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 秒种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. Where did the woman go?A. To the supermarket. B. To her friends house. C. To the mans house.2. When does the woman want to go to the museum?A. Right
2、after breakfast. B. Before she goes shopping. C. After her mother leaves.3. Who is Fiona?A. The woman. B. Mrs. White. C. The mans daughter.4. Where will the woman probably go to study?A. In Asia. B. In America. C. In Europe.5. What does the man mean?A. He is only free on Sunday.B. He cant go with th
3、e woman.C. His sister is getting married before the concert.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 l.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，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。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和 7 题。6. What does the Enco company sell?A. Engines. B. Cars. C. Gas
4、.7. What can be inferred from the conversation?A. Cultural differences have a lot of influence.B. People should learn English.C. Companies shouldnt do international business.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和 10 题。8. When does Charlie need to finish photocopying the report?A. This afternoon. B. In about an hour.C. By
5、11:00 this morning.9. Where does Jennys boyfriend live?A. In Spain. B. In France. C. In Italy.10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Teacher and student.听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What information is needed by the woman?A. The shoppin
6、g date.B. The mans email address.C. The mans phone number.12. When were the gifts supposed to arrive?A. Ten days ago. B. Seven days ago. C. Two days ago.13. How would the man probably feel in the end?A. Frustrated. B. Confused. C. Excited.听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至 17 题。14. What does the man wish he had?A. Mo
7、re clothes. B. A million dollars. C. A nice bathroom.15. How does the man feel about women?A. They are realistic. B. They are sensitive.C. They are romantic.16. What is the woman interested in?A. Jewelry. B. Love. C. Dreams.17. What can we learn at the end of the conversation?A. The woman is broke.B
8、. The woman likes the man.C. The woman thinks the man isnt funny.听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. Why are more mothers going to work outside the home?A. They are bored at home.B. Their children are old enough.C. Their living costs have increased.19. Whats the benefit of the role change?A. The family gets t
9、o eat dinner outside.B. Mothers can return home before their children.C. They can save money for the childrens school fees.20. How do the children often feel according to the speaker?A. Lonely. B. Happy. C. Pressure第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 2. 5 分，满分 25 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
10、最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ACompetition is a part of life and something all of us have to deal with on a daily basis if we are going to be a part of society. The children need to learn how to be gracious winners and losers. And we need to help them understand that losing at something does not mean they are a
11、failure.Competition in school is helpful to the students. Having competition makes learning fun, it gives students motivation, it also gives them a challenge and reasons to pay attention to.Competition in school makes the learning process fun. Kids can participate in games like spelling games or jeo
12、pardy(冒险智力游戏). When they play these games children get points for offering correct answers to the questions. Kids like playing these games because they give them a break from the regular lectures and tests. It can also offer rewards such as homework passes or candy to whoever or the team which wins
13、each game. Jeopardy games can fit into almost every type of subject and be formed around almost any type of material. This also gives a child or student a chance to learn what they have already known and what they should study more before a big test.Student often need more motivation in the classroo
14、m. This gives them self support to do better and learn more. It also gives them more motivation to ask more questions and to further study about the subject outside the classroom. Competition gives them a challenge to want to be the best in class which makes them be better at school and to receive b
15、etter grades. It also gives them more reasons to pay attention in class. When they pay attention in class they learn more. This also gives some of the kids reason of not sleeping in class but studying more at home and in class.21. The author explains “Competition makes learning fun” by .A. presentin
16、g research findingsB. describing a scene in schoolC. giving examplesD. making a comparison22. We can learn from the last paragraph that .A. there are many ways to raise students gradesB. competition makes students more focused in classC. students are under great pressure in schoolD. competition seld
17、om offers a challenge to students23. The best title of the passage is .A. Students are Satisfied with CompetitionB. Motivation is Involved in CompetitionC. Competition is Good for TeachersD. Competition is Beneficial to StudentsBNo need to head to the movie theater or download the video game app: An
18、gry Birds can be found right in your backyard this summer-if you live in the suburbs, that is. Virginia Tech researchers recently found that birds that live in suburban areas exhibit significantly higher levels of territorial aggression than their country counterparts. The results were recently publ
19、ished in Biology Letters.“A possible reason for this is that these birds have less space but better resources to defend,”said Scott Davies, a postdoctoral associate in biological sciences in the College of Science. “Living near humans provides better food and shelter, but it also means more competit
20、ion for these limited resources.”Davies and co-author Kendra Sewall, an assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Science, measured territorial aggression in 35 urban and 38 rural male song sparrows at three rural and three urban sites in the New River Valley during the spring of
21、2015.The Virginia Tech and Radford University campuses served as the (sub) urban sites due to their levels of human impact. Rural sites included Kentland Farm and Heritage Park. In these settings,the researchers played a recording of a male song sparrow and observed how the territory-holding birds r
22、esponded to a simulated intrusion from a neighbor.Campus birds showed a higher level of aggression: they approached and remained near the speaker, flapped their wings furiously, engaged in loud singing and then began to produce soft song - a term that researchers use to describe the quiet noise that
23、 a bird makes, which is predictive of a coming attack.Though rural birds still responded to a song intrusion, they did not respond as vigorously.The researchers placed small leg bands on the birds to identify individuals, and recorded each individuals responses twice, several weeks apart. The suburb
24、an birds were more territorial on both occasions, showing that their increased aggression lasts throughout a breeding season.24. Why does the author mention “Angry Birds” in the first paragraph?A. To introduce a video game app.B. To arouse the readers interest in the topic.C. To analyze the reason w
25、hy this app is so popular.D. To compare the realistic birds and the virtual birds.25. What can we learn from the passage?A. Suburban birds act more aggressively than rural birds.B. Urban birds must fight for the abundant food.C. Birds producing soft song means attacking is ready.D. Rural birds didnt
26、 react to the recording of the song at all.26. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To stress the importance of protecting birds.B. To inform us of the difficulties of an experiment.C. To show urban birds enjoy a better life than rural ones.D. To tell us birds territorial aggression in different areas.27. Where can we read this passage?A. In a biography textbook.B. In an experiment report.C. In a science magazine.D. In an environmental journal.CJimmys mother called out to him at seven in the
