第一部分：听力 （共20小题，每小题1分，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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A.$ 19.15.?????????????? B.$9.15.???????????? C.$9.18.

答案是B。

Where is Linda now？ A. In the woman’s office. B. In the classroom． C. In the library．2. What would the man like to do? A. To visit his parents． B. To travel to another country． C. To drive to the countryside．3. What is the man going to do? A. Talk to more students． B. Work on a research paper． C. Collect more information．4. Where can the man get the tickets? A. From Tom． B. From Susan． C. From the club．5. What does the woman mean? A. She has to study in． B. She likes the idea． C. She is warm enough． 第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话后有几个小题，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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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6、7题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Police officers． B. Shop assistant and customer． C. Manager and clerk．7. What are the speakers going to do? A. Have a meeting. B. Make a plan． C. Open a store．听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。8. What's the woman's problem? A. She is unable to get her breakfast in time． B. Her room service is out of order． C. She missed the wake-up call．9. Who is going to deal with the problem? A. A room attendant． B. The hotel manager． C. The woman herself．10. How does the woman feel about the service? A. Disappointed． B. Content． C. Sad．听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。11. Where does the woman work? A. On a farm． B. In a lab． C. In a hospital．12. Which of the following does the woman do as an AHT? A. Bathe animals． B. Produce medicines． C. Do experiments．13. What does Dr. Blake say about the woman’s work? A. It’s helpful． B. It’s interesting． C. It’s unimportant．听下面一段对话，回答第14至16题。14. What are the speakers talking about? A. Vacation plans． B. See adventures． C. Life at the Caribbean．15. What has the woman paid close attention to? A. International news． B. Weather reports． C. Storm damage．16. What do we learn about the man’s experience? A. He was caught in a storm． B. He visited storm-hit islands． C. He made a voyage two weeks ago．听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17. What was the woman’s job ten years ago? A. A writer． B. A college teacher． C. A director in a company．18. Who is the college girl mentioned in the talk? A. The speaker’s friend． B. A clerk in the bookstore． C. The speaker herself．19. Why did the woman give up her job? A. She wanted more free time． B. It was far from what she wanted． C. College life was much more interesting．20. How does the woman feel now? A. Regretful． B. Worried． C. Satisfied．

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）

第一节：单项填空（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

21. Though it is said that ___________ failure is mother of success, nobody wants to be

___________ failure.

A. a, a B. /, a C. a, / D. /, /

22. Between 1998 and 2012, the number of overseas visitors expanded ___________ 30% from ten

thousand to thirteen thousand.

A. for B. to C. by D. in

Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him ___________ he had done something

very clever.

A. as if B. in case C. while D. even though

Welcome to my homeland. One third of the country ___________ covered with trees and the

majority of the citizens ___________ black people.

A. is, are B. is, is C. are, are D. Are, is

25. ___________ the meeting himself gave the students a great deal of encouragement.

A. The president will attend B. The president to attend

C. The president attending D. The president’s attending

26. --- Can you lend me some money?

--- I am ___________ than you. You know I live from hand to mouth.

A. better off B. worse off C. more badly D. Much poor

Only after Mary read her composition the second time ___________ the spelling mistakes.

A. did she notice B. she noticed C. does she notice D. She has noticed

第二节：完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

Whatever misfortune you face, just hold up your head and face it with a smile! I got to know this from a musical soul.

The other day I was feeling quite awful, having just been laid off from my job. With so many 31 to pay, I was wondering what was going to happen to my family.

I got off the bus when I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the 32 . I walked a bit slower, trying to find out where it was coming from. Through the 33 I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her.

? She was singing songs about love and her sweet voice 34 me a bit. Then I stood there watching her playing, thinking that it must take 35 to perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didn’t know.?

? She might have felt my presence for she occasionally looked in my direction.

By now I was telling myself that I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked 36 and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face.

I asked her 37 , “Why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”

? She explained to me that she sees so many negative people in the world that she is trying to relieve the pain by 38 motivational(激励的)music.

Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a 39 time lately, but you’ve made me 40 again.”

? “I’m happy that I could be helpful to you,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”

? I told her my story and said, “I’m not so sure about what to do….”

? “You see, here’s the 41 ,” she responded. “When you were walking, your head was down.” She looked me in the eyes and went on, “Don’t look defeated, because 42 comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. You should 43 more … lift your head up.”

? I was really 44 by what she said! I did hold my head up and soon got through the difficult time.

So 45 in trouble, just face it bravely and you are sure to overcome your difficulty sooner or later.

31. A. bills B. fees C. fines D. prices

32. A. listeners B. traffic C. instrument D. background

33. A. trees B. street C. buildings D. crowd

34. A. shocked B. comforted C. excited D. amused

35. A. courage B. energy C. patience D. technique

36. A. aside B. down C. off D. over

37. A. quietly B. deliberately C. curiously D. seriously

38. A. creating B. sharing C. enjoying D. teaching

39. A. tense B. wonderful C. rough D. crazy

40. A. enthusiastic B. emotional C. energetic D. hopeful

41. A. problem B. situation C. conflict D. condition

42. A. success B. opportunity C. aid D. happiness

43. A. concentrate B. look C. smile D. fight

44. A. occupied B. moved C. inspired D. satisfied

45. A. however B. wherever C. whoever D. whenever

第三部分：阅读理解 (共两节，满分30分)

第一节（共12小题，满分24分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Jack Benny was one of the most famous names in show business. As a child, Benny learned to play the violin. After finishing his school, he joined the Navy. He continued using his violin to perform for sailors. In one show he was chosen more for his funny jokes than for his skill with the violin. That experience made him believe that his future job was a comedian.

Benny developed a show personality that had all the qualities people dislike. He was known for being so stingy --- he refused to spend any money unless forced to do so. On his shows Benny often spoke of his appearance, especially his baby blue eyes. As he grew older, he always claimed to be 39 years old. Benny rarely made jokes that hurt other people. Instead, he would let the other actors on the show tell jokes about him.

In real life, he was very giving and he was a person people liked having as their employer. Benny entered the new media of television in 1950. Five years later, he dropped his radio program to spend more time developing his television show. At first his appearances on television were rare. By 1960 the Benny Show was a weekly television program. It continued until 1965. Benny appeared in about twenty films during his life. A few became popular. But most were not. In 1963 Benny returned to Broadway for the first time since 1931.

Benny received many awards during his lifetime. Perhaps the one honor that pleased him most was that his hometown of Waukeegan named a school for him. This was a special honor for a man who had never finished high school.

Benny continued to perform. He died of cancer in 1974. At his funeral his friend Bob Hope said, “ Jack Benny was stingy to the end. He gave us only eighty years.”

B

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.  The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression. “Hot water” was used 500 years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle． That no longer happens. But we still get in “hot water”. When we are in “hot water”, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble --- serious or not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother if he walks in the house with dirty shoes． Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in hot water. When you