What is the man doing?

A. Offering a suggestion. B. Starting an argument. C. Stopping a fight.

What does the man think of himself?

He deserves a free lunch.

His salary is not high.

He works hard.

When will the party be held?

A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.

What do we know about the man?

A. He has worked with the woman for twelve years.

B. He thinks the prices in the store are too high.

C. He has a slight hearing problem.

What will the man probably do today?

A. Have some guests over. B. Go shopping. C. Go to a post office.

第二节：（共11小题；每小题1分，满分11分）

听下面对话或独白，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至8题。

Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a drug store. B. In the hospital. C. On the street.

What will the man do next?

A. Pick up something. B. Wait for someone. C. Go back home.

What does the woman think of the man?

A. He is impatient. B. He is clever. C. He is helpful.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

Who is Dan the Bear?

A. A fisherman. B. A singer. C. A dolphin trainer.

How will the woman inform the security officers?

By putting up a notice. B. By telephone. C. By radio.

What will the woman do before going to the bar?

A. Go to the barber’s. B. Buy some clothes. C. Perform onstage.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

Who are the speakers?

A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Clerks.

How did the woman feel about her weekend?

A. It was exciting. B. It was satisfying. C. It was boring.

What did the man do on Saturday?

A. He played sports. B. He visited someone. C. He watched movies.

听第9段材料，回答第15至16题。

What is the man worried about?

A. Neighbourhood safety. B. Shopping convenience. C. Schools in the community.

Why will there be a party?

To celebrate a festival.

To welcome some new people.

To celebrate a birthday.

二、单项填空（共18小题; 每小题0.5分，满分9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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

What ___________ pleasant surprise! I’ll tell Richard about it ___________ minute he comes home.

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

Mistakes don’t just happen; they occur for a reason. Find out the reason, and then making the mistake becomes _______.

favourable B. previous C. essential D. worthwhile

Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still _____ the traditional customs.

A. perform B. possess C. observe D. support

—How many students will attend James’ course?

—I suppose there will be not more than ten, ______, for it is too difficult.

A. if so B. if any C. if possible D. if ever

—Is everyone here?

—Not yet… Look, there ______ the rest of our guests.

A. come B. comes C. is coming D. are coming

After the long journey, the three of them went back home, ______.

A. hungry and tiredly B. hungry and tired C. hungrily and tiredly D. hungrily and tired

Practising Chinese kong fu can not only ______ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character. A. bring up B. take up C. build up D. pull up

The discovery of new evidence led to ______

A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief C. the thief to be caught D. the thief being caught

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

—My uncle suggests I ______ abroad. What’s your opinion?

—I would rather you ______ at home .

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

You can’t predict everything. Often things don’t _____ as you expect.

A. run out B. break out C. put out D. work out

Only when the final examination was coming ______ he had quite a lot to do.

A. he realized B. he had realized C. did he realize D. had he realized

I saw Tom _____ into the classroom without _____.A. slide; found B. sliding; find C. sliding; being found D. to slide; being found

Do you have any ______ to make on the recent development?

A. impressions B. comments C. behaviour D. opinions

My friend Bob just bought an apartment in a suburb of Beijing last week, which is much smaller than ours, but is three times ________expensive.

A. very B. so C. too D. as

The appearance of Jeremy Lin has ______ the fans of a sure victory for the Huston Rocket in the coming NBA contest.

A. accused B. expected C. convinced D. persuaded

Traffic is bad , ________ in the city center during the rush hours.

A. particularly B. terribly C. mostly D. normally

— I’m sorry I can’t go to your party tonight.

— ____________? Haven’t we agreed on it?

A. What is it B. Why don’t you C. What do you think D. How is it

三、完形填空（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从35-49题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. ___35___ the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to employ new staff. My son targeted a company that was ___36___ to hire only one person ___37___ there were more than twenty people filling their resumes.

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later ___38___ one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite ___39___ and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.

On the day of the final interview, my son and other two ___40___ arrived at the interview place on time, ___41___ the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably ___42___. The interviewer only said to them,

“All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our notice. We will tell you the result in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very disappointed.

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me ___43___on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole ___44___ ?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also part of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s ___45___ was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.

Only then did I know that my son’s “hope” ___46___ in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not ___47___ to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand ___48___. Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of ___49___ compared with others!

35.A.As to B. Due to C. Instead of D. Contrary to

36.A.encouraged B. allowed C. supposed D. intended

37.A.while B. since C. though D. if

38.A.meet B. attract C. decide D. represent

39.A.slowly B. smoothly C. secretly D. silently

40.A.members B. students C. friends D. candidates

41.A.waiting for B. watching over C. thinking about D. looking into

42.A.formal B. simple C. funny D. strange

43.A.doubtfully B. excitedly C. calmly D. worriedly

44.A.matter B. cause C. conclusion D. interview

45.A.way B. reply C. problem D. question

46.A.changed B. grew C. came D. developed

47.A.expect B. forget C. dislike D. regret

48.A.generosity B. curiosity C. dignity D. personality

49.A.abilities B. strengths C. challenges D. opportunities

四、阅读理解 (共两节，共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.

An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious (叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”

Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”

50. What is the popularly- held image of teenagers?

A. They worry about their school life.

B. They live in harmony with their parents.

C. They have to be locked in to avoid making troubles.

D. They quar