第一部分：听力（共两节, 满分20 分） 第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How long will it take the man to arrive in London？
A. About two hours.
B. About three hours. hours.
2. What color will the speakers paint the room？
A. Blue.
B. Green.
C. Orange.
3. Where are the speakers？
A. In a classroom.
B. In a bookstore.
library.
4. What are the speakers talking about？
A. Where to play.
B. When to play.
play with.
5. What does the man mean？
A. He is tired of traveling. B. He doesn’t like his job.
working.
第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
C. About six
C. In a
C. Who to
C. He is energetic in
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Which wedding present has the man bought for Julie and Will？
A. Cups.
B. Plates.
Towels.
7. Why does the woman want to buy a picture for Julie and Will？
A. It is interesting.
B. It is useful.
cheap.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What do the speakers agree？
A. Their teachers will support them.
B. Students have good teaching skills. C. They are less likely to use the cookery rooms.
9. What does the woman suggest people do on International Day？
A. Have some cooking classes.
B. Teach words of different languages. C. Talk about daily life in their own countries. 听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。 10. What can we learn about David？
A. He immediately found the plot very attractive
C.
C. It is
B. He would like to see the setting places of the book. C. He thinks the characters in the book very fantastic. 11. What does Marie think of the book？
A. It is worth reading. hard to understand.
12. Why does the author write the book according to Maria？
A. To explore some new places.
B. It is poorly organized.
C. It is
B. To inspire readers to have their own views. C. To give different explanations of the same event. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What was the weather like when Sarah and the crew set out？
A. It was as the weatherman forecast. B. It was showing signs of improvement. C. It was the same as the day before.
14. What first made Sarah realize that something was wrong？
A. She saw something fall into the water. B. She felt a sudden movement. C. She heard something being torn.
15. Why did Sarah and the crew decide to turn back rather than continue？
A. The crew were getting tired.
B. The Philippines was within shorter distance. C. They followed the advice of the Rescue Centre.
16. What problem did Sarah and the crew have when the rescue ship tried to rescue them？
A. The plane indicated the wrong position. B. Their boat couldn’t be seen clearly.
C. It came too close to them. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where will the listeners have a welcome party？
A. In a tent.
B. In a house.
At a café shop.
18. During which activity will the listeners receive special training first？？A. Horse riding.
B. Sailing.
Climbing.
19. Why will the listeners walk across the hills on Wednesday？
A. To practice reading maps.
B. To learn to take photographs. C. To enjoy the beautiful scenery.
20. When can the listeners do their preferred activity？
A. On Wednesday morning.
B. On Thursday morning.
afternoon.
第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分35分） 第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
C.
C.
C. On Thursday
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Nowadays _____ certain limit should be set on _____ use of cars to reduce air pollution.
A. /; the
B. a; the
C. the; /
D. the; the
22. But for their _____ preparations, the conference wouldn't have been so successful.
A. absurd
B. awkward
C. abnormal
D.
adequate
23. Many major economic problems _____ to be solved, there is no point _____ the growth rate of
this year now.
A. remaining; predicting C. remained; predicting
B. remaining; to predict D. remained; to predict
24. Children under sixteen are not permitted to participate in such kind of activities _____ bad for
their mental development.
A. that are
B. as are
C. as is
D.
that they are
25. Since he has grown up, the boy wants to be _____ his parents and their authority.
A. rid of
B. driven away
C. pushed ahead
D.
broken away from
26. The weather was terrible but we carried on _____.
A. directly B. instantly C. stably D.
regardless
27. The idea for the new machine came to Mr. Baker _____ to his invention.
A. while he was devoting C. while devoting himself
B. while he was devoted D. while devoted
28. The leaders _____ an immediate top meeting to solve the economic crisis among countries.
A. accelerated
B. appealed
C. advocated
D.
acquired
29. He has decided to quit as manager of the firm _____ a career as a musician.
A. in regard to
B. in favor of
C. in addition of
D.
in celebration to
30. The facilities have been adapted to give _____ to wheelchair users. vote
31. I'd rather _____ rudely to her yesterday. How regretful I am!
A. I not speak
A. access
B. approach
D.
C. way
B. my not speaking C. I didn't speak D. I hadn't
spoken
32. If people outside China learned a bit about jasmine tea culture, they would realize there_______ a lot
of enjoyment in it.
A. is
B. was
C. were
D.
would be
33. Much disappointed as he is _______ in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence．
A. to have failed
B. failed
C. having failed
D. failing
34. Churchill once warned Hitler, \"If you dare to invade Britain, you _____ pay for it with great cost.\"
A. will
B. shall
C. may
D. should
35. ---- Can't she be a bit flexible？
---- This has become _____ ---- nothing can change her schedule, rain or shine？
A. her feet of clay C. her cup of tea
B. her sacred cow D. apple of her eyes
第二节：完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 36～55 各题所给的四个选项 （A、B、C和D） 中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The world is witnessing the worst refugee crisis since World War II. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing civil war and unrest to find new homes in Europe—sometimes with tragic 36 .
On Aug 27, Austrian officials found the bodies of 71 Syrian migrants in an 37 truck
near Austrian-Hungarian border, just 38 European leaders were holding a meeting in Vienna to 39 out how to deal with the refugee crisis. On the same day, 200 migrants were
feared dead and 200 rescued as two boats packed with refugees sank 40 the coast of Libya, according to media reports.
The 41 “migrant” and “refugee” are often used interchangeably. But there’s a
big 42 between them, says an article in the Atlantic magazine. Here is how the United Nations 43 refugees:
“Refugees are persons fleeing armed 44 or persecution （迫害）. Their situation is
often so dangerous and intolerable that they cross national borders to 45 safety in nearby countries. …These are people for whom denial of asylum （庇护） has potentially 46 consequences.”
Migrants, 47 , move mainly to improve their lives by finding work, or for education,
family 48 or other reasons, said the agency.
Countries agree to 49 refugees certain protections under their international treaty
（协定） obligations （义务）. This is why some states are 50 to admit those people who are 51 unrest in their home countries.
When 52 refugee and immigration issues, many media outlets use the 53 term
“illegal immigrant”. Critics say that it gives the impression that it’s the person that is illegal 54 their actions. The UN and the EU parliament have 55 an end to the phrase, the BBC reported. 36. A. causes concerns 37. A. occupied useless
B. empty
C. abandoned
D.
B. circumstances
C. consequences
D.
38. A. as
D. because
39. A. bring
turn 40. A. on
D. off
41. A. meanings idioms
42. A. connection difference 43. A. defines illustrates 44. A. war
argument 45. A. search survive 46. A. poor direct
47 A. as a result the other hand 48. A. income interest
B. for B. figure
B. along B. terms B. relation B. identifies B. conflict B. seize B. deadly B. for example B. reunion C. since
C. put
C. beside C. phrases C. sense C. distinguishes C. friction C. seek C. practical C. at the same time C. reason
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
D. on
D.
49. A. grant distribute
B. provide C. allow D.
50. A. content 51. A. undertaking preventing
B. uncertain B. fleeing
C. reluctant
D. willing
D.
C. witnessing
52. A. talking about working on
53. A. considerable contradictory 54. A. because of as
55. A. put out called for
B. thinking of C. coming to D.
B. controversial C. conventional D.
B. other than C. rather than D. as well
B. approved of C. brought in D.
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The International School for Earth Studies
It’s a private, interdisciplinary institution specializing in earth-based studies. The Programs encourage students to explore the seeds of greatness, with a view to developing tomorrow’s environmentally sensitive spokespersons and leaders. The principle goal is to help students develop responsibility inspired through appreciation and love for natural places and the greater
environment.
Program Location（s）:Newfoundland，Canada Phone：819—647—3226 Email：info＠earthstudies.ca Expedition Education Institute
Do you want to be an ecological leader, to become deeply rooted in the natural world and in your own power to make change and create a better, more resilient world？
Organized as the equivalent （等价物）to a semester abroad, Expedition Education Institute offers a unique opportunity for gap year participants to be personally transformed and academically challenged and supported to become better and more self-directed life-long learners.
Program Location（s）：USA Phone：207—322—2973
Email：Info＠expedition educatlon.org The Experiment in International Living
It provides summer abroad programs for high school students who want to connect deeply and engage meaningfully with the richness and complexities of another country. Programs are designed to equip participants not only with essential cultural skills and, in many cases, language skills, but also with a deeper awareness of and sensitivity to critical global issues shaping the diverse communities and regions we visit.
Program Location（s）:Europe，the Americas，Africa，south of the Sahara Phone：800—345—2929
Email：experiment＠worldlearning.org Visitoz
It’s the Only organization in Australia that guarantees jobs for young people coming to our country on a
Work and Holiday Visa. For young Americans this is a huge chance to get away from home and stand on
their own two feet to make their own decisions. Program Location（s）:Australia Phone：4168—6106 Email：info＠visitoz.org
56. If you want to learn to be independent, what phone number will you dial？
A. 819—l647—3226 C. 800一345—2929
B. 207—322—2973 D. 4168—6106
57. Which one attracts a student interested in international affairs most？
A. Visitoz.
B. Expedition Education
Institute.
C. The Experiment in International Living.
D. The International School for Earth
Studies.
58. The main purpose of the passage is to .
A. attract more students to take an active part B. persuade people to study language skills C. advise people to stay in nature more and more D. compare the differences of four different programs
B
Only 60 percent of students seeking a bachelor's degree at an American college or university finish their study program within six years. That information comes from the United States Department of Education. It was part of a report released in May. The report talks about full-
time students who attended a four-year college or university for the first time in It states that 60 percent of them completed their degree program by
Experts say there are many reasons why this number is so low. But many schools are looking for ways to increase the graduation rate. For example, every American college or university requires students to identify the main subject, or \"major,\" of their studies. After all their requirements have been met, students receive their degree in that major. Some universities require individuals to declare a major at the beginning of their studies. Other schools let students wait until their second year. Changing majors is also acceptable. But some experts argue against changing majors. They note it may cause students to take more time to complete their degree program.
However, a new study suggests that students who change their majors may be more likely to graduate. The Education Advisory Board （EAB） released the report on the study last month. The board studies higher education and tries to help American colleges and universities make improvements. The study was based on information gathered from over 78,000 college students. It looked at the graduation rate of students who changed majors within the first four years of study. On average, their graduation rate was between about four to six percent higher than students who never changed majors. The report also suggests that changing majors within the first three years of study has little to no effect on the average time it takes students to complete their degree.
The EAB's senior director Ed Venit wrote the report. He would not comment on whether or not college students should change majors. But he said that about 80 percent of students do change at some point. Venit also said it is not completely clear why changing majors might help students. But he thinks some people become more invested in their studies once they have had time to decide what they truly want to do.
\"Students who chose a major early on：maybe they didn't have full information about what they wanted to do. Maybe they just picked something that felt familiar ... or their parents
pushed them to something, whatever it might be. But maybe they didn't make a full choice early on. ... Those students were only, perhaps ... just kind of attached to their major, versus students who either wait and explore a little bit longer or have declared something, explored further and found something else that they like even better.\"
Venit added that the Department of Education's graduation rate information is not completely correct. It only includes the rates for students studying for the first time -- not for those who have changed schools. These students represent about 40 percent of the university population across the United States.
59. What is the present condition of American university students？ A. 60 percent is considered as a low graduation rate.
B. Too many extracurricular activities take students study time. C. Many undergraduates were forbidden to change majors.
D. Most of them can fulfill their degree program on time.
60. What is the usual way for schools to increase the graduation rate？ A. To offer more time for students to make up their lessons. B. To offer students a chance to alter their majors.
C. To await students to choose their favorite majors in 2 years. D. To invest more money for the major establishment. 61. What does the report by Ed Venit tell us？
A. Students who change majors will definitely have a better future. B. Changing majors can increase graduate rate by over 10 percent. C. Changing majors had better happen in the first two years.
D. Too many undergraduates have no interest in first-chosen majors. 62. What is the attitude of Ed Venit to major changing？
A. Agreeable B. Opposed C. Neutral D. Sustainable
C
Not very long ago, the question would have seemed absurd. Now it is on the lips of respected scientists; MPs（议员） are beginning to talk of \"a war on sugar\chief medical officer has said sugar may have to be, like the old enemy tobacco, taxed in order to protect the nation's health.
There came a time in the evolution of public attitudes to smoking, when the doctors had been shouting for long enough that the public was broadly aware of the risks and the only question left for Government was：what should we do about it？
Some believe we are now at the same point in our attitudes to sugar. Others - largely but not only representatives of the food and drink industry - say the entire debate has been skewed （歪曲） by those who spread stories deliberately to make people nervous.
More or less everyone agrees that eating too much sugar is bad for you. There is also no doubt obesity is a growing problem which is putting a significant, avoidable burden on the NHS by increasing the rates of diabetes, heart disease and other long-term conditions. But to what extent is sugar --- rather than saturated fats, or salt, carbohydrates or proteins, or any of the other devils of modem diets --- the cause of obesity and how much should we worry about it？
Yesterday, hopes of achieving anything resembling clarity（清楚） from the World Health Organisation （WHO） were confused once again, which, widely expected to reduce the recommended sugar intake by a half in new draft guidance, instead said it would continue to recommend that sugar make up no more than 10 per cent of the energy we consume, while
adding that cutting this to five per cent would have \"additional benefits\". The decision will now go out to public consultation.
Simon Capewell, professor of the University of Liverpool, said that he suspected \"dirty work\" on the part of food and drinks companies might lie behind the WHO's less than resounding message.
\"The food industry say Govemment has no business interfering（介入） in families, we must protect personal choice,\" Professor Capewell said. \"We say there is no personal choice. At the moment, a mother can walk into a supermarket with a choice of four tomato soups - with three, or four, or five teaspoons of sugar in them. She has a choice of thousands of ready meals –with five, or six, or even nine teaspoons of sugar in.\"
63. By referring to smoking, the author indicates that __________. A. sugar has just turned out to be as harmful as smoking B. it is not easy for authorities to restrict or ban something C. it is easy for people to see bad effects of something D. people must see the disadvantages of sugar immediately 64. WHO has changed its idea mainly because __________. A. it thinks the danger of sugar to health is overemphasized B. it finds it safe to take in as much sugar as people do now C. it believes certain amount of intake of sugar does us good D. it has been put under pressure by food and drinks companies
65. When reporting the argument about sugar, the author seems to __________. A. remain objective
B. stand by those against it
C. believe it harmless D. hold the view of \"wait-and-see\"
66. Which of the following can be the proper title for the passage？ A. Is sugar the new evil？ C. Is sugar to be taxed？
D
There is one holiday in the year which is completely American, Thanksgiving Day. It is the day when everyone goes back home to spend the day with his family, to have the traditional Thanksgiving dinner of roast turkey, to talk about old times.
This is a story of Thanksgiving Day and of one man's efforts, under rather special circumstances, to carry on these traditions.
Old Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square. Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened. But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger.
Certainly today Pete was not hungry. He had just had a dinner so enormous that he could hardly breathe. The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst. He was so full of soup, oysters, roast turkey, apple pie, ice cream, and a dozen other rich foods that the November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face.
The meal had been completely unexpected. He had been passing one of the large homes on Fifth Avenue, where there lived two rich old ladies. It seems that it was their custom each Thanksgiving to place a servant at the front entrance with orders to bring in the first hungry
B. How much sugar do you take daily？ D. How much do you know about sugar？
looking person that passed and then give him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat. On this particular Thanksgiving Day, Pete had passed, the servant had brought him in, and, before Pete knew it, he was being served like a king with more food than he could eat.
Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move. He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the Old Gentleman coming toward him. He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food that he stayed right there. Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come here, and found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner. It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue. The old man was tall and thin and sixty years old. He was aristocratic looking and he always dressed in black. His hair was whiter and thinner than it had been the year before, and he leaned more heavily on his cane than he used to.
\"How do you do!\" said the Old Gentleman. \"I am glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world.\"
Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thing. It was part of the tradition. Old Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten. This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.
\"Thank you, sir,\" said Old Pete at last. \"I'll go with you gladly. I'm very hungry sir.\" Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. They sat at the same table. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old
Gentleman sat quietly and smiled. Under the circumstance, Pete had to eat. It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero. Soup, oysters, roast turkey, pie, he ate everything, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of more food almost made him sick. At last Pete leaned back with the battle won.
\"Thank you sir,\" he said, with some effort, \" for a fine dinner.\"
They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentleman going south, Pete north. Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, then fell to the sidewalk unconscious. A little later an ambulance came. In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion.
An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital. At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said,
\"That nice old gentleman over there-- you wouldn't think that it was a case of starvation. Proud old family, I suppose. He told me that he hadn't eaten a thing for three days.” 67. This year Old Pete came to the Union Square because ______.
A. he was hungry and expected to find some food B. he had nowhere to go on the Thanksgiving Day
C. he wanted to meet the Old Gentleman and check his health D. it was a convention for him to accept the Old Gentleman’s dinner 68. Why didn’t Old Pete refuse the invitation from the Old Gentleman？
A. Because he felt he had more room for food. B. Because he realized he was involved in the tradition. C. Because he felt moved by the Old Gentlemen’s generosity.
D. Because he didn’t dare to tell the old man he had already eaten. 69. According to the passage, which of the following is true？
A. Only the Old Gentlemen observed Thanksgiving Day traditions. B. The two gentlemen were both hospitalized because of hunger.
C. The Thanksgiving dinner offered by the Old Gentleman is more than dinner itself. D. The food in the restaurant tastes better than that in large homes on Fifth Avenue. 70. What can we learn from the two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen？
A. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. B. They are really gentlemen true to their word. C. They are too vain to express their true feelings. D. The conduct of the two gentlemen is really absurd.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共35分）
第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词。 注意：每空只填1个单词。
Ban Ki-moon was made the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations. In his speech at the ceremony of his taking office, he thanked all the Member States for placing confidence in him, and also expressed his deepest respect and appreciation to all the leaders and people of the Member States for their strong support.
His remark about the former Secretary-General, who he said had guided their Organization into the 21stcentury and had made the UN truly vital to peace, prosperity and human dignity around the world, was particularly impressive. Mr Ban Ki-moon stated in his speech that he had already made up his mind to build upon the already-made achievements of the UN.
The new Secretary-General thinks the UN is needed now more than ever before. The UN’s major task in the previous century was to keep countries from fighting each other. In the new century, it is very clear that the UN’s most important task is to strengthen the inter-state system so that humanity may be better served. We need competent and responsible states to meet the needs of “we the peoples” for whom the UN was created. And the world’s peoples will not be fully served unless peace, development and human rights, the three pillars of the UN, are advanced together with great efforts and equal determination.
As the new Secretary-General, he is not as proud as people thought he might be. He said he was far from perfect and he would need the support, cooperation and trust from all the Member States. And he faithfully promised to serve them well, with all of his heart and to the best of his abilities.
There is also something exciting he said about young people. It’s his hope that young boys and girls of today will grow up knowing that the UN is working hard to build a better future for them. As Secretary-General, he will hold their hopes and hear their demands.
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