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。用答题卡的考生，先把选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位 置，苒转涂到答题卡上。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 did the alarm ring?

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

2.What does the woman think of the man?

A. He is careful. B. He is forgetful. C. He is childish.

3.What does the man think is helpful to our health?

A. Swimming in the sea. B. Swimming in winter. C. Swimming every day.

4.Why do most people dance in the street?

A. To kill time. B. To draw comfort. C. To show paces.

5.What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Goldfish. B. Snakes. C. Pets.

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，并标在答题卷的相应位、置。用答题卡的考生，先把选出的最佳选项标 在试卷的相应位置,再转涂到答题卡上。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秒钟的作答时问。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.What are the two speakers talking about?

A. College application. B. Colleges in Maryland. C. US universities.

7.What’s the woman's purpose to go to the States?

A. To travel abroad. B. To learn something. C. To visit her friend.

8.How will the woman probably get in touch with Wang Ping?

A. By calling her. B. By faxing her. C. By writing to her.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. Space-to-earth communication.

B. Their dreams in the future.

C. Their trip to outer space.

10.How does the woman like the communication between the earth and outer space?

A. Special. B. Brilliant. C. Awkward.

11.When can the astronauts get online?

A. After they finish their work.

B. When they miss their family.

C. When they feel worried.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Mother and son.

13.Which of the following gift can be suitable for a Canadian?

A. Some money. B. A smart phone. C. Some chocolate.

14.What will the woman probably do tomorrow?

A. Cook some Chinese food.

B. Buy some expensive gifts.

C. Order some western food.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.How is the man today?

A. He feels cool. B. He feels cold. C. He feels awful.

16.What does the man think of the idea of the climbing yesterday?

A. It's terrible. B. It's smart. C. Ifs annoying.

17.What does the man promise to do?

A. To pay for his careless decision.

B. To get well prepared next time.

C. To avoid another climbing.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并标在答题卷的相应位置。 用答题卡的考生，先把选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位置，再转涂到答题卡上。

21．In face of increasing energy limits, China needs ______ major breakthrough in mining and exploration．

A． a； a B．the; a C．不填; the D．不填； 不填

22．Usually what weighs us down are not the burdens of life, but how we handle ______.

A．this B．it C．them D．us

23．A midday rest ______ recover brain power to its best and make people perform better．

A．can B．must C．need D．shall

24．When at Harvard, he spent a lot of time imagining how the world ______ over the next 10 or 20 years．

A．changed B．has changed

C．will change D．was going to change

25．China's contribution to the world economy should be reflected in having a bigger______ in the world．

A．talk B．speech C．voice D．sound

26.Modern people are busy working ，struggling to make ends meet. ______, most of

them suffer from stress and anxiety.

A. On the contrary B. Above all C. As a result D. In turn

27.The parking rules in public places should be ______ strictly? otherwise you will get a

ticket.

A. realized B, recognized C. consulted D. observed

28.The pianist Kong Xiangdong is believed ______ to the perfect combination of Chinese

folk music and classic music.

A. to have contributed & contributing

C. to contribute D. having contributed

29.The spokesman of the government claimed to ensure a ______ growing rate, in economic development in the coming year.

A. sharp B. stable C. fluent D. flat

30.Sense of happiness of citizens has little, ______，to do with the size of a city.

A. if ever B. if any C. if at all D. if anything

31. Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize-winning American writer, says if there’s a book you really want to read, but it ______ yet, then you must write it.

A. hasn’t been written B. hasn’t written C. doesn’t write D. isn’t written

32. Children ______ on healthy diets are more intelligent compared with their junk food eating peers, new research suggests.

A. being brought up B. having brought up C. brought up D. bringing up

33. A work spouse is a co-worker, usually of the opposite sex, ______ one shares a special relationship, such as, loyalties, shared experiences and openness.

A. with which B. with whom C. to whom D. to which

34. The mayor of a small town in southern Italy has forbidden residents to die, ______ there is no graveyard for them to be buried in.

A. as if B. because C. if D. where

35. Helen Keller ever wrote in her article that only through experiences of trial and suffering ______ achieved.

A. success was B. was success C. success can be D. can success be

第二节：完形填空(共20小埋;每小题1. 5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并 标在答题卷的相应位置。用答题卡的考生,先把选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位置，再转 涂到答题卡上。

Almost every student has got in trouble at school for having their phone out for texting or checking the time. But have you ever been 36_____ in class for using your cell phone for research?

Most teachers are 37_____ against cell phones because some students do text in class. But 38_____ we use it to learn more instead of using it as a social or gaming 39_____ ？

With a simple touch on screen or 40_____ of a button, you can be connected to the Internet through cell phones, 41_____ all kinds of information, which could help with 42_____ in almost every class ,for the Internet has 43_____ information that can help us learn.

What if you need more information on a subject but your class doesn't have 44_____ to the Internet on a computer? The Internet on a cell phone can give you all the information you need in 45_____ seconds. When on the Internet, all you have to do is 46_____ what you’re looking for and you can get endless information on that 47_____

If teachers give this 48 _____，then students do need to respect it and not. 49_____ the freedom. That means if a teacher allows you to look up something you must use it to look whatever it is up, not take the time to text your friends back or 50 _____your QQ or your email box,

It is unwise for you to 51_____ the little things that some teachers do to help you. 52_____ they don't have to say yes to your request. They could say no.

Cell phones can be used for 53_____ just talking with friends and checking social networking sites. Students can also use it to do research for 54_____ or class work if their teachers would let them. I'm not 55_____ you to take your phones out in class. Ask your teacher about it as you never know what their answer might be.

36.

A. caught

B.

arrested

C.

trapped

D. picked



37.

A. legally

B.

eventually

C.

urgently

D. entirely



38.

A. what about

B.

if only

C.

what if

D. if possible



39.

A. equipment

B.

facility

C.

invention

D. device



40.

A. push

B.

pull

C.

pat

D. draw



41.

A. conveying

B.

delivering

C.

texting

D. accessing



42.

A. research

B.

function

C.

achievement

D. progress



43.

A. regular

B.

constant

C.

unlimited

D. permanent



44.

A. reasons

B.

access

C.

application

D. opportunities



45.

A. shortly

B.

nearly

C.

merely

D. hardly



46.

A. output

B.

input

C.

transport

D. import



47.

A. problem

B.

question

C.

subject

D. matter



48.

A. request

B.

permission

C,

kindness

D. honour



49.

A. abuse

B.

reject

C.

decline

D. overlook



50.

A. chat

B.

write

C.

play

D. check



51.

A. make use of

B.

take advantage of

C.

take charge of

D. make a note (



52.

A. Personally

B.

Gradually

C.

Actually

D. Occasionally



53.

A. more than

B.

rather than

C.

other than

D. less than



54.

A. music

B.

homework

C.

pictures

D. text



55.

A. suggesting

B.

requesting

C.

forbidding

D. encouraging





第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

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，并标在答题卷的相 应位置。用答题卡的考生，先把选出的最佳项标在试卷的相应位置，再转涂到答题卡上。A

The Ministry of Education in Singapore is releasing a new book this month that summarizes the thinking behind the model method for teaching math．The approach has drawn interest from many comers of the world thanks to the country's top performance on international exams．Last night, education officials and researchers from the US and Singapore highlighted some key differences between the two systems．

Singapore's method is highly visual and explores fewer topics, but in greater depth．While Singapore's text books have an average of 34 lessons with 15 pages of explanation for each, much bulkier texts in the US include an average of 157 lessons, with about four pages of explanation per lesson．There arc some more surprising differences．

Professional development is intensive for all teachers in Singapore, but strangely about half of the elementary teachers do not have university degrees．That is certain to change, though, as education standards for entering teachers are increasing, said Madame Low, the director of curriculum, planning and development with Singapore's Ministry of Education．" Starting salaries for math teachers match public sector accountants or engineers．Teachers are treated as professionals," added Madame Low．

Mentoring programs for new teachers in Singapore last five years! Teacher evaluations there are extremely comprehensive, and teachers who succeed receive bonuses worth one to three months of salary．Grades one and two have smaller class sizes—only 30 students．Students are taught in English, not their native tongue．Many are bilingual or trilingual．

People often ask, how applicable is a successful model in Singapore to the more diverse and much larger US? I'm also interested in the practical challenges．Given that books in the US are written with state standards and assessments in mind, matching them up with ano