第一卷

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. Where is the restaurant?

A. Next to the library. B. On the left of the bank. C. Between Canova’s and the photo shop.

2. When did the girl’s teacher come to the class this morning?

A. At 8:15. B. At 8:30. C. At 8:45.

3. What does the woman usually do online in the morning?

A. Read a blog. B. Check out sports news. C.Listen to her favorite songs.

4. What season is it now?

A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. An electric bicycle. B. A car. C. A store.

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。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至7题。

6. What is the man?

A. A host. B. A musician. C. An engineer.

7. How does the man feel?

A. Angry. B. Proud. C. Disappointed.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.What does the man use the cell phone mainly for?

A. Making phone calls. B. Sending text messages. C. Receiving phone calls.

9. What do we know about the woman?

A. She always uses the cell phone clock to check the time.

B. She often contacts her friends with the text messages

C. She dropped a cell phone on the floor in the bathroom.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why is the woman upset?

A. Because the man didn’t apologize. B. Because the man didn’t turn up.

C. Because the man didn’t call.

11. Who is the man speaking to?

A. A waitress B. A professor. C. A doctor.

12.When will the two speakers see each other?

A. On Tuesday. B. On Thursday. C.On Friday.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Why can’t the woman help the boy right away?

A.She is reading a magazine. B.She is watching a film on TV. C.She is making a phone call.

14.How many people are there in the woman’s family?

A.Three. B. Four. C. Five.

15.Why is the boy asking so many questions?

A. To practise his spoken English. B. To know more about the family.

C. To get closer to the family.

16.What can we infer from the conversation?

A.The Taylors don’t like the boy. B.English is not the boy’s native language.

C.English words are difficult for native speakers to explain.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.How many kinds of newspapers and magazines are there on the second floor?

A.24 B.80 C.90

18.How long can full-time students keep the books for lending?

A.For a month B.For six weeks C.For seven weeks

19.What is forbidden to be taken out of the library?

A.Books on the first floor B. Newspapers and magazines C. Books on the second floor

20.How do students enter the library?

A.With a library account. B.With a student card C.With an ID card.

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）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Probably you have seen photos of the Grand Canyon（峡谷）, the great valley in the desert country of Arizona. But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world

The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years.Slowly,the river cut down through hard rock.At the same time,the land was rising.Today,the canyon is 1.5 kilometres deep and 445 kilometres long.The oldest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old.The width varies from about 200 metres to 29 kilometres across.The rim(边缘)or top of the canyon is about 2,300 metes above sea level on the South Rim,and about 3,000 metres on the other side,the North Rim.As a result,there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon.The South Rim is a dry desert country.The North Rim has tall forests.

The canyon looks different at different times of day, and in different seasons and weather. At sunrise and sunset the red, gold, brown and orange colors of the rocks are especially clear and bright. In winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow.

The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best. Most visitors come here and stay in campgrounds or hotels. Every point along the canyon’s edge offers a different view.

The North rim of the Canyon is quieter. It takes all day to drive there from the South Rim because there is only one bridge across the Colorado River. On the way, you go through Navado Indian lands, and a colorful pink desert called “The Painted Desert”.

21. The best way to feel the true beauty of the Grand Canyon is to________.

A. see its photographs B. listen to the report about it

C. watch its introduction on TV D. go there yourself and visit it

22. The scene of the canyon is ________.

A. various depending on different time and places B. almost the same

C. various depending on different time D. various depending on different places

23. If you want to visit the North Rim from the South Rim, you________.

A．can go there in many directions B．won’t spend much time on the way

C．can visit The Painted Desert on the way D．needn’t go across any bridges

24. If you want to have a visit to the Grand Canyon, you’d better go to _______.

A. the North Rim B. the South Rim C. the bottom D. Navado Indian Lands

B

Many people don't realize the importance of music education in the schools today．A new study showed, however, music education is extremely important．

In college, music education is one of the largest programs．Teachers have to learn general education materials and techniques． They must learn to play every instrument; they must learn music history and music theory; they must learn instrument repair and teaching methods; they must learn conducting and so much more．At the same time, much of our culture and tradition is absorbed in music．

Music plays a very important role in our education．

Music helps with math and science． Students learn to count, and how to multiply and divide．Students also use science to help them discover what sounds good together and what doesn't．Students also need science to understand something called the “overtone series", which is about how music is produced by vibration（颤动）and why．

Students learn a lot about languages through music. Many songs are written in other languages, including ancient ones．Students must learn to translate these works to understand what they are singing about. A song is likely to be a famous short work set to music; so students become familiar with that very often while singing．

Students learn a huge amount of cooperation of body parts through music, so parts of the body can work better together．Students must use skills in order to play an instrument．Singers and instrument players must learn breath control and be in good shape to play．

Students learn about art. Some famous pieces were written about important pieces of art, and students learn about the artists and styles as they're playing the music．

Music education also brings higher thinking to our children．It allows them to think about complex patterns．Students have to be aware of what every other musician does at every time．In that way, it develops cooperation, as well．They tend to develop more ability for learning．

As one can see, music is very important to education．

25．According to the passage, learning music in college will be quite ．

A. easy B.stressful C.impressive D.useless

26．As to the benefits from music, which of the following is NOT included in the passage?

A.Calculation B.Language study C.Relaxation D.Cooperation of body parts

27．The underlined word "that" in Para．5 refers to“ "．

A.the music B. the language C.the culture D. the work

28．What can we know from the passage?

A.Science and music are extreme poles． B. Only the wisest person can learn music well．

C.Music is good to our all-round development．

D.All of us know the importance of music clearly．

C

The English test will be removed from China’s college entrance exam by 2020, according to details of exam and admission reform revealed by the Ministry of Education. The national college entrance exam, known as the “Gaokao” has been used to evaluate Chinese students for three decades. The Ministry of Education has worked out a plan for reforming exams and enrollment. The Ministry will solicit(征求) public opinions before its release. Instead, tests will be held several times a year to allow students to choose when and how often they sit the exam so as to alleviate study pressure and change China’s once-in-a-lifetime exam system.

The plan and suggestions for its implementation will be announced in the first half of next year. It will be piloted in selected provinces and cities and promoted nationwide from 2017. A new exam and admission system will be established by 2020, according to the education ministry.

The decision has aroused a heated discussion among Shanghai educators and parents who doubted the reform would reduce the burden of learning English or if the substitute test could reflect a student’s English skills and help students learn English better.

“The reform shows China is learning from the West to give students more test-taking chances. But more chances might become more of a burden since Chinese students are likely to repeat the test until they get the highest score,” said Cai Jigang, a professor at Fudan University’s College of Foreign Languages and Literature and chairman of the Shanghai Advisory Committee for College English Teaching at Tertiary Level.

Yu Lizhong, chancellor of New York University Shanghai, where classes are in English and students are required to have a high standard of English, said the most important aspect of the reform lay in what to test and how to test.

“ As far as I see, the reform doesn’t mean English is no longer important for Chinese stude