第 I 卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)

?听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man think of the lecture??

?A. Boring.??B. Historic.??C. Educational.

2. What makes the man upset?

?A. His kids.??B. His books.??? C. The walls of his shop.

3. What will the man probably do next?

?A. Confirm his booking.

?B. Go to the hotel.

?C. Book a room.

4. What does the man say about the cars?

?A. They are clean and practical.

?B. They make people’s life much easier.

?C. They have caused some environmental problems.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

?A. A family.??B. A wedding.??C. A dinner party.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。????????

6. How much is the dress probably?

?A. $200.????B. $600.????C. $1,500.

7. How does the man feel about the woman?

?A. Angry.???B. Excited.???C. Disappointed.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。????????

8. How long will the course last?

?A. For three weeks.?B. For two years.??C. For three years.

9. What is the most important thing about the course?

?A. It is designed for distance learners.

?B. It is concerned with some analysis of British culture.

?C. It requires the comparison between different cultures.

10. What do we know about the man?

?A. He is an English teacher.

?B. He has a master degree.

?C. He is learning Chinese.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What did the man do before applying for the job?

?A. He worked as a teacher.

?B. He talked with the customers.

?C. He visited students’ parents.

12. What does the woman think is useful about the man?

?A. His education.

?B. His job experience.

?C. His grades at school.

13. What does the woman ask the man to do in the end?

?A. Wait for further information.

?B. Give his e-mail address to her.

?C. Come to work the next day.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What is the probable relationship between Michael and Betty?

?A. Classmates.???B. Neighbors.?C. Husband and wife.

15. What did Rob and Steve do last night?

?A. They had a fight.

?B. They held parties.

?C. They talked on the phone.

16. What do we know about Mrs Anderson?

?A. She has hearing problems.

?B. She likes making noise.

?C. She is rude to people.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。????????

17. What probably is the speaker?

?A. A writer.????B. A teacher.???C. A reporter.

18. How did a boy prove himself an adult in North American Indian cultures?

?A. By drinking alcohol.

?B. By wearing traditional clothes.

?C. By spending several days in the woods alone safely.

19. What do the twenty-year-olds do on January 15 in Japan?

?A. Listen to speeches.??B. Go to churches.?C. Hold parties.

20. What is the legal age of adulthood in the United States?

?A. 16.?????B. 18.????C. 21.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I went to a nearby car factory today with my uncle, who works there. One thing I noticed was that most of the work was done by robots. Welding (焊接), painting, testing and many other jobs are performed by robots. The whole dashboard (仪表板) is put into a car by a robot. It would have taken two men to do so in the past, and it would have hurt their backs quite a bit.

It got me thinking: Is it a good thing that robots are replacing factory workers? On the one hand, robots generally do a more accurate job than people. They are not likely to make many mistakes. If something goes wrong with one car, an alarm goes off. They do exactly the same thing every time, but a human worker is unable to do so. On the other hand, robots reduce costs for companies. Companies don’t have to pay robots wages or injury compensation (补偿) if they’re broken. If something in a robot does go wrong, it won’t have to take time off work for a year, or even forever, as could happen to a real person if he breaks his back or burns himself while welding.

The obvious downside is that robots increase unemployment rate, which in turn increases taxes. We don’t want to pay for those who are out of work just because a company has replaced them with robots.

21. We can learn from the first paragraph that _______.

A. all the workers have been replaced by robots B. robots do most of the work in the car factory

C. there are no workers with back strain now D. the author’s uncle designs robots in the factory

22. The second paragraph is mainly about ________.

A. the author’s experience in a car factory B. the advantages of robots over human workers

C. the advantages of human workers over robots D. the management of factory workers

23. The underlined word “downside” in the last paragraph means _______.

A. weakness B. favor C. assistance D. Advantage

24. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

companies refuse to pay for workers.

robots have completely replaced workers.

robots can help solve the problem of unemployment.

people have to pay more taxes for unemployment.

B

A recent study on parents who beat their children indicated that physical punishment still occurs far more frequently than previously thought but that physical punishment was ineffective. Given that 73 percent of the children who were hit waited less than 10 minutes before acting out again.

So, what is?

Many parents deal with their children’s mistakes by taking away toys and separating them from their playmates. But for strong-willed kids like I was, none of these methods were effective.

Like many kids, I wasn’t bad; I was bored. Fortunately, my father realized this fairly early on and developed a new form of “discipline” that produced immediate results and long-term positive effects.

Looking back as an adult, my father’s method of making me read the encyclopedia (百科全书)whenever I did something wrong was the best thing he could have done.

He would tell me a topic and say, “Learn about the aardvark and I’m going to quiz you shortly after.” It was punishment in the sense that I was forced to stop whatever I was doing, but it also had a purpose in that it kept my mind occupied and presented the type of mental challenge I clearly lacked.

Although unwillingly, I went to learn absolutely everything there was to know about aardvarks because I was going to figure out every question he could throw at me. If it weren’t for my driving need to prove him wrong, it may not have worked as well as it did.

So that’s just it: It was effective. It helped me change my behavior in that moment and it conditioned me to seek out books when I was bored. Obviously, that happened frequently and apparently and it worked. I grew up to become a successful lawyer and a famous writer as well.

To this day, Dad’s the only one who can beat me.

25. What is the probable main idea of Paragraph 1?

A. It reports the result of a recent study about the encyclopedia.

B. Physical punishment is useless to deal with children.

C. Physical punishment only occurred previously.

D. 73 percent of the children love physical punishment.

26. Why do many kids frequently do what they’re not allowed to do according to

the author?

A. Because they produce immediate results and long-term positive effects.

B. Because they prefer to break the “discipline” set by their parents.

C. Because they are always regarded as bad kids both at home.

D. Because they often find it’s dull in their everyday life.

27. What was the author’s father method of punishing him for his mistakes?

A. His father angrily took away his favourite toys.

B. His father separated him from his playmates.

C. His father forced him to do some reading and tested him later.

D. His father ordered him to learn about the aardvark and quizzed him shortly after.

28. What can be inferred from this passage?

A. Children who are mentally challenged are more likely to be successful.

B. Parents ought to develop a new form of discipline to educate their kids.

C. It’s absolutely necessary to punish strong-willed kids physically.

D. The stricter parents are, the few mistakes children will make.

?? A trip to the UK would not be complete without a visit to the capital city of London. During the ‘London Day’ all students will have a chance to see famous tourist attractions such as Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Trafalgar Square. The students will also enjoy a boat trip on River Thames and a ride to the top of the Shard, an 87-storey building in London for a breathtaking view of the city. There will also be dinner in a London restaurant before heading back to the school.

??Thorpe Park:

?? With over thirty extreme rides and attractions, and one of the world’s most terrifying roller coasters, enjoy an exciting day out at one of the nation’s most popular theme park

??Bath:

?? Spend the day exploring this beautiful historic city with impressive architecture, including a visit to the famous Roman baths. Students also have the opportunity of a fantastic shopping experience in this famous market towns!

??Thinktank Science Museum & Birmingham:

?? Spend the morning in the interactive state of the art science centre followed by an afternoon exploring Birmingham with time for shopping in the Bullring Shopping Centre.

??Warwick & Stratford:

?? Visit one of medieval England’s most beautiful castles full of history, tales and adventure. Afterwards, enjoy exploring the picturesque streets of Stratford Upon Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare.

??Brighton:

?? This beautiful seaside town provides a fun-filled day out for all students. The day includes a visit to the Royal Pavilion and its museum as well as Brighton Pier and beach. There is also time for shopping in the famous Brighton Lanes before heading back to school.

29. Where can you overlook the whole city when touring London?

?A. On top of the Shard???? B. On River Thames

?C. In a London restaurant????D. At the Houses of Parliament

30. What can you do in both Bath and Thinktank Science Museum & Birmingham?

?A. Visiting art science centre??? B. Doing some shopping?

?C.