1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man make the phone call?

A．To change a meeting time.

B．To talk with Brian Hibberd.

C．To leave a message.

2. What is Brian Hibberd doing?

A．Making a phone call.

B．Going on a holiday.

C．Attending a meeting.

3. At what time will the man meet Brian Hibberd this Wednesday?

A．At 3：00 pm.

B．At 4：15 pm.

C．At 4：50 pm.

4. What can we know about Brian Hibberd?

A．He will be free this morning.

B．He will be away for two weeks.

C．He will be in office next Wednesday morning.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What was the woman’s first job?

A．A teacher.

B．An actress.

C．An artist.

2. How did the children react towards the play about a lion?

A．They were frightened.

B．They laughed about it.

C．They complained to their parents.

3. How does the woman’s daughter help her?

A．Perform in the shows.

B．Record the music for the shows.

C．Give opinions on the new stories.

4. What contributes most to the success of the woman’s shows?

A．Her luck.

B．Her passion.

C．Her intelligence.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man look concerned?

A．He is suffering from much stress.

B．Only one of his projects is finished.

C．His manager is angry with him.

2. What does the man need to do now?

A．Go and apologize to his manager.

B．Find someone to help him with the project.

C．Talk to someone to relieve his pressure.

4 . Everyone learns a little bit differently. Some people learn best by listening, while others are visual learners.    1     It will show you how best to improve your understanding of different topics whether you're a student or just someone trying to expand your knowledge base.

Try visual learning. Ask yourself if you rely on images to help you understand key topics. For example, when you are reading your biology text, do you find the diagrams more helpful than the written words?     2    If this is helpful, you may be a visual learner.

    3    If you are not sure if this applies to you, you could begin listening to a recording of a book to see if this helps you focus and understand the text. If you need to hear something read out loud in order to fully grasp the concept, this style may be a perfect choice for you.

Learn through words. Verbal(言语的) learners are most comfortable with words, both spoken and written.    4     Reading is one of the most effective ways for you to obtain information. When you study, do you make written outlines of the material？This is an indication that learning through words is your preference.

Use movement to learn.     5    And movement is key to obtaining information for this style of learning. If the thought of sitting through a lecture makes you nervous, you might learn better through physical activity. Do you fidget（坐立不安）a lot? This is another sign. To find out whether you are a physical learner, try standing up while reading.

A．Use your senses.

B．Try to identify your own learning style.

C．Experiment with learning through sound.

D．Add more pictures to the topic you are learning.

E．Most people learn best with a combination of learning styles.

F．Physical learners rely on their hands, sense of touch, and physical activity.

G．If you are a bookworm, you are very likely comfortable with this learning style.

5 . 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文.

When coming to this city for high school, I moved into the new house with my parents. We were very grateful to the owner for renting us this house at a cheap price. The house was really comfortable to live in. It was warm inside and full of life outside.

A tree in the front yard attracted my attention, and all I could confirm was that it was a fruit tree. My father thought it was a fig(无花果) tree, and sure enough, as the months went by, the tree grew huge leaves and finally bore the fruit—figs, the size of my fist. How wonderful they were! I took many pictures of the fig tree. And then we wondered how to deal with the figs. My mother thought for a while and said, “Why not try making fig jam?” I responded quickly, “That’s a good idea!”

Jack, one of our neighbors, just visited us and asked if he could pick some figs from our tree. Certainly, we encouraged him to take as many as he liked. In fact, Jack was extremely polite and friendly to us. He introduced himself at the first sight of us. He always waved to me as he came home or as he left for work.

When I picked the figs with him, he told me about how he had been living in the house next door for close to twenty years. He said, “Bruce, the owner of the house you live in now, used to be my best friend. And we had planted this very fig tree a few years before he went to the nursing home.” I was amazed to know that we actually enjoyed the fruit of his work. He told me that he was so impressed by the quality of the fruit this year. I found a fruit box for him to put the figs in. Both of us enjoyed the pleasure of sharing.

When Jack set out for his home, I turned to my parents and advised doing something in return for Jack and Bruce’s kindness and friendliness.

注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.

Finally, we decided to invite Jack and his family to dinner that night.

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The next day, our family and Jack visited Bruce in the nursing home.

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6 . 假设你是某文杂志的“知心阿姨”(Agony Aunt)， Helen，请阅读下面的这封求助信，并根据信的内容写一封回信。
要求：1. 100词左右；
2. 文中不要出现作者本人的真实信息。
3. 信件的格式已经为你写好。
Dear Helen,

I am not quite myself this term. I am under pressure from both my friends and study. One of my classmates named Danny doesn’t like me.

He speaks ill of me behind my back every now and then, so many classmates don’t like me. I am not feeling good every time I walk into the classroom. I sometimes prefer to stay at home to avoid students’ eye sights.

It bothers me so much that I can’t focus on my study. I did a bad job in my mid-term examination. I failed in my poor subject Maths and even get a low mark on my advantaged subject English.

I am such a loser both in interpersonal relationship and study. With no courage to face my classmates, I don’t want to go to school. What should I do?

Yours sincerely,

Ben

Dear Ben,
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Yours sincerely,

Helen

7 . A Chinese girl Tan Fanglin overcame a world-class mathematics problem and was invited again to attend the World Laureates Forum when she was 15. Communicating with 65 top scientists in the world, she became a rising star in this meeting of the world’s sharpest minds.

Her discovery has won her many prizes in youth innovation competitions in China. However, Tan is not a “genius” in the traditional sense. Tan was born in a scholarly family. Her father was a professor of mathematics. Tan showed a high interest in mathematics when she was very young. She likes to find questions on her own. The more difficult the problem is, the more potential she will unlock. In this process, her father will only give proper guidance.

Tan took part in many research projects. So devoted to the projects, she once made serious mistakes during the exam at school. Instead of severely rebuking her, her parents let her find the problem by herself and achieve a better balance between textbook study and research. It was because of the respect and trust of her parents that Tan began to plan her study time scientifically and applied the learning methods summarized in the process of mathematics research to the classroom. With her hard work, she made great achievements in mathematics.

Attending this meeting enabled Tan to get more inspiration from the world’s top scientists. She even got the opportunity to talk with germ Miesenböck, who is pioneering the field of Optogenetics (光遗传学). Miesenböc has encouraged her not to lose her passion and love for what she does and said accepting failure is important to researchers. He has stressed that people all know that even Thomas Edison went through hundreds of unsuccessful attempts before finally inventing the light bulb. Tan has met many difficulties in her research and often feels upset. The words have made her feel inspired.

1. What can we learn about Tan Fanglin?

A．She went to the meeting with her father.	B．She has a strong love for mathematics.
C．She never made mistakes in her school exams.	D．She was invited to attend the Forum for the first time.

2. What does the underlined word “rebuking” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Helping.

B．Challenging.

C．Criticizing.

D．Praising.

3. How did Tan’s parents help her with her research?

A．By correcting her mistakes.

B．By offering extra training for her research.

C．By stressing the importance of scientific research.

D．By respecting her and encouraging her in self-development.

4. Which statement does germ Miesenböc probably agree with?

A．All roads lead to Rome.	B．Nothing is impossible.
C．Where there is a will, there is a way.	D．Failure is the mother of success.

8 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Melia and her father had just finished building a tree house in the backyard. Melia wanted to decorate the walls, and instead of buying things, she decided to make her own art.

Melia enjoyed making collages using a combination of photos she had taken and pieces of fabric. For her tree house, she thought she would use pictures from magazines instead. She could collect used magazines from neighbors, so the pictures would be free. And to create a collage of all her favorite things, she could add pretty leaves, and fruits of pine tree from the yard.

For several days, Melia collected bits of nature to use for the collage. She also collected magazines from the neighbors. She piled both at the front door, as her plan was to make the collage over the weekend. Oddly, though she added to the piles each day, many of the leaves were gone, and the pile of magazines was a mess.

“Dad? Mom?” Melia asked. “Have either of you been taking the supplies for my collage off the door?” “Now, why on earth would we do that?” her dad answered with a question. “I don’t know, but what I do know is that someone is spoiling my art project! It’s my mission to find out who and why!” Melia declared.

Who would want to steal this stuff? She had a plan. She cleaned up the rest of the leaves and threw the ruined magazines in the recycling bin. She started collecting old magazines again, hoping to set a trap. Even if she had to stay up all night, Melia was determined to solve the case.

Once she had collected a large pile of magazines, Melia formed several piles at the front door. She placed them close to the window so that she could catch the thief. She asked her parents if she could sleep on the sofa. “I know they’re used magazines, but I need them for my art project. I have to solve this case!”

Melia was determined to catch the thief, but she had a difficult time staying awake. Within a few hours, she nodded off. Just as the sun was rising, a slight sound awoke her.

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Melia looked through the window, and her eyes opened wide!

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Melia ran back into the house, shouting, “It’s a squirrel! Wake up! Come to the tree house and look!”

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9 . The rest of your daily routine is probably something like mine：Divided among streaming movies on Netflix, watching home improvement videos on YouTube and playing video games. There has to be more to life than this. With the holiday season upon us, now it is a good time to take a breather and consider a digital detox.     1     Here’s what we can do.

Come Up With a Plan.

    2     — after all, many students are attending school via videoconferencing apps. So Step One is assessing which parts of screen time feel toxic and make you unhappy. Step Two is creating a realistic plan to minimize consumption of the bad stuff.

Create No­Phone Zones.

“My No.1 piece of advice is no phone in the bedroom overnight,” Dr. Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, said. “Have a charging station outside the bedroom.”    3     The dinner table, for example, is a prime opportunity for families to agree to put phones away for at least 30 minutes and reconnect.

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Social media sites create goals to keep users engaged. Those include the number of likes and followers we accumulate on Twitter. YouTube automatically plays the next recommended video, not to mention the never­ending Twitter scrolling. For starters, we can resist the hooks by making our phones less intrusive. Turn off notifications for all apps except those that are essential for work and keeping in touch with people you care about.     5    

A．Resist the Hooks.

B．Not all screen time is bad.

C．Say no to Facebook or Twitter.

D．So I turned to psychology experts for their advice.

E．Whenever we are at home, we can put phones away.

F．Outside of our bedrooms, we can create other No­Phone Zones.

G．If you feel strongly addicted, take an extreme measure and turn the phone to grayscale mode.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who will benefit from the mobile woodshop?

A．Children.

B．Laid-off workers.

C．Teens and young adults.

2. What is the goal of the mobile woodshop according to Margery?

A．To help people kill the time.

B．To help people find jobs.

C．To help people develop interests.

3. How many soft skills are mentioned?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

4. Why does Ryan take the class?

A．To learn new skills.

B．To get a certificate.

C．To improve his skills.