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I. 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

What is the man’s trouble?

He isn’t good at running the business.

He can’t get all the money from the bank.

He can’t manage the construction work.

What will the speakers do today?

A. Stay at home. B. Go to a book fair. C. Buy some clothes.

What are the speakers mainly talking about?

An actor. B. A concert. C. A film.

How does the woman feel about the news?

A. Envious. B. Surprised. C. Delighted.

What are the speakers probably doing?

Having a party. B. Cooking. C. Shopping.[来源:学*科*网]

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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。听每段对话或独白后，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

What does the man think of his camera?

It is expensive. B. It is user-friendly. C. It is of high quality.

Why does the woman want to buy a Japanese camera?

A. Her husband wants one. B. It is easy to operate. C. Its price is reasonable.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。

What will Mary do?

A. Arrange the accommodations.

B. Make a budget for the concert.

C. Take charge of collecting money.

Why will Mary probably be calling the team members?

A. To ask for a loan.

B. To ask for their help.

C. To inform them of the tour schedule.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。

Who is the man probably?

A. The organizer of the party. B. A new student. C. A professor.

What is one of the purposes of the party?

To offer suggestions. B. To share great speeches. C. To taste delicious food.

What should be paid more attention to in the party?

The pie they’ll serve.

Eating,
dancing and singing.

The former students’ wise words.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。

Why did the father send an e-mail appeal on the Internet?

A. To get aid from other people. [来源:Zxxk.Com]

B. To search for a cure for heart disease.

C. To find a person to look after his son.

What is Mary Anne?

A heart doctor. B. An actress. C. A teacher.

How did Mary Anne react to the father’s e-mail?

She sent a challenging message online.

She supported him financially.

She sent a letter to him.

How did Brenda help the father?

She offered free treatment.

She collected a lot of money.

She found several famous heart doctors.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。

Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened?

In the supermarket. B. In the garage. C. Inside the car.

How did Paul probably try to stop the sports car?[来源:学科网ZXXK]

By pushing against the front of the car.

By pulling the back of the car.

By putting on the brake.

What happened to Paul’s car?

A. It was stopped by other people.

B. It was hit by a bus.

C. It was almost destroyed.

What can we learn from the talk?

Paul was a famous salesman.

Nobody was injured in the accident.

Paul thought the two girls were to blam
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II. 单项填空 (共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10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黑。

21. In China today, _______ car is becoming _____ popular means of transportation.

? A. a; the B. a; / C. the; the D. the; a

22. The knowledge ____ in one’s childhood will make a stronger impression on him than what he learns at any other life stage.

A. acquired B. acquiring C. being acquired D having been acquired

23. ---The girl looks so beautiful. Is she a model or a film star? ---________. She’s a teacher.

A. You bet B. Forget about it C. Far from it D. Whatever you say

24. Don’t wake Doctor Thompson up unless it is a real_________; he is too tired and needs a good rest.

A. campaign B. emergency C. argument D. connection

25. It seems that living green is _______ easy and affordable. A small step makes a big difference.

A. generally B. fortunately C. hardly D. surprisingly

26. We think that it’s love, generosity and perseverance _______make the world ________ it is today.

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

27. He sets us so difficult a problem_________ I couldn’t work out.

A. that B. as C. which D. why

28. –My uncle suggests I _______ abroad.

--I would rather you ________ at home.

A. go; stay B. went; stayed C. went; stay D. go; stayed

29. He spoke for a long time but his meaning did not ___________.

A. come up B. come out C. come on D. come across

30. Pressed from his parents, and ______ that he has wasted too much time, the boy is determined to stop playing video games.

A. realizing B. realized C. to realize D. being realized

31. Occasions are quite rare _______ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.

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

32. —Time is limited. I have to finish this tonight.

—But it’s midnight now and you should have a sleep _____ much work you have to do.

A. however B. no matter C. although D. whatever

33. Dorothy often _______ meetings and sometimes she ________ its discussion.

A. attends; takes part in B. joins; takes part in C. attends; joins D. joins; attends

34. Would it ______ for the city authorities to further restrict parking?

A. make it B. make sense C. make out D. make up

35. Studying Wendy’s menu, I found that many of the items are similar to _____ of McDonald’s.

A. those B. ones C. any D. all

36.?— How often do you refer to a dictionary when you are reading an English novel?

— Well, it depends. ____ it actually affects my understanding ____ look the word up.

A. Only if; will I B. Only if; I will C. Unless; will I D. Unless; I will

37. ---It’s better for you to help others on the farm during the harvest time.

---_____.

A. I don’t know B. I couldn’t agree more C. I’m sorry D. I don’t care

38. With their reputation _______ , food companies need to_______ their image.

A. ruining; promote B. to ruin; improve C. ruined; polish up D. to be ruined; change

39. Many questions were asked, particularly ______ the cost of the new plan.

A. in reply to B. in relation to C. in act to D. in addition to

40. It is you as well as your wife that ______ your son's bad performance at school.

A. is to be blamed for B. are to be blamed for C. are to blame for D. is to blame for

III. 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

Some people are afraid of starting a casual conversation with a stranger because of a fear of not having anything interesting to say. Fear of rejection (拒绝) is also a 41 for keeping silent. Small talk in a conversation can 42 as a way of warming up and getting to 43 each other. Most people, no matter 44 successful they are at work, will find the process of 45 small talk uncomfortable, even pointless. 46 , you will have a pretty small world 47 you refuse to let others in. Starting off with a casual comment or question will make others 48 , and even just greeting them with a simple “hello” will often be enough.

Once you have made the first 49 , there is no turning back. You need to keep things 50 before you can gracefully say goodbye. Think
about what you would like to 51 with a new friend and that is what you can ask the other person about. Work, family, hobbies or interests are some 52 points of discussion. To keep the ball rolling, you can show that you are really 53 in what they are saying. Once you find common 54 of interest, things will definitely 55 off from there.

Small talk can 56 out to be a pleasant experience. The conversation 57 be brief and casual without turning into a long and boring discussion. Do not let yourself 58 the conversation. Stop worrying about how big of a fool you may appear to be. You may 59 find out later on that you have the “ 60 ” of getting people to open up to you by engaging them in small talk.

41. A. right B. reason C. result D. sign

42. A. take B. use C. mean D. serve

43. A. know B. learn C. recognize D. help

44. A. what B. whether C. why D. how

45. A. giving B. leaving C. making D. forcing

46. A. So B. Instead C. However D. Besides

47. A. unless B. until C. if D. Though

48. A. comfortable B. upset C. nervous D. satisfied

49. A. try B. plan C. wish D. move

50. A. changing B. rising C. improving D. going

51. A. know B. share C. do D. show

52. A. private B. present C. important D. general[来源:Zxxk.Com]

53. A. careful B. surprised C. interested D. encouraged

54. A. ideas B. experiences C. points D. senses

55. A. take B. put C. get D. set

56. A. come B. turn C. find D. figure

57. A. should B. can C. will D. may

58. A. start B. complete C. consider D. control

59. A. still B. even C. ever D. almost[来源:学科网ZXXK]

60. A. right B. advantage C. talent D. habit

IV. 阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分；共20分）

第一节：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，并在答题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。

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THIS is an excerpt（摘录）from therapist Laura Trice’s speech at TED in 2008:

Hi. I'm here to talk to you about the importance of praise, admiration and “thank you”s, and making them specific and genuine.

　　The way I got interested in this was, I noticed that when I was growing up, and until about a few years ago, I would want to say thank you to someone. I would want to praise them. I would want to ta
ke in their praise of me and then I'd just stop myself. I asked myself: why? I felt shy. I felt embarrassed. And then my question became: am I the only one who does this? So I decided to study that question.

　　I'm fortunate enough to work in a rehab facility, so I get to see people who are facing life and death with addiction. Sometimes it comes down to something as simple as their core wound is how their father died without ever saying h
e's proud of them. But then, they hear from all the family and friends that the father told everybody else that he was proud, but he never told the son. It's because he didn't know that his son needed to hear it.

　　I used to t