、 第I卷(共75分)

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A (10%)

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

A. Car seller. B. Police officer. C. Detective. D. Reporter.

A. 5 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 9 hours. D. 10 hours.

A. At a hospital. B. In a school. C. In a restaurant. D. In a soap shop.

A. Her son’s health. B. Her son’s ability for the job.

C. Her son’s poor grades. D. Her son’s studies.

A. Librarian and student. B. Boss and secretary.

C. Customer and shop assistant. D. Publisher and salesman.

A. Tommy made a wise decision. B. Tommy shouldn’t give up easily.

C. Tommy can change the class time. D. Tommy can find a better reason.

A. The new dress is for warm weather. B. The new dress makes her look cool.

C. She doesn’t like warm weather at all. D. She bought the dress when it was warm.

A. Jack didn’t seem to be nervous during his speech.

B. Jack needs more training in making public speeches.

C. The woman can hardly understand Jack’s speech.

D. The woman didn’t think highly of Jack’s speech.

A. Helen’s boss has a twin brother.

B. Helen didn’t know where his boss was.

C. The person in black looks like Helen’s boss.

D. The person in black is Helen’s boss.

A. She thinks that there are many things that interest her.

B. She hopes to earn more money from her work.

C. She is not excited about the things in the new mall.

D. She believes the prices of the goods are too low.

Section B (6%)

Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

A. 102 tons. B. 17,000 tons. C. 10,000 tons. D. 17,000 pounds.

A. Keep it from being wet. B. Bury it for further use.

C. Stop it from polluting the groundwater. D. Divide the rubbish into two kinds.

A. Learn to recycle. B. Reduce greenhouse gas.

C. Keep landfill space free. D. Use our stuff for as long as we can.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

A. Young children are much better at identifying logos than adults are.

B. Most people can tell logos apart in less than a minute.

C. Logo designers often take cultural differences into consideration.

D. Some effective logos can immediately remind people of their brands.

A. It makes customers feel that their brands are trustworthy.

B. It brings great joy and passion to customers.

C. It gives customers the impression of being nature-friendly.

D. It inspires customers to expand their creative thinking.

A. How to become a logo designer.

B. What makes some logos so impressive.

C. How our brain recognizes and remembers logos.

D. The cultural influence of logos.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A (15%)

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

“How are you?” It’s a question that seems simple. However, it can actually make people (21) ______ (feel) very strange. Last month, Alina Simone (22) ______ (write) in The New York Times about the difficulty that Russians have (23) ______ (answer) this question. This same question, in Russian language and culture, is always answered in (24) ______ negative manner. In Russia, when people are asked “how are you?”, they usually complain (25) ______ health, weather or things that (26) ______ (happen) recently. So when they’re asked “how are you?” in English, they don’t know what to do.

In English-speaking countries, “how are you?” has one standard answer: “Fine, and you?” That’s (27) ______ “how are you?” is not actually about getting information — it’s a greeting. If a native English-speaking friend really wants (28) ______ (know) what’s going on in your life, “what have you been up to?” or “what’s new?” is more likely (29) ______ (ask).

Today, instead of “how are you?”, young Americans often use the simple greeting “what’s up?” or “sup”. The standard response is “not much, you?”, or even “yo!” However, (30) ______ I use this greeting with older Americans and second language English learners, (31) ______ often get confused. Sometimes, they respond by (32) ______ (describe) their day or a problem they’re facing.

But I understand the reason (33) ______ they make that mistake. When we learn second languages, (34) ______ we have to learn are the rules for using words apart from learning words themselves. How can you learn those rules? Watching English-language TV shows is a good place to start. (35) ______ you can, try to make a native English-speaking friend or pen pal and talk to him or her directly.

Section B (9%)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. effect B. shocked C. excitedly D. seated E. benefits

F. sense G. decided H. similar I. carefully J. curious





It began a year ago, around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street, I noticed an old man __36__ in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking, looking rather unhappy.

One day, while I was driving past him with my daughter, I __37__ to wave at him with a lot of excitement. At first, when he noticed me waving at him, he looked a bit __38__. Then, I saw his hand go up and he waved back.

“Why did you wave at him?” my daughter was very __39__ about it. I told her that it’s just an act of kindness that doesn’t cost anything, and it gives both him and me a __40__ of joy. We lived close to the old man, so whenever we drove by, both of us would start waving at him and, pretty soon, the old man started waving at everyone who passed by his home.

One day, my daughter’s friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home who waved at her very __41__. She mentioned that she waved back at him, even though she didn’t know him, and it felt really good.

Other friends made __42__ comments, and this response had a great __43__ on my daughter. It taught her just how much an act of kindness can be very natural and effortless, if you really want to do it. It shows us how giving happiness __44__ both the giver and the receiver.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A (10%)

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

ARTHUR Hu, 17, carefully fit a young flowering plant into a pot. He worked patiently, making sure its roots were not buried too deep but were still __45__ by enough soil. In only a few hours, he had brought a/an __46__ greenhouse back to life with flowers and green plants.

__47__ spending his first spring break sunbathing on a beach somewhere, as he saw US teenagers do in TV shows such as Gossip Girl and Spring Breakers, Hu joined his host family in __48__ plants to sell during their week-long break.

From mid-March to early April, students in various Western countries celebrate the annual holiday known as spring break. The week-long break is scheduled __49__ for schools and universities. For many fun-loving young people, it’s time to __50__ by soaking up (吸收) the warm sun on tropical beaches or skiing among snowcapped mountains. For Hu, who arrived last September to study at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School in Minnesota, working as a flower grower was __51__ but fun. Most importantly, “it was a rare opportunity to experience the diversity in American lives,” he said.

Learning more about American __52__ by sweating along with local people may be what spring break means for newcomers like Hu. But a lot of teenagers studying overseas still __53__ taking sightseeing or relaxation trips in their new homes.

Sunny Miao, 15, had a good time traveling to South Dakota with her host family from Missouri. They also visited Mount Rushmore, another tourist site in the state. Her 18-year-old host brother Justin Dussold enthusiastically introduced her to a huge depiction of four US __54__ carved (雕刻) into the face of a mountain, including George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. “I’ve benefited a lot from this spring outing by gaining new knowledge about the country,” Miao said.

There are exceptions, though. Some students have to spend the week looking at their friends’ fun-filled online uploads while they’re stuck at home with their heads in books.

45. A. removed B. covered C. decorated D. discovered

46. A. interesting B. fantastic C. common D. dull

47. A. Instead of B. because of C. In spite of D. In case of

48. A. collecting B. growing C. buying D. finding

49. A. similarly B. equally C. differently D. surprisingly

50. A. relax B. work C. study D. spend

51. A. attractive B. meaningful C. busy D. rewarding

52. A. language B. politics C. economy D. culture

53. A. avoid B. prefer C. mind D. decide

54. A. actors B. designers C. psychologists D. presidents

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