第一部分：听力 （共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）

第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题,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。

What do we know about the man?

He doesn’t like chocolate.

He had a cold last week.

He doesn’t want to eat ice cream.

Who is the woman?

A. A journalist. B. A teacher. C. A writer.

What does the woman mean?

She doesn’t want to go to the game.

She will only go if Tammy can come.

The man should go with Tammy instead.

How many people are in the group?

A. Four. B. Six. C. Eight.

What time is it now?

A. 8:45a.m. B. 8:50a.m. C. 10:00a.m.

第二节 听下面2段对话。每段对话后有2至4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。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

What does the woman ask the man about first?

A. Some text messages. B. Some voicemails. C. Some phone calls.

Why didn’t the man text the woman?

A. He didn’t take his phone with him. B. He got distracted(分心) by something else.

C. He was phoning his friends.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

What does the woman say about Coke and beer?

A. They’re not healthy. B. They don’t taste good.

C. She’ll buy some next time.

What do we know about Almond Breeze?

A. It’s from China. B. It looks more like juice.

C. It’s good for human body.

What did the man drink this morning?

A. Coffee. B. Water. C. Juice.

---Well, guess what! I came across my primary school teacher when I was visiting the Frick Collection in Manhattan.

--- Really? ________.

A. It’s really a piece of cake. B. It’s a small world.

C. It’s a long time. D. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

12. Some experts say ____ birthrate of China, after the one-child policy is relaxed, can see ___ modest increase in future.

A. the, a B. a, a C. a, / D. the, /

13. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson________ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.

A. took up B. caught on C. carried out D. made for

14. _____ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

A. Being exposed B. Having exposed C. Exposed D. After being exposed

15. Find information in today’s world is not difficult. The _____ is how you can tell if the information is reliable or not.

A. ability B. competition C. challenge D. knowledge

16. If a ball is placed near a fire, the ball will _______.

A. explore B. extend C. exchange D. expand

17. Lin Tao, who is said to have settled in the UAS recently, ______ in my neighborhood for four years.

A. lived B. has lived C. had lived D. was living

18. The impatient driver received a ticket for speeding. He _______ so fast.

A. mustn’t have driven B. wouldn’t have driven

C. couldn’t have drive D. shouldn’t have driven

20. To make your argument more ________, you should put forward more supporting information.

A. convinced B. convincing C. to be convinced D. to be convincing

21. Only when the war was over in 1945 ______ able to get back to work.

A. was he B. did he C. could he D. could he be

22. He has worked out exactly what his income will have to be during the first six months to _____ his costs.

A. spare B. cover C. save D. spend

23. It’s our presence rather than our presents ____ really counts.

A. which B. what C. why D. that

24. It’s greatly ______ that Arthur gave back the money he found.

A. in his honor B. to his credit C. for his reference D. in his power

25. Sometimes to get out of difficulty, one must change his way of thinking, or simply change his ____ towards a problem.

A. emotion B. approach C. purpose D. sense

26. Miss Green won’t be available at 9 tomorrow morning, for she ____ a speech at that time.

A. will be delivering B. delivered C. has delivered D. was delivering

27. He _____ to participate in the school debate, but on second thoughts, he gave up the idea.

A. intended B. has intended C. had intended D. would intend

28. ---I’m afraid this question is beyond me.

---______. Tell me what you think. There’s no wrong answer.

A. You are joking B. Come on C. By no means D. All right

29. Maintaining(维持) peace and stability of the South China Sea and the East China Sea will certainly ____ a more promising Asian-Pacific area.

A. contribute to B. belong to C. compare to D. devote to

30. The printer is of good quality. _____ it break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense.

A. Would B. Could C. Might D. Should

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

In 1972, I returned to Miami Beach High School to speak to the drama class. Afterward I asked the drama teacher 31 any of my English teachers are still there. Irene Roberts, he tells me, is in the class 32 down the hall.

　　I was no one special in Miss Roberts’ class — just another student who did okay work. I don’t recall any one special bit of wisdom she passed on. Yet I cannot forget her 33 for language, for ideas and for her students. I 34 now, many years later, that she is the perfect example of a 35 teacher. I’d like to say something to her, I say, but I don’t want to 36 her from a class. Nonsense, he says, she’ll be 37 to see you.

　　And there in the hallway, this lovely woman, now nearing 43 age, this teacher who doesn’t remember me, begins to weep; and she encircles me in her arms.

　　 44 this moment, I begin to sense that everything I will ever know, everything I will ever pass to my students, is an inseparable part of a legacy(遗产) of our ancestors.

　　Irene Roberts holds me 45 in her arms and through her tears whispers 46 my cheek, “Thank you.” And then, with the briefest of looks into my forgotten face, she 47 back into her classroom, 48 to what she has done thousands of days through all the years of my 49 .

　　Looking back, maybe those were, 50 , just the right words to say to Irene Roberts. Maybe they are the very words I would like to speak to all those teachers through my life, the very words I would like spoken to me one day by some returning student: “I want you to know you were important to me.”

31. A. that

B. if

C. as

D. when



32. A. just

B. almost

C. nearly

D. about



33. A. kindness

B. respect

C. friendship

D. devotion



34. A. know

B. learn

C. realize

D. believe



35. A. selfish

B. self-confident

C. self-conscious

D. selfless



36. A. call

B. force

C. push

D. pull



37. A. upset

B. delighted

C. interested

D. bored



38. A. brings

B. takes

C. fetches

D. introduces



39. A. bows

B. raises

C. rises

D. puts



40. A. thought

B. brain

C. attention

D. memory



41. A. announce

B. speak

C. deliver

D. tell



42. A. useful

B. important

C. hopeful

D. astonishing



43. A. retirement

B. enjoyment

C. employment

D. amusement



44. A. Reminding

B. Explaining

C. Remembering

D. Forgetting



45. A. particularly

B. fortunately

C. calmly

D. briefly



46. A. against

B. with

C. off

D. beyond



47. A. escapes

B. gathers

C. disappears

D. fails



48. A. longs

B. continues

C. goes

D. returns



49. A. absence

B. function

C. explanation

D. focus



50. A. or rather

B. in addition

C. as usual

D. after all



第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

There it is - your selfie.

Over the past year, "selfie" has become a well-known term across the globe. This August the Oxford dictionary added the word to their online dictionary and define it as: "A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website."

Today it's not difficult to find social networking pages full of photos people have taken of themselves and their friends. And selfie culture has become especially relevant for young people. As many as 91 percent of teenagers have posted photos of themselves online, according to a recent survey by the US Pew Research Center.

So what are the reasons for the rise of selfie culture?

"The craziness about the selfie celebrates regular people," Pamela Rutledge, a professor at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, told Vogue magazine. "There are many more photographs available now of real people than models."

Posting selfies also allows you to control your image online. "I like having the power to choose how I look, even if I'm making a funny face:' Samantha Barks, 19, a high school student in the US, told Vogue.

In addition to self-expression and documentation (记录), selfies "allow for a close friendship for long-distance friends, because you can see each other's faces every day", wrote Casey Miller at The Huffington Post.

But US psychologist Jill Weber is concerned that selfies might lead to social problems. "There's a danger that your self-esteem (自尊心) may start to be tied to the comments and '1ikes' you get when you post a selfie, and they aren't based on who you are - they're based on what you look like," Weber told Vogue. "When you get nothing or a negative response, your confidence can decrease."

51. Why does the writer mention the fact that "selfie" was added to an online dictionary?

A. To inform readers where to find the meaning of the word.

B. To recommend the dictionary to readers.

C. To show that the online dictionary is widely used.

D. To indicate that the word has become very popular.

52. According to the passage, "selfie" mainly involves _______.

A. young people B. models C. students D. celebrities

53. How many reasons are mentioned for the rise of selfie?

A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.

54, Many people post photos of themselves online to _________.

A. make fun of themselves B. become powerful

C. beautify themselves D. choose how they look

55. In Jill Weber's opinion, selfies may cause one to _________.

A. be cheated B. feel discouraged

C. lose money D. succeed more easily

B

Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you had a hundred dollars less. Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with you eyes closed. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingertips.

With existing medical knowledge and skills, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind should not have to suffer. Unfortunately, rich countries pos