PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet.

You will hear each conversation TWICE

Conversation 1

1. What does the woman do in the group?

A. Play the violin.                       B. Play the piano.                        C. Sing for the group.

2. How often will the group meet?

A. Once a week.                          B. Twice a week.                         C. Every other week.

Conversation 2

3. Where does the man want to live?

A. In a big city.                            B. In the country.                 C. In the mountain.

4. Why couldn’t the woman sleep well at night?

A. She was not used to the silence.

B. She was too tired to go to sleep.

C. She was afraid of the noise made by the birds.

Conversation 3

5. How much money was there in the purse?

A. About $ 15.                                B. About $50.                       C. About $ 55.

6. Where did the woman most probably leave her purse?

A. In the street.                            B. In the coffee shop.               C. In the shoe department.

Conversation 4

7. Who worked at the boys’ camp last summer?

A. Steve.                                    B. Steve’s sister.                          C. Wendy.

8. Why does the woman want to get a job at the hotel?

A. A friend of hers worked there last summer.

B. She likes making bed and cleaning bathrooms.

C. She can make good money.

9. What kind of job is the man probably not interested in now?

A. Cutting grass.                         B. Working in the open air.          C. A job connected with his learning.

Conversation 5

10. What does the man want to find out?

A. The cost of taking a taxi.         B. How to get to a hotel.                  C. The nearest bus stop.

11. How many possibilities does the woman suggest?

A. 2.                                  B. 3.                                  C. 4.

12. Which of the following is true about the man's final decision?

A. Checking the schedule.            B. Taking a taxi.                         C. Waiting for another bus.

 

Conversation 6

13. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. On a plane.              B. On a train.                                C. In a restaurant.

14. Why is the man worried?

A. This is his first time abroad.

B. He cannot arrive on time.

C. He has never seen his grandson.

15. When did the man first see Europe?

A. Recently.                    B. After his wife’s death.                     C. During the Second World War.

SECTION B

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

Topic: 16._________ in the post office

 

Time

At two o’clock 17.               

Victim

The main post office

Robbers’ appearance

With a gun, handkerchiefs 18. _____________

The inspector’s action

* ordered others to be in the street outside

* ordered some of his men to wear ordinary clothes

* 19. ____________

20. ____________

The three men were caught in the act.

       April Fool’s Day(愚人节), was a day of laughing and jokes. This day is kept in many countries, not only in Britain and the USA. This is a day to play jokes and make people laugh. Nobody knows when was the beginning of this custom. Some people connect it with the end of winter and the return of spring which make people merry and ready to play jokes.

In Scotland young people were sent for hen’s teeth or bird’s milk and everybody laughed when they could find such things. In the USA and Britain some people could place a sign on a person’s back with the words “push me!” Children often tell a grown-up that his sock is torn or he has something black on his face, and then shout “April Fool!” There is also the old purse(钱包) trick. A purse is left lying in the street, but when someone wants to take it, it is quickly pulled back by a string which the hidden joker holds in his hand. Or the purse may be filled with stones. Sometimes invitations are sent to people, asking them to come and visit somebody, but when they come they see that nobody expects them. Some people like to telephone to the zoo on the day and ask for Mr. Fish, Miss Fox or Mrs. Cat. All these jokes are very old but still they make people laugh.

____________knows when the custom of April Fool’s Day started.

       A.One B.Anyone  C.Nobody  D.Someone

Many tricks are played on April Fool’s day except ____ .

   A.phoning the zoo           B.placing a sign on someone’s back

   C.playing cards              D.leaving a purse in the street

The purpose of playing jokes is to _____ .

       A.for fun                       B.make people laugh    

       C.make fool of oneself     D.fool someone

The best title of the passage is ____ .

   A.How people in the west spend their April Fool’s Day

   B.Customs are different

   C.How British people celebrate their holidays

   D.How April Fool’s Day comes about

Nanda sees a wearable computer as a handbag, one that’s built out of four-inch squares and triangles of fabric (织物), with tiny computer chips embedded (嵌入) in it. It looks, feels and weighs like your typical leather purse.
That’s where the similarities end: This bag can wirelessly keep track of your belongings and remind you, just as you’re about to leave the house, to take your wallet. It can review the weather report and suggest that you grab an umbrella. This purse can even upload your favorite songs onto your scarf (围巾).
Sure, a computing purse and scarf set may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But these devices (装置), part of next generation of wearable computers, could become common within a few years. DuPont created new super strong fibres that can conduct electricity and can be woven into ordinary-looking clothes. And the chipmaker developed chip packaging allowing wearable computers to be washed, even in the heavy-duty cycle.
As a result, these new wearable devices are different from the heavy and silly types of the recent past, which often required users to be wrapped in wires and type on their stomachs. Unlike the old types, these new wearable computers also make economic sense. When her bag becomes commercially available in two to three years, Nanda expects it will cost around $150, which is the price of an average leather purse.
Here’s how the bag works: You place a special radio-signal-transmitting chip onto your wallet. A similar radio in your purse picks up the signal and notifies you that you’ve forgotten to take your wallet. In turn, sensors on your purse’s handles will inform the computer that you’ve picked up the purse and are ready to go.
Already, these new kinds of wearable devices are applied in markets like auto repair, emergency services, medical monitoring-and even, increasingly, for consumers at large. Indeed, more people will want to cross that bridge in the coming years—making for a booming market for wearable computers that don’t look like something out of science fiction.
72. Which of the following describes a wearable computer?
A.It can be washed in washing machines.
B.It is much heavier than a leather purse.
C.It can download songs from the Internet.
D.It is made of clothes conducting electricity.
73. According to the passage, the new wearable computers         .
A.require users to operate on the stomach
B.pick up the signals through wires and chips
C.are being put to use in some different areas now
D.are smarter but more expensive than the old ones
74. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A.The new wearable computers have become fashionable.
B.People would like to learn more about the new computers.
C.The idea of the purse-like computers comes from science fiction.
D.New wearable computers promise to sell well in the future.
75. The purpose of the passage is         .
A.to introduce a new kind of computer    
B.to explain the functions of computers
C.to compare different types of computers
D.to show how high technology affects our life

The chemist handed me my prescription(处方药),apologized for the wait,and explained that his register had already closed.He asked if I would 36  using the register at the front of the store.

I told him not to worry and walked up to the front, 37  one person was in line ahead of me,a little girl no more than seven, 38  a bottle of Children’s Motrin on the counter.She 39  a little green and white striped(有条纹的) coin purse closely to her chest.

The purse 40  me of the days when,as a child,I played dress-up in my grandma’s closet.I’d march around the house in  41  clothes,wearing costume jewellery and hats,talking “grownup talk”to 42  who would listen.I remembered the thrill one day when I  43  a pretend dollar to someone,and he handed back some 44  coins for me to put into my special purse.“Keep the 45 !”he told me with a wink(眨眼).

Now the clerk rang up(用收银机记录)the little girl’s 46  ,while she shakily pulled out a coupon(优惠券),a dollar bill and some coins.I watched her face becoming red as she tried to 47  her money,and I could see right away that she was about a dollar  48  .With a quick wink to the checker,I drew a dollar bill onto the counter and  49  the clerk to ring up the sale.The child put her  50  change into her coin purse,grabbed her 51 and hurried out of the door.

As I  52  for my car,I felt a pull on my shirt.There was the girl, 53  up at me with her big brown eyes.She gave me a  54 ,wrapped her arms around my legs for a long moment,and then stretched out her little hand.It was full of coins.“ 55 ,”she whispered.

“That’s okay,”I answered.I flashed her a smile and winked,“keep the change!”

1.

A.enjoy

B.remember

C.mind

D.regret

 

2.

A.where

B.when

C.while

D.which

 

3.

A.about

B.with

C.as

D.like

 

4.

A.held

B.handed

C.opened

D.closed

 

5.

A.told

B.reminded

C.informed

D.convinced

 

6.

A.suitable

B.expensive

C.oversized

D.soft

 

7.

A.nobody

B.someone

C.everyone.

D.anyone

 

8.

A.lent

B.showed

C.left

D.gave

 

9.

A.pretend

B.false

C.true

D.real

 

10.

A.change

B.dollar

C.paper

D.purse

 

11.

A.expression

B.price

C.medicine

D.money

 

12.

A.hold

B.count

C.get

D.save

 

13.

A.sharp

B.short

C.enough

D.much

 

14.

A.advised

B.begged

C.signaled

D.got

 

15.

A.untouched

B.separated

C.given

D.uncounted

 

16.

A.package

B.money

C.purse.

D.change

 

17.

A.drove

B.started

C.headed

D.stopped

 

18.

A.waving

B.looking

C.nodding

D.pointing

 

19.

A.dollar

B.message

C.note

D.smile

 

20.

A.Excuse me

B.Terribly sorry

C.Thank you

D.See you

 

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