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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：I expected you’d come to my birthday party yesterday．

M：I’m terribly sorry，Susan．I had to see off a friend of mine at the airport last night．

1．Why does the man apologize to the woman?

A．He had to say goodbye to his friend at the airport．

B．He didn’t go to the woman’s party last night．

C．He had to go to another city with his friend．

M：I must apologize for not meeting you at the airport this afternoon．You must have been unhappy．

W：Well，you should have let me know that you weren’t coming．

2．How does the woman feel?

A．Very glad．

B．Very painful．

C．A little angry．

W：I’m sorry to have kept both of you waiting．The car was held up in the traffic．

M：That’s all right．We just got here ourselves．

3．How many people are there in the dialogue?

A．Two．

B．Three．

C．Four．

W：You are going to New York today，aren’t you?

M：Yes．I had thought I would fly，but then I decided that taking a bus would be cheaper than driving or flying．

4．How will the man get to New York?

A．By air．

B．By bus．

C．By car．

W：Daddy，have you decided what to do tomorrow?

M：We’ll go boating if it is fine．

W：Wonderful! I’m sure it will be fine．I’ve listened to the weather report．

5．What are they going to do tomorrow?

A．They are going to listen to the weather report．

B．They will go swimming．

C．They will go boating．

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6～8题。

M：Excuse me，I’m trying to do some work．I’m afraid your children are making a lot of noise．Don’t they ever go to sleep?

W：I’m sorry．They are noisy．But you know it’s difficult to keep boys quiet．

M：I couldn’t work and I couldn’t sleep last night．And I was wakened by the noise they made early this morning．

W：I’m terribly sorry．You know they never listen to me．They are only afraid of their father．He’s away on business，but he’ll be back tomorrow．

M：I hope he can do something about it．

6．What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A．They are parent and teacher．

B．They are close friends．

C．They are neighbors．

7．What can you learn from the dialogue?

A．The man is making complaint to the woman．

B．The man is making some suggestion to the woman．

C．The man is satisfied after talking to the woman．

8．What’s not the result of the children’s noise?

A．The man couldn’t work．

B．The man couldn’t sleep．

C．The man couldn’t eat．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

M：Oh，come in．

W：I just dropped in to return these books．Are you getting dinner ready? Something smells good．

M：Oh，I’m just preparing some noodles．

W：I thought your wife did the cooking．

M：She did，but she said she would come home late today．

W：So you’re the cook．What are you having with the noodles?

M：Some cabbages and tomatoes．Why don’t you stay and have dinner with us?

W：Thanks，but not today．I have to hurry off．Maybe some other time．

9．Where does this dialogue take place?

A．At the man’s home．

B．In a restaurant．

C．In a company．

10．Why does the woman come to the man’s home?

A．She wants to have dinner with him．

B．She comes to return some books．

C．She wants to learn how to cook．

11．Who does the cooking now?

A．The man．

B．The woman．

C．The man’s wife．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

M：Don’t you just love this store? Every time I go through all the things here，I always find something interesting．

W：I know what you mean．Look at this box of clothes over here．Each piece costs only one dollar．

M：Look at what I got here!

W：What? So now you’re interested in wool coats all of a sudden．The weather is too warm for it，I think．

M：No，not that．I’m talking about this jacket from the 1950s．Isn’t it nice?

W：Yes，it is．It only costs five dollars，too．

M：I think if I clean it up a little and get the button fixed，it’ll look like it’s worth a million dollars!

W：I think I’m going to buy this little skirt and then I’ll be ready to go．How about you?

M：I’m ready anytime you are．

12．What are the speakers doing?

A．Trying on clothes．

B．Buying new clothes．

C．Buying old clothes．

13．What is the man interested in?

A．A coat．

B．A shirt．

C．A jacket．

14．What can we learn about the piece of clothes the man is interested in?

A．Some buttons are missing．

B．It’s worth millions of dollars．

C．It was made in 1950．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Hi，Jane．It’s nice to see you again．I heard you went to the US during your vacation．

W：Yes．I went to New York to attend a summer course in English．

M：Wow．You were lucky．How long did you stay there?

W：About 50 days．I went there on July 5th and came back on August 25th．

M：How about the course?

W：The course was very good．The teachers were nice．They taught us to listen，speak，read and write in English，but it was mostly speaking．One interesting thing I found was that the American classes are different from our classes here because they are very free．You can sit anywhere you like in the classroom．You can ask the teacher questions at any time during the class，and you are welcome to share your ideas with the class．I really liked this kind of class．

M：How interesting! Maybe our teacher should try that．

15．What was the woman’s main purpose in going to New York during the vacation?

A．To learn English．

B．To visit an American family．

C．To do business．

16．When did the woman come back from America?

A．On July 5th．

B．On July 6th．

C．On August 25th．

17．What in particular did the woman like about the American classes?

A．The teachers were kind．

B．The students were quite free．

C．There were too many activities in class．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Mr．Grey was the manager of a small office in London．He lived in the country，and came to work by train．He liked walking from the train station to his office unless it was raining，because it gave him some exercise．

　　One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him，“You may not remember me，sir，but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets．I stopped you in the street and asked you to lend me some money，and you lent me five pounds，because you said that you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success．”

　　Mr．Grey thought for a few minutes and then said，“Yes，I remember you．Go on with your story．”

　　“Well,” answered the stranger，“are you still willing to take a chance?”

18．Why did he walk from the station to his office?

A．To save money．

B．To buy something necessary．

C．To have more exercise．

19．Which of the following statements may be true?

A．The stranger once asked Mr．Grey for money．

B．The stranger and Mr．Grey knew each other very well．

C．The stranger was going to give Mr．Grey his money back．

20．What did the last sentence mean?

A．He wanted to give Mr．Grey a chance to help others．

B．He wanted to ask Mr．Grey for some more money．

C．He hoped Mr．Grey could help him to be successful in his work．

听力(共20小题；每小题1.5分，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。

W：Could you tell me the way to the hospital?

M：I’m sorry I’m a stranger here myself．You can ask the policeman over there．

1．Why doesn’t the man tell the woman the way to the hospital？

A．Because he is a stranger to the city．

B．Because he doesn’t want to tell her the way．

C．Because he doesn’t feel like talking with her．

W：Where is the post office?

M：Just walk down this street．It’s only ten minutes’ walk from here．You will find it on your right．

2．Where are the two speakers？

A．They are in an office．

B．They are in the street．

C．They are at home．

W：Would you mind if I borrowed your dictionary?

M：I’m sorry, but I’m using it now．

3．Why doesn’t the man lend his dictionary to the woman？

A．Because he is using it．

B．Because he hasn’t brought it with him．

C．Because he doesn’t want to lend it to the woman．

W：Do you mind if I use your rubber?

M：Of course not．Go ahead, please!

4．What does the woman want to borrow from the man？

A．A dictionary．

B．A pen．

C．A rubber．

W：Would you like me to carry this box for you?

M：No, thanks．I can manage it myself．

5．What does the woman offer to do？

A．To wash some clothes for the man．

B．To carry his box．

C．To look after his child．

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。

W：What’s the matter, Peter? You don’t look very happy．

M：I’m not．I’m worried about my English．

W：What’s the problem?

M：I’m not practicing enough．

W：Why not?

M：Well, it’s difficult to meet English people．

W：You should go out more．

M：Where should I go?

W：You should go to bars．You should join a club．

M：But English people never speak to me．

W：Ah! You should speak first．

M：What can I talk about?

W：The weather! English people are always interested in the weather．

6．What are the two speakers talking about？

A．English．

B．Hobby．

C．Weather．

7．What is Peter worried about？

A．English people．

B．His English．

C．Going out．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Today is the twelfth of August．In another four days it will be my sister Mary’s birthday．We will have a party．Would you please come and join us, Jean?

W：What time will the party begin?

M：At twenty to two．

W：My sister is coming to see me from Shanghai at 1∶20 that afternoon．I’ve got to meet her at the station, so I’m afraid I’ll be late for the party．

M：That’s all right．Do come please．

W：Sure．

8．When is Mary’s birthday？

A．On August 15th．

B．On August 16th．

C．On August 12th．

9．What time will the party begin？

A．At 2∶00 p. m．

B．At 2∶20 p. m．

C．At 1∶40 p. m．

10．Will Jean come to the party？

A．No, she won’t, because she’ll meet her sister at the station．

B．Yes, she will, but she will be late for the party．

C．Not sure．Perhaps she won’t be able to come．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Madam, come and look at this china．It’s beautiful, isn’t it？

W：Yes, it is．I haven’t seen anything like this for years．

M：Ladies always like the china more than the weapons．

W：Tell me something about it, please．

M：Well, you see, all these pieces of china belong to the same set．A king gave it to the Duke in 1819, and pictures on the china tell the story of the Duke’s life．

W：You know a lot about the things in the museum, don’t you? Have you worked here long?

M：Oh yes, I’ve worked here for a long time．I’ve been here since the opening of the museum．I’ve been here for ten years．

11．Where are the speakers？

A．At a museum．

B．In a shop．

C．In a school．

12．What are they talking about？

A．A country．

B．A china．

C．A gun．

13．How long has the man worked here？

A．Two years．

B．Five years．

C．Ten years．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：I’m sorry you had to wait so long．

M：That’s all right．Was the boy hurt badly?

W：No．After I cleaned his head, he felt much better．So did his mother．The blood had frightened her．

M：She probably thought it was much worse than it really was．

W：Yes, mothers are always worried about their children．Now, what’s the matter with you?

M：I’ve just got a headache．I feel weak．I really feel terrible?．

W：I’m sorry to hear that．Let me examine you．

14．What’s the relationship between the two speakers？

A．Mother and son．

B．Teacher and parent．

C．Doctor and patient．

15．Who probably thought it was much worse than it really was？

A．The child．

B．The mother of the boy．

C．Everyone there．

16．What’s the matter with the man？

A．He has a headache and feels bad．

B．He is frightened at the blood．

C．He hurt himself on the head．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man’s garden and talking about children．The young man asked, “How strict should parents be with their children?” The old man pointed to a string between a big, strong tree and a thin, young one．“Please untie that string,” he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side．“Now tie it again, please,” said the old man, “But first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．” The young man did so．Then the old man said, “There, it is the same with children．You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away．”

17．What was the young father doing？

A．He was looking after his child．

B．He was paying a visit to an old neighbor．

C．He was working with an old neighbor．

18．What were they talking about？

A．Children．

B．Their houses．

C．Their trees．

19．Why did the young tree bend over to one side？

A．Because it was pulled by a string．

B．Because it was dying．

C．Because it was too thin to stand straight alone．

20．What did the young father learn from the old man？

A．He needn’t be strict with children．

B．He learned how strict parents should be with their children．

C．He learned how to plant a tree．