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1、DictationDictationMale and Female Roles in MarriageIn the traditional marriage,the man worked to earn money for the family./Thewoman stayed at home to care for the children and her husband./In recent years,many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind./Some peopleare happy wi

2、th it.But others think differently./There are two major differences in male and female roles now./One is that bothmen and women have many more choices./They may choose to marry or stay single./They may choose to work or to stay at home./A second difference is that,withinmarriage many decisions are s

3、hared./If a couple has children,the man may take careof them/some of the time,all of the time or not at all./The woman may want to stayat home/or she may want to go to work./Men and women now decide these thingstogether in a marriage.Listening ComprehensionListening ComprehensionSection ASection ACo

4、nversationConversationConversation oneConversation one1.Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip?A.The return trip is too expensive.B.There is no technology to get people back.C.People dont want to return.D.The return trip is too risky.2.According to the man,what is more important for those recruits?A

5、.Intelligence.B.Health.C.Skills.D.Calmness.3.What is the last part of the conversation about?A.The kind of people suitable for the trip.B.Interests and hobbies of the speakers.C.Recruitment of people for the trip.D.Preparation for the trip to Mars.Conversation TwoConversation Two4.What is showroomin

6、g?A.Going to the high street.B.Visiting everyday shops.C.Buying things like electrical goods.D.Visiting shops and buying online.5.According to the conversation,the man had bought all the following thingsonline EXCEPTA.shoesB.CDs1C.cameraD.Food6.According to the conversation,the percentage of people

7、who showroomedwhile Christmas shopping wasA.3%B.33%C.42%D.24%7.One reason for people to showroom is that theyA.want to know more about pricingB.can return the product laterC.want to see the real thing firstD.can bargain for a lower shop priceConversation ThreeConversation Three8.What is the conversa

8、tion mainly about?A.How to avoid clashes of exams.B.How to schedule exams.C.How to use the faculty lounge.D.How to choose the courses.9.What does the student have to do first in order to take the exams?A.To choose a date on the draft schedule.B.To find the information on the bulletin board.C.To draw

9、 up the final schedule.D.To arrange an invigilator.10.According to the conversation,the Dean willA.sign the sheet in the faculty loungeB.take care of the bulletin boardC.consult the studentsD.finalize the exam scheduleSection B PASSAGESSection B PASSAGESPassage OnePassage One11.Which of the followin

10、g cities has the oldest Chinatown in NorthAmerica?A.New York.B.San Francisco.C.Boston.D.San Diego.12.The Chinatown in San Francisco attracts tourists a year.A.20,000B.100,0002C.7 millionD.17 million13.Where can tourists see the fish markets?A.In Stockton Street.B.In Grant Avenue.C.In Portsmouth Squa

11、re.D.In Bush Street.Passage TwoPassage Two14.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?15.The purpose of the three-year study is toA.find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleepB.learn more about the link between sleep and weightC.identify the ways parents reduce their ki

12、ds weightD.see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period16.According to the study,the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6thgraders should be around _ hours.A.8B.9C.10D.1117.According to the passage,obesity is most likely related to _.A.sleep timeB.genderC.raceD.ParentsA.Obesity

13、can damage ones health.B.Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.C.Obesity is directly related to ones habit.D.Obesity has affected both boys and girls.Passage ThreePassage Three18.According to a number of students,_ is the main factor for early-agesmoking.A.genderB.personalityC.environmentD

14、.Money19.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A.Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years.B.Most early-age smokers soon stop experimenting.C.Some early-age smokers never go beyond experimenting.3D.Children quickly become regular smokers by carrying cigarettes.20.All the follow

15、ing are features of smokers EXCEPT _.A.strong peer influenceB.low sense of achievementC.high sense of rebellionD.close family relationshipSection C NEWS BROADCASTSection C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 1News Item 121.Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch?A.The school stopped providi

16、ng school lunch.B.Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.C.Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.D.These children chose to have something different.22.How did parents react to the schools way of handling the situation?A.They were upset.B.They were furious.C.They were surprised.D.They

17、 were sad.News Item 2News Item 223.According to the news,what is the main advantage of the digital key?A.Guests can pay without going to the front desk.B.Guests can go direct to their rooms.C.Guests can check out any time.D.Guests can make room reservations.24.The hotel company intends to have the s

18、ystem in _ of its hotels inthe next three months.A.2B.3C.100D.150News Item 3News Item 325.According to the court ruling,Shrien Dewani _.A.will return to the U.K.for medical treatmentB.will remain in South Africa for medical treatmentC.will stand trial in South Africa once proved fitD.will be extradi

19、ted even if he is unfit to stand trial26.What was Dewani accused of?A.Having his wife killed.4B.Killing his wife in the U.K.C.Being involved in a taxi accident.D.Hiring a crew of hit men.News Item 4News Item 427.The U.N.new vote would allow all the following EXCEPT _.A.the use of force by European U

20、nion troopsB.the suspension of an existing arms embargoC.the extension of U.N.peacekeeping missionD.the ban on travel and freeze of assetsNews Item 5News Item 5A.Causes of early death in Russia.B.Behavior of alcoholics.C.Causes of alcohol poisoning.D.Number of death over 10 years.28.What is the news

21、 mainly about?News Item 6News Item 6A.945 millionB.1.07 billionC.500,000D.87,00030.Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain because _.A.The UK is a good film locationB.The cast usually comes from BritainC.Hollywood emphasizes qualityD.Production cost can be reduced29.The total investment in

22、 film-making in Britain in 2012 was _.CloseCloseElectricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for grantednowadays 3131 we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the TV set.At night,roads are brightly lit,enabling people and 3232 to move freely.Neon lightinguse

23、d in advertising has become part of the 33 of every modern city.In the home,many 3434 devices are powered by electricity.3535 when we turn off the bedside lampand are 3636 asleep,electricity is working for us,3737 our refrigerators,heating our water,5or keeping our rooms air-conditioned.Every day,tr

24、ains,buses and subways take us toand from work.We rarely 3838 to consider why or how they run 3939 something goeswrong.In the summer of 1959,something 4040 go wrong with the power-plant thatprovided New York with electricity.For a great many hours,life came almost to a 4141.Trains refused to move an

25、d the people in them sat in the dark,4242 to do anything;liftsstopped working,so that 4343 you were lucky enough not to be 44 44 between two floorsyou had the unpleasant task of finding your way down 4545 of stairs.Famous streetslike Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n)4646 became as gloomy and uninvit

26、ing 4747 themost remote back streets.People were afraid to leave their houses,4848 although thepolice had been ordered to 4949 in case of emergency,they were just as confused and5050 as anybody else.31A.31A.that32A.32A.car33A.33A.appearanceB.B.thusB.B.truckB.B.characterC.C.asC.C.trafficC.C.distincti

27、onC.C.energy savingC.C.EvenC.C.closelyC.C.repairingC.C.hesitateC.C.untilC.C.couldC.C.breakdownC.C.hesitantC.C.asC.C.positionedC.C.flightsC.C.pointC.C.forC.C.butD.D.soD.D.pedestriansD.D.surfaceD.D.labor-savingD.D.FrequentlyD.D.quicklyD.D.drivingD.D.rememberD.D.afterD.D.shouldD.D.standstillD.D.helples

28、sD.D.even ifD.D.lockedD.D.floorsD.D.minuteD.D.asD.D.or634A.34A.money-savingB.B.time-saving35A.35A.Only36A.36A.fast37A.37A.moving38A.38A.trouble39A.39A.when40A.40A.did41A.41A.pause42A.42A.incompetent43A.43A.although44A.44A.trapped45A.45A.steps46A.46A.time47A.47A.like48A.48A.forB.B.RarelyB.B.quiteB.B.

29、startingB.B.botherB.B.ifB.B.wouldB.B.terminalB.B.powerlessB.B.whenB.B.placedB.B.levelsB.B.instantB.B.thanB.B.and49A.49A.stand aside50.A.50.A.aimlessB.B.stand downB.B.helplessC.C.stand byC.C.unfocusedD.D.stand inB.B.undecidedGrammar and vocabularyGrammar and vocabulary51.When you have finished with t

30、hat book,dont forget to put it back on the shelf,?A.will youB.do youC.dont youD.wont you52.Mary ishardworking than her sister,but she failed in the exam.A.no soB.no moreC.not lessD.no less53.Which of the following statements is incorrect?A.Five miles seem like a long walk to me.B.Ten dollars was sto

31、len from the cash register.C.Either my sister or my brother is coming.D.Only one out of six were present at the meeting.54.Which of the italicized parts expresses a future tense？A.My friend teaches chemistry in a school.B.Ill give it to you after I return.C.What is the matter with you?D.London stand

32、s on the River Thames55.It is not so much the languagethe cultural background that makes the filmdifficult to understand.A.butB.norC.likeD.as56.There is no doubtthe committee has made the right decision on the housingproject.A.whyB.thatC.whetherD.when57.All the President s Menone of the important bo

33、oks for the students who study theWatergate Scandal.A.remainB.remainedC.remainsD.is remaining58.If you explained the situation to your lawyer,heable to advise you muchbetter than I can.A.will beB.would beC.wasD.were59.Which of the following is a stative verb(静态动词)？A.DrinkB.CloseC.RainD.Belong60.Whic

34、h of the following italicized parts indicates a subject-verb relation?A.The man has a large family to support.B.She had no wish to quarrel with her brother.C.He was the last guest to leave.D.Mary needs a friend to talk to.761.The following are all correct responses to“Who told the news to the teache

35、r?”EXCEPT.A.Bob did thatB.Bob did soC.Bob did thisD.Bob did62.Which of the following is INCORRECT?A.A bit of flowersB.Few wordsC.This workD.Another two girls63.Which of the following italicized words does NOT indicate willingness？A.What will you do when you graduate?B.They will be home by now.C.Who

36、will go with me?D.Why will you go there alone?64.When one has good health,should feel fortunate.A.youB.sheC.heD.we65.Therenothing more for discussion,the meeting came to an end half an hourearlier.A.to beB.to have beenC.beingD.be66.Two of her brothers wereduring the Second World War.A.called onB.cal

37、led upC.called forD.called out67.Bottles from this region sellat about$50 a case.A.wholesaleB.totallyC.entirelyD.together68.The product contains nocolours,flavours,or preservatives.A.fakeB.falseC.artificialD.wrong69.Davis accepted the defeat in the semi-finial with good grace.The underlined partis c

38、losest in meaning to.A.cheerfullyB.wholeheartedlyC.politelyD.quietly70.and business leaders were delighted at the decision to hold the nationalmotor fair in the city.A.CivilB.CivilizedC.CivilianD.Civic71.The city council is planning a huge road-building programme to ease congestion.The underlined pa

39、rt means.A.clamB.relieveC.comfortD.still72.His unfortunate appearance was offset by an attractive personality.The underlinepart means all the following EXPECT.A.improvedB.made up forC.balancedD.compensated for73.The doctor said that the gash in his cheek required ten stitches.The underlinedpart mean

40、s.A.lumpB.depressionC.swellingD.cut874.During the economic crisis,they had to cut back production andworkers.A.lay intoB.lay offC.lay downD.lay aside75.The university consistently receives a highfor the quality of its teaching andresearch.A.standardB.evaluationC.commentD.rating76.To mark its one hun

41、dredth anniversary,the university held a series of activitiesincluding conferences,film shows,etc.The underline part means.A.celebrateB.signifyC.symbolizeD.suggest77.His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas.The underlined part means.A.abundantB.unbelievableC.productiveD.generative78.The local ne

42、wspaper has aof 100.000 copies a day.A.spreadB.circulationC.motionD.flow79.These issues were discussed at length during the meeting.The underlined partmeans.A.eventuallyB.subsequentlyC.lastlyD.fully80.A couple pf young people were giving out leaflets in front of the department store.The underline pa

43、rt means.A.distributingB.handlingC.dividingD.arrangingReading comprehensionReading comprehensionTEXT ATEXT AInundated by more information than we can possibly hold in our heads,we areincreasingly handing off the job of remembering to search engines and smart phones.Google is even reportedly working

44、on eyeglasses that could one day recognize facesand supply details about whoever you are looking at.But new research shows thatoutsourcing our money-and expecting that information will continually andinstantaneously available-is changing our cognitive habits.cognitive habits.Research conducted by Be

45、tsy Sparrow,an assistant professor of psychology atColumbia University,has identified three new realities about how we processinformation in the Internet age.First,her experiments showed that when we dontknow the answer to a question,we now think about where we can find the nearestWeb connection ins

46、tead of the subject of the question itself.A second revelation isthat when we expect to be able to find information again later on,we don t rememberit as well as when we think it might become unavailable.And then there us theresearchers final observation:the expectation that we ll be able to locate

47、informationdown the line leads us to form a memory not of the fact itself but of where we will beable to find it.But this handoff comes with a downside.Skills like critical thinking and analysismust develop in the context of facts:we need something to think and reason about,after all.And these facts

48、 cant be Googled as we go;they need to be stored in theoriginal hard drive,our long-term memory.Especially in the case of children,“factualknowledge must precede skill.”says Daniel Willingham,a professor of psychology,at9the University of Virginia-meaning that the days of drilling the multiplication

49、 tableand memorizing the names of the Presidents arent over quite yet.Adults,too,need torecruit a supply of stored knowledge in order to situate and evaluate new informationthey encounter.You cant Google contestcontest.Last,theres the possibility,increasingly terrifying to contemplate,that ourmachin

50、es will fail us.As Sparrow puts it,“The experience of losing our Internetconnection becomes more and more like losing a friend.”If you are going to keepyour memory on your smart phone,better make sure its fully charged.81.Googles eyeglasses are supposed to.A.improve our moneyB.function like memoryC.