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本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分, 满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，只交答题卡。

第Ⅰ卷

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。录音内容结束后，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

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 is the man looking for?

A. His bag.   B. His notebook.   C. His pen.

2. What does the man think will happen?

A. It will get drier.

B. A storm will come soon.

C. The bad smell will get worse.

3. How many hot dogs does the man want?

A. One.    B. Two.     C. Three.

4. What does the woman want to do?

A. Sing a song.  B. Listen to a song.   C. Find out the name of a song.

5. When will the plane probably be here?

A. In an hour.   B. In two hours.   C. In three hours.

第二节

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、7题。

6. How much does an argument cost?

A. $5 for the first five minutes.

B. $5 for the first ten minutes.

C. $10 for the first five minutes.

7. What is happening in the end?

A. The man is telling the truth.

B. The speakers are having an argument.

C. The woman is saying something wrong.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why doesn’t the woman want to close the curtains?

A. She likes feeling the wind.

B. She enjoys the view outside.

C. She likes having the lights off.

9. Who will benefit from the rule?

A. The planet.    B. Some animals.   C. The speakers.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the boat probably used for, according to the man?

A. Government business. B. Traveling for pleasure. C. Selling things worldwide.

11. What kind of work does the Russian man do?

A. A banker.    B. A fisherman.   C. A writer.

12. How much does gas cost for the boat?

A. 300 million dollars.  B. 500 thousand dollars.  C. 300 thousand dollars.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What did the man write?

A. A book.    B. A newspaper article.  C. A short story for children.

14. What happened in the story?

A. A man fought against robots.

B. A man wrote a computer program.

C. Some people traveled to another world.

15. What’s wrong with the man’s story?

A. It isn’t very exciting.

B. It isn’t based on a true story.

C. It’s the same as a famous movie.

16. What does the man think of the story?

A. It will be a huge success.

B. Someone else stole his idea.

C. The woman is lying about her opinion.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did Shakespeare mostly write?

A. Poems.    B. Plays.     C. Novels.

18. When was Shakespeare born?

A. In 1593.    B. In 1598.    C. In 1564.

19. Why were the theaters closed in 1593?

A. A terrible disease came. B. Poems were more popular. C. The ruler didn’t like plays.

20. What do many people think about Shakespeare?

A. He’s very funny.

B. He’s one of the best actors ever.

C. He’s one of the greatest English writers.

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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

"Tear'em apart ! ""Kill the fool! Murder the referee(裁判)!”

These are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events. At the time they are made, they may seem innocent enough. But let's not kid ourselves. They have been known to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed. Volumes have been wr itten about the way words affect us. It has been shown that words having certain connotation(涵义)may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what we consider to be our usual humanistic behavior. I see the term “opponent” as one of those words. Perhaps the time has come to delete(删除) it from sports terrors.

The dictionary meaning of the term "opponent" is "enemy"; "one who opposes your interests." Thus, when a player meets an opponent, he or she may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy. At such times, winning may be the most important, and every action, no matter how rude, may be considered acceptable. I remember an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player's request for a time out for a glove change because he did not consider them wet enough. The player started to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then shouted, "Are they wet enough now?"

In the heat of battle players have been observed to throw themselves across the court without considering the consequences(后果) that such a move might have on anyone in their way. I have also seen a player reacting to his opponent's intentional and illegal blocking by deliberately(故意地) hitting him with the ball as hard as he could during the play. Off the court, they are good friends. Does that make any sense? It certainly gives proof of a court attitude which goes against normal behavior.

Therefore, I believe it is time we elevated(提升)the game to the level where it belongs, thereby setting an example to the rest of the sporting worl d. Replacing the term "opponent" with "associate" could be an ideal way to start.

The dictionary meaning of the term "associate" is" colleague", "friend", "companion". Think about it! You may soon see and possibly feel the difference in your reaction to the term "associate" rather than "opponent".

21. Which of the following statements best expresses the author's view?

A. Aggressive behavior in sports can have serious consequences.

B. The words people use can influence their behavior.

C. Unpleasant words in Sports are often used by foreign athletes.

D. Unfair judgments by referees will lead to violence on the sports field.

22. Harsh words are spoken during games because the players _______.

A. are too eager to win

B. are usually short-tempered and easily offended

C. cannot afford to be polite in fierce competition

D. treat their rivals(对手) as enemies

23. What did the handball player do when he was not allowed a time out to change his gloves?

A. He refused to continue the game.

B. He angrily hit the referee with a ball.

C. He claimed that the referee was unfair.

D. He wet his gloves by rubbing them across his T-shirt.

24. The author hopes to have the current situation in sports improved by _______.

A. calling on players to use clean language on the court

B. raising the referee's sense of responsibility

C. changing the attitude of players on the sports field

D. regulating the relationship between players and referees

B

Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch. We should have arrived at Liverpool at 9:19, but due to a typical London fog, the train had to move along so slowly that it was not  until 10:30 that it got there. In spite of our late arrival, Joan, my wife’s si ster, decided that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping. It was o nly after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should meet for lunch. Since I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a problem. There seemed to be nothing we could do except taking a taxi to the Tower of London, and try to find her there. Needless to say, we didn’t find her.

It was now one o’clock, and the concert began at 2:30. “Perhaps she will think of waiting outside the concert hall,” suggested my wife hopefully. By this time the fog was so thick that road traffic had to stop, and the only way to get there was by underground railway. Hand in hand we felt our way along the road to where we thought the nearest station should be. An hour later we were still trying to find it. Just as I was about to lose my temper completely when we met a blind man tapping his way confidently through the fog. With his help we found Tower Hill tube station just fifty yards down the road.

By now it was far too late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2:30, so we decided to return to Cambridge. It took seven long hours instead of the usual two to make that journey. Nor were we able to get any food and drink on the train. Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten, opening the door to the sound of the telephone bell. It was Joan; she had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for concert, and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night. Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally successful day.

25. Why was Joan separated from her sister and her brother-in-law?

A. they could not see each other because of the fog.

B. Joan had not seen Crown Jewels.

C. They planned to do different things until lunch time.

D. The writer didn’t want to go to the concert.

26. What did the writer plan to do in the afternoon?

A. Go to the concert.         B. See the Crown Jewels.

C. Return to Cambridge.     D. Go shopping.

27. The reason why they didn’t all meet for lunch was that _______.

A. They lost their way in the fog

B. they forgot to make necessary arrangement

C. they waited at different places and didn’t meet each other

D. the couple couldn’t find the underground station