1. 听句子，选择与句子内容相对应的图片。每个句子读两遍。

1. ____     2._____   3._____   4._____   5.______

2.

A．Rick’s.

B．Peter’s.

C．Jerry’s.

3.

A．In 2005.

B．In 2006.

C．In 2007.

4.

A．To walk around the city.

B．To rest at home.

C．To go to a museum.

5.

A．Every Monday

B．Once a week.

C．Three times a week.

6.

A．By reading word groups.

B．By listening to English songs.

C．By having conversations with friends.

听短文，根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。短文读两遍。听短文前，你们有20秒钟的时间阅读下列句子。
7. It took Fred much money to buy the tickets.
8. Fred and his wife went to the theatre quite often.
9. Fred wanted to meet his wife in a restaurant.
10. They reached the theatre neither late nor early.
11. Fred couldn’t find his tickets and remembered he had left the tickets in the office.

听对话，根据对话内容完成下列句子，每空词数不限。对话读三遍。听对话前，你们有20秒钟的时间阅读下列句子。
12. Why does the boy not want to the beach?
Because it’s too _______ to swim these days.
13. What was found in the stomach of the whale?
A lot of _______ was found in the stomach of the whale.
14. Where was the whale’s body found?
The whale’s body was found on _______ in Italy.
15. How will they go to the beach?
They will _______ there.
16. When will they meet tomorrow morning?
They will meet at _______.

A. be responsible for     B. is helpful to     C. is harmful to     D. house fires     E. to find

Mobile phones are one of the most useful inventions of the last 50 years, but not everything that is said about them is good. Mobile phones are often believed to be the cause of a number of things: from poor eyesight and headaches to     17    .

There’s even one theory that mobile phones should     18     the disappearance of bees!

The theory is that the radiation (辐射) given off by mobile phones     19     bees’ navigation system (导航系统). Bees have a built-in system a bit like GPS and this helps them find their way back to their hives. But recently, thousands of bees have failed     20     their way home. It is believed they are dying far from their hives.

        

A. worse     B. was first noticed     C. for sure     D. worst     E. losing

The problem     21     by beekeepers in America and is a lot more serious than it at first seems. The important thing about bees is that most of the crops in many countries of the world are pollinated by them. Without bees, the crops can’t continue to grow. Many beekeepers in Europe have reported     22     between 50 and 70 percent of their bees. Jim Piper, London beekeeper, said to the reporter, “My business is becoming     23    . Twenty-nine of my forty hives are now empty.”

Nobody knows     24     whether the theory is true or not, but it’s a fact that bees are disappearing in very large numbers. And we can’t manage without them. Einstein said that if all our bees disappeared, man would only live for four more years! If mobile phone theory is correct, we need to do something about it right now-before it’s too late.

Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes: Music helps develop certain language abilities in the brain.

        A study from Northwestern University shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person’s hearing ability. As a part of the study, two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room. The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were found to be able to hear the talking person more clearly.
        Musicians hear better, says study leader Nina Kraus, because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. For example, when the violinists play in an orchestra(管弦乐队), they must listen closely to what they are playing and ignore(忽视) the other sounds. In this way, musicians can hear certain sounds better, even in a room with lots of noise.
        Gotfried Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke(中风) patients. Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still sing. Dr. Schlaug was surprised to find singing words helped his patients finally speak. Why does this work? Schlaug isn’t sure. Music seems to be able to make different parts of the brain active, including the bad parts. In some way, this helps patients use those parts of the brain again.
        So music is not only enjoyable, but also good for us in many other ways. Playing an instrument or singing, says Nina Kraus, can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp as we get older.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
25. What is the correct structure of the passage? (P1 =Paragraph1)

A．

B．

C．

26. The writer uses the example of violinists in Paragraph 3 to explain ______.

A．how musicians play in an orchestra

B．how musicians ignore certain sounds

C．why musicians have better hearing ability

27. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to(指代)？

A．Music seems to be able to make different parts of the brain active.

B．Singing words helped the patients finally speak.

C．Stroke patients’ illness.

28. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To introduce different ways of playing music.

B．To give some advice about making our brain active.

C．To show the relationship between music and language abilities.

Chinese paper cutting is an art of cutting out pictures from paper with the help of a pair of scissors or a knife. In 2009, the Chinese paper cutting was added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Paper cutting originated (起源) in China, which has been around for over 1,500 years. But long before that, when paper wasn’t invented, Chinese people already used similar skills to make cutouts on leaves, leather and silk. It reached the top during the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912). From the common people to royal families (王室), paper cuttings could be seen everywhere.

In our daily life, the subjects of the paper cuttings can be anything, from historical events and fairy tale characters to plants and animals. The paper cuttings are so vivid that they look like real ones. In celebration of the Spring Festival, people usually make cutouts of the Chinese character “Fu” and put them on windows, walls and doors for good luck. Chinese character “Xi” is cut for the wedding ceremony.       

Paper cutting may sound easy, but actually it’s much difficult to do well. “You can’t forget aesthetics (美学) when making Chinese paper cuttings. This art was invented for decoration from the very beginning,” said Fang Jianguo, who has made paper cuttings for over 30 years. “Before doing it, you have to learn how to draw well. Without good drawing skills, you can’t make good paper cuttings.”

Paper cutting tradition also has new development. Li Baofeng is a 54-year-old folk artist. “Traditional paper cuttings are often made with red paper, which seems to be a little boring. So I want to make something new,” says Li. “Scissors are still scissors. Techniques are improved based on traditional techniques.” She has made works in different colors which have amazing 3D effects.

Now more and more people love paper cutting works and buy them as gifts for their friends.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
29. Which of the following are mentioned in Paragraph 2?
①The history of paper cutting art.
②The time when paper was invented
③The reason why people like paper cutting.
④The materials that people used for cutting.

A．①②

B．②③

C．①④

30. What does the underlined word “vivid” mean?

A．Lively.

B．Lovely.

C．Valuable

31. What can we infer (推断) from Fang Jianguo’s words?

A．Most artists can’t make good paper cuttings.

B．A good painter must be a good paper cutting maker.

C．Fang is good at both drawing and making paper cuttings.

32. What does Li Baofeng do to develop paper cutting?

A．She uses new tools instead of scissors.

B．She makes paper cuttings more colorful.

C．She uses 3D printing to make paper cuttings.