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本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分；时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共90分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
1. What does the woman love？
A. Brown meat. B. White meat.
C. She doesn’t mind.
2. What is the man going to do tomorrow afternoon？
A. Paint the front door. B. Weed the garden.
C. Wash the car.
3. Why can’t the woman sit on the chair？
A. It has just been painted. B. It is broken.
C. It is very dirty.
4. What isn’t the woman surprised？
A. The man is playing at a concert.
B. The man is worried now.
C. The man is not going to the concert.
5. When did the man see the fish？
A. When he was on the shore.
B. When he was in the middle of swimming.
C. When he was swimming for the shore.
第二节（共15小题；每题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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，每小题将给出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至8题。
6. When did the woman read her last novel？
A. Last Tuesday evening. B. On Tuesday evening.
C. Last Thursday evening.
7. What will the woman read next？
A. A man in Havana B. Gone With the Wind
C. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
8. Why did the woman read the novel？
A. Because she was interested in reading.
B. She didn’t know the reason.
C. She read it just for fun.
听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。
9. What kind of juice did the woman order？
A. Pineapple. B. Orange.
C. Grape.
10. Where did the woman want to have her breakfast？
A. In the dining hall. B. In the restaurant.
C. In her room.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What’s the relationship between the two speakers？
A. Brother and sister. B. Mother and son.
C. Father and daughter.
12. Where did this conversation most probably take place？
A. In the living-room. B. In the study.
C. In the kitchen.
13. How many children does the family have？
A. Two. B. Three.
C . Four.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What kind of tour does the woman want to take for her and her husband？
A. A half day. B. A full day.
C. A day and evening.
15. How will the children spend the evening？
A. They will be taken care of by the hotel. B. They will be taken to the theatre.
C. They will be taken to the dinner entertainment.
16. How much will the tour cost each of the adults？
A. 70 pounds. B. 140 pounds.
C. 30 pounds.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where might you drop in on friends informally？
A. In big places. B. In large cities.
C. In college towns.
18. Why do you use the telephone quite often in your daily life？
A. You want to visit a western country.
B. You want to learn from the westerners.
C. You want to save time and money.
19. What is the advice given in the passage？
A. We should get used to the telephone.
B. We should seldom use the telephone.
C. We should not live in the telephone society.
20. How many examples did the author give to show the necessary of calling first？
A. Three. B. Four.
C. Five.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
21. — How about your meals at school？
— ___ There are all kinds of delicious food there.
A. Terrific！ B. congratulations！
C. Absolutely！ D. Awful！
22. Cathy’s mother has started going to ___ art class， where ___ art teacher is a young woman called Maria Williams.
A. an； an B. the； the
C. an； the D. the； an
23. — Sorry， I forgot to post your letter.
— Never mind. ___ it myself this afternoon.
A. I’m posting B. I’m going to post
C. I will post D. I’d rather post
24. You will enjoy your stay here if you ___ our street signs.
A. look forward to B. are fond of
C. are similar to D. pay attention to
25. You won’t know the value of the health ___ you lose it.
A. until B. as
C. after D. when
26. You’ll be feeling lonely now that your circle of friends has ___ .
A. broken down B. given up
C. split up D. put off
27. We were watching TV ___ we caught sight of a friend of ours.
A. while B. when
C. as soon as D. once
28. — Could I possibly have your autograph on my arm？
— ___ you have asked me so nicely， I’d be delighted to sign on
your arm.
A. For B. As
C. Though D. Unless
29. By the time they ___ working together， they ___ more albums than any other band in history.
A. stopped； sold B. had stopped； had sold
C. stopped； had sold D. had stopped； sold 30. — Have you considered ___ your job as a teacher？
— Yes， but I like the job because a teacher is often considered ___
a gardener.
A. changing； being B. to change； to be
C. changing； to be D. to change； being
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
The night of November 26， 1996 was one that I will never forget. After a（n） 31 day at school， I still 32 to write a big paper. There were many things on my mind. At that time I was having many 33 with my family and friends， and therefore I was 34 a very bad mood. And I was unhappy with myself and the way 35 my life was going. A big problem I had was drug use. For two years I had been smoking cannabis and 36 it， but could not stop. I did not let drugs 37 my grades or personality， but it made a difference in how I thought about myself. I had always been a happy kid and still tried to be， but drugs brought me 38 . I frequently thought about how drugs were not 39 I wanted as part of my life. I wanted to change but I felt it hard to 40 a change.
I looked up at the sky as I walked out of my house. The moon was
41 by the Earth’s shadow in a lunar eclipse（月食）. The outer circle of the moon could be seen and 42 off tiny beams（光束）of light. I stood outside in the cold air for what seemed a long time of happiness. The 43 that I had not felt for 44 came upon me. I closed my eyes to decide if this dream could be 45 . I slowly opened my eyes and caught a falling star flying over treetops. Tears fell from my eyes and 46 down my cheeks. I had seen the true 47 of nature and God. Those few minutes helped me find the 48 to change.
It was not 49 to make the decision to stop using drugs. It was
even harder to gradually stop. 50 has given me hope and a reason to be proud of myself. It has helped me grow stronger and more mature.
31. A. busy B. free C. lazy D. active
32. A. wanted B. hoped C. had D. meant
33. A. difficulties B. problems C. joys D. times
34. A. at B. of C. with D. in
35. A. that B. which C. what D. how
36. A. preferred B. hated C. sold D. produced
37. A. destroy B. control C. affect D. change
38. A. down B. up C. out D. in
39. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
40. A. take B. do C. create D. make
41. A. taken B. covered C. lit D. replaced
42. A. gave B. cut C. put D. send
43. A. joy B. sadness C. tiredness D. gracefulness
44. A. ages B. times C. scenes D. moments 45. A. bright B. nearby C. real D. true
46. A. flowed B. broke C. turned D. brought
47. A. character B. meaning C. beauty D. face
48. A. way B. courage C. reason D. chance
49. A. easy B. horrible C. normal D. unusual
50. A. Losing B. Reviewing C. Quitting D. Reducing
第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Don’t Let Them Close Your School！
Minutes of the meeting held in Malupit Community School on Wednesday 14th March at 8.00p.m.
Mr. Pomat ， a Malupit shop owner， called the meeting to find out the views of the community on local government plans to close the Malupit Community School at the end of the present school year.
Mr. Pomat acted as chairman of the meeting.
He introduced Mr. L. Karazin， the Planning Office of the Raval Education Department. Mr. Karazin pointed out that there were now only fifty-three children at Malupit Community School. This was considered to be too high a number for the forming of two classes and the employment of two teachers. Mrs. Luvako， who had taught at the school for the past twenty-two years， would be retiring from the teaching service in July. The Planning Office wished to take this opportunity to close the school， because it is expensive to run， and to move the children to two bigger schools in Raval， six miles away.
Mrs. Jarvis， the mother of an eight-year-old boy at Malupit， asked what would happen about transport of Ravel. Mr. Karazin replied that the children would travel by bus. This would be provided by the Raval Transport Department， and it would take Malupit children to and from school free of charge.
Another parent， Mr. W. Riley， expressed the fear of many parents that closing the local school would mean that the children of Malupit would not grow up with the same sense of community as in the past. They would feel lost in the much larger schools in Raval.
Mr. Karazin replied that the Raval schools were not very large， and that， in any case the children would have to go to Raval later on for education at high-school level.
The chairman voiced the view of the meeting when he said that there was good reason to believe that there would soon be more young children living in Malupit. It would be foolish， he said， to close the school， and then to find that there were more than enough local children to form two classes and employ two teachers.
A final point was made by Mr. Colmar， a retired business man， that without Malupit Community School， there would be nowhere big enough for local clubs and organizations to hold their meetings. Mr. Karazin promised that they would bring these points to the attention of the Education Department.
Mr. Pomat brought the meeting to a close shortly after 9 o’clock.
51. Why did the Planning Office plan to close the school？
A.There were too many children in each class.
B. The schools in Raval were bigger and better.
C. It had too few children and it was expensive to run.
D. The teacher was retiring and they could not find another.
52. What would the children do if they no longer go to Malupit Community School？
A. They would travel every day to two schools in Raval.
B. They would go to Raval for education at high-school level.
C. They would receive their education at the Ravel Education Department.
D. They would attend a new local school to be built by the Planning Office.
53. Which of following statements is true according to Mr. Karazin？
A. The children would travel to Raval by their parents’ cars.
B. The children would travel by bus to Raval without cost.
C. The children would be taken each day by bus to the Raval Transport Department.
D. The children would go by bus to and from school at a low cost.
54. What does the underlined part imply in the passage？
A. Mr. Pomat spoke most at the meeting because he was chairman.
B. Mr. Pomat was the one who called the meeting to find out parents’ views.
C. Mr. Pomat said what everyone at the meeting had asked him to say.
D. Mr. Pomat expressed the opinion held by everyone at the meeting.
B
This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There’s a lot to do. Here are the highlights.
Live Music—Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis， the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band， Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours， so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’ s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out， so get your tickets quickly.
PLACE： The Jazz Club DATES： 15-23 March PRICE： ￥80，120 TIME： 10：00p.m. till late！ TEL： 6466-8736
Scottish dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate（演示） the dances. The live band， Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees， are also excellent.
PLACE： Jack Stein’s DATES： every Monday PRICE： Y60 including one drink TIME： 7：00—0：00 p.m. TEL： 6402-1877 Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum
There are 120，000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It’ s always interesting to visit， but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies（木乃伊）and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move！
PLACE： Shanghai Museum PRICE： ￥30 （￥15 for students） TEL： 6888-6888 DATES： daily TIME： Monday—Friday 9：00a.m.—5：00p.m.， Weekends 9：00a.m.—9：00p.m.
Dining—Sushi chef in town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan， it’ s become an art form. The most famous Sushi artist is Yuki Kamura. She’ s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.
PLACE： Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel DATES： all month PRICE： ￥200 TIME： lunchtime TEL： 6690-3211
For a full listing of events， see our website.
55. Which can you choose to attend an activity at 8： 00p. m. on Saturday？
A. Live Music—Late Night Jazz
B. Scottish dancing
C. Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum
D. Dining—Sushi chef in town
56. Which of the following is true according to the advertisements？
A. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out.
B. The performance given by the American jazz band won’t last long.
C. Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food.
D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt.
57. From the text we may learn that Kamura is ___ .
A. a cook B. a waitress
C. an instructor D. an artist
C
Late last summer， I was introduced to a new special someone. We met at an Apple product announcement. She was helpful， smart， and even funny， talking of jokes and making me laugh. What more could a man ask for？
Since then， we have had some major communication issues. She frequently misunderstands what I’m saying. Sometimes she is just unavailable. Often， she responds with the same repetitive words. Her name is Siri.
At first， Siri， the voice-activated digital assistant on Apple Iphones， seemed a little too good to be true. Siri cheated me into a relationship promising to help me set up appointments， to gently wake me in the morning for work， and to give me the ability to text someone while I was driving.
It didn’t work out that way. “There’s something wrong， and I can’t answer your questions right now. Please try again in a little while，” Siri will say when I ask something， or “I’m really sorry about this， but I can’t take any requests right now. Please try again in a little while.” She is always polite. But I’m starting to suspect that “I’m really sorry” is just something Siri says to shut me up. Apple introduced Siri as a beta test， meaning it was still a work in progress. That was unusual for Apple. It wanted a head start. But it doesn’t seem ready to change anything yet. Many people I have spoken to have switched Siri off and turned to the iPhone’s voice dictation service， which is more reliable because it doesn’t use Siri’s artificial intelligence software.
58. How did the author feel when he first met Siri？
A. He felt quite satisfied with her functions.
B. He didn’t care what functions she had at all.
D. He felt she was smart but very boring.
C. He felt unsatisfied with her limited functions.
59. What makes the author feel annoyed about Siri later in life？
A. She frequently fails to finish what he wishes for.
B. She often receives some calls from strangers.
C. She always wants him to shut up.
D. She is always out of order.
60. Why do more people choose not to use Siri any longer？
A. Her appearance looks so ugly.
B. She is too polite.
C. Her artificial intelligence software isn’t reliable.
D. Apple fails to make more successful advertisements.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共60分）
第四部分 写作（共四节，满分60分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
61. Snakes are ________（很少）seen in England.
62. There was no ________（联系）between the two events.
63. Don’t be ________（影响）by what she says.
64. Many Chinese ________（表达）aren’t translated well into English.
65. I ________（采纳）their method of making the machine.
66. China has entered upon a new h stage.
67. Bicycles are b from the new motorway.
68. Be yourself and don’t i others.
69. I am afraid I have to d with you about this project.
70. When the film As You Like It was p ， he played Rosaline.
第二节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
It is sometimes said that strange flying objects have been seen high up in the sky. People call these strange objects Unidentified Flying Objects （UFO）. These UFOs caused a lot of interest. Some of the reports about them are difficult to believe. Some have been explained in scientific ways. Others have never been explained. Here is a story of UFO from a report.
Dennis Burdens， who wrote an article， told us that he once saw a UFO himself. He was having dinner one night with a friend near Tripoli， Libya， and after dinner the two men walked across a yard to his room to read some papers. Burdens noticed that the moon looked strange that night. “It wasn’t the moon，” he said. They watched the light and saw that it was moving. It seemed to be an object rather like a big plate. In some ways it looked like smoke with a light on it， but it wasn’t smoke because it didn’t change its shape. It was moving in a regular way. That is to say， it didn’t go suddenly faster or more slowly， and it didn’t go higher or lower. So the two men decided that there must be men in it.
After that， Burdens said that he felt eyes looking at him. He was being watched in the darkness. When it was nearer， they noticed that the bottom parts were brighter than the top. The bottom was yellow and the top red. Then the object suddenly turned away and left Libya， moving very fast.
On a later day Burdens talked to other people about it， and he found some who had seen it. They all described it in the same way. Could they all mistake it？
71. What is the UFO short for？ （within 3 words）
72. What did Burdens notice that night？ （within 10 words）
73. Why did Burdens and his friend think there must be men in the
UFO？ （within 8 words）
74. What’s the colour of the top of the UFO？ （1 word ）
75. Who had seen the UFO？ （within 10 words）
第三节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Yesterday was my the best friend Li Ming’s birthday. When school was over， he went to a bookshop. I bought a book naming Exploring Space and had it nicely wrapped for him. I knew he would be pleased with my presents. When I got to the party， Li Ming greeted me with big smile. I gave the present to him but said in a low voice to him， “You will love it.” He can’t wait to unwrap it. Suddenly the smile in his face disappeared and I saw the title on the cover of the book what read： Caring for Your Baby！ I must have picked up the wrongly book！
第四节 书面表达（满分25分）
最近某高中拟开展以“校园拒绝零食”为主题的活动。假如你是该校学生会主席，请你以学生会的名义，参考下面的内容提示，给全校学生写一封倡议书。
内容提示：1. 描述吃零食的现象；2. 阐述吃零食的影响；3. 提出合理化的建议。
注意：词数120左右；开头已写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：零食 snacks；现象 phenomenon
Dear fellow students，
Eating snacks is a serious phenomenon in our school.
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共90分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
1. What does the woman love？
A. Brown meat. B. White meat.
C. She doesn’t mind.
2. What is the man going to do tomorrow afternoon？
A. Paint the front door. B. Weed the garden.
C. Wash the car.
3. Why can’t the woman sit on the chair？
A. It has just been painted. B. It is broken.
C. It is very dirty.
4. What isn’t the woman surprised？
A. The man is playing at a concert.
B. The man is worried now.
C. The man is not going to the concert.
5. When did the man see the fish？
A. When he was on the shore.
B. When he was in the middle of swimming.
C. When he was swimming for the shore.
第二节（共15小题；每题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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，每小题将给出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至8题。
6. When did the woman read her last novel？
A. Last Tuesday evening. B. On Tuesday evening.
C. Last Thursday evening.
7. What will the woman read next？
A. A man in Havana B. Gone With the Wind
C. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
8. Why did the woman read the novel？
A. Because she was interested in reading.
B. She didn’t know the reason.
C. She read it just for fun.
听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。
9. What kind of juice did the woman order？
A. Pineapple. B. Orange.
C. Grape.
10. Where did the woman want to have her breakfast？
A. In the dining hall. B. In the restaurant.
C. In her room.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What’s the relationship between the two speakers？
A. Brother and sister. B. Mother and son.
C. Father and daughter.
12. Where did this conversation most probably take place？
A. In the living-room. B. In the study.
C. In the kitchen.
13. How many children does the family have？
A. Two. B. Three.
C . Four.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What kind of tour does the woman want to take for her and her husband？
A. A half day. B. A full day.
C. A day and evening.
15. How will the children spend the evening？
A. They will be taken care of by the hotel. B. They will be taken to the theatre.
C. They will be taken to the dinner entertainment.
16. How much will the tour cost each of the adults？
A. 70 pounds. B. 140 pounds.
C. 30 pounds.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where might you drop in on friends informally？
A. In big places. B. In large cities.
C. In college towns.
18. Why do you use the telephone quite often in your daily life？
A. You want to visit a western country.
B. You want to learn from the westerners.
C. You want to save time and money.
19. What is the advice given in the passage？
A. We should get used to the telephone.
B. We should seldom use the telephone.
C. We should not live in the telephone society.
20. How many examples did the author give to show the necessary of calling first？
A. Three. B. Four.
C. Five.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
21. — How about your meals at school？
— ___ There are all kinds of delicious food there.
A. Terrific！ B. congratulations！
C. Absolutely！ D. Awful！
22. Cathy’s mother has started going to ___ art class， where ___ art teacher is a young woman called Maria Williams.
A. an； an B. the； the
C. an； the D. the； an
23. — Sorry， I forgot to post your letter.
— Never mind. ___ it myself this afternoon.
A. I’m posting B. I’m going to post
C. I will post D. I’d rather post
24. You will enjoy your stay here if you ___ our street signs.
A. look forward to B. are fond of
C. are similar to D. pay attention to
25. You won’t know the value of the health ___ you lose it.
A. until B. as
C. after D. when
26. You’ll be feeling lonely now that your circle of friends has ___ .
A. broken down B. given up
C. split up D. put off
27. We were watching TV ___ we caught sight of a friend of ours.
A. while B. when
C. as soon as D. once
28. — Could I possibly have your autograph on my arm？
— ___ you have asked me so nicely， I’d be delighted to sign on
your arm.
A. For B. As
C. Though D. Unless
29. By the time they ___ working together， they ___ more albums than any other band in history.
A. stopped； sold B. had stopped； had sold
C. stopped； had sold D. had stopped； sold 30. — Have you considered ___ your job as a teacher？
— Yes， but I like the job because a teacher is often considered ___
a gardener.
A. changing； being B. to change； to be
C. changing； to be D. to change； being
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
The night of November 26， 1996 was one that I will never forget. After a（n） 31 day at school， I still 32 to write a big paper. There were many things on my mind. At that time I was having many 33 with my family and friends， and therefore I was 34 a very bad mood. And I was unhappy with myself and the way 35 my life was going. A big problem I had was drug use. For two years I had been smoking cannabis and 36 it， but could not stop. I did not let drugs 37 my grades or personality， but it made a difference in how I thought about myself. I had always been a happy kid and still tried to be， but drugs brought me 38 . I frequently thought about how drugs were not 39 I wanted as part of my life. I wanted to change but I felt it hard to 40 a change.
I looked up at the sky as I walked out of my house. The moon was
41 by the Earth’s shadow in a lunar eclipse（月食）. The outer circle of the moon could be seen and 42 off tiny beams（光束）of light. I stood outside in the cold air for what seemed a long time of happiness. The 43 that I had not felt for 44 came upon me. I closed my eyes to decide if this dream could be 45 . I slowly opened my eyes and caught a falling star flying over treetops. Tears fell from my eyes and 46 down my cheeks. I had seen the true 47 of nature and God. Those few minutes helped me find the 48 to change.
It was not 49 to make the decision to stop using drugs. It was
even harder to gradually stop. 50 has given me hope and a reason to be proud of myself. It has helped me grow stronger and more mature.
31. A. busy B. free C. lazy D. active
32. A. wanted B. hoped C. had D. meant
33. A. difficulties B. problems C. joys D. times
34. A. at B. of C. with D. in
35. A. that B. which C. what D. how
36. A. preferred B. hated C. sold D. produced
37. A. destroy B. control C. affect D. change
38. A. down B. up C. out D. in
39. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
40. A. take B. do C. create D. make
41. A. taken B. covered C. lit D. replaced
42. A. gave B. cut C. put D. send
43. A. joy B. sadness C. tiredness D. gracefulness
44. A. ages B. times C. scenes D. moments 45. A. bright B. nearby C. real D. true
46. A. flowed B. broke C. turned D. brought
47. A. character B. meaning C. beauty D. face
48. A. way B. courage C. reason D. chance
49. A. easy B. horrible C. normal D. unusual
50. A. Losing B. Reviewing C. Quitting D. Reducing
第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Don’t Let Them Close Your School！
Minutes of the meeting held in Malupit Community School on Wednesday 14th March at 8.00p.m.
Mr. Pomat ， a Malupit shop owner， called the meeting to find out the views of the community on local government plans to close the Malupit Community School at the end of the present school year.
Mr. Pomat acted as chairman of the meeting.
He introduced Mr. L. Karazin， the Planning Office of the Raval Education Department. Mr. Karazin pointed out that there were now only fifty-three children at Malupit Community School. This was considered to be too high a number for the forming of two classes and the employment of two teachers. Mrs. Luvako， who had taught at the school for the past twenty-two years， would be retiring from the teaching service in July. The Planning Office wished to take this opportunity to close the school， because it is expensive to run， and to move the children to two bigger schools in Raval， six miles away.
Mrs. Jarvis， the mother of an eight-year-old boy at Malupit， asked what would happen about transport of Ravel. Mr. Karazin replied that the children would travel by bus. This would be provided by the Raval Transport Department， and it would take Malupit children to and from school free of charge.
Another parent， Mr. W. Riley， expressed the fear of many parents that closing the local school would mean that the children of Malupit would not grow up with the same sense of community as in the past. They would feel lost in the much larger schools in Raval.
Mr. Karazin replied that the Raval schools were not very large， and that， in any case the children would have to go to Raval later on for education at high-school level.
The chairman voiced the view of the meeting when he said that there was good reason to believe that there would soon be more young children living in Malupit. It would be foolish， he said， to close the school， and then to find that there were more than enough local children to form two classes and employ two teachers.
A final point was made by Mr. Colmar， a retired business man， that without Malupit Community School， there would be nowhere big enough for local clubs and organizations to hold their meetings. Mr. Karazin promised that they would bring these points to the attention of the Education Department.
Mr. Pomat brought the meeting to a close shortly after 9 o’clock.
51. Why did the Planning Office plan to close the school？
A.There were too many children in each class.
B. The schools in Raval were bigger and better.
C. It had too few children and it was expensive to run.
D. The teacher was retiring and they could not find another.
52. What would the children do if they no longer go to Malupit Community School？
A. They would travel every day to two schools in Raval.
B. They would go to Raval for education at high-school level.
C. They would receive their education at the Ravel Education Department.
D. They would attend a new local school to be built by the Planning Office.
53. Which of following statements is true according to Mr. Karazin？
A. The children would travel to Raval by their parents’ cars.
B. The children would travel by bus to Raval without cost.
C. The children would be taken each day by bus to the Raval Transport Department.
D. The children would go by bus to and from school at a low cost.
54. What does the underlined part imply in the passage？
A. Mr. Pomat spoke most at the meeting because he was chairman.
B. Mr. Pomat was the one who called the meeting to find out parents’ views.
C. Mr. Pomat said what everyone at the meeting had asked him to say.
D. Mr. Pomat expressed the opinion held by everyone at the meeting.
B
This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There’s a lot to do. Here are the highlights.
Live Music—Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis， the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band， Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours， so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’ s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out， so get your tickets quickly.
PLACE： The Jazz Club DATES： 15-23 March PRICE： ￥80，120 TIME： 10：00p.m. till late！ TEL： 6466-8736
Scottish dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate（演示） the dances. The live band， Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees， are also excellent.
PLACE： Jack Stein’s DATES： every Monday PRICE： Y60 including one drink TIME： 7：00—0：00 p.m. TEL： 6402-1877 Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum
There are 120，000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It’ s always interesting to visit， but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies（木乃伊）and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move！
PLACE： Shanghai Museum PRICE： ￥30 （￥15 for students） TEL： 6888-6888 DATES： daily TIME： Monday—Friday 9：00a.m.—5：00p.m.， Weekends 9：00a.m.—9：00p.m.
Dining—Sushi chef in town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan， it’ s become an art form. The most famous Sushi artist is Yuki Kamura. She’ s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.
PLACE： Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel DATES： all month PRICE： ￥200 TIME： lunchtime TEL： 6690-3211
For a full listing of events， see our website.
55. Which can you choose to attend an activity at 8： 00p. m. on Saturday？
A. Live Music—Late Night Jazz
B. Scottish dancing
C. Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum
D. Dining—Sushi chef in town
56. Which of the following is true according to the advertisements？
A. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out.
B. The performance given by the American jazz band won’t last long.
C. Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food.
D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt.
57. From the text we may learn that Kamura is ___ .
A. a cook B. a waitress
C. an instructor D. an artist
C
Late last summer， I was introduced to a new special someone. We met at an Apple product announcement. She was helpful， smart， and even funny， talking of jokes and making me laugh. What more could a man ask for？
Since then， we have had some major communication issues. She frequently misunderstands what I’m saying. Sometimes she is just unavailable. Often， she responds with the same repetitive words. Her name is Siri.
At first， Siri， the voice-activated digital assistant on Apple Iphones， seemed a little too good to be true. Siri cheated me into a relationship promising to help me set up appointments， to gently wake me in the morning for work， and to give me the ability to text someone while I was driving.
It didn’t work out that way. “There’s something wrong， and I can’t answer your questions right now. Please try again in a little while，” Siri will say when I ask something， or “I’m really sorry about this， but I can’t take any requests right now. Please try again in a little while.” She is always polite. But I’m starting to suspect that “I’m really sorry” is just something Siri says to shut me up. Apple introduced Siri as a beta test， meaning it was still a work in progress. That was unusual for Apple. It wanted a head start. But it doesn’t seem ready to change anything yet. Many people I have spoken to have switched Siri off and turned to the iPhone’s voice dictation service， which is more reliable because it doesn’t use Siri’s artificial intelligence software.
58. How did the author feel when he first met Siri？
A. He felt quite satisfied with her functions.
B. He didn’t care what functions she had at all.
D. He felt she was smart but very boring.
C. He felt unsatisfied with her limited functions.
59. What makes the author feel annoyed about Siri later in life？
A. She frequently fails to finish what he wishes for.
B. She often receives some calls from strangers.
C. She always wants him to shut up.
D. She is always out of order.
60. Why do more people choose not to use Siri any longer？
A. Her appearance looks so ugly.
B. She is too polite.
C. Her artificial intelligence software isn’t reliable.
D. Apple fails to make more successful advertisements.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共60分）
第四部分 写作（共四节，满分60分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
61. Snakes are ________（很少）seen in England.
62. There was no ________（联系）between the two events.
63. Don’t be ________（影响）by what she says.
64. Many Chinese ________（表达）aren’t translated well into English.
65. I ________（采纳）their method of making the machine.
66. China has entered upon a new h stage.
67. Bicycles are b from the new motorway.
68. Be yourself and don’t i others.
69. I am afraid I have to d with you about this project.
70. When the film As You Like It was p ， he played Rosaline.
第二节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
It is sometimes said that strange flying objects have been seen high up in the sky. People call these strange objects Unidentified Flying Objects （UFO）. These UFOs caused a lot of interest. Some of the reports about them are difficult to believe. Some have been explained in scientific ways. Others have never been explained. Here is a story of UFO from a report.
Dennis Burdens， who wrote an article， told us that he once saw a UFO himself. He was having dinner one night with a friend near Tripoli， Libya， and after dinner the two men walked across a yard to his room to read some papers. Burdens noticed that the moon looked strange that night. “It wasn’t the moon，” he said. They watched the light and saw that it was moving. It seemed to be an object rather like a big plate. In some ways it looked like smoke with a light on it， but it wasn’t smoke because it didn’t change its shape. It was moving in a regular way. That is to say， it didn’t go suddenly faster or more slowly， and it didn’t go higher or lower. So the two men decided that there must be men in it.
After that， Burdens said that he felt eyes looking at him. He was being watched in the darkness. When it was nearer， they noticed that the bottom parts were brighter than the top. The bottom was yellow and the top red. Then the object suddenly turned away and left Libya， moving very fast.
On a later day Burdens talked to other people about it， and he found some who had seen it. They all described it in the same way. Could they all mistake it？
71. What is the UFO short for？ （within 3 words）
72. What did Burdens notice that night？ （within 10 words）
73. Why did Burdens and his friend think there must be men in the
UFO？ （within 8 words）
74. What’s the colour of the top of the UFO？ （1 word ）
75. Who had seen the UFO？ （within 10 words）
第三节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Yesterday was my the best friend Li Ming’s birthday. When school was over， he went to a bookshop. I bought a book naming Exploring Space and had it nicely wrapped for him. I knew he would be pleased with my presents. When I got to the party， Li Ming greeted me with big smile. I gave the present to him but said in a low voice to him， “You will love it.” He can’t wait to unwrap it. Suddenly the smile in his face disappeared and I saw the title on the cover of the book what read： Caring for Your Baby！ I must have picked up the wrongly book！
第四节 书面表达（满分25分）
最近某高中拟开展以“校园拒绝零食”为主题的活动。假如你是该校学生会主席，请你以学生会的名义，参考下面的内容提示，给全校学生写一封倡议书。
内容提示：1. 描述吃零食的现象；2. 阐述吃零食的影响；3. 提出合理化的建议。
注意：词数120左右；开头已写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：零食 snacks；现象 phenomenon
Dear fellow students，
Eating snacks is a serious phenomenon in our school.