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

听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1～2题。

M：Good morning, madam．Can I get a ticket to Shanghai for 4∶30 p. m. for today or tomorrow?

W：I am sorry, sir．All the tickets have been sold out．

M：Oh, what a pity．What can I do now?

W：You can only buy the ticket for the day after tomorrow．If you are really in a hurry, you can wait here to see if anybody comes to return tickets．

M：Thank you．It is really a good idea．

1．Where is the man going?

A．To Shanghai．

B．To Beijing．

C．To Guangzhou．

2．When will the man buy the ticket for?

A．The ticket for today．

B．The ticket for tomorrow．

C．The ticket for the day after tomorrow．

听第2段材料，回答第3～5题。

M：Can I get breakfast in my room?

W：Certainly, sir．It’s served in your room from 8 until 10．

M：How do I order it?

W：Just ask for Room Service on the phone, or I can make a note of it if you like, sir．

M：Yes, I’d like it at 8∶30 tomorrow morning．

W：Very good, sir．

3．What time is breakfast served in the guest’s room?

A．At 8∶00．

B．At 10∶00．

C．From 8∶00 to 10∶00．

4．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a hotel．

B．In a shop．

C．In a restaurant．

5．What will the woman do immediately?

A．Clean the guest’s room．

B．Make a note of the man’s request．

C．Ask for Room Service．

听第3段材料，回答第6～8题。

W：We’d like to make a booking for a long weekend holiday, please．

M：Where would you like to go, madam?

W：Paris．

M：And where do you want to stay in Paris?

W：We’re not sure．Which hotel would you suggest?

M：The Residence Magenta is very good and it’s quite cheap．I recommend you stay there．

W：OK．

M：Would you complete this form, please?

W：Is it all right if we pay by cheque?

M：Of course, that’s quite all right．

6．What is the woman doing?

A．Booking for a weekend holiday．

B．Getting the tickets for a film．

C．Asking the way to a store．

7．Why does the man suggest the Residence Magenta?

A．Because it is in the downtown．

B．Because it is very good and quiet．

C．Because it is very good and cheap．

8．How does the woman pay?

A．By cash．

B．By cheque．

C．By credit．

听第4段材料，回答第9～12题。

　　An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer．Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed．

　　At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I do not want money, but give me one of your pictures．What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here．”

　　The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings．

　　The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that．I have a son in London．He wants to become an artist．When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think．”

9．What did the artist do every day?

A．Play chess with the farmer．

B．Do his painting all day．

C．Help the farmer on the farm．

10．Why was the artist very pleased with what the farmer said?

A．Because the farmer didn’t like money．

B．Because the farmer was very interested in his painting．

C．Because the farmer was his intimate friend(知己)．

11．What did the farmer’s son want to be?

A．A professor．

B．An artist．

C．A scientist．

12．What did the farmer think of the artist’s painting?

A．Very bad．

B．Very good．

C．Just so-so．

听第5段材料，回答第13～15题。

The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes．That’s what people often say when they talk about computers．For over a quarter of a century, engineers have been making better and better computers．Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully．It is widely used in factories, hospitals, banks and universities．A computer can report, decide and control in almost every field．Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man．With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voices, translate languages and so on．Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel．Do you think the people will be afraid when they find that the computer is too clever to listen and to serve the people?

13．How long have engineers worked on computers for?

A．About a century．

B．Over twenty five years．

C．Over fifty years．

14．What is the computer likely to do like a man in the future?

A．Do jobs for people．

B．Decide by itself．

C．Think and talk with people．

15．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．People will really be afraid of the computers．

B．People will make better use of the computers．

C．People will give up using the computers．