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英语第一部分 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）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有1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. which sofa does the man like?a. the red one. b. the yellow one. c. the black one.2. why didnt the woman bring an overcoat?a. there was no extra space in her suitcase. b. she couldnt find a suitable coat.c. the weather isnt usually cold.3. how much should the man pay?a. $25. b. $20. c. $15.4. where does the man tell the woman to go for lunch?a. to a chinese restaurant.b. to north beach. c. near the golden gate bridge.5. what is the woman doing?a. watching tv. b. watching the sunset. c. writing a paper.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。6. what kind of movie will the speaker see?a. a new science fiction movie.b. a new adventure movie.c. a romantic comedy.7. what will the woman do on saturday afternoon?a. go to a class. b. play volleyball.c. go to the movie.8. when does the man suggest he pick up the woman?a. 7:00p.m.b. 6:00p.m. c. 6:30p.m.请听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。9. what does the woman think the man should do now?a. help her with her homework.b. clean the house. c. study for an exam.10. what the woman is doing now?a. watching tv.b. writing out her history report.c. repairing her computer.11. why doesnt the woman work in the library?a. its too crowded. b. she is not used to the computer there.c. no music is available there.请听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。12. what does the man suggest the woman do to get the information?a. search the internet. b. ask her friend. c. call the airline company.13. when do you usually have to pay for checked baggage?a. on international flights. b. in economy on domestic flights.c. when you sit in first class.14. how many carry-on bags are usually allowed?。a. only one. b. none. c. it depends on the airline.请听第9段材料，回答第15-17题15. why does the man have to cancel the dinner meeting?a. he has caught the flu. b. his wife was taken to the hospital. c. his child is sick.16. what will the woman do for the man?a. clean his desk. b. prepare for tomorrows meeting.c. bring him something to eat17. where is the flash drive(闪存盘)？a. on the top of the mans desk. b. on the corner of the table.c. in the drawer of the mans desk.请听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。18. what does the speaker do when she hears new words on the radio?a. she asks people around her. b. she keeps them in her mind.c. she looks them up in a dictionary immediately.19. what does the speakers like to read?a. stories. b. news. c. ads.20. what do many people dislike to do, according to the speaker?a. talk with others. b. listen to english songs.c. talk to themselves out loud.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）a how to look good in a photo?what should you do if you want to have a nice photo taken? whether its work or fun, the most important thing is lightingif you get bad lighting, you will look bad, tooknow where the light isyou dont want it below you or above you, you want it to shine directly at you the key thing is no shadowif you are being photographed outside, do it in the morning, or wait till the 2 oclock shadow has passedalso dont let pictures in the magazines stress you out all the pictures are taken by great photographersand all the faces have had pimples （丘疹，粉刺） taken out by computers tip your head and learn what angles work with your face; everyone is differentso you have to learn what suits youyou can practice in photo booth for as long as it is your turn, to learn what angles suit your facetip your neck to make it look longer, make eye contact with the camerano one can look bad if they smile for long legs, point one leg into center of the frame and get the photographer to shoot looking up your bodyfor just leg shots, lie upside down and raise legs in the air for the best angleand your legs will look thinner and be in better shapekeep shoulders back always have mouth slightly open, enough to put a penny between your lips, as this will make your lips look fuller lower your eyes and then look up just as shutter （快门） is clicked for full eyesdelete any evidence of a less than perfect photogenic moment, everyone has off days21if you want to look good in a photo, the light should be _abelow you bdirectly at you cabove you dright behind you22according to the passage, we should consider all except _ alight bshadowcphotographers dangles23what advice does the author give on taking photos?araise legs on the wall blook downc put a penny between lips dkeep shoulders backbchocolate soap is supposed to be good for the skin. but its not so good for the tongue. unfortunately for the us soldiers of world war , the chocolate bars the army gave them tasted like they were intended for use in the bath.in the armys defense, it wasnt trying to win any cooking awards. in fact, it specifically ordered that its chocolate bars not be too delicious, so soldiers wouldnt eat them too quickly. these bars were created for survival, not taste. “they were awful,” john otto, a former army captain in world war said, “they were big, thick things, and they werent any good. i tried them, but i had to be awfully hungry after i tried them once.”as unappealing as the chocolate bars were to some, others like them. samuel hinkle, the chemist who created the chocolate bars, pointed out that the number of bars made were far greater than the army needed. “it soon became obvious that the generous american soldiers were sharing their valued possessions with their foreign friends, whether soldiers of other countries or local citizens.”the bars turned many hungry europeans into friends of the united states. “people wanted them, ” said otto. “youd give them to kids. in some places they were very hungry. and they surely helped relax people about american soldiers.”otto said he never saw a european turn his or her nose up at the chocolate. “it was food, ” he said. “at that time, everyone was very hungry. i saw german kids standing outside the us army kitchen. they werent begging, just standing there very politely. when we were done, the kids would eat the food out of the garbage. they were so hungry.”other europeans did not see chocolate until well after the war ended. “we didnt see any americans where i was, ” said elizabeth radsma, who was 25 years old when the germans occupied her country, the netherlands. “even after the war, we saw only the british. maybe the americans gave out some chocolates in the big cities, but we were only in a small town. before the british, we saw only german soldiers. but chocolate？dont make me laugh！maybe in my dreams！”a soldier in the field might have responded “be careful what you wish for”and then gratefully bit on a chocolate bar, the only food available for miles.24which of the following is true according to the passage?athe us soldiers used the chocolate bars as bath soap.bthe us army produced more chocolate bars than necessary for its soldiers.cthe us soldiers did not have enough food during world war .deuropean people regretted eating chocolate bars from the us soldiers.25the underlined expression “turn his or her nose up at” probably means “_”areceivebdemandcrefuse dsmell26why does the author mention the german kids story?ato tell how friendly the american soldiers were.bto show how much they were eager for chocolate.cto prove german kids could be very polite.dto describe the hunger in germany during the war.27elizabeth radsma never saw chocolate during the war because _.athe us soldiers never showed up in the small town she lived inbthe german soldiers kept them all for themselvescthe british soldiers didnt share it with the local peopledthe us soldiers handed out all chocolates to people in big citiescforty years ago, finland was a small country with ordinary public schools. today, finland is still small but no one calls finlands public schools ordinary anymore.in 2000, the finns surprised the world when their 15yearolds scored at the top of a closely watched international exam called the pisa, the program for international student assessment. finland has stayed near the top ever since, while the us scores around the middle.pasi sahlberg, an official of finlands ministry of education and culture, is in seattle this week to share the story of finlands success, and what states like washington can learn from it.sahlbergs message, although he is too polite to put it so directly：stop testing so much. trust teachers more. give less homework. shorten the school day.on tuesday, in a room filled with teachers, principals, professors, schoolboard members and policy makers, sahlberg joked about the finns reputation for being a quiet, humble people. when finland hit the top of the pisa, he said, the biggest disbelievers were finns.more seriously, he said, finland never set out to create the worlds top school system. instead, he said, the country decided in the 1970s that it wanted to ensure that a students success didnt depend on family background.to achieve that goal, finland relied on cooperation among teachers and schools, rather than on competition.rather than judges teachers and schools based on test scores, he said, finland puts trust in its teachers and principals. teachers develop the curriculum(课程) in finland, and design their own tests. there are no national tests, except one at the end of high school.thats just the start. along with a shorter school day, finnish students dont even start school until they are 7 years old. many primary schools have a policy against giving homework.but finland, he said, succeeded in part by adapting ideas from the us and other countries. and those countries, he said, can learn from finland, too.28what might be the authors purpose in writing the passage?ato introduce a finnish official.bto share the story of finlands success in education.cto compare the education systems of finland and the us.dto ask the us to improve its education.29people first learned finlands success in education from _.aits ordinary public schoolsbits international exchange studentsclectures given by pasi sahlbergdits students performance in an international exam30which of the following contributes to finlands success in education?agiving students fewer testsbgiving teachers more trust.cevaluating students family background.dcreating the worlds top school system.estarting school late.aa，b，ebc，d，eca，b，cdb，c，d31what pasi sahlberg says in the passage suggests that _.achildren should start school as early as possiblebthe us education system is still the most advancedccompetition among teachers is harmful to educationdits necessary to set up a national curriculumd boredom and creativitymost of us think of being bored at work as a negative experience, but a new study suggests it can have positive results including an increase in creativity because it gives us time to daydream.that is the finding of dr. sandi mann from the university of central lancashire. dr. mann conducted two studies. in the first experiment, 40 people were asked to carry out a boring task. they were told to copy numbers out of a telephone directory for 15 minutes. after that they were asked to complete another task. a pair of cups were given to each of them. everyone tried to come up with different uses of the cups, and was given a chance to display their creativity. meanwhile, another group of 40 people were just asked to come up with uses for the cups without doing any boring tasks before. it turned out that the 40 people who had first copied out the telephone numbers were more creative than the control group(对照组). to see if daydreaming was a factor in this effect, a second boring task was introduced that allowed even more daydreaming than the boring writing task. this second study saw 30 people copying out the numbers as before, but also included a second group of 30 reading rather than writing them.again the researchers found that the people in the control group were least creative, but the people who had just read the names were more creative than those who had to write them out. this suggests that more passive boring activities, like reading or perhaps attending meetings, can lead to more creativity. compared with reading, writing reduced the scope（范围） for daydreaming. as a result, it reduces the effects of boredom on creativity.dr. mann says: “boredom at work has always been seen as something to be avoided, but perhaps we should accept it in order to promote our creativity. what we want to do next is to see what the practical implications of this finding are. do people who are bored at work become more creative in other areas of their work - or do they go home and write novels?” 32. who proved to be the most creative in the two studies?a. the people who attended meetings. b. the people who invented uses for cups.c. the people who did the reading task d. the people who copied telephone numbers. 33. the studies conducted by dr. mann indicate that creativity results from _. a. creative tasks b. the range of daydreaming c. controlled activities d. reading and writing ability34. what is dr. manns attitude towards boredom at work? a. subjective. b. skeptical. c.positive d. disapproving. 35 what will dr. mann probably continue to research in their study? a.the actual use of boredom. b. the real causes of creativity. c. the practical reasons of boredom. d. the writing ability improved by boredom. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据段文内容，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。today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they gothey move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of whats happening around them 36 outside life is shut outso are you one of them?for me; walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect 37 whats even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says; im not available for chatting at the moment jsuppose, youre at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough? but a colleague suddenly turns upat this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration 38 once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that go away! signal 39 its probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole familywhile their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their yesmum problem solvedpretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears-but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrumentwell be in a virtual （虚拟的） world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we likein this world, we will all be permanently plugged in 40 and they are changing our social habits along the wayin the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! its so strange-suddenly, i dont feel like wearing my earphones anymoreain the home situation, teenagers love these wiresbthey walk around in their own spaces, with their personal digital noise reduction systems cour instruments are changing quicklydlistening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptionseafter all, i am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbedfi dont have to deal with the noise from the environmentgi also have wires hanging from my ears第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分）a few years ago, my younger brother and i went to norfolk, virginian by plane. 41 , before we took off, we heard the pilots voice throughout the plane. “sorry, ladies and gentlemen. we have no 42 on the plane. we have a generator (发电机), and we are going to 43 the engines with it. we will 44 in the air and head to norfolk, and see what happens.”see what happens? we are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? at this point, one woman started crying. “oh, no! we are going to 45 !” there were sighs of desperation and 46 spreading throughout the plane, and we hadnt even 47 yet. thirty minutes passed and we were still 48 there. then the voice of the pilot came over again, “ladies and gentlemen, i know you are 49 , so are we. we only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time.”there was crying 50 we had walked into a grave (坟墓). but, the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his 51 was to get up in the air, and see what happens! then we did. we got up in the air and 52 happened. we arrived in norfolk and everyone 53 for still being alive.although i do sincerely like to have a plan 54 “see what happens”, which really isnt such a bad life strategy (策略), all too often,