第I卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你有10秒种的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

What does the woman mean?

She is willing to stop working.

She wants to study again tomorrow.

She thinks half a day’s work is so long.

How does the man feel about his job?

A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Exciting.

3. Where is the man going to plant the tree?

A. By the front door.

B. At the back of the garage.

C. At the other end of the garden.

4. What does the man really want to do?[来源:Zxxk.Com]

A. Read the ad. B. Make a call. C. Meet the manager.

5. What is the time now?

A. 8:00 B. 8:30 C. 9:00

第二节（共15小题，每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒种；听完后，各小题将给出5秒种的作答时间。每段对话或独白听读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答6-7题。

6. How long does the tour take?

A. Six hours. B. Eight hours. C. Ten hours.

7. What do we know about the guide book?[来源:学|科|网]

A. It’s written in English.

B. The woman has to buy it.

C. It is about the scenic spots.

听下面一段对话，回答8-9题。

8. Where was the man born?

A. In Florida. B. In Chicago. C. In Indiana.

9. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Friends. B. Teacher and student. C. Strangers.

听下面一段对话，回答10-12题。

10. When does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.

11. Who bought the tickets?

A. The woman. B. Mary. C. The man.

12. What do we know about the man?

A. He won’t go to bed until he finishes writing his report.

B. He won’t go to the cinema until he finishes the report.

C. He will finish his report tomorrow.

听下面一段对话，回答13-16题。

13. What do we know about the woman?

A. She is homesick. B. She is angry. C. She is sick.

14. Where are the two speakers?

A. In a park. B. At school. C. In the countryside.

15. What will the two speakers do this weekend?

A. Drive to the countryside.

B. Attend a party.

C. Go back home.

16. What will the woman bring to the barbecue?

A. Her friends. B. Some drinks. C. Moon cakes. [来源:Z*xx*k.Com]

听下面一段独白，回答17-20题。

17. What do Tom’s parents expect him to be in the future?

A. An artist. B. A doctor. C. A teacher.

18. Where is Tom studying now?

A. In an art school. B. In a university. C. In a medical school.

19. What does Tom think of studying medicine?

A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Hard.

20. What do we know about Tom?

A. He still wants to be an artist but has his concern.

B. He doesn’t want to spend too much money.

C. He doesn’t know what an art school is.

第二部分：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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish. Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.  Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.2
1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.B. How Costa Rica got its name.C. What the Costa Ricans wore. D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.22. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.A. pink and red. B. grey and blackC. blue and green. D. yellow and orange23. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.A. have lessons every dayB. have their examinationsC. help their parents pick coffee beansD. go to separate schools24. This passage is mainly about ______.A. Christopher Columbus

B. Costa Rica C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa Rica

B

The other day I heard a few local musicians talking: “I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.” “I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.” But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.” I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are. Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim , chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”. This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new
standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard. Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.25. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. A friend in need is a friend indeedB. How to make friendship last foreverC. You are who your friends areD. Friends are the most important in one’s success26. The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______.A. they
’ll push you aheadB. they’ll influence you C. they’ll cover your shortcomingsD. they’ll help you achieve your goal27. By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.A. improve a lot in making more friendsB. come to the right way of making friends C. develop a better relationship with your friendsD. arrange the time with your friends properly28. The passage is mainly written for ______.A. musicians B. managers C. negative people D. people wanting to succeed

C

There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses. Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers. Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month. Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute (降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy. Some exper
ts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.29. What is the passage mainly about?A. Finding a job. B. College students’ part-time jobs.C. Craigslist Web site. D. The relation between study and work.30. “What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.A. work on the airplane B. buy a parachute C. publish a book D. find a suitable job31. It can be learned from the passage that ______.A. companies often put job information in local shopsB. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA C. Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careersD. California Career Services mainly serves university students32. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

D

English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vo
cabulary — perhaps as many as two million words. However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the sa