听力理解（4段共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。请根据各段播放内容及相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1—2题。What sport are the speakers doing?

A. Cycling. B. Running. C. Distance walking.2. What is the woman trying to do?

A. Give the man lesson on the weather.B. Ask the man to stop and have a rest.C. Persuade the man to return home.听第二段对话，回答第3--5题。3. Why is the man in Hainan?

A. To attend an exhibition. B. To go on holiday.

C. To visit his friends.

4. What does the man’s room look like?

A. Large and bright. B. Large but dark. C. Small and dark.

5. How does the woman solve the man’s problem?

A. By calling her manager. B. By returning his money.

C. By changing a room for him.

听第三段独白，回答第6--8题。

6. What lessons does Nicholas have at the West London Institute?

A. Computer. B. Language. C. Drawing.7. What did the teachers do when Nicholas went to school at first?

A. They played some games with him. B. They gave him pictures to color. C. They prepared special lessons for him.8. Which of the following words can best describe Nicholas?

A. Slow. B. Strange. C. Talented (有才华的).听第四段对话，回答第9--10题。

9. How long will the woman work a week?

A. 30 hours. B. 35 hours. C. 40 hours.

10. What do we know about the woman?

A. She was a good student at college.

B. She will live with other colleagues.

C. She never took part in English corners.

听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为11--15的空格中。

An exciting experience on Mount Tai

When

_____11_____





Who



My classmates and I





What to do



*Began to climb at about____12______o’clock.

*About half an hour later came to a small_____13_____and had a rest.

*At about 11 o’clock sat at a(n) _____14_____table and had lunch.

*Got to the top at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon.

*Came back to school on the same day and didn’t watch the____15______.



语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Mahesh was a citizen in Akbar’s kingdom. He was a(n) 　16　 man. Once when Akbar went hunting in the forest, he lost his 　17　. Mahesh helped him reach the palace. The emperor rewarded him with his 　18　. The emperor also promised to give him a 　19　.

After some days Mahesh went to visit the emperor at the court. The guard didn’t allow him to 　20　. Mahesh showed him the ring the king had given him. Now the guard thought Mahesh was sure to get more rewards. The greedy guard 　21　 to let him in, but he asked Mahesh to pay him half the reward he would get from the emperor. Mahesh accepted it.

The emperor who 　22　 Mahesh asked him, “Oh, young man! What do you expect as a reward?” “I expect 50 lashes (鞭打) from you,” replied Mahesh. The courtiers (朝臣) were 　23　. They thought he was 　24　. Akbar thought over his request and asked him the 　25　. Mahesh said he would tell him after receiving his reward.

After the 25th lash Mahesh requested the emperor to 　26　 the guard who was at the gate. The guard appeared before the emperor. He was 　27　 at the thought that he was called to be rewarded. But to his surprise, Mahesh told the emperor, “This greedy guard let me inside on condition that I pay him half the reward. I wanted to teach him a 　28　. Please give the remaining 25 lashes to him so that I can keep my 　29　 to him.”

The emperor then 　30　 that the guard should be given 25 lashes along with 5 months of imprisonment (监禁). The emperor also fulfilled his promise and made Mahesh his chief minister.

第二节 语法填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

31. Neither the cholera’s cause nor its cure was understood. So many thousands of __________ (terrify) people died every time there was an outbreak.

32. Every time the disease broke out, many people ____________________ (affect).

33. From the stomach the disease quickly attacked the body and soon the _____________ (affect) person died.

34. I want to have a change. I will have my hair ______________ (cut) tomorrow.

35. He found that the source came from the river ______________ (pollute) by the dirty water from London.

36. I was ___________________ (disappoint) with the film I saw last night. I had expected it to be better.

37. The news that he lost the game was so ____________________(disappoint).

38. He was so unlucky to have all his money _________________ (steal)

39. ________________ (exhaust) after a day’s work, he went to bed early.

40. It seems that you are _____________________ (blame) for the broken window.

41. When going sightseeing abroad, they often get close to many famous ______________ (attract).

42. Apart ______________ some spelling mistakes, your composition is well written.

43. It was concluded that he didn’t tell us the truth. I came to the ______________ (conclude) that he is lying.

44. You will find these meals _____________________ (convenience) to prepare, so please be more patient.

45. The lake is surrounded with trees and so its _____________________ (surround) area looks beautiful.

阅读 (共两节，满分50分)

第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

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。

A

Cranberry the turkey, saved from the Christmas dinner table, now thinks she’s a dog. She loves going for walks, living in a kennel (狗窝), and even “barking”.

Jerry and Dawn Watkins took the bird into their family after it was found wandering around a car park, and were puzzled when it took a liking to their pet Labradors (拉布拉多犬)—Teal and Widgeon.

Mr. Watkins, 55, the National Director for Equine Welfare at Horse World in Bristol, says, “We got a call from a member of the public after they found her. She’s a very friendly bird. We were very careful about introducing her to the dogs, but Cranberry seemed unconcerned. The dogs were just interested.”

Strangely, even though Labradors are bred to hunt game birds, the eight-year-old bird is the leader of the pack among her friends. Mr. Watkins says, “She’s the boss. She will steal the dog’s feed, and they would never dream of trying to get it back from her. She’s now got her own dog bowl for her corn and dog biscuits to stop her stealing food from the dogs. Every morning, we let them out and the dogs follow her around.”

“Once animals get to know each other, they understand each other’s body language and behavior, so it doesn’t really surprise me. The only thing she won’t do is fetch. She picks things up but just eats them.”

Cranberry has her own kennel right next door to the dogs’ day kennel, but can be found relaxing in the house.

Mr. Watkins says, “She loves being stroked. If you stroke her, she relaxes instantly.”

Cranberry loves wandering around with the dogs, and has even proved to be a great “guard dog”. Mrs. Watkins, 34, a lecturer at Norton Radstock College, says, “If someone is coming up the garden path, she’s really useful, because she’s got her own alert call.”

B

The SAT is one of two major tests for the entrance to American colleges and universities. The other test is called the ACT. More than 2 million students take the SAT yearly, including about 100,000 foreign students. The organization of the SAT will change the entrance test in 2016. The College Board announced that the new SAT will no longer test students on rarely used words. But it will include passages from American historical documents or from writings on freedom and human rights.

The College Board says words on the new test will be related to usage. Students will be asked to tell the meaning of words according to the context of the reading passages. Nigerian student Peace Umoru is in her first year at Howard University. She says the rarely used words are the hardest part for international students. The new test will be easier because of the reform.

Eddie West is with the College Board. He says the new test will better predict a student’s performance in college. The changes are moving the test in a positive direction. The new SAT pays more attention to skills and abilities that students need to succeed. The addition of material about American historical documents could make the test harder for international students. After all, they live in different countries with different cultures. But it’s a good chance for them to understand the Declaration of Independence or Martin Luther King’s work, or anything else that might be tested.

Students from other countries, particularly those who did not grow up learning English, may feel it is more difficult. For them, the test is in a foreign language. But the College Board says it has formed a free, online educational service. Khan Academy will provide preparation material linked to the newly designed SAT.

51. What will be removed from the new SAT?

A. Words that are often used. B. Words that are seldom used.

C. Passages about human rights. D. Material about American historical documents.

52. What will be tested in the new SAT?

A. All the different meanings of a word.

B. The rare usage of the common words.

C. The difficult words for foreign students.

D. The proper meaning of the words in the passages.

53. The new SAT could be more difficult for international students because ________.

A. they are short of skills and abilities

B. they often perform badly in college

C. they know nothing about American history

D. they have different cultural backgrounds

54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Eddie West is against the changes to the SAT.

B. The SAT is an entrance test just for foreign students.

C. The SAT is the only entrance test to American colleges.

D. The foreign students should make great efforts to pass the SAT.

55. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. How to prepare for the new SAT.

B. The SAT will change the entrance test in 2016.

C. Advice for foreign students on passing the SAT.

D. Tests for entrance to American colleges and universities.

C

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