第I卷（满分115）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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。

Why didn’t the man receive the woman’s call yesterday?

Because the woman was too busy to call

Because the woman failed to get through

Because the woman’s phone couldn’t work

Where did the woman spend her holiday?

A. In Japan B. In Australia C. In America

3. How much should the man pay for the T-shirt?

A. 20 dollars B. 24 dollars C. 30 dollars

4. What will the woman do this afternoon?

A. Go swimming B. Watch a movie C. Play tennis

5. What does the man probably think Susan should do?

A. Work harder B. Study more efficiently C. Take a vacation

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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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6，7题

6. Why does the man want to go to the bank?

A. To check how much money there is in his account

B. To check how much money he should pay

C. To withdraw some money to pay his bills

7. What may the woman do next?

A. Go to the countryside B. Go to the bank with the man

C. Teach the man how to check his account online

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题

8. When will the flight land?

A. At 2:30 B. At 3:00 C. At 3:30

9. What do we know about the mother’s job?

A. It is well-paid B. It is enjoyable C. It is boring

10. What are the two speakers?

A. Employees B. Brother and sister C. Teachers

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11. How did the woman feel when the man told her what he wanted to get?

A. Happy B. Surprised C. Moved

12. Why does the man want to get a dog instead of a cat?

A. Because he loves dogs better than cats

B. Because Lisa loves dogs better than cats

C. Because the woman advises him to do so

13. What happened to the woman’s dog in the end?

A. It was taken abroad by the woman

B. It got lost after the woman went abroad

C. It was given to a shelter by the woman

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题

14. What foreign language did the man learn first?

A. French B. German C. Spanish

15. How many foreign languages can the man speak now?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7

16. What does the woman think of learning foreign languages?

A. Interesting B. Easy C. Challenging

17. How does the man use foreign languages?

A. By attending language courses B. By chatting with others online

C. By chatting with his close friends

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题

18. Why did the zoo caretakers bring the dog to the white lion for the first time?

A. Just for fun B. To let the dog feed the lion

C. To bring a friend to the lion

19. How much may the baby lion weigh when he grows up?

A. At most 300 pounds B. At least 500 pounds C. Between 300 and 500 pounds

20. When was the first white lion recorded?

A. In 1928 B. In 1959 C. In 1994

第二部分 英语知识运用

单项填空

21．______ customs and faith of ______people have a great influence on art.

A. /, a B. /, / C. The, a D. The, the

22. It is ________ of him to search for answers on the website Baidu, so he has earned the nickname of “the king of Baidu”.

A. conventional B. contradictory C. typical D. controversial

23. Among the victims in the accident________ some left-behind children______ up by the old grandparents.

A. were, brought B. /, were brought

C. there were, brought D. they were, who brought

24. The Impressionist paintings are accepted as the beginning of________

we call “modern art”.

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

25. How I wish the Spring Festival Gala in 2014__________many more viewers than before.

A. will attract B. could appeal to C had absorbed D. would appear to

26. Without the new paints and the new technique of perspective, the painters in the Renaissance ___________able to create many great masterpieces _________we are familiar today.

A. wouldn’t be, for which B. wouldn’t have been, with which

C. hadn’t been, as which D. wouldn’t have, to which

27. Mr.Lee felt _________ at the news that he might be charged with the ________murder of his wife.

A. frightening, attempting B. frightened, attempted

C. frightening, attempted D. frightened, attempting

28. What worries her most is that her son, who is twenty years old, is not interested in anything and doesn’t have a(n) _______ aim of life.

A. specific B. ridiculous C. negative D. allergic

29. China has got a good ________ for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization.

A. reputation B. influence C. impression D. knowledge

30. After decades of effort, the city is still trying to ______ how to ban smoking in public places.

A. look through B. get through C. figure out D. take out

31. As a teacher, he knows exactly how to _____ his ideas to the students.

A. convey B. display C. consult D. transform

32. Some companies are reported to have stopped production, having______

working capital.

A. run out of B. run out C. been used up D. died out

33. He accidentally _____ that he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for couple of weeks.

A. let out B. took care C. made sure D. made out

34. They _____ so tired if they _____ for a whole day.

A. wouldn’t feel, didn’t walk B. wouldn’t feel, weren’t walking

C. wouldn’t be feeling, weren’t walking

D. wouldn’t be feeling, hadn’t been walking

35.—Carl hasn’t turned up so late.

--_______ ? He is always on time for everything.

A. How come B. So what C. Why not D. Guess what

第二节 完形填空

I wanted to be just like those big kids I saw wearing their medals and carrying their ribbons(绶带)．So I__36__the cross-country team at my school.

However，I was very slow in the team. In races，I would finish almost__37__．I'd always have to__38__in the longer races.The__39__races and at least 100 people competing in it made me really__40__．Every time I stopped，10 people would__41__me.But I still couldn't push myself to keep going，even though I__42__watching them go by me. After every race，I'd go home and burst into tears.

Then one of my friends joined the cross-country team，too. She never got tired and didn't get cramp(抽筋)in her legs. I just didn't understand how that was__43__！ I'd been running much longer than she had，but she could run__44__while I had to suffer. She even came 8th in a big race with over 200 people in it! My__45__was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly.

I didn't，__46__．Even a whole month before a race，I'd get so nervous that I felt like I might give up. Still，I__47__to quit. I still had that__48__

appearing in my mind and I hung on to it.

Finally，I realized the reason why the bigger races made me so nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn't__49__for them. I started to practice at home almost every day.I__50__a plan that had me running almost three kilometers every day，which helped me build up a steady__51__．

When the time came for the big race，all the practice really__52__．I stopped only once and my pace was much better.

I was __53__ of myself for sticking with it even though it was really hard and I'd even wanted to quit. I showed myself that I was__54__enough to keep going. That was what made me feel good about myself and gave me confidence.

The next time I'm faced with a tough__55__，I will know that I can take it up. None of this would ever have happened if I had quitted!

36．A. liked B．admired C．supported D．joined

37．A. best B．first C．last D．least

38．A. stop B．rest C．breathe D．suffer

39．A. exciting B．tiring C．interesting D．disturbing

40．A. nervous B．frightened C．sad D．angry

41．A. help B．encourage C．leave D．pass

42．A. missed B．hated C．avoided D．escaped

43．A. equal B．reasonable C．fair D．tolerable

44．A. quickly B．easily C．happily D．hopefully

45．A. strength B．demand C．goal D．confidence

46．A. yet B．either C．though D．still

47．A. refused B．decided C．failed D．wanted

48．A. lesson B．faith C．future D．picture

49．A. suitable B．active C．ready D．well

50．A. took out B．mapped out C．figured out D．let out

51．A. pace B．race C．will D．level

52．A. set off B．paid off C．got off D．took off

53．A. sure B．aware C．proud D．afraid

54．A. strong B．patient C．steady D．devoted

55．A. job B．sport C．competition D．challenge

第三部分 阅读理解

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Dear Deidre,

I am 17. Further education is not for me. I want to be out seeing the world in the army. My mum and dad say they will cut me off and have nothing to do with me if I go into the military. They have other plans for me. My friends all laugh at me and say I won’t ever get on. I know I am not the fittest guy in the world but I thought that would come with the training. I am now asking myself if I should just give up my lifelong ambitions and get the sort of job my parents approve of. I don’t want to look back with regrets but sometimes I think maybe they are right and know more than me.

Samson

Dear Samson,

It’s your life and your future.

Your parents mean well, and may be fearful of what could happen to you if you are posted to a danger zone, but you must decide this by yourself.

At least talk to an army recruitment office about what is involved and about how fit you need to be. Do your research. Find out everything you can about what choices you will have. Then go for it. Start a sensible eating and exercise plan right away. If you are motivated you can get reasonably fit in a few weeks. Tell your parents and friends you want to give it a try. If you still feel it’s righ