（滿分150分；時間120分鐘）

第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1. Where are the speakers probably？

A. In a car. B. At a gate. C. At a garage.

2. What does the woman mean？

A. She knew how to do it. B. She didnt find Mr Johnson. C. Mr Johnson didnt tell her.

3. What can we know about the speakers？

A. They are at Aunt Helens. B. The boy hasnt finished his homework yet.

C. They come back late from Aunt Helens.

4. When does the conversation probably take place？

A. At the beginning of a term. B. In the summer vacation. C. At the end of a term.

5. What can be inferred about John？

A. He didnt finish his homework. B. He took his mother to the hospital. C. He forgot to turn in his homework.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6. What does the boys father like to eat？

A. Fried chicken. B. Apple pies. C. Salad.

7. What do we know about Jacks mother？

A. She will be away for some time. B. She will cook meals for Jack tomorrow.

C. She will teach Jack how to cook meals.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8. What does the lady think of the shirt？

A. Special. B. Expensive. C. Valueless.

9. How much does an ordinary shirt cost？

A. About 150 dollars. B. About 120 dollars. C. About 50 dollars.

10. How much will the lady pay for the two shirts？

A. 240 dollars. B. 260 dollars. C. 300 dollars.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11. Who started the factory？

A. Mr Hanks. B. Mr Ford. C. Miss Green.

12. What did the factory produce at first？

A. Cars. B. Bicycles. C. Motorbikes.

13. Where does the factory sell its products now？

A. In Africa and America. B. In America. C. In Africa and Asia.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14. When did the woman come home？

A. Yesterday afternoon. B. The day before yesterday. C. Six days ago.

15. Why will the man go back to his university？

A. To learn Taiji. B. To write a novel. C. To learn Chinese medicine.

16. What is the Chinese professor famous for？

A. Teaching Chinese medicine. B. Teaching Taiji. C. Curing many kinds of cancers.

17. What will the speakers do together？

A. Visit the Chinese professor. B. Go to their village. C. Visit their maths teacher.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. How do students feel before meeting their host family？

A. Calm. B. Disappointed. C. Nervous.

19. Which is the best choice when visiting a new culture？

A. Staying in a family. B. Staying in a hotel. C. Renting an apartment.

20. Which is true about doing volunteer work？

A. Just look for the differences. B. Dont seek common things. C. Try to learn about yourself.

第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

Ever feel like there arent enough hours in the day？ A group of time-challenged Canadian women are wishing for a 25-hour clock.

Jessie Behan， president of the 25th Hour Coalition which is a group of Canadian women who have changed to a longer day， said the struggle for women to protect work-life balance motivated （激發(fā)） her to research the bodys natural clock. “Many of my girlfriends are having kids， getting married， and I see the sufferings of dealing with all that when youre a working woman，” she said. “Women like myself are sick of living their lives by a 24-hour clock.”

A study by Charles Czeisler found that a switch to longer days could be beneficial， especially for frequent travelers， shift workers， astronauts and those who experience trouble sleeping or waking.

In a similar study， Czeisler showed the bodys natural clock averages 24 hours and 11 minutes in both young and older people. The current 360-degree clock has 720 minutes， giving each minute 0.5 degree. With the new 25-hour day， 30 minutes is added to each 12-hour period making each minute 0.48 degree.

While still a relatively small movement—the 25th Hour Coalition has 160 Facebook members， Behan is hoping for large changes. “The goal is to get as many women on board； theres no harm in just trying it out and seeing. If it gets big， maybe the government will decide to standardize it.”

A recent online survey by Readers Digest， which included 150 people in each of the 13 countries， suggests that its not just Canadians looking for longer days. Readers were asked “what would you do with an extra hour” if given a choice between sleep， work， exercise and family time. In Spain， half of the respondents （調(diào)查對象） said theyd like an extra hour in the day to devote to family time. The same was found for respondents in Brazil， the US and Britain， who chose family time over sleep， which came in at a close second. Only in India did work top the list with 50 percent of respondents claiming they could use an extra hour at the office.

21. Some Canadian working women are campaigning for the 25-hour day in order to ____ .

A. keep a balance between life and work B. have more chances at work

C. experience something new D. have a better sleep

22. Who would benefit most from the 25-hour clock according to Charles Czeisler？

a. Astronomers.

b. Shift workers.

c. Frequent travelers.

d. People with sleeping disorders.

A. a， b， c B. a， b， d C. b， c， d D. a， c， d

23. Why does Jessie Behan want more women to join the 25th Hour Coalition？

A. She plans to make more Facebook friends.

B. She hopes to get benefits from more people.

C. She thinks more women may make the dream come true.

D. She considers it is harmless to form such an organization.

24. What is implied from the last paragraph？

A. Respondents from most nations want more family time.

B. Respondents from developed countries experience more stress.

C. Most Canadian respondents claim that they need more family time.

D. Respondents from India are the most hardworking of the 13 nations.

B

Tabb doesnt look like a typical music teacher. But every weekday evening in the French Quarter New Orleans， he beats out the rhythm on his music stand as students play their chosen instruments.

“Im doing my best to take young people away from harmful things，” said Tabb. His program， “The Roots of Music”， offers free music education to more than 100 students. He struggles to keep young people on the straight and narrow in the city with the nations highest murder rate.

Tabb chose to target 9-to-14-year-olds with his program. “Thats a very important time in your life，” he said. “If I catch them then， I can hold onto them for at least four or five years and guide them the way that will lead them to success.”

Students meet from 4 pm to 7 pm every weekday， all year round. They work with tutors on schoolwork， practice their music and eat a hot meal before heading home. With the money provided by some people， Tabbs group is able to provide bus transportation， instruments and food for free. He calls it his “no excuse” policy. “You have no excuse why youre not here，” Tabb said. Tabb owes the success in part to the nature of music. “Youre always learning something new，” he said. “Thats what keeps the kids coming back every day.”

But the program isnt only about fun. “Music is about discipline，” said Tabb. He insists on good behavior and keeps kids in order with threats of sit-ups， pushups or tasks like picking up grains of rice—but these measures arent just punishment. Tabb wants young people to realize that music can help them build a better future. “I dont say that Im saving lives，” he said. “I say Im giving life—a whole different life of music.”

25. The underlined phrase “keep young people on the straight and narrow” in Paragraph 2 may mean “keep young people

____”.

A. standing straight B. on the correct life track

C. busy performing music D. away from the dangerous parts of the city

26. What attracts children to join in the program to learn music？

A. The strict discipline rules. B. The famous music teacher.

C. The free food and transportation. D. The chance to learn new things.

27. What does Tabb mean by saying “Music is about discipline”？

A. Keeping discipline is more important than learning music.

B. Obeying rules is important in playing music well.

C. Kids can learn how to behave through music.

D. Music is also connected with kids grades.

28. What does the passage mainly talk about？

A. Kids improve grades through music learning. B. Tabbs program offers young people help.

C. Tabb offers kids free food to learn music. D. Tabb performs music for street children.

C

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning， a middle， and an end with commercials （商業(yè)廣告） thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep， which is equal to turning the television set off， you are spared by the unending cry of “You Need It！ Buy It Now！”

The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting， even if youve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed： new houses， new buildings， sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and its fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless （魯莽的） or daring， the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense （懸疑） story. Will the driver pass the truck in time？ Will the driver move into the right- or left-hand road？ After a while， of course， the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But youve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and theres a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat， of course， has become harder as the hours have passed. By now youve sat with your legs crossed， with your hands in your lap， with your hands on the armrests or even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.