I. Phonetics（5 points）

Directions： In each of the following groups of words， there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A， B， C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.

Ⅱ.Vocabulary and Structure（15 points）

Directions： There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence .

6.is very important to his family.

A. That he will succeed or fail

B. Whether he will succeed or fail

Ⅲ. Cloze（30 points）

Directions： For each blank in the following passage， there are four choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable .

Los Angeles has planted 2，000 rubber trees down the middle of one of its main streets. These trees do not 21 rubber. They are， 22 ， made of rubber. Mr.Joe Dynamo， a spokesman for Los Angeles 23 council， explained the reasons. He said：

“These 24 are representative of our virtual society. We have polystyrene grass on our golf 25 .We have non-milk powder 26 our coffee. We 27 copies in plastic of old wooden furniture. We have fiberglass tombstones. 28 shouldn’t we have trees made of rubber？”

“At 50 miles an hour， 29 motorist will see any difference. And our preservation 30 will be lower. You give the trees an annual rinse with detergent， and 31 them off twice a year. We 32 a lot of money because transplanting， pruning， weeding and leaf-collection are all 33 . And we have a 60-year 34 guarantee on each plant. This is rationalization at 35 best.”

Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension（60 points）

Directions： There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A， B， C and D. choose one best answer .

Passage One

DNA is the whole“map”of the human body. It is something that all humans have， and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our parents， because we get some of their DNA to make our own.

People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860， Mr Mendel discovered why we look the same as other people in our families. It is because of small things called“genes”（基因）in our bodies. In 1953， two scientists， Watson and Crick， found out that those small parts are really messages. They’re written in the DNA with a special language.

In 1961， another two scientists found the first“word”that they could understand in that language. It shows how DNA tells the cell（細胞）to build its parts. So far， scientists have found all the words in the DNA map， but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just One“word”means， we can help to save people from several illness. So the more we understand， the more doctors will be able to do.

Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that whenwelearnmore“words”andfind outmoreinformation， wewilluseitinthewrongway，justtomakepeoplemoreattractive（有吸引力的），orstopsickpeoplegettingjobs.

36.When did Mr Mendel discover why we look the same as other people in our families？

A. In 2000.B. In 1961.

C. In 1953.D. In 1860.

37.Two scientists found in 1961.

A. all the words in the DNA map

B. small things called“genes”in our bodies

C. the first“word”they could understand in that language

D. those small parts are written in the DNA in a special language

38.How can we help sick people if we understand more“words”in the DNA map？

A. Make better medicine.

B. Make them get jobs.

C. Make maps for them.

D. Make them attractive.

39.Which one is not true according to the article？

A.We look like our parents because of“genes”in our bodies.

B.We have understood what all the words in the DNA map do.

C.DNA is the whole“map”of the human body.

D.DNA tells the cell to build its parts.

Passage Two

Scientists are preparing to launch the world’s first machine to clean up the planet’s largest mass of ocean plastic.

The experts believe the machine should be able to collect half of the detritus in the patch—about 40，000 metric tons—within five years. In the past few weeks they have been busy welding together giant tubes that will sit on the surface of the sea and form the skeleton of the machine， creating the largest floating barrier ever made.

The system， originally dreamt up by Mr.Slat， will be shipped out this summer to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch（GPGP太平洋大垃圾帶）， between Hawaii and California， which contains estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic. It will be the first ever attempt to tackle the patch since it was discovered in 1997， Mr.Slat was 16 and still at school when he was diving in Greece and first saw for himself the amount of plastic polluting the sea.“There were more bags than fish down there，”he recalls. Two years later he came up with a solution， quit university after six months and set up The Ocean Cleanup as a company， Mr.Slat says the first plastic to arrive on shore will be a major milestone.“We as humanity created this problem， so I think it’s also our responsibility to help solve it，”he says.

The GPGP covers an area of 1.6 million square kilometers and contains at least 79，000 tons of plastic， research found last month. Most of it is made up of“ghost gear”—parts of abandoned and lost fishing gear， such as nets and ropes—often from illegal fishing vessels.

Ghost gear kills more than 100，000 whales， dolphins and seals each year， according to scientific surveys. Seabirds and other marine life are increasingly being found dead with stomachs full of small pieces of plastic. Creatures eat plastic discarded in the sea thinking it’s food but then starve to death because they are not feeding properly. Others are trapped and die of starvation or are strangled or suffocated by ghost gear.

40.What does the underlined word in the second paragraph probably mean？

A. Waste.B. Ocean.

C. System.D. Machine.

41.From the passage we know that most of the garbage in Pacific is made up of.

A. fishing vessels

B. dolphins and seals

C. giant tubes

D. abandoned fishing gear

42.Why do some creatures in The Great Pacific Garbage Patch die of starvation？

A. They are killed by ghost gear.

B. They are suffocated by ghost gear.

C. They don’t like eating plastic.

D. They are not feeding properly.

43.Which of the following is not right？

A. The Ocean Cleanup company is setup by Mr. Slat.

B. Ghost gear is a kind of marine ghost.

C. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch was discovered in 1997.

D. Every year ghost gear kills more than 100，000 whales， dolphins and seals.

Passage Three

J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter， which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st， 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls liked listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. Rowling wrote her first story， called Rabbit， at the age of six.

In 1992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter， Jessica， and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June 1997. To her surprise， the book was greatly successful. Now the Harry Potter Series is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.

Why has the series been so successful？ There are a few things. Many other magical stories take place in far away lands or in past of future times. But Harry Potter lives in modern England. He’s also a very normal boy： polite， friendly， brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry， they can imagine being like him.

J.K. Rowling is very happy with the success， and she’s really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children’s books.

44.From the passage we know.

A. J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a train trip

B. J.K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young

C. J.K. Rowling is two years younger than her sister

D. Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling’s first story

45.The first Harry Potter book came out in.

A. July 1965

B. the summer of 1990

C. June 1997

D. November 2001

46.The Harry Potter Series is.

A. written for young people

B. only enjoyed by children

C. only sold in England

D. about a young inspector

47.J.K. Rowling has been successful， and she.

A. likes to travel all over the world with her daughter

B. is too busy to enjoy her life

C. is excited about her success every day

D. is still writing stories for children

Passage Four

Too many people want others to be their friends， but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last very long. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules：be honest； be generous（寬宏大量的）； be understanding.

Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you don’t tell the truth， people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest， you may lose your friend’s trust.

Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You don’t have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend.They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them you help your friend know you better.

Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with each other. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be the first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.

No two friendships are ever exactly alike（相同）. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friendships， you must practice honesty， generosity and understanding.

48.Some friendships don’t last very long because.

A. there are too many people who want to make friends

B. they don’t know friendship is something serious

C. those who give others friendships receive friendships from others

D. those who never give others friendships receive friendship from others

49.According to the passage， honesty is.

A. as important as money

B. more important than anything else

C. something countable

D. the base of a friendship

50.Which of the following is NOT true in the passage？

A. A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend.

B. You should always tell your friend the truth.

C. Discussing your problems with your friend often helps to solve the problem.

D. Sharing your mind with your friend is of great value.

51.According to the author， how do you help your friend know you better？

A.I ask my friend for everything.

B.I don’t tell the truth to my friend.

C.I share my ideas and feelings with my friend.

D.I give my lunch money or my clothes to my friend.

Passage Five

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house？ How will you escape？ Do you know how to save yourself？ Please read the following passage.

Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family， such as stairways and fire escapes， but not lifts.

From the lower floors of the buildings， escaping through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury. The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person， hanging by the finger-tips（手指尖）will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course， it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked（泄露）into the room.

On a second or third floor， the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof（屋頂）. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement（水泥）might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.

52.It is important to.

A. know the ways to escape a fire

B. put out a fire in a burning house

C. jump out of a burning house

D. keep the door closed

53.It is possible to escape through the windows.

A. if you are strong enough

B. if there are some bushes on the ground

C. if you live on a lower floor

D. if you have a long rope

54.Which of the following ways of escaping is NOT right？

A.You can escape through stairways.

B. Use a lift to come down at once.

C. Escape through the windows which open onto a roof.

D. You can choose fire escapes.

55.Keep your head low at the window so thatif the building is on fire.

A. you can get fresh air

B. you can call for help

C. you can easily jump off

D. you can be seen first

V. Daily Conversation（15 points）

Directions： Pick out appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues .

Anne： Look！ These jackets are nice.56

Sue： I like the wool one better.

Anne： Really？ Why？

Sue：57

Anne： Well，58It’s more attractive than the wool one.

Sue： Hmm. There’s no59

Anne： Excuse me. How much is this jacket？

Clerk： It’s $499. Would you like60

Anne： Oh， no. That’s OK！ But thank you anyway.

Clerk： You’re welcome.

VI. Writing（25 points）

Directions： For this part， you are supposed to write a letter in English in about 100～120 words based on the following information. Remember to write it clearly.

61.以行政管理部門（Administration Office）的名義寫一份考試延期的通知。其內(nèi)容如下：

（1）原考試日期、地點；

（2）延期至何時、何地；

（3）延期的原因；

（4）涉及的對象。