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Ⅰ听力(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

请听第一段对话，回答第1-3题。

1. What does the woman like doing?

A. Going to the rock and roll concert.   B. Going to the cinema.  C. Going to the gallery.

2. What does the man like doing?

A. Painting, watching football games.

B. Playing the guitar, talking to the woman.

C. Both A and B.

3. What will the two speakers do?

A. They’re going to have a chat.

B. They’re going to the museum.

C. They’re going to the cinema.

请听第二段对话，回答第4-6题。

4. Whom may the man buy a mobile phone for?

A. His sister’s daughter.     B. His own daughter.    C. His brother’s son.

5. What kind of mobile phone does the man buy?

A.  A  Motorola          B.  A  Nokia        C.  A  Siemens

6. How much does the man pay for the mobile phone?

A. 990 dollars             B. 850 dollars         C. 900 dollars

请听第三段对话，回答第7-8题。

7. Why did the man decide to go to the library?

A. He should return the books.

B. He wanted to do some studying.

C. One of his classes finished early.

8. After getting the books, what did the man do?

A. He put them in his book-bag.  B. He took notes on them.   C. He checked them out.

请听第四段独白，回答第9-10题。

9. Why didn’t people cook in the distant past?

A. Because they didn’t know how to do.

B. Because they found no fire at that time.

C. Because they didn’t like smoke.

10. What did people do when fires broke out?

A. They moved to the riverside.

B. They ran away from the forest.

C. They stayed in their caves.

Ⅱ 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分.满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意.然后从11—25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.

But only a few of them are very __11  . English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A., but in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a __12   language. Many millions are trying to do so.

Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different __13  . Have you ever __14   ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?

“Learn English in six month, or your __15__ back ...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes __16__ you master your English in a month. From the first day your __17__ will be excellent. Just send...”  Of course, it never __18__ quite like this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were __19__. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. __20__ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and __21__ in it all the time, just imagine how much __22__ that gets!

So it is hard to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English __23__ upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and __24__ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will __25  . But they cannot do the student’s work for him.

11. A. difficult    B. easy          C. necessary    D. important

12. A. native     B. mother          C. useful       D. foreign

13. A. questions   B. answers   C. ideas     D. problems

14. A. noticed  B. watched   C. found          D. known

15. A. money      B. time       C. knowledge   D. English

16. A. make     B. allow       C. let       D. help

17. A. spelling   B. pronunciation  C. English   D. grammar

18. A. seemed   B. know        C. happened     D. felt

19. A. students   B. grown-ups    C. babies       D. children

20. A. Imagine     B. Think of     C. Do       D. Mind

21. A. using    B. practicing      C. trying       D. thinking

22. A. time   B. practice         C. language     D. money

23. A. has    B. tries       C. depends     D. takes

24. A. uses    B. has      C. gets         D. costs

25. A. help       B. work       C. do          D. master

第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为26--35的相应位置上。

A motto is a sentence or a phrase ___26__ can inspire us especially when we are __27__ (face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help ___28__.” Sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to make efforts ___29___(work) hard, ___30___ the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself to what I am doing. I write my motto ___31___ I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much ___32___(confident). My motto also makes me become ___33___ independent person. That is to say, I won’t rely on others easily.

My friends, what is your motto? If you still haven’t got a motto, please choose ___34__ because a motto can have a great effect ___35___ you.

Ⅲ 阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) trend in the US continues to grow.

“We need furniture for our living room”, says John Rose, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try to making a few tables and chairs.”

John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night school. Now they make all their furniture and repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can do to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIY, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who didn’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

36. It can be inferred that many newly married people _________________.

A. find it hard to pay for what they need     B. seldom go to a department store to buy things

C. have to learn how to make their own furniture  D. must take some courses to better their life

37. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to______________.

A. make furniture                       B. improve the quality of life

C. make or repair things                  D. save money and time

38. What does the sentence “He has a full time job at home” mean?

A. Jim makes shoes in his home  B. Jim needs to do housework and looks after his children

C. Jim does some extra work at home  D. Jim runs a shoe-making factory at home

39. Jim decided to become a DIY when ________.

A. he had to raise the children all by himself    B. he becomes an unusual person

C. the car repair class wasn’t helpful          D. his car repairs cost very much

40. According to the text, many US citizens want to become DIYs mainly in order to ________.

A. improve themselves                     B. save money

C. attract government’s attention             D. show their anger