（满分150分 时间120分钟）

命题人：向芳

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

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.

Conversation 5

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

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





PAER TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （45 points）

Section A（15 points）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. Who can think of a situation __________ this idiom can be used?

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

22. He has two sons, __________ work as chemists.

A. two of whom B. both of whom C. both of which D. all of whom

23.It is a waste ________ money to buy that expensive coat. You’d better spend most of your money _______ something important.

A. of , to buy B. of, buying C. on, to buy D. On, buying

24.They believe that ________ they will defeat the football team.

A. one day B. the other day C. any day D. either day

25. He was unsuccessful, _______ ________?

A. wasn’t he B. was he C. did he D. didn’t he

26.A new bridge ________ here. They hope to finish it next month.

A. will be built B. is built C. has been built D. is being built

27. Our city _______ tremendous changes in the last few years.

A. experimented B. has experimented C. has experienced D. Experienced

28.______you have understood it, I’ll continue to discuss the next point.

A. Before B. If C. Now that D. Until

29.--- So why can’t you answer my question , Jack?

---Sorry , sir. I _______ that you would ask me to answer it.

A. don’t realize B. didn’t realize C. hadn’t realized D. haven’t realized

30.He hasn’t ________ yet. What happened ________ him?

A. disappeared; to B. shown up; to C. come; for D. appeared; for

31.________ of the truth of the report, he told his colleagues about it.

A. Convinced B. Convincing C. To convince D. Having convinced

32.When I return to the classroom, I found my pen ________.

A. going B. losing C. missing D. Missed

33.── Has Tom finished his composition yet?

── No, he hasn’t ; but he ________ it this morning. So, I think he must be tired.

A. wrote B. had written C. was writing D. has been writing

34. She won’t be able to come next week, because she ____ herself in Mount Tai then.

A. enjoys B. will be enjoying C. is enjoying D. will have enjoying

35.They were surprised that a child should work out the problem, ________ they couldn’t.

A. once B. even if C. while D. Since

section B（18 points）

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

The Woman’s College had a very small car-park, and 36 several of the teachers and students,and many of the students’ boy friends had cars, so it was often difficult to find a place to 37 The head of the college, 38 name was Miss Baker, therefore had a special place in the car-park for her own car. There were white lines round it, and it had a notice(告 示，通知) 39 “Place for Head of College.”

One evening, however, when Miss Baker got back to the college a few minutes before the time by which all students had to be in, she found another car in her 40 . There were two people in it, one of her girl students and a young man. Miss Baker knew that the young man would have to leave very soon, so she 41 to ask him to move his car a bit（一点点）, so that she could park 42 in the proper place for the night before going to bed.

As the young man’s car was close to the railing (栅栏), Miss Baker had to drive up beside it on the other side, 43 the girl was sitting. She therefore came up on this side, looked at her own window and tapped her horn (喇叭)lightly to 44 attention to the fact that she was there. The girl, who had her head on the boy’s shoulder（肩膀）, 45 in surprise, she was 46 more surprised when she 47 . Miss Baker say, “Excuse me, but may I change places with you?”

36. A. for B. as C. with D. to

37. A. stop B. drive C. stay D. park

38. A. with B. which C. whose D. her

39. A. said B. telling C. saying D. speaking

40. A. parking place B. schoolyard C. house D. garden

41. A. was B. was asking C. would begin D. decided

42. A. his B. hers C. there D. where

43 A. where B. because C. though D. even if

44. A. draw B. pay C. pay for D. be

45. A. looked out B. looked around C. looked down D. looked ahead

46. A. further B. much C. far D. even

47. A. saw B. made C. heard D. let

Section C (12 points)

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

48 you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball 49 volleyball. But I am one of the few women 50 would answer : surfing(冲浪运动) is my favorite sport. But isn’t that a man thing? Some people believe most boys don’t like this sport. I am 31 years old this year. I started surfing about five years ago and I fell in love with 51 on the very first day. Riding the first wave was 52 best feeling I had ever experienced. When I try 53 compare(比较) surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, 54 my life of 31 years , there’s nothing like it that can train my courage and care(小心、谨慎). It involves(牵涉到) body and life, so we must be careful when you are surfing. Because nobody knows 55 will happen.

PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION（30 points）

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Mr. Black and Mr. White were two very famous artists in the city. Their drawings were also very popular in the city. But they tried to see who could draw the best picture.

One day they asked an old man to be the judge. Mr. Black drew an apple tree. He put his picture in the field. Soon the birds came and tried to eat the apples. The old man saw it and said, “You have certainly won. Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. But we will go to see his picture.”

They went to Mr. White’s house. There were nothing but red beautiful curtains on the wall. The old man asked, “Where is your picture, Mr. White?” He said, “Lift the curtains, and you will find my picture.” The old man tried to lift the curtains but found that they were drawn there. They were Mr. White’s picture. The old man said, “Birds thought the apples were real. Men thought the curtains were real. So Mr. White won. His picture is the best one.”

56. Mr. Black and Mr. White were .

A. popular stars B. welcome in countryside. C. artists D. poor

57. Mr. Black drew .

A. an apple tree B. the best picture C. curtains D. birds

58. The old man thought Mr. Black’s picture was good because .

A. it was in the field . B. it was an apple tree

C.the birds liked it D.the birds thought it was r