第一部分第一節(jié)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.HowolddidthewomanstudyEnglish?A.TwoyearsB.TenyearsC.Twelveyears2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.ThemotherwantstohavesomepotatoesB.RogersfeelsfullaftereatingtoomanypotatoesC.Themotherhasalotofpotatoes3.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttotheman?A.TakingashowerB.SeeingadoctorC.Lyinginbed4.Whattimeisitnow?A.7:30B.6:50C.6:405.Whereisthebathroom?A.ItisoutsidethehouseB.ItisontheleftjustinsidethehouseC.Itisontheleftupthestairs第二節(jié)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6--7題。6.Towhomwillholidaycardsbesent?A.Thewoman’semployeesB.Thewoman’sforeignclientsC.Thewoman’sfriends7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofholidaycards?A.NotcostlyB.UniqueC.Popular聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8--9題。8.Whyisthegirlsoworried?A.HergrandmothersuddenlyfelldownB.Shefelldownandcouldn’tfindhergrandmotherC.Shecouldn’tfindthehospital9.Whattimeisitnow?A.3:20B.3:40C.3:30聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10--12題。10.Whoisthehostoftheprogram?A.SusanB.BradC.Laura11.Whichbanddoesthemanlikebest?A.SpiceGirlsB.WestLifeC.TheBeatles12.Forwhomdoesthemanaskthesongtobeplayed?A.HismotherB.HischildrenC.Hiswife聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13-16題。13.Whatdoesthewomanwanttovisitmost?A.TheBritishMuseumandtheTowerB.WestminsterAbbeyandSt.Paul’sC.HydeParkandsomemuseums14.Howlongwillthetourtake?A.FivehoursB.SixhoursC.Sevenhours15.Whatwillbeincludedinthetour?A.BreakfastB.LunchC.Supper16.Whatisthewoman’sfriend’snativelanguage?A.EnglishB.FrenchC.Chinese聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17--20題。17.WhatissuedoAfricanuniversitiesNOTface?A.LackofmoneyB.EmigrationoftopstudentsC.Notenoughstudents18.WheredidtheAfricanuniversityleadersmeet?A.InTanzaniaB.InJohannesburgC.InAmerica19.Whyaremostcountriestryingtoincreasethenumberofuniversitygraduates?A.TheywanttomaintainthequalityofstudentsB.TheywanttomaintainthequantityofstudentsC.Itisimportantforeconomicdevelopment20.WhatisthedifferencebetweenAmericanuniversitiesandAfricanuniversities?A.AfricanuniversitiesarestrugglingforfundingB.AfricanschoolscannotaskstudentstopaymoretuitionfeesC.Africanuniversitiesarestrugglingtobalancethequantityandquality第二部分閱讀理解（共20小題；每題2.5分，滿分50分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ADerekWaynehasobtaineda30-year,fixed-ratehomeloanof$100,000withanannualinterestrateof7.5percent.Becausetheloanextendsforsuchalengthyperiod,themortgage(抵押)companycalculatesamonthlypaymentthatensuresitwillgetmostofitsinterestbackfirst.Thusinthebeginningmonths,Wayne’sprincipalpayment—theamounthepaystowardhisactualloan—increasesextremelyslowly.PaymentNumberTotalMonthlyPaymentPrincipalPortionofPaymentInterestPortionofPaymentCurrentBalance1$699.21$74.21$625.00$99,925.792$699.21$74.68$624.54$99,854.11359$699.21$690.56$8.66$694.87360$699.21$694.87$4.34$0.00Let’sanalyzeWayne’searlypayments.ImaginethatonDecember15theMauritanianMortgageCorporationgivesWayne$100,000,andonJanuary15hisinitialpaymentisdue.Throughoutthisfirstmonth,interestaccumulatesontheentire$100,000.Onayearlyinterestrateof7.5%,Wayne’smonthlyrateis0.625%or7.5%dividedby12.Multiplying$100,000by0.625%yields$625,theportionofWayne’sfirstmonthlypaymentthatisinterest.SoWaynenowowes$99,925.79($100,625－$699.21).HisFebruaryinterestpaymentwillbe0.625%of$99,925.79.BythetimeWaynemakeshislastfewpayments,hismonthlyinterestpaymenthasdecreasedconsiderably.Hisbalancefollowinghis359thpaymentis$694.87,and0.625%ofthatisabout$4.34,hisfinalinterestpayment.WhatwasthetotalamountofinterestWaynepaid?Multiplying360monthsby$699.21equals$251,715.60,andsubtracting$100,000(theloanamount)leaves$151,715.60—over1.5timeswhatheactuallyborrowed!21.Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith_________________.A.DerekWayneB.theMauritanianMortgageCorporationC.howinterestpaymentsonaloanchangeD.calculatingthenumberofpaymentsWaynemade22.WecanconcludethatWayne’stotalmonthlypaymentwasalways___________.A.$699.21B.$100,000 C.$360D.$151,715.6023.Thetableinthepassagehelpsthereaderssee_____________.A.Wayne’sdownpaymentbeforehetookouttheloanB.Wayne’sfirstandlastpaymentsC.howmuchhisinterestpaymentsincreasedD.atwhatpointtheinterestandprincipalpaymentswerejustaboutequal.B“Dad,”Isayoneday…..takeatrip.Whydon’tyouflyandmeetme?”Myfatherhadjustretired………..Hisjobfilledhisday,histhought,hislife.Whilehewokeupandtookawarmshower,IscreamedunderafreezingwaterfallPeru.WhilehetiedatieandputonthesameSwisswatch,IrowedaboatacrossLakeoftheOzarks.Myfatherseesmedriftingaimlessly,nothingtoshowformy33yearsbutapassportfulloffunnystamps.Hewantsmetosettledown,butnowIwanthimtofindanadventure.Heagreestotravelwithmethroughthenationalparks.WemeetfourweekslaterinRapidCity.“Whatisourfirststop?”asksmyfather.“Whattimeisit?”“Stilldon’thaveawatch?”LessthananhourawayisMountRushmore.AshestaresupatthefourPresidentscarvedingranite(花崗巖),hismouthandeyesopenslowly,likethoseoflittleboy.“Unbelievable,”hesays,“Howwasthisdone?”AfilmintheinformationcentershowssculptorGutzonBorglumdevoted14yearstothesculptureandthenleftthefinaltouchestohisson.WestareupandIaskmyself,WouldIeverdevotemylifetoanything?Nodirections,Ialwaysusedtohearthosewordsinmyfather’svoice.NowIheartheminmyown.Thenextdaywe’reatYellowstone“Didyouevertravelwithyourdad?Iask.“Onlyonce,”hesays.“Ineverspokemuchwithmyfather.Welovedeachother---butneversaidit.Whateverhecouldgiveme,hegave.”>Thekastsebtebce----it’sprobablythesamethingI’ssayaboutmyfather.AndwhatI’dwantmychildtosayaboutme.InGlacierWeeksafterourtrip,Icallmyfather.

“Thephotosfromthetriparewonderful,”hesays.”Wehavegottotakeanothertriplikethatsometime.ItellhimI’velearndecidedtosettledown,andI’mwearingawatch.24.WhatdoestheauthorrealizeatMountRushmore?

A.HisfatherisinterestedinsculptureB.HisfatherisasinnocentasalittleboyC.HeshouldlearnsculptureinthefutureD.Heshouldpursueaspecificaiminlife.25.Fromtheunderlinedparagraph,wecanseethattheauthor________.A.wantshischildrentolearnfromtheirgrandfatherB.comestounderstandwhatparentallovemeansC.learnshowtocommunicatewithhisfatherD.hopestogivewhateverhecantohisfather26.Whatcouldbeinferredabouttheauthorandhisfatherfromtheendofthestory?A.ThecallsolvestheirdisagreementsB.TheSwisswatchhasdrawnthemcloserC.Theydecidetolearnphotographytogether.D.Theybegintochangetheirattitudestolife27.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LoveNature,LoveLife

B.ASonLostinAdventureC.AJourneywithDadD.TheArtofTravelCTimeTravelIfyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare’splayinElizabethanEngland

?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Ormaybeyou’dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Perhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovel

TheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwotelevisionversions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Theterm“timemachine”,coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods．Einstein’stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances．AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfastspaceship—goingatnearlythespeedoflight．Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe“grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn．Ifthetimetravelerwasn’tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture？InH．G．Wells’book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages30millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles（觸角）.

Ifthat’swhat’sinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.28.Thenovel

TheTimeMachine

mentionedinParagraph2aimstoshow___________．

A.People’sinterestintimetravelB.thespecialfeatureofthebookC.thelonghistoryoftimetravelD.thecontributionofH．G．Wells29.Einstein’sandHawking’stheories_________．

A.havesimilaritiesinmanywaysB.pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceshipC.haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelersD.suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachine30.InParagraph4,“grandfatherparadox”probablyreferstotheideathat__________．

A.thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfatherB.thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfatherC.thegrandfather'sdeathmakesthetraveler'sbirthimpossibleD.Thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness31.Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor’sattitudetowardstimetravel？

A.UnclearB.SkepticalC.SupportiveD.Unconcerned

DInthemoreandmorecompetitiveserviceindustry,itisnolongerenoughtopromisecustomersatisfaction.Today,customer“delight”iswhatcompaniesaretryingtoachieveinordertokeepandincreasemarketshare.

Itisacceptedinthemarketingindustry,andconfirmedbyanumberofresearchers,thatcustomersreceivinggoodservicewillpromotebusinessbytellingupto12otherpeople;thosetreatedbadlytelltalesofwoetoupto20people.Interestingly,80percentofpeoplewhofeeltheircomplaintsarehandledfairlywillstayloyal.

NewchallengesforcustomercarehavecomewhenpeoplecanobtaingoodsandservicesthroughtelephonecallcentersandtheInternet.Forexample,manycompaniesnowhavetoinvest(投資)alotofmoneyininformationtechnologyandstafftraininginordertocopewiththe“phonerage”----causedbydelaysinansweringcalls,beingcutoffinmid-conversationorleftwaitingforlongperiods.“Manypeopledonotliketalkingtomachines,”saysDr,Storey,SeniorLecturerinMarketingatCityRecommendedwaysofcreatingcustomerdelightinclude:under-promisingandover-delivering(sayingthatarepairwillbecarriedoutwithinfivehours,butgettingitdonewithintwo)replacingafaultyproductimmediately;throwinginagiftvoucher(購(gòu)物禮券)asanunexpected“thankyou”toregularcustomers;andalwaysreturningcalls,evenwhentheyarecomplaints.Aimingforcustomerdelightisallverywell,butifservicesdonotreachthehighlevelpromised,disappointmentorworsewillbetheresult.Thiscanbeeasedbyofferinganapologyandanexplanationofwhytheservicedidnotmeetusualstandardswith

empathy

(forexample,“Iknowhowyoumustfeel”),andpossiblesolutions(replacement,compensationorwhateverfairnesssuggestsbestmeetsthecase).Airlinesfacesomeofthetoughestchallengesovercustomercare.Fiercecompetitionhasconvincedthematthatdelightingpassengersisanimportantmarketingtool,whilethereisgreatpotentialforcustomerangeroverdelayscausedbyweather,unclaimedluggageandtechnicalproblems.ForBritishAirwaysstaff,awinningtelephonestyleisconsideredvitalinhandlingthelargevolumeofcallsaboutbookingsandflighttimes.Theyaretrainedtoanswerquickly,withtheirnames,jobtitleanda“weareheretohelp”attitude.Thecompanyhasinvestedheavilyininformationtechnologytomakesurethatinformationisavailableinstantlyonscreen.BritishAirwaysalsosaysitscustomercarepoliciesareappliedwithinthecompanyandstaffaretaughttoregardeachotherascustomersrequiringthehigheststandardsofservice.Customercareisobviouslyheretostayanditwouldbeafoolishcompanythatusedsloganssuchas“wedoasweplease”.Ontheotherhand,themorecustomersarepromised,thegreatertheriskofdisappointment.32.Thewritermentions“phonerage”(Paragraph3)toshowthat________.A.customersoftenusephonestoexpresstheirangerB.peoplestillprefertobuygoodsonlineC.customercarebecomesmoredemandingD.customersrelyontheirphonestoobtainservices33.Ifamanagershouldshowhisempathy(Paragraph6),whatwouldbeprobablysay?A.“Iknowhowupsetyoumustbe.”

B.“Iappreciateyourunderstanding.”C.“I’msorryforthedelay.”

D.“Iknowit’sourfault.”34.Customerdelightisimportantforairlinesbecause________.A.theirtelephonestyleremainsunchangedB.theyaremorelikelytomeetwithcomplaintsC.theservicescostthemalotofmoneyD.thepoliciescanbeappliedtotheirstaff35.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisarticle?A.Face-to–faceservicecreatescomfortablefeelingsamongcustomers.B.Companiesthatpromisemorewillnaturallyattractmorecustomers.C.Acompanyshouldpromiselessbutdomoreinacompetitivemarket.D.Customerdelightismoreimportantforairlinesthenforbanks.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。AttractionoftheMinionsWhenitcomestofilm,peopleusuallyfavorgoodoverevil,focusontheheroandignorethesupportingcharacters._36_OriginallycomedicbackgroundcharactersinthefilmDespicableMe（卑鄙的我）,theseyellowpill-shapednuts,havetotallystolentheshowandturnedintoapopularfigure.Thissummerthecharactersdebuted（首演）intheirownself-titledmovieintheatersabroad,havingthesecondbiggestopeningweekendofalltimeforacartoonfilmaccordingto

USAToday.Recently,McDonald’shasbeenincludingMiniontoyswithkids’mealsinsomeareas,causingloyalfanstoflocktotherestauranttocollectthemall._37_Themovie’shugepopularityevensurpriseditswriters.“WeneverknewtheMinionsweregoingtobesopopular.Itjustbecameaforceofnature,”thefilm’sco-writerCincoPaultoldtheLosAngelesTimes._38__Formany,theappealisobviouslytheircuteness.Theirsimplenaturecaneasilysurpassculturesandagegroups.Evenchildrencandrawthem.Thousandsofexamplesoffan-madeMinionartfromfingernailstoHalloweenclothesarevisibleonglobalsocialmediaplatforms.Butthere’smoretothephenomenonthanjustcuteness.USentertainmentwebsiteHitFixexplainsthattheirwayofcommunicatingmakesthecreaturesinfluentialaswell.__39_Butitseemseveryonecanunderstandthemthroughtheirexaggerated（夸張的）movementsandexpressions.Moreimportantly,theirchildlikemannerismsisabrandofhumorthatwinshearts.“Clumsy,foolishMinionsarerecognizedastheultimateβpersonalities,”wrotePeterDebrugeofUSentertainmentmagazine

Variety.Theydesirenothingmorethantoservetheirmostdespicablemaster._40_"PerhapsweloveMinionsbecausetheyremindusofourselves,"

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associateWebeditorSaraBoboltzwrote,"oranevilversionofourselves."A.Sowhatmakesthebanana-lovingMinionsabighit?B.Besides,theirchildlikemannerentertainsfansmore.C.Andthisevilcharacteristicarousessympathyamonghumans.D.Relatedvideogames,toysandothergoodsaresweepingtheworld.E.Minionsisa2015American3Dcomputer-animatedfamilycomedyfilm.F.ButwhenitcomestotheMinions,theseconventionsgorightoutthewindow.G.Thelargelyspeakinnonsensewordswiththeoccasionalrecognizabletermslike“potato”.第三部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ABCD）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ToBeLucky,BePreparedIremembertheexactmomentIlearnedtheprincipleofpreparingforluck.

Iwasonthewrestlingteam.Now,ifthere’sonethingIcantellyouaboutanysport,itisthat

wrestlingisprobablythesportthathastheleast__41__.Thereareonlytwopeopleoutonthemat,so

youcannot__42__itonyourteammatesoryourcoach.Andguesswhat?Thereisno__43__because

wedothewholethingindoors,soyoucan’tsay,“Itwasraining.”or“Itwassnowing.”Itmakes__44_tosaywrestlingisthesportwiththeleastluck.Onourteamweretwoworldchampions;oneofthemhadbeenworldchampionfivetimes.We__45_hadfivepeoplewhowerenationalchampions.Oneofthemwasaguy__46__thenameofJohn.Johnhadneverbeen__47_inmyhighschoolwrestlingcompetitionthatIcouldremember,

__48__hewasanationalchampion.Therewasnobodylocallywhocouldtouchhim.

Oneday,we__49__amatchwithourbiggestopponent(對(duì)手).Johnwentoutonthemat,and

aboutaminuteand30secondsintothematchhetriedtomakeaparticular__50__.Herolledover,and

hisopponent__51__himhalfwaythroughhisroll.Hewaspinned__52__!

Thematchwasover.

Irememberonthebusonthewayhome,oneofourteammatestriedto__53__Johnbysaying,

“Oh,hejustgotlucky.”AndJohnsaid,“That’ssostupid.Theopportunitypresenteditself,__54__heexploitedit.”

Weusedtohavethisbigsigninourwrestlingroomthatthecoachhad__55__there.“Luckiswhathappenswhenopportunity__56__preparation.”

John’sopponentwaspreparedtoexploitthisopportunity.Theprobabilityof__57__Johnwasnot

strong,andheknewit.Buthepaidattentiontothe__58__opportunitytopresentitself,andhedefeatedandpinnedafivetimenationalchampion.

Inotherwords,thereal__59__isBeprepared!

It’snotjustfindingtheopportunity;youhavetobepreparedto__60__it.41.A.luck B.risk C.difficulty D.opportunity42.A.accuse B.blame C.doubt D.keep43.A.stress B.injury C.weather D.standard44.A.judgment B.progress C.sense D.way45.A.also B.even C.only D.once46.A.under B.for C.in D.by47.A.hurt B.chosen C.trained D.defended48.A.although B.because C.unless D.until49.A.wentfor B.waitedfor C.foughtfor D.playedfor50.A.sign B.step C.task D.move51.A.fixed B.threw C.caught D.carried52.A.accidentally B.fortunately C.unfairly D.instantly53.A.calm B.comfort C.convince D.forgive54.A.so B.or C.and D.but55.A.set B.put C.left D.used56.A.meets B.suits C.gets D.fits57.A.striking B.beating C.knocking D.controlling58.A.equal B.exact C.rest D.right59.A.message B.passage C.decision D.suggestion60.A.receive B.follow C.seize D.save第二節(jié)語(yǔ)法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于3個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。OneSundaymorninginAugustIwenttolocalmusicfestival.IleftitearlybecauseIhadanappointment61(late)thatday.Myfriendswalkedmetothebusstopandwaitedwithme

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AfterawhileIrosefrommyseatandwalkedtothe