59. Dennis once has taught himself Chinese and can speak a little Chinese but with poor pronunciation and grammar, hoping to meet the needs of everyday life and study, and understand each other in basic communication through training.

58. Lois majors in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and hopes to improve her ability in translation.

57. Sarah is a learner of Chinese with a fairly good knowledge of basic Chinese grammar and a vocabulary of 2,500, hoping to improve her Chinese ability in speaking, reading and writing.

56. Mathew majors in media and hopes to understand Chinese broadcasting and TV News and communicate with the Chinese people.

第二节 听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

听下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为16~20的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。

第一节 听力理解(5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，每段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1~2题。

1.　　　　 What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A.　　　 Employer and employee.

B.　　　 Shop assistant and customer.

C. Waiter and consumer.

2.　　　　 What is the attitude of the man towards the woman?

A. Cold.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Impolite.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Considerate.

听第二段对话，回答第3~5题。

3.　　　　 What time is the school bus supposed to arrive at Joanne’s home?

A. At 7:50.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At 8:30.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. At 8:40.

4.　　　　 Why does Joanne hate Monday?

A.　　　 Because she has to get up early.　　　　　　 B. Because she has to have breakfast.

C. Because her mother isn’t at home.

5.　　　　 Who do you think does the most housework in this family?

A. Joanne.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Joanne’s father.　　　　 C. Joanne’s mother.

听第三段对话，回答第6~8题。

6.　　　　 What makes the woman look unwell?

A.　　　 Her office work.　　　　　　　　　 B. Her being on a diet. 　 C. Having too many bananas.

7.　　　　 What is the man’s opinion of the woman?

A.　　　 She doesn't need to lose weight.

B.　　　 She will be more beautiful if she loses some weight.

C.　　　 She should gain some weight.

8.　　　　 What will the woman most probably do next?

A.　　　 Stick to her diet plan.　　　 　　 B. Follow the trend.　　　　　　　 C. Return to her normal life.

听第四段对话，回答第9~11题。

9.　　　　 What service does the woman help to sell?

A.　　　 A bargain on dance lessons.

B.　　　 A membership to a sports club.

C.　　　 A great deal on airfare to Hawaii.

10.　　 Why does the man refuse the offer?

A.　　　 He never buys things over the phone.

B.　　　 He doesn’t have extra money to spend.

C.　　　 He doesn’t need the service being provided.

11.　　 What do we know about the man?

A.　　　 He will accept the offer willingly.

B.　　　 His name will be removed from the list soon.

C.　　　 He might be called again in the coming weeks.

听第五段独白，回答第12~15题。

12.　　 What is the passage mainly about?

A.　　　 Special education in public schools.

B.　　　 Special education in private schools.

C.　　　 Special education in Hillside School.

13.　　 How old are the students in Hillside School?

A.　　　 From five to thirteen.

B.　　　 From eight to twenty-eight.

C. From four to forty-four.

14.　　 Which school has international students this year?

A.　　　 The school in Pennsylvania.

B.　　　 The Shelton School.

C. The school in Vermont.

15.　　 What is the goal of the three private schools?

A.　　　 To develop writing skills of those with learning disabilities.

B.　　　 To make preparations for their future regular learning.

C.　　　 To study why they have disorders in learning.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

每次考试时总有些同学出现头晕、乏力、睡眠不足和食欲不振等“紧张情绪”。请你用“怎样克服考试时的紧张情绪”为题写一篇英语短文，介绍一下你是如何对待考试及如何克服考试紧张情绪的。

短文应包括以下内容：

1、平时努力学习，正确对待考试；

2、考前适当运动，正常作息；

3、睡前洗个热水澡、喝杯热牛奶有助于睡眠。

注意：1、文章开头已经给出，但不计入总词数；

2、词数：100左右。

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