命题人：胡华华 杨卫平 熊丽 张筠 陈琛 审题人： 龚源来

录音: Mike Julia

本试卷共12页，81题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

1. What does the woman ask the man to look after?

A. Her pets. B. Her kids. C. Her plants.

2. What does the girl want to do?

A. Go to bed. B. Continue reading. C. Buy a book.

3. Where are the speakers?

A. In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. In a professor’s office.

4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Cigarette-smoking. B. Forest fires. C. Human activity.

5. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Parent and teacher. C. Parent and child.

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. Who is the man?

A. A doctor. B. A visitor. C. A friend.

7. Where will the woman go tomorrow?

A. To the hospital. B. To her kid’s school. C. To her office.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

What job experience did Bob have when in college?

A. He wrote articles for a newspaper.

B. He worked for a magazine.

C. He served as a journalist.

How does the woman feel about Bob?

A. She is annoyed with him. B. She is satisfied with him.

C. She is not quite sure about him.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

What did Bonnie receive as a gift?

A. A new car. B. A large sum of money. C. A new piece of jewelry.

Who might Clyde be?

A. Bonnie’s brother. B. Bonnie’s father. C. Bonnie’s boyfriend.

According to the man, what will probably happen in the future?

A. Bonnie’s present will cause even more problems.

B. Bonnie will receive more big presents.

C. Bonnie will not accept the apology.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

What does the man complain about first?

A. The smell. B. The music. C. The apartment.

Who lives in 4B?

A. The woman’s son. B. The man’s friend. C. The owner’s son.

What is the area around the apartment zoned for?

A. Agricultural use. B. Industrial factories. C. Military exercises.

How does the man probably feel in the end?

A. Satisfied. B. Frustrated. C. Nervous.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

What is wrong with the man?

A. He doesn’t feel pain in his body.

B. He never gets hurt feeling.

C. He falls down too much.

Who makes fun of the man?

A. His classmates. B. His colleagues. C. His neighbors.

What does the man decide to do in the future?

A. Work with children. B. Study to be a doctor.

C. Join a professional football team.

What do we know about the man?

A. He used to feel annoyed. B. His disease has been cured.

C. He is mean to his classmates.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. When you feel someone needs you and loves you, then your _______ seems to have meaning. And you will respect as well as cherish life.

A. possession B. potential C. reputation D. existence

22. The critics make sharp comments on her performance, which hurts her deeply, who has a strong sense of _______.

A. virtue B. direction C. dignity D. justice

23. The people around think well of him. The way he _______ himself reflects the excellent education of the family.

A. conducts B. appoints C. recommends D. equips

24. Will it be possible to ________ poverty, unemployment and war? That might be a fantastic dream of most ordinary people

A. increase B. abolish C. guarantee D. evaluate

25. The more ________ questions he asks the young shoot star, the longer silence the situation will bring about.

A. mild B. appropriate C. casual D. awkward

26. For me, death is no longer ________. I have struggled with death, which is in the form of the cancer that fed on my body.

A. permanent B. abstract C. visual D. contradictory

27. The TV play, which is popular these days, is _______ adapted from a novel, and it has aroused great interest among the audience in its author.

A. faithfully B. typically C. automatically D. adequately

28. With more disabled people performing well in different fields, the authorities ______ the view that they are suitable as teachers.

A. adapt to B. object to C. subscribe to D. appeal to

29. Being out of shape physically, exhausted emotionally and often financially stressed ________ an extremely unbalanced life.

A. results from B. depends on C. calls for D. meets with

30. Regular physical exercise makes students stronger, healthier and better adapted to their studies, so it is ________ being a waste of time.

A. more than B. due to C. out of D. far from

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Sometimes we look in all the wrong places and to all the wrong people to get the support we need. It’s taken me a while to learn that friendship can be found __31__ than you think, even in your own home. Growing up, I knew I always had a great friend in my brother. Besides the biological __32__ we share, there is the common ground and shared history that has kept my brother and me __33__.

My brother and I have a tradition of never letting the other __34__ the games that occurred between us during our childhood. To be fair, my games sometimes involved chasing my __35__ around the house with a stick in my hand, swinging __36__. As for my older brother, he invented the complicated 37 of pinning（按住）my arms down with his knees, sitting on my stomach __38__ I was on my back and almost letting his “spit” drop on my face. If you don’t know what spit is, consider yourself __39___. Your brother is so nice to you. My favorite memory is the time my brother threw a dart(飞镖) at the dartboard while I __40__to be standing in front of it collecting the darts. It happened all of a sudden. I remember how he stood there, __41__, half-smiling watching the dart hang from my back, narrowly __42___ me.

Another time that sticks in my mind is both __43__ and comforting. One night we were staying at my aunt’s house and I was really __44__ about something. I just remember crying and crying in my brother’s arms when we were trying to go to bed. I don’t __45__remember what I was so sad about; the important thing is that I have this __46__of knowing he was there for me and feeling __47__by him. In looking back, it is nice to know that two brothers could share that kind of emotion with each other without even thinking about it. Society tells guys not to show __48__, especially with each other, but that didn’t stop us. We were so innocent. I love that memory. I love the times I __49__ him. My pain or heartache never needed any__50__. This is a feeling I experience so rarely in my life these days------ feeling completely understood without even speaking. Sometimes a brother or a sister is all one has, and it can be a most precious resource.

31. A. closer B. faster C. purer D. better

32. A. sample B. development C. connection D. label

33. A. reunited B. fastened C. bonded D. separated

34. A. mention B. remember C. play D. forget

35. A. shadow B. dart C. sister D. brother

36. A. temporarily B. endlessly C. gently D. wildly

37. A. technique B. frame C. behavior D. expression

38. A. since B. unless C. while D. although

39. A. ridiculous B. miserable C. inexperienced D. lucky

40. A. failed B. happened C. seemed D. pretended

41. A. half-confused B. half-horrified C. half-embarrassed D. half-disappointed

42. A. missing B. hitting C. shooting D. avoiding

43. A. painful B. clumsy C. interesting D. surprising

44. A. sad B. angry C. enthusiastic D. curious

45. A. still B. even C. nearly D. just

46. A. right B. choice C. memory D. duty

47. A. discouraged B. comforted C. appreciated D. depressed

48. A. respect B. belief C. emotion D. mercy

49. A. saw through B. took in C. watched over D. turned to

50. A. resource B. explanation C. relaxation D. discovery

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，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Thirteen-year-old Isabella Rose Taylor began painting at the age of three. She says she also loved clothes. By the age of nine, she had combined the two interests and launched a clothing line. The major American retailer(零售商) Nordstrom sells her products. But, Isabella has never been on the professional side of Fashion Week before. She clothed her models in mostly neutral colors and sent them down the runway(T台) on Tuesday. Isabella’s styles included short skirts, long dresses, and tops with details like hanging strings called fringe（流苏；缘饰）. The designer called the collection a “story of spring with rainy days and colorful beginnings.”

Isabella is not just successful in the clothing design world. A private art dealer in her hometown of Austin, Texas sells her paintings. And, the 13 year old is a great student. She is currently in her second year of college, many years younger than most U.S. university students.

Another designer new to New York Fashion Week is famous for a completely different first career. Tennis champion Serena Williams presented her clothing line for the first time at the event. Williams came to New York right after winning the U.S. Open women’s singles championship for the sixth time in her career. She is the highest-rated woman tennis player in the world. But Williams has a second dream profession. For years, she did not dress like the other professional tennis players. She chose cour