第一部分 听力（共20小题，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. Where are
they talking?

A. In a bank. B. In a store. C. In a post office.

2. Where should the man turn?

A. Right here. B. At the light. C. At Scott Road.

3. Where is Lily?

A. In her room. B. In the garden. C. In the school.

4. What’s the relationship between them?

A. Neighbors. B. Workmates. C. Classmates.

5. What are the speakers going to do?

A. Go on a trip. B. Buy some food. C. Wait for a taxi.

第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面5段对话。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。

听第六段材料，回答6-8小题。

6. What is the woman going to do?

A. To buy a ticket. B. To take a plane. C. To meet a friend at the airport.

7. What must
the woman do in order to get to the place she wants to?

A. Walk through three yards and turn left at the end.

B. Turn left at the end and walk further to a sign.

C. Turn left at the ticket counter and walk further.

8. Why will the man draw the woman a map?

A. Because he is afraid of misunderstanding.

B. Because the man wants to confuse her.

C. To show off his skill in drawing maps.

听第七段材料，回答9-11小题。

9. How many rooms does the man want?

A. One room. B. Four rooms. C. Three rooms.

10. How much does the man want to pay?

A. About ＄
4,000. B. ＄400 or so. C. ＄4,400 at the most.

11. When may the woman have one apartment available?

A. Next month. B. Next Monday. C. Next week.

听第八段材料，回答12-13小题。

12. Connie hasn’t seen Aida because she thinks ______.

A. the opera is terrible B. it hasn’t opened yet C. it’s too expensive

13. Marian and her friends ______.

A. might go to the opera

B. have decided to go to the opera

C. may get together on Friday

听第九段材料，回答14-16小题。

14. Why has the woman been studying a lot recently?

A. Because she failed in her last exam.

B. In order to complete her homework.

C. In order to prepare for her exams.

15. What has the man just finished doing?

A. Swimm
ing. B. Studying for an exam. C. Eating dinner.

16. What will happen tomorrow?

A. The man will have an exam.

B. The man and the woman will have lunch together.

C. The man and the woman will study together.

听第十段材料，回答17-20小题。

17. What is the speaker’s problem if he accepts the job?

A. The job is really boring. B. He can’t make ends meet. C. The head doesn’t like him.

18. Where does the speaker live?

A. At his own house. B. At his company. C. At his parents’ house.

19. To whom are the jobs for graduates in London open?

A. Those who live in London.

B. Those who live in the country.

C. Those who take the train to work.

20. How does the speaker feel now?

A. Hopeful. B. Worried. C. Frustrated.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

21. Besides holding carnival, slaves also walked round a village wearing masks and singing—______ custom which they thought would bring good luck.

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

22. Little children have to be more careful with pens, as ink ______ easily.

A. marks B. is marked C. writes D. is written

23. The Europeans poured into vast America; ______, they also imported their own festivals.

A. truly B. naturally C. similarly D. hopefully

24. One of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon, ______ the toughest course to run.

A. wh
ich most competitors find is B. most competitors find which is

C. most competitors find that is D. what most competitors find is

25. If you go into a school or university anywhere, ______ you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo.

A. and B. that is C. instead D. chances are

26. The animals are skinned on the spot and the wool ______ to India.

A. taken B. were taken C. taking D. being taken

27. My sister is rather strong-minded. You’re _______ your time trying to change her thoughts.

A. spending B. missing C. losing D. wasting

28. She was educated at a high school, ______ she went on to Beijing University.

A. after which B. after that C. in which D. at which

29. ——Why did the teacher ask for me?

——He wanted you to _____ your absence last night.

A. call for B. care for C. account for D. pay for

30. An order has come ______ the boys in our school _______ their hair short.

A. that; wearing B. whether; wear C. that; to wear D. that; wear

31. ——As a matter of fact, I’m dying for a drink. ______ right now.

——All right, let’s go to the teahouse nearby.

A. I would care for a lift B. I have no appetite for tea

C. I wouldn’t mind a cup of tea D. I’m starved for chocolate

32. Robert is said _______ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.

A. to have studied B. to study C. to be studying D. to have been studying

33. The country life he was used to _______ greatly since 1992.

A. change B. has changed C. changing D. had changed

34. ——I beg your pardon!

——Your mind must have been wandering when I ______, wasn’t it?

A. was speaking B. spoke C. speak D. am speaking

35. Mary was employed by the company that she _______.

A. was
devoted to B. had applied to C. was set up D. had taken over

36. The trade union intended to call on the workers to go on strike _______ the government’s limitation on exports.

A. in memory of B. in honor of C. in response to D. in need of

37. From her _______ look, I knew she couldn’t understand your _______ opinions about the universe.

A. confused, confusing B. confusing; confused

C. confusing; confusing D. confused; confused

38. Please call my secretary to arrange a meeting this afternoon, or _______ it is convenient to you.

A. however B. whichever C. wherever D. whenever

39. ——Sorry, sir. I’m late again.

——What excuse will you _______ for yourself this time?

A. put up B. take up C. pick up D. make up

40. ——We lost the game in the last minute.

——______. But luckily, you have entered the next round.

A. That couldn’t be worse B. It’s a pity

C. Don’t mention it D. Never mind

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）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黑。

Markita Andrews became a great salesgirl when she discovered, at age 13, the secret of selling.

It 41 with desire. For Markita and her mother, who worked 42 a waitress in New York after her husband left them when Markita was eight, their 43 was to travel the globe. “I’ll work hard to make enough money to send you to 44 ,” her mother said one day. “You’ll go to college and when you
45 , you’ll make enough money to take you and me around the world. Okay?”

So at age 13 when Markita 46 in her Girl Scout (女童子军) magazine that the scout who sold the most cookies would 47 an all-expenses-paid trip for two around the world, she 48 to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could——more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.

But desire alone is not 49 . To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.

Her aunt 50 . “When you are doing business, dress like you are doing business. 51 your Girl Scout uniform. Always smile, whether they buy
or not, always be 52 . And don’t ask them to buy your cookies; ask them to 53 .”

Lots of other Scouts may have 54 that trip around the world. But only Markita went off in her unifo
rm eac
h day after 55 . “Hi, I have a dream. I’m earning a trip around the world for me and my mom by selling Girl Scout cookies,” she’d say 56 the door. “Would you like to invest in one dozen or two dozen boxes of cookies?”

Markita 57 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world.

Markita is not 58 than thousands of other people. The 59 is that Markita had discovered the secret of selling: Ask, Ask, Ask! Many people fail before they 60 begin because they fail to ask for what they want. The fear of rejection leads many of us to reject ourselves and our dreams.

41. A. goes B. ends C. stays D. starts

42. A. for B. as C. like D. in

43. A. decision B. dream C. task D. interest

44. A. work B. hospital C. college D. home

45. A. graduate B. grow C. marry D. succeed

46. A. wrote B. heard C. found D. read

47. A. win B. go C. take D. give[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]

48. A. needed B. decided C. asked D. hesitated

49. A. attractive B. perfect C. enough D. difficult

50. A. complained B. advised C. declared D. ordered

51. A. Put B. Wash C. Prepare D. Wear

52. A. patient B. fair C. nice D. honest

53. A. choose B. invest C. attend D. taste

54. A. wanted B. experienced C. planned D. arranged

55. A. school B. supper C. evening D. education

56. A. behind B. beside C. at D. on

57. A. sold B. produced C. advertised D. bought

58. A. more curious B. happier C. more fierce D. smarter

59. A. answer B. fact C. difference D. conclusion[来源:学科网]

60. A. immediately B. still C. slowly D. even

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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L’HAY-
LES-ROSES, France: Three teenage girls admitted starting a fire in a suburban Paris housing project over the weekend that killed 17 people, including three children, police said yesterday. A fourth girl was held yesterday morning.

The fire in a 19-storey building south of Paris was the third fatal blaze in the Paris area in nine days. The death toll rose to 16 after a man died late Sunday in a hospital, where seven others were being treated for serious injuries.

Three teenagers taken in for questioning on Sunday admitted having started the fire for fun, police said. Two of the suspects were 18 years old, the other was 16. Further details were not available.

Witnesses claimed to have seen a group of youths who lived in the building start the fire, said Patrick Seve, mayor of the town of L’HAY-LES-ROSES, near Orly airport, where the building was located.

The first is believed to have broken out in the lobby (门厅) of the building before raging up a stairwell at least three floors. Some residents jumped from windows as the fire spread through the building’s entrance.

Authorities were investigating possible criminals in an August 26 fi