A. To report a fire. B. To order a garden tube. C. To express his anger at a neighbor.2. What will the man do? A. Get a fire truck. B. Put out the fire. C. Stay on the phone.听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题。3. What is the woman going to do? A. Wash up the cooker. B. Put the plates away. C. Do the drying up.4. What does the man want the towel for? A. To clean the table. B. To dry the dishes. C. To clean the womans bicycle.5. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In the mans office. B. At the mans house. C. At the womans house.听下面一段对话，回答第6-8题。6. Which subject can American high school students choose to study? A. Physical education. B. Social studies. C. Music.7. What is the main purpose of the lockers? A. To save students from carrying textbooks back and forth. B. To offer students a space to decorate. C. To keep students favorite things.8. What do we know about “Backwards Day” from the speaker? A. Its held before Halloween. B. Students dont go to class on that day. C. Teachers perhaps walk and speak backwards.听下面一段对话，回答第9-10题。9. What do we know about Robert? A. He is bored with his present job. B. He has the largest farm in the US. C. He plans to make his farm larger.10. What experience on the farm will the woman never forget? A. Harvesting corn. B. Milking a cow. C. Drinking fresh milk.第二节 听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）Weather report for tomorrowMost placesDry with a good deal of 11._12._ coastA bit of fogNorth-westCloudy with some heavy showersSouthern half13._ in most partSouth-westThe temperatures will reach 14._ or possibly 27 Northern halfDry and be quite 15._.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完型填空 （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16-30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。One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to _16 _ me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that youve done well and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but youll have to_17_ your friends. Would you say yes to your _18_?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me_19_ for the rest of the night I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the_20_decisions adults had to make.For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening Id _21_ wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her _22_and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large_23_apartment, I became aware of how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then that I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on_24_family and work. Face with difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldnt know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a_25_attitude.Back home, I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she _26_to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be _27_. I learnt how to take care of myself and set high but achievable_28_. My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me. Sacrifices _29_ off in the end. The _30_ between us has proved to be blessing for me. 16. A. attract B. promote C. surprise D. praise 17. A. contact B. refuse C. leave D. forgive18. A. teacherB. friendC. motherD. family 19. A. explaining B. sleeping C. wondering D. regretting20. A. intellengentB. timely C. final D. tough21. A. eagerly B. politely C. nervously D. curiously 22. A. patience B. presence C. intelligence D. influence23. A. comfortable B. expensive C. empty D.modern 24. A. abandoning B. balancing C. comparing D. mixing 25. A. different B. friendly C. positive D. general 26. A. managed B. offered C. attempted D. expected27. A. grateful B. energetic C. independent D. practical28. A. examples B. limits C. rules D. goals29. A. breakB. pay C. cut D. turn 30. A. conversationB.attemptC. gratitudeD. separation 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。History has witnessed great changes in the styles of Western art. During the Middle Ages, a conventional artist would mainly aim to represent _31_ (religion) themes. A feeling of respect and love for God would be created in a typical picture of this period. Then people began to adopt a more humanistic and