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SectionA（22.5marks）
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearsixconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedbythreechoicesmarkedA,BandC.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.
YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.
Conversation1
1.WhatdothetwospeakersthinkofMaria’ssinging?
A.Bad.B.Excellent.C.Ordinary.
2.WhatwillMariaprobablybecomeinthefuture?
A.Amusician.B.Awriter.C.Ateacher.
Conversation2
3.Whatisthewoman?
A.Atourguide.B.Ashopassistant.C.Ahotelwaitress.
4.Howmanymembersarethereinthegroup?
A.15people.B.20people.C.25people.
Conversation3
5.Whatarethetwospeakersdoing?
A.Debatingaboutmoney.B.Bettingonthewinningteam.C.Watchingthematch.
6.Whichteamdoesthemansupport?
A.TheYankees.B.TheBull.C.TheRedSox.
Conversation4
7.WhatdoweknowaboutMrs.Smith?
A.Shetaughtthemantocook.B.Sheisveryunfriendly.C.Sheisanexcellentcook.
8.Wheredidthemanspeakerhavethepicnic?
A.Onanisland.B.Onahill.C.Inaboat.
9.Whatdoesthemanspeakerthinkofthepicnic?
A.Disappointingandtiring.B.Pleasantandunforgettable.C.Hardtosay.
Conversation5
10.WhydoesJimhavetobefired?
A.Thereisacrisisandnewmachine.B.Heislateforjob.C.He’sgototherjoboffers.
11.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Headmasterandteacher.B.Managerandsecretary.C.Directorandactress.
12.Whatdoweknowaboutthemanspeaker?
A.Hehaseverbeendismissed.B.Heneedn’ttalktoJimhimself.C.HeaskedSaratoworkhere.
Conversation6
13.Whydothespeakershavetospeaklouder?
A.Theyareveryscared.B.Thelightshavegoneoff.C.TheyaregoinginsidethePyramid.
14.Howdoesthewomanfindthewayout?
A.Shehasalocalguide.B.She’sgotsomematches.C.Shehasgotatorch.
15.Howdoesthemanspeakerfindthetrip?
A.Attractive.B.Frightening.C.Fantastic.
SectionB（7.5marks）
Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS.
YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE.
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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）
阅读下面短文，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。
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Wenowthinkofchocolateassweet,butonceitwasbitter.Wethinkofitasacandy,butonceitwasamedicine.Today,chocolatecanbeahotdrink,afrozendessert,orjustasnack.Sometimesit’saningredient（配料）inthemaincourseofameal.Mexicansmakeahotchocolatesaucecalled“mole”andpouritoverchicken.TheMexicansalsoeatchocolatewithspiceslikechilipeppers.
Chocolateisaproductofthetropicalcacaotree.Thebeanstastesobitterthateventhemonkeyssay“Ugh!
”andrunaway.Workersmustfirstdryandthenroastthebeans.Thisremovesthebittertaste.
Theword“chocolate”comesfromaMayanword.TheMayawasanancientpeoplewhooncelivedinMexico.Theyvaluedthecacaotree.Someusedthebeansformoney,whileotherscrushedthemtomakeadrink.
WhentheSpaniardscametoMexicointhesixteenthcentury,theystarteddrinkingcacaotoo.Becausethedrinkwasstrongandbitter,theythoughtitwasamedicine.Noonehadtheideaofaddingsugar.TheSpaniardstooksomebeansbacktoEuropeandopenedcafes.Wealthypeopledrankcacaoandsaiditwasgoodforthedigestion（消化）.
Inthe1800s,theownerofachocolatefactoryinEnglanddiscoveredthatsugarremovedthebittertasteofcacao.Itquicklybecameacheapandpopulardrink.Soonafterwards,afactorymadethefirstsolidblockofsweetenedchocolate.Lateron,anotherfactorymixedmilkandchocolatetogether.Peoplelikedthetasteofmilkchocolateevenbetter.
Besidesthechocolatecandybar,oneofthemostpopularAmericansnacksisthechocolatechipcookie.Favoritedessertsarechocolatecreampieand,ofcourse,anicecreamsundaewithhotfudgesauce.
21.Itwas________thatdiscoveredsugarcouldremovethebittertasteofcacao.
A.TheworkersinachocolatefactoryB.TheSpaniards
C.AmericansD.Theownerofachocolatefactory
22.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Nobodyhadtheideaofaddingsugaruntilthesixteenthcentury.
B.Theword“chocolate”comesfromaMexicanword.
C.Thebeanstastesobitterthateventhemonkeyslikethem.
D.Workersmustdryandroastthebeanstoremovethebittertaste.
23.TheSpaniardsthinkthatcacaowasamedicinebecause________
A.itwasstrongandbitter.B.itwasgoodfordigestion.
C.itcuredman’sdiseases.D.itwasakindofdrinkforgoodhealth.
24.Whichistherighttimeorderoftheeventsaboutchocolate?
a.ChocolatebecameacheapandpopulardrinkinEngland.
b.Afactorymadethefirstsolidblockofsweetenedchocolate.
c.TheSpaniardsstarteddrinkingcacao.
d.Itwasfoundthatsugarremovedthebittertasteofcacao.
e.Afactorymixedmilkandchocolatetogether.
A.a-b-c-d-e B.c-d-e-b-a C.c-d-a-b-e D.c-d-b-e-a
B
Whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100years?
JaneAddams（1860-1935）
Addamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpeace.Shecreatedshelters,educationopportunitiesandservicesforpeopleinneed.In1931,AddamsbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowintheNobelPeacePrize.
RachelCarson（1907-1964）
RachelCarsonwasbornintheruralrivertownofSpringdale,PennsylvaniainAmerica.Thepopular1962book“SilentSpring”byRachelCarsonmadepeoplerealizethedangersandtheharmfuleffectsofpollutiononhumansandontheworld’slakesandoceans.
AngelaMerkel（1954-）
In2005,GermanschoseAngelaMerkelastheirfirstwomanheadofthecountry.Shehadbeenascientistinthepast.AsGermany’sleader,shehashadaneffectonthewholeworld.
SandraDayO’Connor（1930-）
WhenSandraDayO’ConnorfinishedherclassatStanfordLawSchool,in1952,shecouldnotfindworkbecauseshewasawoman.However,shebecamethefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourtin1981afteryearsofhardwork.
MargaretThatcher（1925-2013）
In1979,MargaretThatcherbecameBritain’sfirstwomanPrimeMinister.Sheserveduntil1990,whichmadeherthefirstBritishleadertoservethreetermsinarow.Becauseofherhighstandardsandstrongwill,peoplecalledherBritain’sIronLady.
MarieCurie（1867-1924）
Polish-bornscientistMarieCuriediscoveredthatsometypesofmetalgiveoffenergycalledradiation（辐射）.Herresearchledtonewmedicaltreatmentsandarms.ShereceivedtheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1903andinChemistryin1911.
25.WhooncewontheNobelPrize?
A．JaneAddamsandMarieCurie.
B．JaneAddamsandMargaretThatcher.
C．MarieCurieandAngelaMerkel.
D．MarieCurieandRachelCarson.
26.WecaninferfromthetextthatRachelCarsonworkedto_____.
A．helpthepoorB．spreadgeographicknowledge
C．protecttheenvironmentD．protecttherightsofwomen
27.WhatdoAngelaMerkelandMargaretThatcherhaveincommon?
A．Bothofthemwerescientistsbeforecomingtopower.
B．Bothofthemarethefirstwomanheadoftheircountry.
C．Bothofthemarefamousforbeingstrict.
D．Bothofthemarestillinofficenow.
28.Whooncefailedtofindajob?
A．JaneAddams.B．SandraDayO’Connor.
C．RachelCarson.D．MargaretThatcher.
C
Readalot,Imeanalot!
Youhavetoincreaseyourabilityforreading.Manystudentsareinthehabitofreadingonlywhentheirexamsareapproachingwhilesomeothersreadonlywhattheyaretaughtorthingsthatmustbereadbecauseitisintheircurriculum.Butlistentomenow,Iamtellingyoufrommyownexperiencethatitisaverybadhabitanditisnotenoughtoimproveyourintelligence.
Youhavetolearnandgetreadytobecomeversatileinyourreading.Thefactthatyouarestudyingmedicineinschooldoesnotmeanthatyoushouldnotknowoneortwothingsonpolitics.
ManypeoplehavecomplainedtomethattheyfindithardtoreadstuffslikenovelsbutIjustshakemyheadinpityforthembecauseitisobvioustheyhavefailedtorealizethetruthinthatwisesayingbyMargaretFullerthat“todayareader,tomorrowaleader!
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Whenyouread,yougetto“see”somanyplacesanditwillbeasifyouhavevisitedthoseplacesinreallife.Thisisbecausereadingwillimproveyourimaginationandcreativityandunderstanding.Youalsogetexperiencefromlearningabouthowpeopledealtwiththeirvariousproblemstherebysavingyoufromgoingthroughthepainsanddifficultiestheymusthavegonethrough!
Readingwillalsohelpyouinimprovingyourvocabularybecauseyouwillcertainlystartcomingacrosssomanynewwordswhichyouwilltryasmuchaspossibletogetusedtowiththehelpofthedictionary.Thegoodthingaboutincreasingyourvocabularyisthatitwillalsoimproveyourthinkingability.Afterall,wethinkinwordsandthemorewordsyouknow,theeasieritwillbecomeforyoutoexpressyourselforyourthoughts.
Andwhenyouread,makesureyoureadsowidebecausethemoreyouread,themoreyouknowandthemoreyouknowthemoreintelligentyoucanbecome.
29.Theunderlinedword“versatile”inParagraph2isclosestin
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