1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the first reason mentioned for closing the library?

A．High costs.

B．Poor services.

C．Less usage.

2. What does the speaker say about the library collection?

A．It needs to be updated.

B．It contains 100,000 books.

C．It has been open to the public for 54 years.

3. Who is the speaker talking to?

A．Library visitors.

B．Library managers.

C．Library assistants.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the speaker say about Castle Howard?

A．It took its name from a film.

B．It has been home to a family.

C．It was once used for defence.

2. What is special about the Walled Gardens?

A．It’s open every day of the year.

B．It’s the largest garden in England.

C．It’s planted with many kinds of roses.

3. Who is probably the speaker?

A．A tour guide.

B．A gardener.

C．A news reporter.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What can we learn about Mrs. Green?

A．She always drives very fast.

B．She only drives a day every week.

C．She has an old and small car.

2. What’s the color of Mike’s car?

A．Black.

B．Blue.

C．White.

3. Who has a very old car?

A．Mrs. Bates.

B．Mike.

C．Joe.

4. What is the relationship between Joe and the speaker?

A．His cousin.

B．His uncle.

C．His friend.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the speaker think is the benefit of learning new languages?

A．It can make us healthy.

B．It can makes us more beautiful.

C．It makes us more employable.

2. About how many users are there at the app Duolingo?

A．More than 300 million.

B．More than 3 million.

C．More than30 million.

3. What is Duolingo?

A．It is a virtual teacher.

B．It is a language teacher.

C．It is a language learning app.

4. What does the speaker mention in the end?

A．Real classrooms may get students more involved.

B．People should use technology to teach themselves.

C．Different apps should meet different needs.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did Charles I do with ice cream?

A．He passed a law for it.

B．He improved the recipe.

C．He created a festival for it.

2. Who made ice cream accessible to ordinary people?

A．An English woman.

B．A New Jersey woman.

C．A Frenchwoman.

3. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A．The varieties of ice cream.

B．The flavour of ice cream.

C．The development of ice cream.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How much did disabled travelers spend in the US in 2018?

A．About $45.8 billion.

B．About $58.7 billion.

C．About $81 billion.

2. What is the best thing about Singapore in Nilesh Joshi’s opinion?

A．It enables the disabled to live with dignity.

B．It offers the disabled accessible public transport.

C．Its tourist attractions are free for the disabled.

3. What do we know about John Morris?

A．He spoke highly of the hotel rooms in Las Vegas.

B．He buys magazines 3 or 4 times a week.

C．He once lived in Sydney.

4. Where is Julie Jones employed?

A．At a hotel.

B．In a travel agency.

C．In a publishing company.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What are the highest temperatures in Northern India now?

A．About 35℃.

B．Almost 40℃.

C．Over 45℃.

2. How many Indian people died in 2016 due to heat-related illnesses?

A．About 200.

B．About 1,000.

C．About 2,000.

3. What will be done under extremely high temperatures?

A．Government projects will be done at night.

B．Bottles of water will be sold at low prices.

C．School days will be reduced.

4. What will the weather be like late this month in India?

A．Cooler.

B．All the same.

C．Hotter.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many Britons, including children, are overweight according to experts?

A．A half.

B．A quarter.

C．Two thirds.

2. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A．A measure to deal with being overweight.

B．A school to offer cooking lessons.

C．A way to set up cooking clubs.

3. What do we know about the cooking lessons?

A．They will be given in primary schools.

B．They will be provided one hour a week.

C．They will last for the whole school year.

4. Why are schools setting up “Let’s Get Cooking” clubs?

A．To teach children to cook healthy food.

B．To train more cookery teachers for schools.

C．To help students remember simple recipes.

5. What does the government promise to do?

A．Buy the equipment.

B．Build new kitchens.

C．Help poor students.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did the speaker study at university?

A．Law.

B．Medicine.

C．Economics.

2. How long did the speaker spend in South America after college?

A．One and a half years

B．One year

C．Two years

3. Which of the following has something in common with cocoa beans?

A．Apples.

B．Bananas.

C．Grapes.

4. What is the most difficult part of making chocolate?

A．Melting it correctly.

B．Cooling it in time.

C．Testing it regularly.

5. What is the speaker’s key to success?

A．Growing high-quality cocoa beans.

B．Keeping a diary of his experiments.

C．Trying to test all kinds of chocolate.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When did Webster graduate from Yale University?

A．In 1758.

B．In 1778.

C．In 1783.

2. What made Webster mainly known to people today?

A．His dictionary.

B．His spelling book.

C．His fight in American Revolution.

3. In what way did Webster make the most changes to American English?

A．Pronunciation.

B．Grammar.

C．Spelling.

4. What did Franklin want Webster to do with English?

A．Add some new words.

B．Remove all silent letters from words.

C．Create new ways of pronouncing words.