第I卷(共80分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分）
该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：做题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。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客观题答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. When will the rainy season end? A. In January. November.
2. What sport does the man like most? A. Jogging. Basketball.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Co-workers. employee.
4. Why does the man miss the class? A. He has to feed his dog. B. The class isn’t interesting. C. He prefers to study by himself.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a company. bookshop.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
听下面3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，并标在试卷相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，
B. In a classroom.
C. In a
B. Waiter and customer.
C. Boss and
B. Swimming.
C.
B. In February.
C.
In
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. When does a gap year take place? A. Before the first year of college. B. In the first year of high school. C. After the second year of college. 7. What do most people do during a gap year? A. Get a job.
B. Go traveling.
Volunteer their time.
8. What does James think about the idea? A. It sounds like fun. B. It should be very popular. C. It might not help you get a job. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. How does Bob get the correct time? A. On the radio.
B. On his watch.
mobile phone.
10. What advice does Bob give Julia? A. Get a new watch. B. Buy a mobile phone. C. Have her watch repaired. 11. Where will Julia go? A. To a restaurant.
B. To Starbucks.
bank.
听第8段材料，回答第12至15题。
12. How long was the baby elephant trapped in the well? A. For 8 hours.
B. For 9 hours.
13. What did the villagers do when they first arrived there? A. They stood watching. B. They cut some bananas.
C.
C. On his
C. To the
C. For 11 hours.
C. They removed some of the soil. 14. What did the villagers do next? A. They removed some of the soil. B. They pulled the baby elephant out. C. They frightened the mother elephant away. 15. What was the ending of the story? A. No efforts paid off. B. The mother elephant made it.
C. The villagers drove away the mother elephant cruelly. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分） 第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出能回答所提问题或能成所给句子的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
I first began experiencing anxiety and depression at age 14 after being bullied at school for years. While at first anxiety and depression would come and go, it eventually became constant part of my life.
I was so set on finding the solution to overcoming it that I tried everything from which I was in college to graduate school: mood-changing medication, special teas, yoga, think I read about in books, and advice given by doctors. Despite this, I still felt I hadn’t even come close to managing the problem.
But one afternoon, I spotted an article in a magazine talking about how dogs were all to help people with anxiety and depression. The next day, I managed to get a dog — corgi (柯基犬).
However, once the “puppy excitement” went away, my anxiety and depression came back as usual. One morning, I woke up with those familiar feelings again. I didn’t want to get out of bed. I turned to pull the covers back over my head and give up. That’s when I saw my pet—Buddy.
Buddy started jumping all over me, licking (舔) my face, and letting me know that it was time to go outside. It was as if he were saying, “There’s no time to be sad!
The world is amazing!” And for the first time in my life, on a day when my anxiety and depression were strong, I got out of bed. I put on my winter clothes and went for a walk in the snow with my new friend. I realized at that moment, walking down the street in winter , my life was changing. I really was a new girl.
Sure, I still have days when I feel down or anxious. But with Buddy by my side, I’ve finally learned how to manage these feelings and emotions. 16. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? A. The author recovered a little by doing yoga.
B. The author was a school bully (仗势欺人者) for years. C. The author began to have mental problems after college. D. The problem-solving ways the author tried didn’t work.
17. How did the author know having a dog might help with her depression? A. A doctor recommended it to her. B. She read it in an article by chance.
C. She found it out herself after keeping a corgi. D. She heard it from some other depression sufferers. 18. What is the author’s attitude towards his problem now? A. Optimistic.
D. Doubtful.
B. Anxious.
C. Confused.
19. What can be the suitable title for the text? A. Pet Dogs Can Be the Best Cure B. Keeping a Dog Benefits Us a Lot C. Anxiety and Depression Is Dangerous D. Different Ways to Get Rid of Bad Feelings
B
Rise and Fall of Britpop
What Is Britpop?
That’s a good question. Some may say it is a kind of pop music. You can often tell a Britpop song when you hear it. However, bands like Oasis are considered “Britpop” but their style is more rock than pop.
So how do we recognize the difference between Britpop and rock or pop? Well, Britpop mixes a number of different pop and rock styles with interesting words, stories and attitudes. But it’s not just about the music.\about fashion, art and politics.
Fashion and Art?
Yeah, if you watch the music videos you’ll see how fashionable Britpop singers were. Some of them also hired famous artists to help them make some pretty creative videos. Damien Hurst, for example, produced some of Blur’s music videos.
You Said Politics Too?
Yes. At one point the UK’s political leader, Tony Blair, talked about how much he enjoyed Britpop. Perhaps he was just trying to sound cool to win some extra votes from young people.
So When Did It All Begin?
Britpop came and went in the 1990s. Some of the main bands included Oasis, Blur, Suede and Pulp. These bands had some big hits at the time. Blur and Oasis had a big battle to be the most popular band.
What Happened to Britpop in the End?
It died out. I mean, by the end of the 1990s it was no longer fashionable. Fewer songs were produced and most Britpop bands broke up. 20. What’s the style of Britpop according to the text? A. It’s a kind of pop music. B. It’s always more rock than pop. C. It’s always a kind of classical music.
D. It combines different styles with words and other things. 21. Damien Hurst is mentioned mainly to show . A. his close relationship with Blur B. how Britpop videos were made
C. how fashionable this famous artist is D. the connection between Britpop and art
22. What can be inferred about Britpop from the text?