第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上,录音结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上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答案。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 sport does Eric like best?
A. Swimming.
B. Table-tennis.
C. Soccer.
2. How long has Lisa been in China?
A. About 6 years.
B. About 9 years.
C. About
15 years.
3. What’s the matter with the girl?
A. She is tired.
B. She is too sleepy.
C. She is too hungry.
4. When will the family go to the concert?
A. On Saturday afternoon.
B. On Saturday evening.
C. On
Sunday morning.
5. How is the weather in July in Bob’s hometown?
A. Sunny.
B. Windy.
C. Rainy.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5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。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6段材料,回答6~8题。
6. Why is the woman making the call?
A. To ask where the man is.
B. To inform the man of a meeting.
C. To tell the man to call the headmaster.
7. When will the man be back from London?
A. This evening.
B. Tomorrow evening.
C. Tomorrow morning.
8. What does the woman want to do?
A. To read the man’s report first.
B. To help the man with a report.
C. To write a report.
听第7段材料,回答9 ~ 11题。
9. Why can’t Jane type the letter for the man?
A. Because she isn’t working today.
B. Because she doesn’t know how to type.
C. Because she will have a meeting later.
10. Which of the following statements is right?
A. Jane is learning French at night school.
B. Kate may take a course next year.
C. The man hates night school.
11. What does Kate think of the cost of night school?
A. It’s ve ry expensive.
B. It’s not very expensive.
C. It’s really cheap.
听第8段材料,回答12 ~ 14题。
12. How does the woman feel about the interview with MIT?
A. Puzzled.
B. Worried.
C. Satisfied.
13. What course is Michigan famous for?
A. Law.
B. History.
C. Medicine.
14. What does the man want to be?
A. A journalist.
B. A historian.
C. A doctor.
听第9段材料,回答15 ~ 17题。
15. What does Alice want to ask Mr Miller about?
A. His daily activities.
B. His family members.
C. His opinions on some social problems.
16. How long does Mr Miller sleep at night?
A. For less than six hours.
B. For about seven hours.
C. For more than eight hours.
17. What does Mr Miller like to do on weekends?
A. Stay with his family.
B. Have a rest by himself.
C. Attend to some emergency.
听第10段材料,回答18-20题。
18. What season was it according to the story?
A. Summer.
B. Autumn.
C. Winter.
19. Why did Mrs Hermann go shopping that Saturday?
A. Because her husband didn’t have to work that day.
B. Because her husband had to go shopping that day.
C. Because her husband didn’t like shopping on the other days.
20. What can we know about Mr Hermann from the story?
A. He was rich but mean.
B. He was very tired after shopping.
C. He would stay outside waiting.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
A
You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Here are four
books we recommend that you take on your trip.
1. On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac
The book is a popular spiritual guide book about youth. The character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life.
2. Life is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan Kundera
Jean-Jacque s Rousseau once said, “Man is bo rn free, and everywhere he is in chains”. The book describes a young artist’s romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams and has a relationship during his trip to Central Europe. The hook invites you to deeply reflect on your current life and to honor Kundera, a Czech-born writer and who went into exile in France in 1975.
3. My Name is Red, 1998, by Orhan Pamuk
The book, featuring a peak masterpiece of the Nobel Prize winner for Literature Orhan Pamuk, has been translated into more than 50 languages and published around the world. It tells a story of a young man, who has been away from home for 12 years, coming back to his hometown in Istanbul. What embraces him is not only love, but a series of murder cases as well.
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, 2013, by Rachel Joyce
The novel tells a story of a 60-year-old man who lives a boring and unhappy life, until one day, he received his old fri end’s letter who go t cancer. In deep shock and sorrow, he went out to send his reply letter. 627 miles in 87 days, he walks depending on one belief that “his friend can survive as long as he walks”.
21. Which hook can make you think of your own life?
A. On die Road.
B. Life is Elsewhere.
C. My Name is Red.
D. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
22. Who wrote a book sold globally?
A. Jack Kerouac.
B. Milan Kundera.
C. Orhan Pamuk.
D. Rachel Joyce.
23. When was the instructive book to the youth published?
A. In 1957.
B. In 1975.
C. In 1998.
D. In 2013.
24. Why did the old man walk so many miles to send a letter?
A, He was in deep sorrow. B. He walked to keep healthy.
C. He witnessed a series of murder.
D. He expected his friend to live longer.
B
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