本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷(选择题 共105分)

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题，每小题1分，满分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1O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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A．￡1 9.15． B．￡9.18． C．￡9.15．

1．What does the man want to do?

A．Take photos． B．Buy a camera． C．Help the woman．

2．What are the speakers talking about?

A．A noisy night． B．Their life in town． C．A place of living．

3．Where is the man now ？

A．On his way． B．In a restaurant． C．At home．

4．Ⅵmat will Celia do?

A．Find a player． B．Watch a game． C．Play basketball．

5． What day is it when the conversation takes place?

A．Saturday． B．Sunday． C．Monday．

第二节(共15小题：每小题1分，满分l5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。听每段对话或独自前，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6、7题。

6．What is Sarah going to do?

A．Buy John a gift． B．Give John a surprise． C．Invite John to France．

7．What does the man think of Sarah’s plan?

A．Funny． B．Exciting． C．Strange．

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?

A．She has to give up her travel pan．

B．She wants to visit another city．

C．She needs to put off her test．

9. What does Diana want Peter to do?

A．Help her with her study. B．Take a book to her friend．C．Teach a geography lesson．

听第8段材料，回答第1O至12题。

10. Why does the man call the woman?

A．To tell her about her new job．B．To ask about her job program．C．To plan a meeting with her．

11. Who needs a new flat?

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A．Alex． B．Andrea． C．Miranda．

12．Where is the woman now?

A．In Baltimore． B．In New York． C．In Avon．

听第9段材料，回答第l3至l6题。

13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?

A．Where the restaurant is． B．Whether the prices are low．C．How well the food is prepared．

14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?

A．After he came back to Sweden．

B．Before he went to the United States．

C．As soon as he got his first job in 1 982．

15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?

A．Talk to people in the street． B．Speak to taxi drivers．C．Ask hotel clerks．

16. what do we know about Jan?

A．He cooks for a restaurant．

B．He travels a lot for his work．

C．He prefers American food．

听第lO段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?

A．It’s a new building． B．It’s a small town． C．It’s public place．

18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?

A．Saturday nights． B．Sunday afternoons． C．Fridays and Saturdays．

19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?

A．Via del Mar Street． B．Fernando Street． C．Hernandes Street．

20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?

A．It has an old stone surface． B．It is．named after a writer． C．It has a famous university．

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1 5小题，每小题1分，满分1 5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。

21．一Are you going to take part in the speech contest?

一 _____It’s too good an opportunity to miss．

A．No way! B．That’s fore sure. C．Why me ? D．Why bother?

22．When Jane began to take a swimming lesson，her main _____ was the fear of water．

A．gift B．crisis C. danger D．obstacle

23．Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to

A．get B．turn C. make D．grow

24．Teenagers _____ their health because they play computer games too much．

A．have damaged B．will damage C．damaged D．are damaging

25．Gun control is a subject ____ Americans have argued for a long time.

A．about which B．of which C．with which D.into which

26．Leonardo da Vinci (1452～1519)____birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free．

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A. is said to be buying B．has said to have bought

C．had said to buy D．is said to have bought

27．It was said was all he said．

A．that that；what B．that that；that C．which it；that D．that what；that

28．Some parents are just too protective．They want to___their kids from every kind of danger ,real or imagined．

A．spot B．shelter C．dismiss D．distinguish

29．You___ pay too much attention to your reading skill，as it is so important．

A．must B．should C．cannot D．needn't

30. unemployment and crime are high，it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former．

A．Before B．Unless C．Where D．Until

31．I am always delighted when I receive an email from you．

to attend．

A．With regard to B．In response to C．In view of D．On account of

32．I'm glad 1 went over all my notes；otherwise_______.

A．I’d have failed B．I'd fail C．I may have failed D．I'll have failed．

33．Generally ,students’inner motivation with high expectations from others_____essential to their

development．

A．was B．were C．is D．are

34．In those days，our__concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and

A．pessimistic B．primary C．permanent D．constant

35．I’m sure you’d rather she went to school by bus，_____ ?

A．hadn't you B．didn’t she C．aren’t I D．wouldn't you

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)

Make the Most of What You Have Got

For Nick Vujicic，life was going to be difficult from the day he was born．When

Nick arrived into this world，he 36 everyone．He was not like the other babies

And it was 37 obvious to his parents and to the doctors in the hospital．

There was no 38 or answers for his condition．Nick was born without any

Limbs一that is，he was born without any al ms or legs．But despite being physically

39 he was mentally __40__ and the rest of his body was functioning fine．

41 he had loving parents，Nick would find school hard as he would often be

looked down upon by the other children and at the young age of l0，he considered

42 his life by drowning himself in a bathtub．These dark thoughts were 43 by his negative attitude to

being disabled and at the time，he thought that he would never be able to do 44 by himself,that he would

never have a job and that he would always have to 45 on his parents for help．

Nick was wrong．

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As an adult，Nick is a successful public speaker and is famous for his motivational 46 which focus on

life with a disability ,hope and finding meaning in life worldwide. He 47 so many people with the story of

his life，how he has 48 so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day．

Despite having no arms or legs，Nick lives 49 ，even finding ways to do almost 50 things like

brushing his teeth on his own and swimming．He has to work harder than a full bodied person and he achieves his

goals． ’

At the first impression，you may look at Nick and feel 51 .You may feel sad that this marl has no arms

or legs and you might feel his 52 and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult.But We should

53 Nick，as he is extremely positive and he gets on with life．He 54 every day and makes the best of what

he has：a positive attitude，a creative mind and a powerful 55 . He also has a very kind and very beautiful

wife and they are truly happy and in love．

36．A．shocked B．pleased C．inspired D．accepted

37．A．nervously B．painfully C．hopefully D．cautiously

38．A．surprise B．worry C．explanation D．apology

39．A．active B．sick C．disabled D．abused

40．A．disturbed B．challenged C．calm D．normal

41．A．Since B．If C．Although D．Unless

42．A．changing B．ending C．risking D．sharing

43．A．expressed B．collected C．given D．driven

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

45．A．call B．rely C．cheat D．look

46．A．1essons B．poems C．speeches D．posters

47．A．convinces B．touches C．puzzles D．judges

48．A．faced B．created C．met D．overcome

49．A．independently B．comfortably C．hopelessly D．1onely

50．A．impossible B．dangerous C．crazy D．regretful

51．A．pain B．guilt C．panic D．pity

52．A．annoyance B．selfishness C．courage D．confidence

53．A．encourage B．admire C．comfort D．correct

54．A．cries B．shouts C．smiles D．struggles

55．A．voice B．body C．family D．position

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。

A

I used to think Of myself as a person learned in books，but my bookshelves told a different story．Apart from a

few Indian novels and an Australian book，my literature collection only consisted of British and American titles.

Worse still，I couldn't ever find anything in translation．My reading was limited to stories by English-speaking

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authors．

SO，at the start of 2012，I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country in a year to

find out what 1 was missing．

With no idea where to get those books，1 was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on the

shelves of my local bookshop ,so I decided to ask the readers all over the world for help .I created a blog calledA

Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English．

The response was amazing．People all over the world were getting in touch with me，offering ideas and book

lists．Some posted me books from their home countries．In addition，several writers，like Turkmenistan’s Ak

Welsapar and Panama’s Juan David Morgan，sent me unpublished translations of their novels，giving me a rare

opportunity to read works unavailable in Britain．Even with such an extraordinary team of bibliophiles(爱书者)

behind me，however ,sourcing books was no easy task．With translations making up only around 4.5 percent of

literary works published in the UK，getting English versions of stories was tricky．

One by one，the books from the countries on the list filled my heart with laughter ,love，anger ,hope and fear．

Lands that had once seemed exotic and remote became close and familiar to me．At its best，I learned，reading