26．-　　　 　you were so late this morning?

　　 -I forgot to set the alarm before going to bed last night.

　 A．Why　　　　　　　　 B．How come　　　　　　　 C．How about　　　 D．How

25．-Why did you leave without a word of warning to John?

　　 -But what 　　　　otherwise? He never likes to listen to me.

　 A．could I do　　　　　 B．could I have done　 C．must I have done　 D．should I do

24．He had his camera ready, just 　　　he saw something that would make a good picture.

　 A．in case　　　　　　　　　　 B．so that 　　　　　 C．as long as　　　　 D．so far as

23．The author of the article believes that it is the test system, 　　　　the teachers, that are to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.

　 A．other than　　　　　 B．or rather　　　　　 C．rather than　　　　　　　 D．more than

22．My English teacher encourages us to guess 　　　　meanings of the new words we meet in our reading according to 　　　　　context.

　 A．the; 不填　　　　　 B．不填; the 　　　　 C．不填; 不填　　　 D．the; the

第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题上将该项涂黑。

21．The information you give in the application form is too 　　, you should focus on something special about yourself.

　 A．common　　　　　　 B．original　　　　　　 C．ordinary　　　　　 D．general

　　 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7小题。

6．What nationality are the two speakers talking here?

A．An English and a Chinese. B．Two Chinese.　　　　　 C．Two English.

7．What’s the time in China when London is nine o’clock in the morning?

A．5 p.m. of the next day.　　　 B．5 p.m. of the same day.C．5 a.m. of the first day.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9小题。

8．Where does this conversation take place?

A．In a classroom.　　　　　　　　 B．In a bedroom.　　　　　　　　 C．In an office.

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

A．A husband and a wife.　　　 B．They are classmates.　　　　　　　 C．They are workmates.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12小题。

10．Who is the man according to the dialogue?

A．The man is a teacher.　　　　 B．The man is a painter. 　　 C．The man is a guide.

11．When will the exhibition be shown in Japan?

A．Six weeks later.　　　　　　　　 B．Five weeks later.　　　　　　 C．Two weeks later.

12．What is the exhibition about?

A．It’s about modern art.　　　　　　　 B．It’s about ancient money. C．It’s about modern stamps.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16小题。

13．Whom does this book they are talking about belong to?

A．The woman.　　　　　　　　　　 B．The man’s friend.　　　　　 C．The woman’s sister.

14．What does the man think of the author of the book?

A．Good.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Bad.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．Ordinary.

15．How many books written by the author has the man read?

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

16．Which of the following is true?

A．The reviews say that the book is a failure.

B．The woman hopes that the man will read the book.

C．The woman has been a fan of the author for a long time.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20小题。

17．How about the two speakers after the car accident?

A．The woman and the man were both hurt.

B．Neither of them was hurt.

C．The man was hurt but the woman wasn’t.

18．How about their cars?

A．The woman’s car was damaged but the man’s was not.

B．The man’s car was damaged but the woman’s was not.

C．Their cars were both badly damaged.

19．How did they get a bottle of wine?

A．The man bought it from a shop.

B．The woman took it out from her own car.

C．The man took it out from his own car.

20．Who drank the wine?

A．The woman.　　　　　　　　　　 B．The man.　　　　　　　　 C．Both of them.

第一节　　 听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

　　 1．What time did that plane take off?

A．At 5:45　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．At 8:45　　　　　　　　　 C．At 8:15

2．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Both of the speakers like Mr. Taylor’s class.

B．Mr. Taylor is a bored teacher.

C．Neither of the speakers likes Mr. Taylor’s class.

3．When did the woman finish her homework?

A．At nine o’clock.　　　　　　　 B．At two o’clock.　　　　　　　 C．At one o’clock.

4．Why can’t the woman go to sleep early every night?

A．Because she likes to stay late.

B．Because she is busy at home.

C．Because she goes to work near her house.

5．Where does this conversation take place?

A．At home.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．At a shop.　　　　　　　 C．At a restaurant.

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