（总分：150分； 考试时间：120分钟）

第一部分 听力理解 （共两节， 满分30分）

该试题分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上，听力部分结束前，你将有时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

第一节 （共5小题；每题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面五段对话，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. When will Susan arrive?

A. At 4:45. B. At 4:30. C. At 5:20.

2. Why can’t the woman go to see the film today?

A. Because she has another plan.

B. Because she doesn’t like the film.

C. Because she is not feeling well.

3. How much is the jacket?

A. 600 US dollars. B. 600 Hong Kong dollars. C. 100 Hong Kong dollars.

4. What does the man have for this meal?

A. Soup, noodles and iced coffee.

B. Soup, noodles and hot coffee.

C. A sandwich, noodles and hot coffee.

5. Who is Mr. Smith?

A. A friend of the girl’s father’s. B. The girl’s brother. C. The girl’s father.

第二节 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）

听下面五段对话或独白，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8题。

6. Where does the conversation take place?

A.At a restaurant. B. At a baker’s shop. C. At a post office.

7. When was the parcel posted?

A. Two days ago. B. Two weeks ago. C. Two months ago.

8. What do we know about the man?

A. He lives at 128 Devon Street. B. He sent his mother a parcel.

C.He is very angry about the service.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What do we know about No. 6 Station Road?

A. It has the man’s lucky number. B. It has a garage. C. It has four bedrooms.

10. What is good about No.4 Candy Street?

A.It is closer to shops. B. It has bigger rooms. C. It is in a quieter place.

11. Which one have they decided on?

A. The one with a big garden. B. The one next to the station. C. The one closer to town.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What is the man planning to do with his friends?

A. Watch a football game.

B. Have dinner and see a movie.

C. Go for a drive and have a picnic.

13. Why does the woman hesitate to go with them?

A.Because she doesn’t have enough money.

B. Because she has to attend a party.

C. Because she has to study for an exam.

14. When does the woman want to be back?

A. By 10:30 p.m. B.By 11:30 p.m. C. By 6:00 p.m.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Why didn’t the man want to go dancing?

A. Because he thought it was dull.

B. Because he was very tired

C. Because he didn’t like dancing.

16. What did the man suggest?

A. Walking on the bridge.

B. Inviting friends to watch the bridge.

C. Inviting some friends to play bridge.

17. When will Janet come around?

A.At about 8 p.m B. At about 4 p.m. C. At about 8 a.m.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Who is speaking?

A. The radio host. B. The singer. C. The director.

19. When are tickets available to the winning people?

A. Before Saturday night.

B.Before Wednesday morning.

C.Before Thursday morning.

20. Through which phone number can people find the speaker?

A. 683-3019. B. 693-3019. C. 693-3091.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

A

If you think Declan Galbraith is an ordinary l5-yeat-old boy, you are wrong. This British boy is a singing genius(天才). He released his first album(专辑) at 10, since then he has been one of the most popular young singers in the wor1d.

Last week, Declan had a news conference in Beijing. He will do a concert tour in China next May. At that time Declan’s Chinese fans must be very happy about this.

Declan’s singing gift was discovered while he was a child. His grandfather was a musician. He often brought Declan along with him when he played music. Declan would sit for hours just watching and listening.

At the age of 8, he started taking part in competitions. He won 16 of them in 14 months. Soon EMI, a big record company, paid him 15,000,000 yuan to make records.

His first album Declan came out in 2001. It was a big success and Declan became well-known. It is said that he has “a powerful voice that rea1ly soars(飞翔)”. In 2006. Declan put out another album, called Thank You.

Declan works hard at his work. Every day he practices for two hours. When he is not singing, Declan is like most other 15-year-olds. He likes computer games, swimming, cycling, football and Harry Potter.

21. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Declan Galbraith is the most popular young singer in the world.

B. Declan Galbraith’s grandfather was good at music.

C. Declan Galbraith has few hobbies except singing.

D. Declan Galbraith’s first album “Thank You” was put out in 2006.

22. Besides singing, Declan Galbraith is fond of doing the following EXCEPT .

A. surfing the Internet B. playing soccer

C. going climbing D. going swimming

23. Why did the grandfather bring Declan Galbraith along with him while playing music?

A. Because the grandfather was afraid that the boy would be lonely.

B. Because the grandfather wanted his grandson to learn music.

C. Because nobody took care of him at home.

D. Because the boy thought it was fun to go with his grandfather.

24. From the passage, we can infer .

A. he has a gift for music but doesn’t work hard at it

B. he was famous for singing songs all over the world before ten

C. everybody in the world knows him for his songs

D. Declan Galbraith got a lot of help in music from his grandfather

B

Ray Charles Robinson, a blind musician in America, was famous for his records of jazz, rock’n’roll, blues and country music. But the world knew him better as Ray Charles. He had an influence(影响) on American popular music.

The song Let’s Go Get Stoned is an example of Ray Charles’ own kind of mu-sic-his own sound. He worked hard for several years to create that sound. No one ever tried it before. He mixed black church music, blues and rock’n’roll. The sound was extremely successful. In the nineteen fifties, his records began to sell millions of copies. At the same time, Ray Charles recorded jazz music. Those records sold well, too. People said they were new and exciting.

Ray Charles became famous because he could play blues, rock and jazz. He also liked other kinds of music. He told the record company officials that he wanted to record an album(专辑) of country-and-western music.

The president of the record company told him it would be a mistake. He said Ray’s fans would not buy the album. Charles disagreed. He said he believed he would gain many new fans to replace the few he might lose. He produced the album and it was an immediate success.

The album was called Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. Many of the songs sold very well. One of the most popular songs was I Can’t Stop Loving You. It is a country-and-western song with Ray Charles’ sound of blues and black church music.

25. Ray Charles became popular with Americans because .

A. he worked hard to create his own sound

B. he mixed black church music, blues and rock’n’roll

C. he recorded Jazz music

D. he could play blues

26. Which is NOT true according to the Passage?

A. Ray Charles Robinson had a great effect on American popular music.

B. His album about country-and-western music didn’t sell well.

C. The president of the record company didn’t think that his new album would be popular with his fans.

D. Ray Charles though he would gain new fans though he would lose some old fans.

27. Thanks to , he achieved a great success after producing his album.

A. the president of the record company B. his supporters

C. his own confidence D. his own hard work

28. The song Let’s Go Get Stoned consists of all the following music EXCEPT .

A. black church music B. jazz C. blues D. rock’n’roll

C

In recent years, American students have fallen behind in many subjects like math, science and reading. In 2005, the U. S. was number nine among the developed countries in the number of students graduating from high school.

American education officials are searching for new ways to help students learn again. One tool that is getting some attention is the use of video games.

Sixteen-year-old John Diaz says he loves playing video games but doesn’t like traditional schoolwork. During his summer vacation, Diaz is continuing his studies at home. That is because his courses are available on his home computer.

Florida Virtual School’s head master, Julie Young, says the school teaches students with the technology they most enjoy using in and out of school. “We have so many students who feel free in our school,” Young said. “They lose interest when they go to school. And we're very hopeful that Conspiracy Code will attract the learners to really get into the detail of learning.”

Conspiracy Cold is a video game that teaches U. S. history. Students guide two heroes in a quest to stop a conspiracy(阴谋) to change the past. Along the way, students learn about events such as the Civil War, and report back to their teacher who is a spy(间谍).

John Diaz says he enjoys American history now. “I like to do the game every day,” he said.

29. In the first paragraph, we can learn that American students .

A. do better in science than reading

B. do not want to go to college

C. have been less interested in studies recently

D. do worst in math among the developed countries

30. How does John Diaz continue to study in summer vacation?

A. By having an experienced tutor. B. By going to a vacation camp.

C. By studying on the computer. D. By watching videos.

31. Conspiracy Code is a video game that .

A. introduces the ways of finding a spy

B. teaches students American history

C. helps students learn computers

D. trains people to become heroes

32. What is the text mainly about?

A. Video games becoming new teaching tools.

B. How Conspiracy Code helps students study.

C. How Florida Virtual School teaches students.

D. American officials caring about education.

D

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