1、第一部分 听力（共两节,满分 30 分）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 day is it today?A. Friday. B. Thursday. C. Wednesday.2. When does the man start to work?A. At 7:00. B. At 8:00. C. At 9:00.3. What does the man advise t
2、he woman to do?A. Stay at home. B. Take an umbrella. C. Attend another class.4. Why does the woman call the man?A. To ask him to pick her up. B. To invite him to her home.C. To persuade him to leave soon.5. What is the man probably doing?A. Making a call. B. Doing his homework. C. Reading a newspape
3、r.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。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. Where did the man probably work last summer?A. At a school. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hotel 7. What job may the man take this s
4、ummer?A. Teaching kids English. B. Looking after babies. C. Promoting new products.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8. Where is the man now?A. In China. B. In England. C. In America.9. Which part of newspapers does the man read first?A. World news. B. Local news. C. Sports news.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What doe
5、s the woman want to do?A. Cancel an appointment. B. Confirm an appointment. C. Change an appointment.11. Who has been booked nearly the whole week?A. Mr. Green. B. Mr. James. C. Mrs. Brown.12. When will the woman meet Mr. James?A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Tomorrow afternoon.听第 9 段材料，回
6、答第 13 至 16 题。13. What does the “OK” sign mean to the Japanese?A. “Zero”. B. “Good”. C. “Money”.14. What does the man think of the “OK” sign having different meaning?A. Confusing. B. Ridiculous. C. Interesting.15. Why is the man going to France?A. For work. B. For travel. C. For study.16. How will th
7、e man get to the airport?A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By car.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What color is the new bike?A. Gray. B. Blue. C. Black.18. How much will Mr. Smith pay for the new bike?A. $ 100. B. $ 120. C. $ 140.19. How long is the bike shop open every day?A. Seven hours. B. Eight hours. C. Ni
8、ne hours.20. Where is the main shop?A. At No. 11 King Street. B. At No. 22 Park Street. C. At No. 12 Yellow Street.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。AAs winter set in, its the perfect time to get out of town and escape the seasonal mood disorder.
9、Here are vacation ideas to adopt now. Costa RicaCosta Rica, located in the Valle del General, is an off-the-radar agriculture town thats not overrun with tourists. The area is known for its coffee, pineapples and sugar cane plantations, as well as its rich forests. Whats more, you can enjoy horsebac
10、k riding, spend afternoons at the spa or tour a nearby wildlife shelter to look out for colorful birds, sloths and other animals.Los Cabos, MexicoIf you love wine, travel to Los Cabos, a beautiful vacation destination at the southern edge of the Baja Peninsula. During your getaway, you can enjoy spe
11、cial wine tastings and dinner cooked by Los Caboss Michelin-starred chef. There are wildlife-viewing opportunities, too. From December through May, you can spot whales, manta rays and more wildlife. Petit St Vincent, the GrenadinesThis private Caribbean island was spared the anger of hurricanes Irma
12、 and Maria. Whats more, the whole island is only 115 acres and has 22 cottages. Each cottage is located in a quiet place, and you can expect to unplug and recharge phones with no wireless connections, televisions or telephones in the cottages. Even better, you can spend your days admiring fascinatin
13、g marine (海洋的) life at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Diving Caribbean center.The Exumas, BahamasOn Fowl Cays 50-acre private island, you can enjoy a carefree escape. Days can be spent fishing, boating and diving before wandering along white sands. The resort features large one-, two- and three-bedroom ho
14、uses. Best of all, if youre planning a group getaway or multigenerational trip, you rent the entire island for a one-of-a-kind island escape.21. Why does the author recommend these places to readers?A. To escape from extreme weather. B. To experience out-of-town sights.C. To beat winter blues. D. To
15、 treat mental diseases.22. What do we know about Petit St Vincent?A. It suffered from Irma and Maria. B. Its a huge and quiet island.C. People can admire fish off shore. D. People can charge phones using TVs.23. Where can Tom best go with his grandparents and parents?A. Los Cabos, Mexico. B. Petit S
16、t Vincent, the Grenadines.C. Costa Rica. D. The Exumas, Bahamas.BWe all have our own tricks to cheer up when were feeling down; these little tricks can make you feel a little bit happier every day. While there are certainly happy memories tied up in the wedding ring you and your spouse (配偶) purchase
17、d together years ago or your teddy bear from childhood, new research finds that we typically feel calmer and experience a greater sense of well-being when we focus on a place that reminds us of happier times rather than a thing, even if it holds great value.The report, called Places That Make Us, wa
18、s conducted by National Trusts and Surrey Universitys researchers. Experts performed functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (磁共振成像 ) scans on 20 volunteers and conducted an online survey of 2,000 people to better understand this deep draw toward special places.“Working with leading researchers
19、and academics, and using cutting-edge MRI brain technology, we examined how places affect people, how they become special, and why we feel a pull towards them,” explained Nino Strachey, head of research for the National Trust.The 20 volunteers were shown images of landscapes, houses, and other locat
20、ions, as well as personally meaningful objects. Measuring their brain activity, the researchers found that it was the places, as opposed to the objects, that caused the brain to get the most excited.Volunteers were also interviewed at great length two times, once at home and the other time at their
21、special place. The research made discoveries that had never known before the favorite places awoke feelings of belonging, physical and emotional safety, and an intense internal pull to the place.Dr. Andy Myers weighed in on the research, saying, “For the first time we have been able to prove the phy
22、sical and emotional benefits of places, far beyond any research that has been done before.”24. How was the research conducted?A. By performing MRI on 2,000 volunteers. B. By measuring the participants, brain by MRI.C. By doing rough interviews with the participants. D. By showing meaningful objects
23、to the participants.25. How would the author feel about the findings of the study?A. It is pioneering. B. It is groundless.C. It is imperfect. D. It is uncommon.26. What does the underlined phrase “weighed in on” mean?A. Think highly of. B. Look down on.C. Pay attention to. D. Make fun of.27. What d
24、oes the text mainly talk about?A. Everyone has his way to be happy. B. Valuable places can make people happy.C. Teddy bears are best memories for children. D. Meaningful objects lead to greater well-being.CLast year, my mother brought out an old college-ruled notebook: one of the journals in which s
25、he has kept a record of all the dinner parties she has hosted since 1976. I have a similar journal. But I am a writer, and she is a chemist. Mine features descriptions and feelings about the dinners Ive hosted, while hers reads like laboratory notes just the meal plan and who was invited.“Salmon mou
26、sse (慕斯),” she announced, reading the first enrty. “My God, I must have made that a hundred times. Do you remember them?” I did not. But I did remember that salmon mousse.Old friends came and went in her journal. New favorites joined the menu. My husbands name first shows up in 1997, along with a me
27、al of just hors doeuvres because he loved it. My sister-in-laws name arrived in 2006, and with it, all shellfish disappeared from family menus she would get sick after eating it. There is my mothers partner, Ruth, who appeared in 1991, signaling almost five years of vegetarian (素食主义者) dishes before
28、she gave in to my mothers ham. And there is my father, who, despite being her ex-husband, appeared every year after their divorce.While my mother has always written in her journal before a dinner party, I write in mine afterward. In my mothers books, everything is clear. Hers passes from early mothe
29、rhood through divorce and the deaths of friends without a break. I, on the other hand, have three entire years unaccounted for. I see her journals and am envious: By 45, I should not be winging it at dinner. I should practice with old favorites. I should have a salmon mousse.And so I am putting this
30、 decision into practice at a dinner party for writer friends. The menu is already written in my book. To start, a favorite of mine has already been cured in the fridge: salmon gravlax. And for this I must apologize to my mother: It is as close as I can get. I love you; I do. But I have always hated
31、that salmon mousse.28. What can we know from Paragraph 3?A. The writers husband is a vegetarian.B. The writers sister-in-law is allergic to shellfish.C. Ruth didnt like the ham made by the writers mom.D. The writers father never came back home since his divorce.29. Which statement may come from the
32、writers journal?A. Salmon gravlax for writer friends.B. Thanksgiving, friends coming.C. I am glad lots of writer friends came last night.D. Tom and Lily are coming as well as Mr. Green tonight.30. How can we describe the writers mother?A. Considerate and strong-minded. B. Stubborn but organized.C. O
33、utgoing and generous. D. Warm-hearted but disloyal.31. Why does the author write this passage?A. To show her love for her mother. B. To put her decision into practice.C. To compare two different journals. D. To express her hate for salmon mousse.DWatching what you eat can be easier said than done, b
34、ut a recent study shows it might not just be about whats on your plate it could be about how quickly it disappears.Japanese researchers followed 1,083 adults for five years, splitting them into three categories based on how quickly they ate: slow, normal, and fast. They also answered a questionnaire
35、 at the beginning of the study, sharing their diet, physical activity, and medical history. In the beginning, none of the volunteers had metabolic syndrome (新陈代谢综合征 ) - meaning at least three risk factors which can lead to health problems like heart conditions and diabetes.When the participants repo
36、rted back five years later, 84 had been diagnosed (诊断) with metabolic syndrome and their eating speed was a major predictor, according to the results in the journal Circulation. The fast eaters were 89 percent more likely to have metabolic syndrome than slow and normal eaters. Just 2.3 percent of sl
37、ow eaters received the diagnosis, compared to 11.6 percent of fast eaters. But thats not all. Fast eaters also saw more weight gain, larger waistlines, and higher blood sugar levels than slow eaters.The researchers say gobbling makes it easier not to take notice of fullness before your body has a ch
38、ance to signal you to stop. “So when people eat fast they are more likely to overeat,” said Takayuki Yamaji, MD, study author and cardiologist at Hiroshima University in Japan in a statement.Previous research backs up the weight benefits of slow eating, too. One study of New Zealand women found fast
39、 eaters have higher body-mass indexes (指数),and a Chinese study found that both healthy and fat men ate less when told to chew 40 times instead of 15 times before swallowing. Initial research even suggests chewing your food longer could bum more calories - up to about 1,000 extra every month.32. What
40、 are the participants divided by?A. Medical history. B. Health condition.C. Physical activity. D. Eating speed.33. Which may be the result of the study?A. Fast eaters are 4 times more likely to have metabolic syndrome.B. Normal and slow eaters dont have metabolic illness.C. 89% of fast eaters have h
41、igher blood pressure.D. Slow caters are healthier than fast eaters.34. What does the underlined word “gobbling” in Paragraph 4 best mean?A. Tasting slowly. B. Digesting quickly.C. Eating greedily. D. Cooking carefully.35. What does the last paragraph tell us?A. The importance of eating speed. B. The
42、 advantage of eating slowly.C. The result of a Chinese study. D. Fast eating and overeating.第二节（共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyone has someone whos wronged them in one way or another. Yet forgiveness is something you can achieve as long as you take the following
43、 steps.Decide you want to choose forgiveness.The first step toward achieving forgiveness is to decide its something you actually want to do, not something someone has pressured you into trying. 36 Also forgiveness doesnt mean excusing or forgetting an injustice, or returning to a relationship thats
44、harmful.37 .Its kind of a checklist: How are you doing in terms of your anger? How have you been denying it? Are you angrier than you thought you would be? 38 Tiredness is the most common physical complaint, as is a pessimistic worldview believing no one can be trusted or that everyone is only out f
45、or themselves. Once you look at those effects, the question becomes: Do you want to heal?Commit to forgiveness.Once you have completed stage two and seen how the effects of you unhappy, theres a tendency to give this a try. In this stage, its import to commit it yourself to doing no harm toward the
46、person youre trying to forgive. That doesnt mean being good to them. 39 Consider the other persons wounds.The goal is to finally feel sympathy for the other person, but dont start there. 40 How was that person hurt in life? How were they treated unjustly? Were they so wounded that they wounded you?
47、You dont do this to excuse their actions, but to see a scared person, maybe a confused person, someone who is not always right and all-powerful.A. Make a list.B. Uncover your anger.C. Instead, think about them in a new way.D. It just means you dont do anything negative.E. People should not be forced
48、 into forgiving.F. What are the physical consequences of your anger?G. On the contrary, be committed to your own happiness.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rain
49、y day in late October 1931, he had no way of knowing that his life was about to change completely. The class 41 that day was to show how 42 a container of water would bring oxygen bubbles (气泡) to the surface. The container John was about to heat, 43 , was not like the containers students everywhere had used. Someone had been 44 and put the wrong label (标签) on the bottle. And 45 John heated it with a Bunsen burner, the container 46 , sending the liquid flying in directions. John Wilson came away from it, completely 47 .Wilson
