1、2What are the speakers doing?AListening to a lecture. BListening to music.CHaving a meeting.3How does the woman feel about the candlelight?AIt looks good. BIts not bright enough.CIts better than electric light.4.Where are the spep-kers?A. In a classroom. B. In a bookstore. C.In a library.5. Why does
2、 the man fin the car himself?A. He is good at repairing it. B. He wants to save money.C. It is easy for him to repair it.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独自。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。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6What are the speakers prepar
3、ing for?A. A performance. B. A camp. C. A baseball game.7.How do the speakers feel?A. Annoyed. B. Excited. C. Nervous.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.How long will the mans friend be staying in the apartment?A. Less than a month. B. Another month or more.C.At least two months. 9. What does the woman want the mans
4、friend to do?A. Move out. B. Find a job in a month.C.Share the household expenses.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10What did the woman do during the weekend?A. She had dinner in a restaurB. She Watched a movie with Jeff.C. She celebrated her mothers birthday. 11. What does the woman think of the movie?A. It is bor
5、ing. B. It is great. C.It is confusing.12. What will the speakers do on Saturday?A. Buy n birthday present.B. Visit some friends.C.Hold a party.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Father and daughter. B Husband and wife.C. Teacher mid student.14. How much will the m
6、am pay for four tickets if the promotion is still available?A. $500, B.$ 1500, C.S20&0.15.What will the woman be responsible for?A. Booking hotels. B.Hiring a car. C.Planning the sightseeing.16. What does the man require the woman to do?A. Take one suitcase. B.Takw a lot of clothes.C. Pack her suitc
7、ase herself.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Which flights have been canceled?A. Ones to Western Europe. B. Ones to Northern Europe. C. Ones to Eastern Europe.18. When might the Canceled flights start again?A. After the big rainstorm stops. B. After the wind clears the air.C. After the firefighters stop putting
8、 out smoke.19. What does the airport provide the affected passengers with tonight?A. Paid cupboarrds for storing their luggage.B.Hotel rooms for sleeping,C.A quiet with chairs.20.What does the speaker ask some passengers to pay attention to?A.Text messages. B. Website updates. C.Radio announcements.
9、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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A Christmas is a time for eating great food, giving and receiving presents, and most importantly spending time with your family watching some classic Christmas movies. The Grinch （2000） This is a Christmas must-watch and on
10、e of Jim Carreys best performances. It was also originally a nursery tale book written by Dr Seuss. Its the story of a green monster who wants to ruin Christmas but who in the end discovers the power of love and generosity. I promise its a great film with plenty of laughs along the way. Love Actuall
11、y （2003） While this is not a personal favourite of mine, people in the UK absolutely love this film. It has many featuring actors and actresses. It might be a little difficult to follow as there are complex plots, so I recommend watching a translated version or enabling subtitles （字幕） in your native
12、 language. However, the heart-warming elements of the film make it worth watching. Home Alone （1990） This amusing masterwork is one of my favourite films of all time. It tells the story of a boy, Kevin, who is left alone in his house when his large family forgets to take him on vacation with them. W
13、hile the families are away, burglars try to rob the house and Kevin must protect his home by setting traps. The trips, falls and traps will have you laughing out loud as you watch a 10-year-old boy beat two grown men. Miracle on 34th Street （1994） You cant have Christmas in an English-speaking count
14、ry without watching this movie. Its not funny like Home Alone or The Grinch, but it is incredibly touching. Its about a man who claims to be Santa, but nobody believes him except a lawyer and a little girl. The story-line may seem a little childish but you can enjoy it at any age.21Which film is ada
15、pted from a fairy tale?AThe Grinch.BHome Alone.CLove Actually.DMiracle on 34th Street.22What is Home Alone mainly about?AAn unsuccessful family vacation.BA boy protecting home by himself.CA terrible suffering to a little boy.DA 10-year-old boys practical jokes.23Why is Miracle on 34th Street so popu
16、lar?AOwing to its moving plots.BBecause of its funny story.CDue to its childish storyline.DFor its famous actors and actresses.B As Simon Kindleysides, 34, took his first step in the London Marathon in April, he felt as if magic was in the air. As we were walking toward the first mile, we actually s
17、tarted joining all the runners, he said. Everyone was on the streets, cheering, and that was a magical moment. As time went on, the crowds and other racers spread around. Kindleysides and his team of eight supporters continued walking. Kindleysides, who is paralyzed（瘫痪的）from the waist down and typic
18、ally uses a wheelchair, was equipped with an exoskeleton（体外骨骼）to help him walk. His supporters walked with him to change the batteries in his exoskeleton so he could keep moving. In 2013, Kindleysides was diagnosed with a brain tumor （肿瘤） that was growing in a way that pressed on certain nerves, lea
19、ding to him losing feeling in his legs. He was told he would never walk again. Before his paralysis, the London-based singer and dancer had always wanted to run a marathon, he said, but he never made the plan to do so-until this year. During the London Marathon, the last two miles were the hardest.
20、At that point, I was exhausted. It was freezing cold, and I was hurting emotionally, Kindleysides said. But he kept going. I didnt want to let people down. I had a team of eight, and I was raising money for The Brain Tumour Charity,t want to let them down, myself down, and I thought if I would get t
21、his far, I would have to continue.So he continued and made history as the first paralyzed man to complete the London Marathon on foot. Then, recovering at home, he shared his accomplishment with his three children. They used to say Im the only dad in their whole school whos in a wheelchair, and now
22、they say Im their dad, the only one who has walked a marathon, he said. Kindleysides is training to complete three more marathons next year, including the London Marathon again.24Why did Kindleysides supporters accompany him all the way?ATo inspire him as a team.BTo help change the batteries.CTo gui
23、de him along the road.DTo assist him with the wheelchair.25What caused Kindleysides disability?AAn accident in the previous marathon.BAn operation on his brain for the tumor.CSome nerves produced out of the tumor.DThe pressure from the brain tumor on the nerves.26What partly supported Kindleysides t
24、o finish the hardest two-mile race?AThe belief to beat others.BThe strong desire to recover.CThe kindness to help the charity.DThe prize money for the winner.27What can we learn about Kindleysides?AHe was once a successful actor.BHis children feel a pity for him in the wheelchair now.CHe is ambitiou
25、s for joining in London marathons once more.DHe was the first disabled-man to complete the London Marathon.C Ten minutes of gentle exercise can immediately change how certain parts of the brain communicate and coordinate （协调） with one another and improve memory function, according to an encouraging
26、new study. The scientists invited 36 people of different ages to the lab and had them sit quietly on a fixed bicycle for 10 minutes or, on a separate visit, pedal the bicycle at a pace so gentle that it barely raised their heart rates. It also was short, lasting for only 10 minutes. Immediately afte
27、r each session of the sitting or slow pedaling, the people completed a computerized memory test during which they would see a brief picture of, for instance, a tree, followed by a variety of other images and then a new image of either the same tree or a similar one. The people would press buttons to
28、 show whether they thought each image was new or the same as an earlier shot. The test is difficult, since many of the images closely resemble one another. It requires rapid, skillful scanning recent memories to decide whether a picture is new or known. Next, the scientists had each people repeat th
29、is process-riding or sitting on the bike for 10 minutes and then completing memory testing-but the testing now took place inside an M. R. I. machine（磁共振成像仪）that scanned the peoples brains while they responded to the images. Then the researchers compared results. The effects of the exercise were clea
30、r. The people were better at remembering images after they had ridden the bike, especially when the images most closely resembled one another. In other words, the harder their memories had to do their best, the better they performed after the exercise. The M. R. I. scans showed that memory parts of
31、each peoples brain lit up at the same time with parts of the brain associated with learning, indicating that these physically separate parts of the brain were better connected now than when the people had not first exercised.28How did the researchers conduct the study?ABy filling up questionnaires.BBy interviewing many
