Poor weather. Technical difficulties. These are some of the typical causes of cancelled trains and planes. But sometimes, the excuse can be a lot more trivial.

Just recently, passengers waiting for a train to Peterborough heard the following announcement, “For reasons beyond our control, we regret to inform passengers that the 13:46 Train to Peterborough has been cancelled. The next train will be arriving on Platform in approximately 36 minutes.”

Oh, well, another delayed train, thought most passengers. But a couple of them decided to enquire further. Incredibly, they were informed that the real reason for the non-arrival of the train was that the driver refused to do his job because his seat was wet.

“A wet seat? That’s got to be a joke,” said one passenger angrily. “I wouldn’t normally complain if the train is just a bit delayed, but this was unbelievable, ” he added. “What really made me angry is that this driver refused to get in the train,” said another passenger. “He probably went off for a cup of tea after that!” she added.

A spokesperson for the rail company apologized for the incident, but said the driver couldn’t sit on the damp seat, and wouldn’t be able to drive the train standing up. The spokesperson went on to explain that the seat had become wet after water entered through an open window when the train was being cleaned in a “train wash”

In another transport-related incident, a flight from Chicago to Frankfurt made an emergency landing in Canada after the pilot spilled his coffee. Apparently, the spilt liquid caused the plane’s radio to send out “transponder code 7500”, which is used to inform ground control that there’s been a hi-jacking (劫机). After landing in Toronto, the 255 passengers crew members were put up in a hotel for the night, then flown on to Frankfurt the following afternoon. “What a disgusting trip!” said one tired passenger after the painful experience had ended.

So, does your job have the potential to cause such disorder?

1.Why did the driver of the train refused to do his job?

A. His seat was damp.             B. His pay was low

C. The weather was terrible                D. His coffee was spilled

2.The underlined word “trivial” in Paragraph 1 means “____”.

A. damp      B. unimportant     C. emergent      D. convincing

3.The flight made an emergency landing in Canada because “_______”.

A. the plane was hijacked

B. the plane engines went wrong

C. the pilot ran out of coffee

D. the plane’s radio sent out a wrong signal

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Wet seat, Canceled Train!

B. Spilled Coffee, Emergency Landing!

C. Small Incident, Big Disruptions!

D. Innocent Driver, Angry Passengers!

Ⅰ     语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)

         阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As the plane circled over the airport, everyone guessed that  1    was wrong .The plane was moving unsteadily(不稳定地)through the  2    , and the passengers were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment ,the air hostess(空中小姐) appeared. She looked very pale, but was quite  3      . Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper she told everyone that the pilot was badly ill and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at  4    knew how to drive a car. After a moment’s  5    , a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot’s room.  6  the pilot aside, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the orders  7  were being sent by radio from the airport  8    . The plane was now dangerously  9    to the ground, but it soon began to   10    .

         The man had to circle the airport several times in order to become familiar with the controls. But the danger had not yet passed. The terrible moment came when he had to  11    . Following orders, the man controlled the plane towards the airfield. It shook greatly  12     it touched the ground and then moved rapidly  13    the field, but after a long   14    it stopped safely. Outside, a lot of people, who had been watching anxiously, ran forward to  15    the “pilot ”on an excellent landing .

 1. A. nothing                    B. what                           C. something                      D. the plane

 2. A. airport                B. heaven                                     C. air                                     D. cloud

 3. A. natural                B. calm                           C. worried                           D. excited

 4. A. most                    B. last                             C. first                                  D. least

 5. A. thought                    B. quiet                           C. darkness                         D. hesitation

 6. A. Moved                B. Sending                      C. Moving                            D. Being put

 7. A. they                     B. that                            C. these                               D. this

 8. A. down                   B. below                         C. there                               D. nearby

 9. A. up                         B. over                            C. close                                D. downstairs

10. A. fly                         B. go down                    C. stop                                 D. climb

11. A. land                     B. drive                           C. rise                                   D. set

12. A. as                   B. before                             C. after                                D. until

13. A. above                  B. onto                            C. around                                      D. across

14. A. fly                         B. forward                     C. run                                   D. drive

15. A. congratulate          B. praise                         C. thank                               D. reward

Ⅰ   语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As the plane circled over the airport, everyone guessed that  1    was wrong .The plane was moving unsteadily(不稳定地)through the  2    , and the passengers were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment ,the air hostess(空中小姐) appeared. She looked very pale, but was quite  3      . Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper she told everyone that the pilot was badly ill and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at  4    knew how to drive a car. After a moment’s  5    , a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot’s room.  6  the pilot aside, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the orders  7  were being sent by radio from the airport  8    . The plane was now dangerously  9    to the ground, but it soon began to   10    .
The man had to circle the airport several times in order to become familiar with the controls. But the danger had not yet passed. The terrible moment came when he had to  11    . Following orders, the man controlled the plane towards the airfield. It shook greatly  12     it touched the ground and then moved rapidly  13    the field, but after a long   14    it stopped safely. Outside, a lot of people, who had been watching anxiously, ran forward to  15    the “pilot ”on an excellent landing .
1. A. nothing               B. what                    C. something                D. the plane
2. A. airport            B. heaven                            C. air                           D. cloud
3. A. natural            B. calm                    C. worried                    D. excited
4. A. most               B. last                      C. first                         D. least
5. A. thought               B. quiet                    C. darkness                   D. hesitation
6. A. Moved            B. Sending               C. Moving                    D. Being put
7. A. they               B. that                      C. these                        D. this
8. A. down              B. below                  C. there                        D. nearby
9. A. up                  B. over                     C. close                        D. downstairs
10. A. fly                        B. go down               C. stop                        D. climb
11. A. land                B. drive                    C. rise                          D. set
12. A. as                B. before                      C. after                        D. until
13. A. above             B. onto                     C. around                            D. across
14. A. fly                        B. forward                C. run                          D. drive
15. A. congratulate        B. praise                   C. thank                       D. reward

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What does Alice’s father want to buy for her?

A. A watch.                  B. A sweater.                   C. A red bike.

2.What do we learn from the conversation?

A. The train will not arrive.   

B. The train may arrive at 9:15.

C. The train may arrive at 9:50.

3.What are the speakers talking about?

A. Something robbed          B. Something repaired.          C. Something misplaced.

4.What does the woman think the man should do?

A. Tell his neighbors about it.      B. Report it to the police.         C. Keep it quiet.

5.How will the man be paid?

A. By the hour.              B. By the week.                 C. By the month.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，共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，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段对话，回答第6、7题。

6.What is the man doing here?

A. Checking in.              B. Doing shopping.          C. Checking out.

7.What’s the clerk’s suggestion?

A. To come again.

B. To have a good trip.

C. To make a reservation for next time.

听第7段对话，回答第8至10题。

8.Where did the car come according to the man at the beginning of the conversation?

A. He lent it.                   B. He won it.                   C. He bought it.

9.What color is the car?

A. Blue.                         B. Black.                   C. Yellow.

10.What’s the date today?

A. 1st, March.                   B. 1st, April.                  C. 1st , May.

听第8段对话，回答第11至13题。

11.What does Tom want to become in the future?

A. A pilot.                  B. A college teacher.           C. A computer expert.

12.Why is Mary studying English?

A. She wants to be a translator.

B. She wants to make English friends.

C. She will move to the US.

13.What is the best way to learn English according to Mary?

A. Using the Internet.  

B. Listening to the radio.  

C. Talking with the native speakers.

听第9段对话，回答第14至17题。

14.What are the speakers doing?

A. One is interviewing the other.

B. They are having a friendly chat.

C. They are talking about each other’s family.

15.How many subjects did the woman take?

A. Two.                      B. Three.                   C. Four.

16.Why was the woman’s father disappointed at first?

A. She did her first job badly.

B. She didn’t do well in the Art College.

C. She gave up her job as an accountant.

17.Which of the following is not the woman’s hobby?

A. Acting.                   B. Fishing                  C. Reading.

听第10段对话，回答第18至20题。

18.What is the monologue mainly talking about?

A. An influenza              B. The seasonal flu.            C. A kind of cancer.

19.Why was the medical expert team sent to Guangdong?

A. To discuss further control steps.

B. To attend a medical conference.

C. To offer technical assistance.

20.How many people were dead in the mainland according to the monologue?

A. Nobody.                   B. One.                         C. Two.

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What do Alice’s father want to buy for her?

A．watch.                   B．A sweater.                   C．A red bike.

2.What do we learn from the conversation?

    A．The train will not arrive.                 

B．The train may arrive at 9:15.   

C．The train may arrive at 9:50.

3.What are the speakers talking about?

    A．Something robbed.        B．Something repaired.          C．Something misplaced.

4.What does the woman think the man should do?

    A．Tell his neighbors about it. B．Report it to the police.         C．Keep it quiet.

5.How will the man be paid?

    A．By the hour.            B．By the week.            C．By the month.

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。

听第段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.What is the man doing here?

A．Checking in.            B．Doing shopping.          C．Checking out.

7.What’s the clerk’s suggestion?

A．To come again.              B．To have a good trip.      

C．To make a reservation for next time.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Where did the car come according to the man at the beginning of the conversation?

    A．He lent it.                 B．He won it.                   C．He bought it.

9.What color is the car?

    A．Blue.                       B．Black.                   C．Yellow.

10.What’s the date today?

    A．1st, March.                  B．1st, April.                  C．1st, May.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.What does Tom want to become in the future?

    A．A pilot.                     B．A college teacher.           C．A computer expert.

12.Why is Mary studying English?

A．She wants to be a translator.

B．She wants to make English friends..

    C．She will move to the US.

13.What is the best way to learn English according to Mary?

A．Using the Internet.               

B．Listening to the radio.  

C．Talking with the native speakers.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

14.What are the speakers doing?

    A．One is interviewing the other.

    B．They are having a friendly chat.

C．They are talking about each other’s family.

15.How many subjects did the woman take?

    A．Two.                     B．Three.                   C．Four.

16.Why was the woman’s father disappointed at first?

A．She did her first job badly.                 

B．She didn’t do well in the Art College.

C．She gave up her job as an accountant.

17.Which of the following is not the woman’s hobby?

    A．Acting.                  B．Fishing.                 C．Reading.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.What is the monologue（独白）mainly talking about?

    A．An influenza.                B．The seasonal flu.            C．A kind of cancer.

19.Why was the medical expert team sent to Guangdong?

A．To discuss further.                

B．To attend a medical conference.   

C．To offer technical assistance.

20.How many people were dead in the mainland according to the monologue?

A．Nobody.                  B．One.                     C．Two.