1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A．Must-see books.

B．Places to travel.

C．Important travel experiences.

2. Which tourist attraction comes first in the list?

A．The rock.

B．The islands.

C．The ancient city.

3. What is Petra famous for?

A．The coast.

B．Sand stones.

C．Its culture.

4. What is the best time to visit Petra?

A．In the early morning.

B．At late night.

C．At noon.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the talk mainly about?

A．Guidance on acting.

B．Instructions before filming.

C．Requirements for being background actors.

2. What is Bradley?

A．A film director.

B．A costume designer.

C．A director’s assistant.

3. What are all the listeners expected to do?

A．Sit at tables.

B．Ask James questions.

C．Pretend to be talking.

4. What uniform will David be wearing?

A．A waiter uniform.

B．A police uniform.

C．A school uniform.

3 . An elephant was rescued in southern India after falling into a well. It ______ more than 12 hours, but the elephant in Tamil Nadu has been rescued after plunging into a well estimated at ______ 50-feet deep.

The elephant had ______ into the village of Dharmapuri from a nearby forest when it fell into the well. The well did not have a ______ and had been hidden by bushes.

Locals from the village alerted authorities about the ______ animal early on Thursday. They dropped banana leaves down the well for the elephant to ______, as rescuers worked throughout the night to ______ it.

Forest officials brought in a crane (吊车) to ______ the elephant. Footage of the rescue showed the elephant strapped in (系住) by belts and hanging upside down as the crane lifted it to ______. Doctors helped rescuers sedate (给……服镇静剂) the animal after it ______ pipes they were using to pump water out of the well.

The area where the rescue happened has had some ______ saving trapped elephants. Two other elephants have fallen down wells in the past year. ______ wells and ditches have caused a ______ to the animals. The animals need ______ land to survive as they look for food and water.

Open wells and ditches (壕沟) in elephant migratory ______ are huge problems for these animals. Since they are long ______ creatures, they migrate to long distances for food and water.

Least we can do is ______ such wells or keep safety wall. Imagine it was a 50 feet deep well. Authorities ______ the elephant for roughly three hours after the rescue. It was found to be ______ and active.

______ are also given to the elephant for her will.

1.

A．cost

B．spent

C．took

D．brought

2.

A．exactly

B．frequently

C．obviously

D．roughly

3.

A．run

B．wandered

C．slid

D．stolen

4.

A．barrier

B．sign

C．way

D．top

5.

A．hidden

B．fallen

C．excited

D．trapped

6.

A．eat

B．drink

C．stay

D．feed

7.

A．protect

B．free

C．warm

D．calm

8.

A．move off

B．rise up

C．get back

D．give out

9.

A．suspect

B．safety

C．condition

D．freedom

10.

A．scared

B．sucked

C．blew

D．attacked

11.

A．faults

B．privileges

C．experience

D．difficulty

12.

A．Uncovered

B．Unfolded

C．Unrelated

D．Newly-built

13.

A．chance

B．threat

C．extinction

D．practice

14.

A．expansive

B．effective

C．impressive

D．progressive

15.

A．groups

B．fields

C．reserves

D．routes

16.

A．reaching

B．extending

C．ranging

D．marching

17.

A．destroy

B．construct

C．repair

D．cover

18.

A．fed

B．operated

C．monitored

D．adopted

19.

A．wounded

B．healthy

C．hungry

D．thirsty

20.

A．Credits

B．Fruits

C．Benefits

D．Interests

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why doesn’t the woman take the CD by Jeff Ray?

A．She needs something softer．

B．She has already got one．

C．She doesn’t know much about Jeff Ray．

2. What kind of music does the City Symphony belong to?

A．Modern music．

B．Classical music．

C．Folk music．

3. What does the woman say about the boy bands?

A．They are energetic．

B．They are talented．

C．They just sing on their looks．

4. What does the man invite the woman to do?

A．Listen to her new albums at his house．

B．Listen to Styx’s live concert．

C．Work part-time in his store．

5 . The ability of music to evoke (唤起) specific, often powerful feelings is no secret to anyone who has listened to Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony No. 5”, Billie Holiday’s “God Bless the Child”, the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated”, Lizzo’s “Good as Hell” or any of the other countless compositions that have found their way onto Western playlists in the past few centuries.

The emotional effects of music are the point, of course. They are also the subject of a fast-growing field of research around the world in which scientists are exploring the nature of the many “subjective experiences”—such as joy, sadness, anxiety and calmness—that music evokes.

In a recent set of experiments, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and their colleagues sought to determine if the feelings that people experience when listening to music “show evidence of universality”. They compared and analyzed how more than 2,800 U.S. and Chinese study participants responded to 2,168 (mostly Western) samples of instrumental music. The team identified 13 distinct and very specific feelings that the Chinese and U.S. subjects shared when listening to music, despite their cultural differences.

The music used in the research, described in the paper as “the richest set of Western music samples ever studied,” included classical, pop, rock, indie, hip-hop, R&B, country, film soundtracks, and more. An additional 189 sample of traditional Chinese music was also used. In all, the researchers gathered 375,230 judgments of the samples from the study participants.

In the first experiment, subjects listened to Western music samples (each of which was just five seconds long) and reported on the specific feelings they evoked, choosing responses from a list of 28 “categories of subjective experience” provided by the researchers. Terms on the list included “victorious/heroic”, “sad/depressing”, “joyful/cheerful”, “awe-inspiring/amazing” and “dreamy”. The team then used data-driven statistical modeling to identify the 13 shared experiences. The second experiment, which included the Chinese music, involved broad evaluations of the samples by participants—such as whether the subjects liked or disliked them or found them exciting or not. A central finding of the study, the researchers write, is that specific feelings “drive the experience of music” more than the broader features.

1. How does the author mainly develop paragraph 1?

A．By stating a series of facts.

B．By making an assumption.

C．By comparing various songs.

D．By explaining some song terms.

2. What is the purpose of the study on Americans and the Chinese?

A．To examine their music taste.

B．To present musical traditions.

C．To identify universal feelings of music.

D．To compare Eastern and Western cultures.

3. What were the participants asked to do in the first experiment?

A．Share their experiences with each other.

B．Take down different styles of the songs.

C．Retell what they heard in the music terms.

D．Tick what they feel from a list by the researchers.

4. What can be the best title of the text?

A．Is a Sad Song Sad for Everyone?

B．What Makes a Song So Touching?

C．Does All Modern Pop Music Sound the Same?

D．What Do You Blame for Your Poor Musical Taste?

6 . It was the day of the big cross-country run. Students from seven different primary schools in and around the small town were warming up. I looked around and ______spotted David. I walked over and asked him why he wasn’t with the other______. He hesitated and then said he had decided not to______.

What was wrong? He had worked so hard for this event! I quickly searched for the school’s ______ and asked him what had happened. He said that kids from other schools would ______David. After making sure that David could run if he ______ to, I decided to have a talk with David.

David had a brain ______ which prevented him from walking or running like other children, but he always participated to the ______of his ability in whatever they were doing. That was why none of the children thought it ______ that David had decided to join the cross-country team. It just took him ______— that’s all. As a special education teacher at the school, I was familiar with the ______ David faced and was proud of his strong ______.

I came up to David and ______ him. Finally, he was determined to______ the race. Half an hour later, the race ______, but he had only gone a few meters before he tripped and ______on the ground. My heart ______. As I started to shout encouragement, other voices around me took up the ______. “Come on David, you can do it!” David picked himself up and started again. Needless to say, David ______ last. And he raised his arms high as he ______ the finish line to wild cheers and applause.

1.

A．gradually

B．temporarily

C．finally

D．quietly

2.

A．friends

B．partners

C．schoolmates

D．children

3.

A．walk

B．run

C．go

D．leave

4.

A．adviser

B．headmaster

C．doctor

D．coach

5.

A．care for

B．laugh at

C．worry about

D．take in

6.

A．wanted

B．agreed

C．decided

D．informed

7.

A．injury

B．disease

C．activity

D．image

8.

A．best

B．least

C．most

D．worst

9.

A．unnecessary

B．unusual

C．possible

D．natural

10.

A．hours

B．days

C．shorter

D．longer

11.

A．danger

B．threat

C．challenges

D．risks

12.

A．body

B．power

C．support

D．determination

13.

A．awarded

B．rewarded

C．encouraged

D．touched

14.

A．participate in

B．break off

C．take charge of

D．sign up for

15.

A．paused

B．stopped

C．delayed

D．started

16.

A．lay

B．sat

C．fell

D．dropped

17.

A．sank

B．beat

C．hurt

D．died

18.

A．board

B．call

C．sport

D．match

19.

A．finished

B．smiled

C．left

D．abandoned

20.

A．monitored

B．searched

C．crossed

D．observed

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the speaker’s purpose in starting a new magazine?

A．To become famous.

B．To earn more money.

C．To do something different.

2. What is the major difference between the speaker’s magazine and a local newspaper?

A．The contents.

B．The appearance.

C．The places of purchase.

3. What can people find in the second part of the magazine?

A．Articles about local people.

B．Reviews of famous works of art.

C．Advice on local business development.

4. In which part can people get the information about special events?

A．The first part.

B．The second part.

C．The third part.

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。

“Sophie would make a good therapy(治疗) dog.”

The day my dog trainer said those words, I didn’t even know what a therapy dog was. I certainly had no idea what features my little dog had that would make her a candidate. But why not, I thought, if we can help people in need of some cheering up?

Last week, I accompanied Sophie to a hospital for our first day on the job. In the year and a half I had spent getting her certified, I had learned what to expect. I would bring Sophie into a patient’s room to be a pleaser, and then we would move on. Of course, Sophie herself couldn’t understand her purpose in all of this, but she was always happy to meet new people, and that was enough.

We walked through the wide automatic sliding glass doors and into the hall, where we were met by a nurse who ran the therapy dog program at the hospital. “Welcome,” Sophie, she said. “I’ll be taking you two around today.”

I followed the nurse down the hall. Sophie trotted (小跑) along at my side, just as she had been trained. “We’re a care unit,” the nurse explained. “Most of our patients are seniors.” I knew how important it was for Sophie to be her gentlest. “She was trained and ready for this, I reminded myself.

Up ahead was an old lady making her way down the hall with a walker. A nurse walked beside her, holding on to a gait belt (步态训练带)to keep her steady. We caught up with them, but the patient remained focused on her walker. As we were passing by at a safe distance, the lady turned her walker towards a chair against the wall. “Okay, we’ll stop for a rest,” her nurse said. Once the lady was settled, she pointed a finger at Sophie, as if to say “Please bring me that dog.”

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。

I picked up Sophie and placed her in the lady’s lap.

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“It’s a wonder! We had thought the lady lost the ability to speak,” the nurse told me excitedly.

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9 . 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。

In March of 1994, I was 25 years old, poor and pregnant. It was 10 days past my due date. I was dependent on public transportation to get to my prenatal (产前的) appointments. That day I was going with my husband to the hospital for an ultrasound (超声波) scan.

We were excited and happy, thinking a new life would come into our world soon. To reach the bus stop, we had to cross a busy street. While we were standing on the opposite side of the street waiting for a break in traffic, we saw the bus coming. There was a huge rush of traffic just then, and no way to cross the street in time.

We began shouting loudly and waving wildly trying to flag down the driver. But the driver didn’t notice us, since her face wasn’t turned toward us. She drove quickly past the stop and down the street. Traffic cleared up immediately after this and we were able to cross the street. But it was a moment too late.

We were very anxious because this was the last bus we could have caught to get to my appointment on time. The hospital was very strict about its appointment policy— if you were ten minutes late, you had to reschedule. Rescheduling meant I had to wait a day or more. I was close to tears, about to say “Let’s go home” when a police car stopped in front of us. The officer had apparently seen the whole process, and said with a smile “Hop in- let’s catch the bus!”

We’d never been in trouble nor were we thieves, but we naturally felt uneasy about most authority figures like policemen. So it was a shock to receive this offer of help from an unlikely source! Should we accept such help? We hesitated for a second. Then we got in the car, and the officer sped toward our runaway bus.

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。
Paragraph 1:
We caught up with the bus soon.
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Paragraph 2:
I gave birth to a healthy girl the following morning.
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10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman’s trouble?

A．She failed in an exam.

B．She can’t concentrate in class.

C．She is still confused about the task.

2. What is the man busy with at school?

A．Preparing a play.

B．Setting up a club.

C．Going to parties.

3. What day is it today?

A．Sunday.

B．Friday.

C．Saturday.

4. Why does the man decide to take part in the race

A．To support the woman.

B．To support people suffering from cancer.

C．To collect material for his cancer research.