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Part I: Listening Comprehension（20 marks）

Section A （15 marks）

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 1:

What lesson does the girl like best?

A. Drawing. B. English. C. Music.

2. How many physics lessons does the boy have a week?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Five.

Conversation 2:

Who is the man probably?

A. A bank clerk. B. A repairman. C. A salesman.

4. When will the man phone back?

A. On Wednesday morning. B. On Tuesday morning. C. On Thursday morning.

Conversation 3:

How does the woman feel about the circus?

A. It about be boring. B. It’s expensive. C. It sounds really fun.

6. What does the man want to do?

A. Go to the circus by himself.

B. Take the woman out for fun.

C. Get work done in the office.

Conversation 4:

What’s wrong with the woman’ mother?

A. She has been sick.

B. She misses her family and friends.

C. She can’t earn enough to support her family.

8. Where does the woman live?

A. In America. B. In India. C. In Britain.

9. What does the woman plan to do next year?

A. Study a new language.

B. Travel to India.

C. Visit her father’s native country.

Conversation 5:

When did the man work as a bike mechanic?

A. Two years ago. B. Five years ago. C. Ten years ago.

11. Which park did the speaker decide to go to in the end?

A. Regent’s Park. B. London Fields. C. Victoria Park.

12. What do we know about the woman’s bike?

A. It hasn’t been used for long.

B. It is in good condition.

C. The woman just had it repaired.

Conversation 6:

Who is Buster?

A child. B. A dog. C. A cat.

What does Buster often do?

A. Walk with Lily to school. B. Wait for the man in the park. C. Play with the woman.

15. What will the speakers do next?

A. Go back home. B. Continue to look for Buster. C. Go to the police station.

Section B: （5 marks）

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a short passage, listen carefully and fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge（35 marks）

Section A（15 marks）

Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

----Didn't they come to the party last week?

----Yes, they didn't want to come with us first, but then we _______ persuade them.

A. would B. could C. were able to D. had to

22．----Why did you leave that position?

-----I ______ a better position at Tmall.com

A. offer B. offered C. am offered D. was offered

23. These sports were usually removed ____ they became less popular and had to make way for new more popular sports.

A. because B. though C. until D. so that

24. Great changes ______in China since the People’s Republic of China _______ in 1949.

A. have taken place; was founded B. has taken place; was founded

C. have been taken place; founded D. took place; founded

25．Can you tell me _________?

A. what life will be like in the future B. what will life be like in the future

C. how life will be like in the future D. how will life be like in the future

26. The teacher together with the students ______discussing Reading Skills that ________newly published in America.

A. are; were B. is ; were C. are; was D. is; was

27. _____ is important for us to have a good life habit.

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

28.— Do you remember the speech contest tomorrow?

— At this time tomorrow I _______ a talk.

A. is given B. will be giving C. have given D. is giving

29. Whom would you like to ______with you tomorrow?

A. have to go B. have go C. having gone D. having to go

30. You will no longer feel lonely once you’ve made some friends _______ you can share your smiles and tears.

A. by whom B. for whom C. with whom D. to whom

31. Johnny, you _____play with the knife. You_____ hurt yourself.

A. won’t; can’t B. mustn’t; may C. shouldn’t; must D. can’t; should

32. The new shirt you bought for me ________ very comfortably.

A. is worn B. is wearing C. has worn D. wears

33. News came from Hunan Daily ______ the urban maglev train, with a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour is expected to start passenger service in the first half of 2016.

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

34. —Where did you get to know her?

—It was on the farm ________ we both once worked in the 1980s.

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

35. —I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.

—That’s ________ I don’t agree .You should have a more active life.

A. where B. how C. when D. what

“Before the beginning of every lecture, I found an interesting phenomenon(现象). The students around me always took a cardboard（硬纸板）；wrote their 42 with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat. 43 , when the speaker needed the response, he could see and call a listener’s name directly .”

“I couldn’t figure out why they did that, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile, ‘the speakers are all top-ranking people, who mean chances. When your answer is to his 44 or surprise, it is very possible that he will give you more 45 . This is a very simple reason.’

“The fact was also like that. I really saw a few students around me went to work in the first class company because of their excellent insights (洞察力). This had a great influence on me. The chance will not find you 46 . You must show yourself constantly (不断地) to 47 others’ attention for you to find a chance on the cards.”

36. A. win B. beat C. gain D. defeat

37. A. how B. what C. that D. whether

38. A. proud B. ready C. excited D. afraid

39. A. raised B. shook C. lowered D. nodded

40. A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

41. A. replied B. agreed C. reported D. admitted

42. A. addresses B. numbers C. names D. cards

43. A. Besides B. However C. Otherwise D. Thus

44. A. disappointment B. amusement C. satisfaction D. astonishment

45. A. chances B. questions C. responses D. jobs

46. A. themselves B. himself C. yourself D. itself

47. A. pay B. draw C. focus D. fix

Section C（8 marks）

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

The Olympic Games, __48__began in the year 776 BC, are held every four years. Athletes 49 around the world can take part, no matter what language they speak. People all over the world are helping to realize the dream that the Olympic Games will make __50___possible for countries and people to live peacefully side by side.

Chinese athletes have made important contributions to the Olympic Games __51__China returned to the Games 32 years ago. The whole of China must have felt proud when Xu Haifeng won __52__first gold medal for his country. Deng Yaping, who won four Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 and became an IOC member in 2000, __53__ perhaps the greatest female table tennis player the world has ever seen. In 2004, Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian __54__win the gold medal in the men's 110-metre hurdles.

The Olympians have been bringing joy to people across the world __55 __their attempts to push the limits of human achievement. We are looking forward to seeing more of them in the future Olympic Games.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension（30 marks）

Directions: Read the three passages. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania. The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country. I recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like….

One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge herd（群）of elephants. Our guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large herds of elephants, and that their population in the park was around 2,500. We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch（痒处）.

To the right of the elephant herd, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us that this was a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of years. Compared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs（侏儒）! We were informed that Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab trees.

As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole. Our guide warned us that there were lions all around us. It took us all a while to find them, but there they were! Most of them are resting in the shade under brushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us. We then noticed just to our right, there were a couple of fresh zebra corpses（尸体）— it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not to have seen the actual kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra corpses were fresh and the kill had occurred within the last hour.

Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see, eve