1、三个选项中选出最佳选三个选项中选出最佳选 项。听完每段对话后，你都有项。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。例读一遍。例: How much is the shit?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是答案是 C. 1 （1.5 分）Where are the speakers？ AAt a swimming pool BIn a clothing shop CAt a school lab 2 （1.5 分）What will Tom do next？ ATurn do
2、wn the music BPostpone the show CStop practicing 3 （1.5 分）What is the woman busy doing？ AWorking on a paper BTidying up the office COrganizing a party 4 （1.5 分）When will Henry start his vacation？ AThis weekend BNext week CAt the end of August 5 （1.5 分）What does Donna offer to do for Bill？ ABook a fl
3、ight for him BDrive him to the airport CHelp him park the car 第二节（每小题第二节（每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 22.5 分）听下面分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个 小题，从题中所给的小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时 间阅读各个小题，每小题间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或秒钟的作答时间。每段
4、对话或 第 2 页（共 39 页） 独白读两遍。独白读两遍。 6 （3 分）听材料，回答下面问题 （1）Why does Pete call Lucy？ ATo say that hell be late BTo tell her about his work CTo invite her to dinner （2）When is Pete going to see Lucy？ AAt 6：00 pm BAt 6：45 pm CAt 8：00 pm 7 （4.5 分）听材料，回答下面问题 （1）Why does Cathy want to quit her job？ AShell join a
5、nother firm BShell run her own business CShes fed up with it （2）What is Marks attitude towards Cathys decision？ AForgiving BSympathetic CSupportive （3）What might Cathy do for the present company？ AApply for a project BTrain a new person CRecommend an engineer 8 （4.5 分）听材料，回答下面问题 （1）How did the man f
6、eel about his performance today？ AGreatly encouraged BA bit dissatisfied CTerribly disappointed （2）What did the man say helped him overcome the problem？ APatience 第 3 页（共 39 页） BLuck CDetermination （3）What is the woman doing？ AConducting an interview BHolding a press conference CHosting a ceremony 9
7、 （4.5 分）听材料，回答下面问题 （1）What is next to the apartment building？ A A restaurant B A laundry C A grocery store （2）Which is included in the rent？ A Electricity B The Internet C Satellite TV （3）What does the woman think of the apartment？ A Its quite large B Its well furnished C Its worth the money 10 （6 分
8、） （1）Where is Jeff from？ A Liverpool B Coventry C Newcastle （2）Where do young men go to watch big games according to Jeff？ A Pubs B Stadiums C Friends homes （3）Why does Jeff have to pick a team to support？ A To avoid being bothered B To open a conversation 第 4 页（共 39 页） C To earn respect from others
9、 （4）What does Jeff mainly talk about？ A Englands moment of success B English flag as a symbol of hope C Englands alltime favourite sport 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节）第一节第二部分：阅读理解（共两节）第一节 （满分（满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、 C 和和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项四个选项中，选出最佳选项 11 （6 分） Train Information All customers travellin
10、g on TransLink services must be in possession of a valid ticket before boarding For ticket information， please ask at your local station or call 131230 While Queensland Rail makes every effort to ensure trains run as scheduled， there can be no guarantee of connections between trains or between train
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12、a Sunday timetable operates On certain major event days， i e Australia Day， Anzac Day， sporting and cultural days， special additional services may operate Christmas Day serices operate to a Christmas Day timetable， Before travel please visit translinkcomau or call TransLink on 131230 anytime Custome
13、rs using mobility devices Many stations have wheelchair access from the car park or entrance to the station platformsFor assistance， picase call Queensland Rail on 131617 Guardian trains （outbound） Depart Origin Destination Arrive 6：42pm Altandi Varsity Lakes 7：37pm 7：29pm Central Varsity Lakes 8：52
14、pm 第 5 页（共 39 页） 8：57pm Fortitude Valley Varsity Lakes 9：52pm 11：02pm Roma Street Varsity Lakes 12：22am （1）What would you do to get ticket information？ ACall 131617 BVisit translinkcomau CAsk at the local station DCheck the train schedule （2）At which station can you find the lost property office？ AA
15、ltandi BRoma Street CVarsity Lakes DFortitude Valley （3）Which train would you take if you go from Central to Varsity Lakes？ A6：42 pm B7：29 pm C8：57 pm D11：02 pm 12 （8 分）Returning to a book youve read many times can feel like drinks with an old friendTheres a welcome familarity but also sometimes a s
16、light suspicion that time has changed you both， and thus the relationship But books dont change， people do And thats what makes the act of rereading so rich and transformative The beauty of rereading lies in the idea that our bond with the work is based on our present mental register Its true， the o
17、lder I get， the more I feel time has wings But with reading， its all about the present Its about the now and what one contributes to the now， because reading is a give and take between author and reader Each has to pull their own weight There are three books I reread annually The first， which I take
18、 to reading every spring， is Ernest Hemingways A Moveable Feast Published in 1964， its his classic memoir of 1920s Paris The language is almost intoxicating （令人陶醉的） ， an aging writer looking back 第 6 页（共 39 页） on an ambitious yet simpler time Another is Annie Dillards Holy the Firm， her poetic 1975
19、ramble （随笔）about everything and nothing The third book is Julio Cortzars Save Twilight： Selected Poems， because poetry And because Cortzar While I tend to buy a lot of books， these three were given to me as gifts， which might add to the meaning I attach to them But I imagine that， while money is ind
20、eed wonderful and necessary， rereading an authors work is the highest currency a reader can pay them The best books are the ones that open further as time passes But remember， its you that has to grow and read and reread in order to better understand your friends （1）Why does the author like rereadin
21、g？ A It evaluates the writerreader relationship B Its a window to a whole new world C Its a substitute for drinking with a friend D It extends the understanding of oneself （2）What do we know about the book A Moveable Feast？ A Its a brief account of a trip B Its about Hemingways life as a young man C
22、 Its a record of a historic event D Its about Hemingways friends in Paris （3）What does the underlined word “currency“ in paragraph 4 refer to？ A Debt B Reward C Allowance D Face value （4）What can we infer about the author from the text？ A He loves poetry B Hes an editor C Hes very ambitious D He tea
23、ches reading 13（8 分） Race waking shares many fitness benefits with running， research shows， while moat 第 7 页（共 39 页） likely contributing to fewer injuriesIt does， however，have its own problem Race walkers are conditioned athletes The longest track and field event at the Summer Olympics is the 50kiom
24、eter race walk， which is about five miles longer than the marathonBut the sports rules require that a race walkers knees stay straight through most of the leg swing and one foot remain in contact （接触） with the ground at all times Its this strange form that makes race walking such an attractive activ
25、ity， however， says Jaclyn Norberg， an assistant professor of exercise science at Salem State University in Salem， Mass Like running race walking is physically demanding， she says According to most calculations，race walkers moving at a pace of six miles per hour would burn about 800 calories （卡路里）per
26、 hour， which is approximately twice as many as they would burn walking， although fewer than running， which would probably burn about 1，0000 or more calories per hour However， race walking does not pound the body as much as running does， Dr Norberg says According to her research， runners hit the grou
27、nd with as much as four times their body weight per step， while race walkers， who do not leave the ground， create only about 1.4 times their body weight with each step As a result， she says， some of the injuries associated with running， such as runners knee，are uncommon among race walkers But the sp
28、orts strange form does place considerable stress on the ankles and hips， so people with a history of such injuries might want to be cautious in adopting the sport In fact， anyone wishing to try race waking should probably first consult a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique， she says
29、 It takes some practice （1）Why are race walkers conditioned athletes？ A They must run long distances B They are qualified for the marathon C They have to follow special rules D They are good at swinging their legs （2）What advantage dose race walking have over running？ AIts more popular at the Olympi
30、cs 第 8 页（共 39 页） BIts less challenging physically CIts more effective in body building DIts less likely to cause knee injuries （3）What is Dr Norbergs suggestion for someone trying race walking？ A Getting experts opinions B Having a medical checkup C Hiring an experienced coach D Doing regular exerci
31、ses （4）Which word best describes the authors attitude to race walking？ A Skeptical B Objective C Tolerant D Conservative 14 （8 分）The connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research Recent studies have found positive effects A study conducted in Youngstown， Ohio，
32、 for example，discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crimeIn another， employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants The engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology （MIT） have taken it a step further changing the act
33、ual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse， even unusual functions These include plants that have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when theyre short of water and a plant that can detect harmful chemicals in groundwater“Were thinking about how we can engineer plants to
34、 replace functions of the things that we use every day， “ explained Michael Strano， a professor of chemical engineering at MIT One of his latest projects has been to make plants glow （发光） in experiments using some common vegetables Stranos team found that they could create a faint light for three an
35、dahalf hours The light， about onethousandth of the amount needed to read by， is just a start The technology， Strano said， could one day be used to light the rooms or even to turn trees into selfpowered street lamps 第 9 页（共 39 页） In the future， the team hopes to develop a version of the technology th
36、at can be sprayed onto plant leaves in a oneoff treatment that would last the plants lifetime The engineers are also trying to develop an on and off “switch“ where the glow would fade when exposed to daylight Lighting accounts for about 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US Since lighting i
37、s often far removed from the power source （电源） such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway a lot of energy is lost during transmission （传输） Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save energy （1）What is the first paragraph mainly about？ A A new st
38、udy of different plants B A big fall in crime rates C Employees from various workplaces D Benefits from green plants （2）What is the function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MIT engineers？ A To detect plants lack of water B To change compositions of plants C To make the life of plants longe
39、r D To test chemicals in plants （3）What can we expect of the glowing plants in the future？ A They will speed up energy production B They may transmit electricity to the home C They might help reduce energy consumption D They could take the place of power plants （4）Which of the following can be the b
40、est title for the text？ A Can we grow more glowing plants？ B How do we live with glowing plants？ C Could glowing plants replace lamps？ D How are glowing plants made pollutionfree？ 第二节第二节 （满分（满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选 第 10 页（共 39 页） 项中有两项为多余选项项中有两项为多余选项 15 （
41、10 分） A Few Tips for SelfAcceptance We all want it to accept and love ourselves But at times it seems too difficult and too far out of reach （1） Heres a handful of ways that will set you in the right direction （2） Do not follow the people who make you feel notgoodenough Why do you follow them？ Are y
42、ou hoping that eventually you will feel empowered because your life is better than theirs？ Know that your life is your own； you are the only you in this world Forgive yourself for mistakes that you have made We are often ashamed of our shortcomings， our mistakes and our failures （3） You will make mi
43、stakes， time and time again Rather than getting caught up in how you could have done better， why not offer yourself a compassionate （有同情心） response？“That didnt go as planned But， I tried my best“ Recognize all of your strengths Write them down in a journal Begin to train your brain to look at streng
44、th before weakness List all of your accomplishments and achievementsYou have a job， earned your degree， and you got out of bed today （4） Now that youve listed your strengths， list your imperfections Turn the page in your journal Put into words why you feel unworthy， why you dont feel good enough Now
45、， read these words back to yourself （5） Turn to a page in your journal to your list of strengths and achievements See how awesome you are？ A Feeling upset again？ B Where do you start？ C Nothing is too small to celebrate D Remember， you are only human E Set an intention for selfacceptance F Stop comp
46、aring yourself with others G When does the comparison game start？ 第三部分第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节）第一节英语知识运用（共两节）第一节 完形填空（每小题完形填空（每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 30 分）阅读下分）阅读下 第 11 页（共 39 页） 面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 16（30 分） Since our twins began
47、learning to walk， my wife and I have kept telling them that our sliding glass door is just a window The（1） is obvious If we（2） it is a door， theyll want to go outside （3） It will drive us crazy The kids apparently know the （4） But our insisting its（5） a window has kept them from（6） millions of requests to open the door I hate lying to the kids One day theyll （7） and discover t
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