1、本试卷由四部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。考试时间120分钟，满分150分。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。l. Who did the woman want to call?A.James.B.S
2、ophia.C. JohnBrown.2. What is the man probably going to do?A. Scold his staff and cut theirbonus.B. Tell his staff to work to adeadline.C. Encourage his staff never to giveup.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A spacetravel.B. A beautifuldream.C. A wonderfulfilm.4. What does the man me
3、an?A. He didnt clean the room since his motherleft.B. He forgot when his mother last came overC. He hoped to see his mother quitesoon.5. Where is Susan most probably?A. In heroffice.B. In the meetingroom.C. In the referenceroom. 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。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并
4、标在试卷相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第 6、7题。6. What does the man think of the news?A. Itsboring.B. Itsinformative.C. Itsentertaining.7. What will the man probably do next?A. Change thechannel.B. Turn off theTV.C. Go out and have awalk. 听第7段材料，回答第 8、9题。8. What is the
5、 woman heading for?A. A game for skilovers.B. A meeting for the skiclub.C. A lecture on skiingtechniques.9. What does the man decide to do?A. Listen to thelecture.B. Play the game with thewoman.C. Come along with the woman to theclub. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the relationship between the two spe
6、akers?A. Teacher andstudent.B. Interviewer andinterviewee.C. Boss andsecretary. 1l. What advantages does the woman have?A. She has a masters degree inmarketing.B. She is good at computerprogramming.C. She speaks German and Englishwell.12. What will the woman do next Wednesday?A. Give the man acall.B
7、. Send the man herresume.C. Have an interview with theman. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What will the speakers do first?A. Drivearound.B. Make areservation.C. Goshopping.14. Whats the womans its expectation of the hotel?A. Its close to the shoppingcenter.B. Its surrounded byparks.C. It doesnt costmuch.15. W
8、hat do we know about the Royal Factory?A. Its on GotherStreet.B. It produces goodsilk.C. It owns the Centralgarden.16. Why do the speakers come to the city?A. To take avacation.B. To go onbusiness.C. To meet the royalfamily. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When was the kite known in China?A. 15 centuriesago.B
9、. 20 centuriesago.C. 25 centuriesago.18. What did the ancient Chinese use the kite to do?A. Measure the speed ofwind.B. Give warnings ofdanger.C. Carry ropes acrossrivers.19. Why did Franklin fly a kite in the storm?A. To find the strength of silk forkites.B. To draw lightning from theclouds.C. To p
10、rotect houses againstlightning.20. What invention did Franklins idea enlighten?A. The invention of the lighteningrod.B. The invention of the kitesport.C. The invention of windpower. 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A Attention from strangers is nothing new t
11、ome. Questions about my height is the center of almost every publicinteraction. My friends say my height is just a physical quality and not a personalityaspect. However, when I reflect on my life, I realize that my height has shaped my character in many ways and has helped to make me who Iam. I lear
12、ned how to bekind. When I was younger, some parents in my neighborhood regarded me kind of dangerous because I was so much larger than other children myage. I had to be extra welcoming and gentle simply to play with otherchildren. Of course, now my coaches wish I werent quite so kind on the basketba
13、llcourt. I learned the quality of not being too proud aboutmyself. At 7 feet tall, everyone expects me to be an amazing basketballplayer. They come expecting to see Dirk Nowitzki, and instead they might see a performance more like Will Ferrell （successfully starred a professional basketball player）.
14、 I have learned to be modest and to work even harder than my fellows to meet their （and my） expectations, I developed a sense oflightheartedness. When people playfully make fun of myheight, I laugh at myselftoo. On my first day of high school, a girl dropped her books in a busyhallway. I got down to
15、 her level and gathered some of hernotebooks. As we both stood up, her eyes widened as I kept rising overher. Astonished, she dropped her booksagain. Embarrassed, we both laughed and picked up the books a secondtime. All of these lessons have definedme. Looking back, I realize that through years Of
16、such experiences, I have become a confident, expressiveperson. Being a 7-footer is both a blessing and a curse, but in the end, accepting who you are is the first Step tohappiness.21. Why does the author often draw attention from strangers?A. He is interested in publicinteraction.B. He has a uniquep
17、ersonality.C. He is physicallystrong.D. He is extremelytall.22. When he was young, the author intended to be more friendly just toA. gain extra favorC. prove his kindness23. It can be inferred fromPara. 3 thatB. play with other childrenD. please his coach . .A. Dirk Nowitzki was an awful basketball
18、playerB. the author seldom disappointed his basketball fansC. the author expected to make something better of himselfD. Will Ferrell was better at playing basketball Dirk Nowitzki24. What does the text mainly talk about?A. The height has shaped the authors personality andlife.B. The height has broug
19、ht the author a lot oftrouble.C. Some funny experiences the author everhad.D. Being tall benefits the author in manyways. B Whenever we talk about holidays, my mother teases my sister and me about how we “make out likerobbers.” She is referring to the fact that we are half Jewish and half Indian, so
20、 we receive gifts on both the festivals oflights: Hanukkah andDiwali.Though my mother teases us, I do not mind getting two sets of gifts!Hanukkah is celebrated on the 25th day Of the Jewish month, which is usually sometime inDecember. On Hanukkah, like most Jewish families, we light a menorah and sa
21、y a prayer eachnight. We also say a special prayer on the firstnight. After that, it is a tradition for my sister and me to do hot and cold for our hidden Hanukkahgifts. When we walk towards the gift, our parents say hot and when we walk further away, they say cold. We each receive one present every
22、 night ofHanukkah. Another part I like about this holiday is seeing family members who we do not seeoften. My aunt usually stays for a few days, and we sometimes visit otherrelatives. Diwali is celebrated on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Ashwin （October / November）. To celebrate
23、 Diwali, my family does a pooja, or prayers, in honor of the goddessLakshmi. Since she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, the pooja includes washing silver coins in milk andwater. In India, people decorate their houses with lamps, similar to the way you might light up your house forChristmas.
24、My family just places a few candlesoutside. We also set off firecrackers, which is my favoritepart. We often do this activity with friends to add to theexcitement. Both holidays have different histories andstories. We celebrate theta in different ways, yet they both have the samemeaning. They both t
25、ranslate into Festival ofLights. and they both mean family and presents for me!25. Why does the author receive gifts on both Hanukkah and Diwali?A. Because he lives in a richfamily.B. Because he lives in two differentcountries.C. Because his Parents like celebrating their differentcultures.D. Becaus
26、e his Parents like spending money buying gifts forthem.26. What does the Underlined phrase “hot and cold” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. A kind of Hanukkahgame.B. A kind of Hanukkahgift.C. A can of festivaldrink.D. A riddle written onlights.27. We can learn from the text that Hanukkah and Diwali .A. sha
27、re the same history and cultureB. are celebrated by both Jews and IndiansC. are both related to the legend of lightsD. encourage the families to do their prayers28. What is the authors attitude towards Hanukkah and Diwali?A. She enjoys celebrating both ofthem.B. She does mind spendingthem.C. She lik
28、es Hanukkahbetter.D. She likes Diwalibetter. C Have you ever noticed tiny raised areas on the branches of a tree?These may have beeninsects. These small insects feed on tree sap （汁液）. Insects on urban trees are notably more abundant than those on ruraltrees. As a result, urban trees suffer from heav
29、y infestations （害虫横行）, and are often unhealthy ordie. To protect and restore urban trees health, we need to determine the factors that make these tree pests more successful in urbanhabitats. Living organisms interact closely with theirenvironment. The warmer, more drought-stressed trees harbor more successful pests than cooler, lessdrought-stressedtrees. As cities and natural habitats become hotter and drier, damaging insects will become more abundant on urbantrees. Trees within urban forests are valuable economically and for the
