第一部分 听力（共两节，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。每段对话仅读一遍。

What did the man eat just now?

A. An apple. B. Some chicken. C. Some peaches.

2. How is the new house different from the old one?

A. It has more rooms. B. It has larger rooms. C. It has a small garden.

3. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Teacher and student.

4. When does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the evening.

5. Why did the man call the woman?

A. To return her hat.

B. To thank her for the great party.

C. To ask her if he left something in her house.

第二节(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话读两遍

听第6段材料，回答第6~8题。

6. Where is the man going?

A. A hotel. B. A Park. C. A museum.

7. Why does the woman suggest Park Street?

A. There is heavy traffic on Madison Street.

B. It is the fastest way.

C. She knows the route better.

8. Which way do the speakers finally go?

A. Madison Street. B. Park Street. C. 50th Street.

听第7段材料，回答第9~11题。

9. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a waiting room. B. In the doctor’s office C. Over the phone.

10. What’s wrong with the man?

A. He has a stomachache. B. He has a toothache. C. He has a headache.

11. When can the man see the doctor?

A. Right now. B. This afternoon.. C. Tomorrow.

听第8段材料，回答第12~14题。

12. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Co-workers. B. Friends. C. Coach and player.

13. Which sport does the woman do for exercise?

A. Running. B. Basketball. C. swimming.

14. How often does the woman play volleyball?

A. Twice a week. B. Three times a week C. Every day.

听第9段材料，回答第15~17题。

15. Who is Bobby?

A. A friend B. A dog C. A neighbor

16. What happened to Bobby?

A. He went missing B. He left with Jim. C. He lost his sight.

17. How does the woman feel?

A. Angry. B. Worried. C. Regretful.

听第10段材料，回答第18~20题。

18. What do we know about the woman?

A. She is a nurse B. Her husband is dead. C. She lives with her children now.

19. When does the woman usually get up?

A. At 5:00 B. At 6:30 C. At 7:00

20. What does the woman like doing?

A. Reading newspapers in the park. B. Doing something indoors. C. Looking in the ship window.

II. 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 阅读下列短文（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）

A

Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours(绕行路)in life than by the narrow road towards goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.

For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents’ home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement(限制)and have strong opinions about everything.

Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.

But then Banner, our lamb was born. He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise. I had to take him with me.

That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour and let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. They’d get back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.

We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist-high grass, or just simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water. Here was life. And new horizons.

We eventually arrived at my parents’ doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories

I grew brave with the trip back home. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.

Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and I found the best of myself.

21. Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents’ home?

A. It was less tiring. B. She felt better with other drivers nearby.

C. Her kids would feel less confined. D. It would be faster and safer.

22. The author stopped regularly on the country roads to________.

A. take care of the lamb B. take a deep breath

C. relax in the fresh air D. let the kids play with Banner

23. What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?

A. Freeways are where beauty hides.

B. Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one’s health

C. Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life

D. One should follow side roads to watch wild animals

24. What could be the best title for the passage?

A. Creativity out of Necessity B. The Road to Bravery

C. Charm of the Detour D. Road trip and Country Life

B

This Valentine’s Day, millions of people will exchange heart-shaped gifts of all kinds, from candy to cards. But did you know that the human heart does not actually look like the typical valentine shape?

According to heart specialist Dr. Robert DiBianco, we can learn more about this important organ. “The human heart is about the size of a fist. Because the heart is a muscle with lots of blood supplied to it, it looks red like meat,” he explained. “In people who are overweight, the heart looks yellow because it is covered with yellow fat.”

In the United States, children are taught to place their hands over their hearts when pledging allegiance to the flag. Most people have heard that the heart is on the left side of the chest. In reality, the heart is in the middle of the chest, tucked snugly between the two lungs.

And what does the heart actually do? DiBianco explained that the heart is a pump that pushes blood throughout the body by expanding and contracting.

“Each living part of the body needs blood to live, and that’s why it’s important for the blood to go to different parts of the body,” DiBianco said.

When you’re exercising, it takes your blood about ten seconds to get from your heart to your big toe and back, much quicker than usual. In fact, a kid’s heart has to push blood through about 60,000 miles (96,560 kilometers) of blood vessels, which is long enough to circle the Earth two and a half times! When the kid grows, his or her blood vessels grow, too. So all that pumping takes a lot of effort. To push blood, an average heart beats a hundred thousand times a day. That means that in a lifetime, the average human heart will beat more than two and a half billion times.

25. According to Dr. Robert DiBianco, the heart is usually __________.

A. on the left side of the chest B. on the right side of the chest

C. in the middle of the chest D. under the two lungs

26. The underlined expression “expanding and contracting” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to______.

A. giving and taking B. beating and pausing

C. becoming faster and slower D. getting bigger and smaller

27. What can we learn from Paragraph 6?

A. Doing exercise will make blood flow faster.

B. A kid has longer blood vessels than an adult.

C. The more a heart beats, the healthier its owner will be.

D. A heart pushes blood through about 60,000 miles in a lifetime.

28. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Characteristics and functions of human heart. B. The hearts of different kinds of people.

C. Suggestions on protecting our hearts. D. The misunderstandings on human heart.

C

Honey Sweet Cake (Prep. Time: 12 mins.)

Ingredients

Strawberries in syrup(糖浆), 1 package (unfrozen)

Heavy cream, 1 cup

Corn flour, 2 tablespoons

Process

Mix the strawberries, cream and corn flour in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes, while constantly mixing until the mixture thickens.

Remove from heat and refrigerate for two hours, Fill the frozen mixture in a cake, and serve.



Rosy Cake (Prep. Time: 10 mins. )

Ingredients

Sugar, 3/4 cup

Water, 1 cup

Corn flour, 3 tablespoons

Strawberries , 2
——3 cups

Process

Take a large saucepan and mix all the ingredients. Cook until the mixture thickens over medium heat. Let it cool naturally and completely. Fill up your cake with the mixture, and serve.



Triangle Sweet (Prep. Time: 15 mins. )

Ingredients

Sugar,
cup

Whipping cream,
cup

Unflavored gelatin(明胶) , 1 tablespoon

Cold water, 2 tablespoons

Boiled water, 3 tablespoons

Strawberries, crushed, 2 cups

Process

Add sugar to the crushed strawberries and set them aside. In cold water, soften the gelatin, and once it is softened, add boiling water. Stir until the gelatin dissolves. Add the dissolved gelatin mixture to the strawberries and let it cool. Now whip(搅打) the cream till it becomes stiff. When the strawberry mixture is of syrup thickness, add the whipped cream to it. Refrigerate until it sets. Fill it into your cake, and serve.



Flaming Maple (Prep. Time: 10 mins. )

Ingredients

Fresh lemon juice, 1
tablespoons

Honey, 2 tablespoons

Maple syrup, 2 tablespoons

Strawberries, ripe, 2 pints

Process

Make a fruit butter of half of the strawberries. Add honey, lemon juice, and maple syrup until it forms a smooth sauce. Add the remaining strawberries. Fill the mixture in the cake, and serve.



29. Which of the following ingredients are used in all the recipes?

A. he