W: Excuse me, can you tell me if I can go directly to Melbourne from here?
M: Melbourne? Oh, yes, the train goes in about ten minutes. But it is a stopping train.
W: Stopping train? You mean it stops at very station?
M: Right. I took it two weeks ago.
W: Oh, and how long is that journey?
M: It will take about four and a half hours.
W: Oh, dear. What about the bus?
M: Maybe it takes much longer.
W: Well, the train may be the better choice. Thank you.
6. Who isthe woman probably speaking to?
A. A close friend. B. A passenger.C. A conductor.
7. What is the woman going to do then?
A. Take the bus.B. Give up the journey.C. Take the train.
Text 7
听第7段对话回答第8至10题。
Text 7
W: Why are you in such a hurry, Andrew?
M: I‘m going to the airport.
W: Why?
M: My cousin Christopher is coming. He‘ll come here to have an art exhibition, and then he will have a holiday.
W: Where is he from?
M: He‘s from Singapore. He is a very famous painter in Asia.
W: What time does his flight arrive?
M: At 11:00. I think I must leave now. It‘s already 10:40 am.
W: Ok. See you.
8. Why is Andrew going to the airport?
A. To fly to Singapore.B. To meet his cousin.C. To see off his cousin.
9. What will Christopher mainly do here?
A. Buy famous paintings.B. Have an art exhibition.C. Go on holiday with cousin.
10. When is Christopher expected at the airport?
A. At 11:40 am.B. At 10:40 am.C. At 11:00 am.
听第8段对话回答第11至13题。
Text 8
M: Good morning, madam. A table for two?
W: No, thank you. But we have a small problem. Can you help us?
M: Sure. What can I do for you?
W: We are looking for a hotel. Are there any hotels near here?
M: Yes, there are some hotels in this street. The nearest one is next to the bank. It‘s quite modern. W: Do you think there‘re any cheap ones nearby? We‘re leaving tomorrow morning.
M: Yes. Walk west for about ten minutes and you will find a gray building on the right hand-side next to the cinema. It‘s a family hotel, very comfortable, and the price is quite reasonable.
W: It sounds nice. Thank you very much for your help.
M: That‘s all right.
11. What‘s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Neighbors. B. Doctor and patient. C. Friends.
12. When did the woman cough most seriously?
A. All night.B. In the afternoon.C. In the morning.
13. Where can the woman find the hotel she wants?
A. He examined her carefully.
B. He gave her some medicine and some advice.
C. He just told her not to worry too much.
听第9段对话回答第14至16题。
Text 9
W: Bobby, turn that TV off and set the table. Dinner is almost ready.
M: OK. I‘ll be right now…
W: Honey, there will be only three of us tonight. Your father‘s plane was delayed, so he won‘t be home until after 10:00 pm.
M: Why does he always have to travel so much? I feel like I never get to see him anymore.
W: I know. Your sister and I feel the same way, but this is the way it has to be right now.
M: But you never travel for your job.
W: That‘s because I work at home. I guess I‘m lucky, but there are disadvantages, too. Your father travels a lot, but he also makes good money.
M: Why doesn‘t he work at home?
W: Well, working in sales means you have to be on the road a lot. If he stayed at home, how would he ever sell anything?
M: I guess you‘re right. When I grow up, I will not go to choose work over family like Dad.
W: Don‘t be too hard on your father, Bobby. He is doing this for us. You should be thankful.
14. What does the woman ask Bobby to do?
A. Set the table. B. Wait for his father.C. Help her prepare dinner.
15. What is Bobby‘s attitude toward his father?
A. Thankful. B. Unsupportive. C. Favorable.
16. What does Bobby‘s father do?
A. He is a traveler.B. He is a salesman.C. He is driver.
听第10段对话回答第17至20题。
Text 10
Welcome everybody. My name is Gary Simpson. As the leader of the campus volunteer club, I am so excited to see so many of you interested in tutoring at the local primary schools. We‘re always short of people and we could use more volunteers who know many different subjects. We don‘t require that you have experience working with children, and we are willing to train anyone interested. We not only need people to teach the children, but also to organize the group, drive the volunteers, and assist the teachers at the school. If any of you are still interested in joining our group, please speak to me immediately after the meeting. Be prepared to start right away because our trip to the school will be in two days.
17. Who is Gary Simpson?
A. A volunteer club leader.
B. A primary school teacher.
C. A university professor.
18. Who is Simpson probably speaking to?
A. A group of visitors.B. A group of teachers.C. A group of students.
19.What sort of work will the volunteers do?
A. Drive the children.B. Help the teachers.C. Organize the class.
20. Where are the volunteers going in two days?
A. A training school.B. A campus volunteer club. C. A local primary school.
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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Saturday was my husband‘s birthday, but we spent most of the time in the car. We were driving to Phoenix for the weekend to celebrate his birthday and see the Warriors play the Suns.
My husband is a lucky man. Not only has he lived to see another birthday, but he doesn‘t mind driving 200 miles to see an NBA basketball game.
In the car, his cellphone kept ringing with birthday greetings from family and friends. He put them all on the speakerphone so he could drive with both hands and I could listen in even though it wasn‘t my birthday.
Meanwhile, on the CD player, the Reverend Al Green began to sing Love and Happiness. A little good music makes a bad road better.
Four hours later, we checked into a hotel, got dinner and sat out on a rooftop feeling glad to be alive.
We had a great weekend ‒we ate too much, slept too little and the Warriors, well, they lost. But still, it was all worth the drive.
On the way home, I started thinking about birthdays. In our family, we celebrate four in January, four in February, and all the others throughout the year. Mine is next week.
If I‘m lucky, like my husband, I‘ll get cards and calls and maybe a few videos. I don‘t need presents any more. When you‘ve seen as many birthdays as I‘ve seen, the only gift you truly want is to see one more.
Birthdays are the mile markers on the road of life. They tell us how far we‘ve come, but not how far we‘ve yet to go.
Life is a journey more than a destination. What matters is whom we choose as traveling companions, and how often we get to sit back and enjoy the ride.
21. What helps to make their long drive to Phoenix better?
A. The phone calls from their friends. B. The beautiful views along the road.
C. The music played on their CD player.D.The desire to celebrate a nice birthday.
22. What kind of birthday gift does the author really want?
A. A live NBA game.B. A wish to live another year.
C.Calls and cards from friends.D. Videos from friends and family.
23.What is the major lesson that the author took from the journey?
A.Taking a long drive is a great way to celebrate a birthday.
B.A meaningful life is like a journey with a clear destination.
C.People should learn to appreciate life together with their loved ones.
D.People shouldn‘t rest on what they have but try to make new achievements.
24. What could be the best tide for this passage?
A. A Birthday JourneyB. My Lucky Husband
C. Driving to See a Basketball GameD. Mile Markers on the Road of life
B
The way people in the US travel to and from work have changed a lot in the last fifty years. Before die Second World War, most people lived in the town or the city where they worked. Almost everyone either walked to work or used a good inexpensive transportation system. Many of these systems were electrified and ran on tracks, so they used very little energy.
After 1945, the US government built many new roads and highways. People moved farther and farther from the cities where they worked because they could drive their cars on these new roads from their suburban homes to work in the city. Some of the big car makers also bought the electrified transportation systems and destroyed them. As people stopped using public transportation, cities spent less money fixing old buses and trains or buying new ones. Publictransportation got worse and worse.
In the late 1960s, people found out that the increase in the use of cars led to manyproblems. There were always too many cars for the highway system, and terrible traffic problems developed. People were spending hours in traffic jams getting to and from work every day. In addition, the air in many cities became dirty because of pollution from millions of cars, and many people died in traffic accidents. As people began to get worried about how the use of cars was hurting the environment, cities began to spend more money on public transportation again, so fewer people would have to drive cars.
When gas became very expensive in the mid-1970s, the number of people taking publictransportation began to increase. It‘s terribly expensive to build new public transportation systems, so it‘s very difficult to make big changes in the way people travel. However, an increase in the use of public transportation has begun.
25.Why did some car companies buy and destroy public transportation systems?
A. The systems were slower than cars.
B.The systems were too old to be fixed.
C.They were trying to build better ones.
D.They wanted to sell more of their products.
26.Why did cities begin to spend more money on public transportation in the late 1960s?
A.To change people‘s way of traveling.
B.To improve the living conditions.
C.To build a new transportation system.
D.To control the increasing number of cars.
27.It can be inferred from the passage that the author seems to favor.
A. gas carsB. buses and trainsC. bicyclesD. electric cars
C
Do you ever pull your phone out of your pocket, thinking it is vibrating (振动) , only to findthat it isn‘t?
This phenomenon, which scientists call 'phantom (幻觉的) phone vibration', is very common. Around 80% of people surveyed say they have imagined their phones vibrating when they were actually still.
So, what leads to this universal behavior? According to the BBC, the explanation lies in your brain‘s ability to discover signals from the outside world.
When your phone is in your pocket, there are two possible states: it is either vibrating or not. Meanwhile, you also have two possible states of mind: the judgment that the phone is vibrating, or that it isn‘t.
Ideally, you match the four states, correctly. However, sometimes your brain decides that the consequences of missing a call aremore serious than a 'false alarm'. Therefore, you become more sensitive to vibrations so that you (don‘t miss anything.
This is just like the fire alarm in your home — it can be annoying when it goes off inresponse to just a, tiny bit, of smoke. But that‘s,a small price to pay compared to a fire reallybreaking out because the alarm fails to alert you.
Now, you might still ask: why can‘t our brains just make every judgment correctly without being too sensitive to false signals?
The answer is that your brain bears a heavy burden every day. 'You get a large amount of sensory information that‘s coming from your eyes, ears and skin, and you can‘t deal with all that information all the time,' Michael Rothberg, a research at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, US, told Live Science.
For example, the rustling (沙沙声) of clothing or the growling (咕咕声) of your stomach may both lead your brain to believe that they come from the vibration of your phone — it is like trying to hear your name being called in a noisy room.
So, perhaps you should just check your phone whenever you think it‘s vibrating. It‘s not toomuch trouble to do that, is it?.
28.According to this passage, phantom phone vibration.
A.is common among people with mental problems
B.can measure people‘s ability to collect information
C.happens when our brains react sensitively to false signals
D.helps our brains to make quick and accurate decisions
29.According to Michael Rothberg, which is mainly responsible for phantom phone vibration?
A. A noisy background. B. A lack of much attention.
C. A heavy burden every day. D. An overflow of sensory information.
30.Why is the fire alarm used as an example in this passage?
A.To help us understand the cause of phantom phone vibration better.
B.To show us the fire alarm is as sensitive as the phone vibration.
C.To tell us the phone vibration usually happens when a fire breaks out.
D.To convince us it‘s important to check our phones like checking a fire alarm.
31.What does the author suggest we do about phantom phone vibration?
A.We should always fully believe our own sense, of listening.
B.We should just check our phones whenever we think they‘re vibrating.
C.We should ignore the vibration bothering when our phones are actually still.
D.We should think of -the vibration carefully before we make correct judgments.
D
In 2013, a report from The New England Journal of Medicine showed that increased body weight is related to the death rate for all cancers. This is based on a study involving about 900,000 people, spanning many years.
The study, started in 1992 by the American Cancer Society, included men and women fromall 50 states. The youngest participants were 30 years old, and the average age was 57. By December 2008, 24% of the participants had died, just a quarter of them from cancers. In analyzing the results, researchers attempted to take account of such potential factors as smoking, drinking alcohol, taking aspirin and a wide variety of other factors that might otherwise affect the results.
The Jesuits are clear: the more you weigh, the greater your risk of dying of cancer will be (up to 52% higher for men and 62% foe women).In men as well as women, the only cancers that did not have a strong connection with weight were lung cancer and brain cancer. For women , the strongest correlation with weight was uterine cancer (子宫癌) , which is 6.5 times higher for women with a BMI ( Body Mass Index) of 40 or more. For men , it was liver cancer, which is 4. 5 times higher m most obese (肥胖的) men.
Smokers tend to be more successful in keeping weight off than non-smokers, slightly reducing die risk. But many of them don‘t have good lungs. Thus, in another way, they also face risks.
As for why extra weight leads to excess cancer death rate, there‘s no clear agreement. But the decrease in vitamin D in obese people seems a likely factor. Vitamin D is known to have a role in preventing cancer. Also, there is a simple fact that obesity makes the management of cancer more difficult. Although for now there is no simple answer to why obesity increases a person‘s cancer risk, all we know for certain is that the risk is real.
32.The passage is mainly concerned with the relationship between .
A. diet and cancerB. body weight and cancer
C. sex and cancerD. smoking and cancer
33.The author develops the passage mainly through.
A. time orderB. space order
C. analysis and comparisonD. figures and examples
34.The underlined word 'spanning' in the first paragraph probably means ''.
A. lastingB. includingC. happeningD. changing
35.According to the passage, what can we learn about the study?
A.There is a clear explanation concerning why obesity leads to more cancers.
B.Generally speaking, women face fewer risk* of dying of cancer than men.
C. Women with a BMI of 40 dying of uterine cancer are more than other women.
D.Smokers are still likely to face risks of dying of cancer though keeping weight off.
Although different universities in die US have different admissions policies, most determine admission based on several standards, including a student‘s high school course of study, high school Grade Point Average (GPA), participation in activities, SAT or ACT exam scores, a written essay, and possibly a personal interview.
The university admissions office considers whether a student has taken courses in high school that have prepared him or her for more difficult coursework. A student‘s high school GPA is also considered. 36 Each letter grade is assigned a number of points: A=4 points, B=3, C=2 , D=1 and F=0 point. A GPA is calculated by adding all of the points earned for each course grade and dividing the total points by the total number of courses taken. 37
Universities prefer to see applications from high school students who have engaged in activities in their spare time, such as clubs, athletic teams and student government. 38
Most students in the US take the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT during their final year of high school. Each university sets a minimum SAT or ACT score that a student must achieve in order to be admitted. These are standardized quantitative examinations. The SAT tests critical reading, math and writing skills. 39
Students are often required to write an essay as part of the application process. 40The applicants may also be required to have a personal interview with a representative from the admissions office.
A.A student who fails a required course must repeat the course.
B.A GPA is a figure representing a student‘s accumulated grades.
C.Each admissions office determines the length and content of the essay.
D.For example, a GPA of 3.0 is a 'B' average for all of the courses taken.
E.A student graduates after he or she has successfully passed ail the required courses.
F. The ACT tests English, math, reading, science reasoning and optional writing.
G.Voluntary participation in these activities shows students have learned valuable life lessons.
When you say 'communication', most people will think of words and sentences. Though these are very important, we 41 with more than just spoken and written words. 42 , body positions are part of what we call 'body language'. We often see 43 of unconscious body language, yet there is also 'learned' body language, which is 44 from culture to culture.
We use 'learned' body language 45 we are introduced to strangers. Every culture has 46 a formal way to greet strangers to show them we aren‘t 47 . Traditionally, Europeans and Americans shake hands with the right hand — the strongest one for most people. If our right hand is busy 48 someone, it cannot be holding a weapon (武器). So the gesture is saying, 'I 49you. Look, I‘m not carrying a threatening weapon. 'If you shake hands with someone, you 50 that you trust them.
Greetings in Asian countries don‘t include 51 the other person, but they always include the hands. Traditionally in China, when we greet someone, we put the right 52 over the left and bow slightly. Muslims give a 'salaam (穆斯林的额手礼) , where they touch their heart, mouth and forehead. Indians join their hands and bow their heads with 53. In these examples, the hands are busy with the greeting and cannot hold a weapon.
Even today, when some people have 54 Styles of greeting, they still use their hands as a gesture of trust. American youths often greet each other with the 55 , 'Give me five!' One person then 56 his hand, palm (手掌) outwards and five fingers spread. The other person raises his hand and slaps the other‘s 57 hand above die head in a ‘high five'. Nowadays, it is quite a common greeting.
Body language is 58 and attractive for anyone to study. Some people may 59 themselves much more by their gesture than by their 60 . Look at your friends and family and see if you are a mind-reader!
41.A. connect B. talk C. communicate D. live
42.A. IndeedB. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile
43.A. charactersB. examplesC. signsD. movements
44.A. obviousB. necessaryC. usefulD. different
45.A. when B. unless C. sinceD. because
46.A. changedB. developedC. exploredD. discovered
47.A. strangeB. selfishC. rude D. aggressive
48.A. helpingB. pleasingC. greeting D. reaching
49.A. recognizeB. trustC. follow D. protect
50.A. showB. promiseC. think D. insist
51.A. disturbing B. observingC. touching D. annoying
52.A. armB.footC. fistD. hand
53.A. respectB. confidenceC. careD. understanding
54.A. commonB. traditionalC. casualD. formal
55.A. ideaB. expressionC. actionD. order
56.A. puts outB. sticks upC. spreads out D. holds up
57.A. closedB. strongC. openD. friendly
58.A. correctB. familiarC. interesting D. original
Once a farmer‘s donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn‘t figure out what to do 61 it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he 62 (think) the donkey wasn‘t worth saving.
Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help 63 . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried 64 (pitiful). Then, to everyone‘s surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the fanner looked down into the well and was astonished at 65 he saw.
Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something 66 (amaze) . It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up. 67 the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.
Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of 68 well and ran off happily!
When life sometimes 69 ( put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of die deepest well just 70 never giving up!
The person who has taught me most about the life is my grandmother. She was more than just a grandmother to me. When she died a few years before, I felt I lost a really good friend. She always looked very nice on her age. She did everything she could make me feel at home. She was imaginative and would spend hours telling me stories she has made up. I am sure it was because of her which I became a story writer. Apart from kept a young boy entertained, she taught me a large number of important thing on how to behave. I was rather impatient when I was a child and she taught me that good things happened if I could wait for it. She was a positive person but she also taught me how to look for the good in everything.
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四、书面表达（One possible version）：
It was raining heavily yesterday afternoon when Li Ming came out of school heading for the bus station. While waiting for the bus, Li Ming found a man ahead of him keeping looking around, as if searching for something. All of a sudden, the man reached his hand into the bag of a lady. However, the lady didn‘t realize what had happened until Li Ming shouted, 'Stop thief!' Hearing that, the thief turned around and ran away. Immediately, several brave young men began to run after him. As soon as the thief was caught, the police hurried over and took him to the police station. Li Ming was praised for his bravery.
