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Unit13PeopleAsaseniorhighschoolstudent,doyouhaveahighIQ?DoyouhaveahighEQ?DoyouknowthereisacloseconnectionbetweenIQandEQ?PerhapsyouthinkIQdeterminesyoursuccessandfailure.However,infact,EQalsoplaysanimportantrole.Accordingtohisacademicresearch,ProfessorSaloveysayswhenpredictingsomeone'sfuturesuccess,EQismoreimportantthanIQ.PeopleareoftenmistakeninbelievingthatthosewithhighIQsdeservegoodgradesinstudy,butthereisapossibilitythattheywillfailbecauseoftheirlowEQs.ThatisbecausethosewithhigherEQshavestrongpersonality,positiveratherthanpassiveattitudestowardsstudy,workandlife,thustheyarelesslikelytobetroubledbyproblemsandeasilygainsuccess.Oneofmyclassmates,Jack,hasahighIQandisgiftedinmaths,buthisEQisalittlelow.WhenJackdevoteshimselftoworkingoutmathsproblems,heseemstoforgetthewholeworld.Butheisallergictoothers'assessmentofhimandfullofanxiety.Hehasastrongdesiretosucceed.Sometimeshecan'thelplosingtemperforasmallthing.Manystudentsaccusehimofbeingselfish,whichmakeshimguiltyandupset.IknowbychanceonTVthatone'sEQcanbeimproved,andthisideahasbeenconfirmed.Tohelphim,IaskedJacktousehisstrengthinmathstohelpothersratherthanonlyconcentrateonhisstudy.Toourgreatsatisfaction,afteramonth,Jackcorrectedhisshortcomingsandweaknessesandhasbecomeapopularstudent.Heisverygratefultome.,　　作为一名高中生，你有高智商吗？你有高情商吗？你知道智商和情商有密切的联系吗？或许你认为智商决定着你的成功与失败，而实际上，情商也起着重要的作用。根据萨洛维教授的学术研究，他说当预测一个人未来的成就时，情商比智商还重要。人们常常误认为那些有高智商的人在学习上理应取得好的成绩，但有可能会因为他们的低情商而失败。那是因为那些有高情商的人有坚强的个性，以积极的而不是消极的态度对待学习、工作和生活，因此他们不大可能受问题的困扰，从而很容易获得成功。我的一个同学杰克智商很高而且在数学方面很有天赋，但他的情商有点低。当他致力于解答数学题时，他似乎忘记了整个世界。但他对别人的评价很敏感，而且充满了焦虑。他强烈地渴望成功。有时候他会为了一件小事忍不住发脾气。许多同学都谴责他自私，这使他羞愧和沮丧。我偶然从电视上知道情商可以提高，而且这一说法已得到了证实。为了帮助杰克，我告诉他要利用自己在数学上的优势去帮助别人而不是只集中精力于他的学习。令我们非常满意的是，一个月后，杰克改正了自己的缺点和弱点，成了一个很受欢迎的学生。他非常感激我。n第一部分　听力　(满分30分，限时20分钟)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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Theman'sweekendactivities.B．Thewoman'sfavoritesport.C．Thecitytheylivein.2．Whatdoesthemando?A．He'sabusinessman.B．He'sadoctor.C．He'sastudent.3．Whendidthespeakersstarttalking?A．At2：50pm.　B．At3：00pm.　C．At3：10pm.4．Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A．Borrowmoneyfromtheman.B．Gotothebank.C．Startupabusiness.5．Whatistheman'sresearchfield?A．Education.B．Insects.C．Finance.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，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、7题。6．Whatkindofjobdidthewomantakeaftergraduation?A．Teaching.B．Marketing.C．Volunteering.7．Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanshoulddo?A．Takehisjobimmediately.B．Notworryaboutthemoney.C．Makeadecisionandsticktoit.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．Wheredoesthewomanadvisethemantoapplyforajob?A．Inanewspaperoffice.B．Inatravelagency.nC．Inacarfactory.9．Whatdoesthemanaskthewomanaboutthejob?A．Thepay.B．Theexperience.C．Theworkingconditions.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whydidn'tthemanrealizehischildhooddream?A．Hisparentsdidn'tsupporthim.B．Hewasofferedanothergoodjob.C．Helostinterestinitlater.11．Whatdidthewomanwanttobewhenshewasalittlegirl?A．Apilot.B．Ascientist.C．Ateacher.12．Whatlanguagesisthewomangoodat?A．EnglishandFrench.B．EnglishandItalian.C．FrenchandItalian.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．WhoisJenny?A．Theman'swife.B．Theman'ssister.C．Thewoman'scolleague.14．Howlonghasitbeensincethespeakers'graduation?A．Threeyears.B．Tenyears.C．Thirteenyears.15．Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A．Hecontinuedhisstudiesaftergraduation.B．Heonceworkedatalawfirm.C．Heisworkinginatradecompany.16．Whenwillthespeakersmeeteachotheragain?A．ThisSaturday.B．ThisSunday.C．NextSaturday.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．WhatisBillGatesfamousforaccordingtothespeaker?A．Hisfamilybackground.B．Hispositioninsociety.nC．Hiseducationalbackground.18．WhatdidBillGatesdoin1975?A．HewenttoHarvardUniversity.B．Hebegantodevelopnewsoftware.C．HesoldhisinventionstoMITS.19．WhendidBillGatesleaveMicrosoft?A．In2000.　　　B．In2008.　　　C．In2014.20．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetalk?A．BillGatesgrewupinWashington.B．BillGates'motherworkedasalawyer.C．IBMpartneredwithMicrosoftforashorttime.答案：1～5　ACBCB　6～10　BCABA11～15　BCABC　16～20　ABCBC听力材料(Text1)W：Whatdoyouliketododuringtheweekend?M：Ilovecycling.OnSaturdaymorningIusuallyridearoundthecityfortwohours.(Text2)W：Whatkindofcollegeareyougoingtoapplyfor?M：Myfatherwantsmetogointobusinessbutmymotherwantsmetogotomedicalschool.(Text3)M：Howmuchtimehaspassedsincewestartedtalking?W：It'sbeenonly10minutes.M：Sorightnowitshouldbe3：10pm.W：Correct.(Text4)W：Wheredidyougetthemoneytostartyourrestaurant?M：Ihavebeensavingmymoneyforyears.W：Isthereanyotherwaytogetmoneytostartupasmallbusiness?M：Yes,youcanborrowsomefromabank.(Text5)W：Didyouwanttobecomeascientistwhenyouwereyoung?M：No.IbecameinterestedininsectsonlyafterIentereduniversity.W：Areyouhappywiththeworkingconditionsinthisuniversity?M：Yes.Itprovidesmeexcellentequipmentandenoughfundingtodomywork.(Text6)M：Whatdidyoudoaftergraduation?nW：I'dplannedtobeateacher,butthenIwasofferedagoodjobdoingmarketing,soIchangedmymind.M：Soundslikeyou'rehappywithyourdecision.W：Iam.Ienjoymyjobverymuch.Bytheway,haveyounothadanyjoboffersyet?M：Ihadone,butIdidn'tlikethejobverymuch.I'dalsoreallywantedtoattendgraduateschool,butIwasafraidIcouldn'tpaythatmuchmoney.W：Ithinkyouneedtomakeadecision,sticktoitanddon'tbeafraidofdifficulties.(Text7)W：Look,Jack!Here'sajobthatmightinterestyou.M：Areyousure?Thelastjobinterviewyousentmetowasreallyadisaster.W：Well,look!It'sabigcompany.Youmightgettotravel.M：Whatkindofcompanyisit,though?W：Um,let'ssee.It'sanewspaperoffice.Theysaythepayisreallygood.Andoh,look!Theygiveyouacartotravelaround.That'snotbad,isit?M：Dotheysayanythingaboutneedingtohaveexperienceofajournalist?W：No,theywantsomeoneyoungandenergetic.Oh,yes,theywantauniversitygraduate,sothat'sOK.You'vebeentouniversity.Theonlythingisthatyouhavetotravel,butthenthat'swhatthecompanycarisfor.M：PerhapsI'llhaveacloserlookatit.(Text8)W：John,whenyouwerelittle,whatdidyoudreamyou'dgrowuptobe?M：Oh,IdreamedthatI'dbeapilotwhenIgrewup.W：Sowhathappened?Didyoujustloseinterestinbeingapilot?M：No.Myparentssaiditwastoodangerous,andtheywantedmetofindasaferjob.Howaboutyou?Whatdidyoudreamofbecomingwhenyouwerealittlegirl?W：WhenIwasalittlegirl,Idreamedofbeingagreatscientist,butnow,asyoucansee,I'mjustacommonofficeclerk.M：Sowhatareyourdreamsnow?W：Well,Ireallywanttobeatranslatorsomeday,soI'mworkinghardtolearnEnglish.M：You'resogoodatlanguagelearning.YourFrenchandItalianarealreadyfluent.Well,Ihopeyousucceedinthatdreamsomeday!W：Thanks.(Text9)W：Hi,Bob!Iamsogladthatyoucame.nM：OfcourseI'dcome.Icouldn'tthinkofabetterchancetoseeallmyoldfriends.W：It'shardtobelievethatit'sbeentenyearssincegraduation.M：Howtimeflies!Howarethingsgoingwithyou?W：It'sonlyrecentlythatI'vebeenabletostartsettlingdown.Howaboutyou?AreyoustillwithJenny?M：Yeah,JennyandIgotmarriedrightaftergraduation.Itwashardforthefirstthreeyears—Iwassupportingusbothwhileshecontinuedherstudies—butnowthingsaregettingbetter.Iworkasamanagerinatradecompanyandshe'sworkingatalawfirm.It'sallstartedtocometogetherandwe'refinallyabletomakealifeforourselves.W：Oh,thatsoundswonderful.Ihavealwaysknownyoutwowouldmakeit.IhopeIcankeepinbettercontactwithyou.M：Definitely!Actually,wejustmovedintoanewplace.There'sahousewarmingpartythisSaturday,ifyouarefree?IknowJennywouldlovetoseeyouagainanditshouldbeagoodparty.W：Soundsgreat!IamfreethisweekendandI'llbethere.(Text10)BillGates,anAmericaninventor,computerprogrammerandbusinessman,isreportedlyworthnearly$80billion,makinghimoneofthewealthiestpeopleinthecountrytoday.HefoundedandwasheadofMicrosoftforyears.GateswasbornintoarichfamilyinthestateofWashington.Hisfatherwasalawyer;hismotherwasabanker.Heisfamousforbeingtakenasthefatherofthemoderncomputer.HestudiedatHarvardUniversitybutdidnotgraduatebecauseofhisdesiretodevelopnewsoftware.Asa13yearoldstudent,Gateswasintroducedtocomputerprogramming.In1975,GatesspoketoacompanycalledMicroInstrumentationandTelemetrySystems(MITS).Heconvincedtheownerofthecompanythathehadwrittenaprogramthatwouldworkwellandmakebigmoney.TheownerboughtintoGates'inventions,andthetwomenreachedanagreementtodevelopsoftwareforthecompany.ThentheMicrosoftCompanywasborn.GateswentontodeveloptheWindowsoperatingsystemwiththenpartnerIBM.Thetwocompanieshaddifferencesthough,andtheirpartnershipendedquickly.GatesworkedasCEOuntil2000.Heremainedactivewiththecompanyforseveralyearsbeforeleavingthecompanyin2008.In2014,BillGatesbecamethetechnicaladvisorofthefirm.n第二部分　阅读理解　(满分40分，限时35分钟)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。AAkioMorita,cofounderoftheSonyCorporation,wasbornonJanuary26th,1921anddiedonOctober3rd,1999inTokyo.Hecreatedoneofthefirsttrulyglobalcompanies.Hisstrategy(策略)wassosuccessfulthatSonywasrecentlychosenasthenumberonebrandnamebyAmericanconsumers(消费者),aheadofCocaColaandGeneralElectric.Moritahadacomfortablechildhood.HewastheeldestsonofawealthyfamilyfromNagoya.Hetrainedasaphysicist.Beforehecelebratedhis26thbirthday,hehadstartedhisowncompanywithapartner,MasaruIbuka.In1949thecompanydevelopedrecordingtapeandin1950soldthefirsttaperecorderinJapan.In1957itproducedapocketsizedradioandayearlaterrenameditselfSony.ForthenewnameMrMoritacombinedtheLatinwordforsound,sonus,withtheEnglishexpression“sonnyboy”togiveanimpressionofacompanyfullofenergyandyouth.In1960itproducedthefirsttransistortelevisionintheworld.MoritamovedhisfamilytotheUSAin1963.ThishelpedhimtounderstandAmericans,theirmarketandcustoms.Manypeoplebelievethiswasthekeyreasonforhisglobalsuccess.SonylaunchedtheWalkmanin1979afterMoritahadnoticedyoungpeople'sloveofmusic.Moritawasaworkaholic(工作狂),buthewasalsoaplayaholic.Helovedartandmusic,andwasasportsenthusiast.Healsowroteabookinthe1960scalledNeverMindSchoolRecordswhicharguedthatacademic(学术的)achievementsarenotimportantforsuccessinbusiness.HeissurvivedbyhiswifeYoshiko,twosonsandadaughter.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了索尼公司的联合创始人AkioMorita。21．WhatdoweknowaboutSony?A．IttoppedsomeAmericanbrands.B．IthadalongerhistorythanCocaCola.C．Itfailedtomeetcustomers'satisfaction.D．IthadfewercustomersthanGeneralElectric.n解析：选A　细节理解题。由第二段中的“SonywasrecentlychosenasthenumberonebrandnamebyAmericanconsumers...”可知，索尼超越了一些美国品牌。22．WhydidAkioMoritarenamehiscompanySony?A．Tomakethecompanyappearexciting.B．TobreakintotheAmericanmarket.C．Toadvertisehisnewproducts.D．Toattractyoungcustomers.解析：选A　细节理解题。由第三段中的“togiveanimpressionofacompanyfullofenergyandyouth”可知，AkioMorita把他的公司更名为索尼是为了给人们一种印象：这家公司充满了青春和活力。23．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4referto?A．Morita'sfamily.B．Morita'screativity.C．America'slivelymarket.D．Morita'sunderstandingofAmerica.解析：选D　代词指代题。由第四段的描述可知，AkioMorita在1963年把家搬到美国，这使得他对美国人、美国市场以及美国的风俗有了深入理解，很多人认为这正是他在全球获得成功的关键原因；由此可推断，this指的是AkioMorita对美国的了解。24．WhatdoweknowaboutAkioMorita?A．Hewasaproductivewriter.B．Hewasalowachieverinschool.C．Heoncetaughtphysicsinacollege.D．Hewashardworkingandenjoyedhislife.解析：选D　细节理解题。由倒数第三段中的“Moritawasaworkaholic,buthewasalsoaplayaholic.”可知，AkioMorita既是一个工作狂，也是一个会享受生活的人。BWayoutinthefarthestreachesofthesolarsystem,amysteriousundiscoveredplanetorbitsthroughspace.It'salmostfourtimesthesizeofEarth.Andit'ssofarawaythatittakesupto20,000yearstoorbitthesun.Thisplanetisn'tsciencefiction.Astronomersthinkitreallyexists.They'venameditPlanetNine,andthey'researchingtheskiestofindit.Whenmostpeoplethinkofoursolarsystem,theythinkofitseightplanetsandoursun,butnotastronomerMikeBrown.Brownisinterestedintheregionofspacebeyondtheseeightplanets.nBeyondNeptune(海王星)isanareaknownastheKuiperbelt,whichscientistsusedtothinkwasempty.ButitturnsouttheKuiperbeltishometoicy,rockyobjectsandafewdwarfplanets(objectstoosmalltobeconsideredplanets)suchasPluto(冥王星)．Whileobservingthebeltin2014,Brownandhisresearchpartner,KonstantinBatygin,sawsomethingstrange:TheorbitsofmanyofthesmallerobjectsintheKuiperbeltwerealigned(排成一行的).Strangerstill,theynevercameclosertothesunthanNeptune.Itwaslikesomethingwaspullingthemaway.Butwhat?BrownandBatyginspentoverayeartryingtofigureouttheobjects'behavior.Thepaircreatedacomputermodelillustrating(说明)theobjects.Thentheypluggedanimaginaryplanetintothemodel.Themodelshowedthattheplanet'sgravitywouldpullontheseicyobjects,makingthemmoveinexactlythewaytheyhadmovedinspace.Themodelalsogavethescientistsanideaoftheplanet'ssize.Becauseofitsstronggravitationalpull,BrownandBatygininferredthattheplanetwouldberoughlythesizeofNeptune.LikeNeptune,itwouldlikelybemadeofgas,andthetemperaturetherewouldbe－374.8°F.“It'shardtobelievethatwecouldmisssomethingasbigasNeptune！”Brownsays.Buttheplanetisreallyfaraway,about56billionmilesfromEarth.Ifitexists,onlytwotelescopesintheworldarepowerfulenoughtosearchvastareasoftheskyforitefficiently—anduntilnow,theyhaven'tbeenlookingfortheplanet.BrownandBatyginareconvincedthattheirevidenceprovesthatPlanetNineishiddensomewherebeyondtheKuiperbelt.ButBrownpredictsthesearchwilltakeatleastafewyears.语篇解读：本文是说明文。两位科学家发现，海王星之外的太阳系边缘可能有一颗行星。25．WhatcanbelearnedabouttheKuiperbelt?A．It'sanareaamongtheeightplanets.B．It'sextremelyclosetoNeptune.C．Ithasn'tbeenfullyexplored.D．It'sthesamesizeasEarth.解析：选C　推理判断题。由第四段中的“theKuiperbelt,whichscientistsusedtothinkwasempty.ButitturnsouttheKuiperbeltishometoicy,rockyobjectsandafewdwarfplanets”可知，这一区域还没有得到充分的探索。26．WhatdidBrownandBatyginfeelstrangeaboutwhileobservingthebelt?A．Whytheobjectswereicy.nB．WhyPlutowasintheKuiperbelt.C．WhyNeptunewasclosetothesun.D．Whytheobjectskepttheirdistancefromthesun.解析：选D　推理判断题。由第五段中的“TheorbitsofmanyofthesmallerobjectsintheKuiperbeltwerealigned.Strangerstill,theynevercameclosertothesunthanNeptune.”可知，让两位科学家奇怪的是为什么这些物体与太阳保持一定的距离。27．HowdidBrownandBatygintrytosolvetheirconfusion?A．Bycarryingoutanexperiment.B．Bydiscussingwithotherscientists.C．Byconsultingpreviousdocuments.D．Bylookingatthebeltwithatelescope.解析：选A　细节理解题。第六段中提到两位科学家制作模型进行演示，可见他们是通过做实验来解决他们的疑惑。28．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ThesearchforPlanetNineB．WhataplanetlookslikeC．ObjectsorbitingthesunD．Twodevotedscientists解析：选A　标题归纳题。由文章首、末段内容可知，本文主要介绍了一颗神秘行星的发现，这颗行星被科学家命名为第九行星。CThere'ssomuchtoseeinLondon,it'shardtoknowwheretostart.We'veputtogethersomeofthecity'smostfamouslandmarksandattractions.Explorethecityonfoot,bybikeorbyboatandenjoythefreshair.Thereisawealthofusefulinformationavailableonline.Formoreideasandsuggesteditineraries(旅行指南)fortheperfectdayouttry：VisitLondonwww.visitlondon.comVisitBritainwww.visitbritain.comVisitwww.visitbritainshop.comtoprebuyticketsforLondonandUKwideattractions,sightseeingtours,shows,eventsandmoreinyourlocallanguageandcurrency.SouthbankwalkingtourThisselfguidedwalkalongthesouthernbankoftheRiverThamesexploresoneoftheliveliestareasofcentralLondon.nHowtogetthere：Travelbybusortube(地铁)toWaterlooandwalktotheSouthbankortaketheRiverBustoEmbankmentPierandwalkacrossHungerfordBridge.Attheendofthewalk,crossTowerBridgeandreturntocentralLondonfromthenorthsideoftherivervia(经由)TowerHillTubeStationontheDistrictorCircleLine,oronaroute15bustoAldwych/SomersetHouse.SouthbankMajortheatre,concertandartscentrewithalivelyseriesofevents.Gabriel'sWharfHometoafascinatingmixofindependentshops,cafes,barsandrestaurants.OxoTowerDesignledboutiques(精品店)andeighthfloorriversidediningwithimpressiveviews.GlobalTheatreAreconstructionofShakespeare'soriginalGlobalTheatre.TateModernandMillenniumBridgeAworldfamouscollectionofmodernart.TheClinkAmuseumbuiltonthesiteofoneofEngland'soldestandmostinfamousprisons.TheGoldenHindeAfullsizedmodelofSirFrancisDrake'sship.BoroughMarketAmustseemarketforanyfoodlover.SouthwarkCathedralLocatedbytheRiverThames,thisisLondon'soldestcathedral.TowerBridgeOneoftheworld'sbestrecognizedbridges.Formoreroutes,visitouronlinejourneyplannertfl.gov.uk/journeyplanner.语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了伦敦的旅行指南以及伦敦著名的地标和旅游景点。29．Whichwebsiteprovidesserviceforvisitorstobuyticketsinadvance?A．www.visitlondon.com.B．www.visitbritain.com.C．www.visitbritainshop.com.D．tfl.gov.uk/journeyplanner.n解析：选C　细节理解题。由文中的“Visitwww.visitbritainshop.comtoprebuyticketsforLondonandUKwideattractions...”可知，C项正确。30．Inwhichplacecanvisitorsappreciatemodernart?A．OxoTower.B．Gabriel'sWharf.C．SouthwarkCathedral.D．TateModernandMillenniumBridge.解析：选D　细节理解题。由文中对TateModernandMillenniumBridge的介绍“Aworldfamouscollectionofmodernart.”可知，游客在这里可以欣赏到现代艺术。31．WhatdoweknowaboutSouthbank?A．It'shometomanyfamousartists.B．Ithastheworld'soldestcathedral.C．Ithasmanyscenicspotsworthseeing.D．It'swellknownforitscountlessbridges.解析：选C　推理判断题。由文中对Southbank的介绍“Majortheatre,concertandartscentrewithalivelyseriesofevents.”可知，伦敦的Southbank有很多值得一看的景点。DAskSiriifshe'sawoman.Goahead;tryit.She'lltellyoushe'sgenderless(无性别的).“Likecertainspeciesoffish，”shemightsay.SoisAmazon'sAlexa,Microsoft'sCortana,Samsung'sSVoice,andGoogleNow.But,man,theysoundalotlikewomen.Culturally,wethinkofthemasladiestoo.Weprizegenderdiversityinotherareasofdailylife.However,whydoesourtechsoundsofemale?Thebiggestreasonforthefemalephonefixationrestsinsocialscience.“Researchindicatesthere'slikelytobegreateracceptanceoffemalespeech，”saysKarlMacDorman,anassociateprofessoratIndianaUniversitywhospecializesinhumancomputerinteraction.MacDormanandhisteamplayedclips(片段)ofmaleandfemalevoicestopeopleofbothgenders,andthenaskedthemtoidentifywhichtheypreferred.Theresearchersalsomeasuredthewayparticipantsrespondedtothevoices.Ina2011paper,theyreportedthatbothwomenandmensaidfemalevoicescameacrossaswarmer.Inpractice,womenevenshowedasubconsciouspreferenceforrespondingtofemales;menremainedsubconsciouslyneutral(中立的)．Whythebias(偏见)?StanfordUniversitycommunicationsprofessorCliffordNass,whocoauthoredthebook,WiredforSpeech,wrotethat“peopletendtoregardfemalevoicesashelpingthemsolvetheirproblemsbythemselves,whiletheyviewmalevoicesasauthorityfigureswhotellthemtheanswerstotheirproblems.Wewanttechnologytohelpus,butwealsowanttobethebossofit,sowearemorenlikelytochooseafemalevoice.”Thissuggeststhatcompanieswillmakeabetterimpressiononabroadergroupofcustomerswithawoman'svoice,butnotjustanyvoice.Ithastobeinagreementwithabrand'spersonality.Forhelpwiththat,companiesoftenturntoGregPal,vicepresidentofmarketing,strategy,andbusinessdevelopmentatNuanceCommunications,whichlicensesitslibraryofmorethan100voices.Palinsiststhatsomebrandschoosemalespeakers.HeturnedonhisiPhoneandpulleduptheDomino'sPizzaapp,whichhasanassistant,Dom.HesoundedlikemyhighschoolEnglishteacher—educatedandhelpfulbutnotoverbearing(傲慢的).That'saboutrightforabrandattemptingtoappealtoguysorderingpiesbeforethebiggame.语篇解读：本文是议论文。语音科技产品为什么偏爱使用女性声音？32．Whydoestheauthormentionsomanyhightechproductsinthefirstparagraph?A．Tocomparethemwithfish.B．Toexplaintheirdifferences.C．Toshowthey'reeasytouse.D．Tostresstheironecommonfeature.解析：选D　推理判断题。在列举了一系列科技产品之后，作者做出总结：But,man,theysoundalotlikewomen。由此可知提到这些产品是为了说明它们具有共同特征——声音女性化。33．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prize”inParagraph2probablymeaninthetext?A．Value.　　　　　　　　B．Blame.C．Decrease.D．Doubt.解析：选A　词义猜测题。由后面However的转折意义可知，前面应该是说“日常生活中的其他领域我们重视性别多样化”。34．WhatcanbeinferredfromthebookWiredforSpeech?A．Menhavenopreferencefordifferentvoices.B．Womenaremorelikelytousetechnologythanmen.C．Humanshopetechnologywillbecomeadecisionmaker.D．Humanshopetohaveasenseofcontrolwhileusingtechnology.解析：选D　推理判断题。由第三段中的“Wewanttechnologytohelpus,butwealsowanttobethebossofit”可知，人们还是希望在使用科技产品的时候有掌控感。35．WhatdoesGregPalsuggest?A．Licensingyourownvoice.B．DownloadingDomino'sPizzaapp.nC．Choosingvoicesaccordingtooccasions.D．Impressingmorecustomerswithafemalevoice.解析：选C　推理判断题。由最后一段中的“butnotjustanyvoice.Ithastobeinagreementwithabrand'spersonality.”及GregPal所举的多米诺比萨店的例子可知，他认为使用男声还是女声要根据具体情况而定。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。MusicMusicisagroupofsoundsthatpeoplehavearrangedinapleasingormeaningfulway.Allculturesoftheworldmakesomeformsofmusic.Musiccanbesimple—forexample,onepersontapping(轻敲)outabeatonalogdrumorsingingachildren'ssong.__36__Allmusicincludesbasicelements,orparts.Themainelementsofmusicarerhythm,melody(旋律),harmony,andform.__37__Themostimportantpartofrhythmisthebeat.Whenyoutapyourfoottoasongyoulike,youaretappingoutthebeat.Thespeedofthebeatsiscalledthetempo(速度).Thepatternofthebeatsiscalledthemeter(节拍)．Melodyisaseriesofdifferenttones,orsounds,inapieceofmusic.Thetonesareplayedoneafteranothertomakeupasong.__38__Thehighnessorlownessofatoneiscalleditspitch(音高).MusiciansdescribedifferenttoneswiththelettersA,B,C,D,E,FandG.Harmonytakesplacewhenpeopleplaymorethanonetoneatthesametime.Groupsoftonesplayedtogetherarecalledchords(和弦).__39__Formisthewaypeopleputrhythm,melody,andharmonytogether.__40__Repeatingashortmelodyisoneofthesimplestforms.Forexample,inthesongMaryHadaLittleLamb,eachverserepeatsthesamemelody.Asymphonyisamorecomplexform.Inasymphony,differentgroupsofinstrumentsmayplaydifferentmelodiesatthesametimeoraseriesofharmonies.A．Thetonesinamelodymaybeloworhigh.B．Rhythmdescribesthelengthofmusicalsounds.C．Therearemanydifferenttypesofmusicalforms.D．Thetempomaybefastorslowatdifferentpoints.nE．Harmonyalsodescribesthewaychordsgoalongwithamelody.F．Drumshelpotherinstrumentsandvoiceskeeptherhythminmanysongs.G．Musiccanalsobecomplex—forexample,hundredsofinstrumentsplayingtogetherforhours.语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了音乐的四大要素：节奏、旋律、和声和形式。36．选G　由该空前的“Musiccanbesimple—forexample,onepersontappingoutabeatonalogdrumorsingingachildren'ssong.”可知，G项“音乐也可能会复杂，例如，成百上千个乐器一起演奏数小时”符合此处语境。37．选B　由上文中的“Themainelementsofmusicarerhythm,melody,harmony,andform.”和该空后的“Themostimportantpartofrhythmisthebeat.”以及下文的描述可知，本段介绍节奏是什么，B项描述符合此处语境。38．选A　由该空前的“Thetonesareplayedoneafteranothertomakeupasong.”和该空后的“Thehighnessorlownessofatoneiscalleditspitch.”可知，A项内容“一个旋律中的音调可能高或低”符合此处语境。39．选E　E项中的Harmony和chords与该段中的Harmony和chords相呼应。40．选C　由该空前的“Formisthewaypeopleputrhythm,melody,andharmonytogether.”和该空后的描述可知，有很多不同类型的音乐形式。第三部分　语言知识运用　(满分45分，限时30分钟)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。OnMonday,April20,weexperiencedheavyrainandfiercewinds.DuringabreakintheweatheronTuesdaymorning,Istupidlydecidedto__41__intotowntobuysomefood.Ileftthesupermarketaround10am.__42__，asIdrovethesixkilometersbacktomyhome,theweathertookaturnforthe__43__.Itwasrainingvery__44__andIwasforcedtotakea__45__Idon'tusuallytravel.Nearingmytown,Iwatchedasthewaterlevelontheroad__46__infrontofme.Ihadnowheretogo.Thedriverofafourwheeldrivesignaledfromhiscartotellmenottotryandcrossthe__47__road.ThenInoticedamaninhisearly30sinhisfrontyard__48__thesituation.Hequicklywavedtometocomeand__49__inhisdrivewayawayfromtherushingwater.ThemancalledTrentthen__50__metowaitinsidehishouse.ItoldhimIwasconcernedaboutthe__51__tomyfather'scar,whichIwasdriving,__52__thecontinuingrainstartedtoturnintohail(冰雹).Trentthentookacoverfromhisngarageand__53__mycartoprotectitfromthehail.__54__，hiseffortssavedDad'scarfrombeingdestroyedbythehail.Whilewaitingforthe__55__toimprove,IlearnedthatTrenthad__56__hisjobtenmonthsagoandwastryinghishandasalocalhandyman(做零活的人)tomakeendsmeet.By12：30pmtherain__57__soIaskedTrentifhethoughtitwouldbesafeenoughto__58__—hetoldmeitwas.AsIleft,Iinsistedon__59__twoofhisbusinesscards,andmyfatherhassincecalledTrenttoofferhim__60__asahandymanatourplacedoingvarioussmalljobs.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者描述了他在一场大雨中得到好心人的帮助的经历。41．A.runB．walkC．driveD．bike解析：选C　由下文的“Idrove...backtomyhome”可知，“我”是“开车(drive)”去市里买东西。42．A.BesidesB．ThereforeC．InsteadD．However解析：选D　由下文“我”因大雨无法继续前行回家可知，“我离开超市时没有下雨”和“开了一段之后天气突然变得‘糟糕(worse)’”之间是转折关系，故用However。43．A.moreB．worseC．lessD．better解析：选B　参见上题解析。44．A.lightlyB．normallyC．heavilyD．regularly解析：选C　因雨下得“太大(heavily)”，“我”被迫改“道(road)”驱车回家。45．A.townB．roadC．turnD．market解析：选B　参见上题解析。46．A.roseB．arrivedC．fellD．disappeared解析：选A　由下文的“Ihadnowheretogo.”和“therushingwater”可知，由于雨势太大，“我”前面的路面积水“升高(rose)”。47．A.busyB．wideC．quietD．dangerous解析：选D　路面积水升高使得道路“危险(dangerous)”，因此一位司机示意告诉“我”不要试图穿越。n48．A.recordingB．describingC．changingD．examining解析：选D　由下文那位叫Trent的男子向“我”招手示意去他家躲避来势汹汹的雨水可知，这位三十岁左右的男子在他家前院“检查(examining)”路面情况。49．A.callB．parkC．washD．stay解析：选B　由下文的“waitinsidehishouse”可知，Trent让“我”把车“停到(park)”他家。50．A.forcedB．beggedC．invitedD．promised解析：选C　Trent是“我”回家路上遇到的一位好心的陌生人，他“邀请(invited)”“我”去他家避雨。51．A.approachB．reactionC．damageD．attention解析：选C　由下文的“savedDad'scarfrombeingdestroyedbythehail”可知，“我”担心父亲的车因冰雹而“受损(damage)”。52．A.asB．ifC．soD．but解析：选A　“我担心父亲的车受损”和“一直下的雨开始变成冰雹”之间是因果关系，故用as。53．A.hidB．cleanedC．measuredD．covered解析：选D　Trent从车库拿出一个外罩是为了“遮住(covered)”“我”的车以免被冰雹砸坏。54．A.SuddenlyB．SecretlyC．InterestinglyD．Fortunately解析：选D　由“hiseffortssavedDad'scar”可知，“庆幸的是(Fortunately)”，Trent的举措挽救了父亲的车，使其免被冰雹砸坏。55．A.jobB．waterC．weatherD．business解析：选C　“我”到Trent家是为了等“天气(weather)”好转。56．A.gotB．lostC．keptD．finished解析：选B　由下文的“asalocalhandymantomakeendsmeet”可知，通过做零活勉强糊口的Trent“失去(lost)”工作已经十个月了。57．A.cameB．pouredC．stoppedD．continuedn解析：选C　由下文的“itwouldbesafeenough”和“AsIleft”可知，12：30的时候雨“停了(stopped)”，于是“我”问Trent是否足够安全可以“离开(leave)”。58.A．useB．leaveC．tryD．enter解析：选B　参见上题解析。59．A.takingB．acceptingC．signingD．borrowing解析：选A　“我”与Trent认识之前他就在做零工，因此“我”离开时坚持要“拿走(taking)”两张他的名片。60．A.chanceB．workC．serviceD．transport解析：选B　由下文的“atourplacedoingvarioussmalljobs”可知，父亲之后常打电话给Trent提供做零活的“工作(work)”。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。WhenIfirstheardaboutthespeechcompetition,Iwasfullof__61__(excite).IknewIwantedtohaveatry,andIwaseager__62__(beat)othercompetitors.Ispentmanyhours__63__(practise)myspeechandtryingtoimproveit.MyfriendsallsaidIhadalotofcourage.Theysaidtheywouldbevery__64__(frighten)iftheyhadtospeakinpublic.Afterthecompetitionwasover,I__65__(feel)Ihaddoneagoodjob.WhenIfoundoutIwasnotthe__66__(win),Iwasfilledwithsadness.Icried,andcouldn'tfeelhappyaboutanything.Myparentswereveryconcerned__67__me.TheyfeltIwastooanxioustowin,andnotpayingenoughattentiontomypersonal__68__(perform).Theywereright.Inowrealizethattheboywhowonmade__69__betterspeech,butIalsotriedmybest.Iamcontentwithsecondplace,becauseIknowthatItriedmybest,__70__thatismoreimportantthanwinning.61．________　62.________　63.________　64.________65．________　66.________　67.________　68.________69．________　70.________语篇解读：文章主要讲述了作者自己参加演讲比赛的一次经历。答案：61.excitement　句意：当我第一次听说演讲比赛时，我满怀兴奋。根据语境可知此处用名词作介词of的宾语。excite的对应名词形式为excitement“兴奋”，不可数名词。62．tobeat　句意：并且我渴望打败其他竞争者。beeagertodosth.“渴望做某事”。故填tobeat。63．practising　句意：我花费了许多时间来练习我的演讲。spend...doing...“花费时间、金钱等做某事”。故填practising。n64．frightened　句意：他们说如果他们必须要在公众场合演讲，他们会非常害怕。根据语境可知此处用形容词作表语。frightened“害怕的”。65．felt　句意：比赛结束之后，我感觉我做得很不错。feel感觉，根据语境可知此处描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。66．winner　根据后半句可知我不是获胜者。winner“获胜者”。67．about/with　句意：我的父母非常关心我。beconcernedabout/with“关心，挂念”。68．performance　句意：他们感觉我太渴望胜利了，而没有足够注意我的个人表现。payattentionto“注意”，to是介词，后面接名词作宾语。perform“表演”，其对应名词为performance。69．a　句意：现在我意识到那个得奖的男孩演讲得更好。此处泛指任何一个更好的演讲，故用不定冠词。better发音以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a。70．and　句意：因为我知道我尽了最大努力，并且那比得奖更重要。联系上下文可知前后为并列关系，故填并列连词and“和，并且”。第四部分　写作　(满分35分，限时35分钟)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：在错的词下画一横线，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。EverytimemymotherandIstartedtohaveaconversation,itturnsintoanargument.Wetalkaboutsomethingsosimpleasdinnerplans.Sudden,mymotherwillpushtheconversationintothetopicofherbestfriend'sson,thatgraduatedfromTsinghuaUniversitylastyear.Heisnowearning100,000yuanayearastheengineer.Infact,Idon'twanttodoanyjobrelatedsciencelikehim.Idon'tknowwhattoexplainmyplantomymother.I'mthetypeofpersonwholovetohelpoutinthecommunity.IevenwanttomakeacareerofitbecauseofIloveitsomuch.I'dratherfollowingmydreamsandcreatemyownfuture.答案：第一句：started→start第二句：so→as第三句：sudden→suddenly;that→who第四句：the→ann第五句：related后加to第六句：what→how第七句：love→loves第八句：去掉第二个of第九句：following→follow第二节：书面表达(满分25分)国际文化交流中心将组织一次由各国学生参加的“和平与友爱夏令营”活动，报名者须提交个人的英文简介。假如你是张红，请根据下列信息写一篇100词左右的个人简介。姓名张红性别女年龄17岁籍贯北京爱好音乐、下棋其他善于与人交流沟通、充满爱心、乐于助人；热爱大自然、热爱和平目的结交朋友，了解异国文化注意：对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。参考范文：MynameisZhangHong,agirlstudentagedseventeen,andIcomefromBeijing.IhavebeendreamingofjoiningintheactivitycalledthePeaceandFriendshipSummerCamp,whichisorganisedbytheInternationalCultureExchangeCentre.Mypersonalinformationisasfollows.Iamfondoflisteningtomusicandplayingchessverymuch,whichmakesmyliferichandcolourful.Iamanoptimisticgirlfulloflove,andIlikemakingfriends.Beingreadytohelpothersmakesmeenergeticalldaylong.Iloveandappreciatelife,andalsohaveapassionfornatureandpeace.I'mlookingforwardtojoiningintheactivity.It'sagreatpleasuretomeetforeignstudents,exchangeideaswiththemandlearnaboutforeigncultures.