第一部分： 听力理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

第一节：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。

1. Where did the woman go for her summer holidays?

A. To Paris. B. To London. C. To New York.

2. What does the woman say about David?

A. He is hardworking. B. She is proud of him. C. He isn’t good at maths.

3. How much is the swimsuit today?

A. $6.3. B. $7. C. $10.

4. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. Call the doctor. B. Give Marsha first aid. C. Tell Marsha what to do.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A party. B. A dish. C. Furniture.

第二节：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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. Have dinner with her. B. Go bowling with her. C. Do homework with her.

7. When should the man hand in the book report?

A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.

8. How does the man feel about his homework?

A. Worried. B. Frightened. C. Relaxed.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. How long has the woman worked for Marque Development?

A. About two years. B. About three years. C. About four years.

10. Where is the woman now?

A. In Tuscany. B. In Milan. C. In Venice.

11. What did the woman do yesterday?

A. She visited an art gallery.

B. She went outside the city.

C. She saw a shopping gallery.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. How did the woman feel about moving yesterday?

A. Sad. B. Excited. C. Worried.

13. What is the woman going to miss?

A. Her parents. B. Her school. C. Her rabbit.

14. What does the man suggest doing next?

A. Eating out. B. Making a call. C. Buying another pet.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What’s the woman’s problem?

A. She forgot to buy apple pies.

B. The apple pies she made have gone bad.

C. She doesn’t know what to have for dessert.

16. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Go out to have dinner.

B. Buy some fruit and vegetables.

C. Prepare fruit and cheese for dessert.

17. What is the relationship between the woman and Steve?

A. Husband and wife. B. Brother and sister. C. Colleagues.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How long is the sports centre open a day?

A. For 6 hours. B. For 8 hours. C. Four 9 hours.

19. What can students do with their student cards?

A. Play at local city clubs for free.

B. Join local golf clubs at a discount.

C. Go to the sports centre at any time.

20. What do we know about the Musical School?

A. It offers free music lessons.

B. It doesn’t provide part – time courses.

C. Any student can perform at open evenings.

第二部分： 基础知识运用

一、单选题（共16小题；每小题0.5分，满分8分）

21. Those paying a visit to our city are greatly impressed by the fact that_______ people from all walks of life are working hard for_______ new Rugao.

A.不填; a B. 不填；the C. the；a D. the； the

22. It has been announced that all the students _______ put on masks (口罩) before going to school in case they are infected with bird flu virus.

A. shall

B. will

C. need

D. may



23. Teachers recommend parents ____ their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.

A. not allow B. do not allow C. mustn’t allow D. can’t allow

24. What wonders in science and technology would you like to see ______ in the future ?

A. to happen B. happened C. to realize D. realized

25. When asked about their opinion about the president, many citizens would prefer to see him

step aside ______ younger men.

A. in need of B. in terms of C. in praise of D. in favor of

26. My keyboard needs _____ because it has letters _____.

A. to repair; to miss B. repairing; to miss

C. repairing; missed D. repaired; missing

27. With such low income, I never care about ______ clothes.

A. fancy B. fantastic C. fantasy D. fanciful

28. Some parents are just too protective. They want to _____ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.

A. spot Bdismiss C. secure D. distinguish

29. If you are away from your hometown for a very long time, all memory of your childhood will end up ______ from your mind.

A. fading B. to fade C. escaping D. to escape

30. ----- Was the judge _______ with the result?

----- I don’t think so. But perhaps no judge is easy ________.

A. satisfying; satisfied B. satisfied; to satisfy

C. satisfactory; to be satisfied D. satisfaction; satisfactory

31. ______ the public, the superstar did everything carefully not to damage his image.

A. Be well-known to B. Well-known as

C. Well-known to D. He was well-known to

32. Nowadays we students are so busy that we don’t have much time for outdoor sports activities, _______we have the interest.

A. wherever B. whenever C. even if D. as if

33. As is often the ______, the housewife gives the house a thorough cleaning _____.

A. matter; every two days B. situation; each second day

C. same; each two days D. case; every second day

二、完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

Already a grade behind, Tio Robinson might have dropped out of school anyway but a family hardship forced an early decision.

“I’ve been 37 for my family,” said the 18-year-old who was junior at Thrasher High School when he dropped out. “I was facing big 38 around the age of 14.”

Tio’s mom is a 39 parent also 40 two other sons and their family live with his grandparents in Booneville.

“My grandparents about 3 years ago found out he was seriously ill, ” Tio said. “My grandmother, she’s pretty 41 too, and my mother is in and out of the 42 ”

As a student, Tio admitted his grades weren’t great. ”I 43 quite a few days,” he said. “I failed algebra(代数) in the seventh grade also, and that pit me a year 44 ”

“ 45 , I’m not a problem child,” he said.

When his friend, Jay Anderson, said, “Around here, if you don’t go to 46 , you go to jail.”Tio said,”I have a pretty 47 name. they know what I’m doing for my 48 . ”

He’s aware that some people 49 on dropouts but he doesn’t let their opinions get him down. “It all just 50 on who you are,” he said. “You never know what the Lord will give you. ”

To earn spending money, Tio works around the house. “I had a little job at Pizza Nut but I let that go, ” he said. “I’m going to see if I can get on at a factory.”

Life hasn’t been too 51 but Tio wants to do better, so he’s already enrolled（注册）in the 52 education program at Northeast Mississippi Community College.

Once he earns his GED, Tio plans to do a 53 in something that will help him work 54 , like forestry or construction. “It’s always a 55 ,” he said. “It’s just the way you play your cards.”

And if his 8-year-old brother ever wants to leave school, “I wouldn’t let him, ” Tio said. “I am a real believer in faith and tell him the best thing to do is 56 in school. I try every day to make sure he doesn’t go through what I went through.”

37. A. looking B. taking C. making D. caring

38. A. debt B. credit C. responsibility D. guilt

39. A. rich B. single C. strong D. beautiful

40. A. lifting B. carrying C. bringing D. raising

41. A. sick B. well C. old D. good

42. A. school B. jail C. home D. hospital

43. A. missed B. caught C. gained D. kept

44. A. behind B. ahead C. above D. beneath

45. A. Hence B. Because C. Though D. Otherwise

46. A. school B. cinema C. café D.church

47. A. bad B. evil C. perfect D. good

48. A. own B. family C. friend D. classmate

49. A. admitted B. embraced C. frown D. denied

50. A. depends B. relies C. decides D. supports

51. A. hoarse B. coarse C. crude D. tough

52. A. adult B. children C. kids D.infant

53. A. class B. lesson C. degree D. subject

54. A. outdoors B. upstairs C. underwater D. underground

55. A. success B. curse C. surprise D. possibility

56. A. stay B. eat C. sleep D. live

第二部分：阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）

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Superman, the iconic American hero fighting for social justice and the American way of life, was born as a comic book character more than 70 years ago. Over the decades, the character evolved into a hero on television and in the movies.

Now,?Man of Steel, the latest film on the superhero's exploits, gives Superman a 21st century makeover.

Superman was born as Kal-El on the planet Krypton, which was destroyed right after his parents launched him to the Earth. Kal-El, now known as Clark Kent, is adopted into a humble human abode in Kansas and, like Jesus, is 33 years old when he faces mortal danger and humankind's mistrust.

Howard Marshall, the manager of "After Time Comics," an established comic book store in the Washington, D.C. says, the comic book hero born in the 1930s in the middle of America's Great Depression, was meant to represent the superhero in everyone. Superman became a household name in the 1950s, when George Reeves fleshed out the character in a TV series.

The series shaped the baby boomer(二战后大约二十年期间出生的人) generation.

"We were the first ones to have TV as furniture full time in the living room," Marshall said. "There will be a quick shot of him like "Boom!" Punching a villain in the face...he's knocked out. Just one quick tab and then he goes to the next guy. It was pretty e