1. When does the man want to see the show?

A. On October 22nd. B. On October 24th C. On October 25th

2. What is the woman going to do next?

A. Have supper with the man. B. Do some shopping. C. Go for a picnic.

3. How will the woman go downtown?

A. By car. B. By tax. C. By bus

4. What color is the shirt?

A. Blue B. Green C. Yellow.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A film B. A computer C. A camera

（共15小题； 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答6至7题。

6. Who is going to hold a birthday party?

A. Linda. B. Rose. C. Peter

7. What is Mr. Smith’s e-mail address?

A. Smith115@yahoo.com. B. Smith321@yahoo.com. C.Smith350@yahoo.com

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. How did the woman break the man’s cup?

A. She put it down improperly.

B. She knocked it down from the desk.

C. She dropped it when cleaning a desk.

9. How does the woman feel now?

A. Regretful. B. Nervous. C. Apologetic.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Seller and customer. B. Former co-workers. C. Father and daughter.

11. What does the woman want to get?

A. A necklace B. Roller skates C. Some clothes

12. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a shopping center B. On the street C. In a company.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How was Kathy’s first date with Tom?

A. Kathy was very pleased with Tom.

B. It was over before it started.

C. Tom was very satisfied with Kathy.

14. What did Kathy do after she recognized Tom?

A. She talked with him for a long time.

B. She left the airport with him.

C. She went back home immediately.

15. What does Kathy think of Tom?

A. Generous B. Lovely. C. Stupid.

16. What did Kathy dislike about Tom?

A. His appearance B. His shoes C. His character.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

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中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

A

Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.

Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.

Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.

Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.

21. This passage is most likely to be found in _____.

A. a travel guide B. a newspaper C. a textbook D. a novel

22. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.

A. swimming in the river B. standing on the river bank

C. watching the crocodile D. fishing in the water

23. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?

A. Her eyes were badly poked.

B. She had eight wounds altogether.

C. One of her fingers also got hurt.

D. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.

24. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.

A. brave B. diligent C. quick D. Humorous

B

Alibaba started taking the lead in China, simply enough, by connecting big Chinese manufacturers(制造商)with big buyers across the world. Its business-to-business site, Alibaba.com allowed business to buy almost everything. Alibaba’s advantage wasn’t hard to identify size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Its marketplaces attract 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a year—and Alibaba is just the middleman. It encourages people to use its markets—not charging small sellers a percentage of the sale.

If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience. I moved to Beijing almost a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded, polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings, and anything else my wife wanted. “You’re looking for what exactly? Why not try it? ” my Chinese teacher asked me one day. With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.

Alibaba’s original business-to-business model now is secondary to consumer buying. Chinese retail（零售）buying makes up 80% of Alibaba’s profit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things you’ll ever find. TMall.com is Alibaba’s other big site, where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices.

What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U.S. is how China has gone beyond traditional shopping—big-box retailers especially —in favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites. In smaller towns than Beijing, where big retailers have not yet traveled, shopping online is shopping, and shopping is Taobao.

I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how extensive the marketplace is. Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shopping. I’m not even a big buyer, because I need friends to help me search the Chinese-language site. When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teacher’s iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.

25. Alibaba’s advantage mainly lies in ___________.

A. its big size B. its business-to-business service

C. its not charging small sellers D. its low price

26. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the passage?

A. Alibaba is of middle size among all the online sites

B. Alibaba will continue to develop.

C. Alibaba stands out as the best online site.

D. Alibaba acts as a bridge between the buyers and sellers.

27. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. a new store B. Alibaba C. a business D. a foreign website

28. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The author’s Chinese teacher is also an online purchase lover.

B. Taobao has no obvious advantage over other similar online sites.

C. Alibaba’s business-to-business service earns more money than retail now.

D. TMall.com provides more profit than Taobao.

C

Last month, Justin Valdez, a college student, was shot in a subway station in San Francisco. The surveillance video(监控录像) showed that before Justin was killed, the killer pulled out his gun several times, and even wiped his nose with it. However, nobody noticed the killer. The surrounding passengers all focused on their cell phones.

We may see the same scene everywhere in our life: in subway stations, restaurants, elevators and so on, people are watching their cell phones. From a family reunion to a date with a friend, people couldn’t stop checking their twitter and facebook on the cell phones and ignoring the persons in front completely, Phubbing(低头症) not only involves young people, but also the elderly and kids.

“Phubbing” is a new term which comes from the words “phone’’ and “snub(冷落)”. It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a cell phone. The word “phubbing” was included in the Australian National Dictionary in 2012. Obviously, the indifference冷漠) and rudeness of the information age are spreading globally. A Stop Phubbing campaign website has been set up. You can find the slogan of the website as follows: “stop twittering, stop posting photos…enjoy your food, enjoy the music and respect others.”

Phubbing appears harmless. However, it does influence our life. Jimmy, an epicure(美食家), wrote in his blog: “I can no longer focus on what I am eating since I started twittering. My skill of food photography has improved very fast, while my interest in food drops as a result.”

Let us put down our cell phones and re-enjoy the real taste of our food and the warmth of interpersonal communication.

29. The case of Justin Valdez is given in the first paragraph to show .

A. gun violence happens easily in the US B. phubbing may lead to terrible disasters

C. the killer didn’t mean to kill him D. the killer had made a careful plan

30. What will probably happen when you ask a phubbing person for help?

A. He will give you an immediate reply. B. He will stop looking at his cell phone.

C. He will pay no attention to you. D. He will be very angry with you.

31. Jimmy’s words suggest that .

A. phubbing is actually harmless

B. phubbing stops people enjoying their life

C. phubbing affects people’s eating habits the most

D. phubbing helps people improve their photographic skills

32. What is the text mainly about?

A. How the word “phubbing” came into being.

B. The popular campaign of stop phubbing.

C. The meaning of the word “phubbing”.

D. The great harm of phubbing.

D

Since the 1970s，scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.

Recently，two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne，Switzerland，demonstrated (展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.

In the laboratory，Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thougts.

“Our brain has billions of nerve cells.These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent the