1、A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C。1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a zoo. B. In a library. C. In a drugstore.2. What will the man do next?A. Change some money. B. Take the food home. C. Sit and eat his meal.3. What does the woman suggest?A. Buying a computer. B. Hiring an assis
2、tant. C. Starting a business.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. The weather. B. The scenery. C. The traffic.5. When did the man see the film?A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Saturday.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
3、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. Who is the newcomer?A. David Cook. B. Joey Sanders. C. Liam Neeson.7. What is the newcomers position in the company?A. He is a film director.B. He is a program manager.C. He is a department head.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does the woman do?A. Sh
4、es a secretary. B. Shes a hotel maid. C. Shes a salesperson.9. What is the man going to do?A. Change the sheets. B. Have breakfast. C. Meet his friends.10. What does the man ask the woman to do at the end of the conversation?A. Take the plate away. B. Bring some towels. C. Turn on the light.听第8段材料，回
5、答第11至13题。11. Why does Jessica make the call?A. To look for her passport.B. To apply for a credit card.C. To ask for the manager.12. Where will Jessica go right after the phone call?A. The bank. B. Her home. C. The supermarket.13. How does the man sound?A. Helpful. B. Nervous. C. Surprised.听第9段材料，回答第
6、14至17题。14. What is the man doing?A. Placing an order. B. Selling insurance. C. Conducting an interview.15. What did Leaney study for a degree?A. Finance. B. Education. C. Public Relations.16. What is an advantage of a smaller business according to Leaney?A. Greater contributions to the neighborhood.
7、B. Closer employer-employee relationship.C. More flexibility in providing services.17. What is Leaneys plan for the next two weeks?A. To visit her parents. B. To call her relatives. C. To finish her work.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the purpose of the talk?A. To present a prize. B. To introduce a l
8、ecturer. C. To recommend a book.19. Where is Russel working now?A. In Oxford. B. In Chicago. C. In Virginia.20. What does Russel think of sleep?A. Its seldom studied. B. Its just a waste of time. C. Its of great importance.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并
9、在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AI never knew anyone whod grown up in Jackson without being afraid of Mrs. Calloway, our librarian. She ran Jacksons Carnegie Library absolutely by herself. SILENCE in big black letters was on signs hung everywhere. If she thought you were dressed improperly, she sent you straight back ho
10、me to change your clothes. I was willing; I would do anything to read.My mother was not afraid of Mrs. Calloway. She wished me to have my own library card to check out books for myself,She took me in to introduce me. “Eudora is nine years old and has my permission to read any book she wants from the
11、 shelves, children or adults,” Mother said.Mrs. Calloway made her own rules about books. You could not take back a book to the library on the same day youd taken it out; it made no difference to her that youd read every word in it and needed another to start. You could take out two books at a time a
12、nd two only. So two by two, I read library books as fast as I could go, rushing them home in the basket of my bicycle. From the minute I reached our house, I started to read. I knew this was extreme happiness, knew it at the time.My mother shared this feeling of mine. Now, I think of her as reading
13、so much of the time while doing something else. I remember her reading a magazine while taking the part of the Wolf in a game of “Little Red Riding Hood” with my brothers two daughters. Shed just look up at the right time, long enough to answer in character “The better to eat you with, my dear,” and
14、 go back to her place in the magazine article.21. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Calloway?A. Quiet. B. Strict. C. Humorous. D. Considerate.22. What do the underlined words “this feeling” refer to in the last paragraph?A. Desire to read. B. Love for Mrs. Calloway.C. Interest in games. D.
15、Fear of the library rules.23. Where is the text probably from?A. A guidebook. B. An autobiography.C. A news report. D. A book review.BMilwaukee, Wisconsin, is road testing a new way to keep winter roads ice-free by spreading on them cheese brine, the salty liquid used to make soft cheeses, like mozz
16、arella.Wisconsin, also called “Americas Dairyland,” is famous for its cheese. The state produced 2.8 billion pounds of cheese last year! As a result, there was a lot of leftover cheese brine. Disposing of（处置）the brine can be expensive. So what should cheese makers do with the waste?Normally, towns u
17、se rock salt to de-ice streets. The salt lowers waters freezing point, causing ice to melt（融化）. But using cheese brine could help both cheese producers and cities save money, while keeping roads safe. Cheese brine has salt in it, which, like the rock salt, helps lower waters freezing point.In additi
18、on to saving money, cheese brine could also be a more eco-friendly option. Many people suspect that all the rock salt used every winter is harming the environment.Rock salt is made of sodium chloride, the same compound（化合物）in ordinary table salt. Sounds harmless, right? But while you probably add on
19、ly a small amount of salt to your food, road crews spread about 20 million tons of salt on U.S. roads every year!The chemical washes off roads and goes into the ground. There it can pollute drinking water, harm plants. and eat away soil. By spreading cheese brine on streets before adding a layer of
20、rock salt, Milwaukee may be able to cut its rock salt use by 30 percent.Cheese brine has a downside too a smell similar to that of bad milk. “I dont really mind it,” Emil Norby told Modern Farmer magazine. He works for one of Wisconsins county highway commissions and came up with the idea of using c
21、heese brine. “Our roads smell like Wisconsin!” he said.24. Why can cheese brine help keep winter roads ice-free?A. It is soft. B. It contains salt. C. It is warm. D. It has milk in it.25. What is a benefit of using cheese brine on roads?A. Improving air quality. B. Increasing sales of rock salt.C. R
22、educing water pollution. D. Saving the cheese industry.26. Milwaukees new way to de-ice streets may be an example of_.A. barking up the wrong tree B. putting the cart before the horseC. robbing Peter to pay Paul D. killing two birds with one stoneCTodays world is not an easy adjustment for young adu
23、lts. A key skill set for success is persistence（毅力）, a characteristic that researchers say is heavily influenced by fathers. Researchers from Brigham Young University discovered that fathers are in a unique position to help their adolescent children learn persistence.BYU professors Laura Padilla-Wal
24、ker and Randal Day arrived at these findings after following 325 American families over several years. And over time, the persistence gained through fathers led to higher achievement in school.“There are relatively few studies that stress the unique role of fathers,”Padilla-Walker said. “This resear
25、ch also helps to prove that characteristics such as persistence which can be taught are key to a childs life success.”Researchers determined that dads need to practice an “authoritative” parenting style. Authoritative parenting is not authoritarian:rigid, demanding or controlling. Rather, an authori
26、tative parenting style includes some of the following characteristics:children feel warmth and love from their father; responsibility and the reasons behind rules are stressed; children are given an appropriate level of autonomy（自主权）.In the study, about 52 percent of the dads exhibited above-average
27、 levels of authoritative parenting. A key finding is that over time, children raised by an authoritative father were significantly more likely to develop persistence, which leads to better outcomes in school.This particular study examined 11 to 14-year-olds living in two-parent homes. Yet the resear
28、chers suggest that single parents still may play a role in teaching the benefits of persistence, which is an avenue of future research.27. What is special about the BYU professors study?A. It centered on fathers role in parenting.B. It was based on a number of large families.C. It analyzed different
29、 kinds of parenting styles.D. It aimed to improve kids achievement in school.28. What would an authoritative father do when raising his children?A. Ignore their demands. B. Make decisions for them.C. Control their behaviors. D. Explain the rules to them.29. Which group can be a focus of future studi
30、es according to the researchers?A. Single parents.B. Children aged from 11 to 14.C. Authoritarian fathers.D. Mothers in two-parent homes.30. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. Three Characteristics of Authoritative Fathers.B. Key Skills for Young Adults to Succeed in Future.C.
31、Children Tend to Learn Determination from Father.D. Family Relationship Influences School Performance.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。Lets take a minute to think about the water we use. The human body is 60% water and we need to drink lots of water to be healthy. When we are thirsty we just go to
