第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Where are the two speakers talking？

A．In a barbershop. B. In a post office. C. In a restaurant.

2．Why does the woman advise the man to give up smoking？

A．Because it’s a bad example to the children．

B．Because it’s bad for his health．

C．Because it’s a real pleasure．

3．What does the woman mean？

A．She was quite pleased with the interview．

B．She could have done better in the interview．

C．She couldn’t answer some of the questions．

4．What does the man suggest the woman do？

A．Leave the hotel at 2:00 P. m.

B．Go there 2 hours earlier.

C．Avoid the rush hours traffic．

5．Where has the man been？

A．London. B．Paris. C．Both A and B．

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6．What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers？

A．Father and mother. B．Father and son. C．Mother and son．

7．What do we know from the talk？

A．They were waiting to see the White House．

B．They just visited the White House．

C．They just got to the White House.

8. What did the boy wish to do at the White House？

A. He wished to be a visitor.

B. He wished to stay longer.

C .He wished to get a reception．

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9．What’s the time when Mrs. Jones went to see the doctor?

A．It was one. B．It was six. C．It was four.

10．What’s the doctor’s suggestion？

A．Having some milk and soup as much as she can.

B．Having some milk, porridge and soup for meals for two days．

C．Having some milk, porridge and soup for meals for three days．

11．Which following statement is CORRECT？

A．The doctor pulled the woman’s tooth at last．

B．The woman was told to come back three days later to have a check-up．

　 C．The doctor gave her pills and told her to take two three times a day.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12．Where are the man and the woman？

A．In a hotel． B．In a store． C．In a restaurant．

13．What does the man need from the store？

A. A toothbrush and some envelopes．

B．A toothbrush and some stamps．

C．A pen and a toothbrush．

14．Where is the store that is still open？

A．On the left side of the hall．

B．On the right side of the hall．

C．Just ten minutes’ walk from the hotel．

听第9段材料，回答第15至16题。

15．What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers？

A．Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Student and teacher

16．Who bought a new dictionary？

A．Peter. B. Rebecca. C．Neither of them．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Where did congressman Haines like to talk with his close friends？

A. In the drawing room（客厅）．

B．In the sun room．

C．In the kitchen．

18．When did congressman Haines die？

A．In 1880． B．In 1990． C．In 1915．

19. In addition to（除了）being a congressman，what else was Haines?

A．A professor. B. A judge. C．A governor.

20．What did Mrs. Haines love to do？

A．Write letters. B. Play the violin. C. Grow plants.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. --- My brother passed his math exam last week.

---________ I knew he could do it.

No wonder. B. Well done! C. With pleasure. D. Are you joking?

The adventure stories are very exciting. I’d like to read ____ second one because ___ first one was rather too short.

a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a

How can iPods _____ books? Let’s put them aside and read something!

affect B. save C. share D. replace

It is reported that many a new house ______ at present in the disaster area.

A. are being built B. were being built C. was being built D. is being built

25. Every day traffic accidents happen in most parts of the world, _____ it the most terrible killer of all disasters.

A. to make B. making C. having made D. made

26. Listen! Do you hear someone _____ for help?

A. calling B. call C. to call D. called

27. ---I can’t find my mobile phone anywhere.

---You _____ have lost it while shopping.

A. can B. may C. would D. should

28. For many years, people _____ electric cars. However, making them has been more difficult than predicted.

A. had dreamed of B. dreamed of C. have dreamed of D. dream of

29. The rain was too heavy. You can’t imagine the difficulty we had _____ back home.

A. to walk B. walking C. walk D. walked

30. In our Math class, when the bell rang and the Math teacher closed his book, it was a ____ for everyone to stand up.

A. signal B. chance C. mark D. measure

31. We tried to find a boat for six, but they were all _____.

A. given away B. kept away C. used up D. taken up

32. As far as I know, Huck’s failing to hand in his homework on time ______ his being criticized.

A. come from B. runs into C. leads to D. begins with

33. The little boy had a _____ look because of the ____ story.

A. frightening; frightening B. frightened; frightening

C. frightening; frightened D. frightened; frightened

34. The water _____ so cold that I didn’t want to jump into the swimming pool for morning exercise.

A. feels B. was felt C. is felt D. felt

35. There are not so many jobs ______ in the southeast China as 5 years ago because of the Financial Crisis around the world.

A. present B. precious C. available D. convenient

第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s __36__, she said she would go. This __37__ be the first time that his classmates and teachers __38__ his mother and he felt __39__ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that __40__ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to __41__ why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were __42__ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __43__ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and __44__ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within __45__ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked __46__,”How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “__47__ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was __48__ afraid to go in because the fire was __49__ so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked __50__ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.

She __51__ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be __52__, but to this day, I have never __53__ what I did. ”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great __54__ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand __55__for the rest of the day.

36. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement

37. A. would B. could C. should D. must

38. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met

39. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired

40. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded

41. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about

42. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted

43. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of (尽管)

44. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped

45. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning

46. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously

47. A. As B. When C. Since D. While

48. A. so B. much C. quite D. too

49. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control

50. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless

51. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched

52. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening

53. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted

54. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride

55. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly

第三部分： 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

May: Happenings from the Past

May 5, 1884

Isaac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times.

May 9, 1754

Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon (漫画)，showing a snake cut in pieces，with the words “Join or Die ” printed under the picture.

May 11, 1934

The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl, the result of years of drought (干旱)，blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington, D. C.

May 19, 1994

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s, died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.

May 24, 1844

Samuel F. B. Morse laps out the first message, “What Hath God Wrought,” over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D. C., to Baltimore, Md.

56. We know from the text that Buchanan is_______.

A. Isaac’s father??????????????????????????????? B. a winning horse

C. a slave taking care of horse???????????D. the first racing horse in Kentucky

57. What is the title of the first American political cartoon?

A. Join or Die??????????????????????????????????? B. Pennsylvania Gazette

C. What Hath God Wrought???????????????D. Kentucky Derby

58. In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die?

A. 1934???????????????? B. 1960???????????????? C. 1964???????????????? D. 1994

59. Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history?

A. Washing, D. C.??????? B. New York City.　　C. Kentucky.???????? D. Pennsylvania.

B

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