一．听力理解 （共两节，30分）

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，你都有时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

What time is it?

8 B.9 C.10

What is Peter going to do this afternoon?

play basketball B. ride a bicycle C. go swimming

How much is the man going to pay?

A. 20 pence B. 25 pence C.30 pence

How will the woman travel to New York?

By car B. By train C. By plane

What is the woman doing?

Making a suggestion B. Asking for help C. Offering advice

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道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒时间阅读每小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

Where is the new sports center?

On Hill Road B. On Mill street C. On Station Road

What sport did the man do last week?

Swimming B. Basketball C. Table-tennis

When will they go to the sports center?

On Friday. B. On Thursday. C. On Wednesday.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11。

Where can you hear the talk by the American writer?

At the bookshop B. In the library. C. In Allen Hall.

What is the talk about?

The writer’s latest novel.

The writer’s success story.

The writer’s recent journey.

Who is the man speaking to?

Students. B. Teachers C. Club members.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

Where does the woman do most of her work?

In planes. B. In the office. C. At the airport.

What does the woman do at the beginning of each workday?

Talk to air-hostesses.

Check the computers.

Get flight information.

What does the woman want to do?

Stop traveling.

Earn more money.

Stay in the same job.

听第 9 段材料，回答第15至17题。

Who is going to visit the place?

Customers. B. Reporters. C. Tourists.

Where will the woman meet the visitors?

At the office. B. A the factory. C. At a restaurant.

What is the relationship between the man and the woman?

Teacher and student.

Boss and assistant.

Visitor and host.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

Why is the man angry with the woman?

She hasn’t kept a place for him.

She hasn’t got any idea who he is.

She hadn’t given him a phone call.

How is the problem solved?

The woman helps the man find another room.

The man calls to tell his friends not to come.

The woman manages to get the man a table.

What does the man do?

He’s a businessman. B. He’s the head waiter.

He’s a policeman.

二．知识运用（共两节, 45分）

第一节 单项填空 （共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

21.--- Alice, would you like_________ a movie with us tonight?

--- Sorry, but I don’t fancy ________ out today.

A. seeing, going B. to see, going C. to see, to go D. seeing, to go Steven

22. Spielberg, _____ mother was a musical teacher, was born in 1964 in a small town in America.

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

23.I think the writer _______ wrote the book is very creative.

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

24.I’ve never read a better book than this one. ___________, it is the best one that I have ever read.

A. Since then B. In other words C. At times D. In some ways

25.--- Mary, what are you up this weekend?

--- Not sure. Tom just suggested that we _______ camping if it is sunny.

A. won’t go B. wouldn’t go C. should go D. not go

26.I was born _______ 22 October 1983. My little brother was born ____ 1987.

A. in; in B. on; in C. in; on D. on; on

27. The teacher spoke slowly ________ the students might take notes.

A. while B. since C. even though D. so that

28. They talked for about an hour of things and persons ________ they remembered in the school.

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

29.I used to live near the People’s Park　　　　is the centre of town. ?

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

30.They looked very excited　　　　they had won the football game. ?

A. even though B. even if C. though D. as if

31．He tried his best to solve the problem, 　　　　difficult it was. ?

A. no matter what B. whatever C. however D. how

第二节完形填空(共20小题, 每小题1.5分，30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need?36?,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was?37?his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent(天赋). You will never be a pianist.”?nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly 39.?He decided that he didn’t want to be a?40?any more. For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano.?41?, his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to?42?some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he?43?that he could show others that he had talent__44__.That day he told his father?45?he had been waiting to hear— that he wanted to study with a new teacher.?46?that point on, everything turned around.

He started?47?competitions(比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was?48?that Lang Lang had won, he was too?49?to hold back his tears. Soon?50?was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big?51?. In 1997 Lang Lang?52?again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his?53?performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出 ) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started?54?. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him, and lets him?55.

36.A. exercise??? B. fortune ?????C. knowledge????? D. wealth

37.A. whether ???B. why ????????C. when?????????? D. that

38.A. Like????? B. With ???????C. To ?????????????D. As

39.A. hurt ?????B. weakened ???C. ruined ??????????D frightened

40.A. singer ????B pianist?????? C. conductor?????? D. player

41.A. Hopefully B. Patiently??? C. Wisely????????? D. Painfully

42.A. play????? B. sing???????? C. write ???????????D. study

43.A. seemed??? B. admitted??? C. noticed????????? D. realized

44.A. in all????? B. above all??? C. after all???????? D. at all

45.A. that??????? B. what??????? C. which????????? D. when

46.A. From????? B. At ??????????C. Since???? ????? D. After

47.A. receiving?? B. accepting ????C. winning ????????D. beating

48. A. told?????? B. mentioned?? C. announced????? D. recognized

49. A. excited??? B. encouraged?? C. shocked??????? D. satisfied

50. A. this?????? B. it?????????? C. that??????????? D. what

51. A. concerts??? B. tours ????????C. competitions??? D. stages

52.A. started ???????B. left ???????C. moved ??????D. performed

53. A. successful??? B. cheerful ???C. respectful?? D. meaningful

54. A. pulling ???????B. breaking ??C. falling ??????D. pouring

55. A. brighten????? B. shine???? C. admire????? D. develop???

三.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

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

A

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames(绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence(影响)on the world of music.

Born in 1901 in New Orleans, be grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”

Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over. ”He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.

56. Armstrong was called Pops because he　　　　. ?

A. looked like a musician B. was a musician of much influence

C. showed an interest in music D. traveled to play modern music

57. When Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.” what did he mean?

A. He meant he had a brother named Jazz.

B. He meant he was very good at Jazz.

C. He meant he couldn’t afford to learn Jazz.

D. He meant he was very lucky to live among great musicians.

58. The third paragraph is developed　　　　. ?

A. by space B. by examples C. by time D. by comparison

B

① On Friday, January 14, 2005, my cousin, Kara Rose, came into the world. ② She looked perfectly healthy from the outside, but on the inside, the doctors had failed to discover a serious problem. ③ She often had trouble breathing and then turned blue. ④ The doctors found that Kara had been born without part of her heart. ⑤ They didn’t think she would live long enough to leave the hospital. ⑥ When she was four days old, she had her first operation. ⑦ My family stayed together during this hard time, hoping everything would turn out for the best.

Kara’s strength and determination to live were strong. Eventually, she could go home. We all waited patiently for new technology that could give Kara a new heart. When she was eighteen months old, her parents took her to a famous surgeon who performed a series of operations. There was no guarantee she would make it through the operation, but she succeeded.

Kara grew stronger every day, and it was not long before she was well enough to be around people. She had an amazing character and always wore a sweet smile. When she fell asleep against my body, happy and content, I realized how valuable life really is. As I took her in my arms with her wa