第一部分:听力(共两节;满分30分)
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.WhichistrueaboutJohn?
A.Hewenttoapubtodrink.B.Hehasgivenupdrinking.
C.Heisaddictedtodrinking.
2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
A.Whatkindoftypewriteritis.B.Whatpricethemanwillaskfor.
C.Whythemanwantstosellthetypewriter.
3.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?
A.Hungry.B.Sleepy.C.Energetic.
4.Whenwillthewomanmeettheman?
A.At10:00tomorrowmorning.B.At10:30tomorrowmorning.
C.At11:00tomorrowmorning.
5.Whatdoesthemanmainlydoinhissparetime?
A.Learnalanguage.B.Dosomesports.C.Playthepiano.
第二节(共15小题;每题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,每小题将给出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.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?x#k#b#1#新#课#标
A.Cousins.B.Husbandandwife.C.Motherandson.
7.Whataretheygoingtobuy?
A.Sandwiches.B.Apresent.C.Aturkey.
听第7段材料,回答第8至11题。
8.Howoldisthewoman?
A.16.B.65.C.81.
9.Howmanygirlsdoesthewoman'sfamilyhavealtogether?
A.Five.B.Nine.C.Four.
10.Whatwasthewoman'schildhoodlike?
A.Quarrelsomebutfree.B.Poorbuthappy.C.Richbutnotfree.
11.Inwhichwaywasthewomannotsatisfiedwithherchildhood?
A.Sheseldomhadnewclothes.&nbs
p;B.Shehadnochancetogotoschool.
C.Shehadnobiketoride.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inanoldhouse.B.Atabusstop.C.Atauniversity.
13.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?
A.Tobuyamodernnewhouse.B.Tocleantheroomseveryday.
C.Tobuyanoldhousewithsmallrooms.
14.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shepreferstoliveinsmallrooms.B.She’llbuyahouseneartheuniversity.
C.Shewantstobuyalargeoldhouse.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Whatarethetwospeakers?
A.Students.B.Workers.C.Teachers.
16.Whichistheman'sfavoritecourse?
A.PE.B.Science.C.Music.
17.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhimself?
A.Naughty.B.Hard-working.C.Clever.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.WhatisApril7th?
A.It'stheUnitedNationsHealthDay.B.It'sadayofgreatfunforchildren.
C.It'sthetimewhen"ChildtoChild"wasfounded.
19.What'sthemainaimof"ChildtoChild"?
A.Tohelpchildrenhaveagoodeducation.B.Tohelpchildrenlearnaboutgoodhealth.C.Tohelpchildrengetenoughfoodandwater.
20.Whatcanthechildrendoathometopromotetheideaof"ChildtoChild"?
A.Domorehousework.B.Keepthemselvesclean.
C.Helpotherchildrentolivehealthily.
第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
21.Thepolicehavestartedan________intothecauseofthefirewhichbrokeoutinthehotellastnight.
A.influenceB.investigationC.introductionD.infection
22.-----Goodmorning,sir.CanIhelpyou?
-----Yes,canI_
___now?I'mleavinganhourlater.MynameisGeorgeBrownandmyroomnumberisxxxx.
A.checkinB.turninC.checkoutD.turnout
23.-----Waiter,________________?
-----Waitamoment,sir.That's$68altogether.
A.wouldyouchargemeB.howmuchdidweeat
C.mayIhavethebill,pleaseD.wouldyoutakethemoney
24.1begyourpardon.I____you.SoI____whatyousaid.
A.didn'thear;wasn'tcatchingB.wasn'tlisteningto;didn'tcatch
C.wasn'thearing;didn'tcatchD.haven'tlistenedto;don'tcatch
25.TheInternetisahugecomputersystem________allowsmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldtoshareinformation.
A.whatB.thatC.asD.where
26.Ican'tfindmykeysanywhere.Isawthemonthetablethismorning.
Ithinkyou____theminyourcar.
A.mayhaveleftB.couldhaveleftC.wouldhaveleftD.shouldhaveleft
27.Ingeneral,graduateswhospeakgoodEnglishwillhavemorechancesthan________whodon’t
A.thatB.theseC.thoseD.this
28.Iadmireherverymuchinthatshesuccessfully____hercareerwithfamilylife.
A.acceptsB.receivesC.combinesD.collects
29._________ofthechangeinthemeetingtime,Mikearrivedlate.
A.NotinformingB.Nothavinginformed
C.HavingnotbeeninformedD.Nothavingbeeninformed
30.Weneedtoknowthecustomofthiscountry____wewouldnotdispleaseanyone
A.eventhoughB.asif&n
bsp;C.sothatD.onlyif
31.______________,itfadesnexttothestoryofArmstrong’sstruggleagainstdisease.
A.AstherecordisimpressiveB.Impressiveastherecordis
C.ImpressiveasistherecordD.Therecordisimpressivethough
32Childrenshouldrespecttheirparentsandbeaware____theirparentsdoisfortheirgood.
A.thatB.whichC.howD.what
33.Amobilephoneisnolongermerely____telephone.Ithasbecome______mostcomplicatedpalmcomputer.,
A.the;aB./;theC.the;theD.a;a
34.It’sreportedthattheoldrailwaybetweenthetwocitiesis_______thenewhigh—speedrailway.
A.threetimesaslongasB.asthreetimesaslong
C.aslongasthreetimesD.aslongthreetimesas
35.Thepricesofallthegoods_________upandnooneknowswhentheywillbecomestable
A.hadgoneB.havebeengoingC.havegoneD.hadbeengoing
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
IenrolledinSpanishclassasahighschoolfreshman,notknowingthattheteacherwouldbeoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleinmylife.MissIsabella36asaveryelegantladyofmediumheight,dressedfashionablyinacolorfulsuit."Teachersarenotsupposedtobeso___37____,"Ithoughttomyself.Latersheprovedtohaveacharmingpersonalityto___38__herlooks.
Inthebeginningofhighschool,Iwasathingirlwhosemouthshonewiththesilvermetalofbraces.IwassoshythatIoftencrossedthestreetto39talkingtoclassmates.Mymotherdidnotbelieveinpraise,40shealwaysthoughtthatpraisewould41self-esteem.Thisstrangebeliefhadan42impactonmychildhood.
Ishowedoffmy43inmySpanishclassasMissIsabellabelievedinme.ShelistenedtowhateverIsaidandgaveme_44__.HerSpanishclasswasamusingandthestoriesfromSpanishhistoryseemedtocome45___.IreceivedanAineveryclass.She46starteda
SpanishnewspaperforwhichIwrotethenewscolumn.I47foundmyplaceinhighschoolandgainedconfidenceinmy_48___
I49aspeechcontestbeforethewholestudents.Canyouimaginethe50thatIhadmadetoarriveatthatpoint?Igotthethird51inthecontest.WhenIarrivedatSpanishclass,MissIsabellasaid,"Youshouldhave52_.Youwerefantastic!"Ithoughttomyself,"Shehassomuchbeliefinme."Soon,myhighschooldays53anevenhigherpeak.
Ithinkofmyselfasapurewhitedovewithabrokenwing54mymother'sinabilitytoeducation.Myteacherbecamemyangelonearth.She_55__mybrokenwingandallowedmetoflytogreaterheights.
36.A.brokeintoB.gotintoC.turnedoutD.stoodout
37.A.seriousB.attractiveC.strictD.professional
38.A.changeB.adjustC.matchD.suit
39.A.avoidB.attemptC.continueD.consider
40.A.soB.butC.becauseD.although
41.A.resultfromB.resultinC.dependonD.bringup
42.A.activeB.unusualC.accessibleD.awful
43.A.worryB.patienceC.talentD.story
44.A.faithB.punishmentC.strengthD.effort
45.A.livelyB.aliveC.lovelyD.live
46.A.evenB.almostC.ever
D.still
47.A.absolutelyB.actuallyC.hardlyD.gradually
48.A.studyB.abilitiesC.workD.looks
49.A.failedinB.participatedinC.gaveupD.putforward
50.A.mistakeB.troubleC.progressD.sense
51.A.opportunityB.placeC.awardD.reward
52.A.competedB.passedC.wonD.missed
53.A.hitB.appearedC.gainedD.beat
54.A.insteadofB.inspiteofC.inadditiontoD.dueto
55.A.mendedB.protectedC.offeredD.damaged第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
It's10:30pm,and11-year-oldBrandonBlancoissoundasleepathome.Suddenly,aloudnoise
wakeshimup.Naturally,Brandonreachesforhiscellphone.Themessagebecomesclear:"RUawake?"
Brandon'suseoftechnologydoesn'tstopthere.Healsohasacomputer,aTVandthreevideo-gameconsoles(控制台)inhisroom.Withsomanychoices,it'snosurprisethatwhenheisn'tatschool,hespendsnearlyeverywakingminuteusingoneormoreofthesedevices.
Brandonishardlyalone.AccordingtoarecentstudybytheKaiserFamilyFoundation,kidsaged8to18arespendingmoretimethaneverbeforeusingelectronicdevices.Howmuchtime?Morethansevenandahalfhoursadayonaverage,thestudyfound.
Thejumpistheresultofahugeexplosioninmobiledevices,saysVictoriaRideout,theleadauthorofthestudy.Today,nearlysevenoutoftenkidshavecellphones.Justfiveyearsago,itwasfouroutoften.
Often,kidsmultitask,orusemorethanonedeviceatatime."Ifyou’vegotachancetodosomethingonyourcomput
erandtakeaphonecallandhavetheTVoninthebackground,whynot?"mediaexpertCherylOlsonsays.
Mostexpertsagreetechnologyhasmuchtoofferkids.Butsomeworrythekidscouldbemissingoutonotheractivitieslikeplayingoutsideorhangingoutwithfriends."It'samatterofbalance,"saysOlson."You’vegottoworkonit."
Multitaskingwhiledoinghomeworkisanotherconcern.Somekidslistentomusic,watchTVorusethephonewhiledoingtheirhomework."It'simportanttomakesurethatyoucanstopandconcentrateononethingdeeply,"saysRideout.
Withnewandexcitingdeviceshittingstoreseveryyear,keepingtechnologyuseincheckismoreimportantthanever."Kidsshouldtry,"addsRideout."Butparentsmighthavetostepinsometimes."
56.Whydochildrenspendmoretimeinusingelectronicdevices?
A.Becausemoreelectronicdevicesareavailabletothem.
B.Becauseelectronicdevicesaremoreexcitingthanbefore.
C.Becausetheyhavelessotheractivities.
D.Becausetheyhavelesshomeworktodo.
57.Itisknownfromthepassagethat____.
A.BrandonBlancofeelsveryannoyedabouthislate-nighttext
B.theteenagersusingmobiledeviceshaveincreasedby30%inthepastfiveyears
C.CherylOlsonisnotsurprisedaboutkids'increasinguseofmobiledevices
D.mostexpertsthinkteenagersshouldnotuseelectronicdevicesfortheirstudies
58.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofmultitaskingaccordingtothepassage?
A.WatchingTVwhileusingthecomputer.
B.Talkingonthephonewhilestayingwithothers.
C.PlayingvideogamesontheInternet.
D.Listeningtomusicwhilerelaxing.
59.Accordingtothepassage,VictoriaRideoutwouldprobablyagreethat____.
A.kidsshoulddohomeworkwhilesurfingtheInternet
B.kidsshoulddohomeworkinaplacewithoutdisturbance
C.kidsshouldspendmoretimeonhomework
D.kidsshouldhavemorehomeworkthanbefore
60.Theunderlinedphrase"incheck"inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby"____".
A.inorderB.instoreC.insightD.incontrol
B
40yearsago,thecommunityofSenecaFalls,NewYork,decidedtocreateahalloffameforwomen.Thetownwasthebirthplaceofthewomen'srightsmovement.
In1848,300womenandmengatheredinSenecaFallsforthefirstWomen'sRightsConvention.AmongthemwerefeministleadersElizabethCadyStantonandLucretiaMott.
Thedelegatespassedadeclarationcallingforvotingrightsforwomen,amongotherdemands.72yearslaterthenine
teenthamendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitutiongavewomentherighttovote.
In1969,thepeopleofSenecaFallswantedtohonorthewomenwhotookpartinthestruggle.SotheyestablishedtheNationalWomen'sHallofFame.10yearslater,thegroupraisedenoughmoneytobuyahistoricbankbuildingtohousetheHallofFame.
Therearemorethantwohundred-womenintheNationalWomen'sHallofFametoday.Theyincludeteachers,doctors,artistsandathletes.Therearealsopilots,socialactivists,comedians,politicians,poetsandbuilders.
TheNationalWomen'sHallofFameannouncedtennewmembersonMarchsecondtohonorNationalWomen'sHistoryMonth,whowillbeinductedintotheHallofFameinOctoberthisyear.
OneofthemisLouiseBourgeois,a97yearsoldartistinNewYorkCity,whosebestknownworksarehugesculpturesofspiders.Herarthasbeenexhibitedinmajormuseumcollectionsaroundtheworld.
AnothernewmemberoftheHallofFamehasbeenfightingtohelpvictimsofabuseformorethan30years.Growingupinaviolenthome,SusanKelly-Dreissstartedhercareerbyhelpingtosetupashelterforabusedwomen.LatershehelpedgainpassageofthefirstlawagainstdomesticviolenceinthestateofPennsylvania.Now,SusanKelly-Dreissworksontheissueatthenationallevel.
SusanSolomonisaninternationalleaderinatmosphericscience.Shedevelopedthetheoryexplaininghowandwhytheozone(臭氧)holehappensoverAntarctica.Shealsogotsomeofthefirstchemicalmeasurementsthatshowedman-madechlorofluorocarbons(氯氟化碳)causedthehole.SusanSolomonservedasoneoftheleadersoftheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange.ThisgroupsharedtheNobelPeacePrizewithformerAmericanVice-PresidentAlGoreinxxxx.
OthernewmembersincludeEmmaLazarus,thegreat19thcenturyJewishpoet.HerfamouspoemisonthebaseoftheStatueofLibertyinNewYorkHarbor.ScientistMildredCohen,whosebiologicalresearchhaswonmanyawardsincludingaNationalMedalofScience,willalsobeinductedintotheNationalWomen'sHallofFame.
61.HowmanynewmembersintroducedinthepassagewillbeinductedintotheNationalWomen'sHallofFame?
A.Ten.B.Six.C.Five.D.Four.
62.Amongthenewmembersintroducedinthepassage,____succeededinsolvingthemysteryofozoneholes.
A.LouiseBourgeoisB.SusanKelly-Dreiss
C.SusanSolomonD.EmmaLazarus
63.Accordingtothepassage,theNationalWomen'sHallofFamewasoriginallyestablishedinhonorofthewomen____.
A.whomadegreatachievementsinscienceandtechnology
B.whoparticipatedinthestruggleaga
instracialdiscrimination
C.wholosttheirlivesinthewomen'srightsmovement
D.whogotinvolvedinthestruggleforvotingrightsforwomen
64.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderfortheeventsmentionedinthepassage?
a.Americanwomenweregiventherighttovote.
b.Ahalltohonorthewomenwasestablished.
c.ElizabethCadyStantonandLucretiaMottfoughtforthefirstWomen'sRightsConvention.
d.AbuildingintendedtohousetheHallofFamewaspurchased.
e.Adeclarationcallingforvotingrightsforwomenwaspassed.
A.c,b,d,a,eB.c,e,a,b,dC.e,c,d,b,aD.c,d,b,e,a
65.Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?
A.ImportantFemaleFiguresinAmericanHistory
B.NationalWomen'sHallofFame
C.ItIsWomenWhoHaveMadeHistory
D.NewMemberstotheNationalWomen'sHallofFame
C
Theaverageareaofglaciers(冰川)inWesternChinamightshrinkbyabout30percentby2050becauseofglobalwarming,damagingcropproductionandworseningdroughts.ThisdirepredictioncameFridayinareportreleasedattheUNclimatetalksinnorthChina'sTianjinMunicipality.
The"ClimateChangesandPoverty---CaseStudyinChina"reportwasjointlyreleasedbyorganizationsincludingtheInstituteofEnvironmentandSocialandSustainableDevelopmentinAgriculturewiththeChineseAcademyofAgriculturalSciences.Forecastsofglacierrecession(衰退)patternsshowedtheaverageglacierareainwesternChinamightbereducedby27.2percentby2050,saidthereport.Worldoceanglaciers,affectedbywetairflowfromtheocean,wouldshrinkby52.5percent,andAsiancontinentalglaciers,formedinthecontinentalclimatewouldshrinkby24.4percent.
Thereportwarnedthatglobalwarmingwouldreducetheseasonalsnowfallperiodwhilemeltingareawouldbehigher,contributingtothesharpdecline.Moreover,climatechangewouldnotrelievewatershortages,butreduceriverrun-offby20to40percentinnorthwestChina.
GlaciershrinkagewouldalsothreatenChina'sagriculturesector.'Thereportwarnedthatoverallcropproductioncapacitywoulddropby5percentto10percentby2030duetoglobalwarming,especiallyinwheat,riceandcorn,andtheimpactwouldworsenafter2050.
TheChinesegovernmenthadattachedimportancetotacklingtheproblemscausedbyclimatechangeandtakeneffectivemeasurestoreducethenegativeimpacts,saidSunCuihua,anofficialwiththeNationalDevelopmentandReformCommission(NDRC),Fridayattheclimatetalks.
Afterthreeroundsoftalksthisyear,whicharemovingslowlytowardsanegotiatingtextfortheCancunmeetinginMexicoattheendoftheyear,morethan3,000delegatesfrom194nationsgatheredinTianjinfromOc
tober4to9toacceleratethesearchforcommonground.
However,thegapremainswidebetweenthe-developedanddevelopingnationsastheformerremaincautiousofgreentechnologytransfersandadditionalfinancingtopoorernations.
66.Theunderlinedword"dire"inthetextprobablymeans"_________".
A.encouragingB.seriousC.touchingD.interesting
67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepossibleresultofglobalwarmingaccordingtothetext?
A.Watershortages.B.Glaciershrinkage.
C.Riverrun-offsdecline.D.Increaseinsnowfall.
68.Whateffectwilltheglaciershrinkagehaveonagriculture?
A.Areductioningrainyield.B.Anincreaseinproductioncapacity.
C.Betterproductionenvironment.D.Longgrowthperiodsforcrops.
69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.Becauseofglaciershrinkage,riversoftenoverflowtheirbanks.
B.ClimatechangewouldeasewatershortagesinnorthwestChina.
C.TheChinesegovernmenthasfounditsignificanttosolvetheproblems.
D.WorldoceanglacierswouldshrinkmuchlessthanAsiancontinentalglaciers.
70.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?
A.Thebadresultsofglaciershrinkage
B.Thecausesofglaciershrinkage
C.AwarningofseriousglaciershrinkageinChina
D.TheUNclimatetalksbetweenthedevelopedanddevelopingnations
D
GomesisnowauniversitystudentinMaryland,buthemaysoonhavetoleavethecountry."IstillwanttocontinuewithmycollegeeducationandIwanttobeabletostudyhereandgotomedicalschool,"hesaid.
GomesisoneofthousandsofyoungillegalimmigrantswhogrewupintheUnitedStatesandarenowstudyingatAmericancollegesanduniversities.Heisdoingwellinhisstudies,butheisfightingdeportationtoIndia,acountryheleftwithhisparentswhenhewasjust14monthsold.Theyweredeportedmorethanayearago.
"IfIwastogobacktoIndiaIwouldjustfeellikeallofthatwouldhavegonetowastebecausehereatleastIamstillabletogotocollege,"hesaid.
ImmigrationisadivisivepoliticalissueintheUnitedStateswithsome11millio