第一节　 语音知识(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1．water　　　　　　　 A．cough　　　　　　　　 B．parent　　　　　　　　 C．volleyball　　　　 D．war

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

你初中的一个同学想高中时就出国留学，但因家境一般不能如愿而不快。给他写一封信，谈谈你的看法和建议。

　 收信人：王海

　 寄信人： 刘若红(不可用自己的真实姓名)

　 写信日期： 2007年4月8日

　Keys

1--10　 B C A C A　 A C D A C

11--16　 D B D　 C C C

17. 15　　　　　 　　　18. 7.99　　　 19. Alarm　　 　　20. $3.45

21. Jim Morrison　　　 22. 32　　 　　　23. Tennis　　　　 24. swimming

25-29 DDABA　　 30-34 ADDBA　　 35-39 ABADC　 　40-44 DBBCC

45-49 CADAB　　 50-54 CDCDA　　 55-59 ACBDC　 　60-64 DAACC

65-68 BABC　 69-72 ACBD　 73-75 BCB　 76-79 BDCA　 80-84 EBACF

Translation:

1. Her son became a pilot, which she was proud of.

2. Yao Ming is known as a basketball player.

3. To really understand this book involves perseverance.

4.　 Opportunities will occur sooner or later, but only a few can catch them.

5. Whether or not it is a good thing to send a child to study abroad varies from person to person.

6. We cannot imagine our life is always smooth .What we can do is to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

Writing:

　(略)

听力材料

Part A Short Conversations

Directions: In part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. M: Are you fond of listening to the radio?

　 W: Certainly. In fact, I listen every night.

　 Q: What does the woman do every night? (B)

2. M: This place is so crowded! How long do you think I have to wait?

　 W: Sir, there will be a table available in ten minutes.

　 Q: Where does this conversation probably take place? (C)

3. M: Have you got all the books you want?

　 W: Yes, all but one. The store didn't have it.

　 Q: Why did the woman not buy all the books?　 (A)

4. W: Tom, do you have any idea where Sally is?

　 M: Yes, I saw her in the business office. She was applying for a student loan.

　 Q: What was Sally doing? (C)

5. M: It's already half past seven. Shall we go out now?

　 W: No, I just had breakfast about 15 minutes ago. But we will try to get to the

　　 training center within two hours. 　　　

　 Q: When did the woman have breakfast? (A)

6. M: This is certainly a great restaurant.

　 W: Isn't it?

　 Q: How does the man feel about the restaurant? (A)

7. M: Can you tell me how you started in the music career?

　 W: My family was very musical. I studied the piano and then the violin.

　 Q: How many musical instruments can the woman play and what are they? (C)

8. M: Liz took a taxi to her office today.

　 W: Yes, her friend Ted usually drives her to the office but he is now out of town on

　　 business.

　 Q: What did we learn from the conversation? (D)

9. M: You have the tickets, don't you?

　 W: Oh, yeah. The play starts at 7:30 and I told Johnson we would meet him at the 　

　 　theatre at 7:15.

　 Q: How many minutes are there between the time they meet and the time the play 　　

　　 starts? (A)

10. M: Do you think I should have an operation?

　 W: I don't think it necessary. All you need is a good rest.

　 Q: What's the probable relationship between the two speakers? (C)

Part B Passages

Directions: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

　　　 The history of plastics is longer than you might expect. In fact the first man-made plastic ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was discovered both by an Englishman and by an American in the same year. But it was the American who first manufactured it on a large scale during the 1860s. Everybody was excited by this new material which was so cheap to buy. Poor young men working in smoky cities were able to buy plasticcollars. These collar's were hard and uncomfortable. But they did not have to wash them. The poor young men could rub them every evening with soap and water. Poor mothers who had not been able to afford playthings for their children, were now able to buy them playthings made of

plastic.

Questions:

11. Who discovered plastics?　 (D)

12. When were plastics manufactured on a large scale?　 (B)

13. Why was everyone excited by plastics?　 (D)

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

　 In 1812, in a village near Paris, a little boy hit himself in the eyes with one of his father's sharp tools, and became blind. His name was Louis Braille, and he was only four years old.

　 He was a clever boy, and he soon learned to "see" without his eyes. He touched things, or smelled them, or tasted them. His family described things to him. Although he couldn't see people's faces, he learned to recognize their voices. After his seventh birthday, Louis went to the little school in the village. But there weren't any books for him.

　 In 1819, the village priest told Louis Braille's story to the director of a famous school for blind boys. At this school, boys learned math, grammar, geography, history, and music. Also they learned to read.

　 Louis went to the school in Pairs in February 1819. He loved his classes and received high grade. He learned to play piano. Also he learned to read with his fingers.

Questions:

14. What's the main topic of the story?　 (C)

15. How did Louis remember the people he knew?　 (C)

16. When did Louis go to the school for blind boys?　 (C)

Part C　 Longer Conversations

Directions: In part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you will be required to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

　M: It starts on Thursday.

　W: What starts on Thursday?

　M: Why, the famous summer sale, of course.

　W: Is it worth going?

　M: Is it worth going? Just listen to this and you can tell me. We've got fantastic 　　

　　 bargains for all the family. Super quartz watches for $15, cassette players for $20,　　 　radio alarms only $17, electric kettles for $14, pure woolen blankets for $7.99,

　　 six wine glasses for just $3.45.

　w: All right, all right. I suppose I'd better go along and have a look.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

　　 B: Good morning.

　　 J: Good morning.

　　 B: Can I ask you some questions about the sports you play?

　　 J: Yes, certainly.

　　 B: What's your name?

　 　J: Mordson. Jim Morrison.

　　　 B: Sony. How do you spell your name?

　　　 J: M-O-double R-I-S-O-N.

　　　 B: Thank you. And how old are you, Mr. Morrison?

　　　 J: I'm thirty-two.

　　　 B: I see. Now, do you like sports?

　　　 J: Yes, I do.

　　　 B: Can you play tennis?

　　　 J: Yes, I can.

　　　 B: Have you got a tennis racket?

　　　 J: Yes, I have.

　　　 B: Now, what other sports are you keen on?

　　　 J: Well, I quite like football, swimming...

6. 不能想象人的一生总是一帆风顺的。我们能做的就是抱最好的希望，作最坏

　 的打算。(smooth)　　　

5. 送孩子出国留学是否是件好事要因人而异。(vary)

4. 机会迟早会出现，但只有一些人能抓住机会。(occur)

3.　　　 要真正读懂这本书需要毅力。(involve)

2. 姚明作为一位有名的篮球运动员为人所知。(known)

　(E)

　 Directions: Read the following paragraphs and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you don’t need.

Coca cola, the US soft drink giant, which has already won a dominant position in the mainland beverages market, is stepping up its investment to further expand sales.

　 Since the company’s return to the mainland in 1979, its marketing efforts have been linked to sports events. “With the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games drawing near, Coca Cola will further unfold its expansion plan in sports, to give a combined push to the undertaking together with the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, and to inject more freshness and life into the Coca Cola brand,” Etchells says.

　 The company has also promoted its brand image through charitable activities. In the past 25 years on the mainland, it has donated a total of 40 million yuan to education, environmental protection and other charities.

　 Echells says an important element of the company’s success in China has been the especially close relationship established with its bottling partners, principally the State-owned China National Cereals, Oil and Foodstuffs Import and Export Corporation, Hong Kong based Swire Pacific and Kerry of Malaysia.

　 In an interview with China Daily, Etchells said his company would also increase its investment in production facilities and product research and development. In addition, he expects that the company will step up its recruitment efforts to meet projected demand.

第II 卷(45分)

(D)

It’s 2035. You have a job, a family and you’re about 40 years old. Welcome to your future life.

Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror. “Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronics(智能电子元件) are rearranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror, you find it hard to believe you’re 40. You look much younger. With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live to be 150 years old. You’re not even middle-aged.

As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl, you hear, “To lose weight, you shouldn’t eat that.” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code (电子源码) on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible foods appear on the counter as the kitchen checks its food supplies.

“Ready for your trip to space?” you ask your son and daughter. In 2005 only specially trained astronauts went into space--and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vacations. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel.” Thanks to medical advances, vaccination shots(防疫针) are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines. With the berries in their mouths, the kids head for the front door.

It’s time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office. Autopilot,” you command. Your car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on the highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video film rather than read it.

76. What changes the color of your shirt?

　 A. The mirror　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The shirt itself

　 C. The counter　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The medicine

77. How do the shoes know that you shouldn’t eat the breakfast cereal?

　 A. By pouring the breakfast into a bowl.

　 B. By listening to the doctor’s advice.

　 C. By testing the food supplies in the kitchen.

　 D. By checking the nutrition details of the food.

78. The strawberries the children eat serve as ______.

　 A. breakfast　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lunch

　 C. vaccines　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. nutrition

79. How is the text organized?

　 A. In order of time.　　　　　　　　　　 B. In order of frequency

　 C. In order of preference　　　　　 D. In order of importance

　( C )

April 11, 2003 12:44 a. m. PST, Associated Press

The respiratory (呼吸系统)virus known as SARS has appeared to spread in the United States only to family members of health workers with close contact to a sick person.

On Thursday, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there might be a case of severe acute respiratory syndrome(综合症)spreading through the workplace.

Dr. Julie Gerberding said a suspected SARS virus patient who became ill after traveling to Asia might have infected a co-worker in Florida, which made her “very worried”.

So far, a dozen people-nine family members and three health workers-were infected after coming into close contact with the person with SARS. The rest of the 166 suspected American cases have something to do with people who were infected while traveling in Asia.

In the Gainesville, Fla. area, a 47-year-old woman was believed to have been infected at work by a 60-year-old woman who was the nation’s first suspected SARS case, said Tom Belcuore, director of the Alachua County health department.

Since the World Health Organization announced a worldwide warning last month about SARS, the United States has started infection control in hospitals and among families of suspected cases.

Florida officials said a school in Okaloosa County went through a cleaning after a 6-year-old boy suspected of having SARS appeared at school with slight symptoms. “Health officials are watching the boys’ contacts at school to make sure no one else is infected,” said Rob Hayes, health department spokesman, “The boy may have been infected from a family member,” Hayes said, “We immediately became aware of it and had the child sent home. He’s staying at home with his family until 10 days after symptoms disappear.”

The researchers guessed that the virus might have come from animals. However, the scientists have not ruled out the possibility that some other microbe(微生物) might also help make SARS more serious or easier to catch.

73. How many cases of suspected SARS are there in the U.S.A. according to the text?

A. 178.　　　　　　　 B. 166.　　　　　　　　 C. 12.　　　　　 D. 181.

74. The writer wrote this text mainly to _______.

A. discuss the danger of SARS　　　　　　 B. report research result about SARS

C inform people of the spread of SARS D. explain to the readers what SARS is

75. The best title for this text is _______.

A Worldwide Warning　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Possible Spread of SARS in the USA

C. What Is SARS　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Suspected SARS Cases