1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What makes the garden so untidy?

A．The dead trees.

B．The dead flowers.

C．The fallen leaves.

2. What is the man going to do this Sunday?

A．Cut off the tops of the dead flowers.

B．Pull up the roots of the flowers by the walls.

C．Dig up that dead tree at the bottom of the garden.

3. Why won’t the man water the new fruit trees?

A．He has just watered them.

B．They don’t need watering.

C．It is going to rain.

2 . What examination is Emily going to take?

A．Tennis final exam.

B．English final exam.

C．English mid-term exam.

3 .    

Work and life are always full of stress. How do you usually deal with your stress? Have you ever thought of doing housework? Do you think doing housework is helpful in dealing with stress? According to some psychologists, doing housework like washing dirty clothes can really make people relaxed.

“Doing simple housework such as cleaning windows or ironing clothes is a good way to face our stress without taking any medicine,” says Carol Clark, a successful psychologist in New York. She often advises people who are under lots of stress to try doing housework. “While washing something,” she says, “you can imagine you’re washing away something that is troubling you in your life.”

Do people all agree with her idea? Here are some different opinions.

“Housework is the reason for the stress in my life,” says Linda who works in a company in France. “As a mother of three, I have too much housework. Get me out of doing the housework and then I’ll really be able to relax.”

Gary is a single father of a seven-month-old baby. He is a doctor from Australia. “So, a man pays a psychologist $200 an hour for his problem about stress. However, he is just told to go back home and do some housework. I really don’t know who is crazier, the psychologist or the man!”
1. Where does Carol Clark live?

A．In France

B．In England.

C．In Australia.

D．In America.

2. What does Gary do?

A．He is a writer.

B．He is a psychologist.

C．He is a doctor.

D．He’s a clerk in a company.

3. From the passage, we know different people have different opinions about ______ .

A．if simple housework can make people relaxed

B．if work and life can be full of pressure

C．if children enjoy doing simple housework

D．if people these days are under too much pressure

4. The best title for the passage may be ______ .

A．Work and Life	B．The Reason for Stress
C．Housework and Stress	D．A Successful Psychologist

4 . How to Enjoy Spring

As winter is past and the days start warming and brightening, it s possible to start feeling your mood improved and you re less weighed down by the cold days of winter.     1     And indeed it is the time to renew your goals, refresh your home, and unearth your garden. As the ever growing days invite you to spend more time outside, you’ll easily find many ways to keep you outside of the house enjoying the fresh spring days.

Make a plan at the start of spring.     2     Whether it’s gardening, spring cleaning, learning something new, having a makeover, organizing renovations (翻新), or another activity suited to a season of renewal, planning for it will help you to make the most of the spring months.

    3     This is a good time to sit back and assess the strengths and weaknesses of your current living space and to reach a decision about whether or not it could be improved through a change in decoration styles or additions through decorations.

Spring clean. This age-old tradition of clearing away the dust of winter will give your house a fresh beginning for the warmer months ahead and make the house and surrounds more inviting and enjoyable for you and your family and friends.     4    

Take time to notice the changes around you. Listen to the birds sing and watch the plant life around you emerge (显露), shoot up, and finally start to blossom (开花).     5     Set yourself a goal of little change until suddenly it seems as if a big one to you.

A．Make a decision about the move.

B．Consider redecoration or renovation.

C．Spring is the time of enjoying something fresh.

D．Spring is a great time to do complete cleaning.

E．The beginning of spring is the best time to plan.

F．The world around you is starting fresh and so can you.

G．Spring is the perfect time to set the pace for the warmth.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is Lucy still at home today?

A．She is taking the day off.

B．She is waiting for the man.

C．She is in no hurry for work.

2. How does Lucy find taking the subway?

A．Convenient.

B．Cheap.

C．Crowded.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. For the local family in need of help, what did they get?

A．Gifts from many people.

B．Donations from a local newspaper.

C．A sum of money.

D．Free education.

2. According to the speaker, what should the school do?

A．Let students in before school.

B．Introduce a bank into the campus.

C．Office ice-cream and coffee.

D．Reduce the traffic jams around.

3. What does the speaker think of the town of Tibberton?

A．It lacks positive news.

B．It remains peaceful and quiet.

C．It should grow in a big city.

D．It is a place worth living in.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where did the speakers agree to meet?

A．At the corner by the post office.

B．By the cash machine in the shop.

C．By the statue in the shopping center.

2. How long did the woman wait for the man?

A．20 minutes.

B．30 minutes.

C．60 minutes.

3. Why did the woman fail to get the man’s message?

A．Her phone was off.

B．She lost her phone.

C．The place was too noisy.

8 . 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。

Garbage Classification

With the development of science and technology, our life is becoming much better and more convenient. However, more garbage and pollution     1    (produce) at the same time, which     2    (lay) a heavy burden on our environment.     3    is known to all, environment plays a vital role in our daily life. In response to the severe situation, we should take effective     4    (measure) to protect the planet where we coexist (共存). It is suggested that we should sort waste     5    (improve) the situation.

Garbage classification, which is a good way to protect our environment, can’t be too emphasized. It can help separate recyclable (可回收的) waste, which can be    6    (full) used to help save the resources     7     a large extent. Not only can we make our environment clean and beautiful, but also recyclable waste can be made good use of to benefit us in return.

As garbage classification is significant, we should take     8     active part in putting it into practice. It’s a must for     9     (we) to learn to sort waste. It is the little things we do today that have a profound influence on the planet. Only if all of us make joint efforts can we make a big     10    (different) and have a good environment.

9 . If you simply repeat a behavior for a certain number of days, you’re certain to develop the habit. But habit formation is not so simple.    1    But by employing the following tips, you will speed up the process.

A habit is simply a repeated behavior. Before you can develop a new habit, you will need to set a small, specific behavioral goal. For example, try “doing laundry every Sunday morning” instead of “keeping a more organized home”.    2    It’s a behavior that you can repeat over and over until it becomes a habit.

    3    You are motivated to make the change and you enjoy eating healthy food, but why can’t you keep the habit? Think about the barriers that might be stopping you. Maybe you are too tired to cook after work, so you end up ordering unhealthy take-out meals. Instead of trying to fight through the exhaustion, consider ways to work around the barrier. You could spend one weekend afternoon each week preparing meals for the next five days.

Experiment with to-do lists, daily phone alarms, and any other tools you can use to create reminders.     4    In addition to creating reminders about desirable behaviors, you may need to remind yourself not to repeat the behavior you want to change.

We might sometimes fail to meet our own expectations, but we hate to let our friends and family down. Use the psychology to your advantage by getting a reliable partner who can text you reminders or words of encouragement.    5    

A．This goal works because it’s specific.

B．Let’s say you want to eat a healthier diet.

C．A good habit can help in a number of different ways.

D．Many of us know that well from our personal experience.

E．You might already learn that it takes 21 days to form a new habit.

F．Remembering to create a new behavior may involve your stopping an old one.

G．A good partner can also be someone working towards the same goal as you.

10 . You’re standing at a city bus stop, waiting for a bus to arrive. You wait and wait.     1     But you haven’t seen one for at least 20 minutes. Finally, a bus full of people arrives. Just as you try to squeeze yourself in, you see another bus coming down the street, and another one behind it!

What’s going on? Why do buses always seem to come in bunches (成群) instead of at regular intervals (间隔) ?

    2     They say that passengers tend to remember the few times when more than one bus arrives at a stop and to forget the many more times when a bus arrives alone.

However, experts who study traffic say that bunching really can happen quite easily.     3     If each stop had the same number of passengers waiting, the buses would keep to their schedule. But usually there are many people at a few stops and no one at others.

Suppose many people happen to gather at a particular stop.     4     So it gets delayed and the bus behind it catches up a bit. When the second bus arrives at the same stop, there has been less time for passengers to assemble (聚集), so the bus goes on its way quickly. Meanwhile, the first bus arrives at its next stop a little later than usual, so there’s been more time for passengers to join the crowd.     5     Once one bus catches up with the other bus, the two buses end up travelling together. If the route is a long one, a third bus could eventually catch up with the first two.

Check it out the next time you hop (跳上) a bus!

A．There’s supposed to be a bus every 10 minutes.

B．But you don’t know the exact time the bus will arrive.

C．The problem is the different numbers of people at the stops.

D．Some people claim that bus bunching doesn’t happen very often.

E．And soon after several more stops, the second bus catches up with the first.

F．Find the probability that the waiting time is longer than you expected.

G．It takes longer than usual for the passengers to board the first bus that arrives.