1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the speaker call Tina?

A．To tell her about a program.

B．To ask for advice on reading.

C．To give her reading resources.

2. What should Tina explain in less than 400 words?

A．What positions she holds.

B．How to use the resources.

C．What experiences she has.

3. What day is it today probably?

A．It’s Tuesday.

B．It’s Wednesday.

C．It’s Friday.

4. What will the speaker do next?

A．Prepare dinner.

B．Write an introduction.

C．Visit timeedge.com.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is the man looking for Elaine?

A．To have lunch with her.

B．To ask her to attend a meeting.

C．To seek her opinion about his article.

2. What will be discussed at the meeting?

A．Job cuts.

B．Further education.

C．The Christmas party.

3. Why does the woman think the man needn’t worry?

A．His article will help him.

B．He is an experienced worker.

C．He is the best in the company.

4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Roommates.

B．Classmates.

C．Co-workers.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where will the woman go at first?

A．Bangkok.

B．Ho Chi Minh City.

C．Singapore.

2. What will the woman do in Siem Reap?

A．See her friend.

B．Go to a market.

C．Visit some temples.

3. Where will the woman stay for the nights during her trip?

A．In big hotels.

B．In small guest houses.

C．In her friends’ houses.

4 . 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。

The Chongyang Festival     1     falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar is also known as the Double Ninth Festival.

The festival is based on the theory of Yin and Yang, the two opposing (全然不同的) principles in nature. Yin is feminine (女性的), negative principle, while Yang is masculine (男性的) and positive. The ancients believed that all     2     (nature) phenomena could be explained by this theory. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is a day     3     the two Yang numbers meet. So it     4     (call) Chongyang. Chong means double in Chinese. It is hard     5     (say) when these customs were created. Chongyang    6     (be) an important festival since ancient times.

The Double Ninth Festival is usually perfect for outdoor     7     (activity). Many people go hiking and climbing in the country, enjoying Mother Nature’s final burst of color before she puts on her dull winter cloak. Some will carry a spray of dogwood (茱萸). But,    8     (slow), the custom of carrying a spray of dogwood during the Double Ninth Festival is     9     (die) out and many people, especially young people in the cities. The custom evolves into     10     (it) present form, when people go climbing to get some exercise as well as enjoy the autumn scenery.

5 . Sometimes in life, we keep making the same mistakes over and over again, without learning a lesson, till reality strikes us. Other times, some decisions are very hard, so we often end up feeling we could have gone the other way.    1     Life is limited, and it is better to learn some life lessons.

Be full of confidence.

Successful people don't just gain confidence after achieving success. Instead, they have made achievements as they always believe in themselves.    2    

    3    

If you agree to do things even if you don't want to, you will welcome more stress in your life. This is why you must be able to and have the courage to turn someone down in a polite way whenever you are not totally ready to do something you are asked to.

Be responsible for your life.

    4     Other people may advise you or influence you but they cannot force you to determine what you should do.

Stay away from people who always drag you down.

We tend to be with people who inspire us or who make us feel better, but sometimes we end up spending time with those who don't appreciate us .    5     Or you will end up feeling worthless for yourself.

A．Be brave and willing to say “No”.

B．Then what we are left with is regret.

C．Accomplish the more urgent tasks-first.

D．It is time to cut those people out of your life.

E．Avoid things that prevent your concentration.

F．It's your responsibility to take charge of your life, so don't always rely on others to determine what your life will be like.

G．To overcome all the obstacles in your way, you need to trust yourself to get out of your comfort zone and that requires confidence.

6 . I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in this new school year.

And this isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. The future of our country depends on you. What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.

You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You’ll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to build our country. You’ll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy. We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems.

The circumstances of your life — what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you’ve got going on at home — none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school. That’s no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. There is no excuse for not trying.

Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up. No one’s written your future for you, because here in our country, you write your own future. You make your own future. Whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it. I want you to really work at it.

1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A．Students adjust to their new schools easily.

B．Students wish they could be still on holiday.

C．Students decide to live up to their expectations.

D．Students influence the future of the whole country.

2. Which skill should students have is not mentioned in paragraph 3?

A．Problem solving.	B．Creativity.
C．Critical thinking.	D．Independent thinking.

3. What does the speech mainly focus on?

A．Opportunities in creating new jobs.

B．Great challenges in this new school year.

C．The strategies of protecting environment.

D．The responsibilities for students’ own education.

4. What should you do in your new school year according to the speaker?

A．Talk back to our teachers at all time.

B．Have a negative attitude in school occasionally.

C．Devote ourselves to whatever we are intended to do.

D．Make excuses for neglecting homework if necessary.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the speaker probably talking to?

A．Nurses.

B．Parents.

C．Teachers.

2. Why are children likely to get injured according to the speaker?

A．Children like dangerous games.

B．The playgrounds are badly designed.

C．Schools don’t provide safety education.

3. What does the speaker suggest parents do?

A．Keep an eye on their kids.

B．Keep their kids creative while growing up.

C．Keep their kids away from public playgrounds.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What attracts the woman to the new supermarket?

A．Shorter distance.

B．Better qualities.

C．Lower prices.

2. Why does the man run every morning?

A．To prepare for a race.

B．To keep healthy.

C．To lose weight.

3. What will the woman probably do tomorrow?

A．Visit the supermarket.

B．Watch a race.

C．Go running.

9 . Yang Jiang, wife of late Chinese ________ (文学的) master and scholar-novelist Qian Zhongshu, was born in Beijing in 1911. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

10 . A narrow region of the eastern Pacific Ocean has been getting colder for the past 30 years, challenging global trends and confusing many scientists. Over at least three decades, the region has cooled by roughly half a degree, which has been causing scientists to wonder how long that will hold.

The unusual phenomenon, known as the “cold tongue” is affecting a vast area of ocean west of South America. Scientists are not entirely certain what is keeping the “cold tongue” cool. Richard Seager, from the Earth Observatory at Columbia University, said one factor appears to be trade winds in the equatorial (赤道) region, which carry warm water away from the surface, stimulating cooler water to rise. “The trade winds blow from east to west across the tropical Pacific Ocean,” Seager said. “As the waters are driven away from the surface, water flows up from below. And since the waters below the surface are cold, this creates the ‘cold tongue’.”

Yet despite the effect of these winds, the “cold tongue” has puzzled scientists, because advanced climate computer models suggest that the waters should have been warming for decades at a faster rate than the rest of the Pacific due to rising greenhouse gas emissions (排放).

Pedro DiNezio of the University of Colorado Boulder, considers “It’s the most important unanswered question in climate science”. Scientists can’t predict when it will end or start warming since the cause is unknown. According to New Scientist, this has huge worldwide implications, including determining California’s permanent drought and Australia’s wildfires. More profoundly still, “it could even alter the extent of climate change globally”, the site said, “by understanding how sensitive Earth’s atmosphere is to rising greenhouse gas production”.

Despite this, the overall ocean temperatures are rising. Solving the puzzle of the “cold tongue” isn’t about proving climate models wrong. Rather, the “cold tongue” is the last big piece of the puzzle. Fit that in and we can build a more accurate picture of how life will change in a warming world-and how best to prepare for that future.

1. What may be the cause of the “cold tongue”?

A．The arrival of ocean currents.

B．Trade winds in the equatorial regions.

C．The change in the direction of water flow.

D．The temperature differences between sea and land.

2. Why are scientists confused about the “cold tongue” phenomenon?

A．It has lasted for many years.	B．It forms a minor ocean ecosystem.
C．It contradicts the global warming trend.	D．It mirrors increasing carbon emissions.

3. What makes solving the “cold tongue” puzzle important?

A．It can help predict droughts in California.

B．It contributes to adjusting ocean temperatures.

C．It can help improve the accuracy of climate models.

D．It offers insights into dealing with future climate events.

4. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To stress the effect of climate change.

B．To introduce an unusual phenomenon.

C．To explain reasons for strange natural disasters.

D．To appeal to people to pay more attention to the ocean.