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（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。请将答案填写在答题纸上）第I卷 （共105分）ListeningSectionDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.At B.At C.At D.AtA.In B.InNew C.In D.InA.Heis B.Heis C.Heis D.HeisA.HeisreadytostayforanothercupofHeisunwillingtostaylongerforlackofHecan’tstaylongerforlackofHedoesn’tenjoytheA. B. C. D.A.Lookforthepen.B.Writethe C.Paintthe D.FixtheA.Shedoesn’tliketoworkwithMr.ClintonatShethinksMr.Clintonisthe Shethinksshe’dbetterworkShe’dlikeMr.ClintontoworkwithheratA.ItwilltakeaboutonemonthtorepairtheItcoststoomuchtohavethecameraThecameraisnolongerworthHedoesn’thavetheabilitytorepairtheA.Teacherand B.NurseandC.Bossand D.FatherandA.ProfessorSmithisgoingtospeaksomeotherHe’sneverheardofProfessorHedidn’tknowProfessorSmithwasspeakingProfessorSmithisgivinghisspeechinthisSectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingA.ArecordoftheschoolAbookthatisjustforAbookdesignedspeciallytoprintstudents’Arecordofstudents’A.Students’ C.Descriptionsofstudents’academicresults.D.Descriptionsofafter-schoolA.Allthestudentsandteachers B.Studentssigneachother’sC.Studentsinayearbookclub D.StudentswhoaresoongraduatingQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowing B. C. D.A.Four B.Seven C.Eight D.Nine ,especiallyinmathematics,leadstohighschoolstudents’lackofMathematicsisthemostdifficultsubjectinhighMathematicscourses aremoredifficultthanthoseintheMathematicsisoneofthethreemostimportantsubjects SectionDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowinga(n)a(n) ofthe &Englishasecretary wantingamore ThejobMissBrownisapplyingfor:ForeignlanguagesMissBrownspeaks:MissBrown’spresentjob:Thelengthoftimeinthepresentjob:Thereasonforleavingthepresentjob:InterviewCompletetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachBlanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingWhydoesthewoman’shusbandgotoWashingtonattend WhydoesthemanoftengotoWashington WhydoesthewomanatlastdecidetogotoD.C.by Whichtrainwillthewoman Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeach randSectionDirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thebridgeconnectingthetwoislandsis constructionandisexpectedtobecompletedinOctober.A. B. C. D.Knowledgebeginstoincreaseassoonasoneindividualcommunicateshisideasto meansofspeech.A.the B. C.an D.Ithinkthatitisquitesometimesinceyoucamehere, A.don’t B.isn’t C.didn’t D.haven’t yesterdayforbreakinghisneighbor’swindowsonA. B. C.to D.Ihavepromisedthatmydaughter getanewelectronicdictionaryonhernextA. B. C. D.Mysonisveryshy,butcanyouimagine attheEnglishpartyinthepresenceofallhisclassmatesandteachers?A.himto B.him C.him D.histo—DidyouremembertogiveTomthekeytothe—Yes.Igaveittohim IsawA.aslong B. C.the D.You thenovelforalmostfivehours.WhynotjoinusandhaveacupofA. B.hadbeen C.are D.havebeenInthatnewly-builtcomputercentre,thereareagreatnumberofmoderncomputers,withsixexperts questionsthatusersmayask.A. B. C. D.beingAswewerediscussingthetopicheatedly, withabunchofflowersinherA.agirlin B.incamea C.cameina D.cameagirl lwhatwearediscussinghereto youthinkmayberelatedtotheA. B. C. D.Idon’tseemuchchance thegirlinjuredinthetrainaccidentwillrecovercomple soastowalkallonherown.A. B. C. D.Thetown, thousandsoftravelersvisiteveryyear,isknownforitsstonebridgeandbeautifulrivers.A. B. C. D. atthetopoftheOrientalTower,peoplebelowwilllookveryA. B. C.To D.IfyouManyfarmersinthecountrysidehavegonetocitiestolookforworkandlefttheirchildrenbehind bytheirgrandparents.A.tobe B. C.being D. thereislifeonanothernet,mostscientistsbelieve,isalmostA. B. C. D.SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.B.C.D.E.G.H.I.J.RecentlytheDepartmentofnningofNewYorkissuedareportwhichlaidbareafullscaleofchangeofthecity.In1970,18percentofthecity’spopulationwasforeign-born.By1995,thefigurehad41to33percent,andanother20percentweretheUS-bornchildrenofimmigrants.Soimmigrantsandtheirchildrennowforma(n)42ofthecity’spopulation.WhoaretheseNewYorkers?Whydotheycomehere?Wherearetheyfrom?(OK,timetodropthe“they”.I’moneofthem.)Thelastquestionatleastiseasytoanswer:wecomefromeverywhere.Inthelistofthetop2043nationsofthosesendingimmigrantstoNewYorkbetween1990and1994aresixcountriesinAsia,fiveintheCaribbean,fourinLatinAmerica,threeinEurope,plusIsraelandtheformerSovietUnion.Andwhenweimmigrantsgotherewe44upoursleeves.“Ifyou’renotreadytoworkwhenyougettoNewYork,”saysafriendofmine,“you’dbetterhittheroad.”ThemayorofNewYorkoncesaid,“Immigrationhas45theuniquecharacteranddriventheeconomicengineofNewYorkCity,andwillcontinuelikethat.”Hebelievesthatimmigrantsareatthe46ofwhatmakesNewYorkgreat.InEurope,bycontrast,itismuchmorecommontohearpoliticiansworryaboutthelossof“unity”thatimmigrationbringstotheirsocieties.Inthequartercenturysince1970,theUnitedStates47about12.5millionlegalimmigrants,andhasabsorbedthemintoitssocialstructureswithaneasebeyondtheimaginationofothernations.Sincetheseimmigrantsare48andhardworking,theywillhelpAmericatomakea(n)49startinthenextcentury.ReadingSectionDirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,CandD.FillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitstheInternationalWomen'sDayiscelebratedtorecognizethatpeaceandsocialprogressrequiretheactiveparticipationandequalityofwomen,andtoacknowledgethecontributionofwomentointernationalpeaceandsecurity.Forthewomenoftheworld,theDayisa(n)50toreviewhowfartheyhavecomein51forequality,peaceanddevelopment.Youmightthinkthatwomen'sequalitybenefitsmostlywomen,52everyonepercentgrowthinfemalesecondaryschoolingresultsina0.3percent53intheeconomy.Yetgirlsareoften54fromreceivingeducationinthepoorestcountriesthatwouldbestbenefitfromtheeconomicgrowth.55themenandwomenworktogethertosecuretherightsandfullpotentialofwomen,lasting56totheworld'smostserioussocial,economicandpoliticalproblemsareunlikelytobefound.Inrecentdecades,much57 hasbeenmade.Onaworldwidelevel,women's58 educationandproperhealthcarehasincreased;theirparticipationinpaidworkhas59;andlegislation()thatpromises60 opportunitiesforwomenandrespectfortheirhumanrightshasbeen61 inmanycountries.Theworldnowhasanever-growingnumberofwomenparticipatinginsocietyas-makers.However,62 intheworldcanwomenclaimtohaveallthesamerightsandopportunitiesasmen.Themajorityoftheworld's1.3billionabsolutepoorare63.Onaverage,womenreceivebetween30and40percentlesspaythanmenearnforthesamework.Andeverywhere,womencontinuetobe64 ,withinsultanddomesticlistedassignificantcausesofdisabilityanddeathamongwomenofreproductiveage50.A.B.C.D.51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.56.A.B.C.D.57.A.B.C.D.58.A.B.C.D.59.A.B. eD.60.A.B.C.D.61.A.B.C.D.62.A.B.C.D.63.A.B.C.D.old64.A.B.C.D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.A63-year-oldmanwhohasn'tsleptformorethantwodecadeshasbeentoldthereisnothingwrongwithhimbydoctors.UkrainianFyodorNesterchukfromthetownofKamen-Kashirskysaidthelasttimehemanagedtosleepwasmorethantwodecadesago."Ican'tremembertheexactdateandIdon'tknowwhyitstarted,butallofasuddenIfounditmoreandmoredifficulttonodoffuntileventuallyIwasawaketheentirenight.Iusedtoreadboringscientificmagazinesinthehopethattheywouldsendmetosleep.ButassoonasIfeltmyeyesgettingclosedandputthemagazinedown,Iwouldfindmyselfwideawakeagain.IthoughtitwouldjustbeaperiodoftimebutithasgoneonforovertwodecadesnowandI'vesimplyhadtogetusedtoit.NowwheneveryoneelsesleepsIgetstuckintoagoodbook,"saidNesterchuk.Allattemptsbydoctorstoputhimtosleephavefailed.LocaldoctorFyodorKoshelwhohasexaminedNesterchukextensivelyandhasbeenunabletomakehimfallasleep,saidhehasnoideaofthecauseoftheinsomniaandaddedmedicallythereisnothingwrongwithhim."Wehavenoideawhyhecan'tsleep,maybeit'stheresultofapastillness.Butintermsofmedicalscience,he'snotinanypainandsothereisn'tanythingactuallywrongwithhim,"saidDrKoshel.WhatisspecialaboutHehasn’tsleptformorethantwodecadesandisquiteweakOnlydoctorscanmakehimsleepwiththehelpofHehasn’tsleptforover20yearsbutheisstillHehasn’tsleptforover2yearsandheisworriedaboutTheunderlinedword“insomnia”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans A. 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D.GulfHowtheGrandCanyonwascreatedremainsoneofthegeology’sgreatestmysteries.SomeevidencesuggeststhattheprocesswasagradualoneinwhichtheColoradoRiver(whichrunsthroughthecanyon)slowlycutdeeperanddeeperintothegroundovermillionsofyears.Butvolcanic(火山的)rocksamplestakenfromthecanyon(峡谷)nowsuggestthatthecanyonwasdowncutinstead.Downcuttingiswhenafloodofwaterrushesoveralandscapewithenoughtocutdeeplyintothegroundandleavesbehindacanyon.Suchafloodisusuallyreleasedwhenanaturalorartificialdambursts.RobertWebb,aresearchgeologistwithU.S.GeologicalSurvey,saysnaturaldamsseemtohaveformedandbrokenacrosstheColoradoRiverseveraltimesduringthelastmillionyearsThedamswerebuiltwhenlava(熔岩)fromtheeruptions(爆发)ofnearbyvolcanoesflowedintotheriverThelavahardenedintohardrocksandblockedtherivercausingittobackupandformalake.Eachtimethelakegrewsohugethatitbroketherockdamreleasingaflashfloodthatfurtheredthedowncuttingprocessanddeepenedthecanyon.Themostrecentdambreakhappened165,000yearsago,saysWebb,andreleased15millioncubic(立方)feetofwaterpersecond.Downcuttingisnotjustanearthlyevent.SalitephotossentbackfromMars(asuggestthattheprocesshashappenedthere,too,sayresearchersattheNationalAirandSpaceThephotos,takenbytheMarsGlobalSurveyor,indicatethatanenormouslakeexistedonspilledintoalargenearbyhole.Oneedgeoftheholebroke,releasingaflashfloodthatquicklycarvedoutagrandcanyonabout2,100metersdeepand885kilometerslong.AstronautscallthecanyonMA’adimVallis.TheexistenceofdowncuttingonMarsisjustonemorepieceofevidencethatthecold,drynetwasoncewarmandwet.Inthepast,deepcanyonswerebelievedtohaveformed asaresultofasuddenbreakofduetoriverflowsovermillionsofowingtothecollapseofartificialthankstoourancestors’creativeFromthepassagewecanguessthat severalvolcanoesbrokeoutintheColoradoseveralgreatlakesexistedontheupperpartsoftheColoradopeoplebuilthighdamsontheupperpartsoftheColoradotheColoradoRivercrossedtheGrandCanyonmillionsofyearsFromthelastthreeparagraphswelearnthat therearegreatlakesonthereareactivevolcanoesontheremightbecitiesontheremightbelifeonThepassagecanbetitledas LakesonEarthandTheCauseofLake ofDamCanyons—ResultsofFloodSectionDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.MostMostcommontypesofWaysofpreventingNursinghomeCausesofhomeTheimportanceofIshomereallyHomeisacewhereonefeelssafeandsecurebut y,itisalsotheceyoumayhaveseriousaccidents.Thebiggestsinglecauseofaccidentsishumanerror!Soyoumusttakecareofyourself!Thedesignofhousescancauseaccidents.Balconies,fireces,staircases,ponds,glassdoorsoropen-nkitchenscanallincreasetheriskofaccidents.Hotwater,householdchemicals,fireces,matches,alcoholandsharpobjectsarealsopotentialdangers.Loosingbalance,clumsinessandbeingtiredorcarelesscanbethereasonsfortheseaccidents.What’smore,ifyouareunderstressorwhenaroutineischanged,youmayalsobeundertheriskofhomeaccidents.Youcanseemanydangeroushomeaccidentshappeningaroundyou.Themostcommononesareslips,fallsandcollisions.Theyarenotfatalbutoftenresultinbrokenbones.Thesecondmostcommontypesofaccidentsareburns,swallowedobjectsorbreathedinchemicals.Theyespeciallyaffectchildrenandneedhospitalattendance.Someotherpossibledangersathomearepoisoning,choking,drowning,electricshocks,andanimalbites.SomeoftheseaccidentsmayevenresultinSometimesthesimplestprecautionprotectsyoufromthegreatestharm!Therefore,itisimportantthatweshouldeducatepeople.TheMinistryofHealthcantrainprofessionalstoeducatenursingstaff,ordinarypeople,voluntaryworkers,teachers,nurserystaffandparentsinhomeaccidentpreventionandcontrol.Whenpeopleknowfirstaid,theycanreducetheriskofseriousYoumusttakemeasurestomakeyourhomeasaferce.Forinstance,keepknivesandothersharpobjectsinasafedrawer.Wipeupanyliquidsonthefloorimmediayinordernottosliporfall.Keephotobjectsawayfromthereachofchildren.Youalsomustn’tleavechildrenunattendednearabaththathaswaterinit.Ifyoukeepfurnitureawayfromwindows,youmaypreventpossibleharm.Storeallmedicines,householdchemicals,andsoon,preferablyinalockedboxanddonotforgettokeepalldangeroussubstancesintheiroriginalcontainers.Inbrief,ifyouwanttoprotectyourself,becarefulnottobesorry!SectionDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Howwouldyoucopeifyouhadaterminalillness?Whatifyoursonordaughterhadnoofeverhavinganormallifeduetoalife-threateningcondition?Dotheseterminallysickpeoplehavetherighttodie?IntheUK,thequestionofassistedsuicideorrefusingmedicaltreatmentisextremelydivisive(有的);euthanasiaisillegalinBritain,whichistheactofhelaterminally-illtokillHowever,a13-year-oldEnglishgirlhaswontherighttorefusemedicaltreatmentthisweekafterahospitaldroppedalegalattempttohertohaveahearttransnt.HannahJones,whohasspenteightyearsinandoutofhospitalbattlingheartproblems,toldchildprotectionofficersshewantedtodiewithdignityratherthanfacetheoperationandhavetotakeconstantmedicaltreatmentafterwards.DespiteinitialeffortsbyherlocalhealthauthoritytoremoveHannahfromherfamily hertoundergothetransnt,legalandmedicalexpertssaidthatachildofheragewasabletomakeaninformeddecisiontorefusetreatment.Hannah’sdecisiontostoptreatmentandspendtherestofherlifeathomewithherfamilywasmadeentirelybyherself,accordingtoherfather,whospokeofhisadmirationforher."Hannahmadethatdecisionconsciouslyonherown,abitlikeagrown-up,eventhoughshewasonly12atthetime,andshehasmaintainedthatdecision,"saidAndrewJones.TheheadmasterofHannah’sschooldescribedherasinligentandcapableofmakingherowndecisions."Herpresenceisasourceofinspirationtousallthroughthecourageanddignitythatshedisys,"hesaid.(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWhatis“euthanasia”(inparagraphThehospital’soriginalnforHannahwasto HannahJonesprefersdyingwithdignityto Whatdoesthewriterintendtodiscusswiththeexampleof

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthe 直到第四代苹果(4)的出现，人们才它已经给 化。(Notuntil)GuidedDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120–150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin 右图是一个傍晚时分在某一社区广场上拍摄的多中老的女性民在跳锻炼体这样的场景在我们身边也比比皆是，请简要描述对的简要描述 SectionDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.M:What’sthetimeforW:5:30a.m..Thatonlyleavesus15minutestogothroughtheCustomsandhaveourluggageQ:AtwhattimedidtheconversationtakeW:AreyougladthatyoucametoM:Yes,indeed.I’dconsideredgoingtoNewYork,MichiganorBoston,butI’veneverregrettedmydecision.Q:WheredoesthemanM:Tomisagreatboy.HesavedagirlwhenshewasdrowninglastSunday.W:Well,thisisnotthefirstdangeroussituationhewasin.Q:WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesW:Wouldyoustayforanothercupofcoffee?M:Thanks,butI’malreadylate.Q:WhatdoesthemanM:Thatoldpictureissointeresting.IsitW:Yes,atthattimeIwas18,asoldasmydaughter.Butnow30yearshavepassed.Q:Howoldisthewoman’sdaughter?W:Ican’tfindmypen.IneedtowriteaM:I’lllookforitlaterwithyou.RightnowIneedyourhelptofixtheshelfbeforeIpaintit.Q:Whatwouldtheydofirst?M:DoyouliketoworkwithMr.Clinton?W:He’sthelastIwanttoworkwith.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Idon’tknowwhat’swrongwithmycamera.ItwasjustamonthagothatIhaditrepaired.M:Don’twasteyourtimeandmoneyanymore,it’saveryoldcameraanditisquitewornout.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?M:Make20copiesformeand10copiesforMr.Smith.W:Certainly,Sir.AssoonasIfinishtythisletter.Q:What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwoW:WhatroomisProfessorSmithspeakingintonight?M:ProfessorSmithisspeakingtonight?Q:WhatdoesthemanSectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingMosthighschoolsintheUnitedStatespublishayearbook.Theyearbookcomesoutonceayear,usuallyinthespring.Itisarecordoftheschoolyear—a“bookofmemories”forthestudents.Insideayearbookiseachstudent’sphoto.Theseniorsaregraduatingsoon,andtheirphotosappearfirst.Nextarethejuniors.Theyareoneyearbehindtheseniors.Nextcomethesophomores,orthesecond-yearstudents.Thelastphotosarethefirst-yearstudents,thefreshmen.Theyearbookisnotonlyaboutstudents.Theteachershavephotos,Theyearbookalsohasphotosanddescriptionsofsportsteams,academicsubjects,andafter-schoolactivities,suchasthechessclubandSpanishclub.There’sevenayearbookclub.Studentsinthisclubwrite,design,andtakephotosallyearfortheyearbook.Attheendoftheyear,thebookisprinted.Intheyearbook,somestudentsreceivespecialtitles.Theseniorsvoteandchoosethe“classandthe“bestdressed”(astudentwithagoodfashionsense).Therearealsoother.Studentstypicallysigneachother’syearbooks.Thisisespeciallyimportantfortheseniors,becausetheyaregraduating.Studentswritenotestoeachother,suchas,“Wehadalotoffun,”or(Nowlistenagain,WhatisaWhichofthefollowingisnotincludedinaHowdosomestudentsreceivespecialQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingShanghai——,especiallyinmathematics,iswhatjuniorandseniorhighschoolstudentsmostoftenblamefortheirlackofsleep,accordingtoarecentsurvey.Thesurvey,conductedbythecity'sXuhuiDistrictEducationBureau,concerningmorethan20,000studentsfrom39juniorhighschools,foundthatabout60percentofthemspendfromtwotofourhoursadayon.Italsofoundthatseniorhighschoolstudentssleepfewerthan Ofallschoolsubjects,studentsspendthemosttimeonmathematics.Manycominedthattheirmathistoodifficult.MathematicscoursesinarewidelybelievedtobemoredifficultthanthosefoundintheUnitedStatesandmanyothercountries."MysonalwaysdoesreallywellinmathintheUnitedStates,"saidWangHuayun,whosefamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesin2009."Buthewasprettyweakatmathwhenhewasin."Mathematicsisconsideredoneofthethreemostimportantsubjectsforstudents,theothertwobeingandEnglish.Nostudentcanhopetoentercollegewithoutbeinggoodatmath.(Nowlistenagain,WhichsubjectdomosthighschoolstudentsthinkthemostdifficultaccordingtotheHowlongdoestheMinistryof mendseniorhighschoolstudent