1、第 I 卷第一部分听力（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，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 小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15 B. 9.18 C. 9.151. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In a laundry. B. At a nursery. C. In
2、a library.2. When are Jennys parents coming?A. In April. B. In June. C. In October.3. What will the woman probably do?A. Write a book review. B. Go to visit the writer. C. Buy the writers new book.4. What does the man mean?A. The ladys room is a long way from here.B. She has to sign up for using the
3、 ladys room.C. She is not able to use the ladys room right now.5. Why wont the woman eat any more food?A. She is losing weight. B. She isnt feeling well. C. She has had enough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
4、钟;听完后，各小题给出 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. What do we know about Kate?A. Shes too busy to see a doctor. B. The doctors advice does her no good.C. She hasnt got well though she has seen a doctor.7. Who will go to see Kate?A. The woman. B. The man. C. Both the man and the woman.听第 7 段材料，回答
5、第 8 至 10 题。8. What does the man want?A. Less work. B. More fun. C. A good dinner.9. How does the man feel?A. Dissatisfied B. Excited. C. Sleepy.10. What is the mans attitude towards his older generation?A. Doubtful. B. Uninterested. C. Wishful听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Why does the man hire some bik
6、es?A. To visit the island with his friend.B. To go to visit the bicycle rental shop.C. To go traveling abroad.12. What does the woman suggest?A. Seeing her tomorrow. B. Going to the beach. C. Hiring a motorbike.13. Where is the man staying?A. At Burts Bicycle Rental. B. At the Holiday Sun Hotel. C.
7、At No. 100 Teckman Street.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. When did Meg hand in the report?A. On September 1st. B. On September 3rd C. On September 5th.15. What is the most important to Starbucks success?A. Its management. B. The taste of its coffee. C. Its selections of stores and service.16. What does t
8、he professor advise Meg to do?A. To leave out some figures. B. To find a new topic. C. To do more research.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is Task Rabbit?A. A service company.B. An old company with new ideas.C. A successful magazine that offers many services. 18. What could a Task Rabbit worker do?
9、A. Give people a job to do. B. Lend people money for rent. C. Help people move their furniture.19. Who founded the company Task Rabbit?A. Sally. B. Leah Busque. C. Mary.20. What is the theme of Task Rabbit?A. Making millions of dollars.B. Finding ways to help the elderly.C. Connecting neighbors to h
10、elp each other.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。AWelcome to The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Met, which is short for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. Mill
11、ions of people take part in The Met experience online or offline.Since it was founded in 1870, The Met has always tried to be more than a storeroom of rare and beautiful objects. Every day art comes alive in the Museums galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and u
12、nexpected connections across time and across cultures.Notes：I. How can I obtain permission to film or photograph at The Metropolitan Museum of Art? Please email a detailed request to communicatiomnietmuseum.org.II. How can I obtain suitable images to reproduce in a magazine, newspaper, or website? T
13、o view and request press images for the Museums current and upcoming exhibitions and news stories about the Met, please sign in or register for a press account in the Press Images section of the online Press Room.III. All other image requests should be directed to Art Resource through its website (h
14、ttp:/www.artres. com), by telephone at 212-505-8700, or email at . You may also submit your request using the Image Request Form available on the Mets website.IV. If you have any other questions, please contact the Museums Digital Department: Digital Department The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fi
15、fth Avenue New York, New York 10028-0198 Telephone: 212-650-2550 Email: prtvacypolicymetmuseum.org 21. What type of writing is this text?A. A business guide. B. An art survey. C. A research report. D. An advertisement.22. What can we learn about the Met from the text?A. The Met has a history of 5,00
16、0 years.B. People started to visit the Met online to buy objects.C. The Met stops collecting arts right now.D. People cannot take a photo without the permission of the Met.23. What should you do if you want to have images used for a magazine?A. Email to communicationsmetmuseum.org. B. Telephone at 2
17、12-505-8700.C. Write an application at the online Press Room. D. Contact the Museums Digital Department.BVolunteering Is FunOne afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so bored. Instead of feeling sorry for myself, I wanted to meet people and have new experiences so I decided to start volunteering.
18、I searched on my computer and found a website where I could volunteer on a farm in France.My time working on a farm was a new experience for me. It was basically a free holiday as food and accommodation were provided. However, it was not your typical holiday as I had to look after fifteen horses and
19、 sleep at the top of a tower in a castle! I was an awful farmer but it did not matter because I made some great friends.However, you do not need to go abroad to volunteer. I have had plenty of adventures at home as volunteering can become a hobby. For example, I love singing so I had a good laugh wa
20、ving my arms in an attempt to conduct my local choir. I did slowly improve and it felt great to conduct the choir in a concert. At university, I organised a concert for charity with my friends. It was really fun finding hands and raising money for a cause we believe in.It is true that you feel good
21、volunteering but there are also other advantages. I once vol-unteered as a server at a charity sports event where the organizers gave me cupcakes to thank me for my services. I also volunteered in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap clothes to update my wardrobe (衣柜).While this is all fun,
22、 my favourite aspect of volunteering is creating and sharing stories. My terrible attempts at farming have given me hilarious stories to tell! Talking to volunteers from different countries and backgrounds has also helped me learn more about the world. I feel thankful to have had so much fun with ma
23、ny nice people thanks to volunteering.24. Why did the author want to be a volunteer?A. He wanted to go abroad. B. He felt ashamed of himself. C. He wanted to taste new life and make friends. D. He wanted to be a farmer.25. The underlined word “hilarious” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning t
24、o “ ” .A. sad B. critical C. awful D. funny26. The author did many volunteering work except .A. taking care of horses and sheep B. conducting a choir in a concertC. helping in a charity sports event D. helping in a charity shop27. How does the author feel according to the last paragraph?A. Curious.
25、B. Anxious. C. Cautious. D. Grateful.CThe worlds first “Sky Pool” has been uncoated-and itll give anyone a touch of dizzi-ness, unless he or she is not bothered by heights.Situated in the capitals new riverside district beside Battersea Power Station, the glass pool, hanging 10 storeys, or 110 feet
26、up as a bridge between two apartment buildings, is 25m long, 5m wide and 3m deep with a water depth of 1. 2m. Swimmers will be able to look down 35 metres to the street below as they take a dip, with only 20cm of glass between them and the outside world Its even got a bar, folding chairs and an oran
27、ge garden.The pool will be part of Embassy Gardens at Nine Elms, a huge billion building pro-ject beside the new American Embassy in south-west London. The project is creating thou-sands of apartments, the smallest of which are expected to cost nearly $ 1 million, and the pool will only be open to t
28、he apartments owners.Embassy Gardens takes design inspiration from the Meatpacking District of New York with floor to ceiling windows and brick frontages. The designer, Sean Mulryan, desired to push the boundaries in the capability of construction and engineering and do something that had never been
29、 done before. The Sky Pools transparent structure is the result of significant advancements in technologies over the last decade.The experience of the pool will be truly unique and it will feel like floating through the air in central London.Those people lucky enough to swim there will have a faultl
30、ess view of the Palace of West-minster and the London Eye. It will be a selling point for developers when the second stage of the development is released to market.28. Who can swim in the Sky Pool?A. Anyone at Nine Elms. B. Visitors to London.C. People living in Embassy Gardens. D. Those who are not
31、 terrified of heights.29. People lucky enough to swim in the Sky Pool can do the following except .A. drinking with friends B. sitting in the orange gardenC. appreciating the London Eye D. experiencing diving and surfing30. What do we know from the text?A. The pool is 25 metres above the ground.B. T
32、he pool was similar to New Yorks modern constructions.C. The pool lies in the centre of London.D. The pool is helpful for selling apartments in Embassy Gardens.31. We can infer from the text that .A. The apartments of Embassy Garden are fairly expensiveB. the new American Embassy has been moved away
33、C. Nine Elms is a street in Embassy GardensD. building the pool is not a complex jobDEvery day, people come into contact with thousands of chemicals. These chemicals are said to be harmless to human health. In fact，the chemicals are considered so safe that we wash with them. We put them on our bodie
34、s and even our faces. Other chemical products are used throughout our homes.By the time you walk out of your front door, you have already been exposed to thousands of chemicals.On its own, each chemical seems harmless. But in combination with other chemicals, they may become deadly. That is the find
35、ing of a two-year study by a high-profile task force of scientists. The task force was told to investigate the cancer-causing possibility of chemical mixtures.Linda Gulliver was one of 174 scientists on the task force. Their job was to study the cancer-causing potential of 85 chemicals. All 85 are s
36、aid to be common in the environment.Ms. Gulliver explains that chemicals have the potential or y to form dangerous mixtures. Even simple minerals can become dangerous when mixed with chemicals found in plastics or beauty products.Working in groups, the scientists explored how different chemical mixt
37、ures could lead to cancer. Ms. Gullivers team looked at the ability of different combinations to support the in- crease of malignant (恶性的) human cells.She says the current way to identify whether chemicals cause cancer is to test them one at a time. This method leads, she adds, to a long list of sup
38、posedly “safe” chemicals. She and her team say that approach needs to change.“We definitely need certain research to find out what mixtures of chemicals would be more harmful than others; what groups of chemicals, when together, would produce more harmful effects. And at the moment, that is not know
39、n.”An estimated one in five cancers has been linked to chemical exposure. It may turn out that the cancer-causing villain (恶棍) is not a single chemical at all. 32. What effect may one single chemical have on us according to the text?A. It may let us suffer from cancer. B. It may not cause danger to
40、us.C. It may destroy our body. D. It may let our body make a change.33. What can we learn about Ms. Gullivers research?A. She has found reasons for five kinds of cancers.B. She has found that only one chemical can cause cancer.C. She has found 85 cancer-causing chemicals.D. She is not sure what mixt
41、ures of chemicals are more harmful.34. According to the text we can infer that the study .A. is just wasting time and money B. is in need of great effortsC. will cause panic in public D. will be resisted by the public35. What is the best title for the text?A. Mixtures of Safe Chemicals May Cause Can
42、cer B. Being Exposed to One Chemical Is DangerousC. How Mixtures of Safe Chemicals Come into Being? D. What Is the Real Cause for Cancer?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。Things to Start Doing for YourselfHere is a positive to-do list for the upcoming year：Start spe
43、nding time with right people. There are the people you like who love and appre-ciate you, and who encourage you to improve. They not only accept who you are now but also accept who you want to be. 36Start facing your problems head-on. It isnt your problems that define you, but how you react to them
44、and recover from them. 37 With your problems, take baby steps in the right direction, inch by inch. These inches count, which add up to yards and miles in the long run.38 Be honest about whats right, as well as what needs to be changed. Be honest a- bout what you want to achieve and who you want to
45、become. Be honest about every aspect of your life because you are the person you can forever count on.Start valuing the lessons your mistakes teach you. 39 Significant achievements are al-most always realized at the end of a long road of failures. One of the “mistakes” you fear might just be the lin
46、k to your greatest achievement.Start forgiving yourself and others. Weve all been hurt by our own decisions and by others. 40 It means youre letting go of the hatred (仇恨) and pain, and choosing to learn from the pain and move on with your life.Start cheering for other peoples victories. Notice what
47、you like about others and tell them. Be happy for those who are making progress. Cheer for their victories. Be thankful for their blessings (赐福) openly.A. Forgiveness is the medicine.B. Mistakes are the stepping stones of progress.C. They are the ones who make you feel more alive.D. Start being hone
48、st with yourself about everything.E. Problems will not disappear unless you take action.F. It doesnt mean youre out of trouble.G. You are in competition with yourself.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节完形填空(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四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In old times, a young athle
49、tic boy is hungry for success. For him 41 was everything and success was measured by such a 42.One day, the boy was preparing himself for a running 43 in his small native village. A large crowd had gathered to 44 the sporting wonder and a wise old man, upon 45 of the little boy, had travelled far to attend it.The race started, looking like a level heat at the 46 line, but sure enough the boy worked hard and called on his determination, 47 and power. He took the winning line and was first. T
