1、How much is the shirt？A. B. C. does John find difficult in learning German？A .Pronunciation. B. Vocabulary. C. Grammar. is the probable relationship between the speakers？A. Colleagues.B. Brother and sister.C. Teacher and student. does the conversation probably take place？A. In a bank. B. At a ticket
2、 office. C. On a train.4. What are the speakers talking about？ restaurant. street. dish. does the woman think of her interview？A. It was tough. B. It was interesting. C. It was successful.第二节（共15小题；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
3、白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 will Judy go to a party？A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday. will Max do next？A. Fly a kite. B. Read a magazine. C. Do his homework.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 does the man suggest doing at first？A. Going to a concert. B. Watching a movie. C. Playing a computer game. do the speaker
4、s decide to do？A. Visit Mike. B. Go boating. C. Take a walk.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 color do cats see better than humans？A. Red. B. Green. C. Blue. do cats bring dead birds home？A. To eat them in a safe place.B. To show off their hunting skills.C. To make their owners happy. does the man sound at the end
5、of the conversation？A. Grateful. B. Humorous. C. Curious.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 is Macy？A. Eds mother. B. Eds teacher. C. Eds friend. does Ed usually go to kindergarten？A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus. does Ed enjoy doing at the kindergarten？A. Telling stories. B. Singing songs . C. Playing with others.
6、 do the teachers say about Ed？A. Hes clever. B. Hes quiet. C. Hes brave.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 what age did Emily start learning ballet？A. Five. B. Six. C. Nine. did Emily move to Toronto？A. To work for a dance school.B. To perform at a dance theater.C. To learn contemporary dance. did Emily quit dancin
7、g？A. She was too old to dance.B. She failed to get a scholarship.C. She lost interest in it. does Emily feel about stopping training？A. Shes pleased. B. Shes regretful. C. Shes upset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。AWelcome to Holker Hall & GardensVisitor I
8、nformationHow to Get to HolkerBy Car： Follow brown signs an A590 from JB6, travel times: Windermere-20 minutes, Kendal-25 minutes, Lancaster-45 minutes, Manchester-I hour 30 Rail: The nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster Preston for connections to major cities & air
9、ports.Opening TimesSunday-Friday （closed on Saturday）11:00 am-4:00pm,30 March-2nd November.Admission ChargesHall & Gardens GardensAdults: Groups 9 Producers: Market 13th AprilJoin us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.Holker Gard
10、en Festival 30th May The event celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.National Garden Day 28th AugustHolker once again opens is gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a
11、 tour with our garden guide.Winter Market 8th NovemberThis is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment. long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester?. minutes. minutes. minutes.
12、 much should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall & Cardens?A. event will you go to if you want to see a live music show? A. Producers Market. B. Holker Garden Festival.C. National Garden Day. D. Winter Market.BCities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port o
13、r river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not all cities
14、 develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped wilderness（荒野）. But gold was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000.Dawson did not have a
15、ny of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there for gold. They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warming. An avalanche（雪崩） once closed
16、the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable.
17、 Necessities like food and wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they
18、 had come. Today, people still come and go to see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City its present population is 762.24. What attracted the early settlers to New York City?A. Its business culture.B. Its small population.C. Its geographical position.
19、D. Its favourable climate.25. What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson?A. Two-thirds of them stayed there.B. One out of five people got rich.C. Almost everyone gave up.D. Half of them died.26. What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson?A. They found the city too cro
20、wded.B. They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.C. They were unable to stand the winter.D. They were short of food.27. What is the text mainly about?A. The rise and fall of a city.B. The gold rush in Canada.C. Journeys into the wilderness.D. Tourism in Dawson.CWhile famous foreign architects are inv
21、ited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts, many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.Their efforts have been proven fruitful. Wang Shu, a 49-year-old Chinese architect,
22、won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture on February 28. He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Academy of Art （CAA）. His office is located at the Xiangshan campus
23、（校园） of the university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities. Many visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types. The curves（曲线） o
24、f the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills, forming a unique view.Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages. He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls, roofs and corridors. This creation attracted a lot of attention t
25、hanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements（元素）.Wangs works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions. Through such a balance, he had created a new type of Chinese architecture, said Tadao Ando, the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.Wang
26、believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums. That is only evidence that traditions once existed, he said.Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions. They think tradition means old things from the past. In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been
27、developing and that are still being created, Today, many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions. Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are, said Wang.The study of traditions should be combined with pract
28、ice. Otherwise, the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty, he said.28. Wangs winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are _.A. following the latest world trendB. getting international recognitionC. working harder than ever beforeD. relying on foreign architects29. What imp
29、ressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most?A. Its hilly environment. B. Its large size.C. Its unique style. D. Its diverse functions.30. What made Wangs architectural design a success?A. The mixture of different shapes.B. The balance of East and West.C. The use of popular techniques.D. The har
30、mony of old and new.31. What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang?A. Spread them to the world. B. Preserve them at museums.C. Teach them in universities. D. Recreate them in practice.DAdults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects. Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings? The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children
