TranslationDirections: For this par, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into Engish. You should write your arswer on Answer Sheet 2.改革开放以来，中国人的饮食(diet)发生了显著变化。过去由于经济落后，食品种类有限、数量不足，人们仅仅满足于吃得饱。如今中国经济快速发展，食品不仅更加丰富多样，质量也大幅提高。随着生活水平不断提升，人们对饮食的要求越来越高,更加注重吃得营养健康。因此，目前市场上推出的低脂、低糖有机食品受到人们的普遍欢迎。

阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)ANamePersonal InformationLudwig von BeethovenBorn in 1770 in GermanyA musician Died in 1827Florence NightingaleBorn in Italy on May 12th， 1820An English nurse Died in 1910Bill GatesBorn in 1955 in the USAWrote Business @ the Speed of ThoughtOwns MicrosoftThomas EdisonBorn in 1847 in the USAMade over 1000 inventionsDied in 1931Yao MingBorn on September 12th ， 1980 in Shanghai, ChinaA basketball playerPlayed in the Houston Rockets, USA46。 Thomas Edison is from ______。A。 Canada B. Italy C. the USA D。 China 47。 The ______ was born in 1770.A. musician B. nurse C. businessman D。 scientist 48。 Business @ the Speed of Thought is the name of a ______。A. song B。 book C。 school D。 film 49. Florence Nightingale died in ______。A。 1931 B。 1827 C。 1847 D。 1910 50。 Which of the following is TRUE?A。Yao Ming played basketball in America.B.eethoven made over 1000 inventions。C.Edison was born in 1820.D。Bill Gates worked in Microsoft in 1955。BMalls are popular places for Americans to go。 Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called ”mall rats(老鼠)"。 Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores。People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations。 Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls(瀑布) and large green trees.The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota。 It covers 4。 2 million square feet(英尺)。 It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars。 About 750,000 people shop there every week.The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place。 More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts(广场) that have food from all over the world。 They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of "mall walking"。 Others go to malls to meet friends。In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church。 In other words, people can do just about everything in malls。 Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact。51. Here ”mall” means”__________"A. a large park B。a big church C. a square D. a shopping center52。 Why do people like malls?A. Because they can plant green trees there。B. Because they enjoy the waterfalls there。C. Because they feel safe and comfortable there。D. Because they can do exercise there.53。 The largest mall in the United States__________A. was built in 1965 B。 has 12,750 cars in itC。 has 350 shops in it D. can hold 750,000 people54. People can do many things in malls except__________A。 eating food B. seeing a film C。 seeing a doctor D. playing golf55. The writer__________A。 thinks malls make people’s life easier B。 likes to live in his favorite mallsC。 is called "mall rates" by others D。 often goes to the church in malls.(C)Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests(客人) with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own。 But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.Many disposable things are made of plastic。 People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources (资源) and is very bad for the environment。 Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down。 So the less plastic we throw out, the better。 So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place。 Try to do these things in your daily life: Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones。 After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry。 Then you can use it over and over again。 Do not use paper cups。 At your school dining—room, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.To protect our environment and our home, it is very necessary and important for us to save natural resources.56。 Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?A。 Let their guests be convenient(方便的)during their traveling。B. Hope their guests use less disposable things。C。 Wish their guests to save money.D. Want their guests to use more disposable things.57。 Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with _________。A. cheap food and drink B。 disposable thingsC。 good service D。 free TV programs58。 Which of the following is NOT true?A. Many disposable things are made of plastic。B. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources。C. Plastic is very bad for the environment。D. Plastic breaks down easily.59. What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?A. Use shopping bags made of plastic.B。 Do not throw away paper cups.C。 Use disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks。D. Don’t forget to reuse(重新使用)daily necessities(日用品)。60。 We can tell from the story that ________。A。 people don't like disposable things at allB. we can't use paper or plastic bowls at schoolC。 we should use less plastic things and protect our environmentD。hotels won’t provide disposable things because they want to save money

A: Hi, Jim. __61__B: I am going to the gym.A: oh, really? How often do you go to the gym?B: __62__ That's the only day I am free in the whole week.A: I see. __63__B: I like swimming most, because the pool there is very clear. Where are you going?A: __64__B: I went there in the morning. The vegetables were really fresh then.61.A. Every Saturday.B. I am going to the supermarket.C. Where are you going?D. What's your favorite kind of exercise in the gym?E. Thanks for notice.

Passage 2Read the choices. Then listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each question you hear.(1) (单选题).A. business’s reputation.B.A business’s survival.C.A company’s bottom line.D.A company’s response to crises.(2) (单选题).A.Through newspapers and magazines.B.Through word of mouth spreading from one person to another.C.Through means of instant communication.D.Through radio and TV.(3) (单选题).A.Consumer preference.B.Support for the company in times of c****s.C.The future value of the company in the marketplace.D.Improvement of ******* control.(4) (单选题).A.Its sales volume.B.Its style of products.C.Its range of products.D.Its after-sale service.

17阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAn apple a day keeps the doctoraway. Most of us have heard this old saying and followed it to keep healthy.But recently, a new study tells us whether there’s any truth in this oldsaying.A team of researchers led byMatthew Davis of the University of Michigan School of Nursing in the US, asked 8,399 people to answer questions of diet and health. A total of 753 were appleeaters. The other 7,646 were non-apple eaters.When both groups answeredquestions on trips to the doctor and trips to the chemist’s per year, the appleeaters were found to be 27 percent less likely to visit the chemist for drugs.However, when considering otherfactors(因素) thatcan influence frequency(频率)of medical visits, such as weight, race, education andhealth insurance (健康保险), the difference disappeared. And the researchers found daily appleeaters were just as likely as non-apple eaters to go to doctors. In other words,an apple a day might keep the chemist away.However, Davis said to USA Today,eating apples is still a healthy habit. Doctors generally agree that apples canbe a good food choice. They are rich in vitamin C and also contain smallamounts of vitamin A, calcium(钙) and iron.But, “One apple isn’t going tobe enough to make a difference unless it’s part of a healthy food pattern(模式)”, said Steven Zeisel, fromthe University of North Carolina’s Nutrition Research Institute(营养研究学院), to NBC News.The old saying is thought tocome from Wales in the 1800s. Apples, which have a long shelf-life（贮藏寿命）, were likely one of the few fruits thatwere available throughout the year, according to NBC News. 31. The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”may come from .A. doctors B. scientists C. France D. Wales32. According to the new study, if you eatan apple a day, .A. you are unlikely to get illB. it makes no big differenceto your healthC. you are much healthier thannon-apple eatersD. you weigh less thannon-apple eaters 33. NBC News thinks that theold saying may come from the fact that .A. apples are rich in vitamin CB. apples contain a lot ofcalciumC. apples play a big part in ahealthy food patternD. apples can be foundthroughout the year34. We can infer(推断)from the article that .A. people with a highereducation are less likely to get illB. eating apples is not thehealthiest habitC. non-apple eaters are healthier thanothersD. an apple a day is not enoughto make people much healthier BOnApril 24, 1990, the world of science reached a new milestone (里程碑). The US Space Agency launched(发射)Hubble Space Telescope(哈伯太空望远镜) into space. It then began itsexploration(探险)of the universe (宇宙).So how has it developed science? Let’s take a closer look at Hubble tocelebrate its 25th birthday!Hubble is the first largetelescope to be sent to space. Its job is to orbit (绕轨道而行) Earth and take a lot ofpictures of the universe. It is 13.2 meters in length and weighs 11,110 kilogram.It works differently to yourschool telescope, which helps you see an object larger and clearer. Hubbleworks by collecting light. The bigger the mirror, the more light it cancollect. Its main mirror is 2.4 meters. How good is its view? Scientists saysthat it’s like seeing a pair of fireflies (萤火虫) in Tokyo from a home on theeast coast of the US.Hubble’s discoveries have ledto some major breakthroughs(突破). It proved(证实) that the universe was actually speeding up, not slowingdown. It discovered black holes (黑洞). Also, with the help of Hubble, scientists have a more exactanswer of the age of the universe: 13.7 billion.So how long will Hubble workfor us? People are not sure. But when Hubble’s days of exploration come to anend, its discoveries will still stay with us. Its successor (继任者), the Webb Space Telescope, isbeing put together as we speak. With a much more powerful telescope, we canonly wait to be in awe of(敬畏) its future discoveries. 35. Which of the following about theHubble Space Telescope is NOT true?A. It began to explore theuniverse in 1990.B. It’s the firstlarge telescope to be sent to space.C. It orbitsEarth and takes pictures of the universe.D. It has stoppedworking because it’s too old.36. FromParagraph 3, we learn that .A. Hubble workssimilar to school telescopesB. light isimportant for Hubble to workC. it’s better touse a smaller mirror for HubbleD. Hubble can seefireflies on Earth in space37. After yearsof work, Hubble found out that .A. the Earth isroundB. the universewas slowing downC. there areblack holes in the universeD. the universewill disappear in 13.7 billion years38. The article mainly talks about .A. NASA B. school telescopesC. the Hubble Space Telescope D. the Webb Space Telescope COnboth sides of the River Thames in London, big crowds wait for the start of arowing race. The sporting spotlight falls on two boats from the two top universitiesin Britain.Eight male students from bothOxford and Cambridge battle(搏斗) it out for 6.8km on the river. The winners will bring back honor(荣耀) forthemselves and their university. And although competitors must be amateurs (业余爱好者)and students, these top universitiestake the competition seriously. Their training timetable is strict: usually,they train for six days a week for six months before the race.The rowing tradition has a longhistory. The first race was in 1829! Being two of the oldest universities in theworld, Oxford and Cambridge share a strong competition both in academia(学术界) and sports. There have been someinteresting events over the centuries. In 1877, and the only time so far, bothboats crossed the line at the exact same time. It’s been the only draw (平局) in its history. In the 1912race, weather conditions were poor. Strong winds blew during the race, and surelyenough, both boats sank! And in 2012, the race was stopped after a studententered the water and swam towards the boats. He was against public spendingcuts (削减开支). And the recent race thisyear on April 11 made history. It was the first time that the women’s teamraced at the same place and on the same day.Though there’s littledifference between them, Cambridge is in the lead with 81 wins. 39. What can we tell from the story?A. Eighteen students from eachuniversity take part in the rowing race.B. Teachers can also take partin the competition.C. Students take part in theboat race just for fun.D. Students train hard for theboat race.40. What happened in the race of 1912?A. It was the first boat racecompetition.B. The result was a draw.C. Strong winds made both boatssink.D. The race was stopped by astudent.41. What is the main idea of the story?A. The traditional boat racebetween Oxford and Cambridge.B. The famous boat teams from Oxford and Cambridge universities.C. Why the Oxford and Cambridge boat race is fun.D. When to watch the Oxford and Cambridge boat race. DWhile we are still children, most of us live athome with our parents, more or less peacefully. But as we become teenagers, thingschange, and we begin to grow separated from our parents. This means we arealmost ready to leave the house where we grow up and make a new home of ourown. All humans must do this, but they don’tall do it in the same way. If , for example ,you belong to a primitive tribe(原始部落) ，then as you grew up ,you’d learn the skills youneeded as an adult---how to catch fish ,how to keep the house and look afterchildren . You would be ready to marry in your early teens and you would builda house and live near your family in the village.This seems a very old way of life, but it iswhat humans have been used to through hundreds of years. And it is what we arestill used to in the 21st century ,for man hasn’tchanged in the short time since he became civilized(文明的). But could you leave home and look after yourself duringthe teen years? Most people would not do very well. Why? Because although manhasn’t changed very much , the society he lives in has changed greatly ,whichmeans that we have to learn more and more before we are ready to leave ourparents’ shelter(居所) and live alone. However, sometimes it will cause some trouble tolive at parents’ home. Parents can be very worried about late nights, complainingfriends and always saying that we are noisy and dirty. But we still need our emotional(情感的) shelter till we finish our studies, and thatis why we usually stay in our parents’ home until we feel grown up enough todeal with living alone . 42. When does the relationshipwith parents start changing? A. When we arechildren. B.When we become teenagers. C. When we arealone. D. When we get married.43. For most teenagers of the 21st century, making a newhome of their own may be .A.difficult B. unimportant C. impossible D. quite easy 44. Why must we know more to be able to live alone? A. Because we are becoming lesstalented. B. Because our society has changed alot. C. Because not enough is taught in ourschools. D. Because man has never really beencivilized.45. From the passage, we know living at parents’ home whenwe become teenagers _______ .A. is alwayspleasant B. must be very excitingC. makes us feellonely D. sometimes may be uncomfortable

20. The young athlete was ___ to achieve greatness, as his talent and determination were evident to everyone. 考试中选项顺序会自动打乱。您现在查看的是试题原始选项顺序。 A reluctant B indifferent C hesitant D destined

Governments worldwide act on the assumption that the welfare of their people depends largely on the economic strength and wealth of the community. Under modern conditions, this requires varying measures of centralized control and hence the help of specialized scientists such as economists and operational research experts. Furthermore, it is obvious that the strength of the country's economy is directly bound up with the efficiency of its agriculture and industry, and that this in turn rests upon the efforts of scientists and technologists of all kinds. It also means that governments are increasingly compelled to interfere in these sectors to step up production and ensure that it is utilized (利用) to the best advantage. For example, they may encourage research in various ways, including the setting up of their research centers; they may alter the structure of education or interfere to reduce the wastage of natural resources or develop resources hitherto (到目前为止) unexploited; or they may cooperate directly in the growing number of international projects related to scientific and technological manpower of all kinds.Owing to the remarkable development in mass communications, people everywhere feel new wants. They are being exposed to new customs and ideas, while governments are taking steps to meet these new needs.What is believed to directly affect the welfare of people according to the passage?()A Economists and operational research experts.B The help of specialized scientists.C The economic strength and wealth of the community.D Varying measures of centralized control.

39. The rapid advancement of technology necessitates a high degree of ___ among professionals in various fields.A. specializationB. speciesC. specifyD. specialty

6.He was very interested in the causes of the _ disappearances of the ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle.A. curiousB. mysteriousC. ridiculousD. glorious

Samsung is one of the world's leading companies and global brands. It began as a domestic producer. Through joints ventures, alliances and technology licensing agreements (技术批准协议) over the years, Samsung developed the capabilities to start exporting electronic product.Initially, it sold its branded products at a discount to its American and Japanese competitors to price-sensitive buyers in overseas markets. Besides, it added sales volume by obtaining relatively large orders as a private-label manufacturer for other foreign companies.To develop new products, Samsung invested in upgrading its market research and product development capabilities, raising the Research & Development (R&D) budget, conducting extensive consumer research, and setting up manufacturing and distribution operations in major export markets, which helped Samsung to the television and mobile phone markets in the 1980s and 1990s.41. Samsung began its business as ________.A. domestic manufacturerB. a joint ventureC. world's leading companyD. global brand