第一部分：听力理解（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l0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. When will the woman want to meet John?

A. The day after tomorrow. B. Tomorrow. C. As soon as possible.

2. How many letters does the man write to his mother in a month?

A. Eight. B. Four. C. Twelve .

3. What is the weather usually like in May?

A. Warmer and drier. B. Cooler and drier. C. Warmer and damper.

4. What happened to the speakers?

A. They lost their way.

B. There was a traffic jam.

C. They broke the traffic rule.

5. Who are the two speakers?

A. Retired soldiers. B. College students. C. Army people.

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，从每题所给的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7题。

6. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Thunder and sound. B. Thunder and lightning. C. Thunder and science.

7. Why is the man unlikely to see lightning?

A. He is asleep. B. He is reading a science book.

C. perhaps lightning is far away.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Helen’s neighbours. B. Helen’s good friends. C. Helen’s birthday party.

9. What has Helen bought home?

A. A bottle of wine. B. Plenty of food and drinks.

C. Some birthday presents.

10. What can we learn about Helen and her neighbours?

A. They get on very well. B. They never visit each other.

C. They often have dinner together.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why does the man speaker shout his words?

A. He is used to it. B. His granny is deaf. C. He is bad-tempered.

12. What will the man do in Chicago?

A. See a doctor. B. Fix his car. C. Attend a course.

13. When will he come back home?

A. May 24th. B. May 20th. C. May 6th.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What are they discussing about?

A. Whom to invite for supper. B. Where to eat for dinner.

C. How to serve their friends.

15. What is “California Rose”in the dialogue?

A. A kind of cigarette. B. A kind of wine. C. A kind of flower.

16. Where are they going after the conversation?

A. A restaurant. B. A dinner party. C. A store.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When did the explosion happen?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.

18. Where is Joy Horton’s home?

A. On Lake Ontario. B. In eastern New York. C. In northern New York.

19. What dropped onto the floor of her kitchen?

A. A plate. B. A knife. C. A spoon.

20. Where did Horton walk to get help?

A. To the police station. B. To her daughter’s home. C. To her neighbor’s home.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题； 每小题1分， 满分15分）

21. In the countryside, my father picked up ______ experience which would be of ______ great importance to his future life.A. the; a B. the; / C. an; the D. /; /

22. A South Korean ship sank on April 16, 2014, ______ about 300 deaths, including 4

Chinese passengers.

A. causing B. to cause C. caused D. having caused

23. —Did Lily enjoy seeing her old friend yesterday?

—Yes, she did. She ______ her old friend for a long time.

A. didn’t see B. wouldn’t see C. hadn’t seen D. hasn’t seen

24. —Must I turn off my mobile phone now?

—No, you ______. You can keep it on until you get aboard.

A. can’t B. mustn’t C. won’t D. needn’t

25. With the hurricane ______ our city tomorrow, many people here have already left and gone to safe places.

A. to reach B. reaching C. reached D. reach

26. About five village houses were found ______ at the same time. The police believed that they were ______ by someone.

A. caught fire; set fire to B. on fire; set fire to

C. on fire; set fire D. caught fire; set fire

27. The meaning you attempt to express through words may be exactly opposite to ______

others actually understand.

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

28. They had just finished the breakfast ______ they felt the house shaking.

A. when B. while C. after D. since

29. Not only I but also Mary and Sonny ______ tired of the boring performance, so we left halfway through it.

A. are B. am C. were D. was

30. The famous symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, ______ stands in the center of the city, is the most popular place for tourists.

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

31. In Chongqing, you can never prevent yourselves being ______ in a traffic jam.

A. argued B. ruined C. caught D. covered

32. —Could you do me a favor and take these books to my office?

—yes, ______.

A. with pleasure B. I could C. my pleasure D. for pleasure

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36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Being alone in outer space can be frightening. That is one 36 why astronauts on solo(单独的) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them 37 . They were also in constant communication with people on the earth. 38 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on submarine(潜水艇) voyages or long space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment(适应) under such 39 . 40 have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. When men are 41 together for a long period, they begin to feel uncomfortable. Everyone has little 42 of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long time, however, these little habits may become very 43 . When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called a 44 or stress situation.  People who are well-adjusted are able to 45 stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in 46 our astronauts. One of the things tested is their behavior under 47 .

36. A. reason

B. symptom

C. idea

D. danger



37. A. tired

B. asleep

C. happy

D. busy



38. A. So far

B. After all

C. However

D. Therefore



39. A. conditions

B. treatments

C. flights

D. places



40. A. Astronauts

B. Scientists

C. Soldiers

D. Sailors



41. A. shut up

B. put up

C. brought up

D. took up



42. A. ways

B. styles

C. habits

D. rules



43. A. pleasing

B. annoying

C. common

D. valuable



44. A. sadness

B. surprise

C. excitement

D. pressure



45. A. deal with

B. lead to

C. give up

D. pick out



46. A. becoming

B. choosing

C. ordering

D. creating



47. A. stress

B. fright

C. pleasure

D. pain





B

Here are some tips for you to build your confidence and overcome 48 .

Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t turn 49 party invitations just because of your shyness.

50 yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to 51 with other people. Think about what you would like to say 52 . Then say it.

If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people. Remember, you are not 53 . Other people are 54 about the impression they are making, too.

No one ever gets over being shy completely, and most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers 55 that they often feel shy. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards.

48. A. mistakes

B. problems

C. difficulty

D. shyness



49. A. down

B. over

C. into

D. off



50. A. Prepare

B. Keep

C. Put

D. Take



51. A. talk

B. speak

C. tell

D. share



52. A. at once

B. in advance

C. on board

D. at hand



53. A. lonely

B. afraid

C. shy

D. alone



54. A. concerned

B. cared

C. feared

D. frightened



55. A. doubt

B. warn

C. admit

D. hope





第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题； 每小题2分， 满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

He?seemed to appear from nowhere and became the hottest sports star in NBA, the United States, and in China. "Linsanity," "Lincredible," "Linderella" screamed the headlines around the world and his popularity increased worldwide.

He is the star of the moment having scored 89, 109 and 136 points in his first three, four and five starts (首发比赛) in the big league, eclipsing (使失色) former NBA MVPs Allen Iverson, Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan. He also made the cover of Time Magazine, something Kobe Bryant has never achieved.

And it is not just his sporting achievements that are causing him a hit. His No 17 jersey is flying off the shelves in New York and online around the world. Some US media have even begun matchmaking possible girlfriends for the golden boy, with Emma Stone, Vanessa Hudgens and so on.

Is Linsanity really that big? Despite all the hype(天花乱坠的宣传) and glory, he is known as a modest and sometimes shy guy. Jeremy Lin is the NBA's first American-born player of Chinese descent.??

56. Who is Jeremy Lin?

A. The hottest sports star only in NBA B. A Chinese basketball player in NBA

C. An American of Chinese descent D. A golden boy from an important family

B

On December 26, a ten-year-old British schoolgirl, Tilly Smith, felt that something was wrong while she was on the beach with her family. Her mind kept going back to the geography lesson Mr. Kearney gave just two weeks before she flew to Thailand with her family.

“The water was swelling and kept coming in,” said Tilly’s mother. “There was froth on it like you get on the top of a beer.”

The Smiths were celebrating Christmas at Maikhao Beach in southern Thailand. Deadly tsunami waves were already on their way. There had been an earthquake not far away earlier that morning.

The beach was getting smaller and smaller. Tilly’s parents felt strange but they didn’t know what was happening. Then Tilly said she’d just studied this at school. She told her parents that a tsunami was coming. In the end she screamed at everyone to get off the beach. Tilly’s parents even didn’t know what a tsunami was. Seeing their daughter so frightened, they thought that something serious must have been happening. Her parents soon took her and her seven-year-old sister back to the hotel. Many other tourists also left the beach with them.

The family stayed on the third floor o