第Ⅰ卷 (选择题，共100分)

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

Where is Linda now?A．In the woman’s office. B．In the classroom. C．In the library.

What is Mike probably?A．A student. B．A teacher. C．A writer.

What does the woman want to do?A．Read the man’s papers. B．Help the man. C．Do the survey herself.

What will the woman probably do on Saturday evening?A．Give a lecture. B．Call her sister. C．Go skating.

Who was to blame in the accident?A．The woman’s sister. B．The car driver. C．The woman.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

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。

When can Mary finish her work?A. 3:00 B. 4:00 C. 4:15

How are the speakers going to visit Mr. Smith?A. By bike. B. By taxi. C. By bus.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

What’s the weather like?A. Cold. B. Rainy. C. Fine.

What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Open the window. B. Give him a blanket. C. Give him some newspapers.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

Who probably is the woman?A. A mountaineer. B. A sports woman. C. A pilot.

What caused the accident?A. The woman hurt her arm.B. The woman lost her way.C. The woman landed the wrong way.

What can we learn about the woman?A. She is weak.B. She failed only twice.C. She’ll recover in about two months.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

What day is it today?A. Wednesday. B. Tuesday. C. Monday.

What subject did the man choose in the end?A. History. B. Biology. C. Geography.

How many books does the man need to read?A. 43. B. 57. C. 75.

What comes with the woman’s reading list?A. Her class schedule. B. Her school reports C. Her activity plans.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

What is the speaker talking about?A. What colors are better. B. How the colors affect people.C. What colors are more popular.

What color house should one stay in if he is often sad?A. Orange. B. Red. C. Yellow

What color boxes were heavier in the study?A. White. B. Black. C. Brown.

What do we know about the children?A. They were calmer in a white-wall classroom.B. They were more active in a brown-wall classroom.C. They were more imaginative in a yellow-wall classroom.

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

A

Betty Skelton was often called “The First Lady of Firsts’’ because of the many records she set. She grew up in Pensacola, Florida, watching airplanes flying to and from a nearby navy base. As a child, she persuaded her parents to let her take flying lessons. By 12, Betty made her first flight alone, though not legally permitted to do so until she turned 16. During the 1940s, female pilots were mostly prevented from commercial and military flying. So Betty Skelton decided to use her flight skills in aerobatics(特技飞行)，performing difficult turns, drops, and other exercises. She began performing and competing around the country. She won the International Feminine Aerobatic Championship(IFAC)for three years in a row, starting in 1948. She and her little Pitts Special plane the “Little Stinker’’ became famous. Dorothy Cochrane is an aviation expert who once studied and worked with Betty Skelton. “Betty was such a wonderful aerobatic pilot that she really set the bar high for other women to follow and she was a great role model for them. She really was as good as some of the men.”  Once Ms. Skelton had made her mark on flying, she moved on to race cars, becoming the first female test driver in the race car industry. She set several land speed records. She also set a cross-country record, driving from New York to California in under 57 hours. And she became one of the top women advertising experts working with General Motors in support of the company’s Corvette car.

What can we learn from the first paragraph? A．Betty Skelton was the First Lady of the US. B．16 was the legal age for people to fly an airplane.C．Betty became a navy pilot when she was 16. D．Betty’s parents didn’t support her flying interest.

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “made her mark”?A. Experienced B. Tried C. Become famous D. Failed.

What can we know from the words by Dorothy Cochrane? A．It is not easy for other women to break Betty Skelton’s records.B．She was even more excellent than some men in skills.C．It is difficult for other women to reach the height Betty Skelton flew to.D．Betty Skelton is an inspiring role model for pilots worldwide.

What is NOT true according to the passage? A．Betty started to fly alone at a nearby navy base at the age of 12.B．“Little Stinker” was Betty Skelton’s Pitts Special plane.C．Betty set several speed records in car racing.D．Betty even set a cross-country record.

B

Located just on the edge of Arabian Sea, Dabla Paro is supposed to be one of the oldest fisherman villages. Lined with broken boats lying outside, the village paints the picture of neglect and State’s unconcern towards the residents.

The group of young women carrying pots on their heads move towards a small hole, filled with dirty water. Despite being a historical settlement, the village has been lacking in drinking water, streetlights, health units and even a school. The residents of the village after getting disappointed from the state-run department to provide them with clean water, broke a pipeline passing near the village and dug a small pond to collect water.

Everyday, young girls and women of the village fetch the pond water for their families. Due to the unsafe collecting method, the water gets polluted and thus, skin problems and other waterborne illnesses are common among the villagers, and as usual, women and children are the worst victims.

Though there are dozens of small settlements, traditional villages of native fisher folk and farmers are still living without proper water supply schemes.

Apart from using the water from the pond for cooking and drinking purposes, the women also wash clothes in the pool every day. “In the absence of water facility in our village, life is very tough, especially for women and children,” said Safia, a mother of three.

According to official data, out of the total 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Sindh, the most important target to reduce mortality rate of children under 5, has now become impossible to achieve. Health experts say that waterborne illnesses are a major killer for children.

A recent report issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the status of MDGs in Sindh stated that the supply of safe drinking water in Sindh is still a long way. Most of the residents of these villages complain that they have always supported the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), but while the party is in power, the villagers stay neglected till the next voting season.

When visiting Dabla Paro you can see _________A. the villagers live a rich life by fishing B. the village is very lonely and desertedC. the villagers dislike working hard D. the scenery is beyond description

The villagers broke a passing pipeline _________A. because they hated the state-run department B. because they wanted to give a warning signC. because they hoped to get clean drinking water D. because they were not content with their life

What does the underlined word “mortality” mean in the passage?A. Birth B. Death C. Survival D. Error

We can conclude from the passage that__________________.A. Pakistan is the poorest country in Southeast AsiaB. no one cares about the sufferings of the villagersC. the next ruling party will solve the water problem in SindhD. clean drinking water is still a dream for the residents in Sindh

C

Honeybee populations have been mysteriously decreasing all over the world. Since 2007, research and evidence have shown that the depopulation has destroyed bee colonies. However, what is actually causing the bees to die? This, considering honeybees are responsible for pollinating(对….授粉) well over 100 different fruits and vegetables, would be absolutely devastating for humankind. Are humans actually any closer to finding a solution that will stop the species from becoming extinct?

As of 2013, as many scientists believe that the use of pesticides and chemicals on crops is one of the reasons for the decline in bees. Many countries in Europe including France and Italy have banned the use of many dangerous chemicals and pesticides on crops that honeybees are attracted to. This proposal was launched in January of 2013. However, the United States and the United Kingdom are yet to fulfill such measures.

A March 2013 report states that scientific studies have shown that many pesticides affect the memory of honeybees, meaning that when exposed to pesticides, they will simply forget where their nest or hive(蜂房) is and never return home again and die in the open. This would explain the lack of dead bodies. If a honeybee forgets the location of its colony, flies away into a forest and dies of confusing exposure, it is only natural that the bee owner would never see that bee again.

A more side to the story however reveals another threat to the species that actually isn’t man-made. Known as a “Zombie Fly Parasite(寄生虫)”, this infectious strain is passed onto the abdomen(腹部) of a honeybee by contagious flies. This infection takes control of the bee, “turning it into a zombie”, and while aimlessly being controlled, the parasite fly and its larvae( 幼虫) will then infect other hosts, effectively turning them into mindless zombies.

With new studies revealing potential causes of the dying honeybee population, will mankind now take action to prevent the soon to be endangered species from completely dying out?

According to this text, the decline in honeybees is due to _______A. the use of pesticides and chemicals on crops