听力测试

听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1～2题。

M：Good morning, madam．Can I get a ticket to Shanghai for 4∶30 p. m. for today or tomorrow?

W：I am sorry, sir．All the tickets have been sold out．

M：Oh, what a pity．What can I do now?

W：You can only buy the ticket for the day after tomorrow．If you are really in a hurry, you can wait here to see if anybody comes to return tickets．

M：Thank you．It is really a good idea．

1．Where is the man going?

A．To Shanghai．

B．To Beijing．

C．To Guangzhou．

2．When will the man buy the ticket for?

A．The ticket for today．

B．The ticket for tomorrow．

C．The ticket for the day after tomorrow．

听第2段材料，回答第3～5题。

M：Can I get breakfast in my room?

W：Certainly, sir．It’s served in your room from 8 until 10．

M：How do I order it?

W：Just ask for Room Service on the phone, or I can make a note of it if you like, sir．

M：Yes, I’d like it at 8∶30 tomorrow morning．

W：Very good, sir．

3．What time is breakfast served in the guest’s room?

A．At 8∶00．

B．At 10∶00．

C．From 8∶00 to 10∶00．

4．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a hotel．

B．In a shop．

C．In a restaurant．

5．What will the woman do immediately?

A．Clean the guest’s room．

B．Make a note of the man’s request．

C．Ask for Room Service．

听第3段材料，回答第6～8题。

W：We’d like to make a booking for a long weekend holiday, please．

M：Where would you like to go, madam?

W：Paris．

M：And where do you want to stay in Paris?

W：We’re not sure．Which hotel would you suggest?

M：The Residence Magenta is very good and it’s quite cheap．I recommend you stay there．

W：OK．

M：Would you complete this form, please?

W：Is it all right if we pay by cheque?

M：Of course, that’s quite all right．

6．What is the woman doing?

A．Booking for a weekend holiday．

B．Getting the tickets for a film．

C．Asking the way to a store．

7．Why does the man suggest the Residence Magenta?

A．Because it is in the downtown．

B．Because it is very good and quiet．

C．Because it is very good and cheap．

8．How does the woman pay?

A．By cash．

B．By cheque．

C．By credit．

听第4段材料，回答第9～12题。

　　An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer．Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed．

　　At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I do not want money, but give me one of your pictures．What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here．”

　　The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings．

　　The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that．I have a son in London．He wants to become an artist．When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think．”

9．What did the artist do every day?

A．Play chess with the farmer．

B．Do his painting all day．

C．Help the farmer on the farm．

10．Why was the artist very pleased with what the farmer said?

A．Because the farmer didn’t like money．

B．Because the farmer was very interested in his painting．

C．Because the farmer was his intimate friend(知己)．

11．What did the farmer’s son want to be?

A．A professor．

B．An artist．

C．A scientist．

12．What did the farmer think of the artist’s painting?

A．Very bad．

B．Very good．

C．Just so-so．

听第5段材料，回答第13～15题。

The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes．That’s what people often say when they talk about computers．For over a quarter of a century, engineers have been making better and better computers．Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully．It is widely used in factories, hospitals, banks and universities．A computer can report, decide and control in almost every field．Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man．With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voices, translate languages and so on．Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel．Do you think the people will be afraid when they find that the computer is too clever to listen and to serve the people?

13．How long have engineers worked on computers for?

A．About a century．

B．Over twenty five years．

C．Over fifty years．

14．What is the computer likely to do like a man in the future?

A．Do jobs for people．

B．Decide by itself．

C．Think and talk with people．

15．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．People will really be afraid of the computers．

B．People will make better use of the computers．

C．People will give up using the computers．

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：Hi, Tom, we haven’t seen each other for a long time．What are you doing these days?

M：I’m reading an interesting book at the moment．I’ll lend it to you when I’ve finished it．

1．What will the man probably do when he finishes reading the book?

A．He’ll return the book to the library．

B．He’ll lend the book to the woman．

C．He’ll borrow another book from the woman．

W：I hear you’ve been offered a job．

M：That’s right, but I’m not going to take it．

2．What does the man think of the job offered to him?

A．The job is too demanding．

B．It is the job he is looking forward to．

C．He does not like the job．

M：Has George decided what to do when he leaves school?

W：Oh, yes．Everything is planned．He’s going to have a holiday for a few weeks and then he’s going to do an English course．

3．What is George going to do right after he leaves school?

A．To do an English course．

B．To make a plan．

C．To take a holiday．

M：Did you finish your work this afternoon?

W：Yes．There was nobody to disturb me, so I was able to finish it．

4．Why was the woman able to finish her work this afternoon?

A．Because she was helped by someone．

B．Because she was not disturbed by anybody．

C．Because she overworked this afternoon．

W：I wonder why Ann didn’t come to the party．Perhaps she wasn’t invited．

M：Yes, it’s possible．She might not have been invited．

5．Why didn’t Ann come to the party?

A．Perhaps she was not asked to．

B．Perhaps she did not want to come．

C．Perhaps she busied herself with something else．

第二节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

W：I’m going to have a party next Saturday．Can you come?

M：On Saturday? I’m not sure．Some friends of mine are coming to stay with me next week but I think they’ll have gone by Saturday．But if they’re still here I won’t be able to come to the party．

W：OK．Well, tell me as soon as you know．

M：Right．I’ll phone you during the week．

6．What is the man NOT sure?

A．Whether his friends will come to stay with him．

B．Whether his friends will have gone by Saturday．

C．Whether his friends will come to the party with him．

7．How does the woman know whether the man can come to the party or not?

A．The man’s friends will try to tell her his decision．

B．She will get in touch with the man during the week．

C．The man will call her before Saturday．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

W：Brian! How nice to see you! What are you doing these days?

M：I’m training to be a supermarket manager．

W：Really? What’s it like? Are you enjoying it?

M：It’s all right．What about you?

W：Well, actually I’m not working at the moment．I’m trying to find a job, but it’s not easy．But I’m very busy．I’m painting my flat．

M：Are you doing it alone?

W：No, some friends of mine are helping me．

8．What does the man want to be?

A．A supermarket manager．

B．A school master．

C．A technician．

9．What is the woman trying to do?

A．To keep her job．

B．To quit her job．

C．To find a job．

10．What is she doing now?

A．Helping her friends．

B．Painting her flat．

C．Taking care of her children．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：So you want to borrow some money．How do you want to spend it?

W：We’re going to advertise on local radio and in the paper．We’ve planned it carefully．We only need ＄500．

M：Very well．The bank will lend you the money．But you must pay us back in three months．Can you do that?

W：We’ll do it, I promise．

M：Now, go and see the loans clerk and he’ll help you fill in the necessary forms．

W：Thank you for your help．

M：You’re welcome．

11．How much money does the woman want to borrow?

A．＄5000．

B．＄1500．

C．＄500．

12．When must she pay the money back?

A．In three years．

B．In three months．

C．In three weeks．

13．What is the woman most probably going to do?

A．To fill in some forms．

B．To make a careful plan．

C．To visit the bank manager．

听第9段材料, 回答第14～16题。

W：Well, who shall we ask to this party?

M：Oh, not too many．Just a few people we can be relaxed with．

W：Yes, I agree．So, who, for example?

M：My cousin John, of course, and Carlo．

W：Carlo?Who’s he?

M：He’s the Italian guy who is staying with John’s family．

W：Oh, yeah．Is he the one whose wallet got stolen when they were in London?

M：That’s right．They caught the guy who did it, but he’d already spent all the money Carlo had brought with him．

W：Poor Carlo．Perhaps the party will cheer him up．

14．What are they talking about?

A．The coming party．

B．The arrangement of the party．

C．Whom to be invited to the party．

15．Where is Carlo from?

A．London．

B．Italy．

C．France．

16．What is wrong with Carlo?

A．He has spent all his money．

B．He has caught by the police．

C．He lost his wallet．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

W：Hi, Ed．Are you in town for another job interview?

M：Yes, I’m pretty hopeful this time．I’ve just finished my second interview with this company．

W：That sounds great．I hope it works out for you．But wasn’t it expensive just getting here?

M：No, in fact the company is paying all my expenses．They’ve put me up in a hotel downtown．

W：How nice! How many people are they interviewing?

M：Well, they interviewed 16 the first time, and now four of us were chosen to come back for this interview．

W：It sounds like you have a good chance to be selected then．

M：I hope so．The manager told me he would call us on Monday．

W：Well, I hope it goes well．John and I would love it if you came to this area to work．

M：I would too, but my girlfriend doesn’t want to leave her family．She hopes I find a job close to her home．

W：Oh dear, what a decision．

M：But anyway, I’ve got to wait until Monday to find out whether I can even have the chance．

W：Good luck!

17．How does the man seem to feel after this interview?

A．Nervous．

B．Hopeful．

C．Excited．

18．How many people were chosen for the second interview?

A．4．

B．8．

C．16．

19．When will the man probably get to know whether he gets the job?

A．That afternoon．

B．Next Monday．

C．Tomorrow．

20．What does the man’s girlfriend want?

A．She hopes to find a job near the man．

B．She hopes the man finds a job near her．

C．She hopes the man gets the job．