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。

W：I have had four colds this winter and I think I am catching another．

M：I have only had half that many, but my wife has had six．

1．How many colds has the man had?

A．Eight．

B．Two．

C．Four．

M：Sorry．I have forgotten Mary’s address．

W：You forgot again! It’s 1646 Garden Street．

2．What’s Mary’s address?

A．1664 Garden Street．

B．1664 Guard Street．

C．1646 Garden Street．

W：Ten dollars’ worth of stamps, please．

M：With pleasure．Would you like to mail something?

W：Not now, thanks．Here is ten dollars．

3．What does the woman want to do?

A．To buy some stamps．

B．To mail something．

C．To mail some letters．

M：Hello, Della．You’re a bit late today．

W：Yes, Mr．White．I’m sorry,…er…I forgot my book and I…went…

M：You went back for it?

W：Yes．

M：You shouldn’t have gone back for it．You could have shared one．Della, sit down now．

4．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Boss and secretary．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Librarian and borrower．

M：What did you think of Dennis?

W：Which one was Dennis? Was he the one who played the piano?

5．What do we learn from the conversation?

A．Dennis was a piano player．

B．The woman didn’t know the pianist, but she knew Dennis．

C．The woman didn’t know who Dennis was．

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6～8题。

M：Alice, it’s almost vacation time．Have you found a summer job yet?

W：I think I can work at the boy’s camp where I worked last summer．But camp jobs don’t pay much．

M：I can get a job at the Friendship Hotel．A friend of mine was a waiter there last summer．The pay was not good, but he got lose of tips．

W：A friend of my sister’s did that one summer．

M：What I want is a job outside．After sitting in college classes all winter, I’d like a job in the open air．

W：The high school kids earn a lot of money every summer cutting grass．My brother is only fourteen, but he gets five dollars every time he cuts someone’s grass．It only takes him an hour．

M：That’s pretty good．I used to cut grass when I was in high school．But now I think I might work for a road-building company, or something like that．

W：It would be good experience．You could learn a lot．

6．What was the woman speaker？

A．A college student．

B．A middle school student．

C．A housewife．

7．What kind of job would the woman like to do?

A．Housework．

B．Office work．

C．Work in the open air．

8．What job might the woman finally take?

A．Working for a road-building company．

B．Cutting grass．

C．Typing letters in the office．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Hello, 577618．

M：Hello! Could I speak to Tom?

W：I’m sorry he’s out．He’s at the cinema at the moment．

M：Is that Mrs．Brown?

W：Yes, this is Tom’s Mother．Do you have anything important to tell Tom? Can I take a message for him?

M：Sure．This is Bill．We’re going to have a picnic next Sunday．Please ask him to bring some delicious food along．

W：OK．I’ll leave the message on his desk．

M：Thanks a lot．Bye!

W：Bye．

9．Where is Tom now?

A．In the school．

B．In a restaurant．

C．At the cinema．

10．Who answers the telephone?

A．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s sister．

B．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s mother．

C．Mrs．Black, Tom’s aunt．

11．What does Bill want Tom to do?

A．Bring some food for the picnic．

B．Bring some toys for the game．

C．Bring some toys for the trip．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：What was the party like last night, Jack?

M：Not bad at all, thanks．Why didn’t you come?

W：Well I couldn’t get away from work early．And when I got home．I had a headache, so I had to go straight to bed, but I was over-tired because I wasn’t able to get to sleep for hours．

M：Why didn’t you take some medicine?

W：I don’t like to．I used to take medicine when I had to work overtime, you know．

M：Do you still drink coffee at night?

W：No．But now, I like to drink tea．

M：That’s bad．You must stop it．

12．How was the party like last night?

A．It was good．

B．It failed completely．

C．It was dull．

13．Why couldn’t the woman go to the party last night?

A．Because she wasn’t feeling well．

B．Because she forgot the date．

C．Because she disliked it．

14．What did she drink at night recently?

A．Beer．

B．Coffee．

C．Tea．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：How do you do?

W：How do you do?

M：Would you please tell me where you are from?

W：I am from Greece．

M：It’s a beautiful place isn’t it．I hope I’ll go there some day．

W：You are welcome to our country．

M：What’s the climate like in your country?

W：It’s very pleasant．

M：What’s the weather like in spring?

W：In March, it is often windy．It’s always warm in April and May．

M：It’s very hot in summer, isn’t it?

W：Yes, in June, July and August, the sun shines every day．

M：What’s the weather like in autumn?

W：It’s always warm in September and October．It’s often cold in November and it rains sometimes．

M：Is it very cold in winter?

W：Yes, it is．It snows sometimes．

M：I see．

15．What’s the weather like in Greece?

A．Pleasant．

B．Terrible．

C．Neither good nor bad．

16．What’s the weather like in spring?

A．The sun shines every day．

B．It’s often windy in March and always warm in April and May．

C．It’s always warm and never rains．

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

A．Husband and wife．

B．Friends．

C．A Greek and a stranger．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Not long ago, Charles White and his family decided to do some spring housecleaning．Sorting through their possessions, they came up with some 1500 old, unwanted items－chairs, warm rugs, lamps, dishes, books, used clothes and all sorts of other things they no longer needed．The Whites decided to do what a lot of other Americans are doing these days－have a “Garage sale”．They posted homemade signs throughout the neighborhood, ran an advertisement in the local newspaper, then sent out the collection of unwanted objects on the front yard of their suburban home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and waited to see if anyone would come．The Whites needn’t have worried, eager buyers bought all but 50 or so of the items in one weekend, leaving the family ＄442 richer．

　　Garage sale, yard sale, basement sale－whatever they’re called and wherever they’re held, Americans are having them in ever－increasing numbers．

18．What did the Whites do before they had the garage sale?

A．They went shopping．

B．They did some housecleaning and sorted the possessions．

C．They made a wonderful picnic in their hometown．

19．Which of the following is not mentioned in the talking?

A．The Whites do not need to worry their “garage sale”．

B．American did not enjoy such sales．

C．The Whites advertised their garage sale．

20．How much money did the Whites make?

A．＄440．

B．＄441．

C．＄442．

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．