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本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第II卷 (非选择题) 两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷 (选择题 共75分)

第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分20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分，满分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，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。

1. What will the man do next summer?

A. Find a job. B. Go to the US. C. Travel in Australia.

2. When will the match begin?

A. At 8:50 B. At 9:10 C. At 9:00

3. Which team does the man belong to?

A. Volleyball. B. Swimming. C. Tennis.

4. What is the weather usually like in May?

A. Wet. B. Cool. C. Dry.

5. When can the woman meet Mr. Jones?

A. At 2:00. B. At 4:00. C. At 3:00.

第二节(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，每小题将给出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、7题

6. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers?

A. Policeman and thief. B. Husband and wife. C. Boss and secretary.

7. Where is the man’s cell phone?

A. In his office. B. In his car. C. In his pocket.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题

8. What does the man have to do?

A. Write reports every month. B. Develop in-house programs.

C. Collect information from workers.

9. When does the man attend organizational meetings?

A. At the end of the year. B. At the beginning of the month.

C. At the end of the month.

10. What does the man think of his job?

A. Interesting. B. Easy. C. Dangerous.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Customer and shop assistant. B. Teacher and student. C. Friends.

12. Why did the man buy this kind of computer?

A. It is much cheaper. B. It is light and easy to carry. C. It has a big keyboard.

13. What can we know about the woman’s computer?

A. It is cheaper than the man’s. B. It takes up too much room.

C. It is more powerful than the man’s.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. How long has the woman spent in the primary school?

A. A day. B. A week. C. A month.

15. How did the woman feel about her staying with the children?

A. Excited but anxious. B. Happy but tired. C. Regretful and boring.

16. What did the woman do in the afternoon?

A. She visited some classes. B. She gave the children some tests.

C. She taught the children some English.

17. When did the man begin to study English?

A. When he was in middle school. B. When he was at nursery.

C. When he was in primary school.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How many swim classes are being offered at the Community Pool?

A. 20. B. 50. C. 15

19. How much does each class cost?

A. $10 B. $20 C.$30.

20. Why must some students come to the swim skill show?

A. They have no Level 3 certificate.

B. They have never attended Community Pool classes.

C. They want to pass the skill level test quickly.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Nowadays children have easy _______ access to computers, so most of them spend lots of time playing computer games after _______ class.

A. an; the B. /; the C. an; / D./; /

22. The teacher together with the students _______ discussing Reading Skills that _______ newly published in America.

A. are; were B. is; were C. are; was D. is; was

23. Mrs. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had had _______ went wrong again.

A. it B. it repaired??? C. repaired??????? D. to be repaired

24. — Jack, when shall we go to visit Mr. Smith?

— It’s up to him. We’ll go to see him whenever ________.

A. he is convenient B. he will be convenient

C. it will be convenient to him D. it is convenient to him

25. Polly found herself up at a man with his hand on her arm.

A. stared; stood; rested B. stare; stood; rested

C. staring; standing; resting D. to stare; standing; resting

26. The company has been _______ of President(总裁) Smith for 20 years and who will _______ it after his retirement?

A. in the control; take over B. in the control; take down

C. in control; take over D. in control; take down

27. During World WarⅡ, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor without declaring war _____ America.

A. in B. with C. to D. against

28. -- Why do you look so worried?

--- Oh, with so many problems__________ , I think I’ll have a busy time.

A. solved B. solving C. to solve D. being solved

29. Eat _______ cake you like and leave the others for _______ comes in late.

A. whichever; whoever B. whatever; anyone

C. any; who D. no matter what; no matter who

30. The little boy needed the _______ money to deal with the things that remained _______.

A. remaining; to be settled B. remaining; to settle

C. remained; to be settled D. remained; to settle

31. With few people ________ pigs, the price of pork _______ .

A. rising; rises B. raising; raises C. rising; raises D. raising; rises

32. _______ we do morning exercises every day obviously _______ us good.

A. That; do B. When; do C. What; does D. That; does

33. __________ being fun, watching English videos is also a good form of practicing listening.

A. In addition B. Beside C. Except D. Aside from

34. The approach ______ the problem is contrary ______ our expectation.

A. to; to B. of; to C. to; on D. for; on

35. We set the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar as “the Dragon Boat Festival” _______ the ancient poet and politician Qu Yuan.

A. in support of B. in memory of C. in favor of D. in celebration of

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 36 or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. 37 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll 38 me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the 39 to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and 40 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to 41 me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So 42 I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I 43 feeling like a failure as a mom.

After many 44 attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the 45 that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the 46 one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it 47 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said, “Thank you so much for always bringing 48 drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also 49 class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough 50 for everyone.”

I just accepted her appreciation（感激）, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could 51 remember how many kids were in the class. But her 52 taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.

Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) 53 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I 54 something to drink. And I think that’s just as 55 .

36. A. smart B. lazy C. tired D. desperate（绝望的/渴望的）

37. A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Besides

38. A. cost B. give C. introduce D. take

39. A. dream B. ability C. experience D. tool

40. A. compare B. save C. treasure（珍惜） D. teach

41. A. puzzle B. reflect(反射) C. upset D. amuse

42. A. unless B. because C. though D. when

43. A. ended up B. went on C. insisted on D. set out

44. A. failed B. careless C. successful D. useful

45. A. goal B. opinion C. fact D. impression

46. A. slowest B. best C. worst D. quickest

47. A. stood out B. got out C. came back D. paid off

48. A. cold B. soft C. extra D. fresh

49. A. attend B. hold C. enjoy D. leave

50. A. cookies B. drinks C. books D. cups

51. A. already B. always C. ever D. never

52. A. contribution B. appreciation C. congratulation D. comprehension

53. A. loyal B. clever C. able D. rich

54. A. provide B. make C. buy D. retell

55. A. believable B. interesting C.ridiculous(荒诞的) D. important

第三部分：阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Lill was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. At the age of 16, her father thought that she had enough schooling and forced her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. In 1922, with limited education and skills, the future didn't look bright for Lill. Her father demanded that Lill find a job as soon as possible, but she didn't have the confidence to ask for a job.

One day, Lill gathered her courage and knocked on her very first door. She was met by Margaret Costello, the office manager. In her broken English, Lill told her she was interested in the secretarial position. Margaret decided to give her a chance.

Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Lill, let's see how good you really are.” She directed Lill to type a single letter, and then left. Lill looked at the clock and saw that it was 11:40 a.m. Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon. She thought she should at least attempt the letter.

On her first try, she got through one line but made four mistakes. She pulled the paper out and threw it awa