Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions:In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said.The conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1.

W:Can you describe what you do?

M:I wash office building windows.I go high up in the basket to reach the windows.

Q:What is the man's job?

A.A basketball player.

B.A laundry worker.

C.A window washer.

D.A rock climber

2.

M:Should we go out or eat in tonight?

W:I am too tired to do any cooking.

Q:What does the woman imply?

A.She is not hungry.

B.She wants to cook.

C.She is not tired.

D.She wants to dine out.

3.

M:Hi, Grace.Tell me something about your hometown.

W:It's so beautiful and peaceful.But it's really far away from everything.

Q:What does the woman think of her hometown?

A.Promising

B.Isolated

C.Crowded

D.Modern

4.

W:My printer is out of paper.I will run and get some.

M:I will go with you.I need some fresh air.

Q:Where will the speakers probably go?

A.To a stationery shop.

B.To a gymnasium.

C.To a paint store.

D.To a news stand.

5.

M:I don't like the prices on the menu.They always seem too high.

W:You will have a different view after eating the delicious food.

Q:What does the woman mean?

A.The man can see a different view.

B.The food is not tasty enough.

C.The man cannot afford the food.

D.The food is worth the price.

6.M:I had a hard time getting through the novel.

W:I know how you feel.Who could remember the names of 35 different characters?

Q:What does the woman imply?

A.She reads different kinds of books.

B.She also finds the book difficult to read.

C.She is impressed by the characters.

D.She knows well how to remember names.

7.W:Why haven't we received any newspapers yet?

M:Well, sometimes it takes a while for the post office to deliver it.

Q:What can we learn from the conversation?

A.The man will go to the post office.

B.The post office is closed for the day.

C.The woman is expecting the newspaper.

D.The delivery boy has been dismissed.

8.M:My roommate and I are going to see a film tonight.And we are leaving at7∶40.Do you want to join us?

W:Sure.But my class ends at 7:30.And the professor never finishes on time.

Q:What can we learn about the woman?

A.She is not sure if she can join them.

B.She will skip the class to see the film.

C.She will ask the professor for leave.

D.She does not want to see a film.

9.W:Now that you are on the business, what's your advice for someone to become a fashion designer?

M:Go to school.I mean it.Find a good school and learn as much as you can.

Q:What does the man mean?

A.Fashion designing is a booming business.

B.School learning is a must for fashion designers.

C.He hopes to attend a good fashion school.

D.The woman should become a fashion designer.

10.W:Slow down.You are passing every car on the road.

M:Most drivers usually ignore the speed limit unless they think the police will stop them.

Q:What does the man mean?

A.Few people drive within the speed limit.

B.Drivers usually obey traffic rules.

C.The speed limit is really reasonable.

D.The police stop most drivers for speeding

Section B

Directions:In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages.The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

I am Lynn.My previous job was as principal of a language school, where I received awards for training teachers to teach more effectively.A year ago, I started an international company.I spent months conducting programs in the US and Russia.During this time, some Russian immigrants came to stay at my house.Fortunately, these visitors helped a lot at home and made life easier.At the same time, I wrote several books to be published by my company and coedited a book for a major publisher.

I am grateful I have a photographic memory, so I can remember everything I see.Otherwise, I might not be that productive.In addition to my work, I have a family at home.Some of my children have had serious health problems from birth, but I try to handle those problems well and efficiently.With tremendous help from my parents, the kids are fed, and clothed, and educated.

I am busy from the time I get up until the time I go to bed.My time has to be carefully planned.I do not like to be interrupted because I want to accomplish my goals.

Questions:

11.What was the speaker's previous job?

12.What helps to make the speaker productive according to the passage?

13.What does the passage mainly tell us?

11.A.A book publisher.

B.A company manager.

C.A magazine editor.

D.A school principal.

12.A.Some training experience.

B.A happy family.

C.Russian assistants' help.

D.A good memory.

13.A.Lynn's devotion to the family.

B.Lynn's busy and successful life.

C.Lynn's great performance at work.

D.Lynn's efficiency in conducting programs.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

Job interviews can generally be divided into three types.

The first is what I would call the traditional interview.This is usually just a series of standard questions about qualifications, work experience and expectations.So what you have here is basically a list of quite direct questions, like what duties did you have in your previous job.This is still the model for a lot of interviews today.In my view it's not the best to select staff.

Then there is the case interview.Here the interviewer presents a problem and a series of questions to find out how the candidate would approach the problem.It might go something like this, ‘A company wants to hire more graduates without spending more than its current budget.What would you advise them to do? ’This can be particularly challenging, for you need to analyze the problem and solve it.

The third type is known as the behavioral interview.The questions are usually designed to find out about how the candidates handle tricky situations in the past.A typical question might be ‘Can you give me an example of a situation where you had to follow orders that you didn't agree with? ’ This opens up a lot of information and the interviewer gets to see more of the candidate.

Questions:

14.What kind of questions are usually asked in the traditional interview?

15.What does the case interview focus on about the candidate?

16.What does the speaker mainly talk about?

14.A.Economic questions.

B.Routine questions.

C.Academic questions.

D.Challenging questions.

15.A.Work experience.

B.Educational qualifications.

C.Problem-solving abilities.

D.lnfomation-gathering abilities.

16.A.Features of different types of interview.

B.Skills in asking interview questions.

C.Changes in three interview models.

D.Suggestions for different job interviews.

Section C

Directions:In section C, you will hear two longer conversations.The conversations will be read twice.After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Write your answers on your answer sheet.

1.

W:Hi, Bruce, it's Naomi.

M:Hi, Naomi.

W:I'm calling about the conference in Shanghai on November 8th.We have to make some changes.

M:OK, go ahead.

W:I don't think the peace guardian will be big enough.We need a center that can seat at least 600.

M:That many? Any suggestions?

W:The Palace Center will be free that day, but it will mean increasing the registration fee by $50.From $800 to $850.

M:That won't be a problem.Anything else?

W:Milan University says they are sending Carla Marisco instead of Professor Bertoni.But the talk would be the same, Opportunities and Risks in the African Market.

M:Fine.Make those changes and all inform everyone at my end.

Complete the form.Write ONE WORD for each answer.

2.W:David, we all know you took up skateboarding at ten.But did your parents support you?

M:Yeah, my parents even let me skate in the house.

W:Did they?

M:Yeah, they were pretty cool.

W:How about your school work?

M:That was fine.I was able to get my school work done with good grades.My only problem was that I had so much physical energy that I could not sit still in class.Then some teachers started taking my skateboard away.

W:That couldn't stop you from staking?

M:No way.The cool thing was that my parents managed to find me a different school.The headmaster there was wonderful.He let us plan our own P.E.classes.So guess what class I created.

W:Skateboarding.

M:You got it.That was my P.E.class.By that time I was turning professional and starting to show off some techniques at competitions.

W:Is that when your new style became famous?

M:Yeah.Other skaters had this smooth flowing style, but I was kind of like a robot always coming up with new tricks.

Complete the form.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

  As we all know, sleep is very important and necessary.I would love everyone to form the habits below to have better sleep without needing the alarm wake-up call.

  1._________If you eat much food an hour before you go to bed, your body will hate you.Your body needs time to digest(消化)while you are still awake.

  2._________Something that makes me very angry is when I hear on TV that people just need 30-minute exercise a week.That’s funny.Every person should be getting 30-minute exercise daily along with a healthy diet.When you do exercises, you use energy that your body has to recover from.3.________The harder you push your body, the faster it falls to sleep and the better it sleeps.

  Turn the TV off.There are a few shows I watch still, but they will never get in my way of(妨碍)sleep.The bedroom is only for sleeping and a place of rest.4.________

  5.________A question to ask yourself:If I didn’t have an alarm, what time would I get up? If that time is the time you need to get up, you should probably throw away the alarm.If the time you actually get up is much later than the time you do get up, make great changes to your way of life and the time you go to sleep.No one should need an alarm.

A.Exercise for at least 30 minutes every day.

B.Eat right and no meals within 4 hours of rest.

C.Throw away the alarm.

D.Sleep is one of the most important things in our lives.

E.Your body recovers when you are sleeping.

F.Try to get up as early as you can.

G.Take the TV out of your bedroom.


E
An old sea captain was often seen opening a small locked box, and looking inside. The crew’s curiosity grew and, on the day he retired, they rushed to cut the lock. There they found a sheet of paper that read, “Left—port(左舷). Right--- starboard(右舷).”
Are you afraid to make a mistake? If you made mistakes recently, maybe you need to hear about Roy Riegels.
The story is told about Roy and the 1929 Rose Bowl championship football game between Georgia Tech and the university of California. Shortly before halftime, Roy Riegels made a huge mistake. He got the ball for California and somehow became confused and started running in the wrong direction! One of his teammates tackled(抢断) him after he had run 656 yards, just before he would have scored for the opposing team. Of course, Georgia Tech gained a distinct(明显的) advantage through the error.
After the first half was over, Riegels sat in a corner, put his face in his hands and wept.
Coach Nibbs Price struggled with what to do with Roy. He finally looked at the team and said simply, “Men, the same team that played the first half will start the second.”
All the players except Roy went to the field. Though the coach looked back and called to him again, he remained seated in the corner. Coach Price went to him and said, “Roy, didn’t you hear me?”
“Coach,” he said, “I can’t do it. I’ve ruined you; I’ve ruined the school; I’ve ruined myself.”
But the coach Price put his hand on Riegels’ shoulder and said,” Roy, get up and go on back; the game is only half over.”
Roy Riegels went back and those Tech men will tell you that they have never seen a man play football as well as Roy Riegels played that second half.
The next time you make a mistake, it might be good to remember the ABC method.
A—Acknowledge(admit) your error and accept responsibility for it. Don’t try to fix the blame on other people or circumstances(客观环境). When you fix the blame, you never fix the problem.
B—Be gentle with yourself. The game is only half over. This is not the first mistake you ever made, nor will it be the last. You are still a good and caring person. Besides, later you may laugh at the mistake, so try to lighten up a bit now.
C—Correct it and move on. Correcting mistakes may also mean to amends(弥补过错),if necessary.
Now, go make your mistakes. And if you practice the ABC method, you’ll live to laugh about many of them.
67. The old captain kept a sheet of paper to_____.
A. give his men a lesson
B. arouse his crew’s curiosity
C. prove he was a good captain
D. tell “port” and “starboard” apart
68. From the passage we learn Coach Price______.
A. insisted on replacing Roy
B. decided to punish Roy after the match
C. criticized Roy for his serious mistake
D. encouraged Roy to finish the match
69. How was Riegels’ performance in the second half?
A. Very disappointing  B. Rather excellent  C. Fairly ordinary  D. Quite bad
70. The ABC method_____.
A. advised you to try to forget mistakes
B. helps you deal with mistakes 
C. helps find out the causes of mistakes
D. advised you to be strict with yourself.


【小题1】I had a very happy day today because we had no school though it is Tuesday today. I played football with my friends on the playground in our school. Then we had a big dinner with a lot of our friends.
【小题2】Today was a special day. After the bell rang for the lesson, we all sat up straight, waiting for our maths teacher. Today in former years we would place something on the top of the door so that when someone entered, it would fall onto that person. But this year, we put nothing on the top of the door. But as our maths teacher was entering, we all shouted “Take care”. The teacher got a surprise and raised his head but saw nothing. We all laughed and said “April fool”.
【小题3】Early this morning I got up and woke up my sister Jane. Together we went from door to door to call on my friends. It was a day for us to play. We gathered on the square of the town with our New Year’s gift. We exchanged our gifts and played all kinds of games on the square. How happy we were!
【小题4】This evening we had a Halloween party in the open. We were all dressed in witch’s outfit and wore masks. We sang and danced happily. We couldn’t figure out who was who though we were all such close friends or neighbors.
【小题5】Today I gave a kiss to the girl I love most in front of all my classmates. I didn’t say anything before. But today I was brave enough to kiss her on the face with my classmates and my history teacher near at hand.

A.Near Year’s Day
It falls on the first day of the year. The year should begin happily, they say, so that it will end happily. And on the first morning of the New Year, children in Scotland, Wales and the English border countries rise early so that they may make the round of their friends and neighbors. “On January 1st,” writes a 13-year-old Scottish girl, “I always go New Year’s Gifting with my sister and friends, about four of us. I get up about 7 o’clock and call for my friends and go round the houses and farms.”
B.Shrove Tuesday
For centuries Shrove Tuesday has been a day of high festival for apprentices (学徒) and schoolchildren. It has been a day of feasting, and cock fighting, a day for football , and rowdiness (吵闹). And it is pleasing to find that it is still a special day for children in some parts of England, where “Pancake Day (薄煎饼日),” as they call it, is kept as a school holiday.
C.Kissing Friday
A teacher writing to the Yorkshire Post tells how after Ash Wednesday, comes Kissing Friday. A few days ago, when she arrived at a country school and was taking a mixed class of 13-year-old children in country dancing, she saw the leading boy suddenly lean across and kiss his partner, who showed no sign of embarrassment. When, as teacher, she expressed her surprise, the boy said, “It’s all right, Miss. You see, it’s Kissing Friday”. And he explained that on Friday following Shrove Tuesday any boy had the right to kiss any girl without being resisted.
D.April Fool’s Day
The first day of April ranks amongst the most joyous days in the juvenile (青少年) calendar. It is a day when you hoax (愚弄) friends of yours with jokes like sending them to the shop for some pigeon’s milk, or telling them to dig a hole because the dog has died; when they come back and ask where the dead dog is, you say “April fool” and laugh at them.
E. May Day
On the first of May, in country districts, young maidens (少女) rise early and go out into the dawn, as they have done for centuries, to wash their faces in the May dew (露水). In Somerset children call this “kissing the dew”. In most places, the girls do so to ensure that they shall have a beautiful complexion (肤色) for the rest of the year.
F. Halloween
It falls on October 31. Many children attend Halloween parties. “The best thing about the party is that you should go in fancy dress, ” says a girl. The most popular dress is a Witch’s outfit, or something to do with lucky charms. It is said that one of the luckiest things at a Halloween party is for a person to come in with a lump (块) of coal.

1.I had a very happy day today because we had no school though it is Tuesday today. I played football with my friends on the playground in our school. Then we had a big dinner with a lot of our friends.

2.Today was a special day. After the bell rang for the lesson, we all sat up straight, waiting for our maths teacher. Today in former years we would place something on the top of the door so that when someone entered, it would fall onto that person. But this year, we put nothing on the top of the door. But as our maths teacher was entering, we all shouted “Take care”. The teacher got a surprise and raised his head but saw nothing. We all laughed and said “April fool”.

3.Early this morning I got up and woke up my sister Jane. Together we went from door to door to call on my friends. It was a day for us to play. We gathered on the square of the town with our New Year’s gift. We exchanged our gifts and played all kinds of games on the square. How happy we were!

4.This evening we had a Halloween party in the open. We were all dressed in witch’s outfit and wore masks. We sang and danced happily. We couldn’t figure out who was who though we were all such close friends or neighbors.

5.Today I gave a kiss to the girl I love most in front of all my classmates. I didn’t say anything before. But today I was brave enough to kiss her on the face with my classmates and my history teacher near at hand.

A.Near Year’s Day

It falls on the first day of the year. The year should begin happily, they say, so that it will end happily. And on the first morning of the New Year, children in Scotland, Wales and the English border countries rise early so that they may make the round of their friends and neighbors. “On January 1st,” writes a 13-year-old Scottish girl, “I always go New Year’s Gifting with my sister and friends, about four of us. I get up about 7 o’clock and call for my friends and go round the houses and farms.”

B.Shrove Tuesday

For centuries Shrove Tuesday has been a day of high festival for apprentices (学徒) and schoolchildren. It has been a day of feasting, and cock fighting, a day for football , and rowdiness (吵闹). And it is pleasing to find that it is still a special day for children in some parts of England, where “Pancake Day (薄煎饼日),” as they call it, is kept as a school holiday.

C.Kissing Friday

A teacher writing to the Yorkshire Post tells how after Ash Wednesday, comes Kissing Friday. A few days ago, when she arrived at a country school and was taking a mixed class of 13-year-old children in country dancing, she saw the leading boy suddenly lean across and kiss his partner, who showed no sign of embarrassment. When, as teacher, she expressed her surprise, the boy said, “It’s all right, Miss. You see, it’s Kissing Friday”. And he explained that on Friday following Shrove Tuesday any boy had the right to kiss any girl without being resisted.

D.April Fool’s Day

The first day of April ranks amongst the most joyous days in the juvenile (青少年) calendar. It is a day when you hoax (愚弄) friends of yours with jokes like sending them to the shop for some pigeon’s milk, or telling them to dig a hole because the dog has died; when they come back and ask where the dead dog is, you say “April fool” and laugh at them.

E. May Day

On the first of May, in country districts, young maidens (少女) rise early and go out into the dawn, as they have done for centuries, to wash their faces in the May dew (露水). In Somerset children call this “kissing the dew”. In most places, the girls do so to ensure that they shall have a beautiful complexion (肤色) for the rest of the year.

F. Halloween

It falls on October 31. Many children attend Halloween parties. “The best thing about the party is that you should go in fancy dress, ” says a girl. The most popular dress is a Witch’s outfit, or something to do with lucky charms. It is said that one of the luckiest things at a Halloween party is for a person to come in with a lump (块) of coal.

 

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