听力测试(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，并标在试卷相应的位置。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 about those in England?

M：The fifty-pence’s the biggest, and the half-penny is the smallest．

W：Really? In America, the biggest is the fifty-cents, and the smallest is the cent．

1．What are the speakers doing?

A．Comparing goods．

B．Doing shopping．

C．Talking about coins．

M：This meat is like old leather! It’s enough to break every tooth in your head．

W：Perhaps you’d like to change your order, sir．The fish is very tender．

2．How does the man feel?

A．Unsatisfied．

B．Impatient．

C．Pleased．

M：Tomorrow is the tenth of June．It’s my birthday and I’m going to the George and Dragon．Would you like to come?

W：To celebrate your birthday? Of course I would．What group’s playing?

M：The Red Rose, I think．

3．What is the woman interested in?

A．The man．

B．The party．

C．The band．

W：Why are you so late?

M：My alarm clock failed to work again．

4．Why is the man late?

A．He could not walk fast．

B．He slept late last night．

C．His clock was out of order．

M：Where’s the book about cars I was reading last night? I laid it down on the table, and now it’s gone．

W：I don’t know．I cleaned early this morning and I don’t remember where I put it．

5．What is the man looking for?

A．A book about cards．

B．A book about furniture．

C．A book about cars．

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：Why aren’t you doing your homework?

W：I’ll do it later, Dad．I must get these things right first．Our group’s playing in a concert on Saturday．

M：Oh, is it? You’ll be making records next, will you?

W：We hope so．The man from “Dream Discs” is coming to the concert．So I’d better play well．

M：You’d better get on with your homework! You can practise the guitar all day Saturday．

W：Oh, Dad, you don’t understand at all．This concert could change my life．

M：It certainly could! You’ve got exams next month．Important ones．If you don’t pass them, you won’t get a good job．

W：I don’t want a boring old job in a bank．

M：Oh, don’t you? Whose boring old job paid for this house? And for what?

W：Yours, I know．But I’d rather be happy than rich．

6．What is the girl doing now?

A．Repairing a guitar．

B．Practising the guitar．

C．Preparing for making records．

7．What does the girl expect?

A．To be chosen by a band．

B．To pass the coming exams．

C．To get a job in a bank．

8．What is the man?

A．A school teacher．

B．A guitar player．

C．A bank clerk．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Hello?1523852．

M：Hello, may I speak to Anna?

W：I’m afraid Anna isn’t in．

M：Is that Tracy speaking?

W：No, this is Jane．

M：Oh, I’m sorry…er…well, could you please leave Anna a message for me?

W：Sure, what is it?

M：Well, I’ll meet Anna for lunch at my home．Would you ask her to see if she has my French dictionary? And if she does, tell her to bring it along．

W：All right．And where are you calling from?

M：My home．I’m Anna’s friend, Pat．

W：Thank you for calling, Pat．

M：And thank you, Jane．

9．Where is Pat calling from?

A．His home．

B．His school．

C．His office．

10．Who does Pat want to call?

A．Tracy．

B．His friend Anna．

C．Tracy and Anna．

11．Why can’t Pat speak to Anna now?

A．Because Anna is at work．

B．Because Anna is out for lunch．

C．Because Anna is not at home．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Good evening, sir．I’m Assistant Manager．I’m afraid we’ve had a complaint about the noise from your neighbour who’s trying to get some sleep．

M：Oh, I see．

W：Could you please ask your friends to be a little quieter so that our guests can get a good night’s sleep?

M：Oh, I’m so sorry．I suppose we were talking rather loudly．We won an important prize．We were having a celebration．

W：I’m pleased to hear it．Shall I have some coffee brought to you?

M：No, that won’t be necessary．We were just about to pack up anyway．

12．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a hotel．

B．In a flat building．

C．In the manager’s office．

13．What is the woman pleased to hear?

A．The man’s apology．

B．The man’s story．

C．The man’s explanation．

14．What were the man and his friends about to do?

A．End their activity．

B．Quarrel with the Assistant Manager．

C．Apologize to their neighbor．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：So, what do you think? How do you like New York?

M：I’m having a good time．I love it．I’m glad we came．

W：Yeath I really like the stores and the shopping centers．

M：I love the museums, too．

W：But the traffic is pretty bad．

M：Yeah．I hate all the traffic．It’s really noisy．

W：Listen, it’s almost dinner time．There are lots of restaurants around here．What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Chinese?

M：I can’t stand making decisions．You choose．

W：OK, let’s go American．Where is the nearest McDonald’s?

15．What do you know about the speakers from the dialogue?

A．They are native American．

B．They are tourists to New York．

C．They are from Japan．

16．What do they dislike here?

A．The museum．

B．The restaurants．

C．The traffic．

17．Which restaurants are NOT mentioned in their dialogue?

A．Chinese restaurants．

B．Thai restaurants．

C．American restaurants．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Scientists are trying to make desert into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

　　Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．

　　Some places on the earth don’t get much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the wind blow away the dirt．When a bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water．Without plants, the land can become desert more easily．

18．Why is land becoming desert little by little according to the passage?

A．Because plants can’t grow there．

B．Because there is not enough rain．

C．Because people do bad things to the earth．

19．Why are green plants very important to dry places?

A．Because they don’t let the wind blow the earth away．

B．Because they hold water．

C．Both of the above．

20．From this passage, what can we learn?

A．Plants can keep dry land from becoming desert．

B．All places without a lot of rain will become deserts．

C．It is better to grow crops on dry land than on wet land．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共8小题；每小题1.5分，满分12分)

A．听下列对话，根据所听内容完成句子。

M：Do you have any trouble with your pronunciation, Mary?

W：Not too much．I can pronounce English words well, but I write them poorly．

1．－Do you have any trouble ________, ________?

－________．I can ________ English words well, but write them ________．

M：Why don’t you go and ask the man sitting in the chair?

W：Oh, thank you very much．

2．Why ________ and ask the man ________?

John, a quite ordinary playwriter, is now in high debts．

3．John, ________, is now in high debts．

B．听下面五段对话，从A、B、C中选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。

M：Mondays are the worst．Our timetable is full of difficult subjects．

W：Like what?

M：Well, like English, French and geography in the morning．

W：What’s your favorite day of the week?

M：Oh, the day after Tuesday without doubt．We have an easy morning：just art and music, followed by sports all the afternoon．

W：That sounds nice．

4．What’s their favorite day of the week?

A

B

C

M：I’d like to see Mr．Stone．I hear he is an expert on heart disease．

W：I’m sorry, Mr．Stone will be busy the whole afternoon．He is having a medical conference．Can you manage at 10∶30 tomorrow morning?

5．Who is Mr．Stone?

A．A doctor．

B．A nurse．

C．A secretary．

M：I’m so tired．I’ve spent the entire morning in selling my car．

W：Selling your car?Don’t you like it or isn’t it new?

M：No, my company is moving me to Europe next month．So I intend to buy a new one over there．

6．Why did the man sell his car?

A．He doesn’t like it．

B．He is going abroad．

C．It’s too old．

W：What’s the matter, Tom?You look unhappy．

M：No, not really．I’m only worrying about my maths exam．

7．What makes the man worried?

A．Maths test．

B．An English exam．

C．His headache．

W：I find listening most difficult．What can I do?

M：Don’t worry．Listen to English tapes every day, and you will make great progress．The more you listen, the easier you will find．

8．What does the man advise her to do?

A．Listen more．

B．Speak more．

C．Write more．

第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)

听第9段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

　　Food is a subject that interests me．I like food that is good and well-cooked．I dislike watery cabbage, soup that looks and tastes like water, and beef or mutton that is burned or not cooked enough．But when you get real English beef and mutton, bread and cheese, or eggs and bacon, there is nothing like it．I didn’t know any apple that has a better taste than a good English one, and no other cup of tea ever tastes as good to me as the tea that we make in England．

　　I know that coffee is not good in many English hotels．But it is good in many English homes when it is made with fresh coffee by people who know how to make it．My wife is going to make some coffee for us tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock．You’ll see then that English coffee can be good．

9．The speaker is interested in food, especially in English food．

10．According to the speaker, soup that looks and tastes like rain interests him．

11．The speaker likes to have a cup of tea made in England．

12．The speaker thinks coffee made in English homes is not better than in English hotels．

13．The speaker wants his friends to enjoy his wife’s coffee tomorrow morning．

听第10段材料，填空。

　　Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand clothes bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the owner of the store how much he thought the jacket was worth．

　　The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”

　　“What?” said Jim．“But I was thinking you would say at least five．”

　　“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．

　　“Are you sure?”

　　“Sure!” said the man．

　　“Well,” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his pocket, “Here’s the money．This jacket was hanging outside your store with a price-tag that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the store with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．

14．Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand 　　(1)　　 bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the 　　(2)　　 of the store how much he thought the jacket was 　　(3)　　．

　　The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”

　　“What?” said Jim, “But I was thinking you would say at least five．”

　　“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．

　　“Are you sure?”

　　“Sure!” said the man．

15．“Well, ” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his 　　(4)　　, “here’s the money．This jacket was 　　(5)　　 outside your store with a price-tag(价格标签)that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the 　　(6)　　 with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．

听第11段材料，完成第16～17题。

Attendant：Good afternoon．

Tom：I’m Tom, Zhang．We made a reservation for tea this afternoon．

Attendant：Yes, sir．This way, please．Here’s your table．Is this all right?

Tom：Yes, it’s nice, indeed．Thank you．

Attendant：I’m so glad you like it．What would you like?We serve coffee and tea, sandwiches, cakes and cold drinks．Please look under the plate-glass at the menu for afternoon tea．

Tom：What would you like, Mike?

Mike：I’ll try a chicken salad sandwich and have a cup of coffee with cream．

Attendant：How about you, Mr．Zhang?

Tom：I will have black tea with lemon and sugar and a piece of Swiss roll．

Attendant：Anything else?

Tom：What’s your specialty today?

Attendant：We have strawberries with cream today．I suggest you try them．

Tom：Good, I will．

16．How many people are there in the dialogue?

A．Four．

B．Three．

C．Two．

17．Where is the menu?

A．On the plate-glass．

B．Beside the plate-glass．

C．Under the plate-glass．

听第12段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Check, please!

Waiter：Are you through with your meal?

Tom：Yes, we are．Could we have the check, please?

Waiter：Here is your check, 85 dollars in all．I can take care of it here when you’re ready．

Tom：Do you accept cheque?

Waiter：No, I’m sorry we don’t．We accept credit cards and cash．

Tom：Well, I don’t have any cash with me．So I’ll have to put it on credit．Here’s 90 dollars．Please keep the change．

Waiter：Thank you．I will be right back．

Tom：Oh, please wait for a minute．I want to go with the food left．

Waiter：I see．I will bring some to-go boxes for you．

Tom：Thank you．

18．The waiter preferred to be paid by cheque．

19．The waiter received 4 dollars for his tip(小费)．

20．The customer took away his left food with to-go boxes．

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。

W：What about those in England?

M：The fifty-pence’s the biggest, and the half-penny is the smallest．

W：Really? In America, the biggest is the fifty-cents, and the smallest is the cent．

1．What are the speakers doing?

A．Comparing goods．

B．Doing shopping．

C．Talking about coins．

M：This meat is like old leather! It’s enough to break every tooth in your head．

W：Perhaps you’d like to change your order, sir．The fish is very tender．

2．How does the man feel?

A．Unsatisfied．

B．Impatient．

C．Pleased．

M：Tomorrow is the Tenth of June．It’s my birthday and I’m going to the George and Dragon．Would you like to come?

W：To celebrate your birthday? Of course I would．What group’s playing?

M：The Red Rose, I think．

3．What is the woman interested in?

A．The man．

B．The party．

C．The band．

W：Why are you so late?

M：My alarm clock failed to work again．

4．Why is the man late?

A．He could not walk fast．

B．He slept late last night．

C．His clock was out of order．

M：Where’s the book about cars I was reading last night? I laid it down on the table, and now it’s gone．

W：I don’t know．I cleaned early this morning and I don’t remember where I put it．

5．What is the man looking for?

A．A book about cards．

B．A book about furniture．

C．A book about cars．

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：Why aren’t you doing your homework?

W：I’ll do it later, Dad．I must get these things right first．Our group’s playing in a concert on Saturday．

M：Oh, is it? You’ll be making records next, will you?

W：We hope so．The man from “Dream Discs” is coming to the concert．So I’d better play well．

M：You’d better get on with your homework! You can practise the guitar all day Saturday．

W：Oh, Dad, you don’t understand at all．This concert could change my life．

M：It certainly could! You’ve got exams next month．Important ones．If you don’t pass them, you won’t get a good job．

W：I don’t want a boring old job in a bank．

M：Oh, don’t you? Whose boring old job paid for this house? And for what?

W：Yours, I know．But I’d rather be happy than rich．

6．What is the girl doing now?

A．Repairing a guitar．

B．Practising the guitar．

C．Preparing for making records．

7．What does the girl expect?

A．To be chosen by a band．

B．To pass the coming exams．

C．To get a job in a bank．

8．What is the man?

A．A school teacher．

B．A guitar player．

C．A bank clerk．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Hello?1523852．

M：Hello, may I speak to Anna?

W：I’m afraid Anna isn’t in．

M：Is that Tracy speaking?

W：No, this is Jane．

M：Oh, I’m sorry…er…well, could you please leave Anna a passage for me?

W：Sure, what is it?

M：Well, I’ll meet Anna for lunch at my home．Would you ask her to see if she has my French dictionary? And if she does, tell her to bring it along．

W：All right．And where are you calling from?

M：My home．I’m Anna’s friend, Pat．

W：Thank you for calling, Pat．

M：And thank you, Jane．

9．Where is Pat calling from?

A．His home．

B．His school．

C．His office．

10．Who does Pat want to call?

A．Tracy．

B．His friend Anna．

C．Tracy and Anna．

11．Why can’t Pat speak to Anna now?

A．Because Anna is at work．

B．Because Anna is out for lunch．

C．Because Anna is not at home．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Good evening, sir．I’m Assistant Manager．I’m afraid we’ve had a complaint about the noise from your neighbour who’s trying to get some sleep．

M：Oh, I see．

W：Could you please ask your friends to be a little quieter so that our guests can get a good night’s sleep?

M：Oh, I’m so sorry．I suppose we were talking rather loudly．We won an important prize．We were having a celebration．

W：I’m pleased to hear it．Shall I have some coffee brought to you?

M：No, that won’t be necessary．We were just about to pack up anyway．

12．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a hotel．

B．In a flat building．

C．In the manager’s office．

13．What is the woman pleased to hear?

A．The man’s apology．

B．The man’s story．

C．The man’s explanation．

14．What were the man and his friends about to do?

A．End their activity．

B．Leave where they were．

C．Apologize to their neighbor．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：So, what do you think? How do you like New York?

M：I’m having a good time．I love it．I’m glad we came．

W：Yeath really like the stores and the shopping centers?．

M：I love the museums, too．

W：But the traffic is pretty bad．

M：Yeah．I hate all the traffic．It’s really noisy．

W：Listen, it’s almost dinner time．There are lots of restaurants around here．What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Chinese?

M：I can’t stand making decisions．You choose．

W：OK, let’s go American．Where is the nearest McDonald’s?

15．What do you know about the speakers from the dialogue?

A．They are native American．

B．They are tourists to New York．

C．They are from Japan．

16．What do they dislike here?

A．The museum．

B．The restaurants．

C．The traffic．

17．Which restaurants are NOT mentioned in their dialogue?

A．Chinese restaurants．

B．Thai restaurants．

C．American restaurants．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Scientists are trying to make desert into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

　　Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts．

　　People are doing bad things to the earth．

　　Some places on the earth don’t get much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the wind blow away the dirt．When a bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water．Without plants, the land can become desert more easily．

18．Why is land becoming desert little by little according to the passage?

A．Because plants can’t grow there．

B．Because there is not enough rain．

C．Because people do bad things to the earth．

19．Why are green plants very important to dry places?

A．Because they don’t let the wind blow the earth away?．

B．Because they hold water．

C．Both of the above．

20．From this passage, what can we learn?

A．Plants can keep dry land from becoming desert．

B．All places without a lot of rain will become deserts?．

C．It is better to grow crops on dry land than on wet land．