第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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. Who is coming for tea?

A. John. B. Mark. C. Tracy.

2. What will th
e man do next?

A. Stay for dinner. B. Leave right away. C. Catch a train.

3. What does the man come for?

A. A lecture. B. A meeting. C. A party.

4. What size does the man want?

A. 35. B. 9. C. 39.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Life in Southeast Asia. B. Weather conditions.

C. A holiday tour.

第二节(共15小题;每小题1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、7题。

6. What is the man doing?

A. Chairing a meeting. B. Giving a speech. C. Introducing a person.

7. Why does the woman sing so well?

A. She has a great teacher. B. She teaches singing. C.
She is young.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the second gift for Jimmy?

A. A watch. B. A car. C. A computer.

9. Why does Jimmy feel happy?

A. He lives with his parents. B. He’s got what he dreamt of.

C. He’s received lots of presents.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. They are strangers to each other. B. They are friends.

C. They are husband and wife.

11. Why does the woman come to talk with the man?

A. To get a job. B. To take a test. C. To see the secretary.

12. What does the man mean by saying sorry?

A. He doesn’t need a designer. B. He can’t hear the wom
an clearly.

C. He can’t help the woman.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What do we know about the woman?

A. She lives close to the office. B. She is new to the company.

C. She likes the big kitchen.

14. How does the man go to work?

A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By car.

15. Why was Susan late for work?

A. She missed the bus. B. Her train was late. C. Her car broke down.

16. What will the man do the next day?

A. Visit Lily in her flat. B. Go to work by train. C. Leave home earlier.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where can you most probably hear this talk?

A. In a class of the English language. B. In a class of the Greek language.

C. In a class of the French language.

18. How long
does the Class last?

A. 13 weeks. B. 11 weeks. C. 15 weeks.

19. What is “the short-cut” to learning words according to the speaker?[来源:学科网ZXXK]

A. Taking more courses.

B. Reading basic words aloud.

C. Learning how words are formed.

20. Why is the class popular?

A. It’s taught by Professor Morris.

B. It is not offered each term.

C. It helps to master some useful rules.

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

25．____ that they are inexperienced, they have done a good job.

A. Giving???????? B. To give???????? C. Given?????????D. If given

26．When I was in the countryside, I ____ by the riverside every day.

A. walked B. was walking C. walk D. have walked

27．The telegram has faded out in our life now, and gone with____ are telegraph operators.

A. what B. which C. it D. them

28． ---I’m very sorry to have ___ you with so many questions.

---It doesn’t matter.

A. forbidden B. excused C. impressed D. bothered

29． Lu
cy is a shy girl, but can you imagine ______ with the boss in Japanese?

A. her quarrel B. her to quarrel C. her quarreling D. she to quarrel

30．Tom was over there. His red clothes stood out clearly _____the snow.

A. behind B. for C. against D. beyond

31．—Amazing! You wear slippers at work.

—Don’t you know it’s a fashion?[来源:学&科&网Z&X&X&K]

A. must B. should C. can D. may

32．She talked again and again to her friend about careful driving, but _______ just turned a deaf ear to her words．

A. another B. other C. others D. the other

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

As a child, I was afraid of everything. At the age of 8, I even became 36 of getting Halloween candy. 37 , on October 31, my twin brother and I went out and 38 to every house in the neighborhood. Most of the houses only had a few steps to the door. It was easy. However, when we 39 one of the bigger houses with 10 tall steps 40 to the front door, which were known to have the best candy, my fear 41 me. My brother was already up the stairs, while I stood 42 at the bottom.

It was 43 that I’d be able to climb all that way, for I was afraid that I might fall over in the dark and 44 my bag of candy. I might 45 my clothes on something. I wanted the candy, but there was no 46 I would go up those stairs to get it. I failed. I lost more than just candy. I lost my 47 .

Fear of the unknown 48 me for a long time. After six years in nursing, I was 49 with the career I had chosen. I faced a 50 : step out into the unknown or 51 the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, never 52 the best candy.

Finally, with only $100 in my savings account, I started my own business. Whenever I would lose a client (客户), the old fears 53 . However, I’d tasted the candy, and now I don’t 54 when I face difficulties. I believe that, though 55 things can happen when we step out, worse things happen when we don’t.

36. A. afraid B. happy C. fond D. tired

37. A. Hardly B. Normally C. Certainly D. Approximately

38. A. pointed B. rushed C. moved D. traveled

39. A. knocked B. escaped ???? C. reached D. entered

40. A. pointing B. belonging C. opening D. leading

41. A. encouraged B. spread ?? C. prevented D. attracted

42. A. slightly B. frozen C. calmly D. happily

43. A. unlikely B. unlucky C. possible D. pitiful

44. A. fall B. drop C. forget D. lose

45. A. bury B. break C. tear D. catch

46. A. way B. need C. doubt D. wonder

47. A. bag B. life C. way D. confidence

48. A. amused B. controlled C. helped D. ruined

49. A. excited B. concerned C. impressive D. unsatisfied

50. A. difficulty B. cause C. fear D. choice

51. A. save B. spend C. change D. escape

52. A. presenting B. buying???? C. making D. tasting

53. A. disappeared B. warned ???? C. returned D. reminded

54. A. fear B. cry C. fail D. complain

5
5. A. big B. fortunate C. bad D. small

第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。[来源:Zxxk.Com]

A

As far back as he could remember，Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star．The young man’s hopes for success were broken again and again，however．Hollywood just did not seem interesting．When he first came to California，Larry had decided never to give up and return home without success．Therefore，he kept on trying．Someday，he told himself，his big opportunity would come．

Larry found a job parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants．His pay was elementary，but since the guests were kind enough to give him more money，he managed to make a living．One day he recognized an important film director driving into the parking lot （停车场） and getting out of his car．Larry had recently heard that the man was ready to make a new picture．

Larry got into the car and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it．Then he stopped，jumped out，and ran over to the director．“Excuse me，sir，but I think it’s only fair to tell you that it’s now or never if you want me in your next picture．A lot of big companies are after me．”

Instead of pushing away the boy，the director laughed，then wrote something on a card and handed it to the young man．“Come and see me tomorrow．”

Larry got a small part in the director’s next film．He was on his way！

56．Which of the following was Larry interested in?

A．Working as a waiter． B．Becoming a film star．

C．Parking cars for film stars． D．Owing a big company．

57．Why did Larry find a job parking cars?

A．Because he liked the job．

B．Because the parking lot was near Hollywood．

C．To make a living and wait for the opportunity．

D．To see a lot of film stars and work for them．

58．After reading the story what can we infer （推断） about the film director ?

A．He wanted to laugh at Larry．

B．He recognized Larry at first sight．

C．He was kind and gave Larry a try．

D．He thought Larry would become a star．

59．what does the word “elementary” mean in this passage?

A．基本的 B．充足的 C．较高的 D．不达标的

60．“He was on his way”refers to the fact that ________．

A．he gave up and returned home

B．he began to work towards success

C．he took a journey to Hollywood

D．he had difficulty in playing the small part

B

Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could significantly boost happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found on Thursday.

Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably happier when they spent money on others—even if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.

“We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn,” said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia. They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness, report their annual (yearly) income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, girls for others and donations to charity.

“Regardless of how