【正文】 ll, it’s very plicated, and I’m sure you don’t want to know all the details. Anyway, I decided that opening my own business just wasn’t formed. So I decided to stay at my old job instead. W: So you are still working in that shop. M: Yes. Well, a lot sure has happened since we last saw each other. W: I’ll say! You know, we should try to stay in touch. M: Let’s have lunch together sometime soon. W: Good idea. Text 10 Attention, please. On Saturday evening there is a talk by a wellknown American writer, Sara Jones. You may have read her latest novel. It’s in all the bookshops at the moment. Well, she is giving a talk at 8 on Saturday evening in the library. That’s the building next to the English Department Building. Miss Jones has just returned from Africa and will talk about all her experiences. Now I’d like to remind you that the talk is for everyone, not just for the fourth–year students. I’m sure the talk will be very interesting and hope you all have a great time. 。 刪 除 ： 把多余的 詞 用斜線（ \） 劃掉。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。 第 I 卷（共 100 分） 第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30 分） 做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上，錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題 5秒鐘：聽 完后，各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。 A Smart Cameras to Help You Take Better Photos Google Clips One of the latest to launch (發(fā)布 ) is Google Clips. It is designed to be put somewhere in a room to take pictures by itself. It can also be attached to an object or a person’s clothing. Google says machine learning helps the camera choose the best times and situations for taking pictures and videos. Interested buyers can join a waiting list to be informed when it is on the market. GoPro Hero GoPro also uses machine learning to power its QuikStories characteristic. This tool takes existing photos and videos and automatically (自動(dòng)地 ) creates a finished video piece, plete with music and effects. Snap Spectacles Messaging app Snapchat sells a pair of sunglasses with a builtin camera that can record short videos with the push of a button. Snap Inc. says the product, called Spectacles, is designed to ―catch the moment, without taking you out of it.‖ The glasses can record short video clips that can be shared with Snapchat users. Snap Inc. has started selling its Spectacles sunglasses online in the United States. Apple iPhone X Apple’s new iPhone X is being launched with its new Face ID system that it says will unlock the phone just by having the user look at it. This replaces the Touch ID on previous ones that used a fingerprint to unlock the phone. Apple says the system works by projecting more than 30,000 dots on the face to create a kind of map. Apple says its facial recognition is even secure enough to allow payments through its Apple Pay service. 21. What is the special function of Google Clips? A. It can play videos by itself. B. It can take pictures automatically. C. It can change photos into videos. D. It can provide music and effects. 22. Which of the following can now be bought on the Inter? A. Google Clips B. GoPro Hero C. Snap Spectacles D. Apple iPhone X 23. How is Apple iPhone X unlocked? A. By a fingerprint. B. By facial recognition. C. By pushing a button. D. By making a map. B Miles was born in Alton, a city on the Mississippi River in Illinois on May 26, 1926. Miles’s father was a dentist, while his mother was a music teacher. Miles had a good childhood, catching fish and riding horses with his older sister and younger brother. He was known as a naughty boy in school. He recalls his story, ―By the age of 12, music had bee the most important thing in my life.‖ His mother, a violinist herself, dearly wanted her son to play the violin. But brass (銅管 ) was Miles’s calling, and he remembers arguments between their parents as his dad overruled her to fight his son’s corner. He received his first trumpet (喇叭 ) in 1935 and began weekly music lessons with his father’s friend Mr. Elwood, his lifelong teacher. Talking about his school days, Miles said that Mr. Buchanan was the biggest influence on his life. He was the person who took Miles all the way into music at that time. He wanted to be a musician that he had dreamed. When he was 16, Miles met his girlfriend, Irene Birth. Although she was a beautiful young woman in many ways, it was her easygoing character that attracted Miles. At the weekends, Miles and Irene would take the bus over the Mississippi River to St Louis to watch movies and go dancing. Although Miles was too shy to really enjoy dancing, he always felt confident when he danced with Irene. When he turned 17, she persuaded him to ask for a job in his band—Eddie Handle’s Blue Devils. It worked. Joining the band was a breakthrough for Miles, and marked the time when he first began to write and arrange music. 24. What can we learn from Paragraph 1? A. Miles had no schooling in his childhood. B. Miles had a fortable family. C. Miles’s parents were strict with him. D. Miles caught fish for meals. 25. What does the underlined phrase ―fight his son’s er‖ in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Help mother to beat Miles. B Hit Miles in the er. Defend