1、A. During the mans class. B. After todays class. C. Tomorrow. 2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In a garden. B. In a kitchen. C. In a market. 3. How does the womans sister go to university?A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By subway. 4. What was the weather like last Saturday?A. It
2、 was sunny. B. It was raining all day. C. It turned fine in the afternoon. 5. What does the man mean?A. He knows whats wrong with the watch. B. The woman needs to buy another new battery. C. The clock shop can probably repair the womans watch. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What did the
3、 woman do last night?A. She saw a film. B. She went shopping. C. She watched a football match. 7. Why couldnt the man keep in touch with the woman last night?A. The womans mobile phone was stolen. B. The womans mobile phone was power off. C. The man had something important to do. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.
4、What is the weather like these days?A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Rainy. 9. Where is the typhoon expected to come from?A. The mainland. B. The western Pacific. C. The mans city. 10. When is the typhoon likely to come to the speakers city?A. Tomorrow morning. B. Today. C. Tomorrow evening. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.
5、 Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Doctor and patient. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife. 12. What do we learn about the man?A. The man is badly ill. B. The man has caught a cold. C. The man doesnt like his job very much. 13. What did the woman do with the mans trouble?A.
6、She prepared some hot water for him. B. She told him to go to bed. C. She telephoned the doctor immediately. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Where does the woman want to go?A. To go to the park. B. To go to the English Language Institute. C. To go to the King Street. 15. Where are the speakers?A. In the park.
7、B. In a department store. C. At the station. 16. Which road should she take when she comes to the end of the park?A. The road on the left. B. The road on the right. C. The road leading to the park. 听第10段材料，回答第17至 20题。17. When will the Burj Dubai be completed?A. In 2010. B. In 2009. C. In 2008. 18. W
8、here is the center of the tallest buildings at present?A. In Europe and the Middle East. B. In North America and Asia. C. In Asia and the Middle East. 19. Why do people build so many tall buildings?A. Tall buildings are wonderful to look at. B. Tall building save more resources. C. People like to li
9、ve in tall buildings. 20. What is the height of the Empire State Building?A. About 400 meters. B. About 200 meters. C. About 300 meters. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Top 4 Beaches on the East CoastNantucket, MassachusettsGreat p
10、oint, at the easternmost end of the island of Nantucket, is one of the most secret beaches in the world. Thats because you need a four-wheel drive vehicle and a beach permit to get there. Once you do, youll find miles of beachfront and a historic lighthouse. Block Island, Rhode Island Accessible by
11、ferry, Block Island oozes New England charm. Its worth the effort to get to Mohegan Bluffs, where you can experience a set of 141 wooden steps leading down to the sand. With clay cliffs and a view that reaches Montauk at the eastern tip of Long Island, this beach is especially unique. East Hampton,
12、New YorkNamed the best beach in the county in 2013, Main Beach in East Hampton is known for its wide stretch of sand plus a snack bar, bathrooms, and lockers. On-site parking is only available to village residents but there are free beach shuttles available. Jekyll Island, GeorgiaLocated off the coa
13、st of Georgia, this 5,700-acre barrier island is famous for its nesting sea turtles and hermit crabs. Glory Beach got its name because producers of the 1989 movie Glory, featuring Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington, built a long boardwalk to the beach that remains in place.21.
14、Which has one of the most private beaches in the world?A. Jekyll Island, Georgia. B. Block Island, Rhode Island.C. Nantucket, Massachusetts. D. East Hampton, New York.22. What may attract the visitors to go to Mohegan Bluffs?A. Climbing the clay cliffs. B. Experiencing the warm sand.C. Admiring the
15、scenery of Montauk. D. Walking along a set of 141 wooden steps.23. What can we learn about Jekyll Island according to the passage?A. Jekyll Island is famous for its nesting sea fishes and hermit crabs.B. Jekyll Island is located on the east coast of the United States.C. There is a wide boardwalk to
16、Glory Beach on Jekyll Island.D. Glory Beach is named after the producers of the movie Glory.BFor Matt and Dani Fontanesi, everything was going according to plan. The American newlyweds had just been married in February and were preparing for their honeymoon. They would leave their home in New Zealan
17、d to set off on a tour of the United States.Matt developed a bit of a cold before leaving but didnt think much of it. During the first 14-hour leg of their flight, though,Matt s simple cold developed into a high fever. When they got to Idaho,he felt even worse. As three days passed and Matt stayed i
18、n bed, Dani took him to the hospital. When the doctor came back with the blood test results, his lighthearted attitude from earlier had noticeably changed. The patient s white blood cells were dangerously low. It was either AIDS or cancer.Three days later, the news came: acute myeloid leukemia （急性骨髓
19、性白血病）. About 90 percent of Matts blood was cancerous, so hed have to start chemotherapy （化疗） right away. There was a catch一treatment would mean Matt could never have kids. Even knowing their chances of starting a family were gone, they had no choice but to continue.Chemotherapy clearly was not enoug
20、h, so Matt needed a bone marrow transplant （骨髓移植）. His sister was the perfect match, and they flew to San Diego for the treatment. The bone marrow transplant destroyed what was left of Matts immune system and got rid of the cancer.In the middle of Matt s fight against cancer,they received all $80,00
21、0 they needed within about a week, much of it from complete strangers.The treatment went better than expected, and a year later, Matt was already back at work in San Diego. But he and his wife have never stopped thinking about the unexpected generosity that came their way. “How do we responsibly acc
22、ept this?” says Matt. “We recognized we needed to pay this forward and to help fight against leukemia.” The two have been volunteering with the Leukemia &Lymphoma Society, supporting other families going through similar struggles.“We have a new appreciation for life. Our lives are richer now because
23、 of it,”says Dani.24. What can we learn about Matt after he arrived at Idaho?A. He started his honeymoon happily. B. He prepared to go back home.C. He was terribly weak. D. He caught a cold.25. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “catch” in Paragraph 3?A. Failure. B. Chance. C. So
24、lution. D. Disadvantage.26. What can we infer about Matts treatment?A. It was successful. B. It was impractical.C. It was kept secret from his families. D. It was mostly supported by an organization.27. How did Matt s experience influence him?A. He managed to become a doctor.B. He decided to help ot
25、hers in return.C. He started to found a charity for poor patients.D.He promised to give the money back to the strangers.CChicagos Open Books a 13-year-old organization tries to put books into every childs hands citywide, starting at birth. The group, which sells donated books online to raise money f
26、or its programs, has teamed with Dolly Partons Imagination Library to expand its reach to children who most need libraries of their own. In just a few months, Open Books has accepted nearly 1,000 children into the program. The process behind the Imagination Library is simple. Parents fill out a form
27、 to sign up their children to have a free book mailed to each child every month, from birth to age 5. This means a child can receive up to 60 books, chosen by a group of early education experts, before he or she enters kindergarten. “Our job is to get children served, and to raise money so that were
28、 paying the cost of the books and they remain free to parents,”said Eric Johnson, Open Books director. Thats one reason Open Books chose to team up with the Imagination Library because Parton has the ability to get high-quality books at the lowest cost, Johnson said. The imagination Library has star
29、ted in the underserved and low-income neighborhoods of Austin, Garfield Park, Little Village and North Lawndale. Parents in those neighborhoods can sign up their children now. Open Books will continue to expand the Imagination Library to other neighborhoods soon, so other Chicagoans should be patien
30、t. Studies show that a home-based library can lead to a childs school success and on average a middle-class family has about 13 books for each child, Johnson said. Yet, in Chicago and nationwide, more than 60 percent of low-income households have no childrens books. “Thats an important difference, s
31、ince a childs greatest brain growth takes place from birth to age 5, and by age 3, almost 85 percent of a childs brain is already formed,” Johnson said. “The possibility to get kids kindergarten ready is endless.”28. What does Open Books do for children under 5?A. It encourages them to visit libraries. B.It builds some
