1、高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ 本试卷 共有四 部分， 满分 150 分 。 考试时间 120 分钟。 1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.在答选择题时，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上，否则无效。 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
2、回答有关小题和阅读下一小题 。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. How did the woman learn to make cakes? A. She learnt from a book. B. The mans wife taught her. C. She watched a program. 2. Where are the speakers? A. On a bus. B. On a plane. C. On a train. 3. When can the man hear the weather report? A. At 8:35. B. At 8:25. C. At 9:35.
3、4. Which means of transport will the woman take? A. The bike. B. The car. C. The bus. 5. What does the man want to do? A. Wash the dishes later. B. Have a rest. C. Take the woman out. 第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 个小题，从题中做给的 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 5
4、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 下面一段 材料，回答第 6、 7 题。 6. When can we learn about the clothes the man described? 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ A. They have built-in air conditioners. B. They will be huge. C. They will warm up when it is cold. 7. What does the woman think of what the man
5、 said? A. It is ridiculous. B. It is discouraging. C. It is unbelievable. 听 下面一段 材料，回答第 8、 9 题。 8. Why does the man change his appointment? A. The traffic has been cut off. B. He will go out of town that day. C. The traffic will be bad on that day. 9. When will the man meet Dr Martin? A. At 11:00 a.
6、m. today. B. At 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. C. At 11:00 a.m. next Tuesday. 听 下面一段 材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. What did the man look like? A. He wore glasses. B. He had fashionable rings. C. He had short hair. 11. Why doesnt the man wear a nose ring any more? A. He has worked. B. He thinks it stupid. C. He was la
7、ughed by others. 12. What makes the man think the photo was taken in 1997? A. The World Cup. B. The T-shirt. C. The surrounding. 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ 听 下面一段 材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What is the mans problem? A. He cant afford the rent of the flat. B. He cant concentrate on his studies at h
8、ome. C. He cant find time to work in his university library. 14. Why does the man refuse to go to the university library? A. There is nowhere to sit down. B. He cant do whatever he wants. C. There are constant interruptions. 15. What does the woman recommend the man to do? A. Live on his own. B. Sha
9、re the flat with other people. C. Put an advertisement in the local paper. 16. What does the man decide to do tomorrow morning? A. Ask his teacher for help. B. Go to a school office. C. Read the ads in the newspapers. 听 下面一段 材料，回答第 17 至 第 20 题。 17. What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. A busin
10、ess experience. B. A flight trip. C. A Spanish meal. 18. When did the speaker finish the lunch? A. At 1:30 p.m. B. At 3:30 p.m. C. At 6:30 p.m. 19. What do we know about the speaker? A. He flew back much earlier than expected. B. He didnt catch his flight. 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ C. He wen
11、t to the office without having breakfast. 20. What lesson did the speaker learn? A. Arriving at the meeting ahead of time. B. Not eating too much on formal occasions. C. Eating something in the late morning before a meeting. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、
12、 B、 C、 D）中，选出最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 。 A A high-factor sunscreen（防晒霜 )is generally expected to protect the skin from harmful rays, but it isnt. A new research in this weeks Nature shows that while factor 50 reduces the number of melanomas（黑瘤 )and delays their occurrence, it cant prevent them. Melanomas ar
13、e the most aggressive skin cancers. You have a higher risk if you have red or blond hair, fair skin, blue or green eyes, or sunburn easily, or if a close relative has had one. Melanomas are more common if you have periodic intense exposure to the sun. Other skin cancers are increasingly likely with
14、long-term exposure. There is continuing debate as to how effective sunscreen is in reducing melanomasthe evidence is weaker than it is for preventing other types of skin cancer. A 2011 Australian study of 1,621 people found that people randomly selected to apply sunscreen daily had half the rate of
15、melanomas of people who used cream as needed. A second study, comparing 1,167 people with melanomas to 1,101 who didnt have the cancer, found that using sunscreen routinely, alongside other protection such as hats, long sleeves or staying in the shade, did give some protection. This study said other
16、 forms of sun protectionnot sunscreenseemed most beneficial. The study relied on people remembering what they had done over each decade of their lives, so its not entirely reliable. But it seems reasonable to think sunscreen gives people a false sense of security in the sun. The good news is that a
17、combination of sunscreen and covering up can reduce melanoma rates, as shown by Australian figures from their slip-slop-slap campaign. So if there is a heat wave this summer, it would be best for us, too, to slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat. 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ 21.W
18、hat is peoples common expectation of a high-factor sunscreen？ A. It will delay the occurrence of skin cancer. B. It will protect them from sunburn. C. It will keep their skin smooth and fair. D. It will work for people of any skin color. 22.What do we learn from the 2011Australian study of 1,621 peo
19、ple？ A. Sunscreen should be applied alongside other protection measures. B. High-risk people benefit the most from the application of sunscreen. C. Irregular application of sunscreen does women more harm than good. D. Daily application of sunscreen helps reduce the incidence of melanomas. 23.What do
20、es the author suggest to reduce melanoma rates？ A. Using both covering up and sunscreen. B. Staying in the shade whenever possible. C. Using covering up instead of sunscreen. D. Applying the right amount of sunscreen. B A recent global survey of 2 000 high-net-worth individuals found that 60% were n
21、ot planning on a traditional retirement. Among US participants, 75% expected to continue working in some capacity even after stepping away from full-time jobs. “Many of these people made their wealth by doing something theyre passionate (有激情） about,“ says Daniel Egan, head of behavioral finance for
22、Barclays Wealth Americas. “Given the choice, they prefer to continue working .“ Barclays calls these people “nevertirees”. Unlike many Americans compelled into early retirement by company restrictions, the average nevertiree often has no one forcing his hand. If 106-year-old investor Irving Kahn, he
23、ad of his own family firm, wants to keep coming to work every day, whos going to stop him? Seventy-eight-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs job security is guaranteed in the Constitution. It may seem that these elderly people are trying to cheat death. In fact, they are. And its wor
24、king. Howard Friedman, a professor at UC Riverside, found in his research that those who 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ work hardest and are successful in their careers often live the longest lives. “People are generally being given bad advice to slow down, take it easy, stop worrying, and retire
25、 to Florida， “ he says. He described one study participant, still working at the age of 100, who was recently disappointed to see his son retire. “Were beginning to see a change in how people view retirement， “ says George Leeson, co-director of the Institute of Population Ageing at Oxford. Where on
26、ce retirement was seen as a brief reward after a long struggle through some miserable job, it is now akin (近似） to being cast aside. What Leeson terms “the Warren Buffett effect“ is becoming more broadly appealing as individuals come to “view retirement as not simply being linked to economic producti
27、vity but also about contribution.“ Observers are split on whether this is a wholly good thing. On the one hand, companies and financial firms can benefit from the wisdom of a resilient (坚韧的） chief. On the other, the new generation can find it more difficult to advance an argument that typically hold
28、s little sway to a nevertiree. 24. What do we learn about the so-called “nevertirees”? A. They are passionate about making a fortune. B. They have no choice but to continue working. C. They love what they do and choose not to retire. D. They will not retire unless they are compelled to. 25. What is
29、the finding of Howard Friedmans research? A. The harder you work, the bigger your fortune will be. B. The earlier you retire, the healthier you will be. C. Elderly people have to slow down to live longer. D. Working at an advanced age lengthens peoples life. 26. What is the traditional view of retir
30、ement according to the passage? A. It means a burden to the younger generation. B. It is a symbol of a mature and civilized society. C. It is a compensation for ones life-long hard work. D. It helps increase a nations economic productivity. 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ C People become increasin
31、gly concerned that robots could cause a threat because Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more complicated. This danger can be avoided, according to computer science professor Stuart Russell, if we figure out how to turn values into a programmable code. For example, if a robot does ch
32、ores around the house, you wouldnt want it to put the pet cat in the oven to make dinner for the hungry children. “You would want that robot preloaded with a good set of values,” said Russell. Some robots are already programmed with basic human values. For example, mobile robots have been programmed
33、 to keep a comfortable distance from humans. Obviously there are cultural differences, but if you were talking to another person and they came up close in your personal space, you wouldnt think thats the kind of thing a properly brought-up person would do. Robots could also learn values from drawing
34、 patterns from large sets of data on human behavior. They are dangerous only if programmers are careless. The biggest concern with robots going against human values is that human beings fail to do enough testing and theyve produced a system that will break some kind of taboo(禁忌 ). One simple check w
35、ould be to program a robot to check the correct course of action with a human when presented with an unusual situation. If the robot is unsure whether an animal is suitable for the microwave, it has the opportunity to stop, send out beeps(嘟嘟声 ), and ask for directions from a human. If we humans aren
36、t quite sure about a decision, we go and ask somebody else. The most difficult step in programming values will be deciding exactly what we believe is moral, and how to create a set of ethical rules. But if we come up with an answer, robots could be good for humanity. 27. What does the author say abo
37、ut the threat of robots? A. It may act as a challenge to computer programmers. B. It accompanies all machinery involving high technology. C. It can be avoided if human values are translated into their language. 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ D. It has become an unavoidable danger as technology ge
38、ts more complicated. 28. What would we think of a person who invades our personal space according to the author? A. They are polite. B. They are proud. C. They are outgoing. D. They are poorly educated. 29. What will a well-programmed robot do when facing an unusual situation? A. Keep a distance fro
39、m possible dangers. B. Stop to seek advice from a human being. C. Set off its built-in alarm system at once. D. Do sufficient testing before taking action. 30. What is most difficult to do when we turn human values into a programmable code? A. Determine what is moral and ethical. B. Set rules for ma
40、n-machine interaction. C. Design some large experiments. D. Develop a more complicated program. 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 I am lucky enough to have two pairs of grandparents. Both couple have been together for over 50 years and they seem to know a thing or
41、 two about relationships. Ive asked my grandparents to share their secrets and combined their answers into this list. Read on to learn about the things you should do to have a happy family. _31_ This doesnt have to mean all the time. Forcing everyone in the family to drop all of their things and go
42、to the dining room twice a day is nonsense. If you can, have dinner together every evening. If a daily dinner doesnt work for everyone, try it at least twice a week. Have some time for yourself. Spending time with your family is great, but having time for yourself is also very important. Enjoying so
43、me alone time doesnt make you a bad parent or spouse. _32_ Realizing and respecting that is the key to a happy family. 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ Have traditions. _33_ Maybe that means eating pancakes every Sunday morning or celebrating your birthday in a special place. One of the greatest fa
44、mily traditions is to celebrate big holidays together. Say nice things. Feeling appreciated is one of the most important things in a happy family. All of the family members should say how much they appreciate each other, and how grateful they are for everything they do for each other. _34_ Hugs and
45、kisses also do a great job. Travel. Seeing new things, visiting new places, and experiencing new emotions bring people closer together. Try to go on a big trip at least once a year. _35_ Go to your lake house for weekend, or go camping for a couple of days. A. Eat together. B. Everyone needs it. C.
46、Learn something new together. D. If you can, go on some small trips once in a while, too. E. Creating your own family traditions is an amazing thing to do. F. Those easy words of appreciation can make a family much stronger. G. Parents can surprise their children with an unexpected trip to a theme p
47、ark. 第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 For many of us the beginning of winter means _36_ daylight hours and therefore less _37_ to the sun, but for the 35,000 residents of Rjukan, Norway it means _38_ darkness. Thats because the tiny town situated deep in a valley floor is surrounded by high mountains that
