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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，并标在试卷的相应位置。
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。
1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodofirst?
A.Haveameal.B.Gotothecinema.C.Gotothebeach.
2.What’sthewoman’sproblem?
A.Shecan’tfindherroom.B.Herroomkeyisgone.C.Shecan’tfindherdesk.
3.Whogotfirstprizeinthecontest?
A.Jim.B.Theman.C.Thewoman.
4.Howmuchdidthewomanpayfortheskirt?
A.$10.B.$20.C.$40.
5.Whenwillthespeakersmeettonight?
A.At7:
00pm.B.At8:
00pm.
C.At9:
00pm.
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7题。
6.Whatdayisittomorrow?
A.Saturday.B.
Sunday.C.Monday.
7.WhatwillMikedothisevening?
A.Catchaflight.B.Seeafriendoff.C.Pickuphissister.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8.Whatwillthewomaneat?
A.Acheeseburger.B.Someseafood.C.Apieandasalad.
9.Whydoesn’tthewomanliketoeatsteak?
A.Toosalty.B.Tooexpensive.C.Toooily.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whydidthewomanbuyanewhouse?
A.Becauseshedidn’tlikeheroldhouse.
B.Becauseheroldhouseistoofaraway.
C.Becauseheroldhouseisn’tbigenough.
11.Howwillthewomangotowork?
A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.
12.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Colleagues.B.Brotherandsister.C.Oldfriends.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.WhyisAndypacking?
A.Toprepareforabusinesstrip.
B.Toprepareforatriptothecountry.
C.TohelpHenryandDavidgetthingsready.
14.What’stheweatherliketoday?
A.Fine.B.Rainy.C.Cloudy.
15.WhatwillAndydoontheweekend?
A.Goswimming.B.Goboating.C.Workovertime.
16.WhatisCara?
A.Astudent.B.Anofficelady.C.Apianoteacher.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhatdoesFrankMorrisonmostprobablyliveon?
A.Writingnovels.B.Drawingpicturesforbooks.C.Competinginraces.
18.WhatwasWilmaRudolph?
A.Anathlete.B.Awriter.C.Apublisher.
19.Whydon’tthetwogirlsgetalongatfirst?
A.Becausetheyarecompetitive.
B.Becauseoneofthemisunfriendly.
C.Becausetheyhavenothingincommon.
20.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofWilmaRudolph?
A.Wealthy.B.Friendly.C.Inspiring.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Chaplinwasoneofthefamousclown-styleactorsofthesilenttime.ItwasthroughCharlieChaplinthattheHollywoodcomedymoviesbecamefamous.
Theninthe1920scameanothertrendofanimatedcartoons.TheywerethemostpopularHollywoodcomedymoviesofthetime.TheseveralpopularcharactersofthaterawereFelixthecat,KrazyKatandBettyBoop.However,thepopularityofthesemovieswasblockedoutduetolackofsoundandcolor.Theendof1
920s,theHollywoodcomedyindustrymarkedachangebroughtaboutbytheintroductionofsoundintothemovies.Thishasallowedtheindustrytocreatedramaticnewfilmstylesanduseverbalhumor.Thesefilmsweresoonreplacingsilentmovies.ThesefilmsuseddialogueofcomedianssuchastheW.CFieldsandtheMarxBrothers.CharlieChaplinwasthelastcomediantohaveactedinthesilentfilms.
WhentheUnitedStatesenteredintoWorldWarII,Hollywoodmovieschangeditscoursetothemesrelatedtotheconflicts,andHollywoodcomedymoviesdescribedmoreonmilitarythemes.Thewartimeexperiencedaboom,whererestrictionsonthetravelingmadenearlyaquarterofthemoneyspentonattendingmovies.
Inthe1950s,theinterestshiftedwheretheTVbecamepopular.DuringthistimethereleaseofHollywoodcomedyfilmsdeclined（衰落）.The1960ssawanincreasingnumberofbroad,star-packedcomedies.In1970Hollywoodcomedymoviesreflectedtheanti-warsentiment,whichwaspopularthen.
Inthe1980sthegag（笑料）basedcomedyAirplanewasreleased,andHollywoodcomedymoviespaveditswayformoreofthesame.ThepopularcomediansofthistimeincludedDudleyMoore,TomHanks,etc.JimCarrey,theCanadianactorandacomedian,cameintoHollywoodcomedymoviesinthelate1980swherehewontheroleinsuchacomedy,CopperMountain.
ThemostpopularHollywoodcomedymovieswereofJohnHughes,whichincludesFerrisBuellersDayOffandHomeAloneseriesof1990s.Thelaterfilmsfocusedmoreonfamilyaudience.Thiswasarevival（复兴）incomedymovies.Comedymoviesremainpopulartilldate.
21.WhydidHollywoodmoviesgrowrapidlyduringWorldWarII?
A.Peoplecouldn’ttravelfreely.
B.Peoplehadmoremoneyatthattime.
C.Thegovernmentspentalotofmoneyonfilms.
D.Peopleweremadetoseemoviesbythegovernment.
22.Thethemeofthe1970sHollywoodcomediesis_______.
A.domesticviolenceB.protestsagainstwars
C.desireforfreedomD.overseamilitaryactivities
23.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Chaplin’scontributiontocomedies.
B.FamouscomediansinHollywoodhistory.
C.OutstandingcomediesmadeinHollywood.
D.DevelopmentofHollywoodcomedymovies.
24.WhichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderofwhathappenedtotheHollywoodcomedymovies?
a.Hollywoodcomedymoviesfocusedonfamilyaudience.
b.FewerandfewerHollywoodcomedyfilmswerereleased.
c.AnimatedcartoonsofHollywoodcomedymovieswerepopular.
d.Hollywoodcomedymoviesoncedevelopedquicklyduringthewartime.
e.TheHollywoodcomedyindustrymadeareformofapplyi
ngsoundtothemovies.
A.ecbdaB.cedbaC.dabecD.decab
B
AwaytoTurnPlasticWasteinto$78MillionofBiofuel
16-year-oldEgyptianstudentAzzaAbdelHamidFaiad,meanwhile,wasatworkfindingawaytomakeuseofwasteplastic.Theyoungscientistdiscoveredacatalyst（催化剂）thatcouldturnEgypt’sonemilliontonsofannuallywasteplasticintoa$78millionworthofbiofueleachyear.Shehopesthatthedevelopmentcould“provideaneconomicallyefficientmethodforproductionofhydrocarbon（碳氢化合物）fuel,”andmanyappeartoagree;
FaiadhasbeenawardedtheEuropeanFusionDevelopmentAgreementAwardatthe23rdEuropeanUnionContestforYoungScientists,andisseekingpatentsforherdiscovery.
APee（尿）-PoweredEnergyGenerator（发电机）CreatedbyFourNigerianTeenagers
FourNigerianteenagegirlsamazedvisitorstotheMakerFaireAfricawiththeirpee-poweredenergygenerator.Abletosourceanimpressivesixhoursofpowerfromjustoneliterofurine（尿），the14-and15-year-olds’renewableenergygeneratorholdsinterestingpossibilitiesforprovidingelectricityinremoteareasorindisasterzones.
TurningBananaPeels（皮）intoBioplastics
16-year-oldTurkishstudentElifBilgindevelopedherveryowntechniqueforturningtheordinarybananapeelintobioplastics,adiscoverywhichshehopescouldreducedependenceonpetrolchemicalsandmakeuseofsomeofthe200tonsofbananapeelthrownawaydailyinThailandalone.Herdevelopmentreliesonthepropertiesofthestarches（淀粉）andcellulose（纤维）foundintheouterlayerofbananapeels,whichthroughachemicalprocessdevelopedbyBilginherself,canbetransformedintoanon-decaying（不腐烂的）bioplastics.
25.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstinvention?
A.Theyoungstudentwasworkinginafactorythoughsheisyoung.
B.Theyoungstudent’sinventionwillsurelysolvetheenergyproblem.
C.TheyoungEgyptianstudent’sinventionisveryenvironmentallyfriendly.
D.Peopleseemedtohavedifferentopinionsontheyoungstudent’sinvention.
26.WhatisthepurposeofElifBilgin’sinvention?
A.Increasethedependenceonnature.B.Makeuseofpetrochemicalsresources.
C.Throwawayunnecessarybananapeels.D.Tobelessdependentonpetrochemicals.
27.Whatdothethreeinventionshaveincommon?
A.Theyallmakefulluseofnatureresources.B.Theyalltrytosavealotofenergy.
C.Theyareuniqueinventionsbytheyoung.D.Theyallcanbeputintouseeasily.
C
Howoftendoyoureadanewspaper?
About10millionpeoplereadeverydayintheUK.Themostpopularnewspapersarethetabloids（小报）,whicharefullofcelebrity（名人）newsandhowdidthesepapersgettheirstories?
Simple!
Somehavebeenbreakingthelaw!
They’vebeendoingthisbyhackingintopeople’smobilephonesandstealingprivateinformation.Policefoundoutaboutthisbackin2005.Atthetime,reportersworkingonTheNewsofTheWorldwereaccusedofhackingthephonesoftheroyalfamilyandotherfamouspeople.
Butitsoonbecameclearthatothercelebritieswerealsovictims.TheyincludeauthorJ.K.Rowling,actorHughGrantandactressSiennaMiller.Asaresultofthescandal（丑闻）,Murdoch（theownerofTheNewsofTheWorld）wasforcedtoclosedownTheNewsofTheWorld,andDavidCameron（theBritish
PrimeMinister）announcedthattherewouldbeaninquiry（调查）intothepress.
LordJusticeLeveson（al
eadingEnglishjudge）wasappointedtoleadtheinquiry.OnopeningthefirstsessionLevesonsaid,“Thepressprovidesanessentialcheckonallaspectsofpubliclife.That’swhyanyfailurewithinthemediaaffectsallofus.Attheheartofthisinquiry,thereforemaybeonesimplequestion:
whoguardstheguardians?
”Theinquiryisfocusingonthreemajorareas:
therelationshipbetweenthepressand1....thepublic.2....thepolice.3....politics.
Thebigquestionis,whatchangesaregoingtobemadeasaresultoftheinquiry?
Defendersoffreedomofthepressareworriedthatjournalistswon’t
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