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 letters(A,B or C)on the question booklet．You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Questions 1 through 2 are based on the following conversation．

1．What seat will the woman get?

A．A window seat．

B．An aisle seat．

C．A central seat．

2．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The woman will board the plane at Gate 15．

B．The plane is delayed for about 5 minutes．

C．The woman shows the man her boarding pass．

Questions 3 through 4 are based on the following conversation．

3．What do we know about the woman?

A．She left her wallet in the office．

B．She’s been waiting for too long．

C．She’s really angry with the man．

4．What does the woman want the man to do?

A．Buy the tickets．

B．Buy her a wallet．

C．Go back for her wallet．

Questions 5 through 6 are based on the following conversation．

5．What do the woman’s parents want her to be?

A．A doctor．

B．An engineer．

C．An artist．

6．Why does the man suggest an arts college?

A．Because students don’t have to pay．

B．Because students study all the subjects．

C．Because students are free to choose a major．

Questions 7 through 9 are based on the following conversation．

7．Why is the woman crying?

A．She’s homesick．

B．She’s failed an exam．

C．She’s worried about a coming exam．

8．What does the man suggest the woman do?

A．Keep in touch with her family．

B．Visit a doctor to relieve her pressure．

C．Communicate with friends regularly．

9．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At the woman’s house．

B．At the woman’s office．

C．Over the phone．

Questions 10 through 12 are based on the following conversation．

10．Where are the two speakers?

A．In a bank．

B．In a shopping district．

C．In a department store．

11．What’s the largest building on the left?

A．The bank building．

B．The department store．

C．The City Hall．

12．What does the man need?

A．Clothes．

B．Shoes．

C．Cigarettes．

Questions 13 through 15 are based on the following conversation．

13．Why does the old woman want someone to live in her house?

A．Because she wants to make money by receiving rent charge．

B．Because she wants to find someone to do housework for her．

C．Because she feels lonely by living in the house alone．

14．How much is the monthly rent for each room?

A．About 35 dollars．

B．About 70 dollars．

C．About 140 dollars．

15．When will the man move in?

A．This afternoon．

B．The next morning．

C．Two days later．

Section B

Directions：In this section, you will 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．

　　Blanks 16 through 20 are based on the following talk．

　　Online study is suitable for certain people．It is not intended to replace a 　　16　　or be a cheaper option for those who can’t afford the normal route．

　　Advantages：It offers a greater degree of 　　17　　 for its learners．It is also very good for 　　18　　．

　　Disadvantages：It requires a greater degree of discipline．The other big disadvantage is the lack of personal contact with the 　　19　　．

　　Required：students require a computer with at least 　　20　　, a broadband Internet access to handle large file transfers, a CD-ROM and some software．

听力

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

1．When will Mr．Addison return?

A．On Monday afternoon．

B．On Thursday night．

C．On Friday morning．

2．What time did the second baseball game finally start?

A．At 3∶45．

B．At 4∶45

C．At 5∶45．

3．Who is the man?

A．Tom's boss．

B．Tom's doctor．

C．The woman's doctor．

4．Where does this conversation take place?

A．In a park．

B．At a station．

C．On the street．

5．What can we learn from this conversation?

A．The man is able to manage．

B．Mr．Brown will ring back soon．

C．The woman didn't answer the phone．

第二节(共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5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，每小题将给出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7题。

6．What is the relationship between two speakers?

A．Policeman and driver．

B．Salesman and customer．

C．Employer and employee．

7．How much was the woman made to pay in all?

A．＄35．

B．＄50．

C．＄65．

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．Where does this conversation take place?

A．In a flat building．

B．In the man's office

C．In the woman's house．

9．What is the woman looking for?

A．A two-bedroom flat．

B．A three-bedroom flat．

C．A ground-floor flat．

10．What does the woman think of the fiat?

A．It is too small to live in．

B．It is too expensive to buy．

C．It is satisfying on the whole．

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．What was the robber wearing?

A．A black dress．

B．A red sweater．

C．Tennis shoes．

12．Who is the robber?

A．A man who robs women in the park．

B．A woman who robs men in the park．

C．A man who dresses up like a woman．

13．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The robber is really quite harmless．

B．Such a case has never been heard before．

C．The man speaker has been robbed several times．

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．What will the woman probably do if she's caught in a thunderstorm(雷雨)?

A．Stand on the ground．

B．Put herself in water．

C．Try to find a building．

15．Where does the lightning start thousands of fires every year?

A．In Britain．

B．In America．

C．In France．

16．What does the woman think of the man?

A．He is honest．

B．He is humourous．

C．He is sensible．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Who is the speaker?

A．A park manager．

B．A tourist guide．

C．A restaurant owner．

18．What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A．A historic tree．

B．A well-known park．

C．A famous commander．

19．What do we know bout the Washington Elm(榆树)?

A．It was less than one hundred years old．

B．It was much older than people had thought．

C．Washington couldn't have commanded under it．

20．What can we learn from what the speaker said?

A．The Washington Elm was attacked by insects．

B．Washington commanded the army on his knees．

C．The Washington Elm was destroyed before the celebration．