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第I 卷(共三部分   共105分)

第一部分  听力(共两节，满分30分)

回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你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。

1. What are the two speakers talking about ?

A. Football match    B. Today’s news     C. A story

2. What did Paul do this morning ?

A. He had a history lesson.

B. He had a chemistry lesson.

C. He attended a meeting.

3. What’s the main purpose of the man’s trip ?

A. to learn to ski.   B. To take a vacation.   C. To take some exercise

4. How often does the woman usually come here ?

A. Once a week.   B. Once or twice a month.   C. Several times a week

5. What is the relationship between the man and the woman ?

A. Husband and wife.  B. Policeman and driver.  C. Customer and shop assistant.

第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面6段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the woman’s trouble ?

A. She has lost her way in the city.

B. She doesn’t know the way.

C. She is tired of walking.

7. How far is it to the traffic lights ?

A. A ten-minute walk.  B.A five-minute ride.  C. Two blocks away.

听第七段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where does the conversation most probably take place ?

A. At the railway station. B. In the post office.  C. In a shopping centre.

9. How much is first class ?

A. $8.20.   B. $4.90.     C. $6.

听第八段材料，回答10至11题。

10. What are they talking about ?

A. Coffee cups.   B. A coffee maker.   C. A coffee brand.

11. Where is the opening of the coffee maker ?

A. On the top.   B. At the bottom.   C. In the middle.

听第九段材料，回答第12至14小题。

12. What happened to the man ?

A. He was given a prize.  B. He lost his job.   C. His boss gave him two weeks’ leave.

13. How did the man feel about his boss’ decision?

A. He understood it very well.

B. He thought it completely wrong.

C. He didn’t understand it.

14. What was the man unable to do ?

A. Use a computer.   B. Use a typewriter.   C. Use a printer.

听第十段材料，回答第15至17小题。

15. Which of the statements about the man’s family is TRUE ?

A. His mother is a doctor.  B. His father is a lawyer. C. One of his sisters is a teacher.

16. What made the man decide to get into computers ?

A. The influence of his family.   B. Simply interest.    C. The good salary.

17. How long has the man been working with computers ?

A. More than six years.  B. Since he got his degree.  D. Since he was a student in the college.

听第十一段材料，回答第18至20 小题。

18.Which of the following is considered bad in Britain when you’re eating ?

A. Use a bowl to have liquid food.

B. Lift the bowl for more food.

C. Drink directly from the bowl.

19. According to the speaker, in which country is it all right to make a noise while eating ?

A. Britain.    B. Japan      C. Mexico.

20. What advice does the speaker give to people visiting a foreign country ?

A. Follow the example of the people there.

B. Ask people for advice before you go to a meal.

C. Do as you do at home.

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

从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。

21.In China,_____ bus is _____ popular means of transportation.

A. the; a    B.a; /    C. the; the     D. a; the

22.The young _____eaten up almost everything ,and one and a half bananas ____ left on the table.

A. is; are   B. are; is     C. has; have been    D. have; has been

23. ---Were all the toys for the children carried to their new house?

---No,____ only some of them..

A. it was    B. they were     C. there were    D. there was

24. _____is known to us all is that the old writer for ____life was hard in the past , still works very hard in his eighties.

A. What; whom    B. As; whom    C. It; whose    D. What; whose

25. You look very tired. You ____ late last night.

A. needn’t sit up   B. didn’t need to sit up   C. shouldn’t sit up   D. needn’t have sat up

26. I was told that there were about 50 foreign students ____ Chinese in the school, most _____ were from Japan.

A. study; of whom  B. study; of which    C. studying; of which   D. studying; of whom

27.Only when ______ possible to settle the problem.

A. does the chief editor come will it be    B. the chief editor comes will it be

C. has the chief editor come will it be     D. the chief editor comes it will be

28. In such a fierce competition, a person has to make every effort if he ______.

A. has succeeded   B. is to succeed  C. would succeed   D. will succeed

29. _____into the house, the thief was soon caught by the police.

A. Having seen him steal  B. Seen stolen  C. Seen stealing   D. Seeing him steal

30. Eating too much fat can ______ heart disease and cause high blood prssure.

A. result from   B. contribute to    C. attend to    D. devote to

31.--- Go for hiking this Saturday, OK ?

--- ____ . I like getting close to nature.

A. I couldn’t agree more   B. I believe not  C. I’m afraid not  D. I don’t think so

32. we must give up this plan for we’re _____ funds.

A. lacked   B. lack for  C. for lack of    D. lacking in

33. It is said that Chinese are eating _____eggs per person today as they did in the 1970s.

A. more than twice as many  B. more than twice  C. as twice  D. twice more

34. ____ to his surprise, he found a lot of farmers ______.

A. Much; seating   B. Much; seated   C. Great; sitting   D. Greatly; sitting

35. With the world changing fast, we have something new _____ with all by ourselves every day.

A. deal   B. dealt    C. to deal    D. dealing