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：Concert tickets are ＄6 for adults, half price for children．

M：OK, I’d like three adults and two children’s tickets, please．

1．How much will the man pay for the tickets?

A．＄6．

B．＄24．

C．＄18．

W：You look sleepy．When did you go to bed last night?

M：We went to bed at 6∶30, but we had promised to wake up 　　2　　 hours later to meet your 9∶00 train．

2．What do we learn from the conversation?

A．The man woke at 8∶30．

B．The man had 9 hours to sleep．

C．The man woke at 9∶00．

W：When do you work?

M：Well, most days I work until six but on Thursdays I get off early at about 4∶30．

3．When does the man finish working on Monday?

A．At 5∶00．

B．At 6∶00．

C．At 4∶30．

M：I want to have this coat dry-cleaned．

W：Very well, sir．Your name and room numbers, please．

4．Where do you think the woman is working?

A．At a hotel．

B．At a cleaner’s．

C．On the train．

M：Now Mrs Snow, what can you remember about the attack?

W：Well, I was on my way home when a man wearing a stocking hit me on the head．

5．What is the man’s job?

A．A customer．

B．A policeman．

C．A headmaster．

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，各题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

W：Have you traveled much?

M：Well, I’ve been around the world several times．

W：What countries have you visited then?

M：I have been to France, Italy, Japan and Ireland．

W：Why did you visit them?Was it just for vacation or work?

M：In most cases, it was for vacation．I once worked in France for two years．

W：Have you ever been to Britain on vacation?

M：Oh, yes．I’ve often been to Britain．

6．How many countries are mentioned in the dialogue?

A．Four．

B．Three．

C．Five．

7．Why did the man visit those countries?

A．For holidays．

B．For work．

C．Both A and B．

8．In what country do you think the man stayed the longest time?

A．France．

B．Japan．

C．Italy．

M：How long have you lived here?

W：Since last June．．．about a year．

M：Was it cold last winter?

W：Yes, it was, but not as cold as Paris．December and February were much colder than January．

M：Did you have much snow?

W：Yes．But we didn’t have as much snow as you had in Paris．

M：What about the other seasons?

W：I think autumn was the most beautiful season．The days were clear and dry, and it was sunny all the time．But November was terrible．We had a lot of rain．

M：What was last spring like?

W：It wasn’t very nice．But May was nicer than March and April．

M：What’s summer like?

W：It was wonderful．

9．What were the two people talking about?

A．The weather in China．

B．The weather in Paris．

C．The weather in some place we don’t know．

10．How did the woman like the weather in autumn there?

A．She didn’t like it at all．

B．She did like it．

C．She thought it was terrible．

11．What was the weather like in summer?

A．It wasn’t very nice．

B．It was bad．

C．It was nice．

M：Let me see now．Which train do I need to get on?

W：Excuse me．Do you need any help?

M：Yes．I want to go to Tokyo Tower, but I’m really lost．This is my first visit to Japan, so I have no idea on how to ride the trains．

W：First, you need to buy a ticket to your destination．From here, it’s a hundred and thirty yen．

M：A hundred and thirty yen．Okay．

W：Then, get on the Subway Line at platform number 4．

M：Number 4, all right．Oh, and how often do the trains come around this time of day?

W：Usually, they come about every six minutes or so．

M：All right．And where do I get off the train?

W：Get off three stops from here．The sign at the station is written in English, so you’ll be able to read it．

M：Three stops．Got it．Thanks for your help．

W：You’re welcome．Good luck．

12．Where should the man get on the train?

A．Platform number 3．

B．Platform number 4．

C．Platform number 5

13．How often do the trains come?

A．About every five minutes．

B．About every six minutes．

C．About every seven minutes．

14．Where should the man get off the train?

A．At the first stop from here．

B．At the second stop from here．

C．At the third stop from here．

M：Windy, isn’t it?

W：Yes, it is．

M：Oh．．．where are you going?

W：To Germany．I’m going home．

M：Oh, you’re German．

W：Yes, you’re English, aren’t you?

M：Yes, I am．

W：Where are you going?

M：To Portugal．

W：On holiday?

M：No, I’m going to take some photographs．

W：Photographs?

M：Yes, I work for a travel magazine．

W：Ah．

M：What do you do?

W：I’m a student．

M：What are you studying?

W：Medicine．

M：Oh, my brother is a doctor．

W：Ah, really?

M：Cold, isn’t it?Would you like a coffee?

W：Yes, I’d love one．

M：Let’s go to the restaurant then．

15．What’s the weather like?

A．It is windy and warm．

B．It is windy and cold．

C．It is sunny and cool．

16．What’s the native language of the woman?

A．German．

B．English．

C．We don’t know．

17．What is the man going to Portugal for?

A．For holidays．

B．For work．

C．To see a friend of his．

　　How does television affect our lives?It can be helpful to those who carefully choose the programs that they watch and harmful to those who watch it too much．

　　In China, many people worry that children and young people are watching too much television．A survey of 300 youngsters in Shanghai last year showed that, on average, they spent half of their free time watching television．And two-thirds of them spent about two and a half hours reading romance and detective stories．Another survey of school-aged children in Wuhan found that half of them said they read very little．

　　During the Barcelona Olympic Games, tens of millions of Chinese viewers stayed up late to watch the opening ceremonies and other programs．

　　And television is quickly taking the place of printed material as the major source of news for most Chinese．A recent survey in Beijing found that 63 percent of those surveyed got their news from television through CCTV and local TV stations．

18．What is the main topic of the passage?

A．The Barcelona Olympic Games．

B．TV programs on Chinese television．

C．Effects of television on our lives．

19．How many people watched the Barcelona Olympic Games on television in China?

A．Tens of thousands．

B．Tens of millions．

C．Ten million．

20．According to a survey(调查)in Shanghai, how much time did young people spend on television each day?

A．Two and a half hours．

B．Three hours．

C．Three and a half hours．

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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：I expected you’d come to my birthday party yesterday．

M：I’m terribly sorry，Susan．I had to see off a friend of mine at the airport last night．

1．Why does the man apologize to the woman?

A．He had to say goodbye to his friend at the airport．

B．He didn’t go to the woman’s party last night．

C．He had to go to another city with his friend．

M：I must apologize for not meeting you at the airport this afternoon．You must have been unhappy．

W：Well，you should have let me know that you weren’t coming．

2．How does the woman feel?

A．Very glad．

B．Very painful．

C．A little angry．

W：I’m sorry to have kept both of you waiting．The car was held up in the traffic．

M：That’s all right．We just got here ourselves．

3．How many people are there in the dialogue?

A．Two．

B．Three．

C．Four．

W：You are going to New York today，aren’t you?

M：Yes．I had thought I would fly，but then I decided that taking a bus would be cheaper than driving or flying．

4．How will the man get to New York?

A．By air．

B．By bus．

C．By car．

W：Daddy，have you decided what to do tomorrow?

M：We’ll go boating if it is fine．

W：Wonderful! I’m sure it will be fine．I’ve listened to the weather report．

5．What are they going to do tomorrow?

A．They are going to listen to the weather report．

B．They will go swimming．

C．They will go boating．

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。

M：Excuse me，I’m trying to do some work．I’m afraid your children are making a lot of noise．Don’t they ever go to sleep?

W：I’m sorry．They are noisy．But you know it’s difficult to keep boys quiet．

M：I couldn’t work and I couldn’t sleep last night．And I was wakened by the noise they made early this morning．

W：I’m terribly sorry．You know they never listen to me．They are only afraid of their father．He’s away on business，but he’ll be back tomorrow．

M：I hope he can do something about it．

6．What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A．They are parent and teacher．

B．They are close friends．

C．They are neighbors．

7．What can you learn from the dialogue?

A．The man is making complaint to the woman．

B．The man is making some suggestion to the woman．

C．The man is satisfied after talking to the woman．

8．What’s not the result of the children’s noise?

A．The man couldn’t work．

B．The man couldn’t sleep．

C．The man couldn’t eat．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

M：Oh，come in．

W：I just dropped in to return these books．Are you getting dinner ready? Something smells good．

M：Oh，I’m just preparing some noodles．

W：I thought your wife did the cooking．

M：She did，but she said she would come home late today．

W：So you’re the cook．What are you having with the noodles?

M：Some cabbages and tomatoes．Why don’t you stay and have dinner with us?

W：Thanks，but not today．I have to hurry off．Maybe some other time．

9．Where does this dialogue take place?

A．At the man’s home．

B．In a restaurant．

C．In a company．

10．Why does the woman come to the man’s home?

A．She wants to have dinner with him．

B．She comes to return some books．

C．She wants to learn how to cook．

11．Who does the cooking now?

A．The man．

B．The woman．

C．The man’s wife．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

M：Don’t you just love this store? Every time I go through all the things here，I always find something interesting．

W：I know what you mean．Look at this box of clothes over here．Each piece costs only one dollar．

M：Look at what I got here!

W：What? So now you’re interested in wool coats all of a sudden．The weather is too warm for it，I think．

M：No，not that．I’m talking about this jacket from the 1950s．Isn’t it nice?

W：Yes，it is．It only costs five dollars，too．

M：I think if I clean it up a little and get the button fixed，it’ll look like it’s worth a million dollars!

W：I think I’m going to buy this little skirt and then I’ll be ready to go．How about you?

M：I’m ready anytime you are．

12．What are the speakers doing?

A．Trying on clothes．

B．Buying new clothes．

C．Buying old clothes．

13．What is the man interested in?

A．A coat．

B．A shirt．

C．A jacket．

14．What can we learn about the piece of clothes the man is interested in?

A．Some buttons are missing．

B．It’s worth millions of dollars．

C．It was made in 1950．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Hi，Jane．It’s nice to see you again．I heard you went to the US during your vacation．

W：Yes．I went to New York to attend a summer course in English．

M：Wow．You were lucky．How long did you stay there?

W：About 50 days．I went there on July 5th and came back on August 25th．

M：How about the course?

W：The course was very good．The teachers were nice．They taught us to listen，speak，read and write in English，but it was mostly speaking．One interesting thing I found was that the American classes are different from our classes here because they are very free．You can sit anywhere you like in the classroom．You can ask the teacher questions at any time during the class，and you are welcome to share your ideas with the class．I really liked this kind of class．

M：How interesting! Maybe our teacher should try that．

15．What was the woman’s main purpose in going to New York during the vacation?

A．To learn English．

B．To visit an American family．

C．To do business．

16．When did the woman come back from America?

A．On July 5th．

B．On July 6th．

C．On August 25th．

17．What in particular did the woman like about the American classes?

A．The teachers were kind．

B．The students were quite free．

C．There were too many activities in class．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Mr．Grey was the manager of a small office in London．He lived in the country，and came to work by train．He liked walking from the train station to his office unless it was raining，because it gave him some exercise．

　　One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him，“You may not remember me，sir，but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets．I stopped you in the street and asked you to lend me some money，and you lent me five pounds，because you said that you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success．”

　　Mr．Grey thought for a few minutes and then said，“Yes，I remember you．Go on with your story．”

　　“Well,” answered the stranger，“are you still willing to take a chance?”

18．Why did he walk from the station to his office?

A．To save money．

B．To buy something necessary．

C．To have more exercise．

19．Which of the following statements may be true?

A．The stranger once asked Mr．Grey for money．

B．The stranger and Mr．Grey knew each other very well．

C．The stranger was going to give Mr．Grey his money back．

20．What did the last sentence mean?

A．He wanted to give Mr．Grey a chance to help others．

B．He wanted to ask Mr．Grey for some more money．

C．He hoped Mr．Grey could help him to be successful in his work．