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注意事項：

1.答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。

2.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案

標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。回答非選擇題

時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。

3.考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將

試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。

第一節（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選

項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和

閱讀下一小題。

每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Payfortheclothes.B.Gotoanotherstore.C.Tryonsomedresses.

2.Whatwillthemandoaboutthecamera?

A.Haveitrepaired.B.LendittoLarry,C.Changeitforanew

one.

3.Whydoesthewomansuggesthavingaparty?

A.Billhasgotapayraise.

B.Billhasfoundagoodjob.

C.Billhasfinishedaproject.

4.Wherewillthewomangotocelebratehermom'sbirthday?

A.CafeBlue.B.ChezMarie.C.Leblanc.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Apark.B.Theweather.C.Bob'spets.

第二節（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的

A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各

個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話

或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Hu4sbandandwife.C.Salesmanandcus-

tomer.

7.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Domoreexercise.B.Drinkplentyofwater.C.Stopeatingchocolate.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.WhydoesJoshuamakethecall?

A.Toaskforadvice.B.Tomakeanapology.C.Tocheckthetime.

9.WhereisJoshuanow?

A.InCiderStreet.B.OnElmerRoad.C.InPoplarStreet.

10.WhatisJoshua'sdestination?

A.Maria'shouse.B.TheNationalBank.C.WestinHospital.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Howmuchrentwouldthemanliketopayeverymonth?

A.￡400.B.￡800.C.￡950.

12.Whatisanadvantageoftheflat?

A.Ifsconvenientforshopping.

B.It'sinaquietneighborhood.

C.It'snexttotheman'scollege.

13.Whatisthemangoingtodotomorrow?

A.Findanotherflat.B.Moveintotheflat.C.Checkontheflat.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Onabus.B.Atastore.C.Inachurch.

15.Whatwastheman'sfirstchallengethisweek?

A.Todosomevolunteerwork.

B.Toencourageotherstosmile.

C.Totreatastrangertoadinner.

16.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.

17.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Makeanapplication.B.Callherhusband.C.Payforhergroceries.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whatshouldapublicspeakeravoiddoingaccordingtothewoman?

A.Talkingtooloudly.B.Speakingtoofast.C.Sayingtoomuch.

19.Whyshouldtheclosingofaspeechbecarefullyplanned?

A.It'susuallythemostrememberedpart.

B.It'sthelastchancetomakeyourpoint.

C.It'sasimportantastheopeningwords.

20.Whatdoesthewomansuggestapublicspeakerdoduringthespeech?

A.Showagoodsenseofhumor.

B.Motivatetheaudiencetoact.

C.Meetchallengeswithcourage.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Family-FriendlyEventsinJanuary

ZooLights:GlowWildJan.1-19

ThePhoenixZoo'syearlyholidaylightshowisonuntilJan.19,allowingfami-

liesoneormoreopportunitiestoenjoythecity'szoo,withmillionsoflightsgivingan

addeddimensiontothefestivities.

GlowWild,455N.GalvinPkwy.,Phoenix,,$11.95members,

$13.95generaladmission.

DowntownMesaFestivaloftheArtsJan.4-18

TheDowntownMesaFestivaloftheArtsfeaturestheworkofestablishedand

emergingartists,includingthosewhocreatewoodwork,metalcrafts,fooditems,art,

photographyandgifts.

OnMacdonald,offofMainStreetinDowntownMesa,,freead-

mission.

FamilyFunWinterfestJan.4

OdySeaAquariumintheDesertishostingthethirdannualFamilyFunWinter-

festinitsDesertCourtyard,featuringrealsnowforthekidstoplayin.Thisfreeevent

featureseverythingfrombouncehousestorides,games,snowflakecraftsandface

paintingtogowithvariousstandssetupbylocalsellers,withfoodandotheroffer-

ingsforsaleattheevent.

9500E.ViadeVentura,Scottsdale,,free.

YouthFineArtsCourseJan.18-Mar.7

MesaArtsCenterishostinganeight-weekyouthartscourseonSaturdaysto

teachartisticskillsandknowledgethroughfunandchallengingartclassesinawide

varietyofartmaterials,includingpainting,drawing,mixedmediaandsculpture,en-

suringmentallystimulatingsessionsforall.

MesaArtCenter,1E.MainSt.,Mesa,,$93.

21.HowcanyougetadiscountedtickettotheZooLightsshow?

A.Bringafriend.

B.Getamembership.

C.Joinatourgroup.

D.Bookaticketonline.

22.WhatcanyoudoatFamilyFunWinterfest?

A.Havefreefood.

B.Enjoyrealsnow.

C.Takeartclasses.

D.Meetlocalartists.

23.Whicheventlaststhelongest?

A.ZooLights:GlowWild.

B.DowntownMesaFestivaloftheArts.

C.FamilyFunWinterfest.

D.YouthFineArtsCourses.

B

AsayounggirlgrowingupinFrance,SarahToumidreamedofbecominga

leaderwhocouldmaketheworldabetterplace.Herpassiontohelpotherswasawak-

enedwhen,fromtheageofnine,sheaccompaniedherTunisianfathertohisbirth-

placeintheeastofthecountryduringholidays.Theresheorganizedhomeworkclubs

andactivitiesforchildren.Toumiwitnessedfirst-handthedestructiveeffectofdeser-

tification.“Within10yearsrichfarmersbecameworseoff,andin10yearsfrom

nowtheywillbepoor.IwantedtostoptheSaharaDesertinitstracks.HAdecreasein

averagerainfallandanincreaseintheseverityofdroughts（干旱）haveledtoan

estimated75percentofTunisia7sagriculturallandsbeingthreatenedbydesertifica-

tion.

Toumirecognizedthatfarmingpracticesneededtochange.Sheisconfidentthat

smalllandareascanbringlargereturnsiffarmersareabletoadaptbyplantingsus-

tainablecrops,usingnewtechnologiesforwatertreatmentandfocusingonnatural

productsandfertilizers（月巴$4）ratherthanchemicals.

In2012,Toumiconsolidatedherdreamtofightthedesert.ShemovedtoTuni-

sia,andsetupaprogrammenamedAcaciasforAlltoputhersustainablefarmingphi-

losophyintoaction."Iwanttoshowyoungpeopleinruralareasthattheycancreate

opportunitieswheretheyare.Nobodyisbetterabletounderstandtheimpactofdeser-

tificationandclimatechangethansomebodywhoislivingwithnoaccesstowater.”

BySeptember2016,morethan130,000acaciatreeshadbeenplantedon20pi-

lotfarms,withfarmersrecordinga60percentsurvivalrate.Toumiestimatesthat

some3millionacaciatreesareneededtoprotectTunisia'sfarmland.Sheexpectsto

plant1milliontreesby2018.Inthenextcoupleofyears,Toumihopestoextendthe

programmetoAlgeriaandMorocco.

24.HowdidToumi'sholidaytripstoTunisiainfluenceher?

A.Theymadeherdecidetoleavethecountry.

B.Theyhelpedherbetterunderstandherfather.

C.Theyfiredherenthusiasmforhelpingothers.

D.Theydestroyedherdreamofbeingateacher.

25.WhatisthemaincauseofthedesertificationofTunisia'sfarmland?

A.Lowrainfall.

B.Soilpollution.

C.Coldweather.

D.Forestdamage.

26.WhydidToumisetupAcaciasforAllinTunisia?

A.Tocreatejobopportunitiesforyoungpeople.

B.Tohelpthechildrenobtainabasiceducation.

C.Topersuadethefarmersnottousefertilizers.

D.Tofacilitatetheprotectionoftheirfarmland.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.SavingWaterinTunisia

B.PlantingTreesofNativeSpecies

C.HoldingbacktheSahara

D.FightingPovertyinNorthAfrica

C

Foryears,DavidJames,whostudiesinsectsatWashingtonStateUniversity,had

wantedtoexaminethemigration（遷徙）patternsofWestCoastmonarchbutterflies

（黑脈金斑蝶）.Theroutethebutterfliestravelhasbeenhardlyknownbecausethe

populationsaretoosmalltofollow.Forevery200monarchstagged（打標簽）bya

researcher,onlyoneisusuallyrecoveredattheendofitstrip,Jamessays,andfind-

ingeven200inthewildtotagisunlikely.Knowingtherouteisvitaltoconservation

efforts,butJameshadnowaytofigureitout-untilhegotaphonecallfromWashing-

tonStatePenitentiaryinWallaWalla.

Theprisonwaslookingfornewactivitiestoimprovethementalhealthofthose

servinglong-termsentences.SoJamesbeganworkingwithprisonerstoraisemon-

archsthroughthewholeprocessoftheirtransformation.Theadultinsectswerethen

taggedandreleasedfromtheprison.Overfiveyears,nearly10,000monarchsflew

fromthefacility.ElsewhereinWashington,OregonandIdaho,researchersreleased

anotherfewthousand.

Thetagsincludedemailaddresses,andsoonafterthefirstbutterfliestookoff,

Jamesstartedreceivingmessagesfrompeoplewhohadspottedthem.Thebutterflies,

thereportsconfirmed,winteredincoastalCalifornia.Twelveofthemlandedat

LighthouseFieldStateBeachinSantaCruz.SeveralmoreheadedtoBolinasand

MorroBay.

Theworkhelpsresearchersidentifyidealplacestoplantmilkweedandother

vegetationthatareimportanttothelifecycleofWestCoastmonarchbutterflies.It

alsobroughtoutthegentlersideofsomeoftheprisoners."Theywereveryworried

thattheyweregoingtoharmthebutterflies,“Jamessays.Watchingthemonarch

changetheirformalsotouchedthemen."Thisbutterflychanged,"Jamesrecalls

prisonerstellinghim,“andmaybewecantoo.”

28.WhatwashardforDavidtodoinhisstudy?

A.Gainfinancialsupport.

B.Hirequalifiedworkers.

C.Buildanewlaboratory.

D.Findenoughmonarchs.

29.Whyarethebutterfliestaggedbeforebeingreleased?

A.Toguaranteetheirsafety.

B.Toenablethemtoflylongerdistances.

C.Totracktheirtravelroutes.

D.Todistinguishthemfromotherspecies.

30.Whatmakestheprisonersfeelthattheycanchange?

A.Thepatiencethebutterfliesshowed.

B.Thehardshipthebutterfliesunderwent.

C.Thetransformationofthebutterflies.

D.ThedevotionofJamestothebutterflies.

31.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theimpactoftheresearch.

B.ThefindingsofJames1study.

C.Thereleaseoftheprisoners.

D.Thelifecycleofthebutterflies.

D

Weallknowthatunpleasantfeelingwhenwe'retalkingaboutsomethinginter-

estingandhalfwaythroughoursentencewe'reinterrupted.Butwasthatreallyanin-

terruption?Theanswerdependsonwhomyouask,accordingtonewresearchledby

KatherineHiltonfromStanfordUniversity.

Usingasetofcontrolledaudioclips（錄音片段），Hiltonsurveyed5,000

AmericanEnglishspeakerstobetterunderstandwhataffectspeople'sperceptionsof

inteiTuptions.Shehadparticipantslistentoaudioclipsandthenanswerquestions

aboutwhetherthespeakersseemedtobefriendlyandengaged,listeningtoonean-

other,ortryingtointerrupt.

HiltonfoundthatAmericanEnglishspeakershavedifferentconversational

styles.Sheidentifiedtwodistinctgroups:highandlowintensityspeakers.Highinten-

sityspeakersaregenerallyuncomfortablewithmomentsofsilenceinconversation

andconsidertalkingatthesametimeasignofengagement.Lowintensityspeakers

finditrudetotalkatthesametimeandpreferpeoplespeakoneafteranotherincon-

versation.

Thedifferencesinconversationalstylesbecameevidentwhenparticipantslis-

tenedtoaudioclipsinwhichtwopeoplespokeatthesametimebutwereagreeing

witheachotherandstayedontopic,Hiltonsaid.Thehighintensitygroupreported

thatconversationswherepeoplespokeatthesametimewhenexpressingagreement

werenotinterruptivebutengagedandfriendlierthantheconversationswithmoments

ofsilenceinbetweenspeakingturns.Incontrast,thelowintensitygroupperceived

anyamountofsimultaneous（同時）chatasarudeinterruption,regardlessofwhat

thespeakersweresaying.

uPeoplecareaboutbeinginterrupted,andthosesmallinterruptionscanhavea

massiveeffectontheoverallcommunication,nHiltonsaid."Breakingapartwhatan

interruptionmeansisessentialifwewanttounderstandhowhumansinteractwith

eachother.”

32.WhatdoesHilton'sresearchfocuson?

A.Whatinterruptionsmeantopeople.

B.Whetherinterruptionisgoodornot.

C.Howtoavoidgettinginterrupted.

D.Whyspeakersinterrupteachother.

33.Whatdoparticipantsofthestudyneedtodo?

A.Recordanaudioclip.

B.Answersomequestions.

C.Listentooneanother.

D.Haveachatwithafriend.

34.Whatdolowintensityspeakersthinkofsimultaneouschat?

A.It'simportant.

B.It'sinteresting.

C.It'sinefficient.

D.It'simpolite.

35.WhatcanwelearnfromHilton'sresearch?

A.Humaninteractioniscomplex.

B.Communicationisthebasisoflife.

C.Intenuptionspromotethinking.

D.Languagebarrierswillalwaysexist.

第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項

中有兩項為多余選項。

Therehasbeenaveryseriousdeclineinthenumbersofshallow-waterfishasa

resultofoverfishing.Peoplestillwanttoeatfish,sothefishingindustrymustlookat

othersources,especiallythedeepwatersoftheAtlantic.36

Conservationmeasureswillhavetobeputinplaceifthesedeep-seafishareto

survive.Researchonfivesuchspeciesshowsthatnumbershavedeclinedbybetween

87percentand98percent.37Manyspeciescouldwelldisappearcompletelyifthe

presenttrendcontinues.Thesearespeciesthathavebeenswimminginouroceansfor

hundredsofmillionsofyears.

Theproblem1isemphasizedbythefactthatthedeclineinnumbershappenedin

lessthantwentyyears.Deep-seafishtakealongtimetoreproduceandnormallylive

formanyyears.38Theaveragesizeofsuchfishalsodeclined,withonespecies

showinga57percentdeclineinaveragesize.Thisisofparticularconcern,aslarge

fishtendtoproducemoreoffspringthansmallones.

39Thedeep-seaspecieshavebeencaughtasiftheywerethefast-breeding（快

速繁殖）fishlikesardineandherring.Itislikekillingelephantsasiftheyrepro-

ducedatthesamerateasrabbits.

Thedamagedonebyoverfishinggoesbeyondtheseaenvironment.Millionsof

peoplemakealivinginthefishingindustry.40Measuresmustbetakentonotonly

conserveecosystems,butalsosustainlivelihoodsandensurefoodsecurity.

A.Billionsofpeoplerelyonfishforprotein.

B.Manypeoplenowchoosenottoeatdeep-seafish.

C.Unfortunately,theirreproductionrateisverylow.

D.Thisputstheminthecategoryofucriticallyendangeredv.

E.Noneofthesefactshasbeentakenintoaccountbythefishingindustry.

F.Overfishingisamajorcauseofdeclineinpopulationsofoceanwildlife.

G.Thishasresultedinasharpdeclineinthenumbersofmanyofthespecies

caught.

第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白

處的最佳選項。

Dr.SmithofNewYorkworksatacenterforchildrenwhocan'tlearnwell.One

dayafatherbroughthissontohimfor_41athisoffice.

ThefathertoldDr.Smithabouthisson."Mysonhas42inlearningandcan't

evenplaybaseball.Heisn'tdoingwellbecausehedoesn'ttry.Ihavedoneeverything

forhim.Ihaveevenshoutedathim.Butnothing43.”

AfterDr.Smithtestedtheboy,he44hisfather.Heaskedthefathertositinfront

ofa45andthengavehimapencilandapieceofpaper.Therewasa46onthepaper.

Heaskedthefathertolookonlyinthemirrorand47thelinesofthestarwiththepen-

cil.Thefathermadethesame48anyonemakes.Everytimehe49thepencil,itwent

thewrongway.Thefather'sfacebecamered.

Atthis50thedoctorshoutedathim,“Hurryup!Whyareyou51solong?You

can*tdosuchan52thing!Youdon'tknowleftfromright!”These53madethefather

veryangry.

“Nowyoucan54,can'tyou?”Thedoctorsaidtohim."Yoursonhasfelt

justlikethatallthetime.Youscolded（訓I斥）himtoooften,sohedidn'ttryany

more.Hewasafraidofmakingmistakes.”

55thefatherunderstoodeverything.Heputhisfacedown.Nowhefeltsosorry.

41.A.testingB.actingC.teachingD.playing

42.A.confidenceB.interestC.experienceD.difficulty

43.A.returnsB.helpsC.appearsD.remains

44.A.waitedforB.searchedforC.believedinD.calledin

45.A.mirrorB.televisionC.paintingD.desk

46.A.faceB.lineC.numberD.star

47.A.removeB.followC.crossD.cut

48.A.decisionsB.choicesC.mistakesD.patterns

49.A.touchedB.droppedC.movedD.sharpened

50.A.speedB.cornerC.endD.point

51.A.stayingB.takingC.preparingD.writing

52.A.easyB.importantC.obviousD.exciting

53.A.ideasB.wordsC.questionsD.instructions

54.A.relaxB.leaveC.understandD.promise

55.A.InterestinglyB.AbsolutelyC.SuddenlyD.Unfortunate-

iy

第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Thegovernmenthasawarded$5milliontothreedifferentlocalnonprofitorgani-

zations.Themoneywill56(distribute)overafour-yearperiodandisaimedat

helpingapproximately1,000homelesspeopleinthecountyofArvada.

Oneagency,57(base)inWoodbridge,isexpected58_(receive)$1.5mil-

lion.Theagencydirectorsaysthattheywillfocustheirresourceson59_(educate)

thehomeless."Wewillprobablybuildanotherschool-homewiththismoney,“he

said."Aschool-homeisexactly60itsoundslike.Itisaschoolandahome.We

havealreadybuiltfourschool-homesthroughoutthecounty.Wegetthehomelessoff

thestreet,61weeducatethemsotheydon'thavetoreturntothestreet.Weteach

themhowtobegardeners,painters,carpenters,bricklayers,electricians,andair-

conditioningrepairmen.

“Youwouldn'tbelieve62successthatwehavehad.Infact,acoupleofweeks

ago,ourofficeair-conditioningwentout.Mysecretarycalledarepairman.Toour

surprise,therepairman63_(be)oneofourfirsthomelessstudents.Henowowns

hisownair-conditioningbusiness,plustwohouses,twocarsandaboat!Hehasa

dozenemployees.He'sdoingbetterthanIam.Hefixedourair-conditioning64free.I

thinkImightsignupfortheair-conditioningclass65(I).”

第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節（滿