（命题：刘劲 审题：熊世平 宋杰 2014/1/8）

本卷共四个部分，时量120分钟，满分150分

PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION （30marks）

SECTION A

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet.

Conversation 1

1. What’s the girl doing?

A. She is having a hot tea B. She is having a meal C. She is playing with her mother

2. What is the girl given at last?

A. A knife B. A spoon C. A cup

Conversation 2

3. Why does the man want to live in an apartment?

A. He doesn’t want to be alone B. He wants his own space C. He can’t stand his friends

4. What will the man do this weekend?

A. Learn how to cook B. Meet his friends C. Visit the woman

Conversation 3

5. How much should the man pay for the fruit?

A. 18 yuan B. 12 yuan C. 15 yuan

6. What will the man do next?

A. Go home B. Buy more food and drink C. Eat some bread

Conversation 4

7. What do they have for breakfast today?

A. Carrot juice and bread B. Apple juice and fried eggs C. Carrot juice and fried eggs

8. Which subject doesn’t John have today?

A. Math B. Music C. History

9. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. John’s mother will pack the schoolbag for him.

B. They are eating in the room upstairs.

C. John doesn’t like apple juice and bread at all.

Conversation 5

10. Where is the man going to spend his holidays?

A. In Australia B. In America C. In China

11. How will the man travel?

A. By sea B. By train C. By air

12. What is the weather like in the place where the woman will spend her summer holidays?

A. It’s cold B. It’s rainy C. It’s warm

Conversation 6

13. Why did Bob call Nancy?

A. To offer his help with her new house.

B. To invite her out to a concert.

C. To ask if she’s got the tickets.

14. What will Nancy be doing next Saturday afternoon?

A. Visiting a friend with Margaret.

B. Watching a tennis match.

C. Cleaning up the new house.

15. When will the concert begin?

A. At 7:30 B. At 8:00 C. At 7:00

SECTION B

Directions: In this section, you'll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you've got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You 'll hear the short passage TWICE.

School

Ellwood school



The number of students and teachers

640 students and 16.





Lessons

There are two lessons before 17.

and three more before lunch.

18. _there are two more lessons.



Lunch

You can buy a meal for about 19.





Clubs

The computer club is on Tuesday and the science club is on 20.





PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

SECTION A(15marks)

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

21. Mr. White ______ in Los Angeles for years, but recently he has already adapted to living in China.

A was living B. had lived C. has lived D. lived

22. Mr. Mike, in ______ supermarket we bought an iPad last week, will give us a report on management this evening.

A. who B. which C. whose D. who

23. --How was your trip to London?

--Great. I was helped by an organization. Otherwise, I ______it.

A. wouldn’t afford B. hadn’t afforded C. wouldn’t have afforded D. needn’t have afforded

24. ______ most people look forward to the relaxing life after retirement, some cannot bear the thought of not going to work any more.

A. Unless B. While C. As D. When

25. Not until the early years of the 19th century______ what heat is.

A. did man know B. man had known C. man knew D. had man known

26 –Did you see the CEO in his office? -- Yes, he ______ by the journalist from BBC.

A. has been interviewed B. is being interviewed

C. had been interviewed D. was being interviewed

27. –Jack failed the driving test again.

-- The question is ______ we can help him avoid making the same mistake.

A. why B. how C. what D. that

28．I really can’t think of ______ told me you were not coming back till tomorrow.

A. it was who that B. who was it that C. that who was it D. who it was that

29．The boy stood there astonished, with his eyes ______ on the strange moving object in the sky.

A. to fix B. fixing C. fixed D. having fixed

30．--What’s the matter with Philips?

-- Something must have happened to him. He left home three hours ago, but ______ at the party.

A. didn’t arrive B. isn’t arriving C. hadn’t arrived D. hasn’t arrived

31．After Queen Elizabeth officially opened the 2012 Summer Olympics, London become the first city ______ three Olympic Games in history.

A. to have hosted B. hosting C. hosted D. having hosted

32．If ever the occasion ______ when I want advice, you’re the first person I’ll come to.

A. will arise B. has arisen C. is arising D. arises

33. My tutor always teaches us “A man ______ fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until be began to blame somebody else.”

A. shall B. must C. would D. can

34. ______ time at Hunan Normal University, I’m very impressed with the quality of the teachers and students.

A. Having spent B. Beijing spent C. To spend D. spending

35. A large amount of money ______ spent on the Hope Project and a good many schools ______ set up.

A, are; has been B. is; have been C. are; have been D. is; has been

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.

It was the end of my junior year, the weekend before a party. I was __36__ around that night with some friends, and a bottle got passed around the car. Everyone was taking swigs (大口喝). Then the bottle got to me. I took a swig. That was the biggest __37__ of my life – I had to drive home later that night.

About a mile from my house, a policeman turned his light bar on and I pulled over and waited for him to come to my door. “Can I see your __38__ and registration please, Miss?” He took them and went back to his car for a while. When he returned, he asked if I had __39__.

“Yes sir.” I said. He asked me to step out of my car.

All of a sudden I felt cold metal on my wrists. He __40__ me right then and there. As I was sitting in the back seat of his car, all I could think was, “God, I’m in so much __41__ my parents are going to kill me.”

The cop drove me to a town twenty minutes from my home. Being arrested was so __42__. The next week I got a lawyer and I went to court two months after that. I got $ 700 in fines, forty hours of community __43__, and had to attend a MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) meeting. I’ll be on probation (缓刑) for a year, and I have to __44__ driver’s education again. And I __45__ my license for a whole year!

This has been a huge learning experience for me. It opened my eyes to how easy it is to make a __46__ decision. I want everyone reading this to know that it’s not right to drink and drive, and it __47__ isn’t worth losing your license.

36．A．running B．driving C．riding D. walking

37．A．problem B．mistake C．change D．challenge

38．A．license B．card C．identity D．passport

39．A．eaten B．drunk C．practiced D. quarreled

40．A．forgave B．scolded C．arrested D．fined

41．A．mess B．trouble C．wonder D．confusion

42．A．common B．different C．scary D．boring

43．A．communication B．activity C．service D．survey

44．A．bring B．give C．take D．make

45．A．held B．got C．kept D．lost

46．A．happy B．quick C．difficult D．stupid

47．A．gradually B．necessarily C．possibly D．definitely

Section C(12marks)

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

Many people think the search for cleaner energy leads only to renewable resources like sun, wind and water. But it __48__ leads to a fossil fuel. Natural gas is considered __49__ cleanest of the fossil fuels, the fuel created by plant and animal remains over millions __50__ years. Burning it releases fewer pollutants __51__ oil or coal. The gas is mainly methane (甲烷). It produces half the carbon dioxide of other fossil fuels. So __52__ may help cut the production of carbon gases linked to climate change.

Russia is first in __53__ are called "proved reserves" of natural gas. The United States is sixth. Over the years, big oil __54__ gas companies recovered much of the easily reached supplies of gas in America. They drilled straight down into formations where gas collects. __55___these supplies were used up, big drillers looked for similar formations in other countries.

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

Family traditions were important in our house, and none was more appreciated than the perfect Christmas tree.

“Dad, can we watch when you trim (修剪) the tree?” My eldest son, Dan, nine, and his seven-year-old