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(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。

1．Where is the bank?

A．Next to the bookstore．

B．Behind the bookstore．

C．Far from the bookstore．

2．What does the man mean?

A．There are too many shopping centers already．

B．They aren’t going to build one．

C．He hasn’t been to the other centers．

3．What does the man mean?

A．Bob said nothing at the meeting．

B．Something is wrong with Bob’s ears．

C．Bob doesn’t listen to him．

4．What is the woman going to do?

A．See the man smile．

B．Take the man’s photo．

C．Take out the film．

5．What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?

A．They’re friends．

B．They’re mother and son．

C．They’re husband and wife．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：Excuse me．Could you tell me where the bank is?

W：Turn left here, and it’s right besides the bookstore．

(Text 2)

W：They’re building a new shopping center near my house．

M：Not another one!

(Text 3)

W：Didn’t you tell Bob about the meeting?

M：Whatever I say to him goes in one ear and out of the other．

(Text 4)

W：What are you doing with that camera?

M：Smile．I want a picture of you．

(Text 5)

W：Come in and make yourself at home．Our house is your house while you’re here．

M：Thank you．You’re very kind．

W：Invite your friends, Jim, if you like．

M：You really make me feel at home．

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6～7题。

6．How long did Mary have to stay in bed?

A．One day．

B．Two days．

C．The whole of last week．

7．Why does everybody seem to have a cold?

A．Because of the changing weather．

B．Because one day is cold and the next day is colder．

C．Because everybody doesn’t wear his thick coat．

听力原文：(Text 6)

M：Hello, Mary．How are you today? I hear you weren’t well last week．

W：I’m much better now．Thank you．

M：What was the matter? Nothing serious, I hope．

W：Oh, no．I had a cold and had to stay in bed for two days．

M：I’m glad you’re better, anyway．And what about your friend Ann? I hear that she’s ill, too．

W：She was ill, but she’s all right now．I think she caught a cold．

M：Everybody seems to have one now．I think it’s the sudden change of weather．One day hot and the next day cold．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

8．How many times has Linda been to China?

A．Never．

B．Once．

C．Many times．

9．What is Linda doing?

A．She’s visiting the Great Wall．

B．She’s doing sightseeing around the city．

C．She’s enjoying Chinese food．

10．How is the weather?

A．Warm and rainy．

B．Warm and fine．

C．Cool and sunny．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Linda, I don’t think you have been here before, have you?

W：No, I’ve traveled a great deal in the country．But this is my first time to come to Beijing．

M：I hope that you like it here．

W：I’m sure that I enjoy it．I’ve heard a lot about the Great Wall and I’ve been eager to visit it for ages．So I’m glad my dream has finally come true．

M：We’d love to take you to go sightseeing．

W：That’s great．Thank you．By the way, what is the weather usually like this time of the year?

M：It’s usually warm and sunny．It seldom rains．

W：So I’ve come here at the right time．

M：I guess you have．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

11．What’s Jim’s phone number?

A．88362507．

B．83365207．

C．83362507．

12．What’s Jim?

A．Jack’s brother．

B．Jack’s classmate．

C．A basketball player．

13．What time is Jack expected to call Jim at?

A．4∶30．

B．4∶40．

C．5∶30．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：Hello．Is Jack in?

W：No, he’s out at the moment．Who is that speaking, please?

M：Jim, his basketball teammate．May I leave a message?

W：Certainly．Just a moment, please．I need to get a pen…Yes? What’s the message?

M：Please ask him to call me back at five thirty this afternoon．My number is 83362507．

W：83362507?

M：That’s right．Thank you．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

14．How far is the man’s hometown from the sea?

A．It isn’t very far．

B．About one hundred miles．

C．About one hundred kilometres．

15．What do the tourists do in his hometown?

A．They go through the town by bus and look at the old buildings．

B．They go through the town on foot and have a look at the old buildings．

C．They pass through the town by bike and look a the old buildings．

16．What’s the favourite sport there in winter?

A．Skiing．

B．Picnics．

C．Walk．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：And tell me something about your hometown in, Vemont．It’s quite near the sea, isn’t it?

M：Oh, no．It’s about a hundred miles from the sea．

W：Oh, I see．And is it a very big town?

M：Not really．It’s got a population of about twenty thousand．

W：And is it a very old town?

M：Yes, it is．Many of the buildings go back to the eighteenth century．

W：Really? It must be quite an interesting place then．

M：Yes, it is．We get a lot of tourists．In fact, tourism is our main industry．There isn’t much else in the town at all．

W：Well, what do the tourists do there?

M：Oh, they can walk through the town and look at the old buildings．There are some great restaurants in the town．

W：Are there? And what about museums?

M：No, there aren’t any museum．They are planning to build one, though．

W：And is the scenery nice in the area?

M：Yes, there are lovely mountains near the town, for walks and picnics, and the mountains are very good for skiing in the winter．

W：I see．So it gets quite cold in the winter?

M：Yes, very cold．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．Who need more sleep?

A．Adults．

B．Growing children．

C．New-born babies．

18．Why do children need more sleep than adults?

A．Because children need more energy．

B．Because children need dreams．

C．Because children are growing．

19．What probably come into our dreams?

A．The feelings．

B．What we have thought of．

C．What we have never heard of．

20．How will we feel if we sleep well at night?

A．Happier．

B．More worried．

C．Sleepy．

听力原文：(Text 10)

Everyone needs sleep so that their bodies can make up the energy used in the day．Growth takes place mainly when we are asleep．Children need more sleep than grown-ups because they are still growing．New-born babies sleep nearly all the time except when they are being fed．Although we are not conscious of anything when we are asleep, sometimes we dream．When we dream we imagine that we are awake．Often strange things seem to be happening to us．Dreams are a mixture of our fears and hopes and what we have done and thought．Sleep and dreams affect our moods and the moods affect our performance throughout the day．Generally, we will feel happier in the day if we sleep well at night．

听力(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

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。

M：Hi．Are you here on vacation or business?

W：I’m here on vacation．I think Taiwan is beautiful．

1．What is the woman here for?

A．For an interview．

B．On business．

C．On vacation．

M：I can come to your house and pick you up in half an hour．Is that all right?

W：Good．That means you will be here at 8∶30．

2．What time is it now?

A．Nine o’clock．

B．Eight o’clock．

C．Seven thirty．

W：Do you think that every language has a spoken form?

M：Certainly I do, but not every language has a written form．

3．Which form comes first, written or spoken?

A．Either the written form or the spoken one comes first．

B．The written form appears before the spoken one．

C．The spoken form comes before the written one．

M：I have seen the film Three Men and a Baby twice．I still really enjoy it．

W：That’s nothing．I’ve seen it four times．My brother has seen it five．

4．How many times has the woman seen the film Three Men and a Baby?

A．Two times．

B．Three times．

C．Four times．

M：I like these coats．How much are they?

W：40 dollars each, or two for 70 dollars．

5．How much will each one cost if you buy two coats?

A．30 dollars．

B．35 dollars．

C．40 dollars．

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，各个小题将给出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：Hey, Karl! Why all this hurry?

M：Hi, Amber．How’s everything?

W：Really good．I’ve been really busy all day．How about you? I haven’t seen you for a while．

M：Yeah, today it has just been crazy for me too．I’ve been working like a mad man all day．

W：There just isn’t enough time．I haven’t even done a tenth of my paperwork．

M：It’s no joke, is it? I’ve still got a ton of paperwork to do, too．

W：I had a million things to do today, and only managed to finish a few．

6．What do both the man and the woman most probably do?

A．They are dustmen．

B．They are sportsmen．

C．They are office workers．

7．What do we know about today’s work?

A．Both of them have been busy with the work all day．

B．The man has been busier than the woman．

C．The man could spare a few minutes to relax．

8．What do we know from the conversation?

A．Both of them have finished their today’s work．

B．They have been so busy that they haven’t seen each other recently．

C．Both of them are joking．

听第7段材料，回答第9～10题。

M：What are you going to do tonight, Betty?

W：I’m going to eat at the new Chinese restaurant, just opposite your office．It’s not far from my house, about fifteen minutes’ walk．

M：Really? I was there last night, with some friends of mine．

W：Were there many people there?

M：Yes, a lot．

W：How was the food there?

M：It was great, really delicious．The vegetables were very fresh．But the service was not good enough, I’m afraid．

9．What are the speakers talking about?

A．What they’re going to do．

B．What they did．

C．A restaurant．

10．What is NOT mentioned about the Chinese restaurant in the talk?

A．Food．

B．Price．

C．Where it is．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises．

W：Arm exercises? Is that because arms are too fat or soft?

M：Actually that’s not the main reason．They say that arm exercises can make you physically healthy．

W：But I was told that arm exercises could raise your blood pressure．

M：Yes, but the article I read suggests some ways to make up for that．

W：Really? How?

M：By adding leg exercises, so that the arms don’t do all the work．

W：And in return I’m sure that there’s a good chance of losing weight．

M：Sounds right to me．

W：So what exercises do the experts suggest?

M：They mentioned quite a few exercises, but one of the most popular ones is riding a bike．

W：Good．I will try that．

11．Why are some doctors strongly encouraging arm exercises now?

A．Because our arms are often too fat．

B．Because our arms are often too soft．

C．Because arm exercises can build our health．

12．How will your blood pressure act when you have arm exercises?

A．Slow down．

B．Rise．

C．Keep normal．

13．What should arms exercises be done with?

A．Head exercises．

B．Neck exercises．

C．Leg exercises．

听第9段材料，回答第14～17题。

M：Miss Helen, can you tell me a little bit about where you have worked before?

W：Well, my last job was with Enron．

M：And when did you start with them?

W：Two years ago．

M：I see．So why did you decide to leave?

W：Well, perhaps you have heard that the company closed down earlier this year．

M：Yes, we’ve heard about it．And where did you work before Enron?

W：The ABC Motor Company．

M：How long did you work for them?

W：For five years, as a secretary．

M：And why did you leave that job as a secretary?

W：Well, I felt I needed a change．I think I learnt all I could do there．

M：OK, that’s enough on your working experience．Thank you．

14．What is the man asking about?

A．The woman’s last job．

B．The ABC Motor Company．

C．The woman’s working experience．

15．How many companies has the woman worked for?

A．2．

B．3．

C．4．

16．Why did the woman leave Enron?

A．She needed a change．

B．She had a quarrel with her boss．

C．The company closed down．

17．How many years did the woman work for the ABC Motor Company?

A．Two years．

B．Five years．

C．Seven years．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

The 28th Olympic Games were held in its birthplace Athens this year again．But so you know how we got from the Ancient Olympics to the Modern Games? Now let me tell you something．?

Although the ancient Games were held in Olympia, Greece, through 776 BC to 393 AD, it took 1503 years for the Olympics to return．The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896．The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the idea in 1894．His original thought was to hold the first modern Games in 1900 in Paris, but delegates from 34 countries were so devoted to the idea of holding it in Athens that they made him give up his original thought and move the Games up to 1896 and have Athens serve as the first host．

18．When did the ancient Olympics stop?

A．776 BC．

B．393 AD．

C．After 1503．

19．Who first came up with the idea of the rebirth of the Olympics?

A．The Greeks．

B．A Frenchman．

C．The Olympic Committee．

20．Why did delegates from 34 countries insist on having Athens serve as the first host?

A．Because the Olympic Games were born in Greece．

B．Because Paris is farther to other countries than Athens．

C．Because the Olympic Games should return to its hometown．