（考试时间：90分钟 满分：100分 出题人：岳永莲 审题人：张伟华）

第I卷（共70分）

Listening Comprehension

Section A Short Conversations

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

A. John is going to give a speech.

B. John won’t come to the meeting.

C. The woman doubts whether John will come.

D. The meeting is going to begin.

2. A. A book by a new author

B. A book they have both read

C. A book by an author they both know

D. A book the man is reading

3. A. Extra sport B. Cooking C. Art D. Music

4. A. She is tired of them.

B. She is wasting her time.

C. She wants to give them up.

D. She is making progress.

5. A. He was driving fast.

B. He didn’t see her.

C. He was drunk.

D. He couldn’t stop his car.

6. A. Teacher and student B. Doctor and patient

C. Husband and wife D. Friends

7. A. Playing basketball B. Jogging C. Walking D. Playing football

8. A. He dislikes the music.

B. The waiters are impolite.

C. The food is not good.

D. It is hard to find a better restaurant.

9. A. Having a meeting B. Visiting friends

C. Traveling D. Doing business

10. A. He is not a humorous person.

B. His class is not very interesting.

C. His class is hard to understand.

D. He doesn’t choose suitable questions.

Section B Passages

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. It is easy. B. It is interesting.

C. It is difficult. D. It is boring.

12. A. A high educational level

B. The desire to succeed

C. A lot of money

D. A good command of English

13. A. By memorizing some interesting items.

B. By knowing every place very clearly

C. By providing information of local restaurants for them

D. By encouraging the tourists to buy some items.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. It is the oldest day camp in the UK.

B. It has been operating for 20 years.

C. It is run by a company based in Australia.

D. It has now operated all over the world.

15. A. A camp inspection B. Campers’ preference

C. The director’s plans D. The weather

16. A. Schools aren’t usually open in the summer.

B. There are many schools in the London area.

C. Excellent sports equipment is available.

D. There are a range of activities for the campers.

Section C Longer Conversations

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based the following conversation. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Choosing Sports Lesson



The woman’ s plan

To learn a new sport and ask for some ________17________



The sport the woman chose to do

Last year:________18________

This year: tennis



Lesson arrangement

The tennis course starts from September ____19_____on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays.



Price of the lessons

______20_______ pounds for one lesson





II. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

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

21. _______ at the pictures and headings, and you can guess what the reading is all about.

A. To look B. Looking C. If you look D. Look

22. We’ll have a picnic in the park this Sunday ___________ it rains or it is very cold.

A. since B. if C. unless D. until

23. Angela had to answer six _____ questions to win the grand prize.

A. another B. more C. other D. the other

24. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good _____________.

A. to be breathed B. to breathe C. breathing D. being breathed

25. — Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?

— Yes, since he ___________ the Chinese society.

A. to join B. had joined C. joined D. has joined

Tom called to tell his mother that he couldn’t enter the house, for he _______ his key at school.

had left B. would leave C. has left D. was leaving

— I am sure Andrew will win the prize in the final.

— I think so. He _________ for it for months.

A. will be preparing B. was preparing

C. had been preparing D. has been preparing

28. I cannot hear the professor clearly because there is too much noise ________ I am sitting.

A. where B. in which C. what D. the place

29. It was not until Andrew had stopped smoking ____________ better again.

A. did he feel B. when he felt C. that he felt D. then he felt

30. When_______ why he hadn’t finished his homework, the boy hung his head in shame.

A. asking B. to be asked C. asked D. to ask

31. My grandfather came to see me last weekend, _______________ a lot of sugary snacks with him.

A. brought B. to bring C. had brought D. bringing

32. Wind energy is one of the cheapest forms of energy available today, and it can be used by everyone, ________ farmers in rural areas.

A. to include B. including C. included D. being included

33. He got into a serious situation _____________ never occurred before.

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

34. The books are written in ______ easy English _______ beginners can understand it without difficulty.

A. so; that B. such; that D. so; as D. such; as

35. She must have gone there last night, ______________?

A. hasn’t she B. hadn’t she C. didn’t she D. mustn’t she

36. I allow myself ____________ into entering the competition, but now I regret it.

A. to be persuaded B. to persuade C. persuading D. persuaded

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. recently B. affects C. pattern D. varies E. moves

F. warm G. regularly H. special I. effect J. evidence





Big climate changes in the last million years might have come from something very small: dust from outer space. Earth changes between ice ages and warm periods in a (n) ___37___ that includes several cycles, including a___38____ one that lasts 100,000 years. Scientists____39____ suggested this cycle might be due to changes in the inflow of cosmic (宇宙的)dust.

The idea is that Earth ___40__ above and below the imaginary orbit that runs through the sun and Jupiter(木星), completing a cycle every 100,000 years. So maybe it ___41____ meets amounts of dust during each cycle that produce the climate trend.

Now there is some___42____, from ancient cosmic dust near the Azores islands west of Portugal. The large quantity of the dust rises and falls with a wonderful 100,000 year cycle during the period 253,000 years to 458,000 years ago. Periods of more dust are related to ___43____ climates.

But that is a long way from showing that the dust ___44____ climate. Some scientists argue that it is not clear how cosmic dust would make the climate warmer while dust from volcanoes is known to make it cooler. They say the cosmic dust is so thin that it is hard to see how it could have any climate ____45____.

II．Reading comprehension Section A

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

No one would be willing to pay one-third of the price for the packaging or wrapping of what he or she buys. But over-packaging has become a disease that leads to a huge waste of resources and __46__ environmental pollution. The wasted packaging materials are estimated to be worth about 280 billion Yuan annually. And such packages and wrappings thrown away by customers __47__ up half of solid(固体) waste in cities. __48__, it is high time that measures were taken to stop companies from spending too much on ___49____packaging and wrapping. Product packaging and wrapping used to be very simple 30 years ago. "Shabby" (简陋)was the word many people had used to __50__ the way Chinese products were packaged. And shabby packaging was considered as the reason to make Chinese products __51__ in the international market. It is reasonable to pay enough attention to packaging or wrapping products in such a way that they can ___52____ customers' eye. But that does not definitely mean that packaging should even outshine what is inside. In the Chinese proverb(成语), “maidu huanzhu,” the buyer returns the pearl and keeps the case ___53___ the case is too fancy. It not only laughs at the poor judgment of the buyer, but also criticizes the unnecessary __54__ the seller has made in making the case. Another message from the proverb is that over-packaging helps develop a __55__ consuming attitude - to buy fancy-looking things but not what they really need.

46. A. results from B. results in C. depends on D. calls for

47. A. look B. hold C. make D. add

48. A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. besides

49. A. unnecessary B. necessary C. better D. useful

50. A. recommend B. praise C. consider D. criticize

51. A. popular B. impressive C. unattractive D. qualified

52. A. catch B. bring