2024衡水万卷周测十四

　　考试时间：120分钟

　　姓名：__________班级：__________考号：__________

　　、听力题（共两节，满分30分）

　　第一节

　　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。

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　　How much did the man pay for the cap?

　　A．Ten dollars．

　　B．Forty dollars．

　　C．Fifty dollars．

　　Where is the man going to plant the tree?

　　A．By the front door．

　　B．At the other end of the garden．

　　C．At the back of the garage．

　　What did the man mean?

　　A．He quite agreed with the woman．

　　B．He enjoyed the lecture the whole time．

　　C．The lecture was more than one hour long．

　　What does the man really want to do?

　　A．To read the advertisement．

　　B．To meet the manager．

　　C．To take the job．

　　What’s the time now?

　　A．8：30．

　　B．9：00．

　　C．8：00．

　　第二节

　　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。

　　Why does the man make his phone call?

　　A．To buy a table．

　　B．To reserve a table．

　　C．To sell a table．

　　At what time does Mr Miller want to go?

　　A．At 7：00．

　　B．At 9：00．

　　C．At 8：00．

　　听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

　　Where is Mr Brown?

　　A．He is in the Sales Department．

　　B．He is having a meeting．

　　C．He is busy．

　　What is Mr Peterson’s telephone number?

　　A．1300-621-7865．

　　B．1300-612-7685．

　　C．1360-620-7568．

　　听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

　　How long has Art been retired?

　　A．About twelve years．

　　B．About five years．

　　C．About eight years．

　　What did Art do?

　　A．He was a golfer．

　　B．He was a businessman．

　　C．He was a painter．

　　What does Art like doing most now?

　　A．Play golf．

　　B．Paint pictures．

　　C．Make glass．

　　听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

　　Where does the man want to go?

　　A．Tokyo Subway Station．

　　B．Tokyo Art Museum．

　　C．Tokyo Tower．

　　How much is the train fare?

　　A．130 yen．

　　B．140 yen．

　　C．150 yen．

　　Where should the man get on the train?

　　A．Platform number 3．

　　B．Platform number 4．

　　C．Platform number 5．

　　How often does the train come?

　　A．About every five minutes．

　　B．About every six minutes．

　　C．About every seven minutes．

　　听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

　　What is the name of the course?

　　A．Intercultural Commerce．

　　B．Interaction in Communication．

　　C．Intercultural Communication．

　　What time does the class meet?

　　A．3：05 p.m．to 4：15 p.m．

　　B．3：15 to 4：50 p.m．

　　C．3：50 to 4：50 p.m．

　　On average，how often will the class meet in the research lab during the last part of the course?

　　A．Twice a month．

　　B．Once a month．

　　C．Three times a month．

　　Which item was NOT mentioned as part of determining a student’s final grade in the class?

　　A．Participation.

　　B．A research project.

　　C．Performance in class.

　　、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

　　第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

　　A

　　A world-famous Canadian author, Margaret Atwood, has created the world’s first long-distance signing device(装置), the LongPen.

　　After many tiring book-signing tours from city to city, Atwood thought there must be a better way to do them . She hired some technical experts and started her own company in 2004. Together they designed the LongPen. Here’s how it works: The author writes a personal message and signature on a computer tablet(手写板) using a special pen. On the receiving end, in another city, a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the book. The author and fan can talk with each other via webcams(网络摄像机) and computer screens。

　　Work on the LongPen began in Atwood’s basement(地下室). At first, they had no idea it would be as hard as it turned out to be. The device went through several versions, including one that actually had smoke coming out of it. The investing finally completed, test runs were made in Ottawa, and the LongPen was officially launched at the 2006 London Book Fair. From here , Atwood conducted two transatlantic book signings of her latest book for fans in Toronto and New York City.

　　The LongPen produces a unique signature each time because it copies the movement of the author in real time. It has several other potential applications. It could increase credit card security and allow people to sign contracts from another province. The video exchange between signer and receiver can be recorded on DVD for proof when legal documents are used.

　　“It’s really fun”, said the owner of a bookstore, who was present for one of the test runs. “Obviously you can’t shake hands with the author but there are chances for a connection that you don’t get from a regular book signing..

　　The response to the invention has not been all favorable. Atwood has received criticism from authors who think she is trying to end book tours. But she said, “It will be possible to go to places that you never got sent to before because the publishers couldn’t

　　afford it.”

　　Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen?

　　A. To set up her own company

　　B. To win herself greater popularity

　　C. To write her books in a new way

　　C. To make book signings less tiring

　　How does the LongPen work?

　　A. It copies the author’s signature and prints it on a book.

　　B. It signs a book while receiving the author’s signature.

　　C. The webcam sends the author’s signature to another city.

　　D. The fan uses it to copy the author’s signature himself.

　　What do we know about the invention of the LongPen?

　　A. It has been completed but not put into use.

　　B. The basement caught fire by accident.

　　C. Some versions failed before its test run.

　　D. The designers were well-prepared for the difficulty.

　　B

　　A new computer treatment is being used to deal with obesity (肥胖) in children.

　　Connected to a small dining set, consisting of scales and a plate, a mini computer teaches children how to eat and reminds them when to stop.

　　“In very fat people, hunger signals from the stomach to the brain stop functioning. But the new computer system teaches the children how to receive these messages again,” says Dr. Julian HamiltonShield, the Bristol University senior lecturer leading the treatment trials.

　　The computer, called a Mandometer, records and stores the weight loss from the plate when children eat. As the food is leaving the plate, a curve (曲线) is produced on the computer screen suggesting whether the child is eating too quickly.

　　“Children with weight problems often eat too quickly. We want them to eat steadily and slowly and the system teaches them to slow down. It’s a bit like retraining,” says HamiltonShield.

　　Obesity now represents one of the major threats to the future health of children. About one in five boys and one in four girls aged two to fifteen in England are overweight. But so far no treatments have proven effective in treating children.

　　The Mandometer was developed in Sweden, but at present is experiencing further development at the University of Bristol, with ＄224,400 in funds from BUPA—a global health and care organization. The system could be on the market in two years’ time. At first, it would be managed by medical clinics.

　　The text is mainly written to explain .

　　Ahow a new computer treatment dealing with obesity works

　　Bwhy child obesity becomes a topic of people

　　Chow to lose weight with the help of computers

　　Dwhy a computer is effective in dealing with child obesity

　　The word “functioning” in paragraph 3 probably means .

　　Aeating

　　Bworking

　　Clasting

　　Dlosing

　　Obesity threats the health of children, which .

　　Apeople have not cared about

　　Bis nothing compared with other diseases

　　Chas led to many deaths

　　Dis very serious

　　What can we learn from the text?

　　AThe Mandometer will be put into market once it proves effective.

　　BThe Mandometer is cheap enough for every family to afford.

　　CThe Mandometer is still not perfect.

　　DSlow eating is sure to make people lose weight.

　　C

　　He says the problem with teachers is，“What will a kid learn from someone who chose to become a teacher?” He reminds the other dinner guests that it’s true what they say about teachers：Those who can，do；those who can’t，teach.

　　I decide to bite my tongue instead of biting his and stop myself from reminding the other dinner guests that it’s also true what they say about lawyers—that they make money from the misfortune o f others.

　　“I mean，you’re a teacher，Taylor，” he says to me.“Be honest.What do you make?’’

　　1 wish he hadn’t asked hie to be honest，because now I have to teach him a lesson.

　　You want to know what I make?

　　I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

　　I can make a C+ feel like a great achievement and an A― feel like a failure.

　　How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best?

　　I make parents tremble in fear when I call them：

　　I hope I haven’t called at a bad time，

　　I just wanted to talk to you about something Billy said today.

　　Billy said，“Leave the kid alone.I still cry sometimes，don’t you?”

　　And it was the bravest act I have ever seen.

　　I make parents see their children for who they are and what they can be.

　　You want to know what I make?

　　I make kids wonder.

　　I make them question.

　　I make them criticise.

　　I make them think.

　　I make them apologise and mean it.

　　I make them write，write，write.

　　And then I make them read.

　　I teach them to solve math problems that they once thought impossible.

　　I make them understand that if you have brains then you follow your heart and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make，you teach them a lesson.

　　Let me make this simple for you，so you know what I say is true：

　　I make a great difference! What about you?

　　What do we know about the man that the author is speaking to?

　　A.He is respectful to teachers.

　　B.He is in the author’s home.

　　C. He is actually a lawyer.

　　D.He dislikes lawyers.

　　The underlined phrase“bite my tongue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to______.

　　A.say something which is wrong

　　B.speak out honestly but carelessly

　　C.keep silent about myself

　　D.Stop myself saying what I really think

　　The author called Billy’s parents to_____.

　　A.let them tremble in fear

　　B.ask why Billy cried that day

　　C.praise what Billy did that day

　　D.advise them to leave Billy alone

　　What is the tone of the passage?

　　A.Angry and proud.

　　B.Upset and disappointed.

　　C.Humourous and light-hearted.

　　D.Cheerful and positive.

　　D

　　Believe it or leave it: strange stories of 2005

　　●The authorities running a cemetery(墓地)near Tel Aviv were confused to find tourists beating a path to the grave of a 19 year old British soldier who died in fighting 66 years earlier.His name, engraved(雕刻)on the headstone, was Harry Potter.

　　●There were red faces in the office of Croatian President Stipe Mesic after a painting given to him as a gift turned out to have been stolen from a local art exhibition.

　　●Before setting off to rob a bank, a man in the west African state of Mali put on charms(符咒) that he believed would make him invisible.He was jailed with gunshot wounds after police guarding the place saw through him or rather failed to do so.

　　●After a row with his wife about money, a well off Israeli man opened the family safe, took out the equivalent(等量的) of 680,000 dollars in banknotes and burned it to ashes on the front lawn.

　　●A Japanese woman who paid a contract killer 136,000 dollars to murder her lover’s wife went to the police to complain when he failed to do the job.

　　●Emily, a one year old cat from the US state of Wisconsin, got lost and wandered into an air cargo container and before she knew it she was being unloaded in the eastern French city of Nancy.Unharmed, she was flown back in style.

　　Why did the cemetery near Tel Aviv receive so many visitors? ______

　　A.People wanted to show their respect for the brave young Soldier

　　B.Many people wanted to have a tomb built for themselves

　　C.People wanted to visit their relatives who were buried there

　　D.It is the name Harry Potter that attracted these visitors

　　What caused the “red faces” in the office of Croatian President Stipe Mesic? ______

　　A.The fresh red paint on the paintings

　　B.The loss of the painting from the office