第Ⅰ卷 （选择题，共115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，每段对话后一个小题，从题中给出的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秒钟的时间回答相关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What does the woman mean?

A．She won’t borrow money from the man．

B．She won’t lend any money to the man．

C．She is running out of money herself．

2．How does the man feel about his lifestyle?

A．He doesn’t like it． B．He quite enjoys it． C．He’s fine with it．

3．What does the man think of Jim?

A．Hard-working． B．Humorous． C．Strict．

4．Who is the man probably?

A．The woman’s former colleague．

B．The woman’s schoolmate．

C．The woman’s teacher．

5．What’s wrong with the woman?

A．She hurt her head． B．She is running a fever． C．She is having a toothache．

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，回答第6至8题。

6．What are the speakers doing?

．Boiling some water． B．Testing a saucepan． C．Boiling some eggs．

7．What does the woman ask the man to do first?

A．Clean the saucepan．

B．Put eggs in the saucepan．

C．Get enough water into the saucepan．

8．What does the woman think of the man?

A．Helpful． B．Hopeless． C．Skillful．

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9．Why is the man going to the States?

A．To visit interesting places．

B．To visit his friends．

C．To attend a meeting．

10．When will the man leave for America?

A．In two weeks． B．In mid-January． C．On January 10th．

11．What is the man?

A．A scientist． B．A writer． C．A traveler．

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12．What is the main subject of the conversation?

A．Saturday’s game． B．Michigan’s defense． C．Getting into the coach’s office．

13．Where does this conversation most likely take place?

A．In the coach’s office． B．On the playing field． C．At the doctor’s office．

14．Where does the woman tell the man to go?

A．To the hospital． B．To his home． C．To her office．

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15．When was the White House built?

A．1600． B．1800． C．1812．

16．What did the president’s wife save during the fire?

A．Her best white dress．

B．Her son．

C．A picture of George Washington．

17．Who owns the White House?

A．Each president．

B．The Washington family．

C．The American people．

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．Where can you find the telephone number of the city council in a telephone book?

A．In the white pages． B．In the blue pages． C．In the yellow pages．

19．Where can you find an area code map of the U．S．?

A．On the first page of the telephone book．

B．At the end of the telephone book．

C．In the front of the white pages．

20．What are you advised to do when you get a wrong number in making a long distance call?

A．Check your number and call again．

B．Tell the operator what has happened．

C．Ask the operator to put you through．

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21．Many Internet users make _____ most of the half-price promotion and it is _____ good opportunity for online shopkeepers to get their names known．

A．a; the B．/; the C．the; / D．the; a

22．It puzzles the scientists _____ some mammals produce their young _____ others lay eggs．

A．that; while B．what; while C．that; as D．what; as

23．With the final exams coming, Mark, the top student in our class, is not worried about Chinese, and _________ English．

A．still more B．at least C．least of all D．better than

24．The retired professor, _____ in his new book in the past three years, hasn’t realized the decline in his health．

A．involved B．being involved C．having involved D．to be involved

25．---Is everything settled?

---Not yet．_____ I approached the problem, I couldn’t find a solution．

A．Whatever B．However C．Whenever D．Wherever

26．Professor Smith will come here to give a speech．All the preparations must be _____ before 5 o’clock．

A．in time B．in sight C．in place D．in control

27．Most Australians actually don’t seem to do much sport．_____, Australia is generally considered to be a great sporting nation．

A．Though B．Still C．Otherwise D．Thus

28．To his disappointment, not a single gift _____ on his birthday．

A．he received B．had he received C．did he receive D．received he

29．After a talk with his mother, the little boy has seen to _____ that the same mistake doesn’t happen again．

A．one B．it C．him D．himself

30．--- I can’t go for a picnic with you because something urgent has _____．

---What a shame!

A．come up B．cleared up C．stayed up D．ended up

31．Just imagine performing such an opera as Turandot in the Forbidden City---there _____ be a better setting!

A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t

32．A strange girl entered the room and told me a story of her own, _____ I suspected the truth．

A．that B．which C．of which D．at which

33．---I had practiced my spoken English, but still failed in the oral test．

---Don’t be discouraged．_____ and you will surely pass it．

A．Make a bit more effort B．To make a bit more

C．Making a bit more effort D．If you make a bit more effort

34．The first decade of the 21st century _____ the breathtaking and non-stop development of China．

A．witnesses B．witnessed C．will witness D．had witnessed

35．---Currently it is difficult to find a good job in the fierce job-hunting market．

---_____．But highly-qualified graduates are always in great demand．

A．I hope so B．That’s all right

C．No kidding D．That sounds reasonable

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life．Even though this is a 36 and necessary stage of our growth, it is often painful or 37 if we don’t realize what’s happening．In fact, confusion is often the 38 that tells us a change is taking place within us．These changes happen throughout the lives of all humans, as we move from babyhood to 39 to teenage years and beyond．With each change from one 40 to another, we find ourselves 41 goodbye to an old friend, the identity （个性，身份） that we 42 in order to move through that particular time．

Sometimes we shape these identities in relationships or jobs, and when we change, those areas of our life become 43 ．Usually, if we take the time to look into the changing surface of things, we will find that a change is taking place 44 us．For example, we may go through one whole part of our lives creating a protective shell around ourselves 45 we need it in defense of ourselves．One day, 46 , we may find ourselves feeling limited and bored, wanting to move outside the 47 we used to need; the new part of ourselves cannot be born within the 48 of the shell our old self needed．

We may feel a strange 49 of excitement and sadness as we say goodbye to a part of ourselves that is 50 and make way for a whole new identity to 51 in its place．We may find inspiration in working and studying when we think of the image of an animal who sheds （蜕毛；蜕皮） in order to 52 way for new skin, fur, or feathers to 53 ．For example, keeping a piece of snake skin, or some other symbols of change, can 54 us that death and rebirth are simply nature’s way of growing．We can give in to this process, letting go of our past self with great love and gratitude, and 55 the new with an open mind and heart, ready for our next stage of life．

36．A．natural B．dusty C．humorous D．rare

37．A．moving B．confusing C．tiring D．scared

38．A．report B．notice C．sign D．idea

39．A．brotherhood B．neighborhood C．adulthood D．childhood

40．A．animal B．people C．school D．stage

41．A．saying B．speaking C．telling D．reading

42．A．showed B．left C．shaped D．realized

43．A．influenced B．remained C．defended D．directed

44．A．of B．within C．for D．between

45．A．although B．while C．until D．because

46．A．moreover B．therefore C．however D．so

47．A．area B．shelter C．room D．space

48．A．limits B．contents C．connection D．requirement

49．A．influence B．mixture C．appearance D．relation

50．A．dying B．coming C．escaping D．running

51．A．come back B．come down C．come out D．come across

52．A．become B．reach C．name D．make

53．A．appear B．disappear C．go D．exist

54．A．convince B．remind C．warn D．tell

55．A．hoping B．imaging C．welcoming D．supplying

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节; 满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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。

A

Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block．No specific in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat．As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become．

When I was a kid in New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine．Most stores were closed, almost nobody worked, and the highways, as a result, were not desperate steeplechases（障碍赛跑） they have become today．My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek．

The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly．It was the repetition to church, our reward for an hour of devotion, an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there was no housework that couldn’t wait until Monday．Sunday was, indeed, different from the other days of the week, because everyone seemed to be on the same schedule, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else．

Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to find that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association．In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visiting someone else’s home on Sunday．But now the question is, “What do you plan to DO this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall, to participating in a road race, to Montreal for lunch．If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such an answer would feel strange, which sounds like an echo from another era．

I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of