changed his plans.
M：Well，all right，I'll visit him at two this afternoon instead of going to the exhibition.
W：Fine，then.Bye！ M：Bye！
12.Why does the man want to meet Professor White？ A.To ask him questions about an experiment. B.To meet him by appointment.
C.To invite him to an exhibition with him. 答案：A
13.When will the man probably meet Professor White？ A.At four this afternoon. B.At three this afternoon. C.At two this afternoon. 答案：C
14.What will the man have to give up？ A.Meeting Professor Hunter. B.Going to the exhibition. C.Meeting Professor White. 答案：B
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 (Text 9)
W：Gosh，Fred，another cup of coffee？That's your third since lunch.
M：Yeah.Well，I stayed up all night preparing for my history exam.I couldn't keep
my eyes open in my last lesson.I'm having this coffee so I can stay awake this afternoon.
W：Don't you know that drinking too much coffee is harmful？ M：What do you mean by harmful？
W：Well，for one thing，it may cause heart disease.
M：No.Most of the research about the link between coffee and heart disease is not certain.Besides，coffee helps me work faster.
W：Studies have shown that coffee makes you work faster but not necessarily
better.You may finish your exam in a shorter period of time but you won't have fewer mistakes.Coffee has caffeine，which makes you depend on it too much.
M：You know that soda you drink has caffeine in it as well.
W：But a cup of coffee has three times more caffeine than a bottle of soda. 15.What is the man's problem？ A.He is drinking too much coffee. B.He is too busy to have time for a rest. C.He is too nervous about the exam. 答案：A
16.What does the woman think about coffee？ A.It is helpful to one's work. B.It tastes better than soda. C.It is harmful to one's health. 答案：C
17.When does the conversation probably take place？ A.In the morning. B.In the afternoon. C.In the evening. 答案：B
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 (Text 10)
There are some people who just can't make up their minds by themselves.They often ask the advice of their friends and then do the opposite of what their friends have suggested.
My brother Tom is this kind of person.He can never decide what to do，and is always asking for my opinion.I try to help him as much as I can，but he never takes my advice.Yesterday I answered his question in a different way.
“Look，Mary，”he said，showing me a letter.“What do you think I ought to do？” The letter was an offer for a job.It seemed to be an excellent opportunity for a young engineer.If Tom got the job，he could go to Africa to work.The job paid very well，and he would be able to travel and visit many interesting places.
“Don't go，”I told him.“You'd be very unhappy.” “Don't go？”he looked very surprised at my answer.
As you probably guessed，Tom accepted the offer.I don't know if he realized that I actually wanted him to take the job. 18.Who is Mary？
A.The speaker's sister. B.The speaker.
C.The speaker's friend. 答案：B
19.What does Tom usually do when he has something to decide？
A.He asks for advice and follows it. B.He asks for advice but does the opposite. C.He makes up his mind by himself. 答案：B
20.How did Tom feel when the speaker advised him not to accept the job offer？
A.Surprised. B.Satisfied. C.Delighted. 答案：A
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21.—Thank you very much for helping me out of trouble，Bob. — .
A.With pleasure B.Don't mention it C.That's right D.I hope so
解析：考查交际用语。Don't mention it.意为“不用谢；别客气”，常用来回答别人的道歉。With pleasure.意为“非常乐意”，表示愿意做别人要求做的事。 答案：B
22.In most western countries on April Fool's Day，people often play trick on each other；children especially have great fun. A.a；a B.the；the C.不填；a D.a；不填
解析：考查冠词。play a trick on为固定短语，意为“搞恶作剧，开玩笑”；have fun意为“玩得快乐”，fun是不可数名词，前面通常不加冠词。 答案：D
23.When I talked about the thing，I felt Jane watching me uncomfortably，looking
she wished to speak.
A.as though B.even though C.so that D.in case
解析：考查连词。as though好像。句意：当我谈论这件事时，我觉得Jane不安地看着我，看起来想要说什么。even though尽管；so that以致于，结果；in case假使，以防。 答案：A
24.(2018·芜湖检测)Your article is too long. You must to about 3,000 words. A.cut it off B.cut it up C.cut it down D.cut it out
解析：考查动词短语辨析。 cut off剪掉；cut up切碎；cut down删减；cut out切成， 剪成。由题意知C项正确。 答案：C
25.Even though Jack has failed many times in his experiment，he holds a belief he will succeed one day if he carries on with it.
A.what B.which C.whether D.that
解析：考查名词性从句。that引导的同位语从句进一步说明belief的具体内容。句意：即使Jack的实验已失败了很多次，但他抱有这样一种信念：只要继续坚持下去，他最 终会成功的。 答案：D
26.The building was named Ford Hall a man named James Ford. A.in place of B.in celebration of C.in memory of D.in favour of
解析：考查短语辨析。in memory of纪念，追念。in place of代替，取代；in celebration of庆祝；in favour of赞成，支持。 答案：C
27.—Does coffee really work when you have to work late into night？
—Yes.As far as I'm concerned，I feel very after a coffee. A.energetic B.normal C.adequate D.sensitive
解析：考查形容词辨析。energetic精力充沛的。句意：“当你不得不工作到深夜时，咖啡真的管用吗？”“是的。就我个人而言，喝完一杯咖啡后，我会感到精力充沛。”normal正常的；adequate足够的；充分的；sensitive敏感的；灵敏的。 答案：A
28.—Has Mr.Lee arrived？
—No.But it's already 9 o'clock.He should at any time. A.bring up B.turn up C.look up D.pick up
解析：考查短语辨析。turn up出现，到场。bring up抚养，培养，教育，提出；look up