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考生注意：

1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将考生号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上；写在本试卷上无效。

3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡19.15.

B. ￡9.18.

C. ￡9.15.

答案是C。

1. What is the woman reading?

A. A magazine.

B. A novel.

C. A newspaper.

2. What can the speakers do with their library cards?

A. Burrow books of any kind.

B. Check out reference books.

C. Borrow an unlimited number of books.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At a supermarket.

B. At a restaurant.

C. At a theater.

4. What is the woman unclear about?

A. When to hand in her report.

B. What to write about in her report.

C. How to write a brief but clear report.

5. Why didn’t the man finish his science homework?

A. He forgot it completely.

B. It was too difficult for him.

C. He didn’t have enough time.

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二个选项中选出最佳选项。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. What is wrong with the shower?

A. it has no hot water.

B. It can’t be turned on at all.

C. It can’t be turned off completely.

7. What is the man good at repairing?

A. Washers.

B. TVs.

C. Shower heads.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. When did the man get a reply to his application?

A. Last month.

B. Last week.

C. This Friday.

9. What might the man’s manager think of him?

A. Ambitious.

B. Considerate.

C. Selfish.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Losing weight.

B. Keeping house.

C. Handling stress.

11. How does the woman feel about what she has done?

A. Disappointed.

B. Confident.

C. Interested.

12. What does tile man advise the woman do?

A. Keep her lifestyle.

B. Care more about health.

C. Take some medicine.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What relation is Julie to the woman?

A. Her schoolmate.

B. Her colleague.

C. Her relative.

14. Why didn’t the woman want to do magic tricks at the party?

A. She didn’t bring what she needed.

B. She didn’t k now how to do it at all.

C. She hasn’t practised it for a long time.

15. How did the woman feel at the party?

A. Tired.

B. Embarrassed.

C. Excited.

16. What does the woman plan to do?

A. Avoid meeting Julie again.

B. Practise magic tricks at times.

C. Give up playing magic tricks.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long does the whole journey take?

A. 40 seconds.

B. 50 seconds.

C. 60 seconds.

18. In which year can the listeners see the first person in space?

A. In 1880.

B. In 1903.

C. In 1961.

19. What can the listeners see on the screens in the year 1450?

A. The first books.

B. The first sailing ship.

C. The first electric light bulb.

20. What will the listeners do next?

A. Enjoy the first plane flight.

B. See the first Olympic Games.

C. Visit the people 40 centuries ago.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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