1、第一部分：听力（共两节，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答案,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 probably take place?A. In a public garden. B. In a restaurant. C. In a shop.2. Why was the boy late for the class?A. He overslept. B. He
2、had an accident. C. He missed the bus.3. What time is it now?A. 5:55. B. 6:05. C. 6:15.4. Why did the man dislike his job?A. Because of long working hours. B. It wasnt interesting.C. He found a better one.5. What did the woman enjoy most?A. Having a picnic. B. Swimming and fishing. C. Staying with h
3、er parents.第二节 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15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,每小题将给出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7题。6. Where has Barbara been?A. Rome. B. Florence. C. Milan.7. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?A. Shoes. B. Stones. C. Books.听第7段材料,
4、回答第8至10题。8. How often does Linda go swimming?A. Once a week. B. Every day. C. Every night.9. What did Mark do as a high school student?A. Ride a bike B. Go swimming and skating. C. Go swimming and running.10. What is Mark going to do tonight?A. Watch TV. B. Go skating with Linda. C. Go swimming with
5、 Linda.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11. What trouble does the woman have?A. Her bicycle has been damaged.B. She has got no money.C. She hasnt got a place to spend the night.12. Where does the man suggest they stay?A. The Kings house. B. The King Hotel. C. His own house.13. What does the man do for a living?A. H
6、e is a farmer. B. He is a bar owner. C. He is a hotel receptionist(接待员).听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14. What does the woman think of the adventure?A. It was frightening. B. It was difficult. C. It was tiring.15. What does John look like?A. Thin with blue eyes. B. Young with a beard. C. Tall with blond hair.16.
7、 What happened to the speakers?A. They got seriously hurt.B. They were trapped(困住) in the ice.C. They were buried under the snow.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. Looking for a lost child.B. Looking for the missing money.C. Finding a dark shirt and blue jeans.18. Wher
8、e was Brandon last seen?A. In the sporting goods section.B. In the frozen foods section.C. In the toys section.19. What is Brandon wearing?A. A white shirt and a red baseball cap.B. A dark shirt and blue jeans.C. Blue jeans and a black baseball cap.20. What should guests do if they see the boy?A. Ca
9、ll the security department.B. Take him to the Pizza Hut.C. Take him the security desk.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，从所给的四个选项（A、和）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAround twenty years ago I was going through hard times. I could not find a satisfying job. To my shame, I had to drive a school b
10、us to make ends meet and lived in a friends house.One afternoon, while driving through a quiet suburban (郊外的) neighborhood I was so sad that I kept asking myself “Why has my life become so hard?” “Whats wrong with the world?” Then I pulled over the bus to drop off (让.下车) a little girl and as she pas
11、sed she handed me a pretty earring, saying she found it on the floor of the bus and I should keep it in case（以防）the owner came to look for it.In the evening, the owner did come to look for her earring. When I handed it to her, she got very excited and continued saying “Thanks, youre a real gentleman
12、.” I told her that she should thank the little girl who had found it. She said, “Yes, and you are a good driver, too. What a lovely world it is!” Then she left with satisfaction. I was touched by her last words. I had thought something was wrong with the world just because of my poor condition. In f
13、act, nothing was wrong with the world. I should change my attitude towards life. I should be positive about life.At first it was hard, and then it got easier. Every day I could find things to make me happy. Then one night there was a phone call for me at my friends house from a lady who was a manage
14、r in a large hospital. She said she had read my application form and asked me if I would like to work in the hospital. I said yes and got the job. Looking back at the experience I know the most important is to have a positive attitude towards life.21. We know from the second paragraph that _. A. the
15、 author cried while driving that afternoon B. a girl picked up an earring before getting off C. there was only one passenger on the bus D. the girl gave the author an earning as a gift22. The author decided to have a change in life because _. A. what the earring owner said moved himB. he didnt want
16、to be a driver any more C. his friends helped him become positiveD. he was offered a better job in a hospital23. When the author got a call from the manager of the hospital, he felt _. A. surprised B. disappointed C. shocked D. delighted24. What does the author want to show in this passage? A. Lost
17、things should be returned to the owner.B. Life is usually hard for the young at the beginning. C. One should hold a positive attitude towards life.D. It is not easy to find a good job nowadays.BThe influence of America is increasing in my country. Spanish people drink Coca Cola, wear blue jeans, wat
18、ch Hollywood movies, listen to American music, and eat fast food, and they do these things every day. I think that American movies are a good way to spread American culture because people are often influenced by what they see in the movies. Most of the programs and documentaries (纪录片) we watch on TV
19、 are from America, and most of the movies we go to see are made in Hollywood. In the last few years, the government has tried to protect the Spanish movies. Now, in our cinemas, at least twenty percent of the movies which are shown must be from Spain or from other countries in Europe. American cultu
20、re is a part of Spanish life now. Its certain that many things from America are as much a part of peoples lives as Spanish things. For example, Coca Cola is as familiar to everybody as any typical Spanish product. Ive known about Coca Cola for my whole life. However, its different with Western fast
21、food. For example, I dont think McDonalds is as successful in Spain as it is in other countries. In my opinion, one of the reasons may be the lifestyle of the Spanish people. The Spanish people normally eat at home. On the other hand, maybe McDonalds hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spa
22、nish tapas. Its true that in every city in Spain you can find a McDonalds, and it is more popular among the Spanish children than among the adults. In any case, its obvious that American culture is becoming more and more a part of our lives every day.25. From the first paragraph we can know that _.A
23、. the influence of America on Spain can be found everywhereB. most Spanish people dont like to listen to their own musicC. fast food spreads from Spain to the United StatesD. some Spanish actors go to America to improve their acting skills26. What plays an important part in the spreading of American
24、 culture in Spain?A. American novels. B. Hollywood movies. C. McDonalds. D. American music.27. Why did the government set some rules for the films shown in Spain?A. To protect foreign culture in Spain. B. To earn more money from Spanish films. C. To limit the number of foreign movies. D. To unite th
25、e European Community.28. What do you think Spanish tapas (in the last paragraph)might be?A. The name of a drink. B. The name of a restaurant.C. A clothing brand. D. A certain kind of food.CA newly-published study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person to another, like a disease. Resear
26、chers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental health, personal behavior and diet. At first, the study involved about 5,000 people in the American state of Massachusetts. Now, more than 12,000 individuals are
27、taking part.Information from the Framingham Study showed earlier that happiness can spread from person to person. So can behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking.University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo led the recent study. He and other researchers attempted to show how ofte
28、n people felt lonely. They found that the feeling of loneliness spread through social groups.Having a social connection with a lonely person increased the chances that another individual would feel lonely. In fact, a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. A
29、friend of that person was 25% more likely. The researchers say this shows that a person could indirectly be affected by someones loneliness.The effect was strongest among friends. Neighbors were the second most affected group. The effect was weaker on husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. Th
30、e researchers also found that loneliness spread more easily among women than men.The New York Times newspaper reports that, on average, people experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. It also found that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent, or two and
31、a half fewer lonely days.Loneliness has been linked to health problems like depression and sleeping difficulties. The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it.The study suggests that people can take steps to stop the spread of loneliness. They can do this b
32、y helping individuals they know who may be experiencing loneliness. The result can be helpful to the whole social group.29. What is TRUE about the Framingham Study?A. It was only conducted in 1948.B. It involves more than 12,000 participants.C. It was led by John Cacioppo.D. It showed that any behav
33、ior could spread.30. Which statement about the spread of loneliness is true?A. The spreading effect was the second strongest among friends.B. No spreading effect was found on husbands and wives.C. Women are more likely to be affected than men.D. Brothers are more easily affected than neighbors.31. W
34、hat is the main idea of the passage?A. Actions should be taken to help lonely people.B. People feel lonely for many reasons.C. Ways to fight against loneliness.D. Lonely people can affect others.DAsk a teacher to name the most annoying invention of recent years and they will often mention the mobile
35、 phone. Disturbed by the problems they create, many head teachers have ordered that pupils should keep their phones switched off at school. Others have told pupils to leave them at homeHowever, education researchers at The University of Nottingham believe it is time that phone bans(禁止) were reconsid
36、ered, because mobile phones can be a powerful learning aid, they say. Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and her colleagues have reached this conclusion after studying the consequences of allowing pupils in five secondary schools to use either their own mobile phones or the new generation of smartphones in
37、 lessonsDuring the nine-month experiment, 14- to 16-year-old pupils used the phones for a wide range of educational purposes, including creating short movies, setting homework reminders, recording a teacher reading a poem, and timing experiments with the phones stopwatchesThe smartphones, which coul
38、d be connected to the Internet, also allowed pupils to access revision websites, log into the school email system, or transfer(转存)electronic files between school and homeThe research involved 331 pupils in schools in Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire and Nottingham“At the start of the study, even pupil
39、s were often surprised at the thought that mobile phones could be used for learning,” Dr Hartnell-Young said“After their hands-on experience, almost all pupils said they had enjoyed the project and felt more inspired.”Some teachers found that pupils who lacked confidence gained most from the project
40、However, they recognised that greater use of mobile phones in schools could cause problems32We can infer from the first paragraph that Ateachers are strongly against students owning mobile phonesBmobile phones should be developed to meet students needs Cstudents are free to use their mobile phones a
41、t schoolDmobile phones are usually forbidden to be used at school33When the students first used mobile phones for learning, they Aall enjoyed the project very muchBdidnt know what they were used forCdidnt fully realize the learning functions of mobile phonesDwere surprised that they were allowed to
42、use mobile phones in schools34Who benefited most from the project?AOlder pupilsBPupils who were not confidentCYounger pupils DPupils who were confident35The purpose of the text is to tell us that Amobile phones can actually help students learnBmobile phones begin to be widely used in schoolsCtoo muc
43、h use of mobile phones in schools can cause problemsDthe mobile phone is considered the most annoying invention of recent years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。注意：请将答案转涂到答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。Ive been keeping an English blog for many years. These practical tips have helped me
44、over the course of my blogging. Read quality books, blogs, journals, etc. which are written in English. Blogging is not always about writing 36 Reading also improves your English comprehension, grammar, spelling, vocabulary and writing Practice helps, so continue writing 37 Trying to make a perfect
45、post(帖子) free from grammar and spelling mistakes is good but youre not making use of your time efficiently(有效地). 38 Think about the main points you want to raise. I prepare an outline of my post and a list of the points I want to talk about. Doing this has helped me stay on track and focus on my mai
46、n points. The outline and the list of points I want to write about serve as my guidelines when Im writing When writing, use simple words and sentences. Using simple sentences makes your job as a blogger easier. 39 Always remember this: The aim of your writing is to get your message across and the on
47、ly way to become an effective writer is successfully conveying your message to your readers Write your posts ahead of time 40 To free yourself from the pressure of making a post on daily basis, which might affect your writing, consider making your posts ahead of timeAAlso, it makes your posts more understandable to your readersBWelcome comments from your blog readersCThere are benefits of daily blogging but if it becomes
