一． 听力 （每小题0.5分，满分10分）

第一节: 听下面5段对话。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。

1. What are the speakers talking about?

A. When to announce the news. B. Who will attend the meeting.

C. What to discuss on Wednesday.

2. What will the man do?

A. Make tea for Christine. B. Have a cup of tea. C. Boil more water.

3. Why is Sheila late?

A. She argued with her boss. B. She had to finish work. C. She forgot the time.

4. What is the weather normally like?

A. Rainy. B. Warm. C. Cold.

5. What does the man mean?

A. He likes his professor. B. He wants a new task. C. He needs more time.

第二节: 听下面5段对话或独白。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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。

6. What happened to the man?

A. He lost his way. B. He broke his phone. C. His car broke down.

7. Why did the man fail to call the woman?

A. He had no coins. B. He had no time. C. He forgot the number.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。

8. How many pieces of clothing need to be cleaned and ironed?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.

9. How much is the extra charge for the quick service?

A. 5%. B. 15%. C. 50%.

10. When can the man pick up his overcoat?

A. Tomorrow afternoon. B. Nine o’clock today. C. Sunday morning.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。

11. What do we know about the woman’s old job?

A. It offered better pay.

B. It was farther from her home.

C. It provided computer training.

12. What do we learn about the training?

A. It is paid by the woman.

B. It is partly done on work time.

C. It runs from Wednesday to Friday.

13. How does the woman feel about her new job?

A. Satisfied. B. Confused. C. Anxious.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。

14. What do we know about the man?

A. He smokes less than ten cigarettes a day.

B. He gave up smoking three years ago.

C. He is probably a long time smoker.

15. How often does the woman go to the doctor for a check-up?

A. Once every year. B. Twice a year. C. Once every three years.

16. How many test questions are discussed in the conversation?

A. Four. B. Seven. C. Eight.

17. What change will the test probably bring to the speakers?

A. They will exercise more. B. They will work harder. C. They will rest more.

听下面一段对话，回答第18至20题。

18. Why does the man always carry his iPod touch?

A. To talk with his friends. B. To pass time enjoyably. C. To work while travelling.

19. What do we know about life ten or fifteen years ago?

A. People enjoyed life more.

B. The internet first came into use then.

C. It was harder for people to get in touch online.

20. Why does the man think the sun is very important for his life?

A. It makes him more active. B. It allows him to think over.

C. It gives him a feeling of comfort.

二．单项选择 （每小题1分，满分20分）

21. —— I ran into ____ back of ____ truck yesterday and damaged my car badly.

—— I supposed you were driving too fast.

A. the; the B. a; a C. the; a D. a; the

22. Not only _____ away from him, he was also driven out of his mother country.

A. was everything he has to take B. was everything he had taken

C. everything he has was taken D. everything he had to take

23. They _____ that the books be returned to the school library at once.

A. hoped B. wished C. demanded D. permitted

24. She left home without dinner as if _____.

A. she is angry B. being angry C. to be angry D. angry

25. Now a lot of new technologies can _____ problems in industry.

A. be applied to solve B. be applied to solving

C. apply to solve C. apply to solving

26. Only through experiences of trial and suffering _____, and success achieved.

A. the soul can be strengthened B. can the soul be strengthened

C. strengthened the soul can be C. can the soul strengthened

27. —— I was warned to say nothing about the case in court unless _____.

—— So you mean you will do everything ______ then.

A. to be asked; as they told B. being asked; as are told

C. was asked; as telling D. asked; as told

28. The project ______ on by the famous scientists proved valuable.

A. concentrate B. concentration C. concentrating D. concentrated

29. In the company he is _______ to Tom, while in life he is junior to Tom ____ two years.

A. senior; by B. junior; by C. senior; to D. junior; to

30. _______ be scolded by the teacher, he had to make up an excuse.

A. So as to B. In order to C. So as not to D. In order not to

31. The teacher is so kind to us that we all _____ him as our good friend. Which of the following is not suitable?

A. consider B. treat C. look D. regard

32. In botanical garden we can find a(n) _______ of plants that range from tall trees to small flowers.

A. species B. group C. amount D. variety

33. I have been convinced that the print media are usually more _____ and more reliable than television.

A. accurate B. ridiculous C. urgent D. shallow

34. Mr. Bally approved _______ the conference.

A. me to attend B. for me attending C. of me to attend D. of my attending

35. They instructed the maid to leave everything _______, just as she found it.

A. in hand B. in place C. in order D. in case

36. Apart from those very cold weeks in January, it had been a very ________ winter.

A. plain B. soft C. mild D. calm

37. Whether an operation should be performed in this case _________ very much on the patient’s general condition.

A. lies B. leads C. concentrates D. depends

38. ______, I have never seen anyone who’s as wise an John.

A. As long as I have traveled B. now that I have traveled so much

C. As I have traveled so much D. Much as I have traveled

39. He would like to be _______ from time to time how things were going here because he wanted to keep everything controlled.

A. consulted B. informed C. required D. enquired

40. Jim managed to get into his house without the key. ________?

A. What for B. Guess how C. So what D. Who knows

三．完型填空 （每小题1分，满分20分）

I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old．My brother and his friends were all ___41____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday．When they ___42____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____43___ for performance．However, at the last minute, once of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __44_____ me the ticket．I was really ___45____!

I remember the buzz （嘈杂声）of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __46____ ． After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___47____．I could barely make out the stage in the ___48____．We waited．Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___49__ the stage．My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____50___ what he was saying．The first song was already starting and the music was as ____51___ a jet engine． I could ___52____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach．

I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played．I just __53_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 54 _．But in the end, after three encores （加演）, the show finished．We left the 55_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement．I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 56 _from a long sleep．My ears were still 57 _with the beat of the last song．

After the 58 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music．Once in a while, 59 , I listen to one of their songs and 60 _I’m back at that first show．

41．A．members B．fans C．friends D． volunteers

42．A．guessed B．discovered C．thought D． predicted

43．A．flowers B．drinks C．clothes D． tickets

44．A．booked B．offered C．returned D． found

45．A．relaxed B．embarrassed C．excited D． encouraged

46．A．seats B．entrance C．spots D． space

47．A．comfortable B．serious C．quiet D． nervous

48．A．silence B．noise C．darkness D． smoke

49．A．fell upon B．got through C．broke into D．stepped onto

50．A．forget B．hear C．repeat D． bear

51．A．loud B．heard C．sweet D． fast

52．A．feel B．touch C．enjoy D． digest

53．A．realize B．understand C．believe D． remember

54．A．finish B．delay C．continue D． change

55．A．party B．theatre C．opera D． stage

56．A．escaped B．traveled C．benefited D． woken

57．A．aching B．burning C．ringing D． rolling

58．A．performance B．competition C．interview D． celebration

59．A．though B．otherwise C．instead D． besides

60．A．decide B．regret C．conclude D． imagine

四．阅读理解 （每小题2分，满分30分）

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

A

In the fall of 1985．I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere．Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell．

My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65．She was the first in our family to reach that goal．But one year after I started college, she developed cancer．I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her．It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait．

Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children．In 1999, we adopted our first son．To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional．A year later came our second adopted boy．Then followed son No．3．In 2003, I gave birth to another boy．

You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo．Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time．But I never gave up on the dream either．I had only one choice: to find a way．That meant talking as