drop significantly. The current average gas price in the US is $ 1. 71 per gallon. A year ago it was $ 2. 31 per gallon and was often much higher in recent years. (4) A transportation expert told the reporter that job growth likely plays a part as well, along with some people driving longer distances to and from work. And so all this means more traffic jams on the road. The Texas A&M Travel Institute found that rush-hour travellers spent an extra 42 hours on the road last year because of travel delays. Now, that is depressing.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
未听先知 预览两道题各选项，由选项中出现的 distance travelled、road accidents、gas、consumption 和traffic等词可知，本篇新闻与交通有关，可能涉及行车里程、交通状况和耗油量等方面。
3. What new record did the American drivers set last year?
A) 。详解 新闻开头部分提到，美国人去年的行车里程比以往有记录的任何一年都要多。因此答案为A)。
4. What is depressing according to the speaker?
D)。详解新闻中提到，一位交通专家告诉记者说，工作数量的增长加上人们通勤距离的加长意味着路上会有更多的拥堵，德克萨斯州的A&M交通协会发现，去年高峰时期由于交通延误，人们在路上要多花42个小时的时间，而这令人很沮丧。因此答案为D)。
News Report Three
(5) A 16-year-old asked a stranger at a grocery store to buy him and his mother some food in exchange for carrying the man’s groceries to his car. What happened next will pull at your heartstrings. (6) A wonderful bond formed between the two, and within a couple of weeks, the stranger, named White, helped raise $ 190,000 on a website to support the Memphis teenager and his disabled mother. “When Chauncy approached me, it just pulled at my heart,” White said. “Here comes Chauncy, just tiying to get food for him and his mom off the grace of other people. When I looked at him and saw what he was doing and what he was asking for, I said he was my hero.” (7) “Chauncy is a top student who is doing his best to make it in a world with no money and veiy few resources,” White explained on the crowd funding site. He wants to work and help his mother financially. “It’s so rare that we get an opportunity to affect so much change on one life,” White wrote. “I cannot thank you enough for caring about Chauncy. This is his big chance, and you’re making it possible. ”
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
未听先知 预览三道题各选项，主语均为He，由此可知，本篇新闻与某位男士有关。结合第5题各选项语意以及反复出现的stranger可知，此题考查某男士所做的与一个陌生人有关的行为动作；第6题选项中反复出现了him，而且通过语义可知him与主语He为不同的两个人，故此题考查其中一位男士为另一位男士做了什么；第7题各选项均是对某男士的描述，故此题考查有关此男士的细节信息。
5. What did the teenager Chauncy do at the grocery store to get some food?
B)。详解 新闻开头提到，一个16岁的孩子在一家杂货店里请求一个陌生人给他和他的妈妈买一些食物，而作为交换，他会把这个陌生人的东西从杂货店搬运到他的车里。因此答案为B)。
6. What did the stranger do for Chauncy?
C)。详解 新闻中提到，两个人之间产生了奇妙的联系，而且在几个星期的时间里，这个名为White的陌生人在一个网站上筹集了19万美元钱款用来帮助这个孟菲斯市的少年和他的残疾母亲。因此答案为C)。
7. What do we learn about Chauncy?
B)。控详解新闻中提到，White在众筹网站上写道：“Chauncy是一个优等生，他一直尽自己最大的努力在没有钱和几乎没有资源的情况下取得成功。”因此答案为B)。 Section B
Conversation One
M: (8) That was my last economics lecture of the week. And here is the weekend again.
W: What are you up to tonight? I was just wondering if we could try out the new restaurant on Charles Street, then go on to Queen Victoria for a drink.
M: Sorry, (9) I am heading home this weekend for my brother’s 18th birthday. W: Oh, that’s great.
M: All my relatives are gonna be there, as well as my brother’s horrible friends of course. (10) Listen, why don’t you come along? Mom would be absolutely delighted to see you again. She is always asking after you.
W: Yes, I’d love to see her too.
M: So please, do come. It would be great. Besides, with Jonathan’s wild game to contain with, I would really welcome an ally.
W: That sounds tempting. But I won’t be ready till 5: 00, as I’ve got my statistics seminar now. What time are you heading off?
M: Well, I was going to leave right away. However, I can hang around for you if you like. It just means that I’ll need to change my ticket.
W: But would that be too much trouble for you?
M: No, not at all. (11-1) I’ll go to the station first, and see if I can get tickets for us on the 6:30 train. Then, you can drive me there. I’ll text you when it’s done.
W: Brilliant. Are you absolutely positive it’s okay? I wouldn’t want to impose.
M: Don’t worry. You are most welcome to join our party. And as I always say, the more, the merrier.
W: Look, I’d better go, or I’ll be late. (11-2) So I’ll meet you down at the station around 6:00?
M: Fine, see you later.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
未听先知 预览四道题各选项，第8题、第9题和第10题各选项均为动词短语，因此这三题考查某人的行为动作。其中，第8题各选项均为过去完成时动词，因此考查某人已经发生的行为动作；第9题和第10题各选项均为现在时，且多次出现his，因此可大胆推测，这两题考查男士现在或将来的行为动作；第11题各选项均与交通工具有关，因此考查某人的出行方式。
8. What has the man just done?
A)。详解 对话开头，男士说刚才是他本周最后一次经济学讲座。可知男士刚刚参加过一场经济学讲座，答案为A)。
9. What is the man going to do this weekend?
C)。详解 对话中，男士拒绝了女士的提议，说这周末是他弟弟的18岁生日，因此要回家，故答案为C)。
10. What does the man ask the woman to do?
D)。详解 对话中，男士问女士要不要一起来(参加他弟弟的生日宴会)，并且说自己的母亲见到她一定会很开心。因此答案为D)。
11. How would they go to the man’s home?
B)。详解 对话中，男士在邀请到女士去自己家之后说，要先去车站看看能否买到6点半的火车票。对话最后女士征求男士的意见6点左右在车站会合，男士表示同意，因此答案为B)。
Conversation Two
M: Hi, Jane. How is everything going?
W: So far so good. I’ve just finished my last exam.
M: Good, the term is coming to an end. (12) Do you think we should take a holiday overseas to relax and have fun? (13) I’ve saved my tips for my waiter job these past few months and I should have enough by July.
W: Yes, that’s a wonderful idea. (14) I’ve got a little put-aside for a rainy day, but I might need to earn a little more before we go. By the way, what’s it like working in a restaurant?
M: Well, it’s really tough, as working a ten-hour shift is like hell. I am not sure if it’ll suit you, but it’s pretty cool if your bosses are right. Do you think we should invite some others to come along?
W: Yes. We could ask Tom and Tracy if they are interested. I haven’t been abroad for a long while. And it would be great to go somewhere by the sea. I can’t wait. (15) And, if Tom goes, we could go sailing. He has a lot of experience with boats. And it’ll work out a lot cheaper to hire one if there’s more of us to share the cost.
M: So, that’s a plan. We will save as much as we can and go sailing next July. Let’s say Spain, or anywhere cheap we’ll find.
W: OK. But, first we’d better contact Tom and Tracy and see if they are up for it. If not, it will be better to join board.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
未听先知 预览四道题各选项，由选项中的exam、courses和term paper可知，对话与学生有关；再根据选项中的vacation abroad、money、Working part time和sailing等词可推测，对话内容涉及出国度假、挣钱、兼职工作等方面内容。其中，第15题各选项主语均为He，考查某男士的细节信息。
12. What does the maxi think of doing?
A)。详解 对话中，男士提到学期要结束了，问女士是否认为他们应该去国外度假、休息放松一下。因此 答案为A)。
13. What has the man been doing for the past few months?
C)。详解 对话中男士提到，在过去的几个月里他已经攒下了做服务生挣得的小费。因此答案为C)。
14. What does the woman say she needs to do before departure?
B)。详解 对话中，女士提到自己有一点储蓄以备不时之需，但在出发前可能还需要多挣一些。因此答案为B)。
15. Why does the woman want to invite Tom?
A)。详解 对话中，男士问女士是否应该再叫几个人一起去，女士回答说可以问问Tom和Tracy，并且提到如果Tom去，他们就可以进行帆船运动，Tom有很多船上的经验。因此答案为A)。 Section C
Passage One
Most people know Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first
person to win it twice. (16) However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Irene Curie was born on September 12, 1897. At the age of 10, Irene’s talents and interest in mathematics were apparent. Irene entered Sevigne University in October, 1914, to prepare for her degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, she left Sevigne University to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. (17) Irene continued this work by developing X-ray facilities for military hospitals in France and Belgium. After the war she received a Militaiy Medal for her work. In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot visited the Institute where he met Marie Curie. Frederic became one of her assistants and Irene taught him the techniques required to work with radioactivity. Irene and Frederic soon fell in love and got married on October 29, 1926. Their daughter was born in 1927 and their son in 1932.
Like her mother, Irene combined family with career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, Frederic, in 1935, for producing new radioactive elements. (18) Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed blood cancer because of her exposure to radiation. Irene Joliot-Curie died on March 17,1956.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
未听先知 预览三道题各选项，由选项中出现的won、Nobel Prize和winner可知，本篇短文与诺贝尔奖获得者有关。第16题和第17题各选项主语均为She，可推测该诺贝尔奖获得者为女性；再结合语义可推测，第16题考查该女性的经历或成就，第17题考查该女性的贡献或所做的有助益的事情，第18题则考查该女性与另一人物的共同特点。 16. What does the speaker say about Marie Curie’s daughter?
D)。详解 短文开头提到，大多数人都知道MarieCurie是第一位获得诺贝尔奖的女性，也是第一个获得两次诺贝尔奖的人，然而很少有人知道她也是一位诺贝尔奖得主的母亲。下文中接着对Marie Curie的女儿Irene进行了介绍，因此答案为D)。 17. For what was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?
B)。详解 短文中提到，一战爆发后，IreneCurie离开了大学，帮助母亲用X射线设备拯救受伤士兵的生命。Irene Curie继续了这项工作，为法国和比利时的军事医院研发X射线设备。战争结束后，她获得一枚军功章，作为对她的工作的肯定。因此答案为B)。 18. In what way were Marie and Irene similar?
A)。详解 短文最后提到，不幸的是，Irene和她的母亲Marie—样，由于暴露在辐射中而得了血癌，Irene于1956年3月17日去世。因此答案为A)。
Passage Two
Have you ever heard of the Vikings? They were sea travellers from Norway. More than a thousand years ago, they made three important geographical discoveries.
(19) The Vikings’ first major discovery occurred in the ninth century. A man called Naddod was on his way from Norway to the Faroe Islands, north of England, when his ship was caught in a storm. The storm blew the ship west for several days. When the weather cleared, Naddod found himself on the coast of a new land. Later, Viking travellers named it Iceland.
In 982, a Viking called Eric the Red sailed west in search of new land. (20) Five hundred miles west of Iceland, he and his men reached an icy rocky mass of land. They sailed around it until they reached the western side. Here, they found some green areas, so they named the island Greenland.
Then, in 1001, the Vikings made their most important discovery. The son of Eric the Red,
named Leif Ericson, had heard rumors about land west of Greenland. He sailed west and soon found it. He and his men landed in three places. They called the first one Helluland, which means land of flat stones. The Vikings then sailed south and made their second landing. They named this place Markland. The third landing was at a place they called Vinland. Leif Ericson and his men were the first Europeans to walk on the shores of North America, almost 500 years earlier than Columbus.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
未听先知 预览三道题各选项，由选项中出现的first settlers、Europe、conquerors、the ninth century以及反复出现的the Vikings可知，短文内容与早期维京人的领土扩张有关。第19题各选项的主语They很有可能就是指维京人，此题考查有关维京人的细节描述；第20题各选项主语均为It，结合语义可推测，本题可能考查某地的方位或者特征；第21题各选项均为名词短语且均比较有概括性，可能考查短文主旨。 19. What do we learn about the Vikings?
C)。详解 短文中提到，维京人的第一个重大发现发生在9世纪。一个名叫Naddod的人要从挪威到英格兰北部的法罗群岛(Faroe Islands)，但他的船遇到了暴风雨，被吹向了西方并行驶了几天，等天气晴朗之后，他们发现自己到了一片新陆地，之后维京人将其命名为Iceland。因此答案为C)。
20. What does the passage say about Greenland? D)。详解 短文中提到，Ericthe Red和他的船员们在Iceland以西500里发现了一块结满了冰且到处都是岩石的陆地，他们绕着这块陆地航行抵达了它的西面，在这里他们发现了一些绿地，因此将它命名为Greenland。因此答案为D)。
21. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A)。详解 短文从简单介绍维京人开始，引出了他们的三大重要地理发现，全篇以这三大发现展开描述。从短文中不难得出，维京人的三大发现均与海洋、航行和发现新陆地有关，因此可以概括为海洋探索，答案为A)。
Passage Three
Where do you think you will be in ten years? It’s difficult to know exactly where you will be and what you will be doing. (22) But everyone dreams about the future. You might imagine the job you will get when you finish school. You may daydream about meeting your life partner or live in a big house by the sea.
In my dreams, I would have twins, a boy and a girl. We would live in a large two-story house with floors and the staircase made of wood. Now, at the age of 46, I look back on those dreams and smile. Things haven’t turned out exactly as I imagined. (23) But I wouldn’t change what I have now for that imaginary world. (24) In college, I studied international business, and planned to enter a law school. In my third year of university, I realized that I didn’t want to become a lawyer. Instead, I chose to become a language teacher. I did get married, but had more than two children. We had five. Do I live in; the dream house with wooden floors? No, I don’t. But I love my home and I wouldn’t want to live in any other place.
I believe that as a young person, it’s important to dream and make plans. However, it’s also important to realize that not all of your plans will turn out exactly as you wish. (25) One of the biggest lessons I have learned in life is this: Be happy with what you have. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
未听先知 预览四道题各选项，第22题四个选项均为对一般行为的描述，考查某人的行为动作；由第23题选项中反复出现的his和he可推测，本篇短文与某位男士有关，应注意