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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：How do you make this machine work?

M：I’m not sure．Try pressing that button and see what happens．

1．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Neither of them knows how to make the machine work．

B．The man knows how to make the machine work．

C．It’s really very difficult to make the machine work．

M：Who’s that going into the shop?

W：It must be the cleaners．They always do the floors before we open．

2．What do the cleaners do before the shop opens?

A．Clean the windows．

B．Clean the floors．

C．Clean the counters．

W：Are you going to stay in the office over lunchtime?

M：Yes．It’s important to check these figures．We’ll be using them in this afternoon’s meeting．

W：Oh, right, yes．Look, should Gareth call, will you say I’m not available until tomorrow? I really haven’t got time for him today．

3．What is the man going to do over lunchtime?

A．To attend a meeting．

B．To check the figures．

C．To meet somebody in the office．

M：Could you explain how this coffee machine works?

W：It’s quite simple．You put a coin in here and press the red knob(球形把手)．

4．What does the man want to get?

A．A coin．

B．Coffee．

C．A machine．

W：I can’t understand why the car has stopped．

M：You’ve run out of gas, that’s why!

5．Why has the woman’s car stopped?

A．There is no gas．

B．It has broken down．

C．It has failed to climb the slope．

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：Hey，look at that motorbike．What a beauty!

W：Look out! Mind that litter bin．

M：Ouch! I’ve hurt my leg．

W：Serves you right．You wouldn’t have hurt yourself if you’d been looking where you were going．

6．What attracted the man?

A．A beautiful girl．

B．A motorbike．

C．A litter bin．

7．How did he hurt his leg?

A．He fell down his motorbike．

B．He didn’t see the litter bin．

C．He didn’t notice the stairs．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Hey, Kathy．I’m thinking about renting a movie for tonight’s party, and I want to know what kind of movies you like．

W：Okay．What kind of movies do you have in mind?

M：Well, what about action movies？

W：Ah, I don’t really like action movies．Too much violence．

M：Okay, do you like comedies？

W：Wow, I do enjoy comedies．

M：Fine．Well, what do you think of horror movies or love stories?

W：Uh…I’m not really crazy about horror movies, but love stories are often fun to watch．Oh, and I really like foreign films, too．

M：Okay．I’ll go to the video store and see what I can find．Thanks．

8．What are they going to do tonight?

A．Go to the cinema．

B．Go to a party．

C．Go and buy tickets for the movie．

9．What movies doesn’t the woman like?

A．Love stories．

B．Foreign films．

C．Action movies．

10．What is the man most probably going to do right now?

A．To rent some videos．

B．To buy some books．

C．To find out what films are on the show．

听第8段材料，回答第11～14题。

　　Hello everyone, this is the captain speaking, and I want to welcome you to Flight 18 bound for Seattle．

　　Our flight time today is 2 hours and 14 minutes, and we will be flying at an average altitude of 29 000 feet．The local time in Seattle is a quarter to twelve, and the current weather is sunny, but there is a slight chance of rain later in the day．We will be arriving at Gate 13, and we will be announcing connecting flights on our approach to the Seattle airport．

　　On behalf of Sky Airlines and the crew, I want to wish you an enjoyable stay in the Seattle area or at your final destination．Sit back and enjoy the flight．

11．What is the number of this flight?

A．80．

B．18．

C．81．

12．How long is the flight time?

A．2 hours and 40 minutes．

B．2 hours and 14 minutes．

C．2 hours and 4 minutes．

13．What is the current weather in Seattle?

A．Partly cloudy．

B．Rainy．

C．Sunny．

14．At what gate will the plane arrive?

A．13．

B．3．

C．30．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Susan, are you free after class this afternoon?

W：Hardly．I have to pick my brother up from football practice at 4∶30, and my mom asked me to cook dinner for the family at 5∶30．I feel like a slave sometimes．Then, I have to clean the dishes and finish reading my history assignment．Who knows how long that’ll take?

M：Hey listen, why don’t I come over later in the evening?And we can make some popcorn and watch a movie．

W：Oh, that’d be great, but our video machine is broken．

M：Huh．Well, let’s just play a game or something．

W：Sounds good, but give me a call before you come．My mom might try to come up with something else for me to do．

15．What will Susan have to do at 4∶30 that afternoon?

A．To finish her homework．

B．To cook dinner for the family．

C．To pick up her brother．

16．What can be inferred from what Susan says?

A．She gets really angry with her mother．

B．She is tired of having to do so many things．

C．She does not want the man to come over this evening．

17．Why can’t they watch a video at Susan’s house?

A．The machine isn’t working．

B．Susan’s mother is going to use it．

C．Susan’s mother has asked Susan to do something else．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　You’d think by now that everyone would be aware of the dangers of cigarette smoking．So why are more women lighting up?

　　Since 1980, some 3 million women have died of smoking-related illnesses．A new study reports women now account for 39 percent of all smoking-related deaths, a figure that has more than doubled since 1965．

　　In the early decades smoking was mainly popular among men, and it took nearly 25 years before the gap narrowed and smoking became quite common among women．

　　Nearly all women who smoke picked up the habit as teenagers－and 30 percent of today’s high school seniors smoke．Dr Thompson says, “We must begin this battle in schools before girls even begin to smoke．We must share with teenage girls that smoking is really harmful．”

18．How many women died of smoking-related illnesses since 1980?

A．About 3 million．

B．About 2 million．

C．About 6 million．

19．What can be inferred from the talk?

A．More and more women start smoking．

B．The number of male smokers is decreasing．

C．Smoking-related illness is one of the major threats to women．

20．When did most of women smokers pick up the habit of smoking?

A．When they entered high school．

B．Soon after they graduate from high school．

C．When they were teenagers．

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：What about those in England?

M：The fifty-pence’s the biggest, and the half-penny is the smallest．

W：Really? In America, the biggest is the fifty-cents, and the smallest is the cent．

1．What are the speakers doing?

A．Comparing goods．

B．Doing shopping．

C．Talking about coins．

M：This meat is like old leather! It’s enough to break every tooth in your head．

W：Perhaps you’d like to change your order, sir．The fish is very tender．

2．How does the man feel?

A．Unsatisfied．

B．Impatient．

C．Pleased．

M：Tomorrow is the Tenth of June．It’s my birthday and I’m going to the George and Dragon．Would you like to come?

W：To celebrate your birthday? Of course I would．What group’s playing?

M：The Red Rose, I think．

3．What is the woman interested in?

A．The man．

B．The party．

C．The band．

W：Why are you so late?

M：My alarm clock failed to work again．

4．Why is the man late?

A．He could not walk fast．

B．He slept late last night．

C．His clock was out of order．

M：Where’s the book about cars I was reading last night? I laid it down on the table, and now it’s gone．

W：I don’t know．I cleaned early this morning and I don’t remember where I put it．

5．What is the man looking for?

A．A book about cards．

B．A book about furniture．

C．A book about cars．

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：Why aren’t you doing your homework?

W：I’ll do it later, Dad．I must get these things right first．Our group’s playing in a concert on Saturday．

M：Oh, is it? You’ll be making records next, will you?

W：We hope so．The man from “Dream Discs” is coming to the concert．So I’d better play well．

M：You’d better get on with your homework! You can practise the guitar all day Saturday．

W：Oh, Dad, you don’t understand at all．This concert could change my life．

M：It certainly could! You’ve got exams next month．Important ones．If you don’t pass them, you won’t get a good job．

W：I don’t want a boring old job in a bank．

M：Oh, don’t you? Whose boring old job paid for this house? And for what?

W：Yours, I know．But I’d rather be happy than rich．

6．What is the girl doing now?

A．Repairing a guitar．

B．Practising the guitar．

C．Preparing for making records．

7．What does the girl expect?

A．To be chosen by a band．

B．To pass the coming exams．

C．To get a job in a bank．

8．What is the man?

A．A school teacher．

B．A guitar player．

C．A bank clerk．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Hello?1523852．

M：Hello, may I speak to Anna?

W：I’m afraid Anna isn’t in．

M：Is that Tracy speaking?

W：No, this is Jane．

M：Oh, I’m sorry…er…well, could you please leave Anna a passage for me?

W：Sure, what is it?

M：Well, I’ll meet Anna for lunch at my home．Would you ask her to see if she has my French dictionary? And if she does, tell her to bring it along．

W：All right．And where are you calling from?

M：My home．I’m Anna’s friend, Pat．

W：Thank you for calling, Pat．

M：And thank you, Jane．

9．Where is Pat calling from?

A．His home．

B．His school．

C．His office．

10．Who does Pat want to call?

A．Tracy．

B．His friend Anna．

C．Tracy and Anna．

11．Why can’t Pat speak to Anna now?

A．Because Anna is at work．

B．Because Anna is out for lunch．

C．Because Anna is not at home．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Good evening, sir．I’m Assistant Manager．I’m afraid we’ve had a complaint about the noise from your neighbour who’s trying to get some sleep．

M：Oh, I see．

W：Could you please ask your friends to be a little quieter so that our guests can get a good night’s sleep?

M：Oh, I’m so sorry．I suppose we were talking rather loudly．We won an important prize．We were having a celebration．

W：I’m pleased to hear it．Shall I have some coffee brought to you?

M：No, that won’t be necessary．We were just about to pack up anyway．

12．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a hotel．

B．In a flat building．

C．In the manager’s office．

13．What is the woman pleased to hear?

A．The man’s apology．

B．The man’s story．

C．The man’s explanation．

14．What were the man and his friends about to do?

A．End their activity．

B．Leave where they were．

C．Apologize to their neighbor．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：So, what do you think? How do you like New York?

M：I’m having a good time．I love it．I’m glad we came．

W：Yeath really like the stores and the shopping centers?．

M：I love the museums, too．

W：But the traffic is pretty bad．

M：Yeah．I hate all the traffic．It’s really noisy．

W：Listen, it’s almost dinner time．There are lots of restaurants around here．What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Chinese?

M：I can’t stand making decisions．You choose．

W：OK, let’s go American．Where is the nearest McDonald’s?

15．What do you know about the speakers from the dialogue?

A．They are native American．

B．They are tourists to New York．

C．They are from Japan．

16．What do they dislike here?

A．The museum．

B．The restaurants．

C．The traffic．

17．Which restaurants are NOT mentioned in their dialogue?

A．Chinese restaurants．

B．Thai restaurants．

C．American restaurants．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Scientists are trying to make desert into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

　　Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts．

　　People are doing bad things to the earth．

　　Some places on the earth don’t get much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the wind blow away the dirt．When a bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water．Without plants, the land can become desert more easily．

18．Why is land becoming desert little by little according to the passage?

A．Because plants can’t grow there．

B．Because there is not enough rain．

C．Because people do bad things to the earth．

19．Why are green plants very important to dry places?

A．Because they don’t let the wind blow the earth away?．

B．Because they hold water．

C．Both of the above．

20．From this passage, what can we learn?

A．Plants can keep dry land from becoming desert．

B．All places without a lot of rain will become deserts?．

C．It is better to grow crops on dry land than on wet land．

听力测试(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，并标在试卷相应的位置。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：What about those in England?

M：The fifty-pence’s the biggest, and the half-penny is the smallest．

W：Really? In America, the biggest is the fifty-cents, and the smallest is the cent．

1．What are the speakers doing?

A．Comparing goods．

B．Doing shopping．

C．Talking about coins．

M：This meat is like old leather! It’s enough to break every tooth in your head．

W：Perhaps you’d like to change your order, sir．The fish is very tender．

2．How does the man feel?

A．Unsatisfied．

B．Impatient．

C．Pleased．

M：Tomorrow is the tenth of June．It’s my birthday and I’m going to the George and Dragon．Would you like to come?

W：To celebrate your birthday? Of course I would．What group’s playing?

M：The Red Rose, I think．

3．What is the woman interested in?

A．The man．

B．The party．

C．The band．

W：Why are you so late?

M：My alarm clock failed to work again．

4．Why is the man late?

A．He could not walk fast．

B．He slept late last night．

C．His clock was out of order．

M：Where’s the book about cars I was reading last night? I laid it down on the table, and now it’s gone．

W：I don’t know．I cleaned early this morning and I don’t remember where I put it．

5．What is the man looking for?

A．A book about cards．

B．A book about furniture．

C．A book about cars．

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：Why aren’t you doing your homework?

W：I’ll do it later, Dad．I must get these things right first．Our group’s playing in a concert on Saturday．

M：Oh, is it? You’ll be making records next, will you?

W：We hope so．The man from “Dream Discs” is coming to the concert．So I’d better play well．

M：You’d better get on with your homework! You can practise the guitar all day Saturday．

W：Oh, Dad, you don’t understand at all．This concert could change my life．

M：It certainly could! You’ve got exams next month．Important ones．If you don’t pass them, you won’t get a good job．

W：I don’t want a boring old job in a bank．

M：Oh, don’t you? Whose boring old job paid for this house? And for what?

W：Yours, I know．But I’d rather be happy than rich．

6．What is the girl doing now?

A．Repairing a guitar．

B．Practising the guitar．

C．Preparing for making records．

7．What does the girl expect?

A．To be chosen by a band．

B．To pass the coming exams．

C．To get a job in a bank．

8．What is the man?

A．A school teacher．

B．A guitar player．

C．A bank clerk．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Hello?1523852．

M：Hello, may I speak to Anna?

W：I’m afraid Anna isn’t in．

M：Is that Tracy speaking?

W：No, this is Jane．

M：Oh, I’m sorry…er…well, could you please leave Anna a message for me?

W：Sure, what is it?

M：Well, I’ll meet Anna for lunch at my home．Would you ask her to see if she has my French dictionary? And if she does, tell her to bring it along．

W：All right．And where are you calling from?

M：My home．I’m Anna’s friend, Pat．

W：Thank you for calling, Pat．

M：And thank you, Jane．

9．Where is Pat calling from?

A．His home．

B．His school．

C．His office．

10．Who does Pat want to call?

A．Tracy．

B．His friend Anna．

C．Tracy and Anna．

11．Why can’t Pat speak to Anna now?

A．Because Anna is at work．

B．Because Anna is out for lunch．

C．Because Anna is not at home．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Good evening, sir．I’m Assistant Manager．I’m afraid we’ve had a complaint about the noise from your neighbour who’s trying to get some sleep．

M：Oh, I see．

W：Could you please ask your friends to be a little quieter so that our guests can get a good night’s sleep?

M：Oh, I’m so sorry．I suppose we were talking rather loudly．We won an important prize．We were having a celebration．

W：I’m pleased to hear it．Shall I have some coffee brought to you?

M：No, that won’t be necessary．We were just about to pack up anyway．

12．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a hotel．

B．In a flat building．

C．In the manager’s office．

13．What is the woman pleased to hear?

A．The man’s apology．

B．The man’s story．

C．The man’s explanation．

14．What were the man and his friends about to do?

A．End their activity．

B．Quarrel with the Assistant Manager．

C．Apologize to their neighbor．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：So, what do you think? How do you like New York?

M：I’m having a good time．I love it．I’m glad we came．

W：Yeath I really like the stores and the shopping centers．

M：I love the museums, too．

W：But the traffic is pretty bad．

M：Yeah．I hate all the traffic．It’s really noisy．

W：Listen, it’s almost dinner time．There are lots of restaurants around here．What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Chinese?

M：I can’t stand making decisions．You choose．

W：OK, let’s go American．Where is the nearest McDonald’s?

15．What do you know about the speakers from the dialogue?

A．They are native American．

B．They are tourists to New York．

C．They are from Japan．

16．What do they dislike here?

A．The museum．

B．The restaurants．

C．The traffic．

17．Which restaurants are NOT mentioned in their dialogue?

A．Chinese restaurants．

B．Thai restaurants．

C．American restaurants．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Scientists are trying to make desert into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

　　Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．

　　Some places on the earth don’t get much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the wind blow away the dirt．When a bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water．Without plants, the land can become desert more easily．

18．Why is land becoming desert little by little according to the passage?

A．Because plants can’t grow there．

B．Because there is not enough rain．

C．Because people do bad things to the earth．

19．Why are green plants very important to dry places?

A．Because they don’t let the wind blow the earth away．

B．Because they hold water．

C．Both of the above．

20．From this passage, what can we learn?

A．Plants can keep dry land from becoming desert．

B．All places without a lot of rain will become deserts．

C．It is better to grow crops on dry land than on wet land．

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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

M：Oh you’re doing the painting all by yourself．Where is David?

W：He’s so lazy．He doesn’t do anything to help me．

1．What is the woman doing?

A．Cleaning her house．

B．Washing clothes．

C．Painting her rooms．

W：Ow! I’ve burnt myself．

M：How did you do that?

W：I picked up a hot dish．

2．Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A．In a kitchen．

B．In a restaurant．

C．In a shop．

M：Look! Somebody has spilt milk on the carpet．

W：Well, it wasn’t me．I didn’t do it．

M：I wonder who it was then．

3．What does the man want to know?

A．Who poured the milk into the cup．

B．Who drank the milk in the cupboard．

C．Who spilt milk on the carpet．

M：This food is awful, isn’t it?

W：Yes, it’s disgusting．I’m going to complain．

4．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．At home．

C．In a shop．

W：The weather’s too nice to stay indoors．I’m going to sit in the garden．

M：That’s a good idea．I think I’ll join you．

5．What are they going to do?

A．To go to the garden．

B．To stay indoors．

C．To join a party．

第二节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题．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。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

M：Where do you live?

W：In Boston．

M：How long have you lived there?

W：Five years．

M：Where did you live before that?

W：In Chicago．

M：And how long did you live in Chicago?

W：Two years．

6．How long has the woman lived in Boston?

A．Four years．

B．Five years．

C．Six years．

7．How long did the woman live in Chicago?

A．Two years．

B．Four years．

C．Five years．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

W：Well, what time shall we meet?

M：Come to the cafe by the station at four o’clock．I’ll be waiting for you when you arrive．I’ll be sitting by the window and I’ll be wearing a bright green sweater．

W：OK．Is Agent 307 coming too?

M：No, she can’t be there．

W：Oh．Shall I bring the documents?

M：Yes．I’ll explain everything when I see you．And don’t be late．

W：OK．I’ll try to be on time．

8．What time will they meet?

A．At four o’clock．

B．At five o’clock．

C．At six o’clock．

9．What can be inferred from their conversation?

A．They are old friends and haven’t seen each other for a long time．

B．They are going to meet another person in the cafe．

C．The two speakers have never seen each other before．

10．What will the woman bring?

A．An umbrella．

B．The documents．

C．A bright green sweater．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Do you have any plans for next year?

W：Well, I’d travel if I could afford it．But I don’t have any money．

M：If you found a job abroad, would you take it?

W：If it were somewhere I want to go, I’d certainly consider it carefully．

M：What about working as an “au pair”(家庭打工留学生), living with a family and doing some housework?

W：I’d only consider that if I were sure about the family．If they didn’t treat me well, I’d be very miserable．

M：Yes．You’d have to be sure to use a reputable agency．We have a list in the office．I will get you one if you’re interested．

W：Yes, I am．Um, if I decided to apply, would you give me a reference?

M：Of course．Well, I hope you succeed, whatever you decide to do．

W：Thank you very much．I’ll let you know．

M：Yes, I’d like that．Goodbye．

W：Goodbye．

11．Why does the man suggest that the woman should find a job?

A．Because it is necessary for the woman to have some experience of doing a job．

B．Because the woman needs money for the travel．

C．Because they need the money to support the family．

12．What worries the woman if she works as an “au pair”?

A．Whether she could get used to the life style of the family．

B．Whether the family are friendly to her．

C．Whether she could get as much money as she expects．

13．Which of the following is true?

A．The woman has not decided what to do．

B．The man has given the woman a list of agencies．

C．The woman is not interested in the man’s suggestion．

听第9段材料，回答第14～17题。

M：Shall we ask the girl Garlo’s been going out with to the party?

W：Who’s that?

M：Celia’s her name．She works in that cinema where they show all the foreign films．

W：But will she be free on Thursday evening?

M：Yes, it’s her evening off．That’s the reason I suggested Thursday．

W：OK．Who else? What about Nicky and Cherry?

M：Are they the girls you went to France with?

W：Yes．If they bring their boyfriends, that’ll be ten of us．But have you got a room that is big enough? My mother says we can’t use our sitting-room because we made too much mess the last time she let us have a party．

M：It’s all right．We’ve got a basement(地下室)where we store old furniture．If we clean it up, it’ll be fine．

W：Great．Let’s go and have a look at it．

14．Where does Celia work?

A．In a cinema．

B．In a hotel．

C．In a hospital．

15．On what day is Celia free?

A．On Tuesday．

B．On Thursday．

C．On Saturday．

16．How many people will their party?

A．Ten．

B．Five．

C．Six．

17．Where will they have their party?

A．In the woman’s house．

B．In the man’s house．

C．A restaurant owner．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

W：Hi, Tom．What is your plan for the summer break?

M：I’m going to work on the coast at Nantucket．

W：What are you planning to do on the coast?

M：My uncle owns a restaurant there, so I’ll be working as a waiter at night and then helping him do some accounting(会计, 清算账目)a few days each week．I have to save a lot of money for the next school year．Maybe we can get together and go to the beach this summer since we’ll be living near each other．

W：That sounds good．I’ll be working on a boat during July, and I won’t return to shore for the entire month．But in June and later in August I’ll be working in the lab, and I could drive up and see you in Nantucket．

M：OK．My uncle tells me June is the best time to go there before the town gets too crowded with tourists．Call me before you leave tomorrow, and I’ll give you a phone number where I can be reached this summer．

W：All right．I’ll talk to you later．

M：Thanks．

18．What is the man’s uncle?

A．A tourist．

B．A waiter．

C．A restaurant owner．

19．Where will the woman be working during July?

A．In the lab．

B．On a boat．

C．On the shore．

20．When is the best time to go to the shore?

A．July．

B．June．

C．August．

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)

A．根据听到的内容完成下列句子。

Labour Day, always the first Monday in September, is a holiday of recreation and rest from labour．

1．People have a holiday and don’t go to work on ________．

St．Valentine’s Day may go back to Roman times when a special festival was held on February 14．On that day all the young girls put their names in a box and each young man drew out a name to pick his sweetheart for the next year．

2．At first St．Valentine’s Day was celebrated on ________．

Father’s Day, the third Sunday in June, began in 1910 by Ms．John Bruce Dodd in honour of her father．

3．The first Father’s Day was on ________ in the year ________．

B．听下面5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。

M：Have you finished your term paper? I handed in mine last Friday．

W：I finished typing mine at three o’clock this morning．I have to hand it in by noon today．

4．When must the girl turn in her term paper?

A．By twelve o’clock．

B．By three o’clock．

C．By two o’clock．

M：Do you have your Christmas shopping done yet?

W：Almost．I got a watch for my husband, but I can’t seem to find anything for my dad．He would probably like a book or a case for his coin collection．

5．What did the woman buy for her husband?

A．A case．

B．A book．

C．A watch．

M：What did you do during the Chinese New Year?

W：I planned to visit my aunts and uncles．But owing to frequent visit of my friends and classmates, I just stayed at home and never got the chance to go out．

6．What did the woman do during the Chinese New Year?

A．She visited her uncles．

B．She went out often．

C．She met her friends at home．

M：Was it very cold here last winter?

W：Not bad．The temperature never dropped below freezing．There was a little snow around Christmas, but that was all．

7．What does the woman say about the weather?

A．It wasn’t very cold, and it snowed a little in December．

B．There wasn’t much snow but the weather was bad．

C．The temperature dropped below freezing after Christmas．

M：Sara, what are you going to buy for your father?

W：Well, I am going to get my dad a book about London．

8．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．The woman’s father．

B．A gift for the woman’s father．

C．A book about London．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Merry Christmas, John．

M：Merry Christmas, Sally．

W：Has your family got a Christmas tree?

M：Of course we have．My father bought a tree the day before yesterday, and it is much more beautiful than that of last year．And you?

W：We have one, too．Yesterday my family decorated it with all kinds of presents．

M：Also, we have hung a lot of small colorful lamps on it．My parents put many boxes under the tree．They say Santa Claus will put presents for me in them．

W：But my grandmother tells me that Santa Claus always puts toys in our stockings at night on Christmas．

M：Really?

W：It’s true．My grandmother never tells lies．I’ll put my stockings near my pillow tonight．

M：That’s a good idea．

W：I have to go now．Good luck!

M：The same to you!

9．According to the conversation, which statement is correct?

A．John’s and Sally’s families have Christmas trees．

B．John’s family has a Christmas tree, but Sally’s has not．

C．Sally’s father bought one Christmas tree yesterday．

10．Why do John’s parents put many boxes under the Christmas tree?

A．Because the boxes are very heavy．

B．Because the tree is full of presents．

C．Because Santa Claus will put his presents in them．

11．Where will Sally put her stockings finally?

A．On the tree．

B．Near the pillow．

C．At the table．

听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。

Nothing expresses the spirit of the holiday more than music．More than any other holiday celebrated in America, Christmas moves people to write, play and sing music．There are all religious songs, expressing joy or a sense of spiritual mystery, old folk songs and modern pop music, songs about winter Christmas trees and Santa Claus．People sing Christmas songs in churches and at school．They hear them on the radio, in stores, and even on street corners．More groups of people get together to sing at Christmas than at any other time of the year．During Christmas, many churches and schools give holiday concerts．The concert halls organize large group singing activities, called sing-songs．Many Christmas songs sound beautiful when sung by a large group．

12．What can express the spirit of the holiday most?

A．Nothing．

B．Music．

C．Art．

13．What kind of music is not mentioned in the passage?

A．Old folk songs．

B．Jazz．

C．Pop music．

14．Why do concert halls organize large group singing activities?

A．The sound can be spread farther．

B．They can make some money．

C．Large groups can make the songs sound very beautiful．

听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Mother’s Day

Brother：Hi, Angela．What are you doing?

Sister：Trying to figure out how to bake a cake．

Brother：Forget it, Angela．You can’t even make a sandwich．

Sister：Keep your mouth shut．

Brother：What do you want to bake a cake for anyway?Are we having any visitors today?

Sister：No．It’s for tomorrow．

Brother：Tomorrow?You can ask Mom to give you a hand．

Sister：Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．

Brother：That’s why you want to bake a cake, eh?Tell you what, why don’t you just buy a card or a dozen carnations?

Sister：Will you lend me twenty bucks?

Brother：Say it again．

Sister：You heard what I said．

Brother：You have your own pocket money．

Sister：What gift do you buy for Mom?

Brother：It’s a secret．

Sister：I knew you wouldn’t let me know．Who cares?

Brother：If you don’t have enough money to buy a gift, why don’t you just clean up the house?Mother will be pleased．She’ll have an easy day tomorrow．

Sister：Sounds like a good idea．But how about cooking?

Brother：Don’t worry．Leave it to me．

15．Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．

16．The brother is unwilling to lend her sister any money．

17．The sister will do cooking while the brother will do cleaning．

听第12段材料，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。

A Birthday Party

Jane：Why?Are they out?(As she fumbles for the switch, the light suddenly comes on．)

All：Happy birthday!

Jane：Oh, what a surprise!Thank you all．

Lin Yun：Now close your eyes．(She holds up a stuffed puppy in front of Jane and yaps．)Okay, you can open your eyes now．

Jane：Wow!A cute puppy!

Lin Yun：This is a birthday present from all of us．

Joe：Hope you like it．

Jane：That’s very thoughtful of you．

Lin Yun：Thanks for your good advice, Joe．Look here, Jane．We’ve also got a cake．

Jane：Oh, I can’t believe it!I thought only Mom would do that for me．

Lin Yun：Don’t be so sentimental．Let’s light the candles．(They sing “Happy Birthday”．)

Wang Fang：Now make a wish and blow out the candles．

Jane：I’ve made the same wish many times, but it hasn’t come true yet．

Li Yiwei：It will, as long as you wish it whole-heartedly．(Jane takes a deep breath and blows out all the candles．Her classmates clap．)

Joe：We’re starving．Jane, please cut the cake．(After dinner, Lin Yun suggests singing and dancing for fun．)

Lin Yun：Let’s sing some English songs．

Li Yiwei：Okay, which one shall we start with?

Wang Fang：How about “Red River Valley”?(She takes the lead：“Oh, the buffalo’s gone from the prairie…”and they sing together．)

Lin Yun：Great．What shall we sing next?

Joe：Let’s sing “Rockey Mountain High”, John Denver’s favorite．

Qian Hong：Yeah．Let our spirits soar．

Li Yiwei：Here it goes．(She starts to play the tune．They sing．)

Jane：Li Yiwei, I didn’t know you could play the mouthorgan so well．

Lin Yun：You didn’t?Let her play a solo for you, will you?Yiwei, play a famous Chinese tune for Jane, how about “Erquanyingyue”?(Li plays the tune．)

Jane：(Claps)Wonderful．I wish I could do something like that．The Chinese music is so beautiful．I am lost．

Lin Yun：Now, Wang Fang, why not show your dancing talent for us?(Wang performs her Xinjiang dance．)

Jane：Thank you, Wang Fang．You let me know you more．How happy I am tonight!I hope the pleasant time lasts forever．

18．Whose birthday is it today?

A．Jane’s．

B．Lin Yun’s．

C．Wang Fang’s．

19．Which song did they sing first?

A．Rockey Mountain High．

B．Red River Valley．

C．Happy Birthday．

20．Who can play mouthorgan(口琴)well?

A．Lin Yun．

B．Li Yiwei．

C．Wang Fang．