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(考试时间: 150 分钟 满分 150 分) 第一部分:听力 (
共两节,满分 30 分 ) 第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 7.5 分) 请听下面 5 段对话,选出最佳选项。 1. What will the man do this afternoon? A. Visit a museum. B.Learn the guitar C.See a friend. 2. Which language does the man want to learn? A.French. B.Italian. C.Mandarin. 3. How much should the woman pay for the apartment each month? A.$300. B.$600. C.$1,200. 4. How is the weather probably now? A.Cloudy. B.Rainy. C.Sunny. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A.A lab. B.An experiment C.A professor. 第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分) 请听下面 5 段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。 请听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。 6. What is Sophie doing? A.Listening to music. B.Eating an apple. C.Reading a history book. 7. Who is talking on the phone? A.Danny. B.Jane. C.Ben. 请听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。 8. When will the man come back home from the holiday? A.On the 24th. B.On the 25th. C.On the 26th. 9. Where will the man go for his holiday? A.To Turkey. B.To Greece. C.To Italy. 请听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。 10. How many planets in the solar system have no moons? A.1. B.2. C.3. 11. Which planet has two tiny moons? A.Jupiter. B.Venus. C.Mars. 12. What will the man probably do next? A.Go for supper. B.Read the article. C.Prepare the table. 请听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。 i3.What does the man probably do now? A.A teacher. B.A guide. C.A journalist. 14. What will the man do on Friday afternoon?
A.Attend a meeting. B.Do his paperwork. C.Look after Kate. 15. Who is Liz probably? A.The woman's daughter. B.The man's wife. C.The man's kid. 16. When will the speakers meet? A.At about 6:30. B.At about 7:30. C.At about 8:00. 请听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What can tourists do at stop A? A.Visit a wonderful garden. B.Try a new restaurant. C.Visit an old playground. 18. At which stop can tourists visit the Roman baths? A.Stop B. B.Stop C. C. Stop D 19. How often do the boat tours in the Roman Boat Company leave? A.Every 30 minutes. B.Every 60 minutes. C.Every two hours. 20. Where do the boat tours in the Best Boating Company leave? A.From Palace Gardens. B.From Pulteney Bridge. C.From Queen Square. 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 A B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A It's November now and Christmas is on the way. What would be a better way to spend time with your loved ones than sitting down to watch some classic Christmas movies? 1. The Grinch (2000)
This is a Christmas must-watch. It was originally ( 最初 ) a children's book written by Dr. Seuss, which I would suggest reading! It's the story of a green monster ( 怪 兽 ) who wants to destroy Christmas but who in the end discovers the power of love. I promise it's a great film with plenty of laughs along the way. 2. Love Actually (2003)
While this is not a personal favourite of mine, people in the UK love this film. It features ( 由 ...... 主 演)famous actors and actresses such as Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman. It might be a little difficult to follow, but the heart-warming story makes it worth watching.
3. Home Alone (1990)
This is one of my favourite films of all time and I would watch it all year round if I could. It tells the story of a boy, Kevin, who is left alone in his house when his large family forget to take him on vacation. While the family are away, burglars ( 窃贼 ) try to break into the house and Kevin must protect his home by setting traps ( 圈套 ). The trips, falls and traps will have you laughing out loud as you watch a 10-year-old boy outsmart two grown men. 4. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
You can't have Christmas in an English-speaking country without watching this film. It's not funny like Home Alone or The Grinch, but it is really touching. It's about a man who says he is Santa Claus, but nobody believes him except a lawyer and a little girl. The storyline may seem a little childish but you can enjoy it at any age. 21. Which movie is based on a children's book? A. The Grinch. B. Love Actually. C. Home Alone. D. Miracle on 34th Street. 22. What does the author think of Miracle on 34 A. It is his favourite movie. B. It is funny and touching. C. It is a little difficult to follow. D. It is suitable for people of all ages. 23. What do the four movies have in common? A. All can make you laugh out loud. B. All are newly-made movies.th Street?
C. All are related to Christmas. D. All tell stories about kids.
B “ Life is about daring to carry out your ideas, ” said Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner. One of the best-known living mountaineers, now 74, Messner became the first person to climb Mount Qomolangma alone and without the help of bottled oxygen in 1980. He also became, in 1986, the first to reach the world's 14 mountain tops of over 8,000 meters, again without bottled oxygen. Along the way, he has practiced a special style of mountaineering known as alpinism, in which climbers try to reach the top with as little material ( help as possible. But it is an art that is increasingly getting lost on Sherpas (local — today's climbers depend guides for climbers in the Himalayas and ready-made routes ( 线
to reach the top, Messner said. The true alpinist
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and outside doesn't want such help. He wants to go into the wild, ” he said. His achievements have made him a great hero, but Messner says he has gotten into plenty of dangerous situations along the way too. Around half of the top alpinists have died Of course, of survival, ” he Messner later
climbing, ” he said. others, I can increase a few times, I wouldn't ( 挑 战
, crossing the my chances be here. ”
Gobi Desert if I turn back more often than the added. “But if I hadn't been lucky moved on to different challenges and Antarctica. He is also a writer and was in Frankfurt to
present his latest book, 探险 .
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telling the true story of a 1916 Antarctic expedition ( Today, Messner spends his time making films and talks excitedly about one, which his present is set in Kenya, Africa, and tells the story of two climbers who run into trouble and are faced with life-changing situations.
After a lifetime of following his next dream, he believes film-making will be his final project. “ I was always at my best when I was he said. 24. What is special about true alpinists? learning, when I was curious ( 求知的 ), ” A.