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When author Nicholas Carr began researching his book on whether the Internet is ruining our minds，he restricted his online access and e?mail.His new book argues the latest technology renders us less capable of deep thinking.Carr found himself so distracted(分心的) that he couldn’t work on the book while staying as connected.After first feeling confused by his sudden lack of online connection，he was able to stay focused on one task for a long period within several weeks.
Reading on the Internet has changed how we use our brains.Facing a lot of texts，video，music and links to other web pages and blogs，our minds have become used to skimming and scanning information.As a result，we have developed sharper skills at making fast decisions，particularly visual ones，Carr wrote.
But now most of us seldom read books or long articles that would help us focus.We are becoming more like librarians—able to find information quickly and see clearly the best nuggets(有价值的资料)．That lack of focus hinders(阻碍) our long?term memory，leading many of us to feel distracted，he wrote.
“What we are losing is a whole other set of mental skills，which require not the shifting of our focus but the maintaining of our focus，” Carr said，adding that for centuries books protected our brains from distraction and focused our minds on one topic at a time.
But with devices such as Apple’s iPad becoming common，Carr predicts books also will change.“New forms of reading always require new forms of writing，” he said.Carr has a suggestion for those who feel web surfing has left them incapable of concentration—slow down，turn off the Internet and practice the skills of contemplation(沉思) and reflection.“It is pretty clear from the brain science that if you don’t exercise particular cognitive skills，you are going to lose them，” he said.“If you are constantly distracted，you are not going to think in the same way that you would think if you paid attention.”
1.What topic is Nicholas Carr’s new book mainly concentrating on?
A．Whether there is any need for us to surf the Internet.
B．How the Internet changes our way of thinking.
C．What we should do when we are surfing the Internet.
D．Whether our minds are being influenced by the Internet.
2.How did Nicholas Carr feel after he limited his time online several weeks later?
A．Anxious.? B．Relaxed.
C．Concentrated.? D．Puzzled.
3.The underlined word renders in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A．prevents? B．causes
C．protects? D．sharpens
4.What’s Nicholas Carr’s suggestion for people who are often distracted by the Internet?
A．They should read more books besides surfing the Internet.
B．They should often slow down their pace of modern living.
C．They should often get away from the disturbing of the Internet.
D．They should spend more time thinking while surfing the Internet.
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听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
M：What jobs do women do in your country?
W：All kinds of jobs．There are women doctors，teachers，engineers，farmers and so on．
1．What are they talking about?
A．Jobs．
B．Women．
C．Teachers．
M：I know you once worked in this company．
W：Yes，I began to work in this company in 1988．Four years later I stopped working here because of my illness．
2．When did the woman stop working in this company?
A．In 1990．
B．In 1991．
C．In 1992．
M：Yesterday Mrs．King hurt her legs badly when she was repairing a machine．Now she is in hospital．Let’s go to see her．
W：Does her husband know it？He’s in the country．We’d better call him to tell him about it．
3．Where is Mr King?
A．In hospital．
B．In a factory．
C．In the country．
M：What are you going to do this evening?
W：I’ll go to visit Mr．Little at nine and go to see a film at eleven．But I won’t go out before eight o’clock．
4．What time did the woman go to visit Mr Little？
A．At 8∶00 p. m．
B．At 9∶00 p. m．
C．At 11∶00 p. m．
M：Do you think Mr．Pattis will be late for the meeting?
W：Well，If you think Mr．Pattis will be late，you are completely wrong．
5．What conclusion can we draw from this talk?
A．Mr Pattis will be late．
B．Mr Pattis will be here on time．
C．Mr Pattis makes mistakes．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
M：Susan．What do you do for exercise？
W：I run and ride a bicycle every day and go swimming once a week．What about you，Tom？
M：I used to go swimming and skating a lot in high school．But now I don’t have any time．
W：That’s too bad．Exercise is really important．
M：I know．What do you enjoy doing most of all？
W：I enjoy swimming．Well，I’m going swimming tonight．Would you like to go with me？
M：OK．I’ll be glad to．
W：Then let’s meet at eight outside the park gate．
6．How often does Susan go swimming？
A．Every day．
B．Once a week．
C．Twice a week．
7．What exercise does Susan like most of all?
A．Running．
B．Riding a bicycle．
C．Swimming．
8．Where will they meet that night?
A．Outside the swimming pool．
B．Outside the park．
C．Outside the garden．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：Are you going to the gym now？
M：No，I’ve got a soccer game tonight．
W：Oh! Do you play on a team？
M：Yeah．We play every week．We are not very good but have a lot of fun．How about you？Do you play any sports？
W：I play basketball once or twice a week．
9．What’s the man going to do?
A．Play a soccer game．
B．Watch a soccer game．
C．Watch a basketball game．
10．What sports does the woman play?
A．Soccer．
B．Basketball．
C．Neither．
11．How often does the man play?
A．Every week．
B．Once a week．
C．Twice a week．
听第8段材料，回答第12～13题。
W：Listen to the song!
M：Hmm，it sounds familiar．What’s its name？
W：Smoke Gets in Your Eyes．
M：Speaking of smoke，I smell smoke，don’t you？
W：It must be a cigar．It smells awful．
M：I think it’s coming from the kitchen．
W：Your steak，sir．It will be ready in a few minutes．
M：Well，it is well done．
12．Where does the conversation take place?
A．In a kitchen．
B．In a restaurant．
C．At a concert．
13．What produces the smoke?
A．A fire．
B．A cigar．
C．The meat．
听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。
W：Hi，John，I haven’t seen you for a few weeks．
M：Oh，hi，Mary．I’ve been studying a lot for my final exam．
W：Well，the term is almost over now．
M：Yes．My brother’s coming for a visit this summer，and we’d like to see some of the country．But traveling is so expensive．
W：Have you thought about camping？
M：Camping？I’ve never done that．
W：I think you’ll really like it．It’s much cheaper than staying at a hotel．And being close to nature is a good way to forget about our school for a while．
M：What a good idea! We can go by bike until we find a nice place and just camp．
14．Why hasn’t Mary seen John lately?
A．He went to a camping trip．
B．He was visiting his brother．
C．He’s been studying．
15．Who will go camping with John?
A．John’s brother．
B．Mary．
C．John’s classmates．
16．What does John think of Mary’s idea about camping?
A．It’s wonderful．
B．It’s is unsafe．
C．It’s expensive．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
Miss Jenkins was born in a rich family．She liked all the foods which were rich in fat and sugar．So she got fatter and fatter．Her workmates often laughed at her for it．She was angry with them and couldn’t get on well
with them．But her weight brought her some trouble．No young man liked a fat girl like her and now she was more than thirty，she had to live alone．She went to see the doctors．They gave her a list of the healthy diets and advised her to lose weight and of course it was difficult for her to do so．For example，it was her birthday one day．She went to a restaurant and bought a nice cake．The waiter asked her how many pieces she wanted him to cut it into．She thought for a while and said she was losing her weight so the cake would be cut only into two，not into six．
17．How old was Miss Jenkins?
A．Less than twenty．
B．Thirty．
C．More than thirty．
18．Why did Miss Jenkins get fatter?
A．Because something was wrong with her．
B．Because she liked fat and sugar very much．
C．Because she never had any sports．
19．Why couldn’t Miss Jenkins get on well with her workmates?
A．Because she was richer than her workmates．
B．Because she was fatter than any of her workmates．
C．Because she was often laughed at．
20．With whom did Miss Jenkins go to the restaurant?
A．With her servants．
B．By herself．
C．With her friends．
听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Where is his mother now?
A．At home．
B．In the hospital．
C．At work．
2．How does the man feel about his job?
A．He enjoys it．
B．He doesn’t like it at all．
C．He wants to find a new job．
3．What does the man mean?
A．It will take him a long time to help the woman．
B．He can help her for a while．
C．It won’t take a long time for him to help her．
4．Where did the conversation most probably take place?
A．In a plane．
B．In a coffee shop．
C．In a restaurant．
5．Why couldn’t the man get through?
A．The woman’s telephone was out of order．
B．The woman’s receiver wasn’t put in the right place．
C．The receiver of the telephone was broken．
听力原文：(Text 1)
W：How is your mother feeling these days?
M：Much better，thanks．She should be coming home in a few days．The operation was a success and the doctor says she’ll recover in no time．
(Text 2)
W：You seem to have a lot of work at your office．You’re always staying late and working overtime．
M：That’s true，but I think the work is interesting and fun．I don’t mind the extra hours at all．
(Text 3)
W：Jack，can you help me with this work?
M：Sure，if it won’t take too much time．
(Text 4)
M：Miss，is there still time for a cup of coffee on this fight?
W：Yes，but you have to drink it fast，because we’ll be landing in 10 minutes．
(Text 5)
M：Is your phone out of order?
W：No．Why?
M：I tried calling you but couldn’t get through．
W：I’m sorry．Perhaps the receiver was off the hook．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
6．Why does the woman want to buy something for her husband?
A．It’s a birthday present．
B．It’s a Christmas present．
C．His husband isn’t satisfied with the tie．
7．What did the clerk recommend(推荐)the second time?
A．A tie．
B．An electric shaver．
C．Some cosmetics(化妆品)．
8．Why did the woman ask the clerk to put a card into the present?
A．To tell her husband how much she paid for the gift．
B．To congratulate him in written words．
C．To post it．
听力原文：(Text 6)
W：Could you help me，please?I’m looking for something for my husband’s birthday next week and I just can’t seem to think of anything to buy．
M：Certainly，madam．You don’t have anything special in mind?
W：Right．I just don’t know．
M：How about a nice silk tie?We have some handsome ties that just arrived from Italy．
W：Not a tie．I gave him one for Christmas and he’s never worn it．He hates ties．
M：What about this?He can use it after he shaves himself．
W：I don’t know．My husband has never used that kind of thing every often．He might not care for that either．Can you think of any other thing?
M：I believe I have just the thing．This wallet is something any man would be proud to own．It has a very deep money pocket．
W：That does sound nice．Please wrap it．Would you put this card in with it?
M：Certainly，madam．It will take just a few minutes．
W：All right．I’ll wait．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
9．Where are the two speakers?
A．On a bus．
B．In the shopping district．
C．At a street corner．
10．What’s the largest building to the left?
A．The bank．
B．The department store．
C．City Hall．
11．What does the man need?
A．Clothing．
B．Shoes．
C．Cigarettes．
听力原文：(Text 7)
M：There’s a lot of traffic on the street．Is this the shopping district?
W：Yes，it is．There are a lot of stores，office buildings，and theatres near here．
M：What is the largest building on the left?
W：That’s department store．It sells clothing，furniture，food－almost everything．
M：Do you buy everything in the same store?That’s very handy，isn’t it?It saves a lot of time．I need some clothes．
W：There’s a men’s clothing store next to the bank building on the right．There are also some good stores on Lincoln Street．
M：That’s a beautiful theatre on the corner．What do all the signs in front of it mean?
W：There’s a new play there tonight．The building next to the theatre is a hotel．
M：Is that the post office across the street?
W：No，that’s the City Hall．The post office is between the bus station and the Richmond Hotel．
M：Is that far from here?
W：No，it’s just three blocks straight ahead．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
12．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．In a library．
B．In the woman’s office．
C．In a bookstore．
13．What is the woman trying to do?
A．To buy a book．
B．To borrow a book．
C．To get the writer’s name of a book．
14．What is the man going to do when the book comes in?
A．To send it to the woman’s house．
B．To write to the woman．
C．To call the woman．
听力原文：(Text 8)
W：I’ve been trying to get hold of the book for some time．
M：Well，I’m sorry we haven’t got it．．．but we can order it for you．
W：How long should it take to get it?
M：Only a few days．
W：All right．
M：Now，what was the title?
W：Never Say Never．
M：Do you happen to know the name of the author?
W：Yes，it’s Claudia Jameson．
M：Jameson．OK，now could I have your name please?
W：Yes．Anne…that’s with an “e” at the end…Parker．
M：Anne Parker．Can I have your telephone number，as well?
W：737506．
M：Thank you very much．As soon as it comes in，I’ll ring you．
W：Thank you very much．
听第9段材料，回答第15～16题。
15．What kind of man is described by the man speaker?
A．A teenager．
B．A young adult．
C．A middle-aged man．
16．What color are the man’s eyes?
A．Black．
B．Blue．
C．Brown．
听力原文：(Text 9)
W：Can you describe him?Is he tall or short?
M：Tall．Not very tall，but fairly tall．
W：Thin?Fat?
M：Well，he’s certainly not fat．He’s very fit and strong．
But he’s not thin either．
W：Can you say he’s well-built?
M：Yes，exactly．He’s well-built．About twenty-one or twenty-two years old．
W：Fair or dark hair?
M：Fair．
W：Is his hair long or short?
M：About shoulder-length．
W：What color are his eyes?
M：He has blue eyes．
W：I see．Can you tell us anything else?What’s he wearing，for example?
M：Yes，I can，actually．He’s wearing a big white sweater，white shorts and an open-necked shirt．
W：Thank you for calling．We’ll try to find him．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
17．How many librarians are in charge of the library?
A．Only one．
B．A single man．
C．We both．
18．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The duties of the librarian．
B．The rules of the library．
C．The length of the students’ borrowing books．
19．How many books can students borrow at a time?
A．Two books．
B．Three books．
C．Four books．
20．Which of the following is NOT true of the rules for good behaviour in the library?
A．The students should keep the books in good condition when they return them．
B．The students should not keep books longer than two weeks if they don’t finish them．
C．The students want to take away some books with the permission given by the librarian．
听力原文：(Text 10)?
We have a big well-equipped library in our school．There is a librarian in charge of it．Students of the school may borrow books from the library but they may not lend them to others without the permission of the librarian．Students may borrow three books at a time．They may keep the books for 2 weeks．If they do not return them by the end of this period，they may be refused permission to borrow any more．?
There are a number of rules for good behaviour in the library．Students ought to put back the books in their correct places on the shelves．They ought to leave the books carefully and keep them in good condition．Students may not talk or disturb others in the library．They ought to keep quiet when they are passing along outside the library．