A. To reduce the cost. B. To avoid washing dishes. C. To make people eat quickly.

11. Which McDonald’s sells the most hamburgers in the world? A. One in New York.

B. The first McDonald’s.

C. The Hong Kong’s.

12. What do we learn from the conversation? A. Mac and Dick sold the business to McDonald. B. Ray Kroc bought McDonald’s from Mac and Dick.

C. There are many chain stores of McDonald’s only in New York. 听第9段材料，回答第13-16题

13. Where does the conversation probably take place？ A. In a lecture room.

B. At a club.

C. At a party.

14. Why is the woman familiar with this area? A. She grew up here.

B. She has studied the map.

C. She often hangs out here.

15. What might the man major in? A. Business.

B. Computer science.

C. Biology.

16. How did the woman deal with the bad weather? A. By going to bars.

B. By going downtown.

C. By watching movies.

听第10段材料，回答第17-20题

17. What is the function of hip hop?

A. Freeing people from poverty. B. Ridding people of drug addiction.

C. Helping people with emotional problems. 18. Where was the report published? A. In a special newspaper.

B. On the Internet.

C. In a medical magazine.

19. What do hip hop artists often describe in their music? A. Message of hope. B. Darkness of the world. 20. What did BIG’s teachers say about him?

A. He could be successful. B. He would achieve nothing. superstar.

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)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the $25,000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci, 58, was changing a tire on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped “to help”, stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

C. He promised to be a C. Mental illness.

Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner.

He claimed the 60 million lire(

里

拉)prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not

keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on the radio, saying, “I’m trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million lire for

him—a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity(

匿

名)guaranteed.” Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35‐year‐old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. “Why didn’t you keep the money?” he asked. The professor replied, “I couldn’t because it’s not mine.” Then he walked off, spurning the thief’s offer of a reward.

21. The sentence “Then he began a battle with his conscience.” in Paragraph 2 implies all of the

following except that _________.

A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time

C. he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money 22. How did the robber feel when the victim wanted to find him?

A. Excited B. Frightened C. Incredible D. Ashamed 23. The word “spurning” in the last sentence can be replaced by __________. A. accepting B. rejecting C. claiming D. cancelling

B

For many years, I stuck to the idea that my suffering was because of my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.

Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is to believe that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished

(珍爱). We fantasize (幻想) about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very

hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.

But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be

different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally realize its promise of everlasting

happiness, self-worth, and of course, love.

It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty

standards are different with culture. In Samoa, a woman is not considered attractive unless she weights more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it\rather

than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us work hard to change our body, but in vain.

We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes. 24. The passage tries to make the readers realize the importance of _____. A. culture difference B. attitudes toward ourselves C. body size D. different beauty standards 25. The word \

A. all the efforts B. the whole world C. all the problems D. the total truth 26. What can be inferred about the author?

A. The author was once troubled by her/ his weight. B. The author succeeded in losing weight. C. The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents D. The author is a Samoan. 27. The best title for the passage probably is _____.

A. Lose all your wounds with your weight B. Beauty: standard varies with culture C. Change your attitude rather than your shape D. It will be different next time

C

On April 2, 2018, in the Diamond Creek subdivision of Forney, Texas, the Enochs family awoke to an ordinary day. Sherry Enochs, 52, opened the doors of her at-home day care to the two small children she would be watching that day. At around 11:30, Sherry’s daughter Lindsey, 22, kissed her 19-month-old son, Laine, left him in her mother’s care, and hurried off to her own day care job.

Quiet, strong and compassionate, Sherry had spent her life taking care of everyone. She’d raised five children of her own and was doting a grandmother. Today, in addition to Laine and the two children she was watching -- 19-month-old Abigail and three-year old Connor -- the house was home to two dogs and a couple of goldfish.

Around midday, she got a call from her daughter Megan, 26, who was five months pregnant and lived about 10km away in Heartland.” Look at the TV, Mum,” she said.

On-screen, news crews were showing footage from Lancaster, just 50km away, of a tornado hurling tractor-trailers around.

“Is it coming this way?” asked Sherry.

“No. It sounds like it’s going to stay west of Forney.”

Relieved, Sherry turned her attention back to the children, busying herself to such an extent that she never heard the sirens warning the residents to seek shelter. Laine was in his toddler bed watching a cartoon. Connor and Abigail were playing on the floor. Then Sherry’s phone rang: Megan again.

“Mum, look outside!” This time there was a note of urgency in her voice. Sherry went down the hallway to her bedroom. She looked out the window, and her heart lodged in her throat. A tornado was tearing across the open field adjacent to the subdivision. It was massive -- a great vaporous funnel（漏斗）with a sharp bend in it becoming narrow to an earthward point. Behind it the sky was black. A jagged bolt of lightning fired inside the funnel. The twister’s path was now obvious: it was heading right into Diamond Creek.

“Is here, Megan,” Sherry yelled. “The tornado is here!”

Keeping Megan on the phone, she ran down the hall to the front room. There she lifted Laine and Abigail and hustled Connor back up the hallway and into the middle bathroom. “Get in the tub,” she ordered the bewildered kids. The Enochs had no cellar, so the tub would be the safest place to take cover.

Sherry climbed into the bathtub and sat Abigail and Connor shoulder-to-shoulder, placing her legs over them.

28. According to the passage, which of the following can best describe Sherry? A. Brave and dumb. B. Passionate and reliant. C. Caring and cool-hearted. D. Responsible and childish.

29.Why didn’t Sherry take necessary precautions（预防措施）when Megan called for the first time? A. She was too busy taking care of the kids to take any measures. B. She was told that the tornado would not sweep the area she lived. C. She answered the phone so that she missed the warning.

D. She was confident of dealing with this common disaster properly. 30. When did Sherry notice the sign of the tornado?

A. When the family got up that morning. B. When Lindsey left to work. C. When Sherry turned on the television. D. When Megan called for the second time. 31. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Megan regretted giving the false information to her mother. B. Sherry made best use of whatever she could find to take shelte C .Sherry couldn’t afford the time to get into the cellar.

D. The kids realized the danger by instinct and thus became obedient.

D

As the morning school bell rings and students rush in，teenagers in one classroom settle onto mats and meditation (冥想)pillows. They fall silent after the teacher taps a “singing bowl”.

These students are in a for-credit，year-long mindfulness class，which is meant to ease youth anxiety and depression and to prevent violence. For 90 minutes, three days a week, they practice a