第I卷

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。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 does the woman want to do?

A. Find a place. B. Buy a map. C. Get an address.

2. What will the man do for the woman?

A. Repair her car. B. Give her a ride. C. Pick up her aunt.

3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?

A. A new professor. B. A department head. C. A company director.

4. What does the man think of the book?

A. Quite difficult. B. Very interesting. C. Too simple.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Weather. B. Clothes. C. News.

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、7题。

6. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?

A. He has a pain in his knee.

B. He wants to watch TV.

C. He is too lazy.

7. What will the woman probably do next?

A. Stay at home.

B. Take Harry to hospital.

C. Do some exercise.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. When will the man be home from work?

A. At 5:45. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:50.

9. Where will the speakers go?

A. The Green House Cinema.

B. The New State Cinema.

C. The UME Cinema.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How will the speakers go to New York?

A. By air. B. By taxi. C. By bus.

11. Why are the speakers making the trip?

A. For business. B. For shopping. C. For holiday.

12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Driver and passenger. B. Husband and wife. C. Fellow workers.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. In a classroom.

14. What does John do now?

A. He’s a trainer. B. He’s a tour guide. C. He’s a college student.

15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?

A. $10,500. B. $12,000. C. $15,000.

16. How many people will the woman hire?

A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?

A. One year. B. Ten years. C. Eighteen years.

18. What is the speaker’s opinion on public transport?

A. It’s comfortable. B. It’s time-saving. C. It’s cheap.

19. What is good about living in a small town?

A. It’s safer. B. It’s healthier. C. It’s more convenient.

20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?

A. Busy. B. Colourful. C. Quiet.

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)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并填入答题卡上相应位置。

21. Some experts say _______ birthrate of Chinese, after the one-child policy is relaxed, can see _______ modest increase in future.

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

22．Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane _____ from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board．

A．travelled B．travelling

C．to travel D．having traveled

23．My dictionary ______，I have looked for it everywhere but still ______ it.

A．has lost；don't find B．is missing；don't find

C．has lost；haven't found D．is missing；haven't found

24．It's time to go to bed．Forget you need to get up as early as you can _____ the early train?

A．catch B．to catch C．catching D．caught

25. —What do you think of the lecture given yesterday afternoon?

—It was ____ interesting. How I wish the lecturer had spent more time preparing!

A. not a little B. anything but C. quite a few D. nothing but

26. A kind passenger paid for my ticket, without which I _______ the last train.

A. couldn’t catch B. couldn’t have caught

C. didn’t catch D. hadn’t caught

27. The trip shouldn't cost more than 3000 yuan.

—_____ . It is at least twice as expensive as that.

A. I guess so B. That's it C. You must be joking D. It depends

28. Working hard is not a _______ of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.

A. mark B. guarantee C. key D. signal

29. —Time ______.It's likely that we'll miss the deadline.

—Don't worry. We have already got through 80% of the job.

A．is running out B．has run out

C．is being running out D．has been run out

30. We should move on bravely on our life journey ______ difficulty we meet with.

A. though B. unless C. however D. whatever

31. _____ the e-mail she was expecting, she made up her mind to go there herself．

A．Not having received B．Having not received

C．Not to receive D．To have not received

32. —Could I smoke here?

—I’m afraid smoking is not allowed here. If you _______, go to the smoking room, please.

A. could B. must C. would D. might

33. When word came _______ Zhang Bichen became the winner of the “Voice of China

2014”, her fans, greatly excited, stood up cheering for her.

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

34. —Why on earth didn't you answer the phone?

—I'm terribly sorry，but the doorbell______，too，

A．is ringing B．rang

C．was ringing D．was about to ring

35. —Would you like to join us in the barbecue this Friday afternoon?

—Sorry, _______.

A. I’d love to B. I’ll be tied up then C. it all depends D. I’m not interested

第二节 完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填入答题卡上相应位置。

Two minds with a single thought!

The young fisherman is thinking of a way to cross the stream without getting his __36__wet.The engineer is thinking of a __37__ to get automobiles across the river without getting their wheels wet. You know the answer to __38__ problems：a bridge.

The fisherman's bridge doesn't take _39__ to build. Just place a board across the little stream and you __49__.If the board is strong enough and if the fisherman doesn't __41__ too much，all will be well.

Will the engineer _42__ the same kind of bridge？You know he __43__ and you know why. Automobiles are much heavier than 44_.The river is much _45__ than the stream. A long wood bridge just won't __46__.It isn't strong enough. It would __47__ and break under its own weight. The fisherman's problem is very __48__.However，the engineer's is not.

But don't __49__ sorry for the engineer. He doesn't have to __50__ the very beginning with a long board. People have been thinking about bridges for thousands of years. They have designed many types of bridges. Each bridge is suited to its special __51__.The engineer can choose the type best suited to the river and the __52__ nearby.

What choice does he have，and why is one __53__ than the others？One way for you to find out is to make a few bridges out of cardboard. They won't be strong enough to __54__ a five-ton truck，but you will find out some of the main __55__ of bridge design by doing some experiments.

36．A．clothes B．socks C．legs D．feet

37．A．road B．route C．way D．course

38. A．all B．both C．none D．neither

39．A．long B．easy C．money D．strength

40．A．have it B．find it C．try it D．see it

41．A．want B．work hard C．care for it D．weigh

42．A．promote B．permit C．plan D．profit

43．A．will B．won't C．can D．cannot

44．A．cars B．trucks C．animals D．people

45．A．wider B．deeper C．more shallow D．more popular

46．A．do B．make C．pass D．arise

47．A．break out B．bring up C．bend D．burst

48．A．similar B．simple C．single D．skillful

49．A．believe B．think C．feel D．realize

50．A．deal with B．do with C．end with D．start from

51．A．types B． purpose C．shapes D．results

52．A．land B．lake C．mountain D．area

53．A．longer B．cheaper C．more expensive D．more suitable

54．A．convey B．calculate C．carry D．classify

55．A．usage B．ideas C．attempts D．factor

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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并填入答题卡上相应位置。

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The world is filled with smart，talented and gifted people．We meet them every day．A few days ago，my car was not running well．I pulled it into a garage，and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes．He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine．I was amazed．The sad truth is，great talent is not enough．

I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn．I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100，000 a year．A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially．It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase，“They are one skill away from great wealth．”

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