. What will the woman do?A. Buy some candy. B. Attend a party. C. Visit her friends.听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四
6、个小题。13. What is the man reading?A. A textbook. B. A magazine. C. A novel.14. Why are some people against kung fu novels?A. They think kung fu novels are bad for teenagers.B. They think kung fu novels are not helpful for students studies.C. They dont think highly of kung fu writers.15. What are kung
7、fu novels considered as by some people?A. Old Chinese literature. B. Modern Chinese literature. C. Future Chinese literature.16. What does the woman think of the new textbooks?A. She is indifferent to them. B. She is in favor of them. C. She is against them. 听下面一段对话,回答第17-20四个小题。17. How long has the
8、 woman been coughing? A. Two days B. Three days C. Four days18. What is wrong with the woman? A. She has a headache B. She is tired C . She has got the flu19. What does the man tell the woman to do ? A. Stay in bed for some time B. Go around from time to time C.come to see him tomorrow morning20. Wh
9、ere does the conversation most probably take place? A. In the street B. In the mans office C. At the womans第二部分阅读理解 (共两节,满分60分)第一节 (共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分) 阅读下列短文 ,从每题所给的四个选项 (A 、B 、C 和 D )中 ,选出最佳选项填在题卡上将该项涂黑。ADOGS DRIVE CARAuckland, New Zealand After two months of learning, Monty, and Porter were able t
10、o drive an automobile around a racetrack. “We wanted to prove how smart rescue dogs are,” animal behaviorist Mark Vette says. Vette first used voice commands and treats to teach the dogs how to turn a steering wheel and how to change gear(换挡). The dogs ride only accelerated up to 7.5 miles an hour,
11、and trainers could stop the auto using a remote control.GOLDEN ZEBRAKailua-Kona, Hawaii Zoe the zebras markings are special. The animal has white and golden stripes. Zoes appearance resulted from a rare condition called amelanosis(黑素缺失症). Her body doesnt make enough melanin, the substance in an anim
12、als skin and hair cells that produces color. “Only 25 other golden zebras are known to exist in the world,”says Ann Goody, who runs the wildlife refuge where Zoe lives. In the wild, life may be difficult for animals with amelanosis because predators(捕猎者) can easily spot them. But Zoe is protected at
13、 her refuge.COCKATOO MAKES TOOLSVienna, Austria When Figaro the cockatoo spots food lying just out of reach from his cage, he builds a tiny wooden tool to sweep the tasty prize in his way. The bird first revealed his talent when a stone he was playing with rolled out of his cage. The cockatoo couldn
14、t reach the stone. So he flew away and returned with a small branch, slipping it through the fence to slide the stone toward him. Wondering if he would do it again, scientists placed a nut exactly where the stone had been. This time, Figaro pulled out a small piece of wood in his cage and dragged th
15、e nut toward him.21. If Zoe the zebra is set free in the wild, she will _ .A. meet no natural predators B. be easily found for her appearance C. manage to make enough melanin D. not get along with other zebras22. What s special about Figaro the cockatoo?A. He s particular about his food. B. Hes extr
16、emely fond of stones.C. He can tell the difference between stones and nuts D. Hes good at drawing support from outside forces.23. What is the text mainly about?A. Amazing animals. B. Ways to help animals.C. Animals unique talents. D. Tips on training animals. 【答案】1B2D3A【试题解析】1推理判断题。根据GOLDEN ZEBRA部分中
17、的“In the wild, life may be difficult for animals with amelanosis because predators can easily spot them.”可知,Zoe the zebra在野外很容易因其黑素缺失症造成的独特外表而被捕猎者捕获,故B项正确。2细节理解题。根据COCKATOO MAKES TOOLS部分的介绍可知,cockatoo善于借助外力获取食物,故D项正确。3主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了会开车的狗狗、与众不同的金斑马及会使用工具的风头鹦鹉三种不可思议的动物,故A项正确。【点评】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了会开
18、车的狗狗、与众不同的金斑马及会使用工具的凤头鹦鹉三种不可思议的动物。BThe power of humor and laugher is numerous. They entertain us and make us feel good. But, above all, we have discovered that humor and laughter are the best medicine. They relieve pain, reduce stress and anxiety, and are anti-aging and longevity facilitators. They
19、are extremely necessary for helping us to find and maintain a balance between life and work. However, they are slipping away from us. We have become far too serious. The only ones who still enjoy humor, laughter, fun and play to the fullest are young children. Children tend to laugh an average of 20
20、0 times a day. For adults, however, it is a totally different story.In the 1950s people laughed on average 18 times a day. Today, we are lucky if we average between 4-6 times a day.As a matter of fact, a recent study found that people laugh 6 more times in the presence of one person but 30 more time
21、s in a group of people. You can get a chuckle(咯咯笑) from jokes you get on the Internet, but it is not the same as belly jiggling laughter (a deep laugh) you get when you interact with others.Socializing with friends and relatives was much looked forward to. However, this is no longer the case. In fac
22、t, the majority of people can hardly find time, nor do they have the inclination towards socializing outside home. They turn to electronic media such as television, computers, the Internet, videos, CDs, and audio equipment, which can provide them with instant self-entertainment at the push of a butt
23、on.The workplace does not fare(进展) much better. Due to the pressures to produce more in the same or fewer hours available and to compete, for example, in a manufacturing field with cheaper labor elsewhere in the world, humor and laughter in the workplace have gradually eroded(逐渐毁坏) away.I have devel
24、oped a real appreciation, perhaps closer to a strong desire for the power of humor and laughter. This encouraged me to write my first book titled “The Power of Humor” and subsequently my second book titled “Kids Say the Goggonest Things” based on the natural humor, laughter, play and fun that kids e
25、xperience and they freely share with parents, grandparents and teachers.From writing about humor and laughter, people start to ask me to speak up for them. To date, I have developed a number of humor-laughter topics that I use in my keynote presentations. You are invited to subscribe to my free mont
26、hly e-magazine “The Humormeisters Forum” by clicking on the Free Humor E-zine navigation button on the website.24. According to the author, laughter is leaving us partly because _.A. we treat everything in a serious way B. it relieves pain, reduces stress and anxiety C. we fail to maintain balance b
27、etween life and workD. the pace of change in our lives is becoming faster25. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us that _.A. getting a deep laugh nowadays is difficult B. we can entertain ourselves with the help of the InternetC. researchers have made a new discovery about the effect of laughterD. pe
28、ople laugh more heartily when spending time with others 26. The underlined word “inclination” in Paragraph 5 most probably means “_”.A. destination B. attitude C. tendency D. approach27. Which of the following articles can we most probably find in “The Humormeisters Forum”?A. The power of honesty. B
29、. Funny Christmas stories to share with your loved ones.C. Live life purposefully: The relationship within.D. Dont be your own worst enemy.1C2A3D4D1细节理解题。根据第二段中“However, they are slipping away from us. We have become far too serious.”可知,我们生活中笑声少了是因为我们变得太认真了。故选C。2主旨大意题。根据第四段中第一句话可知,和许多人待在一起时人们发自内心笑的次
30、数比较多。故选A。3词义猜测题。根据第五段内容可知,大多数人因为要在家看电视,上网,看视频,而没有愿意出门和朋友亲戚相聚的倾向。故选D。4细节理解题。根据最后一段中“To date, I have developed a number of humor-laughter topics that I use in my keynote presentations.”可知,作者此栏目讲述了一些有趣的事情是为了让人们开怀大笑。幽默与笑的好处很多,可是现在人们笑的次数减少了,作者分析了原因。CTwo-thirds of the worlds major rivers have now been disrupted(中断)with more than 50,000 dams in an attempt to stole water and provide power. In the US,there are more than 85,000 dams,disrupting large and small rives, and in most cases transforming natural flowThe most famous of these,the Hoover Dam, constructed in the l930s,is mainly responsible for t
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