Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks, 30 minutes)
Section A (短对话 1-10题)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.
📻 Section A
1. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A) In a shop.
B) In a hospital.
C) In a playground.
D) In a restaurant.
参考答案： C 精析：男士给女士加油说只需再跑最后一圈，女士说上气不接下气且腿疼得厉害。由此可见对话最有可能发生在操场上。
听力原文： M: Come on! You have only one circle to run. W: Sorry, I can't. I'm out of breath and my legs hurt badly.
2. What can we infer from the conversation?
A) The woman is telling a joke.
B) The man will not apply for the position.
C) The man will stay for another year.
D) The woman will apply for the position.
参考答案： B 精析：女士说有经理职位空缺建议男士申请，男士惊讶说来公司才一年。言外之意不会申请。
听力原文： W: There is a vacancy for the manager. Why don't you apply? M: Are you kidding? I've been in this company for only one year.
3. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A) Live off campus.
B) Live on campus.
C) Live near the campus.
D) Start earlier to avoid the traffic jam.
参考答案： B 精析：男士因堵车迟到，女士说如果住校就不会再迟到。建议男士住在学校。
听力原文： M: I'm late again because of the traffic jam. W: That won't happen again if you start to live in the school.
4. What does the woman think about the TV program?
A) Funny.
B) Terrible.
C) Boring.
D) Horrible.
参考答案： A 精析：女士说电视节目很有趣，男士觉得非常无聊。注意题目问的是女士的观点，答案是A) Funny。
听力原文： W: This TV program is funny, huh? M: Well, if you ask me, it's terribly boring.
5. What will the man probably do next?
A) Ask the woman for help.
B) Press the buttons one by one.
C) Read the operating manual.
D) Have a close inspection of the machine.
参考答案： C 精析：男士说有很多按钮不知怎么操作，女士建议先看操作说明书，不当操作会损坏机器。
听力原文： M: There're so many buttons. I just don't know how to operate them. W: You'd better read the instructions first. Improper operation may break the machine.
6. What does the man mean?
A) The woman cannot change the sweater.
B) The woman has to pay an extra $5.2.
C) The green sweater is better than the blue one.
D) He advises the woman not to change the sweater.
参考答案： B 精析：蓝色毛衣15.2美元，绿色10美元，换蓝色需补差价5.2美元。
听力原文： W: Sorry, I don't like this green sweater. Can I change for a blue one? M: Yes. The blue one is 15.2, and the green one is only 10.
7. What can we learn about the woman?
A) She felt awful to hear the result.
B) She felt relaxed after the interview.
C) She was confident to get the job.
D) She was nervous in the interview.
参考答案： D 精析：女士用虚拟语气说要是面试时更自信放松就好了，说明面试时信心不足且紧张。
听力原文： M: I hear you've been to the interview. So what's the result? W: Oh, it's awful. If only I had more confidence and had been relaxed.
8. What can we learn about Jenny?
A) She is an efficient reader.
B) She doesn't like the book.
C) She is a careless reader.
D) She has trouble reading the book.
参考答案： A 精析：男士说Jenny能在一周内读完这本很长的书，说明读书效率很高。
听力原文： W: This book is so long. Are you sure Jenny wants to read through it? M: Well, you don't know Jenny. She will read through it within a week.
9. What is the woman probably going to see?
A) A film.
B) A ballet.
C) A concert.
D) A match.
参考答案： B 精析：女士问男士是否知道关于dancer的信息，结合选项可知答案为B)芭蕾舞剧。
听力原文： M: Here's your ticket for tonight. W: Thanks. Do you know anything about this dancer?
10. Why should the man drink more water?
A) Because it will protect his eyes.
B) Because there is something wrong with his eyes.
C) Because it will make him not thirsty any more.
D) Because his doctor advises him to do so.
参考答案： B 精析：女士说多喝水有助于眼部杀菌，说明男士眼睛不舒服。
听力原文： W: You've got to drink more water. It will kill the bacteria in your eyes. M: I've been doing that way and I feel much better.
Section B (短文理解 11-20题)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. The passage will be read twice and the questions will be spoken only once.
📻 Section B
11. What does the speaker think an assistant should do in a good bookstore?
A) Lead the customers to where they want to go and then leave.
B) Come near to the customers and ask if they need any help.
C) Introduce the books to the customers in detail.
D) Follow the customers until they leave the shop.
参考答案： A 精析：营业员会指引你到所需要的书旁边，然后走开。
Passage 1 原文： We often feel embarrassed if we enter a shop and don't buy anything. But this doesn't happen if we enter a good bookstore. Time spent in a bookshop can be enjoyable if you go to a good shop. No assistant will come near to you and say "Can I help you?" and you needn't buy anything you don't want. The assistant will lead you there and then he will go away. There is a story to buy. He can't get it from a bookshop. A medical student has to read a textbook which is too expensive for him to buy. So every afternoon he goes there to read a little at a time. One day, however, he can't find it in its usual place and is about to leave when he notices an assistant signing to him. To his surprise, the assistant points to the book, which is in a corner. "I put it there so as not to sell it," says the assistant. Then he leaves the student to continue his reading.
12. When does the medical student usually go to the bookshop?
A) Every morning.
B) On weekends.
C) Every afternoon.
D) During the vacations.
参考答案： C 精析：So every afternoon he goes there to read a little at a time.
听力原文： 见Passage 1原文
13. Why can't the student find the book in its usual place?
A) Somebody else has bought it.
B) The assistant has put it in a corner.
C) It has been stolen.
D) It is being read by someone else.
参考答案： B 精析："I put it there so as not to sell it," says the assistant. 营业员把书放在角落以防被别人买走。
听力原文： 见Passage 1原文
14. What is this passage mainly about?
A) How to remember others' names.
B) How to take care of our body.
C) How to improve our memory.
D) How to take vitamins properly.
参考答案： C 精析：Today, I'd like to say something about our memory. Memory can be improved in many ways.
Passage 2 原文： Today, I'd like to say something about our memory. Memory can be improved in many ways. I believe we all have the ability to remember up to six times more than we actually do. A lot of people find that forming a picture of information in the mind is very helpful. For example, if you are trying to remember a telephone number, write it down on a piece of paper. Remembering people's names is very difficult for a lot of people. I suggest that when you are introduced to someone, you should try to remember his or her first name. It probably won't make anyone upset if you have to say, "What was your last name again, Sarah?" But Sarah might be upset if you forget her first name. Of course, regular breaks are important and it's better not to work for long periods of time without taking one. Stopping to rest about every 20 minutes is the best. Finally, take care of your body. Don't drink or take things like coffee, alcohol or drugs, because they make the mind dull. And don't forget your vitamins—they are particularly good for memory.
15. How can we remember a name according to the speaker?
A) Remember the first name first.
B) Remember the family name first.
C) Write it down on a piece of paper.
D) Repeat the name for several times.
参考答案： A 精析：I suggest that when you are introduced to someone, you should try to remember his or her first name.
听力原文： 见Passage 2原文
16. How often should we have a break according to the speaker?
A) Every 6 minutes.
B) Every 20 minutes.
C) Every 30 minutes.
D) Every 40 minutes.
参考答案： B 精析：Stopping to rest about every 20 minutes is the best.
听力原文： 见Passage 2原文
17. Why does the speaker suggest we take vitamins?
A) Because they are particularly good for memory.
B) Because they don't make the mind dull.
C) Because it's a suggestion from a famous memory expert.
D) Because they are good for our physical development.
参考答案： A 精析：And don't forget your vitamins—they are particularly good for memory.
听力原文： 见Passage 2原文
18. How long do the volunteers in Big Brother stay together?
A) 24 hours.
B) 24 days.
C) 3 days.
D) 3 months.
参考答案： D 精析：a group of people moved into a house together and were filmed 24 hours a day for 3 months.
Passage 3 原文： Almost anything can be the topic of a reality show. Big Brother is one of the most popular reality shows, in which a group of people, moved into a house together and were filmed 24 hours a day for 3 months. These people, who are all strangers, live together, eat together, and share bedrooms. They are isolated from the outside world, while people at home watch them all on TV. The show started in Netherlands in 1999. Soon, other countries started their own versions of Big Brother, and the show became popular all over the world. Another popular reality show is called Survivor. The idea came from a TV show made in Sweden in 1997. The show leaves a group of ordinary people in a place far away, such as an island or a desert. The people have to find their own food, make a fire to keep themselves warm, build their own places to sleep, and participate in difficult challenges. Each week, the participants choose one person to leave the show. The last person left is the winner and wins one million dollars. Today, people in over 20 countries around the world watch to see who will be the survivor!
19. When did Big Brother start?
A) In 1920.
B) In 1924.
C) In 1997.
D) In 1999.
参考答案： D 精析：The show started in Netherlands in 1999.
听力原文： 见Passage 3原文
20. What did the idea for Survivor come from?
A) A radio program from Netherlands.
B) A book about survival on an island.
C) A TV show made in Sweden in 1997.
D) A movie about a desert adventure.
参考答案： C 精析：The idea came from a TV show made in Sweden in 1997.
听力原文： 见Passage 3原文
Section C (复合式听写 21-30题)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks.
📻 Section C
People tend to collect possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so. Indeed, they can have a (21) _______ surprise when they find something useful which they did not know they (22) _______.
Collecting as a serious hobby has many (23) _______. It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just looking at one's (24) _______ is always a joy. One does not have to go outside for (25) _______, since the collections are housed at home.
There are also other (26) _______. One wants to meet like-minded collectors, to get advice, to (27) _______ notes, to exchange articles, to show off the latest find.
So one's circle of friends grows. Soon the hobby leads to a travel, (28) ________________________________, possibly a trip abroad in search of a rare specimen, for collectors are not confined to any one country.
Over the years, (29) ________________________________ and will very probably be asked to give informal talks to little gatherings and then, if successful, to larger audiences.
In this way, self-confidence grows, first from mastering a subject, then from being able to talk about it. Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, (30) ________________________________.
参考答案：
21. delightful 22. owned 23. advantages 24. treasures 25. amusement
26. benefits 27. compare
28. perhaps to a meeting in another town
29. one may well become an authority on one's hobby
30. makes a person contented, with no time for dullness
完整原文：
People tend to collect possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so. Indeed, they can have a delightful surprise when they find something useful which they did not know they owned.
Collecting as a serious hobby has many advantages. It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just looking at one's treasures is always a joy. One does not have to go outside for amusement, since the collections are housed at home.
There are also other benefits. One wants to meet like-minded collectors, to get advice, to compare notes, to exchange articles, to show off the latest find. So one's circle of friends grows. Soon the hobby leads to a travel, perhaps to a meeting in another town, possibly a trip abroad in search of a rare specimen, for collectors are not confined to any one country.
Over the years, one may well become an authority on one's hobby and will very probably be asked to give informal talks to little gatherings and then, if successful, to larger audiences. In this way, self-confidence grows, first from mastering a subject, then from being able to talk about it. Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a person contented, with no time for dullness.
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 marks, 40 minutes)
Section A 篇章阅读 Passage 1 (31-35)
Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, according to a US review. It also finds that music training can lead to improved speech and foreign language skills.
Although it has been suggested that in the past that listening to Mozart or other classical music could make you smarter, there has been little evidence to show that music improves brain power. But a data-driven review by Northwestern University has explored the research about the effect of musical training on the learning skills including language, speech, memory, attention and even vocal emotion.
Researcher Nina Kraus said the data strongly suggest that the neural connections made during musical training also strengthens the brain for other aspects of human communication. The researchers said that in their study the effect of music training suggests that, just like the physical exercise and its impact on body fitness, music is a resource that strengthens the brain for listening fitness, thus requiring society to re-examine the role of music in shaping individual development.
31. We can learn from the passage that in the past people thought ______.
A) listening to music could change their minds
B) they should listen to classical music
C) listening to music could improve their brain power
D) there wasn't a connection between music and intelligence
参考答案： C 精析：尽管过去有人认为听莫扎特等古典音乐可以让人更聪明，但没有足够证据。C项是人们过去的看法。
32. According to Nina Kraus, the research shows that ______.
A) neural connections from musical training are very important for learning music
B) neural connections from musical training are very important for human communication
C) musical training is very important for social communication
D) musical training is very important for people's physical health
参考答案： B 精析：音乐训练过程中产生的神经元连接能增强大脑在人际交流中其他方面的能力。
33. What is the researchers' opinion on the effect of music training in their study?
A) People should pay attention to the role of music.
B) Physical exercise has an important impact on body fitness.
C) Music is the source of the power of human brains.
D) Music can make the society re-examine the listening ability.
参考答案： A 精析：社会有必要重新审视音乐在塑造个人发展中所起的作用。
34. What can be obtained from the study published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience?
A) Music training could have a strong influence on education.
B) The research in the past is important to our humans.
C) The effect of music instruments plays an important role on human brains.
D) The nervous system may have strong effect on education.
参考答案： A 精析：音乐训练对神经系统的影响可能会对教育产生重要影响。
35. How does a musician make associations between sounds and the meanings of them?
A) By telling us the elements in sounds and the meanings of them.
B) By distinguishing the necessary elements in sounds and thus forming the associations.
C) By selecting the information and finding the relationship with the associations.
D) By making the complex sounds and studying the meanings of them.
参考答案： B 精析：音乐家的大脑能有选择性地分辨出声音中含有信息的元素，在感觉和认知相互作用下把复杂声音和意义联系起来。
Section A 篇章阅读 Passage 2 (36-40)
London has become a cycle friendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme. It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London.
So how does it work? First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key. The key will unlock one of the bikes, which are kept at docking stations in and around central London. You have to pay for the key and then you pay as you go, for the length of time you use the bike.
36. What should people pay for when they want to ride a bike?
A) They should pay for the registration of the bike hire scheme.
B) They should pay for an access fee for the key.
C) They should pay for the key and the usage of the bike.
D) They should pay for their going around in central London.
参考答案： C 精析：You pay for a key and then pay as you go depending on how long you use the bike.
37. According to the passage, the aim of launching the bike hire scheme is to ______.
A) have less bikes and docking stations in place
B) solve the problem of bad traffic in London
C) decrease 40 000 extra bicycle trips a day into the city center
D) fill London with thousands of bikes to make the road different
参考答案： B 精析：希望新租赁项目能缓解伦敦糟糕的交通状况。
38. At first the problems of the scheme lie in the fact that ______.
A) some people don't know how to use the bikes
B) some people find problems in placing the bikes and registration
C) some people use the bikes without registration on purpose
D) some people don't want to launch the scheme from the beginning
参考答案： B 精析：一些人不能正确停放自行车，而且他们用车没有登记。
39. Why can people use the bikes free on the first day?
A) Transport for London wants to show its welcome.
B) Transport for London wants to avoid some problems.
C) Transport for London wants to solve some problems.
D) Transport for London wants to get more support.
参考答案： A 精析：伦敦交通局说将免除第一天的费用以示友好(gesture of goodwill)。
40. Facing the people's criticism, the mayor of London ______.
A) finds some ways to satisfy these people in the city
B) is positive about the finance of the capital city
C) thinks the activity has made London become great
D) continues to carry on the activity
参考答案： D 精析：尽管有批评，市长对该项目未来持乐观态度，认为已迈出脚踏实地的一步。
Section A 篇章阅读 Passage 3 (41-45)
Many of the employees think their career path begins during their employment or when they get a job. But basically, if we look at what becomes of a person, you can root it from the upbringing of the person, to be more specific, from childhood.
41. According to the author, people's career path begins with ______.
A) their experience from their employment
B) the acceptance by their bosses
C) their course in looking for a job
D) their education from childhood
参考答案： D 精析：If we trace a person's career path, it largely comes down to education, more specifically, the education received in childhood.
42. Why don't some parents want their children to be a teacher?
A) They think they should decide what their children should be.
B) They think being a teacher means hard work but low pay.
C) They don't think their children dream to be a teacher.
D) They don't think their children want to make sacrifices.
参考答案： B 精析：We know being a teacher means great sacrifice and long hours with unsatisfying pay.
43. For the children the information about most jobs comes from ______.
A) the books that their teachers recommend to them
B) their parents and later social contact and experience
C) the Internet including much information about employment
D) their friends who have much work experience
参考答案： B 精析：Besides these two categories, information mainly comes from parents and later social contact and experience.
44. The best thing the parents can do to help their children choose a career is to ______.
A) respect their children's will about interests
B) play a major role in their children's choice
C) help their children make a choice on education
D) expose their children to the information about parents' career
参考答案： A 精析：The best thing parents can do is support their child's interests instead of pushing them into courses the parents once wanted to take.
45. As parents, what can they do to support their children's interests?
A) They can give their children some books to read.
B) They can offer their children the information they should know.
C) They can buy their children toys and educational materials.
D) They can sacrifice their time for their children.
参考答案： B 精析：Support may involve helping them read materials in their field of interest, letting them learn about the profession, and supplying information on benefits and sacrifices.
Section B 选词填空 (46-55)
Two-year-old Angelica and Angelina Sabuco love listening to stories and music. They also know their colors and can _46_ to 10. But one important _47_ keeps them from being typical toddlers — they're conjoined twins.
But on Tuesday, an operation were planned to give them a chance to be able to live _48_ from each other for the first time. The surgery took place at Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Northern California.
The sisters were _49_ at their chest and abdomens, according to the hospital. They had separate hearts, brains, kidneys and stomachs. Dividing the girls' single liver would be "probably the greatest _50_ of the procedure," said Dr. Gary Hartman. "About a quarter of our blood _51_ through our liver every single minute."
More than 40 people were in the operating room _52_ the surgery to separate the girls, who were born in the Philippines and live in San Jose with their parents and 10-year-old brother. Hartman has _53_ five surgeries to separate conjoined twins—more than any other surgeon in the United States. He expected the twins to _54_ and do well. The children were being kept calm and doctors said they could be _55_ as early as Wednesday.
词库：
A) account F) distinction K) isolating
B) awakened G) double L) joined
C) come H) during M) performed
D) count I) goes N) risk
E) danger J) independently O) survive
Part III Integrated Testing (15 marks, 20 minutes)
Section A 完形填空 (56-75)
Fire, scientists agree, helped give rise to a successful, thriving human population by providing heat for cooking and protection from the cold.
But they don't agree _56_ when humans began using fire. Some researchers argue that it _57_ more than a million years ago when early humans _58_ their way to Europe from Africa, and _59_ say it happened much later. Now, a new study reveals that humans did not _60_ fire until about 400 000 years ago.
Two American archaeologists report their _61_ in the current issue. The evidence dates _62_ 400,000 and 800,000 years ago. Scientists are looking for clear evidence of _63_ fire use. _64_ a few traces of fire have been found in Africa, they may not be human-made. Those marks could come from _65_ fire. _66_, older sites in Europe show human _67_ long before that. _68_ extremely cold winters, early humans found a way to _69_ there. This means early humans could survive even in bitter cold. _70_ the article mentions, early humans were smart and _71_. But some researchers _72_ that much remains unknown. The question _73_ some serious thinking. It asks how _74_ humans first lived on Earth. Food supply was seasonal and _75_.
参考答案：
56. B) exactly 57. A) occurred 58. D) made 59. B) others 60. C) master
61. A) findings 62. B) between 63. D) habitual 64. A) while 65. B) natural
66. D) However 67. A) presence 68. C) despite 69. A) survive 70. B) As
71. D) adaptable 72. A) maintain 73. A) demands 74. B) early 75. C) variable
Section B 句子翻译 (76-80)
76. When Mr. Zhou was sick last week, ________________________ (他的三个儿子轮流照顾他).
参考答案： his three sons looked after him in turn 精析："轮流"in turn，"照顾"look after，一般过去时。
77. According to the latest news, ________________________ (篮球比赛不得不推迟) until next week.
参考答案： the basketball match has to be postponed 精析："推迟"postpone，篮球比赛被推迟用被动语态。
78. As we all know, he is easy-going, ________________________ (这使他结交了很多朋友).
参考答案： which has enabled him to make a lot of friends 精析：which引导非限制性定语从句，enable sb to do sth，现在完成时。
79. ________________________ (如果她今天出发去上海), she will get there by Saturday.
参考答案： If she leaves for Shanghai today 精析：if条件状语从句用一般现在时代替将来时，leave for前往某地。
80. In some countries, people favor staying together ________________________ (尽管有更多的空间).
参考答案： even though there is much more space 精析：even though引导让步状语从句，space不可数名词用is。
Part IV Writing (15 marks, 30 minutes)
作文题目：Knowledge and Diploma
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Knowledge and Diploma. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
It is widely believed that a high diploma will bring us a bright future. Many people think a high-level diploma is equal to profound knowledge and exceptional ability. Companies are inclined to hire a job candidate according to his diploma. In one word, there does exist a social reality—the higher diploma one gets, the more popular he becomes.
On the contrary, others claim that competence or knowledge means more than diploma. First and foremost, a diploma is only the acknowledgment of one's educational experience rather than a guarantee of ability. Thus, the depth of one's knowledge can't be measured by the level of his diploma. Besides, many knowledgeable people don't possess a high diploma.
From my standpoint, no one should ever equate a diploma with knowledge, because a diploma is nothing but a proof of short-term study while your true ability and knowledge come from your hard work and lifelong devotion.
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