一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．routeB．youthC．loseD．lonely

1.(2)

A．usualB．usefulC．justD．mistake

2.(3)

A．exerciseB．exceptC．coffeeD．journey

3.(4)

A．understoodB．tookC．polluteD．rude

4.(5)

A．untilB．southernC．withoutD．puzzle

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. I remember ______ for the job, but I forget the exact amount.

A．being paidB．to get paidC．to be paidD．that I receive pay

1. John ______ be could improve his exam results, but he did not have enough time to study.

A．knows howB．knows thatC．knew howD．knew that

2. What we have to take ______ the courses offered only for this term.

A．areB．isC．have beenD．has been

3. It is a small country, yet has a lot of______ resources.

A．potentialB．unknownC．secretD．unlimited

4. The plant is dead. I ______ it more water.

A．will giveB．would have givenC．must giveD．should have given

5. They talked and talked as if they ______ never meet again.

A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．shall

6. Don"t let that old rascal take you ______ with his clever talk—none of it is true.

A．alongB．inC．aboutD．down

7. The development of the light bulb __ partly as a result of the widespread availability of electricity and the need for cheap, cicada light.

A．occurringB．was occurringC．was occurredD．occurred

8. There is a computer system ______ the company is experiencing problems.

A．with whichB．as whichC．such asD．for such

9. The company is going to hand ______ the free samples tomorrow.

A．upB．outC．onD．down

10. ______more careful, such spelling mistakes might have been avoided.

A．You had beenB．You have beenC．Had you beenD．Have you been

11. Usually there is ______ traffic in the streets on weekdays than on Sundays.

A．lessB．littleC．fewD．fewer

12. He asked me how long ______ going to stay in the hotel.

A．time was IB．time I wasC．was ID．I was

13. I would rather______with yon.

A．not to goB．to not goC．to goD．not go

14. ______their luggage, the tourists hurried to the airport.

A．PackedB．After packedC．Having packedD．Packing

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. Hibernation is a seasonal practice. This means it ______.

A．takes place only during a particular seasonB．occurs only during the nightC．is a daily practiceD．only happens when a species becomes over-populated

2. Some scientists believe that hibernation is started by ______.

A．over-eatingB．calcium depositsC．a body chemicalD．a lack of water

3. The underlined word "hibernation" in paragraph 2 means ______.

A．a sleep to avoid eatingB．a temperature in a cold weatherC．a sleep in the cold seasonD．an animal to practice sleep in winter

4. The main idea of this passage is ______.

A．many animals die during hibernationB．hibernation protects animals during the wintertimeC．scientists feel puzzled about hibernationD．some bats hibernate and others do not

6. The camel"s hump is a storage place for ______.

A．musclesB．extra waterC．body sugarsD．fat

7. We can conclude from this passage that camels ______.

A．feel at home in the desertB．like to carry heavy loadsC．look like ships from a distanceD．will always be useful

8. The author compares cells with water balloons in order to ______.

A．make you think of summerB．help you visualize the cellsC．show how rubber is elasticD．show how many shapes cells can have

9. The word "arid" is closest in meaning to ______.

A．sunnyB．flatC．dryD．sandy

11. This passage is about ______.

A．mountain climbingB．a boiling lakeC．a new volcanic islandD．a mysterious blob

12. A crater lake is at the tip of a ______.

A．mountainB．ridgeC．islandD．volcano

13. We can conclude that ______.

A．the situation was nothing to be concerned aboutB．Soufriere is still an active volcanoC．crater lakes are easy to hike toD．Soufriere is a dead volcano

14. The writer explains the boiling water by using ______.

A．mythsB．humorC．factsD．arguments

16. Elephants help to ______.

A．provide food for the giant flowerB．water the rafflesia with their trunksC．carry rafflesia seeds from one place to anotherD．stomp out the awful smelling petals

17. From this passage, we can guess that the writer ______.

A．likes elephantsB．has a very large gardenC．admires the wonders of natureD．likes to measure things

18. To give us an idea of how large the rafflesia is, the author uses ______.

A．the size of an elephant for comparisonB．measurementsC．comparisons to other flowersD．detailed descriptions of the flower"s stem

19. As used in this passage, "structures" means ______.

A．enduranceB．organizationC．necessary partsD．energy

21. The Egyptian goddess Pasht had a ______.

A．woman"s head and a cat"s bodyB．woman"s head and a lion"s bodyC．cat"s head and a man"s bodyD．woman"s body and a cat"s head

22. Judging from this passage, people of the Middle Ages probably ______.

A．treated black cats with respectB．treated black cats badlyC．were witches if they had black catsD．thought black cats were beautiful

23. People of ancient Egypt and Europeans of the Middle Ages ______.

A．both worshipped black catsB．both feared black catsC．thought black cats could bring good luckD．felt very different about black cats

24. "Sacred" means ______.

A．deadB．holyC．blackD．fearful

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．cliffsB．dinosaursC．fossilsD．museums

2.(42)

A．poorB．richC．famousD．unknown

3.(43)

A．a lotB．littleC．manyD．much

4.(44)

A．hunterB．findC．wantedD．collected

5.(45)

A．traveledB．livedC．wentD．arrived

6.(46)

A．cliffsB．placeC．peopleD．creatures

7.(47)

A．believableB．untrustingC．incredibleD．funny

8.(48)

A．periodB．dateC．startedD．beginning

9.(49)

A．dateB．yearC．animalsD．time

10.(50)

A．earlyB．lastC．beforeD．later

11.(51)

A．otherB．newC．anyD．specific

12.(52)

A．lookedB．interestedC．workedD．found

13.(53)

A．seemedB．thoughtC．consideredD．looked

14.(54)

A．SeparatedB．TogetherC．FormedD．United

15.(55)

A．littleB．manyC．a fewD．a little

五、5.Writing

Part VII Writing

0. For this part, you are supposed to write a letter of invitation in English in 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly. 你(Li Yuan)给你的朋友(Jane)写封信，邀请她参加你的生日聚会。 信的内容包括： (1)告知对方聚会的具体时间、地点； (2)到达聚会地点的行车路线及便利的交通工具； (3)要求对方就是否能参加聚会作回复。

六、6.Daily Conversation

2.(58)

3.(59)

4.(60)

5.(61)