Day 1
A new age for moms? (P1)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why are there more and more working women according to the article?
A. Women are less willing to stay at home.
B. Better education enables women to find better jobs.
C. Women are earning a higher salary than men.
D. Men are no longer expected to be breadwinners.
2. In Krater’s opinion, what stops men from staying at home?
A. The prospect of being made fun of.
B. The sense of not being in control at home.
C. The embarrassment of being with moms.
D. The feeling of being less of a man.
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. It may be difficult for men to be a home father at first.
B. Men first passed women in bachelor’s degrees in 1996.
C. It is uncommon to see fathers with their children during the day.
D. The gap between men and women has increased sharply in recent years.
4. What is the main point of the article?
A. To encourage more fathers to stay at home.
B. To analyze the causes of a social problem.
C. To argue the case for fathers staying at home.
D. To report on a change in the roles of fathers and mothers.

Day 2

Snooker hails a ... (P4)
阅读文章并根据文章内容回答问题。
1. What image did snooker players leave on people in the past? (Within 3 words)
______________________________
2. What is Trump’s purpose with his playboy image? (Within 6 words)
______________________________
3. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.
There’s little doubt that with his boy band looks and spiky hairstyle, Trump is overturning snooker’s traditional conservative image.
______________________________
4. Which sentence in the article is closest in meaning to the following one?
Famous for his snooker achievements, Trump seems to enjoy his life when he is not playing snooker as much as he does while playing it.
_______________________________
5. Who is your favorite sports player? What is your impression of him/her? (Within 25 words)
________________________________

Day 3
Nature or nurture? (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. The underlined word “gender” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. task B. color C. sex D. food
2. The Chinese scientists who carried out the experiment, _________.
A. believed they have proved hunter-gatherer theory
B. found that the favorite color of females was white
C. scanned students’ brains to discover their color preferences
D. divided students into groups on the basis of personality
3. According to hunter-gatherer theory, ______.
A. women preferred to gather food when there was a blue sky
B. red stands for ripe food for women to collect
C. color preference influenced the gender division of labor
D. a bluish color stood for good weather that would produce a good harvest
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Personality has a great influence on color preference.
B. Women’s brains are less specialized for tasks related to gathering.
C. The girls prefer pink while the boys are more interested in purple.
D. Some think the color preferences are related to how we are brought up.

Day 4
Finding courage ... (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.
B. The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor.
C. The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.
D. The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.
2. How might the writer have felt when he saw his father make faces at Chelsey?
A. Glad. B. Bitter.
C. Surprised. D. Disappointed.
3. The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because ________.
A. he believed in strictness and punishment
B. he was not so attached to the writer
C. he thought there was no need to tell the writer
D. he was not used to openly showing his emotions
4. What does the writer attempt to tell us?
A. We don’t often value health until we lose it.
B. Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.
C. Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.
D. Bravely express your love for your family.

Day 5
第一节、听下面5段材料。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第1至第3小题。
1. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Close friends.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Waiter and customer.
2. How did the man get the tickets?
A. By asking a friend for them.
B. By booking them on the phone.
C. By lining up in front of the ticket office.
3. What do we learn about the exhibition?
A. It is very popular with people.
B. It is good but few people want to go to see it.
C. It is just so-so but a lot of people are interested in it.
听下面一段对话，回答第4至第6小题。
4. What are the two speakers probably doing?
A. Working in the office.
B. Sitting in the classroom.
C. Exercising in a gym.
5. What can we learn about the speakers?
A. They are both very busy these days.
B. They haven’t seen each other for a while.
C. They both often exercise in the gym together.
6. Who likes the morning math class a lot?
A. Jack. B. Mike. C. Susan.
听下面一段对话，回答第7至第9小题。
7. When does this conversation probably take place?
A. During the school term.
B. After the winter vacation.
C. At the beginning of the vacation.
8. How can the girl get the chance to attend Yu Lina’s concert?
A. If she gets a good job.
B. If she finishes her violin lessons.   
C. If she makes a Webpage.
9. What may the boy and the girlspeaker both do?
A. Travel to Europe.      
B. Take music lessons.
C. Buy new computers.
听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12小题。
10. Which bus are the speakers waiting for?
A. No 7. B. No 8. C. No 9.
11. What kind of weather is common in March?
A. Very hot. B. Cold. C. Cooler than today.
12. Where does this conversation take place?
A. In New York. B. In Florida. 　
C. In Indiana.　　
听下面一段独白，回答第13至第15小题。
13. What is the main idea of this passage about?
A. How was the Ice Hotel built.
B. What makes the Ice Hotel different.
C. What is the temperature of the Ice Hotel.
14. How many hotel rooms are there in the Ice Hotel?
A. 32. B. 52. C. 80.
15. Why is sleeping NOT a problem at the hotel?
A. The rooms are warm. 　　　　　　　
B. All the guests keep their winter coats on.
C. The special sleeping bags and blankets keep people warm.
第二节、听力信息填空。
听下面对话两遍，根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要信息，填入题号为16–20的空格中。

Information about 16______
Who found it Henry Roberts
Where it was found near the 17_______Bridge along London Road
Its number BWE18________
Its brand 19__________
Its color 20__________

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上期参考答案

D1 1. Her songs now focus on personal problems.
2. Music, fashion and her foundation.
3. Being happy with who you are.
or Following your dreams.
or Being yourself.
4. 在艰难地成长为一个国际巨星后，拉维尼想传达一些至理名言给粉丝们。
5. Her parents objected to what they thought of as their daughter’s outlandish style.
D2 DADB D3 DBAD D4 DDAC
D5 1-5 CACDB 6-10 DDACB