第I卷 （三部分 共 115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。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. How does the man plan to find a used car?

A. Through an advertisement.

B. On the Internet.

C. Through a car dealer.

2. What is the woman going to do?

A. Go home first.

B. Give the man a lift.

C. Go shopping with the man.

3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A book. B. A bookstore. C. A writer.

4. What season is it now?

A. Spring. B. Autumn. C. Winter.

5. What present has the man bought?

A. A pair of gloves.

B. Some flowers.

C. A book.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，问答第6、7题。

6. What are the speakers doing?

A. Interviewing a champion.

B. Talking about a new world record.

C. Reporting a match live.

7. What do we know about Paul Timmons?

A. He isn’t in the lead all the time.

B. He is talented in competing.

C. He breaks a world record.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the woman probably?

A. A writer. B. A tour guide. C. A reporter.

9. What is on the man’s right?

A. A park. B. A statue. C. A palace.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. When did the man buy the T-shirt?

A. A few weeks ago.

B. A couple of days ago.

C. Yesterday.

11. Why can’t the woman change the T-shirt for the man?

A. He worn the T-shirt a few times.

B. He didn’t keep the proof of purchase.

C. He bought the T-shirt in the sale.

12. What will the woman do next?

A. Change the T-shirt for the man.

B. Have a word with her manager.

C. Give the man’s money back.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Mother and son.

B. Wife and husband.

C. Employer and employee.

14. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. Balance the budget.

B. Buy a cheaper guitar.

C. Find another job.

15. What is the man’s problem?

A. He can’t join a band.

B. He can’t make ends meet.

C. He can’t find a satisfying job.

16. How does the man feel about the woman’s words?

A. Impatient. B. Embarrassed. C. Disappointed.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What prize did the youngest group get?

A. The second prize.

B. The third prize.

C. The fourth prize.

18. What should Eastside practice more?

A. The dance. B. The music. C. The song.

19. Why did The Storm win the first prize?

A. They danced wonderfully.

B. The guitarist played very well.

C. The singer performed perfectly.

20. What kind of person is the speaker?

A. Humorous. B. Serious. C. Boring.

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1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂出

21. The Coming-of-age Ceremony is _________ impressive moment, ________ all of us will treasure forever.

A. an; it B. the; which C. an; that D. an; one

22. ________ will take charge of the office is still in the air.

A. Whoever B. Who C. What D. Anyone

23. Not until _________ off his sunglasses ____________ him.

A. he took; had we recognized B. he took; did we recognize

C. did he take; had we recognized D. did he take; did we recognize

24. The reason _______ he raised for his absence was ______ he had to attend his sick mother.

A. why; that B. that; that

C. /; because D. why; because

25. The live concert _________ nearly three hours, but few people left early.

A. covered B. played C. lasted D. remained

26. ________ in last training, he would be able to take part in the coming sports meeting.

A. If he wasn’t injured B. He hadn’t been injured

C. Hadn’t he been injured D. Had he not been injured

27. ---All the students are studying quietly.

---They have been accustomed ________ any noise during free periods.

A. not to make B. not to making

C. to not make D. to not making

28. With forests being destroyed, _______ good soil is being washed away every year.

A. many a B. a huge amount of

C. quite a few D. a large number of

29. To broaden our horizons, our school offers compulsory courses as well as _______ courses for Senior Two.

A. alternative B. optional C. fundamental D. flexible

30. The picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can ________ my father.

A. find out B. pick out C. figure out D. turn out

31. On April 20th an earthquake of 7 Richter scale hit Sichuan Province, which ______ 5 years before by a more serious one.

A. was struck B. had struck

C. had been struck D. struck

32. --- It snows again! How long do you think it will be ________spring comes in Harbin?

--- It’s hard to say.

A. when B. since C. that D. before

33. ______ the obvious differences in size and population, the states of America have many things in common.

A. In spite of B. In face of

C. On account of D. In return for

34. _______ in reading, the boy didn’t notice his father come in.

A. To absorb B. Absorbing

C. Absorbed D. Being absorbed

35. ----Would you be so kind as to close the window?

----___________!

A. My pleasure B. I’m with you on that

C. With pleasure D. That’s it

第二节 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

After 22 years of marriage, I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating another woman.

???One day Peggy said to me, “Life is too ___36___, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us __37___”

?? ? The “other” woman my wife was encouraging me to ___38___ is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father ___39___ 20 years ago. Right after his death, I ___40___ 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with mom. But with the ___41___ of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much ___42___ family get-togethers and holidays.

??? Mom was ___43___ and suspicious(怀疑)when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie. "What's wrong?" she asked. "I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you," I said. "Just the two of us". ''I would like that a lot," she said.

??????? We didn't go anywhere ___44___, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. ___45___ her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read the menu for both of us.

? ??? “I used to be the ___46___ when you were little,” she said.

? ??? “Then it is time for you to relax and let me ___47___ the favor,” I said.

???? We had a nice talk ___48___ dinner, just catching up on each other's lives. We talked for so long that we ___49___ the movie.

???? “___50___ was your date?” my wife asked when I got home that evening.

?? ?? “Nice...nicer than I thought it would be.” I said.

? ??? Mom and I get out for ___51___ a couple of times a month. Sometimes we take in a movie, but ___52___ we talk. Through the talks ,I know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War. I know how she met my father there, and know how they ___53___ the difficult times. I can't get enough of these stories. They are ___54___ to me, a part of my history.???

Peggy was right. Dating another woman has ___55___ my marriage.

36. A. easy B. difficult C. short D. hard

37. A. closer B. longer C. nicer D. fitter

38. A. date B. please C. meet D. consult

39. A. passed out B. passed by C. passed down D. passed away

40. A. went B. drove C. moved D. removed

41. A. routine B. development C. demands D. loss

42. A. beyond B. with C. during D. on

43. A. excited B. annoyed C. delighted D. surprised

44. A. ordinary B. fancy C. plain D. common

45. A. Since B. When C. If D. Unless

46. A. worker B. waitress C. reader D. owner

47. A award B. return C. turn D. answer

48. A. over B. with C. on D. across

49. A. cancelled B. refused C. missed D. abandoned

50. A. What B. Who C. Where D. How

51. A. talk B. movie C. walk D. dinner

52. A. finally B. merely C. mostly D. especially

53. A. went though B. pulled through C. looked through D. saw through

54. A. friendly B. kind C. loyal D. important

55. A. ruined B. damaged C. helped D. affected

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Mrs. Squirrel and I Negotiated Terms

I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch（门廊）, I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again.

I searched squirrels on the Internet and found because their teeth keep growing, they have to constantly chew on things to shorten their teeth. This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people.

On Monday morning two men showed up, with guns in their hands. I pointed uneasily to the hole in my porch roof. They held up their guns. Suddenly I saw in my mind the baby nursery inside. I stopped them and confirmed that they wouldn’t harm her. They hesitated, but finally put down their guns. Then they brought out a bottle of deodorizer（除臭剂）and sp