27. Her daughter was so lovely _____ little girl that everybody in the street would smile at her at ____ first sight.

A. the; a 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a; / 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. the; the 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. /; the

26. Please remind me _______ he said he was going. I may be in time to see him off.

A. where 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. how 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

25. He arranged _______ a man to meet his uncle at the station because he was busy with work.

A. of 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C./ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

24. Our new house is very _______ for me as I can get to the office in 5 minutes.

A. adaptable 　　　　　　　　　　 B. comfortable 　　　　　　　　 C. convenient 　　　　　　　　　 D. available

23. The _______ girl sat in the corner________.

A. frightening; cried 　　　 B. frightening; crying 　　 C. frightened; crying 　　　 D. frightened; to cry

22. We can see monuments here and there. Those who have made great ________ to human beings and society will never be forgotten.

A. advance 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. progress 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. contributions 　　　　　　　 D. achievement

第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分,　 满分15分)

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 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。

21.The students are busy making preparations for the lecture because they will ______ the competition.

A. attend 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. join 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. take part in 　　　　　　　　　 D. attend to

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅览室读各个小题，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. When will the man get a driver’s license?

A. Tomorrow.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In six months.　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. In sixteen months.

7. What will the man do when he can drive?

A. He will travel around America.　

B. He will visit his brothers.　　

C. He will visit his friends.

听第7段材料,回答第8~10题.

8. Where was the woman born?

A. In Mexico.　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In Vancouver, Canada.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. In Ottawa, Canada.

9. How long does the woman plan to stay in Mexico?

A. For four years.　　　　　　　　　 B. For ten years.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. For fourteen years.

10. What do we know about Canada?

A. Canada is a perfect place to settle down in.　　　

B. There are many high taxes in Canada.

C. It’s easy to find an ideal job in Canada.

听第8段材料,回答第11~13题.

11. How old is the man’s sister?

A. Two years younger than the man.　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Twelve years younger than the man.

C. Two years older than the man.

12. How do the man and his sister keep in contact usually?

A. By sending letters or cards every week.　　　　　　　

B. By writing e-mails almost every day.

C. By calling each other every day.

13. What are the two speakers probably doing now?

A. They are talking on a TV show.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. They are talking in the street.

C. They are talking on a radio program.

听第9段材料,回答第14~17题.

14. What time does the man usually get up on Sundays?

A. At 6 or 7.　　　　 　　　　　　 B. At 8 or 9 .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. At 10 or 11.

15. What is the man’s work like every week?

A. Very busy.　　　 　　　　　　 B. Very boring. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Very relaxing.

16. What will the man have for breakfast this Sunday?

A. A club sandwich.　　 　　　　 B. A pizza.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Some eggs.

17. How long did the man sleep on the plane to New York?

A. For about three hours.　　　 B. For about fourteen hours.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. For about four hours.

听第10段材料,回答第18~20题.

18. Which of the following ways is the most popular one to deal with sleep anxiety?

A. Listening to music.　　　　　　 B. Learning how to trust yourself.　　　　　　　　　 C. Working hard.

19. What can we learn about using medication to deal with sleep anxiety?

A. It is the best choice for people of all age　　　　　　　 B. Some people do not like this method

C. It has many side effects on young people

20. How many times of tightening muscles does the speaker suggest doing?

A. Three or four times.　　　　 B. Five or six times.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. At least seven times.

第二节　　 书面表达(满分25分)

最近，你校有人建议高薪聘请外教担任英语教师，作为经济条件一般的中学，此事在你校引起了争议。现在，请根据下表提示写篇英语短文，介绍讨论情况并发表你的观点。

注意：

1．词数：100左右，短文的开头已为你写出(不计入总词数)

2．不能逐字翻译，但可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

3．参考词汇：

促进 promote v.　 和……攀比 vie with v.

Recently, we’ve had a heated argument about the suggestion that our school should employ a foreign teacher to teach English. Some of us think