Part I Listening Comprehension(30 marks)

Section A(22.5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you'll hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions, and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Conversation 1

1．How long does the woman need to work every day?

A．Three hours．

B．Four hours．

C．Five hours．

2．How much can the woman earn each day?

A．5 dollars．

B．10 dollars．

C．20 dollars．

Conversation 1

M：Do you have any work experience?

W：No, I’ve never worked in a restaurant before．

M：Do you think you can get along will with customers?

W：Yes, I think so．

M：Can you make sure to be here from four to eight in the afternoon?

W：Yes, I'm always on time．

M：Then you can start tomorrow．Monday through Friday．Five dollars an hour．

W：That's fine．

Conversation 2

3．What's the possible relationship between the speakers?

A．Boss and employee．

B．Mother and son．

C．Teacher and student．

4．When will the man come back?

A．This Monday．

B．This Wednesday．

C．This Friday．

Conversation 2

M：Mrs．Sharon, I say…, I have to …

W：What's the matter, Richard?

M：Er, I'd like to take two days off．My mother's ill．I need to stay with her．

W：I'm sorry to hear that．You mean you will be back here this Wednesday?

M：Yes, I hope I can come back earlier．

W：That's all right．By the way, don't worry about your lessons．I'll certainly help you with them．

Conversation 3

5．What can we know about Nancy and Steve?

A．They will divorce soon．

B．They have two daughters．

C．They divorced last year．

6．Who will help Nancy out in the woman's opinion?

A．Her daughter．

B．Her parents．

C．Her friends．

Conversation 3

M：Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up．

W：It's really a shame．I’ve heard that they quarrel, but they’ve always made up afterward．

M：Things are not working out this time．They are getting a separation soon．

W：What will happen to their daughter, Bonnie?

M：Nancy is going to take her．

W：The cost of living is so high．It will be difficult for her to take te responsibility．

M：She seems to have made up her mind．She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage．

W：Well, I hope her parents will be able to help her out．

Conversation 4

7．How often does the woman pay the tax?

A．Once a month．

B．Twice a year．

C．Once a year．

8．Why does the woman have to pay more taxes?

A．The government has raised the tax rate．

B．She didn't pay taxes last year．

C．She has got extra money．

9．What can we know about the woman?

A．She is an accountant．

B．She taught in a night school．

C．She lives upon a small income．

Conversation 4

W：Henry, our income tax is due soon．Did you call our accountant?

M：He's figuring out our taxes right now．I gave him all the records on our income and expenses last week．

W：The government has taken away taxes from our paychecks all year．I hope we get some of that money back or at least that we won't have to pay more．

M：Remember the money your aunt left us when she died, and the money you made when you taught in a night school?

W：Yes．

M：Well, that's all taxable income．That money has put us in a higher tax bracket．

W：What does that mean?

M：It means we have to pay more taxes．

W：Well, it looks like we'll have to make more money this year just to pay last year's taxes．

Conversation 5

10．What can we know about the kid from Haiti?

A．He doesn't get on well at school．

B．He is often late for school．

C．He doesn't speak much English．

11．How many countries are mentioned in the conversation?

A．Six．

B．Five．

C．Four．

12．How does the woman help the immigrant kids?

A．She has spent much time with them after class．

B．She gives them more lessons than other kids．

C．She pays more attention to them at class．

Conversation 5

M：Kate, how's the new student in your class doing?

W：The kid from Haiti? He's having a rough time communicating since he doesn't speak much English．However, the other kids seem to involve him pretty well．

M：Our students are used to new kids who don't speak much English since we have had so many new immigrant families moving into our school district．

W：Don't I know it! This year I have had a Vietnamese, an Ethiopian, a Cuban and the kid from Haiti in my class．I spend a lot of time with them after class so that they can catch up．

M：It must have been hard for you since you have to give them special attention in order to help them．

W：It has been．Nevertheless, it's really rewarding to see them progress and make friends．

Conversation 6

13．When will the speakers have the exams?

A．In one week．

B．In two weeks．

C．In three weeks．

14．What will the woman do this summer?

A．Teach English．

B．Find a job．

C．Study Chinese．

15．How did the man learn Chinese?

A．By speaking．

B．By reading．

C．By listening．

Conversation 6

M：Well, Jenny．The school year is almost over．We just have two weeks before exams．What are you going to do this summer?

W：I'm going to teach English to some immigrants in the university's community service program．

M：That sounds interesting．Don't you need to speak a foreign language for the job?

W：No．You just have to present the language simply and give the students a chance to practice speaking．

M：But that's the way I was taught to speak Chinese．But speaking Chinese didn't help me learn to read and write Chinese．

W：My students don't want to read and write English．They are more interested in speaking．

M：You sound very knowledgeable about all this．How do you know so much?

W：I took teaching English as a second language course last year when you were in China．I’ve also talked with the program administrators quite a lot．I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate．

SECTION B

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

You'll hear the mini－talk TWICE．

About friendship

Section B

We often say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed．” But what is the exact meaning of friendship? No one can really offer a definite concept, because different people hold various views on friendship．

Everyone has his own friendship and some have a lot of friends．But in fact, quantity is not so important as quality．Loyalty is the most important for friendship．No one wants to make friends with those who will betray them．

No matter whether you are married or not, no matter where you live and work, your friends are your friends．It is not based on bloodline．It relies on your intention．To you, some friends are fun－loving, some give encouragement, some offer knowledge, and others help you to find your own identity．Before your friends, you may act as a supervisor, a learned brother, a lovely child, a gentleman or a playmate．In a word, friendship helps you to be a full person．So friendship can benefit．

Keys：

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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：I have had four colds this winter and I think I am catching another．

M：I have only had half that many, but my wife has had six．

1．How many colds has the man had?

A．Eight．

B．Two．

C．Four．

M：Sorry．I have forgotten Mary’s address．

W：You forgot again! It’s 1646 Garden Street．

2．What’s Mary’s address?

A．1664 Garden Street．

B．1664 Guard Street．

C．1646 Garden Street．

W：Ten dollars’ worth of stamps, please．

M：With pleasure．Would you like to mail something?

W：Not now, thanks．Here is ten dollars．

3．What does the woman want to do?

A．To buy some stamps．

B．To mail something．

C．To mail some letters．

M：Hello, Della．You’re a bit late today．

W：Yes, Mr．White．I’m sorry,…er…I forgot my book and I…went…

M：You went back for it?

W：Yes．

M：You shouldn’t have gone back for it．You could have shared one．Della, sit down now．

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

A．Boss and secretary．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Librarian and borrower．

M：What did you think of Dennis?

W：Which one was Dennis? Was he the one who played the piano?

5．What do we learn from the conversation?

A．Dennis was a piano player．

B．The woman didn’t know the pianist, but she knew Dennis．

C．The woman didn’t know who Dennis was．

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。

M：Alice, it’s almost vacation time．Have you found a summer job yet?

W：I think I can work at the boy’s camp where I worked last summer．But camp jobs don’t pay much．

M：I can get a job at the Friendship Hotel．A friend of mine was a waiter there last summer．The pay was not good, but he got lose of tips．

W：A friend of my sister’s did that one summer．

M：What I want is a job outside．After sitting in college classes all winter, I’d like a job in the open air．

W：The high school kids earn a lot of money every summer cutting grass．My brother is only fourteen, but he gets five dollars every time he cuts someone’s grass．It only takes him an hour．

M：That’s pretty good．I used to cut grass when I was in high school．But now I think I might work for a road-building company, or something like that．

W：It would be good experience．You could learn a lot．

6．What was the woman speaker？

A．A college student．

B．A middle school student．

C．A housewife．

7．What kind of job would the woman like to do?

A．Housework．

B．Office work．

C．Work in the open air．

8．What job might the woman finally take?

A．Working for a road-building company．

B．Cutting grass．

C．Typing letters in the office．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Hello, 577618．

M：Hello! Could I speak to Tom?

W：I’m sorry he’s out．He’s at the cinema at the moment．

M：Is that Mrs．Brown?

W：Yes, this is Tom’s Mother．Do you have anything important to tell Tom? Can I take a message for him?

M：Sure．This is Bill．We’re going to have a picnic next Sunday．Please ask him to bring some delicious food along．

W：OK．I’ll leave the message on his desk．

M：Thanks a lot．Bye!

W：Bye．

9．Where is Tom now?

A．In the school．

B．In a restaurant．

C．At the cinema．

10．Who answers the telephone?

A．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s sister．

B．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s mother．

C．Mrs．Black, Tom’s aunt．

11．What does Bill want Tom to do?

A．Bring some food for the picnic．

B．Bring some toys for the game．

C．Bring some toys for the trip．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：What was the party like last night, Jack?

M：Not bad at all, thanks．Why didn’t you come?

W：Well I couldn’t get away from work early．And when I got home．I had a headache, so I had to go straight to bed, but I was over-tired because I wasn’t able to get to sleep for hours．

M：Why didn’t you take some medicine?

W：I don’t like to．I used to take medicine when I had to work overtime, you know．

M：Do you still drink coffee at night?

W：No．But now, I like to drink tea．

M：That’s bad．You must stop it．

12．How was the party like last night?

A．It was good．

B．It failed completely．

C．It was dull．

13．Why couldn’t the woman go to the party last night?

A．Because she wasn’t feeling well．

B．Because she forgot the date．

C．Because she disliked it．

14．What did she drink at night recently?

A．Beer．

B．Coffee．

C．Tea．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：How do you do?

W：How do you do?

M：Would you please tell me where you are from?

W：I am from Greece．

M：It’s a beautiful place isn’t it．I hope I’ll go there some day．

W：You are welcome to our country．

M：What’s the climate like in your country?

W：It’s very pleasant．

M：What’s the weather like in spring?

W：In March, it is often windy．It’s always warm in April and May．

M：It’s very hot in summer, isn’t it?

W：Yes, in June, July and August, the sun shines every day．

M：What’s the weather like in autumn?

W：It’s always warm in September and October．It’s often cold in November and it rains sometimes．

M：Is it very cold in winter?

W：Yes, it is．It snows sometimes．

M：I see．

15．What’s the weather like in Greece?

A．Pleasant．

B．Terrible．

C．Neither good nor bad．

16．What’s the weather like in spring?

A．The sun shines every day．

B．It’s often windy in March and always warm in April and May．

C．It’s always warm and never rains．

17．What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?

A．Husband and wife．

B．Friends．

C．A Greek and a stranger．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Not long ago, Charles White and his family decided to do some spring housecleaning．Sorting through their possessions, they came up with some 1500 old, unwanted items－chairs, warm rugs, lamps, dishes, books, used clothes and all sorts of other things they no longer needed．The Whites decided to do what a lot of other Americans are doing these days－have a “Garage sale”．They posted homemade signs throughout the neighborhood, ran an advertisement in the local newspaper, then sent out the collection of unwanted objects on the front yard of their suburban home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and waited to see if anyone would come．The Whites needn’t have worried, eager buyers bought all but 50 or so of the items in one weekend, leaving the family ＄442 richer．

　　Garage sale, yard sale, basement sale－whatever they’re called and wherever they’re held, Americans are having them in ever－increasing numbers．

18．What did the Whites do before they had the garage sale?

A．They went shopping．

B．They did some housecleaning and sorted the possessions．

C．They made a wonderful picnic in their hometown．

19．Which of the following is not mentioned in the talking?

A．The Whites do not need to worry their “garage sale”．

B．American did not enjoy such sales．

C．The Whites advertised their garage sale．

20．How much money did the Whites make?

A．＄440．

B．＄441．

C．＄442．

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．

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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

1．Where is the man’s bike now?

A．Under the stairs．

B．At the gate．

C．In the garden．

2．What does the man mean?

A．He doesn’t like the hotel．

B．They can’t afford to stay at the hotel．

C．They do not want to stay at a hotel．

3．What time is the woman leaving?

A．At 4∶30．

B．At 4∶00．

C．At 3∶30．

4．What does the man think of Mr．Stone’s lessons?

A．Boring．

B．Helpful．

C．Unnecessary．

5．What is the woman doing?

A．Offering suggestions．

B．Expressing dissatisfaction．

C．Asking for help．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：I had my bike repaired．Last night I put it at the gate but can’t find it now．

W：It was in my way when I went to the garden．So I put it under the stairs．It’s still there．

(Text 2)

W：Why don’t we stay at the Grand Regency Hotel?

M：You are joking!Do you know how expensive that place is?There is no way we can afford to stay there．

(Text 3)

M：Don’t you usually leave for the airport at four o’clock?

W：Yes．I usually do．

M：Well, why are you leaving so early?

W：It’s going to snow, so I have to leave half an hour earlier．

(Text 4)

W：Mr．Stone’s lessons were a waste of time．He was always telling funny stories．

M：But he was actually covering what we should learn．

(Text 5)

M：I’d love to go to the Super Bowl next week, but I don’t think there are any more tickets．

W：Why don’t you talk to Laura?She’s a big football fan．She might be able to give you some advice on how to get a ticket．And I know she is planning to go herself, so maybe you could go with her．

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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段对话，回答第6～7题。

6．What might be the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Workmates．

B．Friends．

C．Mother and son．

7．What are they talking about?

A．The man’s major in college．

B．The man’s favorite subjects．

C．The man’s future job．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：So what do you think you are going to do when you graduate, John?

M：I’m not sure．My dad says I should work in information technology．You know something with computers．

W：Is that what your dad does?

M：Not really．He is an engineer．

W：How about you?What are you interested in doing?

M：Well．I’m interested in medicine．I’d love to be a doctor．

W：Yeah, what subject are you good at?

M：Math is my best subject．And I’m also pretty good at science．

听第7段对话，回答第8～9题。

8．Who is the woman complaining about?

A．Her boss．

B．Her husband．

C．Her friend．

9．What is the man’s advice?

A．Finishing her job earlier．

B．Leaving the task to others．

C．Asking others for help．

听力原文：(Text 7)

W：If that man gives me any more letters to type, I’ll scream．He’s given me ten already today, and there’ll be more when I get back from coffee break．I’ll be here till midnight．

M：Calm down, Franny．He can’t make you stay after five．Finish what you can, and leave the rest for Mary．

W：But they’re important letters, Joe．They should go out tonight．

M：That’s not your worry．If they’re important, he should have given them to you earlier．

听第8段对话，回答第10～11题。

10．What happened to the woman?

A．She couldn’t cross a busy street．

B．She got into a moving taxi．

C．She got hurt by a taxi．

11．Where are the two speakers?

A．In the hospital．

B．In the street．

C．In a police station．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：Tell me what happened．

W：Well, I wasn’t paying attention when I started to cross the street, and I stepped in front of a taxi．I didn’t realize it was still moving．

M：Can you walk?

W：Not very well．

M：Where does it hurt?

W：My side hurts when I take a step?

M：Okay, don’t try to walk anymore．Don’t worry．An ambulance is on the way．You know, you’re very lucky;you could have easily been killed in the accident．

W：Yes, I guess I could have．

M：You’ll have to fill out a form．Do you have any identification with you?

W：I have my passport．By the way, how did you get here so fast?

M：Someone dialed 911 and reported the accident．We were in the area and got a radio call．It only took a minute or so to get here．

听第9段对话，回答第12～14题。

12．What does the man want to find out?

A．The cost of taking a taxi．

B．The nearest bus stop．

C．How to get to a hotel．

13．How many possibilities does the woman suggest?

A．2．

B．3．

C．4．

14．What is the man’s final decision?

A．Checking the schedule．

B．Waiting for another bus．

C．Taking a taxi．

听力原文：(Text 9)

M：Excuse me, can you help me?

W：Of course．What can I do for you?

M：Can you tell me how I can get to the Excelsior Hotel from here?

W：The Excelsior?Let’s see, that’s in the city, right?

M：Yes, it is．On Forty-third Street, just off Eleventh Avenue．

W：Well, you can take a bus to the city．Just go out of the front door of the terminal and cross the street．There is a sign that says, “Airport－City Bus．” Otherwise, you can take a taxi．You can catch one right in front of the terminal．

M：Thank you．Oh, do you know how much the bus fare is?

W：It’s five dollars．A taxi costs about fifteen to twenty dollars．

M：I’d better take a bus then．How often does the bus run?

W：I think you just missed one．There is a schedule printed on the sign outside．I think that the buses ran every half hour or so．

M：On second thought, I’d better take a taxi．I have a lot of luggage and it’s late．Thank you!

听第10段对话，回答第15～17题。

15．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．On a plane．

B．On a train．

C．In a restaurant．

16．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．

17．When did the man first see Europe?

A．Recently．

B．After his wife’ s death．

C．During the Second World War．

听力原文：(Text 10)

W：Yes, Sir．You called?

M：Yes, I wonder if you could bring me another bottle of beer．

W：Certainly．Would you like anything else?

M：Well, my grandson is supposed to meet me in London at the airport．Do you think he’ll be able to find me?

W：I’m sure he will．You don’t have to worry about that．Are you going to be visiting him?

M：Yes．I’ve never seen my grandson．

W：I think you’ll have a wonderful time in London．It’s beautiful, is this your first time abroad?

M：No, I saw quite a bit of Europe before, Rome, Berlin, Paris, places like that, but I’ve never been to London．

W：Oh, then you have flown before too．

M：No, that was during the Second World War and I went to Europe on a large ship carrying soldiers．

W：Things are quite different in Europe nowadays．

M：I’m sure they are．I’m really interested to get there．

W：Well, it’s 4∶00 now and we’ll be there at 6∶00．Will you be staying long?

M：I plan to stay five weeks．I was a teacher but I have stopped working．My wife has died and so I can go wherever I want．

W：I think you’ll have a good time．I’ll go and get a beer for you．

听第11段独白，回答第18～20题。

18．What is the talk mainly about?

A．Improving our memory．

B．Taking care of our health．

C．Collecting information．

19．What should we do to remember someone’s name?

A．Write it down on a piece of paper．

B．Pay more attention to his or her first name．

C．Remember his or her last name．

20．What does the speaker suggest to us?

A．Having a rest for twenty minutes．

B．Taking some Vitamins B1 and B2．

C．Doing sports during the break．

听力原文：(Text 11)

　　W：There are many ways in which the memory can be improved．In fact, I believe we all have the ability to remember up to six times more than we do．

　　A lot of people find that visualizing information is very helpful．For example, if you are trying to remember a telephone number, imagine it written down on a piece of paper．

　　Remembering people’s names is a problem for a lot of people．I recommend that when you are introduced to someone you concentrate on his or her first name．It probably won’t offend anyone if you have to say, “What was your last name again, Sarah?” but Sarah might be upset if you forget her first name．

　　Of course, regular breaks are important and it’s better not to work for long periods without taking one, stopping for rest about every twenty minutes is best．

　　Finally, take care of yourself physically．Avoid substances like coffee, alcohol or drugs, because they dull the mind．And don’t forget your vitamins－B1 and B2 are particularly good for the memory．