1、全卷满分 150 分 考试时间 120 分钟第一卷（共 100 分）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）听下面的 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给出的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳的选项，并标在试卷相应的位置。每听完一段对话后，你有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Who is the woman?A.The mans wife B.The mans secretary C.A shop assistant2.What is the man doing?A.Taking classes
2、 B.Making a phone call C.Cleaning the room3.What does the man think the woman should do?A.Ask the stewardess for some medicineB.Move to another part of the planeC.Tolerate his smoking4.What does the woman think of the new DVD player?A.She has no idea yet B.Its better than the old one C.Its not as go
3、od as the computer5.What was the man doing when he saw the accident yesterday?A.Queuing for the cinema B.Cal.ling the policeman C.Seeing whether he could help第二节 （共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面的 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给出的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳的选项，并标在试卷相应的位置。每听完一段对话或独白后，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出
4、 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白仅读两遍。6.Why do Frank and Peter want to cycle to work?A.Its convenient B.Its cheap C.Its environmental7.How mach is the Anderson bicycle?A.65 B.80 C.145听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题8.What is the man doing?A.Working in the office B.Hanging out C.Repairing his car9.What is the woman going to do?A
5、.Attend classes B.Go shopping C.Have lunch听第 8 段对话，回答 10-12 小题10.What time is it now?A.6:45 B.7:15 C.7:4511.Whats the womans attitude toward the thorough check?A.Satisfied B.Angry C.Scared12.Why are the police dogs there?A.To find weapons B.To sniff for drugs C.To stop line-jumpers听第 9 段对话，回答 13-16
6、小题13.Where does the woman meet the man ?A.At the Berlin bus station B.At the London bus station C.At the womans apartment14.How long was the man choose to take a bus?A.An hour and a half B. Nine hours C.Nineteen hours15.Why did the man choose to take a bus?A.To say money B.To enjoy the country view
7、C.To protect the environment16.What does the woman say about the man?A.He doesnt look well B.He could have taken a faster bus C.He should care more about the environment听第 10 段对话，回答 17-20 小题17.Why didnt the speaker stay at the university?A.He suffered from poor eyesight B.His grade were not good eno
8、ugh C.Something happened in his family18.What kind of job was the interview probably for?A.A travel agent B.An engineer C.A teacher19.Where is the speaker now?A.In south America B.In Spain C.In Britain 20.What is the talk mainly about?A.How to find an ideal job B.Working in anther country C.Life is
9、full of unexpected events第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 （共 1 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项 A、B、C、D 中，选出最佳选项AAmericas Best Designed CityNamed as the “20-Minute City”and”Americas Best Designed City”,Buffalos world-class design makes getting around an easy job.Forbes magazine declared Buffalo the
10、 “best U.S. city” for commuting.In fact, Buffalos average commute timeit has been clocked at 20 minutesis the second-shortest of the countrys 52 largest cities. That translates to an enhanced quality of life for our faculty, staff and students, who enjoy stress-free travel regardless of where theyre
11、 headed around the region.Best Planned CityFrederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture(园林设计）, called Buffalo “the best planned city, as to its streets, public places, and grounds, in the United States, if not the world.“ Visit us and youll be surprised at our tremendous geog
12、raphy, street designs, parks, neighborhoods and architecture.Public TransportationBuffalos Metro Bus provides quick, economical service throughout the city and suburbs.The Metro Rail line connects UBs（Buffalo University） South Campus with downtown Buffalo, including UBs Downtown Campus, and the neig
13、hborhoods in between. Rides above ground are free in downtown Buffalo. UB employees who are regular commuters might wish to take advantage of the NYS-Ride program that allows pretax dollars to be used for monthly passes.Need a Ride?Free campus busing and shuttles(班车） that make it easy to get around
14、on campus and in betwee campuses.Mall and market shuttles that take students to nearby grocery stores and a local shopping mall. Weekend and holiday express bus service to New York City and other cities.We can also enjoy the words leading car-sharing service here.Bicycle-sharing program lets rides r
15、ent bikes for short trips around campus.21.What is the Buffalo proud of?A.Its job market B.Its public transport C.Its home design D.Its quality life22.Why did the author quote Frederick words in this text?A.To praise Buffalos city design B.To praise the citys public transportC.To tell us where to pa
16、y a visit in the city D.To show Fredericks part to the city23.What conclusion can we draw from the last paragraph?A,Bicycles are free for students to use in the campus of UBB.Students dont have to pay while traveling in Buffalo.C.Buffalo University provides easy commuting services.D.Buffalo provides
17、 free car-sharing services to students.BI have many things in common with my dad, like music taste and sense of humor, but sadly reading isnt one of them. I can happily spend a whole day with a book, but my dad cant read a book for longer than about 5 minutes. He reads emails, websites and documents
18、 for work, but not books. I think that siting down to read for just 15minutes a day is a good way to relax,So I introduce him to reading.Giving yourself a goal or challenge is a good way to change a habit or achieve something,so why not try to create a new habit of reading?My dad is by no means the
19、only person who avoids books. I know lots of people would rather relax on their computers or in front of the TV. Everyone is different and has their own interests, but I think there are lots of benefits to reading, which screen-based activities dont offer.Firstly, its better for your eyes. Looking a
20、t screens can be very stressful for you eye muscles, and clearly you should avoid looking at screens for an hour before bed, to get a good nights sleep.One thing I personally love about reading, is being transported to another worldI often forget the time or things that are going on around me! Readi
21、ng is a great way to switch off before you go to bed, because you think more about the world of the book, rather than the real world and the problems you have during the day, and you can truly relax. While watching a film,I often talk to my flatmates,send texts,or cut my nails,A book,on the other ha
22、nd,commands your full attention.So give it a go! Take 15 minutes to read every day,If you read a lot ,why not try 15 minutes at an English book, or pass the challenge on to someone else? 24.What is the real challenge for the author?A.To read a book for 15minutes every day.B.To read others how to rea
23、d every day.C.To read on what the best book is.D.To get rid of his poor habit in a short time.25.What can be concluded from the first paragraph about the authors father?A.He is often occupied with in his work.B.He is a man with less education.C.He is just for the sake of a comfort life.D.He is too c
24、owardly to face a challenge.26.What can we know about the author from Paragraph4?A.He usually treated his flatmates badly.B.He had a special love for with books.C.He wished to travel around the world.D.He almost know nothing except books.27.When it comes to reading books,_.A.only a few really knows
25、the pleasure from books.B.many devote their time to other things but books.C.many people dont think it is a thing worth doing.D.some people read books far more than 15minutes. CHow many times have you seen a “lost dog“ poster hanging up on a street corner? John Polimeno was at a coffee shop when he
26、spotted one of those posters. He thought about his own experience looking for a lost pet, with crying children in the backseat, and knew there must be a better way. After seeing several of the coffee shop customers glued to their smartphones, Polimeno had an idea.Its a smartphone app called Finding
27、Rover, and it uses facial recognition technology to reunite lost dogs with their owners. Polimeno is the founder and CEO of Finding Rover. Launched in the Apple Store in late 2013, followed by Android and Web versions, the app uses software developed by Polimeno and a team at the University of Utah.
28、 They studied facial recognition technologies for pets, locating all of their unique facial features.It works like this: Pet owners upload a picture of their dog. Shelters and other Finding Rover users upload pictures of found dogs. Once a dog is reported found, its picture is scanned through all of
29、 the “lost“ pictures. A found dog and lost dog are then matched based on the technology, and the worried owner is notified.Laura Steveson of Chula Vista, Calif., was one of those owners. She describes her 5-year-old Brussels Griffon, Monchichi, as “her everything.“ They have been through a lot toget
30、her: divorce, remarriage, moving, and everything in between. When Steveson and her husband traveled to City of Hope Cancer Center for his illness, Monchichi went missing. Steveson says she “fell to pieces“ and her husband, near the end of his week-long treatment, started searching for ways to find t
31、heir pet. He happened upon Finding Rover, and Steveson uploaded a picture of Monchichi. Minutes later, Steveson received an email that her dog was safe and found at the San Diego County Department of Animal Services. She was glad to receive piece of mind so quickly in such a stressful situation.Curr
32、ently, Finding Rover only helps find lost dogs, but next month cats will be added to the app.28.When did John Polimeno get the idea of inventing a new smartphone app?A.He lost Children many times. B. He saw the dogs street corners.C.He found posts at a coffee shop. D. He ashed many shop customers.29
33、.What was the Finding Rover based on?A.Facial recognition technology. B.Apples Store.C.Animals unique emotion. D.The interest s of dogs30.What should pet owners do first if the want to use Finding Rover?A.They should get in touch with other shelters.B.They should scan through the lost pictures.C.The
34、y should take a photo of their own dogs.D.They should upload the pictures of lost dogs.31.What does the underlined word “notified”in Paragraph 3 mean?A.stopped B.informed C.treated D.rescuedDAC/DC have postponed their US, tour after singer Brian Johnson was warned by doctors that he was at risk of“
35、total hearing loss“. This is unsurprising that the Australian band has been pumping out the hard rock decibel(分贝). But deafness isnt only a concern for rock musicians. Anyone around music a lot has reason to be equally worried. When you are exposed to music, risk to hearing arises from a combination
36、 of how loud the sound is and how long you re exposed to it for. If you visit a nightclub with music at 100 dB, then after only 1015 minutes the exposure is potentially damaging. In a quieter part of the club, but where the music is still loud enough that you have to shout at your friends, them you
37、could be there for a couple of hours before having to worry about your hearing. Of course music frequently exceeds (超过) 8085 dB, but what counts most in assessing the risk to hearing is the average exposure. Exposure to high noise levels often causes temporary deafness-something many people have exp
38、erienced after going to a nightclub. While hearing usually recovers , repeated loud exposure leads to permanent hearing damage. Initially, this damage is unlikely to be noticed by the listener. Problems only become significant in middle age when the noise-caused hearing loss combines with the natura
39、l loss of hearing due to ageing.Often orchestras employ screens or “musicians ear plugs” to block sound from the loudest instruments. These decrease sound without completely blocking everything out and are very useful in rehearsal（训练),but get in the way of balancing the sound in a concert. Professio
40、nal orchestras also look at how they schedule music to ensure that musicians are exposed to a mixture of quiet and loud pieces. Given how loud their instruments are, drummers are particularly at risk, but using era plugs can go some way to reducing potential hearing loss. For rock and pop musicians,
41、 using in-ear monitors has the potential to reduce noise exposure.Improved technology means the number of musicians having to give up performing could decrease, But student musicians need to be educated about the dangers of noise-caused hearing loss. The increasing use of headphones will also work a
42、gainst this. Unless people are careful with the volume level on their portable music players, hearing loss caused by music will increase.32.What does the author mainly want to show by mentioning Brian Johnson?A.Hearing loss are very common nowadays.B.Music and hearing loss are closely related.C.Bein
43、g with music isnt always beneficial.D.Deafness has become musicians major concern.33.What matters most in evaluating the risk of hearing loss according to the text ?A.The rhythm of music.B.The average exposure of time.C.The playing environment of music.D.The listeners sensitivity to sound.34.What do
44、se Paragraph 4 mainly talk about ? .A.How the sound in a concert is balanced.B.How professional orchestras schedule music .C.How musicians can decrease their risk of hearing loss.D.How different musicians work together in an orchestra.35.Which of the following best reflects the authors opinion?A.Imp
45、roved technology can prevent hearing damage.B.Student musicians are main sufferers of hearing loss.C.Using headphones helps reduce hearing loss to a degree.D.We can never be too careful with the volume level of music.第二节 (共 5 个小题，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。Many aspects
46、of modern life can change your bodys natural production of melatonin(褪黑素) and your circadian rhythm(生理节律),Bright lights at night- especially from exposue to LED Lights and TV and computer screens- can make your body think that its time to wake up. 36 Say no to late-night television.Many people use t
47、he television to calm down at the end of the day, but this can produce an unexpected result. 37 If your favorite TV show is on late at night, record it for viewing earlier in the day.38 Not all e-readers are created equal.Devices such as the iPad, are more disruptive(破坏性的) than those that are lighte
48、d from the front, such as the Kindle Paperwhite.Other smart choices include e-ink readers that dont have their own light source and good old-fashioned books.When its time to sleep, make sure the room is dark.39 Use heavy curtains or shades to block light from windows, or try s sleep mask to cover yo
49、ur eyes. Also consider covering up or moving any electronics that give out light. Even the red numbers on a digital clock can disrupt sleep.Keep the lights down if you get up during the night.If you need to get up during the night, avoid turning on the lights if possible, If you need some light to move around safely,try fixing a dim nightlight in the hall or bathroom or using a small flashlight.
