本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共10页。第Ⅰ卷为选择题, 共100分；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题，共50分。全卷共150分，考试时间为120分钟。

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第 Ⅰ 卷 （选择题，共100分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节：（共5小题，每小题1分，满分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。

1. How many students visited the Buckingham Palace?

A. Twelve. B. Ten. C. Six.

2. What does the woman mean?

A. They were lucky to have arrived early.

B. The cars there looked large.

C. There were not many cars there.

3. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman failed. B. The man failed.

C. The woman won the English Talents Award.

4. What does the woman think of the lectures?

A. Easy. B. Interesting. C. Difficult.

5. Why does the man go to Edinburgh?

A. On a business trip. B. Buy some medicines.

C. Take something to Justin.

第二节：（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，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。

听第六段材料，回答第6、7两个小题。

6. Who did the man spend his summer holiday with?

A. His parents. B. His brother. C. His friends.

7. Why didn’t the man spend much money on his trip to Harbin?

A. He stayed in a cheap hotel.

B. His father’s friends paid for his trip.

C. He stayed in his grandfather’s home.

听第七段材料，回答第8、9两个小题。

8. Who is the person that has a house for sale?

A. The man. B. The woman. C. Not mentioned.

9. What does the man think of the house?

A. It’s just what he needs. B. It’s cheaper than he expected.

C. It is too big for his whole family.

听第八段材料，回答第10至12三个小题。

10. What is the man probably?

A. A manager. B. A graduate. C. An employer.

11. What salary does the company offer for the first year?

A. $ 15,000. B. $ 13,500. C. $10,500.

12. How many people will be hired?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

听第九段材料，回答第13至16四个小题。

13. How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation?

A. Angry. B. Surprised. C. Sad.

14. What size bag does the woman want?

A. A 24-inch bag. B. A 29-inch bag.

C. A 32-inch bag.

15. What will the woman do on Saturday?

A. Order a new bag. B. Take off for a vacation.

C. Come back overnight.

16. Where does the man work probably?

A. At an airport. B. At a mail order company.

C. At a hospital.

听第十段材料，回答第17至20四个小题。

17. Where does the speech probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. In the kitchen.

C. At the exhibition.

18. How many people are probably needed to prepare a meal here?

A. 25. B. 35. C. 20.

19. What did the kitchen in the 1800s look like?

A. It was beautiful and modern. B. It was big with a high ceiling.

C. It was old and shabby.

20. What will the listeners do next?

A. Move to the next section. B. Talk about the design.

C. Do the cooking.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

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

Allen goes everywhere with Brigitta Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. “Most people don’t seem to mind Allen,” says Brigitta, who thinks he is wonderful. “He is my fourth child,” she says. She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allen is a dog.

Brigitta and Allen live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.

People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so they aren’t surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Sweden kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dogs, and the money is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance for their dog.

In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish kennel club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car, you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.

21. What does “he” refer to?

A. Brigitta B. Allen

C. Anderson D. Secretary

22. The money paid as dog taxes is used to ______.

A. keep a high level of care for the people B. pay for damage done by dogs

C. provide medical care for dogs D. buy insurance for dog owners

23. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden ______.

A. dogs are welcome in public places

B. keeping dogs means asking for trouble

C. many car accidents are caused by dogs

D. people care much about dogs

B

Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United States.

Eco City Farms in Edmonston, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community. People do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.

Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here,” he says, “You know，you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”

Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She sees it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together,” she continues, “Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.

Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system.

Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.

“I like eating the vegetables,” says five-year-old Owen Moss.

24. What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A. Eco City Farms are gaining popularity.

B. Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.

C. Eco City Farms help the working-class live better.

D. Eco City Farms are influencing community life.

25. According to the passage，Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT ______.

A. shopping centers　 B. car repair shops

C. fast-food restaurants 　 D. working-class community

26. What is the author’s attitude toward Eco City Farms?

A. Enthusiastic.　 B. Disappointed.

C. Surprised.　 D. Doubtful.

27. In which column of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?

A. People.　 B. Travel.

C. Environment.　 D. Education.

C

Europe is home to a variety of cultural treasures. Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher, has offered pairs of cities for culture-hungry but time-poor travelers.

London and Paris

It takes you about two hours to travel from London to Paris by Eurostar, a high-speed railway service. The two capital cities have been competing in fashion, art and nightlife for decades—but each secretly looks up to the other.

No one can doubt the magnificent and impressive beauty of Paris’ Louvre Museum, but if you want to save money, you cannot skip the British Museum free to visit. Compared with London, Paris has more outdoor attractions such as the beautiful green walkway La Promenade Plantee.

In Paris, you’ll see diners linger over red wine. While in London, you can try some afternoon tea, eat fish and chips or salted cake.

Vienna and Bratislava

Austrian capital Vienna and Slovakia city Bratislava are an hour apart by train. But since they are linked by the Danube River, the best way to travel is by ship. A tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from 17th century’s Habsburg dynasty splendor to sci-fi restaurants.

Vienna is famous for Mozart and imperial palaces. You can appreciate the perfect meeting of architecture and nature in the grand Schonbrunn Palace, and reward yourself with a cup of Vienna coffee, which has made its way to the world’s cultural heritage list.

Bratislava is best known for its fine dining—the remarkable UFO restaurant. You can enjoy a meat-laden dinner here in an amazing setting.

28. What’s the relationship between London and Paris according to the text?

A. They help each other.　 B. They attack each other.

C. They don’t like each other.　 D. They admire each other.

29. What are the advantages of Paris mentioned in the article?

a. The Louvre Museum　 b. Free access to museums

c. More outdoor attractions　 d. Better wines and perfumes

A. ac 　 B. cd

C. acd 　 D. bcd

30. Which of the cities should you choose if you are interested in sci-fi restaurants?

A. London.　　 B. Paris.

C. Glasgow.　　 D. Bratislava.

31. Lonely Planet recommends these two pairs of cities because ______.

A. they are not expensive to visit

B. they are best known to the world

C. they are close but different in many aspects

D. they are always enemies between each other

D

You might say that one reason Barack Obama is the President of the US is that he knows how to give a good speech. In 2004, when Massachusetts Senator(参议员) John Kerry was the Democratic Party’s nominee（被提名者） for the presidency, a little-known senator from Illinois gave the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. That senator was Obama. It was a remarkable speech—poetic, and inspiring. The people who heard it would remember it for a long time.

Since 2004, Obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. These are usually praised for two re