Part Ⅰ 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

1. What can we learn about the man?

A. He doesn't like playing the piano.

B. He was very sad about the failure.

C. He didn't prepare for the competition.

2. Why didn't the man win the swimming competition?

A. He didn't have the confidence(自信). B. He wasn’t interested in it.

C. His hands were injured.

Conversation 2

3. What TV program is on now?

A. A news program. B. A music program. C. A history program.

4. What is the woman’s favorite program?

A. Sports program. B. Music program. C. Movies.

Conversation 3

5. What's the matter with the man?

A. He has a cold. B. He has a headache. C. He didn't finish his project.

6. What does the woman advise the man to do?

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

Conversation 4

7. What do the speakers plan to do next day?

A. Stay in the hotel. B. Go sightseeing. C. Go shopping.

8. What kind of present does the man want to buy for his wife?

A. A jacket B. A hat. C. A dress.

9. What color does the girl think her mother likes most?

A. Pink. B. Yellow. C. Bright red.

Conversation 5

10. What is the man most probably?

A. A policeman B. The boy’s father. C. A passer-by.

11. What's the woman’s son like?

A. He is a fat boy with fair hair.

B. He is less than one meter tall.

C. He is a short boy with yellow hair.

12. Where will the woman find her son?

A. In a clothes shop. B. On Washington Street. C. At the police station.

Conversation 6

13. When does that conversation probably take place?

A. At about 2:30 pm. B. At about 4:30 pm. C. At about 3:30 pm.

14. What will the woman most probably do next?

A. Play badminton. B. Pick up her son. C. Prepare for supper.

15. Where will the woman probably be on Friday evening?

A. In Amy’s house. B. At home. C. At her mother’s home.

Section B（7.5 marks）

Directions：In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE TILAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Part II Language Knowledge（45 marks）

Section A（15 marks）

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

21.He is a man of great experience ______ we can learn a lot

A. who B. that C. from which D. from whom

22. ______ is a waste of time spending many hours ______ computer games every day.

A. It; to play B. That; to play C. It; playing D. That; playing

23.This is the reason ______he explained at the meeting for his carelessness in his work.

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

24. ______ entering the room, she opened her bag to review lessons.

A. Since B. Only C. Unless D. Upon

25. Is this the factory______ he worked ten years ago?

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

26. I found that the homework was not _______ as what I used to get in my old school.

A. heavier B. as heavy C. as heavier D. more heavy

27. Maria has written two novels, both of ______ have been made into television series.

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

28. He said that he was good at mathematics,___________?

A. was he B. wasn’t he C. did he D. didn’t he

29.I have seen the film twice. ________ my elder sister.

A. So has B. So have C. So is D. So does

30. I __________live in the countryside, but now I ________ living in the city.

A. am used to; am used to B. am used to; used to

C. used to; used to D. used to; am used to

31. I still remember the day_______ I was admitted(录取) to the key middle school.

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

32.The father seldom had time to share with his children, because he devoted most of his time _______ research in his lab.

A. to do B. to doing C. doing D. done

33. Have you ever seen the film Titanic, ________ leading actor is my favourite?

A. its?????? ?????? B. that????? ?????? C. whose ??????????? D. which

34. _______everybody is here, let’s begin our English party.

A. Until B. Although C. Unless D. Now that

35. ________ it is to jump into a river in summer!

A. How fun B. How funny C. What a great fun D. What great fun

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．

Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a 36 , because his parents were going to teach in Africa.

He and his family lived on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. However, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my 37 . He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to 38 him. He looked a little scared(害怕的) to meet us, but started to smile shyly after my mom hugged(拥抱) him.

When we got back home and Douglas started 39 his things, I could not believe it. All of his 40 were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts.

“How can you 41 only one kind of clothes?” I asked him.

“That’s the way my school has always been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.”

“I would hate having to wear the 42 thing every day.”

“I don’t mind,” Douglas said. “It 43 time. I don’t have to think about what I am going to wear.”

“Well we don’t wear uniforms at our 44 . You’re going to look pretty funny if you come to school in a jacket and tie(领带).

Douglas looked worried. 45 , I felt bad. I had not meant(打算) to hurt him. After all, it was not easy to come to live with some 46 family for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going to 47 my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.”

36. A. day

B. week

C. month

D. year



37. A. parent

B. cousin

C. uncle

D. friend



38. A. meet

B. teach

C. help

D. ask



39. A. putting away

B. laughing at

C. playing with

D. speaking about



40. A. bags

B. pictures

C. books

D. clothes



41. A. make

B. hate

C. wear

D. sell



42. A. right

B. same

C. only

D. old



43. A. wastes

B. saves

C. spends

D. has



44. A. school

B. country

C. home

D. airport



45. A. Really

B. Luckily

C. Suddenly

D. Secretly



46. A. difficult

B. special

C. big

D. strange



47. A. look at

B. look for

C. look after

D. look up



Section C（12 marks）

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context．(每空填一个词)

One day Tony told 48.____ lie to his mother. That night he felt very unhappy. He did not want to play with 49.________children.

He sat on the doorstep alone. He looked up at the sky50.______ saw the big round moon. He thought that 51._________was looking down on him, because it knew about the lie. He ran down the street to get away from it, 52.________ it kept following him. Then he ran into the house and went to bed, but the moon looked 53.______him through the window. He pulled the sheet(床单) over his head ,but he could 54.______ sleep. Then he crawled(爬) under the bed and lay there in the dark. He thought and thought about the lie.

At last he decided to tell his mother all about it. He told 55.______ the truth and she forgave (原谅)him. He promised never to tell a lie again. He went back to bed and was soon fast asleep. He dreamed that the moon smiled on him.

Part III Reading 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 choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

A

An old man was fishing by a river. A child was watching him. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn’t take him much time to catch a basket of fish. The old man saw that the child was cute, and he wanted to give her the whole basket of fish. But the child shook her head.

The old man was surprised and asked ,“Why don’t you want the fish?”

The child replied,“I want the fishing rod(竿) in your hands.” The old man asked, “Why do you want the rod?”

“It won’t take long to eat up all the fish in the basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and I won’t be afraid of not having any fish to eat.” the boy answered.

I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn’t know how to fish, she can’t have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It’s useless only having a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.

Too many people think that if they have a “fishing rod”, they will no longer fear the difficulties in life. They are just like the child, who thought that if she had a fishing rod, she would have the fish to eat.

56.What was the child doing when the old man was fishing?

A. She was talking with him. B. She was playing by the river.

C. She was watching the old man. D. She was helping the old man.

57.Where did the old man put the fish?

A. In a basket. B. In a bag. C. In a glass. D. In a box.

58.Why did the child refuse to get the fish?

A. Because she wanted to get the old man’s fishing rod.

B. Because the fish was not enough.

C. Because she didn’t like eating fish.

D. Because the fish was too small.

59.The writer th