本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两部分。满分120分。考试时间90分钟

命题：陈敏 审题：沈东

第I卷 （共99 分）

I. Listening comprehension: (26%)Part A: Short ConversationsDirections: In part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what has been said. The conversation and the question will be given only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient.

C. Manager and clerk. D. Waitress and customer.

2. A. Hotel and resident. B. Professor and student.

C. Customer officer and traveler. D. Boss and secretary.

3. A. He is quite easy to recognize. B. He is an outstanding speaker.

C. He looks like a movie star. D. He looks young for his age.

4. A. Urge Jenny to spend more time on study.

B. Help Jenny to prepare for the coming exams.

C. Act towards Jenny in a more sensible way.

D. Send Jenny to a volleyball training center.

5. A. Looking for a timetable. B. Buying some furniture.

C. Reserving a table. D. Window shopping.

6. A. Henry doesn’t like the color. B. Someone else painted the house.

C. There was no ladder in the house. D. Henry painted the house himself.

7. A. Clean her house while she is away.

B. Buy her some plants and take care of them.

C. Water her plants while she is away.

D. Water her plants when he is not at work.

8. A. There are too many courses offered to students.

B. The woman should take fewer courses next term.

C. The man will take four courses next semester.

D. It is wiser to take more than four courses.

9. A. Spending more time on sightseeing. B. Visiting the city with a group.

C. Touring the city on a fine day. D. Taking the man with her on the tour.

10. A. Ask Tom to send an invitation. B. Get the Johnsons’ address.

C. Invite Tom to the party. D. Tell Tom to pick up the Johnsons.

Section B Passages

Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Courses in British history. B. Language courses.

C. Courses in sports. D. Teacher training courses.

12. A. To attract more students.

B. To make the courses suitable for students of all levels.

C. To let the students have a good rest.

D. To make the summer school more like a holiday.

13. A. Because they all work very hard.

B. Because their teachers are all native speakers of English.

C. Because they learn not only in but also out of class.

D. Because they are all advanced students.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14.A. To show off their wealth. B. To feel good.

C. To regain their memory. D. To be different from others.

15.A. To help solve their psychological problems.

B. To play games with them.

C. To send them to the hospital.

D. To make them aware of its harmfulness.

16.A. They need care and affection.

B. They are fond of the world trips.

C. They are mostly from broken families.

D. They are likely to commit crimes.

Section C Longer Conversations

Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Missing Person Report Form

Time last seen

About ___17___o’clock in the afternoon.



Place last seen

At the ___18____section of the store.



Name

____19________.



Appearance

Dark ___20_____hair,thin and small.





II. Grammar and Vocabulary （26 %）

Section A

Directions: Read the following passages. For some blanks, there is a word given in the brackets. Fill in each of these blanks with the proper form of the given word. Fill in the other blanks with words that are correct in structure and proper in meaning.

(A)

When I was five years old, I went to kindergarten every day. I had a lot of good time with my friends. My parents took good care of me. I didn’t need （21）___________ (care) about food and clothes or any other things. I was truly happy in those days. But one day my mother told me that she （22）___________ (not pick) me up after school any more. I was afraid about going home alone, so I started to cry. （23）___________ I insisted that my mother should protect me, she thought （24）_________ was good for me to learn to be independent. The next day after class, I had to take （25）___________ bus to go back home. I forgot （26）___________ (look) at the bus route when I got on. Therefore, （27）___________ the bus drove further and further away from my home, I felt more and more anxious. Finally, I got to the last stop, where I took the same bus back. When I told my parents about my story, they thought it was not a mistake but a useful experience . （28）___________ I had gone through such a thing, I never cried to ask them to pick me up after school any more.

（B）

On a flight for Seattle, I chatted with the person next to me. His name was Nick. As we exchanged stories, I learned that Nick lived in an apartment just one block(街区) away （29）___________ mine.

What I found interesting was how different Nick and I were, and how close our social circles were, for we always （30）___________(visit) the same shops and supermarkets and almost met the same neighbors in the community. Years ago, I joined hundreds of others （31）___________(enjoy) a concert. I didn’t know anyone next to me that night, （32）___________ we were all connected in our laughter.

Any shared experience —good or bad—has a positive impact on our sense of happiness. It（33）__________ make us feel connected and lessens our sense of happiness. Besides, it can even help us live （34）___________(long). John T. Cacioppo, a professor at the University of Chicago, led a study and found a 30-point difference in blood pressure among those with loneliness and those with healthy social connections. Being connected to others in a positive way is a basic need for humans, similar to （35）___________(eat) and drinking.

If we are alone, we can’t see who we are. When we join a club, other people become the mirror. Through them, we see （36）___________ and understand what we are going through. To know others is to know yourself. So go ahead and let yourself be known.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. meaning B. posting C. male D. into E. falls F. admitting

G. raise H. unmarried I. lonely J. consumers K. reduce

In China, Singles' Day ____37_____ on Nov. 11 -- 11.11, the four ones, standing for "bare branches," Chinese slang for bachelors.

Singles' Day was started about 20 years ago as a joke on college campuses, and was once an occasion for ____38_____ one's feelings to that special someone. But since 2010, online retailers （零售商）have changed the holiday, also known as "Double 11," ____39_____ a great online shopping event.

China has 271 million online ____40_____, meaning that almost half of China's 591 million Internet users buy products online. E-commerce sites Taobao and Tmall will both be competing on that day.

However，not all products are really cheap. According to the Beijing Evening News, a popular local paper, some online retailers quietly ___41______ prices before slashing(削减)them.

But Chinese have not forgotten about the true ___42______ of this holiday: hating singlehood. Singles' Day is an occasion on which Chinese confess their feelings and try to find significant others. On Nov. 7, with four days to go before the holiday, the top trending topic on Weibo, China's Twitter（社交网络）, was "Help Your Roommate Find Someone." Over 200,000 people took part in the discussion, ___43______ pictures of their roommates (and sometimes themselves) in hopes of avoiding another___44______ Singles' Day.

Chinese are no strangers to loneliness: tens of millions of men in China may never find love because of the One Child Policy and a longstanding preference for ___45______ children. Chinese women don't have it easy either: Those who remain ___46______ at the ripe old age of 27 are labeled "leftover women"(剩女).

Although poverty and singledom are often linked in China, at least one web user was sure of something worse. "Spending Singles' Day alone isn't that terrible," he wrote. "What's terrible is that when you're so poor you can't even enjoy Taobao's ‘Double 11.'" Retail therapy indeed".

III. Reading Comprehension (47%)

Section A

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.

It was pouring outside. We all stood there 47 , some patiently, others annoyed because nature messed up(弄糟) their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 48 away the dirt and dust of the world.

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice 49 my attention. “No, honey. We’ll wait until it 50 down a bit,” Mom replied.

The young girl waited about another minute and 51 : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she 52 her Mom’s arm.

“This morning? 53 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talk