英 语　试　题

第I卷

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节 （共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡19. 15. B. ￡9. 15. C. ￡9. 18.

答案是B。

1. What does the man like about the play?

A. The story. B. The ending. C. The actor.

2. Which place are the speakers trying to find?

A. A hotel. B. A bank. C. A restaurant.

3. At what time will the two speakers meet?

A. 5:20. B. 5:10. C. 4:40.

4. What will the man do?

A. Change the plan. B. Wait for a phone call. C. Sort things out.

5. What does the woman want to do?

A. See a film with the man.

B. Offer the man some help.

C. Listen to some great music.

第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. Where is Ben?

A. In the kitchen. B. At school. C. In the park.

7. What will the children do in the afternoon?

A. Help set the table. B. Have a party. C. Do their homework.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. A family holiday B. A business trip. C. A travel plan.

9. Where did Rachel go?

A. Spain. B. Italy. C. China.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. How did the woman get to know bout third–hand smoke?

A. From young smokers.

B. From a newspaper article.

C. From some smoking parents.

11. Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?

A. He has just become a father.

B. He wears dirty clothes.

C. He is a smoker.

12. What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?

A. Stop smoking altogether.

B. Smoke only outside their houses.

C. Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. Where does Michelle Ray come from?

A. A middle–sized city. B. A small town. C. A big city.

14. Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?

A. The Zen Garden. B. The Highlands. C. The Red River area.

15. What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?

A. Go camping. B. Study in a library. C. Read at home.

16. What are the speakers talking about in general?

A. Late – night shopping. B. Asian food. C. Louisville.

听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield?

A. They forget about their dreams.

B. They don’t want to tell the truth.

C. They have no bad experiences.

18. Why did Davis stop having dreams?

A. He got a serious heart attack.

B. He was too sad about his brother’s death.

C. He was frightened by a terrible dream.

19. What is Dr Garfield’s opinion about dreaming?

A. It is very useful.

B. It makes things worse.

C. It prevents the mind from working.

20. Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?

A. To sleep better.

B. To recover from illnesses.

C. To stay away from their problems.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节。满分加分)

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

Humans aren’t the only ones getting a buzz from coffee．Caffeine can improve memory among honeybees and lead to better pollination(授粉)．According to a recent study published in the journal Science．

The study was conducted by a team of researchers at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom．They found that the nectar(花蜜)of some flowers，such as those from grapefruit and lemon plants，as well as certain coffee flowers，contains low doses of caffeine．To get bees to feed on these flowers，the team trained the insects to associate food with the smell of the flowers．They also trained another group of bees to feed on nectar from flowers that were sweetened with a sugar, but did not contain caffeine．After 24 hours，the bees trained on caffeinated flowers returned to these plants three times as often as those trained on the sweetened flowers returned to the uncaffeinated plants．

Professor Geraldine Wright led the researchers．“Remembering floral traits(花部特征)is difficult for bees to perform at a fast pace as they fly from flower to flower and we found that caffeine helps the bee remember where the flowers are，”Wright said in a statement．

Improved memory led to the better pollination．That’s because once bees sip the caffeine nectar, they continue to look for more coffee plants to pollinate．This also suggests that caffeine plays a role in improving the bees’ability to search for food．

Researchers found that caffeine’s effect on the bee brain is similar to its effect on mammals．“The change is similar to that produced by caffeine in neurons(神经元)associated with learning and memory in the rat brain，”Wright said．

Bee populations have declining since 2007．The dramatic drop in the insects’numbers has serious effects for ecosystems and the farming industry．Bees are needed in the reproduction of crops and spreading wild flower species．Understanding what keeps bees buzzing could help to make sure that the insects are able to remember and pollinate their favorite flowers．

21．Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?

A．Caffeine has no effect on the rat brain．

B. Bee population has been increasing．

C．The nectar of lemon plants contains caffeine．

D．Bees dislike nectar from sweetened flowers．

22．After reading the passage，John，who works in the farming industry, will probably feel ____________.

A．annoyed B．angry C．nervous D．excited

23．Which of the following relationship is correct according to the passage?

A．improved memory—caffeine nectar—better pollination

B．caffeine nectar—improved memory—better pollination

C．improved memory—better pollination—caffeine nectar

D．caffeine nectar—better pollination—improved memory

24．What section of a newspaper may this passage be taken from?

A．Science B．Education C．Culture D．Sports

B

Millions of sports lovers are still thinking about one thing----the Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia. Close to 2900 men and women competed in the 2014 Winter Games about a month ago.

The Olympics brought a lot of attention to Sochi, a city on the Black Sea, which is a popular area for vacation travelers. The area is known for its mild winters.

At least $50 billion was spent on the 2014 Winter Games, making it the costliest Olympics in history. Seven billion dollars was spent on the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. Olympic officials chose Sochi to host the 2014 games almost seven years ago. At that time, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the games would cost about $13 billion. Yet the actual expenses exceeded his estimate. So where did all the money go?

Some observers say the high cost is partly the result of security measures. Brian Jenkins, a terrorism expert from the RAND Corporation, gave the following explanation. There were anywhere between 70,000 and 100, 000 policemen and military troops deployed around the city.

The main threat came from separatist and Islamist groups from the North Caucasus, especially from Chechnya and Dagestan. One group claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings in Volgograd last December. The attacks killed more than 30 people. The city is only about 600 kilometers away from Sochi.

Bruce Hoffman is a terrorism expert from Georgetown University in Washington DC. He says the increased security made Sochi a difficult target for terrorists.

It is thought that the terrorists' intention was to make life difficult for the Russians and to create some sort of incident that would take away the enjoyment.

The last Olympians from around the world on Russian soil were in 1980. That was a year after Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan. More than sixty countries didn’t take part in the Moscow Summer Games to show their anger.

25. According to the passage, why did the Sochi Winter Olympics cost so much?

A. Because it was held at an area popular for vacation travelers.

B. Because the Russian government wanted to make it the best ever held.

C. Because security measures at Sochi were stricter than before.

D. Because the original plan was made 7 years before.

26. It can be known from the passage that Bruce Hoffman was .

A. a terrorism expert from the USA B. the writer who wrote this article

C. an athlete who competed in Sochi D. a terrorism expert from RAND Corporation

27. Which of the following is false?

A. Sochi Olympics cost about 4 times as estimated.

B. Next winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver.

C. Many countries refused to attend the 1980 Olympics.

D. Security is often a problem in international sport games.

28. The terrorists might have attacked Sochi Olympics because .

A. they wanted to make trouble for the Russians

B. they thought Russia shouldn't spend so much on sport

C. they thought Putin was not a nice president

D. they were not interested in winter sports

C

As I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart. We always had totally different opinions. He thought that college was a waste of time, but for me it was important to finish college. He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field, but I wanted a different life. There was a time when we did not talk with each other.

A few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health. When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him, I knew he was seriously ill. I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father's requirement.

Two weeks after moving back，we bought a boat and started fishing again. Fishing was one of the few things that we did while I was young and that we both enjoyed. It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us. We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before. Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart.

It is not important how many fish we catch. It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years. I' m 62 and he is 84. When we are on the