1、英语试卷注意事项：1本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分.满分150分.考试时间为120分钟. 2本试卷分试题卷和答题卷，第卷（选择题）的答案应填在答题卷卷首相应的空格内，做在第卷的无效. 3答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填涂在答题卡相应的位置。第卷（选择题，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l.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 th
2、e shirt?A.$19.15 B. $9.18 C.$9.15答案是C1. What transportation did the man take?A. The bus.B. The taxi.C. The subway.2. Why doesnt the man wear his yellow shirt?A. Its missing.B. He doesnt like it.C. Two buttons are off it.3. What is Cindys bad behavior in class?A. Sending text messages. B. Arguing wit
3、h Mr. Jackson. C. Talking with her classmates.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Details of the report.B. The data for the report.C. The use of the report.5. What will the man most probably do tomorrow?A. Go to the party.B. Spend time with Linda.C. Celebrate his 22nd birthday.第二节 (共15小
4、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。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。听下面一段对话, 回答第6和第7两个小题。6. When will the students arrive at the museum?A. At about 8:00 a.m.B. At about 9:00 a.m.C. At about 10:00 a.m.7. What does the woman expect to do in Banf
5、ord Park?A. Pick flowers.B. Work out.C. Have a picnic.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What can make the woman happy?A. Helping people.B. Getting a good job.C. Earning much money.9. What does the woman want to work as?A. A programme hostess.B. A teacher.C. A storyteller.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What is the r
6、elationship between the speakers?A. A couple.B. Co-workers.C. Classmates.11. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Make a shopping list.B. Do some shopping.C. Clean the computer.12. What will the speakers buy?A. Cloth.B. Alcohol.C. A mirror.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Where will the man work during
7、 the summer?A. In San Jose.B. In San Francisco.C. In Mountain View.14. What does the man plan to do?A. Live near the office.B. Take the train to work.C. Study further in Stanford.15. Who has an apartment in Paris?A. The woman.B. The womans cousin.C. The womans grandma.16. How will the woman spend th
8、e summer?A. Visiting museums.B. Working in France.C. Taking a cooking class.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What do we know about the bands music?A. It is intended for young people.B. It is easy for people to dance to.C. It is much noisier than a disco.18. How many people are there in the band?A. Six.B. E
9、ight.C. Twelve.19. How did the speaker get to know the band?A. From a friend.B. From a newspaper.C. From a band member.20. What does the speaker do in the band?A. A guitar player.B. The band leader.C. A singer.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。AIf you a
10、re the kind of tourist who likes to visit places with outstanding landscapes and multicultural cities，then Asia is the place to go. Take a cruise (巡游) to Asia and you will not be disappointed.The Finest Asian Cruise ExplorationsTourists who want to visit several Asian countries understand that cruis
11、ing there is the best alternative. You can decide to take a two-week cruise, starting from Sri Lanka to Thailand. Theres also a three-week cruise that starts off in China all the way to Japan. A most popular voyage is one that starts from Hong Kong to Singapore.The Best Time to TravelWhen touring As
12、ia, its best to understand that different cruise lines have different travelling timelines. You can be caught in the rain during your tour (October to December in Malaysia and December to February in Indonesia). Most cruises take place from December to the end of March.Booking Cruise-ship ToursGiven
13、 that youll probably be taking long flights to get to South Asia and the Far East，thebudget will be large, especially if you are visiting as a family. In addition, many people tour this region, so it would be best if you book early when the prices are more appealing.ActivitiesThere are so many ports
14、 in Asia and this might bring a challenge if you want to get somewhere in time. Make sure you plan your day-trips in advance and follow the cruise line tours to avoid missing the boats. Apart from visiting the cities，you could also go to Borneo, Indonesia to see the orangutans ( 猩 猩 ). You can also
15、hop across several islands from Bali, appreciate the colorful floats as well as the cherry blossoms in Japan and visit the floating fish farms in Vietnam.8. Which cruise is a very appealing one according to the author?A. From Hong Kong to Singapore.B. From Sri Lanka to Thailand.C. Flying to the Far
16、East.D. From China to Japan.9. When is the best time available on tours in Indonesia?A. January.B. February.C. December.D. March.10. Where can you appreciate the colorful floats?A. In Bali.B. In Vietnam.C. In Japan.D. In Indonesia.BWhen Huang Lizhi took her first class in African sociology at the Un
17、iversity of the Witwatersrand in South Africa in February, her professor asked her and her classmates what impresses them most when it comes to Africa.Unexpectedly, Huang, 31, found that words like “poverty” and “safari” negative words that were often associated with the continent in media reports w
18、ere the kind of terms her African classmates didnt want to hear. Instead, they preferred to hear the question answered in this way: “Africa is the cradle of humankind” and “Africans are passionate and generous”.Apparently, there are some misunderstandings between us. Its true that with incidents lik
19、e the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa and the emergence (出现) of pirates off the coast of Somalia hitting the news, its easy for us to keep forgetting that Africa has one of the worlds oldest civilizations Egypt, born by the worlds longest river, the Nile. The proof is in the Great Pyramid of Giza a
20、nd the Great Sphinx of Giza, which are both popular among tourists. And the tombs of ancient Egypt have also become endless sources for the literature and film industries.When it comes to the natural environment of Africa, our misunderstandings are only bigger. But the truth is that instead of being
21、 extremely hot all year and covered by desert, the continent has large areas of savannas (稀树草原) where lions, giraffes and zebras live, the snowcapped Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa and even thick forest on the island of Madagascar.These misunderstandings are one of the reasons why the 20
22、18 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held on Sept 3 and 4 to understand each other better.Indeed, only by visiting Africa herself did Huang see the convenient living conditions, the amazing natural beauty and the friendly people.In her eyes, her classmates were as hopeful a
23、bout the future of their own countries as they were about Africa as a whole, and they were quick to demonstrate both their strong will and activity. “At that moment, I knew exactly what they wanted they wanted their culture to be respected.”24. Which of the following best explains “cradle ” underlin
24、ed in paragraph 2?A. A small bed for babies. B. A basket to hold something. C. A place for people to relax themselves. D. A place where something important began.25. What can we infer about Africa according to the passage ? A. It is very hot all the year round. B. Its not a safe continent to live in
25、C. Its different from what we imagine. D. It is bound to have a bright future 26. Which of the following would Huang agree with ?A. To see is to believe B. Think twice before you do C. A miss is as good as a mile D. Dont judge a person by his appearance27. What can be a suitable title for the text?A
26、. Valuing a Culture. B. Understanding Africa.C. Paying a Visit to Africa. D. Discovering a Continent. CWe hope youve finally made your peace with Pluto being downgraded from a planet to an ice dwarf (冰矮星)，because we have some more jarring news for you: It seems your teachers may have been wrong abou
27、t the number of continents on the earth，too.Earlier this year, scientists published a report in the journal of the Geological Society of America detailing an eighth continent called Zealandia, roughly the size of India and almost completely hid itself under the Pacific Ocean east of Australia. Cover
28、ing all of New Zealand as well as several nearby islands, Zealandia likely spent the best of its above-water days as part of the supercontinent Gondwana before fragmenting off Australia and Antarctica some 80 million years ago. This lost, underwater continent is just beginning to reveal its secrets,
29、 making for one of the most promising scientific discoveries this year.While researchers have been aware of the 1. 9 million-square-mile mass for two decades， Zealandia has only recently become the object of serious study since the Geological Society paper argued that it fits all the criteria for a
30、proper continent, including a continental crust (地壳 )thats distinctly separate from the seabed in terms of elevation, thickness, and geology. A team of 32 scientists from 12 countries just completed their first visit to six dig sites around Zealandia, where they drilled up more than 8,000 feet of se
31、diment cores (沉积物岩心)that will help explain the lost continents 80-million-year history.Because there is no official body that formally recognizes continents, whether or not Zeal- andia ends up in future geography textbooks will come down to its acceptance by the scientific community at large, possib
32、ly with a little help from travelers like you.11. Why does the author mention Pluto? A.To express his or her pity.B. To introduce the topic.C. To go against the teachers.D. To explain the ice dwarf.12. What do we know about Zealandia in Paragraph 2?A. It neighbors Australia.B. It belongs to Gondwana
33、 now.C. It is similar to Antarctica in size.D. It has a history of over 80 billion years.13. What can most probably help discover more secrets about Zealandia?A. The sediment cores on Zealandia.B. The wildlife in New Zealand.C. The standard for a continent.D. The seabed near Antarctica. 31.Where doe
34、s the text probably come from?A.A travel brochure.B. An advertisement.C.A geography magazine.D. A science fiction.DYouve got your fancy new suitcase and youre ready to take it with you on your travels across the globe.You get to the airport, quickly moving through the crowds on the uneven pavement,
35、rushing to check in. Then, your heart sinks when you realize your new suitcase has got a serious case of the wobbles (摇晃).Why does this happen?Scientists from the Universite Paris-Diderot in France investigated this matter and published their findings in the science journal Proceedings of the Royal
36、Society A. They also suggested some solutions to overcome this modern-day problem.To learn more about the issue, they put a suitcase on a treadmill (跑步机) and observed what happened.It was soon noted that the “wobble” was actually a result of repeated actions that caused the suitcase to sway from sid
37、e to side. They discovered that if one of the wheels encountered an obstacle such as a small bump, it jumped into the air for just a moment and then banged back down to the ground. That second action caused the opposite wheel to lift off the ground and then to bang back down, causing the first to li
38、ft again and so on. This swaying increased as the luggage was pulled along.“The suitcase is a fun way to tackle the problem, but the study would be the same for any trolley with two wheels or blades (桨叶),” Sylvain Courrech du Pont, lead author of the study, told BBC News. “So it will be the same for
39、 a caravan (大篷车) or maybe also for airplanes.”Instead of slowing down when we see a rocky part of the path, the scientists recommended doing the exact opposite and speeding up. This is because going faster gives the wheels less time to rise and fall, preventing the case from swaying. They also said
40、that reducing the angle of the suitcase by lowering its handle to the ground would help keep it steady.“These findings could help researchers simulate and design better rolling suitcases and other pulled trolleys, such as towed trailers ,” Courrech du Pont added.With these masterminds (智者) working o
41、n perfecting our suitcase problems, wobbly luggage may soon be a thing of history, leaving us to enjoy our travels.32. The main purpose of the first two paragraphs is to _.A. show the importance of a good wheeled suitcase for travelB. lead up to the wobbling problem of wheeled suitcasesC. describe h
42、ow unstable wheeled suitcases can beD. show that wobbling can cause wheeled suitcases to stop working33. According to the scientists, when a suitcase meets with an obstacle, _.A. the swaying will stop for a momentB. its two wheels will jump into the air at the same timeC. even a small obstacle can l
43、ead to a serious damageD. there is a series of repeated actions leading to the swaying34. What can be done to keep a suitcase steady on an uneven path according to the text?A. Slow down.B. Pull the suitcase at a faster speed.C. Raise the handle of the suitcase.D. Increase the angle of the suitcase.3
44、5. According to the article, the findings could _.A. help improve the design of suitcasesB. solve the wobble of suitcases completelyC. be helpful in the advancement of treadmillsD. be used to develop blades for boats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。Technology can help so
45、lve the problem of bad, absent teachers in poor country schoolsThe UNs Millennium Development Goals included the ambition that by 2015 all the worlds children would complete primary school. This has largely been achieved: nine out of ten children are now enrolled. 36 . Even though most of the worlds
46、 children go to school, an awful lot of them learn pretty much nothing there. According to a recent World Bank study of seven subSaharan African countries, half of nine-year-olds cannot read a simple word and three-quarters cannot read a simple sentence. 37 . The same study found that only 7% of tea
47、chers had the minimum knowledge needed to teach reading and writing effectively. When classrooms were inspected to see whether a teacher was present, half the time the answer was no. 38 . It seems to bring about bigger improvements in poor countries than in rich ones. Some of the scarce resources being spent on teachers could therefore be better spent on ed-tech. That does not mean dumping computers on schools in the hope that children will understandhow to use them, a folly（荒唐事） on which plenty of money has been wasted. 39 , that gets things right more
