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，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转徐到答题卡上，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, 并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来问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. 15. C. £9. 18. 答案是B。
1. What does the man probably like best? A. Food. B. Nature. C. Music. 2. What do the speakers want their teacher to do?
A. Come to class on time.B. Get more patient with them. C. Let them know the answers earlier, 3. Why does the man apologize to the woman?A. He can’t lend her his camera. B. He won’t attend her wedding. C. He ’s unable to take photos of her.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Traffic. B. Factories. C. Pollution. 5. What does the woman mean?A. Norman Starman III is worth seeing. B. The man should have known the film. C. She’s waited for the man for a long time.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. How much is the suit? A. £700. B. £800. C. £1,100. 7. How does the man manage to persuade the woman into buying the suit?A. By pointing out its high quality.
B.By giving her an extra discount.
C. By mentioning the good style.
听第7段材料, 回答第8、9 题。
8. What is the man trying to do?A. Move back to town. B. Find a roommate. C. Rent a house.
9. What relation is the woman to the man?A. His classmate. B. His colleague. C. His landlady. 听第8段材料，回答第10 至12 题。
10. What is the man worried about?A. He can’t hold a party 8t home. B. His parents won’t keep their promise. C. Some of his friends refused his invitation.11. Why were the man’s parents angry with him last time?A. He invited too many people. B. He and his friends were too noisy. C. His friends made a mess in the house. 12. What does the woman offer to do for the man?A. Call his parents. B. Prepare a barbecue. C Provide a place.
听第9段材料，回答第13 至16 题。13. Where will the speakers go for their holiday?A. To Aberdeen. B. To Glasgow. C. To Edinburgh.14. How does the woman suggest going to chubs?A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By car.15. What will the speakers do at the weekend?A. Meet the man’s brother. B. Take a bus tour. C. Visit some museums. 16. At what time will the speakers meet on Thursday?A. 11:15. B. 11:30. C:12:30.听第10段材料, 回答第17 至20题。17. How can the visitors get to their houses?A. By sailing a small boat.B. By walking over the bridge. C. By riding a bike along the paths.18. Where can the visitors play tennis?A. In front of the swimming pool. B. On the west side of the lake. C. At the end of the forest.19. What day is it today?A. Sunday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.20. What will the speaker give the visitors next?A. A notebook. B. A telephone number. C. A key.
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)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Interesting Exhibitions Held in Four Different Museums
◆ Name: The British Museum
Phone: 020-7323-8000
Website; www. britishmuseum.org
Opening hours; daily 10 a. m.-5:30p. m.
Price: Free
This exhibition aims to show the mysteries of mummification (干尸化) From a king’s daughter to a temple doorkeeper, the displays explore the identities of eight people, using their bodies to discover clues about how they lived, By using new methods, such as CT scanning and 3D visualization, the British Museum has been able to build up a picture of life in the Nile valley over 4,000 years, from prehistoric Egypt to Christian Sudan.
◆ Name: The Fashion and Textile Museum
Phone :020-7407-8664
Website :www. ftmlondon, org
Opening hours: daily 11a, m.-5:30 p. m.
Price: £8.80 adults, £5.50 students
This Fashion and Textile Museum is housing the first-ever exhibition on classic Mexican shawl (披肩) which became famous in the 20th century. Mexican artists, photographers and fashion and textile designers will be exhibiting their colorful works there.
◆ Name: The Victoria and Albert Museum
Phone: 020-7907-7073
Website: www. vam. ac. uk
Opening hours:Mon, Thur, . Sat. , San, , 10a.m.-5:30p. m; Fr. 10a. m. -10p. m.
Price: Free
The Victoria and Albert Museum has dug out some of their most charming wedding dresses to record their history during the past two centuries, White wedding dresses were made popular by Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century, See beautiful wedding dresses made by famous designers.
◆ Name: The Science Museum
Phone: 0870-870-4868
Website: www. sciencemuseum. org. uk
Opening hours: daily 10 a. m. - 6p. m.
Price: Free
This four-day festival displays the latest exciting gadgets and introduces their inventors. Visitors can explore electronics, build robots, get bands-on with new technologies and have ago at 3D printing. There will be displays taking place throughout the festival, which is suitable for anyone aged ten and over.
21. Which number would you call if you’re interested in exploring history with modern technology?
A. 020-7323-8000.
B. 020-7407-8664.
C. 020-7907-7073.
D. 0870-870-4868
22. Which museum can you visit if you are free at 8 p. m. on Friday?
A. The British Museum.
B The Fashion and textile Museum.
C. The Victoria and Albert Museum.
D. The Science Museum.
23. What can we learn about the Science Museum?
A. The exhibition will last a week.
B. It displays CT scanning technology.
C. Visitors themselves can try new technologies,
D. More information can be found at www.vam.ac.uk.
B
Many years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montans to Colorado with our two children, We thought we would find a mote! (汽车旅馆) on the way and had not made a booking. As it was getting late, we started looking for a motel, only to find that all were booked.
Finally, around 9 p. m., we stopped at a gas station to fill up on gas. My husband asked for a phone book and told the woman at the counter that we were trying To find a motel. He tried for 15 minutes. When he was unsuccessful, the woman, Linda, said she and her family lived nearby and would be happy if we spent the night at her home.
My husband was stunned at her offer. She called her son to direct us, since she had to hold fort at the gas station till midnight.
When we reached their home, her husband greeted us, He took out two sleeping bags for the children. He invited us to have coffee and chat while we waited for his wife. When she came back, we asked if we could slip away in the morning so as not to disturb them, They said we were now guests and we would have to have breakfast with them.
We woke up to a table set for breakfast, They’d made a mountain of pancakes and bacon. We ate breakfast, and when we were leaving, my husband asked if he could offer some payment.
They insisted we were their guests, We left moved by their spirit of hospitality (好客). We were amazed that they would take in a family of total strangers from a different country. We kept in touch for many years. Over the years, we lost touch, but have never forgotten their kindness.
24. What made the author upset at first?
A. They got lost in Canada.
B. They ran out of gas.
C. They had nowhere to stay.
D. They were late for dinner.
25. What does the underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Troubled.
B. Surprised.
C. Disappointed.
D. Confused.
26. What did the author’ family do the next morning?
A. They slipped away,
B. They paid for their breakfast.
C.They met some strangers.
D. They had a big breakfast.
27. What is the best title for the text?
A. Unexpected Hospitality.
B. A Kind Woman.
C. Be Kind to Strangers.
D. Looking for a Motel.
C
You don’t have to be a fan of math to get excited about Pi (“π”) Day. While the event, which is also Albert Einstein’s birthday, may start with some calculations, it is more than likely to conclude with a slice or two of delicious pie. the holiday is held every march 14, because “π” is widely recognized as 3.14.
The tradition of honoring “π” began at San Francisco’s Exploratorium Museum. On March 14, 1988, physicist Larry shaw convinced his colleagues to mark the day by marching around one of the museum’s circular spaces and consuming fruit pies. The celebration was made official in 2009 when the US House of Representatives set aside March 14 as Pi Day.
today, Pi Day is observed in many creative ways.
Students at the California Institute of Technology in Los Angeles host a pie-eating event, which begins at 1:59 a.m. and features 26 pies, each of live different flavors of the popular dessert. Though that might seem random, the dae(3.14), time(159), number of pies(25), and number of varieties (5) recreate the first nine digits of Pi:3.14159265!
Students applying for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) in Boston eagerly wait for the day every year to find out if they have been accepted. However, instead of sending out the offers at 3:14 p.m., the institution waits till 6:28 p.m, 6.28 is referred to as Tau, which is Pi multiplied by 2. The number is believed to be much more reliable than Pi by some experts and even has its own celebration on June 28. Since 2017, MIT has also used Pi Day as a fundraiser to support its students, departments and programs.
The town of Princeton, New Jersey, where Einstein lived from 1935 until his death in 1955, celebrates the occasion with multi-day festivities that end on March 14. Visitors can participate in concerts, shows, as well as pie-eating, pi-recitation, and Einstein-lookalike contests.
28. Where was Pi Day originally celebrated?
A. In San Francisco.
B. In Los Angeles.
C. In Boston.
D. In Princeton.
29. When was Pi Day made an official holiday?
A. In 1955.
B. In 1988.
C. In 2009.
D. In 2017.
30. What does MIT do on Pi Day according to the passage?
A. Inform applicants of admission results.
B. Conduct a calculating test.
C. Organize a march around the campus.
D. Make desserts of different flavors.
31. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To instruct.
B. To introduce.
C. To persuade.
D. To explain.
D
Experts believe that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they are babies. Most times the task is easily accomplished with parents reading or talking to their babies, However, in some cases that is not possible due to busy work schedules or when kids are born deaf. Now, an adorable blue-eyed robot, a human avatar, and some high-tech neuroscience may be able to assist parents with this important developmental task.
The Robot AVater thermal-Enhanced system, or RAVE, is the brainchild of a team of researchers led by Laura Ann Petitto, an educational neuroscientist, at Washington, D.C.’s Gallaudet University, The learning process begins when the robot’s camera, which is focused on the baby’s face, detects tiny changes in his/ her body temperature. This, combined with the baby’s facial expression, causes the robot to turn its head and guide the bady’s attention to a computer screen, on which a human avatar starts to communicate with the baby, much like a parent would. For example, if the bady points towards the screen, the avatar might respond, “Are you pointing to me ”and follow that up with a nursery rhyme, fairy tale, or some essential social communication, all in American sign language (ASL) The “conversation” continues until the kid loses interest.
The researchers, who have been testing the system for three years, found that babies as young as 6 to 8 months old began to move their hands in a rhythm similar to ASL after interacting with RAVE for just a few minutes. Petitto says natural language. whether communicated through speech or sign, activates the same parts of the brain and believes the rhythmic motion proves the babies are learning the essential elements of communication.
What sets this technique apart from other methods, such as showing educational videos or television shows, is its interactive nature and real-time response to the baby’s actions. The researchers say that while it is too early to determine the system’s long-term influence on baby communication, the initial response has been very encouraging. Next, they plan to introduce an avatar that can both sign and speak to babies.
32. What can the RAVE system help parents do?
A, Improve babies’ health condition.
B. Take good care of babies.
C. Develop babies’ language skills.
D. Keep. company with babies.
33. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A. How babies learn ASL effectively.
B. How parents educate their babies.
C. How robots talk and read to babies.
D. How the RAVE system works.
34. What indicates babies are learning with the help of the RAVE system?
A. Interests in videos and TV shows.
B. Changes in their body temperature.
C. Improvement in their natural language
D. Hand movements in a rhythm like ASI.
35. What do the researchers think of the RAVE system?
A. Promising .
B. Impractical.
C. Satisfactory.
D. Disappointing.
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最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to be a Good Team Leader
Teamwork is essential in school, sports, and group activities. Being a good team leader involves a lot of skills, but knowing how to relate to your team is one of the most important qualities a good team leader should have.
✧ Show respect.
As a leader, you will sometimes have to make a quick decision in a hurry, 36 You’d better explain clearly why you made the decision and ask for feedback from your team, which shows that you are a leader with respect.
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If some people are a little behind on a project or task, help them. Be patient and spend some time with the individual to assess why there is an issue. In addition, find a task for everyone no matter what their skill or level. 38
✧ Encourage your team.
Sometimes people are scared to try something, and this is where the leader comes in, 39 It’s more likely that your team will get motivated and have the job done at last.
