一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．cloudyB．captainC．certainD．cotton

1.(2)

A．twentyB．sweetC．wrongD．worthy

2.(3)

A．townB．howC．downD．snow

3.(4)

A．communistB．observeC．occupyD．October

4.(5)

A．literatureB．matureC．natureD．feature

二、2.Vocabulary and Structure

Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

0. Does John know any other foreign languages ______ French?

A．exceptB．butC．besidesD．beside

1. Many of human problems associated with living in the ocean are ______ the problems of living in outer space.

A．the same asB．such thatC．such asD．just as

2. Shenzhou VII was successfully launched ______ September 25th, 2008 ______ Jiuquan, Gangsu province.

A．in ; onB．on ; inC．on ; onD．in ; in

3. We can"t understand why he avoided ______ to us.

A．to speakB．speakC．having spokeD．speaking

4. The moment I got home, I found I ______ my jacket on the playground.

A．had leftB．leftC．have leftD．was leaving

5. My brother ______ while he ______ his bicycle and hurt himself.

A．fell ; was ridingB．fell ; were ridingC．had fallen ; rodeD．had fallen ; was riding

6. Bill looked around for a participant ______.

A．making friendsB．to make friendsC．to make friends withD．made friends

7. No one objected to Harry"s presiding over the condominium owner"s meeting; what everyone ______ objecting to was his rudeness.

A．wereB．have beenC．wasD．had been

8. —Look! He"s running so fast!—Hard to ______ his legs were once broken.

A．knowB．imagineC．realizeD．find

9. Have a cigarette, ______?

A．will youB．don"t youC．do youD．aren"t you

10. The research laboratory is going to ______ the new type of computer to use.

A．takeB．makeC．putD．bring

11. We are all ______ at his ______ success.

A．surprised ; surprisedB．surprising ; surprisedC．surprised ; surprisingD．surprised ; surprise

12. If you ______ that late movie last night, you wouldn"t be sleepy.

A．haven"t watchedB．hadn"t watchedC．didn"t watchD．couldn"t watch

13. If I can help ______, I don"t like working late into the night.

A．soB．thatC．itD．them

14. We all know that, ______ the situation will get worse.

A．not if dealt carefully withB．if not carefully dealt withC．if dealt not carefully withD．not if carefully dealt with

三、3.Reading Comprehension

Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. Which of the following is the best expression of the main idea of this passage?

A．People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks to photos of faces than people in ugly rooms.B．The color and general appearance of a room have a deeper effect on the behavior. of the people in it.C．The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of a room on people"s behavior.D．Beautifully furnished, light-coloured rooms make people more comfortable than ugly, dark rooms.

2. What is referred to as the "general appearance" in this passage is ______.

A．how many broad windows a room has, through which sunlight might come inB．the size of a roomC．whether there are beautiful walls in a roomD．what the room looks like

3. This passage provides us with ______.

A．a piece of scientific informationB．a normal lessonC．an interesting testD．a piece of news

4. At least how many tests were carried out by the scientists referred to in this passage?

A．Three.B．Two.C．Only one.D．Four.

6. This passage is mostly about ______.

A．different types of eyeglassesB．a visit to the eye doctorC．myths about eyesightD．cornea transplants

7. One cause of eyestrain mentioned in the passage is ______.

A．wearing contact lenses too longB．going to the moviesC．reading a lotD．not visiting your eye doctor

8. From this passage one can conclude that ______.

A．doctors are still learning things about eyesightB．headaches are only caused by eyestrainC．everyone should wear glassesD．people only believe things that are proven facts

9. The word "develop" is used to mean ______.

A．become largerB．createC．trainD．acquire

11. Mary Outerbridge is important in the history, of lawn tennis because ______.

A．she invented itB．she gave it its nameC．she introduced it to BermudaD．she brought it to America

12. The new game called Sphairistike appeared in ______ in 1873.

A．AmericaB．EuropeC．BermudaD．Egypt

13. The first United States lawn tennis game was played ______.

A．at NahantB．on the Staten IslandC．in BostonD．in New York

14. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Lawn tennis became popular very rapidly in the United States.B．It was Major Walter Wingfield who invented court tennis.C．The sport was called "lawn tennis" shortly after it was invented.D．Miss Outerbridge set up a lawn tennis court with the help of her brother.

16. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods ______.

A．on TVB．from the managerC．at the supermarketD．from the newspaper

17. Which statement is TRUE?

A．Mrs. Edwards is always very lucky.B．Mrs. Edwards had no friends.C．Mrs. Edwards hoped to get free shopping.D．Mrs. Edwards gets disappointed easily.

18. Mrs. Edwards" husband tried to ______.

A．make her unhappyB．cheer her upC．buy things with herD．stop her buying things

19. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly because she had to ______.

A．buy another thingB．talk to the managerC．pay for her shoppingD．find her shopping

21. What reward did Nigel receive for doing well in his school work?

A．He was offered a part-time job.B．He was honored with a scholarship.C．He helped his teacher construct a robot.D．He helped in the computer laboratories.

22. Nigel"s original intention of joining the contest was to ______.

A．be the top student of the schoolB．bring great honor to his schoolC．constructs a robot with the Lego setsD．win the thousand-dollar prize

23. Why did Nigel help Alicia finish her robot?

A．He tried to make friends with her.B．He was fond of building robots.C．He intended to help her.D．He didn"t want her to suspect him.

24. What is the author"s attitude towards Nigel"s actions?

A．He is mildly critical.B．He is strongly critical.C．He is in favor of them.D．His attitude is not clear.

四、4.Cloze

Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

A．gettingB．touchC．hitD．knock

2.(42)

A．feltB．sawC．lookedD．watched

3.(43)

A．toldB．causedC．letD．made

4.(44)

A．problemsB．questionsC．wordsD．phrases

5.(45)

A．a fewB．a littleC．littleD．no

6.(46)

A．whereB．becauseC．ifD．when

7.(47)

A．veryB．quiteC．ratherD．even

8.(48)

A．veryB．soC．asD．too

9.(49)

A．byB．aboveC．inD．on

10.(50)

A．hopedB．expectedC．wishedD．wanted

11.(51)

A．dayB．dateC．timeD．hour

12.(52)

A．noB．anyC．tooD．very

13.(53)

A．floorB．groundC．placeD．room

14.(54)

A．inB．afterC．forD．before

15.(55)

A．flyB．fallC．slowD．go

五、5.Writing

Part VII Writing

0. For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 ～ 120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly. 假设你是Matt Hand, 在报上看到一则招聘广告，正符合你的情况，于是写信求职。广告要点： (1)招聘对象：有计算机工程(engineering)学历的工程师； (2)条件：有两年以上计算机工程工作经验；年龄在22～30岁之间；身体健康。 注意：地址和招聘单位名称可自编.

六、6.Daily Conversation

2.(58)

3.(59)

4.(60)

5.(61)