1、注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚。2.每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试题卷上作答无效。3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。满分 150 分，考试用时 120 分钟。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）注意，听力部分答题时请先将答案标在试卷上，听力部力结束前你将有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。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
2、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。1. How much should the man pay if he has an Octopus Card?A. $7.20 B. $0.80 C. 8.002. Whats the womans problem?A. She cant open the door herselfB. She is too tired to open the doorC. She cant find the key to the door3. What are the speakers
3、 talking about?A. Shopping B. Cooking C. Word games4. What was Professor Carters suggestion to the students?A. Be careful with their handwritingB. Wait until the class is overC. Finish their work ahead of time5. Where have the speakers probably been to?A. A flower show B. A restaurant C. A concert第二
4、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 2 至 4 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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 题。6. What size of shoes should the woman wear now?A. 6 B. 7 C. 87. Why have the womans feet been hurting?A. Her shoes wer
5、e the wrong sizeB. She walked too much each dayC. Her shoes were of very low-quality 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 题。8. Whats the mans job?A. He works for a radio programB. He sells music recordsC. He works in a library9. When did the man become interested in country music?A. After he got marriedB. After he w
6、ent to the countryC. After he got his record player10. Why did the man build his own library?A. To start a new radio programB. To get information more easilyC. To write more country songs听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 题。11. As for Mr. Wilson, why does he want a new job?A. Because he wants to earn more moneyB.
7、 Because he wants to get a promotionC. Because he wants to have to new challenge12. What does Mr .Wilson like most about his present job?A. The responsibility B. Good salary C. Working conditions13. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues B. Interviewer and interviewee C. Employer
8、and employee听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 17 题。14. What will the friends do to celebrate James birthday?A. Hold a party at the Kellys B. Buy him a book C. Go to see a film15. Where will the man meet his friends?A. At the corner of St. Georges B. At an ice cream shop C. At the school gate16. When will the man me
9、et his friends?A. At 5:00 B. At 5:15 C. At 5:5017. What book does the man want to buy?A. The Rebel B. The Da Vinci Code C. Kellys Corner听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至第 20 题。18. How many types of customers are there according to the speaker?A. Three B. Four C. Five19. What is the normal percentage for tipping?A. 5
10、% B. 8% C. 15%20. What does the speaker talk about mainly?A. Payment B. Service C. Tipping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。AOn Sept.15, TripAdvisor, one of the worlds largest travel review websites, named the worlds top 25 museums in its Travele
11、rs Choice Award according to the reviews and opinions of travelers worldwide. Now lets take a look at the top four museums which are ranked as follows by the popularity around the world.Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York CityIt is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere, with a collection of
12、2 million items from more than 5,000 years of world culture. The iconic museum includes important collections from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe as well as ancient Greece and Rome. Here, visitors can get lost in different centuries: They can see the Temple of Dendur from early Egypt, Dutch paint
13、er Vincent van Goghs Wheatfield With Cypresses an US pop Andy Warhols Souper Dress, all in one place.Muse dOrsay, ParisLocated in the center of Paris on the bank of the River Seine, the Musee dOrsay houses the worlds most amazing collections of impressionist and post-impressionist art. It offers the
14、 chance to view major works from greats like Van Gogh and Claude Monet. The museum is famous for being home to Starry Night over the Rhone, an oil painting by Van Gogh that is often praised along with his masterpiece Starry Night.Art Institute of Chicago, IllinoisIt was named the worlds best museum
15、in 2014. The world-famous Windy City museum houses nearly 300,000 works, including one of the largest collections of modern art, including pieces such as Spanish painter Pablo Picassos The Old Guitarist, US artist Georgia OKeeffes Black Cross and French artist Henri Matisses Bathers by a River. A Tr
16、ipAdvisor reviewer commented, “No matter how many times I visit, it never gets old. Paintings from every era, works fro every great artist.”Museo Nacional del Prado, MadridNowhere is able to present the entire history of Spanish art like the Museo Nacional del Prado.Here, visitors can enjoy a detail
17、ed view of the Spanish school of the Modern Age. Outstanding masterpieces by artists such as Diego Velazquez, Francisco Goya and Joaquiin Sorolla make up an internationally-famous collection. The Italian school is another highlight of the museums collection, as it includes the 15th century masterpie
18、ces such as The Annunciation by Fra Angelico, The Death of the Virgin by Andrea Mantegna and The Dead Christ Supported by Angels by Antonello da Messina.21. How is the Metropolitan Museum of Art different from the other three museums?A. It is the largest art museum in the worldB. It is so big that v
19、isitors may easily get lost in itC. It is the most popular museum of the four museumsD. Its main collection is from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe22. If you are interested in impressionist art, _ is a place you cannot miss.A. Metropolitan Museum of Art B. Musee dOrsayC. Art Institute of Chicago D
20、. Museo Nacional del Prado23. Which is a correct match of the painting and the museum?A. Pablo Picassos The Old GuitaristMusee dOrsayB. Henri Matisses Bathers by a RiverMetropolitan Museum of ArtC. Vincent van Goghs Wheatfield With CypressesArt Institute of ChicagoD. Andrea Mantegnas The Death of th
21、e Virgin-Museo Nacional del PradoBA young man wandered through the desert for forty until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage that he was looking for.With considerable patience, the sage listened attentively to the reason for the boys visit, but told him that
22、 at that moment he did not have time to explain to him the secret of happiness.He suggested that the young man take a walk around his palace and come back in two hours time.“However, I want to ask you a favor,” he added, banding the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil. “While you wal
23、k, carry this spoon and dont let the oil spill.”The young man began to climb up and down the palace staircases, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man.“So,” asked the sage, “did you see the Persian tapestries(挂毯)hanging in my d
24、ining room? Did you see the fantastic garden that the Master of Gardeners spent ten years in creating?”Embarrassed, the young man admitted that he had seen nothing.“So, go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the wise man. “You cant trust a man if you dont know his house.”Now more at ease, th
25、e young man took the spoon and wandered again through the palace, this time paying attention to all the works of art that hung from the ceilings and walls. He saw the gardens, the mountains all around the palace, and the delicacy of the flowers. Returning to the sage, he reported in detail what he h
26、ad seen.“But where are the two drops of oil that I entrusted to you?” asked the Sage.Looking down at the spoon, the young man realized that he had spilled the oil.“Well, that is the only advice I have to give you,” said the sage of sages. “The secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders o
27、f the world and never forgetting the two drops of oil in the spoon.”24. What was the intention of the young man to travel to look for the sage?A. To appreciate the most beautiful scenery along the wayB. To experience adventures of the outside worldC. To figure out whether the sage was knowledgeable
28、or notD. To learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man25. Which of the following statements is wrong?A. The sage listened to the young man with patienceB. During his second round of wandering, the young man appreciated the wonders of the castleC. The young man made it as the sage had expected
29、D. The young man was too concerned about the oil when he first went around the castle26. Why did the sage ask the young man to go around his castle with a spoon of two drops of oil?A. Because he wanted to find out whether the young man was perseverant in accomplishing his goalsB. Because he intended
30、 to let the young man know that happiness came at a priceC. Because he wanted to let the young man trust himD. Because he wanted to help the young man to uncover the secret of happiness in an indirect way27. What can we learn from the story?A. We cant trust a man unless we get familiar with his hous
31、eB. Real happiness consists in enjoying our rights and meanwhile fulfilling our dutiesC. The search for the secret of happiness demands our devotionD. Its not easy to keep balance between enjoyment and commitmentCBorn in 1995 or later, a lot of Gen Z-ers are entering into adulthood and will soon joi
32、n the workforce. Having grown up with the Internet, they are said to be “tech-savvy” and mad about social media.They live in a more tolerant ear when gay marriage is being legalized in more and more societies. But theyve also witnessed the rise of global terrorism.Most people will agree that the sin
33、gle biggest difference between Gen Z and other generations is how connected they are. This is a group of people who were hooked up to social media as soon as they were born. Social media have changed the way Gen Z-ers interact with each other and how they get and process information. “We are the fir
34、st true digital natives,” Hannah Payne, an 18-year-old UCLA student and lifestyle blogger, was quoted by The New York Times as saying. “I can almost at the same instant create a document, edit it, post a photo on Instagram and talk on the phone, all fro the user-friendly interface of my iPhone.”“Gen
35、 Z takes in information instantaneously,” she added, “and loses interest just as fast.”Gen Z-ers may have a shorter attention span than a goldfish, but they are conscientious(认真尽责的)and civic-minded(有公德心的 ). They are entered their adulthood, accompanied by the economic downturn and global terrorism a
36、nd they have their eyes open from the very beginning.The Guardian also notes that young people in the UK are becoming more active in politics. According to a British Election Study that is cited by the newspaper, an estimated 58 percent of 18-to-24-year-old voted in the 2015 general election in the
37、UK, a significant jump from the 38 percent turnout among the same age group in 2005.Voting is just one way of making ones voice heard. The European Commission has found that “young people regard voting as one option among many, and they show their political engagement in many different, issue-specif
38、ic ways that can potentially influence policies more directly”.28. According to the passage, we can infer that _.A. Gen Z has become a mainstream of the societyB. it is still unacceptable for gays to get married in some societiesC. global terrorism occurs less often than beforeD. Internet and intell
39、igent mobile phones have dominated Gen Zs life29. Which of the following cannot characterize Gen Z-ers?A. They are highly connected by means of social mediaB. They an access and process information in a more advanced wayC. They are going through an age free from care and worryD. They hold no lasting
40、 interest in things30. How does Gen Z obtain information according to Hannah Payne?A. Directly B. Surprisingly C. Conveniently D. Independently31. What can we conclude from the last two paragraphs?A. Theres a significant drop of young voters engagement in general election in UK in 2015B. The young g
41、eneration is getting more and more active in running for governorsC. Young people will directly decide policy makingD. Voting in political elections can help young people express their standpointDA primary school in Hangzhou said on Monday its pulling a sex education textbook over complaints after g
42、aining recent international attention for both its progressive approach and its graphic content.Controversy sparked after a mother of a second-grader at the school posted about the textbook on Sina Weibo on February 28, complaining the book contained overly-graphic illustrations of reproductive(生殖的)
43、organs.The book, published by Beijing Normal University, aims for students aged 6 to13. It had been used in schools for nearly a decade before the recent round of controversy.In China, sex education often faces resistance, especially from the older generation of parents who used to tell their childr
44、en that babies were picked up in streets or jumped out from rocks. Chinas sex education is considered conservative and schools usually try to avoid the subject, leaving the responsibility to parents or society. Nowadays, the frank description of sexual behavior in a recently-released sex education t
45、extbook for primary school students in the city has triggered a wave of parental concern. Is the sex education textbook truly too clearly expressed?Some people hold that the sex education book should be detailed. Sex education is an important way of teaching children knowing themselves, so we cannot
46、 ambiguous words describing the sex. On the other hand, adults see dirty things in the books while students may not. They see things in a different way and we should not judge the books from our perspective. There is no need to avoid sex in education.Others do not agree. They think it is not wrong t
47、o describe sex in direct ways, but the sentences in the book are too rude and are even banned from our website. The wording should be more tender and beautiful in books for children.As far as I can see, we should be more careful about the sensitive topic, sex education. Different methods should be a
48、pplied to children of different age groups. We can tell more details about sex to the older children, because they can accept it smoothly, and give more pictures, or tender words to the younger ones.32. Why did the elder generation use to lie about where kids came from?A. Because they were innocent and had no idea about thatB. Because they were not open-minded and didnt want their kids to be exposed to sex too earlyC. Because sex was so priv
