命题人：陈洁 鲍碧雁 审题人：周敏丽

选择题部分（共100分）

一、听力部分

听力部分（共两节，满分30分）

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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。

Where did the conversation probably take place?

In a bookshop

In the classroom

In a library

Where is the post office?

On the right of Bank Building

On the left of Bank Building

Across from the Bank Building

Where will the woman buy the cigarettes for the man?

At the store.

At the gas station

At Aunt Mary’s

Where will the woman go first?

To a post office.

To a kindergarten.

To her home.

Why does the man want to return the shirt?

Because it’s a gift.

Because it’s cheap.

Because it’s small.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

请听下面4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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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至8题。

What kind of job will Jack have?

A job as a salesman.

Teaching.

A job with more money.

What can we know about Boswell?

People there are warm-hearted.

It is half the size of Highland Park.

It offers a better education.

What’s the probable relationship between Jack and Mary?

Friends.

Husband and wife.

Boss and secretary.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

Who is the woman speaker?

The man’s classmate.

The man’s workmate.

The man’s boss.

Where was Mary when the gunfight happened?

On West street.

In a bank.

In another country.

What is the result of the robbery?

The robbers were caught.

One of the robbers was killed.

The robbers escaped.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

How does the man like the opera?

Very little.

Very much.

Average.

When did the man write a paper on the poem?

Before entering university.

In the university.

After graduation.

What was overdone according to the man?

Theatrical costume.

The scenes.

The singing.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

Husband and wife.

Teacher and student.

Mother and son.

What does the woman think of the results of the boy’s exam?

So poor.

Very good.

Just so so.

What does the woman ask the boy to do in the summer vacation?

To go over his lessons.

To go to a training school.

To make a travel plan.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

Where is the holiday centre going to be built?

To the east of the monuments.

To the north of the monuments.

To the south of the monuments.

What will be in the visitor’s centre?

A library.

A hospital.

A museum.

Where will visitors stay on the island?

At a camp site.

At hotels.

At local people’s houses.

二、词汇和语法知识( 每小题0.5分，满分10分)

21. The control centre soon lost _____ touch with ____ Flight 370 soon after it took off.

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

22. It is believed and yet to be ______ that the plane was hijacked.

A. confirmed B. considered C. convinced D. contacted

23. ----What made her so mad?

----__________ in front of her class.

A. Laughing B. Laughing at C. Being laughed D. Being laughed at

24. They sent 2 reporters to _______ this air crash.

A. cover B. cast C. assess D. convey

25. It is essential that he ________ gloves while testing on those dangerous viruses.

A. wear B. wears C. wore D. worn

26. The assignment is due this Friday. We must work hard to _______ the deadline.

A. approve B. catch C. meet D. pick

27. I won’t say sorry to her first unless ___________.

A. give in to B. am given in to C. giving in to D. given in to

28. ______ the Titanic had enough lift rafts, Rose and Jack would have lived happily ever after.

A. If B. Had C. Suppose D. Given

29. The police filed a complaint ________ me of inappropriate behavior in a public place.

A. announcing B. charging C. blaming D. accusing

30. I have to _______ enough money to make sure that my son has a college education.

A. set aside B. set up C. set off D. set down

31. Much _____ our delight, the missing boy was finally found.

A. by B. for C. to D. with

32. The princess was locked away in a castle ______ was guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon.

A. which B. where C. in which D. /

33. ----How do you find the movie?

----______. It is an insult to my intelligence.

A. Awesome B. Awful C. Terrific D. Perfect

34. ________ a question till today why dinosaurs died out.

A. It leaves B. There leaves C. It leaves D. It remains

35. _______ the difficulty we face, we’re still confident about our future.

A. Although B. While C. In spite D. Despite

36. He disappeared that stormy night. Nobody ________ him ever since.

A. has heard from B. had heard from C. heard from D. was hearing from

37. What a weight she felt ______ off her mind hearing her son was safe.

A. take B. taking C. to take D. taken

38. Don’t ______ it too seriously. Things will work out fine.

A. take B. consider C. think D. deal

39. ----It’s the 3rd time that Linn has come late for school this week.

----Well, it’s ______ of her to ignore the school rules.

A. usual B. normal C. average D. typical

40. ----Shall I have it sent to you?

----__________. I’ll go get it myself.

You don’t bother to.

With pleasure.

I’m convenient.

It’s my pleasure.

三、完形填空 (每小题1分，满分20分)

The Social Impact of Television

Television---TV--- first became popular in the 1940s. At that time, TV brought people together. People gathered in the home of the lucky neighbor who ___41___ a TV set. TV still has impacts on society. Some of the impacts are ___42___, some negative.

Today TV often isolates people. In many American homes, each family member has a TV set in his or her ____43____. Each watches his or her own programs. People spend less time with family and friends. Some ___44____ experts warn that TV is bad for a person’s health. Many Americans are “couch potatoes”, who enjoys watching TV so much that he or she seldom moves out of the couch, a piece of ____45_____ people sit on while watching TV.

On the one hand, people can get the ____46____ news on TV at any time of the day. They can learn how people live in other parts of the world. This helps people to better understand ____47____ problems. TV also ___48___ people by providing them with excellent music, dance and drama and so on.

However, some critics claim that too much escape that TV provides can ___49___TV viewers. Escape may make the mind ___50___. Viewers watching too much TV may lose interest in the “real world”. The world that people see on TV does not ___51___ the real world that they live in. Often TV presents a world that seems perfect. Ads try to sell products that appear on TV to people who cannot ___52___ them. Sponsors (赞助商) want to ___53___ many kinds of people. This often makes the shows less interesting. Few sponsors will take a chance on new, ___54___ programs.

The content of TV programs has a ___55___ greater effect on children than on adults, for American children watch a(an) almost 25 hours of TV per week on ___56___. It may affect the way they develop their value system and shape their behaviors. TV violence receives the most ___57___. Programmers say that “violence ___58____”. That way they attract more viewers. However, experts ___59___ that TV violence may cause children to commit violent acts or finally to accept violence ___60___ a way to solve problems.

41. A. sold B. bought C. owned D. made

42. A. positive B. decisive C. persuasive D. collective

43. A. bathroom B. living-room C. bedroom D. kitchen

44. A. media B. physical C. mental D. medical

45. A. furniture B. material C. plastic D. metal

46. A. late B. last C. later D. latest

47. A. social B. global C. environmental D. local

48. A. entertain B. enable C. educate D. engage

49. A. benefit B. harm C. delay D. help

50. A. sharp B. curious C. dull D. clever

51. A. relate B. compare C. contact D. match

52. A. deserve B. afford C. manage D. appreciate

53. A. appeal to B. contribute to C. add to D. attract to

54. A. unnecessary B. uninteresting C. unusual D. unreasonable

55. A. quite B. pretty C. very D. far

56. A. average B. business C. balance D. top

57. A. appreciation B. popularity C. criticism D. welcome

58. A. wins B. loses C. counts D. sells

59. A. frighten B. scare C. fear D. afraid

60. A. for B. / C. as D. like

四、阅读理解(第一节15小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。

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Battle of the Books

Each year in April, the “Battle of the Books” teams from each school meet for the Semi-Battle competition. The top three teams from each division go on to the Final Battle to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The gold medal winners go on to compete in the Regional Championship.

Battle of the Books Rules and Goals

Goals:

Students: Have fun reading good books from a wide variety of authors and genres(体裁).

Educators: Encourage reading, foster friendly competition, and nurture the love of books in young people.

Rules:

One team of six students from grades 7 or 8 will represent each school.

1. Each team will have a spokesperson. While the team is encouraged to discuss possible answers, team answers will only be accepted from the spokesperson.

2. The Semi-Finals will consist of three rounds of play, and the Finals will have one round. Each round features a Regular Battle and a Lightning Battle.

3. Regular Battle questions will be addressed to teams alternately(轮流地), regardless of the last correct answer. There will be 12 Regular Battle questions per round. When asked a question, teams wi