PARTⅠ LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 marks)

Section A （15 marks）

Directions： In this section, you’ll 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. Why does the man call the woman?

A. To send his son to the school. B. To ask for Mr. Chen’s number.

C. To learn about his child at school.

2. What’s Mr. Chen’s phone number?

A. 8352690. B. 8356920. C. 8532960.

Conversation 2

3. What’s the probable relationship between the man and the woman?

A. Brother and sister. B. Old friends. C. Classmates.

4. How old probably are they now?

A. In their teens. B. In their childhood. C. In their thirties.

Conversation 3

5. What does the woman want?

A. Red silk(丝绸). B. A long sofa. C. A red silk cover.

6. How much would each new sofa cost?

A. $ 65. B. $ 63. C. $59.

Conversation 4

7. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.

8. What’s the matter with the girl’s mother?

A. She is too tired. B. She is too busy. C. She has a heart isease(病).

9. Who is Peter?

A. The girl’s uncle. B. The girl’s brother. C. The girl’s classmate.

Conversation 5

10.How long has Lily been in China?

A. About three months. B. About four months. C. About five months.

11. What kind of food did they ask for?

A. Chuan dishes. B. West food. C. Xiang dishes.

12. What is Lily afraid to eat?

A. Red peppers(辣椒). B. Green peppers. C. Beer.

Conversation 6

13. Why has the people’s lives been endangered(危险的)?

A. Because they have diseases(病). B. Because they have no land.

C. Because the factories cause pollution.

14.What has the government done to solve the problem?

A. Closed down all the factories. B. Required them to deal with chemical waste.

C. Given them much money.

15.Which of the following about the government is true?

A. Money was the most important in the past.

B. Health was the most important in the past.

C. Nothing is important now.

Section B（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 THAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Title: Self- introduction

Name

Peter



Age

____16___



Home

Clinton Town



Way to school

_____17____-



Hobbies

playing ___18__



Character

_____19____



His learning

not bad except____20_______





PARTⅡ LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (35 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. Detective Sam Peterson, has the case, told journalists that sometimes people such amazing stories.

A. who; in charge of; made up for B. who; taken charge of; made up

C. that; in the charge of ; made up D. that; taken the charge of; made up for

22. we have not dismissed the idea, we are other possibilities .

A. When; looking up; too B. As; looking after; also

C.. When; looking at; either D. While; looking into; as well

23. was his high scores on the psychological tests that finally him the status of China’s first astronaut.

A. What; earned B. As; got C. It; won D. That; made

24.Explorer Robert Ballard for the Titanic for more than 20 years before he found it.

A. had searched B. has searched C. would search D. has been searching

25. Last month, part of Africa was struck by an earthquake, from _______effects the people are still suffering.

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

26. Nature has Shangri-la endless natural treasures, the land a happy home for the local people.

A. provided; with; making B. provided; for; making

C. provided; for; to make D. provided; with; to make

27. Tonight I won’t be able to watch my favorite TV program, because I my homework at that time.

have done B. have been doing C. do D. will be doing

Many people , are not overweight, are .

A. some of whom, going on diet B. some of which; going on diet

C. of whom some; going on a diet D. some of that; going on a diet

Yangzhou, which is home 4.5 million people, is worth visiting its mildest in spring.

to; at B. of ; at C. to; in D. for; on

Beijing is an attractive city, but young people are hardly able to breathe there because of the high living costs, ?

is it B. are they C. doesn’t it D. aren’t they

Colin off the camel when a child ran towards him.

had got B. would get C. was about to get D. had been getting

You have to wear a helmet and a life jacket protection, just you fall into the river.

A. to; in case B. for; in case C. to ; so that D. for ; in case of

33. George Gould, a friend of Carnarvon’s, went to Egypt after hearing of his strange death. He too visited the tomb, only a high fever the next day.

A. catching B. caught C. catch D. to catch

34. Some modern teaching equipment along with hundreds of computers ____to ten Hope Schools in South China in the past ten years.

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

35. inside lots of strange creatures white skin and large black eyes.

A. Standing; were; with B. Standing; was; with

C. Stood; were; have D. Stood; was; have

Section B (12 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Many teenagers feel 36_____, as if no one understands them and the changes they are going through. These feelings are a common part of 37_____—the time of life between child and adult. And, though it may sometimes be difficult to believe, you are not alone—every adult has 38_____ adolescence, and your friends are going through it right now along with you.

As teenagers grow, it is normal for them to become 39_____ with the changing world both inside and outside of them. During adolescence, 40_____ go through great physical changes. They grow taller and their voices get deeper, among many other developments.

Along with these physical changes, there come many psychological changes. Boys and girls tend to be different in this 41_____. Many boys become risk-takers—they want to find their own 42_____ and limits of the world around them, but may not have the wisdom to make good choices in their behavior. At the same time, girls often want someone—anyone—to talk to, as they try to 43_____ their strong feelings.

In the social world, as teenagers get older, they struggle to 44_____ themselves. They may badly want and need their parents’ love, yet feel distant; they may want to be part of the group, yet desire independence. Since teenagers have difficulty balancing these needs, they often 45_____ who they are and how they fit in society.

The good news is that these kinds of growing pains do no last. In the end everything 46_____ OK—the teenager becomes a healthy adult, and this period of change and challenge is traded for the changes and 47_____ of grown-up life.

36. A. alone B. lonely C. puzzling D. happy

37. A. childhood B. old people C. adulthood D. adolescence

38. A. gone on B. gone off C. gone through D. gone out

39. A. energetic B. confused C. selfish D. peaceful

40. A. teenagers B. children C. adults D. old people

41. A. regard B. return C. result D. report

42. A. comfort B. faults C. effects D. limits

43. A. talk with B. exchange with C. deal with D. discuss with

44. A. defend B. depend on C. devote to D. damage

45. A. tell B. answer C. reply D. question

46. A. turns on B. turns off C. turns out D. turns over

47. A. challenges B. changes C. chances D. charges

Section C (8 marks)

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

Nowadays, there is a common phenomenon(现象) that more and more high school students open their own blogs(博客) on the Internet. 48 one thing, it can provide a colorful platform(平台) to show their talents, and it is a way to release their pressure, and all this makes 49 more and more popular 50 high school students. For another, many parents 51 teachers hold 52 different view, and they think that managing a blog will take a lot of time and energy, while this should be used for study 53 is their main duty.

In my opinion, I do approve of this activity. Opening and organizing an eye-catching blog needs various abilities 54 as writing, designing, being skilled at computers and so on. If we have those abilities, we can not only make a successful blog 55 also we can improve ourselves during the procedures(过程) of organizing our blogs.

PART Ⅲ READI NG COMPREHENTION (50 marks)

Section A (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

One day, three men lost their way in the middle of the forest. They didn’t know how to find their way back home. So they decided that they would stay in the forest for some days until they found their way. They had to find some food, therefore the first man left after telling the other two that he w