(单词翻译:单击)
第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分3分)
该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意:回答听力部分时, 请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前, 你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a post office. B. In a bank. C. In a store.
2. What does the woman care about most?
A. The job. B. Jenny’s health. C. The man’s ability.
3. Why is the man taking the computer class?
A. To get a better job.
B. To keep up with the changes.
C. To get a degree in computer science.
4. What did the woman do yesterday?
A. She rested at home.
B. she went to the hospital.
C. She went to the new French restaurant.
5. What does the man advise the woman to do?
A. Use a dictionary. B. Wait until tomorrow. C. Turn to others for help.
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。听完每段对话或独白前, 你都有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟;听完后, 各个小题将给出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. What problem does the man have?
A. He is charged too much.
B. He always drops his phone.
C. His call gets dropped often.
7. How much is the woman’s telephone bill each month?
A. $17. B. $70. C. $700.
听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。
8. How did the man feel when he went to the zoo?
A. disappointed. B. Surprised. C. Excited.
9. What’s the woman’s usual way to see the animals?
A. go to the zoo.
B. watch some TV shows.
C. have adventures in nature.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
10. what was the man’s plan at first?
A. studying in the library.
B. traveling with his parents.
C. working at his uncle’s school.
11. what do we know about the man’s job?
A. it comes with a good salary.
B. the company is in Japan.
C. it’s a volunteer job.
12. when will the woman go home?
A. tomorrow. B. in two days. C. nest month.
听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
13. who did the woman visit in Chassep Village?
A. her sister. B. her aunt. C. her brother.
14. what impressed the man most about the village?
A. the scenery. B. the policeman. C. the driving.
15. who had an accident on Newland Street?
A. the man. B. Linda. C. cathy.
16. what do we know about the police officer?
A. he is a machine.
B. he works most of the time.
C. he has been there for seven years.
听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
17. where will the class go?
A. new York. B. Chicago. C. Michigan.
18. what is planned for the second day?
A. swimming in the lake.
B. visiting famous museums.
C. walking along the lake shore.
19. what’s the speaker’s favorite?
A. lake Michigan.
B. the downtown area.
C. Art Institute of Chicago.
20. what is the speaker probably?
A. a painter.
B. a tour guide.
C. an art history teacher.
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)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Shake Shack is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the U.S. The restaurants are not “fast food.” They are known as “fast casual.”
Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat. This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald’s has struggled financially. In the last quarter of 2014, McDonald’s net income dropped by about $300 million.
The January earnings report brought more bad news. Worldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than expected. While McDonald’s is struggling to get their customers back, Shake Shack, is doing well in making money. The New York-based burger chain had a very successful IPO, or initial public offering, of shares at eh end of January. On its first day of trading, Shake Shack went from $21 a share to just under $46 a share. Being part of the “fast casual” trend has helped Shake Shack. Other fast casual restaurants in the U.S. include Chipotle and Panera.
Bonnie Riggs, a restaurant expert with NPD has studied American’s restaurant habits for about 30 years. She says on reason why Americans like fast casual food is that it’s new. It is creative, it is something different and people like to try new thing. Her study shows Americans make 61 billion visits to restaurants last year. Three out of four visits were to fast food restaurants, like McDonald’s. Fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits, but it has developed fast. Just as Ms. Riggs says, “It’s growing by leaps and bounds, because they meet consumers’ needs. They know it’s being prepared while they wait, it’s fresh, quality food, good tasting food at what they say are reasonable and affordable prices.”
Many Americans still like their fast food. They just are not going as often. They are finding other says to have a meal.
21. What is the trouble with McDonald’s?
A. its share goes down to $21.
B. Shake Shack has taken its place.
C. it’s not popular with Americans.
D. its sales and income have dropped.
22. we can learn from Bonnie Riggs that Americans______.
A. like to try something new
B. care only about the quality
C. don’t like fast food any more
D. pay more restaurant visits to fast casual
23. what does the underlined phrase “by leaps and bounds” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Steadily. B. Rapidly. C. slowly. D. normally.
24. which of the following best describes fast casual?
A. Fresh-made and tasty. B. High-quality and expensive.
C. Farm-to-table and traditional. D. Time-consuming and special.
B
For decades, the San Francisco Bay area has been the heart of the computer technology industry. Many of the biggest technology companies have their headquarters in the area called Silicon Valley. But the area has not always been associated with charity(慈善).
Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs(企业家)appears to be changing Silicon Valley. One example is Marc Benioff, a donor(捐赠者), who has called on wealthy donors to give more to their communities. He also is the founder of Salesforce. com, a computer services company in San Francisco who has helped build a children’s hospital and given millions of dollars to non-profit organizations in the city.
Money from the technology industry has also started to change the face of charity. Benjamin Soskis writes about the history and ideas behind charity in America. His articles have appeared in The Atlantic magazine and a number of major publications. He says, traditionally, donors have given after they spent much of their lives building up wealth. Usually donors are in their 70s. But an increasing number of people appearing on the list of top donors are younger than 40 years of age. Benjamin Soskis says that is something new. “There’s a whole new model that’s appearing in which people give and accumulate at the same time. ”
Some of the young donors on this year's top 50 list have started to change in the way people see charity. That is especially the case in the San Francisco area, where giving money and making money appear to be coming together. “I think it's fair to say that charity is now a part of the Silicon Valley identity. ”
25. What is true of Marc Benioff?
A. He joined a non-profit organization.
B. He advised donors to build hospitals.
C. He made San Francisco a city of charity.
D. He set up the company of Salesforce. com.
26. What is special about the donors of Silicon Valley?
A. They prefer to give rather than make money.
B. They give after accumulating a lot of wealth.
C. They are much younger than the usual donors.
D. They donate more money to their communities.
27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. The age of charity B. The changing faces of charity
C. In search of new faces D. From computer base to charity centre
C
Can you imagine a world without chocolate? It's not something I'd 1ike to do. so I was relieved to read that there’s a university with a program me to safeguard the future of chocolate!
The University of Reading, in England, has just opened a new clearing house for all the world’s new cocoa varieties. They must be quarantined(隔离检疫)before they can be grown. Why? Cocoa production hit a record high of 4. 4 million tons last year but about 30%of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases. Now we don’t want that, do we?
Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem.
The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crops since 1985, after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, London. And it has improved its facilities. The leader of the institution’s cocoa project, Professor Paul Hadley, says, “One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean, healthy, interesting cocoa material. ”
The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and their greenhouse uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropical conditions. After up to two years in quarantine, clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries, including several in West Africa. That’s where 75%of the cocoa used for chocolate worldwide comes from. The crop is extremely important for the local economy:it employs about two million people.
Professor Hadley says he works with a small team of skilled technicians who look after the collection. And more of us seem to count on them now.
The scientist says, “there is some concern within the industry that demand is increasing constantly, particularly in countries like China, where the standard of living is increasing and people are getting a taste for different chocolates. ”
28. What is the text mainly about?
A. Safeguarding cocoa seeds. B. Planting cocoa worldwide.
C. Keeping cocoa in greenhouse. D. Finding the new market for cocoa.
29. The institution’s cocoa project is to_______.
A. have cocoa skin removed B. offer more jobs to people
C. ensure the quality of cocoa D. supply cocoa for two million people
30. What does the last paragraph tell us?
A. The taste of chocolates is changing.
B. Demand for cocoa is increasing fast.
C. People are concerned about cocoa varieties.
D. Chinese have a long history of eating chocolates.
31. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To educate. B. To advertise. C. To warn. D. To inform.
D
The poaching, or illegal killing, of rhinos(犀牛) in South Africa is growing worse each year. The government recently reported that a record number of rhinos were poached in 2014, a year which had more rhino killings in South Africa than ever before.
The World Wildlife Fund, or WWF, says about 20, 000 rhinos live in South Africa. That is more than 80 percent of the rhinos in the world. Edna Molewa, South Africa’s environmental issues minister, says, “During 2014, we are sad to say this, 1, 215 rhinos were killed. This is a rise in the number of poached rhinos from 1004 in 2013 and indeed very worrying. ”
The animals are hunted for their horns(犀牛角). Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power, which drives poachers, at all costs, mad for more horns. But there is no scientific evidence for this belief. The horn is made of keratin. That is the same thing as human hair, fingernails and toenails.
Ms. Mo1ewa said 386 suspected poachers were arrested last year, an increase from the year before. But rhino protection workers say poachers often go unpunished after arrest. South Africa’s legal system is ineffective. Ms. Molewa said more needs to be done and South Africa is taking strong measures to protect rhinos. The efforts include moving some of the animals to secret places in neighboring countries. “Now approximately 100 rhinos have been moved to neighboring states in the SADC region during 2014 and 200 more rhinos will be moved this year” Molewa said.
Jo Shaw, the rhino program manager at the WWF, said, “we’re talking about a loss of a hundred rhinos a month. Or more than three a day. We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally. ”She says officials should find the criminal groups responsible for the poaching and punish them. Government officials are to meet in Botswana in March at the Inter-governmental Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade.
32. What do we know about rhinos?
A. Half of the rhinos live in South Africa.
B. Less than 1, 000 rhinos were killed in 2013.
C. The killing reached the highest point in 2014.
D. There are only 20, 000 rhinos left in the world.
33. What is the main reason for people to hunt rhinos?
A. To get more keratin.
B. To protect the farmland.
C. To use them for decoration.
D. To make money from horns.
34. Jo Shaw thinks that_________.
A. many criminal groups are well organized
B. new laws are needed to punish the killers
C. rhino protection needs international cooperation
D. conferences about protecting rhinos are to be held every year
35. What can we infer from the text?
A. Rhino protection has a long way to go.
B. No one would like to buy horns in the future.
C. The illegal killing of rhinos will soon disappear.
D. Rhinos living in South Africa will move to other countries.
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。
Do you have a spare room in your house? Do you like to share your driveway in front of your garage with others? 36 Many people are benefiting from this new business of renting.
Perhaps the best-known example of a company in this field is Airbnb—an American web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers. It says it operates in34, 000 cities and it has 800, 000 listings of rooms and apartments. 37
A British company is doing something with parking spaces. JustPark’s founder, Anthony Eskinazi, says, “when I had the original idea. I spotted a driveway close to a spots stadium. It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in a commercial car park. ” 38 Around 20, 000 people have advertised their spaces on the website, and he says around half a million drivers use it.
39 They are people who run things like traditional hotels and commercial car parks. They are afraid of ending up losing money.
40 Regulations for these new businesses are unclear. How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbour? Because this is a new business world, those rules aren’t there yet.
A. They seem to have occupied the majority of the market.
B. Both of these can help you make money.
C. And there is another problem.
D. And his great idea has proved a success.
E. But the new business of renting has its competitors.
F. There are many ways to earn money.
G. A commercial ear park is inconvenient.
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)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Mum, you’re always on the computer!”Laure complained.
“No, I'm not. ”I 41 .
“Every day I come home from school you’re working on the computer. ”
“Well, at least I'm here 42 you!”
My daughter was right. Day after day, in my home office, I would stare into space as my43 typed out the thoughts of a speaker or research completed for an article. It seemed that my work as a writer and speaker 44 my fingers to the keyboard and my mind to valuable ideas. What Laure did not 45 was that during her day away, I'd also be doing a lot of housework. It was only around three in the afternoon that I'd 46 seat myself at my desk for a few 47 moments of deep thought. Then she’d come in from schoo1.
I was 48 of myself on being available to my children. After all, I am a speaker on child behavior and parenting. But Laure’s observation 49 my heart. In her eyes, I must have been a mom who was 50 but unapproachable. I wouldn’t make such an image(形象)before her. My relationship with my children is more 51 than any other work.
“Laure, ”I called. “come here a minute. ”
She wandered to my doorway. I had decided to have her 52 me when I was too devoted to work. I wanted her to have the 53 to let me know when she thought I was cold.
After I explained my 54 and the fact that I chose home office to be accessible to her and her sister, I offered Laure the following 55.
“Whenever you feel I'm ignoring you or you need my 56, I want you to 57 me, I said, “just come up and give me a little hug, that’11 be our signal that you 58 me. ”
Years later we still have that 59 sign. I've become much more sensitive to my daughters’comings and goings. 60 she always gives me a little hug to remind me of the real reason I work at home.
41. A. thought B. refused C. defended D. agreed
42. A. for B. over C. against D. after
43. A. feet B. hands C. eyes D. ears
44. A. connected B. turned C. gave D. added
45. A. admit B. realize C. believe D. recognize
46. A. 1uckily B. gradually C. instantly D. finally
47. A. anxious B. precious C. busy D. rare
48. A. proud B. ashamed C. afraid D. scared
49. A. filled B. broke C. touched D. mended
50. A. suitable B. available C. acceptable D. reasonable
51. A. important B. funny C. obvious D. wonderful
52. A. warn B. persuade C. encourage D. remind
53. A. patience B. time C. power D. honor
54. A. pattern B. dream C. schedule D. choice
55. A. promise B. chance C. answer D. truth
56. A. help B. attention C. decision D. advice
57. A. hug B. shake C. kiss D. kick
58. A. miss B. hate C. need D. scold
59. A. unknown B. unexpected C. unfinished D. unspoken
60. A. And B. But C. Or D. Yet
第Ⅱ卷(共50分)
注意事项:
第Ⅱ卷共2页。考生必须使用0. 5毫米黑色签字笔在答题纸上各题目的指定答题区域内作答, 在试卷上作答无效。
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分45分)
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Hello Kitty, one of the most famous imaginary 61 (character)in the world, greets us everywhere. Since she was born, she 62 (gain)impressive popularity—she is 63international fashion queen.
2014 was the character's 40th birthday. Fans from around the world gathered 64 (cheerful)to celebrate their love of Hello Kitty.
Hello Kitty was 65 (design)as a character to attract pre-teenage girls. The designers could not 66 (dream)that she would become such a 67 (globe)star as she is today?
Helen McCarthy, an author and expert on Japanese cartoons, explained 68 the character is so popular. “Because Hello Kitty is all about happiness and friendship and fun.
Women and girls all over the world are happy 69 (buy)into the image of the trusting, loving childhood represented by Hello Kitty. ”
And the imaginary character does not only appeal 70 females. There are also Hello Kitty products for boys and men, such as neckties and golf bags.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分35分)
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分, 满分l0分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^), 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
As we all know, everyone have a dream. I have dreamed of being a doctor since I entered into the primary schoo1. Nowadays with modern life go rapidly, many people suffer from different kind of diseases, both mentally and physically. As a result, doctors are in great need at home and abroad. My dream is to become successful doctor, helping to save people’s lives. Although to be a good doctor was very difficult. I will do whatever I can to keep everyone health. To make my dream come true, I have told me over and over again that I'll concentrate more to studies. After all, only by working hardly can one succeed.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
全市英语演讲比赛将在光明中学报告厅举行。假设你是李华, 你代表你校参加了赛前会议, 会后请你用英语向参赛同学传达以下信息:
1. 陈述前往报告厅的校内行走路线(如下图)。
2. 提醒选手参赛的注意事项(守时、讲卫生、守纪律等)。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯;
3. 开头已给出, 不计入总词数。
Hello, everyone. I'd like to tell you something about the English speaking competition of our city.