听力测试(满分30分)

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。

M：I’ve only got ten dollars．Is it enough for two tickets?

W：Well, we have tickets of different prices．There’re ＄1.5 tickets and ＄4 ones and ＄6 ones．

1．How much will the man have to pay for the cheapest tickets?

A．＄1.5．

B．＄3．

C．＄4．

M：I hear you are playing at a concert tomorrow．How do you feel about it?

W：Oh, I’m really worried about it．

M：I’m not surprised．So would I be．

2．How does the man really feel?

A．Surprised．

B．Worried．

C．Light-hearted．

M：May I go in and read some books?

W：Yes, but you must obey the rule that no book should be taken out of the reading-room．

M：Do people do that?

W：Oh, yes, quite a number have．

3．What do you learn about readers?

A．Everyone obeys the rules．

B．Some do not obey the rules．

C．No one obeys the rules．

W：Look! The room is full of smoke．I can hardly breathe．

M：I agree．Smoking should not be permitted here in this room．

W：That’s right．Nowadays, people who smoke seldom think of others．

4．What do you know about the speakers?

A．Both of them are not smokers．

B．Both of them are smokers．

C．One of them is smoking in the room．

W：I’ve got something for you．

M：Really? What is it?

W：Something I picked up while I was in Europe．

M：How nice! Thanks ever so much．

5．How did the woman get the thing?

A．Found it in a street．

B．Got it from a friend．

C．Bought it in a shop．

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：What’s that terrible noise upstairs?

W：It woke me up at five o’clock in the morning．

M：It sounds like they’re tearing the walls down up there．

W：I think they are, indeed．It sounds like they’re repairing．

M：That’s all fine and good, but can’t they do it during proper hours?

W：They don’t realize that not everyone gets up before the crack of dawn．

M：And today’s Sunday! I’m going up there to stop them straight．

6．How does the man feel?

A．Surprised．

B．Sad．

C．Angry．

7．What will the man go upstairs to do?

A．See what is happening．

B．Stop them making noise．

C．Help them with the work．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Do you have any direct flight to New Zealand?

W：Sorry, we don’t．But I think you can fly on Northwest 212 to Tokyo and then have a connecting flight on Japan Airline 123 to Auckland．And it is the most economical flight, just USD 580．

M：When does the Flight 212 depart?

W：At 11∶50 a. m．By the way, it also makes a refueling stop at Chicago．

M：How big is the layover at Chicago?

W：Less than one hour．

M：And how long do I have to stay in Tokyo for the connecting flight?

W：Not so long, just one hour．

M：So the time for the whole journey is about．．．

W：About eleven hours．

M：Let me count…OK, it works out for my time schedule．Thanks a lot．

W：You are welcome．

8．How many stops will the man have on the journey?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

9．What is the advantage of the flight?

A．Flying in the daytime．

B．Taking less time．

C．Costing less money．

10．What time might the man get to New Zealand?

A．Nearly midnight．

B．Early in the morning．

C．Late in the afternoon．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：I’m Tom, the graduate of the year．I’ve ever had a summer job for a hardware company．This is my employer’s recommendation．

W：Sounds good．Would you mind taking a test? It is made up of two parts, part one tests your EQ to determine whether your personality fits the job well．And part two tests your skills background．

M：Cool．

(After the exam)

W：You are an excellent lad from the test results．

M：Thank you, do you mean I get the job?

W：Before I give you a definite answer, I’ll consult with the management and the personnel Deptment．You know I’m the Sales team manager．

M：I see, when can I expect an answer from you?

W：In a fortnight．

11．What isn’t Tom’s advantage?

A．The graduate of the year．

B．Working experience．

C．Interest in the company．

12．What job might Tom do if he is employed?

A．Sales．

B．Repairs．

C．Management．

13．How long will Tom have to wait for an answer?

A．About four days．

B．About ten days．

C．About half a month．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：What can I do for you, sir?

M：I’m Tom in Room 528, and I want a wake-up call tomorrow morning．

W：At what time?

M：6∶15 a. m., please．

W：We have a computer wake-up service．Please dial 2 first and then the time．That is to say, dial 2 and the 0615 for the time．There must be five digits in the final number．

M：I see．Then it is 20615．Thank you．By the way, if I want to change my wake-up time, what should I do?

W：Just dial your new wake-up time．The computer will cancel the old time itself and record the new one．

M：If I dial 20700, I will be waked up at 7∶00 a. m.?

W：Yes, that’s right．

M：Thanks a lot．

W：You are welcome．Good night!

14．What should Tom do if he wants to change the time?

A．Ask for help．

B．Use the computer．

C．Dial another number．

15．What does the first digit 2 stand for?

A．Service．

B．Floor．

C．Time．

16．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a clock shop．

B．At a hotel．

C．At a repair shop．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　No one really knows who first decided to link electricity with a guitar．Most reports say this took place in the late Nineteen-Thirties or early Nineteen-Forties．

　　However, one man did a great deal to make the electric guitar popular．His name was Les Paul．He was the most popular guitarist in the Nineteen-Fifties．Les Paul also helped invent several different devices used with electric guitars．The most famous of these was a guitar that had a solid wood body．The Gibson Guitar Company later made these guitars．

　　There are too many great guitarists today to even guess who might be the best．There are great country and western guitarists, blues guitarists, and rock music guitarists．

　　However, most people would agree that blues artist B-B King is one of the top electric guitar players today．His music is famous around the world．So is his guitar, named Lucille．B-B King’s famous guitar is made by the same Gibson Company that made Les Paul’s electric guitars．

17．Who invented the electric guitar?

A．Les Paul．

B．The Gibson Company．

C．Still unknown．

18．Why is it hard to tell who might be the best guitarist?

A．People have different tastes．

B．Good guitarists can easily be found．

C．No one can match Les Paul now．

19．What is B-B King famous for?

A．Blues．

B．Rock music．

C．His guitar．

20．What connects Les Paul with B-B King?

A．The same music．

B．The same guitar．

C．The same guitar producer．

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．