第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

第一节：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.What time will the speakers get to the theatre if they leave now?

A. At 7:30 B. At 7:45 C. At 8:00

2. What does the man suggest the woman do ?

A. Ask Mary to help her

B. Type the data quickly

C. Put the data into the computer at once

3. What does the woman mean?

A. She still hasn’t understood what was shocking

B. She wasn’t able to manage the project well

C. She’s not sure how she was able to finish so early

4. What are the woman’s instructions?

A. To eat every bit of food the man has been given

B. To clean the plate after the man finishes eating

C. To give Mrs. Jameson something the man doesn’t like

5. How is the traffic at this time every day?

A. Fine B. Heavy C. Unusual

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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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8题。

6. Where is the woman?

A. At home B. In the office C. On the road

7. Who would visit the man at four this afternoon?

A. Mr. Hopkins B. Mr. Johnson C. Miss Li

8. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends B. Husband and wife C. Boss and secretary

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What kind of money does the woman want?

A. Hong Kong dollars B. American dollars C. British pounds

10. What does the woman show before exchanging the money?

A. Her passport B. Her credit card C. Her ID card

11. How much money will the woman get at last?

A. About 190 dollars B. About 200 dollars C. About 330 dollars

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. When does the woman’s sister plan to arrive?

A. At 7:30 a.m B. At 7: 30 p.m C. B. At 8:30 p.m

13. Where are the speakers?

A. At the airport B. At the train station C. At the air ticket office

14. Does the woman’s sister arrive at last?

A. Yes B. No C. We don’t know

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Why does the man take part in this match?

A. He loves this game B. He wants to do some exercise

C. He has confidence in his strength

16. What does the man think of the young people nowadays?

A. They do nothing good for their health

B. They love all kinds of sports

C. They seldom watch games on TV

17. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Never stick to only one type of exercise

B. Take part in the race next year

C. Do easy movements at first

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is considered impolite when you are invited to a meal?

A. Arriving early B. Arriving late C. Failing to come

19. Where will the hostess probably meet you when you arrive?

A. In the living room B. In the sitting room C. At the door

20. What does the hostess plan to do after the dinner is over?

A. Offer some entertainment B. Take your coat and hat C. Express her gratitude

第二部分： 英语知识运用

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

21. The bank has _______ all over the country and it offers all kinds of loaning service.

A. depart B. neighbours C. branches D. sections

22. The boys ________ to go camping, but they were prevented by their parents.

A. managed B. succeeded C. attempted D. advised

23. ________ right away, you would arrive there by 5 o’clock p.m..

A. Would you leave B. Will you leave C. Were you to leave D. If you’ll leave

24. It is required by regulations that you _______ other people anything about our experiment.

A. won’t tell B. didn’t tell C. can’t tell D. not tell

25. We must choose texts that are appropriate_________ our teaching.

A. at B. for C. of D. in

26. We all thought ________ a pity that the conference should have been cancelled.

A. it B. that C. these D. them

27. Modern furniture design _______ to simplicity and so do many other things in our life.

A. attends B. tends C. adds D. appeals

28. The Chinese government has always ________ network attacks and we hope to work with the international community to safeguard Internet security.

A. objected B. predicted C. opposed D. disagreed

29. There ______ a small quantity of water left in the bottle and there are_________ apples in the basket.

A. is; a large amount of B. are; a great deal of

C. is; quantities of D. are; quantity of

30. It was her birthday _______ Christine met with her separated parents.

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

31. The _______ people is a lot better—off than they were forty years ago.

A. normal B. average C. regular D. usual

32. Do you ________ her optimistic view of the state of the economy ________ the financial crisis had little effect on China?

A. agree to; what B. agree on; which C. subscribe to; that D. subscribe with; whether

33. They had to return from the hiking in the desert, for their food almost ________.

A. ran out of B. used up C. was given out D. ran out

34. Of the two cars, Mrs. Green chose the red one out of _________, though it was not big enough.

A. arrangement B. convenience C. adjustment D. preference

35. We __________ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?

A. should face B. might face C. could have faced D. must have faced

36. There is no power like _______ power of confidence, and there is no student as competitive as_______ student who trusts his own abilities.

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

37. The engineers are so busy that they have zero time for outdoor sports activities, ________ they have the interest.

A. wherever B. whenever C. as if D. even if

38. Under these________, it is rather difficult for our products to put a footing on this market.

A. situations B. cases C. circumstances D. conditions

39. This training program can give you a lift at work, ________ increase your income by 40%.

A. as well as B. as long as C. so much as D. as soon as

40.--- -- Would you like to join us in the game?

------ ________, for I have something important to attend to?

A. I will B. I’d love to C. I won’t D. I’m afraid not

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. __41__, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __42__ real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.

Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. __43__, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __44__ to spend time with our schoolbooks---out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum __45__ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.

I left __46__ college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __47__ my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __48__ for her.

Then started another __49__ for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing __50__ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __51__ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __52__ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard..._53__ will change.”

Things did change, but very slowly and __54__, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me _55__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had __56__ the exam with honors and was __57__ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I _58__ Mum: “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __59__ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a __60__ of time.”

41. A. However B. Thus C. Otherwise D. Besides

42. A. devoted B. spent C. taken D. wasted

43. A. In that case B. In this way

C. On the other hand D. On the contrary

44. A. pleased B. annoyed C. forced D. advised

45. A. demanded B. concluded C. promised D. mentioned

46. A. at B. for C. from D. after

47. A. announcing B. reading C. knowing D. saying

48. A. shame B. challenge C. pride D. honor

49. A. experiment B. research C. conflict D. trial

50. A. though B. while C. as D. unless

51. A. determined B. astonished C. satisfied D. concerned

52. A. predict B. imagine C. guess D. feel

53. A. Environment B. Society C. Circumstances D. Impressions

54. A. quickly B. extremely C. smoothly D. gradually

55. A. made up B. paid off C. took on D. burst out

56. A. attended B. received C. passed D. failed

57. A. accepted B. allowed C. admitted D. permitted

58. A. questioned B. convinced C. persuaded D. called

59. A. nodded B. laughed C. shouted D. joked

60. A. matter B. period C. waste D. length

第三节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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Last week, while visiting my dad with my daughter, we went to a restaurant for dinner. When we were seated, my dad asked the waitress if there were any soldiers eating at the restaurant.