1、听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分75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。1How much does the man have to pay?A120 B108 C902What was Mary doing?AAsking for help from the bankBWalking on a river bankCApplying for a job3How
2、 long did the man stay in Europe?A5 days B7 days C16 days4What does the woman think of the dress?AIts not wonderful BIts out of fashion CIts worth the price5What are the two speakers mainly talking about?AVisiting their mother BBuying presents CFinding someone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
3、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。听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独自读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6How does the man feel about graduation?AHappy B. Disappointed C. Tired7What will the man do before looking for a job?ALearn computer BDo some traveling CEnjoy his school life听第7段
4、材料，回答第8、9题。8Who will be the audience of the performance?ATheir classmates BTheir brothers CSally and White9What can we learn about the man?AHe refused to join BHe sings in a church CHe doubts Sallys ability听第8段材料，回答第10至1 2题。10What are the speakers mainly talking about?ABusiness communicationBEnglish
5、 learning CCareer planning11What is the woman doing now?AWorking in Hongkong BStudying at college CSetting up a business.12Why does the woman say“I have to suffer”?AShe will work hard BHer English is poor CShe cant get a job听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What will Phil probably do this weekend?APlay soccer BGo
6、boating CTake a rest14What is the man trying to do?AAdvertise a tour serviceBInvite the woman to an activityCTrain the woman for boating15How does the woman feel about the mans suggestion?AReluctant BExcited CAngry16What can we learn from the conversation?AThe club will hold a partyBThe woman wont h
7、ave to payCThe woman will take the course听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Who liked reading the classics at school?AEinstein BDarwin CEdison18What did Darwin and Edison have in common?AThey both read a lot of booksBThey did many experimentsCThey were interested in history19Who can we learn about Einstein?AHe did
8、nt enjoy school BHe did poorly at schoo1CHe joined the army20What is the speaker mainly talking about?AThe value of independent thinkingBThe importance of school educationCSchool experiences of famous scientists第二部分阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共l 5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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑
9、。AAround the wor1d，girls do better than boys at schoo1These are the findings of a recent study that looked at the test results of 1.5 million l5-year-olds in 74 regions across the globeThe level of gender equality in those regions made no difference to the resultsOther factors，such as the income lev
10、el of the region also had little impact on the findingsIn only three regionsColombia，Costa Rica and the Indian state Himachal Pradesh was the trend reversed with boys doing betterSo what are the causes of girlsstronger performance? In the UK，girls outperform boys in exams that are taken at the age o
11、f 15 or l 6called GCSEsAccording to education expert Ian Toone，this is down to the way girls and boys are brought up“Boys are encouraged to be more active from all early age，while the restless movements of baby girls are pacifiedTherefore，girls develop the skill of sitting still for longer periods o
12、f time，which is useful for academic pursuits like studying for GCSEs”He goes on to say that boys often cluster together in larger groups than girlsBecause of this they are more likely to be influenced by peer pressure and develop a gang mentalityHe says that GCSEs require a lot of solo work and are
13、not viewed ascoolin a laddish cultureThis is backed up by research in the UK that says girls are out-performing boys at the age of fiveSo what is the answer? Should girls and boys be educated separately? Or do exams and school curricula need to be changed to better reflect boys skills? These are the
14、 questions facing educators in many countries.21What can we learn from the first paragraph?AGirls outperform boys in exams in most casesBBoys do better in school in poorer areasCGirls do better if they are socially equal to boysDBoys are not working hard enough in exams22According to Ian Toone，what
15、might account for the phenomenon?ADifferent characters and personalities BDifferent attitudes to learningCDifferent ways of raising children DDifferent methods in exams23What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A，To provide answer to a difficult questionBTo raise awareness in gender differenc
16、esCTo advocate separating boys and girls DTo change school curricula to benefit boys24What might the author discuss in the following paragraphs?AEducation reforms in some counties BExamples of boys achievementCNew systems of examinations DAdvertisement of some schools，BThree decades ago，Steve McCurr
17、y took arguably the most famous picture of all timeYet even after all this time，the photographer is filled with enthusiasm when he talks about Afghan Girl“I knew she had an incredible look，a sharp gaze，”he recalls”It was before digital camera and with the big crowd and dust all around，you never knew
18、 what would happen with the filmWhen I developed the picture，I knew it was specialI showed it to the editor of the National Geographic，and he jumped to his feet and shouted，thats our next cover”Not only did Afghan Girl become the magazines next cover，but the most successful in its distinguished hist
19、oryThe striking portrait of 12-year-old Sharbat Gula, in a refugee camp，was taken in December 1984 and published the following yearWhen McCurry reflects upon its popularity, what excites him most is the impact that this single image has had on the real world“People volunteered to work in the refugee
20、 camps because of that photograph，”he says”Afghans are incredibly proud of it，as the girl is poolbut shows great pride，strong will and self-respect. It drew attention to then poor situation, and inspired a lot of people.” It also led the National Geographic to set up the Afghan Childrens Fund and me
21、ant that to this day，McCurry is never charged a fare by appreciative Afghan taxi drivers.The portrait forms the centerpiece of a major exhibition of McCurrys work，which opened recently in Monza, Italy, and will run until 6 April. The famous photograph is just one of thousands of extraordinary pictur
22、es that MoCurry has taken over a 40-year career during which he has won dozens of awardsFor many years，frontline war photography like this was McCurrys stock in tradeIndeed，it enabled him to make his name25What do we know about Afghan Girl?A1t has been influential since published BIt is the star of
23、an old filmCIt is a famous painting in a magazine. DIt first came out in 198426How does McCurry feel about Afghan Girl?AUncertain BInterested CRegretful DProud27Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the impact of the picture?AIt inspired people to do volunteer workBIt set off more terrorist att
24、acks in the worldCPeople are more aware of Afghanssituation.DAfghan Childrens Fund was set up28What can we infer from the text?AMcCurry can enjoy free tours in the worldBThe picture was taken using a digital cameraC. The image was probably taken at wartimeDExhibitions will be held around the worldCI
25、 passed my driving test at the fourth attemptYou might think that means Im not as safe as someone who passed on their first attemptBut would you feel safer with no driver at all? Maybe not, and thats why automotive firms have included driver-assist functions in their driverless carsThis allows the h
26、uman driver to take over if there is a problemGoogle is one producer that has prototype driverless carsThese cars have been newly equipped with auto-steering wheels and conventional controls to allow normal drivingBut this is just a stagethe vision is to have fully automated cars very soonThe direct
27、or of Google s self-drive project，Chris Urmson，hopes his 1l-year-old son will never have to take a driving testTo achieve that, the cars need to be on the roads in five yearsHe says driverless cars will greatly reduce accidents and traffic jamsAccording to Chris，about 1.2 million people are killed o
28、n the roads around the world each yearThat number is equivalent to a jet failing out of the sky every day. He thinks gradual changes to existing car designs are not enough to deal with t11e problems”If we are really going to make changes to our cities, get rid of parking lots. we need self-drive car
29、s,” he saysGoogles prototypes have covered over a million kilometers on the roadThey have also had to deal with unexpected situations，such as a child driving a toy car in the road，and a woman in an electric wheelchair chasing a duckIn each case，the car reacted safelySome are not convincedSven Beiker
30、 of Stanford University thinks driverless cars will still need human input in extreme circumstances29According to paragraph 1，what is the authors chief concern about driverless cars?A，Functions BSafety CPrice DAppearance30Chris Urmson mentioned his 11-year-old son in order to show that _ATraditional cars are harmful for kids Bhis son is not good at drivingChis son is a slow learner in driving Ddriverless cars will come soon31What is Chris Urmsons comment on self-drive cars?AThey can solve many existing problems
