郭清梅

第一部分：聽力 （30分）

第一節(jié) （7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1. When does the play start？

A. At 6：30. B. At 7：00. C. At 8：00.

2. What have they decided to do？

A. Visit the exhibition. ?? B. Study the satellites. ??? C. Fly a plane.

3. Who didn?t finish the work？

A. Lily. ? B. Tom. ??? C. Jack.

4. What is Betty?s opinion？

A. Women are better cooks than men. ?? B. Women are better teachers than men.

C. Women are better workers than men.

5. Why aren?t the watches like these made now？

A. Because they are so cheap. ?? B. Because they are too expensive.

C. Because people don?t like them.

第二節(jié) （22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題， 從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6. Why doesn?t the man book the seats downstairs？

A. Too expensive. B. Too close to the stage. C. Uncomfortable.

7. When does the man plan to see the performance？

A. Next Saturday. B. On October 21st. C. On October 25th.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8. What are they going to do？

A. Have an exam. B. Travel. C. Buy a watch.

9. What does the woman think of the man？

A. He is very serious. ?????? B. He is too careless. ?? C. He is very lazy.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10. Why does the man buy a farm？

A. He is tired of his factory. ??? B. He wants to live in a farm.

C. He wants to earn much money.

11. Why does the woman sell her farm？

A. Because the ground is unfit to grow wheat.

B. Because she has no modern farm equipment.

C. Because she thinks farming is very hard work.

12. Which of the following statements is NOT true？

A. The woman has her own farm. ??? B. The woman sold her farm at a high price.

C. The man will spend $200 buying the woman?s farm.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13. Where was the doctor going in his car？

A. To a garage. B. To a patient?s home.

C. To his own home.

14. Which of the following was the cause of the accident？

A. The doctor was careless. ??? B. A big tree had fallen across the road.

C. The road was covered with ice.

15. Why did the doctor go to the nearest house？

A. Because he knew one of his patients lived there.

B. He had received a call to go there. ??? C. He wanted to use the telephone.

16. Why did the woman patient telephone the doctor？

A. She needed medical treatment. ??? B. To ask how soon the doctor could come.

C. She believed somebody else needed a doctor.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17. Which of the following doesn?t belong to the Great Lakes？

A. Lake Superior. B. Lake Michigan. C. Lake Huderson.

18. Which lake is owned only by the United States？

A. Lake Michigan. ? ? B. Lake Ontario ? C. Lake Huron.

19. Why is it said that each one of the five lakes is special in some way？

A. Lake Superior is the biggest as well as the shallowest of the lakes.

B. Lake Ontario is the shallowest lake. ? C. Each of the lakes has its own traits （特點）.

20. Which of the following is true about the Great Lakes？

A. The total area of them is bigger than the UK.

B. There are few travelers going there.

C. The water in the Great Lakes comes only from streams， brooks， and small rivers.

第二部分：閱讀理解 （40分）

I. 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。（30分）

A

During training exercises， the green lieutenant （陸軍中尉） was driving down a muddy back road. He encountered another car stuck in the mud with a red-faced colonel at the wheel. “Your jeep stuck， sir？” asked the lieutenant as he pulled along side. “Nope，” replied the colonel， coming over and handing him the keys. “Yours is.”

Now that story might give you a chuckle （輕聲地笑）， but isn?t that the way most people want to handle their problems， but handing the keys to someone else when something happens in their daily life？ By nature we neither want to admit that something was our fault nor do we want to take the imitative and responsibility to fix it. Our tendency is to try to run away from it and hand it off to someone else to solve.

One of the fundamental principles of sailing on the sea is that when you get into a storm， head into the wind. If you run from it， you will be caught by the storm from behind. If you turn sideways， you will capsize （傾覆）. But only by meeting it head on， can you have the best chance to ride out the storm and overcome it.

Life is that way. We will never conquer our fears， sins， problems， the giants in our lives by running away. Those giants will always be there just like Goliath（圣經(jīng)人物） was there every day taunting（嘲諷）， and challenging. The only way that we can overcome and conquer the giants in our lives is to do as little David the shepherd boy did. He quickly ran out and faced his giant. So we must face our problems. Face your giant. Acknowledge it and address it. Only by facing the giant can we overcome it.

1. Why did the colonel deny his jeep being stuck in the mud？

A. Because he didn?t want to face the fact that he was in trouble.

B. Because it was not his jeep but the lieutenant?s that was stuck.

C. Because the lieutenant tended to laugh at him instead of helping.

D. Because he wouldn?t like the lieutenant to mind his business.

2. The underlined word “giants” refers to the following EXCEPT ???.

A. storm at sea ?????? B. fear of failure

C. a car stuck in mud ?? D. something valuable

3. Which can best describe the main idea of this passage？

A. Run from your giants， rather than facing them directly.

B. Don?t do anything that will only cause trouble to you.

C. When Goliath hits David?s right cheek， he turns the left cheek to him.

D. As Goliath moved closer to attack， David quickly ran out to meet him.

B

The front-yard kitchen gardens， with everything from vegetables to salad greens， are a source of food， a topic of conversation with the neighbors. Although people have been growing food in their backyards forever， front-yard vegetable gardens are a growing outlet （出路） for people whose backyards are too shady or too small， as well as those who want to spread their beliefs one tomato at a time.

Fritz Haeg， an artist and architect， has done yards in Kansas， California and New Jersey as part of a project called “Edible Estates”. Haeg， who is working on a book， Edible Estates： Attack on the Front Lawn， due out in 2008， has been flooded by the response. He gets hundreds of e-mails every month from people who want to be next.

Some of the neighbors are less than excited. Some municipal codes （城市法規(guī)） limit the percentage of a yard that can be planted with anything other than trees and grass.

“Especially in the first three years， I got a lot of code violations，” said Bob Waldrop of Oklahoma City. He planted his corner lot almost entirely with fruit trees， berry bushes and vegetables.

Zappia turned the front yard of the home he and his wife rent in Santa Monica， Calif. into a vegetable garden， with his landlord?s permission. He estimates it supplies 35 to 40 percent of the food they eat. Zappia took a master gardening class at the East Los Angeles University of California， which focused on growing food.

The gardens don?t cost much to plant. Zappia estimates he spent about $100 on the garden and says he and his wife save about $200 to $300 a year on their food costs. Waldrop， in Oklahoma City， said the garden?s organic fruit allowed him to eat in a way he could never afford if he bought everything at the grocery store.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the first two paragraphs？

A. People can grow vegetables in their front-yard if their back-yards are too shady.

B. Fritz Haeg is a person who is an artist but not a builder.

C. Fritz Haeg is working on a book which is due out in 2008.

D. Fritz Haeg probably gets some e-mails almost every day.

5. What can the front-yard kitchen gardens offer to gardeners ？

a. Enough food.___________________?? b. Some vegetables.

c. A lot of money. ???????????? d. A good chat with the neighbors.

A. a， c B. a， d C. b， c D. b， d

6. What do we know about the book Edible Estates： Attack on the Front Lawn？

A. It will be finished by a famous writer.

B. It tells people a lot of interesting stories.

C. It becomes popular when it comes out.

D. It is about an attack which happened on a front lawn.

7. What would be the best title for the passage？

A. Front-yard Farming ????????? B. Ways to Grow Vegetables

C. Reduce Your Food Costs ?????? D. Make Your Garden Beautiful

C

About two years ago， eight-year-old Trisha Rao was worried about her upcoming school exams， so she turned to poetry to help work through her feelings and give herself confidence as she prepared for the tests. “It was a good way to make me stay calm，” Rao says.

While listening to the news with her father， Rao learned about the war in Syria. Conditions in the country were tough， and many people were leaving for safer areas. “I was sad that they lost their homes and some of them lost their family，” Rao said.

It made Rao think. If the poem she had written the night before her test had given her hope， maybe it could do the same for the refugee （難民） children. Rao worked on her poem and turned it into a book called Believe in Yourself with the help of her family and friends. It follows the tales of Sunshine the pup （小狗） （based on Rao?s real-life Cocker Spaniel of the same name） and Papa Dog. Each page presents a lesson on topics such as overcoming difficulties， working hard， and of course， believing in one?s self.

“I feel that the Syrian refugee children need to hear a message of hope，” she says. “I?m happy that I was able to write this book and share this message with them.”

The refugee children have accepted Rao?s encouraging message so enthusiastically that the Istanbul Centre for Support to Life has begun translating Rao?s book into Arabic so they?ll be able to read it in their own language. Believe in Yourself has also earned Rao a prize from the Independent Publishers Book Awards for Best Children?s eBook.

In order to get Believe in Yourself into the hands of as many children as possible， Rao and her family have promised to donate a copy of the book to a refugee child for every copy sold.

8. How did poetry affect Rao when she was eight？

A. It helped her believe in herself. B. It broadened her outlook on life.

C. It offered her enthusiasm and skills. D. It made her achieve excellent grades.

9. What can we learn about Believe in Yourself？

A. It discusses a variety of refugee problems. B. It was completely finished by Rao herself.

C. It aims to encourage refugee children. D. It was based on Rao?s own story.

10. How did the public react to Rao?s book？

A. They had doubts about it. B. They thought highly of it.

C. They had mixed opinions on it. D. They were unconcerned about it.

11. What is the best title for the text？

A. A Lesson from a Girl B. The Pleasure of Giving

C. Sharing Hope with Refugees D. Exploring the Well-being of Refugees

D

Every time author Alex Brown has released a book I have wasted no time in jumping straight in. I have always been honest about not being a fan of short stories as I have found them to be lacking in depth for me but when I saw that Alex Brown was bringing out a short story named Not Just for Christmas set in her much loved village of Tindledale I knew there was no way I could miss out on another visit to the village.

The main character in this short story is Kitty who appeared in the previous Tindledale books running her café The Spotted Pig Café. Kitty is a single mother of the lovely little Teddie after her husband died a true hero. Kitty and Teddie have adapted to life but then Kitty receives a phone call from Mack who was her husband?s best friend， with news that her husband?s dog Monty has been retired ?and needs a home. Will Monty bring everlasting love to the family or will he bring up too many memories for Kitty？

I am over the moon that this book focuses on Kitty?s story as she is a character who has touched my heart in the Tindledale books and I have really wanted the author to explore her character more. The storyline is very moving but also uplifting too with a lovely touch of celebration.

This is the first short story I have read where the author has managed to put all of the feeling of a full length novel into a short story. The characters are well developed and soon work their way into your heart. The storyline also has great depth of feeling thanks to the challenging topics the author deals with. There are some touching moments and the one that really touched my heart was the comment Teddie made about her father.

It?s actually quite amazing how much happens in such a short story， but none of it feels rushed.

12. Which statement is the author?s view according to Paragraph 1？

A. He couldn?t get the story?s deep thoughts.

B. He has always been interested in short stories.

C. He didn?t expect to visit the village of Tindledale.

D. He was looking forward to Alex Brown?s new book.

13. ?What does the underlined expression in Paragraph 3 mean？

A. In high spirits. B. Burning with curiosity.

C. Super sad and worried. ???????? D. Very touched and satisfied.

14. What can we learn about Not Just for Christmas？

A. Its storylines are pretty simple. B. It is in fact an amusing comedy.

C. It focuses on Kitty and her dog Monty. D. Its characters soon win the heart of readers.

15. What moment touched the author most？

A. A lovely touch of celebration. ??? B. Kitty?s warm welcome to Monty.

C. Monty?s everlasting love to the family.

D. Teddie expressing her opinion about her father.

II. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。（10分）

“Any fool can criticize， condemn， and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.”-Dale Carnegie

If we really want to be happy， why do we act like such babies？

We can claim to be proactive（主動的） in our life by settings goals and going after what we want. But if we?re always whining and complaining all the time， are we really living effectively？

1??Whether it be being stuck in traffic， being bothered by the weather， not enough mustard on your sandwich， or whatever it is， there are endless instances where you can find a reason to complain.

But it?s not just outside circumstances that we complain about. ?2?. We complain that we don?t have enough time， we don?t have enough money （this one is huge because it?s often “true”）， that we?re not smart enough， cool enough， or just enough.

3??I never really thought about it much until I found this website about “l(fā)iving in a complain free world.”

Imagine how much happier you would be if you simply stopped complaining？ Much of what you complain about is outside of your control anyway. What?s the point of brooding about something you have no power to change？ ?4

Simply becoming conscious of how much you complain is the first step to stopping. When you recognize that you?re complaining， stop and take notice of it. Ask yourself if you would rather complain， or be happy.

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A. We complain about ourselves too.

B. Not very intelligent， if you ask me.

C. Why can?t we complain about things around us？

D. Are you ready to live a complaint—free， happier life？

E. What you?re complaining about may make you quite unhappy.

F. If you don?t believe me， count how many times you complain in one day.

G. I?ve experienced lots of unpleasantness for complaining about things I can?t control.

第三部分：語言知識運用（50分）

I. 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。（30分）

About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college， I was working as an intern in the museum of Natural History of the University I was studying in. One day while I was ?1??at the cash register in the gift shop， I saw a/an ?2??couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.

As I looked ?3??at this girl， I saw that she was kind of seated on her chair. I then ?4??that she had no arms or legs， just a head， neck and torso （軀干）. She was ?5??a little white dress with red polka dots.

As the couple ?6??her up to me to pay for what they planned to buy， I was looking down at the register. I ?7??my head toward the girl and gave her a ?8?. As I took the ?9??from her grandparents， I looked back at the girl， who was giving me the cutest， largest ?10??that I have ever seen.

All of a sudden her handicap was ?11??and all I saw was this ?12??girl， whose smile just ?13??me and almost instantly gave me a completely new ?14??of what life is all about. She

15??me from a poor， ?16??college student and brought me into her world; a world of smiles， love and ?17?.

That was ten years ago and I am now a/an ?18??business person. However， whenever I

19??and think about the troubles of the world， I will think about that disabled little girl and the remarkable ?20??about life that she taught me with a bright smile that day.

1. A. studying ????? B. selling ????????? C. working ???????? D. buying

2. A. kind ??????? B. elderly C. young ??????? D. newly-married

3. A. up ????????? B. closer ???????? C. harder ??????? D. directly

4. A. realized ???????? B. considered ???? C. observed ??? D. understood

5. A. holding ????? B. ordering ???? ? C. wearing ???? D. making

6. A. wheeled ??? B. pulled ???????? C. picked ?????? D. brought

7. A. held ???????? B. waved ??????? C. pointed ?????? D. turned

8. A. wink ??????? B. hand ????????? C. kiss ????????? D. bill

9. A. card ???????? B. money ?????? C. paper ???????? D. dress

10. A. gift ????????? B. reply ???????? C. smile ???????? D. hug

11. A. gone ?????? B. noticed ????? C. improved ????? D. lost

12. A. healthy ????? B. beautiful ?????? C. clever ??????? D. brave

13. A. melted ?????? B. reminded ????? C. warned ?????? D. frightened

14. A. idea ???????? B. chance ??????? C. hope ??????? D. sense

15. A. taught ??????? B. took ???????? C. recognized ?? D. moved

16. A. inexperienced ? B. lazy ????????? C. weak ??????? D. unhappy

17. A. knowledge ?? B. dialogue ????? C. warmth ?????? D. friendship

18. A. honest ??????? B. successful ??? C. busy ?????????? D. ordinary

19. A. get down ???? B. get back ????? C. get about ????? D. get through

20. A. lecture ?????? B. method ?????? C. skill ????????? D. lesson

II. 閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。（10分）

Since the beginning of the year， smog ?1??（cover） parts of North China. In January， Beijing saw only five days without smog. The ?2??（rise） PM2.5 readings terrified many， and some health experts said that whenever the smog gets serious， hospitals receive more patients ?3??（suffer） acute respiratory （呼吸系統(tǒng)） and heart diseases. So the need to emphasize ?4??（environment） protection while developing the economy is heard everywhere.

Smog ?5??（especial） is a common concern. As a popular online post said， air may be the only thing ?6??is equal for everyone， despite your income or profession. People with ?7??（high） incomes are able to drink only bottled spring water and eat only organic food by paying higher prices， but they breathe the same air as everyone else.

At a meeting on Monday， many representatives have expressed their concerns ?8??the air quality， too. One talked about his experience in Beijing. “After ?9??（take） a taxi from the capital airport to my hotel， which took about an hour， I washed my nose and found the inside of my nose was black. We should ask ourselves this question： Why do we want to develop？ It?s for living

10??better life. Dirty air is definitely not a better life，” he said.

III. 翻譯。（10分）

1. 本課程為期兩年，授課形式為講座。（by means of）

2. 這項研究表明貧困和犯罪之間有一個關(guān)聯(lián)。（indicate）

3. 有超過10個人申請這個工作。（apply for）

4. 他們沒有搬走，因為沒有地方可去。（nowhere）

5. 他2000年5月被選為倫敦市長。（elect）

第四部分：寫作 （30分）

I. 短文改錯。（10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：

1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Last summer， I decide to see if I could support myself. Two friend and I piled into a car and headed for Aspen， where I found my first job like a waiter at a hotel. I got low pay. I had to be at hotel in the early morning to help with breakfast. People were supposed to serve themselves at breakfast， so some people wanted me to do everything for us. I remember one man who keeps ordering me to get his food and demanded things we did not serve. Even though I wanted to refuse， I knew it was my job to be quietly and do whatever I was told in a nice way. So I?d take a deep breath and get what he wanted. I realize that to service industry jobs are not easy.

II. 書面表達。（20分）

近日，日本東京奧運會組委會以海報形式面向世界招募東京奧運會志愿者。請你根據(jù)下表信息，以李華的身份向東京奧組委寫一封自薦信。

姓名：李華（女） 年齡：22歲 學(xué)校：北京大學(xué) ?有利條件 1. 已學(xué)習(xí)10年英語，英語口語流利; 2.是 the ?Rio Olympic Games的志愿者，熟悉比賽項目，有經(jīng)驗; 3. 今年夏天已通過互派留學(xué)生（exchange students）測試，屆時將就讀于東京大學(xué) （ Tokyo University ）; 4. 交際能力強，善于與人相處。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)：110左右;

2. 可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫;

3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Tokyo Olympic Committee，

I have read your poster for recruiting volunteers. I think I am fit for the job. I?d like to recommend myself.______________________________________

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All the best！

Looking forward to your reply.

Truly yours，

Li Hua