听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共8小题；每小题1.5分，满分12分)

A．听下列对话，根据所听内容完成句子。

M：Do you have any trouble with your pronunciation, Mary?

W：Not too much．I can pronounce English words well, but I write them poorly．

1．－Do you have any trouble ________, ________?

－________．I can ________ English words well, but write them ________．

M：Why don’t you go and ask the man sitting in the chair?

W：Oh, thank you very much．

2．Why ________ and ask the man ________?

John, a quite ordinary playwriter, is now in high debts．

3．John, ________, is now in high debts．

B．听下面五段对话，从A、B、C中选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。

M：Mondays are the worst．Our timetable is full of difficult subjects．

W：Like what?

M：Well, like English, French and geography in the morning．

W：What’s your favorite day of the week?

M：Oh, the day after Tuesday without doubt．We have an easy morning：just art and music, followed by sports all the afternoon．

W：That sounds nice．

4．What’s their favorite day of the week?

A

B

C

M：I’d like to see Mr．Stone．I hear he is an expert on heart disease．

W：I’m sorry, Mr．Stone will be busy the whole afternoon．He is having a medical conference．Can you manage at 10∶30 tomorrow morning?

5．Who is Mr．Stone?

A．A doctor．

B．A nurse．

C．A secretary．

M：I’m so tired．I’ve spent the entire morning in selling my car．

W：Selling your car?Don’t you like it or isn’t it new?

M：No, my company is moving me to Europe next month．So I intend to buy a new one over there．

6．Why did the man sell his car?

A．He doesn’t like it．

B．He is going abroad．

C．It’s too old．

W：What’s the matter, Tom?You look unhappy．

M：No, not really．I’m only worrying about my maths exam．

7．What makes the man worried?

A．Maths test．

B．An English exam．

C．His headache．

W：I find listening most difficult．What can I do?

M：Don’t worry．Listen to English tapes every day, and you will make great progress．The more you listen, the easier you will find．

8．What does the man advise her to do?

A．Listen more．

B．Speak more．

C．Write more．

第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)

听第9段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

　　Food is a subject that interests me．I like food that is good and well-cooked．I dislike watery cabbage, soup that looks and tastes like water, and beef or mutton that is burned or not cooked enough．But when you get real English beef and mutton, bread and cheese, or eggs and bacon, there is nothing like it．I didn’t know any apple that has a better taste than a good English one, and no other cup of tea ever tastes as good to me as the tea that we make in England．

　　I know that coffee is not good in many English hotels．But it is good in many English homes when it is made with fresh coffee by people who know how to make it．My wife is going to make some coffee for us tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock．You’ll see then that English coffee can be good．

9．The speaker is interested in food, especially in English food．

10．According to the speaker, soup that looks and tastes like rain interests him．

11．The speaker likes to have a cup of tea made in England．

12．The speaker thinks coffee made in English homes is not better than in English hotels．

13．The speaker wants his friends to enjoy his wife’s coffee tomorrow morning．

听第10段材料，填空。

　　Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand clothes bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the owner of the store how much he thought the jacket was worth．

　　The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”

　　“What?” said Jim．“But I was thinking you would say at least five．”

　　“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．

　　“Are you sure?”

　　“Sure!” said the man．

　　“Well,” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his pocket, “Here’s the money．This jacket was hanging outside your store with a price-tag that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the store with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．

14．Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand 　　(1)　　 bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the 　　(2)　　 of the store how much he thought the jacket was 　　(3)　　．

　　The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”

　　“What?” said Jim, “But I was thinking you would say at least five．”

　　“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．

　　“Are you sure?”

　　“Sure!” said the man．

15．“Well, ” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his 　　(4)　　, “here’s the money．This jacket was 　　(5)　　 outside your store with a price-tag(价格标签)that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the 　　(6)　　 with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．

听第11段材料，完成第16～17题。

Attendant：Good afternoon．

Tom：I’m Tom, Zhang．We made a reservation for tea this afternoon．

Attendant：Yes, sir．This way, please．Here’s your table．Is this all right?

Tom：Yes, it’s nice, indeed．Thank you．

Attendant：I’m so glad you like it．What would you like?We serve coffee and tea, sandwiches, cakes and cold drinks．Please look under the plate-glass at the menu for afternoon tea．

Tom：What would you like, Mike?

Mike：I’ll try a chicken salad sandwich and have a cup of coffee with cream．

Attendant：How about you, Mr．Zhang?

Tom：I will have black tea with lemon and sugar and a piece of Swiss roll．

Attendant：Anything else?

Tom：What’s your specialty today?

Attendant：We have strawberries with cream today．I suggest you try them．

Tom：Good, I will．

16．How many people are there in the dialogue?

A．Four．

B．Three．

C．Two．

17．Where is the menu?

A．On the plate-glass．

B．Beside the plate-glass．

C．Under the plate-glass．

听第12段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Check, please!

Waiter：Are you through with your meal?

Tom：Yes, we are．Could we have the check, please?

Waiter：Here is your check, 85 dollars in all．I can take care of it here when you’re ready．

Tom：Do you accept cheque?

Waiter：No, I’m sorry we don’t．We accept credit cards and cash．

Tom：Well, I don’t have any cash with me．So I’ll have to put it on credit．Here’s 90 dollars．Please keep the change．

Waiter：Thank you．I will be right back．

Tom：Oh, please wait for a minute．I want to go with the food left．

Waiter：I see．I will bring some to-go boxes for you．

Tom：Thank you．

18．The waiter preferred to be paid by cheque．

19．The waiter received 4 dollars for his tip(小费)．

20．The customer took away his left food with to-go boxes．

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．