26．Is the Day of the Dead in Mexico similar ________ or different _______ the Qingming Festival in China?

A．to; with　　　　 B．with; between　　　 C．to; from　 　 D．for; than

25．Then the headmaster asked us ____________________, but nobody dared to tell the truth.

A．it was whose novel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．whose novel was it

C．it whose novel was　　　　　　　 　　　 D．whose novel it was

24．Six prisoners have ___________ of that prison in the last few years.

A．watched out　　 B．set out　　 　　　　 C．broken out　 　　　 D．blocked out

23．He is really a friend of mine. He would ___________ his last penny with me.

A．cost　　　　　 B．lend　　　　 　　　 C．support　　 　　　 D．share

22．Who can _____ be to win the computer games, Allan or Sheila?

A．they　　　　　 B．she　　　　 　　　 C．he　　　　　 　 D．it

第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

21．We have every reason to believe that _______ 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be _______ great success.

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

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6．What kind of music does the man like?

　 A．Classical music.　　　 　 B．Pop music.　　　 　　　　 C．Neither.

7．What’s the man’s mother?

　 A．A conductor.　　　 　　　　 B．A composer.　　　 　　　 C．A teacher.

8．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　 A．Jack dislikes classical music because it is beyond his understanding.

　 B．Jack dislikes pop music because it is too noisy.

　 C．Jack likes classical music because it is profound (深奥的).

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9．What is the weather like?

　 A．Fine but cold.　　　 　　　 B．Lovely and warm.　 　　　 C．Cloudy and warm.

　 A．At the subway station.　　　 B．In a flat.　　　　　 　　 C．In a park.

11．What is the man doing in America?

　 A．Spending his holiday. 　　　 B．Practising his English　　 C．Visiting a Russian family.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12．What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

　 A．Wife and husband.　　 　　 B．Teacher and student. 　　 C．Doctor and patient.

13．How will they go to the Fair?

　 A．By taxi.　　　　　 　　　　　 B．By bus.　　　　 　　　　 C．By bike.

14．Why will they take their raincoats to the Fair while it’s sunny?

　 A．Because the weatherman says there’s a rain around noon.

　 B．Because there’s some sign that means rain in the sky.

　 C．Because they think everything is possible.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15．What do famous artists think of Stephen’s drawings?　　　

　 　 A．They are very strange. 　

　　　 B．They are very well drawn. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 C．They’re not quite good.

16．What is the most probable relationship between the man speaker and Stephen?

　 　 A．Boss and employee.　 　 B．Father and son.　　　　　　 C．Teacher and pupil.

17．Which of the followings shows that Stephen is a very special boy?

　 　 A．He can draw as well as a famous artist.

　 　 B．He can draw without looking at the object he draws.

　 　 C．He has a special gift in drawing but finds other things difficult.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．Why did Jim buy a smaller house?

　 　 A．Because the house where he once lived became too big for him.

　 　 B．Because he was used to living in the smaller house.

　 　 C．Because a smaller house was more comfortable.

19．How did Jim take the old clock to the new house?

　 　 A．He let the men carry his clock in their truck.

　 　 B．He carried it down the road in his arms.

　 　 C．He asked the boy to carry it home with him.

20．What was the boy’s suggestion?

　 　 A．Put the clock onto the truck.　　　　

　　　 B．Buy a smaller clock.　　　

　　　 C．Buy a new watch.

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What are they talking about?

　 　 A．Driving in England.　　　

　　　 B．Shopping in England.　　　

　　　 C．Traveling in England.

2．What does the woman mean?

　 　 A．Mary thinks little of the concert.

　 　 B．Mary thinks highly of the concert.

　 　　 C．She has no chance to talk to Mary.

3．Why did Mark come back from his vacation earlier?

　 　 A．Because he was ill on the way there.

　 　 B．Because he was short of money.

　 　 C．Because he was asked to return by his mother.

4．What can we learn from the conversation?

　 　 A．They are both neighbors.　

　 B．They are both classmates.　

　 C．They are from different countries.

5．Where does this conversation probably take place?

　 　 A．In a clothing store.　　　　

　　　 B．In a reading-room.　　　

　　　 C．In a hospital waiting-room.