1、 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的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 称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Why did both of the speakers do grocery shopping at 9:00 sharp ?A. To run into each other. B. To a
2、void the crowds. C. To get bargains2. What is the man going to do ?A. Call a taxi for the woman. B. Take the woman to the bus station. C. Drive the woman to the train station.3. What does the woman suggest the man do ?A. Wait for the proper moment .B. Find another way to walk. C. Cross the street at
3、 the traffic lights.4. What does the man mean?A. He has also read the article for three times.B. He cant understand the article eitherC. He cant read the article in the dark.5. What does the woman say about the film?A. She has already seen the film.B. She is interested in seeing the film.C. Most cla
4、ssmates think the film is good. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 225 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 至 7 题。6. When will the dinner start ?A. 6:10 B. 6:30 C. 6:407. Why is the man late ?A. Because t
5、he ferry he took broke down.B. Because he went to the ferry Lost-and- Found.C. Because he went back to the ferry to find his dog.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 、9 题。8. Why cant the baby-sitter come ?A. Her daughter is sick. B. She has a stomachache. C. She will go to the hospital.9. What does the man think of the b
6、aby-sitter tonight?A. Nice B. Good C. Nervous听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where does the man want to go ?A. Chicago B. New Zealand C. Tokyo11. What time will the Flight 212 take off ?A. At 11:30 a.m. B. At 10:30 a.m. C. At 11:30 p.m. 12. How long does the whole journey take ?A. Less than one hour . B.
7、 About two hours. C. About eleven hours听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What are the two speakers doing in the park?A. They are having a date. B. They are picnicking. C. They are exercising14. Why did the woman go to the doctor the day before yesterday?A. She fell down and hurt her ankle.B. She cut her fi
8、ngers badly.C. She had trouble in breathing.15. What can we know about the woman build?A. Shes heavy. B. Shes of medium build C. Shes healthy16. What annoys the woman most ?A. Giving up fried chips. B. Getting up early C. Getting rid of Coke.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题17. Why do people leave home to tra
9、vel according to the speaker ?A. To get educated. B. To take an adventure. C. To enjoy themselves.18. What do we learn about Paris from the passage ?A. There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer.B. There are few shops along river Seine19. What impression will a tourist get of Hong Kong ?A. It has ma
10、ny big parks. B. It is a city of contrasts. C. It is an industrial center.20. What does the passage tell about travelling ?A. It makes our city more interesting.B. It enables us to get first-hand knowledge.C. It brings about changes in our lifestyle.（40 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
11、，ASome people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my familys last vacation. It was my six-year-old sons winter break form school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400
12、per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York，So I had to get back. But that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later
13、flight. Yes, I encouragedokay, orderedthem to wait it out at the airport, to “earn“ more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?Now some people may think Im a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a g
14、ood deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.Ive made living looking for the best deals and exposing （揭露） the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBCs Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival
15、Guide. And I really do what I believe in.I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth. Im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and its the f
16、irst thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.21. Why did Delta give the authors family credits?A. They took a later flight. B. They had early bookings.C. Their flight had been delayed. D. Their flight had been cancelled.22. What can we learn about th
17、e author?A. She rarely misses a good deal. B. She seldom makes a compromise.C. She is very strict with her children. D. She is interested in cheap products.23. What does the author do?A. Shes a teacher. B. Shes a housewife.C. Shes a media person. D. Shes a businesswoman.24. What does the author want
18、 to tell us?A. How to expose bad tricks. B. How to reserve airline seats.C. How to spend money wisely. D. How to make a business deal.【答案】21.A22.A23.C24.C【解析】试题分析: 作者通过一家人乘飞机返家过程中由于机票超额预定，从而可以推迟回家而得到航空公司的赔偿一事，引出在日常生活中如何利用一些机会合理的花钱，体现了一个女人在持家方面的睿智21.A 考查细节题：根据文章第一段中的 Dalta, the airline, offered us $4
19、00 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.可知，他们是因为放弃了本航班的机票从而得到航空公司的赔偿，他们第二天离开，故选 A 项。22.A 考查细节题：根据文章第三段中的 as a big-time bargain huntera good deal is something that few of us can offord to pass up 可以推出作者很少错过便宜货，故选 A 项。23.C 考查推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的 I have been the consumer reporte
20、r of NBCs today show for over a decade.可知，作者是个媒体记者，故选 C 项。24.C 考查推理判断题。纵观全文，尤其是第一段和最后一段。第一段段首句给出：作者是省钱一族。最后一段对不同的产品的不同决策，指出对于质量高的产品也会毫不犹豫买，说明了作者花钱的明智，故选 C项。考点：故事类阅读。BThe baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert （警觉）. Twenty centimeters from her face researchers
21、have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze（凝视） starts to lose its focus until a third, with three black spo
22、ts, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown befor
23、e two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themse
24、lves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became
25、 more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise （同样地） when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.25. The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the babys_.A. sense of hearing B. sense of sight C. sense of touch D. sense of sme
26、ll26. Babies are sensitive to the change in_.A. the size of cards B. the colour of picturesC. the shape of patterns D. the number of objects27. Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment. B. To see how babies recognize sounds.C. To carry thei
27、r experiment further. D. To keep the babies interest.28. Where does this text probably come from?A. Science fiction. B. Childrens literature. C. An advertisement. D. A science report.【答案】25.B26.D27.C28.D27.C 考查细节理解题。第二段中研究人员先是通过卡片上的黑点来测验婴儿对于数量的变化的敏感程度；根据第二段中的 The effect even crosses between senses.t
28、hree drumbeats than when they heard just two；likewise(同样地)when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.可知，研究人员又做了击鼓的实验，这样做的目的是更加深入地研究婴儿对于数量变化的敏感程度，故选 C28.D 考查推理判断题。本文提到了 experiment 和 researchers 等，可知是一些研究人员做了一个实验，来检验婴儿们对于数量的变化是不是敏感，所以本文属于一个科学研究报告，因此选 D考点：科普类阅读。CIt happened to me re
29、cently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obamas Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President. A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly （精彩地）written book”. However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama i
30、n a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent. In the World Book Days “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams
31、From My Father is at number 9. The report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading, and as Im not one to lie too often (Id hate to be caught out), Ill admit here and now that I havent read the entire top ten. But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people
32、, I have read the book at number one, George Orwells 1984. I think its really brilliant.The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it. It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky (I havent read him, but havent lied abou
33、t it either) and Herman Melville.Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. This could be tricky if the conversation became more indepth!But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named J. K. Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella (ah, t
34、he big sellers, in other words). Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (Ill come clean: I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so).29. How did the author find his friend a book liar?A. B
35、y judging his manner of speaking. B. By looking into his background.C. By mentioning a famous name. D. By discussing the book itself.30. Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report?A. Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list. B. 42% of people pretended t
36、o have read 1984.C. The author admitted having read 9 books. D. Dreams From My Father is hardly read.31. By lying about reading, a person hopes to .A. control the conversation B. appear knowledgeableC. learn about the book D. make more friends32. What is the authors attitude to 58% of readers?A. Fav
37、orable. B. Uncaring C. Doubtful D. Friendly【答案】29.D30.B31.B32.C【解析】试题分析: 作者通过与朋友聊天引出本文的话题 book liar，列举了大家谎称读了实际未读的书目，以及大家喜欢的一些作家，并阐述了人们撒谎的最常见的理由29.D 考查推理判断题：根据文章第一段 However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all.然后他继续以一种能暗示出他对奥巴马背景一无
38、所知的方式继续谈论奥巴马，可知作者跟他的朋友谈论有关奥巴马的那本书时，发现朋友对奥巴马的背景一无所知，这暗示出朋友其实并没有读过这本书，朋友对此书的深入讨论暴露了他对奥巴马背景的无知，故选 D30.B 考查细节理解题：根据文章第二段 But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwells 1984.I think its really brilliant.可知，不像百分之四十二的人那样，我很高兴地说，我读过排在第一位的 George
39、 Orwells 1984。由此可知，作者读过这本书，而百分之四十二的人却没读过，故选 B。31.B 考查推理判断题：根据文章第四段“当被问及为什么撒谎的时候，最普遍的理由是想给正在说话的人留下深刻的印象”可知，人们之所以选择撒谎是想让对方觉得自己知识渊博，从而给对方留下一个好的印象，故 B 正确32.C 考查推理判断题：根据第五段话最后一句“我很惊讶 58%的人说他们从来没这么做过” ，表明作者态度的词是 astonished，所以是怀疑态度，故选 C考点：科普类阅读。DThe National GalleryDescription:The National Gallery is the B
40、ritish national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached thro
41、ugh the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entranceLayout:The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi
42、, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, V
43、elazquez, Claude and Vermeer.The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.Opening Hours:The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhib
44、itions.Getting There:Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).33. In which centurys collection can you see religious paintings?A. The 13th. B. The 17th.C. The 18th. D. The 20th.34.
45、 Where are Leonardo da Vincis works shown?A. In the East Wing. B. In the main West Wing.C. In the Sainsbury Wing. D. In the North Wing.35. Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?A. Piccadilly Circus. B. Leicester Square.C. Embankment. D. Charing Cross.【答案】33.A34.B35.D【解析】试题分析:
46、本文介绍了英国伦敦国家美术馆。分四大板块进行介绍：整体描述、布局、开放时间以及可以到达美术馆的地铁站。33.A 考查细节理解题。根据第一段中的 It houses a diverse collectiong of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.（它藏有从 13 世纪宗教美术作品到雷诺瓦和梵高的现代作品 2300 多份的各种各样的藏品） ，我们可以断定宗教美术作品是 1
47、3 世纪的，故选 A 项。34.B 考查细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的 The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci 主要的西翼藏有 16 世纪的美术作品以及包括 Leonardo da Vinci 等在内的艺术家的作品，可知 B 正确35.D 考查推理判断题。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 Nearest underground stations：Charing Cross(2-minute walk).可知，Charing Cross 离国家美术馆只有步行 2 分
48、钟的路程，其他几个地方离国家美术馆的距离都比 Charing Cross 远，故选 D 项。考点：日常生活类阅读。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。Public Speaking TrainingGet a coach36 ，so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are
49、some things to look for when deciding the training thats right for you.Focus on positivesAny training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you arent doing well. 3
