1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What was Reagan’s job from 1967 to 1975?

A．A radio announcer.

B．The Governor of California.

C．A movie and television actor.

2. What is Reagan’s first movie?

A．Dark Victory.

B．Love Is on the Air.

C．The Winning Team.

3. Why is Reagan still considered a popular president today?

A．He served two terms.

B．He was the oldest president.

C．He was optimistic for the country.

2 . 听下面一段独白，完成下面小题。
1. How many presidents are there before Lincoln?

A．15.

B．16.

C．17.

2. What do you think of Lincoln’s family when he was young?

A．Rich.

B．Poor.

C．Large.

3. What led to the American Civil War?

A．Lincoln was elected to the president of the U.S.

B．Some southern states wanted to break off.

C．Some slaves began to fight for their rights.

4. What did Lincoln contribute most to his country?

A．He was one of the greatest lawyers in the U.S.

B．He gave one of the most famous speeches.

C．He managed to keep his country together.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What was Rice’s first dream?

A．To be a musician.

B．To be a professor.

C．To be a politician.

2. When did Rice become a professor at Stanford University?

A．At 23.

B．At 26.

C．At 30.

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the talk?

A．Her education.

B．Her political career.

C．Her family life.

4. When was Rice appointed to be the Secretary of State?

A．In 2001.

B．In 2002.

C．In 2005.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. What did Nelson Mandela and his fellow prisoners did at Christmas time?

A．They ate together.

B．They danced.

C．They sang.

2. What did Nelson Mandela take a strong interest in?

A．Music.

B．Dancing.

C．Sports.

3. When did Nelson Mandela form the eating strict habit in jail?

A．In the 1930s.

B．In the 1940s.

C．In the 1950s.

4. When did Nelson Mandela have breakfast?

A．At 6 :00.

B．At 6:30.

C．At 7 :00.

5 . Four Females Of Empowerment And Success

Given that the world has largely operated as a male-dominated society for most of human history, it comes as no surprise that women have faced lots of obstacles to succeed. But fortunately, times are changing. These four women overcame incredibly difficult barriers that enabled them to leave an everlasting mark.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: The First Female Head of State in Africa

When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia in 2006, she made history by becoming the first female head of an African nation. Throughout her 12 years as president, she did a lot to help rebuild civil war-torn Liberia's economy and infrastructure, and was even the 2011 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Benazir Bhutto: The First Female Prime Minister of Pakistan

Although Pakistan is a country where men traditionally hold power, this didn’t stop the voters from electing Benazir Bhutto as their prime minister, a first in the Muslim world. Among her contributions were championing women’s rights and improving social conditions for those struggling the most.

Jessica Cox: The World’s First Armless Pilot

The fact that Jessica Cox was born without arms didn’t stop her from achieving things that most people with arms are incapable of doing: namely, learning to fly an airplane. She did this by using her feet, which was how she performed other everyday tasks such as driving and typing! In becoming the world’s first licensed pilot without arms, she served as a powerful advocate for people with physical disabilities.

Katherine Johnson: The Mathematical Space Genius

Thanks to the 2016 film Hidden Figures, countless people are now familiar with Katherine Johnson’s amazing story. An employee at NASA who played an important role in the first moon landing, Johnson’s mathematical talents earned her the nickname "the human computer".

1. What did Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Benazir Bhutto have in common?

A．Winning a Nobel Prize.	B．Urging the equality of women rights.
C．Being the first female political heads.	D．Contributing to the economic recovery.

2. How was Jessica Cox different from other females?

A．She devoted herself to space exploration.	B．She struggled to gain access to education.
C．She was the first female to fly an airplane.	D．She inspired people with physical disabilities.

3. Who rose to fame through a film?

A．Katherine Johnson.	B．Benazir Bhutto.
C．Jessica Cox.	D．Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

6 . 听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入空格中。

Obama was born in 1961,to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US.He

    1     in Indonesia and Hawaii.This unusual     2     made him wonder who he was.He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.     3     his friends,Obama finally turned his life around at college.His hard work made him a star at Harvard.Later,he became only the     4     black senator(参议员) in US history.“Obama’s success has made Martin Luther King’s dream come true.That is:    5    ,but by the content of his character,”wrote ABC news.

7 . Henry Kissinger, one of the country’s most important foreign policy thinkers for more than half a century, enjoyed a worldwide reputation.

As a secretary of state and national security adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger played the major behind-the-scenes role in building the architecture that enabled more manageable relations with the Soviet Union, China, and major Arab nations. At the same time, he was closely associated with some of the most disputed U. S. foreign policy moves in recent decades, by promoting intensive bombing campaigns in Southeast Asia and repeatedly turning a blind eye to human rights abuses by governments perceived to be supportive of U. S. interests.

In America, the young Kissinger worked in a factory during the day and went to school at night, until he was drafted into the U. S. Army. After getting out of the army, he attended Harvard, where his 300-page undergraduate thesis titled “The Meaning of History” brought him to the attention of Richard Nixon. Over the next few years, he directed one of the boldest periods of diplomacy in U. S. history to strengthen its negotiating position. In 1971, Kissinger arranged Nixon’s historic visit to China.

Though he never worked directly under a U. S. president again after Ford left office, Kissinger’s influence was long-lasting. U. S. superpower relations to this day still bear his imprint, and he remained a sought-after voice on international affairs to the end of his life.

“There were other great secretaries of state and a long list of impressive historians, but no one who combined the two pursuits as Kissinger did,” said Richard Haass, president emeritus (荣誉退休的) of the Council on Foreign Relations.

“I remember walking down the street in Manhattan with him, and he would attract a crowd like a movie star, a rock star,” recalled David Rothkopf, who worked for a time as a managing director at Kissinger’s consulting firm. “Everybody, regardless of what they thought of Henry, wanted to see Henry, wanted to be with Henry.

1. According to the 2nd paragraph, which word can best describe Kissinger?

A．Brave.

B．Aggressive.

C．Controversial.

D．Devoted.

2. What is TRUE about Kissinger according to the passage?

A．He shared a strong friendship with Richard Nixon.

B．He demonstrated diligence in his early work and education.

C．His thesis earned him a position at Harvard.

D．He is the boldest negotiator in U. S. history.

3. What is mentioned as Kissinger’s major achievement?

A．His promotion of human rights in Southeast Asia.

B．His academic thesis as a historian.

C．His everlasting legacy on international affairs.

D．His faithful service to President Ford.

4. Which section of a newspaper is the passage possibly taken from?

A．The World Ahead.	B．Profile.
C．The Economist Explains.	D．The World in Brief.

8 . It is said that Lincoln’s ghost(幽灵) often appears in the White House. He appears in the room where the Lincoln bed is kept. Harry Truman once responded to a 3 o’clock knock on his door and found no one there. He attributed the knock to Lincoln.

Lincoln is said to return to the White House when the safety of the country is at risk. He walks up and down the second floor hallway, gently knocks at doors, and stands by certain windows with his hands put behind his back. One staff member firmly said that he had seen Lincoln sitting on his bed pulling on his boots.

A guard to President Harrison was kept awake many nights trying to protect the president from strange footsteps he heard in the hall. He grew so tired and worried; he finally attended a séance(降神会) to beg President Lincoln to stop so that he could get enough sleep to properly protect the president!

Abigail Adam’s ghost was seen wandering through the closed doors of the East Room to hang the laundry(洗衣店) during the Taft administration.

A gardener said that he had spoken to the ghost of Dolly Madison, who was angry with him for trying to remove the rose bushes she had planted over a hundred years ago.

In the 1930’s Andrew Jackson’s ghost could be heard laughing in the Rose room.

In 1952, complete repairs were done to the second floor of the White House. Since then, the ghosts have not walked so actively.

1. How many people’s ghosts appear in the white house?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

2. Whose ghost was found in the Rose room?

A．Harrison’s.

B．John Adam’s.

C．Andrew Jackson’s.

D．Dolly Madison’s.

3. What can you infer from the passage?

A．Harry Truman had heard Lincoln’s footsteps.

B．Lincoln always returns to the White House when he misses his people.

C．President Harrison was not afraid of Lincoln’s ghost at all.

D．The rose bushes were planted by Dolly Madison.

4. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A．The White House Ghosts

B．American Presidents’ Ghosts

C．The White House

D．American Presidents

9 . Look, I’m not a happy crier. I might cry at songs about leaving and missing someone; I might cry at books where things don’t work out; I might cry at movies where someone dies. I’ve just never really understood why people get all choked up over happy, inspirational things. But Michelle Obama’s kindness and empathy (同情) changed that. This book had me in tears for all the right reasons.

This is not really a book about politics, though political experiences obviously do come into it. It’s a shame that some will dismiss this book because of a difference in political opinion, when it is really about a woman’s life. About growing up poor and black on the South Side of Chicago; about getting married and struggling to maintain that marriage; about motherhood; about being thrown into an amazing and terrifying position.

I hate words like “inspirational” because they’ve become so overdone and cheese (俗气的), but I just have to say it — Michelle Obama is an inspiration. I had the privilege of seeing her speak at The Forum in Inglewood, and she is one of the warmest, funniest, smartest, down-to-earth people I have ever seen in this world.

And yes, I know we present what we want the world to see, but I truly do think it’s genuine. I think she is someone who really cares about people — especially kids — and wants to give them better lives and opportunities.

She’s obviously intelligent, but she also doesn’t gussy up her words. She talks straight, with an openness and honesty rarely seen. She’s been one of the most powerful women in the world, she’s been a graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School, she’s had her own successful career, and yet she has remained throughout that same girl — Michelle Robinson — from a working class family in Chicago.

I don’t think there’s anyone who wouldn’t benefit from reading this book.

1. What is the main focus of Michelle’s book?

A．Her political experiences and opinions.	B．Her personal life and experiences.
C．Her achievements as a powerful woman.	D．Her efforts to motivate others.

2. Why does the author dislike the word “inspirational”?

A．It is overused and insincere.	B．It reminds them of cheese books.
C．It is associated with political opinions.	D．It is inapplicable to Michelle Obama.

3. What does the underlined phrase “gussy up” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Forgets.

B．Regret.

C．Beautify.

D．Swallow.

4. Which of the following can best describe Michelle Obama’s character?

A．Bossy and aggressive	B．Humble and honest.
C．Distant and image-loving.	D．Ambitious and career-driven.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

As centuries pass,     1     (historian) are still able to remember the achievements attained by the first emperor of unified China. We have to acknowledge that the successes QinShi Huang had were     2     (last) and helpful for the future of China.

When Qin Shi Huang first came into power in 220 BCE, China     3    (divide) into many kingdoms. In order to unify China, he launched a war    4     the other six major kingdoms. By 221 BCE, he was able to unify China under his rule.

Qin Shi Huang had    5    profound impact on China’s culture. He helped dig canals and build roads    6     (facilitate) travel. He started the national road system and created fast roads. He was    7     (extreme) influential in China’s government. Qin declared that the round coin with a square-shaped hole in the center as the currency of China. He named it ban-liang coin. The first emperor was able to create a unified measuring standard for weight, volume and     8     (long).

He asked his Prime Minister, Li Si, to unify the eight calligraphic (书写的) styles     9     were promoted in other states and absorb some     10     (simplify) characters to create the standardized Qin. This was China’s first thorough character standardization movement led by the central government, and the uniform calligraphic style had great significance in pushing forward the development of Chinese characters.