第一部分 听力（共两节，满分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10秒钟的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 are the two speakers talking about?

A. The study plan. B. The school plan. C. The vacation plan.

2. Where are the two speakers going?

A. To a farm. B. To a store. C. To a station.

3. How was the journey?

A. Satisfying B. Exciting C. Disappointing

4. What are the parents looking for?

A. A friend. B. A needle. C. Their baby.

5. What do we know about the weather in the woman’s hometown?

A. It seldom snows heavily.

B. It seldom rains heavily.

C. It never snows.

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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

Why was the man in hospital?

A.His left arm was broken. B.He was seriously ill. C.He had a physical examination.

Where was the man going that day?

A. To the office. B. To the cinema. C. To the hospital.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

What is the woman doing when talking with the man?

A. Reading newspapers. B. Reading a magazine. C. Watching TV.

9. What can we learn from the conversation?

　 A. Most people disagree with the man.

B. Most people feel the same with the man.

C. Most people find feet attractive.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12 三个小题。

What is the woman doing now?

A. Hosting a programme. B. Discussing the topic of her paper. C．Making a plan for a programme.

How many children are there in the man’s family?

A. Six. B. Five. C. Four.

12. What was the man’s father?

A. An actor. B. A driver. C. A host.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Where does John work?

A. North Carolina. B. California. C. Washington.

14. What does John do?

A. A soldier B. A firefighter. C. A teacher.

15. What are John’s working hours?

A. Eight hours every day.

B. Twelve hours every week.

C. Working 24 hours and having a day off.

16. What kind of clothes does John wear to work?

A. A dress uniform. B. A blue work uniform. C. A black work uniform.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What is the speaker doing?

A. Recommending a book. B. Telling a class rule. C. Introducing a course.

18. What is the purpose of the listening course?

A. To achieve personal success.

B. To develop effective listening skills.

C. To prepare for a listening test.

19. Who wrote the required textbook?

A. William Brown. B. Helen Smith. C. Jackson Black.

20. How will the listeners be evaluated?

A. By the performance in class and test grades.

B. By the mid-term and final grades.

C. By the tests in class and final grades.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中适当词语的正确形式填空。

Sarah: Hello, where can I find the USA exhibit(展示会)? I wonder 21 you could help me.

Mike: Which part are you 22 (interest) in?

Sarah: The Statue of Liberty(自由女神像). I need to do some research on it.

Mike: It 23 (give) by the people of France to the people of the United States in the 1880s 24 (celebrate) the 100th anniversary (周年纪念日) of America’s Independence. Nowadays people consider it to be a symbol of Liberty throughout the world.

Sarah: Yes, and America couldn’t have been liberated from Britain 25___ the help of the French. Wow! 26 is said that more than 5 million people visit the statue every year. That’s a lot of people.

Mike: It’s a(n) 27 (particular) popular symbol to many. Nowhere else do they take the idea of personal 28 (free) so seriously.

Sarah: I see. Who designed it? I guess it must have been 29 French designer.

Mike: You’re right. It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, but the interior framework(内部结构) was designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, 30 was also the designer of the Eiffel Tower.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分；满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从后面所给各题的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中选出可以填空白处的最佳选项。

There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard（橄榄园）. He was very hardworking,

31 the farm was always fine under his care. But he knew that his 32 sons looked down upon his farm work, and were eager to make wealth 33 adventure(冒险,投机活动).

When the farmer was old, and 34 that his time had come to die, he called the three sons to him and said, “My sons, there is a 35 of gold 36 in the olive orchard. 37 for it, if you wish it.” The sons tried to get him to tell them in 38 part of the orchard the gold was hidden; but he would tell them 39 more. After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; 40 they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin 41 a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig 42 one of them found the money.

They dug until they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard to the 43 , round the tree-roots and between them. But no pot of gold was to be found. It seemed as if someone 44 have stolen it, or as if the farmer had been playing a joke on them . The three sons were 45 disappointed to have all their work for nothing. The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard 46 more fruit than they had ever given; when it was 47 , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.

And when they saw how 48 money had come from the orchard, they suddenly 49 what the 50 father had meant when he said, “There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”

31. A. but B. and C. or D. for

32. A. two B. four C. five D. three

33. A. in B. at C. through D. on

34. A. looked B. felt C. judged D. understood

35. A. pot B. bag C. basket D. pile

36. A. bought B. hung C. hidden D. planted

37. A. Dig B. Search C. Pray D. Beg

38. A. it B. where C. what D. when

39. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything

40. A. when B. for C. since D. unless

41. A. in B. by C. with D. on

42. A. before B. until C. after D. while

43. A. other B. another C. others D. more

44. A. can B. should C. would D. must

45. A. very B. even C. much D. still

46. A. have B. developed C. gave D. formed

47. A. sold B. eaten C. found D. produced

48. A. little B. many C. so D. much

49. A. understood B. thought C. remembered D. cared

50. A. foolish B. strict C. wise D. lazy

第三部分：阅读理解 （共两节；满分40分）

第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox (沙坑). He had a box of cars and trucks with him. When he created roads in the sand, he found a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy dug around the rock, trying to get it out of the sand. With much effort, he pushed the rock across the sandbox by using his feet. (He was a very small boy and the rock was very big.) When the boy moved the rock, however, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and over the little wall.

Determined, the little boy pushed it hard, but every time the rock tipped (倾斜), it fell back into the sandbox.

Finally, he burst into tears. At this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window. He quickly came over to the little boy.

Gently but firmly he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?” The boy answered, “But I did, Daddy. I used all the strength that I had!” “No, son,” said the father kindly. “You didn’t use all the strength you had. You didn’t turn to me.” With these words, the father reached down, picked up the rock and removed it from the sandbox.

Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be removed? Are you discovering that you don’t have what it takes to lift them? There is always one who is willing to give us the strength we need. Isn’t it funny that we try so hard to do things all by ourselves?

53. It is suggested in the last paragraph that we should .

A. try our best to solve a problem B. watch out for possible dangers in life

C. ask other people for help if necessary D. not lose heart when facing a difficult task

B

Four interesting festivals

Grand Old Days

Phone numeber: (651) 699-0029

E-mail address: fo@grandave.com

Grand Old Days is one of the Midwest’s largest one-day festivals. It’s held every year on the first Sunday in June. It starts at 7:45 am until 5:00 pm. You should pay $8 for a ticket to enter the live music festival gardens and you must be at least 21 years old. There are a lot of interesting activities for the whole family.

Uptown Art Fair

Phone numeber: (612) 823-4581

E-mail address: info@uptownminneapolis.com

There is a wide variety of artwork you can buy from only a few dollars to thousands of dollars. There are also activities held by some artists. Uptown Art Fair starts on August 5th and ends on August 7th. It is free to attend. The opening time and closing time are Friday 11 am-8 pm, Saturday 10 am-8 pm, and Sunday 10 am-6 pm.

Minnesota State Fair

Phone numeber: (651) 288-4400

E-mail address: fairinfo@mnstatefair.org

It is one of the most popular fairs in Minnesota. It starts on August 25th and goes through Labor Day on September 5th. Tickets for adults (aged 13-64) are $11, seniors (aged 65 and older) $9, kids (aged 5-12) $8 and children under 5 are free of charge. It opens at 6 am and closes at midnight. The State Fair has lots of fun activities, bands, games, and rides.

Nativity County Fair

Phone number: (651) 696-5401

E-mail address: info@nativitycountyfair.com

The Nativity County Fair is a kid’s fair, but it has some fun things for adults as well. You can buy tickets for the rides and games, and the price depe