----PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A （22.5 marks）

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

How much further must the woman go to find the store?

A. About one block B. About two blocks C. About three blocks

2. What is next to the store?

A. A park B. A bank C. A cinema

Conversation 2

What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Professor and student B. Manager and secertary C. Customer and shop assistant

4. How did the woman do her work?

A. Quickly B. Patiently C. Carelessly

Conversation 3

5. How many nights did the woman stay in Paris?

Five B. Six C. Seven

6. What did the woman do in Rome?

A. She enjoyed sitting at a café.

B. She visited some pretty villages.

C. She visited some old buildings.

Conversation 4

7. Who is Jack?

A. Mrs. Smith’s son B. Mr. Green’s son C. Mr. Black’s son

8. How long does Jack’s school day last?

A. About eight hours B. About seven hours C. About six hours

9. How does Jack usually go to school?

A. By bus B. On foot C. By car

Conversation 5

10. Which classes will play against each other?

A. Class 5 and Class 6 B. Class 4 and Class 5 C. Class 3 and Class 4

11. When will the football match be held?

A. This afternoon B. This Saturday C. Next Saturday

12. What is the weather like now?

A. Rainy B. Fine C. Cloudy

Conversation 6

13. When will the man probably go back to work?

A. This morning B. Next week C. In one month.

14. Which part of the man’s body was injured?

A. An arm B. A leg C. An eye

15. Where has the man been for his holiday?

A. To the mountains B. To the seaside C. To the woods

Section B (7. 5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have got. Fill in each?blank with NO MORE TILAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.

Time

 Experiences



 1996-2002

 Beijing Xinhua Middle School



 2002-2006

 People’s University, major in 16



 2006-2008

 A 17 in Beijing No. 4 Middle School



 2008-2010

 University of Hawaii, the US



 2010-2011

 Beijing No.4 Middle School



 2011-2013

 A(n) 18 in People’s University



 2013-present

 A professor in People’s University



 19

 “Excellent Students”, People’s University



 2010

 “ 20 ”, Beijing No. 4 Middle School



Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

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

21.– What can I do for you?　　-- I'd like two _______.

A. box of apple B. boxes of apples C. box of apples D. boxes of apple

22.________ it is today!

A. What fine weather B. What a fine weather

C. How a fine weather D. How fine a weather

23.-- _______ do you write to your parents? 　-- Once a month.

A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How far

24.I was surprised that the small child could finnish ________ cake.

A. such a big B. so big C. such big a D. so a big

25. Rose is playing something that Tom doesn’t know. It ________ Beethoven.

A. is sounded B. is sounded like C. sound D.. sounds like

26. In such a lonely place, missing a bus _______ waiting for another day.

A. approves B. experiences C. means D. donates

27. He has changed too much. He is no longer the boy _______ he was ten years ago.

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

28. We must inform them ______ any changes that we make to the plan.

A. of B. on C. with D. in

29. I’ll never forget the happy days _______ we spent in junior middle school.

A. on which B. when C. that D. who

30. Those _______ didn’t finish their exercises stand up.

A. which B. whom C. who D. where

31. Please show me _________ to send an e-mail, John. It's the first time for me to do it.

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

32. The accident took place ________ a cold February evening.

A. on B. in C. at D. for

33. --- I called you last night but no one answered the phone.

--- I ___ dinner with my friends in the restaurant.

A. have B. had C. was having D. have had

34.– Why did the policeman stop us? -- He told us _______ so fast in this street.

A. not drive B. driving not C. not to drive D. to not drove

35. The book ______ cover is blue was written by a famous American writer.

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

Section B (18 marks)

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.

Computers have done us a lot since they turned up. In the future they play a more important part in many 36 , such as education, transport, personal lives, scientific research and so on.. Nowadays computers are being 37 in agriculture and industry and can help farmers to 38 the conditions of the plants.

More and more computers will come into our daily life with the 39 of science and technology. If you want to change money or pay your electricity bills, you won’t have to go to the 40 .

A computer and a telephone will help you. It can also help you to do the house work and it can even 41 human voices and carry out instructions. It is 42 the majority of the labor force will work at home. People will be able to use the videophone for conferences. This can help us to save a lot of energy and 43 . It is said that trains in Japan will have no 44 , because they’ll be well 45 by computers, which can also tell the best distance between trains.

Computer programmers for storing whole texts are already well developed. You can 46 the name of a certain subject and a worldwide list of book titles will 47 on your screen. You may choose whichever you want.

36．A. families B. fields C. factories D. places

37．A. used B. put C. shown D. given

38．A. form B. grow C. control D. manage

39．A. increase B. progress C. production D. development

40．A. office B. bank C. shop D. post office

41．A. understand B. carry C. hear D. recognize

42．A. important B. necessary C. possible D. complete

43．A. material B. time C. place D. money

44．A. conductors B. drivers C. instructors D. indicators

45．A. operated B. done C. made D. repaired

46．A. give B. put C. type D. write

47．A. show B. appear C. offer D. come

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Tom went to the seaside to spend his holiday last summer with his family. One day, he was swimming in the river when someone shouted, “Look out, there is 48_______ shark not far away!” Hearing the shout, Tom was scared（害怕的）to death 49_______ he was scared of its dangerous characteristic（特点，特征）. “Don’t worry, Tom.” His father said, “50_______ we’d better go back to our hotel in order to avoid being harmed.”

51_______ stayed in the seaside for several weeks. 52 the weather was much hotter, Tom got used to it. Every morning, he got up 53_________ than his parents and went for breakfast ahead of time. Then he went to have a chat with his new friends, Jack. Not only was Jack familiar with the seaside, but he was also a man with good qualification（品质，素质）. They became very good friends soon. After parted, they kept writing to each other. Now, Tom still often hears 54________ Jack. They talked in their letters about things and persons 55________ they remembered in the seaside.

Comprehension (30 marks)

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

A.

We often forget that people in other countries eat different things from us．In some countries．for example，rice is a staple food(主食)．In others，such as Britain and America，bread made from wheat is the most important food．In many African countries, a kind of plants called maize(玉米)is the most important food．

Most countries have dishes that were first created there．In China such dishes as sweet and sour pork，shark’s fin soup are very common．In Thailand and India people eat any different curries(咖喱)．They like their food hot and spicy．In England，a favorite dish is roast beef. The Italians eat pasta，which is a kind of noodle made from wheat．French food is very famous everywhere．It is often very rich．

In recent years fast food—sometimes called ‘junk food’—has become very popular all over the world. It was invented in the USA，and the first fast food was the hamburger．Interestingly，a hamburger does not actually contain ham．It’s made from ground beef. There are restaurants and takeout places selling hamburgers in most cities of the world．

The most international food，however，is Chinese．There prob