1．Where is the cat?

A．On the wall B．In a garage． C．In a tree．

2．How much does the woman weigh now?

A．147 pounds． B．153 pounds． C．160 pounds．

3．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At home． B．At a tailor’s． C．At a store

4．What does the woman think of the ads?

A．Funny． B．Meaningless． C．Ineffective．

5．Why does the woman need help?

A．She doesn’t know what gift to choose．

B．She can’t decide whether to buy a present．

C．She doesn’t have enough money to buy a camera．

第二节

听下面5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7段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．What did the man’s father want him to be?

A．A teacher． B．A writer． C．A publisher．

7．How does the man feel about his students?

A．Wonderful． B．Lovely． C．Lucky．

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．Where are the two speakers?

A．In a room. B．In an office. C．In the street.

9．What is mainly troubling the woman?

A．That her husband hasn't returned．

B．The air-conditioner.

C．The heat.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Where does the woman live now?

A．In Canada. B．In America. C．In Japan.

11．What language is the woman good at?

A．Italian. B．French. C．Spanish.

12．What does the woman teach in a school?

A．Medicine. B．English. C．Maths.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Where does the conversation take place?

A．In a park. B．At a hotel. C．In the street.

14．What is the weather like today?

A．Sunny. B．Rainy. C．Cloudy.

15．How will the man probably go to Wrigley Field?

A．By bus. B．By taxi. C．By subway．

16．What time is it probably now?

A．3:00 p.m. B．4:00 p.m. C．5:00 p.m．

听第8段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Where does the speaker have breakfast if the weather is fine?

A．In the garden. B．In the kitchen. C．In the living room.

18．When does the speaker usually go to work?

A．At 2:00 p.m. B．At 6:00 p.m. C．At 6:30 p.m.

19．How does the speaker usually go home from the restaurant?

A．By bus. B．By taxi. C．By train.

20．What do we know about the speaker?

A．She is a violinist.

B．She often eats alone after work.

C．She often reads the newspaper at night.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分40分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

21．—Can you get me to the station by 11:30?

—_______．It’s only 10 o’clock now.

A．Good idea B．I’m with you C．Not exactly D．No problem

22．As _______ monitor of our class, Jason has _______ great responsibility to get the class to work together as a team． .

A．a; the B.不填; a C．a; 不填 D．a; a

23．This should have been decided long before now; we can't think of_______.

A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something

24．There is a new ______ bus service to the school so that students can use a student ID to take it.

A．normal B．usual C．regular D．common

25．Mr. Durant lived in London for a couple of years, _______ he taught French then.

A．which B．who C．when D．where

26．Because the shop ______, all the T-shirts are sold at half price.

A．has closed down B．closed down

C．is closing down D．had closed down

27．She hasn't been seen for four days and there is a growing _______ about her safety in her family.

A．demand B．concern C．influence D．doubt

28．I would love to talk to my grandparents _______ they're probably a book of knowledge waiting to be read.

A．though B．until C．because D．if

29．I have worked in this city for five years but never really feel I_______.

A．belong B．care C．survive D．disagree

30．Standing in the middle of _______was once a beautiful school, I looked around and found it lying in ruins after the earthquake．

A．which B．that C．where D．what

31．The problem is that there are often no signs until it is too late, _______it difficult to avoid.

A．made B．to make C．making D．having made

32．Asked how she was getting along with her work, Selena just said she was all right and_______ tell me about it in detail.

A．couldn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t

33．All people were shocked by what the little girl ______ when she was cheated and worked as a slave for 12 years.

A．went over B．went through C．got off D．got away

34.—Catherine wasn't sure the dress was the right one, but she bought it _______.

—She is always easily persuaded, I shouldn’t wonder.

A．instead B．anyhow C．meanwhile D．otherwise

35．As is known to all language learners, the newly learnt words will soon be forgotten unless ______ used in everyday communication.

A．generally B．loosely C．exactly D．frequently

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A?swift summer wind had carried away most of the heat．Hundreds of fellow 36 poured out of the gym like ants before a rain．We were 37 to continue our trip across Kansas with such nice weather．

Once my family had our bikes prepared and our helmets（头盔）on, we 38 , cycling at a regular pace, one behind the other．Soon the community started to come 39 ．Business men hurriedly 40 for their offices and farmers turned aside their trucks around us．A few honked（按喇叭）, some waved and others just drove by 41 we weren't even there． Our route soon led to the countryside, and the 42 turned from the town to wide-open wheat fields．The golden-brown heads of grain were bent, 43 the harvest was about to begin．

As we continued, we began to see grasslands filled with cattle．The young calves 44 watched us ride by as they gathered near their mothers． 45 , the grasslands become hillier, and we entered the Flint Hills．Small rocks 46 out of the short, green grass throughout the grassland. The road ahead changed, too, as we went．The muscles in my legs started to 47 as I slowed down to make it up hills．Each bend seemed a greater 48 than the last, but the hard work 49 paid off when I sped down the backside of the bend．The cool wind strongly pushed my shirt 50 me as I hit 30 miles per hour．The scene was a shadow from the 51 of my eye as I focused on the road．I was at the bottom in a short time it took me to get up the bend. At the 52 of the next hill, I saw a water tower in the distance．A sudden burst of energy shot through my body．I knew our 53 point for the day was only a few miles away．At each top the tower became a little bigger and other buildings came into view． 54 , we came rolling into another town, similar to the former one, yet 55 ．Every part of Kansas enjoys a different beauty.

36．A．competitors B．students C．workers D．cyclists

37．A．grateful B．excited C．frightened D．upset

38．A．took off B．came up C．joined in D．set down

39．A．loose B．close C．alive D．peaceful

40．A．looked B．provided C．served D．headed

41．A．as if B．so that C．even though D．in case

42．A．route B．scene C．traffic D．wheel

43．A．fancying B．determining C．signaling D．wondering

44．A．calmly B．carefully C．hopefully D．anxiously

45．A．Gradually B．Actually C．Luckily D．Exactly

46．A．ran B．stood C．flowed D．jumped

47．A．build B．relax C．ache D．break

48．A．difficulty B．advantage C．performance D．chance

49．A．likely B．absolutely C．especially D．finally

50．A．beneath B, against C．from D．with

51．A．movement B．corner C．test D．communication

52．A．top B．sight C．foot D．bend

53．A．starting B．turning C．meeting D．stopping

54．A．Instead B．Lately C．Soon D．Besides

55．A．strange B．unequalled C．ordinary D．dusty

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节。第一节12小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分34分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

One of the best-known American writers of children’s books is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong, as he is better known to readers everywhere．Now, an art show called “Doctor Strong From Then to Now” is travelling around the United States．The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.

Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children’s book was published．Since then, he has written forty-five books that have sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.

Doctor Strong’s books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures．These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures．The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.

The San Diego Museum, in California, organized the art show．It included about three hundred Doctor Strong’s original（最早的） drawings and some of his writings.

Most of Doctor Strong’s books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages．For example, in Mc Elligot’s Pool, he describes the danger of pollution．He discusses the arms race（军备竞赛） in The Butter Battle Book, written in nineteen eighty-four.

Doctor Strong is almost eighty-four years old now．He says he never planned to write stories just for children．He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages．He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even a child, can understand．

56．Doctor Strong first became famous in _______.

A．his eighties when an art show was travelling around the United States

B．his fifties when his drawings and writings were published

C．nineteen eighty-four when his book MeEligot’s Pool was published

D．his thirties when his first book was published

57．Doctor Strong’s books are very popular in America because _______.

A．they are stories about animals such as cats, elephants and so on

B．they are written in easy words with colourful pictures

C．he organized the art show in California　　　　

D．they are written in a funny way

58．His purpose in writing many such books is _______．

A．to show his original pictures and drawings　　

B．to organize a special art show of his own

C．to make his readers laugh or smile when they read his books

D．to interest people as well as tell the truth about social problems

B

It's long been known that dogs and cats, with their well developed sense of smell, can be trained to identify the chemicals released by human illnesses．In some cases