第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（每小题1分，满分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。所完每段对话后，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 does the man think of the soup?

A. Tasty B. Delicious C. Healthy

2. What can we know about the woman?

A. She doesn’t think the chicken is good.

B. She thinks the dinner was great.

C. She thinks the roast beef was dry.

3. What does the woman mean?

A. She would like to go out for dinner.

B. She does not want to go to the concert.

C. She is bored with concerts.

4. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a post office. C. In a shop

5. How many books can Angela borrow at most today?

A. Two B. Three C. Four.

第二节（每小题1分，满分15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，并标出试卷的相应位置。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，各个小题将给出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8题。

6. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A Good friends B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student.

7. What did the boy often do at school?

A. He was often late for school.

B. He often fell asleep in class.

C. He often stayed after class.

8. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The boy prefers to go out and work.

B. The boy has neither much interest in school nor in work…

C. The boy is discouraged because he hasn’t passed the exam.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What’s Bob’s mother doing?

A. She is buying a present for her son.

B. She is looking at some birthday cakes.

C. She is buying herself a bicycle.

10. How soon is Bob’s birthday?

A. In a week. B. Two weeks away. C. In less than ten days.

11. What size bicycle will she buy?

A. Size 24 B. Size 26 C. Size 28

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Where is Pat calling from?

A. His home. B. His school. C. His office

13. Who does Pat want to call?

A. Mary. B. His friend Anna C. Mary and Anna

14. Why can’t Pat speak to Anna now?

A. Because Anna is at work.

B. Because Anna is out for lunch.

C. Because Anna is not at home.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the man’s problem?

A. He lost his calculator.

B. He can’t find his calculator.

C. He and Robert don’t like each other.

16. When did the man last use his calculator?

A. This afternoon. B. Yesterday afternoon C. He couldn’t remember.

17. What does woman suggest the man do?

A. Buy another calculator.

B. Wail until tomorrow.

C. Call Robert.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Why did Steve always make a lot of mistakes in his homework?

A. Because he didn’t work hard at his lessons.

B. Because Steve’s father helped him with his homework.

C. Because he was not bright.

19. How did Steve’s teacher feel when he found that Steve had got all his answers right?

A. Surprised. B. Pleased C. Sad.

20. What happened to Steve’s father that evening?

A. He was busy helping Steve.

B. He was at home, but he didn’t help Steve.

C. He was too busy to help Steve.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

I Don’t Think I Wrote Wrong

Lao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (编辑部) but didn’t receive any answers.

Now he works in a factory. He’s busy at work. When he’s free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn’t eat anything. She said Miss Gao, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.

“That’s easy,” said Lao Yang. “Let me help you.”

Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss Gao would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.

“My teacher said your article digressed from the subject(离题),” said the girl.

“I don’t think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described(描写) just my father!”

21. Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _______.

A. he likes reading B. he learned much at school

C. he wanted to be a writer D. he wanted to help others

22. Lao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _______.

A. and he got a lot of money B. and he became a famous man

C. and he was respected D. but he failed

23. As _______, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter.

A. he was a writer

B. he was free

C. he wanted to realize his ideal(理想)

D. he wanted to make his daughter happy

24. Lao Yang’s solicit article digressed from the subject _______.

A. because he couldn’t write it at all B. because he didn’t know his father well

C. because it was too bad to be chosen D. just because he described his father

B

Read the following time table and then answer the following question.

Train Time Table

lv. (Leave) Boston Ar. (Arrive) Midway Ar. New York

5:10 AM EX.(Except)Sun. 7:00 AM 10:45 AM

7:10 AM Daily 9:00 AM 12:45 PM

9:10 AM Ex. Sat. & Sun. 11:00 AM 2:45 PM

10:00 AM Ex. Hol.(Holiday) 11:45 AM 2:55 PM

1:15 PM Daily 3:15 PM 5:45 PM

3:40 PM Ex. Hol. 5:40 PM 8:15 PM

5:20 PM Daily 7:20 PM 9:55 PM

25. What is the shortest time between Boston and New York by train?

A. 5 hours 35 minutes B. 5 hours 5 minutes

C. 4 hours 30 minutes D. 4 hours 25 minutes

26. How many trains have to spend over five hours on the way from Boston to New York?

A. 5 B. 3 C. 7 D. 2

27. On Christmas Day, how many trains can you certainly take from Boston to New York?

A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 3

C

In Britain in the 1890s there was a postcard “craze(热潮)”. People formed clubs and collected and exchanged postcards. Even Queen Victoria had her own private collection.

When Edward was the king, the British had a cheap and good postal system. If anyone wanted to tell a friend that they were coming for tea in the afternoon, they would send a postcard in the morning. “Drop me a card” was as common then as “give me a ring” as now.

In 1902 an important step was taken. The government said that half of the side that was used for the address on the postcard could be used for messages, and the whole of the other side could be used for a picture. It was then that the simple postcard, as we know now, was created.

28. In Britain in the 1890s, _______.

A. people were interested in sending cards

B. people were interested in playing cards

C. people were interested in collecting postcards

D. people were interested in buying postcards

29. Which statement is TRUE?

A. Postcards were not used in the 19th century.

B. It was not until 1902 that the simple postcard as we know was created.

C. Postcards were used only for collection in the 1890s.

D. There was no message on the old postcard.

30. Choose the best title for the passage.

A. Postcards Old and New B. Postcard Clubs in the 1890s

C. Creation of the Present Postcard D. Postal System in Britain

第二节 （共5小题； 每小题2分，满分10分。）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

If there is a building which symbolizes（代表） a country---such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia, then it has to be the Taj Mahal for India.

___71__. From the time they got married, They wouldn’t be separated. She followed him to wars, advised him on affairs of state, and loved by his people for her good work.__72___ . The emperor was heartbroken and had Taj Mahal built as a sign of his love.

It took more than twenty years for the Taj Mahal to be built. Workers were brought in, not only from all over India, but from central Asia, too. __73___.

In 1657,Shah Jahan fell ill and in 1685 his son, Aurangzeb, imprisoned（囚禁） his father and seized the power. Shah Jahan stayed in prison until his death in 1666. He was finally buried there with his wife he could never forget.

__74__. As it is built with white marble stones（大理石）, its character changes in different lights. It looks more beautiful at sunrise and sunset. At sunset, for example, the colour of the Taj changes from white to yellow, then to pink. __75__.

To show respect to the Taj, tourists are asked to take off their shoes during their visit.

The Taj is definitely worth more than a single visit.

A total of 20000 people worked on the building.

The Taj Mahal is a symbol of India.

But she died in 1631 during her childbirth.

Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal to memorize his wife.

As the moon rises, it turns a silver white.

It was aet up by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

(注：本题题号为71-75，请在机读卡合适位置填涂)

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节 满分30分）

第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go into their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up __31__ in the morning and reach 32 late in the evening.?

One advantage of living outside London is 33 houses are 34 . Even a small flat in London 35 a garden 36 quite a lot of money to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of 37 own.?

Then, in the country one can really get 38 from the noise and hurry of busy working life. Even though one has to 39 earlier and spends more time in trains or buses, one can sleep 40 at night and during weekends and 41 summer evenings, one ca