1、第卷第一部分 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. Where does the conversation take place? A. On the street. B. At a restaurant. C. At home. 2. What may the man do next? A. Look for a hat. B. Find his suitc
2、ase. C. Pack some clothes. 3. How much does the woman need to pay? A. $240. B. $270. C. $300. 4. What will the woman do today? A. Go to a party B. Go to the library. C. Go shopping. 5. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. A new notebook. B. Summer jobs. C.The French language. 第二节（共15小题
3、；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，并标在试卷的相应住置。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。每段对话或独自读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6.7题。6How long does Ted usually sleep every night? AFor seven hours. BFor eight hours. CFor nine hours. 7. What did Ted do last night? A. He went to the
4、cinema. B. He went out with the man. C. He watched a movie at home. 听第7段材料，回答第8.9题。8. Whom is the man speaking to? A. A tourist. B. A local villager. C. A new neighbor. 9. How many buses leave for town each day? A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the man doing? A. Talking to a friend. B.
5、 Attending a job interview. C. Preparing for a job interview. 11. How did the man gain work experience in this field? A. By working part-time. B. By doing an internship(实习生）. C. By learning from teachers.12. How much can an employee be paid in the second year? A. $14,000 B. $15,000. C. $16,000 听第9段材
6、料，回答第13至16题 13. What probably makes the womans mother her hero? AHer great scientific achievements. BHer achievements at work. CHer support to the family. 14. What does the man think of his grandmother? A. Kind-hearted B. Hard-working. C. Easy-going. 15. What is Adams dream? A. To help poor children
7、 get enough food. B. To improve life of the homeless. C. To live a good life in the future.16. What is Kate doing now? A. She is teaching at school. B. She is traveling abroad now. C. She is helping the helpless. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What do some companies run in Garapan? A. A shopping bus. B. Free
8、 boats. C. Public buses.18. Where can one usually stop a legally run taxi? A. At a hotel. B. At a mall. C. At a restaurant.19. What does the speaker think of car rental on Saipan Island?A. Its too costly B. Its inconvenient. C. Its a good way.20. What is the man? A. A TV host B. A guide. C. A radio
9、program host.第二部分 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。AExploit your parking space An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to 200 or 300 a week. Put an advertisement for free on Le
10、tpark or Atmyhousepark.Rent（出租）a roomSpare room Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you wont have to pay any tax on the first 4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.Make money during sp
11、ecial eventsDont want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space. Live on set Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of p
12、ounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for freebut you will be charged if your home gets picked.Use your roofYou need the right kind of roof,
13、but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (around 14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from
14、 changing the roof. 21. If you earn 5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on _. A. 800 B. 500 C. 4500 D. 500022. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event？ A. On Letpark. B. On Roomspare. C. On Grashpadder. D. On Roommateeasy.23. I
15、f you want to use energy free, you have to_. A. sign an agreement with the government B. pay around 14,000 for the equipment C. sell the roof to some energy companies D. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years24. For whom the text most probably written？ A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers. C. House owner
16、s. D. Online companiesB Danielle Steel, Americas sweetheart, is one of the hardest working woman in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subj
17、ects, ready to dive into a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk. Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, she worked in the public relations and advertising industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit fo
18、r. Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Times bestselling novels, and a series of “Max and Martha” picture books for children to help them deal with the reallife problem of death, new babies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death of h
19、er was shot to the top of the New York Times bestselling list as soon as it came out. Twentyeight of her books have been made into films. She is listed in the Guinness Books of World Records for one of her books being the Times bestseller for 381 weeks straight. Not content with a big house, a lovin
20、g family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource and has kept in touch with them by email. While she is often compared to the heroines（女主人公）of her own invention. Her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But if she does have anything
21、in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable(独特的）style. There is only one Danielle Steel.25Children who have read “Max and Martha” picture books may know _.Ahow to deal with affairs at schoolBwhat to do if Max and Martha die Cwhat to do when new babies are born into their famil
22、iesDhow to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes26One of Danielle Steel s achievements is that _.Asome TV plays were based on her booksBher picture books attracted a lot of young menCone of her books became a bestseller in 1998Dshe wrote the Guinness Book of World Records27We can lea
23、rn from the passage that Danielle Steel _.Alives an exciting life Bvalues her readers a lotCwrites about quiet women Dis pleased with her achievements C How I Turned to Be Optimistic I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunts house, and my mother said tha
24、t we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning. I do not remember
25、myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving n
26、ever to come back was hardly in my head then. The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really losthaving to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was
27、 or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to the hard times. My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else
28、at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers（移民局官员）, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives. From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost all common tr
29、oubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.28. How did the author get to know America? A. From her relatives. B. From her mother. C. Fr
30、om books and pictures. D. From radio programs.29. Upon leaving for America, the author felt_. A. confused B. excited C. worried D. amazed30. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4? A. She worked as a translator. B. She attended a lot of job interviews. C. She paid telephone bills for he
31、r family. D She helped her family with her English.31. The author believes that_. A. her future will be free from troubles B. it is difficult to learn to become patient C. there are more good things than bad things D. good things will happen if one keeps trying D Being able to count at least ten peo
32、ple as friends makes us happy，but those with five or fewer are likely to be miserable，researchers say. Their study of hundreds of men and women also found that people who feel satisfied with their lives always have lots of close friends and regularly make new ones. While it is not clear whether our
33、friends make us happy or we make friends because we are happy，the researchers say it is clear that we should maintain our friendships. Psychologist Richard Tunney said，“Whatever the reason is，actively working on friendships in the same way as to maintain a marriage is a prerequisite(必备条件) to happine
34、ss.” Dr.Tunney，of Nottingham University，quizzed more than 1,700 people about their satisfaction with their lives and the state of their friendships. Those with five friends or fewer had just a 40 percent chance of being happy. In other words they were more likely to be unhappy than happy. Ten was th
35、e first number at which people were more likely to be happy than unhappy. The happiest people were those with dozens of friends，according to the study，which was carried out for the National Lottery(彩票) For women，this meant having 33 friends；for men，the number was 49. Dr.Tunney said，“People who were
36、extremely satisfied with their lives had twice the number of friends of people who were extremely dissatisfied.” Women tended to have fewer friends than men but formed tighter relationships. Interestingly，the study found that childhood friends are no more likely to make us happy than people we becom
37、e close to later in life. Lottery winners，however，have a different opinion on life. They are always happier than others despite spending their time with a small circle of old friends. This could be because they trust people theyve known for a long time.32Whats the best title for this passage?AThe Se
38、cret to Happiness Is to Make New FriendsBHaving at Least 10 Good Friends Makes People HappyCWhy Most People Like to Make Friends RegularlyDMens and Womens Friends Are Different33Which of the following opinions may Richard Tunney NOT agree with?APeople with few friends are sure to be unhappy.BOur fri
39、ends can make us happy.CHappiness may come from a good marriage life.DWe may become happier if we have more friends.34According to the passage，lottery winners _.Aenjoy making new friendsBmake new friends easilyClike staying with old friendsDhave no time to make friends35We can conclude from the pass
40、age that _.Aits enough for one person to have ten friendsBunhappy people must have few friendsCchildhood friends make people happier than adulthood onesDfriendships play a major role in peoples life第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 The jobs of the future have not yet b
41、een invented. 36 . By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.1.CuriosityYour children need to be deeply curious. 37 . Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料)can we add to make these pancakes even better next time ?” and then try them out. Ingredients m
42、ake the pancakes better? What could we try next time? 2. CreativityTrue creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new. 38 There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them de
43、velop their creativity.3.Personal skillsUnderstanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know whats going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kid from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions. 39 . “Why do you think shes crying?”
44、 “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”4. Self Expression 40 there are many ways to express thoughts and ideas music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than an
45、other.A. Encourage kids to cook with you.B. And we cant forget science education.C. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.D. So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that dont yet exist?E. Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill.F. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.G. Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.第三部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分4
