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B.Hethinkstheymadetheexamdifficultonpurpose.
C.Theexamismoredifficultthanhethought.
4.Whatisthewoman?
A.Awaitress.B.Adoctor.C.Ateacher.
5.Whatwillthewomantake?
A.Ataxi.B.Abus.C.Theunderground.
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，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至第8题。
6.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?
A.Citylife.B.Lifeabroad.C.TheclimateinCalifornia.
7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthepeopleinthecity?
A.Friendly.B.Hardworking.C.Humorous.
8.Wheredoesthemanefrom?
A.Japan.B.Canada.C.Britain.
听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。
9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Workmates.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Managerandjobhunter.
10.Whydidthewomanfailtogetthejobaccordingtotheman?
A.Sheisawoman.B.Sheisimproperlydressed.C.Sheisnotfitfortheposition.
11.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.CarlWhiteisagoodmanager.
B.Themanthinksthewomanistooproud.
C.Thewomanthinksabilityistheonlyimportantthing.
听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。
12.Whenwillthemangraduatefromcollege?
A.NextJune.B.NextJuly.C.ThisJune.
13.Whatcanweknowabouttheman?
A.Hehassomeexperienceinthejob.B.Hecanspeakseverallanguages.
C.Heisgoodathislessonsatcollege.
14.Howmuchwillthepanypaythemanforthefirstyear?
A.$10,500.B.$12,500.C.$15,000.
听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。
15.WhendidTomwritetohismotherlasttime?
A.Lastmonth.B.Lastweek.C.Yesterday.
16.WhoisMr.Rogers?
A.Tom’sfriend.B.Tom’sboss.C.Tom’steacher.
17.WhatdidTomtellhismotherinhislastletter?
A.Hehadmadesomemoney.B.Hehadlosthispart-timejob.
C.Hehadjustboughtacar.
听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题.
18.Whichcoacheswerederailed（脱轨）fromthetrainD3115intheincident?
A.1and4.B.4and15.C.15and16.
19.Whichstatementisn’tthecauseofthisbullettraincrash?
A.Bigproblemsinemergencyandsafetymanagement.
B.D3115caughtfireafterbeingstruckbylightning.
C.Duetothesignalerror.
20.Whichstatementisincorrectabouteffectsoftheincident?
A.Visitors’enthusiasmtothebullettraintravelroutesdecreased.
B.Thenumberofpeoplewhobuytravelinsuranceisgraduallyreducing.
C.Theincidenthascausedanationaloutrage（愤怒）.
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。
A
Anelderlycouplelivedfarawayfromtheirchildren.Theynoticedthattheywerebeginningtoforgetmanylittlethingsaroundthehouse.Theywereafraidthatthiscouldbeperilous,asoneofthemmightforgettoturnoffthestove（火炉）andthuscauseafire.Theyweresoworriedthattheydecidedtoseetheirdoctortogetsomehelp.Theirdoctortoldthemthatitwasunnecessarytotakemedicineandthatmanypeopleoftheiragefounditusefultowritethemselveslittlenotesasreminders.Theelderlycouplethoughtthiswonderful,andleftthedoctor’sofficeverypleasedwiththeadvice.
Whentheygothome,thewifesaid,“Dear,willyoupleasegotothekitchenandgetmeadishoficecream?
Andwhydon’tyouwritethatdownsoyouwon’tforget?
”
“Don’tbesilly,”saidthehusband.“Icanrememberadishoficecream!
“Well,”saidthewife,“I’dalsolikesomestrawberriesonit.Youshouldwritethatdown,becauseIknowyou’llforget.”
“eon,mymemory’snotthatbad,”repliedthe
husband.“Adishoficecreamandsomestrawberries.Icanrememberthat!
Andwiththat,thehusbandshutthekitchendoorbehindhim.Thewifecouldhearhimgettingoutpotsandpans,andmakingsomenoise,preparingthedish.Hecameoutofthekitchenabout15minuteslater.
Walkingovertohiswife,hepresentedherwithaplateoffriedeggs.Thewifetookalookattheplate,glancedupatherhusbandandsaid,“Hey,where’sthetoast？
21.Theunderlinedword“perilous”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby“_________”.
A.infectiousB.dangerousC.excitingD.amazing
22.Thecouplewasworriedabout___________.
A.theirbadhealthB.theirlonelylife
C.theirdangerousstoveD.theirpoormemory
23.Whatwasthedoctor’sadvicetothecouple?
A.Writingthingsdown.B.Takingsomemedicine.
C.Remindingeachother.D.Askingotherelderlypeopleforhelp.
24.Whatdoweknowfromthewife’swordsinthelastparagraph?
A.Thehusbanddidagoodjobinfact.
B.Thehusbandforgottopreparethetoast.
C.Thewifeforgotwhatshewantedtoeat.
D.Thewifehadabettermemorythanthehusband.
B
Severalhundredstrangersreceived“loveletters”fromayoungmanonthestreet.TheletterwaswrittenandgivenoutbyYangYang，astudentmajoringinhumanresourcesatChongqingUniversityofScienceandTechnology,whohopedtoshowhisdisappointmentwithjobhunting.
Yang'
sstoryhascaughtmediaattentionperhapsbecauseitissimilartothoseofmillionsofrecentgraduatesseekingjobsandstrugglingforsurvivalinthecountry'
swealthiestcities.Theyhavediplomas,ratherthanprofessionalskills,andetobigcitiesinhopesofbetterlives,onlytofindlow-payingjobsandpoorlivingconditions.
TheyareChina'
s“anttribe（蚁族）”，atermcoinedbysociologistLianSifromPekingUniversityinhis2009book,AntTribe.“They'
resosimilartoants.Theysharesmallandnarrowlivingareas.They'
reintelligentandhardworking,yetnamelessandunderpaid.”Thetermalsospeakstotheirhelplessnessinaworldgovernedbythelawofthejungle－onlythes
trongestsurvive.
AsurveyinLian'
sanotherbookpublishedthisyear,AntTribeⅡ，foundnearly30percentof“ants”aregraduatesoffamousuniversities－almostthreetimeslastyear'
spercentage.Mosthaddegreesinpopularmajors.Inaddition,7.2percentof“ants”haveatleastamaster'
sdegreeparedto1.6percentin2009.
An“ant'
s”averagemonthlysalaryis1,904yuan,withabout64percentofthemearninglessthan2,000yuanamonth.
Anothersurveyinthe2010AnnualReportontheDevelopmentofChineseTalentfoundmorethan1million“ants”liveinbigcities.
“Mostantsarefromruralfamiliesorsmalltowns,andtheirexperiencesinuniversitiesdidn'
tarmthemwellenoughtofightwithpetitorsinbigcities'
employmentmarkets.”ProfessorZhangMingatRenminUniversityofChinasaid.
The“anttribe'
s”embarrassinglivingsituationshavebeeaserioussocialproblem,andthegovernmentshoulddevelopsmallercitiestoattractmoregraduatesfrombigcities,Zhangbelieved.
However,“ants”expectmorestudyandtrainingopportunitiesinbigcities,whichkeepsthempositivedespitetheirsituations.
25.Yang'
sstoryisintroducedinorderto________.
A．analyzegraduates'
difficultiesin
findingjobs
B．leadtothetopicofthearticle－“anttribe”
C．tellreadersastoryaboutthosebigcities
D．showacleverwayofdealingwithpressure
26.“Anttribe”membersaresimilartoantsinthefollowingaspectsEXCEPTthat________.
A．theyliveinnarrowandsmallplacesingroups
B．theyworkhardbutearnlittleforsurvival
C．theyareinaworldjudgedbythejunglelaw
D．theyarepleasedwithbeingnamelessandunderpaid
27.Bywritingthisarticle,theauthormainlyi
ntendstoshow________.
A．despitebettereducation，“ants”arestillstruggling
B．despitedifficulties，“ants”haveapromisingfuture
C．bettereducation,betterjobopportunities
D．AntTribeisagoodbooktohelpunderstandtoday'
sChina
C
Scientistshaveprovedthatsleepingandlearninggohandinhand.Evenashortnapcanboostourmemoryandsharpenourthinking.Buttherelationshipgoesdeeperthanthat.
“Thebrainisn
otpassivewhileyousleep,”scientistAnatArzisaid.“It’squiteactive.Youcandomanythingswhileyouareasleep.”
Arziandhercoworkersdidn’ttrytoteac
hthesleepingvolunteersanyplexinformation,likenewwordsorfacts.Instead,thescientiststaughtvolunteerstomakenewconnectionsbetweensmellsandsounds.
Whenwesmellsomethinggood,likeaflower,wetakedeepbreaths.Whenwesmellsomethingbad,wetakeshortbreaths.Arziandherco-workersbasedtheirexperimentonthesereactions.
Oncethevolunteersfellasleepinthelab,thescientistswenttowork.Theygavethemawhiffofsomethingpleasantandmeanwhileplayedaparticularmusicalnote.Theydidn’twakeup,buttheyheard—andsniffed（吸气）deeply.Thenthescientistsgavethevolunteersawhiffofsomethingterribleandplayedadifferentmusicalnote.Again,thevolunteersheardandsmelled—ashortsnortthistime—butdidn’twakeup.Theresearchersrepeatedtheexperiment.
Afterjustfourrepetitions,volunteersmadeaconnectionbetweenthemusicalnotesandtheirpairedsmells.Whenthescientistsplayedthemusicaltonethatwentwithgoodsmells,thesleepersbreatheddeeply.Andwhenthescientistsplayedthemusicaltonethatwentwithbadsmells,thesleepersbreathedbriefly—despitetherebeingnobadsmell.
Thenextday,thevolunteerswokeupwiththesound-smellconnection.Theybreatheddeeplywhenhearingonetoneandcuttheirbreathsshortwhenhearingtheother,whichmusthavebeenunusualforthem.Imaginewalkingdownthestreetandtakingadeepbreathup
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