I. Listening Comprehension and typing (英文听打)Directions：In the following practice, you will hear a short dialogue. Please type the correct information on the answer sheet according to the5 questions given bellow: 某女士打电话联系Gail，与他谈论其度假的情况，请听录音（附音频文件），II. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)Directions: in the following practice，you are going to read 5 passages. After reading a passage, you will find questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement, you are required to make the correct choice among A,B,C and DPassage 1Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they, too, were very tired, and one by one, also fell asleep. The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle. He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.1. Hundreds of years ago there was a war between_______.A. Roman army and North EnglandB. Roman army and the ScotsC. England and ScotsD. a brave people and the Scots2. At first it looked as if the Romans would win because_______.A. the Scots were not braveB. the Roman army was so strongC. the Scots did not have a good leaderD. the Romans had the support from the Scottish3. “We must win or we will die.” What the leader of the Scots said means_______.A. they were sure to winB. they couldn’t escape from deathC. they would win and then they would dieD. they must try hard to win, otherwise they would be killed4. The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because_______.A. they didn’t want to wake the ScotsB. they wanted to reach the topC. they wanted to catch the four guards firstD. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle5. The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because_______.A. It is a beautiful plantB. it is fresh and lovelyC. it had so many sharp needles all over itD. it was the thistle that help the Scots to win the battlePassage 2Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults. But that’s not true. There are many interesting stories in the paper. You just need to make clear what you are looking at. “I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,”said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing.“I’m interested in things happening at school.”School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There’s also world news: from international problems to pop stars.Read the newspaper carefully, we’ll find different types of articles on the pages.News stories ——these stories are about events. Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writer s’ ideas.Opinion writing ——opinion writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn’t just facts. Here writers add their own opinions to the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth. This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to “Speak Out”on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers.Advertisement ——Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just the ways to get us interested in their products! People have to pay advertisements in newspapers!6. The underline sentence means that the readers “______”A. should understand interesting news storiesB. ought to know which kind of things to readC. need to look at the school news firstD. must know the contents of all the news7. Writers use some facts in opinion writings because they want us ______ their opinions.A. to understandB. to rememberC. to agree withD. to speak out8. We can not find the facts of an event______.A. in advertisementsB. in the school newsC. in opinion writingD. on the front page9. In the writer’s opinion, we’d better be ______ advertisements in newspapers.A. interested inB. againstC. worried aboutD. careful of10. This passage mainly discusses how______.A. reporters write different kinds of newsB. teenagers get interested in newspapersC. readers can read newspapers in better waysD. readers can deal with different kinds of news in newspapersPassage 3How much paper do you use every year? Maybe you can't answer this question quickly. In 1900 the world's use of paper was about one kilogram for each person in a year. Now some countries use 50 kilograms of paper for each person in a year. But countries like America, England and Sweden, certainly use more paper than other countries.Paper was first made in China about 2,000 years ago. It was made from the hairline parts of certain plants. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. In 1500, a German named Schaeffer found out that one could make the best paper from trees. After that the forest countries of Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books and writing paper. Butthere are many other uses. Only half of the paper is used for books and magazines. Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often insulated with paper. You may see some people sleep on a large number of newspapers. They're insulating themselves from the cold. In Finland the temperature is something -40 degrees of centigrade. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.Each year more and more things are made of paper. We have had cups and plates for a long time. Now we hear that chairs, tables and even beds can be made of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can wear paper hats, paper dresses and paper raincoats. When you have used them once, you throw them away and buy new ones.People have made paper boats, but they haven't made paper planes or cars. Just wait-- they perhaps will someday.11.How much paper does each person use in a year in some countries now?A. One kilogram.B. Fifteen kilograms.C. Fifty kilograms.D. Forty kilograms.12._____________use(s) more paper than other countries.A. SwedenB. AmericaC. EnglandD. A,B and C13. When was paper first made in southern Europe?A.2,000 years agoB. In 1100C. In 1500D. In 190014. Why do farmers in Finland wear paper boots in the snow? Because＿＿＿A. they are so poor that they can buy only paper boots.B. There are no other kinds of boots thereC. Paper boots are warmer than anything else thereD. Paper boots are so nice that they don't like other kinds15. Which kind of things haven't been made of paper?A. Chairs and bedsB. Cups and tablesC Boots and hats D. Planes and carsPassage 4When I was pursuing my studies in Florida, I came across an American classmate of mine in the street, with whom I got along pretty well in normal times. He said to me, “Our class will have a party this Saturday at 3:00 pm, room 101.You should bring a Chinese dish or dessert. Can you make it?”Immediately I thought that I was always a gentleman who had never cooked. How could I cook a Chinese dish or dessert or things like that. Therefore I said with curtness finally, “No,I can not make it.”My American classmate seemed a little disappointed at what I said, and turned away with a shrug.On the day of the party, I bought a dessert and went to the party on time. At the sight of me, that American classmate opened his eyes wide and said, “I thought you could not make it.”“I bought it.I did not make it myself,” I held the dessert in my hands in front ofhim and emphasized.On hearing what I said, the American bent over with laughter. After a while, he explained that last time he wanted to know whether I could come, and did not ask me if I could cook a Chinese dish or dessert. Now I understand that “make it” usually has the meaning of arriving at or reaching a place or destination successfully.16. Where was the writer studying?A. In AmericanB. In EnglandC. In CanadaD. In Japan17. What did the American classmate ask the writer to bring?A. Some booksB. Some flowersC. Some fruitD. Some food18.Why did he answer “No, I can't make it”?A. He didn't agree with what his classmate had said .B. He didn't want to bring a Chinese dish or dessert.C. He didn't go to the party.D. He didn't understand “Can you make it?”.19.What can you learn from the story?A. English is important.B. The writer is a foreigner.C. The writer is Chinese.D. The writer is a girl.20. What's the best title of the passage?A. Can You Make it?B. A PartyC. Learning EnglishD. An American ClassmatePassage 5Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another reservoir which may be called experience, and the college student will find that every craftsman has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them. But the demonstration and report of what happens, and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms. Presently the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject.Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional practices handed down from father to son, or mother to daughter, of old country customs, of folklore. All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass. The college student should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness.21.In the last paragraph the phrase “this wide, confused wilderness”refers to _________.A. personal experienceB. wild weeds among good plantsC. the information from the parentsD. the vast store of traditional practices22. Which of the following statement is supported by the passage?A. The college students have trouble separating good plants from wild glass.B. Craftsman’s experience is usually unscientific.C. The contemptuous college students will receive nothing from craftsmen.D. Traditional practices as important experience for the college student.23. From this passage we can infer thatA. we’ll invite the craftsman to teach in the collegeB .schools and books are not the only way to knowledgeC. scientific discoveries are based on personal experienceD. discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge fora college student24. The author advices the college student toA. be contemptuous to the craftsmanB. be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific termsC. learn the craftsman’s experience by judging it carefullyD. gain the craftsman’s experience without rejection25. The main idea of this passage is aboutA. what to learn from the parentB. how to gain knowledgeC. why to learn from the craftsmanD. how to deal with experienceIII. Translation——English into Chinese（英译中）Directions: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of the four sentences is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A, B, C and D. Make the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. You will soon find yourself without any friends at all if you keep on being so rude to everybody.A. 如果你坚持对每个人粗鲁，你很快就会发现自己根本没朋友了。