Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (22. 5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, Band C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each questions.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Example:
When will the magazine probably arrive?
A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday
The answer is B.
Conversation 1
1. Who used the car this morning?
A. The son. B. The aunt. C. The mother.
2. Where are the keys found?
A. In the purse B. In the pocket C. In the drawer.
Conversation 2
3. Which of the flowing is true about the man?
A. He borrowed some money. B. He is caught in the traffic. C. He will meet his teacher.
4. How is the man going home?
A. By train B. By bus C. By taxi
Conversation 3
5. When was the party held?
A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. In the evening
6. Why didn’t the woman go to the party?
A. She didn’t feel well. B. She didn’t have the time. C. She didn’t get an invitation.
Conversation 4
7. What dose the man want to buy?
A. A camera. B. A mobile phone. C. A music player.
8. Which of the following does the man choose?
A. The PE310. B. The RT230. C. The GF160.
9. How much does the man pay?
A. $300. B. $270. C. $100.
Conversation 5
10. What is the woman?
A. A dress designer. B. A basketball player. C. A headmaster.
11. What do we know about the man’s travel plan?
A. He’s going by air. B. He’s leaving for Paris C. He’s arriving this afternoon.
12. Who is going to pick up the man?
A. The woman’s son. B. The woman’s brother. C. The woman herself.
Conversation 6
13. What’s the man doing now?
A. Looking for a job. B. Studying in university. C. Teaching at a high school.
14. What kind of movie dose the man like best?
A. Adventure. B. Comedy. C. Drama.
15. Where are the speakers going first?
A. The supermarket. B. The cinema. C. The café.
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 TILAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE.
Essay Competition Instructions
Topic: My Ideal City
Questions Examples or Requirements
Location Near the sea, 16. ________, or on an island
17. ________ Depending on your own choice
Features Mountains to make it 18. ________, or the fastest trains in the world
19. ________ No less than three points
Prize: A free trip to Europe for a safe of 20. ________
Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15marks)
Diretions For each of the following unfinsihed sentences there are four choices marked A B C and D
choose the one that best completes the sentence
Example: The wild fowers looked like a soft orange blanket ______ the desert
A .covering B covered C cover D to cover
The answer is A
21 . The ability _____an idea is as important as the idea itself
A. expressing B. expressed C. to express D. to be expressed
22. –John, what ________________in your hand ?
-- Look, It’s a birthday gift for my grandma.
A. had you held B. are you holding C. do you hold D. will you hold
23.The players______from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game .
A. selecting B. to select C. selected D. having selected
24.I know that _____ would ever discourage him; he would never give up wanting to be a director.
A. something B. anything C. everything D.nothing
25.Julie was good at German ,French and Russian , all of _________ she spoke fluently.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
26.One third of the country ______covered with trees and the majority of the citizens_______black people.
A. is are B. is is C. are are D. are is
27. In 1942, Columbus_______ on one of the Bahama Islands, but he mistook it for an island off India.
A. lands B. landed C. has landed D..had landed
28 .---No one _______ be compared with Yao Ming in playing basketball.
---Oh, you are really his big fan.
A. can B. need C. must D. might
29 .Do you wake up every morning __________ energetic and ready to start a new day?
A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt
30. It is the most instructive lecture that I ________since I came to this school.
A .attended B. had attended C. am attending D.have attended
31. Before a problem can be solved, it must be obvious______the problem itself is.
A. what B. that C. which D. why
32. Only after they had discussed the matter for a few hours _______a decision
A. they reached B. did they reach C. they reach D. do they reach
33 Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him _______he had done something very clever
A .as if B. in case C. while D. though
34 In the near future , more advances in the robot technology __________ by scientists.
A. are making B. are made C. will make D. will be made
35 It’s not what we do once in a while ______ shapes our lives, but what we do consistently
A .which B. that C. how D. when
Section B(18marks)
Directlons:For each blank in the following passage there are four wordes or phrases marked A,B,Cand D.fill in each blank,with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply aren’t taking the time to say a simple “hello,”After considering this phenomenon,I decided I was going to 36 the way I was doing things.
My 37 came one morning when I was in the community library.I passed by a girl who 38 her books out of her locker .Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up, I continued my way, However, when I had to 39 because I stupidly forgot my book , I noticed she had just finished packing them up by herself, No one had stopped to 40 her.
“OK” I thought to myself,”this is where I should have changed.”
My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man 41 by himself waiting for the library to open, so I sat down next to him and began a 42 .It was difficult to get started ,and even when I had to say goodbye, almost every 43 from my new friend had a tone (语气)of doubt in it ,And who could blame him?
People aren’t used to making an 44 chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how 45 it is needed,doesn’t just happen ,It takes people like us to make it possible. I 46 you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone’s day a little brighter, Together, we can really make society come 47 as a whole.
36. A.change B.explain C.learn D.show
37.A.trouble B.doubt C.wish D.opportunity
38. A.took B.dropped C.got D.pulled
39. A.come out B.stand by C.go back D.turn up
40. A.please B.greet C.help D.praise
41. A.sitting B.walking C.riding D.running
42. A.discussion B.lesson C.report D.conversation
43. A.joke B.response C.cry D.story
44. A.unchangeable B.unprepared C.unforgettable D.unfinished
45. A.desperately B.frequently C.simply D.widely
46. A.allow B.warn C.order D.advise
47. A.later B.straighter C.closer D.slower