| 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. What didn't the man leave on the desk? |
| A. Some money. B. A message. C. Some stamps. |
| 2. How will the man get to North Road? |
| A. He will go north. B. He will go on foot. C. He will take two turnings. |
| 3. What are the speakers talking about? |
| A. Weather B. Temperature. C. Seasons. |
| 4. Why were there no phone calls? |
| A. The phone was out of order. B. The man was away for the whole day. C. The repairman arrived home too late. |
| 5. What does the man mean at last? |
| A. Wilma won three Olympic gold medals in track and field. B. Wilma's life has been changed a lot with her strong will. C. Wilma hasn't been able to move her left leg since she was four. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. What is the relationship between the two speakers? |
| A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife. |
| 2. What are they talking about? |
| A. How the woman goes to school. B. Which bus goes to the school. C. Which is the way to school. |
| 3. When does the woman start to go to school? |
| A. Five minutes before the bus comes. B. Twenty minutes before the bus comes. C. Thirty minutes before the rush hour. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. Where does this conversation take place? |
| A. At a post office. B. At an Express company. C. At a bank. |
| 2. What's the difference between the two mail means? |
| A. $3.60 B. $10.85 C. $9.75 |
| 3. Which does the man choose at last? |
| A. Priority Mail B. Express Mai l C. Guaranteed Mail |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. Where did the man go for his Christmas holiday? |
| A. The south of France B. Paris C. London |
| 2. What did the man do in England? |
| A. He visited some friends. B. He did some business. C. He went to some museums. |
| 3. How many times has the man been to Paris? |
| A. Twice B. Three C. Four |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. What is Paul watching on TV? |
| A The same show as yesterday's B. Guitars playing C. A music video |
| 2. What does Grandma think of modern music? |
| A. Angry B. Noisy C. Developed |
| 3. What can we learn from the conversation? |
| A. The kid is spoiled by his grandma B. The lady doesn't like modern music C. Maybe the lady isn't respected by her grandson |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. Why does the speaker give the talk to the students? |
| A. To scold them B. To encourage them. C. To praise them |
| 2. How does the speaker offer to help the students? |
| A. By letting them pass the test B. By treating them like Einstein C. By talking to them in person |
| 3. What exam will the students have after meeting the speaker? |
| A. The midterm B. The final C. The test on Einstein |
| In order to support the big family, he worked so hard that _____ he made himself ill. |
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| A. occasionally B. purposefully C. normally D. eventually |
| Many students listened to the lecture, but I wondered how much they _____. |
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| A. took out B. took up C. took off D. took in |
| It took her a long time to ____ the skills she needed to become a famous player. |
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| A. acquire B. inquire C. require D. request |
| Shall we ____ our discussion and have some tea or coffee, please? |
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| A. break off B. break down C. break into D. break out |
| I admire my classmate Lisa very much. _____ her prettiness, she was smart and helpful. |
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| A. Except for B. But for C. Apart from D. In spite of |
| He accidentally ____ he had quarreled with his wife and that he had not been home for a couple of weeks. |
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| A. let out B. took care C. leave out D. made out |
| After all it takes great ____ to master any foreign language. |
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| A. effort B. effect C. affect D. offer |
| They haven't seen each other for ten years, but they still keep in _____ contact with each other. |
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| A. constant B. instant C. content D. consistent |
| Considering that you have no _____ experience, it's doubtful that you'll get the job. |
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| A. efficient B. previous C. original D. unusual |
| The match is going to start in a minute. Let's ____. |
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| A. hurry on B. go on C. speed up D. sweep up |
| 完型填空。 | ||||
| Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith and me. So I asked him, "Keith, have I done anything that really 1 your feeling?" Immediately, he said, "Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special 2 that I really wanted but you 3 gave it to me." The 4 was that I'd completely forgotten about it. I 5 , "Is there anything else I've done wrong, but didn't apologize for?" Again, his 6 was immediate, "Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the 7 because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and 8 in a hurry. Remember?" "Well, you left and 9 the suitcase." I couldn't believe he 10 all the details! "After you came back from the hospital you were 11 . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and 12 had been thrown all over the place. And you 13 me." "And you didn't do it?" I asked. "No, I didn't. I was just searching for my gift." My heart sank. I felt 14 . I hugged Keith and asked him to 15 me. His honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I'd hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the 16 question. Kevin's answer was as immediate as his 17 , "Last Christmas you 18 us a special toy, but you forgot about it." 19 Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The 20 thing wasn't the toy. The problem was I'd made a promise too lightly and didn't keep it as their father. | ||||
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| 阅读理解。 |
| Every kid wishes to be an adult. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become "kidults" (kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people across Asia. Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory. Other kidults still enjoy children's stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children's book! "Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society," said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University (韩国外国语大学). He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He may be right. Tim Greenhalgh, a professor, explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood. |
| 1. We can infer from the article that _____. |
| A. Kidults like to have vitamins very much B. Kidults miss their childhood so much that they can't give up their toys C. Bloomsbury knows some kidults don't want people to know that they are kidults D. Some toys are so interesting that even adults like them very much |
| 2. According to the author, being a kidult is good in some way except that _____. |
| A. it can help kidults feel relaxed B. it is helpful to solve some social problems C. it can make people loyal to one's parents D it can improve the relationship between parents and their kids |
| 3. According to the writer, _____. |
| A. our society is very dull B. kidults have mental problems C. being a kidult is nothing wrong D. some people can never grow up |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Hi, Antonio, I read your blog and guess what? Now I have a summer job with my neighbor moving their lawn and doing work around their house and I am getting paid. I do the same work at my house but the pay is better at the neighbor's. Have a great summer, man! Posted by: Jack Dear Antonio, My son is 15 and he has been begging for a summer job. Do you know of any place that hires children of that age? Posted by: Vallery Hi, Antonio, I am 13 years old and trying to earn money to take a trip with my chorus to Hawaii. I am willing to do any work at any hour during the summer. Posted by Ashley Jordan Hi, Antonio, I am 19 years old, a college student and I am looking for a summer job. Does anyone know somewhere that is hiring? I have been looking for two weeks now. Posted by: Erica Allen Dear Antonio, My daughter is working in the file room at the law firm I work for and I am very happy that we were able to get her on. My concern is that she wouldn't have got the summer job if I had not "known" people. What about kids whose parents do not know someone? Posted by: Tracy Hi, Antonio, I found my summer job on my own and my parents are so proud of me because I did it on my own. That is why the world needs teens who can take responsibility for themselves and grow into mature and wise adults. Can't wait for your next blog. I enjoy your writing. You have a great point of view. Posted by: Jeff |
| 1. What may be the topic of Antonio's blog this time? |
| A. A great summer. B. Getting a summer job. C. An ideal career. D. Entering a profession. |
| 2. From the above posts we learn that _____. |
| A. Jack gets paid for cutting and moving the lawn for his own family B. Valley has been begging in streets over the summer C. Erica is quite experienced in finding part-time jobs D. Ashley is willing to do any part-time job during his trip to Hawaii |
| 3. What do we know about Tracy from her post? |
| A. She works in a file room. B. She helped her daughter to become a lawyer. C. She's proud that she helped her daughter find a job. D. She thinks children should take responsibility for themselves. |
| 4. Where can we find the text most probably? |
| A. In a book. B. In a report. C. On the Internet. D. In a bulletin (公告). |
| 阅读理解。 |
| If you were walking around a supermarket and saw a woman with a shaved head, a ring through her nose, a tattoo (纹身) design on her arm and she has a small child in her shopping trolley, what would your opinion be? Do you think this kind of body decoration is attractive or ugly? Different people have different ideas. The following are some examples of body decoration from around the world. In many parts of Africa, it is thought that an attractive girl should have really shinny skin. On Bali, a little island in Indonesia, they believe that a beautiful woman or handsome man must have perfectly straight, flat teeth. The Balinese believe that teeth with pointed edges make you look like an ugly wild animal. So when a girl or boy becomes a teenager, he or she is taken to a special person in their village who will file off teeth points to make them smooth and flat. There is no anesthetic (麻药) and this tooth filing is really painful. It is a kind of test. If you can stand it without screaming or crying too much, then you are thought ready to become an adult. In Myanmar, there is a small group of people who are called the "Papaung". They believe that a woman can only be really beautiful if she has a long neck. I mean a VERY long neck. Now you might think that you are either born with a long or short neck and that there's nothing whatever you can do about it. But you would be wrong! At around the age of 5, a Papaung girl has heavy metal rings fitted around her neck, tightly between the chin and shoulders. Each year more rings are added and very, very slowly their weight pushes the shoulders down, in this way making the neck look longer. A Papaung woman will wear her neck rings all her life, never once taking them off. |
| 1. What is mainly talked about in paragraph one? |
| A. Women's design. B. Body decoration. C. Attractive decoration. D. Beautiful body decoration. |
| 2. What does the underlined word "trolley" mean? |
| A. shopping cart B. luggage C. schoolbag D. basket |
| 3. On Bali, it is believed that _____. |
| A. a person with sharp teeth looks ugly B. a person with straight, flat teeth looks ugly C. a teenager's teeth points must be filed off with anesthetic D. no one will scream or cry when having his teeth points filed off |
| 4. Which of the following is NOT true? |
| A. Most African people think that a girl with shinny skin is beautiful. B. It is thought that a beautiful woman should have straight, flat teeth on Bali. C. Some people think it beautiful that a woman has a long neck in Myanmar. D. Many people think that a woman with a ring through nose is neither attractive nor ugly. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on Wednesday by drinking water that had been recycled from their urine (尿), sweat and water got from air. They said "cheers" to NASA workers on the ground. The urine recycling system is needed for astronaut stations on the moon and Mars. It also will save NASA money because it won't have to ship up as much water to the station by space shuttle or cargo rocket. Besides, it's important as the space station is about to expand from three people living on board to six. The recycling system had been brought up to the space station last November, but it couldn't be used until samples (样品) were tested back on earth. So when it came time to actually drink up, NASA made a big deal of it. The three-man crew stood holding their drinks and congratulated engineers in two NASA centers that worked on the system. "This is something that had been the stuff of science fiction," American astronaut Michael Barratt said before taking a small mouthful. The taste is worth trying. The new system takes the combined urine of the crew from the toilet and moves it to a big tank, where the water is boiled off, and the vapor is collected. The rest of the urine is thrown away. Then the water vapor is mixed with water from air, and then it goes through filters (过滤器). When six crew members are aboard, it can make about six gallons from urine in about six hours. "Some people may find the idea of drinking recycled urine distasteful, but it is also done on earth, but with a lot longer time between urine and the tap," said Marybeth Edeen, the space station's national lab manager. The technology NASA developed for this system has already been used for quick water purification after the 2004 Asian tsunami. |
| 1. According to the text, the recycling system is important because _____. |
| A. it makes traveling to the moon for the average person possible B. with it NASA won't need to ship any water up to the space station C. it protects the environment in space by reducing the amount of waste D. it can help meet the need for more water after the crew is expanded |
| 2. Which is the RIGHT time order of the following events? a. The samples of the recycled water were tested on earth. b. Astronauts celebrated the space's first making water from urine. c. The recycling system was brought up to the space station. d. The technology for the system was used to quickly purify water. |
| A. a, d, c, b B. a, c, b, d C. d, c, a, b D. d, a, c, b |
| 3. From Paragraph. 5 we can know _____. |
| A. the process of recycling urine B. the effect of the recycling system C. an opinion on recycling urine D. the theory behind the recycling system |
| 6. What is the best title for the text? |
| A. Drink up: Space Station Recycles Urine to water B. New Technology Is Used in the Space Station C. The Research of NASA Has Made Great Progress D. Good News: Water Recycled from Urine Tastes Good |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost. Many roads and places in Singapore (新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries-in both the West and the East. Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus-obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel. Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, "Base Basah" means "wet rice" in Malay (马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road "Wet Rice Road"? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road. A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is "Circular Road" for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like "Paya Lebar Crescent". This road is called a crescent (月 牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again. |
| 1. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____. |
| A. many places tend to have more than one name B. the government is usually the first to name a place C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named D. people prefer the place names given by the government |
| 2. What does the underlined phrase "die hard" in Paragraph 1 probably mean? |
| A. Change suddenly. B. Change significantly. C. Disappear very slowly. D. Disappear mysteriously. |
| 3. Which of the following places is named after a person? |
| A. Raffles Place. B. Selector Airbase. C. Piccadilly Circus. D. Paya Lebar Crescent. |
| 4. Bras Basah Road is named _____. |
| A. after a person B. after a place C. by its shape D. after an activity |
| 5. What can be inferred from the passage? |
| A. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique. B. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers. C. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain. D. Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes. |
| 完成句子。阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。 |
| 1. The boy ____________________ (被怀疑偷了钱的) in the supermarket was an outstanding students in the school. (suspect) 2. It is you ____________________ (应该受到责备) for the failure of the plan. (blame) 3. The writer was ____________________ (全神贯注地写作) that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar. (absorb) 4. Only by shouting and waving his hands ____________________ (才能使人注意到他). (notice) 5. He stood for an instant with ____________________ (仍然举着手). (raise) 6. Jane shouted in surprise as though ____________________ (她看到了一大笔钱). (sum) 7. The employees made a suggestion to the boss that their relationship with that company ____________________ (立刻结束).(come) 8. Vegetable ____________________ (被煮太久), the Vitamin C in them will be destroyed. (cook) 9. The instant ____________________ (当问题被提出), we all stood up to give our opinions. (put) 10. ____________________ (令孩子们高兴地是), they have a three-day holiday during the Mid-Autumn Festival. (delight) |
| 短文写作。 |
| 最近你班将举行一场题为Life in the future 的讨论会，请根据以下要点，写一篇一百词左右的发言稿。 1. 随着医学的发展，人类的平均寿命将会达到120岁。 2. 由于新能源的出现，污染问题将得到控制。 3. 人们的日常生活也将有很大的变化。如：机器人可以为你做家务；椅子的颜色也能够随着你所穿 的衣服而改变；手机可以带在手腕 (wrist) 上，通话时可以看到对方；可以乘坐新型的电梯 (elevator) 进入太空度假。 ______________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ |