第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共100分）

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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where did the woman find the ball?

A. On the road. B. In the tree. C. In the flowers.

2. What will the speakers do?

A. Look for Tony. B. Have a meal. C. Go to the classroom.

3. What is the woman?

A. An actress. B. A director. C. A photographer.

4. Where does the woman probably work?

A. At a restaurant. B. At a hotel. C. At a clothes shop.

5. What does the woman think of the man's idea?

A. Acceptable. B. Strange. C. Great.

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至7题。

6. Which sport will Danny go for?

A. Cycling. B. Horse-riding. C. Climbing.

7. When will Danny go on this holiday?

A. In June. B. In July. C. In August.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What do we know about the woman?

A. She is overweight now.

B. She likes lemon juice a lot.

C. She didn't do any exercise before.

9. What can the woman eat besides vegetable salad?

A. Sugar. B. Seafood. C. Fruit.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Customer and saleswoman. B. Customer and repairman. C. Manager and employee.

11. What happened to the man's TV?

A. It was dropped on the ground.

B. The screen was broken.

C. It didn't work at all.

12. What will the shop do for the man?

A. Replace his TV.

B. Pay half of the repair fee.

C. Repair his TV immediately.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A forest. B. A dream. C. An accident.

14. How does the woman feel now?

A. Tired. B. Frightened. C. Sad.

15. What do we know about the light?

A. It was blue.

B. It got bigger and then smaller.

C. It looked like the face of a girl.

16. What happened to the woman when she tried to run away?

A. She saw an old man.

B. She couldn't run fast.

C. She fell down on the ground.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the talk mainly about?

A. A bookstore. B. A grammar book. C. An English dictionary.

18. When will the sale end?

A. On 5th. B. On 7th. C. On 11th.

19. Where is the talk given?

A. At a company. B. At a school. C. At an exhibition.

20. What is the speaker?

A. A bookstore owner. B. An English teacher. C. A bookseller.

第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

Australia’s koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless urgent action is taken to stop the losing in population, according to researchers. They say development, climate change and bushfires have all combined to reduce the number of wild koalas sharply.

The Australian Koala Foundation said a recent survey showed the population could have dropped by more than half in the past six years. Previous estimates put the number of koalas at more than 100,000, but the latest calculations suggest there could now be as few as 43,000.

The foundation collected field data from 1,800 sites and 80,000 trees to calculate the numbers. In one area in northern Queensland estimated to have 20,000 koalas a decade ago, a team of eight people could not find a single animal in four days of searching.

The foundation said besides problems caused by cutting down forests, hotter and drier conditions because of global warming had reduced the nutritional value of their staple food, eucalyptus leaves, leading to poor nutrition for them.

Koalas, which live in the forests in Australia’s east and south, are very fussy (爱挑剔的) about what types of the leaves they eat.

Foundation chief Deborah Tabart said: “The koalas are missing everywhere we look. It’s really no tree, no me. If you keep cutting down trees you don’t have any koalas.”

She is hoping the new figures will persuade the government’s Threatened Species Steering Committee (TSSC) to list the koala as threatened. But committee chairman Bob Beeton said a decision was not likely recently and the koala’s status as one of the country’s favourite animals would not be a factor. “There’s a number of species which are attractive and people have special feelings towards them. We don’t consider that,” Mr Beeton was reported as saying by the AFP agency.

21. The writer gives the example of the area in northern Queensland in Paragraph 3 to show that _____.

A. the forests are being damaged heavily B. the environment is being polluted seriously

C. koalas usually live in wild mountainous areas D. the number of koalas is dropping quickly

22. Global warming is an important cause of koalas’ reduction because _____.

A. koalas can hardly stand the hot weather B. the leaves koalas eat are losing nutritional value

C. koalas cannot get enough water to drink D. the leaves koalas eat cannot grow in hot weather

23. According to Bob Beeton, _____.

A. koalas are his favourite animals B. a decision will be made to protect koalas

C. they needn’t pay special attention to koalas D. koalas needn’t be protected at all

B

HIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

SCHOOL REPORT

Form Teacher: G. Baker Pupil’s Name: Simon Watkins

Term: Summer 2014 Form: Ⅳ B

Subject

Exam

Class work

Comments



English

59

61

Simon has reached a satisfactory standard but now needs to apply himself with more determination.



Mathematics

77

85

Sound work and progress throughout the year. Well done!



History

46

53

A disappointing exam result. He is unable to give attention to this subject for long.



Chemistry

78

85

His obvious ability in the subject was not fully reflected in his exam work, but I have high hopes for him nevertheless.



Physics

86

94

An excellent term’s performance. He goes from strength to strength. A born scientist, I feel.



Biology

57

60

This time next year he will be taking the “0” exam. He needs to concentrate on the work, not on class conversation.



French

41

46

Clearly he didn’t bother to revise. His general attitude is far too casual.



Physical

Education

/

31

Weak. It’s time he exercised his body more and his voice less. He should try to work with a team.



FORM TEACHER’S REMARKS HEADMASTER

Basically satisfactory work and progress I shall be keeping an eye on his

though he will now have realized, I hope, that progress in his weaker subjects

in certain subject areas he needs to make speedy though his success in the sciences is

improvement. most pleasing.



24. According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon_______.

A. is too talkative in the class B. doesn’t exercise his body at the right time

C. likes to work with his classmates D. becomes weak because he doesn’t exercise at all

25. Which of Simon’s subjects will attract the headmaster’s attention in future?

A. Biology and Maths. B. History and French.

C. English and Chemistry. D. Physics and Physical Education.

26. Which of the following statements best describes Simon?

A. He has made great progress in language classes. B. His potential has been fully reflected in science classes.

C. His grade in maths makes him a born scientist. D. He needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects.

27. Based on the school report, which of the following statements is true?

A. Simon didn’t bother his teacher to revise French. B. Basically, Simon did a good job in science.

C. Simon is a determined learner in English. D. Simon is able to pay attention to history for long.

C

(Reuters) — A group of Chinese scientists and explorers are looking for international help to organize a new search for the country’s answer to Bigfoot, known locally as the “Yeren”, or “wild man”.

Over the years, more than 400 people have said they saw the half-man, half-ape (半猿) Yeren in a remote, mountainous area of the central province of Hubei, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.

Expeditions in the 1970s and 1980s found hair, a footprint, and a sleeping nest suspected of belonging to the Yeren, but there has been no conclusive proof, the report added.

Witnesses describe a creature that walks upright and is more than 2 meters tall with grey, red or black hair all over its body, Xinhua said.

Now the Hubei Wild Man Research Association is looking for volunteers from around the world to join them on another expedition to look for the Yeren.

“We want the team members to be devoted, as there will be a lot of hard work in the process,” Luo Baosheng, vice president of the group, told Xinhua.

But the team will have to come up with about 10 million yuan ($1.50 million) first, and is talking to companies and other bodies to secure the money, so there is no timetable yet for when they may start, the report added.

China is no stranger to cryptozoology. There are many tales about mysterious, monster-like creatures in remote parts of the country. For example, Tibetans have long talked about the existence of the Yeti (喜马拉雅雪人), or “Abominable Snowman”, in the high mountains of their snowy homeland.

28. What the volunteers for this expedition need most is _____.

A. devotion B. enthusiasm C. confidence D. experience

29. The timetable for starting the trip depends on _____.

A. the number of explorers B. government’s support C. the finance D. local people’s guiding

30. According to the text, the underlined word “cryptozoology” in the last paragraph probably refers to _____.

A. the study of mysterious animals B. the study of human beings

C. dangerous expeditions D. tourism industry

31. What would be the best title for this text?

A. Volunteers for an expedition needed B. Scientists to look for China’s Bigfoot

C. I