考试时间：2014年11月8日上午 试卷满分：150分

第一部分：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 color is the boss's hair?

A. Brown. B. Blonde. C. Dark.

2. What can the man get for booking 3 nights?

A. $50 in cash. B. A shopping card. C. A gas card.

3. What does the girl say about her new classmates?

A. It's difficult to know all of them.

B. They are very clever.

C. They are indifferent.

4. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a clothing store. B. At the woman's. C. In a ballroom.

5. How much does the man cut the price?

A. $20. B. $25. C. $45.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 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。

听下面一段对话, 回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. Where are the speakers?

A. At the Lost and Found. B. At a bus stop. C. In a shop.

7. What does the man mean at last?

A. He tries to find the coat.

B. He doesn't sell coats like that.

C. He didn't see a coat like that.

听下面一段对话, 回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. When was the butter bought?

A. Yesterday.

B. The day before yesterday.

C. One month ago.

9. What is the woman going to do with the butter?

A. Change it.

B. Eat it up.

C. Throw it away.

听下面一段对话, 回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. Why is the woman so happy?

A. Her sister has studied at school.

B. Her sister has started a hobby.

C. Her sister begins to write articles.

11. What does the woman's sister like most?

A. Painting landscapes. B. Learning literature. C. Drawing still lives.

12. What does the man like doing?

A. Painting landscapes.

B. Drawing people.

C. Watching others drawing.

听下面一段对话, 回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. What is the man going to do?

A. Meet his sister. B. Take a train. C. See his uncle off.

14. What time does the train arrive at the station?

A. At 4:10. B. At 4:20. C. At 4:30.

15. How often does the No. 1 bus run?

A. Every 5 minutes. B. Every 10 minutes. C. Every 15 minutes.

16. Who did the woman lend her bike to?

A. Mike. B. Her uncle. C. Mike's uncle.

听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What is the speaker's main purpose of coming to England?

A. To visit the city.

B. To visit her boyfriend.

C. To attend a conference and exhibition.

18. What did the speaker do yesterday?

A. She visited Chinatown.

B. She did some shopping.

C. She went to an exhibition.

19. Where is the stand of the speaker's company?

A. Near the restaurant.

B. Near the coffee shop.

C. Near the clothes shop.

20. How is everything going with the speaker in England?

A. Awful. B. Not bad. C. Not too well.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节, 满分30分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．Due to the unreasonable individual income ______, the gap between the rich and poor has become an outstanding issue.

A. accommodation B. association C. distribution D. contribution

22. The exciting news that Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature renewed people’s enthusiasm towards literature, which is a great ________ to the development of Chinese literature.

A. motivation B. competition C. commitment D. recognition

23．All this was used to ______ what percentage of time people spent in an unpleasant state.

A. accumulate B. calculate C. accelerate D. circulate

24．This school gives most of the children hope for the future by providing them with a chance to ______ knowledge.

A. require B. achieve C. acquire D. discover

25．Of the estimated 42 million homeless people around the world, children again ______ one third.

A. make up B. take up C. build up D. turn up

26．If I had known my life was going to ______ like this, I would have let them kill me.

A. find out B. turn out C. give out D. work out

27．As oil is running out on the earth, we are in need of searching for other _____ energy resources.

A. alternative B. abundant C. creative D. automatic

28．Since there is _____ an expanding market for mystery novels, all publishers will want to increase the number of mystery novels they publish.

A. eventually B. faithfully C. Conventionally D. apparently

29. The virus came without people’s being aware of it and it was ________ assumed to be a common one. But with more cases reported, it proved wrong.

A. precisely B. relatively C. initially D. purely

________ your present bad mood, you’d better put off the work till next week, when you may

be in higher spirits.

A. In charge of B. In spite of C. In terms of D. In view of

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, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early 31 of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to 32 my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with 33 at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to 34 !” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something 35 to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found 36 , I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to 37 . I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild 38 joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 39 , I was touched by this land of wonder.

40 , my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even 41 at me because he found it was 42 to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s 43 , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds 44 flowers.

Regardless of their 45 ,I kept on planting my garden and 46 to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they 47 to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 48 my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very 49 . And now I could say it is my affection for 50 that makes me a real gardener.

31. A. memory B. dream C. intention D. design

32. A. please B. change C. help D. annoy

33. A. doubt B. appreciation C. surprise D. excitement

34. A. collect up B. care about C. clean up D. come in

35. A. equal B. similar C. superior D. opposite

36. A. painful B. valuable C. upsetting D. interesting

37. A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. get through

38. A. to B. with C. in D. by

39. A. Luckily B. Cheerfully C. Regularly D. Eventually

40. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides

41. A. shouted B. laughed C. glanced D. jumped

42. A. convenient B. troublesome C. enjoyable D. dangerous

43. A. sadness B. displeasure C. delight D. relief

44. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than

45. A. dislike B. encouragement C. threat D. suggestion

46. A. decided B. stopped C. continued D. struggled

47. A. devote B. turn C. respond D. lead

48. A. defeat B. satisfy C. respect D. challenge

49. A. proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed

50. A. freedom B. life C. growth D. nature

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分）

阅读下列短文, 从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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It was a cold night in Washington, D.C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs: "Don't give money to beggars as most of them are swindlers." So I shook my head and kept walking.

I wasn't prepared for a reply, but with no hesitation, he followed me and said, "I really am homeless and I really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!" But I kept on walking.

The incident kept bothering me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he hadn’t been a real beggar. On a freezing cold night, no less, I assumed the worst of a fellow human being.

Flying back to Anchorage, I couldn't help thinking of him. I tried to reason my failure to help by supposing government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him. Besides, you're not supposed to give money to beggars.

Somewhere over Seattle, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News. Out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Bean's Cafe, a local charity service kitchen, feeds hundreds of hungry local people every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row of vegetables or flowers in their gardens for Bean's? Plant a row for Bean's. It’s clean and simple.

We didn't keep records back then, but the idea began to take off. Folks would fax me or call when they took something in. It’s food for the spirit and comfort for my conscience.

In April 1995, the Garden Writers Association of America(GWAA) held their annual meeting in Anchorage and after learning our program, Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row For The Hungry. The idea then was to have every member write or talk about planting a row for the hungry, which brought the program to national attention.

As more and more people participated, new variations cropped up. Many companies gave free seeds to customers and displayed the logo for the program. Donations poured in. It was then that I could really stop feeling guilty.

51. The underlined word “swindlers” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.