1、Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four po
2、ssible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. A cook. B. A dentist. C. A surgeon. D. A technician.2.A. She d like to have the windows open. B. She likes to have the air conditioner on.C. The air is heavily polluted. D. The windows are alway
3、s open.3.A. Art attraction. B. Painting skills.C. Furniture quality. D. Room decoration.4.A. She appreciates the mans effort. B. She does enjoy spicy food.C. She is annoyed with the man. D. She doesnt like the food the man prepared.5.A. They cant fit into the machine. B. They were sent to the wrong
4、stress.C. They havent been delivered yet. D. They were found to be of the wrong type.6. A. The long waiting time. B. The broken down computer.C. The mistakes in her telephone bill. D. The bad telephone service.7.A. Its quality. B. Its price C. Its materials D. Its appearance.8.A. Walk in the country
5、side. B. Do some exercise.C. Go shopping. D. Wash some dresses.9.A. He is going to visit a photo studio. B. He has just had his picture taken.C. He is one the way to the theatre. D. He has just returned from a job interview.10.A. He doesnt want Jenny to get into trouble.B. He doesnt agree with the w
6、omans remark.C. He thinks Jennys workload too heavy at college.D. He believes most college students are running wild.Section B In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passage
7、s and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A.
8、Attend expert growers lecture. B. Visit fruit-lovig families.C. Plant fruit trees in an orchard（果园）. D. Taste many kinds of apples.12.A. It is a new variety. B. It is the best variety for eating quality.C. It is rarely seen now. D. It needs perfect soil to grow.13 A. To show how to grow apples. B. T
9、o introduce an apple festival.C. To help people select apples. D. To attract more people to visit BritainQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14.A. Lack of sleep could lead to heath problem.B. Lack of sleep affects adults more than children.C. Sleeping problems are one of the lead
10、ing causes of obesity.D. The amount of sleep people need changes with age.15.A. Less sleep is needed when they enter adolescence.B. Ideally, they need 8 hours of sleep a night.C. They may have difficulty in falling asleep before 11:00 pm.D. They always wake up at midnight due to biological changes.1
11、6.A. The amount of sleep and academic performance.B.A comparison of different time to start school.C. Students sleeping time and social behaviors.D.A beneficial change of school starting time.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A. Extreme sports. B. City life.C. Humans
12、 potential. D. Danger and safety.18.A. They like to stay isolated. B. They prefer danger to safety.C. They want to know their potential. D. They are bored with the traditional ones.19.A. Objective. B. Negative. C. Positive. D. Neutral.20.A. It is interesting and challenging. B. It is dangerous and n
13、eeds no skills.C. It enables people to face fears. D. It only stimulate individualism.II. Grammar and vocabulary After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of th
14、e given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.A Brief History of Chopsticks.Weve discussed the story of knife and fork, but theres another set of utensils（器皿） used by billions of people around the worldand it has a truly ancient past. The Chinese have been wielding chops
15、ticks since at least 1200 B.C., and by A.D. 500 chopsticks_21_ （sweep） the Asian continent from Vietnam to Japan. From their humble beginnings_22_cooking utensils to paper-wrapped bamboo sets at the sushi counter, theres more to chopsticks than meets the eye.Chopsticks_25_（develop） about 5000 years
16、ago in China. The_24_（early） versions were probably twigs used to get food from cooking pots. When resources became scare, around 400 B. C. ,crafty chefs figured out _25_ to conserve fuel by chopping food into smaller pieces that required less cooking fuel, and besides, it could be cooked more quick
17、ly. This new method of cooking made it unnecessary to have knives at the dinner tablea practice that also matched the non-violent teachings of Confucius （ 孔 子 ），_26_expressed in one of his numerous quotations:“ the honorable and upright man keeps well away from both the slaughterhouse（屠宰房） and the k
18、itchen. And he allows no knives on his table.” As a vegetarian, he believed that knives sharp points evoked（诱发）violence_27_ （kill） the happy, contented mood that should reign during meals. Thanks in part to his teachings, chopstick use quickly became widespread throughout Asia.Different cultures ado
19、pted different chopstick styles. Perhaps in a nod to Confucius, Chinese chopsticks featured a blunt rather than pointed end. In Japan, chopsticks were 8 inches long for men and 7 inches long for women. In 1878 the Japanese became the first_28_ （create） the now-ubiquitous disposable set, typically ma
20、de of bamboo or wood. Wealthy diners could eat with ivory, jade, coral, brass or agate versions, while the most privileged used silver sets. It was believed that the silver would corrode and turn black _29_ it came into contact with poisoned food.Throughout history, chopsticks have enjoyed a symbiot
21、ic relationship with another staple of Asian cuisine: rice. At first glance, youd think that rice wouldnt make the cut, but in Asia most rice is of the short- or medium-grain variety. The starches（淀粉质食品） in these rices create a cooked product that is gummy and clumpy, unlike the fluffy and distinct
22、grains of Western long- grain rice. _30_ chopsticks come together to lift steaming bundles of sticky rice, its a match made in heaven. Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. label B. bears C. burde
23、ned D. illustrates E. implements F. guaranteed G. presented H. hit I. entry J. nationalized K. ground The “Penny Black”, the first postage stamp issued in Britain and, more importantly, the first postage stamp issued anywhere, _31_ the image of Queen Victoria, but the first British postal service di
24、dnt originate in Victoria England. In 1860, William Dockwra started a public service that _32_ the quick delivery of a letter anywhere in London. His system was quickly_33_ with Dockwra in charge. It was far from a perfect system,_34_with seemingly improper charges that made it unreasonably expensiv
25、e to send a letter. Worse still, recipients were expected to pay. As you might imagine, this _35_some problemseither people werent home or flatout refused to pay. The system just didnt work, but it remained in place for far too long.About 50 years later, to do better, Rolland Hill argued for putting
26、 an end to the postal charges and replacing them with a single national rate of one penny, which would be paid by the sender. When the post office ignored Hills ideas, he self-published his essay and it quickly gained_36_among the public. Hill was then ordered by Postmaster General Lord Lichfield to
27、 discuss postal reform and ,during their subsequent meetings, the two men conceived of a gluy_37_that could be applied to the envelops to indicate payment. Though it had gained support with the public who longed for a affordably way to connect with distant friends and family, officials were still no
28、t convinced. Thankfully, Hill was far from alone in his passion for reform. He eventually earned enough support from other like-minded individuals to convince Parliament to _38_ his system.In 1839, Hill held a competition to design all the postal facility. The winning stamp _39_ describing the young
29、 queens profile came from one William Wyon, who based the design on a medal he created to celebrate his first visit to London.The“Penny Black”stamp went on sale on May 1, 1840. It was an immediate_40_. Suddenly, the country seemed a lot smaller. The penny blacks design was so well received that it r
30、emained in use for forty year.III. Reading Comprehension For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The term “staycation” means vacations that you take at home or near your home r
31、ather than traveling to another place. It is closely connected with less pollution, saving money and notcontributing to the overwhelming disorder that takes place in some of the worlds most touristic areas.The concept of staycation was born at the time of the 2008 market_41_ in the United States. Because of it, many households were forced to_42_their expenses and consequently limit their vacation budget. The
