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。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 man want? A. A banana. B. Somenuts. C. A pear.2. What does the man want to get? A. A computer. B. Some beer. C. Some cigarettes.3. What is the man doing? A. Making an appointm
2、ent. B. Checking the dates. C. Checking his schedule.4. What might be the matter with the man on the ground? A. He has a headache. B. He has a car accident. C. He has a heart trouble.5. How can the man get to the nearest hospital? A. Taking a T-9. B. Walking two blocks. C. Taking a T-15.第二节(共15小题;每小
3、题1.5分,满分225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。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6、7题。6. What does the woman want to do?A. Pick up her parents. B. Visit her grandma. C. Go to a concert.7. How long is the mans grandma going to stay? A. For three days.
4、 B. For four days. C. For five days.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. Where is the woman now? A. At home. B. In her store. C. In a hospital.9. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Hire a shop assistant. B. Sell her clothes online. C. Update her website.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. What will the woman take to her profe
5、ssor?A. Some flowers. B. A bottle of wine. C. A book.11. When will the woman arrive at her professors home?A. At 6:45. B. A t 6:40. C. At 6:35.12. What does the man advise the woman to do after she comes back?A. Invite her professor to her home.B. Send her professor a thank-you card.C. Call her prof
6、essor to express her thanks.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Where did the man and Jenny go for a trip?A. To China. B. To Korea. C. To England.14. What was the weather like in the country when the man was visiting it?A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Snowy.15. What did the man and Jenny do when they met foreign friends?A.
7、 They hugged them. B. They shook hands with them.C. They put their hands behind their backs.16. Where is the man from?A.America. B.Germany. C.France.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. On which day do the reading club members get together?A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Saturday.18. How many clubs are mentioned in
8、the talk?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.19. How long will a bike trip last each time?A. At least one hour. B. At least two hours.C. At least three hours.20. Where can students get more information about clubs?A. From the school website. B. From the Students Union.C. From the note board.第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分4
9、0分)第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从题中所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADateEvent DetailsFirst Friday in AugustDay of the BurrymanEvery year on the first Friday in August, a man wearing a costume of plants, representing an ancient God walks through the streets of many fishing villages along the coa
10、st of Scotland, collecting donations from villagers.Aug.2nd-6thGreat BritishBeer FestivalWith over 65,000 visitors, Earls Court is turned into theBiggest Pub in the world. There is a wide range of beers from the UK and around the world. 12th-13thShrewsbury Flower ShowFlower shows are extremely Briti
11、sh and this is one of the largest flower shows in the UK. Well worth a visit in person!Aug.12th-Sep.4thEdinburgh InternationalFestivalIt is over fifty years old and is well-known as one of the worlds greatest celebrations of arts. It offers the visitor an amazing three weeks of the very best opera,
12、theatre, music and dance.July-SeptemberBBC Proms(音乐会)The largest classical music event in the UK. If London is a bit too far to go, you can watch online. Here you will see the British at their best and there is also a series of concerts, which takes place in five locations across the country.21. Whi
13、ch event will last the longest period?A. Day of the Burryman. B. BBC Proms. C. Shrewsbury Flower Show. D. Edinburgh International Festival.22. If one likes music, which event will he better visit?A. Day of the Burryman. B. Great British Beer Festival C. Edinburgh International Festival. D. Shrewsbur
14、y Flower Show.23. From the passage, what can we know about BBC Proms?A. It can be enjoyed on the Internet. B. It is the largest pop music event in the UK.C. Some concerts will be held in London.D. It will offer the best English opera.BBritish people are quite reserved(矜持的) when greeting one another.
15、 Greeting can be a “Hello”, “Hi” or “Good morning” when you arrive at work or at school. You may also be called many different affectionate names, according to which part of Britain you are in. Dont be upset because this is quite normal. For example, you may be called dear, flower, love, guy, son, m
16、adam, miss or sir, according to your sex and age.The English do shake hands with each other, but as little as possible. Most Englishmen never hug or kiss other men. They leave that to football players and foreigners. Women may kiss on one or both cheeks. Men may also kiss women in greeting, but only
17、 on the cheek.In public places, the English make the effort not to touch strangers even by accident. If such an accident has happened, apologies are necessary but should never be used as an excuse for further conversation. On crowded public transport where it is sometimes unavoidable, physical conta
18、ct with a stranger is allowed, but in such circumstances, eye contact should be avoided at all costs.The English like to form orderly queues and wait patiently for their turn. “Queue jumping” is frowned upon. The queue is one of the few places where the English are allowed to talk to each other with
19、out having been formally introduced. The other is when the English are taking their dog for a walk.Women in Britain are equally respected in all areas of life and tend to have more independence and responsibility than in some other cultures. It is usual for women to be out on their own and to travel
20、 widely. It is OK for women to eat alone in a restaurant. It is OK for women to drink beer.24. Which of the following is accepted by most Englishmen?A. Hug or kiss other men. B. Shake hands with each other quite often.C. Hug or kiss foreigners. D. Kiss women on both cheeks.25. What does the underlin
21、ed part “frowned upon” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Approved of. B. Allowed. C. Cared about. D. Disliked.26. What do we learn about women in Britain from the last paragraph?A. They love to drink beer. B. They depend much on men.C. They are not equally treated. D. They are free to do what they lik
22、e.27. What is the best title for the text?A. English manners B. Greetings in Britain C. English traditions D. People in BritainC It is not always a good thing to praise children because “empty” words may make them unhappy. Words such as “Well done” may make them doubt their own abilities, a leading
23、psychologist Stephen Grosz has warned. He says that words such as “you are so clever” or “you are such an artist” could also hinder their future development at school. He says that such empty praise causes children to be unhappy as they may say they cant live up to(达到) these expectations.Instead he
24、advises parents and teachers to praise children less often and use words like “trying really hard”. Mr. Grosz said, “Empty praise is as bad as thoughtless criticism (批评). People often pay no attention to childrens feelings and thoughts.” He also mentions research showing that children who are heavil
25、y praised probably perform worse at school.Some psychologists from Columbia University asked 128 pupils aged 10 and 11 to work out a number of math problems. Afterwards, some were told, “You did really wellyou are so clever.” But the researchers told the other group, “You did really wellyou must hav
26、e tried really hard.” Both groups of children were then given more difficult questions and those who had been told they were clever did not do as well as the others.He says that when collecting his daughter from a school near their home in North London, he heard a teacher tell her, “You have drawn t
27、he most beautiful tree. Well done.” Later, after she had done another drawing, the same teacher said, “Wow, you are really an artist.” In his book, Mr. Grosz writes, “How could I explain to the teacher that I would prefer it if she did not praise my daughter?”As a parent of two children, I strongly
28、agree with Mr. Grosz. I praise them when praising is proven right. I want them to know if I praise them, they have done something beyond my expectation, beyond what they are able to do.28. The underlined word “hinder” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”.A. allow B. prevent C. encourage D. control29. T
29、he example of 128 pupils is given to show_.A. teaching children is a difficult jobB. childrens growing interest in mathC. the disadvantage of praising children stronglyD. children are becoming cleverer and cleverer30. Hearing what that teacher said, Mr. Grosz_.A. realized the importance of praiseB.
30、was very proud of his daughterC. didnt know how to thank herD. was not really satisfied31. What does the writer mainly tell us in the text?A. Too much praise can sometimes hurt children.B. Praise makes good men better and bad men worse.C. Parents should spend more time with their children.D. Many ch
31、ildren cant live up to their parents expectations.DOn July 31st, 2015, at the 128th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the bid to host the 24th Winter Olympic Games was awarded to Beijing, together with suburban Yanqing County, and nearby Zhangjiakou City. This is the first time for China to h