（满分150分，考试时间：140分钟）

选择题部分（共110分）

第一部分：听力测试（本题有2节，共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. Where will the woman most probably go?

A. To the fourth floor. B. To the second floor. C. To the third floor.

2. How does the man look?

A. Very well. B. Very tired. C. Very excited.

3. Who has given up smoking?

A. Frank. B. Jack. C. The woman.

4. What does the man plan to do first?

A. To tour in a city. B. To go back home. C. To see his brother.

5. What does the woman feel scared of?

A. Attending an important party.

B. Missing an important party.

C. Hosting an important party.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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，从每题所给的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8题。

6. What’s the man doing?

A. Eating in a restaurant. B. Reserving a table. C. Treating his friends.

7. What kind of dishes does the man order?

A. Chinese. B. Italian. C. Indian.

8. How much is the man going to pay?

A. $ 500. B. $ 400. C. $ 100.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What is the woman?

A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A doctor.

10. What can we learn about the woman?

A. She is always sick. B. She is always tired. C. She is always busy studying.

11. What will the woman do next?

A. Have a cup of coffee. B. Go home. C. Take an exam.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends. B. Classmates. C. Co-workers

13. What does the man like to do?

A. To garden. B. To cycle. C. To swim.

14. What kind of books does the woman like to read?

A. Love stories. B. Science fiction. C. Crime stories.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is wrong with the bedroom air conditioner?

A. It is old. B. It doesn’t cool. C. It is noisy.

16. Which of the following was fixed last year?

A. The washing machine. B. The refrigerator. C. The TV set.

17. Who probably is the man?

A. The woman’s father. B. The house owner. C. The woman’s husband.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What special food did Mrs. Wilson cook that day?

A. Some fish. B. Some meat. C. Some beef.

19. What was Mrs. Wilson worried about?

A. The food. B. The visitors’ lives. C. Her neighbor’s cat.

20. What did the neighbor’s call mean to Mrs. Wilson?

A. She didn’t need to worry about anything.

B. She would be sorry to hear the news.

C. She would be surprised by the news.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

1.Nobody knows for sure who is ______ possession of the flower vase.

A. in B. in the C. of the D. with

2.As the busiest woman in Norton, she made _______her duty to look after all the other people`s affairs in that town.

A. this B.it C.that D.them

3.Jack is late again.It is________of him to keep others waiting.

A.desperate　　 B．embarrassing C．abstract D．typical

4.I would like a job which pays more, but __________ I enjoy the work I am doing at the moment.

A. in other words B.on the other hand C. for one thing D. as a matter of fact

5.—How did you like Nike`s performance last night?

---Good, his singing ___________me much.

A. appealed to B. adapted to C. was accustomed to D. was addicted to

6.There are five kinds of cars to ______________, but I am at a loss which to buy.

A.choosing from B.choose from C.to be chosen D.chosen from

7.Going around this country, you will find quite a few places are_______________.A. worth being visited B.worthy of visiting C.worth to be visited D.worth a visit

8.He always lost his temper because his son`s illness had put him under great_______.

A.emotion B.stress C.faith D.preference

9. ________________ smoking, he would not have got cancer in the lung.

A.Was he given up B. Had he given up C. Did he give D. If he gave up

10. They ________ to land on that earthquake-stricken area, but failed again and again.

A.attempted B.managed C.succeeded D.pretended

11. Jack is a great talker. It`s high time that he ____________something instead of just talking.

A.will do B.has done C.do D.did

12．They will start their project，________at helping the poor children to be educated in the west of China.

A.aims B.aiming C.being aimed D.to aim

13. Last summer holidays，he went to the countryside and worked together with farmers.In this way he learnt________from farmers.

A.a great many B.a great deal C.scores of D.much more

14. I did not attend the lecture; otherwise, I ________________to know the professor.

A.will get B.would get C.would have got D.got

15.--- Is Peter speaking ?

--- ________, please. Peter, you’re being wanted on the phone.

A. Hold up B. Hold on C. Hold out D. Hold off

16.Is this the reason __________ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?

A. he explained B. what he explained C. how he explained D. why he explained

17.Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem______five lines.

A. made up of B. consists of C.consisted of D. is made up of

18.--- Does this dress fit Mary ? --- I don’t know. She is very ______ about what she wears

A. especial B. special C. particular D. specific

19. --We ___________ gas. I’m afraid we can’t go much farther.

A. have given out B. have run out C. are running out of D. have been used up

20. — I just can’t stop worrying about the school results of the midterm examination.

— _______. There is nothing you can do now but study hard, keep calm and do your best.

A. Take it easy B. Go ahead C. Go for it D. Good luck

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，然后从41-60题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 21 in Chicago and he wondered if I 22 to know him.

For a moment, I thought he might be 23 , but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 24 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to 25 that out of millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 26 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 27 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 28 to tell me all about his friend.

His friend’s main 29 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player, and he 30 had his own tennis court(网球场). There were a lot of people with swimming 31 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 32 like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He 33 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 34 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 35 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence, 36 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 37 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 38 the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 39 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 40 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

21. A. brother B. teacher C. neighbour D. friend

22. A. managed B. happened C. tried D. wanted

23. A. expecting B. lying C. joking D. talking

24. A. funny B. serious C. careful D. disappointed

25. A. think B. find C. realize D. see

26. A. indeed B. actually C. instead D. exactly

27. A. famous B. interesting C. noisy D. big

28. A. began B. stopped C. refused D. failed

29. A. problem B. interest C. choice D. question

30. A. just B. ever C. even D. surely

31. A. suit B. habit C. pools D. river

32. A. people B. players C. strangers D. friends

33. A. advised B. argued C. admitted D. announced

34. A. recognized B. realized C. visited D. found

35. A. how B. whether C. when D. where

36. A. because B. if C. then D. though

37. A. doctor B. friend C. neighbour D. player

38. A. rent B. visited C. designed D. sold

39. A. smiled B. laughed C. cried D. nodded

40. A. chance B. pleasure C. time D. turn

第三部分：阅读理解 (第一小节20小题，第二小节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分)

第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

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Big Brothers Big Sisters is based on the simplicity and power of friendship. It is a program which provides friendship and fun by matching vulnerable young people (ages 7-17) with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.

Volunteer tutors come from all walks of life—married, single, with or without children. Big Brothers and Big Sisters are not replacement parents or social workers. They are tutors: someone to trust, to have fun with, to talk and go to when needed.

A Big Sister and Little Sister will generally spend between one and four hours together three or four times each month for at least twelve months. They enjoy simple activities such as a picnic at a park, cooking, playing sport or going to a football match. These activities improve the friendship and help the young person develop positive self-respect, confidence and life direction.

Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations exist throug