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命题人：朱英 审题人：丁小平

PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)

SECTION A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Questions 1and 2 are based on conversation 1.

1. What does the woman think about making cookies?

A. She has her own recipe (食谱).

B. It is hard to follow the directions.

C. She thinks it’s easy to learn.

2. What kinds of cookies does the man want to make?

A. Chocolate-flavoured. B. Milk-flavoured. C. Coffee-flavoured.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on conversation 2.

3. What’s the most probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Colleagues (同事). C. Manager and assistant

4. What has happened to the woman?

A. She has gotten a new job.

B. She has become a saleswoman.

C. She has decided to change her job.

Questions 5 and 6 are based on conversation 3.

5. Why does the woman’s brother want to sell his car?

A. Because he wants a brand new one.

B. Because he can’t afford a new one.

C. Because he will work overseas soon.

6. What can we learn about the car?

A. It is pretty old. B. It has air conditioning. C. It has four doors.

Questions 7 and 9 are based on conversation 4.

7. What is the man busy doing these days?

A. Reading a novel. B. Writing a novel. C. Repairing his computer.

8. What do the speakers plan to do this evening?

A. Stay at home. B. Have a walk. C. Work in the office.

9. What is the weather like today?

A. It is raining. B. It is hot. C. It is cool.

Questions 10 and 12 are based on conversation 5.

10. What is the conversation about?

A. Choosing a job.

B. Comparing different media.

C. Introducing interactive media.

11. What does the man first suggest?

A. Writing for a magazine.

B. Designing interactive media.

C. Being a TV news director.

12. What is the woman most interested in?

A. Being a TV news director.

B. Being a newspaper reporter. ??

C. Working with computers.

Questions 13 and 15 are based on conversation 6.

13. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At home. B. On a bus. C. In a car.

14. Where are the speakers planning to go?

A. To the downtown area. B. To the village. C. To the third street.

15. Why is the woman worried?

A. She does not know how to get to the third street.

B. She thinks she will be late for the party.

C. She does not know whom to ask for directions.

SECTION B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS. You’ll hear the short passage TWICE.

Norway Day Festival

Category: Festivals & Fairs

When: On16. __________ May 1, 10:00 am—5:00 pm

Where: In the Fort Mason Center

Number of participants expected: 17. __________

Tickets: Adults: ＄12 at door/＄11 18. __________

Kids aged 19. __________: ＄3

Kids under 3: 20. __________

PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)

SECTION A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. As a monitor, he thinks ____________ his duty to serve the classmates heart and soul.

A. it B. this C. one D. that

22. I am not interested in playing computer games, and nor ____________ my daughter to have access to them.

A. I want B. did I want C. do I want D. I wanted

23. It is announced that ____________ gets the highest mark in the exam will be given a chance to go to America for further study.

A. whatever B. wherever C. whoever D. however

24. What makes them happy is that they ____________ 300 trees by the end of next week.

A. will plant B. will be planting C. have planted D. will have planted

25. Jack has never been to China, but he talks about it ____________ he had been there many times.

A. in case B. even though C. so that D. as if

26. With the high-speed rail ____________, LiLing has a quicker link with other cities, which is good for the development of its economy.

A. come into use B. put into use C. putting into use D. came into use

27. Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji is said ____________ nearly 40 million yuan of all of his book's royalty(版税) income over the past two years.

A. to donate B. to be donating C. to have donated D. donating

28. Most Chinese families stay up late on the eve of the Spring Festival, ____________ they watch the annual TV gala(春晚).

A. when B. where C. which D. as

29. A man, ____________18 years ago, was found not guilty, which amazed many people.

A. sentencing to death B. to sentence to death

C. being sentenced to death D. sentenced to death

30. Since “Happy Camp” was broadcast, it ____________ popularity among people, especially the young.

A. has been gaining B. has been gained C. had gained D. gained

31. --What do you think of the film “Cherish Wonderful Years”?

--I ____________.

A. had never seen so better one B. have never seen a so good one

C. have never seen a better one D. had never seen such a good one

32. It is the high cost of raising children ____________ makes the majority of the Chinese young couples give up their plan to have a second child.

A. that B. because C. which D. what

33. ____________ some corrupt officials (贪官) arrested, the Chinese public feel happy and strongly support the policies put forward by Xi Jinping.

A. See B. Seeing C. To see D. Seen

34. If he ____________ his work, he would have gone to Beijing to see the musical “The Sound of Music” on Dec 10.

A. had finished B. finish C. would finish D. has finished

35. In many schools students ____________wear school uniforms every day. Anyone who disobeys the rule will be punished.

A. will B. can C. may D. shall

SECTION B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Just the other day, a little girl walked past me as I stood at the bus stop. Her eyes were just 36?? and scanning everywhere. I was amused and my eyes started following her. She kept 37? empty bottles, cola cans and cardboard boxes. She kept filling her bag with everything she could find. Then, she ran away. My eyes kept following her. She walked to a scrap (废品) shop and?? 38?? the bag in front of the scrap shop owner. With a disgusted look he threw a five-rupee coin at her, but she still kept?smiling. I was amazed at the?? 39 of this little girl. What I saw next was truly touching. She ran to a flower vendor (小贩) and?? 40?? some flowers from him. I couldn’t help my?curiosity?any more. So I rushed to her before she could run away again and asked her what she was going to do with that little bunch of flowers in her 41 . She smiled at me and told me that they were her mother’s?? 42?? flowers. She wanted to give them to her. “Is it her birthday?” I asked. She said, “My mother loves me and takes care of me and my brother. I get some?money for the scrap that I sell. But my mother gets?? 43?? for spending the whole day and night taking care of the family,?? so??I buy these flowers for her every day, to bring??a little fragrance (香气) into her life that will make her feel good and say thank you to her for loving us without any?? 44 .” I stood there,?touched. The little girl?? 45?? behind a cloud of dust left by a bus, but she remained in my? 46 . She?pushed me into recalling the last time I had expressed myself so unconditionally. We should?? 47?? the efforts of our loved ones.

36. A. requiring

B. searching

C. demanding

D. marking



37. A. picking up??

B. bringing up?

C. taking up?

D. making up



38. A. cleaned

B. abandoned

C. emptied?

D. covered



39. A. image

B. spirit?

C. experience

D. humor



40. A. borrowed

B. bought

C. took

D. brought



41. A. hand

B. handbag

C. pocket

D. wallet



42. A. memorable

B. necessary

C. special

D. favorite



43. A. nothing

B. anything

C. something

D. everything



44. A. situations

B. questions

C. conditions

D. solutions



45. A. approached

B. disappeared

C. turned

D. changed



46. A. hope

B. concern

C. life

D. thought



47. A. appreciate

B. apply

C. recommend

D. grasp





SECTION C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word for each blank that best fits the context.

When you meet people from different cultures, it is important to understand 48. _________ you can and cannot do. If we are not aware of these differences, some unusual things might happen. For example, if you are from India, you may not eat beef because 49._________ your religion, and it is rude to shake hands 50._________ give someone something with your left hand. In North America and the UK, people greet each 51._________by shaking hands. In Thailand and other parts of South-East Asia, the normal greeting is 52._________slight bow with the hands pressed together. Japanese people may bow and even give out their business cards to greet others. They dislike it when people do 53._________look at the cards, so remember not to just put them in your pocket without looking.

54._________ these different forms of greetings and customs seem strange to you, remember that what you consider normal 55._________ seem unusual to others.

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several