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 then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1.What’s Jack doing？

A. Reading a report. B. Having a meeting. C. Reading a science fiction.

2. How will students learn in future？

A. By learning from teachers. B. By asking their parents. C. By using a mobile machine.

Conversation 2

3. What does the man want to buy？

A. Badminton. B. Rackets. C. Tennis bats.

4. How much will the man pay for them？

A. 270 yuan. B. 540 yuan. C. 500 yuan.

Conversation 3

5. How does Mary feel about the English and mathematics texts?

A. Easy. B. Difficult. C. Terrible.

6. Who did the French test worst?

A. Mary. B. Gary. C. The boy next to Gary.

Conversation 4

7. Why will the woman speaker be late for dinner?

A. She was invited to give a talk. B. She has to work overtime.

C. She was asked to clean her office.

8. Why does the man speaker feel confused about the woman’s words?

A. The woman dialed a wrong number.

B. He misunderstood her.

C. Mary didn’t tell him about the matter.

9. What’s the man speaker doing right now?

A. Preparing dinner. B. Repairing the phone line.

C. Working for the Overseas Engineering Company.

Conversation 5

10. What did Xiao Lin do last weekend?

A. He went to see his grandparents. B. He went shopping with his parents.

C. He went camping with his cousins.

11. Where did Xiao Lin catch fish?

A. In the river. B. In the field. C. In the pond.

12. What does the girl think of what Xiao Lin did last weekend?

A. Very boring. B. Very interesting. C. Just so-so.

Conversation 6

13. What are the speakers going to do?

A. See a film. B. Enjoy a concert. C. Attend a lecture.

14. How much do the two tickets cost?

A. $50. B. $100. C. $200.

15. When do they have to arrive there？

A. At 8 p.m. B. At 9 p.m. C. At 10 p.m.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Direction: 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.

On using mobile phones while driving



Event: Drivers don’t switch off phones while driving

Brake ideas

Measure: Fines for calling should also be increased by up to 16

Reasons: The current fine is not 17

575,000 drivers had been caught using 18

People “find it hard to switch off, even for a minute”

Phones were also dangerous as drivers could not 19

People do not understand the calling while driving can be just as 20





Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

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

21. Alcohol can damage the liver and do great harm if in Lange quantities.

A. to be consumed B. to consume C. consuming D. consumed

22. If we a table earlier, we wouldn’t be standing here in a queue.

A. have booked B. booked C. book D. had booked

23．—It’s said that Senegal leader Sall is visiting China.

—He is the first African leader to China by President Xi Jin Ping this year.

A. invited B. inviting C. to invite D. to be invited

24. The word “media” basically refers to ________ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions.

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

25. Although you _________ find bargains in London, it’s not generally a cheap place to shop.

A. should B. need C. must D. can

26. _______ they are seeing great development, they are still poorer than many countries in other parts of the world.

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

27. The unemployment rate has continued to rise, ________ 9.8 percent in September.

A. have reached B. reaching C. to reach D. to be reach

28. We won’t start the work until all the preparations __________.

A. are being made B. will be made C. have been made D. had been made

29. Only when ________ from work, ________ the truth.

A. did he return; did we know B. he returned; we knew

C. did he return; we knew D. he returned; did we know

30.—How do you find Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?

—Fantastic. J.K. Row Ling _________ each character in the novel impressive through lively dialogues and fascinating plots.

A. makes B. would make C. will make D. had made

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

We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of 36 , flew around the table treating customers. She remembered their special tastes, likes and dislikes-all of which she’d learned after only the brief 37 .

At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to 38 the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband paid with a credit card, added her 39 , and we were off.

“Mr Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”

He looked at her as though he didn’t understand. We’ve all seen that universal 40 of confusion.

“What did you give her?” I asked in a whisper, ___41___ if he had done something unreasonable or made a calculation error.

“Wow, Dad,” our son said, sounding like a 10-year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress 42

anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.”

“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little 43 what I usually give.”

It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our son retelling the story of the 44 waitress, that I realized she had given my family something 45 a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of acknowledging hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more 46 from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I 47 this thoughtful, caring man.

36. A. painting B. smiling C. cooking D. serving

37. A. argument B. discussion C. conversation D. debate

38. A. attend to B. look for C. care about D. find out

39. A. advice B. suggestion C. tip D. prize

40. A. feeling B. look C. attitude D. face

41. A. wondering B. knowing C. saying D. answering

42. A. help B. keep C. drive D. follow

43. A. except B. below C. above D. within

44. A. excellent B. skilled C. generous D. grateful

45. A. rather than B. more than C. less than D. no more than

46. A. respect B. sympathy C. thanks D. satisfactory

47. A. trained B. refused C. left D. married

Section C (12 marks)

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

When you consider what subject to study in college, chances are 48 you and your parents will think what you can make out of it 49 graduation. You will likely ask the question：“Can I find a well-paid job or find simply a job with a degree in this in the future？”

This consideration also influences students when they come to choose 50 science and humanities（人文学科） at college. People generally believe that the humanities, 51 include literature, history, cultural studies and philosophy, do not prepare students for a specific profession. Science subjects, 52 , are considered professional courses that produce scientists, engineers and economists.

“I’ve decided to take finance as 53 college major. My parents and I think this subject will help me get a good job or start a business, ”said Huachen Yueru, 17, 54 science student at Wuxi No. 1 Senior High School.

Even 55 who choose a liberal arts college often pick the humanities that they think will best help them find a job later.

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

For centuries, the body’s blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold-blooded killer. For example, the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. He seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someone’s life as nothing.

Cold can affect other parts of the body. The expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organizations will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.

The expression“give someone the cold shoulder”probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone instead of speaking to him face to face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you. Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.

A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy. Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers.

“Out in the cold”means not getting somethi