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.Where are the speakers probably?

A.In a shop.

B.In a museum.

C.In a restaurant.

2.What time will Daisy come here?

A.At 1∶50 p.m.

B.At 2∶20 p.m.

C.At 2∶30 p.m.

3.What has the man just finished doing?

A.Making a phone call.

B.Answering a phone call.

C.Looking for Tom.

4.What was Henry's weight last month?

A.About 60 kilograms.

B.About 70 kilograms.

C.About 80 kilograms.

5.What kind of furniture does the woman like best?

A.Glass furniture.

B.Wooden furniture.

C.Metal furniture.

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至第8题。

6.What is the woman going to do?

A.Prepare lunch.

B.Have a party.

C.Go to a friend's house for dinner.

7.What does the woman still need?

A.A tie.

B.Some flowers.

C.Some candy.

8.What should one do when he goes to a friend's house for the first time according to the woman's mother?

A.Take something.

B.Get dressed up.

C.Have dinner.

听第7段材料,回答第9至第11题。

9.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A.Teacher and student.

B.Salesman and customer.

C.Manager and secretary.

10.When will the man handle the report of Mr.James?

A.This morning.

B.This afternoon.

C.This evening.

11.What will the man do after meeting with Sally?

A.He will review the report of Mr.James.

B.He will meet with the client(当事人).

C.He will have a talk with Mr.James.

听第8段材料,回答第12至第14题。

12.What are the two speakers talking about?

A.They are talking about the US holidays and culture.

B.They are talking about the US language and culture.

C.They are talking about the US language and presidents.

13.Which of the following was last mentioned in the conversation?

A.The National Day.

B.The Valentine's Day.

C.Mother's Day.

14.Who was considered to be one of the best presidents besides George Washington according to the speaker?

A.Benjamin Franklin.

B.John F.Kennedy.

C.Abraham Lincoln.

听第9段材料,回答第15至第17题。

15.What's the relationship between the two speakers?

A.Wife and husband.

B.Clerk and customer.

C.Saleswoman and customer.

16.On which floor will the man stay?

A.On the second floor.

B.On the tenth floor.

C.On the fifteenth floor.

17.How much should the man pay in total?

A.$700.

B.$990.

C.$1,050.

听第10段材料,回答第18至第20题。

18.How many places of interest are mentioned in the passage?

A.Two.

B.Three.

C.Four.

19.Who is probably the speaker?

A.A TV host.

B.A historian.

C.A tour guide.

20.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The Story House is made of wood and brick.

B.The church looks like a palace.

C.There are over 20, 000 dragons around Grand Hotel.

Weather is the subject matter of Westerners whenever they met. Housewives, businessmen, factory workers as well as farmers all talk about the weather. It’s everyday news, whether or not conditions change. Many newspapers carry a regular front page news story in addition to the full reports on as inside-page provided by the weather service. Here are several different types of weather reports taken from the western papers:

   No. 1 Regional Forecast

New Jersey

   Today: Considerably cloudy with showers likely. High: 75-79. Southwesterly winds at 15-20m.p.h.. Precipitation(降水) probability 70 percent. Tonight: Warm and cloudy, rain likely. Low: 55-63. Southwesterly winds at 15 to 20m.p.h.. Tomorrow: Showers and thunderstorms likely. High: 75-79. Wind S to SW at 15 to 20m.p.h.

   No. 2 Three-day Forecast

Westchester, Rockland

   Friday: Mostly fine to partly cloudy. Saturday: Cloudy with some showers. Sunday: Mostly fine. Temperature: Daytime highs will average in the upper 60’s to 70’s while overnight lows will average in the low to 50’s throughout the period.

   No. 3 Weather Stories

   Bitter cold, intensified(加剧) by high winds, gripped(控制) the Upper Midwest today, sheets of ice and snow left by the winter’s first major storm on highways throughout the area.

   At least six deaths were blamed on the storm.

   Hundreds of schools closed throughout the Upper Midwest yesterday and thousands of travelers waited out the weather at roadside shelters(避难处).

   Temperatures dropped well below zero early today from the Northern Plains through the Western Great Lakes under clearing skies. A 25-below-zero reading was forecast.

   Nearly a foot of snow fell on northern sections of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. And hardest hit were Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wis., where 12 inches were recorded. Winds went up to 50 miles an hour.

In a street corner of London, two strangers may begin their talk with “_____”.

  A. Hi, how are you?               B. What are you doing here? Waiting for someone?

  C. A nice day, isn’t it?              D. Didn’t you listen to the weather report last night?

The noon temperature of _____ is nearly 70’s at the weekend.

  A. Western Great Lakes          B. Duluth, Minn

  C. Westchester, Rockland        D. New Jersey

It seems that _____ has plenty of rain at the present season.

  A. Western Great Lakes  B. Wisconsin  C. Westchester Rockland  D. New Jersey

Which of the following is most probable according to No.3?

  A. The traffic was terribly affected.

  B. The Five Great Lakes were covered by heavy snow.

  C. The temperatures might drop to 50℃.

  D. Many schools were damaged in the snowstorm.

Below are some classified ads from an English newspaper.

Classified ads

FOR DIRECT CLASSIFIED SERVICE CALL 800―0557  10A.M.-4P.M. MONDAY-FRIDAY

FOR SALE

COME to moving sale----Plants, pottery, books, clothes, etc, Sat, Dec. 14#----9a.m.-5p.m.1612 Femdale, Apt. I.800-4696.

 

USED FUT COATS and JACKETS. GOOD condition. $30-$50. Call 800-0436 after 12 noon.

MOVING: Must sell. TV21”, $50; AM/FM radio A/C or battery, $15; cassette tape recorder, $10. Call Jon or Pat, 800-0739 after 5 p.m. or weekends.

 

SHEEPSKIN COAT: man’s, size 42, I year old. $85. After 6 p.m.,. 800-5224.

LOST AND FOUND

FOUND: Cat, 6 months old, black and white markings. Found near Linden and South U. Steve. 800-4661.

 

LOST: Gold wire rim glasses in brown case. Campus area. Reward, Call Gregg 800-2896.

 

FOUND: Set of keys on

Tappan near Hill intersection. Identify key chain. Call 800-9662.

 

FOUND: Nov.&----A black and white puppy in Packard-Jewett area. 800-5770.

PERSONAL

OVERSEAS JOBS---Australia, Europe, S.Ameriea, Africa. Students all professions and occupations, $700 to $3000 monthly. Expenses paid, overtime. Sightseeing, Free information at STUDENTS’UNION.

 

THE INTERNATIONAL CEMTER plans to publish a booklet of student travel adventures. If you like to write about your foreign experiences, unusual or just plain interesting. Call us (800-9310) and ask for Mike or Janet.

 

UNSURE WHAT TO DO?

Life-Planning Workshop, Dec. 13th -15th, Bob and Margaret Atwood, 800-0046.

ROOMMATES

FEMALE ROOMMATE

WAMTED: Own room near campus. Available December 1st . Rent $300 per month until March 1st . $450 thereafter. Call Jill for details, 800-7839.

 

MEED PERSON to assume lease for own bedroom in apt. near campus, $’380/mo. starting Jan. 1st. Call 800-6157 after 5p.m..

DOMESTIC SERVICE

EARLY HOUR WAKE-UP SERVICE: For prompt, courteous wake-up service, call 800-0760.

 

HELP WANTED

BABYSLTTER―MY HOME If you are available a few hours during the day, and some evenings to care for 2 school-age children, please call Gayle Moore, days 800-1111, evenings and weekends 800-4964.

 

PERSONS WANTED for delivery work, Own transportation. Good pay. Apply 2311 E. Stadium. Office 101,  after 9 a.m.

 

TELEPHONE RECEPTIONIST WAMTED. NO experience necessary. Good pay. Apply 2311 E. Stadium. Office 101, after 9 a.m.

 

WAITRESS WANTED: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Apply in person. 207 S. Main, Curtis Restaurant.

 

HELP WANTED for house cleaning 1/2 day on weekends. When----to be discussed for mutual convenience. Good wages. Sylvan Street. Call 800-2817.

 

 

45. Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?

   A.PERSONAL    B.HELP WANTED   C.DOMESTIC SERVICE   D.ROOMMATES

46. A second-hand jacket will probably cost you      .

  A.$60    B.$40    C.$20    D.10

47. To have your travel notes published, you may contact         .

   A. Students’ Union   B.Gayle Mcore 

C.The International Center   D.Life Planning Workshop

48. If you want to have someone wake you up in the morning, you may call           .

A.800-5224   B.800-5770   C.800-7839    D.800-0760

 

For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 a.m., except Sunday, and went to work. I__41__saw my father home from work ill. He had no hobbies, __42__taking care of his family.
For 22 years, __43__I left home for college, my father__44__me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.. He was always interested in my__45__,or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__46__about his lot (生活状况) in life. The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states.
Nine years ago when I__47__my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent three days__48__my house. He would not__49__me to pay someone to have it done. All he __50__was a cup of tea, a paint brush and to talk to him. But I was too__51__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__52__to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__ 53__things happened several times later.
The morning on Sunday. January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me__54__,this time from my sister’s home in Florida. But the__55__came again at 4:40 p.m. that day. My father was in the__56__in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤).I got on an airplane__57__, and on the way, I__58__of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I determined that when I arrived, I would__59__for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.
I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p.m., my father had__ 60__at 9:12 p.m.. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or to wait for me.
【小题1】.

A.ever B.neverC.alwaysD.often
【小题2】.
A.exceptB.rather thanC.more thanD.or rather
【小题3】.
A.becauseB.beforeC.althoughD.since
【小题4】.
A.visitedB.praisedC.telephonedD.met
【小题5】.
A.workB.lifeC.studyD.plan
【小题6】.
A.worryB.careC.talkD.look
【小题7】.
A.builtB.foundC.boughtD.sold
【小题8】.
A.repairingB.paintingC.cleaningD.decorating
【小题9】.
A.teachB.orderC.forceD.allow
【小题10】.
A.askedB.keptC.orderedD.served
【小题11】.
A.smart  B.upsetC.busy D.tired
【小题12】.
A.practiceB.taskC.teaD.time
【小题13】.
A.DifferentB.SimilarC.FunnyD.Strange
【小题14】.
A.as usualB.in painC.casuallyD.finally
【小题15】.
A.callB.momentC.situation D.scene
【小题16】.
A.churchB.schoolC.homeD.hospital
【小题17】.
A.immediatelyB.happilyC.graduallyD.carefully
【小题18】.
A.heardB.spokeC.thoughtD.demanded
【小题19】.
A.take upB.make upC.turn upD.put up
【小题20】.
A.started outB.given inC.passed awayD.come back

  Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune largely to the cause of global health Having already provided the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation with$24 billion to address global health issues,Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except a few percent left for the kids’’

    So what has made the richest mart in the world channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to be extended to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the, populations I he says,has proven to be all essential method in helping poor countries to be financially successful“National borders allow inequalities。”said Gates,“We all need to take a more global view,rather than just saying my country is doing well We have to step up these health issues。knowing how few resources are going into them’’

  Gates said that both his parents set good examples to him as a child As he, gathered his fortune,Gates knew he would eventually want to give back a8 well,but he didn2 expect to devote himself whole―headedly to one p。Object until he was about 60.

  However。Gates,47。began to question his ability to wait that long“It seemed there was a real time urgency,”Gates said。“I started to think how many lives could I Save before then?’’

51 Why will Bill Gates give away his vast fortune?

  A To improve the health of population in America alone

  B To improve the health of population all over the world.

  C To avoid leaving his children too much money.

  D. To spare the American government the burden of health ca”

52 In Bill Gates’opinion,            .

  A Americans should care about people in other countries

  B Americans should treat fellow citizens well

  C. Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

  D. Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune.

53 Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of       .

  A. his weakening health condition

  B. his parents’suggestions

  C. his great success in business

  D his concerns for suffering people

54 According to the passage,which word call be used to describe Bill Gates?

  A. Brave.                                    B Kind―hearted

  C. Strong―minded                      D. Confident

55 When Gales was young,his parents often       .

  A refused to help others                 B offer to help others

  C. set good examples                    D gathered their fortune

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