第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. When should the train arrive?

A. At 12:30 a. m. B. At 12:15 a. m. C. At 12:45 a. m.

2. Where are the two speakers?

A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a department store.

3. How much will the woman pay for the toy cats altogether?

A. 40 Yuan. B. 16 Yuan. C. 32 Yuan.

4. What does the man’s answer mean？

A. He has been here for only five minutes.

B. He came here five minutes later than the woman.

C. He was angry about the woman’s being late.

5. What does the woman mean?

A. She has lent her car to Sam’s brother.

B. She wants to borrow Sam’s car.

C. She hasn’t bought a car of her own.

第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What does the man want to make an appointment with the doctor for?

A. A treatment. B. An interview. C. A checkup.

7. When can the man see the doctor?

A. In the middle of next month. B. At 9：15 tomorrow.

C. On the ninth of next month.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the classroom. B. At a party. C. On the telephone.

9. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. To invite people to her birthday party.

B. To go to her birthday party.

C. To pick her up at the airport.

10. What is the man going to do?

A. To host a birthday party.

B. To meet his cousin at the airport.

C. To have dinner with his wife.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is the woman looking for?

A. A desk. B. A lamp. C. A bookshelf.

12. How much will the new ones cost?

A. ＄14.50. B. ＄12. 50. C. ＄16.50.

13. When will the new ones arrive？

A. Next Wednesday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Thursday.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What’s Betty’s problem?

A. What kind of college to choose.

B. Which subject to choose at college.

C. Which hospital to choose.

15. What’s Betty’s own opinion？

A. To go to business School. B. To go to medical school.

C. She’s not sure.

16. Why does Mr. Black suggest an arts college to Betty?

A. Because students don’t have to pay.

B. Because students study all the subjects.

C. Because students are free to choose a major.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many people are mentioned in the passage?

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

18. Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened?

A. Probably in the garage.

B. Probably in the supermarket.

C. Maybe inside the car.

19. Which car was badly damaged?

A. Paul’s car.

B. The sports car outside the supermarket.

C. The bus at the bottom of the hill，

20. Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident?

A. The bus driver. B. No one. C. The driver of the sports car.

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分15分)

21. — Can we have a talk about the coming exam ______ a cup of tea?

— Sure.

A. for B. over C. at D. by

22. Joe lost control of his bike and hit a tree and the front wheel of the bike was out of _______ .

A. date B. style C. order D. shape

23. The villagers in some rural areas mainly _________ on wells for water, without being able to use running water.

A. rely B. reply C. delay D. apply

24. _______ matters most in learning English is enough practice.

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

25. — Where did you get to know her?

— It was on the farm ________ we worked.

A. that B. there C. which D. where

26. —John almost burnt the chemistry lab when he did the experiment yesterday.

— He _____________ more careful in this experiment.

need have been B. must have been

C. should have been D. can have been

27. He turned ______ and left the house quickly, leaving the house ________.

A. up; open B. down; opened C. away; open D. out; opening

28. When I came into the apartment, I found him ________ at the desk, with his eyes _______ on the computer screen.

A. seated; fixed B. sat ; fixed C. seated; being seated D. sitting; fixing

29. It wasn’t until one month later _______ I received the manger’s reply _______ I would have the paid vocation.

A. since; what B. when; that C. as; which D. that; that

30. People try to avoid public transportation delay by using their own cars, and this ______ creates further problems.

A. in short B. in return C. in doubt D. in turn

31. — Why did you make the kite of cloth instead of paper?

— Because paper _______ easily.

A. is torn B. will be torn C. tears D. tore

32. — Tommy likes playing the flute but he is not so fond of science subjects.

— __________ his sister.

A . So is B. It is so with C. It is the same with D. So does

33. Helen is so diligent to help her mother even though attending school _______

most of her day.

A .takes up B. makes up C. saves up D. puts up

34. — 7.00 yuan per liter. The price of petrol ________ since last month.

— Yes. The price of petrol always ________ people’s anger

A. have risen; arises B. is rising; aroused

C. have been rising; arouses D. had been rising; had aroused

35. He _____ busy the other day, otherwise he ______ you through your hard time.

A. were ; would have helped B. had been; would help

C. was; would have helped D. was; had helped

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

At the age of forty－five，my usually well－ordered life became full of changes. After twenty－two years of working in a __36____ , a plan to use less staff __37____ the unemployment of over one hundred people, I being one of them．

My once secure future became __38__．However，I was not a single parent, _39___ the family did not depend only on my income. My motto has always been，“change is good，change is progress，”but when it __40__ my livelihood(生计)，I had to change it to，“__41___ change and make the most of it．”From the beginning，I __42___ to look at this matter not as ___43__ luck，but as a welcome chance．I refused to become sorry；___44__，I actively planned to do something new and different.

Having a positive attitude made all the __45__ in the way I pursued (追求)the future．First，I decided to __46__ to college and graduate many years later than I should. Doing this at my age took more than a little__47___．Not being a graduate had__48__ held me back in my career in the bank，but now it was a personal goal I longed to__49___ ．With a lot of determination，I went to evening classes and became an adult __50____ ．In the class, I became more and more confident. During this time，I _51___ that no matter what life throws our way，personal growth never stops. The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate my __52__ life．It used to be filled with endless，and sometimes meaningless events．But now，my heart and life are completely around people I__53___ ．

The loss of my job led to some __54___ changes in my life．Revisiting the past made __55___ for the future． I realize that I have accepted the change，and am making the most of it．

36. A. factory B. company C. bank D. school

37. A. set aside B. led to C. made up D. took off

38. A. clear B. bright C. boring D. uncertain

39. A. so B. or C. if D. but

40. A. destroyed B. improved C. affected D. offered

41. A. Make B. Accept C. Bring D. Collect

42. A. chose B. considered C. happened D. pretended

43. A. special B. rare C. bad D. good

44. A. besides B. instead C. anyway D. however

45. A. difference B. decision C. effort D. use

46. A. attend B. turn C. return D. admit

47. A. time B. risk C. chance D. courage

48. A. sometimes B. ever C. always D. never

49. A. find B. arrive C. achieve D. discover

50. A. student B. teacher C. manager D. monitor

51. A. hoped B. realized C. believed D. suggested

52. A. new B. daily C. future D. past

53. A. care for B. join in C. stand for D. look at

54. A. normal B. positive C. confident D. unsure

55. A. change B. progress C. room D. promise

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每题2分，共15题，满分30分）

A

Outside her shabby cottage, old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire

line, unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she really was a witch.

They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps. But, much to their disappointment, she did not mount the broomstick and take flight. Suddenly，the old lady’s work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen—a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on top of the haystack.

The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled off towards the haystack followed by Sooty, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back. With only three legs, it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady. The cat provided proof—the children were sure that only a witch would own a black cat with three legs.

There, standing on a wooden box, was Mrs. Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious egg. Taking the egg in one of her hands, she began to climb down when, without warning, the box brok