第一部分：听力（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节，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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡19.15 答案是C。
1. How many languages can Cherry speak well? A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
B. ￡9.18
C. ￡9.15
2. What will Jenny do first after work? A. Go for a drink. her car.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Adam’s money. Adam’s birthday.
4. Where are the two speakers? A. In a car factory. a garage.
5. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Keep the bags. Check their bills
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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。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。
B. Fill in the form.
C.
B. In a supermarket.
C. In
B. Adam’s football.
C.
B. Pick up the man.
C.
Get
6. Who probably opened the door? A. Sparky himself.
B. The woman.
C. The wind.
7. Who is probably Sparky? A. The man’s son. neighbor’s cat.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What are the speakers talking about? A. A timetable.
B. An athlete.
C. A sport.
B. The woman’s dog.
C.
The
9. What event happens just before lunch? A. The long distance race. jumping events.
10. What is true about the 100 meter race? A. It takes place at 2:00 P.m.
C. It is not very popular.
B. It’s the last event in the day.
B. The throwing events.
C.
The
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is TRUE about the concerts? A. They will be open-air shows.
B. There will be four concerts all together. C. They will be held at the Concert Hall. 12. What month is it now? A. March.
B. April.
C. May.
13. What can be known from the conversation? A. The man will stay in Shanghai for 4 days. B. The cheapest seats for the concert are $15. C. It seldom rains this time of year in Shanghai. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. How many pounds of hamburger do the speakers decide to buy at last? A. Three. Sixteen.
15. What food does the man suggest in the end?
B. Nine.
C.
A. Chicken. chips.
B. Hot dogs. C. Potato
16. What drinks does the man particularly mention? A. Soft drinks.
B. Wine.
C. Beers.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is Alaska called the Last Frontier?
A. It’s the final part to be explored. B. It is near the Arctic Circle.
C. It is filled with gold.
18. When was gold found in California? A. In 1838.
B. In 1848.
C. In 1876.
19. What is the nickname of Georgia? A. The Peach State. Apple State.
20. Which is the Sunshine State? A. Hawaii.
B. Colorado.
C. Florida.
B. The Rocky Mountain State.
C.
The
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Originally owned by the Duke of Buckingham, Buckingham House was bought by King George III for his wife Queen Charlotte in 1761.Although the majority of Buckingham Palace’s 775 rooms remain closed to the public, the organized tours allow visitors, access to all 19 State Rooms, the Palace Gardens and the Royal Mews usually from late July to late September. From the grand staircase, to the artwork, sculptures and state coaches, the Buckingham Palace tour is packed with remarkable sights. Here’s our pick of the top 3 highlights:
1. The staircase
The grand staircase is one of the first things you’ll see during the tour and it’s also one of the best. Designed by architect John Nash to renew the palace for King George IV back in the early 1800s, it features a gilt-bronze (金青铜) balustrade (扶手) decorated with designs of plant’s leaves.
2. The audio (音频) tour
No one knows the palace better than the royals themselves, so who better to introduce the audio guide than Prince Charles, who was actually born there? All visitors receive the free audio guide, available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Russian and Mandarin. There’s also a family audio guide (available in English only) with an activity trail (轨迹) suitable for children between seven and eleven years old.
3. The chandeliers (枝形吊灯)
The high ceilings at Buckingham Palace feature some of the most dramatic chandeliers you’ll ever gaze up at. There’s the waterfall chandelier, which hangs from the center of the White Drawing Room, the nine-light gilt-bronze and glass chandeliers in the Throne Room, the dazzling six crystal (水晶) chandeliers from the ceiling of the Ballroom and the set of four glass and gilt-bronze chandeliers in the Blue Drawing Room.
21. What place are accessible for tourists to visit in the Palace? A. The 775 rooms all year.
B. The Royal Mews in June.
D. The Palace Gardens all
C. All 19 State Rooms in August. year.
22. Who designed the staircase in Buckingham House? A. John Nash.
B. King George III. D. The Duke of Buckingham.
C. Prince Charles.
23. Which of the following families is a family audio guide intended for? A. A Brazilian family who can’t speak English. B. A French family with an admission charge. C. An English family with two 9-year-old boys.
D. An English speaking family with a one-year-old girl.
B
“I never wanted to come on this stupid hiking trip!” Jeff’s voice was panicked. His father stopped and turned to look at the boy.
“This is hard on you, son. But you’ve got to come through with your courage.”
“But I am scared!” Jeff shouted.
“Please have enough love for your brother to think this through!” His father replied, “We just don’t have the time to stop. And I don’t know if I can make it without stopping every so often. While you’re only ten, you’re strong and fast. Do you remember the way back from here to the road, if you had to go alone?”
Jeff flashed back to the painful scene of his seventeen-year-old brother Mark at their campsite. He’d been bitten by a snake during a rough hike. He needed medical attention right away. Worse still, their cell phone was dead.
“Jeff? Could you make it to Flint without me? You can get help there.” Jeff nodded, said goodbye to his father and continued climbing over the rocks. The rocks and branches threatened his footing and speed, but stone by stone, he made his way up the valley.
Jeff turned and made the final climbing-up toward the road. When he reached it, he rested himself, breathless. “Can’t stop,” he thought. “Mark’s in big trouble keep going.” Just as he pulled himself upright, a truck sped by, heading for Flint\Hey!” he shouted excitedly, waving both arms. The truck stopped, “Jump in, boy! What’s up? ”The driver asked, Jeff got in and explained. Immediately the driver reached for his cell phone. “Help! Help! Better get the helicopter in there,” he seemed to be shouting into his hand. But Jeff wasn’t sure about that because everything got unclear and then went black and quiet.
Hours later, Jeff opened his eyes to find himself in a hospital, with his father nearby. His father told him that the helicopter airlifted Mark to the hospital and he would be fine in a few days. His father hiked himself out of that valley and took a ride from someone to the town. “You’re a hero, son,” his father finally said with a smile. “You saved Mark.”
24. Jeff had the greatest difficulty in . A. defeating his fear to ask for help alone
B. facing the possibility of losing his father’s respect C. climbing the rock-covered hill to get to the top D. finding someone to take him to the town of Flint
25. What helped Jeff overcome the difficulties in the trip? A. The idea to prove himself. himself.
C. The love for his brother. father.
26. What happened to Jeff when the truck driver called for help? A. He fell asleep.
B. He lost consciousness. D. He was out of breath because
D. The requirement of his
B. The eagerness to save
C. He got out of the truck. of tiredness.
27. How did Jeff’s father probably feel about Jeff in the end? A. He was proud of Jeff.
B. He felt sorry for Jeff.
C. He was inspired by Jeff. Jeff.
D. He was disappointed with
C
As early as 2005, there were a number of news stories about dog cloning and cat cloning. Animal cloning had been old news for nearly a decade by then, with the revolutionary cloning of Dolly the sheep in Scotland.
However, Snuppy was the first pet, a dog, to be cloned. Since the cloning of Snuppy, there has been some very successful cloning of pets and other animals. Lou Hawthorne started BioArts while cloning his beloved mixed-breed dog Missy. Hawthorne was very pleased with the results of the cloning, producing three successful clones that were very alike to the original in character and behavior. In January, 2009, a Florida couple, Ed and Nina Otto, announced that they had paid to have their dog cloned by BioArts.
All new technology is overpriced. For example, personal computers were not very affordable at first. Only after the producing process was improved was it possible for every family to have a computer. How much room there will be for organizations to reduce the price point on pet cloning without broad demand is of course questionable.
There are many great dogs and cats that can be found at the local dog pound or
are given away for “free to good homes” in classified ads. However, there is no limit to the value people place on a beloved pet. The Ottos are a good example of that. If people can purchase a dog or cat with predictable behavior and characteristics, there is value in that. There is a predictable market here, though it may always be limited in size.
While pet cloning has not taken off as some hoped, it’s clear that it will become a bigger market in the future and it will be increasingly possible for people to try this out. With the inevitable success that cloned pet owners will have, the practice will become more widely accepted and it seems inevitable that there is a future for cloned dogs and cats.
28. What is the paragraph 2 mainly about? A. The cases of pet cloning. B. The history of pet cloning. C. The behavior of cloned animals. D. The development of animal cloning. 29. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Pet cloning will be accepted by everyone. B. The price of pet cloning may not be cheap. C. Human cloning may one day become a reality. D. New technology of pet cloning will be invented.
30. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word in the last paragraph? A. declined.
B. appeared.
C. understood.
D. boosted.
31. What’s the author’s attitude toward the market of pet cloning? A. Optimistic.
D. Fearful.
D
The UNICEF (the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) report estimates that around one-third of the world’s youth — most in developing countries
B. Negative.
C. Indifferent.
— are not online. For example, in Africa, only 40 percent of children are online. In Europe, by contrast, 88 percent are.
UNICEF reports that one in three internet users around the world are children. Even though so many children are online, the organization says little is known about the effect of digital technology on child’s well-being.
More importantly, the report finds that little is being done to protect children from the dangers of the digital world. For example, many children around the world have a digital footprint before they can actually walk and make real footprints. Parents often post photos of their children and share stories about them. And a child’s medical records may be stored in the cloud.
As children grow, they may share additional details about themselves or photos and videos of themselves. But making all this personal information public may put a child at risk. Lawrence Chandy, director of Data Research and Policy for UNICEF, explains that these risks include the misuse of children’s private information, access to harmful content and cyber-bullying (网络欺凌). Besides, cyber-bullying, Lawrence Chandy says children are also at risk from online criminal networks. These criminals target children for some of the worst forms of exploitation and abuse. He says safeguarding children’s privacy on the internet is an issue of major concern.
“We really emphasize the importance of putting in place safeguards to prevent children’s personal data from falling in the wrong peoples’ hands and protecting their identities. This is an issue which is only going to grow in importance.”
Parents, caregivers, teachers and school administrators, businesses and policymakers need to work together to ensure safe access and protect children from the possible harm of a growing digital world. 32. What can we probably know from the UNICEF report? A. Around two-thirds of the world’s youth are often online. B. Digital technology develops faster in developing countries. C. The influence on the health of children online is mentioned. D. The number of youth online is larger than that of adults online. 33. What may be found about some children on the internet?
A. Their passwords.
B. Their parents’ footprints.
D. Their academic records.
C. Their childhood stories.
34. What can we infer from the passage?
A. We don’t do much to safeguard children online. B. Children like to post their family information online. C. There’re chances for children online to break laws. D. Criminals target the parents of children online for money. 35. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Cyber-bullying causes more danger to the youth. B. The digital technology can push the world to develop. C. The digital world is mentally good but physically bad. D. Danger in children’s digital world should cause concern. 第二节（共5小题，每小题分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Language is part of our daily lives, no matter where we live in the world. It is the same with music, whether you listen to it on the radio on your drive to work or sit before an orchestra. Both language and music play a huge role in our culture. 36
Both language and music have a writing system. In English we record language using the alphabet, which is a collection of letters. In the same way, we use notes to keep a record of music. Just as you are reading this collection of letters on the screen and find meaning in it, musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music which we can hear. 37 By writing pieces of text or music, we are able to share experiences through time. I can read the ideas or hear the composition of someone who lived hundreds of year ago, which is really quite exciting.
38 You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language they use. In the same way, we know that styles of music are different around the world, giving us the opportunity to explore many different cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation. 39 Even if you don’t like Britpop melodies, you may love the energy of Latin American salsa music.
Both share emotion. How do you know that I am angry? Of course you may be able to see it in my face, but you will know for sure through my words. 40 Music can show you exactly how the composer was or is feeling, and allows us to share in that emotion. When you feel happy, you might want to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate your happiness. In contrast, you have probably also listened to sad music when you were feeling down. I think we have all used music to express or process our emotions, often combining it with language in the form of song lyrics. A. Both vary with culture.
B. Here are some of their similarities.
C. They have some distinguishing characteristics. D. So just as you read English, you can read music. E. Similarly, music can sound angry, sad or happy. F. This also means that there is something for everyone! G. This also means everyone can learn language and music well! 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On any given day, you’ll likely see 78-year-old Ernest Bradbury traveling around his community of Lubbock, Texas, off to visit the dying in his job as a volunteer. He has helped around 46 41 in the past 11 years, and began doing his job to help himself and others after his 42 died.
“The 43 to this job is to listen, listen, listen,” said Bradbury, who has been 44 locally for his work. “I have to 45 some people before they will talk. They’re usually 46 around with nothing to do. If I can get them to 47 , it makes them feel better. Then I feel better, too. I once visited a man with a stomach feeding tube (管子), and they said he’d 48 eat again. But after I got him talking, 49 he was eating Jell-O (吉露果冻). No one could 50 it.”
“Sometimes you read to patients, maybe the newspaper, 51 they can’t talk. You don’t know if they can hear you, but when you get to a 52 story, they’ll