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)

A．根据听到的内容完成下列句子。

Labour Day, always the first Monday in September, is a holiday of recreation and rest from labour．

1．People have a holiday and don’t go to work on ________．

St．Valentine’s Day may go back to Roman times when a special festival was held on February 14．On that day all the young girls put their names in a box and each young man drew out a name to pick his sweetheart for the next year．

2．At first St．Valentine’s Day was celebrated on ________．

Father’s Day, the third Sunday in June, began in 1910 by Ms．John Bruce Dodd in honour of her father．

3．The first Father’s Day was on ________ in the year ________．

B．听下面5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。

M：Have you finished your term paper? I handed in mine last Friday．

W：I finished typing mine at three o’clock this morning．I have to hand it in by noon today．

4．When must the girl turn in her term paper?

A．By twelve o’clock．

B．By three o’clock．

C．By two o’clock．

M：Do you have your Christmas shopping done yet?

W：Almost．I got a watch for my husband, but I can’t seem to find anything for my dad．He would probably like a book or a case for his coin collection．

5．What did the woman buy for her husband?

A．A case．

B．A book．

C．A watch．

M：What did you do during the Chinese New Year?

W：I planned to visit my aunts and uncles．But owing to frequent visit of my friends and classmates, I just stayed at home and never got the chance to go out．

6．What did the woman do during the Chinese New Year?

A．She visited her uncles．

B．She went out often．

C．She met her friends at home．

M：Was it very cold here last winter?

W：Not bad．The temperature never dropped below freezing．There was a little snow around Christmas, but that was all．

7．What does the woman say about the weather?

A．It wasn’t very cold, and it snowed a little in December．

B．There wasn’t much snow but the weather was bad．

C．The temperature dropped below freezing after Christmas．

M：Sara, what are you going to buy for your father?

W：Well, I am going to get my dad a book about London．

8．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．The woman’s father．

B．A gift for the woman’s father．

C．A book about London．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Merry Christmas, John．

M：Merry Christmas, Sally．

W：Has your family got a Christmas tree?

M：Of course we have．My father bought a tree the day before yesterday, and it is much more beautiful than that of last year．And you?

W：We have one, too．Yesterday my family decorated it with all kinds of presents．

M：Also, we have hung a lot of small colorful lamps on it．My parents put many boxes under the tree．They say Santa Claus will put presents for me in them．

W：But my grandmother tells me that Santa Claus always puts toys in our stockings at night on Christmas．

M：Really?

W：It’s true．My grandmother never tells lies．I’ll put my stockings near my pillow tonight．

M：That’s a good idea．

W：I have to go now．Good luck!

M：The same to you!

9．According to the conversation, which statement is correct?

A．John’s and Sally’s families have Christmas trees．

B．John’s family has a Christmas tree, but Sally’s has not．

C．Sally’s father bought one Christmas tree yesterday．

10．Why do John’s parents put many boxes under the Christmas tree?

A．Because the boxes are very heavy．

B．Because the tree is full of presents．

C．Because Santa Claus will put his presents in them．

11．Where will Sally put her stockings finally?

A．On the tree．

B．Near the pillow．

C．At the table．

听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。

Nothing expresses the spirit of the holiday more than music．More than any other holiday celebrated in America, Christmas moves people to write, play and sing music．There are all religious songs, expressing joy or a sense of spiritual mystery, old folk songs and modern pop music, songs about winter Christmas trees and Santa Claus．People sing Christmas songs in churches and at school．They hear them on the radio, in stores, and even on street corners．More groups of people get together to sing at Christmas than at any other time of the year．During Christmas, many churches and schools give holiday concerts．The concert halls organize large group singing activities, called sing-songs．Many Christmas songs sound beautiful when sung by a large group．

12．What can express the spirit of the holiday most?

A．Nothing．

B．Music．

C．Art．

13．What kind of music is not mentioned in the passage?

A．Old folk songs．

B．Jazz．

C．Pop music．

14．Why do concert halls organize large group singing activities?

A．The sound can be spread farther．

B．They can make some money．

C．Large groups can make the songs sound very beautiful．

听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Mother’s Day

Brother：Hi, Angela．What are you doing?

Sister：Trying to figure out how to bake a cake．

Brother：Forget it, Angela．You can’t even make a sandwich．

Sister：Keep your mouth shut．

Brother：What do you want to bake a cake for anyway?Are we having any visitors today?

Sister：No．It’s for tomorrow．

Brother：Tomorrow?You can ask Mom to give you a hand．

Sister：Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．

Brother：That’s why you want to bake a cake, eh?Tell you what, why don’t you just buy a card or a dozen carnations?

Sister：Will you lend me twenty bucks?

Brother：Say it again．

Sister：You heard what I said．

Brother：You have your own pocket money．

Sister：What gift do you buy for Mom?

Brother：It’s a secret．

Sister：I knew you wouldn’t let me know．Who cares?

Brother：If you don’t have enough money to buy a gift, why don’t you just clean up the house?Mother will be pleased．She’ll have an easy day tomorrow．

Sister：Sounds like a good idea．But how about cooking?

Brother：Don’t worry．Leave it to me．

15．Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．

16．The brother is unwilling to lend her sister any money．

17．The sister will do cooking while the brother will do cleaning．

听第12段材料，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。

A Birthday Party

Jane：Why?Are they out?(As she fumbles for the switch, the light suddenly comes on．)

All：Happy birthday!

Jane：Oh, what a surprise!Thank you all．

Lin Yun：Now close your eyes．(She holds up a stuffed puppy in front of Jane and yaps．)Okay, you can open your eyes now．

Jane：Wow!A cute puppy!

Lin Yun：This is a birthday present from all of us．

Joe：Hope you like it．

Jane：That’s very thoughtful of you．

Lin Yun：Thanks for your good advice, Joe．Look here, Jane．We’ve also got a cake．

Jane：Oh, I can’t believe it!I thought only Mom would do that for me．

Lin Yun：Don’t be so sentimental．Let’s light the candles．(They sing “Happy Birthday”．)

Wang Fang：Now make a wish and blow out the candles．

Jane：I’ve made the same wish many times, but it hasn’t come true yet．

Li Yiwei：It will, as long as you wish it whole-heartedly．(Jane takes a deep breath and blows out all the candles．Her classmates clap．)

Joe：We’re starving．Jane, please cut the cake．(After dinner, Lin Yun suggests singing and dancing for fun．)

Lin Yun：Let’s sing some English songs．

Li Yiwei：Okay, which one shall we start with?

Wang Fang：How about “Red River Valley”?(She takes the lead：“Oh, the buffalo’s gone from the prairie…”and they sing together．)

Lin Yun：Great．What shall we sing next?

Joe：Let’s sing “Rockey Mountain High”, John Denver’s favorite．

Qian Hong：Yeah．Let our spirits soar．

Li Yiwei：Here it goes．(She starts to play the tune．They sing．)

Jane：Li Yiwei, I didn’t know you could play the mouthorgan so well．

Lin Yun：You didn’t?Let her play a solo for you, will you?Yiwei, play a famous Chinese tune for Jane, how about “Erquanyingyue”?(Li plays the tune．)

Jane：(Claps)Wonderful．I wish I could do something like that．The Chinese music is so beautiful．I am lost．

Lin Yun：Now, Wang Fang, why not show your dancing talent for us?(Wang performs her Xinjiang dance．)

Jane：Thank you, Wang Fang．You let me know you more．How happy I am tonight!I hope the pleasant time lasts forever．

18．Whose birthday is it today?

A．Jane’s．

B．Lin Yun’s．

C．Wang Fang’s．

19．Which song did they sing first?

A．Rockey Mountain High．

B．Red River Valley．

C．Happy Birthday．

20．Who can play mouthorgan(口琴)well?

A．Lin Yun．

B．Li Yiwei．

C．Wang Fang．

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，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。

W：Did you all enjoy the film yesterday?

M：John was the only one who didn’t．

1．Who enjoyed the film yesterday?

A．John．

B．All except John．

C．Everyone, including John．

M：Aren’t you going to apologize for breaking that window?

W：Why should I?I didn’t throw the ball．

2．Who broke the window?

A．The boy．

B．The girl．

C．Someone else．

W：Have you moved into your new house yet?

M：Yes, already．

W：How do you like it?

M：It’s small but quiet．

3．What are they talking about?

A．A new house．

B．A new friend．

C．A new garden．

W：I’m returning the book you lent me．

M：That isn’t my book．

W：It’s not?That’s funny．It must belong to your brother then．

M：Should I give it to him?

W：Thanks．Here you are．

4．Who is the owner of the book?

A．The man himself．

B．The man’s brother．

C．The woman’s brother．

M：The study with all those bookshelves would be very useful．

W：And here is the kitchen with a large table and a fridge as well．

5．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a house．

B．In a park．

C．In a library．

第二节(共15小题；每小题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，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

W：Sir!Please take me to the airport as quickly as possible．

M：OK!I will drive as fast as I can．When is your flight?

W：9∶30．

M：Don’t worry．We will be there on time．

W：You see, it takes quite a long time to pass the customs．

M：I know．Is this the first time you are travelling by air?

W：Yes, and this is the first time for me to go abroad．

M：No wonder you look a little nervous．Are you going alone?

W：No, five other teachers will go together with me．

6．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Passenger and taxi driver．

B．Husband and wife．

C．Newly-made friends．

7．What time does the plane take off?

A．At 9∶13．

B．At 9∶30．

C．At 9∶20．

8．Why is the woman in such a hurry?

A．She is going to see five teachers off at the airport．

B．It’s almost time for her plane to take off．

C．It’s her first time to take a plane and she is a little nervous．

听第7段材料，回答第9～10题。

W：Do you have a plan for your holidays?

M：Yes, I’ll go back to my hometown．

W：To see your grandparents?

M：Yes, and also to do some farming．

W：You mean you know how to farm?

M：Yes．I did that every summer during holidays．

W：I didn’t know that a city boy can do farm work．Can I go there with you?I’d like to learn to do some farming．

M：Sure, my grandparents would be very happy to see you．

W：Are you sure?

9．What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Farming．

B．Holiday plans．

C．Grandparents．

10．Where did the man grow up?

A．In the country．

B．At the seaside．

C．In the city．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

W：Why did you sell the car?

M：It was giving me too much trouble．I was spending so much money on it that I was…er…spending more money than it was worth．Unfortunately, of course, when you actually sell the car, you’ve already, spent the money on it, so you lose both ways．

W：What was wrong with your old car?

M：The engine needed a lot of repairs and the wheels were giving trouble now and then．When I set off on a journey, it gave me a sort of feeling that I might not get to the other end．So I decided to change it．

W：Is the new car good?

M：Yes．It’s newer, more comfortable, and it hasn’t given me any trouble at all．When I set off, I’m quite sure that I’ll be able to get to the other end safely．

11．What did the man do about his old car?

A．He sold it．

B．He repaired the engine．

C．He gave it to his friend as a present．

12．How did the man feel about his old car?

A．It would go far safely．

B．It was in pretty good condition．

C．He shouldn’t have spent money having it repaired．

13．How does the man feel about his new car?

A．We are not sure．

B．It’s even worse than the old one．

C．It’s much better than the old one．

听第9段材料，回答14～16题。

M：Excuse me, Miss Smith, I cannot come to class tomorrow．

W：You missed two classes last week．You’ve missed a lot of lessons already．I think you should work a little harder to make up for them．

M：Yes, I will, Miss Smith．

W：Well, now, why can’t you attend my class tomorrow?

M：My grandfather is seriously ill and my family is going to visit him in the hospital tomorrow．

W：It seems to be an excuse．All right, you are excused．By the way, which hospital has your grandfather been in?

M：Which hospital? Er-er…he is in St．George’s Hospital．

W：St．George’s Hospital? That’s interesting．It has been closed for repair for the past two months．Tony Banks, you’re trying to cut my class again．You’re coming to my class tomorrow and staying after class for extra work．

14．What can we learn about the boy?

A．His grandfather is seriously ill．

B．He is tired of learning．

C．He is a good student．

15．What makes that woman know the boy is lying?

A．The fact that the hospital has been closed for 2 months．

B．The fact that the boy has cut classes before．

C．She met the boy’s grandfather only minutes ago．

16．What does the teacher decide to do?

A．Give the boy permission to see his grandfather．

B．Punish the boy by having him stay for extra work after class．

C．Go to the hospital to see the boy’s grandfather

17．How might the boy feel in the end?

A．Happy．

B．Moved．

C．Disappointed．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　It was about two o’clock in the morning, and…and suddenly I woke up, I heard a noise．I got out of bed and went slowly downstairs．There was a light in the living room．I listened very carefully．I could hear two men speaking quietly．

　　“Burglars!” I thought．“Two of them!”Well, I was really frightened, so I went back upstairs, and immediately phoned they police from my bedroom．The police arrived quickly．They opened the front door with a special key and went into the living room．Then they came upstairs．“It’s all right now, sir, ”they explained．“We turned the television off for you!”

18．What did the speaker think had happened when he woke up?

A．The house was on fire．

B．Some guests had arrived．

C．The house was broken into．

19．Why didn’t the speaker get into the living room?

A．Because it was too dark there．

B．Because he was afraid．

C．Because the police were there．

20．What did the police find out?

A．The speaker had forgotten to turn off the TV before going to bed．

B．Two burglars (夜贼)were trying to steal valuable things．

C．Someone had opened the door with a special key．