PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 points)

Section A (22.5 points)[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation one

1. What kind of dress would the speakers prefer for spring?

A. Woolen. B. Cotton. C. Silk.

2. What color does the woman prefe
r?

A. Yellow. B. Red. C. White.

Conversation two

3. When will the hockey game begin?

A. 5:15 B. 5:50 C. 6:00

4. What time will the speakers get there?

A. At 5:15. B. At 5:50. C. At 5:45.

Conversation three

5. What is the man’s advantage for the job according to himself?

A. He majored in communicating. B. He is good at making friends. C. He has some experience.

6. What is the man’s biggest weakness according to himself?

A. He likes working very much. B. He is a little bit careless. C. He is a little bit slow.

Conversation four

7. How old probably is the man?

A. 78. B. 75. C. 72.

8. Why does the woman come here?

A. To meet her old neighbor. B. To meet her client. C. To look for her new office.

9. Where is the new office complex?

A. Next to a flower shop. B. Behind a baker’s. C. Next to a baker’s.

Conversation five

10. What kind of Americans likes to wear Italian-style clothes?

A. Fat women. B. Career women. C. Rich women.

11. According to the man, how can Italian fashions become more popular?

A. If they are made more comfortable. B. If they are made more practical.

C. If their prices are reduced.

12. In which country does this conversation probably happen?

A. The United States. B. Italy. C. We don’t know.

Conversation six

13. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Stories. B. Pictures. C. Friends.

14. Why does the woman think it stressful to go to the dentist?

A. It hurts. B. It is embarrassing. C. It is out of control.

15. What does the woman think of having an interview?

A. Enjoyable. B. Stressful. C. Challenging.

Section B (7.5 points)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Rabbit[来源:学+科+网][来源:学科网ZXXK]

If it sees something dangerous, its white tail moves 16 when it runs.





T
his gives the other rabbits a 17 without making any sounds.



Bee

If it finds some food, it tells other bees by a little 18 .



Human beings

make sounds like “Oh” or “Ah” when we are 19 or pleased.





can give the information to others by 20 .



PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 points)

Section A (15 points)

Directions: Bene
ath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.

21．Early this year, thousands of migrant _______ workers cancelled their insurance due to the lack of _______ policy to transfer insurance between difference regions.

A. the; the
B. the; a C. /; the D. /; a

22. There was no sign _______ they had died from diseases such as bird flu - the main worry in such cases. Among the theories was _______ a truck had collided（碰撞）with the crowd.

A．/; that B. that; that C. that; which D. that; /

23. Mass deaths of birds were not unheard of, but they normally happened unnoticed at sea or in rural areas away from towns. Many birds are weak and die in winter _______ food is scarce.

A. which B. what C. when D. how

24. President Hu Jintao has met with _______ UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. President Hu welcomed Ban's China _______ and his attendance at the Shanghai World Expo.

A. visiting; visit B. to visit; to visit C. visited; visiting D. visiting; visited

25. With consumers searching _______ ways to cut daily expenses, officials from the National Bureau of Statistics' economic monitoring center say there's no need _______.

A. of; in panic B. to; panic C. for; to panic D. in; panicked

26. Living in the dormitory means _______ to take care of yourself, understand each others' differences and share _______ interests.

A．to learn, common. B. learning, ordinary C. to learn; ordinary D. learning; common

27. —The singer together with her band _______ invited to the concert. Did you enjoy that party?

—No, no sooner _______ than they sang their top hit Oh My Baby.

A. was; I had left B. were; I have gone C. was; had I left D. were; did I leave

28. Though measures have now been taken to prevent further price hikes, many people remain _______ over the rising cost of food.

A. be concerning B. concerns C. concern D.
concerned

29. Whale beachings（搁浅）_______ be caused by factors such as illness, or disorientation（迷失方向）caused by extra noise in the oceans, ______ shipping or oil and gas drilling.

A. might; from B. will; by C. should; in D. shall; on

30. Although the peak travel time for Chinese railway doesn't start until Jan 19 this year, people who're eager to get a seat on the train _______ already _______ their struggles.

A. are; starting B. has; started C. have; started D. are; started

31. Car rental agencies _______ a boom in business ever since new restrictions made it harder for people to buy an automobile in the capital.

A. has enjoyed B. have been enjoying C. are enjoying D. enjoyed

32. “Geili”, created from the two Chinese characters “gei” and “li”, _______ a word only spoken in some dialects, but now it _______ something cool or exciting all over the country.

A. is used to being; used to describe B. used to be; used to describing

C. is used to be; used to describing D. used to be; is used to describe

33. _______ she could not persuade me to accept her idea that money means everything.

A. Try as she might B. Might she as try C. As she might try D. She might as try

34. —I hear your journey was not very pleasant.

—But for the sudden rain we _______ a wonderful time.

A. will have B. should have C. should have had D. had

35. In order to gain a bigger share in the international market, many state companies are starving _______ their products more competitive.

A. making B. to make C. to have made D. having made

Section B (18 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrases that best fits the context.

Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Phoebe. That’s 36 the similarities ended.

I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldest in the class while she was the youngest. I was 37

and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t 38 her, considering her my enemy. But she wanted to be friends.

One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too 39 to say no. Actually no one has invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest fashion, wanted to see me.

She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies（芭比娃娃）- which was my next 40 . I would have thought she’d outgrown them. I had never played with them. But we sat on t
he floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. That’s 41 we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wild 42 .

We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from 43 so much. She showed me her outfits, which had mostly come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her 44 a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange.

Phoebe had the whole neighborhood 45 . The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her fr
ee passes and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other's houses and spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being 46 .

Phoebe, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the through teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your “worst enemy” can 47 to be your best friend.

36．A．how B．why C．that D．where

37．A．beautiful B．awkward C．brave D．clever

38．A．like B．hate C．stand D．help

39．A．shocked B．worried C．shamed D．happy

40．A．surprise B．puzzle C．issue D．question

41．A．where B．how C．when D．why

42．A．profile B．imagination C．image D．thinking

43．A．crying B．shouting C．smiling D．doing

44．A．for B．from C．of D．as

45．A．confused B．charmed C．addicted D．annoyed

46．A．short B．high C．funny D．tall

47．A．turn out B．look out
C．watch out D．work out

Section C (12 points)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

The construction of Shanghai Disneyland project and the international tourist resort is 48. ______ to cost the municipal government more than 100 billion yuan ($15.1 billion), 49. ______ than the expense of last year's World Expo. According to the report, it will cost about 25 billion yuan to build the new theme park's core area, and 50. ______ 40 billion yuan to finish affiliated（附属的）facilities. Most of these expenses will be paid by the Shanghai government.

The entire project will cover 51. _____ to 107.1 square kilometers, with 7 squar