Listening Comprehension

Section A

Conversation 1

1．What's wrong with the man?

A．He took the wrong direction．

B．He lost his way．

C．He missed the bus．

2．Which bus should the man take?

A．No．30．

B．No．2．

C．No．13．

Conversation 1

M：Excuse me．I'm going to the National Museum．Which stop should I get off at?

W：I'm afraid you're going in the wrong direction．This No．30 bus is bound for the airport．You should have caught a bus on the opposite side of the road．

M：Then which bus should I change to? Should I take bus No．2?

W：No．Just get off at the next stop, cross the road and take No．13 in the opposite direction．

Conversation 2

3．What can't the man believe?

A．That he hurt his arm．

B．That his team missed the goal．

C．That his team lost the game．

4．What's the man's attitude towards his team?

A．Confident．

B．Disappointed．

C．Surprised．

Conversation 2

W：I heard you hurt your arm in the football match last weekend．Are you OK?

M：It's nothing serious．I just can't believe that we lost to Class 2．After we scored the goal, we had a good chance to win, but we lost the game．

W：Don't take it so hard．Failure always makes us try harder next time．

M：You're right．I am confident that we will beat them next time．

Conversation 3

5．What time is it now?

A．5∶45

B．5∶55

C．7∶55

6．Where will the speakers probably go first?

A．A cinema．

B．A shopping center．

C．A restaurant．

Conversation 3

M：How about seeing a movie tonight, Helen?

W：That sounds great．I haven't been to a movie for quite a long time．

M：OK．Let me see．The movie starts at 7∶55．We still have two hours and ten minutes．Why don't we go out and have a quick dinner near the cinema?

W：Fine, but I have to stop at the shopping center first．

Conversation 4

7．What does the woman complain about?

A．The bill is not clear enough．

B．The bill is sent to a wrong address．

C．The bill she received is wrong．

8．Why do the mistakes occur?

A．The man is careless．

B．The old computer doesn't work well．

C．The man doesn't use the computer correctly．

9．What does the man promise to do finally?

A．Get a new computer．

B．No such mistake will happen again．

C．Send the presents to the woman．

Conversation 4

W：I'm afraid I have a complaint to make．

M：Please take a seat and tell me what is the matter．

W：I'm sorry to say that the bill you sent me is not right．

M：Not right, madam? That's strange．

W：Yes, I know．What's more, this isn't the first time．

M：Really? That's hard to believe．

W：It has happened five or six times in the past three months．

M：Well, I must apologize, madam．Maybe it's the old computer．

W：Well, don't you think it's about time you got it working properly? It's caused me a lot of inconvenience．

M：I agree entirely．I promise it won't happen again．

Conversation 5

10．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At home．

B．In a factory．

C．In a store．

11．What is the man so nervous?

A．He's been waiting for the call for a long time．

B．He's failed to answer the phone several times．

C．He's missed an important phone call．

12．What's the call about?

A．The man's company．

B．The man's new work．

C．The man's music．

Conversation 5

M：Linda, could you please turn down the music a little more?

W：OK．What's the matter?

M：Well, I'm expecting an important phone call, which has something to do with my new work．

W：You mean you've found a new job?

M：Yes, it's with a big company, so I don't want to miss the opportunity．

W：Don't worry．You'll be fine．

M：Was that the telephone?

W：I didn't hear anything．

M：I thought I heard it ring two or three times．

W：Sometimes when the windows are open you can hear the neighbor's phone ringing．

M：I've been waiting so long now．It's making me quite nervous．

W：Well, why not go outdoors to calm down and do what you want to do outside? I'll call you if the phone rings．

M：Thanks a lot．

Conversation 6

13．What's the man's reaction to his trip?

A．Optimistic．

B．Excited．

C．Nervous．

14．What will the man do when he checks in?

A．Examine his hand luggage．

B．Bring a boarding pass with his seat number．

C．Show his ticket and passport．

15．When should the man pay the departure tax?

A．When he checks in．

B．When he buys the ticket．

C．When he boards the plane．

Conversation 6

W：Mr．Jones, are you ready for the trip?

M：Oh, yes．I'm really excited about it, but could you tell me what I have to do at the airport? I've never flown before in my life．

W：I see．Now, as you enter, on your left you'll see a lot of check-in desks．You should go to your airline desk, okay? Actually that's very close to the entrance．

M：You mean as soon as I enter the airport, I will see the airline desk?

W：That's right．Once you are at the airline desk, show your ticket and passport to the clerk and place your luggage on the scales．

M：Is there any limit of my luggage?

W：Yes．Try not to have more than 25 kilograms altogether．Oh…and don't check in your hand luggage, as you'll bring it along with you on the plane．

M：Well．What should I do after checking in my hand luggage?

W：Then, the clerk will give you a boarding pass with your seat number printed on it．

M：A friend of mine told me something about a departure tax．What's that? Have I paid for it?

W：Don't worry．It's included in the price of your ticket．

M：Oh, thank you．

Section B

　　There are two types of people in the world．Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes unhappy．This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds．

　　The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and the fine weather．They enjoy all the cheerful and positive things．They are in good spirits all the time．People like to make friends with them and are happy when they are successful．It can make you popular among your classmates and strengthen the relationship with others．

　　Those who are to be unhappy always think and speak the negative things．So they are continually discontented．Those people tend to criticize and offend others, which makes themselves disagreeable everywhere．No one loves them and treats them as their friends．No one shows respect to them, either．They should change this bad habit, or they would not live a happier life．

听力

第一节

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。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：What do you think of the movie?

M：It’s very interesting．But it’s a pity I missed the first part．

1．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．The weather．

B．A movie．

C．A basketball match．

W：You are late again．What’s the matter with you?

M：I’m sorry, Miss Green．But I didn’t catch the school bus．That’s why I was late for school．

2．Where did the conversation probably take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a book shop．

C．In a classroom．

W：I wonder if Jim will be here by 8∶00．He’s supposed to be．

M：His wife said he left at 7∶30, so he should be here by 8∶15 at the latest．

3．What time is Jim supposed to arrive?

A．8∶15．

B．8∶00．

C．7∶30．

W：How often should I take these pills and how many should I take?

M：Take two pills every six hours．

4．How many pills should the woman take in twenty-four hours?

A．Six．

B．Eight．

C．Twelve．

xW：The room is filled with smoke．I can hardly breathe．

M：I agree．Smoking shouldn’t be allowed in this room．

5．What can be concluded from this conversation?

A．The woman is bothered by some people smoking heavily．

B．The room is on fire and full of smoke．

C．Smoking is strictly forbidden in the room．

第二节

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。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，各小题将给出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6～8题。

W：It’s Alice’s birthday next Tuesday．What shall we buy for her birthday?

M：Does she like reading? We can buy her a book．

W：Well, she had lots of books already．Besides, her birthday present last year was also a book．

M：How about a basketball?

W：No, she doesn’t like basketball, but she likes football．

M：Get her a football, then?

W：Do you know how much a football costs?

M：I have no idea, about 20 yuan, maybe．

W：But I have only 6 yuan．How much do you have?

M：I have eight．Why not go and ask John if he would like to join us?

6．What was the birthday present they decided to buy?

A．A book．

B．A basketball．

C．A football．

7．How much money did the two speakers have altogether?

A．6 yuan．

B．14 yuan．

C．8 yuan．

8．Why did they decide not to buy Alice a book?

A．Because she didn’t like reading at all．

B．Because she had lots of books in her room．

C．Because she had lots of books and her birthday present last year was a book．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

M：What’s the matter, Alice?

W：Sorry, Mr Harrison．I missed my train．

M：Why did you miss the train?

W：Because I left home a little late．

M：Did you get up late or something?

W：No．My aunt called me at the last minute．

M：Tell her not to call you in the morning．

W：I will, Mr Harrison．I’m really sorry for being late．

M：If you are late again, I can’t let you pass for this class．

W：Oh, please．

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

A．Secretary and boss．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Doctor and patient．

10．Why was she late?

A．Her aunt called her to get up late．

B．She missed the bus．

C．She got a telephone call．

11．What can we know about the man?

A．He is strict with his students．

B．He is cold to Alice．

C．He gets angry easily．

W：Is it true that you don’t swim at all now?

M：I’m afraid so．I’m too old．

W：But you’re only twenty!

M：That’s too old for a swimmer．If I swam in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win．So I’d rather not swim at all．

W：But don’t you enjoy swimming?

M：I used to, when I was small．But if you enter for big competitions, you have to work very hard．I used to get up at 6∶00 a. m．to go to the pool．I had to swim before school, after school and on weekends．I swam thirty five miles every week at that time．

W：But you were famous at fifteen．And look at all those cups!

M：It’s true that I have some wonderful memories．I enjoyed visiting other countries，and my Olympics were very exciting．But I missed more important things．While other boys were growing up, I was swimming．

12．At what time did he get up when he was small?

A．At six in the morning．

B．At six thirty in the morning．

C．At five to six in the morning．

13．How many miles did he swim every week?

A．Thirty miles a week．

B．Thirteen miles a week．

C．Thirty-five miles a week．

14．Which is right according to the dialogue?

A．The man is 40 now．

B．At the age of 15, the man became well-known．

C．The man doesn’t enjoy traveling．

听第9段材料，回答第15~17题。

M：Hi, Shirley, how about going to the football game today?

W：I’m not going to it．I’m planning to watch it on television．

M：What’s that? Do you feel too poor to watch a football game?

W：Money’s not the problem．I find it easier to follow football on television than in the stadium．When I see the game in the stadium, I feel as if I’m too far away from the action．

M：I know just what you mean．But there’s always so much excitement．People are cheering and shouting when you’re there．

W：You’re right there, but I can’t even see who has the ball, I can’t get very excited．So I really prefer watching it on television．

M：I see your point．Well, enjoy the game．

W：You too．

15．What are the man and the woman talking about?

A．Viewing a football game．

B．Interviews with football players．

C．Money problem about a football game．

16．Why is the woman not going with the man?

A．Because she is too poor to buy a ticket．

B．Because she doesn’t like people’s cheering and shouting in the stadium．

C．Because she finds it easier to follow football on television than in the stadium．

17．Which is right according to the dialogue?

A．The man likes people’s cheering and shouting in the stadium．

B．The woman can’t get excited while watching the football game on television．

C．There’s always so little excitement in the stadium．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　When the Americans were getting ready to send their first men to the moon, an old Irishman was watching them on TV in the bar of a hotel．There was an Englishman in the bar, too, and he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very clever, aren’t they? They are going to send some men to the moon．It’s a very long way away from our world．”

　　“Oh, that’s nothing, ” the Irishman answered quickly．“The Irish are going to send some men to the sun in a few months’ time．That’s much farther away than the moon, you know．”

　　The Englishman was very surprised when he heard this．“Oh, yes, it is, ”he said．“But the sun’s too hot for people to go to．”

　　The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irishmen aren’t stupid, you know．We won’t go to the sun during the day, of course．We’ll go there during the night．”

18．Who were in the bar of the hotel?

A．Some Americans．

B．An Irishman．

C．An Englishman and an Irishman．

19．What was the Irishman doing?

A．He was drinking．

B．He was watching TV．

C．He was reading．

20．What was on TV?

A．The Americans were getting ready to go to the moon．

B．The Irish were ready to send some men to the sun．

C．Some Englishmen were sent to the moon．