英语试卷

3. What will the speakers do together?

A. Take a ride. B. Hold a party. C. Go camping.

4. What did the woman dislike during the holiday?

A. The transportation. B. The food. C. The weather.

5. When will the two speakers probably go to the concert?

A. At 7:45. B. At 8:30. C. At 10:00.

第二节 （共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

6. What difficulties may the woman come across?

A. No experience and employees.

B. Not enough money and a proper place.

C. Not enough money and experience.

7. What can we learn about the woman?

A. She is determined. B. She is unsure. C. She is disappointed.

请听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

8. Where is the flat?

A. On a busy road. B. Far from the city center. C. On a river bank.

9. Which of the following is TRUE about the flat?

A. It has three bedrooms. B. It has parking places. C. It has a big living room.

10. When do they decide to meet?

A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow morning. C. This evening.

请听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

11. What will the man do with the woman’s phone?

A. He will call his father. B. He will check his email.

C. He will take a photo.

12. What was the matter with the man’s phone?

A.It was stolen. B. It broke down. C. It was left at home.

13. What are they likely to do next?

A. To answer a phone. B. To find a public phone.

C. To buy a new mobile phone.

请听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。

14. What is the man surprised to learn?

A. The library opens at 8:00.

B. None of the books he needs is available.

C. The books he needs can’t be taken out of the library.

15. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Come early tomorrow and have another try.

B. Wait for the books for all the afternoon.

C. Borrow the same books from Professor Smith.

16. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Professor and student.

B. Librarian and student.

C. Classmates.

请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. Why do people consider the speaker strange?

A. There is no television in his home.

B. He doesn’t make friends.

C. He likes to stay at home for most of the time.

18. Why is the speaker’s wife interested in learning foreign languages?

A. Because she has some foreign friends.

B. Because it helps when they travel abroad.

C. Because she works in a foreign company.

19. What are the couple’s common hobbies?

A. Cooking and listening.

B. Singing and playing chess.

C. Collecting and listening to music.

20. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. People can’t live without television.

B. Why people should have hobbies.

C. Life is possible without television.

第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分40分)

一、单项选择

21．Hiking is _____ great fun. You will get close to ____ nature and take exercise at the same time.

A. a; the B. a; 不填 C. 不填；the D. 不填；不填

22．With the word “ PM2.5” _________ appearing in media reports, people pay greater attention to it and seek health tips for smoggy days.

A. constantly B. consequently C. permanently D. immediately

23．__________ our efforts to save houses dating back to the Ming Dynasty, the local government decided to pull them down to build modern buildings there.

A. In case of B. In spite of C. In terms of D. In praise of

24．In most cases, college graduates don't mind what job they will do so long as it is one ______ they can earn money to support themselves.

A. what B. where C. that D. how

25．To reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, many countries are increasing the use of natural gas, wind and other forms of _______ energy.

A. abandoned B. original C. alternative D. precious

26． ________him that she would fail as she was so able and worked so hard.

A. It never occurred to B. That never occurred to

C. It never occurred with D. That never occurred for

27．Hardly could he ____________ this amount of work in such a short time.

A. get through B. get off C. get into D. get down

28．Upon into the blue sky ______ when we passed by its nest.

A. did the bird fly B. flew the bird

C. the bird flew D. had the bird flown

29．A new survey released by Yale University finds that Americans trust scientists most when ______ comes to information on climate change.

A. that B. this C. it D. there

30． — It is unwise for some people to drive and talk on a cell phone.

—_______. It’s very dangerous.

A. I couldn’t agree more B. Not really C. Good idea D. That’s great

二、完型填空

For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile from the house to the fence which the beginning of the dirty driveway.

One day, I was busy with my business and was for about an hour, completely forgetting about the little boy down the road who might be for his daddy.

On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not ten feet in front of me. All I could was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.

, I caught sight of my little boy, who was an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the of a little boy.

As I stopped the car and the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and with cold, but he never the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”

Last year, we to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that has occurred in my mind. all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.

31．A. bag B. dog C. umbrella D. toy

32．A. journey B. flight C. effort D. ride

33．A. discovered B. explained C. marked D. described

34．A. controlled B. trained C. delayed D. bothered

35．A. hopeful B. grateful C. careful D. faithful

36．A. waiting B. sending C. searching D. calling

37．A. drive B. see C. feel D. hear

38．A. stick to B. think of C. pick up D. hold on

39．A. In fact B. In surprise C. At once D. At last

40．A. moment B. corner C. street D. way

41．A. All of a sudden B. Believe it or not

C. To my pleasure D. For seconds

42．A. holding B. taking C. folding D. carrying

43．A. body B. head C. face D. hand

44．A. closed B. locked C. knocked D. opened

45．A. worrying B. nervous C. trembling D. anxious

46．A. noticed B. doubted C. judged D. mentioned

47．A. moved B. turned C. returned D. traveled

48．A. Therefore B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However

49．A. time B. scene C. act D. sight

50．A. With B. For C. Like D. Among

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

American researchers found females are the more talkative sex because of a special “language protein(蛋白质)” in the brain.

The study, conducted by neuroscientists (神经学家)and psychologist from the University of Maryland, concluded that women talked more because they had more of the Foxp2 protein. The research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, found that higher levels were found among humans that were women but in rats that were males. Their findings came after it was previously claimed that ladies speak about 20,000 words a day – over 13,000 more than men. “This study is one of the first to report a sex difference in the expression of a language-associated protein in humans or animals,” said Prof Margaret McCarthy, who led the study. In their study, the researchers attempted to determine what might make male rats more vocal than their female friends.

They separated four-day-old rats from their mothers and then counted the number of times they cried out in the “ultrasonic range”, the frequencies higher than humans can hear, over five minutes. While both sexes called out hundreds of cries, the males called out twice as often, they found. But when the pups were returned to their mother’s cage, she fussed over her sons first. Tests conducted on the parts of the brain known to be associated with vocalcalls showed the male pups have up to twice as much Foxp2 protein as the females. The researchers then increased the production in the brains of female pups and reduced it in males. This led to the female rats crying out more often and their mothers showing more interest to them. In contrast, males became less “talkative”.

The researchers then tested samples from ten children, aged between three and five, which showed that females had up to 30 per cent more of the Foxp2 protein than males, in a brain area key to language in humans.

“Based on our observations, we assume higher levels of Foxp2 in girls and higher levels of Foxp2 in male rats is an indication that Foxp2 protein levels are associated with the more communicative sex,” said Prof McCarthy. “Our results imply Foxp2 as a component of the neurobiological basis of sex differences in vocal communication in mammals. “

51．From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.

A. women always speak more words than men

B. men and male rats have low levels of language protein

C. women and male rats have similar levels of Foxp2

D. McCarthy isn’t the first to find females more talkative

52．The underlined phrase “fussed over” in the third paragraph probably means______.

A. paid attention to B. related to C. put pressure on D. counted on

53．The researchers carried out the experiments on rats in order to _______.

A. test which part of the brain is key to language in rats and humans

B. prove the le