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

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．