10. What does the man want to do after he graduates?

A. To travel around the world B. To do his father’s job. C. To work in New York. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is wrong with the woman’s watch?

A. It often gains time. B. It often loses time. C. It stops working at times. 12. Why doesn’t the woman want to throw the watch away? A. Because it was a gift from her husband.

B. Because she can still refer to it for time.[:.] C. Because she likes the design of the watch. 13. What will the woman do next?

A. Go to pick up her kids B. Go to the supermarket. C. Go home and cook. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What are the two speakers planning?

A. Whom they should send those invitations to. B. When to hold the dinner party.

C. What food to serve at the dinner party. 15. What has the woman forgotten to do?

A. To invite Linda. B. To plan the menu. C. To make chicken salad. 16. What will the man do?

A. Call Linda and Mike. B. Ask Linda and Mike for help. C. Delay the date of the dinner party. 17. What do we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman doesn’t like Mike. B. People won’t be surprised to see Mike. C. The man wants Mike to come to the party. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. When is Father’s Day in America?

A. On the fourth Sunday in June. B. On the third Sunday in June. C. On the third Sunday in July. 19. What idea did Sonora have in 2018？

A. To have a Mother’s Day. B. To care for single fathers.[:,.] C. To have a special day for fathers.

20. When did people all over America start to celebrate Father’s Day? A. In 2018 B. In 2018 C. In

第二部分：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）

A

The house was quiet at 5 am and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave last night. The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea.

Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea. He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches- but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she' d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table: Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight, Tim.

The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn't up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet. The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.

The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.

Over the first rocks, along to the point, Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.

He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn't go in all the way... 21. What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?

A. He put a sweater in his schoolbag. B. He had breakfast at home. C. He left a note on the freezer. D. He left the house quietly. 22. What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?

A. The height of the first rocks. B. The change in the position of the sun. C. The ups and downs of the waves. D. The vast stretch of the sunlit beach. 23. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?

A. Tim was the only person on the beach. B. Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived.

C.The sea looked like a piece of gold. D. The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave. 24. In the story, Tim’s mood changed from_________.

A. loneliness to craziness B. anxiousness to excitement C. eagerness to nervousness D. helplessness to happiness

B

The high-protein, low-carbohydrate(碳水化合物) diets many people turn to for weight loss might have potentially harmful long-term effects on the colon, a small study indicates.

In the study, UK researchers found that a protein-heavy, low-carb diet created certain changes

in the colon that could contribute to colon cancer risk. The study itself does not show whether high-protein diets really raise the risk of any colon diseases, but the findings raise that possibility.

Diets relatively high in protein and lower in carbs have been shown to help heavy people lose

weight. “People should not be discouraged from losing weight,” Dr Flint said. However, he added, they should make sure that any weight loss plan includes adequate amounts of fiber and a high protein intake over months to years might have ill effects on the colon.

The findings are based on 17 overweight men who followed three short-term diets: a one-week menu

plan to keep their weight; a four-week high-protein diet with reasonable amounts of carbohydrates; and a four-week high-protein diet low in carbs.

On average, the study found when the men were on the high-protein diets, they had higher levels

of substances known as N-nitroso compounds(亚硝基化合物) and other metabolites(代谢物) that have been linked to cancer. And when they were on the high-protein, low-carb diet, they had lowered amounts of fiber-originated compounds thought to be protective against cancer.

Exactly what those changes might mean for a person’s health is not clear, but Flint said that

the findings suggest that people should be cautious about consuming too much protein and too little fiber over a long period. In general, experts recommend that adults get about 28 grams of fiber per day—though it’s not known whether that’s enough for someone on a high-protein weight-loss diet. 25. The underlined word “colon” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to “ ”. A. a habit B. intelligence C. an organ D. behaviour 26. The study shows that high-protein, low-carb diets may . A. affect your mood

B. harm your body

C.lower cancer risks D. keep your figure 27. It can be inferred from the text that .

A. we shouldn’t take the study seriously B. people should be cautious to lose weight

C. it is better to follow a low-carb diet D.weight problems are hard to solve 28. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To advise how to lose weight B.To talk about healthy diets C. To describe a research process D.To introduce a scientific finding

C

Men are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity (名人) chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, according to a report from Oxford University.

The effect of the celebrity role models, who have given cooking a more manly picture, has combined with a more general drive towards sexual equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 2018.

According to the research by Prof. Jonatahn Gershuny, who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford, men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking, up from just 12 minutes a day in 2018.

Prof. Gershuny said, “The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend. There has been 40 years of sexual equality, but there is another 40 years probably to come.”

Women, who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking, now spend just one hour and seven minutes—a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.

Some experts have named these men in aprons as “Gastrosexuals (men using cooking skills to impress friends)”, who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay, Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd.

“I was married in

Two-thirds of adults say that they come together to share at least three times a week, even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table. Prof. Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a table—with many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room, and shared by family members. “The family meal has changed a lot, and few of us eat—as I did when I was a child—at least two meals a day together as a family. But it has survived in a different format.”

29. What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before? A. The development of sexual equality campaign. B. The influence of popular female chefs. C. The change of female’s view on cooking. D. The improvement of cooks’ status. 30. What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking? A. Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays.

B. It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women.