听力

第一节

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。

W：What exactly are you looking for?

M：I’m looking for a toy…for my nephew．

1．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a record shop．

B．In a jeweler’s shop．

C．In a toy shop．

M：When did your brother first begin to smoke?During college?

W：No．He didn’t start until after graduation from college．

2．When did her brother start smoking?

A．During college．

B．After college．

C．Before graduation．

W：What a shame about your accident!What a way to end your holiday!

M：Yes, it was bad luck．I suppose I should have been more careful．

3．What are they talking about?

A．A holiday．

B．An accident．

C．Luck．

W：Tony, your coat looks nice．Was it expensive?

M：The ad said that the coat was on sale for 　　　　 dollars, but actually it was ＄22．

4．How much did the coat cost?

A．The coat cost ＄22 in a sale．

B．He said that he had bought a coat for ＄20, but he was lying．

C．His coat actually cost ＄2 more than the advertised price．

M：Hello!You know it’s our teacher’s birthday tomorrow．Well, we’re collecting money to buy him a present from the class．

W：What a nice idea!Here’s 50 cents, is that enough?

5．Why does the second person give 50 cents?

A．The class will have a party．

B．Everybody should give 50 cents．

C．To buy a present for their teacher．

第二节

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6～7题。

M：A wonderful film, wasn’t it?

W：Oh, yes, it was．I enjoyed it very much．But now what I need is some sleep．

M：Yes．It’d be nice to have a good rest．But I feel like a drink now．

W：As a matter of fact, I’m dying for a drink, too．I wouldn’t mind a cup of tea right now．

M：All right, let’s go to the teahouse and have some．

W：OK, let’s go．

M：I’d like a piece of cake to go with the drink．

W：I guess we can get some there also．

6．What did they do before the conversation?

A．They slept．

B．They had a drink．

C．They saw a film．

7．What do they want most now?

A．A drink．

B．A piece of cake．

C．Sleep．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

Now here is a story．Please listen carefully．

By midday the sun was so strong that Jim could not go any further．There were no trees near the path, so he stopped under a big rock．After drinking the rest of his water, he took off his shirt and rolled it under his head．

Then he lay down on the ground and went to sleep．It was so late in the afternoon when he woke up．He was just about to jump up when he felt something moving under his feet．He looked down．A long black snake was just about to move across his legs．

Jim watched, too afraid to do anything．The snake moved across his legs；he hesitated for a moment, then moved on and disappeared under the rock, Jim jumped to his feet, paused only to pick up his shirt and ran off down the path．

8．Why did Jim stop?

A．Because there was a rock on the path．

B．Because there were no trees．

C．Because it was too hot．

9．When he woke up, what did he find?

A．He found a snake by his feet．

B．He found his shirt was stolen．

C．He found a man standing in front of him．

10．Which is right according to the passage?

A．There are a few trees near the path．

B．Jim wasn’t afraid at all when he saw the snake．

C．At last the snake moved under the rock．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

W：Excuse me, but I think you made a wrong turn．You were supposed to turn left on Wilson Broward．

M：Oh, I’m sorry．Didn’t you say 1323 Wilson?

W：No, 3023．It’s OK, though．You don’t have to take me there．I can walk from here．

M：Why don’t I just make a U-turn at the corner?

W：Well, you shouldn’t make a U-turn there．It’s a oneway street．See the sign up ahead．

M：Well, maybe if I turn left here, I can come down the next street．

W：You can’t do that either during rush hour．Really though, don’t go to any trouble．Sometimes one can wait thirty minutes for a taxi．So I’m happy to get this close．

M：Thirty minutes!I’ve been riding around all day looking for passengers．

11．Who are the speakers?

A．A passer-by and a policeman．

B．A passer-by and a driver．

C．A passenger and a taxi-driver．

12．What is the woman’s house number?

A．1323．

B．3023．

C．4023．

13．Why can’t the man turn left?

A．It is rush hour．

B．It is a one-way street．

C．The street is too narrow．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：Well, do you want to have a picnic in the park on Saturday?

M：That’s a good idea．And we can ride our bikes for a while, too．

W：Then there’s a party．

M：Party?What party?

W：Have you forgotten?Mark and Mary invited us for dinner on Saturday night．

M：I have forgotten．What time will we get home, do you think?

W：Probably late．Mary wants to go out after dinner to a place where we can dance．

M：Then we’ll sleep all day on Sunday．

W：Oh, not all day．Don’t you have something special that you want to do on Sunday?

M：We talked about going to that new movie．

W：Oh, yes!We can go in the evening．There are some new paintings in museum that I want to take a look at in the afternoon．

M：It sounds like a busy weekend．

W：Our weekends are always busy．But that’s why in New York there is always so much to do!

14．What will they do on Saturday night?

A．Have a picnic．

B．Dance in the home of Mark and Mary．

C．Have dinner with Mark and Mary．

15．What time will they go to see the new movie?

A．On Sunday evening．

B．On Sunday afternoon．

C．On Sunday morning．

16．What will they not do in the weekend?

A．Seeing paintings．

B．Riding bikes．

C．Taking pictures．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　Good evening．It’s 11∶15…and it’s time for the Olympic Report．Our report tonight is coming live by satellite from the Olympic Games．

　　Swimming Good evening．Well, today’s most important event was certain the women’s 200-meter freestyle．The American, Doris Kennedy, was first and got the gold medal．She swam 200 meters in a new world record time of 　　　　 minute 58 seconds．The USA won two gold medals yesterday, and three the day before, so in the first three days they’ve won six gold medals．

　　Gymnastics　Here we are in the Olympic Gymnasium．Olga Ivanovna, the fifteen-year-old Russian gymnast, has just finished her performance．We’re waiting for the results now．And here’s the result!She’s got an average of 9.5 points．That’s the best score today!

17．Where did the man send his Olympic Report?

A．From the USA．

B．From where the Olympic Games were held．

C．From the broadcast station．

18．How many gold medals did the Americans get in swimming in the first three days?

A．Three．

B．Five．

C．Six．

19．Who got the best score in gymnastics that night?

A．An American gymnast．

B．A Russian gymnast．

C．A Romanian gymnast．

20．Which is right according to the passage?

A．The time for the Olympic Report is 11∶50 pm．

B．The time for the Olympic Report is 11∶15 am．

C．An American swimmer got the first gold medal in the women’s 200-meter freestyle．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What does the woman mean?

A．His brother should let them use the car．

B．The subway is fine with her．

C．A car wouldn’t be any faster．

2．What does the man have to do now?

A．Complete the research．

B．Write the research paper．

C．Finish typing the paper．

3．What do you know about the woman?

A．Perhaps she is a doctor．

B．She was seriously ill．

C．She didn’t want to see the film．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．The light isn’t bright enough．

B．The dining hall isn’t large enough．

C．She agrees with the man．

5．What does the man mean?

A．His daughter is too old for the club．

B．His daughter is too young to join the club．

C．His daughter is the eldest．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：I’d like to drive to the concert but my brother has the car tonight．

W：Who needs a car?We can take the subway if we go a little earlier．

(Text 2)

W：How are you getting on with research paper?

M：I’ve finished all my research, but I haven’t been able to organize it, therefore I haven’t begun the paper yet．

(Text 3)

M：What a pity you missed the film last night．It was wonderful．

W：I would have gone to see it．But there was a patient seriously ill．

M：No wonder you didn’t come．

(Text 4)

M：The light in this dining hall is a little too bright, don’t you think so?

W：I’d say it’s perfect for a football stadium．

M：Quite right．

(Text 5)

W：Can I join your club, Dad?You know I’m interested in it, too．

M：You can when you get a bit older．

第二节(共15小题；每小题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，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 time is it now?

A．It’s 10∶10 p.m．

B．It’s 10∶30 p.m．

C．It’s 9∶50 p.m．

7．How long will it take the woman to get to the railway station?

A．Fifteen minutes or less．

B．More than fifteen minutes．

C．Less than fifty minutes．

8．Why did the man invite the woman to his house?

A．They had a tea party．

B．They had a dinner party．

C．They had a dancing party．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：What’s the time by your watch, David?

M：Just a minute．It’s ten to ten by my watch．

W：Is it?I had no idea it was so late．I must be going now．

M：Can’t you stay a bit longer?

W：I’m afraid not．I must catch the ten-thirty train back．

M：You’ve got plenty of time yet．The railway station’s very near．It won’t take you more than fifteen minutes to get there．

W：Well, I hate to rush at the last minute．

M：OK, drop in whenever you like．

W：Yes, I’ll do that．Thank you for asking me to dinner．It was a nice dinner party and I’ve enjoyed your cooking．

M：I’m glad you enjoyed yourself．Good night．

W：Good night．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Why does the man want to have a word with the waitress?

A．Because he has been kept waiting for a long time．

B．Because he wants to complain about the food．

C．Because he wants to pay the bill．

10．What do we learn about the restaurant?

A．It must be a new one．

B．They don’t know how to serve the people．

C．They need more waiters．

11．If the head waitress had known about his situation, what would

have happened?

A．She would have served him much earlier．

B．She would have brought another drink．

C．She would have turned to her boss for help．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Head waitress！ I want to have a word with you．

W：Yes, sir．I’ll be with you in a minute．Is there anything else you’d like to have, sir?

M：Anything else?We have been kept waiting here for almost an hour for the meal！

W：I’m terribly sorry about that, sir．There might be something wrong．You see, we’re short of help today．I’ll see to it at once．Would you like to have a drink while waiting?

M：Well, another martini．

W：Yes, sir．One moment．Here you are．I’ll be back in a minute．Here are the dishes you ordered, sir．

M：Thank you．

W：I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting．I wish I could have known earlier．

M：That’s all right．

W：Thank you for your understanding．I assure you it won’t happen again．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．Who is Mary?

A．A student．

B．A worker．

C．A teacher．

13．What can we infer about Washington’s birthday from the conversation?

A．Maybe there was a national holiday near that day．

B．It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in．

C．It is perhaps a national holiday．

14．How did Mary go to the mountain on Washington’s birthday?

A．By bus．

B．By car．

C．By train．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：Hey, Mary！You have really been gone a long time．Why is that?

W：Hi！Well, I talked with my teachers before I left about the work I would miss．Besides, my aunt in Denver made me study a lot there．

M：I thought she was your rich aunt．

W：Not very．But she didn’t have any children to raise, so she does have some money, even though she was a teacher．

M：How was the holiday?

W：Cold．．．at least three of the days while I was there．And I saw so many people on the mountain on Washington’s birthday．

M：The beaches were full on Washington’s birthday, too．It really was warm here, so lots of people went swimming．

W：Well, we should have stayed home that day．There were so many people．We took the train over to the mountain, so that at least we didn’t have to drive．It was a good thing we did－there were so many cars and buses, and no place to park anywhere．

M：Just like the beaches here．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．When will the man come back from the trip?

A．December 22．

B．January 3．

C．January 13．

16．Which flights is the man going to take for his round trip?

A．Flight 220 and Flight 476．

B．Flight 476 and Flight 220．

C．Flight 220 and Flight 414．

17．How much will the man probably pay for the tickets?

A．About ＄952．

B．About ＄414．

C．About ＄476．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：United Airlines．May I help you?

M：Yes．I’d like to book some tickets on your Flight 220, departing for Honolulu on December 22 at 7：30 in the evening．

W：Your name, please．

M：Mr．Wang Lin and Mrs．Li Fang．

W：Do you want to fly first or economy class?

M：Economy, please．

W：Yes, we still have room on that flight．Will this be a one-way trip?

M：No, round trip back to Chicago－on January 3．By the way, do you have any direct flights coming back?

W：Yes, we do．Flight 414, leaving Honolulu at 3∶00 p.m．flies non-stop back to Chicago．

M：That’s perfect．What’s the exact air fare?

W：Economy fare round trip from Chicago to Honolulu is ＄476 during busy season．

M：I see,…then our tickets are confirmed．

W：Yes, your seats are confirmed on those two flights．Please be at the airport at least one hour before departure．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．How long does Mr．Hill have to work every day?

A．6 hours．

B．7 hours．

C．8 hours．

19．What’s the worst thing that can happen to a postman?

A．Having too many items to deal with a day．

B．Going to work late in the morning．

C．Delivering letters to people from abroad．

20．How does Mr．Hill feel about his work?

A．Boring．

B．Dangerous．

C．Satisfactory．

听力原文：(Text 10)

　　I’m Harley Hill．I was chosen as a postman of the year 1975．I have been a postman for 23 years．I love my work very much and it’s a fine life for me．Every week I work forty hours．I work from six o’clock in the morning to about two o’clock in the afternoon．The worst thing is being late in the morning．We handle 50 000 to 60 000 items a day．I deliver to probably 278 addresses．Some of them are from abroad．

　　I’m happy to see the smile on their faces when I give them a letter from home．I think if there is anything I don’t like about the job, it’s the snow and ice and especially dogs．I’ve been bitten about half a dozen times．I have got 3 years before I retire．I’m going to miss the job when I retire．