3. What has Billy been doing this weekend?

A. Visiting museum.

B. Reading some science books.

C. Trying to come up with an idea.

4. How do speakers feel?

A. Frightened. B. Tired. C. Enjoyable.

5. What does the woman mean?

A. She doesn't want to leave.

B. She will take all the files away.

C. She has enough time to deal with her work.

第二节(共l5小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2-4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项选出最佳选项，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。

听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。6. What did the woman say about the man’s brother? A. He has changed a lot. B. He was very impolite to her.

C. She can never understand him.7. What is the man’s explanation? A. His brother has a pain in his neck.

B. High school life is too stressful. .

C. That is the way teenagers are.

听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。8. What are the speakers doing?A. Looking for something.

B. Talking about a trip to France.

C. Checking their luggage at the airport.9. Where was the woman’s passport? A. Under the desk.B. In her wallet.C. In her makeup bag.10. What do we know about the woman? A. She is impatient. B. She is forgetful. C. She is very organized.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In Thailand. B. In Hawaii. C. In Mexico.12. What do we know about the camera? A. It can’t be dropped.

B. It can be used underwater.

C. It is pretty heavy. 13. How much did the man spend on his camera equipment in total? A. $200. B. $300. C. $350.

听第9段材料，回答第14至l6题。14. What does the man want the woman to do by Monday?

A. Call the models. B. Finish the files.C. Send out the invitations.

15. When is the charity party? A. This weekend.B. Next week.C. Next month. 16. Where do the speakers probably work? A. At a baking company. B. At a fashion company.

C. At a housing company.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speakers attitude? A. No one is born a genius.

B. Too much practice is not useful.

C. Talented people needn't work hard.

18. When did Mozart begin composing? A. At the age of three. B. At the age of five. C. At the age of eight.19. How did Jimi Hendrix learn to play the guitar?

A. By going to school.B. His dad taught him.C. He taught himself.

20. What happened to Einstein after graduation?A. He couldn't find a job.

B. He was an immediate success. C. He gave up his studies for a while.二、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21. Most classmates seldom do ____ exercises of ____ subject not required in the college entrance examination.

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

22. --Can you please explain slowly? _____.

--Sure. I am sorry sometimes I do speak very fast.

A. It’s hard to say B. Nothing serious

C. I am with you on that point D. I’m kind of missing the point

23. Dallas Buyers’ Club is an Oscar winner movie, _____ the viewers can get inspiration and strength from.

A. that B. one C. it D. the one

24. Over the past decades, the ice cap melting rate _____ as a result of global warming.

A. had increased B. increased

C. has been increasing D. is increasing

25. The Irish who suffer from the economy depression will find they get _____ from the music show Riverdance.

A. relief B. safety C. defense D. shelter

26. ____ confidence, he behaved as if he had never been trained for this job.

A. Lacked B. Lacking of C. Lacking D. Lacked in

27. The professor put forward three issues, none of _____ we had ever done any research into before.

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

28. Massive amounts of information _____ available because of the current policy to promote the free flow of speech.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

29. --I didn’t get time to ask you why you looked so upset at the party.

-- Oh, a lot of unexpected things _____.

A. arose B. rose C. were raised D. were lifted

30. We regret _____ you that your application has not been approved.

A. to inform B. informing

C. having informed D. to be informing

31. The article raised doubts _____ the suspect was really guilty.

A. that B. if C. whether D. how

32. I still think I should show support in such a tense situation but feel maybe I ____ my opinion in a milder way.

A. could voice B. would voice

C. could have voiced D. must have voiced

33. The sunlight _____ hard-edged shadow on the ground is white and blinding.

A. being thrown B. throwing C. to throw D. to be thrown

34. When _____ into English, the Chinese classic work The Journey to the West was found to have lost the beauty of its language.

A. translating B. translated

C. to translate D. having translated

35. --Can’t you read the notice, miss? This area is reserved for the disabled only.

-- _____.

A. Never mind B. Don’t mention it

C. Sure, I don’t park here D. Pardon me

三、完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

Outside our hotel, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched(张开的). Every day as our eyes met, she never 36 to return my smile and my greeting.

On the last day of our 37 , I was hesitating to cross the busy street alone from our hotel when I felt a hand on my elbow and looked 38 to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me. She nodded her head toward the street, 39 that she would take me across.

Then we moved on 40 the sidewalk, where she kissed me on cheeks and then left, still smiling and waving back to me.

Traveling in poorer nations, I have witnessed (目睹) various ways to deal with beggars. The most common response of tourists 41 the poverty-stricken is to 42 them and focus their eyes elsewhere. I have seen people 43 an outstretched hand in angry annoyance. A few may drop a few coins into the hand in a hurry, 44 that other beggars won’t immediately appear on the scene.

For many reasons, giving money is not the best 45 to an outstretched hand. Many travelers have discovered that the greatest gift they can give is their time and 46 . Everyone needs recognition, to feel 47 and loved. And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing.

36. A. intended B. wished C. failed D. afforded

37. A. visit B. work C. camp D. march

38. A. close B. straight C. right D. down

39. A. pretending B. realizing C. indicating D. announcing

40. A. off B. toward C. across D. forward

41. A. faced with B. connected with C. stuck in D. caught in

42. A. adopt B. prevent C. warn D. ignore

43. A. put down B. knock out C. push away D. hold back

44. A. wondering B. predicting C. regarding D. hoping

45. A. response B. approach C. mind D. access

46. A. comfort B. help C. respect D. patience

47. A. defended B. appreciated C. protected D. guided

B

A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important reasons in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 48 , they were not enough. Something else was needed to start the industrial process. That “something special” was men — 49 persons who could invent machines, find new 50 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. Many of them were 51 inventors than scientists. A pure scientist is mainly interested in doing his research 52 an inventor or one interested in applied science is all trying to 53 something that can be exactly used. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories of science or by experimenting through trial and error(反复试验). 54 his method, he is working to get a(n) 55 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of many other objectives.

Most of the people developing the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were scientists and inventors.

48. A. Besides B. Therefore C. However D. Moreover

49. A. generous B. effective C. smart D. creative

50. A. means B. sources C. bases D. discoveries

51. A. less B. better C. more D. worse

52. A. though B. but C. since D. while

53. A. make B. start C. handle D. abandon

54. A. Because of B. Regardless of C. In terms of D. In spite of

55. A. common B. serious C. similar D. exact

四、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

For their nick-of-time acts, Toby, a 2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a cute cat, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. As Amy Paul choked(哽住) on a piece of apple at her home, her dog jumped up, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece in her throat out. When the Keesling family of Indiana was about to be killed by carbon monoxide, their cat clawed at the wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help. No one could explain their timely heroics. Both pets were rescued by their owners in infancy-----Toby as a 4-week-old thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Cathy’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk with an eyedropper. As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump being used broke down, spreading carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie went to rescue, the couple’s 14-year-old son was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry sound,” Cathy Keesling said. The state police responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house. Amy Paul’s husband was at his job when she took a midday break from making jewelry and bit into an apple. “Normally I