Section A
Directions： You will hear 5 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.
1. M：Nelly is supposed to be here at the meeting tonight. Where is she?
W： She came down with the flu and had to stay at home.
Q： Why didn’t Nelly attend the meeting? (C)
2. W： Will you back me up on this new course proposal?
M：You can count on me.
Q： What does the man mean? (D)
3. M： A button came off this shirt.
W： We can get a needle and some threads at a department store.
Q： Why do they want to go to a department store? (A)
4. M： Are you going to
W： Yes!I’m going to look up Richard while I’m there.
Q： What is the woman going to do? (D)
5. M： You know, Helen has come into lots of money recently.
W： Yes, I heard that a relative was generous to her.
Q： What can we learn about Helen?(D)
Section B
Directions: You will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear some questions. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B, C) and D).
People always seem to be looking for ways to get rich quickly. So when gold was discovered in
prospectors left behind. These modern prospectors, however, do not have some of the problems the old-times had—anxious to seek a fast fortune, many of those early prospectors arrived before law and order were established, and they took full advantage of this situation by cheating and robbing each other. But not everyone looking for gold in those days was GREedy—some people were generous and helpful. One such person was William Waldo. He established a relief committee that collected money and supplies to help save the lives of countless people who were caught in the mountains by early snowstorms before they even reached
The following questions are based on the passage you’ve just heard.
1. Why did so many people go to
2. Who are the modern-day prospectors that the speaker mentions in the talk? (B)
3. How does the speaker describe
4. What is William Waldo noted for? (C)
II. 词汇（习语）
1. 你是在和我开玩笑吧。pull sb.’s leg 取笑某人
2. 没有危险了，走吧。The coast is clear. 危险已过。
3. 为了得到保险金，他把他妻子杀了。 put sb. out of the way 原意为“把某人从道路上清除出去”，在此处意为“除掉某人、杀害某人”。
4. 她看起来身体非常健康。in the pink 面色红润、身体健康
5. 他总是只顾自己的利益。look after number one 只顾自己的利益
6. 他私下告诉我的。under the rose 秘密地、私下地
7. 从今以后我要单干。play one’s hand alone = play an alone hand 单干、独自干、单枪匹马地干
8. 我已戒酒很长时间了。on the wagon意为“戒酒”，off the wagon意为“不再戒酒”。
9. 没有什么大惊小怪的。a storm in a teacup 大惊小怪、小题大做
10. 汤姆的老师处罚他时，他就会很生气。get (be)hot under the collar 发怒
11. 她偷偷买了这件大衣。under the table 私下地、秘密地
12. 我只是个小人物，解决不了这个棘手的问题。small potato微不足道的人或物；hot potato 棘手困难的事、困境
13. 为了自己的利益，他出卖了许多老朋友。sell sb. down the river 出卖某人、欺骗某人
14. 这个议案几乎要被否决，但在最后一刻又获得足够票数通过。at the eleventh hour 在最后时刻
15. 达德利不想要那座房子，那座房子一直是个累赘。a white elephant 累赘的东西
16. 你没有必要担心，如果有什么差错，由我来承担后果。face the music不得不去经历困苦、勇于承担责任
17. 约翰千方百计想回家过圣诞节。move heaven and earth 千方百计、竭尽全力
18. 他首次登台就博得全场喝彩。bring down the house 博得满堂喝彩
19. 他总是过高地估计自己，他的毛病就出在这儿。think a GREat deal of oneself 过高地估计自己
20. 他被指控谋杀了他的老板，如果证明有罪，他就会被判死刑。send somebody to the chair 把某人判死刑
21. 每个人都相信只有他自己才知道大象究竟是什么模样，并且因为不能取得一致意见而互相漫骂起来。call somebody names 辱骂某人
22. 他是个老于世故的人，而且很精明。know a thing or two 很有经验、精明能干
23. 史密斯先生在铁路股票上发了大财。make a killing 发大财
24. 这个人在我农场已工作十年了。他是个忠实可靠的人。eat no fish 忠实可靠
25. 刚才老板无缘无故地训斥了他一顿，但他不得不忍受着。eat the leek 忍受侮辱、被迫承认错误或收回前言
III. 语法（it的用法）
A．1. It is said that these scientists have been to
2. It has been five years since we met last time.
3. It seems that my father is in a bad mood.
4. It happened that they wore the same clothes that day.
5. It is likely that we will go camping if the weather is fine this weekend.
B．1. It is necessary to have a good command of a foreign language.
2. It began to rain in the evening.
3. The quarrel went on for hours before it was finally settled.
4. He found it strange that no one else had arrived.
5. It happened that the weather was extremely cold.
IV. 阅读
Passage 1 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D
Passage 2 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C
