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第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)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 does the woman want to do? A. Return her shoes.B. Repair her shoes.C. Buy new shoes.2. Where does the conversation take place? A. At an airport.B. At a hotel.C. At a travel agency.3. Who will probably decide the place to go? A. The man.B. The woman.C. Harry.4. What makes the man so happy?A. Tom will play football with him.B. Tom will tell him the best news.C. Toms father will play football with him.5. What does the woman like to watch in her spare time? A. Advertisements.B. TV plays.C. Art shows.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，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6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Why is the woman so excited? A. Her grandpa will cook for them.B. Her grandpa will come here.C. Her grandpa will give her a valuable present.7. How does the grandpa come here?A. By plane.B. By bus.C. By train.8. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The grandpa was independent.B. The grandpa will arrive at 6 oclock in the morning.C. The speakers will book a room for the grandpa.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Which two countries will have a football game tonight?A. Brazil and Japan.B. China and England. C. Brazil and England.10. What is the man busy with recently?A. His driving test. B. His final exam. C. His basketball training.11. When will the game start?A. 1:00 a.m.B. 1:00 p.m. C. 11:00 p.m.听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。12. What is the womans problem?A. Her screen isnt clear.B. Her printer doesnt work.C. Her computer has stopped working.13. What is the cause of the problem?A. The screen is too old. B. The printer has no ink. C. The connector was loose.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Landlord and tenant(房客). B. Agent and tenant. C. Agent and landlord.15. What does the woman want the man to do?A. To cut down the rent. B. To discuss with the landlord.C. To do some repair work.16. What is the mans reply for the request?A. He needs time to consider it. B. He thinks it is impossible. C. He cant decide it.17. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman hasnt made the decision yet.B. The man doesnt know how much the rent is.C. The woman doesnt think the house is good.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How often is the lab class given?A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Three times a week.19. What is the result if one misses 3 lab classes?A. He cant graduate.B. He will get a low mark.C. He will be dropped.20. What is forbidden in the lab?A. Washing hands.B. Wearing short hair.C. Wearing large clothes.25. Good friends dont what they do for each other; instead they offer help when it is needed.A. made up B. keep upC. hold up D. add up26. The police announced that they had a psychologist to communicate with the criminals in the hope that they could cease fire and reduce the damage. A. appealed to B. arranged for C. brought out D. set aside27. Jane Austens novels still appeal to people because they focus on issues that are as _today as they were when she wrote them.A. relevant B. availableC. appropriate D. casual28. “One world one Dream” fully reflects the values of the Olympic spirit:friendship, progress, harmony, participation and dream. A. influential B. contemporary C. universal D. precise29. The researches compared Einsteins brain with those of about 90 normal people and found that one area of his brain was different from most peoples.A. abundantly B. sincerely C. randomly D. significantly30. According to the embarrassing situation here, I am afraid that your arrival at present is not quite .A. in practice B. in demand C. in place D. in turn第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Id ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very 31 . When Doctor Gibbs wasnt 32 lives, he was planting trees. His house 33 on ten acres of land, and his lifes 34 was to turn this land into a forest. The good doctor had some 35 theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle:“No pain, no gain”. He never watered his new trees, a(n) 36 which is contrary to 37 wisdom.Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants 38 them because it made them grow weaker. He said you have to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest 39. He talked about how watering trees made them develop 40 roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots 41 moisture(水分).So Doctor Gibbs would plant an oak(橡树)and, instead of watering it every morning, hed beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees 42.Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that Id watched him 43 some 25 years ago. They were tall and 44 .I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of coddling(溺爱)these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches 45 .Adversity (逆境)seemed to benefit Doctor Gibbs trees in ways comfort and ease 46 could.Every night before I got to bed, I 47 my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately Ive been thinking that its time to 48 my prayer. I know my children are going to 49 hardships. Theres always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we wont be 50. 31. A. cruelB. meanC. kindD. grateful32. A. livingB. savingC. wastingD. helping33. A. dependedB. locatedC. satD. existed34. A. workB. goalC. value D. belief35. A. interestingB. complicatedC. funnyD. abnormal36. A. ruleB. attitudeC. trend D. principle37. A. currentB. conventionalC. originalD. reasonable38. A. spoiledB. restoredC. strengthenedD. discouraged 39. A. supportB. surviveC. insistD. continue40. A. shallowB. strongC. slimD. deep41. A. in need ofB. in spite ofC. in view ofD. in search of 42. A. attentionB. interestC. injuryD. improvement43. A. growB. plantC. bringD. destroy44. A. weakB. colorfulC. beautifulD. strong45. A. wavedB. dancedC. swungD. trembled46. A. neverB. alwaysC. sometimesD. almost47. A. look throughB. care for C. watch outD. check on 48. A. improveB. correctC. stopD. change49. A. experienceB. challengeC. beatD. reach50. A. cut downB. held upC. taken overD. torn apart第三部分:阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的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。AIt is common sense that children who walk or cycle to school have a lower risk of obesity than those by car. But driving your youngsters to the gates could also cause their academic work to suffer.Researchers found children who were driven to school, or who took public transport, had poorer concentration levels than those who took a more active route such as walking or cycling.The joint study by researchers at two Danish universities found the regular exercise could advance a student up to half a year in their studies. Children who were driven to school, or who took public transport, performed less well in a test measuring concentration levels, than those who had walked or cycled.The results surprised the researchers, as their hypothesis(假设) originally focused on the effects of eating breakfast and lunch on pupils ability to concentrate.“The exercise one uses to transport oneself to school is reflected in the level of concentration one has about four hours later,” Niels Egelund, a co- author of the report said. “The results showed that having breakfast and lunch has an impact, but not very much compared to having exercise.”“As a third-grade pupil, if you exercise and bike to school, your ability to concentrate increases to the equivalent of someone half a year further in their studies,” he added.In the survey, taken by 19, 527 pupils aged five to 19 years old, participants were asked about their exercise habits and were then given a basic test measuring their concentration.“Most people know the feeling of being refreshed after having exercised, but it is surprising that the effect lasts for so long,” Egelund said.Previous research from the university of Montreal has found that exercise helps our brains make better use of oxygen. It may also reduce mental fatigue(疲劳) and sharpen your thinking in between gym sessions. And last week Swedish researchers said they found that muscular boys will live longer than their weaker friends.And even if they are overweight by the time they get to adulthood, those with stronger muscles tend to live longer.51. What is the best title of this passage?A. Exercise Refresh you B. Exercise Look slimC. Exercise Live longer D. Exercise Learn faster52. Which of the following is NOT the result of the research from the University of Montreal? A. Exercise helps our brain make the most of oxygen.B. Exercise can improve the level of concentration.C. Exercise can make you sharp- minded.D. Exercise can decrease mental fatigue.53. According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct? A. Having breakfast and lunch has a greater impact on concentration than having exercise.B. Children driven to school perform worse in all tests.C. Having exercise can refresh us but it doesnt last long.D. Eating breakfast and lunch can affect childrens ability to focus.54. Children driven to school performed badly in their academies work in that .A. they are too lazy B. they are not healthyC. they are not focused D. they are not smartBJ.K. Rowling set childrens imaginations on fire. Can the creator of Harry Potter do the same for a grown-up audience?The British author will find out on September 27, when more than 2 million hardcover(精装书) copies of her first novel for adults hit bookstores in the UK and the US, along with the digital edition.Set in a little English town, The Casual Vacancy is about an election held after an unexpected death.Michael Pietsch, Rowlings US publisher, says the novel reminded him of Dickens “because of the humanity, the humor, the social concerns, the intensely real characters”.No magic though, apparently: “This book isnt Harry Potter”, says Pietsch. “It is a completely different concern”. As with Harry Potter, there are no advance copies for the media, no early reviews. To date, the seven-book series has sold more than 450 million copies worldwide, and it became one of the most successful movie franchises in July 21, 2007. Back then, fans could buy books at midnight parties hosted by bookstores. But recent years have seen a great challenge for brick-and-mortar bookstores.People are still buying books, indeed more books than in 2007, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers. But they are reading them in a new formatthe e-book.The Harry Potter series just became available digitally for the first time in April. It will be different for The Casual Vacancy, with the publisher simultaneously releasing an e-book.For Rowling fans who once queued up for Harry Potter, this means that instant satisfaction is now only a click away.Moving from childrens books to adult literature is a big transition. Will Rowlings new book be successful?Arthur Levine, the US co-editor of the Harry Potter books, seems confident: “If you read or re-read the Harry Potter books, you can see that Rowling has all the strengths she needs for great success as a fiction writer you have great characters, an involving plot, a sense of humor and great empathy”.55. What do Harry Potter and The casual Vacancy have in common?A. They both have magic in them.B. They are both intended for children.C. They both dont have the digital edition when first published.D. Readers cant catch a glimpse of them in the media in advance.56. Which of the following words has the closest meaning with the underlined word “simultaneously”? A. willingly B. meanwhile C. especially D. eventually57. What can we infer from the passage?A. The new book will be as popular as Harry Potter.B. People now read more e-books than hard- cover books.C. The new book is similar to the works of Dickens in some way.D. We can not buy Harry Potter series online now.58. In the writers opinion, will Rowlings new book be successful?A. The writer is confident that the book will be successful.B. The writer doubts whether the book will be successful.C. The writer is unsure that the book will be successful.D. The writer does not express his or her opinion in the passage.CMy grandfather had a small farm where he raised beef and some grain for feed. He also worked diligently as a factory laborer and country pastor. He was a good neighbor and well-respected for honoring his word. When harvest time came, hed piece together his old one-row corn picker and oil it up for the season. All his life he worked hard, helped others, and you could count on him to keep his promises.He had promised to harvest a few ribbons of corn on a friends farm, but after harvesting his own corn, Grandpas little corn picker coughed and quit. It would be out of commission until a particular part could be ordered, but that would take far too long to help this year. The factory where Grandpa worked began to require overtime. In order to keep his job there he had to leave the farm before dawn and get home until well after sunset. One autumn night, while harvest time was running out, he and his wife sat at the kitchen table and trying to figure a way out of their dilemma.“Theres nothing you can do,” said my grandma. “Youll just have to tell him that you cant help with the corn this year.”“Well that just doesnt sit well with me,” said my grandpa. “My friend is depending on me. I cant exactly let my neighbors harvest rot in the field, can I?”“When do you think youd have time to do it?” she asked. “With the overtime youve been working youd be up all night.”“I know of one night that I could do it!” he said, running to the bookshelf. He grabbed the Farmers Almanac(历书) and started flipping through th