本试卷满分150分，时间120分钟。

第一部分 听力 （共两节，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5秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does the man want to go?

A. Chicago. B. Phoenix. C. New York.

2. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Open the door carefully. B. Have John fix the lock. C. Fix the door in time.

When will the two speakers probably go rock climbing?

A. On Monday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.

What will the man probably do next?

A. Eat some noodles. B. Go to the kitchen. C. Make some cookies.

Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At a train station. B. At a bus station. C. At an airport.

第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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和7题。

6. How old was James Clerk Maxwell when he died?

A. 46 years old. B. 48 years old. C. 50 years old.

7. In which field did Maxwell have great success?

A. Education. B. Mathematics. C. Physics.

听第7段材料，回答第8和9题。

8. How much does the second heaviest cat weigh in England?

A. 10 pounds. B. 15 pounds. C. 30 pounds.

9. What did the cat’s owner say about the cat?

A. She didn’t eat anything special. B. She often ate her sister’s food.

C. She is trying to lose weight.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why is the man going to London?

A. To take a business trip. B. To spend a holiday C. To visit a friend.

11. How long will the man stay in London?

A. For five days. B. For seven days. C. For eight days.

12. Which hotel does the man want to stay at?

A. Hoxton Hotel. B. Great Hotel. C. Rose Hotel.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What has the woman been preparing for in the past week?

A. A street motor race.

B. A test on the rules of the road.

C. Her road test to get her driver’s license.

14. Where did the woman begin her test?

A. In a business area. B. Near a school. C. Near a park.

15. What mistake did the woman make?

A. She almost hit a passer-by.

B. She almost crashed into a truck.

C. She almost stopped on a zebra crossing.

16. What does the man suggest the woman do in the end?

A. Have her car checked thoroughly.

B. Take the written test again.

C. Take the test with another officer.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What will the tourists visit on Tuesday?

A. University of Cambridge. B. Big Ben. C. Stonehenge.

18. How old is Big Ben?

A. Over 160 years old. B. Over 170 years old. C. Over 180 years old.

19. How high is Oxford University placed in 2014 according to Times Higher Education?

A. No. 3 B. No. 4 C. No. 5

20. When will the tourists most probably come back?

A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.

第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分 ）

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Nothing is as precious as one's freedom. Dreams, aspirations and ideals mean nothing if one does not have the freedom to pursue them.

A lot has been done in the name of freedom. A lot has been said and written about freedom. In the past six months, the world witnessed Tunisian uprising, Egyptian revolution and Libyan civil war. Thousands of people fought for freedom; hundreds of people lost their lives (for freedom); people are craving for freedom. But, what exactly is freedom? We are fighting for it, we are ready to die for it, we are craving for it, but, can we really define it?

Albert Camus thinks freedom is a chance to be better. Abraham Lincoln calls it best hope of Earth. Epictetus says it's the right to live as we wish. For Moshe Dayan it's oxygen for soul. According to Urban Dictionary it's everything. And going by Oxford Dictionaries, it's power of self determination attributed to the will.

Everyone has different views about freedom. But somehow I am still not convinced because we can't really be fighting for a chance or hope. And the concept of everything is full of uncertainties. I don't think we are fighting for power of self-determination either. And as for the right to live as we wish, if we have the right to fight, then, how can we be denied the right to live as per our wish?

But the question still remains unanswered, what is freedom?

For me, freedom has a deeper and greater meaning. I think freedom is much more than just a right. It's a responsibility of doing what you think is good, not only for you but even for society. It is a state when one realizes their duties and starts respecting others' freedom.

Freedom is when we realize that we can do absolutely anything except force another person to follow us in our madness or our desire for life. Freedom is when we are no longer slaves to our desires, society, its expectations, luxury or slaves to a life we did not choose.

Freedom is when we have the courage to speak out what we know is true, do what we feel is right, and fight for what we think is unfair. One shouldn't really fight for freedom; rather, they should try to achieve it.

21. How many famous people’s definitions of freedom are mentioned in the passage?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

22. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us that _____________.

A. Everyone longs for freedom

B. Everyone is fighting for freedom

C. People have different views about freedom

D. Famous people have a deeper understanding of freedom

23. Which of the following will the author agree with?

A. Freedom is a chance to live better.

B. Freedom is our best hope in the world.

C. Freedom is the right to live as we wish.

D. Freedom is a responsibility of doing what is good.

24. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. To show different views about freedom.

B. To express his understanding of freedom.

C. To encourage us to pursue our dreams and aspirations.

D. To argue against some famous people’s understanding of freedom.

B

Perhaps the most challenging material you read at school is poetry. Though the message of some poems may be very simple, the way poets put words together often makes this message elusive. When you read a poem, you should begin by trying to understand what the poet is saying on the surface, then examine the way the poet expresses this content, and finally decide how the poem's meaning is created. Here are some steps to read a poem.

First, read the poem once slowly aloud without writing or marking anything. Don't stop until you finish the poem, even if you don't know the meaning or pronunciation of a word. When you've finished, think it over for a moment on any words, images, and characters that caught your attention. Then read the poem again silently. When you come to a word you don't know, look it up in the dictionary.

Understand the meaning of figurative (比喻的)language. Figurative language doesn't mean exactly what it says; instead, it suggests meanings. For example, in the line “Love, all alike, no season knows”, the poet doesn't mean love is unfamiliar with four seasons. Love cannot know anything at all; only people can know something. Thus, the poet is personifying(拟人化) love, giving it human qualities.

Examine and think about the poet's use of language. Why, for example, did the poet choose to compare his love to a red rose instead of a tree or a bird? We can use associations: we usually associate roses with beauty and love, but we also know a rose bush has thorns (刺). All of these associations may not be right for a particular poem, but many of them probably will.

Finally, read the poem one more time aloud.Practice using pauses and stress to make the poem's meaning come alive.

25．The underlined word “elusive” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”．

A．easy B. interesting C．difficult D. boring

26．What should we put on the first place when reading a poem?

A．The form of the poem. B．The content of the poem.

C．The meaning of the poem. D．The language of the poem.

27．When reading a poem for the first time, we should________．

A．try to understand new words B．examine the poem's language

C．try to understand its meaning well D．avoid being stopped by new words

28．We can learn from the passage that figurative language________．

A．is useful in expressing love

B．helps us understand new ideas

C．is easy for most readers to understand

D．should be repeated while reading a poem

C

Pinnawella Elephant Orphanage

Pinnawella is an orphanage for baby elephants that have been found abandoned in the wild.There are 60 small elephants on the site and they are fed, trained and cared for by the orphanage. If you visit Pinnawella during feeding time, you may be given the opportunity to bottle-feed an elephant during your Sri Lanka holiday. Bathing time is also popular with visitors and accompanying a baby elephant to a nearby river is a wonderful experience.

Colombo Zoo

After seeing an elephant in the wild, seeing one in the zoo may seem a little uninspiring; however this is one for the children.The Colombo Zoo is famous for its elephant shows，where six Indian elephants do all kinds of tricks，from playing the music instruments to shooting basketballs with their trunks.

Wasgamuwa National Park

Wasgamuwa National Park is located in the town of Mahiyangana, an ancient city and important site in the Buddhist religion.It is one of the best places to see wild elephants in their natural habitats(栖息地)and is closest to six other national parks.The park and nearby area also provide ample bird watching opportunities.

Yala National Park

Yala is the largest national park in Sri Lanka and home to the majority of the islands wildlife，including Indian elephants and rare leopards.Arranging a tour here is the best way to spot an elephant，and if you're particularly lucky you may also spy a leopard lying lazily around on an overhanging tree branch.

Maduruoya National Park

This Park has a huge reser