本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共120分，考试时间100分钟。
第I卷 （共93分）
第一部分：听力理解（共三节，共20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）
1. What’s the weather probably like in Chicago?
A. Warm. B. Hot. C. Cold.
2. What does the man need for his trip to New York?
A. A map. B. A book. C. A car.
3. Where is Tom now?
A. At school. B. At the office. C. At home.
4. What is the man doing?
A. Making a phone call. B. Making an appointment. C. Making a visit.
5. How much does the man pay for his telephone bill a month?
A. $50. B. $36. C. $30.
第二节（共10 小题；每小题1分, 共10分）
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. When can the woman move in?
A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Saturday.
7. What needs to be done before she starts working?
A. Get settled. B. Check with the office. C. Sign some papers.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. How long does the man surf the Internet?
A. 15 hours a week. B. 3 hours a day. C. 25 hours a month.
9. Which of the following does the man like best?
A. Making web pages. B. Talking online. C. Downloading software.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How are they booking their tickets?
A. On the phone. B. Online. C. At the booking office.
11. Where do they prefer to sit?
A. In the middle. B. At the back. C. In the front.
12. How does the man most probably feel?
A. Regretful. B. Stressed. C. Fearful.
听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。
13. What is the purpose of Jane’s new project?
A. To teach students some basic writing skills.
B. To write articles for the Campus Literature Review.
C. To help those who want to get their works published.
14. What is Jane’s suggestion to Tim?
A. Keep trying even if he is turned down.
B. Ask an experienced writer to teach him.
C. Try to improve his works in the creative writing class.
15. Why does Tim agree to join the group?
A. He can get his poems published.
B. He can contribute essays to the group.
C. He can get some advice from other members.
第三节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）
请听第10段材料。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为16-20的空格中。录音读两遍。注意：每空仅填一词。
American Airlines Reservation Memo
Passenger’s details | Flight’s details |
Name: Lucy __16__, ID No. N10589562 Destination: Los Angeles Payment: in __17__ | Price: $286 Departure time: __18__, Wednesday Arrival time: 7:25 a.m. (local time) Flight No.: __19__ |
Notes: The passengers will claim the __20______ at the check-in desk at least three hours before the departure time. | |
第二部分：知识运用 （共两节，共35分）
第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
I normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock __21______ (go) off. Then it takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash, get changed, have breakfast, leave home and get on a bus.
I am always the first person __22______ (get) to the office. The mornings are very busy and the afternoons are even __23______ (busy). By around eight o’clock, I usually find some time to do my own paperwork and answer some personal e-mails.
When I get home at about ten, I look at some __24______ (document) that I bring back from the office. I get to bed around midnight when my wife and children are already asleep.
B
Venus and Serena Williams’ road __25______ success has been amazing. The first time Venus played in a big event was in 1996. Since then, she __26______ (win) Wimbledon and the US Open twice. Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic progress. Has tennis ever caused problems between the sisters? __27__(unfortunate), no. “We have played each other before and it hasn’t worried us yet!”
C
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year. It is in early summer, __28__（mark）the beginning of the hottest season of the year.
The tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival started more than 2,000 years ago. In the old days, dragon boat races __29______ (organize) only by Chinese people. However, in recent years, people from other cultures have also taken part in the races and enjoyed the fun.
There is a special food for the festival. It is called zongzi, __30______ is sticky rice in fresh bamboo leaves.
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to __31____ how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I __32____ that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and __33____ friends. While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was __34__, nothing about my term in France was what I __35__.
The moment I arrived in Paris, I was __36____ by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting __37____ I received some shocking news from my program coordinator（协调人）: there had been a death in my host parents’ extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to __38____ out of one family’s house into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a __39__this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation(诱惑) to __40__my native language, I asked not to be __41__with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I __42____ myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian（巴西人） the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the __43__.
I left France with many __44__, so when people asked me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always __45____ to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends __46____ France we enjoyed together. I love how people __47____ seem so different, but end up being so__48__. The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the French people __49__to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful 50__.
31. A. discuss B. announce C. express D. argue
32. A. approved B. knew C. warned D. denied
33. A. stubborn B. anxious C. interesting D. universal
34. A. boring B. exciting C. upsetting D. promising
35. A. expected B. liked C. doubted D. feared
36. A. responded B. greeted C. witnessed D. supported
37. A. until B. when C since D. while
38. A. move B. travel C. walk D. rush
39. A. housekeeper B. leader C. colleague D. roommate
40. A. learn B. appreciate C. speak D. master
41. A. combined B. fitted C. involved D. placed
42. A. added B. devoted C. adapted D. introduced
43. A. term B. week C. month D. vocation
44. A. presents B. suitcase C. stories D. dreams
45. A. disturbed B. surprised C. embarrassed D. concerned
46. A. exploring B. analyzing C. describing D. investigating
47. A. need B. shall C. must D. can
48. A. generous B. independent C. distant D. similar
49. A. and B. but C. or D. so
50. A. instructions B. facts C. friendships D. data
第三部分：阅读理解（共19小题；每小题2分，共38分）
第一节（共14小题，每小题2分，共28分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Hi, I’m Michael J. Lindell, Inventor, Manufacturer, and President of My Pillow Corporation. Years ago, like you, I found myself extremely frustrated with my pillow going flat. Most pillows are designed to break down. I would wake up in the morning with a sore arm, my neck would hurt, my fingers would be numb, and I would toss and turn all night not knowing why. I tried many different pillows on the market and none of them worked. So, I started to research pillows and study sleep disorders. I was determined to create the world’s healthiest, most comfortable, and strongest pillow. My Pillow uses our unique, patented medical fill that stays cool, corresponds to your exact individual needs regardless of sleep position, and stays healthy for your full l0-year guarantee. It is non-allergic, and you can wash and dry it as easily as your favorite jeans.
My Pillow is not available in stores. I have spent the last seven years selling My Pillow face-to-face at fairs, expos and events. Hundreds of experts and medical doctors carry and recommend them for their patients. I have been featured on medical talk shows that air around the world. I have sold hundreds of thousands of pillows and have received great gratitude from satisfied customers regarding how My Pillow has changed their lives and provided a more comfortable, restful sleep.
And, My Pillow comes in different sizes and is fit for your size and sleeping pattern. So you can be assured that you will have the most comfortable pillow for you.
I truly believe it is the best pillow in the world and that if everyone had one and got better sleep, the world would be a much nicer place.
51. What makes My Pillow unique?
A. It is easily washed and dried.
B. It suits your sleeping position.
C. It helps you stay healthy for 10 years.
D. It contains special cooling medicine.
52. Where can people probably buy My Pillow?
A. In stores. B. At fairs. C. In markets. D. On the Internet.
53. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?
A. To encourage people to buy My Pillow.
B. To introduce a comfortable pillow.
C. To give some advice on sleeping problems.
D. To tell us how to select a comfortable pillow.
B
Tragedy at the Circus
In yesterday’s circus(马戏团)show, a tiger suddenly attacked its trainer and had to be shot dead. As the circus packed up and left, circus officials said the show would go on, even without tigers.
However, the officials can’t simply turn a blind eye to the ethical problems left behind. Even before this tragedy (悲剧), animal rights activists protested against keeping wild animals in unnatural conditions and forcing them to suffer for the profit of circus organizers.
It is now time for us to take effective steps to make sure that circus animals are treated properly.
Circus Safe for Animals
Our circus recently suffered a most tragic event in its history. While we are thankful for the pity from the public, we are also astonished by the opinion expressed in “Tragedy at the Circus.”
First, our performing animals are not taken from the wild. As to the ethical problems, we always believe humans and animals can—and should —live together nicely. To us, the performing animals are representatives of their species(物种),and our circus is one of the only places left willing to support this special role of performing animals in the existence of the species. Those who argue that circus life is harmful to animals show little knowledge of these facts. Life in the “wild” is unsafe, but a continuous struggle for existence. To overlook these realities is the greatest fault against the animal kingdom.
This circus has proven that animals are stronger and smarter than we could imagine. Within the circus is a joyful atmosphere for both animals and humans: people are educated, and species saved.
54. What is the main purpose of the first passage?
A. To show pity for the performing animals.
B. To express worries about animal trainers’ safety.
C. To call for action to protect circus animals.
D. To deal with the difficult situations of the circus.
55. What will the circus most probably do?
A. Continue its performances. B. Take no notice of the tragedy.
C. Use fewer wild animals. D. Limit its profit.
56. What does the circus think of its performing animals?
A. They are as clever as human beings.
B. They struggle continuously with human beings for existence.
C. They have equally natural living conditions as wild animals.
D. They are helpful in saving their species.
57. What is the most probable relationship between the two passages?
A. A public request and a newspaper report.
B. A newspaper article and a reply to it.
C. Two parts of a newspaper article.
D. Two newspaper reports.
C
Traffic Management
Traffic lights are key tools for regulating traffic now. They are not, however, perfect. Drivers exchange the traffic jams that would happen at unmanaged crossings for a pattern of stop-go movement that can still be annoying, and which burns more fuel than a smooth passage would.
Creating such a smooth passage means adjusting a vehicle’s speed so that it always arrives at the lights when they are green. That is theoretically possible, but practically hard. Roadside signs wired to traffic lights can help get the message across a couple hundred metres from a crossing, but such signs are expensive, and are not widespread. Margaret Martonosi and Emmanouil Koukoumidis at Princeton University, and Li-Shiuan Peh at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, however, have an idea that could make the process cheaper and more effective. Instead of a hardwired network of signs, they propose to use mobile-phone applications. The driver must load the team’s software, named SignalGuru, into his phone and then put it on a special thing attached to the inside of his car’s windscreen, with the camera lens （镜头） pointing forward. SignalGuru is designed to detect traffic lights and track their status as red, yellow or green. It broadcasts this information to other phones in the area that are fitted with the same software, and — if there are enough of them, the phones thus each know the status of most of the lights around town. Using this information, SignalGuru is able to calculate the traffic-light schedule for the area and suggest the speed at which a driver should travel in order to avoid red lights.
Tests in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where five drivers were asked to follow the same route for three hours, and in Singapore, where eight drivers were asked to follow one of two routes for 30 minutes, revealed that SignalGuru was capable of predicting traffic-light activity with an accuracy of 98.2% and 96.3% respectively, in the two cities. This was particularly impressive because in Cambridge the lights shifted, roughly half-way through the test, from their unbusy schedule to their afternoon-traffic schedule, while in Singapore lights are adaptive, using detectors fixed under the road to determine how much traffic is present and thus when a signal should change. In neither case was SignalGuru fooled.
Fuel consumption fell, too —by about 20%. SignalGuru thus reduces both annoyance and fuel use, and makes going back and forth to work a slightly less horrible experience.
58. Roadside signs wired to traffic lights are not the best way to create a smooth passage because____.
A. they are too costly and not widely used
B. they are expensive and easily break
C. they are complex and confusing to drivers
D. they are theoretically possible but practically useless
59. SignalGuru is an application used on ____.
A. a camera B. a computer
C. a mobile phone D. a GPS system in one’s car
60. With the information it collects and processes, SignalGuru is able to ____.
A. help drivers avoid traffic accidents B. allow drivers to adjust their speed
C. change the traffic lights in advance D. send information to all cell phones
61. The tests in Cambridge and Singapore were impressive because SignalGuru ____.
A. proved to be unreliable B. operated at a high speed
C. understood drivers’ schedules D. functioned rather stably
D
The first memory I have of him－of anything, really－is his strength. It was in the late afternoon in a house under construction near ours. The unfinished wood floor had large, terrifying holes whose big and opening darkness I knew led to nowhere good. His powerful hands, then age 33, wrapped all the way around my tiny arms, then age 4, and easily swung me up to his shoulders.
The relationship between a son and his father changes over time.__It__may grow and flourish in mutual maturity. It may sour in hated dependence or independence. With many children living in single-parent homes today, it may not even exist.
But to a little boy right after World War II, a father seemed a god with strange strengths and strange powers enabling him to do and know things that no mortal could do or know. Amazing things, like putting a bicycle chain back on, just like that, or building a hamster cage, or guiding a jigsaw(拼版玩具)so it forms the letter F; I learned the alphabet that way in those pre-television days.
There were, of course, rules to learn. First came the handshake, a good firm squeeze accompanied by an equally strong gaze into the other’s eyes. “The first thing anyone knows about you is your handshake,” he would say. And we’d practice it each night on his return from work, the serious toddler(学步儿童)in the old Cleveland Indian’s cap running up to the giant father to shake hands again and again until it was firm enough.
One day, I realize now, there was a change. I wasn’t trying to please him so much as I was trying to impress him. I never asked him to come to my football games. He had a high-pressure career, and it meant driving through most of Friday night. But for all the big games, when I looked over at the sideline, there was that familiar fedora(软呢帽). And by God, did the opposing team captain ever get a firm handshake and a gaze he would remember?
Then, a school fact contradicted something he said. Impossible that he could be wrong, but there it was in the book. These accumulated over time, along with personal experiences, to strengthen my own developing sense of values. And I could tell we had each taken our own, perfectly normal paths. I began to see, too, his blind spots, his prejudices and his weaknesses. I never threw these up at him. He hadn’t to me, and, anyway, he seemed to need protection. I stopped asking his advice; the experiences he drew from no longer seemed relevant to the decisions I had to make.
He volunteered advice for a while. But then, in more recent years, politics and issues gave way to talk of empty errands and, always, to illness.
After much thought and practice ” You can do whatever you have to do.”, one night last winter, I sat down by his bed and remembered for an instant those terrifying dark holes in another house 35 years before. I told my father how much I loved him. I described all the things people were doing for him. But, I said, he kept eating poorly, hiding in his room and violating the doctor’s orders. No amount of love could make someone else care about life, I said; it was a two-way street. He wasn’t doing his best. The decision was his.
He said he knew how hard my words had been to say and how proud he was of me. “I had the best teacher,” I said. “You can do whatever you have to do.” He smiled a little. And we shook hands, firmly, for the last time.
Several days later, at about 4 A.M., my mother heard Dad shuffling about their dark room. “I have some things I have to do,” he said. He paid a bundle of bills. He composed for my mother a long list of legal and financial what-to-do’s “in case of emergency.” And he wrote me a note.
Then he walked back to his bed and laid himself down. He went to sleep, naturally. And he did not wake up.
62. The underlined word “It” in Para 2 may refer to _______.
A. a single-parent home B. the relationship between a son and his father
C. the mutual maturity D. the dependence or independence
63. From the passage we can infer that ______.
A. there was no television when the writer was learning the alphabet
B. the writer’s father was a god who could do many things with strength
C. the writer’s father lived a poor life and couldn’t support his family
D. they practiced shaking hands until the writer grew up
64. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. the writer’s distrust of his father
B. the expectations of the writer’s father
C. the contradiction between the writer and his father
D. the change of relationship between the writer and his father
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Where would you most like to go on vacation? Paris? London? The Amazon Rainforest? Each of these destinations is attractive. __65__
As a new word, staycation refers to people staying at home during their vacation time, and going sightseeing around their hometown.
Staycations have become really popular recently, as a way of having an enjoyable vacation, without spending too much money. There are shortcomings to every positive thing, however.
__66______ You also might prevent yourself from enjoying things to the fullest, as the atmosphere might be the same as any other time.
__67______ It means you won’t be available for work or other activities.
What can you do to make your staycation fun?
1. Go to a nearby town, or to a fancy hotel in your hometown and stay over night. Treat yourself to room service and any other fun things the hotel has to offer.
2. __68______ You would have done it on a vacation, right? Treat yourself to this, at least for one day!
3. Throw a small party. Think about the money you are saving by not going away. You will still save money, but have more fun, and you will help other people to have fun too!
4. Go shopping! Window shopping, or the super fun type, where you buy things! You would have bought souvenirs (纪念品) if you had gone on a vacation, so treat yourself during your staycation!
The most important thing to remember is to do things that make you and your family excited!
__69__
A. Eat out for every meal!
B. Go on a day trip to a nearby town, or to a beach.
C. But why not remain at home and enjoy a staycation?
D. If you are on a staycation, you might get calls from work.
E. Most of the time it involves dining out more frequently than usual.
F. Make sure you all have fun, and when it is over, you feel refreshed.
G. The trick is to make sure your friends and coworkers know you are on a staycation.
第II卷 （共27分）
一、小说阅读（共2小题；每小题2分，共4分）
请根据小说”The Giver”的相关内容，回答以下问题。
70. What is the relationship between the Giver and the former receiver, Rosemary?
_____________________________________________________________________
71. What made Jonas decide to escape?
_____________________________________________________________________
二、单词拼写（共8小题；每小题1分，共8分）
根据句意和所给的首字母或中文提示，用单词的适当形式填空。
72. It never o __________ to me that our family could manage to reduce our waste by over 50% last year.
73. After the night market finished, the area was littered with p________ bags, disposable paper bowls and other waste.
74. Before the final exam, the teacher gave us an i________ speech, encouraging us to study hard.
75. The law is aimed at creating equal o______ for women in employment.
76. The p________ to build a new high-speed railway was rejected due to the lack of money and technology.
77. After a long flight, you may feel physically and __________ (精神上) exhausted.
78. In order to learn more about Chinese culture, he decided to take a class in ____________(书法).
79. At the beginning of this term, 10 books were ______（推荐）to all the students .
三、写作 （共15分）
80. 一段时间来，推行校车解决学生上下学问题是人们讨论的热点话题。近期某网站就校车安全问题进行了一次社会调查，结果见下图。请根据图示用英语写一篇短文，介绍调查结果并谈谈你的看法, 供有关部门参考。词数不少于60。
注意：1. 文章的开头已经给出。
2. 提示词: 报废车abandoned vehicles
对校车的信任度 |
对校车的担心 |
Recently, a survey on school buses has been conducted on a website.
_______________________________________________________________________
参考答案
第I卷 （共93分）
第一部分 听力理解 （共20小; 每小题1分，共20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）
1-5 CABCB
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
6-10 BABCB 11-15 CACAC
第三节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）
16. Dickenson 17.cash 18. 14:45 19. UA7981 20. ticket(s)
第二部分：知识运用 （共两节，共35分）
第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
21. goes 22. to get 23. busier 24. documents 25. to
26. has won
27. Fortunately 28. marking 29. were organized 30. which
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）
31—35 CBCBA 36—40 BAADC 41—45 DDACB 46—50 ADDBC
第三部分：阅读理解（共19小题；每小题2分，共38分）
第一节：A篇 51-53 DBA B篇 54-57 CADB
C篇 58-61 ACBD D篇 62-64 BAD
第二节：65-69 CDGAF
第II卷 （共27分）
一、小说阅读 （共2小题；每小题2分，共4分）
70. Father and daughter.
71. Jonas saw his father kill one of the twins. / Jonas understood the meaning of “release”. (与此相关即可)
二、单词拼写（共8小题；每小题1分，共8分）
72. occurred 73. plastic 74. inspiring 75. opportunities
76. proposal 77. mentally 78. calligraphy 79. recommended
三、写作 （共15分）
Possible Version
Recently, a survey on school buses has been conducted on a website. As can be seen from the pie chart, only 36.13% of the interviewees trust school buses, while 40.34% of them show their distrust. 23.53% of them are not clear about it. Of those who show their disbelief, 35.29% are afraid of abandoned vehicles being used and 24.37% worry that school buses are often overloaded, which can cause serious traffic accidents. About 21.35% of them worry that the school buses are not equipped with safety equipment like safety belts. Another 18.49% blame drivers for breaking the speed limit.
I think effective measures should be taken to ensure the safety of students. More money should be invested to improve the quality of school buses. Meanwhile, all the school buses should be examined regularly.