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. How much time is left before handing in the plan?A. 15 minutes. B. 45 minutes. C. 55 minutes.2. What might the woman do?A. See a film. B. Visit the man. C. F
2、inish her paper.3. Where does the woman come from?A. France. B. Britain. C. Brazil.4. Whats the weather like these days?A. Cold. B. Agreeable. C. Hot.5. What is the woman doing now?A. Typing an essay. B. Doing some shopping. C. Washing her hands.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
3、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. How long has the man been waiting?A. Twenty minutes. B. Half an hour. C. An hour.7. Why is there such a long line?A. Because they must register by tomorrow. B. Because they must pay in
4、person.C. Because the line doesnt go fast.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the office. B. At an airport. C. In a restaurant.9. What is probably the womans concern about the trip to Beijing?A. Limited lime. B. Lack of money. C. The exchange rate.听第 8 段材料，回答第
5、 10 至 12 题。10. How did Tom camp out?A. By playing with good friends. B. By participating in an activity.C. By sharing his experience.11. What docs Tom think of “Flash Play”?A. It is beneficial. B. It is out. C. It is doubtful.12. What does the woman need most?A. Saving money. B. Joining a friend-mak
6、ing group. C. Going out for fun.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. When could the man take a break?A. On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Thursday.14. What are the two speakers probably planning to do?A. Sleep in. B. Have a break. C. Go to the beach.15. What does the woman think of surfing?A. It is fun. B. It
7、is hard. C. She has never tried.16. What do we know about gas money?A. The man will pay for the gas. B. The drifter will pay for the gas.C. They will share the money equally.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. At what age did Steve Jobs pass away?A. Sixty-five. B. Forty-six. C. Fifty-six.18. Whom was Steve
8、Jobs adopted by?A. An accountant and her husband. B. A professor.C. A relative of Jobs.19. Why did Steve Jobs leave Apple m 1985?A. Because he returned to college.B. Because he had disagreement his friend.C. Because he disagreed with the CEO.20. Who considered Jobs “a great dreamer and leader”?A. Ba
9、rack Obama. B. Steve Wozniak. C. David Carroll.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。AAmazing Kids! Wild Jungle Writing ContestAmazing Kids! Magazine is proud to announce that we will be hosting a Wild Jungle Writing Contest this fall. Send us your be
10、st jungle-themed stories using this start: “I had no idea why they were standing there.”This contest is open to grades K-12 (从幼儿园到 12 年级的), with three groups of K-3, 4-8 and 9-12. Prizes, along with an official certificate verify (证实) their winning entry. All participants will receive a certificate
11、of participation in the contest. Submit all entries by November 30 to be considered. Email us at editor amazing-kids. org for more details.More Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: How should 1 format my entry?A: Stories should be written in English, with submissions of up to 1,200 words. Stories exceeding
12、this length will not be considered. Please submit your entry as a Microsoft Word document.Q: Can I choose to remain anonymous (匿名的)？A: No. We must be able to publish both your story and name.Q: Do I need to attach a covering letter?A: No.Q: How do I submit my entry?A: Email your submission to editor
13、 amazing-kids.org. Each email submission will receive a return message based on your email address verifying that the story is received.21. Which condition best meets the contests requirements?A. An entry containing 2,000 words. B. A submission written by college students.C. An article attached to a
14、 covering letter. D. A story centering on forest adventures.22. How does a participant know his story is received?A. He will be informed by email. B. The magazine will give him a call.C. He will receive an official certificate. D. The announcement will be posted online.23. What type of writing is th
15、is passage?A. A piece of news. B. An activity summary.C. An announcement. D. A guide.BKazuo Ishiguro, who won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, has a number of strings to his bow, or rather his guitar. The 64-year-old is world-famous as a writer of fiction, but his early dream was to be a great si
16、nger and songwriter, like 2016s winner, Bob Dylan.As his name indicates, Ishiguro comes from a Japanese background, although he came to Britain from Japan at the age of 5 and is a British citizen who writes in English. He was educated at the University of East Anglia, a school that has become known
17、for training writers.Ishiguros writing is highly self-contained. This certainly gives his writing a quality in common with that of Jane Austen, an author to whom he is often compared. The best example of this is his novel The Remains of the Day, which later became a successful film.The central chara
18、cter of the book is a butler (男管家) called Stevens. He is a loyal servant to an English lord, and a character who some people might call repressed. He misses out on affection and love because he will not admit his feelings to anyone. We have to read between the lines to uncover the “real” story, whic
19、h isnt quite the one the butler is telling. Stevens finds it a challenge to communicate, and communication is often a theme in Ishiguros novels.In this authors works, there is a gap between our feelings and our ability to communicate them. The Nobel Committee stressed it when talking about Ishiguros
20、 works: The writer has uncovered the abyss (深渊) beneath our unreal sense of connection with the world.24. What did Ishiguro want to be in the beginning?A. A famous writer. B. A guitar player.C. A second Bob Dylan. D. A singer and songwriter.25. Why is the story not quite the one Stevens tells in The
21、 Remains of the Day?A. Because he is not allowed to tell the truth. B. Because he misses out on what he desires.C. Because he doesnt express himself truly. D. Because he has low social status as a servant.26. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?A. The authors sense of the world. B. The theme
22、 of Ishiguros works.C. The reason for choosing the winner. D. Our ability to communicate feelings.27. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Remains of the DayB. Quiet writing style of a great authorC. Kazuo Ishiguro, winner of Nobel Prize in LiteratureD. How Kazuo Ishiguros writing made him
23、the Nobel Prize winnerCThe analysis in The Lancet looks at obesity (肥胖) trend in over 200 countries. In the UK, one in every 10 young people aged 5 to 19, is obese. Obese children are likely to become obese adults, posting them at risk of serious health problems, say experts. Researchers believe wid
24、e availability of cheap, lattening food is one of the main drivers.Although child obesity rates appear to be stabilizing in many high-income European countries, including the UK, they are accelerating at an alarming rate in many other parts of the world. The largest increase in the number of obese c
25、hildren has been in East Asia. China and India have seen rates “balloon” in recent years. Polynesia and Micronesia have the highest rate of all around half of the young population in these countries is overweight or obese.The researchers say that if current world trends continue, “obese” will soon b
26、e more common than “underweight”. “We have not become more weak-willed, lazy or greedy. The reality is that the world around us is changing.”Dr Fiona Bull from the World Health Organization suggested tough measures to prevent “calorie-rich, nutrient-poor food” and entourage more physical activity. “
27、But so far, just over 20 countries around the world have introduced a tax on sugary drinks,” she said.Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist (营养学家) at Public Health England, said, “Our sugar reduction programme and the governments sugar tax are world-leading, but this is just the beginning of a long
28、 journey to meet the challenge of a generation. The evidence is clear that just telling people what to do wont work. While education and information are important, deeper actions are needed to help us lower calorie consumption and achieve healthier diets.”28. What mainly contributes to child obesity
29、 according to the researchers?A. Children dont take enough physical exercise.B. Children are driven to consume cheap diets.C. Children become more weak-willed and greedy.D. Children can reach cheap and fattening food more easily.29. How can we describe child obesity rates in France?A. Alarming. B. S
30、teady. C. Slow. D. Ballooning.30. What may Dr Fiona Bull think of the sugar tax?A. It is world-leading. B. It is not effective enough.C. It needs to be promoted further. D. It should be made to be less tougher.31. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. England is the first to tax sugary dri
31、nks.B. Solving the problem of child obesity is a hard nut.C. Education plays a small role in controlling child obesity.D. People should be told about the danger of being overweight.DAs PhD research goes, Brian Wisenden might be envied: watching baby fish swimming swiftly through the clear waters in
32、the Costa Rican tropical dry forest. By recording their growth and numbers, he hoped to look at their risks of being eaten. Instead, he witnessed something strange. Many groups were increasing in numbers. In these groups, some were smaller than others, suggesting they werent siblings (兄弟姐妹). Wisende
33、n had accidentally discovered that the fish, called convict cichlids, adopt each others babies. Why would they do that, he wondered?In the human world, we think of adoption as a selfless act. But in nature, its presence is puzzling. Taking on the burden of bringing up babies with no genetic link wou
34、ld seem to reduce an animals chance of survival or at least provide no gain. Yet, adoption is surprisingly common in the natural world.Take the eastern grey kangaroo. Between 2008 and 2013, Wisenden followed the fates of 326 baby kangaroos in the Wilsons Promontory National Park in Victoria and reco
35、rded 11 cases of pouch (育儿袋) swapping. The circumstances behind some of these adoptions arent known, but four were straight swaps and another four occurred after a mother had lost her own baby. How come? Before independence, baby kangaroos go through a period inside and outside their mothers pouch.
36、Following out-of-pouch attempts, mothers normally sniff their young before allowing them back in, but Wisendens team suspect that during an emergency they may omit the sniff test, allowing a weak baby to quickly climb in before fleeing from danger.Some of natures adoptions are, actually, driven by y
37、oung. In burrower bugs (土蝽), for example, females lay a nest of eggs close to those of unrelated bugs. Mother bugs tend their developing eggs before they hatch, and then feed 出 fir babies nuts from weedy mint plants. Finding nuts is a competitive business，so not every mother bug gets her fair share.
38、 And if the delivery rate isnt up to standard, clever young may abandon their mothers to join a better-fed group.The consequences of adoption following mistaken identity can be horrible. The true babies of adopting mothers were abandoned. Bui it can have remarkable benefits, not just for adoptees bu
39、t also for adoptive parents.32. What can we learn about Wisendens research about baby fish?A. It was beyond his expectations. B. It put many rare species at risk.C. It showed a genetic similarity in fish. D. It found a new way to protect forests.33. What does the underlined word “omit” mean in the p
40、assage?A. Confirm. B. Repeat. C. Adopt. D. Skip.34. Why would some burrower hugs abandon their mothers?A. To live in warmer nests. B. To reproduce.C. To seek for better parenting. D. To adapt to competition earlier.35. What may the author most probably talk about next?A. The causes of accidental ado
41、ption. B. The processes of accidental adoption.C. The drawbacks of accidental adoption. D. The advantages of accidental adoption.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。With advances in transportation and information technology, even the most remote places on Earth are wi
42、thin reach of the traveler. In fact, tourism is now the worlds largest industry, with nature tourism growing the fastest. 36 In response to this increasing appreciation of nature experiences, a new form of travel has arisen called ecotourism.37 The Nature Conservancy adopts the concept explained by
43、the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): Environmentally responsible travel to natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature that promotes conservation, has a low visitor influence and provides for beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local people.Increased to
44、urism to sensitive natural areas without appropriate planning and management can threaten (威胁) the whole of ecosystems and local cultures. 38 Likewise, local communities and can be harmed in numerous ways by crowded foreign visitors and wealth.39 Ecotourism can provide much-needed reveriues (收益) for
45、 the protecting of national parks and other natural areas, which might not be available from other sources.Additionally, ecotourism can provide a practical economic development alternative for local communities with few other income-generating options. Besides, ecotourism can increase the level of e
46、ducation and activism (积极) among travelers. 40 A. What is ecotourism?B. The growth of the ecotourism income is also beneficial to the local people.C. And it makes them more enthusiastic and effective spokesmen for conservation.D. But most of the tourism in natural areas nowadays is not ecotourism at
47、 all.E. However, this same growth does good to both conservation and local communities.F. People want to experience nature, but should try not to affect the natural environment.G. The increase of visitors to ecologically sensitive areas can lead to much environmental damage. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）
48、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。I was driving my car the other day. The radio was playing, and I was 41 along. The song was a 42 one and even my weak voice sounded good. Then something bad 43 , however. The sweet sound of the music ended and was 44 with
49、the alarming news break.I drove on while the 45 said prices were going higher again because of the 46 speculation (投机) on Wall Street. The race for the Presidency was getting worse. Violence 47 when fans of a sports team went wild, 48 their favorite teams championship.Finally, I could 49 no more and turned off the radio. Silence seemed 50 to listening to anything else about the crazy, competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a local town and 51 the people.52 a smiling woman was throwing birdseed into her backyard, a
