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PartⅠ Listening Comprehension(30 marks)

SECTION A

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. How often does the man go to work by bus?

A. Three times a week. B. Twice a week. C. Once a week.

2. With whom does the man usually share a car?

A. The woman. B. His colleague. C. His neighbor.

Conversation 2

3. Whose birthday is on Saturday?

A. Bill’s. B. Anne’s. C. Mary’s.

4. Where will the party be?

A. At the woman’s place. B. In a restaurant. C. At a big place outdoors.

Conversation 3

5. What kind of book does the man want to buy?

A. A book on art. B. A book on history. C. A book on law.

6. What will the man do next?

A. Write down his phone number. B. Call the woman. C. Leave the bookstore.

Conversation 4

7. What does the man want to do in the beginning?

A. Go skating. B. Go skiing. C. Go swimming.

8. What does the man think of the woman?

A. She is too lazy.

B. She has done too much shopping recently.

C. She does too much window-shopping.

9. Who will go shopping with the woman?

A. The man. B. Lily. C. Herself alone.

10. What did the woman just finish doing?

A. She had a class. B. She went to the library. C. She went to the computer center.

11. How did the man know about the job?

A. He received an email. B. He searched for it online. C. He received a call.

12. Why would the woman be suitable for the job?

A. Because of her experience.

B. Because of her interest.

C. Because of her talent.

Conversation 6

Conversation 5

13. What is the woman doing in the beginning?

A. Reading a magazine. B. Listening to music. C. Watching TV.

14. When was the singer in a car accident?

A. In 1943. B. In 1963. C. In 1978.

15. In which language did the singer sing We Are Young?

A. English. B. Italian. C. German.

SECTION B

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.

Weather Report

City

Weather condition



Los Angeles

·Today: bright and 16 with a high of 27 degrees

·Tomorrow: thunderstorms



Houston

·Extremely hot with a high of 17 degrees today

·Get cooler 18



Chicago

A bit uncomfortable with 19 today



New York

·Cloudy with light 20 today in the morning

·Clear up by early afternoon





Part I Language knowledge (30 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

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

21.Is that reading room ______ has newspapers and magazines?

A. the one which B. where C. the one D. in which

22.If you like classical music, why not join a music club ______ other children play classical instruments?

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

23. I don’t like _______ you speak to her.

A. the way B. the way in that C. the way which D. the way of which

24. My mother, ______ you met last year, keeps telling me not to take the weight-loss pills because they are dangerous.

A. that B. which C. who D. whom

25. The museum ______ their paintings were displayed yesterday was built 60 years ago.

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

26. Do you still remember the day ______ you joined the League?

A. in which B. to which C. which D. on which

27. The book _____ is a little dirty is not mine. It belongs to the girl _____ next to Peter.

A. whose cover; which sits B. of which the cover; who sits

C. of which cover; who is sitting D. whose cover; who sitting

28. Marie Curie paid no attention the prize that she won because of her achievements in physics.

A. to receive B. to receiving C. for D. about

29. Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, ______ was of course what made others jealous.

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

30. We the problem for quite some time, but we any conclusion yet.

A. had discussed; haven’t drawn B. discussed; haven’t drawn

C. have discussed; haven’t been drawing D. have been discussing; haven’t drawn

31. She didn’t feel like , so he suggested the day in the garden.

A. working; spending B. to work; to spend

C. working; to spend D. to work; spending

32. She didn’t want to go to the lecture, so she an excuse.

A. made out B. made up C. put up D. put out

33. The manager is going on business next week and the company will be left ______Mike.

A. in charge of B. taking charge of

C. in the charge of D. taking the charge of

34. _________ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.

A. For B. By now C. Ever since D. Now that

35.I found the homework was not so heavy as _____ I _____to get in my old school.

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

Section B (18 marks)

Dear Kate,

It is very exciting that you are coming to our school so soon. 36 you arrive, let me introduce to you what our school life is like.

Our school is quite famous for its long history. It was 37 in the early 1920s. It is a good place where we can prepare ourselves well for the future. We have many wonderful teachers who are always ready to 38 help. Though we pay a lot of attention to how 39 we do in lessons, getting high scores is not the only reason to study. The teachers encourage us to 40 new ideas and ask questions. With their help we have developed all kinds of interests in both Arts and Science. Students can choose to 41 any school clubs they are interested in. We can also choose the subjects that we want to study. Last term I chose American Literature, because I wanted to learn about famous American writers. This term I chose to attend 42 classes because my father bought me a piano_43__ a birthday present.

44 , I was elected monitor of my class. Sometimes it can be 45 to be a monitor, because I have to do a lot of work and attend many meetings. However, being a monitor has taught me a lot, such as caring for others and taking responsibilities and so on. When my class was given the title of “Model Class”, I was prouder than ever before. So being a monitor 46 an important part in my school life .I’m very pleased with my work.

I love my school and hope that you will have a pleasant experience here too. I am looking forward to 47 you soon.

36. A. When B .After C. Before D. As soon as

37. A. finding B. found C. founded D. find

38. A. need B. ask C. want D. offer

39. A. good B. well C. bad D. hard

40. A. try on B. try out C. give up D. give in

41. A. join B. attend C. join in D. take part in

42. A. art B. music C. cooking D. dance

43. A. as B. for C. by D .with

44. A. On the way B. In the way C. By the way D. By way of

45. A. exciting B. tiring C. interesting D. surprising

46. A. plays B. takes C. makes D. acts

Section C (12 marks)

Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Since I have finished introducing some special sports in London , I will continue to introduce to all of you the special sport in America.

There is 48 interesting new sport 49 the United States which is sky diving. People 50 like this sport often form(形成、组成) a club , which was founded 4years ago when some people got together to come up with the good idea. And now , members who belong to the club can take part in the flight every year. The members of the club fly high above the clouds in the airplanes. 51 it is the time, each person jumps from the airplane and falls towards the earth 52 very high speeds. And all the members have parachutes (降落伞), but 53 do not open the parachutes for a long time. Seen from the ground, they look like big birds. The sky divers say they sometimes feel like birds 54 . Some people like 55 swim in the ocean or to play in the snow, but the favorite place for sky divers is the sky.

Part II Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

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

A

Do you want to know something about the history of weather? Don’t look at the sky. Don’t look for old weather reports. Looking at tree rings is more important. Correct weather reports date back only one century, but some trees can provide an exact record of the weather even further back.

It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight and rainfall would limit the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be determined by reading the pattern of rings in a tree trunk. To find the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred. If the rings are closed together, then the climate was bad for the tree.

Studying tree rings is important not only for the history of weather, but also for the history of man. In a region of New Mexico you can find only sand---no trees and no people. However, many centuries ago a large p