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。

1．What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．They are host and guest．

B．They are waiter and customer．

C．They are husband and wife．

2．Where did this conversation take place?

A．At the hospital．

B．At the airport．

C．At the post office．

3．Why will the woman go to London?

A．To have a look at London．

B．To go with her friend．

C．To spend the weekend．

4．What’s the woman’s job?

A．She is a saleswoman．

B．She is a waitress．

C．She is a hotel clerk．

5．How is the weather now?

A．It’s snowing．

B．It’s raining．

C．It’s clear．

听力原文：(Text 1)

W：I think I’ll have the duck, please．

M：I’m very sorry, Madam．I’m afraid there isn’t any left．

(Text 2)

W：Excuse me, visiting hours are over．It’s time for you to leave．

M：I’m sorry, I didn’t know the time or I would have left earlier．

(Text 3)

M：Are you going to London next weekend?

W：Yes, I will visit a friend of mine while I am there．

(Text 4)

M：I want a single room with a bath, what’s the rate?

W：It’s ＄25 a day．Your room number is 213．It is on the second floor．Here is your key．

(Text 5)

M：You’d better take your coat with you．It looks like it’s going to snow．

W：You may be right．Thank you for mentioning this．

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．Where does this conversation take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a night club．

C．In a super -market．

7．What kind of snack does the woman have?

A．Pancake．

B．Chips．

C．Salad．

8．How much does the woman pay for the things she asked?

A．75 pence．

B．1.30 pounds．

C．2.05 pounds．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：Good morning, sir．What would you like?

M：I’d like a red wine, please．

W：Anything else?

M：What snacks have you got?

W：The menu is on the board over there．There’s pancake, Greek salad, steak and chips…

M：I’ll try the Greek salad, please．Do I pay now?

W：Oh, yes, if you would．That’s 75 cents for the wine and ＄1.30 for the salad．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Which age group do the two speakers most likely belong to?

A．Young．

B．Middle-aged．

C．Old．

10．Which part of the body is probably OK with the woman?

A．Her leg．

B．Her back．

C．Her eyes．

11．Why can’t the man do gardening a lot?

A．Because of his back trouble．

B．Because of his leg trouble．

C．Because of his arm trouble．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Hello．How are you today?

W：Not so good．My leg’s playing me up, awful pains in my leg and my toothache!

M：Oh, dear! I’ve got toothache too and the dentist says he simply can’t see me before next week．But what gets me is my headache．

W：I know what you mean, but at least you can do the garden．I can’t even do that with my back－the doctor says I mustn’t lift or bend．

M：You poor thing．There’s nothing worse than back trouble．But I don’t do much in the garden now because I’ve hurt my arm．It’s really painful．

W：Like my ankle．It’s all swollen up．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．How does the man feel?

A．Happy．

B．Sad．

C．Excited．

13．What’s wrong with the man?

A．He was knocked down by a car．

B．He had an accident when he was walking along the street．

C．He had an accident in the car．

14．Why did it happen?

A．Because there’s something wrong with the driving mirror．

B．Because there’s something wrong with the roadside mirror．

C．Because the other driver drove too fast．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：Hi, David, you look awful．What’s the trouble?

M：Well, believe it or not, I had an accident in the car this morning．Someone drove into the back of my car．

W：No!How did it happen?

M：I was just turning into my drive when another car came round the corner and drove into the back of mine．

W：Didn’t you see him?

M：No, I didn’t．I looked in my driving mirror and there was no one coming．Not only that, I also looked in the big mirror on the other side of the road．

W：So he must have been coming very fast if you didn’t see him．

M：That’s right．And he went straight into me．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．Where is Miss Smith?

A．She is at home．

B．She is taking a break．

C．She is attending a meeting．

16．When should Miss Smith call today whether she will attend the meeting or not?

A．On Thursday．

B．Today．

C．The day after tomorrow．

17．What number should Miss Smith call?

A．802 8714-246．

B．802 9714-246．

C．902 8741-426．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：Good morning, Miss Smith’s secretary．

M：Good morning, may I speak to Miss Smith, please?

W：I’m sorry．She’s in conference at the moment．Do you want to leave a message?

M：Yes, all right．Could you tell her that Mr．Johnson called? And tell her that the meeting about the Trade Fair is on Thursday 12th at 2 p．m．

W：Fine, is there anything else?

M：Yes．Could she phone to confirm that she can come before tomorrow?

W：Yes, and what number is it?

M：802 9714 Extension 246．

W：Fine, I’ve got that．I’ll get the message to her as soon as possible．

M：Thank you very much．Goodbye．

W：Goodbye．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．Why couldn’t the speaker meet with Mr．Smith as soon as he arrived?

A．He missed the appointment．

B．He arrived late．

C．He was sick．

19．Why did he give up making a new appointment with Mr．Smith?

A．He couldn’t reach Mr．Smith’s office．

B．He didn’t want to see Mr．Smith any more．

C．He didn’t want to take the trouble making it．

20．Whom did he meet on the street one day?

A．A stranger．

B．Mr．Smith．

C．Mr．Smith’s secretary．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

　　I flew to New York to take care of some business with Mr．Smith．But as soon as I arrived, I got sick, and could not meet with him．I had to call our appointment off．Then when I felt better I thought about visiting him at his home, but he lived too far away．I tried to telephone him during office hours, but he was busy．His secretary said that Mr．Smith would call me back, but he didn’t．I gave up trying to make a new appointment because it would take more time and efforts than I wanted to spend．

　　A few days later, I saw a man on the street who looked like Mr．Smith, and I called out to him．It was someone else．When I returned to my hotel that day, I found a message which said that Mr．Smith had gone out of town on some sudden unexpected business．I was sorry that I had missed seeing him, but I was really enjoying my sightseeing in New York．

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。

W：Do you need any help, sir?

M：Yes．Would you like to tell me the way to the Science Museum?

W：Science Museum?

1．What does the woman mean?

A．She is unwilling to tell the man．

B．She knows the place well．

C．She doesn’t know the place．

M：Sorry to bother you, but do you have any change for one dollar?

W：I’ll have to look．What do you want it for?

M：I need it for the parking meter．

W：I can give you 4 quarters if that’ll help．

2．What is the man going to do with the change?

A．To park his car．

B．To make a phone call．

C．To buy something to eat．

W：Here is a picture of Susan taken last week．

M：May I have a look?

W：Sure．It flatters Susan a bit．She is not so pretty actually．

M：No, by no means, and she doesn’t look so young as she appears on

the picture．

3．What does the man think of Susan?

A．She is prettier and younger．

B．She is less pretty but younger．

C．She is less pretty and older．

M：Mom, Dad called and said that he wouldn’t be home for dinner．

W：Did he say why?

M：Yes, he said that one of the men was sick and he was going to stay

for the afternoon shift．

4．Why won’t the man’s father be home for dinner?

A．To look after a sick person．

B．To take the place of someone．

C．To have dinner in the afternoon．

W：Kate, let’s go for a drive somewhere this weekend．

M：That’s a good idea．Just the two of us!

W：I thought that the whole family could go together．

M：I’m afraid that the kids can’t．Jenny is staying at the university this

weekend to study．Peter and Linda going on a trip this weekend with

their school．

5．What is the relation between the speakers?

A．Couple．

B．Friends．

C．Partners．

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。

“Are we poisonous?” the young snake asked his mother．

“Yes, dear, ” she replied．“Why do you ask?”

“Because I’ve just bitten my tongue!” said the young snake sadly．

6．How was the mother snake feeling when asked the question?

A．Puzzled．

B．Interested．

C．Disappointed．

7．Which frightens the young snake?

A．He is poisonous．

B．He is going to die．

C．He has lost his tongue．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

W：What are your plans for today, Mike? Nick and I are going shopping．Do you want to come too?

M：Well, as a matter of fact, I’m meeting Steve．He’s writing an article

and he’s asked me to take some photographs for it．

W：An article? What about?

M：Oh, just people…Anyway, I’m seeing Steve at the zoo．

W：Oh well, let’s meet for lunch, shall we? How about that sandwich bar we went to on Friday．I’ll see you there about one．

M：I’d love to, but I’m afraid we won’t finish by then．

8．What photos does Steve want?

A．Showing that he is writing．

B．Matching what he is writing．

C．Reflecting(反映)how he is writing．

9．When will Mike join Steve?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

10．Which of the following might Mike do?

A．Go shopping with the woman．

B．Have lunch with Nick Friday．

C．Work over lunchtime．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

W：The weather here is so changeable．Did you hear how cold it got last night?

M：I heard the radio announcer say it was 18 degrees below zero．

W：That’s cold．I could hardly start my car, it was so cold this morning!

M：My car didn’t want to start, either, at first．

W：Don’t you have a garage?

M：Not in the new apartment．We have to leave the car in the parking lot．

W：How much anti-freeze do you put in your car then? You must have to keep it well below zero．

M：I do．Right now I have it protected to 30 below．

W：Does it ever get that cold around here?

M：Not really．It sometimes gets to 20 below．

W：Speaking of cold, how about going for a cup of coffee to warm up？

M：Good idea．

11．What did the man do with his car?

A．He failed to start it．

B．He managed to start it．

C．He could easily start it．

12．What do you know about the man?

A．He preferred to leave his car outside．

B．He was too poor to get a garage．

C．He had recently moved his house．

13．What was the weather like last night?

A．It was colder than the day before．

B．It was colder than ever before．

C．It was warmer than reported．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：Hello, Ultimate Computers．May I help you?

M：Yes, this is Jack Kordell from Hunter’s Office Supplies．May I speak to Elaine Strong, please?

W：I’m sorry, but she’s not in right now．She should be here later on this afternoon maybe about 4∶30．May I take a message?

M：Yes．Ms Strong sent me your newest line of laptop computers with a description of other software products, but there wasn’t any information about after-sales service．

W：Oh, I’m sorry．Would you like me to fax that to you?

M：Yes．Could you try sending that information around 3∶30?That should give me time to look over the material before I call Ms．Strong, say, around 5∶00．

W：Sure．Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please?

M：Yes．Jack Kordell and the phone number is 560-1287．And the fax number is 560-1288．

W：All right．I’ll be sure to send you the fax this afternoon．

M：Okay, bye．

14．Why can’t Elaine Strong answer the phone?

A．She’s attending a meeting．

B．She’s out of the office．

C．She’s talking with another customer．

15．What does the man want the woman to send?

A．Information on after-sales service．

B．A picture of the newest computers．

C．A list of software products．

16．What is the man’s telephone number?

A．560-1287．

B．560-1288．

C．560-2187．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　Mother’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, but not always on the same day．

　　Mother’s Day as it is celebrated today in the United States began with a woman named Anna Jarvis．In 1907, she held a ceremony to honor her mother at a church in the state of West Virginia on the anniversary of her mother’s death．In the following years, she and others wrote thousands of letters to public officials urging that the second Sunday in May be declared Mother’s Day．

　　President Woodrow Wilson finally agreed seven years later．The second Sunday in May became a day of public expression of love for mothers throughout the country．It became popular for people to send gifts of flowers and candy to their mothers on Mother’s Day．

　　Today, children of all ages still give their mothers special gifts on Mother’s Day．Older children may travel to visit their mothers．If they cannot, they usually send a special card with a message of love．Or they send flowers．They also usually call their mothers on the telephone to wish them a happy day．Mother’s Day is one of the busiest days of the year for America’s telephone companies．

　　Some families get together on Mother’s Day to honor all the women in the family who are mothers．Many go to a restaurant for a special Mother’s Day meal．

17．What do you learn about Mother’s Day?

A．It is celebrated now in every part of the world．

B．It is not celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May everywhere．

C．It is celebrated to honor all the women in some families．

18．When was Mother’s Day first celebrated in the US?

A．In 1907．

B．In 1908．

C．In 1914．

19．Who decided Mother’s Day to be celebrated nationwide?

A．Anna Jarvis．

B．Public officials．

C．Woodrow Wilson．

20．What do all the children do on Mother’s Day?

A．Give gifts to their mothers．

B．Pay a visit to their mothers．

C．Send cards to their mothers．