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1、Part Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best

2、answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) .Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.News 1：A 9-year-old girl in New Mexico has raised more than $500 for her little brother who needs heart surgery in Houston Texas this July. Addison Wituls

3、kis grandmother Kim Allred said Addison probably overheard a conversation between family members talking about the funds needed to get her little brother to treatment. I guess she overheard her grandfather and me talking about how were worried about how we re going to get to Houston, for my grandson

4、s heart surgery, ” said Allred. She decided to go outside and have a lemonade stand and make some drawings and pictures and sell them.”Thats when Addison and her friends Erika and Emily Borden decided to sell lemonade for 50 cents a cup and sell pictures for 25 cents each.Before Allred knew it, New

5、Mexico State Police Officers were among the many stopping by helping them reach a total of $568.The family turned to social media expressing their gratitude saying, “From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to deeply thank each & every person that stopped by!Questions 1 and 2 are based on the ne

6、ws report you have just heard.Q1: Who did Addison raise money for?精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 1 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - A）Her friend Erika.B）Her little brother.C）Her grandfather.D）Her grandmother. Q2: How did Addison raise money?A）By taking pictures for

7、passers-by.B）By working part time at a hospital.C）By selling lemonade and pictures.D）By asking for help on social media. News 2：Last week, France announced that the country will pave 621 miles of road with solar panels over the next five years, with the goal of providing cheap, renewable energy to f

8、ive million people.Called “the Wattway,” the roads will be built through joint efforts with the French road-building company Colas and the National Institute of Solar Energy. The company spent the last five years developing solar panels that are only about a quarter of an inch thick and are strong e

9、nough to stand up to heavy highway traffic without breaking or making the roads more slippery. The panels are also designed so that they can be installed directly on top of existing roadways, making them relatively cheap and easy to install.France isn t the first country to kick around the idea of p

10、aving its roads with solar panels. In November 2015, the Netherlands completed a 229-foot-long bike path paved with solar panels as a test for future projects. However, this is the first time a panel has been designed to be laid directly on top of existing roads and the first project to install the

11、panels on public highways.精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 2 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.Q3: What was Frances purpose of constructing the Wattway?A）Finding cheaper ways of highway construction.B）G

12、enerating electric power for passing vehicles.C）Providing clean energy to five million people.D）Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel. Q4: What is special about the solar panels used in the Wattway?A）They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements.B）They can be laid right on top of exis

13、ting highways.C）They can only about half an inch thick.D）They are made from cheap materials. News 3：Lions have disappeared from much of Africa, but for the past few years scientists have wondered if the big cats were hanging on in remote parts of Sudan and Ethiopia. Continuous fighting in the region

14、 has made surveys difficult.But scientists released a report Monday documenting, with hard evidence, the discovery of lost lions.A team with Oxford Universitys Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, supported by a charity organization, spent two nights in November camping in the National Park in north

15、west Ethiopia, on the Ethiopia-Sudan border. The researchers set out six camera traps capturing images of lions, and they identified lion tracks.精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 3 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - The scientists concluded that lions are also likely to

16、live in the neighbouring National Park across the border in Sudan. The International Union for Conservation of Nature had previously considered the area a possible range for the species, and local people had reported seeing lions in the area, but no one presented convincing evidence.Questions 5 and

17、7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Q5: What has made it difficult to survey lions in remote parts in Sudan and Ethiopia?A）Endless fighting in the region.B）The hazards from the desert.C）Inadequate funding for research.D）The lack of clues about the species. Q6: What was the main purpos

18、e of the research?A）To observe the wildlife in the two national parks.B）To identify the reasons for the lions disappearance.C）To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.D）To find evidence of the existence of the “lost lions”.Q7: What did the researchers find in the National Park?A) Lions wa

19、lking. C) Some camping facilities.B) Lion s tracks. D) Traps set by local hunters. Section B精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 4 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will

20、 hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage 1M: I

21、bet youre looking forward to the end of this month. Are you?W: Yes, I am. How did you know?M: David told me you had a special birthday coming up.W: Ohyeah t hats right. This year will be my golden birthday.M: What does that mean? Ive never heard of a golden birthday.W: Ive actually just learnt this

22、concept myself. Fortunately, just in time to celebrate. A golden or lucky birthday is when one turns the age of their birth date. So, for example, my sisters birthday is December 9th and her golden birthday would have been the year she turned nine years old. Come to think of it, my parents did throw

23、 her a surprise party that year.M: Interesting. Too bad I missed mine. My golden birthday wouldve been four years ago. I assume you got big plans then.W: Actually yes. My husband is planning a surprise holiday for the two of us next week. I have no idea what hes got in mind, but Im excited to find o

24、ut. Has he mentioned anything to you?M: He might have.W: Anything youd like to share? Im dying to know what kind of trip he has planned on where were going.M: You know nothing at all?精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 5 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - W: Not a clue. Ha

25、rd to imagine, isn t it? Though I must say I think hes been having even more fun keeping the secret from me in the past few weeks.M: Im sure both of you will have a fantastic time. Happy golden birthday! I cant wait to hear all about it when you get back.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversati

26、on you have just heard.Q8. What is the woman looking forward to?A) Her lucky birthdayC) Her wedding anniversary.B) A call from her dad. D) A special gift from the man. Q9. What did the womans parents do on her sisters lucky birthday?A) Gave her a big model plane. C) Took her on a trip overseas.B) Bo

27、ught her a gold necklace. D) Threw her a surprise party. Q10. What is the woman eager to find out about?A) The gift her husband has bought.B) The trip her husband has planned.C) What has been troubling her husband.D) What her husband and the man are up to. Q11. What does the man say at the end of th

28、e conversation?A) He will be glad to be a guide for the couples holiday trip.B) He will tell the woman the secret if her husband agrees.精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 6 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - C) He is eager to learn how the couples holiday turns out.D) He

29、wants to find out about the couples holiday plan.Passage 2W: Mr. Green, what do you think makes a successful negotiator? M: Well, that s hard to define. But I think successful negotiators have several things in common. They are always polite and rational people. They are firm but flexible. They can

30、recognize power and know how to use it. They are sensitive to the dynamics of the negotiation. The way of rises and falls and how it may change direction. They project the image of confidence, and perhaps most importantly, they know when to stop.W: And, what about an unsuccessful negotiator?M: Well,

31、 this is probably all of us when we start out. We are probably immature and over-trusting. Too emotional or aggressive. We are unsure of ourselves and we want to be liked by everyone. Good negotiators learn fast. Poor negotiators remain like that and go on losing negotiations.W: In your opinion, can

32、 the skills of negotiation be taught?M: Well, you can teach someone how to prepare for a negotiation. There are perhaps six stages in every negotiation. Get to know the other side. State your goals. Start the process. Clarify areas of disagreement or conflict. Reassess your position. Making acceptab

33、le compromises. And finally, reach some agreement in principle. These stages can be studied. And strategies to be used in each can be planned beforehand. But I think, the really successful negotiator is probably born with six sense about responding appropriately to the situation at hand.W: The artis

34、tic sense youve just described?M: Yes. That s right.精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 7 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q12: What does the man say about good negotiators?A) They are sensitive to the

35、dynamics of a negotiation.B) They see the importance of making compromises.C) They know when to adopt a tough attitude.D) They take the rivals attitude into account.Q13: What does the man say may be the most important thing to a successful negotiator?A) They know how to adapt. C) They know when to m

36、ake compromises.B) They know when to stop. D) They know how to control their emotion. Q14: How is a good negotiator different from a poor one?A) They are patient. C) They learn quickly.B) They are good at expression. D) They uphold their principles. Q15: What is the first stage of negotiation accord

37、ing to the man?A) Make clear ones intentions.C) Formulate one s strategy.B) Clarify items of negotiation. D) Get to know the other side. Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the que

38、stions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), D). 精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 8 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a sin

39、gle line through the centre.Passage 1Some people wonder why countries spend millions of dollars on space projects. They want to know how space research helps people on Earth. Actually space technology helps people on Earth every day. This is called spin-off technology.Spin-off technology is space te

40、chnology that is now used on Earth.In early space programs, such as the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, and in the Space Shuttle missions today, scientists developed objects for the astronauts to use on the moon and in space. We now use some of these objects every day.For example, we have Qu

41、artz crystal clocks and watches accurate to within one minute a year. We purify the water we drink with a water filter designed for the astronauts use in space.The cordless, hand-held tools we use in our homes, such as vacuum cleaners, flashlights, drills and saws came from the technology of these e

42、arly space programs.On cold winter days we can stay warm with battery-operated gloves and socks, and specially made coats and jackets. All of these clothes are similar to the spacesuit designs that kept astronauts comfortable in the temperatures of the moon, and are spin-offs from space technology.T

43、hese products are only a few examples of the many ways space technology helps us in our everyday lives. No one knows how new spin-off technology from the International Space Station will help us in the future.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q16: What do some people wa

44、nt to know about space exploration?精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 9 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - A) When Americas earliest space program started.B) When the International Space Station was built.C) How many space shuttle missions there will be.D) How space resea

45、rch benefits people on Earth. Q17: What did scientists do for the space shuttle missions?A) They accurately calculated the speed of the orbiting shuttles.B) They developed objects for astronauts to use in outer space.C) They tried to meet astronauts specific requirements.D) They tried to make best u

46、se of the latest technology. Q18: What does the speaker say about Quartz crystal clocks and watches?A) They are extremely accurate. C) They were first made in space.B) They are expensive to make. D) They were invented in the 1970s.Passage 2Well, if I could go back in history and live, Id like to go

47、back to the 18th century and perhaps in colonial America in Yankee, New England, where one of my ancestors lived, because it was the beginning of something.By the 18th century, there was a feeling of community that had grown. My ancestor was a preacher, traveling around the countryside. People lived

48、 in small communities. There were fishermen and farmers who provided fresh food that tasted and looked like food, unlike that in todays supermarkets, and there were small towns, and New York wasnt that far away. Im deeply 精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 10 页，共 13

49、 页 - - - - - - - - - - attached to the Puritan tradition, not in a religious sense, but they believed in working for something, working for goals, and I like that.They worked hard at whatever they did, but they had a sense of achievement. They believed in goodness in community and helping one anothe

50、r. I love the colonial fabrics, all the silver work, the furnishings, the combination of elegance and simplicity. I love it. The printing, the books, Im very attached to all that kind of thing that may not all be very entertaining in the modern sense of the world. But I would have enjoyed spending m