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4.Whenwillthemeetingbegin?
A.At10:
30.B.At10:
50.C.At10:
45.
5.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutsmoking?
A.Hehasn’tlearntanythingfromtoday’snewspaper.
B.Hethinksit’swrongtosmoke.
C.HethinksthatsmokingisOK.
第二节(共15小题)
听第6段材料,回答第6~7小题。
6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?
A.Itmaytakelessthanhalfanhourtogettotheairportifthetrafficislight.
B.Itmaytakemorethanhalfanhourtogettotheairportifthetrafficisheavy.
C.Itmaytakehalfanhourtogettotheairportifthetrafficislight.
7.Howdoesthewomantravel?
A.Shetravelswithmuchluggage.B.Shetravelswithnoluggage.
C.Shetravelslightly.
听第7段材料,回答第8~10小题。
8.WithwhomwillthewomangotoNewYorkCity?
A.Herself.B.Theman’sfriend.C.Herownfriend.
9.WhatdothewomanandLaurahaveincommon?
A.Theybothenjoywalking.
B.They’rebothfromCalifornia.
C.They’rebothinterestedinmusic.
10.WhataretheygoingtodoonSaturdaynight?
A.Goingtoaconcert.B.Goingswimming.C.Goingskating.
听第8段材料,回答第11~13小题。
11.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Airpollution.B.Transportation.C.Roadconnection.
12.Whydoesthemanthinklawsofcarusewillbemade?
A.Roadtraffichastobecontrolled.B.Therewillbenewwaysoftraveling.
C.Moreandmorepeopleenjoyairtravel.
13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftravelingbytrainundertheocean?
A.Itisexciting.B.Itisunimaginable.C.Itisfrightening.
听第9段材料,回答第14~17小题。
14.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’sfamily?
A.Hismotherearnsmuchmorethanhisfather.
B.Hismotherisahousewife.
C.Hehastoworkpart-timetosupporthimself.
15.Whatdoesthewomandoinherholidays?
A.Staywithherparents.B.Takeapart-timejob.C.Beanalphaearner.
16.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?
A.He’satopstudent.B.Hisflatisfree.C.Hisparentsarerich.
17.Wheredoesthewomanlive?
A.Inaflatwithtwoothergirls.B.AloneinalargeflatC.Withherfamily.
听第10段材料,回答第18~20小题。
18.Whomisthespeakermostprobablytalkingto?
A.Landscapepainters.B.Museumvisitors.C.Arthistorystudents.
19.Whatdidthelandscapeartistswanttodo?
A.Inspireasenseofrespectfortheland.
B.Provetheywerepaintingthelandcorrectly.
C.Makepeoplebelievethelandwasapeacefulplace.
20.Whatdidtheartistshaveincommon?
A.TheyallhadhomesbytheHudsonRiver.
B.Theyalllikedtoshowthewildnessoftheland.
C.Theywereallimpressedwiththebeautyoftheland.
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
Ayearandahalfago,UbersetupanAdvancedTechnologiesCenter(ATC)inPittsburghtomakeself-drivingUbersareality.Today,we’reexcitedtoannouncethattheworld’sfirstSelf-DrivingUbersarenowontheroadintheSteelCity.
We’reinvitingourmostloyalPittsburghcustomerstoexperiencethefuturefirst.IfaSelf-DrivingUberisavailable,we’llsenditalongwithasafetydriverupfronttomakesuretheridegoessmoothly.Thispilotisabigstepforward.Real-worldtestingisimportanttothesuccessofthistechnology.
Self-drivingUbershaveenormouspotentialtoimprovesociety:
reducingthenumberoftrafficaccidents,whichtodaykill1.3millionpeopleayear,andfreeingupthe20%ofspaceincitiescurrentlyusedtoparktheworld’sbillionpluscars.Inaddition,self-drivingUberswillbeontheroad24hoursaday,whichmeansthey’llneedalotmorehumanmaintenancethancarstoday.Asaresult,morepeoplehavetobeemployed.
Weknowalargenumberofdriverswillhavequestionsaboutthistechnology.It’sstillveryearly:
Self-DrivingUbershaveasafetydriverinthefrontseatbecausetheyrequirehumaninterventioninmanyconditions,includingbadweather.Evenwhenthesetechnologyissuesgetfixed,webelieveridesharingwillbeamix—withservicesprovidedbybothdriversandSelf-DrivingUbers.Thisisbecausethelimitsofself-drivingsoftwareandtheincreasingdemandforbettertransportation.
Wecouldn’tbemoreexcitedaboutwhat’snext.Buttomakeithappen,weneedtoleadbyfusingourgreatridesharingnetworkwithgreatself-drivingsoftwareandhardware.OurATCeffortsmeanwehaveoneofthestrongestself-drivingengineeringgroupsintheworld.Andourexistingpartnershipswithdrivers,aswellasnewoneswithmanufacturerslikeVolvo,willensureaworld-classcustomerexperienceforgenerationstocome.
21.WhatcanweknowaboutUberfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Theyspentquitealongtimedevelopingself-drivingUbers.
B.Theirself-drivingUbershavebeenputinuseinAmerica.
C.Theyarethefirstcompanytoproduceself-drivingvehicles.
D.Theyaregettingtheirself-drivingUberstestedinacity.
22.Whatisthesignificanceofself-drivingUbersaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theycanincreasetheurbanland.
B.Theycreatenewworkopportunities.
C.Theyensurethatpeopleareinsafety.
D.Theypromotethedevelopmentofcities.
23.Howareself-drivingUbersintheeyesofmanypeople?
A.Alittleworrying.B.Veryconvenient.
C.Completelyreliable.D.Energyefficient.
24.ItisinferredfromthelastparagraphthatthecompanyUber_____.
A.isfocusingontheirridesharingnetwork
B.iscooperatingwithotherbigcompanies
C.believestheirtechnologyhasabrightfuture
D.hasaregularproductionmanagementteam
B
Nexttimeyouraiseaneyebrowattheviewsofyourpartner,friend,siblingorcolleague,remembertheycouldbehelpingtomakeyoubecomesmarter.Newresearchshowsthatintelligenceisn’tfixedbutcanbedevelopedthroughoutadulthoodbyfamilymembers,brightmatesandintellectuallystretchingcareers.
Stimulatinghouseholdswherepeopletalk,makejokesandchallengeeachothercanraiseIQlevelsbyseveralpoints,ascanjobsthatmentallyencourageemployees.Thestudychallengesthecommonlyheldnotionthatintelligenceisstaticbytheageofabout18.
Currentscientificconsensussuggestsintelligenceiscontrolledbygenes,withenvironmentalfactorslikeschoolingandnutritionplayingapartuptothisage.Afterthispoint,IQscoresremainstable.
ButJamesFlynn,professorofpsychologyatOtagoUniversityinNewZealand,arguespeoplecanupgradetheirownintelligencethroughouttheirlives.Hebelievesintellectualstimulationfromotherpeopleisimportantasthebrainseemstoberatherlikeamuscle—themoreyouuseit,thestrongeritgets.SopeoplewhoshareahomeorworkplacewiththeintellectuallychallengedriskseeingtheirIQlevelsnosediveasaresult.
ProfessorFlynnanalyzedUSintelligencetestsfromthelast65yearsandcreatednewIQagetables.Accordingtotheagetables,abrightten-year-oldwithbrothersandsistersofaverageintelligencewillsufferafivetotenpointIQdisadvantagecomparedtoasimilarchildwithequallybrightsiblings.However,childrenwithalowIQcouldgainsixtoeightpointsbyhavingbrightersiblingsandspecialeducationaltreatmenttohelppullthemup.
ProfessorFlynnalsoconcludedthatalthoughgeneticsandearlylifeexperiencesdetermineabout80%ofintelligence,theremaining20%islinkedtolifestyle.ThismeanspeoplecanraisetheirIQ,orallowittofall,bytenpointsormore.ProfessorFlynnsuggeststhebestwaytodevelopIQlevelsistosocializewithbrightfriendsandfindanintellectuallychallengingjob.
25.Whichofthefollowingisacommonbeliefaccordingtothepassage?
A.Intelligencecan’tbedevelopeduntiloneis18.
B.Theolderonegrows,thesmarterhebecomes.
C.Onecandevelophisintelligenceuntiltheageof18.
D.Onecandevelophisintelligencethroughoutadulthood.
26.Inmostscientists’opinion,howcanwebecomesmarter?
A.Byworkingcreatively.B.Bygoingonahealthydiet.
C.Byovercomingchallenges.D.Bystayingwithsmartpeople.
27.Theunderlinedword“nosedive”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans______.
A.riseB.developC.changeD.fall
28.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Whyyoushouldavoidstupidpeople.
BWhatyourintelligenceisaffectedby.
C.Whycleverfriendsmakeyousmarter.
D.Howyoucandevelopyourintelligence.
C
DoyouwanttospeakEnglishfluently(流利地)?
Everyonewantstotalkwithforeignersfreely.AndtherearesomanyeasywaystobeabletounderstandandspeakEnglishfluently.Perhaps,sofaryouonlylearnEnglishatschoolwhichsometimesmaybeboringandlesspleasant.However,ifyouarecleverenough,youcanusethewayoflisteningandansweringstoriestolearnEnglish.
Asweallknow,abigprobleminschoolisthatthestudentslearnEnglishthroughtranslation.Studentsdonotspeaknaturallyandfluentlybecausetheyhavetothinkaboutthemeaningintheirownlanguage.Besides,theyalsohavetounderstandthegrammarrule,soitwilltakealotoftimetothink.ThisiswhymostofthestudentscannotspeakEnglishwellandfluently.
BylearningEnglishthroughlisteningandansweringstories,youwillbeabletospeakandunderstandEnglishwithoutthinking.Youwillspeakandanswerquestionsquicklywithoutthinkinganyvocabularyandgrammarrule.ThismethodwillteachyoutounderstandEnglishqu