单项选择题
1、听录音,回答题

A．To buy a present for his friend who is getting married．
B．To find out the cost for a complete set of cookware．
C．To see what he could ask his friends to buy for him．
D．To make inquiries about the price of an electric cooker．


2、Questions  are based on the following passage.
For decades, Americans have taken for granted the United States' leadership position in the development of new technologies. The innovations (创新) that resulted from research and development during World War Ⅱ and afterwards were36to the prosperity of the nation in the second half of the 20th century. Those innovations, upon which virtually all aspects of37society now depend,were possible because the United States then38the world in mathematics and science education.
Today, however, despite increasing demand for workers with strong skills in mathematics and science,the39of degrees awarded in science, math, and engineering are decreasing.
The decline in degree production in what are called the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math) seems to be40related to the comparatively weak performance by U.S.schoolchildren on international assessments of math and science. Many students entering college have weak skills in mathematics. According to the 2005 report of the Business-Higher Education Forum,22percent of college freshmen must take remedial (补习的) math41, and less than half of the students who plan to major in science or engineering42complete a major in those fields.
The result has been a decrease in the number of American college graduates who have the skills,43in mathematics, to power a workforce that can keep the country at the forefront (前沿)of innovation and maintain its standard of living. With the44performance of American students in math and science has come increased competition from students from other countries that have strongly supported education in these areas. Many more students earn45in the STEM disciplines in developing countries than in the United States. 
A． accelerating
B． actually 
C． closely 
D． contemporary 
E． courses 
F． critical
G． declining
H． degrees
I． especially 
J． future 
K． led
L． met
M． procedures
N． proportions
O． spheres
第(36)题应填__________


3、听录音,回答题

A．Alcohol helps develop people's intelligence.
B．Heavy drinking is not necessarily harmful to one's health.
C．Controlled drinking helps people keep their wits as they age.
D．Drinking, even moderately, may harm one's health.


填空题
4、The northern Italian city of Milan banned all traffic from its streets for 10 hours on Sunday (26)reduce smog.
The measure which was first imposed on a trial basis in the'year 2007 is (27)__________whenever pollution exceeds the statutory limit for 12 (28)__________ days.
Satellite imagery shows Milan to be one of the most polluted cities in Europe. An estimated 120,000 (29) will be affected by the move, according to the major daily newspaper in the city.
The most polluting vehicles have (30) __________ driving through the city center since Thursday. But on Sunday, there was supposed to be no traffic between 8:00 and 18:00.
The ban is imposed when pollution (31)__________50 micrograms of particulates per cubic meter of air over 12 days. The last time the full ban was (32) __________ was in February.
The move is not popular with all environmentalists, who argue that the city's public transport system should be improved to (33)__________people from using their cars. Local Green Party councilor Enrico Fedrighini said cars with three or four people inside should be offered free parking, for example. "One or two car-free Sundays each month will not do anything to (34)__________ the smog crisis," he told the daily newspaper in the city.
Public transport was to be bolstered during the day, with an (35)__________ metro trains and buses operating.
根据材料，回答问题。
26.__________


简答题
5、听录音，回答题
For Americans, time is money．They say, "You only get so much time in this life; you'd better use it wisely." The future will not be better than the past or present, as Americans are (26) __________to  see  things,  unless  people  use  their  time  for  constructive  activities． Thus,  Americans(27) __________a  "well-organized" person, one who has a written list of things to do and a(28) __________for doing them．The ideal person is punctual and (29) __________other peo-ple's time． They  do  not waste  people's time  with  conversation  or  other activity that has no(30) __________, beneficial outcome.
The American attitude toward time is not (31) _________ shared by others, especially non-Eu-ropeans．They are more likely to (32) __________ something that is simply there around them, notsomething they can use．One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the States isthe (33) __________ that time must be saved whenever possible and used wisely every day.
In this context the fast food industry can (34) __________ a clear example of an American cul-tural product．McDonald's, KFC, and other fast food establishments are successful in a country wheremany people want to spend the least amount of time preparing and eating meals．As McDonald's restau-rants spread around the world, they have been viewed as (35) __________of American society andculture, bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness.
第(26)题__________


6、听录音，回答题
You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways, depending on the situation they are in．This is very natural．All languages have two general levels of (26)__________a formal level and an informal level．English is no (27)__________ ．The difference in these two levels is the situation in which you use a (28)__________  level．Formal language is the kind of language you find in textbooks, (29)__________ books, and in business letters．You Would also use formal English in compositions and essays that you write in school．Informal language is used in converation with colleagues, family members and friends, and when we write (30.
notes or letters to close friends.
Formal language (31)__________  informal language in several ways．First, formal language
tends to be more polite．What we may find interesting is that it (32)__________ takes more words to be polite．For example, I might say to a friend or family member, "Close the door, please," but to a stranger, I probably would say, "Would-you mind closing the door?" Another difference  between  formal  and  informal  language  is  some  of the  vocabulary． There(33)__________  be some words and phrases that (34)__________  in formal language and others that are informal．Let's say that I really like soccer．If I'm talking to my friend I might say "I'm just (35)__________soccer! " But if I were talking to my boss, t would probably say  "I really enjoy soccer."
第(26)题__________


7、 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a shortessay about a campus activity that has benefited you most. You shouldtate the reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.


8、 “你要茶还是咖啡？是用餐人常被问到的问题。许多西方人会选咖啡、而中国人则会选茶.相传一位皇帝与五千年前发现茶，并用来治病，在明清(the ming and qing dynasties)期间，茶馆遍布全国，饮茶在六世纪传到日本，但直到十七、十八世纪才传到欧美。如今，茶是世界上流行的饮料(beverage)之．--。茶是中国的民族饮品，也是中国传统和文化的重要组成部分。


9、 假日经济的现象表面 中国消费者的消费观正在发生巨大的变化根据统计数据，中国消费者的消费需求正在从基本生活必需品转向对休闲、舒适和个人发展的需求。同时，中国人的消费观在蓬勃发展的假日经济中正变得成熟。因此产品结构应做相应调整，来适应社会的发展。另一方面，服务质量要改善，以满足人们提高生活质量的要求。


10、中国被誉为陶瓷之国，景德镇被称为陶瓷之都(the City of ceramics)。瓷器早出现于商代中晚期。距今已有八千多年的悠久历史。随着时代的发展，瓷器的用途越来越多，既可以用来盛放东西，也可以作装饰之用。多姿多彩的瓷器是中国古代的伟大发明之一。  “瓷器”与“中国”在英文中同为一词。充分说明中国瓷器的精美绝伦完全可以作为中国的代表。