总分：150 分 时间：120 分钟

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 is the man going to do tonight?

A. Come to the woman’s home for dinner.

B. Go to a concert with the woman.

C. Go to the concert with his sister.

2. What does the man think of the woman?

A. He thinks she is a good cook.

B. He does not think she is a good cook.

C. He thinks she does everything quickly.

Conversation 2

3. Who is going to pay the rent?

A. Peter’s mother. B. Peter’s father. C. Peter.

4. What does the young man have to do before moving out?

A. Buy a newspaper. B. Find a job. C. Persuade his father.

Conversation 3

5. Why are they going to eat out?

A. They want to travel.

B. There’s no food in the fridge.

C. They are fed up with hamburgers.

6. What kind of food does the woman prefer?

A. Korean food. B. Guangdong food. C. American food.

Conversation 4.

7. Where are the speakers?

A. At a bank. B. On the street C. At a rent-a-car company

8. What can we learn about the woman?

A. She has no credit cards.

B. She’s at least 25

C. She doesn’t have a driver’s license.

9. Will the woman rent a car?

A. Yes, she will. B. No, she won’t C. It’s uncertain.

Conversation 5

10. How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation?

A. Relaxed B. Angry C. Upset

11. What can we learn about Lucy?

A. She is a troublemaker.

B. She’s from a rich family.

C. She isn’t kind-hearted.

12. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Try to find something in common with Lucy.

B. Ask her teacher for help.

C. Apologize to her.

Conversation 6

13. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Tennis B. Football C. Basketball.

14. Which lines are for the singles?

A. The outside ones.

B. The inside ones.

C. The middle ones.

15. If you get _______ points, you win the game.

A. 15 B. 30 C. 40

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 THAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Clean Up the River



1. Students got wet and ___16___ while removing six tons of garbage from the river.

2. This river is so polluted that it’s ___17___ for swimming and fishing.

3. Garbage in the river can harm ____18___.

4. Garbage was ___19___ when the cleanup(清扫工作) started.

5. Susan hopes that people would become more __20_____ the pollution problem. .





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. A former CCTV presenter ________ Chai Jing has released a documentary “Under the Dome”, which is inspired by her sick daughter.

A. called B. calling C. calls D. is called

22. Studies indicate that people are more _______ to suffer from back problems if they sit before computer screens for long hours.

A. possible B. likely C. sure D. certain

23. The film star wears sunglasses. ________, he can go shopping without being recognized by fans.

A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides

24. My parents always ________ great importance ______ receiving good education.

A. pay; back B. apply; to

C. attach; to D. get; across

25. A new subway ________ in Changsha and it will be open to traffic when completed next year.

A. has built B. has been built

C. is building D. is being built

26. The last bus _________ two minutes before I arrived at the bus stop. What a pity!

A. left B. has left

C. was leaving D. had left

27. It was after he had read the requirements _______ Mr. Black realized the task was too difficult to be finished.

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

28. I’d appreciate _______ if you could let me know in advance whether you will come or not.

A. it B. you C. one D. what

29. ___________ seems hard to believe is that the bird the officer uses is the same bird often seen in public parks----the pigeons.

A. What B. Whatever C. Which D. That

30. At school, some students are active, ______ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.

A. while B. although C. since D. thus

31. Human beings are different from animals _________ they have languages.

A. where B. in that

C. in which D. for which

32. ----That is ________ you spent your summer holiday, isn’t it?

---- That’s right.

A. where B. which C. what D. if

33. By improving reading skills, you can read faster and understand more of ______ you read.

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

34. Mary is being punished by the teacher. That is _______ she broke the school rules.

A. why B. because of

C. the reason why D. because

35. Do you know ______ tomorrow?

A. when does Tom come home B. when Tom come home

C. when will Tom come home D. when Tom will come home

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.

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied(羡慕) them. But as a girl, I once thought I could __36__ play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball since I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one 37 when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were 38 allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not 39 me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. However, I still went to play basketball with my friends even though the boys 40 at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling 41 and had lost hope of playing basketball. Unexpectedly, something changed my first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They 42 me to get back to the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own 43 , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 44 with me almost every day.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have come to 45 that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an 46 . After that, just be confident and 47 going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

36.

A. always

B. often

C. ever

D. never



37.

A. struggled

B. interrupted

C. enjoyed

D. joined



38.

A. only

B. almost

C. hardly

D. not



39.

A. allow

B. agree

C. let

D. permit



40.

A. looked

B. glared

C. glanced

D. stared



41.

A. up

B. down

C. excited

D. satisfied



42.

A. encouraged

B. forbade

C. ensured

D. explored



43.

A. effort

B. way

C. business

D. direction



44.

A. basketball

B. sports

C. interests

D. dreams



45.

A. realize

B. decide

C. grasp

D. recognize



46.

A. idea

B. aim

C. opinion

D. effort



47.

A. insist

B. remain

C. keep

D. last















Section C(12 marks)

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

Shopping habits in America have changed a lot over the past few decades. Early __48__ the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in __49__ heart of a town. This street was built with many stores on both sides. Shoppers walked into the stores to look __50__ what they needed. __51__, a change began to take place in the 1950s. Too many cars had crowded into Main Street while too __52_ parking places were available(可用的) to shoppers. __53__ the streets were crowded, shop owners began ___54__ look with interest at the open space from the city limits. When the first shopping center was built in the United States, an open space became __55___ they first had considered.

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)

King’s College Summer School

King’s College Summer School is an annual(每年的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.

More information is as follows:

Application (申请) date

●Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2015.

●Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2015.

●Foreign students shou