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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.Whatisthewomanprobably?

A.Asecretary.B.Ateacher.C.Aguide.

2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Sherarelyfailstheexams.

B.Sheispreparingforthecomingexams.

C.Sheisfrequentvisitortothelibrary.

3.Whoisalanguagegeniusaccordingtothespeakers’languageteacher?

A.Thewoman.B.Theman.C.Jack.

4.Wherearethespeakersprobably?

A.Atapolicestation.B.Atacellphoneshop.C.Atacarrepairshop.

5.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforthebook?

A.30dollars.B.28.5dollars.C.25dollars.

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，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whendidthewomangetthirtyyuanamonth?

A.Attheageof13.B.Attheageof15.C.Attheageof17.

7.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodotogetmorepocketmoney?

A.Studyharder.B.Helptodosomehousework.C.Getapart-timejob.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatisthesecondquestionthewomanasks?

A.Whethershecangetatableat8:

30.

B.WhetherItaliandishesareserved.

C.HowmanyItaliandishesareonthemenu.

9.Whatisthewoman’snumber?

A.5530-0318.B.5513-0308.C.5513-0318.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whydoesthewomanapologize?

A.Theman’sflighthasbeencancelled.

B.Theman’sflighthasbeenputoff.

C.Theman’sflighthastakenoff.

11.Howmanytimesatleastwastheannouncementmadeaccordingtothewoman?

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.

12.HowwillthemangettoWashington?

A.Bybus.B.Byplane.C.Bycab.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthewomanprobablydoing?

A.Readingastory.B.Writingabook.C.Havingacoffee.

14.WhereisMariaoriginallyfrom?

A.Singapore.B.Britain.C.America.

15.WhatdidMariadoin1996?

A.ShewenttoNewYorkforabreak.

B.Shewenttocoffeebarsquiteoften.

C.Sheopenedtenmorecoffeebars.

16.HowmanycoffeebarsdoesMariahaveatthemoment?

A.80.B.85.C.86.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whendidthespeakerputherhouseupforsale?

A.Whenshegotajobinacompany.

B.Whenherhusbandbecamethegeneralmanager.

C.Whenshebecameahousewife.

18.Whendidthespeaker’sagentbringacoupletovisitherhouse?

A.Atmidnight.B.Intheafternoon.C.Inthemorning.

19.Wheredidthespeakerhearthemansaysomethingtohiswife?

A.Inthebathroom.B.Inthebedroom.C.Inthekitchen.

20.Whatdidthebuyersthinkofthehouse?

A.Itwasverytidy.B.Itwasbigenough.C.Itwasliketheirownhome.

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

Beinganastronautsoundscool,doesn’tit?

Inspace,theygettodosomeprettyamazingthings,likefloatinginzerogravity.

However,therearealsoplentyofthingsthatastronautscan’tdobecauseoftheirweightlessenvironment,andthat’sverysad.What’sworse,theycan’tevenlettheirsadnessshow----becauseit’simpossibletocryinzerogravity.

Ofcourse,astronautscanstillproducetears.Butcryingismuchmoredifficultinspace,reportedTheAtlanticinJanuary.Withoutgravity,tearsdon’tflowdownwardoutoftheeyesliketheydohereonEarth.Thismeansthatwhenyoucryinspace,yourtearshavenowheretogo–theyjuststicktoyoureyes.

InMay2011,astronautAndrewFeustelexperiencedthisduringoneofhisspacewalks.“Tears,”hesaid,“don’tfalloffofyoureye...Theyjustkindofstaythere.”Besidesmakingyourvisionunclear,thiscanalsocausephysicalpain.BackonEarth,tearsaresupposedtobringcomforttotheeyes.Butthat’snotthecaseinspace.Thespaceenvironmentdriesoutastronauts’eyes,andwhentearssuddenlywettheeyes,itcancausepainratherthancomfort.“Myrighteyeispainfullikecrazy.”Feusteltoldhisteammateduringthewalk.

Sincegravitydoesn’tworkinspace,astronautsneedsomeextrahelptogetridofthetears.Feustelchosetorubhiseyesagainsthishelmettowipethetearsaway.Anotherchoiceistojustwait–“Whenthetearsgetbigenoughtheysimplybreakfreeoftheeyeandfloataround,”astronautRonParisetoldTheAtlantic.

Therearelotsofsmallthings–thingslikecryingthatwearesousedtoonEarth.Weusuallytakethemforgranted,untiltheybecomeaprobleminatotallydifferentenvironment,likespace.There,astronautscan’ttalktoeachotherdirectly.Theyalsocan’teatordrinkinnormalways.Theycan’tevenburp,becausethereisnogravitytoholdthefooddownintheirstomach.Iftheydoburp,theyjustendupthrowingupeverythingintheirstomach,accordingtotheUKNationalSpaceCenter.

Thus,perhapsit’sonlyspaceexplorerswhocanhonestlysay:

“Gravity,you’rethebest.”

21.Whatcanweconcludefromparagraphs2and3?

A.Astronautsareunabletofeelsadinspace.

B.Astronautsproducefewertearsinspace.

C.Tearsproducedinspaceflowdownmoreslowly.

D.Tearsproducedinspacedon’tflowdownward.

22.Whateffectdotearshaveonastronauts?

A.Theycausephysicalpain.

B.Theybringcomforttothem.

C.Theymaketheirvisionclearer.

D.Theyfloataroundandcausetrouble.

23.Whatcantheastronautdotogetridofthetears?

A.Rubhiseyesagainsthishelmettoletthetearsfloatforward.

B.Rubhiseyesbyhandtoletthetearsfloataround.

C.Getthetearsbigenoughtofalloffofhiseyes.

D.Getthetearsbigenoughtobreakawayfromhiseyes.

24.What’sthesecond-to-lastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Suggestionsonhowastronautscanstaycomfortableinspace.

B.Otherbasicthingsthataredifficulttodoinspace.

C.Whyburpingisimpossibleinspace.

D.Thingsthathumanscan’tdowithoutgravity.

B

Precisionagriculture（精确农业）isawayofthinkingabouthowtoimproveproductionandgetmorefromexistingresources.Itofteninvolvestheuseoftechnology.Anexamplefoundmostlyinwealthiercountriesisacomputer-guidedtractor.Thecomputerdoesmostofthedriving.ItusessignalsfromsatellitesintheGlobalPositioningSystem.GPStechnologyhelpsthetractorcutrowsinstraightlinesandputtherightamountoffertilizerintherightplace.

JimmyMessickisafarmerinnorthernVirginia,notfarfromWashington.HesaystheGPSguidancesystemmakesiteasytocomebacklaterandplanttheseedinhisfieldsofcorn.BecauseoftheGPSguidance,Mr.Messicknowpayshalfwhatheoncedidforfertilizer.BruceEricksonisanagronomist（科学家）atPurdueUniversityinIndiana.Hesayssavingevenalittlebitofseed,pesticideorfertilizerleadsdirectlytocostsavingsandlessenvironmentaldamage.

RajKhoslaisanagronomistatColoradoStateUniversity.Hesaysfarmersinthedevelopingworldcanuseprecisionagricultureevenwithouthigh-techtractors.“Wedonotnecessarilyhavetohavecomplex,largemachinerytopracticewhatcouldbedoneassimplyasusingbottlecaps,”MrKhoslasays.Theideaistouseabottlecaptopourameasuredamountoffertilizerrightnexttoeachplant.Ittakesmoreworkthansimplythrowinghandfulsoffertilizeracrossafield.ButMr.Khoslasaysresearcherstaughtthisbottlecapmethodtofarmersinsub-SaharanAfrica,theydiscoveredthatitwasworththeextraeffortiftheycouldonlyaffordasmallamountoffertilizer.“Therewasahugedifference,morethandouble,intermsofproductivity.”MrKhoslasays.

Ofcourse,newtechnologyisnotalwayssocheap.ButMr.Khoslasaysfarmerscouldformacooperativeorcombinetheirresourcestopayfornewequipment.HeandotherresearchersworkedwithafarmerinIndiatoprecision-levelhisirrigatedwheatfields.Thatkeptthefieldsfromdevelopingwetanddryareasthatreducedproductivity.Thefarmeralsoaddedbetterfertilizersandinsectcontrol.Asaresult,hewasabletogrowalmostthreetimesasmuchwheatonthesameamountofland.MrKhoslasayswiththeextramoneythefarmermadeandasmallloan,heboughthisownprecisionleveler.Andnow,forafee,heoffersthatasaservicetohisneighborsandotherfarmers.

25.WithGPStechnology,farmerscan__________.

A.applyfertilizerpreciselyB.cutrowswithoutusingtractors.

C.findthewaytotheirfieldseasilyD.connectwiththeirfamilyconveniently

26.Theexampleofthebottlecapmethodintendstoshowprecisionagriculture_________.

A.isworththeextraeffort.B.savesbothmoneyandtime.

C.takesmoveworkthanthetraditionalwayD.canbeputintopracticewithouthigh-techtractors

27.Accordingtothepassagethecommonadvantage（s）aboutprecisionagricultureis（are）__________.

A.reducingtheamountoftimeandfertilizer.

B.savingbothcostandhumanstrength.

C.solvingtheproblemofpestanddiseasedamage.

D.increasingproductivityandprotectingtheenvironment.

28.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatprecisionagriculture_________.

A.hasbecomeatrend.B.isagoodinvestment.

C.meansextrabutworthwhilework.D.isanexpensiveandunpopularway.

C

Goonaslowjogforjustfiveminutesadayandyoumaygainafewextrayearsoflife.ThisisallaccordingtoanAmericanstudy,whichfocusesontheeffectofjoggingonlifespan.Accordingtotheresearch,evenashortperiodoftimemayimproveyourchancesofavoidingcardio（心的）andvascular（血管）diseases,whichmayleadtoprematuredeath.

“Fromamoretraditionalhealthperspective,fiveminutessoundsbrave.Butifitisenergetic,intensiveandtherunningstepsareswift,whyevernot?

”saidamedicaldoctorTommiVasankarifromtheUKKinstitute,asheconsidersthehealthbenefitsofquickspurts（冲刺）ofexercise.