（命题：夏莉 审题：熊世平 宋杰 2013 / 09/08）

本试卷分为四个部分，时量120分钟。满分150分

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension(30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

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 choose the best answer for each question. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. Why does the man call the woman?

A. To find out whether the store is open tomorrow.

B. To ask about the price of potted plants.

C. To order some potted plants .

2. What can we learn about the store?

A. It is closed on Sunday.

B. It is open for 5 hours on Sunday.

C. It is open from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays.

Conversation 2

3. What does the man think is the best thing about travelling?

A. Trying new foods. B. Meeting different people. C. Visiting places of interest.

4. How does the woman usually travel?

A. By car. B. By air. C. By train.

Conversation 3

5. What do we know about Bernard?

A. He has a bad mood.

B. He has nice neighbours.

C. He didn’t sleep well and got up late.

6. How did Bernard come today?

A. By bus. B. By car. C. By subway.

Conversation 4

7. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. How to protect the environment. B. How to protect animals. C. How to save energy.

8. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Interviewer and interviewee. B. Teacher and student. C. Customer and salesman.

9. How many aspects does the man mention?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three.

Conversation 5

10. What does the man say about the conference?

A. It got several inactive speakers.

B. It had some boring meetings.

C. It was well organised.

11. Why does the man think fewer people made a big difference?

A. They saved more money.

B. They made decisions more quickly.

C. There was enough time for all speakers.

12. What were people dissatisfied with?

A. The hotel rooms. B. The restaurant. C. The conference rooms.

Conversation 6

13. What is the man doing?

A. Introducing the woman to his neighbours.

B. Giving the woman advice on how to find a flat.

C. Showing the woman around the neighbourhood.

14. Why does the woman look for a library?

A. To get information for her business.

B. To have a quiet place to study.

C. To find a map of the city.

15. Where will the speakers go next?

A. To a restaurant. B. To a bookstore. C. To a park.

Section B (7.5 marks)

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.

Story Writing Competition

Deadline: 16. 2nd

Groups: ●junior section --- secondary 1 to 3

●senior section --- other students except Secondary 7 ones

Theme: unlimited

Word limits: 17.

Number of stories to submit: three 18.

Prizes: ●the champion --- a $200 book-gift-certificate

●the 2nd winner --- a $100 book-gift-certificate

●the 3rd winner --- free 19.

Attention: write down your 20. on your work



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Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

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

21. Happiness and success often come to those______are good at recognizing their own strengths.

A. whom B. who C. what D. which

22. That piece of music sounds very wonderful. Who ______the violin upstairs?

A. has played B. played C. plays D. is playing

23. The party will be held in the garden, weather .

A. permitting B. to permit C. permitted D. permit

24. The number of foreign friends visiting the Summer Palace _______ rising steadily since 2000.

A. is B. were C. has been D. have been

25. In front of used to be a two-storied brick building stands a skyscraper with marbles and glass glittering in the sun.

A．which B．where C．that D．what

26. George returned after the war, only _______ that his wife had left him.

A. to be told B. telling C. being told D. told

27. The doctor _________ is leaving for Africa next month.

A. the nurse is talking to him B. whom the nurse is talking

C. the nurse is talking to D. who the nurse is talking

28. The power station_______ a few years ago has greatly benefited the local people.

? A. being built?????? B. building??????? C. built?????????? D. to be built

29. I don’t think Susan will be sad but I’ll go and comfort her ______ she is.

A. even though B. in case C. as if D. unless

30. Every day ________ a proverb aloud several times until you have it memorized.

A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads

31. It's her cleverness, not her appearance, makes it difficult for her to work with others．

A．what B．as C．which D．that

32. People in many places, had been pulled down by the real estate developers, were not paid enough money．

A．their houses B．which houses C．whose houses D．of which houses

33. Across North China _____ in the world, namely the Great Wall.

A. the longest wall runs???? ????????????????????B. runs the longest wall

C. does run the longest wall???????? ??????? D. does the longest wall run

34. 100°C is the temperature which water will boil.

A. for B. at C. on D. of

35. ---How do you like the film Arthur 3?

---Well, I have never seen _____one before.

A. a good B. a better C. a best D. the best

Section B (18 marks)

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 phrase that best fits the context.

Hearing my name being called, I walked quickly to the stage. But, I was about to 36 for my diploma when the medical-school 37 asked my parents, Anna and Carlo Michelotti, to stand. Surprised, they 38 from their seats in the audience. They looked at each other and seemed puzzled. He told the crowd that my parents, an immigrant Italian couple from a farm outside Chicago, had 39 send their six children to top colleges and graduate schools. (Three of us would 40 doctors, two were already lawyers and one was a physicist.) "It's remarkable," the head of our department said, everyone 41 loudly. Mama's face lighted up with 42 .

My mother was a(n) 43 . When she was three, her parents immigrated in 1926 to Chicago's South Side, where my grandfather worked making ice cream. 44 with her then life, Mama made every effort to push for a better situation. At 16, she graduated first in her high-school class, went on to secretarial school, and 45 worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company.

I knew that I had to 46 everything we had achieved or would achieve to my parents. When we were young children, my mother, especially, was our mentor（启蒙老师）. Not until I became an adult did I realize how 47 she was---she always challenged us to succeed-and then showed us the way!

36. A. arrive B. get C. call D. reach

37. A. director B. principal C. manager D. headmaster

38. A. raised B. rose C. lifted D. pulled

39. A. tried to B. sought to C. managed to D. attempted to

40. A. become B. grow C. act D. prove

41. A. screaming B. crying C. shouting D. cheering

42. A. pride B. embarrassment C. shyness D. anger

43. A. German B. Italian C. British D. American

44. A. Unfamiliar B. Unprepared C. Undefined D. Unsatisfied

45. A. eventually B. successfully C. naturally D. extremely

46. A. contribute B. relate C. owe D. devote

47. A. diligent B. special C. acute D. strange

Section C （12 marks）

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with ONE word that best fits the context.

Travel is a very good activity．When traveling, you can relax 48 ．forget your tiredness or troubles, and have the energy to take on the new tasks waiting for you．

But sometimes traveling is not 49 enjoyable thing．For example, the weather can be changeable．If you climb a mountain, it may rain suddenly．You may be caught 50 the rain and may catch a cold．The 51 thing is that you may have your money stolen 52 you may have an injury．All these terrible things are 53 can happen to you．

Therefore, when you are going on a trip, you must make a good preparation．Firstly, you must have clear information about the weather． 54 , you should choose a good companion so that you can help each other．Thirdly, you must be careful enough and try to avoid accidents．55_ you do this, you will surely enjoy your travel．

Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

A woman renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.

“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a …”

“Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “I’m a mother.”

“We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation… ‘housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder.

One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title．“What is your occupation?” she asked.