命题人：杨德佑 姚 健

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

(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，并标在试题的相应位置。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 is the man afraid of?

A. The storm. B. The cry. C. The lightning

2. What does the woman promise?

A. Not to be late. B. Not to be angry. C. To tell the truth.

3. What is the woman looking for?

A. Juice. B. Milk C. Cheese.

4. What are they talking about?

A. Mirror. B. Glasses. C. Album.

5. When is it now?

A. Morning. B. Afternoon. C. Night.

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2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。

听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why does the man look so upset and tired?

A. His father is ill. B. His father failed in business. C. His parents divorced.

7. What has the man done to help his family?

A. Quit his job. B. Founded a company. C. Had a job.

听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why does the man feel depressed?

A. His girlfriend broke up with him.

B. His girlfriend said bad words of him.

C. His girlfriend cheated on him.

9. What’s the woman’s advice?

A. Talking with her. B. Forgetting her. C. Forgiving her.

听第八段材料，回答第10至12小题。

10. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a café. B. In a plane. C. In a bar.

11. What would the man like to drink?

A. Orange juice. B. Black coffee. C. bean milk.

12. What should the man do if he needs some help?

A. Press the button. B. Call the waitress. C. Ring the bell.

听第九段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. When is the woman going to Yale University?

A. Around the second week of August.

B. At the last week of August.

C. At the beginning of September.

14. What will the woman do first?

A. Pack her things. B. Get a visa. C. Register for classes.

15. What can we know about the woman’s major?

A. She hopes to major in English literature.

B. She wants to change it.

C. She hasn’t decided it yet.

16. Which of the following is NOT the fundamental course?

A. History. B. English. C. Chemistry.

听第十段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long has Austin been missing?

A. Half a year. B. About four months. C. 18 days.

18. What does Austin do?

A. A journalist. B. A volunteer. C. A soldier.

19. What can we learn about Austin?

A. He’s the oldest child in his family.

B. He’s good at telling stories.

C. He’s traveled to the Middle East many times.

20. Who is the speaker?

A. Austin’s spokesman. B. Austin’s family. C. Austin’s friend.

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，满分30分)

A

The mother of the 13-year-old Dutch girl Laura Dekker, whose plans to make a solo sailing trip around the world have recently made world headlines, has spoken out against the trip. “It breaks my heart to think that because of this I could lose contact with my daughter,” she said in an interview. “I have never before made such a difficult decision. But I must accept the consequences. I would rather have a live daughter who I will never see again than a dead daughter.”

It is the first time that Laura’s mother, Babs Müller, has spoken out against the trip. Laura’s parents are divorced and the girl has lived with her father since she was six. Her father Dick Dekker supports Laura’s plans. However, the Dutch Child Protection Board has decided to place the girl under supervision (监督) for two months to ascertain whether she is mentally and physically capable of undertaking the journey.

Ms Müller says she is confident that Laura is technically capable of making the journey. “She can sail like the devil. That’s not the problem.” However, she is afraid of the problems a 13-year-old girl can encounter in the harbors of Third-World countries and of the psychological (心理上的) pressure of being alone for such a long period on the ocean. “The most important thing, in my eyes, is that she is not yet an adult.”

Ms Müller says she told Laura once before that she was opposed to the idea. Her daughter replied, “If you forbid me, you will have ruined my entire life. Then I’ll never want to see you again.” However, Laura’s mother says that reports that a camera team is planning to follow her around the world could change her opinion about the trip.

21. Laura Dekker’s plans to sail solo around the world 　　　.

A. made her parents divorce B. have attracted wide attention

C. made her father unhappy D. were a difficult decision to make

22. It can be inferred that Laura Dekker and her mother 　　　.

A. are angry with Dick Dekker B. had a quarrel

C. lost touch with each other D. are all good sailors

23. We can learn that the Dutch Child Protection Board 　　　.

A. will train Laura for two months B. will help Laura realize her dream

C. cares about Laura’s safety D. doesn’t believe in Laura at all

24. What does the underlined part “opposed to” mean?

A. Against. B. Shocked by. C. Beyond. D. Satisfied with.

B

Americans do many different things during their vacations. Some people stay at home and enjoy time with their families. They may go to a local swimming pool, zoo or museum. Other people travel to enjoy large national parks, the mountains, the ocean, or large amusement parks. Many people visit interesting American cities or historic areas. Some people visit family members in other states. Still other Americans visit foreign countries.

Recently there is a new use for vacation time — learning about a new kind of job. This program is called Vocation Vacations. People pay between six hundred and five thousand dollars to work at a job for a few days or a week.

Brian Kurth of Portland, Oregon, started Vocation Vacations. He says it serves a valuable purpose. It gives people a chance to try out a job they always wanted without leaving their present job.

People use Vocation Vacations to try many kinds of jobs around the United States. These are jobs that anyone can learn to do. For example, they can learn how to make beer, wine, cheese or cakes. They can help train dogs or horses. They can learn how to be a hunting and fishing guide or a gardener. They can work with a sports announcer, television producer, wedding planner or photographer. Or they can learn how to operate a very small hotel, called a “bed and breakfast”.

Vocation Vacations recently added several new jobs. They include comedians, dog-sled (雪橇) drivers and hair stylists. The company says the most popular job so far is winemaking.

The Vocation Vacations Website recently asked visitors what prevents them from working at their dream job. More than two thousand people answered. Forty-two percent said the main block is money. Lack of the right education or experience was the answer given by twenty-five percent. Other answers included fear of failure and lack of family support.

25. From the first paragraph we can learn that on holiday 　　　.

A. Americans often try out new jobs

B. Americans prefer to travel

C. what Americans usually do

D. how Americans enjoy themselves at home

26. What is “Vocation Vacations” according to the passage?

A. The best way of enjoying time with one’s family.

B. A program of learning a new job on holiday.

C. A chance to learn how to operate a hotel.

D. The most popular jobs around the US.

27. It seems that most of the jobs in Vocation Vacations are 　　　.

A. difficult B. boring C. expensive D. enjoyable

28. When people take the jobs in vocation vacations, 　　　.

A. they can choose many kinds of them

B. they can get some money for their work

C. they must have much experience

D. they must have a lot of money

C

A 400-pound adult male gorilla (大猩猩) escaped from his cage at the Buffalo Zoo on Monday. He bit a female zookeeper before being caught. The 24-year-old gorilla came out of his living quarters through an unlocked door on Monday morning. He ran into the space which was used by zoo workers but closed to the public.

A keeper who has cared for Koga since he arrived in 2007 was bitten on her hand and leg. Zoo officials said it was an act of excitement. “He was probably just as surprised coming face to face with her as she was with him,” Buffalo Zoo President Donna Fernandes said.

The keeper took refuge (庇护) inside the habitat of a female gorilla and her newborn baby. The keeper’s decision to lock herself inside the separate habitat likely kept her from being further harmed. The keeper had a good relationship with the mother who, like Koga, is a west lowland gorilla, native to West Africa and the Congo River Basin, according to Fernandes.

Several locked doors prevented Koga from running wildly through the zoo and beyond. The police sent in a team to make sure the area was safe while a vet (兽医) used a pipe to sedate (给……服镇静剂) Koga. The gorilla was dragged by the zoo staff back to his cage once the drugs took hold.

Visitors to the zoo were moved indoors and stayed there for about 45 minutes while the team was trying to catch the gorilla and send it back to his cage. “That was the scariest thing I’ve ever done in my career,” said the team’s captain Mark Maraschiello. “It’s a 400-pound gorilla. Nobody knew what harm he could do to us. He could have bitten my arm off easily,” Maraschiello added.

29. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. A zoo keeper was injured while working at the zoo.

B. A zoo keeper forgot to lock the door of a gorilla’s cage.

C. A 400-pound gorilla ran wildly in the zoo after breaking his cage.

D. A 400-pound gorilla bit a zoo keeper after escaping from his cage.

30. According to Donna Fernandes, the gorilla bit the zoo keeper because 　　　.

A. he was too angry to see the zoo keeper

B. he was too excited to see the zoo keeper

C. he didn’t want to be sent back to the cage

D. he wanted to find some delicious food

31. What did the zoo keeper do after being bitten by the gorilla?

A. She asked another gorilla to protect her.

B. She tried her best to comfort him.

C. She locked herself in a cage of another gorilla.

D. She called the police and asked them to r