（英语试题卷共10页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。）

一、听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给出的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 does the man mean?

A. The woman’s uncle may have some troubles.

B. He thinks the woman should visit her uncle.

C. He asks the woman to go over to his place.

2. What has made working at home possible?

A. Personal computers.

B. Modern office design.

C. Communication industry.

3. Why does the woman thank the man?

A. He lent her some money.

B. He gave her a five-pound bill.

C. He returned her lost money.

4. How is the man going home?

A. By bus. B. In a car. C. On foot.

5. How many hours will the woman have for shopping in Shanghai?

A. Two hours. B. Six hours. C. Four hours.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各小题；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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。

6. What are the speakers going to do this weekend?

A. Go to the beach. B. Climb a mountain. C. Go for a bicycle-ride.

7. What do we know about Bob and Jane?

A. They might be the speakers’ friends.

B. They have decided to join the speakers.

C. They did some riding yesterday.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

8. What is the woman good at?

A. Swimming. B. Running. C. Skiing.

9. How old was she when she became famous?

A. Twenty. B. Thirty five. C. Fifteen.

10. What can we learn about the woman from the dialogue?

A. She took part in one of the Olympic Games.

B. She still skis for international competitions.

C. She used to swim thirty five miles every week.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

11. What did the woman do last weekend?

A. She went to the beach.

B. She visited her parents.

C. She had a trip to the countryside.

12. Why did the woman come home so soon?

A. She was tired.

B. She caught a cold.

C. She had school work to do.

13. What was the weather like at the weekend?

A. Cold. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

14. What does the woman think about her boss?

A. Rude. B. Foolish. C. Troublesome.

15. What do we know about the woman?

A. She was in charge of a school.

B. She succeeded in dancing.

C. She has left her job.

16. What does the man want to be?

A. A dancer. B. A dancing trainer. C. A secretary.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。

17. What can we learn from the news?

A. Seven houses were destroyed.

B. Fifteen houses were badly damaged.

C. Over 200 people were made homeless.

18. How many people were badly injured in the storm?

A. Seven. B. Nine. C. One.

19. What do we know about the farmer?

A. His house was destroyed.

B. His wife was missing.

C. One of his children was killed.

20. What did the woman do when she saw her house shaking?

A. She tried to take something out.

B. She rushed out with her children.

C. She told her husband not to leave.

二、单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21. — Do you think our math teacher will free us of homework this week? Our yearly sports meeting starts tomorrow.

— _____! After all, we are already Senior 3 students.

A. No problem B. Forget it C. No dream D. I hope so

22. — Did Jenny return early last night?

— Exactly. It was not yet nine o’clock _____ she arrived home.

A. before B. until C. that D. when

23. — Hey, man! Why so tired?

— I _____ for weeks for the coming celebration of the school’s 100th anniversary.

A. was preparing B. have been preparing

C. had prepared D. was prepared

24. Such shocking news made me realize _____ terrible problems we would face.

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

25. Sorry, sir. The bathroom _____ now. Please wait a moment.

A. occupies B. has occupied C. is occupied D. is occupying

26. As we know, our “Chinese Dream” is _____ dream to improve people’s life and _____ dream of harmony, peace and development.

A. the; a B. a; a C. a; the D. the; the

27. You _____ get my bike repaired this week. I won’t need it until next month.

A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t

28. I had to stop my car _____ a short break as I was feeling tired.

A. take B. taking C. to take D. taken

29. We’ve been told that there will be an interval, _____ people can go to the restroom or buy some snacks.

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

30. Someday, we are sure to understand the most important things are _____ that can’t always be bought with money.

A. these B. ones C. those D. what

31. Nowhere else, as Tim said, _____ except to the small garden in the backyard after school.

A. he has gone B. he did go C. had he gone D. would he go

32. — Where did you live as a child?

—— A village _____ by hills on three sides.

A. surrounded B. surrounding C. was surrounded D. to be surrounded

33. _____ and you will break the world record.

A. If you make more efforts B. Making more efforts

C. More efforts D. When making more efforts

34. They must have been enjoying themselves there, or they _____ so long.

A. can’t have stayed B. wouldn’t have stayed

C. needn’t have stayed D. couldn’t stay

35. — Are you sure you won’t come for a drink with us?

—_____, if you insist.

A. All right then B. It depends C. Not at all D. I don’t care

三、完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

Louis Braille was born in the small village of Coupvray in France. His father was a skilled leather worker who had many 36 tools. One day, when his father went out, three-year-old Louis 37 a sharp and pointed awl (锥子) from his father’s tool-box. The awl slipped from his tiny hands and hurt one of his 38 . The infection soon spread to the other eye and the poor child became totally 39 at the age of three.

He had a great goal and dream in his life. At the age of 12 he started his new mission — to 40 a system to enable the blind to read and write. He had the concept that if the letters could be 41 by the fingertips even the blind could 42 with ease. He successfully completed his system of 43 dots by the age of fifteen. The system invented by Louis Braille has a series of raised dots. Each letter is formed by raised 44 dots out of a total of six dots arranged in a rectangle (矩形) consisting of two columns of three dots each. Braille’s work has changed the lives of millions of disabled people and enabled them to lead a 45 life.

The 46 contributions of Braille provided a vision and mission for the millions of disabled people. By 47 and effort, they also can create wonders and serve society.

36. A. expensive B. sharp C. amazing D. harmful

37. A. picked up B. found out C. set in D. looked for

38. A. hands B. legs C. feet D. eyes

39. A. hopeless B. blind C. desperate D. incurable

40. A. improve B. spread C. invent D. learn

41. A. kept B. touched C. felt D. loaded

42. A. read B. imagine C. grasp D. accept

43. A. pressed B. selected C. lifted D. raised

44. A. easy B. specific C. familiar D. suitable

45. A. perfect B. confident C. normal D. productive

46. A. outstanding B. necessary C. immediate D. considerate

47. A. luck B. pain C. determination D. responsibility

B

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is 48 to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of 49 that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can 50 depends very much on the individual (个体). Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 51 are obviously prime materials for managerial responsibilities, others lose 52 at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and 53 . In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive days the choices made the 54 between life or death.

We can’t remove stress from our lives (it would be 55 to do so even if we could). We need to find ways to deal with it.

48. A. vital B. moral C. mental D. actual

49. A. mind B. hope C. life D. control

50. A. bear B. notice C. feel D. enjoy

51. A. heroes B. actors C. characters D. feelings

52. A. sight B. heart C. face D. temper

53. A. naturally B. socially C. normally D. physically

54. A. mistake B. peace C. difference D. trouble

55. A. unhappy B. unwise C. unfair D. unusual

四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

Sweetest Day in America is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities). It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.

Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.

Over 60 years ago, a man in Cleveland, believing that the city’s orphans and shut-ins (卧病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and neglected, thought of the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this through the distribution of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremo