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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，从题中给出的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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. At what time is the next train to London?

A. 11:35.          B. 11:45.    C. 12:00.

2. Where is the Natural History Museum?

A. Next to a park.        B. On the 42nd street. C. Beside the Central Bank.

3. How does the woman’s son want his steak served?

A. Medium.       B. Well done.   C. Slightly underdone.

4. What will the man do this weekend?

A. Help Nick move house.    B. Go shopping.  C. Hold a house-warming party.

5. What does the woman mean?

A. She has bought a present for Tommy.     B. She wants to buy something on sale.

C. She hasn’t decided what to buy.

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至8题。

6. What are the speakers talking about in general?

A. How to take a vacation. B. How to cut down expenses. C. How to get to a conference.

7. How is the woman going?

A. By air.              B. By train.         C. By taxi.

8. Why aren’t the speakers going together?

A. They travel in different ways.    B. The man has to work overtime.

C. The woman will go on vacation first.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Wh at does the man want the woman to do?

A. Send the e-mails.   B. Mail something for him.  C. Pick up some packages.

10. Why does the man ask the woman for help?

A. He doesn’t have any time.              B. He doesn’t have the address list.

C. He doesn’t know how to find a messenger.

11. What will the woman probably do next?

A. Call the messenger service.  B. Attend a meeting.     C. Have some coffee.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Where has the man been to?

A. Switzerland.             B. Australia.              C. Thailand.

13. What impressed the man most?

A. Feeding kangaroos.   B. Walking through rain-forests.  C. Visiting the Great Barrier Reef.

14. How did the man get the cheap air ticket?

A. From his dad.        B. From his dad’s friend.    C. From his cousin.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Interviewer and interviewee. B. Manager and secretary.    C. Clerk and guest.

16. What strong point does the woman think she has?

A. She travels a lot. B. She has good records at school.  C. She is good at writing news reports.

17. How does the man most probably feel about the woman’s reply?

A. Calm.                  B. Surprised.             C. Dissatisfied.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Where is the speaker studying now?

A. In Mongolia.            B. In Brazil.       C. In the United States.

19. How did the speaker spend her childhood?

A. She moved from one place to another.    B. She joined in her favorite school activities.

C. She just made friends with people from America.

20. What may make the speaker choose the major?

A. Her love for sharing her wide interests.  B. Her love for being in touch with others.

C. Her love for traveling around the world.

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

Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch.They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness.Or，in summer，they may think it is the heat.However，the real reason lies inside their bodies.At that time—about eight hours after you wake up—your body temperature goes down.This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy.Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day.The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern.They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.

In many parts of the world，people take naps in the middle of the day.This is especially true in warmer climates，where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon.Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate.A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general.In countries where naps are traditional，people often suffer less from problems such as heart disease. Many working people，unfortunately，have no time to take naps.Though doctors may advise taking naps，employers do not allow it! If you do have the chance，however，here are a few tips about making the most of your nap.Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up.A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too long.If you do not have enough time，try a short nap—even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful.

21.Why do you sometimes feel sleepy in the early afternoon?

A.Because you eat too much for lunch.

B.Because it’s hot in summer.

C.Because your body temperature goes down at that time.

D.Because you didn’t have a good sleep last night.

22.What can we learn about “naps” according to the last paragraph?

A.All the people in warmer climates take naps in the middle of the day.

B.Doctors need to take naps while employers don’t.

C.If you take naps everyday，you’11 never suffer from heart disease.

D .Taking naps regularly is beneficial to people’s health.

23.What can we infer from the passage?

A.If you get up at 6：30 am，you’d better take a nap at about 1：30 pm.

B.Taking a nap whenever you want will do good to your health.

C.You will feel less sleepy if you sleep for a long time.

D.You’11 feel sleepy at regular intervals(间隔).

24.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Just for a Rest      B.A1l for a Nap

C.A Special Sleep Pattern  D.Taking Naps in Warmer Climate

B

The 87th Academy Award(奥斯卡金像奖) nominations(提名) were announced on Jan 15, and The Grand Budapest Hotel stood out as a favorite with nine nominations, including Best Picture. Check out some other Best Picture nominees to see if you missed any of last year’s top Hollywood films.

The Imitation Game

This historical thriller is about British computer scientist, Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), the father of artificial intelligence. At the start of World War II, Turing was asked to join a select team of mathematical geniuses to decode the system the Nazis used to send military messages. Besides the actua l breaking of the code, Cumberbatch’s portrayal(扮演)of Turing’s personality, a mixture of decency(正派)and shyness, is also a highlight of the movie.

Birdman

This dark comedy film is about how Riggan Thomson, a faded star once famous for his superhero roles, struggles to regain fame. American actor Michael Keaton,  63, who has a similar experience to Thomson’s, plays the leading role.

Selma

A stellar cast(主要演员) including talk show queen Oprah Winfrey may be one reason to see Selma. But that the film focuses on Martin Luther King Jr.’s struggle for civil rights(民权) also makes it worth viewing. Based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches, the film is a chronicle(编年史) of King’s (David Oyelowo) campaign for political rights for African-American people.

The Theory of Everything

We know English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking for his significant scientific discoveries, especially his black hole theories. This biographical film reveals the scientist’s (played by Eddie Redmayne) secret romantic relationship with Jane Hawking (Felicity Jones), whom he meets and falls in love with at Cambridge and who later becomes his first wife.

Boyhood

American Director Richard Linklater did an experiment in this film, using the same cast for 12 years to record a boy’s growth. In two and a half hours, we see Mason, a Texas boy from a divorced family, grow from 6-year-old boy to a freshman in college.