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, 各段播放前每小题有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 ~ 3题。

1. Which of the following does the man compare before making his decision?

A．Weight and cost. 　　　　　　　　　 B．Price and time. 　　　　　　 C．Forms and value.

2. How much does the man eventually pay?

A．￥7.30. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．￥11.70. 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．￥19.70.

3. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A．Put down a return address.　　 B．Buy some extra stamps.

C．Evaluate the object first.

听第二段对话，回答第4 ~ 6题。

4．What is the relation between the two speakers?

A．Close friends. 　　　 　　　 　　　 B．Teacher and student. 　　　 C．Mother and son.

5．What did the boy often do at school?

　 　　 A．He often stayed after class.　 　 B．He often fell asleep in class.

　 　　 C．He often made much noise in class.

6．Which of the following statement is true?

　 　　 A．The boy is encouraged because he won’t fail any exam.

　 　　 B．The boy shows interest neither in his lesson nor in work.

　 　　 C．The boy prefers to go to work rather than go to school.

听第三段独白，回答第7 ~ 9题。

7．How many ways are mentioned for the cities to get water?

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

8．Where is a dam usually built according to the speaker?

A．At the upper part of the river. 　　　 B．At the middle part of the river.

C．At the lower part of the river.

9．How is water made drinkable?

A．By testing it in the building.　 B．By piping it to the city.

C．By mixing added things with it.

听第四段对话，回答第10 ~ 12题。

10．Who would Sara prefer to live with?

A．A single person. 　　　　　　 　　　 B．A family. 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．A couple.

11．Which of the following doesn’t Sara have to pay for?

A．Gas, electricity and phone bill.

B．Electricity, phone bill and water.

C．Water, electricity and gas.

12．What will Sara have to do before she moves in?

A．Deposit a certain sum of money.

B．Pay her rent for the first few months.

C．Buy some insurance just in case.

听第五段对话，回答第13 ~ 15题。

13．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．Outside a supermarket.　　 　　　 B．Near to a clothing store.　 C．In a leatherwork store.

14．What’s Mike’s main problem in buying a gift for his roommate?

A．The gift he wants for his roommate’s birthday isn’t available.

B．He doesn’t know what color of a gift his roommate likes.

C．He doesn’t know what gift to buy for his friend’s birthday.

15．What is Lily’s opinion of a gift?

A．A gift should be something to show off to others.

B．A gift should have some specific functions.

C．A gift should be both decorative and reasonable.

84．Why are rats often used to test new medicines for us humans? (回答词数不超过12个)

Section C　 (25分)

Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese and the pictures.

春节期间，你同你父母回乡下老家看望你爷爷奶奶，这是你时隔五年后的又一次回乡下，下面是你在乡下的所见所闻，请根据图画内容，写一篇120字以上的英语短文，描述乡村的变化。

　　　　 注意：短文应包括图中所提供的主要信息，并作适当发挥，使短文内容连贯完整。

　　　　 参考词汇：沼气marsh gas

83．In which way did rats cause one third of the world's human　 population died? (回答词数不超过5个)

82．What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?(回答词数不超过8个)

81．Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word "devour".

70．What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?

A．They are suitable only on broad roads.　　

B．They are falling out of use in the United States.

C．They are ignored in a long period of time.

D．They cannot be used successfully to traffic circles.

PART FOUR: WRITING

Section A(10分)

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.

Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose your food. You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.

Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one particular type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly　will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season.

Humans have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life.

Title: 　　71　　 　humans and animals choose food　　　

　Section B(10分)

　　　 Directions: Read the following passage, Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit.

Through all of human history, rats have been a curse and a plague to people. They eat or spoil crops of grain and rice before they can be harvested or while they are in storage. In India, where millions of people go hungry, there are ten times as many rats as people. Rats devour 　half of the available food. Rats will also attack birds and animals, from flogs and chicks to geese and young calves. They have even destroyed dams and buildings by making holes through or under them. Sometimes they cause fires by chewing on electrical wiring.　　

The most terrible destruction caused by rats, however, has come from the diseases they carry. In the fourteenth century, rats caused the death of one-third of the world's human population by transmitting bubonic plague (淋巴腺鼠疫). This dreadful outbreak also called the Black Plague, ravaged (严重损坏) Europe for years.　　

Ironically, it is in fighting diseases that rats have been most useful to humanity. The bodies of rats, though quite different from those of humans, have certain basic structural similarities. So thousands of specially bred rats are used in research laboratories every year to test medicines that can possibly be used to prolong and improve human life. As might be expected, some laboratory rats are even used to test new procedures and methods for eliminating their cousins - the wild rats .

69．The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to ________.

A．try out the Japanese method in certain areas

B．change the road signs across the country

C．replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons

D．repeat the Japanese road patterns

68．The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former ________.

A．can keep drivers awake　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．can cut road accidents in half

C．will look more attractive　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．will have a longer effect on drivers