1、本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分,共 12 页。满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2. 每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3.二卷试题用黑色中性笔作答。第卷（共 105 分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 20 分）第一节 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。1. When did the
2、speakers last see each other?A. Fifteen years ago. B. Five years ago. C. One year ago.2. What does the man wish for the future?A. All his dreams will come true.B. Science will develop much faster.C. He will be able to do his job from home.3. What will the woman do next?A. Bring the man a salad. B. T
3、ake away the mans soda. C. Give the man some cheese.4. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. They are friends. B. They are cousins. C. They are brother and sister.5. What does the woman tell the man to do?A. Prepare for landing. B. Take his headphones out. C. Put his chair back in fifteen
4、 minutes.第二节 听下面 5 段对话或对白，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 did the man like to do?A. Hike. B. Swim. C. Take photographs.7. What does the woman suggest in the end?A. The man should go more campin
5、g.B Life could be fun without social media.C. Family activities are very important.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why was the man worried?A. His mother has been ill.B. He lost his wallet.C. A policeman was in front of the chopping mall.9. What will the man have to do in the end?A. Pay the fine. B. Go to the
6、hospital. C. Repair his car.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What does the boy want to eat?A. Peanut butter. B. Yoghurt. C. Cookies.11. What does the boy imply about carrot cake?A. Its low in sugar.B. It contains some healthy ingredients.C. Its not as delicious as other types of cake.12. How does the boy
7、probably feel in the end?A. Surprised. B. Jealous. C. Angry.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What job is the man interviewing for?A. A job at a schoolB. A job at a radio station.C. A job at a TV station.14. What does the man think of sending emails?A. He has done that his whole life.B. He has no confidenc
8、e in it.C. He is rather good at it.15. What does the job involve according to the woman?A. A lot of traffic B. Meeting the fans C. Getting up early in the morning.16. Who is one of the mans references?A. Someone he used to teach.B. Someone he used to work with.C. Someone he went to graduate school w
9、ith. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When are laundry places usually closed?A. At six oclock in the morning.B. At eleven oclock in the morning.C. At seven oclock at night.18. How many washers might a larger laundry place have?A. 48. B. 24. C. 12.19. According to the talk, what do people often do while w
10、aiting in the laundry place?A. Chat with the employee. B. Eat some food. C. Put their clothes out in the sun.20. Who met their husband at a laundry place?A. The speakers sister B. The speakers friend. C. The speaker第二部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。ALets Go Fl
11、y a Kite.at Piedmont Middle Schools celebration of kites!Come and learn how to build all sorts of kites, from the simplest diamond-shaped kites to the most complex box kites. Slay as long as you like and build as many kites as you want. Once you have finished a kite, get advice on flying techniques
12、from kite expert Lorena Hallsberg. The celebration will be at Piedmont Middle School, 151 Piedmont School Drive.The Piedmont Middle School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has organized a refreshment (茶点） tent. All profits will benefit future PTO activities. Take a break from kite flying and drink
13、some lemonade! While you are doing so, why not join the PTO? Membership is free; you just donate your time. Show your support for Piedmont Middle School by joining the PTO this Saturday!When: Saturday, April 11. from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Where: Piedmont Middle School Why: For fun!Cost: Free, thanks to
14、 a generous gift from Bizarco Kite Company!Schedule9:00 amKite-building booths open. All materials are supplied for kites.10:00 amKite-building shows by Lorena Hallsberg in the courtyard. Come by and learn how to build box kites and kites that look and fly like butterflies.11:00 amKite-flying shows
15、on the school track. Learn all the most important skills.12:00 pmKite-flying competitions on the school track.1:00pmPresentation by Dr. Brian Lehrman in the show tent: “The History of Kites”.2:00 pmBest Kite competitions and judging in the show lent. Come see the most artistic kites and the most int
16、eresting theme kites.3:00 pmPresentation by Dr. Lehrman in the show tent: “Kites and Science”.3:30 pmAwards ceremony conducted by Headmaster Seward on the football field. The results of the days judging will be announced, with awards such as Best of Show. Most Artisiic, Highest Flyer, and others. Wi
17、nners will receive gifts from the Bizarco Kite Company! 4:00-5:00 pmLets all go fly a kite! Everyone flies kites at the same time, creating a wonderful sight for all to enjoy.Come lo the kite celebration, enjoy yourself and learn more.21. Which times are most important for people who want to learn s
18、ome knowledge about kites?A. 10:00 am and 11:00 am. B. 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm.C. 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. D. 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.22. From the passage, we know that the kite celebration .A. is complex and educational B. gets money from membersC. is strict about the shapes of kites D. presents awards to the
19、 highest flyer23. Who will be interested in the activity? A. Students and parents. B. Kite experts.C. Office workers. D. Kite companies.BIn 1938 Portugal held a national competition to identify the countrys most Portuguese” Village. Sticking to a rocky promontory（海角）far above the Beira Baixa plains,
20、 Monsanto is easily the most impressive. So it came out on top.Cottages, a lot of which are made of very large round rocks, seem to grow out of the mountain itself. Above them rises a stone fortress(城堡), parts of which predate even the arrival of the Moors. And views across the plains are, simply pu
21、t, astonishing.Since being honored as the most Portuguese village, Monsanto has reminded largely separated from modernization. These days, goats and chickens seem to outnumber humans in the village. Most young people leave for large cities and the growing investment in the areas heritage (遗产 ）has no
22、t encouraged more attractions for the younger generation. Tourists walking along the villages tiny streets can see elderly women walking and chatting in doorways.Several houses near the village entrance are surprisingly grand. Halfway to the castle youll come across the gruta, a cozy cave apparently
23、 once used as a pub and still used as such. This stone fortress seems almost to have grown out of the hillside that supports it. Its a wonderfully beautiful site, populated by wildflowers.Alter Dom Sancho I drove out the Moors in the 12th century, the fortress was strengthened. Dom Dinis improved it
24、, but after centuries of attacks from across the border it finally fell into ruin. Just below the entrance is a public square. To the right is a ruined Renaissance church and bell tower.On 3 May Monsanto comes alive in the Festa das Cruzes, remembering a siege(围 困 ） in the Middle Ages. The story goe
25、s that the starving villagers threw their Iasi lonely cow over the walls, making their enemies believe they had plenty of food, because they immediately abandoned the siege. These days, young girls throw baskets of flowers instead, after which theres dancing and singing beside the castle wall.24. Wh
26、at is Monsanto like today?A. It has a lot of farms. B. Its youth love farming.C. Its population is falling. D. It has become more modern.25. Why did the enemies end the siege?A. They felt hungry. B. They were tricked.C. They were attacked. D. They feared the cow.26. What do we know about the fortres
27、s?A. It has long been used as a pub.B. It was first constructed by Dom Dinis.C. There is celebration every May beside it.D. You have to go through it to enter the village.27. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To discuss rural life in Portugal. B. To report a national competition.C.
28、To explain the history of the Portugal. D. To introduce a unique ancient village.CAs any plane passenger will confirm, a crying baby is almost impossible to ignore, no matter how hard you try. Now scientists believe they may have worked out why. A babys cry pulls at the heartstrings(扣人心弦）in a way wh
29、ile other cries dont, researchers found.Researchers found that a babys cry can trigger unique emotional responses in the brain, making it impossible for us to ignore themwhether we are parents or not. Other types of cries, including calls of animals in great pain, fail to get the same responsesugges
30、ting the brain is programmed to respond specifically to a babys cry.A team of Oxford University scientists scanned the brains of 28 men and women as they listened to a variety of calls and cries. After 100 milliseconds - roughly the time it takes to blink (眨眼) two parts of the brain that respond to
31、emotion lit up. Their response to a babys cry was particularly strong. The response was seen in both men and womeneven if they had no children.Researcher Dr Christine Parsons said, “You might read that men should just notice a baby and step over it and not see it, but its not true. There is a specia
32、l processing in men and women, which makes sense from an evolutionary(演化的）view that both men and women would be responding to these cries.” The study was in people who were not parents, yet they are all responding at 100ms to these particular cries, so this might be a fundamental response present in
33、 all of us regardless of parental status.Fellow researcher Katie Young said it may take a bit longer for someone to recognize their own childs cries because they need to do more “fine-grained analysis”. The team had previously found that our reactions speed up when we hear a baby crying. Adults perf
34、ormed better on computer games when they heard the sound of a baby crying than after they heard recordings of adults crying.28. A babys cry is difficult to ignore because it .A. keeps on crying B. cries harder than adultsC. causes people great pain D. makes people feel strong emotions29. The underli
35、ned word “trigger” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”A. remove B. avoid C. cause D. cure30. What may Christine Parsons agree to?A. Almost everyone makes certain response to a babys cry.B. A crying baby makes no sense to people without children.C. Men pay less attention to a crying baby than women.D.
36、Parents can hardly recognize their own babies cries.31. Whats the main idea of the text?A. Why you cant get a babys cry out of your head.B. How to recognize different babies cries.C. Why a baby is easy and likely to cry.D. How to prevent a baby crying.DThe note taped to the host stand at the Prime R
37、ib says it all.“We fought the battle the longest, but we give in!” it reads. “Its now a completely informal world; they wear whatever they wish. They want a warm, easy, friendly atmosphere, even in “fine dining. So we decided to go with the flow.”Yes, after almost half a century, The Prime Rib has s
38、witched to business casual.It is among most of todays finest dining establishments - including Charleston, The Black Olive, and The Capital Grille - that have decided to lighten up. They have given up caring too much about what their guests are dressed in as before, adopting a come-as-you-are attitu
39、de. At these restaurants, youre likely to see casual clothes such as khakis (trousers made of khaki cloth) and Hawaiian shirts.“Were a business first,” says David Derewicz, general manager of the impressive dining establishment. “And we were losing business with our jacket requirements.” He kept a l
40、ist of over 20 people who told him, “If you drop the jacket policy, well come back.”Once the dress code shift was seriously being considered, Derewicz made dozens of phone calls to long-time guests. Most said they didnt mind the change as long as the restaurant itself with its white table cloths, da
41、rk leather chairs, grand piano, and tuxedoed waitstaff -stayed the same.“Since the change was introduced last summer, weve not lost a guest,” says Derewicz.On a secret night at The Prime Rib, the scene was pretty much the same as its ever been lots of men in jackets and ties, some in shirts and slac
42、ks, but now the occasional khakis and polo shirts thrown in.It turns out that people are pretty capable of policing themselves, even without a formal dress code.While some traditionalists may argue that The Prime Rib9s reputation has been damaged a bit, Derewicz feels that the restaurant has moved a
43、head and finally strengthened their band.32. The Prime Ribs note mainly tells people about .A. its long history B. its pleasant atmosphereC. its change in dress code D. its battle with other restaurants33. The underlined words “lighten up” in paragraph 4 probably mean “ ”.A. follow a long tradition
44、B. take a matter less seriouslyC. make something continue as before D. help each other to achieve something34. According to Derewicz, following the formal dress code means .A. further development B. a better reputationC. low efficiency D. failing profits35. What do we know about The Prime Rib now?A.
45、 It is praised by some traditionalists.B. The police come to protect its guests.C. Most of its guests still wear formal clothes.D. Most people go there in khakis and polo shirts.第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后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。Stop Negative Talk“Im so fat,” one of your friends says. The girl next to her
46、joins in, “Well, I hate my hair today.” Without thinking, you respond: “No, you are not fat! I am fat. And my hair is flat and boring.” 36 It is easy for people to engage in self-critical conversations, and once it starts there is often pressure for you to join in. 37 Maybe it is because “just talki
47、ng” feels harmless. But before you know it, those opinions flow out of your conversations and into your life, where they start eating away at your self-respect.38 When you start talking about yourself in a negative way, you are not only affecting your self-respect, but your friends! When you critici
48、ze yourself, your friends might think you have the same standards for them. You have heard that it is important to treat others the way you want to be treated, but there is also value in treating yourself like you treat your friends. If you wouldnt criticize your friend for the same thing, chances a
49、re that you are being too hard on yourself. So, dont start it.But what if someone else starts? For example, your friend feels insecure about how well he played in his soccer game, so he puts himself down: “I suck at soccer.” 39 Ask him, “Do you really think that? Why?” Maybe he is actually upset about a comment someone made, or is just getting down on himself over one bad play. Whatever it is, talking through the real issue will help him more than slipping into another negative talk.It
