2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the man?

A．He is hard-working.

B．He likes making things.

C．He paid $50 for the bookcase.

2. What did the man do in the end?

A．He told a joke.

B．He made a future plan.

C．He asked the woman for help.

3 . How does the man help the woman?

A．By filling out the form for her.

B．By telling her his personal information.

C．By reading the information on the form.

4 . What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Teacher and student.

B．Doctor and patient.

C．Classmates.

5 . What is the woman going to do?

A．Pay for the shoes.

B．Go to the shoe shop.

C．Borrow money from the man.

6 . As we close out the final days of this year, treat yourself to a deliciously distracting new book —a book that you can dip into and out of throughout the holidays. Read up, rest up, and enjoy yourself.

Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and beyond

A must-have guide for yoga-loving mamas, Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond offers helpful relaxation techniques and breathing exercises that are tailored to each pregnant woman. The book also lays out valuable techniques for labor and staying in touch with your body as it continuously changes.

Mindfulness Activities for Kids

We could all use a little more peace in our lives. Uniquely suited for children and parents to do together, the 40 mindfulness exercises recommended here —from pausing to fully enjoy a tasty sandwich to taking chalk walk together—will not only teach children calm and gratitude, but also bring grown-ups and their littles closer together.

Before She Disappeared

Frankie Elkin is a recovering alcoholic who devotes her time to solving cold cases, especially those involving people of color. A new investigation brings her to Boston, searching for a Haitian teenager who disappeared months ago. But as Frankie starts asking questions, someone else will stop at nothing to keep the answers hidden.

Oak Flat

Lauren Redniss’ Oak Flat tells the story of the land near the San Carlos Apache Reservation through an Apache family fighting to protect the land which the U. S. government and two world-power mining enterprises are attempting to seize and destroy for its copper resources. Visually striking and deeply reported, Oak Flat tells a larger story of endless westward expansion and native resistance.

1. Which book can help to improve family relations?

A．Oak Flat.

B．Before She Disappeared.

C．Mindfulness Activities for Kids.

D．Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond.

2. What do we know about the book Oak Flat?

A．It’s a brief account of mining enterprises.

B．It centers on an Apache family’s struggle.

C．It sings high praise of the US government.

D．It supports westward expansion and native resistance.

3. Who are the target readers of the four books?

A．Teenagers.

B．Men.

C．Kids.

D．Grown-ups.

7 . By now, most people know they should be eating more vegetables. But are there ways to get more from the vegetables you already eat? A research shows that when it comes to vegetables, it’s not only how much we eat, but also how we prepare them, that decides the vitamins and other nutrients that enter our body.

Many studies show that people who eat lots of vegetables have less heart disease, and eye problems and even cancer. But raw vegetables are not always best. The researchers found that 198 Germans who eat raw food were short of lycopene, the matter found in tomatoes and other red vegetables. “There is an idea that raw foods are always going to be better,” says Steven K. Clinton, a professor at Ohi o State University. “For fruits and vegetables, sometimes a little bit of cooking can be helpful.”

A number of factors decide how the vegetables do good to people’s health before they reach the table, including where and how they were grown and stored before being bought. No single cooking way is best. Some nutrients are easily lost in cooking if they are cooked in different ways.

Vitamins C and B are often lost. In January, another report said that boiling was better for carrots than frying or serving them raw. Frying was the worst way to cook.

What cooked with the vegetables can also be important? When the vegetables were cooked with fat, the diners can get more nutrients. Fat can also make the taste of vegetables better, meaning that people will eat more of them. Putting on some other things that make it taste better—a little salt—can make the food taste better.

1. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A．people should eat more vegetables

B．the way people eat vegetables is important

C．eating vegetables is good for us

D．how much vegetables one should eat

2. The people who eat the raw vegetables for a long time will ________.

A．have the eyes problems	B．have heart disease
C．be in need of lycopene	D．hate eating tomatoes

3. The following decide how the vegetables do good to people EXCEPT ________.

A．the place where the vegetables are grown

B．the way how the vegetables are stored

C．the way how the vegetables are prepared

D．the price at which the vegetable are sold

4. From the last paragraph, we can know ________.

A．It’s better to cook vegetables with fat

B．the more fat in the cooking, the fewer vegetables people will eat

C．It’s better to cook the vegetables without salt

D．the fat will increase the nutrition of the vegetables

8 . SEED Madagascar Volunteer

Whether your passion is sustainable community development or vital- conservation work, we can offer you an unforgettable experience. No particular skills are required to volunteer in a short term with us and training is given locally, but if you do have particular experience in areas relevant to your program, all the better!

Who it’s for

High schoolers, university and college students, corporate team building groups are all welcome.

At a glance

·Program length: 2—4 weeks

·Start dates: flexible, please discuss with our team

·Group size: 10—30 participants

·Activities: construction/conservation/English teaching—combined as required

·Location: Anosy region, Southeast Madagascar

What’s included

·Transport costs for the duration of the program from Day 1 collection at Fort Dauphin airport to drop-off at the program’s end

·Use of our beautiful campsites and facilities

·All meals while on program (Optional meals out at Fort Dauphin restaurants are extra.)

·Full training for building and construction tasks and conservation field research techniques

·Malagasy language lessons

Additional costs

International flights(leave/return to the UK)	£680—£1,000
Internal flights (from Antananarivo to Fort Dauphin)	£280—£400
Comprehensive travel insurance	£60—£150
Tourist visa	£20
Medical preparations	£30—£80
Personal equipment	£0—£100

Get started

Contact us today via our online form: Online enquiry form

1. What should you bear in mind if you want to apply for SEED Madagascar Volunteer?

A．It lasts for four weeks.	B．It doesn’t have fixed start dates.
C．It requires relevant experience.	D．It is intended for high school students.

2. Which of the following is provided without extra charge?

A．Comprehensive travel insurance.

B．Conservation field research techniques.

C．Short term training for different languages.

D．Transport from Antananarivo to Fort Dauphin.

3. How much do two participants pay for the international flights at least?

A．£560.

B．£680.

C．£1,360.

D．£2,000.

9 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

If you always hate certain vegetables. you may be more than a picky eater. Instead, you might be a “super-taster”, a person     1     biter genes(苦味基因). Those people who have the “biter genes” are 2.6 times more likely to eat     2     (few) vegetables than others, according to a new study     3     (present)at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association.

“We don’t get the taste of food equally,” said Professor Duffy, an export in the study of food taste. “It could explain some of the differences in our food     4     (prefer)”. About half of us can taste bitter and sweet, so we are not especially sensitive to bitter food. Another 25% are called “non-tasters” to     5     bitter food might be a bit sweeter. The rest of us are     6     (extreme) sensitive to the bitterness that some     7     (plant)develop to keep animals from eating them.

Food scientists are trying to develop ways     8     (reduce)the bitterness in vegetables, in the hope that we can keep “super-testers” from rejecting vegetables. In fact, some vegetables we grow today     9     (be)much sweeter than before.

We might also try to use various cooking methods, either by adding me fat, sweetness, strong flavors like garlic     10     roasting them, to improve the taste of the vegetables.

10 . We know it’s good to learn another language. It broadens your horizons, helps you make new friends, and it’s fun too. But to improve our linguistic skills, many of us have to go through hours of school lessons or evening classes, with our heads buried in textbooks. Do we really have to do so? Or is there something convenient available?     1     There is certainly a huge demand for language learning, and having a smart phone means you can have a virtual teacher with you wherever you go.     2     And that’s why there are numerous learning apps available, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Some educational apps offer languages not popular enough to be taught at evening classes, or at most universities. And others offer ‘invented’ language courses in Esperanto, Elvish and Star Trek’s Klingon. Have no idea what they are?     3     Whatever you want to learn, apps allow you to go at your own pace and fit learning around other commitments. There is no doubt that technology is going to help in and outside the classroom.

    4     Guy Baron, head of modern languages at Aberystwyth University, thinks not. He told the BBC that technology should be used alongside classroom methods, not to totally substitute traditional teaching.     5     For one thing, the grammar involved may be beyond you; and for another, it will lack the peer support you could get in a classroom environment.

A．After all, it is not perfect.

B．Those are some lessons you might not find in a traditional classroom.

C．Does that mean technology spells the end of traditional classrooms and teachers?

D．But if you have a genuine and practical reason to learn, you will no doubt stick with it.

E．Many app developers promptly take advantage of the demand and the plus of the internet.

F．Attending a real lesson and facing a real teacher probably forces you to be more attentive.

G．Good news is that technology appears to be providing a better and more accessible way of learning.