A.Playing video games. B.Writing his homework. C.Preparing his college application essays. 9.How does the woman sound? A.Happy. B.Relieved. C.Angry. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Tourist and guide. B.Father and daughter. C.Reporter and explorer. 11.What did the man think was the most difficult part during the mountain climbing? A.The dangerous ice.

devices than we imagine.These days,people can spend the ma- jority of their days on social media and electronic devices.These all-in-one devices are great tools.38 On a deeper level,we can simplify our thinking. 39 If you do not want to go that far,try to ignore the thoughts that are not related to the present.A continuous stream of thoughts is not necessary.Sure,some planning should be done for the fu- ture,but there is no need to overthink. 40 We can get rid of possessions that are non-essential, manage the usage of our social media and electronic devices,and also clean up our thinking so that we are more in the present and do not engage in unnecessary worry,or anxiety.All these things take energy and time,of which we have only a limited amount.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分》 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳 选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 People often want to simplify their lives.It is a lot of stress to have a complicated life,full of schedules,meetings,posses sions,and so forth.Usually,a simpler life translates to less anxiety,stress and worry. 36 Follow the step-by-step process below to bare down your lifestyle piece by piece. First,get rid of all the possessions you haven't used in the last year.If you haven't put a thing to use in one year,it is prob ably not worth keeping.37 Put anything you haven't used in one year in that bag.Next,manage the usage of your social media and electronic devices.We usually spend more time on our

While studying for his master's degree at the University of Oxford,Adam Mastroianni faced a fear common to many party- goers:Would he get stuck in a conversation with no polite way out?Then,Mastroianni had another thought:Perhaps his future conversation partner had the same concern."What if we're all trapped in conversations because we mistakenly think the other person wants to continue?"he says. Now,five years later,Mastroianni has discovered both fears are well-founded:Most conversations don't end when people want them to. To get a clear picture of how people really felt when engaged in conversation,Mastroianni and his colleagues invited 252 stran-

B.The busiest port in Antarctic:PortLockroy C.The planet's coolest jobs:Antarctic base workers D.The most crowded place in the world:A football pitch

B.The busiest port in Antarctic:PortLockroy C.The planet's coolest jobs:Antarctic base workers D.The most crowded place in the world:A football pitch

D.Observing some of the natives. 25.What can be learned about the penguins'living places? A.They are getting crowded and affected somewhat. B.They are turned into museums and ports. C.They are becoming wildlife research base. D.They are occupied by other marine life. 26.Why do the four women watch over the chicks? A.To calculate the penguins'hatching period. B.To record the penguins'breeding situations. C.To mark specific routes for visitors. D.To take better care of them. 27.【典型情境题】What's the best title for the text? A.The native colony of penguins:Antarctic

第二部分阅读（共4小题；每小题5分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳 选项。 Movies about the future often show people zipping around in flying cars.Last Tuesday,that vision came a step closer to real- ity for a Japanese company called SkyDrive,as it showed off its new flying car,the SD-03,in action.The small car flew around for four minutes,staying about 1-2 meters off the ground. The SD-03 is powered by batteries and has 8 motors,which lift it straight off the ground.What made this test flight special was that a pilot was on board.Tomohiro Fukuzawa,who leads SkyDrive,said,"Of the world's over 100 flying car projects,on- ly a handful have succeeded with a person on board.

34.A.busy B.happy C.sorry D,curious 35.A.competing B.arriving C.appearing D.working

27.D 考查名词。然而，那里的贫穷还是超出了我的想象。 28.B 考查名词。墨西哥教育的匮乏非常明显。 29.A考查形容词。我对这个国家的历史很感兴趣。 30.C考查形容词。我家乡的文化和墨西哥的文化截然不同。 31.A 考查副词。我家人说他们已看完了博物馆的全部藏品，但 我觉得不够，还想去。 32.C考查名词。我还希望去那里看看。 33.A 考查名词。我一家人去英国寻根，寻找母亲先辈的足迹。 34.D 考查名词。我去过很多地方旅行，这些是其中的三个范例。 35.B考查动词。我要向那些懂得更多的人学。