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英语测试
本试卷共10页，72题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
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4．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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。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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9.15. C. £ 9.18.
答案：B
1. What does the woman think of the car journey?
A. It’s too long. B. It’s very exciting. C. It’s rather dangerous.
2. Why is John late for school?
A. He was stuck in traffic. B. He hurt his head. C. He did a good deed.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A farm. B. Some houses. C. A corn field.
4. What does the man say about the movie?
A. It’s horrible. B. It’s amusing. C. It’s not good.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Acquaintances. B. Classmates. C. A couple.
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。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。
6. What do we know from the conversation?
A. The woman will be free tomorrow.
B. The man will help the woman tomorrow.
C. The woman will have workers to do the job.
7. What does the woman probably think of the man?
A. Considerate. B. Annoying. C. Stubborn.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Who plans to get more people for the team?
A. Sue. B. Ben. C. Karen.
9. What are going to take place in the near future?
A. Tennis matches. B. Football matches. C. Softball matches.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What will the woman do?
A. Sell new game products. B. Make a presentation. C. Give away luggage carts.
11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Colleagues.
12. Where are the speakers?
A. In the company. B. In the hotel. C. In the lecture hall.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is Tina doing?
A. Doing some reading. B. Having a holiday. C. Surfing the Internet.
14. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. To buy a cake and ice cream. B. To help Sandy. C. To attend the birthday party.
15. Who can’t eat chocolate?
A. Tina. B. Sandy. C. The man.
16. Which place will the woman go to next?
A. The store on Abbey Road.
B. The store on Olive Avenue.
C. The supermarket on Downing Street.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What do we know about the travel destination, Costa Rica?
A. It’s suitable for newly-married couples.
B. It’s suitable for old people.
C. It’s family-friendly.
18. What language do Costa Rican people probably speak?
A. English. B. Spanish. C. French.
19. What can travelers see in Costa Rica?
A. Sand beaches. B. Dead volcanoes. C. Fish farms.
20. How much will it cost a family to travel in Costa Rica?
A. 80 dollars. B. 185 dollars. C. Half the cost of a trip to Disneyland.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Choosing where to live may be one of the biggest decisions you’ll make when you move to Sydney, but you’ll have plenty of help.
Temporary arrival accommodation
Before you move to Sydney, we recommend that you book a temporary place to stay. Once you get here, you can look for longer-term accommodation.
--sydney.edu.au/accommodation/short-term
On-campus-residential colleges (fully catered饮食全包的)
The University has eight residential colleges on the Camperdown/Darlington Campus, including International House, a residential community of global scholars. Colleges provide comfortable, fully furnished single rooms and daily meals, along with sporting, cultural, leadership and social programs. They also include on-site tutorials(辅导课) in addition to campus-based classes.
--sydney.edu.au/colleges
On-campus residences (self-catered饮食自理的)
The University has two self-run residences—Queen Mary Building
(QMB) and Abercrombie Student Accommodation—on the Camperdown/Darlington Campus. Both just under a year old, they house up to 1000 students. These residences provide modern single-study rooms with large common living, learning and study spaces, shared kitchens, a theatre, gyms, soundproofed music rooms, art studios, sky lounges and rooftop gardens.
--sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html
Off-campus living
More than 90 percent of our students live off campus. The University is close to many dynamic and multicultural suburbs such as Annandale, Newtown, Chippendale and Glebe. A great place to search is our large online database of properties.
--sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-off-campus.html
21. Where can you find a place to live temporarily?
A. On “sydney.edu.au/colleges”.
B. On “sydney.edu.au/accommodation/short-term”.
C. On “sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html”.
D. On “sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-off-campus.html”.
22. What do students living in QMB have access to?
A. Their own kitchens.
B. On-site tutorials.
C. Daily meals.
D. Gyms.
23. What is the most popular choice among students?
A. Living off campus.
B. Living in host families.
C. Living in self-catered flats on campus.
D. Living in fully catered houses on campus.
B
Everyone should be so lucky as to have a friend like Francia Raisa. On Thursday, singer and actress Selena Gomez, 25, used Instagram to explain why she was “laying low” this summer. She posted a photo of herself in a hospital bed with her friend Francia Raisa holding hands. She said she recently received a kidney transplant from her best friend because of complications(并发症) from lupus(狼疮), an autoimmune disease, which means it is the result of the immune system attacking normal tissue, including the kidneys, brain, heart and lungs.
People with lupus may first experience tiredness, joint pain or a little bit of rash(皮疹) on their bodies and can go for a long time before their doctors realize it is more serious. Many people see two or four doctors before the real problem is picked up. According to Dr. Kyriakos Kirou, roughly a third to one-half of people with lupus develop kidney disease, and up to one in five of them will eventually need a transplant, sometimes because they weren’t treated with effective drugs to prevent the immune system from attacking the kidneys. Though Gomez said that she was “very well now,” she warned about the dangers of not taking medical diagnoses seriously, like she initially did.
Her Instagram post also called attention to two major health topics: the need for living organ donators and the fact that Gomez represents three groups more likely to be diagnosed with lupus and lupus-related kidney disease. Nine out of 10 people diagnosed with lupus are women, and most develop the disease between the ages of 15 to 44. And lupus is two to three times
more common among women of color, including Hispanic women, according to the Lupus Foundation.
Raisa is Latina, and Gomez’s father is of Mexican origin. While it’s not essential that the organ donator and receiver be of the same ethnicity, people who share a similar background sometimes are better matched, according to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing.
24. What can we learn about Francia Raisa?
A. She is lucky.
B. She is selfless.
C. She is optimistic.
D. She is encouraging.
25. What is lupus like at its early stage?
A. It is deadly.
B. It is hard to recognize.
C. Its symptoms are psychological.
D. It reminds you of a kidney disease.
26. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. People with lupus.
B. Colored women lupus patients.
C. Lupus patients with kidney disease.
D. Women between the ages of 15 to 44.
27. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Raisa and Gomez have a similar background.
B. Gomez has fully recovered thanks to the kidney from Raisa.
C. It is vital for the donator and receiver to be of the same race.
D. The organ from the donator of the same race matches the receiver better.
C
A few weeks ago, I called an Uber to take me to the Boston
airport for a flight home for the holidays. As I slid into the back seat of the car, the warm intonations(语调) of the driver’s accent washed over me in a familiar way.
I learned that he was a recent West African immigrant with a few young children, working hard to provide for his family. I could relate: I am the daughter of two Ethiopian immigrants who made their share of sacrifices to ensure my success. I told him I was on a college break and headed home to visit my parents. That’s how he found out I go to Harvard. An approving eye glinted at me in the rearview window, and quickly, we crossed the boundaries of rider and driver. I became his daughter, all grown up — the product of his sacrifice.
And then came the fateful question: “What do you study?” I answered “history and literature” and the pride in his voice faded, as I knew it might. I didn’t even get to add “and African-American studies” before he cut in, his voice thick with disappointment, “All that work to get into Harvard, and you study history?”
Here I was, his daughter, squandering the biggest opportunity of her life. He went on to deliver the age-old lecture that all immigrant kids know. We are to become doctors (or lawyers, if our parents are being generous) — to make money and send money back home. The unspoken demand, made across generations, which my Uber driver laid out plainly, is simple: Fulfill your role in the narrative(故事) of upward mobility so your children can do the same.
I used to feel anxious and backed into a corner by the questioning, but now as a junior in college, I’m grateful for their support more than anything. This holiday season, I’ve promised myself I won’t huff and get annoyed at their inquiries. I won’t defensively respond with “but I plan to go to law school!” when I get unrequested advice. I’ll just smile and nod, and enjoy the warmth of the occasion.
26. What disappointed the driver?
A. The author’s attitude towards him.
B. The school that the author is attending.
C. The author’s majors in history and literature.
D. The author’s interests in African American studies.
29. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “squandering” in Paragraph 4?
A. wasting
B. creating
C. valuing
D. seizing
30. Why are immigrant kids expected to be doctors or lawyers?
A. Their parents want them to move upward in society.
B. Their parents are high achieving as well.
C. They have more opportunities.
D. They are very smart in general.
31. How did the author react to the driver’s questioning?
A. Getting upset.
B. Feeling satisfied.
C. Defending herself.
D. Appreciating his concern.
D
What’s small, buzzes here and there and visits flowers? If you said bees or hummingbirds, you got it. You wouldn’t be the first if you mixed the two up. Now a group of researchers even say we should embrace our history of considering the two together in the same group. The way scientists study bees could help them study hummingbird behavior, too.
Scientists first compared the two back in the 1970s when studying how animals search for food. The idea is that animals use a kind of math to make choices in order to minimize the work it takes to earn maximum rewards. Researchers at the time focused
on movement rules, like the order in which they visited flowers, and where flowers were located relative to others. It was “almost like an algorithm(算法)” for efficient searching, said David Pritchard, a biologist at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Hummingbirds and bees had similar solutions.
As the field of animal cognition(认知) appeared, hummingbird and bee research parted. Neuroscientists and behavioral ecologists developed ways to study bee behavior in naturalistic settings. Hummingbird researchers compared hummingbirds to other birds and borrowed methods from psychology to study their ability to learn in the lab. To be fair, hummingbirds and bees differ. For example, hummingbirds have more advanced eyes and brains than bees. Honeybees and bumblebees are social; hummingbirds typically aren’t.
But however they perceive(感知) or process information, they both experience similar information, Dr. Pritchard said. In day-to-day searching for food, for example, hummingbirds may rely on more of a bee’s-eye view than a bird’s-eye view. Like other birds, they rely on landmarks, distances and directions to make maps when travelling long distances, but they don’t use these cues to find flowers. Move a flower just an inch or so away from where a hummingbird thought it was and it will hover over the flower’s original location. Dr. Pritchard is investigating if, like bees, hummingbirds engage in view matching — hovering, scanning snapshots of a place to its memory and using those as references later.
32. What is the center of research on hummingbirds and bees in the 1970s?
A. Memory.
B. Movement rules.
C. Reward calculating.
D. Information processing.
32. Which subject’s research methods were adopted to study the learning ability of Hummingbirds?
A. Math.
B. Biology.
C. Ecology.
D. Psychology.
33. How do researchers find out that hummingbirds are not like birds?
A. By setting them free.
B. By moving flowers.
C. By matching view.
D. By making maps.
34. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Hummingbirds and Bees
B. Hummingbirds in the Lab
C. New Trends in Studying Bees
D. Thinking of Hummingbirds as Bees
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。
The UN has recognized the contributions of volunteers on Dec. 5, International Volunteer Day. Here, the four things are offered to consider before taking the leap into overseas volunteering.
Choose your organization carefully
36 volunteering may be a fundraising mechanism(筹资机制) for a development project. For others, volunteering is fundamental to their programs, and those serving take on professional roles in longer-term development.
37
Volunteers want to help and make a difference, but most know this isn’t a purely selfless act. You will learn new skills, broaden your horizons and come to better understand yourself and the world. 38 Reflect on your motivations. You want to help reduce global poverty or protect the natural world, but what else? Have you always wanted to travel, but not as a tourist? Work with kids? When you understand your motivations, you’ll be in a better position to choose the option that is right for you.
Work alongside the local community
Often times, travelers volunteer in isolation(隔离) from the local community in which they are working in. 39 This enables you to ensure you are committing to a project that promotes long term and sustainable change.
A volunteer trip is just the beginning
40 Further ignite(点燃) the global change maker in you by taking your experience one step further when you return home. Spread the message of your transformative experience to others, helping to spark the change within them.
A. And that’s all OK.
B. Know why you’re going.
C. Don’t assume you know it all.
D. Communities always welcome volunteers.
E. Volunteer travel is a life-changing experience.
F. Some organizations require you to pay your own way, and often include a fee.
G. Make sure to travel with organizations that have strong partnerships with local communities.
第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D
四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
George Springer helped his team Houston Astros win the World Series in 2017. He was awarded the Most Valuable Player, 41 his struggle is mostly hidden. His 42 is not in trying to hit a fastball, but in 43 it. He stutters(口吃).
Growing up in Connecticut, Springer was the kid who would 44 raise his hand in school, the kid 45 every time he opened his mouth.
“I was the guy who didn’t talk,’’ he said. “I would 46 speaking at all costs.’’
He was often 47 . Sometimes he was bullied(欺侮). The phone was suffering to him. 48 were worse. If he wanted a dish that he knew would be tough to say, he would 49 . If he was with his family, his sister Nicole would 50 for him.
He remembers a couple of attempts at speech therapy(语言治疗), but he said he was 51 with encouraging parents, an ability to 52 himself in sports, and a small group of friends who 53 .
“If therapy works for you, 54 . But for me, I also developed my own 55 to handle it,’’ he said. “Besides, when I was around all my friends, it didn’t really seem to 56 them. If I did it, they would 57 until I was done, then finish the conversation.’’
To help other kids 58 the same issue, Springer frequently appeared in interviews and even agreed to wear a microphone 59 during the 2017 All-Star Game. He then added “I can’t let anything in life I can’t 60 slow me down or stop me from being who I want to be.’’ These 22 words proved it.
41. A. so B. yet C. and D. since
42. A. strength B. fault C. goal D. difficulty
43. A. talking about B. dealing with C. thinking about D. playing with
44. A. even B. sometimes C. often D. never
45. A. in delight B. in fear C. in relief D. in trouble
46. A. forbid B. prefer C. regret D. avoid
47. A. deserted B. scared C. teased D. attacked
48. A. Classes B. Restaurants C. Foods D. Debates
49. A. gesture B. weep C. signal D. beg
50. A. take B. pay C. order D. cook
51. A. blessed B. getting along C. provided D. fed up
52. A. refresh B. relax C. enjoy D. express
53. A. cared B. forgave C. understood D. approved
54. A. interesting B. great C. unique D. strange
55. A. ways B. interest C. habits D. taste
56. A. amaze B. hurt C. aid D. bother
57. A. laugh B. press C. wait D. panic
58. A. raising B. facing C. confusing D. settling
59. A. on field B. in school C. at home D. on stage
60. A. grasp B. possess C. control D. defend
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I won’t call myself the most accomplished person when it comes to 61 (hold) chopsticks. In fact, I’m pretty sure that my technique looks clumsy at times. I tend to hold 62 (I) in the middle, more beginner than expert.
Still, since I eat almost every meal with the eating utensil(器皿)of choice in China it’s not uncommon for a new friend or acquaintance to come to a simple 63 (conclude) after observing me that my Chinese husband, Jun, must 64 (show) me how to use them.
They are wrong. I’ve used chopsticks ever since I was a teenager, a time when my sister and mother were both fond of Chinese cuisine and introduced me 65 many new dishes, along with the 66 (prefer) utensils in China. We always kept bamboo chopsticks along with our 67 (knife), forks and spoons, ready for whenever we happened to have Chinese food for dinner. It was my closest family 68 observed my first mistakes I made in using chopsticks.
Plus, I lived over two years in China before Jun and I started dating and I 69 (expect) to use chopsticks in almost every restaurant, stand and bar. Trust me, when you’re hungry you figure out pretty fast what it takes to down(咽下) 70 meal with these utensils.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last month, my good friend Mark got an expensive watch as his birthday present. He showed to everyone in my class proud. I really envied him and every day I ask my mum to buy me an expensive present. However, to my disappointment, I only got a second-hand bike at that special day. So one day while I was riding my “dear” bike back home from school, I passed the shop that my mum worked. I saw a familiar figure kneeling down in the front of it cleaned the outside steps of the shop. It was my mum! She worked so harder to raise me! Tear in my eyes, I got off the bike and worked together with her.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack下学期将作为交换生来你校学习，他想学习传统中国画。请你写封邮件给他建议。内容包括：
1. 选修你校开设的中国画课程；
2. 上课时间和地点；
3. 工具和材料：毛笔、墨和宣纸等；
参考词汇： 选修课 optional course 中国画 Chinese Painting 毛笔 Chinese brush
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
英语学科参考答案
听力
1-5: ACABC 6-10: CABCB 11-15: ABCAB 16-20:ACBAC
阅读理解
21-23: BDA 24-27: BBCD 28-31: CAAD 32-35: BDBD 36-40: FBAGE
完形填空
41-45: BDADB 46-50: DCBAC 51-55: ADCBA 56-60:DCBAC
语法填空
61. holding 62. mine 63. conclusion 64. have shown 65. to
66. preferred 67. knives 68. who/that 69. was expected 70. a
短文改错
1. showed 和to之间加 it 2. proud—proudly 3. ask—asked 4. at—on 5. So—But
6. that—where 7. 删除in the front of 中的定冠词the 8. cleaned—cleaning 9. harder—hard
10. Tear—Tears
书面表达
One possible version:
Hi Jack,
Hope you are getting ready for the exchange program! Last time, you mentioned that you were interested in traditional Chinese painting. It has occurred to me that my school will offer an optional course on learning to paint in a traditional Chinese style. The class will meet every Friday from 12: 00 pm to 2: 00 pm in Room 211 at the new Yifu building.
If you are interested, please remember to register. When you arrive, I can take you to buy the appropriate tools such as Chinese brush, ink, and paper. Please let me know, and see you soon!
Best,
Li Hua
部分试题简析：
阅读理解A篇（原创）
语篇来源：澳大利亚悉尼大学招生简章（纸质版，命题人收藏）
21. B 细节理解题。见Temporary arrival accommodation部分。
22. D 细节理解题。见On-campus residences (self-catered)部分的这一句：These residences provide modern single-study rooms with large common living, learning and study spaces, shared kitchens, a theatre, gyms, soundproofed music rooms, art studios, sky
lounges and rooftop gardens.。
23. A 细节加推理。由Off-campus living部分第一句 “More than 90 percent of our students live off campus.”可推知。
阅读理解B篇（原创）
语篇来源：依据美国之音特别英语文章以及关于同一人物的相关文章改写合成而成。
24. B 推理题。根据文章中Francia Raisa为了帮助Gomez将自己的一个肾脏捐赠给她可以推知她的无私。
25. B 细节加推理。根据文章第二段的第一、二句话可推知答案。
26. C根据上下文推测单词含义。根据文章第二段的语句According to Dr. Kyriakos Kirou, roughly a third to one-half of people with lupus develop kidney disease, and up to one in five of them will eventually need a transplant, sometimes because they weren’t treated with effective drugs to prevent the immune system from attacking the kidneys.可知推知答案。
27. D 归纳段落主旨。由整段所讲内容及While it’s not essential that the organ donator and receiver be of the same ethnicity, people who share a similar background sometimes are better matched一句可归纳出主旨为D项所表达的意思。
阅读理解C篇（原创）
语篇来源：https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/21/opinion/harvard-african-immigrant-holiday.html
28. C 推理判断题。根据文章第三段中…the pride in his voice faded…和I didn’t even get to add “and African-American studies” before he cut in, his voice thick with disappointment, “All that work to get into Harvard, and you study history?”可推知答案为C。
29. A 根据上下文推测词义。由这位优步移民司机先自豪，然后失望以及接着对我的教训这一情感变化的线索可以推测出，他是认为“我”浪费了一个人生中的最大的机会。
30. A 细节加推理。由文章倒数第二段中Fulfill your role in the narrative of upward mobility so your children can do the same.
一句可推知答案。
31. D 细节加推理。由最后一段“我”的议论可知。
阅读理解D篇（原创）
语篇来源：https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/science/hummingbirds-bees.html
32. B 细节理解题。由文章第二段中Researchers at the time focused on movement rules, like the order in which they visited flowers, and where flowers were located relative to others.一句可知。
33. D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中Hummingbird researchers compared hummingbirds to other birds and borrowed methods from psychology to study their ability to learn in the lab.一句可知。
34. B 细节加推理。根据文章最后一段所讲内容以及Like other birds, they rely on landmarks, distances and directions to make maps when travelling long distances, but they don’t use these cues to find flowers. Move a flower just an inch or so away from where a hummingbird thought it was and it will hover over the flower’s original location.两句可知答案。
35. D 确定标题（归纳主旨大意）由全文大意结合第一段中Now a group of researchers even say we should embrace our history of considering the two together in the same group. The way scientists study bees could help them study hummingbird behavior, too.两句话可确定最佳标题为D。
第二节 七选五
语篇来源：来自加拿大报纸Metro（命题人剪报保存，出版日期和期号已不可考）
36. F 支撑小标题的论据。本段讲两种类型的志愿者组织。前一种是：一些组织需要你自付路费，并且常常会要求缴纳参加该组织的费用；对这些组织来说，志愿工作可能是一种（变相的）筹资活动。
37. B 小标题。归纳本段大意即可作出合理的判断。
38. A 总结性评述。大意是：前面所说的动机都可以，还有呢…。对前面两句话作总结性评述，同时话中还有话，从而引出后面的内容。
39. G 过渡句。呼应小标题，引出后一句。
40. E 段落主题句。由小标题及本段大意可推知答案为E。
完形填空（原创）
语篇来源：
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-springer-stutter-plaschke-20171027-story.html
41. B 考查前后文的逻辑关系。George Springer虽然被授予了最有价值球员的称号，然而，他的困难（事儿）主要是隐藏的。言外之意是他口吃，不是大家都了解他的痛苦的。前后文有转折意义。
42. D 他的困难不在于尽力击打出一个快速球（棒球术语），而在于谈论“尽力击打出一个快速球”，因为他口吃。
43. A 见上一题解释。
44. D 由于他口吃，所以，小时候在学校他从不举手，每次要开口说话，他都恐惧害怕。
45. B 见上一题解释。
46. D 他说“（在学校）我是那个不讲话的学生，那时，我常常会不惜一切代价避免讲话”
47. C 在学校时，他常常被同学们取笑，有时候，甚至被霸凌。由取笑到霸凌，有意义上的递进。由时间的频率（常常和有时），也意在意义的递进。
48. B 打电话对他来说是煎熬，到餐馆点餐就更糟糕了。
49. A （如果一个人去餐馆），他想要一份他知道对他来说难以说清的食物，他常常会用手势（来表达，以避免讲话）。
50. C 如果他和家人一道去餐馆，他的妹妹（姐姐）Nicole常常会为她点餐（因为他不愿讲话）。
51. A 他记得他尝试过几次语言治疗，但，他说，他有幸拥有鼓励他的父母，用运动表达自己的能力，和一小群理解他的朋友们。
52. D 见上一题解释。
53. C 见51题解释。
54. B 他说“如果语言治疗对你们有效，那很好。但对我来说，我也慢慢形成了我自己应对口吃的方法。”
55. A 见上一题解释。
56. D 他说“除此之外， 当我和朋友们在一起时，他们似乎真的不在乎我口吃， 如果我结结巴巴（说得很慢），他们常常会等到我讲完，然后，再结束谈话”。
57. C 见上一题解释。
58. B 为了帮助其他面对同样问题的孩子，他常常出现在采访中。在2017全明星队比赛期间，他甚至答应在赛场上戴上麦克风（以此来鼓励有同样问题的孩子大胆面对）。
59. A 见上一题解释。
60. C 然后，他补充说，“我不能让生命中我不能控制的任何东西减慢我发展的步伐，或者，阻止我成为我想成为的人。”。这22个字本身就证明了我所表达的意思。意思是，他通过说这么长的一个句子，来证明他的决心。
语法填空（原创）
文章来源：
http://www.echinacities.com/expat-corner/Foreigner-Vs-Chinese-Tradition-Relationship-Roles-in-a-Chinese-Family
61. holding 考查动名词的用法。在When it comes to…这一固定句型中，to为介词，介词后应接名词或动名词。
62. mine 考查代词（名词性物主代词）的用法。根据上下文，这里是指“握住我的筷子”。
63. conclusion 考查动词的名词形式。come to a conclusion为固定词组。
64. have shown 考查情态动词must表推测的用法。这里是对过去行为的推测。
65. to 考查介词用法。introduce sb to sth—to show someone something or tell them about it for the first time(参见Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)。
66. preferred考查过去分词作定语的用法。这里的意思是“为中国人所偏爱的”。
67. knives 考查名词的单复数。根据上下文这里应该用复数。
68. who/that考查强调句型。被强调部分是人，所以, 既可以用who也可以用that。
69. was expected 考查谓语动词的时态和语态。整句话的意思是：在我和Jun开始约会之前我在中国生活了两年多，人们预计我在几乎每一个餐馆、摊点和酒吧都会使用筷子。
70. a 考查不定冠词的用法。这里meal为可数名词，单数，非特指。
听力录音稿
第一节
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。
（停顿5秒）
Text 1
W: I knew that driving to Boston was going to be a long drive, but I didn’t expect it to take this long.
M: It’s another half an hour to the bridge, then 20 minutes more to the theater once we get across the bridge.
（停顿10秒）
Text 2
W: John, why are you late for school?
A: Just now, I saw a traffic accident on the road. A cyclist hurt his head very badly. I immediately called the police and the hospital.
（停顿10秒）
Text 3
W: Look at that large field of corn! And there is a farm with some beautiful houses on it.
M: You can see the beauty of the farm on the train.
（停顿10秒）
Text 4
W: Have you seen that new horror movie with Tom Cruise?
M: I did see the new Tom Cruise movie. It was good, but I thought it was a comedy.
W: You did? I guess it isn’t a very good horror movie, then...
（停顿10秒）
Text 5
W: I can’t find my gloves. Have you seen them?
M: I haven’t seen them recently. Have you checked in the closet?
W: Yes. And they aren’t in my room. I guess I can get a new pair when we go out.
（停顿5秒）
第二节
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7题
（停顿10秒）
Text 6
M: It was nice seeing you. Do you need me to do anything for you later?
W: No, that’s OK. You helped out a lot yesterday and today.
M: Are you sure? I’m free all day tomorrow, and I can come to the house if you want.
W: It’s fine. We already have enough workers to do the job.
（停顿10秒）
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题
（停顿10秒）
Text 7
M: Sue, do you know if they made all the teams for the new softball season?
W: I don’t think they have, Ben. On Monday at lunchtime, Karen told me that they were going to do it this Friday.
M: Great! That gives me two days to get some more people for the team.
W: Yeah. Just have them come to the meeting on Friday after work, and we’ll get them all signed up.
M: Cool. I think I have at least three people who want to play.
（停顿10秒）
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题
（停顿15秒）
Text 8
M: Hey, Jane.
W: Oh, hi, John. Nice to see you. I’m doing a presentation for my company at your hotel today.
M: Oh, nice. You sure did bring a lot of things with you. What’s it all for?
W: I need to show people all of our new game products, so I brought all of our games with me.
M: All the games? I never knew that your company made so many games.
W: Yes. And I’ll be giving it all away to people who come to my presentation.
M: Sounds like fun. Do you need a hand taking things inside?
W: That would be great.
M: OK, just wait here for a minute. I’ll be right back with a luggage cart.
（停顿15秒）
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题
（停顿20秒）
Text 9
M: Hey, Tina. What are you doing?
W: I am just reading some things online about holidays. Nothing special. Why?
M: I was wondering if you could help me with something...if you have time, that is.
W: Sure. I’m never too busy to do you a favor.
M: It’s the new employee ---Sandy. It’s her birthday today, and the office got a cake and ice cream for her. But I just learned that she can’t eat chocolate.
W: And everything is chocolate, huh?
M: Right. So, if you wouldn’t mind, could you run to the store and get something else for her?
W: Which store? I know there is a cake store on Olive Avenue, but that’s far away.
M: The supermarket on Downing Street would have ice cream.
W: I don’t like that store. I’ll go to the store over on Abbey Road. It’s close by, and I think they might have cakes, too.
M: Thanks so much. I owe you one.
（停顿20秒）
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
（停顿20秒）
Text 10
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Costa Rica has a well-developed travel industry, so even travelers who don’t speak Spanish will find it easy to get around. Vacationers will discover white sand beaches, tropical fish, and places for the kids to check out animals like monkeys which might be liked by children. For an exciting hike, the family can climb up one of the country’s active volcanoes. Last but not least, Costa Rica is easy on the budget! Because the dollar is still strong in Latin America, families can have an amazing Costa Rican experience for about half the cost of a trip to Disneyland. They will find nice hotels for every budget. For 185 dollars per night, families can stay at an ocean-side hotel that has water slides and a butterfly garden. For a cheaper alternative, 80 dollars per night will get you a nice, cozy room in a hotel with hiking trails nearby and friendly staff available 24 hours a day. Planning your next vacation soon? Consider Costa Rica!
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