第一部分：听力（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’s the man going to do?

A. Take a walk. B. Go fishing. C. Go boating.

2. How many days did the woman spend for her holiday at least?

A. Nine. B. Ten. C. Eleven.

3. How much will the man pay for the tickets?

A. 37.5 dollars. B. 40.5 dollars. C. 35.5 dollars.

4. Why does Mike speak English well?

A. He studies hard. B. He comes from England. C. He often practices it.

5. What size does the woman probably want?

A. Size 8. B. Size 10. C. Size 12.

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，并标在试卷的相应的位置。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’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Doctor and patient. B. Husband and wife. C. Mother and son.

7. Which of the following is NOT the advice given by the woman?

A. Go to the drugstore. B. Drink more water. C. Come back in three days.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What kind of apartment does the man want to buy?

A. Two bedrooms and a big kitchen. B. Two big bedrooms and a kitchen. C. Two bedrooms and a big garden.

9. Where does the man live?

A. 1446 Donald Eakins. B. 1646 Pine Michelle. C. 1446 Pine Street, San Francisco.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why is the man going to the airport?

A. To meet his aunt. B. To pick up Paul. C. To see his aunt off.

11. Where is the man’s wallet?

A. At home. B. In the car. C. In the office.

12. Why will the man go back home?

A. For his phone. B. For some money. C. For his spare keys.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What size does the man wear?

A. Size 41. B. Size 42. C. Size 43.

14. How much change should the woman give the man?

A. 10 dollars. B. 20 dollars. C. 30 dollars.

15. What suit does the man probably prefer?

A. A yellow one. B. A white one. C. A black one.

16. What does the man think of the suit?

A. Expensive. B. Big. C. Bad.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why does the boy live with his grandmother?

A. Because his parents don’t like him. B. Because his parents are dead. C. Because his parents work in big cities.

18. How many years have He Qiang’s parents been away from home?

A. 8 years. B. 9 years. C. 10 years.

19. How often do He Qiang’s parents come home?

A. Once a year. B. Twice a year. C. Four times a year.

20. When do the brother and sister probably have supper?

A. At about 7:00 pm. B. At about 8:00 pm. C. At about 9:30 pm.

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）

从A、B、C、D、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. — Would you mind me opening the window, sir?

— ______. I am feeling a bit cold.

A. I’m afraid not B. It doesn’t matter C. That’s all right D. I’d rather you didn’t

22. The accident car is said to be running at ______ speed of 180 km/h, ______ speed far beyond the limit on express ways.

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

23. As far as I know, more than one person ______ injured in the bus crash, including a pregnant woman.

A. was B. were C. has D. have

24. The sign at the entrance of the museum says, “No one ______ take pictures in the art gallery.”

A. will B. may C. shall D. must

25. Frequent practice and tests in our school are to ______ the students for the college entrance examination in two years.

A. intend B. attach C. provide D. equip

26. She witnessed an accident ______ a mini-bus had a head-on collision (碰撞) with a taxi.

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

27. ______ in 1889, the Eiffel Tower is Europe’s most visited monument, ______ almost eight million tourists a year.

A. Having built; attracted B. Building; to attract C. To be built; having attracted D. Built; attracting

28. — We can still keep a good record of car sales in spite of the loss of quality.

— That’s ______ I disagree. Actually ______ really counts is quality, not quantity.

A. what; that B. where; what C. why; that D. what; what

29. As a result of his excellent English, he was ______ as a volunteer for the Beijing Olympics from hundreds of applicants.

A. picked out B. looked out C. made out D. stood out

30. — Mr. Martin could have offered you some valuable career guidance.

— Yes. How I regret ______ to him for advice!

A. to turn B. to turning C. not turning D. not to turn

31. With housing price going up constantly, more and more working families find ______ difficult to afford a comfortable apartment.

A. that B. it C. them D. this

32. — How often do you pay a visit to your elderly parents?

—______.

A. Every a few weeks B. Each two weeks C. Every other week D. Each few weeks

33. I prefer to get things well prepared ______ rush into anything until the last minute.

A. rather than B. better than C. more than D. other than

34. — Mary, why are you so sleepy this week?

— I ______ up watching a touching Korean TV series over the last five days.

A. would stay B. was staying C. have been staying D. had stayed

35. Which do you enjoy ______ the weekend, going window-shopping with friends or just relaxing yourself at home?

A. spending B. to spend C. being spent D. to be spent

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。

Some people allow bad past experiences to keep them in fear. A personal example of this happened when I was in grade school. We each were asked to give an oral __36__ in front of the whole class. When my turn came, I became __37__ and I started swinging my legs back and forth. I did this during the entire presentation (介绍). I was a __38__ student and I did not realize I was doing it.

After I completed my presentation, I __39__ did or even wanted to give another oral presentation for the rest of my years in school. __40__ I got older, I realized I wanted to improve my personality and build __41__ over my fear. I began listening to motivational speeches (励志演讲). I would go to __42__ seminars (研讨会) and found I was feeling better and better about myself. This __43__ me to want to reach out and help others in need.

After listening to one particular speaker many times, I decided to write to him for __44__. He had advised in his speeches that if there was something you wanted to __45__ you should be persistent. So I became very persistent.

I wrote to his office many times and they __46__ called me back. They offered me help by instructing me to __47__ a local Toastmasters and see what it was all about. Toastmasters is a great organization for people who are interested in improving their __48__ skills in preparation and presentation in front of a(n) __49__. I certainly needed to do this. I located the nearest Toastmasters and __50__ a meeting.

At first, I sat in the background and was too overcome by my __51__. I did not even want to introduce myself. But by __52__ this was just the false evidence appearing real, I __53__ my fear and within a short period of time I was President of that Toastmasters.

Don’t get __54__ in fears from unpleasant past experiences. Fears are __55__ but false evidence appearing real, which are made to be broken.

36. A. test B. presentation C. announcement D. promise

37. A. nervous B. upset C. curious D. excited

38. A. careful B. lazy C. slow D. young

39. A. always B. often C. never D. sometimes

40. A. Until B. As C. Before D. Once

41. A. health B. business C. confidence D. strength

42. A. disturbing B. inspiring C. surprising D. satisfying

43. A. frightened B. confused C. encouraged D. prevented

44. A. advice B. experience C. pleasure D. practice

45. A. succeed B. challenge C. devote D. achieve

46. A. probably B. finally C. immediately D. hardly

47. A. manage B. control C. organize D. contact

48. A. speaking B. listening C. reading D. writing

49. A. mirror B. company C. audience D. teacher

50. A. arranged B. suggested C. hosted D. attended

51. A. appearance B. behavior C. fear D. position

52. A. realizing B. doubting C. forgetting D. regretting

53. A. understood B. disguised C. faced D. questioned

54. A. lost B. drowned C. changed D. hurt

55. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

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、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

When my dad was a very young man, he was one of the few people in the small community of North Apollo, who owned a car. When he and Mom got married, they went on their honeymoon in that old Ford, but they had to turn around and pay a visit to the garage because the car didn’t have enough power to drive them going forward.

When I was too young to remember, my dad owned a truck in which we all went nutting and berry picking. It was an important day when Daddy decided to buy a family car. It must have been about 1937 or 1938 when he purchased a 1929 Chevrolet sedan. We loved that old car.

On Saturday evenings, after dinner, the whole family would pile into that old square sedan, go up to Whitlinger’s grocery store and buy a bag of Hershey’s Kisses. Then Daddy would head out toward the country and drive all around the old country roads while we fed ourselves on chocolates. That was the highlight of our week. I didn’t know which we enjoyed most, the chocolates or riding in the car.

The first car I owned was a Packard touring car. My cousin Janet and