第Ⅰ卷（共105分）
考生注意：
1.答第I卷前，考生务必在答题卡和答题纸上用钢笔或圆珠笔清楚填写姓名、准考证号、校验码，并用铅笔在答题卡上正确涂写准考证号和校验码。
2.第I卷（1-16小题，28-84小题）由机器阅卷，答案必须全部涂写在答题卡上。考生应将代表正确答案的小方格用铅笔涂黑。注意试题题号和答题卡编号一一对应，不能错位。答案需要更改时，必须将原选项用橡皮擦去，重新选择。答案不能写在试卷上，写在试卷上一律不给分，第I卷中的第17-24小题和第II卷的试题，其答案写在答题纸上，如写在试卷上则无效。
I. Listening Comprehension
Part A Short Conversations
Directions: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversations, a question will be asked about what said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about is, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. A waiter B. A shop assistant C. A cashier D. A postman
2. A. Weight lifting B. Running C. Eating cucumbers D. Drinking diet coke
3. A. Work with his friends B. Call on his friends
C. Go for a walk D. Make a phone call
4. A. In a bookstore B. In a reading room C. In a furniture store D. In the man’s study
5. A. 8 B. 12 C. 20 D. 32
6. A. Job hunting B. An online course
C. Earlier graduation D. Summer vacation plans
7. A. Confused B. Sympathetic C. Embarrassed D. Uninterested
8. A. The air is fresh. B. It’s hot inside.
C. The window is open. D. It’s noisy outside.
9. A. Phone later. B. Try harder. C. Wait for the signal. D. Check the number.
10. A. He lost his way. B. He received a traffic ticket.
C. He worked very carefully. D. He drove in heavy traffic.
Part B Passages
Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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.
Question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Open the cage window B. Put the cash in the drawer.
C. Check the savings accounts D. Examine the audio system.
12. A. Exciting B. Demanding C. Boring D. Relaxing
13. A. It has flexible working hours. B. The speaker can have more leisure time.
C. It requires more organization. D. The speaker can daydream while working.
Question 14 through 16 are based on the following news.
14. A. A natural disaster. B. A power failure. C. Homeless farmers. D. A serious accident.
15. A. Jews and some Arabs. B. Arabs and North Africans.
C. Jews and North Africans D. North Americans and some Arabs.
16. A. Exchange them for banks B. Save them for travelers.
C. Collect them for poor children. D. Spend them on duty-free goods.
Part C Longer Conversations
Directions: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation
Regent Conference Centre
Reservations
Contact name: Joanne____17_______
Purpose of reservation: A(n) ___18____ conference
Number of people: 45 maximum
Date: 28th____19______
Total to pay: ￡____20_____
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
What will the first robot do during the operation? 21 the materials.
Who will be called in when a robot breaks down? A ___ 22 .
How long will the robots work a day? 23 a day.
What will happen to the workers if robots are used? They will probably be 24 .
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices maker A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. John became a football coach in Sealion Middle School_________ the beginning of March.
A. on B. for C. with D. at
26. No progress was made in the trade talk as neither side would accept the conditions of_________.
A. others B. the other C. either D. another
27. There _________ be any difficulty about passing the road test since you have practiced a lot in the driving school.
A. mustn’t B. shan’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
28. A rough estimate, Nigeria is__________ Great Britain.
A. three times the size as B. the size three times of
C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of
29. There was a loud scream from the backstage immediately after the concert ended, ______ ?
A. wasn’t there B. was there C. didn’t it D. did it
30. More than a dozen students in that school _______ around to study medicine last year.
A. sent B. were sent C. had sent D. had been sent
31. Professor Smith, along with his assistants,______ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.
A. work B. working C. is working D. are working
32. He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk _______ the good opportunity.
A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost
33.______ into use in April 2000, the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and heating supply breakdowns.
A. Put B. Putting C. Having put D. Being put
34. He transplanted the little tree to the garden _______ it was the best time for it.
A. where B. when C. that D. until
35. It was unbelievable that the fans waited outside the gym for three hours just _______ a look at the sports stars.
A. had B. having C. to have D. have
36. More and more people are signing up for Yoga classes nowadays, ________ advantage of the health and relaxation benefits.
A. taking B. taken C. having taken D. having been taken
37. At last, we found ourselves in a pleasant park with trees providing shade and _______ down to eat our picnic lunch.
A. sitting B. having sat C. to sit D. sat
38. _________ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.
A. What is required B. What requires C. It is required D. It requires
39. Never before _______ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.
A. has this city been B. this city has been C. was this city D. this city was
40. If a shop has chairs________ women can park their men , women will spend more time in the shop.
A. that B. which C. when D. where
41. There was such long queue for coffee at the interval that we ________ gave up.
A. eventually B. unfortunately C. generously D. purposefully
42. The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ________ new customers to its stores.
A. join B. attract C. stick D. transfer
43. He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his _______ was seen at its best when he worked with others.
A. temper B. appearance C. talent D. character
44. At times, worrying is a normal, ________ response to a difficult event or situation --- a loved one being injured in an accident, for example.
A. effective B. individual C. inevitable D. unfavorable
Ⅲ. Cloze
Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
(A)
Are your table manners much better when you are eating at a friend’s home or in a restaurant than they are at your own home? Probably so, ___45_____ you are aware that people judge you by your table manners. You take special pains when you are eating ___46____. Have you ever stopped to realize how much less self-conscious you would be on such occasions if ____47___ table manners had become a habit for you? You can make them a habit by __48___ good table manners at home.
Good manners at mealtimes help you and those around you to feel __49___. This is true at home as much as it is true in someone else’s home or in a restaurant. Good __50___ make meals more enjoyable for everyone at the table.
By this time you probably know quite well what good table manners are. You __51___ that keeping your arms on the table, talking with your__52___ full, and wolfing down your food are not considered good manners. You know also that if you are mannerly, you say “Please” and “Thank you” and ask for things to be passed to you.
Have you ever thought of a pleasant attitude as being__53___ to good table manners? Not only are pleasant mealtimes enjoyable, but they aid digestion. The dinner table is a __54___ for enjoyable conversation. It should never become a battleground. You are definitely growing in social maturity (成熟) when you try to be an agreeable table companion.
45. A. because B. but C. unless D. though
46. A. in public B. at home C. at ease D. in a hurry
47. A. such B. no C. some D. good
48. A. acting B. enjoying C. practising D. watching
49. A. comfortable B. stressed C. depressed D. outstanding
50. A. dishes B. manners C. atmospheres D. friends
51. A. mention B. prefer C. doubt D. realize
52. A. stomach B. hands C. mouth D. bowl
53. A. essential B. considerate C. obvious D. unusual
54. A. time B. place C. chance D. way
(B)
There is a tendency to think of each of the arts as a separate area of activity. Many artists, __55___ would prove that there has always been a warm relationship between the various areas of human activity.__56___, in the late nineteenth century the connections between music and painting were particularly__57___. Artists were invited to design clothes and settings for operas and ballets, but sometimes it was the musicians who were inspired (给……以灵感) by the work of contemporary painters. Of the musical compositions that were considered as __58___ to the visual arts, perhaps the most famous is Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Mussorgsky composed the piece in 1874 after the death, at the age of 39, of the artist Victor Hartmann.__59___ their friendship had not been a particularly long-lasting one, Mussorgsky was shocked by Hartmann’s __60___ death. The following year the critic, Vladimir Stasov, who decided to hold an exhibition of Hartmann’s work, suggested that Mussorgsky try to __61___ his grief by writing something in memory of Hartmann.
The exhibition served as Mussorgsky’s inspiration. The ten pieces that make up Pictures at an Exhibition are intended as __62___ rather than representations of the paintings in the exhibition. Between each is a promenade (舞曲中的行进), __63___ the composer walks from one painting to another. The music is sometimes witty ant playful, sometimes almost alarming and frightening. Through a range of surprising __64___, Mussorgsky manages to convey the spirit of the artist and his work.
55. A. therefore B. however C. moreover D. otherwise
56. A. For example B. On the contrary C. In general D. On the other hand
57. A. separate B. unknown C. close D. relevant
58. A. links B. additions C. responses D. keys
59. A. Before B. Though C. As D. If
60. A. unavoidable B. undiscovered C. unnecessary D. unexpected
61. A. control B. relieve C. conceal D. represent
62. A. symbols B. imaginations C. contributions D. subjects
63. A. but B. for C. once D. as
64. A. paintings B. topics C. contrasts D. visions
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