| 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. What did the woman do today? |
| A. She did nothing. B. She wrote letters. C. She practiced the piano. |
| 2. What does the man say about Delta Restaurant? |
| A. The service was better. B. The food was delicious. C. The menu was attractive. |
| 3. What vehicle will the woman probably take tomorrow? |
| A. A bus. B. A taxi. C. The subway. |
| 4. How much will the woman pay? |
| A. $3. B. $6. C. $9. |
| 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? |
| A. A book. B. A teacher. C. An exam. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1-2题。 |
| 1. What is the woman probably? |
| A. A hotel clerk. B. A house agent. C. A shop assistant. |
| 2. What is the pillow filled with? |
| A. Cotton. B. Dried flowers. C. A special material. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1-3题。 |
| 1. What is the probable relationship between the man and Donna? |
| A. Brother and sister. B. Classmates. C. Colleagues. |
| 2. What will the man do after graduation? |
| A. Work in China. B. Find a job in town. C. Start his own business. |
| 3. What will the man do next? |
| A. Leave the party. B. Talk to Dan. C. Go to find Donna. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1-3题。 |
| 1. What is the man? |
| A. A player. B. A reporter. C. A tourist. |
| 2. What is the woman doing? |
| A. Queuing up for a tennis match. B. Watching a tennis match. C. Waiting for a tennis star. |
| 3. Where does the woman come from? |
| A. London. B. Berlin. C. Wimbledon. |
| 听下面一段材料。回答第1-4题。 |
| 1. What is the man’s first advice? |
| A. Write to people on recycled paper. B. Buy some drinks machines. C. Allow staff to wear jogging suits at work. |
| 2. Why doesn’t the woman agree on using china cups? |
| A. They are expensive. B. They are easily broken. C. There’s nowhere to wash them. |
| 3. What does the woman agree to do in the end? |
| A. Ban smoking at work. B. Buy some work clothes. C. Encourage staff to cycle to work. |
| 4. What is the speakers’ business? |
| A. Health care. B. Personal image. C. Rubbish recycling. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1-3题。 |
| 1. What is the aim of the school trip? |
| A. To enjoy a film. B. To see a theatre. C. To visit a museum. |
| 2. Where can the listeners’ parents pick them up? |
| A. In the car park. B. At the school gate. C. Behind the school library. |
| 3. What should the listeners bring with them? |
| A. Some food. B. A notebook. C. Some money. |
| It's important for graduates to find a proper job, ________ in which they can bring their potential into full play. |
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| A. that B. what C. one D. the one |
| We have to give the users something new ________ what we've already offered, which is the only way to broaden the appeal of the website. |
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| A. in exchange for B. regardless of C. according to D. in addition to |
| In Bangkok severe flooding, many major roads ________ north, towards the areas worst affected by the flooding, were largely impassable. |
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| A. to lead B. leading C. led D. to be led |
| A turning point of the continuously high housing price won't appear suddenly because there must be a certain process ________ many factors lead to the change. |
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| A. which B. what C. where D. that |
| According to the newly-made traffic regulation, whoever drives through red light ________ be fined at least 200 dollars. |
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| A. shall B. may C. would D. should |
| A new ________ on commercial ads during TV dramas took into effect on January 1, 2012. From then on showing advertisements in the middle of TV dramas isn't allowed. |
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| A. law B. case C. ban D. limit |
| Under the environment of fierce competition, the only way John could imagine ________ stress was to get tougher by making greater efforts. |
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| A. handling B. to handle C. handled D. having handled |
| The examination was coming, but she couldn't go to sleep easily. Thoughts ________ in and images flashed into her mind. |
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| A. crowded B. broke C. fitted D. settled |
| I've expected too much of Peter, but I am really ________ by what he has done. Now I begin to wonder if I can still trust him. |
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| A. let down B. put up C. called in D. given out |
| Reading provides the mind only with materials of knowledge. It is thinking that makes ________ we read ours. |
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| A. that B. what C. which D. it |
| — Are you glad that you came to Fuzhou? — Yes, indeed. I ________ going to Beijng or Shanghai. |
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| A. have considered B. am considering C. had considered D. was considering |
| The manager was annoyed by the ________ interruptions while he was on vacation, so he turned off his mobile phone. |
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| A. continuous B. regular C. common D. constant |
| Though ________ of danger, sightseers have been flocking(簇拥) to the site where the world's biggest terrorist Bin Laden lived. |
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| A. warned B. warning C. being warned D. having warned |
| — Why didn't you remind him of the possible danger? — But what ________ otherwise? He never listens to me. |
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| A. could I do B. could I have done C. should I do D. must I have done |
| — Jack, would you mind driving me to work tomorrow morning? — ________. My car is still being repaired in the garage. |
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| A. No problem B. Not at all C. Yes, I would D. Forget it |
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| It has been difficult to sit on the bench most of the time, watching my team from the sideline. I always 1 why I am not good enough to be on the floor. After endless hours of work and devotion, 2 myself through drill after drill, the last thing I want is to be a cheerleader. The feeling of being 3 is sometimes too much and drives me to 4 on the spot. I often feel as though my 5 are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to 6 . It is heartbreaking to be a spectator(旁观者) for the game I l ove, knowing that no one has enough faith to give me the chance to 7 on the floor. Tears well up, but I 8 them back. I shouldn't be so 9 over something so silly. Away from the game, it's easier to put my thoughts together, rather than letting my 10 drive my reasoning. I consider 11 I am where I am. I have played basketball my whole life. I have a strong 12 for the sport and always have. There is nothing like the 13 of playing: the swish (飕飕声) of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises(青肿) are battle wounds worn 14 after every game. Even if I don't play much, I participate in every game. I am part of a team of girls who 15 together like a family. I am there for them, 16 they are for me. Should I move on? Or should I stay with my team and continue playing basketball 17 great passion just a little longer? The 18 isn't difficult when I consider the joy that being a part of a team 19 me-and not just any team, but my team. I love basketball and my teammates. When I think about that, my 20 from the bench really isn't so bad after all. | ||||
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| 阅读理解。 |
| It was August 10, 2011. Diana Nyad was dozens of miles into her dream to complete a 103-mile swim from Cuba to Key West. Because of the currents in the Florida Straits, Nyad would have to last 60 hours-if everything went perfectly. For two years, this dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida had been part of her every waking hour. She was about to turn 60. "I wanted to be filled with commitment to the best of myself so that 1 wasn't looking back later saying, 'What have I done with my life?''' says Nyad. Those extreme physical struggles are not new to her. In 1974, 25-year-old Nyad became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario against the current. A year later, Nyad's 28-mile swim around the island of Manhattan made the front page of the New York Times. "Physically, I'm stronger. I weigh a lot more," Nyad said after a training swim in Key West in June. "There are also mental advantages to being older," says Steven Munatones, an expert in swimming. Feeling a sharp pain in her right shoulder, she changed the angle of stroke (划), telling herself to go gently until her hand caught the water. In the 17th hour, she swam over to the boat, and the crew located a pain reliever. Nyad took it. She lay on her back, rolled onto her belly and continued swimming, and then she'd turn on her back again, gasping(喘气), unable to fill her lungs. "I'm trying to make it. I'm barely going forward. I feel so sick. This has been my dream forever, but I can hardly make it another hour," Nyad told David Marchant, the boat's navigator (领航员). Between the 23rd and 27th hours, Nyad had gone just five miles. "OK, Diana, I'm going to touch you, and it's going to be over," Stoll said. Nyad agreed. And with that, 29 hours and 43 minutes after she'd jumped into the water, the swim came to an end. "She just wouldn't quit. It was more amazing to see her not make it the way she fought than if everything had gone exactly right and she'd made it the whole way," says Mark Sollinger, who piloted Nyad's lead boat. At a press conference in Key West after being pulled onto the support boat, Nyad choked back tears and said, "Sometimes the will is so strong. But I was shaking and freezing, and I thought, 'There's no mind over matter anymore.' I think I'm going to have to go to my tomb without swimming from Cuba to Florida." But when Nyad returned home to Los Angeles, the pain began to fade. "Something says to me the goal is still there," says Nyad. |
| 1. Nyad decided to swim from Cuba to Florida because she _______. |
| A. wouldn't swim against the current B. wanted to prove she was stronger than before C. had David Marchant as her navigator D. wanted very much to fulfill her dream |
| 2. We can learn from the passage that Nyad _______. |
| A. refused any help as she struggled in the water to make it B. has given up the dream of swimming across the Florida Straits C. appeared on the front page of the New York Times at the age of 25 D. began the swim from Cuba to Florida when she was about 60 years old |
| 3. What can we conclude from what Mark Sollinger says in Paragraph 6? |
| A. He didn't expect Nyad to succeed. B. He was disappointed at Nyad's failure. C. He really admired Nyad for her struggle. D. He was not sure about Nyad's success. |
| 4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? |
| A. A Highly Skilled Swimmer B. The Unsinkable Diana Nyad C. A Regrettable Experience D. The Inspiring Adventure |
| 阅读理解。 | ||||
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| 1. To attend the annual Children's Gathering, one has to ____. | ||||
| A. buy a ticket B. apply in advance C. make a reservation D. contact the call-down service | ||||
| 2. According to the passage, Enzo Monfre will ____. | ||||
| A. show the children around a zoo B. tell stories to children over seven C. be present at the science show in person D. lead the children to the Ellen DeGeneres Show | ||||
| 3. We can learn from the passage that children can ____. | ||||
| A. attend all the activities with their parents B. borrow some relevant books for the activities C. participate in the activities from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm D. choose only one of the activities according to their interest |
| 阅读理解。 |
| The cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 is about $ 160,140! That doesn't even touch college tuition. For those with kids, this figure might lead them thinking how much they could have banked. For others, that number might confirm the decision to remain childless. But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into $ 896. 66 a year, $741. 38 a month, or $171. 08 a week. That's a mere $24. 44 a day! Just over a dollar an hour. Still, you might think the best financial advice says don't have children if you ever want to be "rich". It is not. What do you get for your $160,140? Naming rights. Giggles under the covers every night. More love than your heart can hold. Kisses and hugs. Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies. A hand to hold usually covered with jam. A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites, and building sandeastles. For $160,140, you never have to grow up! You get to finger-paint, carve pumpkins, play hide-and-seek, and never stop believing in Santa Claus. You have an excuse to keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh, watching cartoons , going to Disney movies, and wishing on stars. For $160,140, you get to be a hero just for taking the training wheels off the bike, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless. You get a front row seat to history; to witness the first step, first word, first date, and first time behind the wheel. You get to be immortal(不朽的). You get another branch added to your family tree. You get an education in nursing, criminal justice and communications that no college can match. In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there with God. You have all the power to correct a mistake, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a party, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. … |
| 1. Which of the following is NOT true after you have a child? |
| A. You enjoy the right to name your children. B. You never seem to get old. C. You still need to learn. D. You get admiration as a parent. |
| 2. By In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there with God, the author intends to say. |
| A. you are powerful next to God B. you are the one your children love and trust most C. you need to behave like a God D. you keep yourself too far for your children to reach you |
| 3. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage? |
| A. A dollar, an hour and a child B. Children and bank C. Money and parents D. Fun and children |
| 4. Which of the following could be used as the last sentence to end the passage? |
| A. Remain childless. B. Enjoy raising your children. C. Make a bank for your children. D. Find a way to be happy. |
| 阅读理解 |
| From bankers to factory staff, employees in the West face a cold prospect of losing their jobs as a global recession(衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in the East, the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut. Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian companies try harder to preserve jobs in difficult times, which will prevent unemployment and may help Asian economies survive at a time of slowing exports. The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for companies to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, but build up a more loyal and devo ted group. "In the Confucian mindset(儒家思想), the right thing to do is to share the burden, which is the sense of collective responsibility. While in the West, it's more about individual survival," said Michael Benoliel, associate professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University (SMU). In contrast, local Western companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousands, but at the Asian units of Western multinationals or western units of Asian groups, job cuts will probably be less severe. Japan's jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong's was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January. Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals(对手) from abroad. |
| 1. The underlined word "prospect" in the first paragraph most probably means _________. |
| A. weather B. scene C. future D. place |
| 2. Compared with job cuts, pay cuts can bring the following benefits EXCEPT that _________. |
| A. it's helpful to the economy recovery B. it costs the company less money to survive C. it will keep the experienced and skilled workers D. it can form a team working harder and more loyally |
| 3. According to Michael Benoliel, the Confucian mindset focuses on _________. |
| A. human rights B. sharing responsibility C. personal profits D. individual survival |
| 4. In which company can we infer the job cuts will be probably the most severe? |
| A. A local American group. B. A small Japanese company. C. A German branch of a Korean multinational. D. A Hong Kong's unit of a French company. |
| 5. The passage mainly tells us ________. |
| A. the difficulties all the companies around the world will meet with today B. the cultural differences between Eastern and Western world at present C. the ways to cut down the cost of the companies in economic downturn D. the different labor solutions of Asian and Western in global recession |
| 阅读理解。 |
| The research carried out by the University of Bari in Italy could help prove hospitals who are accused of wasting money on art and decoration as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients ease discomfort and pain. A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso at the Neurophysiopathology Pain Unit asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered most ugly and most beautiful from a selection of 300 works by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli. They were then asked to look at either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly painting, or a blank panel(板) while the team put a short laser pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they had been stuck by a pin. The subjects rated the pain as being a third less intense(剧烈的) while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when looking at the ugly paintings or the blank panel. Electrodes(电极) measuring the brain's electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain when the subject looked at beautiful paintings. While distractions, such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital patients, Prof de Tommaso says this is the first result to show that beauty plays a part. The findings, reported in New Scientist, also go a long way to show that beautiful surroundings could aid the healing process. "Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their artistic aspects should be taken into account too," said the neurologist. "Beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. But at least there is no suggestion that ugly surroundings make the pain worse. I think these results show that more research is needed into the field how a beautiful environment can alleviate suffering." Pictures they liked included Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and Botticellis Birth of Venus. Pictures they found ugly included works by Pablo Picasso, the Italian 20th century artist Anonio Bueno and Columbian Fernando Botero. "These people were not art experts so some of the pictures they found ugly would be considered masterpieces by the art world," said Prof de Tommaso. |
| 1. The underlined word "alleviate" in the fifth paragraph probably means "_______". |
| A. cure B. relieve C. improve D. kill |
| 2. Which of the following is TURE about the view of Prof Marina de Tommaso? |
| A. Beautiful surroundings could help to heal sufferings completely. B. Hospitals must take their artistic aspects into consideration first. C. Ugly surroundings will surely make the pain worse. D. Both music and beauty can reduce pain in hospital patients. |
| 3. From the last paragraph, we know that _______. |
| A. some artists' paintings were beautiful, so they were masterpieces B. only art experts could judge they were masterpieces or not, though ugly C. the artists mentioned above were not really art masters. D. some of them were art masters, while others were not. |
| 4. Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage? |
| A. Beautiful surroundings can ease pain. B. Ugly paintings could be masterpieces. C. More research should be done in the field. D. Latest environmental research. |
| 短文填词 。 The mobile phone is becoming more and more popular with teenagers. It shortens the d________ between people. Thanks to the mobile phone, it is more ________ (方便) for us to contact people. But have you noticed that sometimes the mobile phone also b________ embarrassment to us? It's not rare to see someone shouting loudly as if there ________ no one else present. And I'm sure everyone has had some ________ (经历) in which the mobile phone rings again and again ________ public. People may have various reasons why they keep the phone w________ all the time, but it interrupts people who want to concentrate on ________ they're doing. So if you are one of them, please shut off your mobile phone on formal occasions, e________ when you are attending class or meetings. It's a respect for both ________ (别人) and yourself. |
| 书面表达。 2011年广东佛山的“小悦悦”事件引发广泛热议, 请根据以下的图表, 用英语写一 篇短文, 简单描述事件的经过并谈谈你的看法。
1.不能逐条翻译, 可适当发挥。 2.词数120左右（开头已经写好, 不计人总词数）。 3.参考词汇：小货车small van; 拾荒collect scraps | ||||||||||
| On October 13, 2011, two-year-old Wang Yue was playing on the street. _________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ |