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1、DictationMale and Female Roles in MarriageIn the traditional marriage,the man worked to earn money for the family./The womanstayed at home to care for the children and her husband./In recent years,many couplescontinue to have a traditional relationship of this kind./Some people are happy with it.But
2、others think differently./There are two major differences in male and female roles now./One is that both menand women have many more choices./They may choose to marry or stay single./Theymay choose to work or to stay at home./A second difference is that,within marriage manydecisions are shared./If a
3、 couple has children,the man may take care of them/some ofthe time,all of the time or not at all./The woman may want to stay at home/or she maywant to go to work./Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage.Listening ComprehensionSection A ConversationConversation one1.Why is the tr
4、ip to Mars a one-way trip?A.The return trip is too expensive.B.There is no technology to get people back.C.People don t want to return.D.The return trip is too risky.According to the man,what is more important for those recruits?A.Intelligence.B.Health.C.Skills.D.Calmness.2.What is the last part of
5、the conversation about?A.The kind of people suitable for the trip.B.Interests and hobbies of the speakers.C.Recruitment of people for the trip.D.Preparation for the trip to Mars.3.Conversation TwoWhat is showrooming?A.Going to the high street.B.Visiting everyday shops.C.Buying things like electrical
6、 goods.D.Visiting shops and buying online.4.According to the conversation,the man had bought all the following things onlineEXCEPTA.shoesB.CDs5.C.cameraD.Food6.According to the conversation,the percentage of people who showroomed whileChristmas shopping wasA.3%B.33%C.42%D.24%One reason for people to
7、 showroom is that theyA.want to know more about pricingB.can return the product laterC.want to see the real thing firstD.can bargain for a lower shop price7.Conversation ThreeWhat is the conversation mainly about?A.How to avoid clashes of exams.B.How to schedule exams.C.How to use the faculty lounge
8、.D.How to choose the courses.8.What does the student have to do first in order to take the exams?A.To choose a date on the draft schedule.B.To find the information on the bulletin board.C.To draw up the final schedule.D.To arrange an invigilator.9.According to the conversation,the Dean willA.sign th
9、e sheet in the faculty loungeB.take care of the bulletin boardC.consult the studentsD.finalize the exam schedule10.Section B PASSAGESPassage One11.Which of the following cities has the oldest Chinatown in North America?A.New York.B.San Francisco.C.Boston.D.San Diego.The Chinatown in San Francisco at
10、tracts tourists a year.A.20,000B.100,00012.C.7 millionD.17 millionWhere can tourists see the fish markets?A.In Stockton Street.B.In Grant Avenue.13.C.In Portsmouth Square.D.In Bush Street.Passage Two14.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.Obesity can damage one s health.B.Obesity
11、 is a growing problem all over the world.C.Obesity is directly related to ones habit.D.Obesity has affected both boys and girls.The purpose of the three-year study is toA.find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleepB.learn more about the link between sleep and weightC.identify the way
12、s parents reduce their kids weightD.see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period15.According to the study,the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6th gradersshould be around _ hours.A.8B.9C.10D.1116.According to the passage,obesity is most likely related to _ .A.sleep timeB.gende
13、rC.raceD.Parents17.Passage Three18.According to a number of students,_ is the main factor for early-agesmoking.A.genderB.personalityC.environmentD.MoneyWhich of the following statements is CORRECT?A.Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years.B.Most early-age smokers soon stop experimen
14、ting.C.Some early-age smokers never go beyond experimenting.19.D.Children quickly become regular smokers by carrying cigarettes.All the following are features of smokers EXCEPT _ .A.strong peer influenceB.low sense of achievementC.high sense of rebellionD.close family relationship20.Section C NEWS B
15、ROADCASTNews Item 121.Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch?A.The school stopped providing school lunch.B.Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.C.Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.D.These children chose to have something different.How did parents react to
16、the schoolA.They were upset.B.They were furious.C.They were surprised.D.They were sad.22.s way of handling the situation?News Item 223.According to the news,what is the main advantage of the digital key?A.Guests can pay without going to the front desk.B.Guests can go direct to their rooms.C.Guests c
17、an check out any time.D.Guests can make room reservations.24.The hotel company intends to have the system in _ of its hotels inthe next three months.A.2B.3C.100D.150News Item 325.According to the court ruling,Shrien Dewani _.A.will return to the U.K.for medical treatmentB.will remain in South Africa
18、 for medical treatmentC.will stand trial in South Africa once proved fitD.will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trialWhat was Dewani accused of?A.Having his wife killed.26.B.Killing his wife in the U.K.C.Being invo Ived in a taxi accide nt.D.Hiri ng a crew of hit men.News Item 427.The U.N.
19、new vote would allow all the followi ng EXCEPT_.A.the use of force by European Union troopsB.the suspension of an existing arms embargoC.the extension of U.N.peacekeeping missionD.the ban on travel and freeze of assetsNews Item 528.What is the news mainly about?A.Causes of early death in Russia.B.Be
20、havior of alcoholics.C.Causes of alcohol pois oning.D.Number of death over 10 years.News Item 629.The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was _.A.945 millionB.1.07 billio nC.500,000D.87,000Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Brita in because _A.The UK is a good film locati onB.T
21、he cast usually comes from Britai nC.Hollywood emphasizes qualityD.Product ion cost can be reduced30.CloseElectricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much take n for gran tednowadays31 we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the TV set.Atnight,roads are brightly lit,
22、enabling people and 32 to move freely.Neon lighting used inadvertising has become part of the 33 of every modern city.In the home,many 34 devicesare powered by electricity.35 when we turn off the bedside lamp and are36 asleep,electricity is working for us,37our refrigerators,heating our water,or kee
23、p ing our roomsair-c on diti on ed.Every day,trains,buses and subways take us to and from work.Werarely 38 to consider why or how they run 39 something goes wrong.In the summer of1959,something 40 go wrong with the power-plant that provided New York with electricity.For a great many hours,life came
24、almost to a 41.Trains refused to move and the people inthem sat in the dark42 to do anything;liftsstopped work ing,so that 43 you were lucky eno ugh not to be 44 betwee n two floors youhad the unpleasant task of finding your way down 45 of stairs.Famous streets likeBroadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n)4
25、6 became as gloomy and uninviting 47 the mostremote back streets.People were afraid to leave their houses,48 although thepolice had bee n ordered to 49 in case of emerge ncy,they were just as con fused and50 as an ybody else.31A.that32A.car33A.appeara neeB.thusB.truckB.characterC.asC.trafficC.dist i
26、n ctio nC.en ergy-sav ingC.EvenC.closelyC.repairi ngC.hesitateC.untilC.couldC.breakdow nC.hesita ntC.asC.positi onedC.flightsC.poi ntC.forC.butC.sta nd byC.un focusedD.soD.pedestria nsD.surfaceD.labor-savi ngD.Freque ntlyD.quicklyD.driv ingD.rememberD.afterD.shouldD.sta ndstillD.helplessD.eve n ifD.
27、lockedD.floorsD.mi nuteD.asD.orD.sta nd inB.un decided34A.mon ey-sav ing B.time-sav ing35A.On ly36A.fast37A.moving38A.trouble39A.whe n40A.did41A.pause42A.in compete nt43A.although44A.trapped45A.steps46A.time47A.likeB.RarelyB.quiteB.starti ngB.botherB.ifB.wouldB.termi nalB.powerlessB.whe nB.placedB.l
28、evelsB.in sta ntB.thanB.andB.sta nd dow nB.helpless48A.for49A.stand aside50.A.aimlessGrammar and vocabulary51.When you have finished with that book,don t forget to pUback on the shelf,?A.will youB.do youC.don youD.won you52.Mary is _ hardworking than her sister,but she failed in the exam.A.no soB.no
29、 moreC.not lessD.no less53.Which of the followi ng stateme nts is in correct?A.Five miles seem like a long walk to me.B.Ten dollars was stolen from the cash register.C.Either my sister or my brother is coming.D.Only one out of six were prese nt at the meeti ng.54.Which of the italicized parts expres
30、ses a future ten?A.My friend teacheschemistry in a school.B.I ll give it to you after I return.C.What is the matter with you?D.London sta nds on the River Thames55.It is not so much the Ianguage_ the cultural background that makes the filmdifficult to un dersta nd.A.butB.norC.likeD.as56.There is no
31、doubt_the committee has made the right decisi on on the hous ingproject.A.whyB.thatC.whetherD.whe n57.All the Preside nts Men _ one of the importa nt books for the stude nts who study theWatergate Scan dal.A.remai nB.rema inedC.remai nsD.is remai ning58.If you explained the situation to your lawyer,
32、he _ able to advise you muchbetter tha n I can.A.will beB.would beC.wasD.were59.Which of the following is a stative verb（静态动词）?A.DrinkB.Close C.RainD.Belo ng60.Which of the followi ng italicized parts in dicates a subject-verb relatio n?A.The man has a large family to support.B.She had no wish to qu
33、arrel with her brother.C.He was the last guest to leave.D.Mary n eeds a frien d to talk to.61.The following are all correct responsesto Who told the news to the teacher?EXCEPT_.A.Bob did that B.Bob did so C.Bob did this D.Bob did62.Which of the following is INCORRECT?A.A bit of flowersB.Few wordsC.T
34、his workD.Ano ther two girls63.Which of the following italicized words does NOT indicate willingness?A.What will you do when you graduate?B.They will be home by now.C.Who will go with me?D.Why will you go there alone?64.When one has good health,_ should feel fortunate.A.youB.sheC.heD.we65.There _ no
35、thing more for discussion,the meeting came to an end half an hourearlier.A.to beB.to have bee nC.beingD.be66.Two of her brothers were_ during the Second World War.A.called onB.called up C.called forD.called out67.Bottles from this region sell _ at about$50 a case.A.wholesale B.totallyC.en tirelyD.to
36、gether68.The product contains n colours,flavours,or preservatives.A.fakeB.falseC.artificialD.wrong69.Davis accepted the defeat in the semi-finial with good grace.The underlined partis closest in meaning to _.A.cheerfullyB.wholeheartedly C.politely D.quietly70._and bus in ess leaders were delighted a
37、t the decisi on to hold the n ati onalmotor fair in the city.A.CivilB.CivilizedC.Civilia nD.Civic71.The city coun cil is pla nning a huge road-buildi ng programme to ease con gesti on.The underlined part mean _.A.clamB.relieveC.comfort D.still72.His unfortun ate appeara nee was offset by an attracti
38、ve pers on ality.The un derl inepart means all the followi ng EXPECT _.A.improved B.made up for C.bala needD.compe nsated for73.The doctor said that the gash in his cheek required ten stitches.The underlinedpart mean _ .A.lumpB.depressi on C.swelli ng D.cut74.During the economic crisis,they had to c
39、ut back production and_ workers.A.lay intoB.lay offC.lay dow nD.lay aside75.The university consistently receives a high _ for the quality of its teaching andresearch.A.sta ndardB.evaluati onC.comme ntD.rat ing76.To mark its one hundredth anniversary,the university held a series of activitiesin cludi
40、 ng conferen ces,film shows,etc.The un derl ine part means.A.celebrate B.sig nifyC.symbolize D.suggest77.His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas.The underlined part means.A.abundant B.un believable C.productive D.gen erative78.The local n ewspaper has a_of 100.000 copies a day.A.spreadB.circula
41、ti onC.motio nD.flow79.These issues were discussed at length during the meeting.The underlined partmea ns.A.eve ntually B.subseque ntly C.lastly D.fully80.A couple pf young people were giving out leaflets in front of the departme nt store.The un derl ine part mean _.A.distribut ingB.han dli ngC.divi
42、di ngD.arrangingRead ing comprehe nsionTEXT AInun dated by more in formatio n tha n we can possibly hold in our heads,we are increas in gly handing off the job of rememberi ng to search engines and smart phones.Google is eve n reportedly work ing on eyeglasses that could one day recog nize faces and
43、supply details about whoever you are look ing at.But new research shows that outsourcingour money-and expecting that information will continually and in sta ntan eously available-is cha nging oucog nitive habits.Research con ducted by Betsy Sparrow,an assista nt professor of psychology atColumbia Un
44、iversity,has identified three new realities about how we process information inthe Internet age.First,her experiments showed that when we dont know the an swer to aquesti on,we now th ink about where we can find the n earest Web conn ecti on in stead ofthe subject of the questi on itself.A sec ond r
45、evelati on is that when we expect to be able tofind information again later on,we dontremember it as well as when we think it mightbecome unavailable.And then there us the researchers final observati on:the expectati onthat well be able to locate in formatio n down the line leads us to form a memory
46、 not of thefact itself but of where we will be able to find it.But this handoff comes with a downside.Skills like critical thinking and analysis mustdevelop in the con text of facts:we n eed somethi ng to think and reas on about,after all.And these facts cant be Googled as we go;they n eed to be sto
47、red i n the original harddrive,our Iong-term memory.Especially in the case of children,factual knowledge mustprecede skill”says Daniel Willingham,a professor of psychology,at the University ofVirginia-meaning that the days of drilling the multiplication table and memoriz ing the names of the Preside
48、 nts arenover quite yet.Adults,too,n eed to recruit a supply of storedknowledge in order to situate and evaluate new information they encoun ter.YoucaGoogle con test.Last,theres the possibility,in creas in gly terrifyi ng to con template,that our machineswill fail us.As Sparrow puts it,The experiene
49、e of losing our Internet connection becomesmore and more like losing a friend.”If you are going to keep your memory on your smartphone,better make sure fully charged.81.Googleseyeglasses are supposed to _.A.improve our moneyB.fun cti on like memoryC.help us see faces betterD.work like smart phones82
50、.According to the passage,cognitive habits”refers to _.A.how we deal with in formatio nB.functions of huma n memoryC.the amount of in formati onD.the availability of in formatio n83.Which of the followi ng stateme nts about Sparrows research is CORRECT?A.We remember people and things as much as befo