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)

A．根据听到的内容完成下列句子。

Labour Day, always the first Monday in September, is a holiday of recreation and rest from labour．

1．People have a holiday and don’t go to work on ________．

St．Valentine’s Day may go back to Roman times when a special festival was held on February 14．On that day all the young girls put their names in a box and each young man drew out a name to pick his sweetheart for the next year．

2．At first St．Valentine’s Day was celebrated on ________．

Father’s Day, the third Sunday in June, began in 1910 by Ms．John Bruce Dodd in honour of her father．

3．The first Father’s Day was on ________ in the year ________．

B．听下面5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。

M：Have you finished your term paper? I handed in mine last Friday．

W：I finished typing mine at three o’clock this morning．I have to hand it in by noon today．

4．When must the girl turn in her term paper?

A．By twelve o’clock．

B．By three o’clock．

C．By two o’clock．

M：Do you have your Christmas shopping done yet?

W：Almost．I got a watch for my husband, but I can’t seem to find anything for my dad．He would probably like a book or a case for his coin collection．

5．What did the woman buy for her husband?

A．A case．

B．A book．

C．A watch．

M：What did you do during the Chinese New Year?

W：I planned to visit my aunts and uncles．But owing to frequent visit of my friends and classmates, I just stayed at home and never got the chance to go out．

6．What did the woman do during the Chinese New Year?

A．She visited her uncles．

B．She went out often．

C．She met her friends at home．

M：Was it very cold here last winter?

W：Not bad．The temperature never dropped below freezing．There was a little snow around Christmas, but that was all．

7．What does the woman say about the weather?

A．It wasn’t very cold, and it snowed a little in December．

B．There wasn’t much snow but the weather was bad．

C．The temperature dropped below freezing after Christmas．

M：Sara, what are you going to buy for your father?

W：Well, I am going to get my dad a book about London．

8．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．The woman’s father．

B．A gift for the woman’s father．

C．A book about London．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Merry Christmas, John．

M：Merry Christmas, Sally．

W：Has your family got a Christmas tree?

M：Of course we have．My father bought a tree the day before yesterday, and it is much more beautiful than that of last year．And you?

W：We have one, too．Yesterday my family decorated it with all kinds of presents．

M：Also, we have hung a lot of small colorful lamps on it．My parents put many boxes under the tree．They say Santa Claus will put presents for me in them．

W：But my grandmother tells me that Santa Claus always puts toys in our stockings at night on Christmas．

M：Really?

W：It’s true．My grandmother never tells lies．I’ll put my stockings near my pillow tonight．

M：That’s a good idea．

W：I have to go now．Good luck!

M：The same to you!

9．According to the conversation, which statement is correct?

A．John’s and Sally’s families have Christmas trees．

B．John’s family has a Christmas tree, but Sally’s has not．

C．Sally’s father bought one Christmas tree yesterday．

10．Why do John’s parents put many boxes under the Christmas tree?

A．Because the boxes are very heavy．

B．Because the tree is full of presents．

C．Because Santa Claus will put his presents in them．

11．Where will Sally put her stockings finally?

A．On the tree．

B．Near the pillow．

C．At the table．

听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。

Nothing expresses the spirit of the holiday more than music．More than any other holiday celebrated in America, Christmas moves people to write, play and sing music．There are all religious songs, expressing joy or a sense of spiritual mystery, old folk songs and modern pop music, songs about winter Christmas trees and Santa Claus．People sing Christmas songs in churches and at school．They hear them on the radio, in stores, and even on street corners．More groups of people get together to sing at Christmas than at any other time of the year．During Christmas, many churches and schools give holiday concerts．The concert halls organize large group singing activities, called sing-songs．Many Christmas songs sound beautiful when sung by a large group．

12．What can express the spirit of the holiday most?

A．Nothing．

B．Music．

C．Art．

13．What kind of music is not mentioned in the passage?

A．Old folk songs．

B．Jazz．

C．Pop music．

14．Why do concert halls organize large group singing activities?

A．The sound can be spread farther．

B．They can make some money．

C．Large groups can make the songs sound very beautiful．

听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Mother’s Day

Brother：Hi, Angela．What are you doing?

Sister：Trying to figure out how to bake a cake．

Brother：Forget it, Angela．You can’t even make a sandwich．

Sister：Keep your mouth shut．

Brother：What do you want to bake a cake for anyway?Are we having any visitors today?

Sister：No．It’s for tomorrow．

Brother：Tomorrow?You can ask Mom to give you a hand．

Sister：Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．

Brother：That’s why you want to bake a cake, eh?Tell you what, why don’t you just buy a card or a dozen carnations?

Sister：Will you lend me twenty bucks?

Brother：Say it again．

Sister：You heard what I said．

Brother：You have your own pocket money．

Sister：What gift do you buy for Mom?

Brother：It’s a secret．

Sister：I knew you wouldn’t let me know．Who cares?

Brother：If you don’t have enough money to buy a gift, why don’t you just clean up the house?Mother will be pleased．She’ll have an easy day tomorrow．

Sister：Sounds like a good idea．But how about cooking?

Brother：Don’t worry．Leave it to me．

15．Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．

16．The brother is unwilling to lend her sister any money．

17．The sister will do cooking while the brother will do cleaning．

听第12段材料，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。

A Birthday Party

Jane：Why?Are they out?(As she fumbles for the switch, the light suddenly comes on．)

All：Happy birthday!

Jane：Oh, what a surprise!Thank you all．

Lin Yun：Now close your eyes．(She holds up a stuffed puppy in front of Jane and yaps．)Okay, you can open your eyes now．

Jane：Wow!A cute puppy!

Lin Yun：This is a birthday present from all of us．

Joe：Hope you like it．

Jane：That’s very thoughtful of you．

Lin Yun：Thanks for your good advice, Joe．Look here, Jane．We’ve also got a cake．

Jane：Oh, I can’t believe it!I thought only Mom would do that for me．

Lin Yun：Don’t be so sentimental．Let’s light the candles．(They sing “Happy Birthday”．)

Wang Fang：Now make a wish and blow out the candles．

Jane：I’ve made the same wish many times, but it hasn’t come true yet．

Li Yiwei：It will, as long as you wish it whole-heartedly．(Jane takes a deep breath and blows out all the candles．Her classmates clap．)

Joe：We’re starving．Jane, please cut the cake．(After dinner, Lin Yun suggests singing and dancing for fun．)

Lin Yun：Let’s sing some English songs．

Li Yiwei：Okay, which one shall we start with?

Wang Fang：How about “Red River Valley”?(She takes the lead：“Oh, the buffalo’s gone from the prairie…”and they sing together．)

Lin Yun：Great．What shall we sing next?

Joe：Let’s sing “Rockey Mountain High”, John Denver’s favorite．

Qian Hong：Yeah．Let our spirits soar．

Li Yiwei：Here it goes．(She starts to play the tune．They sing．)

Jane：Li Yiwei, I didn’t know you could play the mouthorgan so well．

Lin Yun：You didn’t?Let her play a solo for you, will you?Yiwei, play a famous Chinese tune for Jane, how about “Erquanyingyue”?(Li plays the tune．)

Jane：(Claps)Wonderful．I wish I could do something like that．The Chinese music is so beautiful．I am lost．

Lin Yun：Now, Wang Fang, why not show your dancing talent for us?(Wang performs her Xinjiang dance．)

Jane：Thank you, Wang Fang．You let me know you more．How happy I am tonight!I hope the pleasant time lasts forever．

18．Whose birthday is it today?

A．Jane’s．

B．Lin Yun’s．

C．Wang Fang’s．

19．Which song did they sing first?

A．Rockey Mountain High．

B．Red River Valley．

C．Happy Birthday．

20．Who can play mouthorgan(口琴)well?

A．Lin Yun．

B．Li Yiwei．

C．Wang Fang．

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。

W：Hi, Tom, we haven’t seen each other for a long time．What are you doing these days?

M：I’m reading an interesting book at the moment．I’ll lend it to you when I’ve finished it．

1．What will the man probably do when he finishes reading the book?

A．He’ll return the book to the library．

B．He’ll lend the book to the woman．

C．He’ll borrow another book from the woman．

W：I hear you’ve been offered a job．

M：That’s right, but I’m not going to take it．

2．What does the man think of the job offered to him?

A．The job is too demanding．

B．It is the job he is looking forward to．

C．He does not like the job．

M：Has George decided what to do when he leaves school?

W：Oh, yes．Everything is planned．He’s going to have a holiday for a few weeks and then he’s going to do an English course．

3．What is George going to do right after he leaves school?

A．To do an English course．

B．To make a plan．

C．To take a holiday．

M：Did you finish your work this afternoon?

W：Yes．There was nobody to disturb me, so I was able to finish it．

4．Why was the woman able to finish her work this afternoon?

A．Because she was helped by someone．

B．Because she was not disturbed by anybody．

C．Because she overworked this afternoon．

W：I wonder why Ann didn’t come to the party．Perhaps she wasn’t invited．

M：Yes, it’s possible．She might not have been invited．

5．Why didn’t Ann come to the party?

A．Perhaps she was not asked to．

B．Perhaps she did not want to come．

C．Perhaps she busied herself with something else．

第二节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

W：I’m going to have a party next Saturday．Can you come?

M：On Saturday? I’m not sure．Some friends of mine are coming to stay with me next week but I think they’ll have gone by Saturday．But if they’re still here I won’t be able to come to the party．

W：OK．Well, tell me as soon as you know．

M：Right．I’ll phone you during the week．

6．What is the man NOT sure?

A．Whether his friends will come to stay with him．

B．Whether his friends will have gone by Saturday．

C．Whether his friends will come to the party with him．

7．How does the woman know whether the man can come to the party or not?

A．The man’s friends will try to tell her his decision．

B．She will get in touch with the man during the week．

C．The man will call her before Saturday．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

W：Brian! How nice to see you! What are you doing these days?

M：I’m training to be a supermarket manager．

W：Really? What’s it like? Are you enjoying it?

M：It’s all right．What about you?

W：Well, actually I’m not working at the moment．I’m trying to find a job, but it’s not easy．But I’m very busy．I’m painting my flat．

M：Are you doing it alone?

W：No, some friends of mine are helping me．

8．What does the man want to be?

A．A supermarket manager．

B．A school master．

C．A technician．

9．What is the woman trying to do?

A．To keep her job．

B．To quit her job．

C．To find a job．

10．What is she doing now?

A．Helping her friends．

B．Painting her flat．

C．Taking care of her children．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：So you want to borrow some money．How do you want to spend it?

W：We’re going to advertise on local radio and in the paper．We’ve planned it carefully．We only need ＄500．

M：Very well．The bank will lend you the money．But you must pay us back in three months．Can you do that?

W：We’ll do it, I promise．

M：Now, go and see the loans clerk and he’ll help you fill in the necessary forms．

W：Thank you for your help．

M：You’re welcome．

11．How much money does the woman want to borrow?

A．＄5000．

B．＄1500．

C．＄500．

12．When must she pay the money back?

A．In three years．

B．In three months．

C．In three weeks．

13．What is the woman most probably going to do?

A．To fill in some forms．

B．To make a careful plan．

C．To visit the bank manager．

听第9段材料, 回答第14～16题。

W：Well, who shall we ask to this party?

M：Oh, not too many．Just a few people we can be relaxed with．

W：Yes, I agree．So, who, for example?

M：My cousin John, of course, and Carlo．

W：Carlo?Who’s he?

M：He’s the Italian guy who is staying with John’s family．

W：Oh, yeah．Is he the one whose wallet got stolen when they were in London?

M：That’s right．They caught the guy who did it, but he’d already spent all the money Carlo had brought with him．

W：Poor Carlo．Perhaps the party will cheer him up．

14．What are they talking about?

A．The coming party．

B．The arrangement of the party．

C．Whom to be invited to the party．

15．Where is Carlo from?

A．London．

B．Italy．

C．France．

16．What is wrong with Carlo?

A．He has spent all his money．

B．He has caught by the police．

C．He lost his wallet．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

W：Hi, Ed．Are you in town for another job interview?

M：Yes, I’m pretty hopeful this time．I’ve just finished my second interview with this company．

W：That sounds great．I hope it works out for you．But wasn’t it expensive just getting here?

M：No, in fact the company is paying all my expenses．They’ve put me up in a hotel downtown．

W：How nice! How many people are they interviewing?

M：Well, they interviewed 16 the first time, and now four of us were chosen to come back for this interview．

W：It sounds like you have a good chance to be selected then．

M：I hope so．The manager told me he would call us on Monday．

W：Well, I hope it goes well．John and I would love it if you came to this area to work．

M：I would too, but my girlfriend doesn’t want to leave her family．She hopes I find a job close to her home．

W：Oh dear, what a decision．

M：But anyway, I’ve got to wait until Monday to find out whether I can even have the chance．

W：Good luck!

17．How does the man seem to feel after this interview?

A．Nervous．

B．Hopeful．

C．Excited．

18．How many people were chosen for the second interview?

A．4．

B．8．

C．16．

19．When will the man probably get to know whether he gets the job?

A．That afternoon．

B．Next Monday．

C．Tomorrow．

20．What does the man’s girlfriend want?

A．She hopes to find a job near the man．

B．She hopes the man finds a job near her．

C．She hopes the man gets the job．