听力测试(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。

W：Do you need any help, sir?

M：Yes．Would you like to tell me the way to the Science Museum?

W：Science Museum?

1．What does the woman mean?

A．She is unwilling to tell the man．

B．She knows the place well．

C．She doesn’t know the place．

M：Sorry to bother you, but do you have any change for one dollar?

W：I’ll have to look．What do you want it for?

M：I need it for the parking meter．

W：I can give you 4 quarters if that’ll help．

2．What is the man going to do with the change?

A．To park his car．

B．To make a phone call．

C．To buy something to eat．

W：Here is a picture of Susan taken last week．

M：May I have a look?

W：Sure．It flatters Susan a bit．She is not so pretty actually．

M：No, by no means, and she doesn’t look so young as she appears on

the picture．

3．What does the man think of Susan?

A．She is prettier and younger．

B．She is less pretty but younger．

C．She is less pretty and older．

M：Mom, Dad called and said that he wouldn’t be home for dinner．

W：Did he say why?

M：Yes, he said that one of the men was sick and he was going to stay

for the afternoon shift．

4．Why won’t the man’s father be home for dinner?

A．To look after a sick person．

B．To take the place of someone．

C．To have dinner in the afternoon．

W：Kate, let’s go for a drive somewhere this weekend．

M：That’s a good idea．Just the two of us!

W：I thought that the whole family could go together．

M：I’m afraid that the kids can’t．Jenny is staying at the university this

weekend to study．Peter and Linda going on a trip this weekend with

their school．

5．What is the relation between the speakers?

A．Couple．

B．Friends．

C．Partners．

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6～7题。

“Are we poisonous?” the young snake asked his mother．

“Yes, dear, ” she replied．“Why do you ask?”

“Because I’ve just bitten my tongue!” said the young snake sadly．

6．How was the mother snake feeling when asked the question?

A．Puzzled．

B．Interested．

C．Disappointed．

7．Which frightens the young snake?

A．He is poisonous．

B．He is going to die．

C．He has lost his tongue．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

W：What are your plans for today, Mike? Nick and I are going shopping．Do you want to come too?

M：Well, as a matter of fact, I’m meeting Steve．He’s writing an article

and he’s asked me to take some photographs for it．

W：An article? What about?

M：Oh, just people…Anyway, I’m seeing Steve at the zoo．

W：Oh well, let’s meet for lunch, shall we? How about that sandwich bar we went to on Friday．I’ll see you there about one．

M：I’d love to, but I’m afraid we won’t finish by then．

8．What photos does Steve want?

A．Showing that he is writing．

B．Matching what he is writing．

C．Reflecting(反映)how he is writing．

9．When will Mike join Steve?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

10．Which of the following might Mike do?

A．Go shopping with the woman．

B．Have lunch with Nick Friday．

C．Work over lunchtime．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

W：The weather here is so changeable．Did you hear how cold it got last night?

M：I heard the radio announcer say it was 18 degrees below zero．

W：That’s cold．I could hardly start my car, it was so cold this morning!

M：My car didn’t want to start, either, at first．

W：Don’t you have a garage?

M：Not in the new apartment．We have to leave the car in the parking lot．

W：How much anti-freeze do you put in your car then? You must have to keep it well below zero．

M：I do．Right now I have it protected to 30 below．

W：Does it ever get that cold around here?

M：Not really．It sometimes gets to 20 below．

W：Speaking of cold, how about going for a cup of coffee to warm up？

M：Good idea．

11．What did the man do with his car?

A．He failed to start it．

B．He managed to start it．

C．He could easily start it．

12．What do you know about the man?

A．He preferred to leave his car outside．

B．He was too poor to get a garage．

C．He had recently moved his house．

13．What was the weather like last night?

A．It was colder than the day before．

B．It was colder than ever before．

C．It was warmer than reported．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：Hello, Ultimate Computers．May I help you?

M：Yes, this is Jack Kordell from Hunter’s Office Supplies．May I speak to Elaine Strong, please?

W：I’m sorry, but she’s not in right now．She should be here later on this afternoon maybe about 4∶30．May I take a message?

M：Yes．Ms Strong sent me your newest line of laptop computers with a description of other software products, but there wasn’t any information about after-sales service．

W：Oh, I’m sorry．Would you like me to fax that to you?

M：Yes．Could you try sending that information around 3∶30?That should give me time to look over the material before I call Ms．Strong, say, around 5∶00．

W：Sure．Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please?

M：Yes．Jack Kordell and the phone number is 560-1287．And the fax number is 560-1288．

W：All right．I’ll be sure to send you the fax this afternoon．

M：Okay, bye．

14．Why can’t Elaine Strong answer the phone?

A．She’s attending a meeting．

B．She’s out of the office．

C．She’s talking with another customer．

15．What does the man want the woman to send?

A．Information on after-sales service．

B．A picture of the newest computers．

C．A list of software products．

16．What is the man’s telephone number?

A．560-1287．

B．560-1288．

C．560-2187．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　Mother’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, but not always on the same day．

　　Mother’s Day as it is celebrated today in the United States began with a woman named Anna Jarvis．In 1907, she held a ceremony to honor her mother at a church in the state of West Virginia on the anniversary of her mother’s death．In the following years, she and others wrote thousands of letters to public officials urging that the second Sunday in May be declared Mother’s Day．

　　President Woodrow Wilson finally agreed seven years later．The second Sunday in May became a day of public expression of love for mothers throughout the country．It became popular for people to send gifts of flowers and candy to their mothers on Mother’s Day．

　　Today, children of all ages still give their mothers special gifts on Mother’s Day．Older children may travel to visit their mothers．If they cannot, they usually send a special card with a message of love．Or they send flowers．They also usually call their mothers on the telephone to wish them a happy day．Mother’s Day is one of the busiest days of the year for America’s telephone companies．

　　Some families get together on Mother’s Day to honor all the women in the family who are mothers．Many go to a restaurant for a special Mother’s Day meal．

17．What do you learn about Mother’s Day?

A．It is celebrated now in every part of the world．

B．It is not celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May everywhere．

C．It is celebrated to honor all the women in some families．

18．When was Mother’s Day first celebrated in the US?

A．In 1907．

B．In 1908．

C．In 1914．

19．Who decided Mother’s Day to be celebrated nationwide?

A．Anna Jarvis．

B．Public officials．

C．Woodrow Wilson．

20．What do all the children do on Mother’s Day?

A．Give gifts to their mothers．

B．Pay a visit to their mothers．

C．Send cards to their mothers．

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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

W：David, so you are taller than Smith．

M：That’s right．

But I’m shorter than Tom．

1．Who is the shortest of the three?

A．Tom．

B．David．

C．Smith．

M：Pop music is really boring to all people．

W：I can’t agree with you．Most of the young people enjoy it．

M：Simply because they are too young．

2．Who is the man?

A．He is a young man．

B．Maybe he is an old man．

C．He is a pop music lover．

M：Mary, have you found a job at the market?

W：No, I wish I were a boy．

3．What does the woman imply?

A．A boy is stronger than a girl．

B．A boy can find a job more easily than a girl．

C．She doesn’t like to be a girl．

W：How many eggs did you buy from the supermarket this morning?

M：A dozen．But four were broken on my way home．

4．How many eggs does the man have now?

A．12．

B．4．

C．8．

W：What do you think of the football game we watched last night?

M：It is no better than the one we are watching now．

5．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Neither of the football games is good．

B．Both of the football games are good．

C．The football game they are watching is better than the one they watched last night．

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道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

M：The American pop star Jackson is in our city．

W：That’s great．

M：I’m very fond of Jackson, so are my parents and my sister．

W：Are you going to the Jackson’s concert?

M：Yes．My family will go there．I’m going to buy tickets for tonight’s concert．

W：Why not buy a ticket for me?I’m busy now, I have to type two letters for my boss, David．

M：With pleasure．

W：100 yuan, please．

M：Oh, your change, twenty yuan, here you are．

6．How many tickets will the man possibly buy for tonight’s Jackson’s concert?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Five．

7．What job does the woman probably do?

A．Doctor．

B．Secretary．

C．Manager．

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

M：Sit down, please, take it easy．What is your name, please?

W：Alice．

M：What is the matter?Madam?

W：My house was broken into last night．

M：Can you describe what happened last night?

W：Yes．At six o’clock, my husband and I left home to attend a friend’s birthday’s party．We didn’t get home until mid-night．When I opened the door, we found that someone had entered our house by the window．

M：Have you got anything stolen?

W：Yes．My diamond necklace is gone, so are my computer and two valuable vases．

M：Can you tell me anything more?

W：Oh, the man living opposite our house said he had heard a sound of glass being broken at about eleven．After a while, he saw a tall man with long hair came out of my house．

M：Well, we will look into the case right away．If we have any news, we will let you know．

8．What in the man in the conversation?

A．A policeman．

B．Alice’s husband．

C．Alice’s neighbor．

9．When was the woman’s house broken into?

A．At twelve last night．

B．At around 11 last night．

C．At seven yesterday evening．

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

M：Susan, is your cousin beautiful?

W：No, she is not as good-looking as you thought．She is an ordinary girl．But she is very tall．You are taller than I, but she is even taller than you．

M：Does she use any make-up?

W：No, she doesn’t like to．She is very natural．

M：Does she have a good figure?

W：I don’t think so．But she looks very healthy．She is also very lively and very lovely．

M：Do you like her because of that?

W：That’s not the main reason．I like her because she is gentle and understanding．

M：Oh, everyone likes such a girl．

W：Yes．And she always wears a sweet smile．

M：I see．No wonder you’re always talking about her．

10．What did the man used to think of Susan’s cousin?

A．Very beautiful．

B．Common．

C．Gentle．

11．Who is the shortest of the three people?

A．Susan．

B．The man．

C．Susan’s cousin．

12．What is the main reason for Susan’s liking her cousin?

A．Because Susan’s cousin is very tall．

B．Because Susan’s cousin is very healthy．

C．Because Susan’s cousin is gentle and understanding．

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

M：Mrs Speneer, what time is Mr Black’s flight expected to arrive at Boston Airport?

W：Around 2 p．m．sir．Will you go with the company car to meet him?

M：Yes．So I’d better leave here no later than now．How about the hotel for Mr Black and his party?

W：I made the reservations for them last week and checked again yesterday, to be sure everything is ready．

M：Including the welcome room for tonight’s reception．

W：That’s right．The manager promised me that everything would be exactly as we have requested．

M：Excellent．I want everything to be the very best．

W：I’m sure it will be．That manager has never let us down yet．

M：We want to make a good impression．Not just to be sure that this business deal is a success, but pay back the wonderful treatment we received from them in Tokyo last year．

13．What is the man going to do?

A．Take a flight for Japan．

B．Drive the woman to the hotel．

C．Meet a guest at the airport．

14．Where will Mr Black stay after his arrival?

A．At a hotel．

B．At the man’s house．

C．At the woman’s house．

15．What will take place that evening?

A．Mr Black’s arrival．

B．A hotel reception．

C．A business meeting．

16．Why does the man want to make a good impression?

A．To repay Mr Black’s kindness．

B．To get invited back to Tokyo．

C．To increase the hotels business．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

Bill, Ed and Arnold are three musicians who are discussing ways in which they will perform together on stage in front of an audience．Bill says, “Here’s what I have in mind, when the curtain goes up, I’ll come out and play the violin．Then the curtain goes the piano．Then the curtain goes down．Then the curtain goes up．．．”

“Wait a minute, ”interrupt the other two．“What are we supposed to do?”Bill says．“The curtain doesn’t go up and down by itself．”

17．What instrument do Ed and Arnold play?

A．The violin．

B．The piano．

C．Unknown．

18．According to Bill, who will be performing on the stage?

A．Ed and Arnold．

B．Bill, Arnold and Ed．

C．Bill．

19．Who asked the question, “What are we supposed to do?”

A．Bill and Ed．

B．Ed and Arnold．

C．Bill, Ed and Arnold．

20．According to Bill, what will Ed do?

A．Pull the curtain up and down．

B．Play he instruments with the other two．

C．Play an instrument by himself．