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说明：1.测试时间：120分钟   总分：150分

2.客观题涂在答题纸上，主观题答在答题纸的相应位置上

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分  听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分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. What is the man doing?

A. Buying a car     B. Waiting for the woman        C. Parking the car

2. What will the woman do next?

A. Buy a raincoat.     B. Get her umbrella from home.   C. Borrow the man’s umbrella.

3. What can we know about the woman’s father?

A. He was a pilot before.  B. He doesn’t work now.       C. He is a bank manager now.

4. What is the woman doing?

A. Offering help.        B. Renting a bicycle.           C. Making an introduction.

5. What is the man worried about?

A. The match may be put off.

B. Their car may break down halfway.

C. They may not be on time for the match.

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.Where might the speakers be?

A. In a zoo              B. On a mountain                C. At home.

7. What will the speakers do tomorrow?

A. Go hunting            B. Go hiking                   C. Go swimming

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.On which floor is the Business Centre located.

A. Fifth            B. Sixth         C. Seventh

9. What will the man probably do next?

A. Fax a document         B. Take the elevator             C. Make a phone call

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What are the speakers talking about?

A. A travel program        B. An outdoor activity.           C. A holiday plan

11. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Classmates              B. Boss and secretary.         C. Clerk and customer.

12. What do we know about the Goose and Duck?

A. It is located in central Beijing.

B. It provides round-trip transportation.

C. It will cost you too much.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Where can the students get information about their grades?

A. On the wall       B. On a website.         C. At the teacher’s office.

14. What was the man’s average?

A. 50 percent       B. 54 percent            C. 55percent

15. What is the man worried about ?

A. How to face his professor.

B. Where to get the school fees.

C. How to tell his parents about the news.

16. What does the woman suggest the man do at first?

A. Speak to the professor.

B. Take another subject

C. Take the subject one more time.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Who is probably the speaker?

A. An office director.       B. A customer         C. An office clerk

18. How long does the morning break last?

A. 45 minutes             B. 20 minutes         C. 15 minutes

19. What will happen if the rules won’t be carried out strictly?

A. Customers may not be helped.

B. The salaries will decrease.

C. The clerks cannot have lunch timely.

20. What may happen according to the speaker?

A. Clerks may be fired.

B. Timecards may be used.

C. Break time may be reduced.

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

I have happy memories of trips to Europe, but my trip to Romania was unique. My husband was born there, but his family sent him to study in Italy. He hasn’t seen his family since he was 16.

When we reached Bucharest, his family was waiting outside to greet us. After a lot of hugging, kissing, and crying, his family also embraced (拥抱) me, the American wife with two young children. They had great interest in me. Few Americans visited Romania at that time, and most Romanians had little chance to travel. His family loved our gifts. We made trips to the Black Sea and the Carpathian Mountains. Eating at outdoor cafes to the sound of gypsy violins was very different, but nothing was as unforgettable as family dinners.

Most Romanian homes had old-fashioned washing machines but no dryers. It was a hot summer. My husband’s relatives didn’t want to risk dirtying their clothes. Their solution was as simple as it was surprising: The women had dinner in their bras (文胸) and slips (衬裙). The men were shirtless. They all had jobs, so time was precious. Disrobing (脱去衣服) for dinner was a small inconvenience compared with the effort of doing laundry – at least in their household, and perhaps all across Romania. I washed my clothes by hand and hung them outdoors to dry. I, of course, having just met them, ate fully clothed.

On the last night of our three-week stay, we had a large family dinner. I was tired of washing my clothes. So I pulled my dress over my head and placed it on the chair behind me. The table applauded. Even with my poor Romanian, I understood that they were saying: “She’s part of our family now.”

21. When the author arrived in her husband’s hometown, _____.

A. his family showed no respect for her at first

B. she intended to talk to his family in English

C. she got extra attention from his family for her nationality

D. she found that she hadn’t brought enough gifts for his family

22. What surprised the author most during her visit to her husband’s family?

A. Most of his family members didn’t travel a lot at the time.

B. Women in his family had dinner in only their underclothes.

C. Most of her husband’s relatives didn’t like doing laundry.

D. They had old-fashioned washing machines but no dryers at home.

23. On the last night of the author’s stay, the family applauded her because _____.

A. the author disrobed for dinner as the family did

B. they just wanted to show their love for the author

C. the author could finally understand them easily

D. it was time for the author to give a speech

B

HOW many of you have used rock, paper, scissors (RPS) as a “fair” way to settle something? If you think it is a game of chance, think again, according to scientists.

RPS is a game as popular in the East as it is in the West. The rules are the same: Two players make one of the three hand signs. To decide the winner, rock breaks scissors, scissors cut paper, and paper covers rock.

Many of us play with no game plan in mind. But researchers have worked out several winning patterns. The World Rock Paper Scissors Society holds tournaments (联赛) in Toronto, Canada. According to their data, players choose rock (35.4 percent) and paper (35 percent) more than scissors (29.6 percent).

If your opponent is a man or an angry person, it’s quite possible they will start the game with rock, researchers have found. If your opponent is a woman or a beginner, you should expect them to start with scissors.

Earlier this year, Chinese scientists asked 360 students to compete in a RPS tournament at Zhejiang University. Scientists found that winners tend to choose the same action they won with, while the loser tends to change to the next action in the order of rock, scissors, paper. This is called the “win-stay lose-change” strategy(策略). Humans use this strategy in many competitive situations.

Expert RPS players have many other techniques.Monica Martinez, 2008 winner of the World RPS Tournament, said that she read faces.“I didn’t worry about what I was going to do, I just did what I thought they were going to do,” she told The Telegraph. If your friends are similar experts, learn from Jonathan Monaco, winner of the 2009 USA RPS Tournament. He wears dark sunglasses to cover his expressions during the game.

Remember, the strategy for playing RPS depends on how skilled your opponent is. But if you’re looking for a quick, simple winning rule for a match, choose paper. Scissors is the least popular choice, and men favor rock. Both are reasons to choose paper.

24. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. The popularity of RPS games around the world.

B. The general rules of RPS games.

C. A game plan for RPS games.

D. The fairness of RPS games.

25. According to the article, researchers worked out some winning patterns for RPS games mainly by _______.

A. studying the rules of the game

B. analyzing game data

C. interviewing expert players

D. organizing major tournaments