I. 听力（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题0.5 分，满分2.5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。

1. What will the man do tonight ?

A. Buy some shoes. B. Go to the bank. C. Book a hotel room.

2. What time is it now ?

A. 4:10. B. 4: 20. C. 4:30.

3. What kind of music does the woman speaker like better ?

A. Pop music. B. Light music. C. Classic music.

4. What is happening to the sea ?

A. It is getting smaller.

B. It is being polluted.

C. It is getting cleaner.

5. Where does the conversation most probably take place ?

A. In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. In a publishing house.

第二节（共15小题；每小题 0.5分，满分7.5 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7两个小题。现在你有10秒的时间阅读这两个小题。

6. How much does the ticket to New York cost ?

A. 248. B. 258. C. 285.

7. What would the man speaker like to eat this time during the flight?

A. Some meat. B. A special salad. C. Some fruits.

听下面一段对话，回答第8到10三个小题。现在你有15秒的时间阅读这三个小题。

8. What’s wrong with the woman speaker ?

A. She’s got a headache.

B. She’s got a toothache.

C. She’s got the flu.

9. When did she start feeling uneasy ?

A. One or two days ago. B. Today. C. Yesterday.

10. What would she do according to the doctor ?

A. Take a rest. B. Take exercise. C. Take some medicine.

听下面一段对话，回答第11到14四个小题。现在你有20秒的时间阅读这四个小题。

11. Who is Tom looking for ?

A. Kate. B. Jane. C. Mary.

12. Why does Tom come into the room ?

A. He works there.

B. He wants to talk to Kate.

C. He wants to have a letter typed.

13. Where is Jane at that time ?

A. She’s taking a rest.

B. She’s studying for an exam.

C. She’s taking an exam.

14. What is Kate going to do next year ?

A. Go to Japan. B. Change her job. C. Go to a night school.

听下面一段对话，回答第15到17三个小题。现在你有15秒的时间阅读这三个小题。

15. Why do they have a big party tonight ?

A. To celebrate their parents’ birthday.

B. To celebrate their children’s birthday.

C. To celebrate their parents’ wedding anniversary.

16. What gift do the children want to send their parents?

A. Travelling. B. Some books. C. A birthday cake.

17. What does the boy think of his sister ?

A. Super. B. Thoughtful. C. Wonderful.

听下面一段独白，回答第18到20三个小题。现在你有15秒的时间阅读这三个小题。

18. Which city has the lowest temperature?

A. Miami. B. Houston. C. New York City.

19. What’s the weather like in Oklahoma City ?

A. It’s a windy day. B. It’s a cloudy day. C. It’s a rain day.

20.Which city does the weather reporter first start with ?

A. San Diego. B. Oklahoma City. C. Seattle.

II. 单项选择（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

21. ______ technology behind RealCine is virtual reality which can be ______ good treatment for people who have social problems.

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

22. Though a new analysis suggests lightning and volcanoes helped make life possible, the _____of life remains a mystery.

A. origin B. intelligence C. power D. movement

23. A gunman, who was later found dead, walked into an Oregon high school with a rifle and shot a(n) _____ student to death on Tuesday .

A. bitter B. confident C. unusual D. innocent

24. In 2014 World Cup, Spain was considered superior to Holland, but ______ Holland defeated Spain by a score of 5 to 1 on June 14.

A. last but not least B. to be honest C. in reality D. on the other hand

25. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help _____ into buying something they don’t really need.

A. be persuaded B. being persuaded C. to persuade D. persuading

26. Some terrorists are reported _____ a historical building in Southeast Pakistan last Friday.

A. have blown up B. to blow up C. to have blown up D. blowing up

27. Not only _____ to stay in from the rain, but he was also invited to have dinner with the host.

A. did the stranger allow B. was the stranger allowed

C. allowed the stranger D. the stranger was allowed

28. My enthusiasm for Chinese football team _____ because of their countless failures.

A.?faded B. reduced? C. grew D. lost

29. It was a pity that the five-time defending champion(卫冕冠军) China _____ have been defeated in 2014 Thomas Cup badminton semi-final.

A. would B. might C. should D. must

30. _____ knowing the real fact, the manager was very angry with his secretary.

A. In B. Upon C. With D. Beyond

31. I think we should _____ all these old toys to the local children hospital.

A. give out B. give in C. give up D. give away

32. This is Tony’s photo. We miss him very much. He _____ trying to save a girl in the earthquake.

A. is killed B. was killed C. has been killed D. had been killed

33. A horrible thought suddenly occurred to him _____ the plane might have been hijacked(劫持).

A. what B. / C. that D. whether

34. It is really challenging to make a commercial advertisement more _____ its target audience.

A. appealing to B. relating to C. connecting to D. leading to

35. This kind of urban planning is in the long term cheaper and more practical, _____ with the way most urban planning is done today.

A. comparing B. compare C. compared D. being compared

36. The invention of spaceships makes _____ human beings to travel to the moon.

A. that possible for B. that possible of

C. it possible for D. it possible of

37. The weather turned out to be fine yesterday; I _____ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.

A. shouldn’t have taken B. couldn’t have taken

C. needn’t have taken D. mustn’t have taken

38. It was in the lab _____ was taken charge of by professor Brown _____ we did the experiment.

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

39. With people’s living standard improving, those who might _____ stay at home tend to take vacations abroad.

A. otherwise B. however C. therefore D. altogether

40. —Would you like to go out for a meal with me tonight?

—_____. We haven’t been out for ages.

A. No bother B. That’s all right C. Not really D. I’d love to

III. 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

I was living in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is a 41 city, with more people living in it than in my whole country. We rented a flat in a guarded community, but there was a favela(贫民窟) quite 42 .

For several months I didn’t have a car, 43 three times a week, I took buses to go to the city centre. During these 44 , I would ride with the people who took the same bus from the favela to go to work. When I got on the bus, all the seats were already 45 . But when people saw that my bag was 46 , they offered to hold it on their legs to make me feel lighter 47 . At first, I was 48 . Then I realized that these people had absolutely no 49 to steal from me: they only wanted to 50 .

Once, on my way back, I had to 51 a long time at a bus stop. I was 52 , except for a woman who was 53 very poor. She carried a small paper bag of popcorn and nothing else.

While we were waiting, she walked over and 54 me some popcorn. I 55 her, but didn’t want to help myself to it. She then repeatedly 56 that I take from what was clearly her 57 food.

That was the first time I had thought about how people who have almost nothing are sometimes able to 58 the little they have more “ 59 ” than those who own a lot. I wonder if it’s true that the more you have, the bigger the burden and the difficulty to share anything with others. I was so moved by that woman’s simple 60 that day. I clearly had more than she did, but she naturally and joyfully shared what little she had with me.

41. A. small B. beautiful C. huge D. warm

42. A. near B. similar C. quiet D. noisy

43. A. because B. so C. but D. or

44. A. visits B. trips C. holidays D. weekends

45. A. checked B. reserved C. taken D. emptied

46. A. light B. big C. worn D. heavy

47. A. sitting B. standing C. walking D. carrying

48. A. disappointed B. doubtful C. appreciated D. satisfied

49. A. intention B. patience C. chance D. approach

50. A. help B. meet C. greet D. change

51. A. look for B. ask for C. wait for D. sit for

52. A. nervous B. hungry C. scared D. alone

53. A. obviously B. really C. probably D. especially

54. A. bought B. offered C. sold D. made

55. A. thanked B. refused C. doubted D. promised

56. A. argued B. ordered C. insisted D. pretended

57. A. delicious B. special C. sweet D. only

58. A. share B. provide C. sell D. present

59. A. anxiously B. commonly C. skillfully D. easily

60. A. respect B. generosity C. confidence D. encouragement

IV. 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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A classical guitarist was excited to hear from New York City police that his valuable guitar had been found. It disappeared almost a year ago when he got out of a taxicab and forgot to take the guitar with him. Laurence Lennon, 44, said he was running late that day. He was talking to his manager on his cell phone when he rushed out of the cab. He said that he gave the driver $ 60 and told him to keep the change. He walked through the front doors of the concert hall still talking on the phone to his manager.

As soon as he discovered his loss, Lennon used his cell phone to call the police. The policewoman asked him for the name of the cab company, the number of the cab, and the name of the driver. He said that she had to be kidding.

She told Lennon that he could submit a missing items report at the police station or online. Lennon asked for the online address. She told him that finding the guitar might take a couple of years — finding guitars was not as important as finding murderers. Then she told him to have a nice day.

“This year has been dissatisfactory,” said Lennon. “I had to put off the recording of two new CDs. I’ve been using bor