Question

听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。

1．Between whom is this conversation most probably taking place?

A．Between a teacher and a student．

B．Between a doctor and a patient．

C．Between husband and wife．

2．What has Jim been doing?

A．Sleeping．

B．Studying．

C．Reading．

3．Why did the man suggest they sit at a large table?

A．The table was in the back room．

B．The map was near the window．

C．They could spread the map on it．

4．How much will the woman pay in all?

A．3 dollars．

B．1.85 dollars．

C．4.85 dollars．

5．Where did the woman work before?

A．At a bank．

B．At a lawyer's office．

C．At a bookstore．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，你都有时间阅读各小题，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。

6．What did the man think of the show?

A．Meaningless．

B．Very good．

C．Unusual．

7．How does the woman want to get to the eighth floor?

A．By taking a lift．

B．By using the stairs．

C．By taking a tractor．

8．How will they get to the eighth floor in the end?

A．They will climb the stairway．

B．They will take the bus．

C．They will get there in a lift．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．What are the two speakers?

A．Computer experts．

B．College students．

C．English teachers．

10．Why did the girl hand in her term paper earlier?

A．Because she was good at grammar．

B．Because she used the computer to write the paper．

C．Because she made no changes．

11．What will the girl do this evening?

A．She'll study the IBM computer．

B．She'll help the boy rewrite the paper．

C．She'll teach the boy how to use the word processor．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．Which flight will the man take?

A．A night flight．

B．An early flight．

C．A flight from Chicago．

13．What is the plane's arrival time?

A．6∶45 a. m．

B．8∶30 a. m．

C．3∶45 p. m．

14．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 time．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．How much did it cost to run an AC 24 hours a day for 2 months 5 years ago?

A．20 dollars．

B．35 dollars．

C．40 dollars．

16．Where do they live?

A．In the college dormitory without air conditioner．

B．In an expensive hotel．

C．In an apartment with an AC．

17．Where is the man going to study?

A．In the library．

B．In the dormitory．

C．In the comfortable apartment．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．Which is right about“silk cat”?

A．It can spit as much silk as a silk worm．

B．Its ears and mouth store silk liquid．

C．The cat stops eating when the time to spit silk comes．

19．Why do the local people tie the cat to a pole?

A．If not the cat will spit silk here and there．

B．If not the cat will bury the silk in the ground．

C．If not the cat will lose its temper．

20．What's the use of the“cat silk”?

A．It can be used as rope．

B．It can be used to wind poles．

C．It can be woven into cloth．

Answer 1

答案：B;B;C;C;A;B;A;A;B;B;C;A;A;B;C;A;A;C;A;C
解析：

听力原文：1．M：Now, tell me your trouble, Mrs．Smith． 　　W：I can't sleep well recently, and last night I had a terrible headache． 　　2．W：It's nearly midnight．You should go to bed, Jim． 　　M：But I have to study．Ｗe are going to have an English test tomorrow．I failed the last test, so I must pass this one． 　　3．W：We'd better sit at a large table．Then we can open the map． 　　M：Shall we sit there, at the table near the back window? 　　4．M：Hello, may I help you? 　　W：Yes, I want to send a registered airmail letter to China． 　　M：OK．That will be 3 dollars for postage and 1.85 dollars for registration． 　　5．M：I just stopped at your office in the bank．They told me you had left．Where are you working now? 　　W：I am working for a lawyer now．The pay is better and the work is much more interesting． 　　听力原文：6．W：That was a nice show, wasn't it? 　　M：I enjoyed it too．Shall we use the stairs today?The lift is so slow． 　　W：No, I'll wait．Go up eight floors on my heels? 　　M：It won't really take very long． 　　W：I'm sorry．I didn't see that．Oh, oh, the lift doesn't seem to be working． 　　M：We have got to use the stairs． 　　W：All right． 　　听力原文：7．M：Did you hand in your term paper for the Modern Grammar course? 　　W：Yes, I did．What about you? 　　M：I wrote my paper but I want to change a few things．I think I'll get it finished tomorrow． 　　W：If you have a word processor, it will save you a lot of time． 　　M：I tried to use the IBM computer, but I was at a loss． 　　W：It's easy to make changes on a processor．You can move paragraphs around, put in a few words here and leave out some words there．All you have got to do is to press a key or two． 　　M：That sounds great, but I'm good at mechanical things． 　　W：Well, come to my room this evening．I'll show you how to do it． 　　听力原文：8．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've 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 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 way? 　　M：One way sounds good．I'll take it． 　　W：The flight number is 202 at Gate Seven, 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． 　　听力原文：9．M：I can't stand this hot．I can't give my attention to studying for the mid-term exam．I guess I'll have to go to the library this afternoon． 　　W：I don't blame you．This dormitory doesn't have an air conditioner．I can't study either．My roommate and I are thinking moving out to the other dormitory or an apartment that has an air conditioner． 　　M：Oh, I've thought about moving, too．But if I want to live in an apartment, I'll have to pay a lot of money for electricity．Do you know an air conditioner is cheaper today than it was 10 years ago?On the other hand electricity is a lot more expensive now． 　　W：I didn't know that．How much do we pay for electricity? 　　M：5 years ago it was possible to run an AC 24 hours a day for only 20 dollars a month．Today the same AC in the same house costs more than 40 dollars a month． 　　W：Oh, no．That's really expensive．Well, I'll tell my roommate we will see about the other dormitory．If it doesn't work out, we will sweat all summer． 　　听力原文：10．You surely know the silk worm spits silk．But have you heard that a special cat in South America can spit silk like silk worm?People there call it“silk cat”．There is an opening to each of the pair of the cavities in its mouth where the silk liquid is stored．When the cavities are full, the cat stops eating for two weeks and then begins to spit silk．During this time the cat becomes very short-tempered and keeps running while spitting silk．The local people usually tie it to a pole buried in the ground, so it runs round and round the pole and the silk it spits is wound on the pole．A cat usually spits twice a year．The“cat silk”is thicker than the silk of the silk worm but very tough．It can be used to weave into very tough silk cloth．