第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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脱.从题中所给的A. B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

例:How much is the shirt?

A.￡19.15. B.￡9.15. C. ￡9.18.

答案是B。

1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

　A. In a park. B. In a zoo. C. In a pet store.

2. What does the woman mean?

　A. Things here are very cheap. B. Things here are not cheap.

　C. She doesn’t know whether things here are cheapor not.

3. Where are the two speakers going to plant the tree?

　A. By the front door. B. At the back of the garage.　C. At the end of the garden.

4. Where does the conversation take place?

　A. In a shop. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.

5. What do we learn from the conversation?

　A. The man went to New Zealand during Christmas.

　B. The man visited New Zealand during the summer holiday.

　C. The man’s parents live in New Zealand.

第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. Who is the woman speaking to?

　A. Her husband. B. A policeman. C. A fire-fighter.

7. What’s the woman asking for?

　A. Advice on safety. B. Money. C. Help.

8. What has happened to the woman’s house?

　A. It’s been burnt down. B. It’s been broken into. C. It’s been damaged.

请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What does the woman want to know?

　A. The best way to go to New York.

　B. The quickest way to go to New York.

　C. The cheapest way to go to New York.

10. How much does it cost the woman to go to New York by bus?

A. $5. B. $15. C. $50.

11. What do we know from the conversation?

A. The woman will go to New York by bus.

B. It will take the woman five hours to go to New York by bus.

C. The woman won’t go to New York by bus.

请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. When will the ballet performances be on?

A. This week. B. Next week. C. Next month.

13. When will the man attend the performance?

A. On Sunday evening. B. On Thursday evening. C. On Friday evening.

14. How much does the man pay for the tickets?

A. $20. B. $10. C. $40.

请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Good friends. B. Strangers. C. Classmates.

16. What can we know about the woman from the conversation?

A. She won a cup in last week’s tennis competition.

B. She is a science expert.

C. She works at St Jude’s Training College.

17. How long has the man been in the science department?

A. Half a year. B. More than a year. C. Two years.

请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How often do people in the Historical Society meet?

A. Every week. B. Every other week. C. Every three weeks.

19. What is the main purpose of the Historical Society?

A. To find out what they can learn from history.

B. To study the people in history.

C. To learn about what happened in the past.

20. What do the Historical Society plan to do this year?

A. Study the history of the town.

B. Visit historic houses in the college.

C. Visit more historic places.

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）

21．The driver was at ________ loss when ________ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.

A．a; the B．/; / C．the; the D．a; /

22．On seeing her funny-looking hairstyle, her classmates could not ________ their laughs.

A．hold 　　　 B．contain C．overcome D．prevent

23．There's a whole crowd of people over there.Go and see what ________ and if it is good，we will buy it too.

A．is selling B．has been selling C．is being sold D．has been sold

24．Too much smoking and drinking ________ him greatly，which meant bad living habits had an ________ on his health.

A．affect; effect B．affected; effect C．affected; effects D．affect; effects

25．Tom put his heart into the wildlife research，and finally，his efforts ________ him a great success and fame.

A．saved B．earned C．made D．offered

26．—What a qualified husband he is!

—Definitely.Lots of people are touched by his ________ to his wife who has weak eyesight.

A．devotion B．deed C．satisfaction D．service

27．Many of us Chinese people are ________ with the beauty of Hangzhou and Suzhou.

A．attractive B．confident C．familiar D．sensitive

28．You'll ________ the department until the end of the year.Next year you will be rearranged.

A．be attached to B．be belonged to C．owe to D．contribute to

29．—Why did the police ________ the crowd?

—Because the president's car ________ in the street.

A．break down; broke down B．break up; broke up

C．break down; broke up D．break up; broke down

30. —Daddy, can you buy me a new MP3 when you go to Beijing?

—You ______ get one if you are admitted to a key middle school.

A. could B. shall C. may D. can

31. —Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?

—No. When and where does the story ______ ?

A. take up B. take on C. take place D. take off

32. I am looking forward to ______ your answer as soon as possible.

A. receiving B. being received C. receive D. be received

33. The company was named Gates Hall ______ a man named James Gates.

A. in need of B. in search of C. with the help of D. in memory of

34. Seeing the enemy, Gary was behaving as though nothing ______.

A. happened B. had happened C. would happen D. was happening

35. American women usually identify their best friends as somebody ____ they can talk frequently.

　　 A. who B. as C. about which D. with whom

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came 36 and said that our meal was free. He stood there 37 at me and he seemed a little 38 to me but I couldn’t quite remember him. 39 I asked him if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably 40 him, but that I’d changed his life. My friend was quite 41 and asked him how I’d done this.

He said that twelve years ago he 42 a stress（压力）management（管理）class that I was giving. I asked the group what their greatest 43 was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses.

He said I listened 44 and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I 45 on the chair for a few moments and then I 46 everyone to come and do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from up there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to 47 how the room looked different when they changed their perspective（角度）.

Then I asked them to 48 their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good 49 and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be 50 for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?

He said I looked at him and asked if he had 51 said thank you to his boss for the 52 to earn a living. He answered he hadn’t. Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being 53 to his boss.

He told us his 54 changed that night. He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss. He said I’d 55 him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks.

36. A. out B. back C. over D. on

37. A. smiling B. glaring C. knocking D. shouting

38. A. similar B. attractive C. strange D. familiar

39. A. Immediately B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Firstly

40. A. disliked B. known C. ignored D. forgotten

41. A. curious B. anxious C. happy D. calm

42. A. missed B. prepared C. attended D. heard

43. A. hero B. stress C. liking D. trouble

44. A. regretfully B. disappointedly C. doubtfully D. carefully

45. A. stood B. lay C. sat D. rested

46. A. forced B. stopped C. invited D. warned

47. A. work on B. think about C. look into D. fill out

48. A. remember B. dislike C. respect D. consider

49. A. qualities B. personalities C. experiences D. looks

50. A. meant B. refused C. chosen D. forgiven

51. A. still B. actually C. never D. ever

52. A. right B. opportunity C. solution D. ability

53. A. polite B. friendly C. grateful D. gentle

54. A. life B. job C. luck D. company

55. A. ordered B. taught C. allowed D. persuaded

第三部分：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）

阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

56. The islands were named _______.

A. the Hawaiian Islands by James Cook B. the Earl of Sandwich by James Cook

C. Discovery by James Cook D. the sandwich Islands by James Cook

57. When he landed there James Cook found the islanders were _______.

A. cold B. friendly C. angry D. satisfied

58. Which of the following is true?

A. The natives were tall and healthy.

B. The men mainly worked outside.

C. The women did nothing but look after children.

D. The natives were very curious about everything.

B

Learners of English, especially self-taught learners may have trouble in understanding speeches by native speakers. The following ways might help improve their listening ability.

First of all, do things step by step. It is not good to listen to something beyond(超过) your level. Better choose a suitable course and start with the first book. Go on to the second book only after you are sure you understand the first on