Directions: This part is to test you listening ability. It consists of 3 sections Section a: Conversations Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each mersation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only ONCE. 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

1. Besides the ways introduced in para1, what other traditional ways do you know the Chinese have to predict earthquakes Water in the well becomes muddy, Seismoscope/Seismograph invented by Zhang Heng Mice run in the street fearlessly 2. What is the most dangerous part in the earthquake to most people? Falling building

computers. Passage D. To warn against mentally lazy attitude towards In what now seem like the prehistoric times of computers. computer history, the earth's postwar era, there was quite 22. According to the passage, the initial concern about

1、本卷的第一部分至第四部分的答案做在答题卡上。请必用铅笔按要求涂卡。. What oes Laura's' mother think of Laura? 2、本卷的第五部分(作文)写在答题纸(最后一页)上 A. Laura really needs a full-time job

Pre-reading Information 1. Boxing Sport of fighting with fists, also called pugilism and prizefighting 2. Early History Depicted on the walls of tombs at Beni Hasan in Egypt, dating from about 2000 te 1500 B.C., boxing is one of the oldest

Translation( Chinese to English Unit 1 1.等我赶到顶楼会议室时,他们已经离开了。( by the time By the time I got to the meeting room on the top floor, they had already left. 这一节目迎合大众的许多不同的兴趣和品味。( cater)

Directions: After each of the following words, there are four other words marked A, B, C, and D with some of their letters underlined. Choose the one that has the same pronunciation as the given one. 1. cute A. lump B. chubby C. robust D. venue 2. testify A. youthful B. notify C. royal D. needy

I. Pronunciation: (0.5’×10) Find the right word from the four choices whose underlined part is similar in pronunciation to the word given. 1. triumph A. critical B. subliminal C. muffin D. violet 2. wondrous A. oneness B. kerosene C. carrot D. coconut 3. sergeant A. cadre B. vacancy C. unfalteringly D. maternity

I. Pronunciation (1’x 10) Directions: Choose the word whose pronunciation of the underlined part is the same as that of the given word. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. threat A. writhe B. father C. salty D. toothpaste 2. horrified A. opera B. totally C. extort D. grope 3. sniff A. slip B. collide C. lightning D. deprive

Additional lnformation for the Teacher’s Reference Text The Ant and the grasshopper Warm-up Activities Further Reading Speaking Skills Additional Work The Ant and the Grasshopper Notes Main Idea of the Text Introduction to the Author and the Article Phrases and Expressions Exercises