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PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION （30分）

Section A （22.5marks）

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Seller and buyer. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter.

2. What advantage does the older flat have?

A. It is much bigger. B. It looks nice.

C. Its furniture is in good condition.

Conversation 2

3. What does the woman suggest?

A. Going for a picnic. B. Inviting friends to a party. C. Washing the car.

4. When will the speakers leave?

A. In an hour. B. In half an hour. C. In an hour and a half.

Conversation 3

5. Where does the man want to go?

A. The National Museum. B. The centre of town. C. The bus station.

6. Which bus should the man take first?

A. No. 2 B. No. 24 C. No. 53.

Conversation 4

7. What kind of dish does the man want to try?

A. Pancakes. B. Steak and chips. C. Greek salad.

8. How much should the man pay?

A. Five and a half dollars. B.Three dollars 80 cents. C. Nine dollars 30 cents.

9. Where is the man now?

A. In a supermarket. B. In his house. C. In a restaurant.

Conversation 5

10. What will the speakers do tonight?

A. Visit some relatives. B. Go to an art gallery. C. Go to a concert.

11. What language does the woman speak?

A. English. B. Dutch. C. French.

12. When will the speakers go shopping?

A. Tomorrow afternoon. B. Tomorrow morning. C. The day after tomorrow.

Conversation 6

13. What does the man want to know first?

A. Where to rent a car. B. Where to park his car. C. Where to get a map.

14. What will the man do next, probably?

A. Go to his hotel. B. Catch a plane. C. Cash a cheque.

15. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In the street. B. At the airport. C. In a hotel.

Section B (7.5marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.

The African Hippo



Distribution

Living in the muddy 16. _______ of Africa.



Description

Having round and almost hairless bodies with short legs and a large 17. _______;

Having a heavy weight, 18. _______ only to elephants;

Eating soft short grass, 19. _______ and other plants.



Protection

Having fallen greatly in the number of hippos;

Taking 20. _______ to protect them.





PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （40 marks）

Section A （10 marks）

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. He left his hometown with the ______ of finding a good job in Shanghai.

A. intention B. decision C. advertisement D. determination

22. When I went in, my pet happened________on my bed,_______TV.

A. to be laying; watching B. to have lain; watch

C. to lie; and watched D. to be lying; watching

23. “Hope for the best and prepare for the worst” is a proverb,_______life is beautiful and full of frustrations as well.

A. to mean B. meaning C. means D. meant

24. __________about the effect of our atmosphere on their lives is what the present government should do without delay.

A. The public to be educated B. The public educated

C. To educate the public D. The public was educated

25. Unfortunately, women were not admitted to university in the past, ______, nowadays, they have got equal rights.

A. while B. when C. as D. since

26. Now it’s time for me to invite the chairman to take the _________. Welcome, Mr Baker.

A. chance B. voice C. floor D. speech

27. The project has been a great success and I would like to thank all of those ______.

A. involve B. involved C. to involve D. having involved

28. Many houses were completely destroyed in the hurricane which struck the area last week.

________, the victims had to live in the temporary shelters offered by the Red Cross.

A. As a consequence B.As a result of C. As usual D. As for

29. Research has been limited to increasing production profits,_________ making sure that GM foods are safe.

A. other than B. more than C. better than D. rather than

30. Chinese scientists have produced an embryo of a giant panda through cloning technology,_____ is a breakthrough ______ could save the endangered animanl.

A. that; which B. which; that C. which; what D. that; what

Section B （18 marks）

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

I used to find notes left in the collection basket of the church, beautiful notes about my homilies（讲道）and about the writer’s thoughts on the daily readings. The? 31 ? fascinated（吸引）me. But it was long before?I met the author of the notes.One Sunday morning, I was?32? that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she? left? all the notes. When I saw her I was? 33 , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her? 34 ? was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could hardly? 35 ? without pain. Her face was deformed，so smiling was very? 36 ? for her.We? 37 ? for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week.As it? 38 , we went to lunch several times, and we shared things about our?lives . We spoke of authors we both?had read, and it was easy to tell that? 39 ? are a great love of hers.She suffered from a deformation that cannot be made to look?40 . I know that her condition?hurt her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with her? 41 . She was one to be listened to , whose words came from a wounded? yet? loving heart. She possessed a fine tuned sense of beauty. Her only?fear in life was the loss of a friend.The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the?surface for a glimpse(瞥) of what it is that 42 . She found beauty and grace,?which befriended her and showed her what is real.31. A. questions??? B. ideas??? C. notes???? D. baskets32. A. informed???? B. warned?? C. suggested??? D. showed33. A. shocked???? B. satisfied?? C. frightened??? D. disappointed34. A. hand???? B. arm??? C. head???? D. neck35. A. stand???? B. smile??? C. speak???? D. sit36. A. pleasant???? B. difficult??? C. ugly???? D. bitter37. A. chatted???? B. discussed?? C. drank???? D. debated38. A. picked out??? B. turned out?? C. ran out??? D. cleaned up39. A. friends???? B. churches?? C. writings??? D. books40. A. actual???? B. accurate??? C. attractive??? D. tasty41. A. consideration???? B. appreciation?? C. interest??? D. appearance42. A. flows??? B. matters?? C. ranges??? D. wonders

SECTION C?(12?points)

Directions: Read the passage carefully and then translate the underlined sentences into English or Chinese. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

My aim in life is to save the environment for future generations. 43. I want to become an environmentalist after graduation. Too many people think that pollution cannot be stopped if we want the country to develop. But that is not true.44. 我们可以减少危险肮脏的工业废物. Even though a factory produces a large quantity of goods, it does not mean that it has to pump a lot of pollution into the environment.

I want to teach people to buy recycled products that have been recycled, as well. This is much better for the environment, because it means 45.we do not need to cut down as many trees. Companies and businesses can still operate, but the Earth will not have to suffer.

46. There is no debating that we also have a problem with pollution. The number of people in the world keeps growing, and we are producing more rubbish and using up more raw materials. 47. 要是他们用完了又怎么办呢? I am confident that if we are all willing to work together, we can solve these problems and keep the Earth clean and healthy.48.保护环境是我们的责任。

PART THREE ：READING COMPREHENSION (30 points)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked with A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Last week, while visiting my dad with my daughter, we went to a restaurant for dinner. When we were seated, my dad asked the waitress if there were any soldiers eating at the restaurant. The waitress said there was a soldier having dinner with his friend. My dad told the waitress to tell the soldier and his friend that their dinner was paid for! He also said that he did not want to be known as the benefactor(施主).

The waitress later commented on my dad’s thoughtful behavior saying that she had never seen anything like this before. At a local college, she had studied opera and so she used this to thank my dad by performing a piece from The Pearl Fisherman. Her voice brought me to tears because it sounded perfect!

After a while, the soldier appeared at our table (I don’ t know how he knew my dad paid the bill for him.) and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning and that he could not leave this country without saying “thanks” to my dad. My dad replied that it was he who wanted to say “thank