第一部分：听力（共两节，满分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，选出最佳答案。

1．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a hotel. B．In a gym． C．In an office．

2．What does the man mean?

A. He won’t say sorry to Mary．

B. He didn’t quarrel with Mary．

C．He will go to see Mary.

3．How much did the man’s sister pay for the skirt last summer??

A．$90． B．$60． C．$50．

4．Who goes to the cinema most often in the woman’s family?

A．Her brother． B．Her father． C．Her mother．

5．What does the man want to do?

A．Spend Spring Festival with his family．

B．Send some gifts to all his relatives this year．

C．Buy cards for friends he forgot to give something to last year．

第二节（共15小题：每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）

听第 6段材料,回答第 6、7题。

6．Where is the old man right now?

A. On the road． B．At the roadside． C．Under a tree．

7．Whom did the woman call?

A．The driver． B．The police． C．The first aid center．

听第 7段材料,回答第 8、9题。

8．What does the man tell his mother in the letter he’s writing today?

A．He decided to take a part-time job．

B．He was fired by Rogers yesterday．

C．He worked in a shop three months ago．

9．What does the man think his mother will worry about after seeing yesterday’s letter?

A．His study． B．His life． C．His health．

听第 8段材料,回答第 10-12题。

10．What does the woman tell the man first?

A．The type of courses they offer．

B．The purpose of their program

C． The basic rules of their program．

11．What do we know about the man’s niece?

A．She wants to attend a US university．

B．She is poor at computers and business English．

C．She will sign up for the course in two months．

12．How much would the man’s niece pay if she is one of the first 50 applicants?

A． $2,500． B． $2,450． C． $2,250．

听第 9段材料,回答第 13-16题。

13．What does the man like eating best?

A．Chicken with herb dumplings.

B．Chicken sandwiches．

C．Vegetable salads．

14．What did the woman advise the man to do last month?

A．Take a medical examination．

B．Do exercise every day．

C． Get up early in the mornings．

15．How does the man usually spend his evenings?

A．He talks with other people．

B．He plays computer games．

C．He goes jogging．

16．What does the woman think of the man?

A．Absent-minded． B． Hardworking． C．Weak-willed．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．When is breakfast served?

A．From 7:00 to 9:30． B．From 7:30 to 9:30． C．From 7:00 to 9:00．

18．What are on the first floor?

A．The bedrooms． B．A restaurant and a bank． C．A bank and some shops．

19．Where is the pool?

A．On the seventh floor． B．On the fifth floor． C．On the third floor．

20．What do we know from the talk?

A. There are many telephones on the sixth floor．

B. The speaker’s office is beside a pub.

C．The hotel is an eight-floor building．

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21．The milkman ________ the spotted cow, from among a herd of two hundred.

A. selected B. held C. elected D. separated

22. It has been raining for almost a week, so his visit to Beijing is ____ but funny.

A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything

23. It is ____ for me to go to school as it takes only a few minutes to get there.

A. comfortable B. suitable C. convenient D. free

24. The world makes _____ for the man who knows where he is going.

A. method B. approach C. way D. means

25. During the summer vacation, he just stayed at home, doing nothing at all, which _____ his failure in the first monthly examination.

A. appealed to B. accounted for C. brought in D. allowed for

26. As a student, you’d better learn how to write down notes in class before you _____ them.

A. forget B. are forgetting C. forgot D. will forget

27. Alex and Chris, volunteers from Australia, are said _____ our school as they have finished their teaching mission.

A. having left B. leaving C. to leave D. to have left

28. Surely you shall not come into the study ________ I swore to devote myself to settling the problem, unless permitted.

A. for which B. in which C. on which D. with which

29. The artist ________ the last years of his life here and FrancoisⅠacquired that masterpiece that even today represents one of France’s treasures: the Mona Lisa.

A. lived through B. lived out C. lived up to D. lived on

30. Cathy spent her summer vacation in reviewing her lessons _____ she would achieve marks in the coming examination.

A. now that B. as if C. only if D. so that

31. But if a treatment ________ delayed the disease by seven years were to be available, the number of sufferers would drop by 40% by the middle of the century.

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

32. China’s public dancers, often _____ as tiaowu dama, have found themselves at the center of a public debate in recent months.

A. referring to B. having referred to C. referred to D. being referred to

33. It sounds like the perfect end to a long, hard day at work. But sitting in front of the TV might make you feel worse _____ better.

A. other than B. less than C. or rather D. rather than

34. President Barack Obama is practically weepy at the thought of his daughter Malia _____ to college.

A. going off B. to go off C. gone off D. went off

35. ------ Mike has been offered a prize for his good deed, but he doesn’t want to accept it.

------ ________? He deserves it.

A. Guess what B. So what C. Like what D. But why

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，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。

The warm weather outside may look perfect for outdoor exercise. But for those who are not that sporty, nothing could be nicer than having a (36) _____ afternoon tea with a few good friends and taking a break from studying. But are you (37) _____ with the culture of afternoon tea----its origins, what’s (38) _____, and the proper etiquette(礼仪)?

While the tradition of drinking tea (39) _____ back to more than 3,000 B.C. in China, it was not until the mid 17th century that the (40)_____ of “afternoon tea” first appeared in the U.K.

In 1840,Anna Maria Russell, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, started (41)_____ a tea tray with butter, bread and cakes at 4 p.m. every day, as she found she was (42)_____ at this time and the evening meal in her household was (43) _____ fashionably late at 8 p.m. She found this new habit difficult to (44) _____ and soon invited other ladies in society to join her.

This (45)_____ for tea quickly became a fashionable social event. During the 1880s, women of (46)_____ class and society would (47) _____ long gowns, gloves and hats for their afternoon tea.

Traditional afternoon tea, typically served (48) _____ 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., is technically a small meal, not a drink. It (49) _____ of a selection of sandwiches, freshly baked scones served with cream and fruit jam, pastries（糕点） and cakes. Of course, tea or coffee, served with milk and sugar, is also provided.

Nowadays, you can enjoy a traditional yet fancy afternoon tea with pot-brewed tea and delicate snacks in many restaurants and hotels. But in the (50) _____ home, afternoon tea is (51) _____ to be much simpler-biscuits with a mug of tea, usually produced by using a teabag.

(52) _____ definition, afternoon tea is a dainty meal. So, when you drink you tea, take small sips (53) _____“glugging” it down. There’s a definite order to taking tea, but the actual drinking of tea can take place throughout the “meal”.

(54) _____, the good served should be consumed in a restrained (讲究的) fashion as well. Sandwiches are eaten first, (55) _____ by the sweet snacks, such as cakes, pastries and scones.

36．A．relaxing B．disheartening C．recovering D．regretting

37．A．similar B．familiar C．concerned D．associated

38．A．concluded B．connected C．included D．extended

39．A．reviews B．runs C．starts D．dates

40．A．sense B．meaning C．concept D．way

41．A．accounting for B．answering for C．preparing for D．asking for

42．A．hungry B．thirsty C．anxious D．tired

43．A．served B．lasted C．continued D．remained

44．A．keep B．break C．hold D．own

45．A．stop B．hesitation C．rest D．pause

46．A．greater B．upper C．higher D．lower

47．A．translate into B．divide into C．change into D．get into

48．A．between B．among C．into D．beyond

49．A．appears B．consists C．builds D．adds

50．A．normal B．fair C．average D．particular

51．A．possibly B．probably C．maybe D．likely

52．A．On B．By C．In D．With

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

54．A．Differently B．Similarly C．Exactly D．Hardly

55．A．proved B．followed C．led D．advanced

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

As a health editor, I spend the majority of my day poring over content related to health. At HuffPost, we're lucky to talk to experts on a daily basis about how to live our best lives. It’s clear that life would be healthier if we would just do the following things. Sure, some of these are easier said than done.

1.Have a bedtime.

2. Cultivate your emotional intelligence

To have emotional intelligence means to be "confident, good at working towards your goals and adaptable. You recover quickly from stress." psychologist Daniel Goleman previously told HuffPost. It's made up of five parts: social skills, empathy, motivation, self-awareness and self-regulation. And fortunately, these are all traits you can cultivate. Be curious about things beyond yourself. Know what you're good at and where you can stand to improve. Try to improve your ability to pay attention.

3.

This is something I'm still working on. I'm an objectively fast person -- fast at walking, fast