1 . In which city did the woman and John stay the longest?

A．Paris.

B．Rome.

C．Vienna.

2 . 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。

When a person wakes up in the morning, seven items are necessary and unavoidable in his or her life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

The saying     1     (update) recently, and it is now widely accepted     2     the seven items have been integrated into one thing-a parcel.

The     3     (adjust) saying illustrates the importance of parcels in Chinese people’s lives nowadays.

Although the delivery industry has boomed in the past decade, and many people rely     4     (heavy) on parcels to maintain their normal lives, it is easy     5     (forget) the most important part of the network-the millions of couriers who transport the items to their recipients.

In China, these essential people usually have busy schedules     6     handle heavy workloads. For example, in big cities such as Beijing, each courier usually collects and delivers 200 to 300 parcels a day, even during off - peak     7     (period).

They often wear colorful uniforms and ride electric bikes through the streets and communities. People call them “busy bees” in honor of       8     (they) hard work.

Sometimes, they rush to meet their schedules and aim to deliver     9     large number of parcels, raising the risk of traffic accidents. Sometimes they work overtime to complete deliveries. Occasionally, they are subject     10     unreasonable complaints.

3 . Cao Dewang was born in May 1946 in Shanghai. His family is said to have high social standing in Fujian province. But his family background didn’t guarantee a wealthy lifestyle. According to Cao, soon after he was born, his family lost all of their possessions on their way back from Shanghai to Fujian.

After losing their wealth, the family farm became their only means of survival. Cao worked on his family’s farm, and there were many days when he’d go without food. In order to support his family, he dropped out of school when he was 14 and began to work. Nonetheless,he taught himself over a thousand Chinese characters with the help of a dictionary.

Cao began selling tobacco leaves and fruit to earn a living. He also worked as a cook and repaired bicycles. For over twenty years, he worked 16 hours a day to escape poverty.

Cao Dewang was working as a sales manager at a glass factory run by the local government for glass used in water meters. He saved up his earnings until he had enough to buy out the very factory in 1983.

Japanese car producers were looking to set up production of their vehicles in China in the 80’s. Cao saw the opportunity and dove into the production of vehicle glass, establishing the Yaohua Automotive Glass Co. in 1987.

Now named Fuyao Group, it started as a joint venture company before it was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1993 and on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2015. Headquartered in Fuging, Fujian, it is currently one of the largest auto glass producers in the world. Audi, Fiat, Ford, Honda, and Nissan are among Fuyao’s biggest customers.

Since 2013, the Fuyao Group had been looking to establish a factory in the U.S. and was looking at possible sites. It picked the site of an abandoned GM assembly plant in Dayton, Ohio in 2014. The factory brought job opportunities to former GM workers who had been unemployed for a long time.

Not disregarding his contributions to China’s economy, Cao is considered as China’s most generous philanthropist. Cao believes, “The more I donate, the more I realize how little use I have for money.” He further adds that his fortune is better used in the education of children.

1. What can be learned about young Cao Dewang?

A．He led a wealthy life.	B．He was home schooled.
C．He struggled to survive.	D．He grew up in Shanghai.

2. What was the history of the Fuyao Group?

A．It used to be a car maker.

B．It originated from a local glass factory.

C．It became the world’s largest glass producer in 1987.

D．It first got most of its profits by making water meters.

3. What do we know about Fuyao’s glass factory in Davton?

A．It was built in 2013.	B．It won support from GM.
C．It hired many laid-off GM workers.	D．It helped restore many abandoned plants.

4. What do Cao Dewang’s words in the last paragraph mean?

A．Money is worthless sometimes.	B．A good name is better than money.
C．Money makes the world go around.	D．Money should be used for meaningful things.

4 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. What music makes the man want to dance?

A．The 80s music.

B．The song “Holiday“

C．Madonna’s new music.

2. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A．Think about past experiences.

B．Drive more carefully.

C．Try something new.

3. What does the woman think about school?

A．Getting good grades is important.

B．One shouldn’t study history at school.

C．Studying is complicated.

4. What does the man mean in the end?

A．He will forget the past.

B．The woman is right.

C．He will study harder.

5 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. Which is NOT the reason why the man dislikes the city?

A．The air is not fresh.

B．It’s too noisy.

C．Housing is expensive in the city.

2. How does the woman feel about moving?

A．She is eager to move to the countryside.

B．She prefers to move to another city.

C．She doesn’t really want to move.

3. What does the man plan to do?

A．Move out of the city.

B．Find a new job.

C．Buy a house in the city.

6 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. Whom did people usually marry in Russia in the past?

A．Those with the same interests.

B．Those with the same background.

C．Those with the same profession.

2. What did the woman do when she met her husband?

A．She was a scientist.

B．She was a teacher.

C．She was a musician.

7 . Dogs may have earned the title of our best friends through their interactions with humans, but now researchers say these social skills could, be present shortly after birth rather than being learned.

To better understand the role of biology in dogs’ abilities to communicate with humans, the researchers studied 375 eight-week-old service dogs. They looked at how these dogs performed in a series of tasks designed to measure their communication skills. The puppies were still living with their littermates (同窝出生者) and had not been sent to live with a volunteer puppy raiser, making it unlikely that they had learned about his or her behavior.

In the first task, a person hid a treat beneath one of two overturned cups and pointed to it to see if the puppy could follow the gesture. Since dogs are good at using noses to find things a treat was also taped to the insides of, both cups. In the second task, puppies watched as the researchers placed a yellow, block next to the correct cup, instead of pointing to indicate where the puppy should look for the food.

The third task was designed to observe puppies’ tendency to look at human faces. The researchers spoke to the puppy in a voice people sometimes use when talking to a baby. They then measured how long the puppy fixed a stare on the human.

In the last task, researchers sealed a treat inside a closed container and presented it to the puppy. They then measured how often the puppy looked to the human for help in opening the container.

The study found that while many of the puppies were responsive to humans’ physical and verbal cues, very few looked to humans for help with the unsolvable task. Researchers said, “This suggests that while puppies may be born knowing how to respond to human-initiated communication, the ability to initiate communication on their own may come later.” The next step will be to see if specific genes that may contribute to dogs’ abilities to communicate with humans can be identified.

1. Why were eight-week-old service dogs chosen for the study?

A．They were the best age to learn.

B．They were cute and safe to deal with.

C．They were unlikely influenced by their mates.

D．They had had little contact with humans before.

2. What is the researchers’ purpose in taping food to both cups?

A．To provide clues for the puppies’ final decisions.

B．To make comparisons between different conditions.

C．To prevent the puppies from making use of their smell.

D．To check the puppies’ preference for a particular color.

3. What can we know from the study?

A．Puppies can understand our body language.

B．Puppies are good at asking humans for help.

C．Puppies are born to arouse communication with humans.

D．Puppies need specific genes to communicate with humans.

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

A．Dogs—talented performers	B．Dogs—humans’ best friends
C．Dogs—born to be able to learn	D．Dogs—born to understand humans

8 . I’ve never had a great sense of direction. And I often wander into shops and, upon coming back out, can’t remember which way I’ve come from — left or right? Many people are like me, and why do some constantly have no idea where they are?

The hippocampus (海马体) is a region of the brain associated with memory and involved in sense of direction. And a nearby region has also been associated with sense of direction. There are four known types of navigation-related neurons (神经元), found in these regions place cells, grid cells, border cells and head direction cells.

In short, you can think of place cells as an internal cognitive (认知的) map; they identify where you are. Grid cells are like a GPS system in our brain; they tell us about the relationship of this place to other places we’ve been to. Border cells respond to the presence of environmental boundaries at a specific direction and distance from us. Lastly, head direction cells are activated when our head faces a specific direction. These cells will fire electrical impulses when we enter familiar locations, with each group of cells relating to a specific place.

Our reliance on GPS and smartphones may have decreased the ability to use our internal maps. Older adults who regularly used GPS had less activity in their hippocampus, compared with those who did not use GPS. They also performed slightly worse in a cognition test. In contrast, a study involving London taxi drivers found they significantly larger hippocampus than ordinary people.

You can improve your way-finding ability specifically by practicing the skill, according to Aziz, PhD of neurology at Temple University School of Medicine. “The more you get out and go to places, the better,” he says. Physical exercise improves the blood flow to the brain, while mental exercise, such as doing puzzles or learning a new language, stimulates the development of new nerve cells and connections in your brain.

1. How does the author introduce the topic of the text?

A．By raising a question.

B．By making a comparison.

C．By stating personal opinions.

D．By referring to scientific research.

2. What can we learn about the four types of navigation-related neurons?

A．They depend closely on each other.

B．They are responsible for different jobs.

C．They will decrease in numbers as one ages.

D．They will fail to function in unfamiliar situations.

3. What will happen it we rely too much on GPS?

A．We will easily be misled.

B．Our hippocampus will get enlarged.

C．Our cognitive ability will be affected.

D．We will have our hippocampus relaxed.

4. What are we advised to do according to the last paragraph?

A．Build up our body.	B．Take training courses.
C．Try different brain exercises.	D．Get out to connect with people.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man think of visiting art galleries?

A．Costly.

B．Worthwhile.

C．Disappointing.

2. Where did the woman go recently?

A．To Washington.

B．To Seoul.

C．To Paris.

3. How old is the woman now?

A．22 years old.

B．26 years old.

C．28 years old.

4. What art gallery does the man want to visit again?

A．Musée d’Orsay.

B．Centre Pompidou.

C．The National Gallery of Art.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is Perelman?

A．A researcher.

B．A doctor.

C．A reporter.

2. With whom do babies feel the most comfortable?

A．Strange adults.

B．Babysitters.

C．Other babies.

3. How may babies react to unfamiliar babies?

A．They may start to cry.

B．They may touch each other.

C．They may show much fear.

4. What may the study lead to?

A．Much more parenting time with babies.

B．A greater demand for experienced babysitters.

C．An increase in family-based day care centers.