1、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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADuplays Ramadan netball leagueThis is one of the most popular womens leagues, so sign your team up now for five weeks of netball.Price: Dhs 2,250 per team.Time: Sun. and Mon., 7 pm-10:30 pm, June 8 to July 13.Place: Emirates International School, Umm S
2、uqeim 3.www. duplays. com (04 447 2394)Bounces first anniversaryThe first national indoor trampoline (蹦床) park is celebrating its first anniversary with an After Dark Party. Fans of Bounce can come together on the trampolines and jump to party tunes from DJ Scott Forshaw.Limited tickets available.Pr
3、ice: Dhs 80.Time: On Thursday June 4, 8 pm-midnight.Place: Bounce, 4B Street, Al Quoz.www. bounce. ae (04 3211 400) Jump Boxx BeatzEnjoy new Thursday night jump sessions at Jump Boxx indoor trampoline park. DJs will spin your favorite tracks as you bounce. Tickets are abundant on the spot.Price: Dhs
4、 69 per hour, plus Dhs 11 for grip (防滑力) socks.Time: Thur. 7 pm-11 pm, July 8 to August 8.Place：Uptown Mirdif.www.jump- (800 5867)Fit Republiks summer sports camp for kidsSign your kids up now for a summer of sport at Fit Republik. The camp takes place from Sunday July 5 to Thursday August 27 and wi
5、ll offer children aged 4 to 14 a variety of daily activities including martial (军事的) arts, gymnastics, aquatics (水上的) sports and functional training. Call to register your child in advance.Price: Dhs 270 per child, per day, Dhs 950 for five days. Prices include lunch.Time: Sun.-Thur. 8:45 am-2:15pm,
6、 July 5 to August 27. Place: Dubai Sports C (04 556 1800)1. What makes the second and third events similar to each other?A. They are both celebrations.B. They are both intended for kids.C. Music is to be played at the parties.D. They both open at exactly the same time.2. Which of the four events wil
7、l last longest?A. Duplays Ramadan netball league.B. Bounces first anniversary.C. Fit Republiks summer sports camp for kids.D. Jump Boxx Beatz.3. What can we learn from the text?A. You have to pay to take part in the events.B. Teamwork is a must in all the events.C. Students of all ages can register
8、for Fit Republik.D. Tickets for the four events are to be booked ahead of time.BIn 1947, the province Bengal of Pakistan was divided into two parts: the western part became India and the eastern part is known as East Bengal which was later known as East Pakistan. At that time there were many economi
9、c, social and cultural problems. In 1948, when government announced Urdu as the national language, it caused the protest among the Bengali speaking majority of Pakistan. The protest got out of control and ended with the death of four protestors of the University of Dhaka who were shot by the police
10、on 21st February, 1952. The students deaths during the fight for their mother language are now remembered as The International Mother Language Day (IMLD).Each year on Feb 21, UNESCO holds the event to draw attention to the disappearance of the worlds languages: dozens of them are disappearing each y
11、ear. What happens when a language dies out? Something huge is lost - not just sounds and marks but the way that people make sense of the world and communicate with each other. And it is through language that we have culture and tradition. Kill a language and all this is killed too.Through IMLD, more
12、 people are becoming more aware of the destruction of linguistic (语言的) diversity in modern times and trying to stop it. The Myaamia Project is a kind of effort. This is an attempt to revive (复兴) the language spoken by the Miami and Illinois tribes (部落) of the US. Project members work to encourage pe
13、ople to study and communicate with this language, which formally died out in the 1960s. This is why we should remember the wise words of Nelson Mandela: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes to his heart.”4. Wha
14、t can we know from the first paragraph? A. Bengal had the biggest population in Pakistan. B. The conflict resulted from linguistic controversy. C. The Bengali were the majority who spoke Urdu. D. The police shot four students to end the protest.5. What message does Paragraph
15、2 mean to convey? A. Dozens of languages die out every February. B. The world is known merely through languages. C. Language helps to preserve and promote culture. D. Much attention has been paid to language protection.6. What does the Myaamia Project aim to do? A. Keep
16、 linguistic diversity.B. Protect an American tribe. C. Raise money to help the locals.D. Focus on native language learning.7. Why does the author mention Mandelas words? A. To show his contribution to language protection. B. To stress the difficulty in learning a dying language. &n
17、bsp;C. To reflect the possibility to preserve a local language. D. To emphasize the importance of ones mother tongue.CThose who are concerned that robots are taking over the world can rest easyfor now. Though the androids have proved useful at performing ordinary tasks, they are not ready for
18、the greatest time. At least that appears to be the case at Japans Henn-na Hotel chain where over half of the robot staff are being replaced by humans.The first location of the unique hotel opened in July 2015 was at Nagasakis Huis Ten Bosch Theme Park. The hotels owner, Hideo Sawada, promised the ho
19、tel to be managed primarily by robots. Guests were greeted and checked-in by a dinosaur robot, while a cute android called Churi, placed inside each room, provided information about attractions. Not surprisingly, the lodging, recognized in 2016 as the worlds first robot-staffed hotel by Guinness Wor
20、ld Records, drew in curious visitors from all around the world.But as the years have passed, the hotels main draw is becoming less novel and more unsatisfactory. Also as the robots are “aging”, they are costing more to repair. Among the 283 androids being replaced are the chains two dinosaur recepti
21、onists. In addition to scaring young guests, they are also unable to photocopy guests passports, forcing human employees to step in each time. Also out are the cute Churi robots, which annoyed guests by interrupting their conversations. For example, one guest told The Wall Street Journal that Churi
22、mistook his snoring for a command and kept asking him to repeat his request all night.Sawada told The Wall Street Journal, “When you actually use robots you realize there are places where they arent neededor just annoy people.” While Sawada may be cutting back on his use of androids, the recently-op
23、ened Smart LYZ Hotel and the Fly Zoo Hotel in China, are run entirely by robots, with not a human in sight. Whether the employees have more competence than those “hired” by the Henn-na Hotel chain remains to be seen. 8. What makes Japans Henn-na Hotel unique? A. Its robot employees.B. It
24、s advanced equipment. C. Its convenient location.D. Its successful management.9. What is the authors purpose with the example in paragraph 3? A. To entertain readers.B. To prove Churis drawback. C. To introduce Churis functions. D. To persuade people not to book the hotel.10. What
25、does the owner of Japans Henn-na Hotel think of his robot staff now? A. Attractive.B. Costly.C. Pioneering.D. Disappointing.11. What is the best title for the text? A. Robots Are Taking Over the World. B. The Boom of Robots-staffed Hotel. C. Robot Staff Are Fired For No Compe
26、tence. D. The First Robots-staffed Hotel Won Guinness World Record.DPeter Drucker is the worlds most influential management master. Probably more than anyone else, he has helped to determine the nature of management and the tasks and responsibilities of the manager.Druckers interests have rang
27、ed broadly. In the 1930s and the 1940s, he wrote a series of thoughtful books on capitalist society. From the 1950s to the 1970s, he wrote a series of books on management. Since the late 1970s, he has been more interested in the impact of technological and social change on management and business.Dr
28、uckers writings avoid formal theories of management and organization and instead encourage managers to ask basic questions. Famously, he urged managers to stop trying to manage processes and instead seek to manage for results, emphasizing output rather than function. In his view, managers should be
29、the pivot around which the organization works, rather than directors controlling from the top down or officers leading from the front.According to Drucker, it is the manager who breathes life into the enterprise and makes it function. “The enterprise can decide, act and behave only as its managers d
30、o.”In a milestone passage, Drucker says that there is only one valid purpose for a business：“To create a customer. Markets are not created by nature or economic forces, but by the people who manage a business.” Drucker emphasizes the need to consider the needs and motivations of customers, not just
31、the problems of price and distribution that had formerly controlled marketing.He also stresses the responsibilities of managers: to achieve economic performance, to make work productive and to manage the social effects that any enterprise has on its environment. Particularly important is the third s
32、et of responsibilities. Increased social responsibility, says Drucker, is part of the price that must be paid for commercial success.Drucker sees management as an art rather than a science and constantly speaks of management in human terms, which has made him the most popular and widely read managem
33、ent writer of all time.12. What is the text mainly about?A. The biography of Peter Drucker.B. What makes a good business.C. The responsibilities of managers.D. Peter Drucker and his influence on management.13. What does the underlined word “pivot” in paragraph 3 mean?A. Helper.B. Center.C. Adviser.D
34、. Controller.14. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. Controlling the process of the business is the key to success.B. Price and distribution decide the domination of markets.C. A business works well if it has a good functional manager.D. Managers should put the domination of mark
35、ets above all.15. The responsibilities of a manager doesnt include _.A. improving the profitB. better working efficiencyC. ensuring a better societyD. paying the price for his or her faults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。How to volunteer abroadThere is so much good to
36、do in the world! If you are planning a trip, here are some pointers to make the most of your volunteer opportunities.Prepare in advance. _16_. Find out what languages are spoken, any cultural differences and any issues of which you should be aware. You must have a heart to serve, and also know how t
37、o be careful.Go in with modesty. When visiting another culture, the first step should be humility. Go with caring hearts, open minds, and listening ears. Keep in mind that you are a guest. _17_. You wont make any true progress. You might build a home for a family in need, but you wont build trust._1
38、8_. When you volunteer abroad, you should be doing it with a full heart. Its important to eat with locals, share in their customs, and attend their activities. You must engage yourself fully in the volunteer opportunity, which shows that you care about what youre doing together.Share when you return
39、. Dont just keep that volunteer experience in your head or in your journal. _19_, but even better is sharing it in one-on-one or group conversations. In these conversations, its not just “I dug a well and helped a community gain 20 more gallons of fresh water a day.” Yes, that is important! _20_.Int
40、ernational volunteering is a gift. It is actually more of a gift for you than the recipients. Through the lessons you learn, you become a better person, a stronger leader.A. Consider the time outside as an opportunityB. Posting it on social media is a positive ideaC. Use their local techniquesD. If
41、you dont do this, you risk damaging the relationship at the startE. Many people go in to “do the job” and then go back to their hotelsF. Make sure you take time to understand the host country before you goG. Even more important is being sincere and learning more about yourself第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
42、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、D）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。I work as the reception manager at my hotel. A booking came in a few weeks ago with a note attached saying that the guest will be _21_ with her deaf father. As they were here for a number of days, the daughter wa
43、nted to make his trip to Ireland as _22_ as possible. Upon seeing this note and _23_ I would be the one to check them in as I was scheduled for their _24_ time, I decided to learn some very basic _25_ language. I _26_ the guest in my usual fashion, asking for the surname on the booking. Once I heard
44、 the name I realized _27_ who was standing in front of me. I had been learning for two weeks how to _28_ “Welcome to Ireland. My sign language is terrible, but please _29_ you need anything during your _30_ just let me know and we will help you.” I_31_ at the father and da
45、ughter in front of me. Turning to the father, I began the _32_ I had learned for him. His daughter _33_, cried and called me sweet. But the father _34_ smiled and was so happy. Honestly, seeing his _35_ was enough for me. It was so _36_ of the last few weeks of learning basic American Sign Language
46、(ASL).On check-out I sadly wasnt working, but they had left a _37_ for me. A small box with some chocolates and a book on ASL. Inside the inscription (题词) read “Thank you very much for what you did on check-in. You have no idea how much this _38_ to my father and we cant thank you enough. Youve _39_
47、 his trip home to his family after 50 years very special with one simple _40_.”21. A. workingB. travelingC. applyingD. attending22. A. smoothB. briefC. long D. cheap23. A. observingB. planningC. notingD. worrying24. A. departureB. arrivalC. dinnerD. journey25. A. tradeB. bodyC. computerD. sign26. A. invitedB. entertainedC. greetedD. accommodated27. A. immediately B. eventuallyC. perfectlyD. gradually
