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．Why won’t the woman go to the concert?

A．She will watch TV．

B．She will see her friend．

C．She will take care of her friend’s children．

2．What is the woman going to do?

A．Take the man to the station．

B．Find out when the next bus leaves．

C．Show the man the way to the station．

3．Where does the conversation take place?

A．In a photo shop．

B．At the airport．

C．In a post office．

4．What do we learn from the conversation?

A．The woman doesn’t enjoy going to the beach．

B．The beach was closed．

C．The picnic was canceled because of the weather．

5．What does the woman think about Bill?

A．He should run more．

B．He asks too many questions．

C．He wants to run for the president．

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至7题。

6．What are they talking about?

A．Going on a tour．

B．Buying a train ticket．

C．Working as a tourist guide．

7．Who has been to Qiandao Lake?

A．The man．

B．The woman．

C．Neither of them．

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题

8．What kind of tour does the woman want to take?

A．A half- day tour．

B．A full - day tour．

C．A day-and-evening tour．

9．What will happen to the children while their parents are away?

A．The hotel will look after them．

B．The man will take them to the theatre．

C．They will have the dinner entertainment in the hotel．

10．How much will the woman pay for her family?

A．70 pounds．

B．140 pounds．

C．200 pounds．

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．What kind of music does the man like best?

A．Jazz．

B．Rock music．

C．Classical music．

12．Who can play the violin?

A．The woman．

B．The man．

C．The man’s wife．

13．When will the woman possibly hear the man’s wife play?

A．Some day in the future．

B．This weekend．

C．This month．

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14．What’s the topic of the conversation?

A．All the people are interested in the solo flight．

B．Fossett was honored for his achievements．

C．Fossett completed his solo and non-stop flight．

15．What can we know about Steve Fossett according to the conversation?

A．He is an old pilot．

B．He is an Englishman．

C．He is a businessman．

16．How long did the journey take?

A．60 hours．

B．67 hours．

C．71 hours．

17．How does the woman think of Fossett’s flight?

A．It was dangerous．

B．It was great．

C．It was worthy to be followed．

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．Why is the party held?

A．To celebrate the arrival of New Year．

B．To introduce Mr．Williams and Mr．Richardson．

C．To congratulate the United Electric Company．

19．What could be the speaker?

A．A tourist guide．

B．An honored guest．

C．An organizer．

20．What will people probably enjoy at the party?

A．Foreign food．

B．Plenty of wine．

C．Pouring water to each other．

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。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：Could you tell me the way to the hospital?

M：I’m sorry I’m a stranger here myself．You can ask the policeman over there．

1．Why doesn’t the man tell the woman the way to the hospital?

A．Because he is a stranger to the city．

B．Because he doesn’t want to tell her the way．

C．Because he doesn’t feel like talking with her．

W：Where is the post office?

M：Just walk down this street．It’s only ten minutes’ walk from here．You will find it on your right．

2．Where are the two speakers?

A．They are in an office．

B．They are in the street．

C．They are at home．

W：Would you mind if I borrowed your dictionary?

M：I’m sorry, but I’m using it now．

3．Why doesn’t the man lend his dictionary to the woman?

A．Because he is using it．

B．Because he hasn’t brought it with him．

C．Because he doesn’t want to lend it to the woman．

W：Do you mind if I use your rubber?

M：Of course not．Go ahead, please!

4．What does the woman want to borrow from the man?

A．A dictionary．

B．A pen．

C．A rubber．

W：Would you like me to carry this box for you?

M：No, thanks．I can manage it myself．

5．What does the woman offer to do?

A．To wash some clothes for the man．

B．To carry the box for the man．

C．To look after the child for the man．

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。

W：What’s the matter, Peter? You don’t look very happy．

M：I’m not．I’m worried about my English．

W：What’s the problem?

M：I’m not practicing enough．

W：Why not?

M：Well, it’s difficult to meet English people．

W：You should go out more．

M：Where should I go?

W：You should go to bars．You should join a club．

M：But English people never speak to me．

W：Ah! You should speak first．

M：What can I talk about?

W：The weather! English people are always interested in the weather．

6．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．English．

B．Hobby．

C．Weather．

7．What is Peter worried about?

A．English people．

B．His English．

C．Going out．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Today is the twelfth of August．In another four days it will be my sister Mary’s birthday．We will have a party．Would you please come and join us, Jean?

W：What time will the party begin?

M：At twenty to two．

W：My sister is coming to see me from Shanghai at 1∶20 that afternoon．I’ve got to meet her at the station, so I’m afraid I’ll be late for the party．

M：That’s all right．Do come please．

W：Sure．

8．When is Mary’s birthday?

A．On August 15th．

B．On August 16th．

C．On August 12th．

9．What time will the party begin?

A．At 2∶00 p. m．

B．At 2∶20 p. m．

C．At 1∶40 p. m．

10．Will Jean come to the party?

A．No, she won’t, because she’ll meet her sister at the station．

B．Yes, she will, but she will be late for the party．

C．Not sure．Perhaps she won’t be able to come．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Madam, come and look at this china．It’s beautiful, isn’t it？

W：Yes, it is．I haven’t seen anything like this for years．

M：Ladies always like the china more than the weapons．

W：Tell me something about it, please．

M：Well, you see, all these pieces of china belong to the same set．A king gave it to the Duke in 1819, and pictures on the china tell the story of the Duke’s life．

W：You know a lot about the things in the museum, don’t you? Have you worked here long?

M：Oh yes, I’ve worked here for a long time．I’ve been here since the opening of the museum．I’ve been here for ten years．

11．Where are the speakers?

A．At a museum．

B．In a shop．

C．In a school．

12．What are they talking about?

A．A country．

B．A china．

C．A gun．

13．How long has the man worked here?

A．Two years．

B．Five years．

C．Ten years．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：I’m sorry you had to wait so long．

M：That’s all right．Was the boy hurt badly?

W：No．After I cleaned his head, he felt much better．So did his mother．The blood had frightened her．

M：She probably thought it was much worse than it really was．

W：Yes, mothers are always worried about their children．Now, what’s the matter with you?

M：I’ve just got a headache．I feel weak．I really feel terrible．

W：I’m sorry to hear that．Let me examine you．

14．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Mother and son．

B．Teacher and parent．

C．Doctor and patient．

15．Who probably thought it was much worse than it really was?

A．The child．

B．The mother of the boy．

C．Everyone there．

16．What’s the matter with the man?

A．He has a headache and feels bad．

B．He is frightened at the blood．

C．He hurt himself on the head．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man’s garden and talking about children．The young man asked, “How strict should parents be with their children?” The old man pointed to a string between a big, strong tree and a thin, young one．“Please untie that string, ” he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side．“Now tie it again, please, ” said the old man．“But first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．” The young man did so．Then the old man said, “There, it is the same with children．You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to

　　see how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away．”

17．What was the young father doing?

A．He was looking after his child．

B．He was paying a visit to an old neighbor．

C．He was working with an old neighbor．

18．What were they talking about?

A．Children．

B．Their houses．

C．Their trees．

19．Why did the young tree bend over to one side?

A．Because it was pulled by a string．

B．Because it was dying．

C．Because it was too thin to stand straight alone．

20．What did the young father learn from the old man?

A．He needn’t be strict with children．

B．He learned how strict parents should be with their children．

C．He learned how to plant a tree．

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：Could you tell me the way to the hospital?

M：I’m sorry I’m a stranger here myself．You can ask the policeman over there．

1．Why doesn’t the man tell the woman the way to the hospital？

A．Because he is a stranger to the city．

B．Because he doesn’t want to tell her the way．

C．Because he doesn’t feel like talking with her．

W：Where is the post office?

M：Just walk down this street．It’s only ten minutes’ walk from here．You will find it on your right．

2．Where are the two speakers？

A．They are in an office．

B．They are in the street．

C．They are at home．

W：Would you mind if I borrowed your dictionary?

M：I’m sorry, but I’m using it now．

3．Why doesn’t the man lend his dictionary to the woman？

A．Because he is using it．

B．Because he hasn’t brought it with him．

C．Because he doesn’t want to lend it to the woman．

W：Do you mind if I use your rubber?

M：Of course not．Go ahead, please!

4．What does the woman want to borrow from the man？

A．A dictionary．

B．A pen．

C．A rubber．

W：Would you like me to carry this box for you?

M：No, thanks．I can manage it myself．

5．What does the woman offer to do？

A．To wash some clothes for the man．

B．To carry his box．

C．To look after his child．

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。

W：What’s the matter, Peter? You don’t look very happy．

M：I’m not．I’m worried about my English．

W：What’s the problem?

M：I’m not practicing enough．

W：Why not?

M：Well, it’s difficult to meet English people．

W：You should go out more．

M：Where should I go?

W：You should go to bars．You should join a club．

M：But English people never speak to me．

W：Ah! You should speak first．

M：What can I talk about?

W：The weather! English people are always interested in the weather．

6．What are the two speakers talking about？

A．English．

B．Hobby．

C．Weather．

7．What is Peter worried about？

A．English people．

B．His English．

C．Going out．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Today is the twelfth of August．In another four days it will be my sister Mary’s birthday．We will have a party．Would you please come and join us, Jean?

W：What time will the party begin?

M：At twenty to two．

W：My sister is coming to see me from Shanghai at 1∶20 that afternoon．I’ve got to meet her at the station, so I’m afraid I’ll be late for the party．

M：That’s all right．Do come please．

W：Sure．

8．When is Mary’s birthday？

A．On August 15th．

B．On August 16th．

C．On August 12th．

9．What time will the party begin？

A．At 2∶00 p. m．

B．At 2∶20 p. m．

C．At 1∶40 p. m．

10．Will Jean come to the party？

A．No, she won’t, because she’ll meet her sister at the station．

B．Yes, she will, but she will be late for the party．

C．Not sure．Perhaps she won’t be able to come．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Madam, come and look at this china．It’s beautiful, isn’t it？

W：Yes, it is．I haven’t seen anything like this for years．

M：Ladies always like the china more than the weapons．

W：Tell me something about it, please．

M：Well, you see, all these pieces of china belong to the same set．A king gave it to the Duke in 1819, and pictures on the china tell the story of the Duke’s life．

W：You know a lot about the things in the museum, don’t you? Have you worked here long?

M：Oh yes, I’ve worked here for a long time．I’ve been here since the opening of the museum．I’ve been here for ten years．

11．Where are the speakers？

A．At a museum．

B．In a shop．

C．In a school．

12．What are they talking about？

A．A country．

B．A china．

C．A gun．

13．How long has the man worked here？

A．Two years．

B．Five years．

C．Ten years．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：I’m sorry you had to wait so long．

M：That’s all right．Was the boy hurt badly?

W：No．After I cleaned his head, he felt much better．So did his mother．The blood had frightened her．

M：She probably thought it was much worse than it really was．

W：Yes, mothers are always worried about their children．Now, what’s the matter with you?

M：I’ve just got a headache．I feel weak．I really feel terrible?．

W：I’m sorry to hear that．Let me examine you．

14．What’s the relationship between the two speakers？

A．Mother and son．

B．Teacher and parent．

C．Doctor and patient．

15．Who probably thought it was much worse than it really was？

A．The child．

B．The mother of the boy．

C．Everyone there．

16．What’s the matter with the man？

A．He has a headache and feels bad．

B．He is frightened at the blood．

C．He hurt himself on the head．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man’s garden and talking about children．The young man asked, “How strict should parents be with their children?” The old man pointed to a string between a big, strong tree and a thin, young one．“Please untie that string,” he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side．“Now tie it again, please,” said the old man, “But first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．” The young man did so．Then the old man said, “There, it is the same with children．You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away．”

17．What was the young father doing？

A．He was looking after his child．

B．He was paying a visit to an old neighbor．

C．He was working with an old neighbor．

18．What were they talking about？

A．Children．

B．Their houses．

C．Their trees．

19．Why did the young tree bend over to one side？

A．Because it was pulled by a string．

B．Because it was dying．

C．Because it was too thin to stand straight alone．

20．What did the young father learn from the old man？

A．He needn’t be strict with children．

B．He learned how strict parents should be with their children．

C．He learned how to plant a tree．