学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、短对话
1．What will the speakers do next? A．Check the map. B．Leave the restaurant. C．Park the car.
2．Where are the speakers? A．At a bus stop.
B．At home.
3．What did the speakers do last week? A．They had a celebration dinner. B．They went to see a newborn baby. C．They sent a mail to their neighbors. 4．Why does the man make the phone call? A．To cancel a weekend trip. B．To make an appointment. C．To get some information.
5．What does the man probably want to do? A．Do some exercise. B．Get an extra key. C．Order room service.
二、长对话
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 6．Why does the woman come to the man? A．To ask for permission. B．To extend an invitation. C．To express thanks.
7．When are the students going to the museum? A．On Friday. B．On Saturday.
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C．On Sunday.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8．What are the speakers talking about? A．Buying groceries. B．Choosing gifts. C．Seeing friends. 9．Who is Clara? A．The man’s wife. B．The man’s sister. C．The man’s daughter.
10．How much did the man spend on the city passes? A．$36.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 11．Why did Tracy bring dogs to the children? A．To teach them to love animals. B．To help them gain confidence. C．To protect them from dangers.
12．What is Kevin’s concern about the dog? A．They may misbehave. B．They may get hurt. C．They may carry diseases.
13．What will Helen do tomorrow morning? A．Give a talk. B．Meet the children. C．Take some photos.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 14．What is the man doing? A．Attending a lecture. B．Hosting a workshop. C．Conducting an interview.
15．Why is Emily doing unpaid work in the new season of the show?
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C．$150.
A．To follow the latest trend. B．To help raise the crew's pay. C．To support the post-production.
16．What enables Emily to try different things in her field? A．Her college education. B．Her teaching experience. C．Her family tradition.
17．What does Emily think of her work at the Film Centre? A．Boring.
B．Rewarding.
C．Demanding.
三、短文
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 18．Who is the speaker talking to? A．Sports club members. B．International tourists. C．University students.
19．Where did Emma work for a rugby team? A．In Manchester.
B．In Dublin.
C．In Vancouver.
20．What can be a challenge to Emma’s work? A．Competition in the health care industry. B．Discrimination against female scientists. C．Influence of misinformation on the public.
四、阅读理解
Grading Policies for Introduction to Literature
Grading Scale
90-100, A; 80-89, B; 70-79, C; 60-69, D; Below 60, E. Essays (60%)
Your four major essays will combine to form the main part of the grade for this course:
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Essay 1 = 10%; Essay 2 = 15%; Essay 3 = 15%; Essay 4 = 20%. Group Assignments (30%)
Students will work in groups to complete four assignments (作业) during the course. All the assignments will be submitted by the assigned date through Blackboard, our online learning and course management system.
Daily Work/In-Class Writings and Tests/Group Work/Homework (10%)
Class activities will vary from day to day, but students must be ready to complete short in-class writings or tests drawn directly from assigned readings or notes from the previous class' lecture/discussion, so it is important to take careful notes during class. Additionally, from time to time I will assign group work to be completed in class or short assignments to be completed at home, both of which will be graded. Late Work
An essay not submitted in class on the due date will lose a letter grade for each class period it is late. If it is not turned in by the 4th day after the due date, it will earn a zero. Daily assignments not completed during class will get a zero. Short writings missed as a result of an excused absence will be accepted.
21．Where is this text probably taken from? A．A textbook. article.
22．How many parts is a student’s final grade made up of? A．Two.
B．Three.
C．Four.
D．Five.
B．An exam paper.
C．A course plan.
D．An academic
23．What will happen if you submit an essay one week after the due date? A．You will receive a zero. C．You will be given a test.
Like most of us, I try to be mindful of food that goes to waste. The arugula (芝麻菜)was to make a nice green salad, rounding out a roast chicken dinner. But I ended up working late. Then friends called with a dinner invitation. I stuck the chicken in the freezer. But as days passed, the arugula went bad. Even worse, I had unthinkingly bought way too much; I could have made six salads with what I threw out.
In a world where nearly 800 million people a year go hungry, “food waste goes against the moral grain,” as Elizabeth Royte writes in this month’s cover story. It’s jaw-dropping how
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B．You will lose a letter grade. D．You will have to rewrite it.
much perfectly good food is thrown away — from “ugly” (but quite eatable) vegetables rejected by grocers to large amounts of uneaten dishes thrown into restaurant garbage cans.
Producing food that no one eats wastes the water, fuel, and other resources used to grow it. That makes food waste an environmental problem. In fact, Royte writes, “if food waste were a country, it would be the third largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world.”
If that’s hard to understand, let’s keep it as simple as the arugula at the back of my refrigerator. Mike Curtin sees my arugula story all the time — but for him, it's more like 12 bones of donated strawberries nearing their last days. Curtin is CEO of DC Central Kitchen in Washington, D．C．, which recovers food and turns it into healthy meals. Last year it recovered more than 807,500 pounds of food by taking donations and collecting blemished (有瑕疵的) produce that otherwise would have rotted in fields. And the strawberries? Volunteers will wash, cut, and freeze or dry them for use in meals down the road.
Such methods seem obvious, yet so often we just don’t think. “Everyone can play a part in reducing waste, whether by not purchasing more food than necessary in your weekly shopping or by asking restaurants to not include the side dish you won’t eat,” Curtin says. 24．What does the author want to show by telling the arugula story? A．We pay little attention to food waste. C．We waste more vegetables than meat.
B．We waste food unintentionally at times. D．We have good reasons for wasting food.
25．What is a consequence of food waste according to the test? A．Moral decline. C．Energy shortage.
26．What does Curtin’s company do? A．It produces kitchen equipment. C．It helps local farmers grow fruits. 27．What does Curtin suggest people do? A．Buy only what is needed. C．Go shopping once a week.
The elderly residents (居民) in care homes in London are being given hens to look after to stop them feeling lonely.
The project was dreamed up by a local charity (慈善组织) to reduce loneliness and improve elderly people’s wellbeing. It is also being used to help patients suffering dementia, a
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B．Reduce food consumption. D．Eat in restaurants less often. B．It turns rotten arugula into clean fuel. D．It makes meals out of unwanted food. B．Environmental harm. D．Worldwide starvation.
serious illness of the mind. Staff in care homes have reported a reduction in the use of medicine where hens are in use.
Among those taking part in the project is 80-year-old Ruth Xavier. She said: “I used to keep hens when I was younger and had to prepare their breakfast each morning before I went to school. ”
“I like the project a lot. I am down there in my wheelchair in the morning letting the hens out and down there again at night to see they’ve gone to bed.”
“It’s good to have a different focus. People have been bringing their children in to see the hens and residents come and sit outside to watch them. I’m enjoying the creative activities, and it feels great to have done something useful.”
There are now 700 elderly people looking after hens in 20 care homes in the North East, and the charity has been given financial support to roll it out countrywide.
Wendy Wilson, extra care manager at 60 Penfold Street, one of the first to embark on the project, said: “Residents really welcome the idea of the project and the creative sessions. We are looking forward to the benefits and fun the project can bring to people here.”
Lynn Lewis, director of Notting Hill Pathways, said: “We are happy to be taking part in the project. It will really help connect our residents through a shared interest and creative activities.”
28．What is the purpose of the project? A．To ensure harmony in care homes. C．To raise money for medical research. 29．How has the project affected Ruth Xavier? A．She has learned new life skills. C．She has recovered her memory.
B．She has gained a sense of achievement. D．She has developed a strong personality. B．To provide part-time jobs for the aged. D．To promote the elderly people’s welfare.
30．What do the underlined words “embark on” mean in paragraph 7? A．Improve.
B．Oppose.
C．Begin.
D．Evaluate.
31．What can we learn about the project from the last two paragraphs? A．It is well received. C．It is highly profitable.
Human speech contains more than 2,000 different sounds, from the common “m” and “a” to the rare clicks of some southern African languages. But why are certain sounds more
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B．It needs to be more creative. D．It takes ages to see the results.
common than others? A ground-breaking, five-year study shows that diet-related changes in human bite led to new speech sounds that are now found in half the world’s languages.
More than 30 years ago, the scholar Charles Hockett noted that speech sounds called labiodentals, such as “f” and “v”, were more common in the languages of societies that ate softer foods. Now a team of researchers led by Damián Blasi at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, has found how and why this trend arose.
They discovered that the upper and lower front teeth of ancient human adults were aligned (对齐), making it hard to produce labiodentals, which are formed by touching the lower lip to the upper teeth. Later, our jaws changed to an overbite structure (结构), making it easier to produce such sounds.
The team showed that this change in bite was connected with the development of agriculture in the Neolithic period. Food became easier to chew at this point. The jawbone didn’t have to do as much work and so didn’t grow to be so large.
Analyses of a language database also confirmed that there was a global change in the sound of world languages after the Neolithic age, with the use of “f” and “v” increasing remarkably during the last few thousand years. These sounds are still not found in the languages of many hunter-gatherer people today.
This research overturns the popular view that all human speech sounds were present when human beings evolved around 300,000 years ago. “The set of speech sounds we use has not necessarily remained stable since the appearance of human beings, but rather the huge variety of speech sounds that we find today is the product of a complex interplay of things like biological change and cultural evolution,” said Steven Moran, a member of the research team.
32．Which aspect of the human speech sound does Damián Blasi’s research focus on?
A．Its variety.
B．Its distribution.
C．Its quantity.
D．Its development.
33．Why was it difficult for ancient human adults to produce labiodentals?
A．They had fewer upper teeth than lower teeth. B．They could not open and close their lips easily. C．Their jaws were not conveniently structured. D．Their lower front teeth were not large enough.
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34．What is paragraph 5 mainly about? A．Supporting evidence for the research results. B．Potential application of the research findings. C．A further explanation of the research methods. D．A reasonable doubt about the research process.
35．What does Steven Moran say about the set of human speech sounds?
A．It is key to effective communication. C．It is a complex and dynamic system.
B．It contributes much to cultural diversity. D．It drives the evolution of human beings.
五、七选五
Fitness Magazine recently ran an article titled “Five Reasons to Thank Your Workout Partner.” One reason was: “You’ll actually show up if you know someone is waiting for you at the gym, ” while another read: “___36___” With a workout partner, you will increase your training effort as there is a subtle (微妙) competition.
So, how do you find a workout partner?
First of all, decide what you want from that person. ___37___ Or do you just want to be physically fit, able to move with strength and flexibility? Think about the exercises you would like to do with your workout partner.
You might think about posting what you are looking for on social media, but it probably won’t result in a useful response. ___38___ If you plan on working out in a gym, that person must belong to the same gym.
My partner posted her request on the notice board of a local park. Her notice included what kind of training she wanted to do, how many days a week and how many hours she wanted to spend on each session, and her age. It also listed her favorite sports and activities, and provided her phone number. ___39___
You and your partner will probably have different skills. ___40___ Over time, both of you will benefit—your partner will be able to lift more weights and you will become more physically fit. The core (核心) of your relationship is that you will always be there to help each other.
A．Your first meeting may be a little awkward.
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B．A workout partner usually needs to live close by. C．You’ll work harder if you train with someone else. D．Do you want to be a better athlete in your favorite sport? E．How can you write a good “seeking training partner” notice? F．Just accept your differences and learn to work with each other. G．Any notice for a training partner should include such information.
六、完形填空
My husband, our children and I have had wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years.
Some of our ___41___ are funny, especially from the early years when our children were little. Once, we ___42___ along Chalk Creek. I was ___43___ that our 15-month-old boy would fall into the creek (小溪). I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot. That lasted about ten minutes. He was ___44___, and his crying let the whole campground know it. So ___45___ tying him up, I just kept a close eye on him. It ___46___ — he didn’t end up in the creek. My three-year-old, however, did.
Another time, we rented a boat in Vallecito Lake. The sky was clear when we ___47___, but storms move in fast in the mountains, and this one quickly ___48___ our peaceful morning trip. The ___49___ picked up and thunder rolled. My husband stopped fishing to ______50______ the motor. Nothing. He tried again. No ______51______. We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor. As we all sat there ______52______, a fisherman pulled up, threw us a rope and towed (拖) us back. We were ______53______.
Now, every year when my husband pulls our camper out of the garage, we are filled with a sense of ______54______, wondering what camping fun and ______55______ we will experience next. 41．A．ideas 42．A．camped 43．A．annoyed 44．A．unhurt 45．A．due to 46．A．worked
B．jokes B．drove B．surprised B．unfortunate B．instead of B．happened
C．memories C．walked C．disappointed C．uncomfortable C．apart from C．mattered
D．discoveries D．cycled D．worried D．unafraid D．as for D．changed
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47．A．signed up 48．A．arranged 49．A．wind 50．A．find 51．A．luck 52．A．patiently 53．A．sorry 54．A．relief 55．A．failure
B．calmed down B．interrupted B．noise B．hide B．answer B．tirelessly B．brave B．duty B．adventure
C．checked out C．completed C．temperature C．start C．wonder C．doubtfully C．safe C．pride C．performance
D．headed off D．recorded D．speed D．fix D．signal D．helplessly D．right D．excitement D．conflict
七、用单词的适当形式完成短文
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Chinese government recently finalized a plan to set up a Giant Panda National Park(GPNP). ___56___ (cover)an area about three times ___57___ size of Yellowstone National Park, the GPNP will be one of the first national parks in the country. The plan will extend protection to a significant number of areas that ___58___ (be)previously unprotected, bringing many of the existing protected areas for giant pandas under one authority ___59___ (increase)effectiveness and reduce inconsistencies in management.
After a three-year pilot period, the GPNP will be officially set up next year. The GPNP ___60___ (design)to reflect the guiding principle of “protecting the authenticity and integrity(完整性)of natural ecosystems, preserving biological diversity, protecting ecological buffer zones, ___61___ leaving behind precious natural assets(资产)for future generations”. The GPNP’s main goal is to improve connectivity between separate ___62___ (population)and homes of giant pandas, and ___63___ (eventual)achieve a desired level of population in the wild.
Giant pandas also serve ___64___ an umbrella species(物种), bringing protection to a host of plants and animals in the southwestern and northwestern parts of China. The GPNP is intended to provide stronger protection for all the species _____65_____ live within the Giant Panda Range and significantly improve the health of the ecosystem in the area.
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八、邀请信
66．假定你是校广播站英语节目“Talk and Talk”的负责人李华，请给外教Caroline写邮件邀请她做一次访谈。内容包括： 1. 节目介绍； 2. 访谈的时间和话题。 注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Caroline,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
九、读后续写
67．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was the day of the big cross-country run. Students from seven different primary schools in and around the small town were warming up and walking the route(路线)through thick evergreen forest.
I looked around and finally spotted David, who was standing by himself off to the side by a fence. He was small for ten years old. His usual big toothy smile was absent today. I walked over and asked him why he wasn’t with the other children. He hesitated and then said he had decided not to run.
What was wrong? He had worked so hard for this event!
I quickly searched the crowd for the school’s coach and asked him what had happened. “I was afraid that kids from other schools would laugh at him,” he explained uncomfortably. “I gave him the choice to run or not, and let him decide.”
I bit back my frustration(懊恼). I knew the coach meant well—he thought he was doing the right thing. After making sure that David could run if he wanted, I turned to find him
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coming towards me, his small body rocking from side to side as he swung his feet forward.
David had a brain disease which prevented him from walking or running like other children, but at school his classmates thought of him as a regular kid. He always participated to the best of his ability in whatever they were doing. That was why none of the children thought it unusual that David had decided to join the cross-country team. It just took him longer—that’s all. David had not missed a single practice, and although he always finished his run long after the other children, he did always finish. As a special education teacher at the school, I was familiar with the challenges David faced and was proud of his strong determination. 注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.
We sat down next to each other, but David wouldn’t look at me.
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I watched as David moved up to the starting line with the other runners.
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