综合质量检测六(Units
1～5)
时间：120分钟 满分：150分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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．How
does
the
man
usually
get
to
his
office?
A．By
taxi. B．By
bus. C．On
foot.
2．What
does
the
man
mean?
A．He
can't
help
the
woman.
B．He'll
pick
the
woman
up.
C．He'll
go
to
the
engineering
building.
3．What
is
the
probable
relationship
between
the
speakers?
A．Colleagues.
B．Classmates.
C．Neighbors.
4．What
does
the
man
ask
the
woman
to
do?
A．Buy
him
some
cigarettes.
B．Lend
him
some
money.
C．Give
him
some
change.
5．What
is
the
woman
doing?
A．Apologizing.
B．Expressing
thanks.
C．Complaining.
第二节(共15小题；每题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至7题。
6．What
kind
of
exercise
does
Michael
do
every
day?
A．Walking.
B．Fishing.
C．Cycling.
7．What
is
the
most
important
thing
about
doing
exercise?
A．Doing
it
regularly.
B．Keeping
safe.
C．Choosing
suitable
activities.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．Why
does
the
boy
still
want
to
be
a
boy?
A．To
be
a
better
boy.
B．To
be
different.
C．To
have
more
experience.
9．What
do
we
know
about
the
girl?
A．She
hates
living
an
unpredictable
life.
B．She
likes
challenges.
C．She
dislikes
the
boy.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．When
will
the
woman
go
home?
A．Tomorrow.
B．In
two
weeks.
C．Still
uncertain.
11．What's
the
doctor's
suggestion
for
her?
A．Take
the
medicine
every
day.
B．Avoid
any
physical
exercise.
C．Have
medical
checks
regularly.
12．How
soon
will
the
woman
get
well
completely?
A．In
a
few
days.
B．In
quite
a
long
time.
C．As
soon
as
she
is
out
of
hospital.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Why
will
the
woman
visit
her
daughter?
A．Her
daughter
is
ill.
B．Her
daughter
gave
birth
to
a
baby.
C．She
misses
her
daughter.
14．When
was
the
man
in
New
York?
A．About
a
year
ago.
B．About
a
month
ago.
C．About
a
week
ago.
15．What
do
we
know
about
the
woman's
husband?
A．He
is
traveling
with
the
woman.
B．He
is
in
China
now.
C．He
loved
traveling.
16．Who
is
traveling
with
the
man?
A．His
wife
and
a
friend.
B．His
colleagues.
C．None.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What
was
Mr
Perkins
like?
A．He
tried
to
be
the
same
as
others.
B．He
tried
to
be
better
than
others.
C．He
was
always
different
from
others.
18．Where
did
he
go
the
day
after
he
bought
his
new
car?
A．His
office.
B．His
friend's
house.
C．The
country.
19．How
did
he
find
his
car?
A．By
trying
his
key
in
every
car.
B．By
waiting
until
all
other
cars
had
left.
C．By
checking
the
plate
number.
20．When
did
he
leave
the
car
park?
A．Around
5：00
p．m.
B．Around
6：00
p．m.
C．Around
7：00
p．m.
听力录音材料及答案
Text
1
W：How
do
you
get
to
your
office
every
day?
Do
you
walk?
M：Well,
it's
too
far
to
walk.
I
usually
take
the
bus,
since
the
bus
stop
is
just
at
the
corner
by
my
house.
Text
2
W：Could
you
give
me
a
ride
to
the
engineering
building?
M：I
would.
But
I'm
late
for
an
appointment
on
the
other
side
of
town.
Text
3
M：Well,
I'd
better
get
back
to
work.
I've
got
a
ton
of
stuff
on
my
desk!
W：Me
too.
I'll
see
you
after
work,
huh?
M：Yeah,
definitely.
I
was
hoping
to
catch
a
ride
with
you.
W：Sure.
Meet
me
at
five.
Text
4
M：Excuse
me,
could
you
give
me
change
for
a
dollar?
W：I'll
see
what
I
have.
What
do
you
need
it
for?
M：I
want
to
get
some
cigarettes.
Text
5
W：I
would
appreciate
it
if
you
would
turn
the
volume
of
your
music
player
down
a
little
lower
in
the
evenings.
It
is
really
quite
annoying,
you
know.
M：I'm
sorry
for
that.
I
didn't
realize
I
was
bothering
anyone
else.
I
promise
it
won't
happen
again.
Text
6
W：Michael,
what
kind
of
exercise
do
you
like
to
do?
M：Well,
I
love
lifting
weights,
and
I
go
cycling
every
day.
W：What
do
you
like
about
them?
M：They're
free
of
charge.
They
make
me
feel
stronger,
but
the
most
important
thing
is
that
they
make
me
feel
good.
W：What
else
do
you
do?
M：Swimming,
jogging...
W：Wow!
That
sounds
great.
How
often
do
you
go
jogging?
M：I
try
to
do
at
least
a
little
every
day.
The
key
to
exercise
is
to
do
it
regularly.
Well,
what's
your
favorite
type
of
exercise?
W：Walking,
I
guess.
Text
7
M：If
I
had
a
choice
to
do
it
all
over
again,
I'd
still
like
to
be
a
boy.
W：Why?
I
am
sure
that
I
would
change.
M：Well,
you
see,
now
that
I
have
been
a
boy
all
these
years,
I
think
I
would
be
an
even
better
boy
because
I've
already
had
some
experience.
W：Sounds
good.
But
I
would
still
choose
to
be
a
boy.
I
would
like
to
try
living
a
different
life.
That
must
be
wonderful.
Can
you
imagine
to
be
able
to
do
all
the
things
you
never
did
before?
M：Oh,
that
sounds
great.
But
maybe
then
you
would
have
a
tough
life.
I
wouldn't
like
my
life
if
I
never
knew
what
would
happen
next,
with
everything
out
of
my
control.
W：But
I
like
trying
new
things.
I
learn
best
when
I
face
challenges.
Nobody
knows
anything
at
the
beginning,
right?
M：Well,
that's
true.
Text
8
M：Here
is
the
pill.
I'll
help
you
get
up.
W：Can
I
try
to
walk
around
the
room
or
corridor?
I
have
stayed
in
bed
all
day.
M：Of
course
you
can!
It
seems
feeling
well
again
is
not
such
a
long
process.
W：I
have
been
in
hospital
for
two
weeks,
haven't
I?
M：Yes,
and
you
are
going
to
be
discharged
(出院)
from
here
tomorrow!
W：Really?
I'm
so
happy.
M：I
have
written
a
certificate
for
you.
W：I'm
eager
to
go
home!
Doctor,
what
should
I
do
after
I
go
home?
M：I
have
two
suggestions.
First,
avoid
any
mental
stress
and
have
lots
of
rest.
Secondly,
examinations
should
be
done
regularly.
W：I'm
sure
your
advice
will
help
me
a
lot.
M：Complete
recovery
will
still
take
a
long
time.
So
take
care
of
yourself.
W：I
want
to
thank
all
the
doctors?in?charge.
I'm
really
very
grateful
to
you
all.
M：Don't
mention
it.
That
is
our
duty.
Text
9
W：Excuse
me.
I
think
I'm
in
18D,
next
to
the
window.
M：Oh,
I'm
terribly
sorry.
W：That's
okay.
Oh,
it's
good
to
sit
down.
I've
been
rushing
around
all
day.
Are
you
going
to
New
York?
M：Yes,
I
am.
How
about
you?
W：Me
too.
I'm
going
to
visit
my
daughter.
She's
got
a
new
baby
boy.
M：Oh,
congratulations.
You
must
be
very
happy.
W：Yes,
I
am.
Have
you
been
to
New
York
before?
M：Yes,
I
have.
I
was
in
New
York
about
a
month
ago.
W：Oh,
so
you've
been
traveling
around
the
country.
That's
wonderful.
Have
you
been
enjoying
yourself?
M：Yes,
I
love
traveling
and
seeing
different
places.
W：By
the
way,
where
are
you
from?
M：From
China.
How
about
you?
W：I
was
born
in
India,
but
I've
lived
in
the
States
since
I
was
two
years
old.
Are
you
traveling
alone?
M：No,
I'm
traveling
with
my
wife
and
a
friend.
They're
sitting
over
there.
W：You
know,
I've
been
to
China.
M：Really?
W：Yes,
my
husband
and
I
went
there
about
ten
years
ago.
He
loved
to
travel.
M：Is
your
husband
traveling
with
you
now?
W：No.
Unfortunately,
he
passed
away
last
year.
M：Oh,
I'm
very
sorry.
Text
10
Mr
Perkins
stood
at
the
bus
stop
and
watched
the
cars
go
by.
Many
of
the
cars
were
new
Beta
400s,
and
most
of
them
were
yellow.
Mr
Perkins
always
wore
the
same
clothes
as
other
men,
ate
the
same
food
as
other
people,
and
did
the
same
things
after
work
and
at
the
end
of
the
week.
Mr
Perkins
did
not
like
to
be
different.
The
following
week,
Mr
Perkins
bought
a
new,
bright
yellow
Beta
400s.
He
was
satisfied
with
it,
and
drove
to
work
in
it
the
very
next
day.
He
was
even
more
satisfied
with
his
new
car
when
he
saw
all
the
other
Beta
400s
in
front,
behind,
and
on
both
sides
of
him.
Mr
Perkins
parked
his
car
in
a
big
parking
lot
near
his
office,
and
worked
the
rest
of
the
day.
But
when
he
came
back
at
five
o'clock,
there
were
so
many
bright
yellow
Beta
400s
in
the
car
park
that
he
did
not
know
which
was
his
car.
He
tried
his
key
in
some
of
the
cars,
but
people
passing
by
gave
him
a
look
he
didn't
like.
So
he
stopped.
Poor
Mr
Perkins
had
to
wait
nearly
two
hours
until
his
car
was
the
only
one
left
in
the
parking
lot.
答案
1—5 BAACC 6—10 CAABA
11—15 CBBBC 16—20 AAABC
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
A
The
American
travel
website
company
TripAdvisor
publishes
a
list
of
the
world's
best
beaches
every
year.
Today,
we
are
going
to
explore
some
of
this
year's
top
10
beaches
in
the
world.
1．Baia
do
Sancho,
Brazil
It
is
named
as
this
year's
best
beach
in
the
world.
Its
water
is
calm
and
clear.
Its
sand
is
fine
and
soft.
But
getting
to
Baia
do
Sancho
is
not
so
easy.
It
is
on
Fernando
de
Noronha,
a
volcanic
island
more
than
300
kilometers
off
Brazil's
coast.
Travelers
must
take
a
plane
or
boat
from
major
cities
in
northern
Brazil
to
get
there.
And
no
more
than
420
visitors
can
be
on
the
island
at
a
time.
2．Grace
Bay,
Turks
and
Caicos
While
Baia
do
Sancho
is
difficult
to
get
to,
TripAdvisor's
second?ranked
beach
could
not
be
much
easier
for
tourists
to
reach.
This
beach
has
impossibly
clean
and
clear
waters
and
pure
white
sand.
Its
calm
waters
make
it
extremely
safe
for
swimming,
or
simply
floating.
Once
on
land,
many
visitors
enjoy
walking
for
several
kilometers
on
the
soft,
warm
sand.
3.Eagle
Beach,
Aruba
To
get
to
the
third?best
beach,
we
head
south
to
the
Dutch
Caribbean
island
of
Aruba.
Like
Grace
Bay,
Eagle
Beach
has
clear,
calm
waters
and
soft
white
sand.
It
offers
visitors
a
chance
to
try
different
water
sports,
including
tubing
and
jet
skiing.
Eagle
Beach
may
be
best
known,
however,
for
its
dramatic
sunsets.
On
clear
nights,
the
sky
turns
red,
orange,
and
purple.
4.Playa
Paraiso,
Cuba
The
fourth?best
beach
is
Playa
Paraiso,
an
island
off
Cuba's
southern
coast.
It
has
a
fun,
laid?back
restaurant
for
those
who
wish
to
eat
and
drink.
There
is
little
else
on
the
beach.
And
that
is
exactly
what
visitors
like
about
it.
People
come
here
for
the
sugar?like
sand
and
calm
waters
filled
with
colorful
wildlife.
本文是一篇说明文。美国一家旅游网站介绍了四个年度世界排名前四的海滩。
21．Which
of
the
following
is
true
about
Baia
do
Sancho?
A．It
receives
thousands
of
visitors
each
time.
B．It
can
only
be
visited
by
plane.
C．It
is
near
the
Brazil's
coast.
D．It
is
hard
to
reach.
解析：细节理解题。根据“Baia
do
Sancho”中的“But
getting
to
Baia
do
Sancho
is
not
so
easy...Travelers
must
take
a
plane
or
boat
from
major
cities
in
northern
Brazil
to
get
there.”可知，Baia
do
Sancho
比较难到达，所以选D项。
答案：D
22．Where
can
visitors
go
if
they
want
to
enjoy
the
beauty
of
the
sinking
sun?
A．Baia
do
Sancho,
Brazil.
B．Grace
Bay,
Turks
and
Caicos.
C．Eagle
Beach,
Aruba.
D．Playa
Paraiso,
Cuba.
解析：细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Eagle
Beach
may
be
best
known,
however,
for
its
dramatic
sunsets.”可知，Eagle
Beach
有令人印象深刻的日落，故C项正确。
答案：C
23．What
can
visitors
mainly
do
on
Playa
Paraiso,
Cuba?
A．Go
boating.
B．Have
a
relaxing
dinner.
C．Admire
colorful
sand.
D．Try
different
water
sports.
解析：细节理解题。根据第七段句子“It
has
a
fun,
laid?back
restaurant
for
those
who
wish
to
eat
and
drink.”可知，在Playa
Paraiso
能够享用令人放松的晚餐，因此选B项。
答案：B
B
Whether
it
is
Mozart
or
Miley,
your
choice
of
music
could
determine
whether
you
will
perform
well
at
your
job.
A
new
study
suggests
that
listening
to
music
in
the
office
improves
the
speed
and
accuracy
of
tasks
such
as
data
entry,
proof
reading
and
problem
solving.
In
an
office?based
experiment,88
percent
of
participants
were
found
to
produce
their
most
accurate
work
when
listening
to
music.
The
study
also
found
that
81
percent
completed
their
work
fastest
when
music
was
played.
And
it
matters
what
type
of
music
you
listen
to.
For
instance,
if
you're
doing
your
tax
returns,
then
classical
music
is
the
most
effective
as
it
improves
maths
skills.
Listening
to
Jessie
J
or
Justin
Bieber
could
also
improve
your
speed，with
58
percent
of
participants
completing
data
entry
tasks
faster
while
listening
to
pop
songs.
During
proof
reading,
dance
music,
such
as
David
Guetta,
had
the
biggest
positive
impact
with
participants
increasing
their
speed
by
20
percent
compared
to
tests
undertaken
with
no
music
at
all.
Dance
music
also
had
a
positive
effect
on
spell?checking
with
a
75
percent
pass
rate
compared
to
68
percent
when
no
music
was
played
at
all.
The
research,
undertaken
by
Brighton?based
Mindlab
International，suggests
that
silent
offices
may
be
the
least
productive.
The
Music
Works
experiment
revealed
a
positive
correlation
between
music
and
productivity.
Overall,
it
showed
that
when
listening
to
music,
nine
out
of
ten
people
performed
better,
said
Dr
David
Lewis,
chairman
of
Mindlab
International.
本文是一篇调查报告。音乐在人们的日常生活中起着重要的作用。研究表明，不同的音乐对不同种类的工作有着不同的影响。
24．Whose
music
can
help
you
do
maths
homework
according
to
the
study?
A．The
music
of
Justin
Bieber.
B.
The
music
of
Mozart.
C．The
music
of
David
Guetta.
D.
The
music
of
David
Lewis.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“classical
music
is
the
most
effective
as
it
improves
maths
skills”可知，古典音乐对提高数学技能最有效。因此莫扎特的古典音乐有助于你做数学作业。
答案：B
25．Which
of
the
following
is
NOT
mentioned
according
to
the
passage?
A．Music
makes
you
relaxed.
B．Music
helps
you
to
enter
data
faster.
C．Music
improves
maths
skills.
D．Music
has
a
positive
effect
on
spell?checking.
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“A
new
study
suggests...such
as
data
entry”可排除B项；根据第二段中的“then
classical
music
is
the
most
effective
as
it
improves
maths
skills”可排除C项；根据第三段中的“Dance
music
also
had
a
positive
effect
on
spell?checking”可排除D项。A项文中未提及。故A项正确。
答案：A
26．The
result
of
the
experiment
showed
that
when
music
was
played,
________.
A．88%
of
people
worked
faster
B．81%
of
people
did
their
most
accurate
work
C．90%
of
people
worked
better
D．75%
of
people
completed
data
entry
task
faster
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Overall,
it
showed
that
when
listening
to
music,
nine
out
of
ten
people
performed
better”可知，百分之九十的人在听着音乐时的表现更好。
答案：C
27．What
can
we
conclude
from
the
passage?
A．Music
may
be
helpless
to
people
in
office.
B．Silent
offices
can
make
people
work
better.
C．Different
kinds
of
music
have
the
same
effect.
D．Silent
offices
may
make
people
work
least
profitably.
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句中的“silent
offices
may
be
the
least
productive”可知，研究表明在安静的办公室工作，人们的效率最低。
答案：D
C
At
first
glance，why
anyone
would
want
to
save
California
condors(秃鹫)is
not
entirely
clear?
Unlike
the
closely
related
Andean
condors
with
their
white
neck
feathers，California
condors
are
not
much
to
see.
Their
dull
black
color，featherless
head
and
neck
and
oversized
feet
are
hardly
signs
of
beauty
or
strength.
Their
appeal
begins
to
become
evident
when
they
take
flight.
California
condors
can
fly
almost
effortlessly
for
hours,
often
covering
hundreds
of
miles
a
day—far
more
than
other
creatures
of
the
air.
When
it
was
discovered
that
the
condor
population
was
becoming
dangerously
small，scientists
and
zookeepers
sought
to
increase
condor
numbers
quickly
to
preserve
as
much
of
the
species'
genetic
(基因的)
diversity
as
possible.
From
studying
wild
condors,
they
already
knew
that
if
a
pair
lost
an
egg，the
birds
would
often
produce
another.
So
the
first
and
sometimes
second
eggs
laid
by
each
female
were
removed,
and
artificially
hatched.
Such
techniques
quickly
proved
effective.
Despite
these
successes,
the
effort
to
save
California
condors
continues
to
have
problems.
Artificially
hatched
condors
released(释放)to
the
wild
have
died
at
what
to
some
people
are
alarmingly
high
rates.
Others
have
had
to
be
brought
back
again
after
they
acted
foolishly.
Some
of
the
odd(古怪的)behaviour
on
the
part
of
these
re?released
birds
is
hard
to
explain.
At
times
they
landed
on
people's
houses,
walked
across
roads
and
airport
runways，walked
into
park
visitor
centers
and
fast
food
restaurants,
and
took
food
offered
by
picnickers
and
fishermen.
None
are
known
to
have
died
by
doing
so,
though.
Most
recently,
some
of
the
first
chicks
hatched
in
the
wild
died
after
their
parents
fed
them
bottle
caps，pieces
of
plastic
and
other
man?made
objects.
Mike
Wallace,
a
wildlife
specialist
at
the
San
Diego
Zoo,
has
suggested
that
some
of
the
condors'
problems
represent
natural
behaviour
that
helps
them
survive.
The
real
key
to
successful
condor
reintroduction
lies
in
properly
socializing
young
condors
as
members
of
a
group
that
follow
and
learn
from
older,
preferably
adult
birds.
That,
he
argues,
was
missing
from
earlier
condor
releases
to
the
wild.
本文是说明文。文章介绍了科学家为保护加州秃鹫所做出的努力、遇到的问题及解决方法等。
28．What
is
the
California
condors'
most
impressive
feature?
A．Its
beautiful
colors.
B．Its
remarkable
flying
ability.
C．The
large
size
of
its
neck
and
feet.
D．The
similarity
it
has
to
the
Andean
condor.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“Their
appeal
begins
to
become...more
than
other
creatures
of
the
air.”可知，虽然加州秃鹫外表不显眼，但是却是飞行高手。
答案：B
29．In
the
initial
stage
of
the
conservation
programme,
________.
A．eggs
were
taken
from
the
nests
of
wild
condors
B．female
condors
were
caught
and
studied
carefully
C．scientists
and
zookeepers
tried
to
create
genetic
diversity
D．condors
were
encouraged
to
produce
a
lot
more
eggs
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的“So
the
first
and
sometimes
second
eggs
laid
by
each
female
were
removed,
and
artificially
hatched.”可知，为增加加州秃鹫的数量，科学家在了解了野生秃鹫的习性后，把雌秃鹫下的头几个蛋拿回来进行人工孵化。
答案：A
30．What
did
some
of
the
condors
released
into
the
wild
do?
A．They
adapted
surprisingly
quickly
to
their
new
surroundings.
B．They
showed
a
tendency
to
seek
out
human
contact.
C．They
died
from
eating
too
much
fast
food.
D．They
kept
changing
their
eating
habits.
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的“they
landed
on
people's
houses...offered
by
picnickers
and
fishermen”可知，这些人工孵化后被放归野外的秃鹫好像对人没有畏惧感，它们喜欢和人接触。
答案：B
31．According
to
Mike
Wallace,
there
will
be
fewer
problems
if
________.
A．young
condors
are
trained
not
to
eat
man?made
objects
B．the
chicks
are
surrounded
by
older
birds
when
they
hatch
C．the
chicks
are
released
into
the
wild
as
soon
as
they
hatch
D．young
condors
are
taught
appropriate
behaviour
by
adult
birds
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段的“The
real
key
to
successful...and
learn
from
older,
preferable
adult
birds.”可知，Mike
Wallace认为人工孵化的秃鹫想在野外成功生存的话，必须让它们提前融入集体生活，以便跟成年秃鹫学习生存的本领。
答案：D
D
Some
people
are
so
rude!
Who
sends
an
e?mail
or
a
text
message
that
just
says
“Thank
you”？
Who
leaves
a
voice
mail
message
rather
than
texts
you?
Who
asks
for
a
fact
easily
found
on
Google?
Don't
these
people
realize
that
they're
wasting
your
time?
Maybe
I'm
the
rude
one
for
not
appreciating
life's
little
politeness.
But
many
social
agreed
standards
just
don't
make
sense
to
people
drowning
in
digital
communication.
In
texts,
you
don't
have
to
declare
who
you
are
or
even
say
hello.
E?mail,
too,
is
slower
than
a
text.
Voice
mail
is
a
now
impolite
way
of
trying
to
connect.
My
father
learned
this
lesson
after
leaving
me
a
dozen
voice
mail
messages,
none
of
which
I
listened
to.
Exasperated,_he
called
my
sister
to
express
his
dissatisfaction
that
I
never
returned
his
phone
calls.
“Why
are
you
leaving
him
voice
mails？”
my
sister
asked.
“Just
text
him.”
In
the
age
of
the
smartphone,
there
is
no
reason
to
ask
once?acceptable
questions
about:
the
weather
forecast,
a
business's
phone
number,
or
directions
to
a
house,
a
restaurant,
which
can
be
easily
found
on
Google
Maps.
But
people
still
ask
these
things.
And
when
you
answer,
they
respond
with
a
thank?you
e?mail.
How
to
handle
these
differing
standards?
Easy.
Consider
your
audience.
Some
people,
especially
older
ones,
appreciate
a
thank?you
message.
Others,
like
me,
want
to
reply.
The
anthropologist
(人类学家)
Margaret
Mead
once
said
that
in
traditional
societies,
the
young
learn
from
the
old.
But
in
modern
societies,
the
old
can
also
learn
from
the
young.
Here's
hoping
that
politeness
never
goes
out
of
fashion
but
that
time?wasting
forms
of
communication
do.
本文是一篇议论文，主要讨论了如今在智能手机时代，人们应该选择何种方式进行沟通。
32．What
does
the
underlined
word
“Exasperated”
mean
in
the
fifth
paragraph?
A．Worried.
B．Surprised.
C．Annoyed.
D．Tired.
解析：词义猜测题。根据第五段第二句中的“he
called
my
sister
to
express
his
dissatisfaction
that
I
never
returned
his
phone
calls”可知，作者的父亲对作者不给自己回电话很不满，由此可推知exasperated
意思是“恼怒的，生气的”，故选C项。
答案：C
33．Why
didn't
the
writer
reply
to
his
father?
A．He
liked
text
messages
better.
B．He
enjoyed
checking
his
voice
mails.
C．He
didn't
receive
any
voice
mail
messages.
D．He
didn't
want
to
talk
with
his
father.
解析：推理判断题。根据第五段中的“‘Why
are
you
leaving
him
voice
mails？’my
sister
asked.‘Just
text
him.’”可推知，作者不喜欢用语音信箱，更偏爱发短信，故选A项。
答案：A
34．Which
of
the
following
does
the
writer
agree
to?
A．People
needn't
learn
from
one
another
in
traditional
societies.
B．Dealing
with
voice
mail
should
vary
with
each
individual.
C．People
needn't
turn
to
Google
for
help
when
in
trouble.
D．Declaring
who
you
are
or
saying
hello
in
texts
is
necessary.
解析：推理判断题。根据第七段的内容可推知，标准是变化的，处理方式应该因人而异，而不是一刀切，语音信箱的使用亦是如此，故选B项。
答案：B
35．What's
the
best
title
of
this
passage?
A．Nowadays:
what
should
we
do
with
text
messages?
B．Nowadays:
do
you
like
leaving
others
a
voice
message?
C．Nowadays:
what
means
should
we
use
in
communication?
D．Nowadays:
do
you
need
a
thank?you
message?
解析：标题判断题。根据对文章内容的整体理解可知，第三段引入本文话题，最后两段点题总结，本文主要讨论的是如今(在智能手机时代)我们应该用何种方式沟通，故选C项。
答案：C
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，共12.5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。
Tips
on
Dealing
with
E?mails
It's
interesting
that
technology
often
works
as
a
servant
for
us,
yet
we
often
become
a
servant
of
it.
__36__
The
average
business
person
gets
about
80
e?mails
per
day
and
many
feel
about
80%
of
the
messages
are
of
little
or
no
value.
So,
I
have
four
suggestions
to
help
you
become
better
at
“Erasing
E?mails”．
1.Get
off
the
lists.
The
best
way
to
deal
with
a
problem
is
to
never
have
it.
__37__
This
would
include
your
unwanted
lists.
2.Keep
unlisted
addresses.
Just
as
you
keep
an
unlisted
phone
number
that
you
share
only
with
those
you
want
to
connect,
you
might
want
to
get
a
separate
e?mail
address
only
for
the
important
communications
you
wish
to
receive.
3.Check
it
once
or
twice
per
day.
Many
are
becoming
chained
to
their
e?mail
servers,
monitoring
incoming
e?mails
continuously.
Maybe
this
is
because
e?mails
create
their
own
sense
of
urgency,
but
most
of
the
communications
are
not
so
urgent.
__38__
4.Deal
with
it.
__39__
If
it
requires
a
quick
response,
respond
to
it
and
delete
it.
If
it
requires
a
response
but
is
not
the
best
use
of
your
time,
try
to
find
someone
else
to
do
it.
If
it
is
going
to
take
much
time
to
respond,
schedule
it
for
action
in
your
day
plan
and
then
download
the
message,
save
it,
or
print
it
out
for
future
action.
__40__
By
practising
the
suggestions
above,
I
can
handle
that
number
of
e?mails
in
about
an
hour,
taking
advantage
of
this
fantastic
tool
but
not
being
controlled
by
it
to
make
sure
I'm
doing
more
important
tasks
in
my
day.
A．I
respond
to
them
a
couple
of
times
per
day.
B．I
personally
receive
about
250
e?mails
per
day.
C．Don't
spend
too
much
time
surfing
the
Internet.
D．As
you
open
each
e?mail,
do
one
of
the
following
with
it.
E．E?mail
is
a
useful
tool
but
many
feel
controlled
by
this
tool.
F．Some
e?mails
are
useful
while
others
are
of
no
use
so
you
should
sort
them
out.
G．If
you
are
receiving
a
lot
of
unwanted
e?mails,
ask
to
be
removed
from
the
various
lists.
本文是一篇说明文。科技本该为人服务，然而人们却常常成为科技的奴仆。文章为读者提供了如何应对大量邮件的建议。
36．E 解析：下文提到商务人士平均每天会收到80封电子邮件，并且觉得80%的邮件无用或作用很小，故选E项(电子邮件是一个有用的工具，但是很多人觉得受制于这种工具)，引起对下文的论述。
37．G 解析：根据本段的主旨句“Get
off
the
lists.”可知，G项(如果你收到许多不想接收的邮件，那么要求从各个名单上删除自己的联系方式)符合此段的主旨。
38．A 解析：本段主要说的是“每天查看邮箱一两次”，故A项(我每天只回复几次电子邮件)符合本段主旨。
39．D 解析：下文讲的是根据不同情况所采用的回复邮件的不同方式，故选D项(当你打开每一封邮件时，选择下列方式之一来处理它)，引起对下文的论述。
40．B 解析：由下文语境“通过实践上面提到的建议，我可以一小时内处理很多邮件”可知，B项(我每天收到大约250封邮件)符合语境。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
With
the
sudden
urge
for
social
engagements
in
the
modern
world,
many
events
and
activities
are
being
promoted
to
attract
teens
and
adults.
While
adults
feel
out
of
place
in
a
space
filled
with
younger
aged
teens,
teens
often
find
themselves
having
to
__41__
between
two
extremes
being
presented
by
society:
either
teens
decide
to
attend
these
events
and
are
heavily
pressured
to
“take
just
one
sip”，
or
__42__
the
popular
act
of
drinking.
The
legal
drinking
age
is
currently
eighteen,
but
the
illegal
drinking
age
is
as
low
as
zero.
Most
people
have
their
first
drink
by
the
time
they're
13.
Unbelievably,
that
first
drink
can
be
the
__43__
of
a
troubled
life.
A
few
reasons
for
teens
drinking
are
peer
pressure,
enjoyment,
__44__，
sadness,
boredom,
rebellion
and
insomnia.
But
the
main
reason
for
doing
so
is
“to
__45__
the
law.”
Teenagers
become
__46__
with
alcoholic
beverages
from
the
moment
they
enter
high
school.
That
means
that
a
large
quantity
of
teens
under
the
age
of
eighteen
have
used
alcohol
before.
Teens
feel
as
though
drinking
before
the
legal
age
is
a
big
deal,
so
they
all
try
to
__47__
the
rest
of
the
“legal
”society.
Being
a
__48__
and
not
following
the
rules
is
an
important
role
of
a
teen's
life,
though
no
one
wants
to
face
the
consequences
of
being
an
adult.
Despite
the
fact
that
it
is
illegal
for
young
teens
to
purchase
alcohol,
they
are
able
to
get
it
through
their
parents'
liquor
cabinets,
__49__
store
clerks,
or
older
friends
who
purchase
it
for
them.
As
we
all
see,
it
is
not
hard
for
teens
to
obtain
alcohol.
Since
there
seems
to
be
no
__50__
of
under
age
teen
drinking
in
society,
why
then
not
just
lower
then
drinking
age?
Drinking
can
make
teens
“feel
good”，
but
this
feeling
lasts
only
for
a
short
time.
Teenagers
on
shows
like
Gossip
Girl
get
drunk
regularly,
but
those
shows
rarely
__51__
the
problems
alcohol
can
cause.
Teenagers
often
think
that
drinking
will
give
them
more
energy,
but
__52__
isn't
an
energy
drink;
it's
a
depressant.
Alcohol
__53__
damages
the
brain
and
body,
and
for
this
to
happen
at
a
very
young
age,
is
saddening.
Drinking
stimulates
poorly
made
decisions
by
teens,
and
__54__，
many
teens
end
up
pregnant
or
dropping
out
of
school.
They
may
even
get
hurt
or
__55__
in
severe
accidents
caused
by
their
being
drunk.
本文是一篇议论文。作者分析了当今青少年喝酒这一现象。
41．A.cause
B．choose
C．avoid
D．witness
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然成年人在一个充满年轻青少年的空间里感到格格不入，但青少年往往发现自己不得不在社会呈现的两个极端之间做出选择：要么青少年决定参加这些活动，然后承受着巨大压力“只喝一口”，要么参与流行的饮酒行为。A.cause引起；B.choose选择；C.avoid避免；D.witness见证。分析句意可知，B选项符合题意。故选B项。
答案：B
42．A.pick
up
B．deal
with
C．fight
against
D．engage
in
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：虽然成年人在一个充满年轻青少年的空间里感到格格不入，但青少年往往发现自己不得不在社会呈现的两个极端之间做出选择：要么青少年决定参加这些活动，然后承受着巨大压力“只喝一口”，要么参与流行的饮酒行为。A.pick
up捡起；B.deal
with处理；C.fight
against对抗；D.engage
in参与。根据句意和上文可知，此处指参与喝酒。故选D项。
答案：D
43．A.excuse
B．start
C．symbol
D．meaning
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：令人难以置信的是，第一杯酒可能是一个麻烦生活的开始。A.excuse借口；B.start开始；C.symbol标志；D.meaning意义。根据下文开始喝酒后的危害可知，第一杯酒是麻烦生活的开始。故选B项。
答案：B
44．A.anxiety
B．disorder
C．imitation
D．lifestyle
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：青少年饮酒的几个原因是：同龄人的压力，享受，焦虑，悲伤，无聊，叛逆和失眠。A.anxiety焦虑；B.disorder混乱；C.imitation模仿；D.life?style生活方式。分析句意可知，A选项焦虑可能会导致青少年饮酒，符合题意。故选A项。
答案：A
45．A.observe
B．resist
C．break
D．invent
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这样做的主要原因是“违法”。A.observe观察；B.resist抵制；C.break打破；D.invent发明，创造。分析句意可知，青少年饮酒是违法行为，break
the
law违法，符合题意。故选C项。
答案：C
46．A.busy
B．content
C．honest
D．familiar
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：青少年从进入高中的那一刻起就开始熟悉酒精饮料。A.be
busy
with忙于；B.be
content
with对……满意；C.be
honest
with对……诚实；D.be
familiar
with对……熟悉，D选项符合题意。故选D项。
答案：D
47．A.fit
in
with
B．make
up
for
C．catch
up
with
D．hold
on
to
解析：考查短语辨析。句意：青少年觉得在法定年龄之前喝酒是一件大事，所以他们都试图融入“合法”社会的其他人。A.fit
in
with符合；B.make
up
for弥补；C.catch
up
with赶上；D.hold
on
to坚持，守住。分析句意可知，A选项融入社会中的其他人符合题意。故选A项。
答案：A
48．A.protester
B．supporter
C．rebel
D．lawyer
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：成为一个叛逆者而不遵守规则是青少年生活中的一个重要角色，尽管没有人愿意面对成为成年人的后果。A.protester抗议者；B.supporter支持者；C.rebel叛逆者；D.lawyer律师。根据句意和常识可知，叛逆者最符合青少年的特征。故选C项。
答案：C
49．A.illegal
B．irresponsible
C．forgetful
D．unsatisfactory
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管事实上青少年购买酒精是违法的，但他们可以通过父母的酒柜、不负责任的店员或年长朋友为他们购买。A.illegal违法的；B.irresponsible不负责任的；C.forgetful健忘的；D.unsatisfactory不满的。分析句意并结合实际可知，卖给青少年酒精的店员是不负责任的。故选B项。
答案：B
50．A.report
B．prohibition
C．elimination
D．measures
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：既然社会上似乎没有消除未成年青少年饮酒的现象，那么为什么不降低饮酒年龄呢？A.report报道；B.prohibition禁令；C.elimination消除；D.measures措施，方法。降低饮酒年龄也就不存在青少年饮酒的现象，故C选项elimination符合题意。故选C项。
答案：C
51．A.solve
B．blame
C．explore
D．assume
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：像《绯闻女孩》这样的节目中的青少年经常喝醉，但这些节目很少探讨酒精可能导致的问题。A.solve解决；B.blame谴责；C.explore探索；D.assume假设。分析句意并结合实际可知，电视节目只能探索问题，不能解决问题。故选C项。
答案：C
52．A.water
B．wine
C．liquor
D．alcohol
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：青少年经常认为喝酒会给他们更多的能量，但酒精不是一种能量饮料，它是一种镇静剂。A.water水；B.wine葡萄酒，果酒；C.liquor液体；D.alcohol酒精。分析全文可知，本文探讨的是酒精对青少年的影响，故选D项。
答案：D
53．A.constantly
B．actually
C．exactly
D．unexpectedly
解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：酒精实际上损害了大脑和身体，而且这种情况发生在非常年轻的年龄，是令人悲伤的。A.constantly持续地；B.actually实际上；C.exactly确切地；
D．unexpectedly意外地。分析句意可知，B选项actually符合题意。故选B项。
答案：B
54．A.as
a
result
B．in
return
C．on
the
contrary
D．after
all
解析：考查短语辨析。句意：饮酒会刺激青少年做出糟糕的决定，因此，许多青少年最终会怀孕或辍学。A.as
a
result因此；B.in
return反过来；C.on
the
contrary相反；D.after
all毕竟。分析句意可知，空处前后为因果关系，故选A项。
答案：A
55．A.arrested
B．cheated
C．disturbed
D．killed
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们甚至可能在醉酒引起的严重事故中受伤或死亡。A.arrested被逮捕；B.cheated被骗；C.disturbed被分开；D.killed被杀害。分析句意可知，只有死亡是严重事故。故选D项。
答案：D
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。
A
computer
program
has
beaten
a
human
champion
at
the
ancient
Chinese
board
game
of
Go.
It
marked
an
important
advance
for
the
__56__
(develop)
of
artificial
intelligence.
The
program,
__57__
(call)
AlphaGo,
had
taught
itself
how
to
win.
It
beat
the
European
champion
in
all
five
games
of
a
match
in
October.
The
developers
say
__58__
(it)
learning
ability
may
someday
let
computers
help
solve
real?world
problems.
Those
could
include
making
medical
diagnoses
and
__59__
(conduct)
scientific
research.
Previously
computers
have
beaten
humans
in
other
games.
But
among
classic
games,
Go
has
long
been
viewed
as
the
most
challenging
for
artificial
intelligence
to
master.
Therefore,
many
people
find
it
unacceptable
for
a
human
champion
__60__
(beat)
by
AlphaGo.
Go
originated
in
China
more
than
2,500
years
ago.
The
game
involves
two
players
who
take
turns
putting
markers
on
a
checkerboard?like
grid
(格子).
The
object
is
to
surround
more
area
on
the
board
with
the
markers
than
one's
opponent
(对手).
Players
obtain
the
opponent's
pieces
__61__
surrounding
them.
The
rules
are
simple,
__62__
playing
it
is
not.
It's
__63__
(probable)
the
most
complex
game
ever
created
by
humans.
Martin
Mueller,
a
computing
science
professor,
__64__
(work)
in
Go
programs
for
30
years.
He
said,
“The
new
program
is
really
a
big
step
up
from
everything
else
that
we've
seen.
It's
__65__
very
impressive
piece
of
work.”
本文介绍了AlphaGo
在包括围棋在内的多个方面击败了人类冠军。
56．development
解析：考查词性转换。句意：它标志着一次人工智能发展的重大进步。此处需要填入名词development。
57．called
解析：考查非谓语动词。program
与call
之间是动宾关系，需要使用过去分词形式作定语。
58．its
解析：考查代词用法。此处its
learning
ability
代指AlphaGo的学习能力。
59．conducting
解析：考查非谓语动词。此处的conducting
与上文的making
是并列的。
60．to_be_beaten
解析：考查非谓语动词。find
it＋adj.＋for
sb./sth.to
do/to
be
done是个常用句型，意为“发现……怎么样”。此处的champion
与beat
之间是动宾关系，故使用不定式的被动式。
61．by
解析：考查介词用法。此处的“by＋doing
sth.”表示一种做事的方式。
62．but
解析：考查连词用法。句意：(围棋的)规则是简单的，但下围棋并不(简单)。
63．probably
解析：考查词性转换。此处需要副词probably
修饰整句话。
64．has_worked
解析：考查动词时态。由下文和时间状语for
30
years
可知，应使用现在完成时。
65．a
解析：考查冠词。a
piece
of
work
在此表示“一个作品”。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)
假设你是学生李华，你的英国朋友Jim
正在学习汉语，但遇到了一些困难，因此他给你发来一封电子邮件。请你给他回复一封邮件，要点如下：
1．感谢他曾对你英语学习的帮助；
2．介绍汉语的特点以及学习方法；
3．邀请他暑假来中国，交流语言学习经验。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear
Jim，
I'm
more
than
thrilled
to
receive
your
e?mail.
And_I_can't_thank_you_more_for_your_advice_on_my_English_study,_because_of_which_I_have_made_great_progress.
As_for_your_language_study,_I_don't_think_you_have_to_be_so_worried._Actually,_Chinese_is_so_flexible_that_you_need_to_understand_the_definite_meaning_of_a_word_or_phrase_in_different_situations._Besides,_it_is_better_for_you_to_learn_some_oral_Chinese_first_and_then_try_writing_some_simple_Chinese_characters._Just_keep_in_mind_that_practice_makes_perfect.
If_possible,_please_come_to_China_during_the_summer_vacation,_where_you_can_be_exposed_to_the_native_Chinese_language_environment_in_person._We_can_also_share_our_experience_in_language_learning_with_each_other.
Yours
sincerely，
Li
Hua
第二节：读后续写(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
I
was
once
unemployed.
But
I
never
let
it
affect
my
family.
I
kept
the
family
together.
I
pulled
the
car
into
the
garage
and
got
out,
just
like
every
night
for
the
past
16
years.
The
difference
was
that
I
wouldn't
have
a
job
to
go
to
in
the
morning.
I
used
to
be
a
lead
in
technology
for
a
national
bank
until
it
was
closed.
I'd
put
my
heart
and
soul
into
my
job.
Not
only
did
I
work
long
hours,
but
I
was
also
on
call
24
hours
a
day,
on
weekends
and
holidays
too.
If
someone
had
a
technical
problem,
even
at
2：00
am
on
Christmas
morning,
I
was
on
it.
My
kids
joked
that
even
though
they
were
the
teenagers,
I
was
the
one
who
was
absorbed
in
my
cell
phone
and
had
to
be
told
not
to
text
at
the
dinner
table.
My
wife,
Michelle,
had
been
able
to
go
back
to
work
full?time
as
an
office
manager
once
we
heard
my
job
was
threatened.
But
our
three
kids
would
be
going
to
college—our
son,
TJ,
was
a
high
school
senior,
and
the
girls,
Sarah
and
Tara,
were
in
ninth
grade—and
I
wanted
to
give
them
the
education
and
opportunities
they
deserved.
I
stepped
out
into
our
yard.
The
lawn
and
flower
beds
that
my
mom
had
attended
to
so
carefully
were
overrun
with
weeds.
There
was
a
Chinese
tree
in
the
middle
of
the
yard
that
I
remembered
my
parents
planting
when
I
was
a
boy.
It
needed
caring.
I'd
put
on
a
lot
of
weight—no
time
to
exercise
with
my
crazy
hours.
I
went
up
to
the
house.
Michelle
greeted
me
at
the
door
with
a
hug.
“It's
going
to
be
okay，”
she
said.
“Maybe
you
should
think
of
this
time
as
a
break.
You
deserve
one.”
“I'm
sorry，”
TJ
said.
“I
know
how
much
your
job
meant
to
you.”
His
concern
was
mirrored
on
the
girls'
faces.
“I'll
take
care
of
this，”
I
told
them.
“I'm
going
to
work
round
the
clock
to
find
a
new
job
and
get
our
lives
back
to
normal.”
答案
Paragraph
1：
The
next
morning
I
got
up
before
everyone
else
to
seek
a
new
job
online.
I
e?mailed
friends
with
connections.
By
mid?morning
the
quiet
of
the
house
was
driving
me
crazy.
I
missed
the
noise
of
the
office.
I
saw
the
overgrown
grass
and
flower
beds.
I
made
my
way
to
the
lawn
with
tools.
I
settled
into
a
new
routine.
Every
day
I
took
breaks
to
do
other
things
I'd
neglected
when
I
was
working
all
the
time.
Paragraph
2：
The
new
lawn
I'd
planned
for
so
long
began
to
take
shape
and
so
did
I.
With
the
physical
labor,
the
extra
weight
dropped
off,
and
I
felt
healthier
than
I
had
in
ages.
And
I
cleaned
the
empty
family
room
completely.
Soon
TJ,
Sarah
and
Tara
were
bringing
their
friends
over
after
school.
There'd
be
so
many
teenagers
hanging
out
in
the
family
that
I
took
to
calling
it
“the
kid
zone”.
On
weekends
and
holidays,
Michelle
and
I
gardened
together.
On
summer
evenings
the
five
of
us
hung
out.
I'd
had
the
chance
to
find
a
healthy
balance
between
work
and
home.综合质量检测六(Units
1～5)
时间：120分钟 满分：150分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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．How
does
the
man
usually
get
to
his
office?
A．By
taxi. B．By
bus. C．On
foot.
2．What
does
the
man
mean?
A．He
can't
help
the
woman.
B．He'll
pick
the
woman
up.
C．He'll
go
to
the
engineering
building.
3．What
is
the
probable
relationship
between
the
speakers?
A．Colleagues.
B．Classmates.
C．Neighbors.
4．What
does
the
man
ask
the
woman
to
do?
A．Buy
him
some
cigarettes.
B．Lend
him
some
money.
C．Give
him
some
change.
5．What
is
the
woman
doing?
A．Apologizing.
B．Expressing
thanks.
C．Complaining.
第二节(共15小题；每题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至7题。
6．What
kind
of
exercise
does
Michael
do
every
day?
A．Walking.
B．Fishing.
C．Cycling.
7．What
is
the
most
important
thing
about
doing
exercise?
A．Doing
it
regularly.
B．Keeping
safe.
C．Choosing
suitable
activities.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．Why
does
the
boy
still
want
to
be
a
boy?
A．To
be
a
better
boy.
B．To
be
different.
C．To
have
more
experience.
9．What
do
we
know
about
the
girl?
A．She
hates
living
an
unpredictable
life.
B．She
likes
challenges.
C．She
dislikes
the
boy.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．When
will
the
woman
go
home?
A．Tomorrow.
B．In
two
weeks.
C．Still
uncertain.
11．What's
the
doctor's
suggestion
for
her?
A．Take
the
medicine
every
day.
B．Avoid
any
physical
exercise.
C．Have
medical
checks
regularly.
12．How
soon
will
the
woman
get
well
completely?
A．In
a
few
days.
B．In
quite
a
long
time.
C．As
soon
as
she
is
out
of
hospital.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Why
will
the
woman
visit
her
daughter?
A．Her
daughter
is
ill.
B．Her
daughter
gave
birth
to
a
baby.
C．She
misses
her
daughter.
14．When
was
the
man
in
New
York?
A．About
a
year
ago.
B．About
a
month
ago.
C．About
a
week
ago.
15．What
do
we
know
about
the
woman's
husband?
A．He
is
traveling
with
the
woman.
B．He
is
in
China
now.
C．He
loved
traveling.
16．Who
is
traveling
with
the
man?
A．His
wife
and
a
friend.
B．His
colleagues.
C．None.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What
was
Mr
Perkins
like?
A．He
tried
to
be
the
same
as
others.
B．He
tried
to
be
better
than
others.
C．He
was
always
different
from
others.
18．Where
did
he
go
the
day
after
he
bought
his
new
car?
A．His
office.
B．His
friend's
house.
C．The
country.
19．How
did
he
find
his
car?
A．By
trying
his
key
in
every
car.
B．By
waiting
until
all
other
cars
had
left.
C．By
checking
the
plate
number.
20．When
did
he
leave
the
car
park?
A．Around
5：00
p．m.
B．Around
6：00
p．m.
C．Around
7：00
p．m.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
A
The
American
travel
website
company
TripAdvisor
publishes
a
list
of
the
world's
best
beaches
every
year.
Today,
we
are
going
to
explore
some
of
this
year's
top
10
beaches
in
the
world.
1．Baia
do
Sancho,
Brazil
It
is
named
as
this
year's
best
beach
in
the
world.
Its
water
is
calm
and
clear.
Its
sand
is
fine
and
soft.
But
getting
to
Baia
do
Sancho
is
not
so
easy.
It
is
on
Fernando
de
Noronha,
a
volcanic
island
more
than
300
kilometers
off
Brazil's
coast.
Travelers
must
take
a
plane
or
boat
from
major
cities
in
northern
Brazil
to
get
there.
And
no
more
than
420
visitors
can
be
on
the
island
at
a
time.
2．Grace
Bay,
Turks
and
Caicos
While
Baia
do
Sancho
is
difficult
to
get
to,
TripAdvisor's
second?ranked
beach
could
not
be
much
easier
for
tourists
to
reach.
This
beach
has
impossibly
clean
and
clear
waters
and
pure
white
sand.
Its
calm
waters
make
it
extremely
safe
for
swimming,
or
simply
floating.
Once
on
land,
many
visitors
enjoy
walking
for
several
kilometers
on
the
soft,
warm
sand.
3.Eagle
Beach,
Aruba
To
get
to
the
third?best
beach,
we
head
south
to
the
Dutch
Caribbean
island
of
Aruba.
Like
Grace
Bay,
Eagle
Beach
has
clear,
calm
waters
and
soft
white
sand.
It
offers
visitors
a
chance
to
try
different
water
sports,
including
tubing
and
jet
skiing.
Eagle
Beach
may
be
best
known,
however,
for
its
dramatic
sunsets.
On
clear
nights,
the
sky
turns
red,
orange,
and
purple.
4.Playa
Paraiso,
Cuba
The
fourth?best
beach
is
Playa
Paraiso,
an
island
off
Cuba's
southern
coast.
It
has
a
fun,
laid?back
restaurant
for
those
who
wish
to
eat
and
drink.
There
is
little
else
on
the
beach.
And
that
is
exactly
what
visitors
like
about
it.
People
come
here
for
the
sugar?like
sand
and
calm
waters
filled
with
colorful
wildlife.
本文是一篇说明文。美国一家旅游网站介绍了四个年度世界排名前四的海滩。
21．Which
of
the
following
is
true
about
Baia
do
Sancho?
A．It
receives
thousands
of
visitors
each
time.
B．It
can
only
be
visited
by
plane.
C．It
is
near
the
Brazil's
coast.
D．It
is
hard
to
reach.
22．Where
can
visitors
go
if
they
want
to
enjoy
the
beauty
of
the
sinking
sun?
A．Baia
do
Sancho,
Brazil.
B．Grace
Bay,
Turks
and
Caicos.
C．Eagle
Beach,
Aruba.
D．Playa
Paraiso,
Cuba.
23．What
can
visitors
mainly
do
on
Playa
Paraiso,
Cuba?
A．Go
boating.
B．Have
a
relaxing
dinner.
C．Admire
colorful
sand.
D．Try
different
water
sports.
B
Whether
it
is
Mozart
or
Miley,
your
choice
of
music
could
determine
whether
you
will
perform
well
at
your
job.
A
new
study
suggests
that
listening
to
music
in
the
office
improves
the
speed
and
accuracy
of
tasks
such
as
data
entry,
proof
reading
and
problem
solving.
In
an
office?based
experiment,88
percent
of
participants
were
found
to
produce
their
most
accurate
work
when
listening
to
music.
The
study
also
found
that
81
percent
completed
their
work
fastest
when
music
was
played.
And
it
matters
what
type
of
music
you
listen
to.
For
instance,
if
you're
doing
your
tax
returns,
then
classical
music
is
the
most
effective
as
it
improves
maths
skills.
Listening
to
Jessie
J
or
Justin
Bieber
could
also
improve
your
speed，with
58
percent
of
participants
completing
data
entry
tasks
faster
while
listening
to
pop
songs.
During
proof
reading,
dance
music,
such
as
David
Guetta,
had
the
biggest
positive
impact
with
participants
increasing
their
speed
by
20
percent
compared
to
tests
undertaken
with
no
music
at
all.
Dance
music
also
had
a
positive
effect
on
spell?checking
with
a
75
percent
pass
rate
compared
to
68
percent
when
no
music
was
played
at
all.
The
research,
undertaken
by
Brighton?based
Mindlab
International，suggests
that
silent
offices
may
be
the
least
productive.
The
Music
Works
experiment
revealed
a
positive
correlation
between
music
and
productivity.
Overall,
it
showed
that
when
listening
to
music,
nine
out
of
ten
people
performed
better,
said
Dr
David
Lewis,
chairman
of
Mindlab
International.
本文是一篇调查报告。音乐在人们的日常生活中起着重要的作用。研究表明，不同的音乐对不同种类的工作有着不同的影响。
24．Whose
music
can
help
you
do
maths
homework
according
to
the
study?
A．The
music
of
Justin
Bieber.
B.
The
music
of
Mozart.
C．The
music
of
David
Guetta.
D.
The
music
of
David
Lewis.
25．Which
of
the
following
is
NOT
mentioned
according
to
the
passage?
A．Music
makes
you
relaxed.
B．Music
helps
you
to
enter
data
faster.
C．Music
improves
maths
skills.
D．Music
has
a
positive
effect
on
spell?checking.
26．The
result
of
the
experiment
showed
that
when
music
was
played,
________.
A．88%
of
people
worked
faster
B．81%
of
people
did
their
most
accurate
work
C．90%
of
people
worked
better
D．75%
of
people
completed
data
entry
task
faster
27．What
can
we
conclude
from
the
passage?
A．Music
may
be
helpless
to
people
in
office.
B．Silent
offices
can
make
people
work
better.
C．Different
kinds
of
music
have
the
same
effect.
D．Silent
offices
may
make
people
work
least
profitably.
C
At
first
glance，why
anyone
would
want
to
save
California
condors(秃鹫)is
not
entirely
clear?
Unlike
the
closely
related
Andean
condors
with
their
white
neck
feathers，California
condors
are
not
much
to
see.
Their
dull
black
color，featherless
head
and
neck
and
oversized
feet
are
hardly
signs
of
beauty
or
strength.
Their
appeal
begins
to
become
evident
when
they
take
flight.
California
condors
can
fly
almost
effortlessly
for
hours,
often
covering
hundreds
of
miles
a
day—far
more
than
other
creatures
of
the
air.
When
it
was
discovered
that
the
condor
population
was
becoming
dangerously
small，scientists
and
zookeepers
sought
to
increase
condor
numbers
quickly
to
preserve
as
much
of
the
species'
genetic
(基因的)
diversity
as
possible.
From
studying
wild
condors,
they
already
knew
that
if
a
pair
lost
an
egg，the
birds
would
often
produce
another.
So
the
first
and
sometimes
second
eggs
laid
by
each
female
were
removed,
and
artificially
hatched.
Such
techniques
quickly
proved
effective.
Despite
these
successes,
the
effort
to
save
California
condors
continues
to
have
problems.
Artificially
hatched
condors
released(释放)to
the
wild
have
died
at
what
to
some
people
are
alarmingly
high
rates.
Others
have
had
to
be
brought
back
again
after
they
acted
foolishly.
Some
of
the
odd(古怪的)behaviour
on
the
part
of
these
re?released
birds
is
hard
to
explain.
At
times
they
landed
on
people's
houses,
walked
across
roads
and
airport
runways，walked
into
park
visitor
centers
and
fast
food
restaurants,
and
took
food
offered
by
picnickers
and
fishermen.
None
are
known
to
have
died
by
doing
so,
though.
Most
recently,
some
of
the
first
chicks
hatched
in
the
wild
died
after
their
parents
fed
them
bottle
caps，pieces
of
plastic
and
other
man?made
objects.
Mike
Wallace,
a
wildlife
specialist
at
the
San
Diego
Zoo,
has
suggested
that
some
of
the
condors'
problems
represent
natural
behaviour
that
helps
them
survive.
The
real
key
to
successful
condor
reintroduction
lies
in
properly
socializing
young
condors
as
members
of
a
group
that
follow
and
learn
from
older,
preferably
adult
birds.
That,
he
argues,
was
missing
from
earlier
condor
releases
to
the
wild.
本文是说明文。文章介绍了科学家为保护加州秃鹫所做出的努力、遇到的问题及解决方法等。
28．What
is
the
California
condors'
most
impressive
feature?
A．Its
beautiful
colors.
B．Its
remarkable
flying
ability.
C．The
large
size
of
its
neck
and
feet.
D．The
similarity
it
has
to
the
Andean
condor.
29．In
the
initial
stage
of
the
conservation
programme,
________.
A．eggs
were
taken
from
the
nests
of
wild
condors
B．female
condors
were
caught
and
studied
carefully
C．scientists
and
zookeepers
tried
to
create
genetic
diversity
D．condors
were
encouraged
to
produce
a
lot
more
eggs
30．What
did
some
of
the
condors
released
into
the
wild
do?
A．They
adapted
surprisingly
quickly
to
their
new
surroundings.
B．They
showed
a
tendency
to
seek
out
human
contact.
C．They
died
from
eating
too
much
fast
food.
D．They
kept
changing
their
eating
habits.
31．According
to
Mike
Wallace,
there
will
be
fewer
problems
if
________.
A．young
condors
are
trained
not
to
eat
man?made
objects
B．the
chicks
are
surrounded
by
older
birds
when
they
hatch
C．the
chicks
are
released
into
the
wild
as
soon
as
they
hatch
D．young
condors
are
taught
appropriate
behaviour
by
adult
birds
D
Some
people
are
so
rude!
Who
sends
an
e?mail
or
a
text
message
that
just
says
“Thank
you”？
Who
leaves
a
voice
mail
message
rather
than
texts
you?
Who
asks
for
a
fact
easily
found
on
Google?
Don't
these
people
realize
that
they're
wasting
your
time?
Maybe
I'm
the
rude
one
for
not
appreciating
life's
little
politeness.
But
many
social
agreed
standards
just
don't
make
sense
to
people
drowning
in
digital
communication.
In
texts,
you
don't
have
to
declare
who
you
are
or
even
say
hello.
E?mail,
too,
is
slower
than
a
text.
Voice
mail
is
a
now
impolite
way
of
trying
to
connect.
My
father
learned
this
lesson
after
leaving
me
a
dozen
voice
mail
messages,
none
of
which
I
listened
to.
Exasperated,_he
called
my
sister
to
express
his
dissatisfaction
that
I
never
returned
his
phone
calls.
“Why
are
you
leaving
him
voice
mails？”
my
sister
asked.
“Just
text
him.”
In
the
age
of
the
smartphone,
there
is
no
reason
to
ask
once?acceptable
questions
about:
the
weather
forecast,
a
business's
phone
number,
or
directions
to
a
house,
a
restaurant,
which
can
be
easily
found
on
Google
Maps.
But
people
still
ask
these
things.
And
when
you
answer,
they
respond
with
a
thank?you
e?mail.
How
to
handle
these
differing
standards?
Easy.
Consider
your
audience.
Some
people,
especially
older
ones,
appreciate
a
thank?you
message.
Others,
like
me,
want
to
reply.
The
anthropologist
(人类学家)
Margaret
Mead
once
said
that
in
traditional
societies,
the
young
learn
from
the
old.
But
in
modern
societies,
the
old
can
also
learn
from
the
young.
Here's
hoping
that
politeness
never
goes
out
of
fashion
but
that
time?wasting
forms
of
communication
do.
本文是一篇议论文，主要讨论了如今在智能手机时代，人们应该选择何种方式进行沟通。
32．What
does
the
underlined
word
“Exasperated”
mean
in
the
fifth
paragraph?
A．Worried.
B．Surprised.
C．Annoyed.
D．Tired.
33．Why
didn't
the
writer
reply
to
his
father?
A．He
liked
text
messages
better.
B．He
enjoyed
checking
his
voice
mails.
C．He
didn't
receive
any
voice
mail
messages.
D．He
didn't
want
to
talk
with
his
father.
34．Which
of
the
following
does
the
writer
agree
to?
A．People
needn't
learn
from
one
another
in
traditional
societies.
B．Dealing
with
voice
mail
should
vary
with
each
individual.
C．People
needn't
turn
to
Google
for
help
when
in
trouble.
D．Declaring
who
you
are
or
saying
hello
in
texts
is
necessary.
35．What's
the
best
title
of
this
passage?
A．Nowadays:
what
should
we
do
with
text
messages?
B．Nowadays:
do
you
like
leaving
others
a
voice
message?
C．Nowadays:
what
means
should
we
use
in
communication?
D．Nowadays:
do
you
need
a
thank?you
message?
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，共12.5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。
Tips
on
Dealing
with
E?mails
It's
interesting
that
technology
often
works
as
a
servant
for
us,
yet
we
often
become
a
servant
of
it.
__36__
The
average
business
person
gets
about
80
e?mails
per
day
and
many
feel
about
80%
of
the
messages
are
of
little
or
no
value.
So,
I
have
four
suggestions
to
help
you
become
better
at
“Erasing
E?mails”．
1.Get
off
the
lists.
The
best
way
to
deal
with
a
problem
is
to
never
have
it.
__37__
This
would
include
your
unwanted
lists.
2.Keep
unlisted
addresses.
Just
as
you
keep
an
unlisted
phone
number
that
you
share
only
with
those
you
want
to
connect,
you
might
want
to
get
a
separate
e?mail
address
only
for
the
important
communications
you
wish
to
receive.
3.Check
it
once
or
twice
per
day.
Many
are
becoming
chained
to
their
e?mail
servers,
monitoring
incoming
e?mails
continuously.
Maybe
this
is
because
e?mails
create
their
own
sense
of
urgency,
but
most
of
the
communications
are
not
so
urgent.
__38__
4.Deal
with
it.
__39__
If
it
requires
a
quick
response,
respond
to
it
and
delete
it.
If
it
requires
a
response
but
is
not
the
best
use
of
your
time,
try
to
find
someone
else
to
do
it.
If
it
is
going
to
take
much
time
to
respond,
schedule
it
for
action
in
your
day
plan
and
then
download
the
message,
save
it,
or
print
it
out
for
future
action.
__40__
By
practising
the
suggestions
above,
I
can
handle
that
number
of
e?mails
in
about
an
hour,
taking
advantage
of
this
fantastic
tool
but
not
being
controlled
by
it
to
make
sure
I'm
doing
more
important
tasks
in
my
day.
A．I
respond
to
them
a
couple
of
times
per
day.
B．I
personally
receive
about
250
e?mails
per
day.
C．Don't
spend
too
much
time
surfing
the
Internet.
D．As
you
open
each
e?mail,
do
one
of
the
following
with
it.
E．E?mail
is
a
useful
tool
but
many
feel
controlled
by
this
tool.
F．Some
e?mails
are
useful
while
others
are
of
no
use
so
you
should
sort
them
out.
G．If
you
are
receiving
a
lot
of
unwanted
e?mails,
ask
to
be
removed
from
the
various
lists.
本文是一篇说明文。科技本该为人服务，然而人们却常常成为科技的奴仆。文章为读者提供了如何应对大量邮件的建议。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
With
the
sudden
urge
for
social
engagements
in
the
modern
world,
many
events
and
activities
are
being
promoted
to
attract
teens
and
adults.
While
adults
feel
out
of
place
in
a
space
filled
with
younger
aged
teens,
teens
often
find
themselves
having
to
__41__
between
two
extremes
being
presented
by
society:
either
teens
decide
to
attend
these
events
and
are
heavily
pressured
to
“take
just
one
sip”，
or
__42__
the
popular
act
of
drinking.
The
legal
drinking
age
is
currently
eighteen,
but
the
illegal
drinking
age
is
as
low
as
zero.
Most
people
have
their
first
drink
by
the
time
they're
13.
Unbelievably,
that
first
drink
can
be
the
__43__
of
a
troubled
life.
A
few
reasons
for
teens
drinking
are
peer
pressure,
enjoyment,
__44__，
sadness,
boredom,
rebellion
and
insomnia.
But
the
main
reason
for
doing
so
is
“to
__45__
the
law.”
Teenagers
become
__46__
with
alcoholic
beverages
from
the
moment
they
enter
high
school.
That
means
that
a
large
quantity
of
teens
under
the
age
of
eighteen
have
used
alcohol
before.
Teens
feel
as
though
drinking
before
the
legal
age
is
a
big
deal,
so
they
all
try
to
__47__
the
rest
of
the
“legal
”society.
Being
a
__48__
and
not
following
the
rules
is
an
important
role
of
a
teen's
life,
though
no
one
wants
to
face
the
consequences
of
being
an
adult.
Despite
the
fact
that
it
is
illegal
for
young
teens
to
purchase
alcohol,
they
are
able
to
get
it
through
their
parents'
liquor
cabinets,
__49__
store
clerks,
or
older
friends
who
purchase
it
for
them.
As
we
all
see,
it
is
not
hard
for
teens
to
obtain
alcohol.
Since
there
seems
to
be
no
__50__
of
under
age
teen
drinking
in
society,
why
then
not
just
lower
then
drinking
age?
Drinking
can
make
teens
“feel
good”，
but
this
feeling
lasts
only
for
a
short
time.
Teenagers
on
shows
like
Gossip
Girl
get
drunk
regularly,
but
those
shows
rarely
__51__
the
problems
alcohol
can
cause.
Teenagers
often
think
that
drinking
will
give
them
more
energy,
but
__52__
isn't
an
energy
drink;
it's
a
depressant.
Alcohol
__53__
damages
the
brain
and
body,
and
for
this
to
happen
at
a
very
young
age,
is
saddening.
Drinking
stimulates
poorly
made
decisions
by
teens,
and
__54__，
many
teens
end
up
pregnant
or
dropping
out
of
school.
They
may
even
get
hurt
or
__55__
in
severe
accidents
caused
by
their
being
drunk.
本文是一篇议论文。作者分析了当今青少年喝酒这一现象。
41．A.cause
B．choose
C．avoid
D．witness
42．A.pick
up
B．deal
with
C．fight
against
D．engage
in
43．A.excuse
B．start
C．symbol
D．meaning
44．A.anxiety
B．disorder
C．imitation
D．lifestyle
45．A.observe
B．resist
C．break
D．invent
46．A.busy
B．content
C．honest
D．familiar
47．A.fit
in
with
B．make
up
for
C．catch
up
with
D．hold
on
to
48．A.protester
B．supporter
C．rebel
D．lawyer
49．A.illegal
B．irresponsible
C．forgetful
D．unsatisfactory
50．A.report
B．prohibition
C．elimination
D．measures
51．A.solve
B．blame
C．explore
D．assume
52．A.water
B．wine
C．liquor
D．alcohol
53．A.constantly
B．actually
C．exactly
D．unexpectedly
54．A.as
a
result
B．in
return
C．on
the
contrary
D．after
all
55．A.arrested
B．cheated
C．disturbed
D．killed
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。
A
computer
program
has
beaten
a
human
champion
at
the
ancient
Chinese
board
game
of
Go.
It
marked
an
important
advance
for
the
__56__
(develop)
of
artificial
intelligence.
The
program,
__57__
(call)
AlphaGo,
had
taught
itself
how
to
win.
It
beat
the
European
champion
in
all
five
games
of
a
match
in
October.
The
developers
say
__58__
(it)
learning
ability
may
someday
let
computers
help
solve
real?world
problems.
Those
could
include
making
medical
diagnoses
and
__59__
(conduct)
scientific
research.
Previously
computers
have
beaten
humans
in
other
games.
But
among
classic
games,
Go
has
long
been
viewed
as
the
most
challenging
for
artificial
intelligence
to
master.
Therefore,
many
people
find
it
unacceptable
for
a
human
champion
__60__
(beat)
by
AlphaGo.
Go
originated
in
China
more
than
2,500
years
ago.
The
game
involves
two
players
who
take
turns
putting
markers
on
a
checkerboard?like
grid
(格子).
The
object
is
to
surround
more
area
on
the
board
with
the
markers
than
one's
opponent
(对手).
Players
obtain
the
opponent's
pieces
__61__
surrounding
them.
The
rules
are
simple,
__62__
playing
it
is
not.
It's
__63__
(probable)
the
most
complex
game
ever
created
by
humans.
Martin
Mueller,
a
computing
science
professor,
__64__
(work)
in
Go
programs
for
30
years.
He
said,
“The
new
program
is
really
a
big
step
up
from
everything
else
that
we've
seen.
It's
__65__
very
impressive
piece
of
work.”
本文介绍了AlphaGo
在包括围棋在内的多个方面击败了人类冠军。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)
假设你是学生李华，你的英国朋友Jim
正在学习汉语，但遇到了一些困难，因此他给你发来一封电子邮件。请你给他回复一封邮件，要点如下：
1．感谢他曾对你英语学习的帮助；
2．介绍汉语的特点以及学习方法；
3．邀请他暑假来中国，交流语言学习经验。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear
Jim，
I'm
more
than
thrilled
to
receive
your
e?mail.
第二节：读后续写(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
I
was
once
unemployed.
But
I
never
let
it
affect
my
family.
I
kept
the
family
together.
I
pulled
the
car
into
the
garage
and
got
out,
just
like
every
night
for
the
past
16
years.
The
difference
was
that
I
wouldn't
have
a
job
to
go
to
in
the
morning.
I
used
to
be
a
lead
in
technology
for
a
national
bank
until
it
was
closed.
I'd
put
my
heart
and
soul
into
my
job.
Not
only
did
I
work
long
hours,
but
I
was
also
on
call
24
hours
a
day,
on
weekends
and
holidays
too.
If
someone
had
a
technical
problem,
even
at
2：00
am
on
Christmas
morning,
I
was
on
it.
My
kids
joked
that
even
though
they
were
the
teenagers,
I
was
the
one
who
was
absorbed
in
my
cell
phone
and
had
to
be
told
not
to
text
at
the
dinner
table.
My
wife,
Michelle,
had
been
able
to
go
back
to
work
full?time
as
an
office
manager
once
we
heard
my
job
was
threatened.
But
our
three
kids
would
be
going
to
college—our
son,
TJ,
was
a
high
school
senior,
and
the
girls,
Sarah
and
Tara,
were
in
ninth
grade—and
I
wanted
to
give
them
the
education
and
opportunities
they
deserved.
I
stepped
out
into
our
yard.
The
lawn
and
flower
beds
that
my
mom
had
attended
to
so
carefully
were
overrun
with
weeds.
There
was
a
Chinese
tree
in
the
middle
of
the
yard
that
I
remembered
my
parents
planting
when
I
was
a
boy.
It
needed
caring.
I'd
put
on
a
lot
of
weight—no
time
to
exercise
with
my
crazy
hours.
I
went
up
to
the
house.
Michelle
greeted
me
at
the
door
with
a
hug.
“It's
going
to
be
okay，”
she
said.
“Maybe
you
should
think
of
this
time
as
a
break.
You
deserve
one.”
“I'm
sorry，”
TJ
said.
“I
know
how
much
your
job
meant
to
you.”
His
concern
was
mirrored
on
the
girls'
faces.
“I'll
take
care
of
this，”
I
told
them.
“I'm
going
to
work
round
the
clock
to
find
a
new
job
and
get
our
lives
back
to
normal.”
