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写到答题卡上。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 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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.15. C. 9.18.答案是 B。1. What will the woman read on the plane?A. A
2、book. B. A magazine. C. A newspaper.2. When does the play begin?A. At 7:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 7:45.3. What sport did the woman do?A. She played tennis. B. She played football. C. She went running.4. What does the man think of his cat?A. Too old. B. Quite lovely. C. Very active.5. Where does the conv
3、ersation take place?A. In a shop. B. At home. C. In a school.第二节（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、7 题。6. Why did Anna move out?A. She missed her parents.B. She didn
4、t want to live with others.C. She wanted to have a garden.7. Where docs Anna live now?A. By the park. B. Near the school. C. By the river.听第 7 段树料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What are the speakers talking about?A. A new bookstore. B. A big sale. C. A book signing event.9. When will Peter Robbins arrive at the stor
5、e?A. At 1:45. B. At 2:15. C. At 3:30. 听第 8 段树料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What does the man want to do first?A. Do science experiments. B. Buy Christmas gifts. C. Take a ferry.11. What place does the man show little interest in?A. The Science Museum. B. Ocean Park. C. Temple Street Night Market.12. What does
6、 the man ask the woman in the end?A. Whether he can take the Star Ferry.B. How she gets to school every day.C. Where the most famous market lies.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where should the man go first?A. To a meeting room. B. To a hall. C. To a classroom.14. What will the Director of the Studies ta
7、lk about?A. Different courses. B. Student dormitories. C. Social activities.15. How long will the man stay in the hall?A. 45 minutes. B. 75 minutes. C. 90 minutes.16. How does the man feel about the test at first?A. Nervous. B. Annoyed. C. Confident听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who organizes the Winte
8、r Festival?A. The government. B. Volunteers. C. Businessmen.18. What is special about the art exhibition?A. It will be held in a town school.B. There will be three opening nights.C. The pictures are from local students.19. What will be held in the Main Exhibition Hall?A. An art exhibition. B. A musi
9、c talent show. C. A fancy-dress party.20. What is the purpose of the talk?A. To raise money for the festivalB. To compare the events of the festivalC. To inform people of the festival第二部分 阅读理解（共两节,分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABest Science Books
10、 of 2017At its heart, science is about curiosity. So it stands to reason these books about science should make you examine your world more closely, and in doing so, give you a sense of wonder.Big Chicken, by Maryn McKennaInvestigative journalist Maryn McKenna uses the modem industrial chicken as a w
11、indow into how antibiotics (抗生素) transformed modem agriculture-for good and ill. She traces how animal antibiotics endanger human health, causing serious problems from antibiotic-resistant stomach infections to UTIa. Recognizing that Americans are going to continue to eat chicken no matter what, McK
12、enna suggests a way in which factory farming rids itself of its dependence on antibiotics.Why Time Flies, by Alan BurdickNew Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick examines the greatest gift humanity has ever known: time. Time, he writes, appears to exist in two distinct forms. One is the standardized, ob
13、jective kind found in clocks and watches; the other is our internal, biological sense of time, the one we measure in our cells, bodies and minds. But the closer he looks, the less clearer this distinction appears.Paleoart, by Zoe LescazeDinosaurs have long captured the imaginations of scientists and
14、 artists alike, and Paleoart brings those visions together in a blend of human knowledge and creativity.These images not only show our changing understanding of dinosaurs, but also reflect the distinct artistic sensibilities of their time. Both artistic and educational, these pictures are certainly
15、influential.What Its Like to Be a Dog, by Gregory BernsBerns, a neuroscientist, trained dogs to sit in a machine in order to look into the brains of conscious dogs for the first time. That pioneering work inspired Kim to dig deeper into the minds of other animals, from sea lions to the extinct thyla
16、cine (袋狼 ). Berns says, “With their ability to think, choose and feel, dogs and other animals do not deserve the cruel treatment humans so often do to them.”21. Which book has something to do with public health?A. Big Chicken. B. Why Time Flies.C. Paleoart. D. What Its Like to Be a Dog.22. Who write
17、s about time?A. Maryn Mckenna. B. Alan Burdick.C. Zoe Lescaze. D. Gregory Berns.23. What was Berns pioneering work?A. Training dogs. B. Studying extinct animals.C. Observing dog brains. D. Fighting for animal rights.BI was in the middle of a sweet dream when a noise startled me. Bam! Bam! It sounded
18、 like a hammer pounding on a tough nail Bam! Bam! BAM! Who could be hammering at three in the morning? It must be Charlie again, making another invention.Just as I was putting on my slippers and clothes, the noise changed. I sat at the edge of my bed and listened. Tick! Tick! Tick! It reminded me of
19、 my first wristwatch. Its regular pace had always helped me fall asleep.I started dozing off, dangerously leaning to the left, when the ticking stopped. It was now replaced by a buzz, similar to the noise coming from a beehive in midsummer, only louder. I shivered Im allergic to bees! Even just thin
20、king about it or hearing a bee-like sound makes me swell.“Thats it!” I shouted, now wide awake. “I cant take it anymore!” I marched to the next apartment and knocked. My neighbor immediately opened the door. His curly brown hair was sticking up every which way. He wore baggy striped pants and a loos
21、e raspberry shirt. “Hi, there, Lucy! Whats up?” he asked.I pointed at my noiseless watch. “Do you know what time it is?”He grabbed my arm and glanced at my timepiece. “Oh, my! I didnt realize it was that late, Im busy working on a machine that can cure insomnia (失眠). Its almost finished. You want to
22、 see it?”I should have known. His last invention was supposed to annihilate bad smells, but it was powered by rotten eggs.24. What made the author sleepy again?A. His neighbors silence. B. The ticking sound.C. The coming of the bees. D. The smell of the rotten eggs.25. What was Charlie doing?A. He w
23、as fixing a broken clock. B. He was inventing a wristwatch.C. He was working with the bees. D. He was making a new machine.26. How did Charlie feel when he saw the author?A. Disappointed. B. Scared. C. Surprised.D. Annoyed.27. What does the underlined word “annihilate” in the last paragraph mean?A.
24、Get rid of. B. Make use of. C. Give off.D. Tell apart.CAfter shopping for deals in stores on “Black Friday”, or online on “Cyber Monday”, Americans and people worldwide are preparing for newly popular “Giving Tuesday”. Starting in 2012, now the global event that is celebrated annually on the Tuesday
25、 after Thanksgiving is the brainchild of 92nd Street Y, a cultural center in New York City and the United Nations Foundation. As the name indicates, Giving Tuesday is meant to restart the charitable season and therefore observed by raising funds for local nonprofits and schools, organizing food and
26、clothing drives, and conducting random acts of kindness. In 2015, 700,000 people from 71 countries came together to donate $ 116.7 million in cash. An additional $ 1.08 million was spent on gifts.While the easiest way to participate is by donating to your favorite charity, this day can be celebrated
27、 in many other ways too. You can give back by volunteering at your local shelter or food bank, or even by donating blood. If all else fails, a purchase from the growing number of organizations that give a portion of their sales to charity will do the trick.But perhaps the best way to celebrate the d
28、ay is by helping those nearest and dearest to you. Assist a family member with a simple chore like folding laundry, cooking dinner, or even reading to a younger sibling. No matter what you do, be sure to share your good deed on social media and inspire others to celebrate Giving Tuesday as well!28.
29、Which of the following has the shortest history?A. Cyber Monday. B. Giving Tuesday.C. Black Friday. D. Thanksgiving Day.29. Whats the main purpose of “Giving Tuesday”?A. To persuade more people to shop online.B. To make Thanksgiving Day enjoyable.C. To encourage more people to do charities.D. To get
30、 voluntary work better known.30. Why does the author advise sharing good deeds on social media?A. To donate money to local schools.B. To keep a record of ones experience.C. To help people make new friends.D. To make Giving Tuesday more popular.31. Which section of a website does the text probably co
31、me from?A. Business. B. Lifestyle. C. Education.D. Culture.DNo spacecraft will ever land on the sun. The sun is a flaming ball of gas that reaches thousands of degrees Fahrenheit. But next year, a ship from Earth will fly closer to it than any man-made craft has flown before. The mission (任务) is a b
32、ig development for scientists and, maybe, for everyone else.In September 2018, NASA plans to launch the Parker Solar Probe. After a journey of nearly 90 million miles, it will fly within 3.8 million miles of the sun. Within two months of launching, the probe is expected to reach the suns corona (日冕)
33、. Thats the suns outer atmosphere of gases.Getting there wont be easy. Designing a spacecraft tough enough to hold up to the suns heat has proved difficult. But that hasnt stopped engineers from trying. Temperatures in the corona can reach millions of degrees. The probe will limit itself to regions
34、where things get no hotter than 2,500 F. Thats still a heavy heat load for a spacecraft. But a 4.5-inch-thick heat shield (罩) will protect the probes camera and scientific instruments.NASA says the data the probe collects could provide knowledge into the physics of stars. Our sun is special to us. B
35、ut as a star, its rather common. So the better we understand how it works, the better we understand all stars of its mass and color.Perhaps the most important is what the probe may show us about solar storms. During solar storms, charged particles stream through the solar system. They can disable co
36、mmunications satellites and shut down powder systems. One study has found that a very intense solar storm could cause up to $ 2 trillion in damage in the US alone. It could also black out the East Coast for a year.Understanding solar storms might allow us to predict them and protect ourselves. That
37、could make even a mission with a billion-plus price tag one of NASAs great bargains.32. What can we learn about the probe?A. Itll fly closer to the sun than the previous ones.B. Its the first man-made instrument to fly to the sun.C. Itll get to the core of the sun in nearly two months.D. Itll fly ab
38、out 3.8 million miles to reach the corona.33. What is the challenge for the engineers?A. Directing the probe to collect data. B. Reducing the temperature of the probe.C. Building a shield against the heat. D. Limiting the probe to proper regions. 34. What might be the best title?A. Exploring the sta
39、rs. B. Getting close to the sun.C. Designing a spaceship. D. Protecting the earth.35. Where does the value of the mission lie?A. Monitoring satellites. B. Exploring solar energy.C. Developing scientific instruments. D. Forecasting solar storms.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，
40、选项中有两项为多余选项。A daily multivitamin may give your well-being an extra benefit, but if youve ever swallowed one and felt sick right after, you know its hardly a pleasant experience. 36 Youre taking vitamins on an empty stomach.Vitamins that are more acid in nature, like vitamin C, may cause nausea (恶心)
41、if theyre consumed on an empty stomach. Vitamins A. D, E and K, unlike some others, may be better absorbed when not taken with food. 37 Vitamins are like medicines in that they can act on each other and other medicines youre taking. 38 Some research suggests that multivitamins could cause side effec
42、ts when taken at the same time estrogen (雄激素) levels are raised. Theres a lot of iron in your pill.Multivitamins that contain a lot of iron or iron supplements themselves can cause nausea. This is especially true if youre taking them outside of a meal. Iron is interesting in that its best absorbed o
43、n an empty stomach, but its hardest to take on an empty stomach because of the nausea. 39 It might decrease the absorption a little bit but its better than nothing. Allergic Reaction Side EffectsSince multivitamins contain so many vitamins and minerals, allergic reactions are certainly possible. Mil
44、d allergic reactions can include itchiness (痒) and a few hives (荨麻疹 ). 40 Should you experience more advanced signs of an allergic reaction, such as trouble breathing, chest pain, widespread hives or a swollen facial region, visit the closest emergency room immediately.The label on your vitamins sho
45、uld provide directions for taking them. Check the information before taking it to see what else you should know.A. Youre taking vitamins with other medicines.B. Below are a few reasons why they may be making you ill.C. Its important to discuss with an expert the timing of these vitamins.D. These sto
46、mach issues can be extremely disturbing.E. Its better to take it with food than trying to take it on an empty stomach.F. If you experience these side effects, stop use and contact your doctor.G. Please review the combinations to make sure there are no harmful interactions.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节,满分 45 分）第一节
47、 完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One of the greatest concerts I ever attended never took place at all. Not quite, anyway.Instead, a violent 41 , which came pretty much out of nowhere on a summer night, left the Saratoga Performing Arts Cente
48、r without electrical power. The 42 storm hit just minutes before the Philadelphia Orchestra (交响乐团) was about to take the 43 along with a guest soloist, the violinist Sarah Chang.Forty-five minutes later, the audience were still 44 , hoping power would be restored and the 45 would get under way. Thats when Chang 46 onto
