1、 1 2017 I ( 20 ) ( 5 1.5 7.5 ) 5 A B C 10 1. When will the man most probably meet Dr. Jones? A. At 8:00. B. At 8:30. C. At 9:00. 2. What was the original price of the skirt? A.24 B.12 C.6. 3. What does the woman mean? A. Shes learned a lot from the literature class. B. Shes written some books on the
2、 world classics. C. Shes met some of the worlds best writers. 4. How does the woman feel about driving to work? A. She is tired of driving in the heavy traffic. B. She doesnt mind as the road conditions are good. C. She is unhappy to drive such a long way every day. 5. What will probably happen to t
3、he woman? A. Miss her train. B. Catch her train. C. Cancel her train. 15 1.5 22.5 5 A B C 5 5 6 6 8 6. What are the man and the woman talking about? A. Mr. Browns son B. Mrs. Downs son C. Mikes school 7. How long does Mike stay with his classmates a day? A. About 8 hours B. About 6 hours C. At least
4、 10 hours 8. How does Mike usually go to school? A. By bus B. In his fathers car C. On foot 7 9 11 9. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Reporter and manager 2 B. Customer and salesman C. Housewife and shopkeeper 10. What is the robot programmed to do? A. Shopping and cal
5、culating B. Repairing and guarding C. Cleaning and washing 11. What does the woman think of the new home? A. Its safe enough B. Its too expensive C. Its worth buying 8 12 14 12. What is the woman? A. An actress B.A secretary C. A typist 13. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Husba
6、nd and wife B. Interviewer and interviewee C. Actor and actress. 14. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman will be a secretary B. The woman made a mistake C. The man is satisfied with the woman. 9 15 17 15. What is the woman doing? A. She is doing an experiment B. She is having a stu
7、dy C. She is asking others for help. 16. How long is the mans house to the place of his work? A. One to five kilometers B. Six to ten kilometers C. Fourteen or fifteen kilometers. 17. How does the mans family members go to work or school? A. By train B. By bus C. Use private transport 10 18 20 18. W
8、hat is Alice Walker? A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A policewoman. 19. Where did Alice Walker finish her college education? A. In Georgia. B. In Atlanta. C. In New York. 20. What did Langston give to Alice Walker? A. Many books. B. Some money C. Some advice. 3 40 15 2 30 A B C D A The Castle of Monte
9、riggioni Located in central Tuscany, the Castle of Monteriggioni was built by the Republic of Siena at the beginning of the 13th century in order to defend its southern Divine Comedy. Main Sights Inside the town are the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, the battlements on the and life-size armors( ). E
10、very July within the wall of the town a special event is celebrated: the Medieval Festival of Monteriggioni, one of the most beautiful festivals in the region. The city goes back in time to the Middle Ages, the streets are filled up with people in period costume creating a real atmosphere. Dances, l
11、ive performances, music, theatre, kids entertainment, storytellers and more entertain the public. The surrounding area The townlands of Monteriggioni, with the walled town as their capital, cover an vineyards and olive groves( ). The townlands also take in a large area of unspoiled nature that has b
12、een declared a Site of Community Importance(SCI). The area is crossed by a network of trails, including the Via Francigena, which can be travelled on foot, bicycle or on horse-back. How to get to Monteriggioni BY CAR -Siena motorway link. BY BUS a-Poggibonsi-SanGimignano. BY TRAIN - . Tourist Office
13、 Piazza Roma, 23 53035 Monteriggioni(SI)-Italy Tel./fax+39 0577 304834 info Monteriggioniturismo.it 4 21. Which of the following you cannot see in the Castle of Monteriggioni ? A. Tower B. Vineyards C. Church D. Performance 22. The best way to travel around the surrounding area is _. A. by car B. by
14、 bus C. by train D. on foot 23. Where can this article be probably found? A. In a travel guidebook. B. In a textbook. C. In a fashion magazine. D. In a newspaper. B I discovered the power of fear when I became stuck to my driveway, as if my feet were crazy glued to the cement As much as I tried, I c
15、ould not move them. The realization that my daughters were playing in Nancys house, just one-half block away, paralyzed my legs, making me unable to move when I neared the end of our driveway. Dense, black smoke was rising from behind the Sycamore Maple trees on the other side of the street and was
16、enveloping three houses, making them barely visible. Nancys house was one of them. I tried to call out for my daughters hoping to see them run safely to my arms, but my voice was also stuck - stuck in my throat with no intention of coming out. There I stood, helpless, paralyzed and silenced by fear,
17、 unable to protect the two little girls I loved more than even I had realized. Although trapped in a body that couldnt move or speak, I could still hear. I could hear other mothers anxiously calling their children. I could hear a frightening silence that covered the neighborhood instead of the usual
18、 happy voices of children. And, finally, I could hear the alarm of the fire engine. As the alarm announced, “Were on our way,“ it instantly dissolved the crazy glue that had held my feet to the cement and it unlocked the soundproof box that had silenced my voice. I was free to make sure my daughters
19、 were safe. As I continued down the driveway, two little girls, my two little girls, ran toward me from across the street. They had come home to tell me about the fire in the garage next to Nancys house. Not only did my feet and voice work now, but my eyes were also in good working order and had no
20、trouble producing tears. 24. Why was the author stuck to her driveway? A. She was too tired to move her legs. B. Thick black smoke blocked her view. C. The cement on the driveway was still wet. 5 D. The fear for her daughters safety struck her. 25. What made the author able to move and speak again?
21、A. Shouting from other anxious mothers. B. Strange silence in the neighborhood. C. The alarm of the coming fire engine. D. The courage to protect her daughters. 26. What does the author suggest at the end of the story? A. She burst into tears of relief and happiness. B. She was really thankful to se
22、e her girls saved. C. She was too excited to believe what she saw. D. She overcame her fear and fully recovered, 27. What is the best title for the text? A. Love in Fire B. The Power of Fear C. A Narrow Escape D. The Price of Fear C MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are free, but without tutoring,
23、 and are open to anyone, anywhere in the world. The courses are flexible normally three to five hours of study a week done at any time, short (5 to 10 weeks) and video-rich. They are also heavily dependent on crowd sourcing: you can discuss a course with fellow students through online forums( ), dis
24、cussion boards and peer review. Students dont have to finish the courses, pass assessments or do assignments, but, if they do, they get a certificate of participation. The Open University launched FutureLearn, the UKs answer to US platforms such as Coursera, EdX and Udacity, which have been offering
25、 MOOCs from top US universities for the past two years. The response has been incredible, with more than three million people registering worldwide. Meanwhile, in 2012, Edinburgh University became the first non-US institution to join Courseras partnership, including vice-president ethods research. H
26、ow am I going to teach introductory philosophy to 100,000 people? Thats what I call educational 6 to have taken some online courses, so youve got to research that. Our MOOCs are no more in competition with our degrees than a lifelong learning course because they dont Cooperation is key, Haywood stre
27、sses. It is far better to offer 20-30 courses in your own areas of expertise ( ) and let other institutions do likewise. the elements available before into a package of courses offered by leading universities worldwide on a new software platform, with a new way of promoting it and also a new social-
28、learning teaching method. You wont just receive an exam, but be able to discuss and mark eac Bath University, one of more than 20 universities working with FutureLearn, launches its first course, Inside Cancer, next January, and regards MOOCs as a way of breaking down age barriers. “Theres no reason
29、 why someone doing GCSEs should not look at our MOOCs and get quite a way through them, or someone at PhD level and beyond,“ says Professor Bernie Morley, expert for learning and teaching. 28. MOOCs have these features EXCEPT that_. A. MOOCs are free of charge for anyone g pace D. MOOCs have a platf
30、orm for learners to share their learning experience 29. The response to FutureLearn has been thought to be unbelievable because _. A. all the courses on the platform are available to anyone in the world B. Edinburgh University became the first non-US institution to join it C. the number of people re
31、gistering in the platform is beyond expectation D. students can get a certification of participation without passing assessments 30. What can be inferred from Professor Bernie Morley in the last paragraph? A. People with various learning levels will probably show interest in MOOCs. B. People at PhD
32、level have already known everything about MOOCs. C. Inside Cancer will be the most popular course for someone doing GCSEs. D. MOOCs are not so competitive as lifelong learning courses due to credits. 31. The passage mainly deals with _. A. the various opinions on FutureLearn B. the advantages of onl
33、ine teaching methods C. the popularity of no-credit courses D. the emergence of a new learning platform D 7 h, the cooks are French, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian and everything is organized by the Swiss. Hell ( ) is where the police are German, the cooks are English, the mechanic
34、s are Obviously the national stereotypes ( ) in this old joke are generalizations ( ) of truth in them? Not likely, an international research team now says. cultural stereotypes do play an important role in how people see themselves and others, and being aware that these are not dependable is a they
35、 come from? One possibility is that they reflect national values, which may become known from historical events. For example, many historians have argued that the spirit of American individualism ( ) has its origins in the experiences of the pioneers on the Old West. Social scientists such as psychologist Richard Robins have given several other possible explanations for stereotypes and why they may be incorrect. Robins notes that some stereotypes may have been correct at one point in history and then remained unchanged while the culture changed. We may be
