考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分

2014.8.30

第一卷

（计分115分）

I 听力测试30分(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

第一节 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. What will the speakers do today?

A. Tour around the city. B. Buy a train ticket. C. Visit a park.

2. What did the woman do last weekend?

A. She went on a trip.

B. She cleaned her kitchen.

C. She moved to a new apartment.

3. Where did the man work part time?

A. In a bank. B. In a post office. C. In a department store.

4. What is the man doing?

A. Taking an exam. B. Reading a book. C. Having a class.

5. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a library. B. In a concert. C. In a store.

第二节 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。

听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。

6. What are the speakers talking about in general?

A. The man’s children. B. Their team members. C. A famous athlete.

7. What team is Patricia on?

A. The swim team. B. The basketball team. C. The dancing team.

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。

8. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Father and daughter. B. Husband and wife. C. Brother and sister.

9. What will the speakers do tomorrow?

A. Tidy up the garage. B. Clean up the backyard. C. Go to the supermarket.

听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。

10. Why does the woman ask for the man’s home phone number?

A. To invite him to dinner.

B. To stop him from calling her.

C. To make sure she can reach him.

11. How does the woman feel about the man?

A. Grateful. B. Curious. C. Impatient.

12. What is the woman doing?

A. Having dinner.

B. Doing exercise.

C. Watching a diet programme.

听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。

13. How many questions does the man ask?

A. Two. B. Three C. Four.

14. What equipment in the kitchen uses the most energy?

A. The stove. B. The refrigerator. C. The dish washer.

15. What can people do to help with the environment?

A. Drive the car within the speed limit.

B. Buy a new car instead of a used car.

C. Stop buying The New York Times.

16. What do we know about Sally?

A. She knows a lot about environmental issues.

B. She likes reading newspapers.

C. She doesn’t win the prize.

听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. What is the main purpose of offering students many extra activities?

A. To offer them a chance to know about the society.

B. To help them prepare for their adult lives.

C. To get them interested in their studies.

18. What can sports help students develop?

A. Close teamwork. B. Competition spirits. C. Organizing ability.

19. What does Mr Smith call on students to do?

A. Give money to the poor.

B. Make every effort to gain satisfaction.

C. Offer time and attention to people in need.

20 .What can listeners find on Oxford University’s website?

A. Advice on extra activities.

B. Community service information.

C. Further information on this interview.

II 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21. Tom always goes jogging in the morning and he usually does push-ups too to stay _____.

A. in place B. in order C. in shape D. in fashion

22. What was so ______ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.

A. awful B. essential C. impressive D. obvious

23. There is a note pinned to the door______ when the shop will open again.

A. saying B. says C. said D. having said

24. It’s standard practice for a company like this one______ a security officer.

A. employed B. being employed C. to employ D. employs

25. Generally, students’ inner motivation with high expectations from others _________ essential to their development.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

26. ourselves from the physical and mental tensions, we each need deep thought and inner quietness.

A. Having freed B. Freed C. To free D. Freeing

27. I don’t become a serious climber until the fifth grade, ______ I went up to rescue a kite that was stuck in the branches of a tree.

A. when B. where C. which D. why

28. Only by increasing the number of doctors by 50 percent properly in this hospital.

A. can be the patients treated B. can the patients be treated

C. the patients can be treated D. treated can be the patients29. It was only after he had read the papers Mr. Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete.

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

30. Writing out all the invitations by hand was more time-consuming than we______.

A. will expect B. are expecting C. expect D. had expected

31. As a grassroots singer, she reads everything she can concerning music, and takes every opportunity to improve herself.

A. catch sight of B. get hold of

C. take charge of D. make mention of

32. — I’ve prepared all kinds of food for the picnic.

—Do you mean we_____ bring anything with us?

A. can’t B. mustn’t C. shan’t D. needn't

33. no modern telecommunications, we would have to wait for weeks to get news from around the world.

A. Were there B. Had there been

C .If there are D. If there have been

34. Shakespeare’s writing is still popular today. It has really ________ the test of time.

A. failed B. stood C. taken D. conducted

35. —I’d like a wake-up call at 7:00 a.m., please!

—OK, _______.

A. help yourself B. You will certainly make it

C. just do what you like D. I’ll make sure you get one

III. 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)

It was a typical Wednesday. My wife and I were speaking in a nursing home (疗养院) about our successful recoveries from our heart attacks. Afterwards, one of the other residents(住院病人), Miriam, asked if we had a few minutes to talk.

“I’ve always thought that to be 36 I need three things: someone to 37 , something to do and something to look forward to,” she said. “I’ve got people here to love, and the activities to 38 me as busy as I want, but I don’t have anything I’m looking forward to. Do you have any 39 ?”

“What did you look forward to before you came here?” we asked.

“Oh, I used to love to laugh with others,” Miriam said.

“What did you 40 about?” we asked.

“Everything I could see, hear, feel, taste or smell,” she said with a smile.

At that very moment, we got the idea to start our 41 . We began looking for humor, and we used all of our 42 .We started with a teabag with the 43 : You are like this teabag… only in hot water do you realize how strong you are.

We continued 44 and found cartoons and videos filled with humor. People brought us stickers, books, games and magazines. We 45 together humor baskets with books, tapes, greeting cards and toys for children of all ages.

Of course, we 46 a humor basket for Miriam, the woman who had 47 us on this project – “Search for a Smile and Share it”. She told us that the 48 of her day was sharing the 49 of her basket with everyone she saw.

The project was so 50 that other facilities heard of it and made special 51 . One nursing home asked us to make a humor cart, like a shopping cart. Volunteers 52 this down the hallways, sharing smiles and laughs with 53 . Still another nursing home requested that we 54 a humor room, complete with a projector showing fun videos.

What started as a simple gesture to 55 one elderly woman turned into a lifetime project.

36. A. busy B. happy C. rich D. healthy

37. A. love B. meet C. visit D. respect

38. A. lead B. find C. keep D. encourage

39. A. ways B. opinions C. plans D. ideas

40. A. talk B. worry C. complain D. laugh

41. A. procedure B. project C. research D. preparation

42. A. efforts B. senses C. tools D. families

43. A. message B. letter C. cover D. sign

44. A. explaining B. searching C. exploring D. researching

45. A. got B. came C. joined D. put

46. A. paid B. made C. filled D. applied

47. A. started B. chosen C. persuaded D. turned

48. A. highlight(精彩) B. satisfaction

C. project D. appointment

49. A. designs B. foods C. books D. contents

50. A. touching B. successful C. interesting D. respectful

51. A. gifts B. donations C. requests D. arrangements

52. A. walk B. push C. fix D. perform

53. A. nurses B. workers C. residents D. children

54. A. design B. organize C. decorate D. offer

55. A. save B. help C. thank D. satisfy

IV阅读理解：40分(共20小题；每小题2分，共40分)

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Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.

I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception.

My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land. The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.

In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk.

As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit them every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.

Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.

My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running do