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

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。

M：How many students passed the College English Examination last term?

W：Well, let me see．1060 students took the exam, but half of them failed．

1．How many students did the woman believe had passed the examination?

A．1060．

B．1016．

C．530．

W：Look here, darling．The paper says people tend to feel unwell if they sleep less than six hours a day．

M：That may be true for you, but it certainly isn’t true for me．

2．What can we conclude from the man’s reply?

A．He wants to have more sleep．

B．His wife doesn’t sleep well．

C．He doesn’t need as much sleep as his wife．

W：Did you see last night’s film on Channel 4?

M：Well, I meant to see it, but a friend of mine came to see me．We had a nice long talk about our school days．

3．What did the man do last night?

A．He watched TV with his friend．

B．He stayed at home talking with his friends．

C．He went to see a film with his friend．

M：Congratulations! I understand you’ve got a job．When will you start to work?

W：You must be thinking of someone else．I’m still waiting to hear the good news．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．She doesn’t need the job．

B．She hasn’t got a job yet．

C．She has got a job．

W：What can I do for you, gentleman? Maybe you like this suit, because the color matches your skin and it is the latest fashion．

M：Yes, it’s really a good suit and it’s a good color．But I just walk around and watch．Thank you just the same．

5．What did the man accept?

A．The color．

B．The suit．

C．Nothing．

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6～8题。

W：Lovely day, isn’t it?

M：Oh yes, beautiful．

W：You’re not English, are you?

M：No, I’m from Italy．But my mother was born and brought up in England．

W：How long have you been learning English?

M：For three years now．

W：For three years? Goodness me! Your English is very good．

M：Thank you．But there’s still a lot more for me to learn．

W：How long are you going to stay in this country?

M：Another two months．Then I’ll have to go back to Italy to start work．

W：A cousin of mine went to Italy last year．He’s an engineer, you know．

M：Really? What did he think of Italy?

W：He must like it very much, because he hasn’t come back yet．I hope you’ll also enjoy your stay in England．

M：Thank you．I’m sure I will．

6．What nationality is the man?

A．Italian．

B．Greek．

C．English．

7．When will the man go back home?

A．In half a year．

B．In about two months．

C．In three years．

8．What does the woman’s cousin do?

A．He is visiting all parts of Italy．

B．He works as an engineer．

C．He is learning English there．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

GIRL：Hello．Is that Uncle George? Where are you? Wait a minute, please．I’ll call Mother, it’s Uncle George．

W：George, dear．Where are you? At the corner of Pine and State Street? Wait there．Michael can come and get you．

M：No．It’s not necessary．We drove the car．Give me the directions．I’ll find my way．

W：Go north on State Street to Main Street．There’s a large square there．Turn left．Continue to King Road．Turn right．Continue on King Road to Seventh Street．Turn left．We’re in the middle of the block．Can you repeat the directions, George?

M：I think so．I have to go north on State Street to Main Street．I turn left to King Road, I continue on King Road．I turn right to Seventh Street．I turn left and go to the middle of the block．

W：That’s it．I’ll see you soon, George．Mary, is the table set?

GIRL：Yes, Mother．Come and look．

W：It looks very pretty．Thank you, Mary．

9．What are Mother and Mary doing when Uncle George calls?

A．They are going to get Uncle George．

B．They are preparing the dinner．

C．They are setting a table．

10．Who answers the telephone?

A．Mary．

B．Mother．

C．Uncle George．

11．Where do Mary and her mother live?

A．At King Road．

B．At Main Street．

C．In the Middle of the block．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Christmas is coming near．Li Ming, would you allow me to ask you a question?

M：Go ahead．

W：Do you celebrate Christmas in your country?

M：It all depends．Most Chinese people don’t celebrate Christmas, but now in many big cities people begin to do．

W：Oh, I see．But in the west it is the biggest holiday of the year．Everyone is busy shopping to get presents for friends and relatives before Christmas Eve．

M：That sounds exciting．

W：Children hang stockings in Christmas trees so that Santa Claus can put some candy and toys into them．

M：Really?I can’t imagine it．

W：In fact, it’s a kind of celebration．

12．Do people in the man’s country celebrate Christmas?

A．People in the countryside do．

B．People in many big cities do．

C．All the people do．

13．What do people in the west do before Christmas Eve?

A．Buying presents for friends and relatives．

B．Staying at home watching TV．

C．Going to the supermarkets to buy daily goods．

14．Why do children hang stockings in Christmas trees?

A．Their parents will give them new pairs．

B．Santa Claus can put candy and toys in them．

C．Santa Claus and toys can sleep in them．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Please, I’d like a ticket to Chicago．

W：For today?

M：No, early Monday morning．

W：We have a flight that will put you there at 9 a. m., is that OK?

M：Nothing earlier? I have an appointment at 8∶30．

W：I’m afraid not, unless you want a night flight．

M：A night flight?

W：Yes, with Northwest Airlines．It will get you there bright and early, at 6∶45 a. m. in fact．Is that too early?

M：I guess that will be OK．What’s the difference in price?

W：Better price．The night flight is cheaper．One way or round trip?

M：One way．Sounds good．I’ll take it．Sixty-two fifty you said?

W：Sixty-three seventy-five with tax．The flight number is 302 at Gate Five, Kennedy Airport．

M：I’ll be there on time．

W：Thank you, Mr．Li．Check-in time is one hour before take-off．Have a good trip．

15．Which flight will the man take?

A．A night flight．

B．An early morning flight．

C．A flight from Chicago．

16．What is the plane’s arrival time?

A．6∶45 a. m．

B．8∶30 a. m．

C．3∶02 p. m．

17．What conclusion can we draw?

A．There’s only one flight to Chicago．

B．A night flight is cheaper than a regular day-time flight．

C．Check-in time is after take-off．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　This topic is about greeting in China．A few years ago, people would greet each other with the words “Have you had your breakfast or lunch or supper?” “Yes, how about you?” Then politely, both would leave with a smile on their faces．

　　This kind of greeting tells us what people cared about many years ago．For many years, having enough to eat was the most important thing for the Chinese people．The life of most people in China has become much better now．They do not worry about their food and clothing any more．The greeting has changed to “What are you going to do?” or “Where are you going?”

　　Though the greeting has no other meaning than saying hello, it often puzzles other people who are not familiar with China．Nowadays, more and more people are using “How are you?” to greet each other．It is certainly the best way for people to say hello to each other．

18．What did people mostly care about many years ago?

A．Are you full or hungry?

B．Where are you going?

C．Good manners．

19．What does the change of greetings in China show?

A．People are less polite to each other．

B．People have bad manners now．

C．People’s life is better．

20．Which is the best way for people to say hello to each other?

A．How do you do?

B．How are you?

C．Good morning．