本试题卷分四个部分，共12页。时量120分钟。满分150分。

Part I Listening comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter A, B or C on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. What’s the weather probably like now?

A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.

2. What will the woman do this morning?

A. Go on a picnic. B. Do some reading. C. Watch a movie.

Conversation 2

3. How many children are there in the park?

A. 6. B. 10. C. 11.

4. What is the woman?

A. A kindergarten teacher. B. A parent. C. A policewoman.

Conversation 3

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Some movie they have seen.

B. Their favorite movies.

C. The most famous movie this month.

6. Where did the man see the movie Frozen?

A. At the cinema. B. On the computer. C. On TV.

Conversation 4

7. What is Jim doing now?

A. Learning Chinese.

B. Talking over the phone.

C. Searching for imformation.

8. What is the woman’s homework?

A. Comparing some athletes

B. Writing about a famous athlete

C. Writing about Chinese history

9. Who will the woman probably search more about?

A. Tiger woods. B. Phillips. C. Li Ning.

Conversation 5

10. What does the woman think of her former job?

A. It was too challenging.

B. It was very relaxing.

C. It didn’t pay well.

11. Why is Tony upset?

A. Because he isn’t satisfied with his job.

B. Because the woman is too busy with work.

C. Because the woman dislikes him.

12. What will the woman do tonight?

A. Go to a movie. B. Go to a birthday party. C. Write a work report.

Conversation 6

13. What was the woman doing?

A. Surfing the Internet. B. Watching TV. C. Looking after a dog.

14. Which of the following does the man want to do?

A. Stay in Las Vegas for a week.

B. Take a three-day tour to Las Vegas.

C. Stay in a three-star hotel in Las Vegas.

15. What does the woman offer to do?

A. Recommend a cheap hotel to the man.

B. Pay for the man’s travelling costs.

C. Lend some money to the man.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with no more than three words.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Title: 16. ___________ tips

Take someone who has 17. ___________ with us.

Learn about 18. ___________ in the area.

Prepare enough water and food.

Remain calm. Don’t panic when someone is 19. ___________ or injured.

Take a 20. ___________ kit, including some honey in it.





Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge(45 marks）

Section A (15 marks)

Directions：for each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21. The Winter Olympic Games _______ in Sochi, Russia in February, 2014 was also a great party for athletes from different countries.

A. held B. being held C. to be held D. was held

22. If the prediction for the earthquake _______ more accurate, we would have been more prepared and many more lives would have been saved.

A. has been B. had been C. was D. were

23. _______ what you like is freedom while liking what you do is happiness.

A. To have done B. To do C. Having done D. Doing

24. With an optimistic attitude and a strong will, we can overcome _______ difficulties we might meet with and achieve our goals.

A. whatever B. whichever C. however D. whenever

25. They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house ______.

A. has been rebulit B. is being rebulit C. is rebulit D. has rebulit

26. You don’t know how strong you really are _______ being strong is the only choice you have.

A. although B. if C. until D. why

27. There is no doubt that _______ a goal, one needs not only knowledge but also good personalities.

A. realized B. realizing C. to realize D. being realized

28. ---What a heavy rain it was!

---Yes. I _______ to take an umbrella with me, but I didn’t.

A. had planned B. would plan C. have planned D. will plan

29. Nowhere else in the world _______ cheaper tailoring than in Hong Kong.

??? A.?can?a?tourist?find? B.?a?tourist?can?find??

? C.?has a?tourist?found?????? ? D. a?tourist?has?found

30. _______ close contacts with your family members, wherever you prefer to work after graduation,

A. Keeping B. To keep C. Kept D. Keep

31. Love was a magnificent building _______ I built on the foundation of friendship, which took time to blossom.

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

32. Professor James will give us a lecture on the western culture, and he as well as his assistants _______ to arrive by air.

A. were B. are C. was D. is

33. It is your goals _______ can forever change your life. You need to set your goals in order to turn your dreams into reality.

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

34. I _______ of writing a letter of complaint to the manager the whole morning. And I’d like to start it now.

A. think B. am thinking C. will think D. have been thinking

35. _______ in the city for 10 years, he got tired of the noisy life.

A. To live B. Living C. Having lived D. Lived

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to 36 me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done well and allowing you to skip a grade, but you’ll have to 37 your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She asked me to think about it. I was puzzled, but I said “yes”.

For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d 38 wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her 39 and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large 40 apartment, I became aware of how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then that I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on 41 family and work. 42 difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a 43 attitude.

Back home, I 44 myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she managed to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be 45 . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals.

My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the 46 has really taught me. Sacrifices 47 in the end. The separation between us has proved to be blessing for me.

36. A. attract B. promote C. surprise D. praise

37. A. leave B. refuse C. contact D. forgive

38. A. curiously B. nervously C. eagerly D. politely

39. A. patience B. presence C. intelligence D. influence

40. A. comfortable B. expensive C. modern D. empty

41. A. abandoning B. balancing C. comparing D. mixing

42. A. Faced with B. Supplied with C. Depending on D. Insisting on

43. A. different B. friendly C. positive D. general

44. A. criticized B. blamed C. warned D. reminded

45. A. grateful B. energetic C. independent D. practical

46. A. question B. occasion C. history D. experience

47. A. pay off B. come back C. run out D. turn up

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

No one knows for sure when a fire will happen, so it is extremely necessary to make preparations before a fire start. Check the fire escape in advance to make sure that you can find 48.________ in the dark when lights have failed. Find out 49._________ the nearest fire extinguisher (灭火器) is and read the instructions to learn how to use it.

Don’t lose your head 50.________ a fire breaks out. First, telephone the fire dep