第一部分，听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

(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

1 .Where is the woman going with her children？

A. To Australia. B. To Canada. C. To Japan.

2 .How much should the man pay？

A.＄16. B.＄32. C.＄60.

3 .What does the woman expect the man to do on Saturday？

A. Celebrate their mum’s birthday.

B. Take Brian out for the day.

C. Help Brian move house.

4 .What does the woman mean？

A. She doesn’t like the job.

B. She will take the job right away.

C. She isn’t sure whether to take the job.

5 .What are the speakers mainly talking about？

A. A novel. B. A film. C. A writer.

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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6 .What will the woman do this evening？

A. Attend a party. B. Visit her grandma. C. Do some shopping.

7 .What does the man advise the woman to do？

A. Make a skirt. B. Buy a handbag. C. Wear a necklace.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8 .Where does the conversation take place？

A. At a hotel.

B. At an airport.

C. At a police station.

9 .What does the man suggest the woman do？

A. Wait where she is.

B. Make a request for the loss.

C. Give him her telephone number.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What’s the relation between the speakers？

A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Boss and worker.

11.Why does the woman look worried？

A .She has been late for work recently.

B .She is not getting on well with her boss.

C .She has trouble taking her children to school.

12.What might the woman think of Alice’s way to deal with her problem？

A. Practical B. Strange C. Wrong.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

How long will the course run this year?

A. Six weeks. B. Seven weeks. C. Eight weeks.

14.What was the woman surprised at？

A. The lack of assistants.

B. The condition of weather.

C. The number of children

15. What new activities can the children have this year?

A. Adventure sports. B. Fun programs. C. Creative classes.

What is expected about the course this year?

A. It will run better. B. It will last longer. C. It will start earlier.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What difficulty did the speaker have when starting to learn French？

A. Grammar. B. Vocabulary. C. Pronunciation.

18.Why did the speaker go to France？

A. To settle there. B. To look for a job. C. To continue her studies

19.What did the speaker think of her French after she arrived in France？

A. Poor. B. Acceptable. C. Excellent.

What is the most important in learning a language according to the speaker ?

A. Mastering the grammar rules.

B. Using the language in real life.

C. Knowing a large number of words.

II. 单选：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.If you had told me in advance, I ___ him at the airport. ?

? A. would meet B. would had meet? C. would have met D. would have meet

22.Was it in the village ______ we used to live in _________ the accident happened?

A. that; where B. which; that C. where; that D. which; where

23.Please tell me how the accident_____. I am still in the dark.

A. came by B. came out C. came to D. came about

24.Mother felt quite worried to see that I had my finger _____.

A. cut B. to cut C. to be cutting D. cutting

25.Only by shouting at the top of his voice .

A. he was able to make himself hear B. he was able to make himself heard

C. was he able to make himself hear D. was he able to make himself heard

26.I’d like _____ that the clothes can be finished next Monday.

A. one B. it C. him D. what

27. The income of skilled workers went up,_____, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

A . Meanwhile B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. Therefore

28. The teacher entered the classroom, _____ by a group of his students.

A. to follow B. followed C. following D. to be followed

29. The headmaster was ill, so Mr. Smith was sent to _____.

A. take place of him B. take place C. take his place D. instead

30.What _____will it make whether he knows or not?

A. sense B. difference C. mistake D. use

31. Let’s make it tomorrow, if it is ________ for you.

A. convenience B. attractive C. convenient D. enjoyable

32.I will attend the opening ceremony ______ being badly ill.

A. though B. even C. in spite of D. even though

33. He asked us to ________them in carrying through their plan.

A. provide B. help C. assist D. offer

34. -Once a neighbour accused me _____ stealing his money.

-Oh, you had the right to defend yourself against the charge.

A. for B. with C. up D. of

35. —I can't remember those grammar rules!—______. Practice more.

????A. You're not alone??? ?B. It's hard to say???? C. I'm afraid not???????D. It's up to you

III. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top 36 , but on their way back conditions were very 37 . Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon 38 alone, he would probably get back 39 . But Simon decided to risk his 40 and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（绳）.

As they 41 down, the weather got worse. Then another 42 occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, 43 , Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was 44 for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s 45 was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. 46 , after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to 47 . In tears, he cut the rope. Joe 48 into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he 49 to get out of the crevasse and started to 50 towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers 51 .

Simon had 52 the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be 53 , but he didn’t want to leave 54 . Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t 55 it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.

36. A. hurriedly B. carefully .C. successfully D. early

37. A. difficult B. similar C. special D. normal

38. A. climbed B. worked C. rested . D. continued

39. A. unwillingly B. safely C. slowly D. regretfully

40. A. fortune B. time C. health D. life

41. A. lay B. settled C. went D. looked

42. A. damage B. storm C. change D. trouble

43. A. by mistake B. by chance C. by chance D. by luck

44. A. unnecessary B. practical C. important D. impossible

45. A. height B. weight C. strength . D. equipment

46. A. Finally B. Patiently . C. Surely D. Quickly

47. A. stand back B. take a rest C. make a decision .D. hold on

48. A. jumped B. fell C. escaped D. backed

49. A. managed B. planned C. waited D. hoped

50. A. run B. skate C. move D. march

51. A. around B. away C. above D. along

52. A. headed for B. travelled C. left for D. returned to

53. A. dead B. hurt C. weak D. late

54. A. secretly B. tiredly .C. immediately D. anxiously

55. A. find B. believe C. make D. accept

IV. 阅读理解 （共16小题；每小题2分，满分32分）

A

The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge

Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!

The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites , even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.

Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue,

Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honor at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.

Between March 10th and March 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at :http:// cambridgesciencefestival.org.

56. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?

A. School students. B. Cambridge locals.

C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists.

57. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?

A. On February 8th. B. On March 10th.

C. On March 15th D. On April 21st.

58. What type of writing is this text?

A .An exhibition guide. B. An art show review.

C. An announcement. D. An official report.

B

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