本试卷共6页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

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. How is the weather like in the woman’s hometown?

A. It is always sunny.

B. It snows a lot.

C. It often rains.

2. What kind of music does the man like?

A. Rock. B. Jazz. C. Rap.

3. How long does the woman work on Saturday?

A. Six hours.

B. Seven hours.

C. Eight hours.

4. Where are they talking now?

A. In a restaurant.

B. In a classroom.

C. In a library.

5. What do we know about the woman?

A. She went to travel alone.

B. She is living in a hotel now.

C. She is disappointed with the journey.

第二节(共15小题；每小题l.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. Where does this conversation take place?

A. In a library. B. In a bookshop. C. In a clothing shop.

7. When can the girl get the new copy of the book?

A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What kind of rooms are available?

A. Two double rooms on different floors.

B. Two single rooms next to each other.

C. Two double rooms on the same floor.

9. How many people are there in the group?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.

10. What is the woman going to do?

A. Try another hotel.

B. Take the man’s advice

C. Stay on different floors.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What need the man do to return the shoes?

A. He needn’t do anything within three days.

B. He needs to phone the shopkeeper in advance.

C. He needs to set out the reasons.

12. Why does the man want to return the shoes?

A. They are not fit to wear.

B. He doesn’t like the style.

C. His wife doesn’t like the color.

13. How much are the shoes?

A. 205 dollars. B. 200 dollars. C. 195 dollars.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Why does the woman want to move?

A. Her present house is far from her office.

B. Her present house is too expensive.

C. Her present house is too small.

15. What is the woman worried about?

A. She doesn’t know how to pack things.

B. She finds it difficult to move all her stuff.

C. She can’t find a moving company.

16. What does the man offer to do?

A. Help the woman move her stuff.

B. Find a moving company for the woman.

C. Give her a phone number of a moving company.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When is Grandmother’s Day in France?

A. The first Saturday in March.

B. The last Sunday in March.

C. The first Sunday in March.

18. Where did Grandmother’s Day start from?

A. A famous grandmother.

B. A food company.

C. A special activity.

19. Where can grandmothers go for free on Grandmother’s Day?

A. Theaters. B. Restaurants. C. Shops.

20. What do we know about the famous grandmother?

A. She became famous for her play.

B. She likes rock climbing.

C. She pays particular attention to social problems.

第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共二节，满分30分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I regret to inform you that I have to reschedule the meeting with you since there is

a(n) ______ in my arrangement.

A. barrier B. conflict C. association D. reservation

22. As you know, Henry is quite shy, so can you imagine him singing at the English party in the of all his classmates and teachers?

A. place B. charge C. presence D. absence

23. Many companies in the developing country, China in particular, are ______ to hire more MBAs in order to improve their traditionally unscientific approach to management.

A. conventional B. appropriate C. considerate D. desperate

24. Now that you have got drunk and it is getting dark, I think it will be a(n)_______ choice if you leave your car in my garage and take a taxi home.

A. sensible B. adequate C. sensitive D. conscious

25. “Please” is an expression ______used to show one’s politeness when asking for something or telling somebody to do something.

A. casually B. actually C. commonly D. immediately

26. The health care experts have worked out a detailed plan to make sure the famous athlete can_____ as quickly as possible.

A. survive B. recover C. suffer D. remove

27. While practicing yoga, people often feel severe pain, but what you need to do is to breathe deeply, and overcome it.

A. tolerate B. replace C. settle D. accomplish

28. In order to ensure visitors can enjoy themselves fully, Disneyland refuses to _____ signs forbidding its “guests” to step on the grass or other plants alike.

A. bring up B. come up C. take up D. set up

29. My naughty son takes delight in_______ such things as radios, mobiles and clocks but never can he manage to fix them together again.

A. breaking up B. giving away C. taking apart D. setting down

30. _______ the quickening pace of life, competition goes increasingly fierce in all aspects of life, putting pressure on all individuals.

A. In spite of B. By means of C. On account of D. For lack of

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pickup at a building that was 31 except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and 32 .

A small woman in her 80’s opened the door. I took her suitcase to the cab then returned to 33 her into the cab. She thanked me for my kindness. When we got in the taxi, she gave me a(n) 34 , then asked, “Could you drive through 35 ?”

“It’s not the 36 way,” I answered.

“Oh, I don’t 37 ,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice (临终关怀医院).”

I looked in the rear view mirror. Her eyes were glistening (闪烁).

“The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and 38 the meter (计程器). “What 39 would you like me to take?” I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the 40 where she and her husband had lived. Sometimes she’d ask me to 41 in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the sun was 42 , she suddenly said: “I’m 43 . Let’s go now.”

We drove in 44 to the address she had given me. There were people waiting for her and they put her in a wheelchair.

“How much do I have to 45 you?” she asked, reaching into her purse.

“Nothing,” I said.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me 46 .

“You gave an old woman a little moment of 47 ,” she said.

I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut.

I didn’t 48 any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, 49 in thought. We tend to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often 50 us unconsciously.

31. A. ancient B. dark C. dirty D. remote

32. A. entered B. knocked C. listened D. wandered33. A. invite B. watch C. help D. receive34. A. address B. letter C. speech D. present35. A. hospice B. downtown C. countryside D. community36. A. wrong B. funniest C. safest D. shortest37. A. consider B. doubt C. know D. mind38. A. cut out B. showed off C. switched off D. turned on39. A. direction B. order C. role D. route40. A. house B. environment C. neighborhood D. surroundings41. A. break down B. get off C. speed up D. slow down42. A. changing B. moving C. rising D. setting43. A. confused B. amazed C. terrified D. tired44. A. darkness B. noise C. silence D. sadness45. A. deliver B. pay C. charge D. cost46. A. anxiously B. tightly C. patiently D. unexpectedly47. A. joy B. interest C. trouble D. surprise48. A. talk with B. call up C. pick up D. take away49. A. annoyed B. lost C. mad D. occupied50. A. catch B. drive C. improve D. puzzle

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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The pickle jar (泡菜坛), as far back as I can remember, sat beside the dresser in my parents’ bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would throw any coins that were in his pockets into the jar. As they dropped, they landed with a merry Jingle.

Whenever the jar was full, Dad would sit at the kitchen table and roll up the coins before taking them to the bank.

Every time, as he slid the box of rolled coins across the counter at the bank toward the cashier, he would smile proudly and say: “These are for my son’s college fund .”

We would always celebrate each deposit by stopping for an ice cream cone. Dad would show me the coins in his change and say: “When we get home, we’ll start filling the jar again.” He always let me drop the first coins into the empty jar. “You might have to get to college on loose change,” he said. “But you’ll get there.”

The years passed, and I went to college, married and took a job in another town.

Once, while visiting my parents, I noticed that the pickle jar was gone. It had served its purpose. My dad was a man of few words, and he never lectured me on the values of determination, perseverance or faith. The pickle jar had taught me all of those far better than the most flowery words could have done.

Soon, my daughter Jessica was born. We spent Christmas that year with my parents. After dinner, Mom and Dad sat next to each other on the sofa, taking turns holding their first grandchild. When Jessica began to cry, my wife Susan took her from Dad’s arms to put her in her crib(婴儿床) in my parents’ room.

Susan came back with tears in her eyes. She led me into my parents’ room. “Look,” she said softly. To my amazement, there, next to the dresser, as if it had never been removed, stood the old pickle jar, the bottom already covered with coins. I walked over to it, dug down into m