第一卷（选择题 共115分）

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。

例: How much is the shirt?

A. ￡9.15. B. ￡9.15. C. ￡9.18.

答案是 B。

3.What does the man intend to do？

A.He intends to put something into the boxes.

B.He intends to ask the woman to help him carry boxes.

C.He intends to help the woman carry boxes.

4.What does the woman mean？

A.She doesn’t agree with the man.

B.The man shouldn’t eat the fish.

C.The fish is safe to eat.

5.How much will the woman lend the man？

A.$6 . B. $4 . C.$7.

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, 从每题所给的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, 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.What is going on in the dialogue？

A.A formal talk between the boss and his secretary.

B.A formal talk between a professor and a student.

C. An interview between the interviewer and the job applicant（申请者）.

7.Which of the following is NOT true about Ms.Jenkins？

A.She types well.

B.She speaks Italian.

C.She can say not only one language.

8.When can Ms.Jenkins know the result？

A.In 2 days. B.In 14 days. C.In 40 days.

听第7段材料, 回答第9～11题。

9.Who is answering the call？

A.Anne. B.Jean. C.Mary.

10.Why is Pat making the telephone call？

A.To tell his friend to attend a discussion meeting.

B.To tell his friend to hand in the experiment report.

C. To tell his friend to come to work for the chemistry Department.

11.Which of the following do you think is TRUE？

A. Pat knows Anne. B. Jean knows Pat. C. Mary doesn’t know pat.

听第8段材料, 回答第12～13题。

12.Which of the following that George did NOT do yesterday？

A.Going shopping. B.Washing clothes. C. Looking after the baby.

13.Where did George see Mary？

A.At the office. B.At the concert. C.In his sister’s home.

听第9段材料, 回答第14～16题。

14.What are the two speakers talking about？

A.The education in England. B.The examination in England.

C.The children in England.

15. At what age do children go to school there？

A.At six. B.At five and a half. C.At five.

16.Which of the following is TRUE？

A.Boys and girls can study together at school.

B.Boys and girls hardly go to school together.

C.Only boys go to school.

听第10段材料, 回答第17～20题。

17.When did the fire break out？

A.On the morning of December 24th, 1996.

B.On the night of December 25th, 1996.

D. On the morning of December 26th, 1996.

18.How old was the woman？

A. Nearly 90 years old. B. Just 80 years old. C. Above 90.

19.What’s the trouble with the woman?

A.She is blind.

B.She is too weak to walk.

C.She has lost her sense of hearing.

20.Who saved the old lady？

A A fireman. B.Father Christmas. C.A man dressed like Father Christmas.

II 单项选择（15分）

21. She does not know _____ the situation, for she is too inexperienced.

A. how to deal with B. what to deal with

C. how to deal with it D. what to do with it

22. _____ I can see what you mean, even though I don’t share your point of view.

A. In the way B. On the way

C. In no way D. In a way

23. Most of his mistakes _____ out of his nervousness, I am sure.

A. rose B. raised C. arose D. lifted

24. Susan advised me not to buy the vase, but I bought it _____.

A. anyhow B. however C. though D. totally

25. Lucy has made great progress in her studies _____ the help of the experienced teacher.

A. with B. under C. to D. over

26 At midnight, they finally arrived at ________ is now called Virginia.

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

29．Mrs Linda has ____ that she is unable to get a job.

A. such little education B. so little education

C. a such little education D. so few education

30．She looks much older than her age ____ ten-year hard work.

A. because B. as a result of C. as a result D. so that

31.Tom ,will you please _______my suitcase while I go to get my ticket ?

A. take over B .turn over C. watch over D.run over

32.Marilyn’s dream of being a film star became a _______,which delighted her parents very much .

A.signal B.reality C.glory D.goal

33.—Didn’t you have a good time at the party ?

----Of course I did .As a matter of fact ,I had such fun that time seemed to ________so quickly .

A. go by B .go away C .go out D .go over

34.With so many problems _____,the newly-elected president is having a good time.

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

35. At last, the athlete, who ________ the running race yesterday, admitted __________.

A. joined; to have cheated B. joined in; having cheated

C. took part; cheating D. took part in; to cheat

III . 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __36_for her father.

She __37__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __38satisfied with perfume(香水). __39__, shopping at this time of the year was a most __40_job. People __41__on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __42__ you over in their hurry in order to 43__ something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __44__. "They are __45__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __46_her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __47__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, __48_where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes（烟斗） on sale and the __49__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father _50_ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __51_ to please him.

When she got home, with her small but __52__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already _53__table. Her mother was in great __54_. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __55__that she could not say a single word.

36. A. suit B. card C. thing D. gift

37. A. believed B. wished C. hoped D. supposed

38. A. never B. seldom C. always D. scarcely

39. A. Therefore B. Fortunately C. Besides D. Finally

40. A. unhappy B. careful C. exciting D. tiring

41. A. walked B. stepped C. lifted D. stood

42. A. turned B. hit C. brought D. knocked

43. A. watch B. find C. grasp D. sell

44. A. time B. show C. board D. duty

45. A. real B. cheap C. poor D. exact

46. A. hope B. ask C. force D. persuade

47. A. experience B. things C. books D. school

48. A. stopped B. saw C. asked D. found

49. A. money B. cigarette C. shapes D. shop

50. A. always B. nearly C. only D. never

51. A. hardly B. impossibly C. possibly D. certainly

52. A. cheap B. well-chosen C. expensive D. ready-made

53. A. on B. by C. beside D. at

54. A. excitement B. anger C. sadness D. disappointment

55. A. glad B. happy C. surprised D. excited

IV. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

To: Jenny@ comp mail．ca From: Li-Ming@ yahoo, com

Subject: Autumn! Date: 29 /09 8: 02 PM



Hello, Jenny!

I love autumn! Mid-autumn Festival is this week． We will watch the moon tonight, and look for Chang’e and Wu Gang． My mother bought moon cakes, and I have eaten many of them!

National Day is also in the autumn, on October 1． My mother and father will not have to work for three days! We will do many things together, I like going to the National Day celebration(庆祝)．

The best thing in autumn is my birthday; it is in October. I will be fifteen years old．

Good-bye!

Li Ming



?To: Li-Ming@yahoo．com From: Jenny@ compmail． ca

Subject: Thanksgiving Date: 29/09 9:12 PM



Dear Li Ming,

Thank you for your e-mail! I love autumn, too． In Canada, we have an autumn holiday called Thanksgiving． Families always celebrate Thanksgiving together． I will go to my grandmother and grandfather’s house． My uncles, aunts and their children will be there, too．

Canadian Thanksgiving is in early October． In the U．S．, they celebrate Thanks-giving in late November．

Have a good time on your birthday, Li Ming! On my birthday, I have a cake with candles． Everyone sings ‘Happy Birthday’． Then I blow out the candles! Will you have cake on your birthday?

Your friend,

Jenny



56．When is Li Ming’s birthday?

A．On September 29． B．In September．

C．Before September 29． D．After September 29．

57．Americans celebrate Thanksgiving __ later than Canadians．

A．one month B．less than two months

C．two months D．more than two months

58．What do Canadians usually do in Thanksgiving?

A．Eat cakes． B．Stay together．

C．Watch the moon． D．Sing the song．

59．What must Li Ming and Jenny use when they wrote to each other?

A． Pens． B．Paper． C． Computers． D． Telephones．

B

Dear Editor(编辑),

I used to be a doctor in a children’s hospital. Sometimes I treated children who had been poisoned（中毒）by medicines for older family members. The children didn’t know the medicine was dangerous; they just knew it tasted sweet. Children easily opened the bottle that we now use in China.

Some days ago I talked about medicine with an American. He showed me a kind of plastic bottle. The design was very quite simple and I’m sure our Chinese factories could produce these bottles. The top of the bottle locks but can be opened by pressing down on it while turning. This is difficult for most young children to do, though grown-ups can open these bottles very easily.

I’m certain that the price of making such tops would be very low. As a doctor, I’d love to see this done. And most pa