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 11. When does the man usually go to the Net bar?? A. On Sunday morning.? B. On Saturday afternoon.? C. On Sunday afternoon.

2. What does the man benefit from chatting with his e-pals?? A. He learns a lot of foreign culture.  ?B. He improves his English a lot.? C. He learns a lot of English songs.Conversation 2 3. How long have the two speakers been in England?? A. For nearly two months.? B. For nearly one week.? C. For nearly two days.4. What does the woman think of visiting London Bridge by taxi?? A. It’s slow.

B. It’s convenient.? C. It’s expensive.Conversation 35. Why does the man choose those postcards?? A. He likes the colour of them. ? B. He likes the price of them.? C. He likes the stamps of them. 6. How much does the man spend? A. 3.2 yuan. B. 5 yuan. C. 16 yuan.

Conversation 47. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?? A. They are friends.? B. They are classmates.? C. They are teacher and student.8. Who is Mr. Li? ? A. A history teacher.? B. A P.E. teacher.? C. An English teacher.9. What do we learn from the dialogue?? A. Julia found the book for the boy.? B. The boy found the book for Julia.? C. Julia found the book for Mr. Li.Conversation 510. What is the woman?  ??A. A landlord. B. A clerk. C. A doctor.11. When does the man plan to stay at the hotel?  ? ?A. The nights of the 18th and 19th.? ?B. The nights of the 17th and 18th.? ?C. The nights of the 19th and 20th.12. What kind of room does the man prefer? ?? A. A room with big windows.?? B. A room near the beach.?? C. A room with windows facing the beach.Conversation 613. What’s wrong with the man? ? ?A. He can’t speak freely.? ?B. He can’t eat food easily.?? C. He can’t sleep well.14. How often should the man take the medicine? ? ?A. Three times a day.

B. Twice a day.? ?C. Once a day.

15. What do we learn from the conversation? ?? A. The man ate a lot of sugar yesterday. ??B. The man drank too little water yesterday.?? C. The man ate a lot of salt yesterday.

SECTION B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

Development of Our Town

 In the past

 Today



Buildings

There were 16.___________ and simple shops.

There are many tall buildings because of the booming fishing industry, tourism industry and 17._________ industry.



Jobs

A lot of people 18._____________ to make a living.

19.______________of new jobs has been created for local people because many new businesses have opened.



Transportation

I went to school by bike or 20._____.

I take buses or taxis.





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. The Chinese language uses characters ________ stand for ideas, objects or deeds instead of an

alphabet.

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

22. It was his humorous speech that made us all ________ again and again.

A. laughing B. laughed C. laugh D. to laugh

23. Generally speaking, ________ a person grows up will affect his or her accent.

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

24. An Australian expert said that they ________life jackets which could be connected to the lost

aircraft.

A. find B. have found C. will find D. had found

25. Walking around the city of Pompeii, I saw the streets just ______ they were 2000 years ago.

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

26. Neither the teacher nor the students ________ allowed to smoke in the teaching buildings,

which _______ a rule of our school.

A. is, is B. is, are C. are, are D. are, is

27. A European explorer found the remains of buildings ________ beneath the sand and many

treasures, ________ coins and painted pots.

A. buried, included B. buried, including

C. burying, including D. burying, included

28. ______ turned out that the English language borrowed many words from French after the

Norman Conquest.

A. That B. It C. This D.These

29. _______ makes great contributions to protecting the world peace deserves our respect and

thankfulness..

A. Whoever B. Who C. Whom D. Whomever

30. Before Braille was invented, books for blind people _________ as much as 100 pounds.

A. weighing B. were weighed C. were weighing D. weighed

Section B （12 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 guess I should regard it as a sweet change of my tastes. My 17- year-old son, Alyosha, who used to 31 my choice of clothing，now interestedly searches through my closet(衣橱)．Wasn’t it only yesterday that he 32__ his head from side to side at my clothes? When Alyosha was in middle school and just beginning to look at his 33 as a creature from outer space，I had once tried to suggest buying a pair of chinos(丝光斜纹布裤)while we were 34 . He said nothing but selected a pair of jeans. He tried it on. “Too 35 ,” I pronounced. “Just right，” was his reply, as he admired himself in the mirror, completely 36 with the image．We differed from each other for the next four years. About clothing，the disagreement seemed 37 . I was chinos，he was loose jeans; I was neatly pressed shirts, he was loose T-shirts. Things began to change about a year ago．I remember the exact day．I went to my closet __38__ a favorite shirt．I couldn't find it, but it appeared __39__ in the day when Alyosha returned home from school．“That’s my __40__，”I said．“Yeah，I know，”said Alyosha as he headed for the bedroom．Since that time，he often searched for something new and different in my closet．At one time, I asked Alyosha about the __41___. “Well, because I like some of them, ” he smiled．__42__ by his words，I stood still, holding my tongue, as he slipped into a pair of my trousers．31. A. wish for B. stand for C. take over D. look down on

32. A. shook B. rolled C. nodded D. pressed33. A. chairman B. father C. helper D. mother34. A. drawing B. running C. shopping D. wandering35. A. loose B. tight C. cheap D. expensive36. A. anxious B. confused C. gentle D. satisfied37. A. contrary B. clear C. unexpected D. practical

38. A. in search of B. in memory of C. in control of D. in place of

39. A. earlier B. gradually C. later D. likely40. A. jeans B. T-shirt C. chinos D. shirt41. A. reason B. sign C. solution D. process42. A. Confused B. Warmed C. Embarrassed D. Intrerrupted

SECTION?C?(8?points)

Directions:??Complete the passage below with the correct forms of the given words and phrases in the column .

contribution be made up of occupy certain

in that replace while aside from





The English language 43________ the rules and vocabulary. Before the middle of the 5th century, people in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic. Then two Germanic groups from the European mainland 44_________ Britain. Old English consisted of a mixture of their languages. 45. _______place names such as London , very few Celtic words became part of Old English. At the end of the 9th century, people from the Northern European countries, brought with them their own language.

Middle English is the English language used from 12th to the 15th century. The most important 46._________ was from the Normans, a French-speaking people who defeated England. However, the Norman Conquest did not affect English as much as the Angles and the Saxons’ victory, which led to Old English 47.__________ Celtic. After the Norman Conquest, high-class people spoke French 48.____________ common people spoke English.

Modern English appeared during the Renaissance in the 16th century. It includes many Latin and Greek words. Pronunciation also went through huge changes during this period. The question of whether English will keep on changing in the future is easy to answer. It is 49._________ that this process will continue. As is known to all, the Chinese language differs from Western language 50. ____________, instead of an alphabet, it uses Characters which stands for ideas, objects or deeds.

Last year, a British club arranged for ten high school students to go on a cultural trip. 51. 我有幸有资格参加那次旅行。I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii as it was 2,000 years ago. 52. I saw streets just as they had been, with stones along the road so you don’t have to step in the mud on rainy days. On 24 August AD 79, the volcano erupted and lava, ash and rocks poured out of it on the surrounding countryside. 53. 结果很多人连同这个城市都活埋了.It’s hard to imagine how Volcano Vesuvius destroyed the whole city!

54. Loulan, a wealthy commercial city, was once a stopping point on the famous Silk Road. It is believed to have been gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 500. 55. What a pity that the desert today used to be a green land with lots of trees! I do hope all these remains will not be lost to history.

PART THREE ：READING COMPREHENSION (30 poin