1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman complain about?

A．The noise.

B．The weather.

C．The traffic.

2. How does the woman feel about her living conditions?

A．The flat is too old.

B．The flat is too dirty.

C．The flat is overcrowded.

3. What is the woman going to do next year?

A．Move to a new house.

B．Change her job.

C．Buy a new car.

2 . 听下面一段长对话，回答下面小题。
1. Why does the woman give up Ridgeway House?

A．It has no single rooms.

B．It doesn’t provide meals.

C．It is closed in the summer vacation.

2. How much does a single room in International House cost?

A．$130 a week.

B．$150 a week.

C．$175 a week.

3. What does the woman care about most?

A．The computer room.

B．The volleyball court.

C．The swimming pool.

4. What will the woman do next?

A．Get the key.

B．Fill in a form.

C．Pay the deposit.

3 . How far is the man’s workplace?

A．It’s one mile away.

B．It’s 20 miles away.

C．It’s 30 miles away.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman think of America?

A．Great.

B．Diverse.

C．Big.

2. When did the man arrive in America?

A．Two weeks ago.

B．Two months ago.

C．Two years ago.

3. Where is the man going next?

A．To his home.

B．To the classroom.

C．To the library.

4. Which country is the woman from?

A．China.

B．America.

C．Britain.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does the woman feel about her recent work?

A．It’s too boring.

B．It’s worthwhile.

C．It’s difficult to finish.

2. What makes the woman feel lucky?

A．She has finished her task.

B．She will finish her task soon.

C．Someone will help her with the task.

3. What caused the woman to give up drinking?

A．She lost interest in drinking.

B．She thought it was bad for her health.

C．Her mother frequently told her to do so.

6 . Look around you — how many plastic things can you find in your house? Most homes today are almost full of plastic, from water bottles to clothes, chairs, and even computers. Regretfully, so are our rivers and oceans.

According to research, about 583 billion plastic bottles were produced in 2021. That is 100 billion more than just five years ago. In 2022, five trillion (万亿) plastic bags were used. That was 160,000 every second. Americans alone used half a million drinking straws (吸管) every day.

However, very little of the plastic that goes into recycling (回收利用) bins can make it through the recycling process. Experts think that only around 9 percent of plastic is recycled. About 16 percent is burned for electricity or heat. The rest ends up in landfills (废物填埋地) or bodies of water.

So how do you make sure plastic things you use are recycled? Begin by making sure the things you put in your recycling bin can be recycled. And in most cases, plastic things can’t be used again if they have more than one kind of plastic in them. That’s because some plastics can’t be mixed together.

How about those plastic things that are able to be recycled at a recycling center? First, workers make sure that each plastic is clean. After that, the plastic things are made into small pieces. At last, they are melted (熔化) and used to create new things. One of the commonly seen products is new plastic bottles. Recycled plastic can also be used to make clothes, pens, pencils, and building materials!

1. What does the author want to tell us in paragraph 1?

A．We can’t live without plastic.	B．We shouldn’t make plastic things.
C．We should worry about plastic.	D．We are making more and more plastic things.

2. How does the author show plastic is a problem in paragraph 2?

A．By telling a story.	B．By listing numbers.
C．By asking questions.	D．By describing a scene.

3. According to paragraph 3, how much plastic can be reused?

A．About 9%.	B．About 16%.
C．About 25%.	D．About 75%.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．How people create plastic things.

B．What happens to recycled plastic things.

C．Why plastic things have to be recycled.

D．Where plastic things go after they are thrown away.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man think his parents will buy him?

A．A pair of trainers.

B．A pair of sunglasses.

C．A T-shirt.

2. Who went to pick up the speakers’ parents?

A．Their neighbor.

B．Their grandpa.

C．Their grandma.

3. Which room will the man clean?

A．The bathroom.

B．The living room.

C．The bedrooms.

4. What will the speakers have to do in the kitchen?

A．Fill the fridge.

B．Wash the dishes.

C．Clean the floor.

8 . Why is the woman happy?

A．She met an old friend.

B．She got a good job.

C．She found a new flat.

9 . During job or school interviews, you’re likely to be asked what your strengths and weaknesses are, because the interviewers are interested in how your areas of strengths and weaknesses might affect your performance in this position.     1     For instance, you may be skilled in cooking, but if you’re applying for an office job, this strength may be irrelevant.

However, knowing your personal areas of strengths and weaknesses is not a piece of cake. It takes self-awareness and self-reflection.    2     Or, ask some of your friends what they see as your best qualities or shortcomings.

    3     For example, let’s say my strength is creativity and yours is planning; we both want to have the same career. We might go about getting there in very different ways. If I did something creative to get my dream job and you planned carefully, we’d both likely be successful. But if I tried planning and you tried something creative, both of us might fail.    4    

Having a weakness doesn’t have to be a bad thing. It could be something you struggle with, but it could also be something you haven’t spent time developing yet.    5     For example, maybe your area of weakness is relevant to gratitude. You just haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about gratitude before. But now you engage in a bunch of activities that help you turn gratitude into an area of strength. Hey, now you’ve got one more skill!

A．Is it proper to begin with a truthful answer?

B．So ask yourself what you are good or weak at.

C．Our areas of strengths can help us achieve our goals.

D．Thus, it’s helpful to know your strengths related to the role.

E．Many job applicants are unsure how to approach this question.

F．By turning a weakness into a strength, you build other important skills.

G．That’s why it is important to know and use our strengths to reach goals.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did Tracy bring dogs to the children?

A．To teach them to love animals.

B．To help them gain confidence.

C．To protect them from dangers.

2. What is Kevin’s concern about the dog?

A．They may misbehave.

B．They may get hurt.

C．They may carry diseases.

3. What will Helen do tomorrow morning?

A．Give a talk.

B．Meet the children.

C．Take some photos.