1、绝密 启用前英 语注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的
2、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 the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。1. What will the woman do this Saturday?A. Go to see her sister.B. Go to the concert.C. Look after her brothers son.2. How often should the woman take pills?A. Every two hours.B. Every six hours.C. Every three hours.3. W
3、hat does Laura feel at the moment?A. Sad.B. Encouraged.C. Excited.4. What does the man want to do?A. Buy a light.B. Get to the nearest light.C. Go to the supermarket.5. What is the mans suggestion about serious pollution?A. Dont breathe the poisonous air.B. The government should take action.C. The g
4、overnment should protect the environment.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where is the mans mother now?A. At home.B. In the office.C. In the hospital.7. How long does the man need b
5、efore going back to work?A. A week.B. A few weeks.C. A few days.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Employer and employee.B. Husband and wife.C. Neighbors.9. Why does the man feel nervous?A. He wants to breathe in some fresh air.B. He has heard his neighbors p
6、hone.C. Hes been waiting so long for a phone.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the conversation take place?A. In an office.B. In a restaurant.C. In a hotel.11. What kind of steak will the man have?A. Rare.B. Well-done.C. Medium.12. What does the man start his meal with?A. A cream and onion soup.B. Som
7、e baked potatoes.C. An iced tea with a lemon.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the man want to do?A. To reserve a car.B. To reserve a room.C. To rent a car. 14. What size of the car does the man intend to hire?A. Large.B. Middle.C. Small.15. How much need the man pay for the rented car for the weekend?
8、A. $80.B. $89.C. $120.16. Where can the man find his rented car?A. In the Hotel.B. On Peter Street.C. In the parking lot.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What happened to the Cuyahoga River in 1969?A. It was cleaned up.B. It was seriously polluted.C. It became the most outstanding river.18. How long did it tak
9、e for the river to become clean?A. A few months.B. Several years.C. A few days.19. What can make the river clean according to the speaker?A. Hard work.B. Something imaginable.C. The control of using your credit card.20. What shall we do when facing an impossible situation?A. Wait for something to ch
10、ange.B. Imagine something outstanding.C. Just be patient and do something.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，20小题，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，选出最佳答案。AThe Gift of LifeMost couples demonstrate their love on February 14 with flowers or chocolates. But these four men and women have offered the u
11、ltimate loving gesture the gift of life. Each sacrifice has enabled their loved ones to live full and active lives again after serious illness.ID Do THE SAME FOR HERMichele Johnson, 53, has been married to Gay, 57, for 26 years.With her husband suffering from a congenital(先天性的) kidney condition, in
12、2013 Michele gave him one of hem. Gay said: “I needed to be hooked up to a dialysis(透析) machine. I had no quality of life at all. However, I felt great as soon as I woke up after the operation. I told her Id do the same for her.”I LOVE BRENDA TO BITSBrenda Green, 62, met her husband Keith, 63, when
13、she was 24 and they married five years later. When Brenda was told five years ago she needed a kidney transplant, she cried. Ill give you mine.” Keith said without hesitation. “Brenda is my wife and I love her to bits.”MY WIFES MY HEROStephen Heavyside, 61, and wife Patricia, 62, have been married f
14、or 40 years. Stephen said: “I was diagnosed with adult polycystic kidney disease five years ago. Patricia took good care of me and donated a kidney. This has brought us even closer.”He said “Patricias gift changed my life. She is my hero.”DECISION WAS EASYAnna Stevens, 48, and husband Gary, 53, of W
15、atford, Herts, have been wed for 23 years. Anna donated a kidney to her husband.She said of the transplant: “It was the easiest decision Ive ever made.” Gary said. “Theres only two words that I can use to describe her: My angel.”21. How was Michele Johnsons husband before the operation?A. He suddenl
16、y suffered from kidney disease.B. He had to be on dialysis a long time.C. He didnt want to live any longer.D. He felt great in spite of the sickness.22. Why did Stephen Heavyside say her wife was his hero?A. They had been married for a long time.B. They had got along well with each other.C. She took
17、 good care of him after he got ill.D. He recovered because of his wifes gift.23. What can we know about the four couples?A. Four wives donated their kidneys to their husbands.B. They had all been married more than 20 years.C. The patients suffered from congenital kidney disease.D. They demonstrate t
18、heir love with flowers or chocolates.BDuring this shopping season, salesmen will come up with different strategies to get your business. Many product companies use specific colors to cause positive emotions and compete for a sale. However, sight is not the only sensory(感官的) retail that companies use
19、. Sounds and smells can also influence consumers purchasing decisions.Nobel Prize-winning research shows that our sense of smell has great power to cause an emotional response. A study published earlier this year compared purchasing in a French flower shop when the smell of lavender(薰衣草) was given o
20、ff and when it wasnt. It found that the smell increased the number of consumers purchasing items and the amount of their purchases. An earlier study using Nike shoes found that consumers desired the shoes more, and were willing to pay more, when the room had a mixed smell of flowers. Realizing the s
21、ubconscious impact of smell, many stores apply artificial scents(气味) through their heating and air-conditioning vents(通风口) or place scent machines above their doors. For instance, a coconut scent might make that bikini more appealing as you long for a vacation.Ever felt frenzied due to a stores fast
22、-paced music? Or calmed by a piece of light music? A retailers choice of music can have a big impact on consumers moods. One study found that when subjected to loud music, consumers will spend less time in a store. But interestingly, the researchers did not find a difference in sales or customers sa
23、tisfaction. Another interesting finding from a recent study was that customers actually shop longer when exposed to unfamiliar music. Just as department stores use different scents in certain departments, many use different music in some areas to appeal to varying consumers.Well, you could always le
24、ave the store and take a break, but the food court probably isnt your best choices as brands like Cinnabon and Panera Bread also use scents as part of their customers experience. Online retailers(零售商) use a variety of other strategies to get your business, but you can always neglect those and enjoy
25、the familiar scents of home.24. The passage is mainly about _.A. consumers favorite sounds and smells while shoppingB. shopping malls strategies for satisfying consumersC. some special services from super shopping mallsD. two factors affecting consumers shopping decisions25. What can be inferred fro
26、m Paragraph 2?A. Decorating stores with flowers becomes a fashion.B. Shops with special smells can attract more consumers.C. Smells can actually help businessmen gain more profits.D. The products with a kind of special smell are more popular.26. How does music have an effect on consumers?A. It contr
27、ols consumers desire for shopping.B. It influences how long consumers stay in a shop.C. It gives consumers the satisfaction of enjoying shopping.D. Whether consumers are willing to buy things depends on it.27. What does the writer try to express in the last paragraph?A. Online shopping is becoming m
28、ore and more popular nowadays.B. People should spend more time at home with family members.C. People can choose to get rid of salesmens promotion strategies.D. Smells and sounds are important for consumers shopping experience.CA new restaurant in Indonesia is on a mission(使命) to support locals trapp
29、ed in poverty, many of whom are earning less than $25 a month, by providing them with an alternative way to pay for their food.The Methane Gas Canteen, run by husband and wife team Sarimin and Suyatmi, is located in an unexpected place for an eatery Jatibarang Landfill. The landfill is a mountain of
30、 purifying waste, where poor locals spend their days collecting plastic and glass to sell. Meanwhile, the couple, who spent 40 years collecting waste before opening the restaurant, is busy cooking.What makes the restaurant unusual, aside from its location, is that no cash is required to pay for meal
31、s. Poor people have the option to pay for their food with recyclable waste instead of cash. Sarimin weighs the plastic customers bring in, calculates its worth, and then deduct that value from the cost of the meal, giving any extra value back to the customer. The scheme is part of the communitys sol
32、ution to reduce waste in the landfill and recycle non-degradable plastics.“I think we recycle 1 tonne of plastic waste a day, which is a lot. This way, the plastic waste doesnt pile up, drift down the river and cause flooding,” said Saimin. “It benefits everyone.”The restaurant seats about 30 people
33、 and serves meals that cost between $0.40 and $0.80 each. Since opening the canteen Sarimin and Suyatmi have seen their daily income more than double to $15 a day.“Im happy to see our customers enjoying their meals,” Sarimin told NHK World. “The poor must also have the right to enjoy healthy eating.
34、 I want to give them that chance as much as possible.”28. What do we know about Jatibarang Landfill?A. It is a good place for people to eat meals.B. It is a place where locals collect plastic and glass to sell.C. It is a mountain which attracts many tourists.D. It is a modem plastic recycling plant.
35、29. What makes the Methane Gas Canteen different?A. Its location and the way to pay for meals.B. The delicious food and the kind-hearted owner.C. Its location and those strange customers.D. Its customers and the way to pay for meal.30. What does the underlined word mean?A. Increase.B. Replace.C. Rem
36、ove.D. Equal.31. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Sarimin and Suyatmi recycle plastic waste only to make money.B. The plastic waste may cause flooding.C. The restaurant seats around 30 people at present.D. Sarimin and Suyatmi have seen an increase in their income.DGrown-ups are often surprised
37、by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and
38、 hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the leng
39、th of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinder
40、ella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.The law of overlearning explains why cramming(
41、突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the o
42、ther hand, is really necessary for ones future development.32. Whats the main idea of Paragraph I?A. People remember well what they learned in childhood.B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.D. Stories for children are easy to remember.33. The a
43、uthor explains the law of overlearning by _.A. presenting research findingsB. setting down general rulesC. making a comparisonD. using examples34. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is _.A. a result of overlearningB. a special case of crammingC. a skill to deal with mat
44、h problemsD. a basic step towards advanced studies35. What is the authors opinion on cramming?A. It leads to failure in college exams.B. Its helpful only in a limited way.C. Its possible to result in poor memory.D. It increases students learning interest.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
45、最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Behind every great product is a great team. Teamwork in the workplace offers the staff the opportunity to become more familiar with each other and learn how to work together. _36_. There are several ways in which teamwork is important to the success of the company and to the develop
46、ment of each employee.Efficiency(效率).Work teams develop systems that allow them to complete tasks efficiently. _37_, the teams work pace makes sure that the task is completed quickly and accurately. This allows the company to take on more work and also lets the company increase more income without h
47、aving to add more staff. This becomes helpful when efficient teams from different departments work together.Support._38_ And a strong team environment can act as a support system for staff member. Work group members can help each other improve performance and work together toward improving professional development. Team members come to rely on each other and trust each other. _39_, these bonds can be important.Ideas.Teams in the workplace often met to discuss how to deal with company problems. When a team works well together, it allows staff members to feel more comfortable in offer
