考试时间120分钟 满分150分

第I卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5分 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。

what does the man mean ?

The woman has been complaining too much

The woman’s headache will go away by itself

The woman should have seen the doctor earlier

How long does the match last?

A. For one hour B. For an hour and a half

C. For one hour and forty-five minutes

3. What does the man advise the woman to do?

A. Study in a quiet place B. Improve her grades gradually

C. Change the conditions of her dorm

4. What can be inferred from the conversation?

A. Everyone enjoyed himself or herself at John’s parties.

B. The woman didn’t enjoy John’s parties at all

C. It will be the first time for the man to attend John’s party

5. Who owns the desk now?

A. the man B. the woman C. Sam’s sister

第二节, 听下面5段对话。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. why is Michael surfing on the Internet?

A. To play games. B. To submit his application

C. To get information about universities

7. When is the application deadline for the universities within Michael’s choices?

A. March 13th B. March 30th C. March 27th

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What are the speakers going to see?

A. Blue Horizons B. The Red and Black

C. Gone with the Wind

9. What does the woman say about Sophia Bellini and Richard Evans?

A. They are smart B. They are an excellent

C. They are old but wonderful

10. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The speakers will go to see a film tonight

B. The man prefers Chinese films

C. The speakers are colleagues

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Who is Jerry?

A. The man’s son B. The man’s pet dog C. The man’s brother

12. How long will the man be away?

A. For 2 days B. For 4 days C. For 6 days

13. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man will buy food for Jerry

B. The woman worries about Jerry’s sleeping place

C. The man wants the woman to take Jerry when she goes out

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What do we know about the mother?

A. She is on duty B. She is busy at work C. She is resting in bed

15. Why does the pizza cooked by the father turn out to be bed?

A. He followed the recipe strictly

B. One page of the recipe is missing

C. He is using the directions for a different food

16. What are the speakers doing?

A. They are quarreling B. They are eating C. They are cooking

17.What can we learn from the conversation？

A. The father seldom cooks

B. They decide not to eat that evening

C. The girl is too choosy(爱挑剔的) in food

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the main feature of New England?

A. It is completely flat B. It has few rivers C. It is hilly

19. Why is New England not good for farming?

A. The soil has been overworked

B. The climate is cold C. The weather is too dry

20. Where do New Englanders learn many of their skills?

A. At school B. From their parents C. In factories

第二部分：英语知识运用

单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. It is such____ pleasure and____ honor to be here with all of you at this great university, so thank you so much for having me.

A．a……an B. a……a C. \......\ D. \.....an

22. Now, before I get started today, ______ myself and my husband, I just want to say a few very brief words about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

A. in charge of B. In stead of C. on behalf of D. with the support of

23. That’s_______ my husband and I travel abroad, we don’t just visit palaces and parliaments(议会) and meet with heads of state. We also come to schools like this one to meet with students like you, because we believe that relationships between nations aren’t just about relationships between governments or leaders.

A . the reason why B. because C. when D. why when

24.________ the wonders of modern technology, our world is more connected than ever before. Ideas can cross oceans_____ the click of a button.

A. From ….. by B. Through…with C. By …. with D. By …..by

25.__________: “It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”

A. Like the Chinese saying writes B. As if the Chinese saying says

C. As the Chinese saying goes D. As the Chinese saying speaks

26. Our hope is to build connections between people of all races and socioeconomic background, because_____ is that diversity _____ truly will change the face of our relationships.

A. it…that B. this …that C. that ….that D. it …which

27. Because time and again, we have seen that countries are stronger and more prosperous______ the voices of and opinions of all their citizens can be heard.

A. until B. when C. before D. unless

28.The day we have been looking forward to ______.

A. come B. coming C. has come D. came

29. The milk she used was sour. She ______ the date.

A. ought have checked B. should check

C. should have checked D. must have checked

30.Ann worked as a secretary after her graduation, Then she _______ teaching ,and then painting. After that she became a secretary again.

A. took up B. picked up C. gave up D. made up

31.-----Ｉnever drink water without ice.

----- Don’t you think that’s bad for your stomach?

----- But I ______it for the whole summer, especially at lunchtime. There seems no problem.

A. have done B. have been doing C. did D. had done

32. By learning each other’s languages, and by showing such_____ and respect for each other’s cultures, all of you are building bridges of understanding that will lead to so much more.

A. curiosity B. anxiety C. desire D. imagination

33. But let’s be clear, studying abroad is about so much more than improving your own future. It’s also about __________the future of your countries and of the world we all share.

A. reforming B. affording C. representing D. shaping

34 .----- How about my fish?

-----= ____________. Cooking is really your field.

A. It couldn’t be better, B. I cannot agree more C. It depends D. It’s hard to say

35. With the bridge ________ , the traffic is very jammed these days.

A. is being repaired B. being repaired C. repaired D. to be repaired

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

For many years the earth has been unable to provide enough food for these rapidly expanding populations, and the situation is steadily getting worse since the fertility(肥沃) of some of our richest ____(36) has been lost and vast areas that were once fertile lands have turned into____(37). And the trouble with deserts is that they____(38) to spread outwards on to the fertile soils. ____(39)is now the northern Sahara Desert fed much of the civilized world 2,500years ago.

Even at this moment, many of the earth’s natural treasures are being_____(40), many valuable animals and plants are being killed off , and it is becoming ____(41)difficult to grow enough food to prevent much of the earth's population from____(42). The situation is getting out of hand. Time is running out. ____(43)with your help, we may be able to reverse(逆转) the trends which____(44) our very existence.

36. A. treasure B. soils C. countries D. farms

37. A. factories B. cities C. deserts D. farms

38. A. become B. like C. prefer D. tend

39. A. It. B. That C. What D. This

40. A. lost B. protected C. increased D. destroyed

41. A. increasingly B. rapidly C. properly D. perfectly

42 .A. starvation B poverty C. suffering D. disease

43. A. Besides B. Morever C. But D. Despite

44. A. protect B. threaten C. benefit D. rebuild

B

Why do we care so much about how we look? Because it____(45).Because beauty is powerful. Because even when we learn to value mostly for being kind and wise and funny, we are____(46) moved by beauty. No matter how much we argue _____(47) it or pretend to be immune, beauty exerts its power over us. There is simply no_____(48)

Aristotle said . “ Beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of introduction.” It’s not fair, but it’s____(49) . We simply treat beautiful people better than we do the others. ____(50)a photo of a beautiful author to an essay, and people will think that is more creative and more intelligently written than exactly the same essay accompanied by the photo of a homely author.

Our sensitivity to____(51) beauty is not something that we can control at will. We are born with it. Experiments _____(52) by psychologist Judith J. Langlois showed that even small infants prefer to look at the attractive faces. Before they have met a single supermodel, before they have watched a single TV show, before they have opened up a single fashion magazine, they are drawn to the_____(53) faces which adults have judged to be attractive.

There are more important things in life than _____(54). But as Etcoff says, “ We have to understand beauty , or we will always be enslaved by it.” If you aim to be kind and wise and funny, it doesn’t mean that you can’t also try your best to look beautiful. There is no reason to feel _____( 55) about being moved by beauty’s power. It moves us all !

45. A. matters B. occurs C. happens D. accounts

46. A. else B even C. also D. still

47. A. about B. against C. with D. over

48. A. excuse. B. reason C. escape D. doubt

49. A. exact B. true C. perfect D. correct

50. A. Paint B. Take C. Draw D. Attach

51. A. physical B real C. spiritual