【正文】 ess definite our knowledge,and few people will fail to recognize a rose,an apple,or an orchid. When our ancestors,living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago,discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer harvests the next season,the first great step in a new association(聯(lián)系 )of plants and humans was were discovered and from them flowed the wonder of agriculture:cultivated then on,humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants,rather than getting a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild— and the accumulated(積累 )knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience and close contact with plants in the wild would begin to fade away. of the following statements is TRUE? humans knew nothing about plants. humans probably had extensive knowledge of plants. humans had little knowledge of plants. humans did not enjoy the study of botany. 答案 :B 解析 :細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 M:Wele. W:Hi,you’ve done a good job decorating this place,really nice. M:Thanks,I am glad you like I get you a drink? W:No,’s go to prepare am g etting hungry. M:Here is the will chop the you take the meat out of the fridge?It’s in a yellow plastic container. W:Wow,this smells good. M:Could you slice those potatoes for me,please? W:What are we having? M:My special dumplings,sweet and sour pork with pineapple,beef with onions and green peppers,eggplant with soy sauce,and a few side dishes like tomatoes with sugar. W:Sounds wonderful. M:I’ll start preparing the meat stuffing. W:I wish I had the could you tell me what’ s in this? M:I will tell you after dinner. is the conversation taking place? the man’s house. the woman’s house. their friend’s house. 答案 :A colour is the meat container? . . . 答案 :B is the side dish mentioned by the man? with soy sauce. with pineapple. with sugar. 答案 :C 聽第 9段材料 ,回答第 15 至 17題。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。每小題 ,滿分 ) 聽下面 5 段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題 ,從題中所給的 A、 B、 C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng) ,并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每小題 ,滿分 ) 聽下面 5 段對(duì)話。 M:Professor Lee asked us to finish reading the book tonight. W:Oh,that’ll be a lot of work. are the two speakers mainly talking about? homework. professor. reading habits. 答案 :A M:If we go to London by bus,it’ll take us three hours. W:Yes,but it’s only two hours by train. long does it take to London by train? hour. hours. hours. 答案 :B W:Good morning,. M:Hello,Mrs ’s your visitor? W:Oh,this is my daughter,’s a writer and her husband is a teacher. does Kate do? is a teacher. is a writer. is a visitor. 答案 :B W:Good I help you? M:Yes,I’d like a double room. W:How many nights do you plan to stay? M:’ll be checking out on Friday morning. is the man checking in? . . . 答案 :C M:Why are you so busy with your project now? W:I’m afraid that John will expect me to help him with his late paper. M:You should just tell him that you’re not going to. does the man mean? should refuse to assist John. will not write the paper. ’s afraid that he will finish his paper late. 答案 :A 第二節(jié) (共 15小題 。聽完后 ,每個(gè)小題將給出 5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。 M:The carrots taste awful and do you like them? W:I like them very are delicious. M:Well,you can have all my saw you buy some chocolate am done with the main ’s about time for some dessert. W:Oh,you want my chocolate cakes? M:No,no,I’m just thinking of some I have had enough carrots. W:Robert,carrots contain much vitamin is good for you. M:I know,but chocolate cake is even better. W:Oh,stop it!You know you need will end up fat if you don’t watch your diet now. M:Well,actually,I don’t mind eating chocolate cakes are much know I was born with a sweet tooth. of the following is the man’s favorite food? . cakes. . 答案 :B are the two speakers probably doing now? a meal. . food. 答案 :A does the woman say about carrots? is rich in fibers. can reduce weight. contains much vitamin C. 答案 :C 聽第 8段材料 ,回答第 12 至 14題。每小題 2分 ,滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下列短文 ,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C和 D)中 ,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。全文出現(xiàn) property 的地方有兩處 ,除了第一段之外 ,在第二段倒數(shù)第二句話還能找到。故選 D項(xiàng)。從第二段我們可知 ,在美國(guó)吃補(bǔ)藥是合法的。一般人認(rèn)為 ,以草藥為主的中藥或補(bǔ)藥對(duì)人體沒有什么害處 ,但是從文章的意思和作者的觀點(diǎn)來(lái)看 ,這種看法是錯(cuò)誤的 ,故答案選 C項(xiàng)。 C The male lion’s splendid mane( 鬃毛 )sets him apart from other cats— and it’s great attraction for the ladies— so why would he do without it?That question has puzzled scientists since 1833,when the first reports of“maneless”lions streamed in from around the ,a research team reports that lions from the Tsavo region of Kenya deliberately delay mane growth to fit in with the region’s harsh temperatures. John Patterson,a hunter and a British Colonel,was one of the first to document manelessness in Tsavo’s famous man since,naturalists have developed evolutionary researchers suggested that lions lost their manes because they were caught too many times in Tsavo’s thorn bushes argued that Tsavo’s aggressive lions have unusually high testosterone( 雄激素 )levels,known to cause male pattern baldness(禿頂 )in others supposed that Tsavo’s lions were a distinct group or were a related to a lion pictured in prehistoric caves,which no longer existed. But expert Thomas Gnoske at the Field Museum in Chicago,Illinois,considered something these researchers didn’t:lions shipped to zoos in cooler climates grow longer made him wonder whether hot temperatures account for Tsavo’s thinning find out,Gnoske and his colleagues studied museum records and conducted 10 years of fieldwork in Tsavo