英语试卷

总分：150分 时量：120分钟

Part ⅠListening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B, or C).

You will hear each Conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

Why is the man calling?

To make an appointment with the woman.

To make an appointment with Doctor Milton.

To check the records of the clinic.

What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Stone?

7:00 p.m., March 26th. B. 5:20 p.m., March 27th.

C. 6:15 p.m., March 27th.

Conversation 2

What are the speakers mainly talking about?

House to buy. B. Their future life. C. A new job.

What is the woman’s greatest concern about the man’s plan to grow flowers?

Money. B. Time. C. Space

Conversation 3

What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

The responsibilities for the woman’s position.

The woman’s arrangement for a day.

The relationship between the two speakers.

What will the woman probably be doing at 7:10 p.m.?

Having the monthly meeting.

Being interviewed for a TV program.

Writing the speech for the dinner meeting.

Conversation 4

What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

Strangers. B. Old friends. C. Customer and agent.

Which of the following is included in the woman’s free samples?

Hair-washing shampoo. B. Washing powder. C. Floor cleaner.

What’s the man’s attitude?

He isn’t interested in buying things. B. He is glad to get such information.

He’s pleased to help the woman.

Conversation 5

What was the weather like last week?

Nice and sunny. B. Too warm. C. Neither hot nor cold.

What season is it now?

Autumn. B. Winter. C. Summer

What does the man think the weather will be like this weekend?

He thinks it’ll rain. B.He doesn’t think it’ll rain.

He thinks it’ll be cloudy.

Conversation 6

Where is the woman?

On First Street. B. On Main Street. C. At the bus stop.

How will the woman get to the destination?

On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.

Which is the right routine for the woman to get to Bums Park?

Main Street—First Street—Lincoln Street—Bums Park.

Main Street—Lincoln Street—First Street—Bums Park.

First Street—Main Street—Lincoln Street—Bums Park.

Section B

Direction: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

Result of a scientific report

Being shy is not your fault ;

You are 16 if you feel shy.



How to

17 shyness?

By keeping detailed 18 of people’s actions.





By asking questions to predict how people actually 19 in social situations.



Conclusion

When researchers say people are shy, they actually mean they are 20 than other.





Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

I remembered the door before I left the office, but I forgot to turn off the lights.

A. locked B. to lock C. having locked D. to have locked

You can change your job, you can move your house, but life is meaningless _______ friends to share it with.

A. with B. without C. in D. for

In order to find the missing child, villagers everywhere over the past five hours.

A. search B. searched C. are searching D. have been searching

—I love the Internet. I’ve come to know many friends on the Net.

—It’s not the case. In fact, _________ of them would become your real friends.

A. few B.a few C. little D. a little

After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it .

A. is being decorated B. had decorated

C. has decorated D. was being decorated

We’ve had a good start, but next, more work needs _____to achieve the final success.

A. being done B. do C. to be done D. to do

When _______ what is friendship, boys and girls may give different answers.

A. to ask B. asked C. asking D. asks

Bicycling is good exercise; _______, it does not pollute the air.

A. however B. besides C. otherwise D. last

Close the door of fear behind you, and you _____ the door of hope open before you.

A. saw B. have seen C. will see D. are seeing

Everyone in the village is friendly to tourists. It doesn’t matter______ you come from.

A. why B. how C. where D. when

_______I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A.

A. While B. As C. If D. Until

—I remember you were a talented pianist at college. Can you play the piano for me?

—Sorry, I the piano for years.

A. don't play B. wasn't playing

C. haven't played D. hadn't played

Learning English is a gradual process(过程)，______ you should make full use of your hearing and speaking.

A. what B. in what C. which D. in which

Many people have donated that type of blood; however, the blood bank needs _____.

A. some B. less C. much D. more

—Class1 gave a wonderful performance in the sports meeting.

—________________.

A. So did Class2. B. So is Class2. C. Class2 did so. D. Class2 is so.

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 phrase that best fits the context.

My father was a fisherman. He had his own boat, but it was hard to__36__ a living on the sea. He worked hard and would __37__ out until he caught enough to feed the family. He was a big man and was strong from pulling the __38__ and fighting the sea for his catch.

When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. However much Mother washed his clothes, they would __39__ keep the smell of the sea and fish. He had an old truck and would drive me to school when the weather was bad. He used this truck in his fishing work. On the way to school, the old truck would __40__ a cloud of smoke. Soon he would stop right in front of the school. Then he would lean(斜靠) over and give me a big __41__ on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy，which was so uncomfortable for me. Here, I was twelve years old and __42__ old for a goodbye kiss!

One day when we got to the school, he had his usual big __43__. He started to lean toward me, but I shook my hand and said, "No, Dad. I don't want a goodbye kiss." Then he had a(n) __44__ look on his face, and he looked at me for a long time. I saw his eyes were filled with tears. "Yes, you have grown up and don't need a kiss any more. Then I won't…" he said.

It wasn't long after that when my father went to __45__and never came back.

No one knows what I would give to have my father give me just one other kiss on the cheek ...to feel his rough old face ... to __46__ the ocean on him ... to feel his arm around my __47__. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told him I didn't like his goodbye kiss.

A. do B. lead C. get D. make

A. stay B. keep C. leave D. turn

A. waves B. nets C. boat D. hat

A. not B. still C. yet D. seldom

A. send out B. make out C. put out D. bring out

A. smile B. touch C. kiss D. hug

A. so B. that C. too D. enough

A. shout B. sign C. laugh D. smile

A. frightened B. surprised C. excited D. interested

A. school B. sea C. home D. church

A. taste B. smell C. see D. feel

A. hand B. head C. neck D. nose

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

Good listening can always show respect, promote understanding, 48 improve interpersonal relationship.

Many people suggest that parents should listen more to their children, so 49 will understand them better, and find 50 easy to narrow the generation gap; teachers should listen more to their students, then they can meet their needs better, and build a good relationship 51 their students; students should listen more to their classmates, thus they will help and learn from each other, and a friendship is likely to be developed.

52 I want to stress(强调) is that each of us should listen to others. Show your respect and never stop others 53 they finish their talk; show you are interested by a supportive silence or a knowing smile; 54 but not least, be open-minded to different opinions even though you don’t like them. In 55 word, good listening can really enable us to get closer to each other.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages.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

Once upon a time there was one storyteller. After getting tired of telling old fabricated stories, he left his house in search of a real life story.

He reached a village and took a cottage for rent. After wandering in the village throughout the month, in search of true stories, the storyteller couldn’t find one. Disappointed, he decided to stop his search. The next day, while sitting in the cottage, he suddenly heard a voice—a woman was yelling (吼叫) at someone. The voice was coming from the big wall behind his cottage.

He tried to hear the conversation; it sounded like the woman was abusing (辱骂) her daughter-in-law. The storyteller didn’t like it but he was happy to finally get his story.

Listening to the conversations each day he added them to his story. Though he couldn’t see the characters of his story, he started hating the mother-in-law, as she seemed to be a villain (坏人).

Now