1、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.What does the woman mean?A. She will see the professor. B. She cant help the man. C. She will return some books.2. What will the man do first?A. Fix the computer. B. Clean the
2、windows. C. Have some tea.3. Why doesnt the woman like the Star Club?A. Its too far away. B. Its too expensive. C. Its too noisy.4. What time is it now?A.8:00 am. B. 8:30 am. C. 5: 30 pm.5. What is the woman probably doing?A. Having a wedding ceremony.B. Taking on her honeymoon. C. Getting ready to
3、go to Canada.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。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, 各小题将给出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67 题。6. How does Alison like her present job?A. It is very satisfactory. B. It is rather rewarding. C. It isnt completely pleasi
4、ng.7. Why doe、the man suggest Alison go to college?ll increase her career choices.B. Itll get her promoted soon.C. Itll help her earn more money.听第7段材料,回答第89题。8. What is the man suffering from?A. Heavy traffic. B. Noise pollution. C. Illness.9. What is the womans advice to the man?A. Taking it easy.
5、 B. Turning to the police. C. Finding another neighbourhood.听第8段材料.回答第1012题。10. What are the speakers talking about?A. What to do for a project. B. When to draw a picture. C. How to be a good artist.11. How does the man feel about the womans first suggestion?A. Surprised. B. Hesitant. C. Unintereste
6、d.12. What would the man do according to the womans second suggestion?A. Do much preparation beforehand.B. Work with talented students.C. Draw in front of the class.听第9段材料,回答第1316题。13. Why does the man want to rent a car?A. To go to a concert. B. To attend a party. C. To see his girlfriend.14. What
7、does the word Porsche probably refer to?A. A rental agency. B. A car brand. C. The name of a factory.15. Where did the man once go for renting a car?A. The Benz company. B. The bus station. C. The airport.16. In which aspect is the man satisfied with the car?A. Its condition. B. Its colour. C. Its s
8、peed.听第10段材料,回答第720题。17. Who will conduct the activity Dogs might fly?A. Professor Black. B. Patrick Bell. C. Dr. Smith.18. What is the video show about?A. How plants and animals live together.B. How plants communicate with each other.C. How plants get used to their natural environment.19. Where is
9、the speaker now?A. In Room 27. B. In the lecture room. C. In the main hall.20. What will the listeners do in the final activity?A. Join in the group discussion.B. Explore the school garden.C. Take a walk in the local park.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A、B、C 和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AG
10、ood education is expensive. Some countries today have proven that belief to be wrong, though. If youre dreaming of having your university education in a country outside your motherland, do not he afraid to apply to study in the below-listed countries as everything about your education can be achieve
11、d with little or nothing.GermanyKenznow. comAll the public universities in Germany do not ask for any education fees except administration fees which are quite affordable, no matter what your status. The English language is common in Germany and moat of these universities teach with English so it wi
12、ll be easier to get along as an international student.NorwayWikipedia. orgWant to achieve your post-graduate degrees? Even if you aim to achieve an undergraduate, Norway is a good option because you will not have to send a penny to anyone. This is possible because of the governments financing of the
13、 education from tax income. The only problem is that most of the top universities in the country teach with their mother tongue and as a foreigner, you have to familiarize with the language enough to pass a required test.TurkeyTurkeydiscoverthepotential. comPublic universities, called Devlet Univers
14、iteleri in Turkish, are totally free of tuition costs. After payment of an affordable basic fee, the rest is free absolutely. Some of these institutions teach in English while some in French and German.ItalyGooverseas. comItaly offers almost free education to international students. When you have to
15、 pay as little as850 per year for quality education, then it is quite cheap. Besides, Italy has so much cultural heritage, and history that students can learn about.21.Which website can you visit if you tend to apply for a country free of charge?A.Kenznow. com B. Wikipedia. orgC.Gooverseas. com D. T
16、it 22. Which country could be suitable for a Chinese student skilled in French?A. Germany. B. Norway. C. Turkey. D. Italy.23. Whom is the passage intended for?A. International students on tight budget. B. Teachers encouraged to study abroad.C. Parents with adequate education funds. D. Native student
17、s with good performances.BAs a volunteer teacher, I moved into an apartment with eagerness. Sorting all the necessary paperwork out, I got ready to start my work. Great, or so I thought. At 4 a. m. and at several intervals after that, I was rudely awoken by the cork that lives opposite me. Fantastic
18、! I now have 5 extra alarms every morning.In the following weeks, I also started to notice a trend. Things in my flat started to break at the rate of one object per day, like the hot water line, bowls, cups, shower, doors or glass shelves. Yes, I am clumsy but things just fell apart. If it wasnt bro
19、ken, it would either be dirty or missing. Using my washing basket for the first time was pretty disgusting. When I took out my clothes, they were swiftly followed by a hundred or so bugs that were living in the bottom.As for the general lack of equipment in the house, there was no oven, tin opener,
20、or sharp knives. It turns out making a vegetarian burger from scratch wasnt the best idea. I had a small microwave and a grill. I thought the general understanding was never to put metal in a microwave but I went on. Smoke soon started to appear. Im not quite sure if it was the burger or the grill b
21、ut as soon as I opened the door, the electricity cut nut. I spent the following 10 minutes in a dark, smoky room hunting for the power switch using the light from my mobile phone, which broke the week after and left me without a connection to the outer world.Luckily, Im now borrowing a phone and my
22、luck has returned. No more things have broken (probably because there is nothing left to break). I am learning how to adapt to life with limited, broken utensils(用具).24. How did the author feel about her new life upon her arrival?A. She was nervous to kick off the new job.B. She was annoyed with the
23、 vide students.C. She was full of enthusiasm about her new life.D. She was satisfied with five alarm clocks in her room.25. What was the trend in the following weeks?A. Her flat became dirtier. B. She developed disability.C. Things began to go wrong. D. More clothes needed mending.26. What happened
24、when the author was making a burger?A. She suffered a big fire. B. She made a terrible mistake.C. She was seriously injured. D. She broke her phone accidentally.27. What can be inferred about the author from the end of the passage?A. She will go on living here. B. She will resign from her job.C. She
25、 will move into a new flat. D. She will buy new daily necessities.CThe Wall Street Journal recently published an excellent article penned by Wendy Bounds on a hot topic here at MNN: the air-purifying qualities of the common houseplant. Given that the air inside your home can be 2 to 5 times more pol
26、luted than the air outside of it, making it clean with plants like peace lily(百合花)and asparagus fern(芦笋蕨)is an economical, artistically pleasing alternative to air purifiers. So its been acknowledged that a bunch of pretty putted houseplants can help you maintain a healthier home, but a smarter home
27、?Thats the question in light of a recent study published by the journal of Environmental Psychology showing that the presence of plants in a room, particularly in an office environment, can shrink attention span(范围). Struggling directive attention(the kind of attention that takes effort)can be refre
28、shed through exposure to naturalistic environments. Basically, taking a walk through the park can clear ones head. But can a head be refreshed simply by being surrounded by houseplants?To test their theory, the studys authors rounded up a hunch of participants, put Rome of them in a room with no pla
29、nts and put others in a room with four plants placed around a desk, and put them all to the same series of tests. First war a Reading Span Test, which involves reading a series of sentences aloud and remembering the last word in each sentence. This task requires that you fluently switch between atte
30、ntion demanding tasks: from reading and memorizing at one moment, to writing and recalling at the next. Next came a proofreading task followed by another Reading Span Test.The results? Participants working in the room with the plants improved their performance from the first Reading Span Test to the
31、 second while those working in the room lacking in greenery did not. Consequently, the benefits of working among plants is indeed evident.28. What do we know from the first paragraph?A. Staying indoors can help avoid the poorer air outdoors.B. Houseplants can function as beautiful cheap air purifiers.C. Planting pot