听力测试

听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1～2题。

M：Good morning, madam．Can I get a ticket to Shanghai for 4∶30 p. m. for today or tomorrow?

W：I am sorry, sir．All the tickets have been sold out．

M：Oh, what a pity．What can I do now?

W：You can only buy the ticket for the day after tomorrow．If you are really in a hurry, you can wait here to see if anybody comes to return tickets．

M：Thank you．It is really a good idea．

1．Where is the man going?

A．To Shanghai．

B．To Beijing．

C．To Guangzhou．

2．When will the man buy the ticket for?

A．The ticket for today．

B．The ticket for tomorrow．

C．The ticket for the day after tomorrow．

听第2段材料，回答第3～5题。

M：Can I get breakfast in my room?

W：Certainly, sir．It’s served in your room from 8 until 10．

M：How do I order it?

W：Just ask for Room Service on the phone, or I can make a note of it if you like, sir．

M：Yes, I’d like it at 8∶30 tomorrow morning．

W：Very good, sir．

3．What time is breakfast served in the guest’s room?

A．At 8∶00．

B．At 10∶00．

C．From 8∶00 to 10∶00．

4．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a hotel．

B．In a shop．

C．In a restaurant．

5．What will the woman do immediately?

A．Clean the guest’s room．

B．Make a note of the man’s request．

C．Ask for Room Service．

听第3段材料，回答第6～8题。

W：We’d like to make a booking for a long weekend holiday, please．

M：Where would you like to go, madam?

W：Paris．

M：And where do you want to stay in Paris?

W：We’re not sure．Which hotel would you suggest?

M：The Residence Magenta is very good and it’s quite cheap．I recommend you stay there．

W：OK．

M：Would you complete this form, please?

W：Is it all right if we pay by cheque?

M：Of course, that’s quite all right．

6．What is the woman doing?

A．Booking for a weekend holiday．

B．Getting the tickets for a film．

C．Asking the way to a store．

7．Why does the man suggest the Residence Magenta?

A．Because it is in the downtown．

B．Because it is very good and quiet．

C．Because it is very good and cheap．

8．How does the woman pay?

A．By cash．

B．By cheque．

C．By credit．

听第4段材料，回答第9～12题。

　　An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer．Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed．

　　At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I do not want money, but give me one of your pictures．What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here．”

　　The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings．

　　The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that．I have a son in London．He wants to become an artist．When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think．”

9．What did the artist do every day?

A．Play chess with the farmer．

B．Do his painting all day．

C．Help the farmer on the farm．

10．Why was the artist very pleased with what the farmer said?

A．Because the farmer didn’t like money．

B．Because the farmer was very interested in his painting．

C．Because the farmer was his intimate friend(知己)．

11．What did the farmer’s son want to be?

A．A professor．

B．An artist．

C．A scientist．

12．What did the farmer think of the artist’s painting?

A．Very bad．

B．Very good．

C．Just so-so．

听第5段材料，回答第13～15题。

The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes．That’s what people often say when they talk about computers．For over a quarter of a century, engineers have been making better and better computers．Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully．It is widely used in factories, hospitals, banks and universities．A computer can report, decide and control in almost every field．Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man．With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voices, translate languages and so on．Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel．Do you think the people will be afraid when they find that the computer is too clever to listen and to serve the people?

13．How long have engineers worked on computers for?

A．About a century．

B．Over twenty five years．

C．Over fifty years．

14．What is the computer likely to do like a man in the future?

A．Do jobs for people．

B．Decide by itself．

C．Think and talk with people．

15．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．People will really be afraid of the computers．

B．People will make better use of the computers．

C．People will give up using the computers．

听力测试

听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1～3题。

W：Don’t you have any good news?

M：No．Yesterday, I had to stay after school, because I was talking during my biology teacher’s class．

W：You’d better keep quiet during class．

M：Sometimes I do．The day before yesterday, I was very quiet during my history teacher’s class and I still had to stay after class．

W：I don’t understand．

M：Because I fell asleep during his class, but it wasn’t my fault．The lesson was very dull．

W：I advise you to take school more seriously．If you don’t pass your exam, you’ll have to go out and work as a result．

M：I don’t see that it makes much difference．If I have a job, I have to do dull work every day, but if I’m in school I must listen to dull teachers every day．

1．What is the possible relationship between the man and woman?

A．Good friends．

B．Mother and son．

C．Teacher and student．

2．What did the boy often do at school?

A．He was often late for school．

B．He often fell asleep in class．

C．He often stayed after class．

3．Which of the following statements is true?

A．The boy prefers to go out and work．

B．The boy has neither interest in school nor in work．

C．The boy is discouraged because he hasn’t passed the exam．

M：How long have you been studying English?

W：For about six years．I started when I was ten．My teacher was from America．He was a very good teacher．I enjoyed studying English with him．

M：Are you still studying English?

W：Yes, I go to an evening school now．

M：How often do you have classes?

W：Twice a week usually．

M：Do you find English difficult?

W：Yes, it’s rather difficult, I think．Do I make many mistakes?

M：No, your English is very good．Do you often listen to the radio?

W：Yes, I listen to the radio every night．

M：Do you enjoy reading English books?

W：Yes, I read a lot of English books．But I prefer conversation．I like talking to foreigners．

4．How old is the girl?

A．Fifteen．

B．Sixteen．

C．Seventeen．

5．What does the woman think of the study of English?

A．Interesting．

B．Easy．

C．Hard．

6．What did the woman enjoy most?

A．Listening．

B．Writing．

C．Talking．

M：You look worried．Is anything the matter?

W：It’s my son．He hasn’t come home yet．I can’t understand him being so late．

M：Where’s he gone?

W：To visit a friend．I didn’t want him to go．I don’t like him going out at night．

M：Well, it isn’t very late．

W：It’s nine o’clock．I expected him to be back about eight．And it’s already dark．

M：Well…

W：I can just imagine him losing his way．Or falling off his bicycle．

M：Er…how old is your son?

W：Thirty-five．

7．Why does the woman look worried?

A．Her son has lost his way．

B．Her son hasn’t come back yet．

C．Her son has gone out at night．

8．Where has her son gone?

A．To school．

B．For a ride．

C．To visit a friend．

9．What do you think has happened to the woman’s son?

A．He has got lost．

B．He has fallen off his bicycle．

C．We don’t know．

W：We’re thinking about putting on a show this spring．

M：Do you think you’ll be able to make some money?

W：Oh, no, we just want to do it for the fun of it．You know there are a lot of us who like to get up a stage and perform．

M：What kind of show?

W：A musical play．

M：Have you decided who to do it?

W：We have three in mind, and of course we’ve been thinking about you．

M：Me? Why me?

W：You sing, don’t you? Everyone says you have a wonderful voice．

M：Well, I have sung a little, but I’ve never really appeared on a stage．

W：I thought you sang in church every Sunday．

M：That’s different．There are so many others singing too．

W：Then here’s your chance to find out how good you are．And not just to sing but to act and dance too．

M：Oh, it might be exciting．

10．What will they put on a show for?

A．For money．

B．For fun．

C．For others．

11．What can we conclude from the dialogue?

A．They want to put on three shows in all．

B．Three people will appear in the play．

C．They will sing three songs in the play．

12．What can we learn about the man?

A．He’ll sing and dance in the show．

B．He often gets up a stage．

C．He sings pop songs for money．

听第5段材料，回答第13～15题。

Now back to the news．

Ten people died yesterday morning when a boat sank off the Gold Sand Coast．Eight were able to swim to the shore and were saved by the coast guard．The boat was on its way to Beill Island．

Police are looking for a man and a woman in their early twenties who broke into a bank in the early hours this morning．This was reported by people working in the shop opposite who heard the breaking of glass．Two people were seen running away．The man is said to be very well-built, with dark hair which is very long．The woman with him is said to be small with short hair cut very close to her head．She was wearing blue trousers and a brown jacket．Anyone who has any information please gives further details to the police．

13．What were the eight people doing after the boat sank?

A．Saving the others．

B．Swimming to the shore．

C．Helping the captain．

14．When did the robbers break into the bank?

A．In the afternoon．

B．At midnight．

C．Early in the morning．

15．What was said about the man?

A．Tall and strong．

B．Strong with long hair．

C．Fat and well built．

听力测试

听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1～3题。

W：Excuse me, do you have any books on travel?

M：What type of travel are you interested in?

W：I am planning to take a trip to Africa．

M：Will you be a tourist or will you be working there?

W：I’m going to teach English there．

M：How long are you planning to stay?

W：One year．

M：Which country are you going to?

W：Egypt．

M：We have some excellent books on Egypt．Let me show you．

1．Which country is the woman going to?

A．Namibia．

B．Somali．

C．Egypt．

2．What is the woman going to do in Africa?

A．Take a trip．

B．Be a tourist．

C．Teach English．

3．How long is the woman planning to stay?

A．One year．

B．Two years．

C．Three years．

M：Good morning．What would you like?

W：I’d like a pound of apples, please．

M：The green apples or the red ones?

W：The green ones, please．Excuse me, I’d like the ones behind the counter, please．

M：The ones in the box are very good．

W：I’d like the ones behind the counter, big and fresh．

M：All right．Here you are．

W：Thank you．How much is that?

M：65p, please．

W：Here you are．

4．What’s the cost of a pound of green apples?

A．35 p．

B．65 p．

C．95 p．

5．Why does the woman repeat that she wants the apples behind the counter?

A．Because the apples are big, fresh and green．

B．Because the apples are small, fresh and green．

C．Because the apples are big, fresh and red．

W：Hi, Robbin．Did you take part in the London Marathon race?

M：Yes．What would you like to know?

W：What place did you compete for in the race?

M：Well, I’m quite happy with my result．I came out 128th．

W：Congratulations, Robbin．You were really great．

M：Thanks a lot．I was just lucky．

W：Will you please tell me what time the race started today?

M：Nine o’clock, and the winner finished at 11∶15．

W：That’s great．How long did you take?

M：Three and a half hours．Did you know the record is 2 hours and 10 minutes 38 seconds?

W：No, I didn’t．That’s really fast．

6．What place did Robbin win the London Marathon race?

A．The champion．

B．The 98th place．

C．The 128th place．

7．How long did the race winner take more beyond the record?

A．6 minutes 38 seconds．

B．5 minutes 32 seconds．

C．4 minutes 22 seconds．

8．How long did Robbin take more than the winner?

A．One and a half hours．

B．One hour and fifteen minutes．

C．One hour and ten minutes．

　　Many years ago, an English family were living in China．One evening an important Chinese officer came to visit them．It got later and later, and he still did not go．So his hostess invited him to have dinner with them．But she had very little food in the house, so she quickly went to the kitchen and spoke to her Chinese cook．He said, “It is all right．You will have a very good dinner．”

　　When they all sat down to eat, the lady was very surprised, because there was a lot of very good food on the table．After the dinner, the hostess ran to the kitchen and said to the cook, “How did you make such a good meal in half an hour?”

　　“I did not make it, madam,” he said, “I sent one of the servants to the Chinese officer’s house, and he brought back the Chinese officer’s dinner．”

9．Where were the English family living?

A．England．

B．America．

C．China．

10．What did the hostess do when the officer didn’t go?

A．The hostess invited him to have dinner with her family．

B．The hostess went to the kitchen for cooking herself．

C．The hostess talked with the officer patiently．

11．Why did the cook make such a good meal in half an hour?

A．Because the cook used all the food for the dinner．

B．Because the cook bought all kinds of dishes in a hotel．

C．Because the cook sent one servant to the officer’s house and brought back the officer’s dinner．

Dear Ken,

　　Happy new year! Thank you very much for the beautiful Christmas card you sent．How is the weather in Washington this winter? “Rainy”, I guess you would say．Here in Beijing we are snowed in．In fact the snow is falling while I write this letter．

　　The falling snow reminds me of you because we became friends in the winter months when we enjoyed skiing, skating and making snowmen．I can’t believe it’s already been five years since you returned to Washington! The house your family lived in is now taken by an English couple．

　　I imagine that you are enjoying your Christmas vacation in Canada．We are also on vacation now, but most of my classmates and I are busy preparing for the university entrance examinations．

　　I’m sorry that I have written such a gloomy letter．It should have been a happy one for New Year’s, but I only want to tell you what I am doing．It’s just that I miss you at this time of the year．I wish you could consider coming to visit me in the spring when your father comes on business．We would have such a great time again! Please see if you can come! Let me know soon!

Yours truly,

Wang Wei

12．What was the weather like in Beijing when the letter was written?

A．Rainy．

B．Snowy．

C．Cloudy．

13．How long has it already been since Wang Wei and Ken became good friends?

A．Two years．

B．Four years．

C．Five years．

14．What is Wang Wei preparing for on vacation?

A．For the university entrance examinations．

B．For calling on his friends．

C．For going on trip abroad．

15．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Wang Wei has received the Christmas card Ken sent．

B．Wang Wei and Ken became good friends in the summer months．

C．Wang Wei is expecting Ken’s coming to Beijing again．