Listen to a conversation and choose the best answer from the four choices provided for each question. You can use the skills which you have learned in the mini-lecture.A. He is not improving at all.B. He has not won any games.C. He has not played well recently.D. He is not working very hard lately.

In this section, you will hear one news report. At the end of the news report, you will hear three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). (1) (单选题)Question 5A.By tying it to a door handle.B.y shaking it back and forth.C.With a full-sized helicopter.D.With a remote control craft.(2) (单选题)Question 6A.He has lots of fans on Facebook.B.He has rich experience in flying.C.He often suffers from toothaches.D.He has learned to pull teeth from a video.(3) (单选题)Question 7A.Spend more time together.B.Do something fun and creative.C.Tell them adventure stories.D.Play with them in a safe place.

制需【题文】 In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond Reuben Earle's means. Five dollars would buy almost a week's groceries for his family.制需制需 Reuben couldn't ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to her mother, Dora, who struggled to feed and clothe their five children.制需制需 Nevertheless, he opened the shop's weathered door and went inside. Standing proud and straight in his flour-sack shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don't have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”制需制需 “I'll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “Folks around here don't usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”制需制需 Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. He would raise the money and not tell anybody. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben suddenly had an idea. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails purchased in sacks from a local factory. Sometimes the used sacks were disposed of at the construction site, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece. 制需制需 That day he found two sacks, which he sold to the man in charge of packing nails.制需制需 The boy's hand tightly clutched the five-cent pieces as he ran the two kilometers home.制需制需 Near his house stood an ancient barn. Reuben found a rusty soda tin and dropped his coins inside. Then he climbed into it and hid the tin beneath a pile of hay.制需制需 It was dinnertime when Reuben got home. His father was ready to serve dinner as Reuben took his place at the table. He looked at his mother and smiled. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. Her chores were never-ending, but she was happy as her family and their well-being were her highest priority. 制需制需 Every day after chores and school, Reuben 制需scouted制需 the town, collecting the nail sacks. Summer vacation came, and no student was more delighted than Reuben. Now he would have more time for his mission. All summer long, despite chores at home weeding and watering the garden, cutting wood and fetching water — Reuben kept to his secret task.制需制需 Then all too soon fall arrived, and the winds blew cold and gusty from the bay. Reuben wandered the streets, diligently searching for his treasures. Often he was cold, tired and hungry, but the thought of the object in the shop window sustained him. Sometimes his mother would ask: "Reuben, where were you? We were waiting for you to have dinner."制需制需 “Playing, Mum. Sorry.”制需制需 Dora would look at his face and shake her head. Boys.制需制需 Finally the time had come! He ran into the barn, climbed to the hayloft and uncovered the tin can. He poured the coins out and began to count.制需制需 Then he counted again. He needed 20 cents more. Could there be any sacks left anywhere in town? He had to find out and sell them before the day ended. Reuben ran down Water Street. The shadows were lengthening when Reuben arrived at the factory. The sack buyer was about to lock up.制需制需 “Mister! Please don't close up yet.”制需制需 The man turned and saw Reuben, dirty and sweat stained.制需制需 “Come back tomorrow, boy.”制需制需 “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now — please.”The man heard a tremor in Reuben's voice and could tell he was close to tears.制需制需 “Why do you need this money so badly?”制需制需 “It's a secret.”制需制需 The man took the sacks, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben's hand. Reuben murmured a thank you and ran home.制需制需 Then, clutching the tin can, he headed for the shop.制需制需 “I have the money,”he solemnly told the owner.制需制需 The man went to the window and retrieved Reuben's treasure.制需制需 He wiped the dust off and gently wrapped it in brown paper. Then he placed the parcel in Reuben's hands.制需制需 Racing home, Reuben burst through the front door. His mother was busy in the kitchen.制需制需 “Here, Mum! Here!”Reuben exclaimed as he ran to her side. He placed a small box in her work-roughened hand.制需制需 She unwrapped it carefully, to save the paper. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora lifted the lid, tears beginning to blur her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch was the word "Mother". It was Mother's Day, 1946.制需制需 Dora had never received such a gift; she had no finery except her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her arms.制需【小题1】Why did Reuben enter the shop?制需制需制需A．Because he wanted to bargain with the shop keeper.制需制需制需制需B．Because he wanted to ask the shop keeper for a favor.制需制需制需制需C．Because he wondered if he could get what he wanted for free.制需制需制需制需D．Because he wanted to have a better look at the thing that appealed to him.制需制需制需【小题2】Reuben must have felt ______ after talking with the shop keeper.制需制需制需A．relieved and nervous制需制需B．disappointed and sad制需制需制需制需C．stressed but hopeful制需制需D．happy but determined制需制需制需【小题3】What is the possible meaning of the underlined word in the tenth paragraph?制需制需制需A．visited制需制需B．searched制需制需C．wandered制需制需D．escaped制需制需制需【小题4】How did Reuben manage to raise the 20 cents short for his purchase?制需制需制需A．By begging some passers-by for a favor.制需制需制需制需B．By demanding a discount from the shop keeper.制需制需制需制需C．By asking for some extra pocket money from his mother.制需制需制需制需D．By sweating himself in collecting and selling more sacks.制需制需制需【小题5】What message is conveyed through the story?制需制需制需A．Happiness comes from giving.制需制需B．Money can't buy everything.制需制需制需制需C．Where there is a will, there is a way.制需制需D．A mother understands what a child does not say.制需制需制需【小题6】What would be the best title for the passage?制需制需制需A．A Boy with a Mission（使命）制需制需B．A Valuable Gift制需制需制需制需C．A Special Mother's Day制需制需D．An Unforgettable Experience制需制需制需制需

The road to academic success is not easy. However, if you are hardworking, dedicated and persistent, achieving these academic goals should not be a problem. Here are some of the keys to realizing academic success in college.Understand your strengths and weaknesses – among all the other keys to academic success in college, this is perhaps the most important. Anyone wishing to achieve success while in college should always understand whatever it is they are good at and bad at. It might take a while to gain an understanding of your strengths and weaknesses, but it’s worth the hassle (麻烦). It’s only by understanding your weaknesses that you can be able to work on them or strengthen your strengths.Come up with your academic goals – before you even start a semester, you need to establish your academic goals. Your academic goals should not only be limited to your grades. You can broaden your goals to include some of the things that you’ve been avoiding in the past, including attending (for example) a Spanish class.Establish a time management system – time management is very critical when it comes to acquiring academic success. Since college students have all the freedom at their disposal, it’s very important to know how to properly manage your time so that you can strike a balance between your studies, extra curriculum activities and your part-time job if you have one.Know your professor – this is perhaps one of the most neglected keys to academic success in college because no one actually bothers to establish a relation with their professors. As the sole purpose of a professor is to empower students with knowledge, the more you engage with them and try to know them on a personal level, the more likely they’ll be able to help you out achieve academic success.1. According to the passage, what is the most important key to academic success?A) Being hardworking, dedicated and persistent.B) Understanding one’s strengths and weaknesses. C) Working on strengths rather than weaknesses.D) Setting a clear academic goal and sticking to it.2. What does the author say about academic goals?A) They should be set with the help of professors.B) They must be established before a semester.C) They can cover subjects more than grades. D) They ought to focus on increasing grades.3. According to the passage, why is time management important for college students?A) They have all the freedom to manage their own time. B) Their academic work at college is very time-consuming.C) They spend too much time on extra curriculum activities.D) They find it hard to keep a balance between study and work.4. What can we learn from the passage about student-professor relation at college?A) Students are not eager to establish a relation with their professors. B) Professors are too busy to be actually concerned about their students.C) Students are likely to engage with their professors even after class.D) Professors prefer to help those students who he or she knows in person.5. What is this passage mainly about?A) The setting of academic goals of college students.B) The keys to realizing academic success at college. C) The relation between college students and professors.D) The importance of time management for college students.

3、The speech _____, a lively discussion started.A. being deliveredB. was deliveredC. be deliveredD. having been delivered

The word “gravity” in the sentence “The pig brought gravity and mythic import to this well-worn fairy tale.” most probably means ______.A. seriousness and importanceB. physical force that pulls objects downC. sadness and disappointmentD. something funny or humorous

5. Motivation explains the connection between the linguistic form and its meaning.

* 本题备选项需点击原文空格处获取，在列表上点选即可。 The tree people in the Lord of the Rings—the Ents—can get around by walking. But for real trees, it’s harder to uproot. Because they’re literally rooted into the ground, they are unable to leave and go (26)_____. When a tree first starts growing in a certain area, it’s likely that the (27)_____ envelope—the temperature, humidity, rainfall patterns and so on—suits it. Otherwise, it would be unable to grow from a seedling. But as it (28)_____, these conditions may change and the area around it may no longer be suitable for its (29)_____. When that happens, many trees like walnuts, oaks and pines, rely (30)_____ on so-called “scatter hoarders”, such as birds, to move their seeds to new localities. Many birds like to store food for the winter, which they (31)_____ retrieve. When the birds forget to retrieve their food—and they do sometimes—a seedling has a chance to grow. The bird Clark’s nutcracker, for example, hides up to 100,000 seeds per year, up to 30 kilometers away from the seed source, and has a very close symbiotic (共生的) relationship with several pine species, most (32)_____ the white bark pine. As trees outgrow their ideal (33)_____ in the face of climate change, these flying ecosystem engineers could be a big help in (34)_____ trees. It’s a solution for us—getting birds to do the work is cheap and effective—and it could give (35)_____ oaks and pines the option to truly “make like a tree and leave”.

Today, there are many chances for those who wish to continue their education. However, nearly all require some break in one’s career in order to attend school full time. 　　 Part-time education, that is, attending school at night or for one weekend a month, tends to drag the process out over time and puts the completion of a degree program out of reach of many people. Additionally, such programs require a fixed time commitment which can also impact negatively on one’s career and family time. Of the many approaches to teaching and learning, however, perhaps the most flexible (灵活的) is that called distance learning. Distance learning is an educational method which allows the students the flexibility to study at his or her own pace to achieve the academic goals which are so necessary in today’s world. The time required to study may be set aside at the student’s convenience. Additionally, the student may enroll in distance learning courses from actually any place in the world, while continuing to pursue their chosen career. Individual assistance may be available via regular airmail, telephone, fax machine, teleconferencing and over the Internet. Good distance learning programs are characterized by the inclusion of a subject evaluation tool with every subject, so a student doesn’t need to travel away from home to take a test. Another characteristic of a good distance learning program is the equivalence (等同) of the distance learning course with the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus. The resultant diploma or degree should also be the same whether distance learning or on-campus study is employed. The individuality of the professor/student relationship is another characteristic of a good distance learning program. In the final analysis, a good distance learning program has a place not only for the individual student but also the company or business that wants to work in partnership with their employees for the educational benefit, professional development, and business growth of the organization. Supporting distance learning programs for their employees gives the business the advantage of retaining (留住) career-minded people while contributing to their personal and professional growth through education.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of part time education?____.A. It requires some break in one’s career. 　　B. It tends to last too long for many people to complete a degree program.　　C. It affects one’s career.　　D. It gives the student less time to share with the family. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of distance learning? ____.A. The student may choose his or her own pace.　B. The student may study at his or her convenience.　　C. They can pursue their chosen career while studying.　　D. Individual assistance comes through regular airmail, telephone and fax machine.What benefit will distance learning program bring to a business?____.A. Attracting more talented people.　　B. Good image of the business.　　C. Better cooperation with universities.　　D. Further training of employees and business growth.Good distance learning program have the following characteristics EXCEPT ____.A. distance learning course is the same as students taking courses on campus　B. the diploma or degree should be the same as on campus study　　C. professor-student relationship is strictly one to one all through the course　　D. includes subject evaluation toolWhat benefit will distance learning bring to an employee of a business?____.A. Higher salary.　　B. Professional growth.　　C. Good impression on the employer.　　D. Good relationship with the employer.

What makes a group intelligent You might think a group’s IQ would be simply the average intelligence of the group’s members, or perhaps the intelligence of the team’s smartest participant. But researchers who study groups have found that this isn’t so. Rather, a group’s intelligence emerges from the interactions that go on within the group. A team’s intelligence can be measured, and like an individual’s IQ score, it can accurately predict the team’s performance on a wide variety of tasks. And just as an individual’s intelligence is expandable, a group’s intelligence can also be increased. Here are five suggestions on how to guide the development of smart teams: Choose team members carefully. The smartest groups are composed of people who are good at reading one another’s social cues, according to a study led by Carnegie Mellon University professor Anita Williams Woolley and published in the journal Science. Talk about the "how". Many members of teams don’t like to spend time talking about "process", preferring to get right down to work―but Woolley notes that groups who take the time to discuss how they will work together are ultimately more efficient and effective. Share the floor. In the most intelligent teams, found Woolley, members take turns speaking. Participants who dominate the discussion or who hang back and don’t say much bring down the intelligence of the group. Alex Sandy Pentland, an MIT professor who studies group dynamics, has found that in smart teams, members connect directly with one another―not just with the team leader―and they’re constantly engaging in "back channel" or side conversations that supplement the main discussion. Boost informal social connections among members. The smartest teams spend a lot of time communicating outside of formal meetings, says Pentland. He tells of a call center where team members’ coffee breaks were staggered across the workday. Changing the schedule so that all members had a coffee break at the same time led them to do their work more efficiently and feel more satisfied with their jobs. Be open to external influences. In the most successful groups, Pentland discovered, team members regularly take off on their own to explore and discover. They then bring that information back to the group, stimulate the group’s work with fresh insights from the world outside the conference room.By saying "Be open to external influences" (Line 1, Para. 7), the author suggests ______. A．team members are willing to explore and discover on their ownB．team leaders can improve their teams’ work with some fresh ideasC．smart teams absorb new insights from the world outside the meeting roomD．smart teams often hold a brainstorming session outside the conference room