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(共两节，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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：It’s ten to four．In another half an hour, we’ll be home．

M：I’m glad we’ll be home soon．

1．When will they be home?

A．At 4∶10．

B．At 4∶20．

C．At 4∶40．

M：Good morning．I’m here to see Mr Smith．

W：Mr Smith went to Washington last Monday for a meeting and he will be back on Thursday night．If you like, you may come again on Friday morning．

2．When will Mr Smith return?

A．On Thursday night．

B．On Friday morning．

C．On Monday night．

M：Could you please tell me where I can find tennis shoes?

W：Yes．You can get them in the sportswear department on the right side of the store．

3．What does the man want to do?

A．To find his lost shoes where he played tennis．

B．To change the tennis shoes in the sportswear department．

C．To buy himself a pair of tennis shoes．

M：Press eleven, please．(Pause．)Thank you．

W：You’re welcome．That’s where I’m going, too．

4．Where did this conversation most probably take place?

A．In a lift．

B．In a library．

C．In a computer room．

W：I’m such a terrible typist that I can never finish this report．

M：Would you like me to take over for a while?

5．What does the man offer to do?

A．Type the report for her．

B．Repair the typewriter．

C．Find her a typist．

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：What can I do for you?

W：I want a skirt．Would you show me some?

M：What do you think of this expensive one?

W：I am sorry but I am afraid I don’t like it．

M：How about that one?

W：Good! How much does it cost?

M：65 dollars．

W：Only 65 dollars! That’s very cheap．

M：How many do you want?

W：I’ll take two．

6．What did the woman want to buy?

A．A cheap skirt．

B．An expensive skirt．

C．A secondhand skirt．

7．How much did the woman pay for what she bought?

A．＄65．

B．＄56．

C．＄130．

8．What are the two speakers’ relationship?

A．Husband and wife．

B．Salesman and customer．

C．Boss and secretary．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Good morning, sir．I’m Susan Smith．I saw your job advertisement in the newspaper．It seemed very interesting．I’d like to know if the position is still open．

M：Yes, we need a secretary．Did you study shorthand?

W：Yes, I studied at a secretarial college several years ago．

M：What did you do after that?

W：I got a job at the ABC company．

M：What did you do there?

W：I was a receptionist．I answered phone calls, greeted visitors, and did some typing．

M：How long did you work there?

W：A little more than 2 years．And I liked working there．

M：Why did you leave, then?

W：There wasn’t any chance for advancement．

M：I see．Well, Miss Smith, I think we’ve covered about everything．We’ll let you know our decision by letter within a week．

W：Thank you and good-bye．

9．What job does the woman want to take?

A．She wants to work as a secretary．

B．She wants to work as a receptionist．

C．She wants to work as a typist．

10．How long did she work at the ABC company?

A．Over 2 years．

B．No more than 2 years．

C．Several years．

11．Why did she leave ABC company?

A．She didn’t like working there．

B．There wasn’t any chance for advancement．

C．The company fired her．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Travel International, can I help you?

M：Yes, can you tell me the times of flights to Munich on the evening of the fifteenth, please?

W：One minute, sir．There’s one at 4：45, again at seven o’clock．

M：Could you book me one on the 4：45 flight?

W：Single or return, sir?

M：Single, please．

W：What’s your telephone number?

M：101-23544978．

W：We’ll make the booking for you, and phone you back to make sure．

M：Thank you very much, good-bye．

W：Good-bye, sir, and thank you．

12．How many flights to Munich are there on the evening of the fifteenth?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

13．Which flight does the man want to take?

A．4∶45．

B．5∶45．

C．7∶00．

14．What does the woman promise him to do?

A．Phone to tell him about the booking．

B．Send him the ticket he has booked．

C．Pick him up and take him to the airport．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：Can I help you, sir?

M：I come to see what kind of insurance there is?

W：Welcome! Insurance is quite good．Pay a little money each year and you will be paid the costs if anything bad happens to you．OK．Now let me tell you what we have．We offer insurance against fire, accident fire, accidents and damage for houses, cars and so on．

M：But I’m interested in your medical insurance．

W：That’s included, too．You can have anything insured with us．

M：I’d like to know more about your medical insurance．

W：OK．How many persons do you want to cover the insurance?

M：Just myself．

W：Well, you pay only 350 dollars for the whole year．How does that sound?

M：It sounds good, but how is it going to work?

W：We pay 80 percent of the medical expenses for you．Here are some papers with explanations on payments．

M：Thanks．

15．Why does the man come to see the woman?

A．Because he is badly ill and wants to have medical insurance．

B．Because he wants to see who will pay his medical expenses．

C．Because he wants to know something about insurance, especially medical insurance．

16．How much should the man pay for the whole year if he wants to have the medical insurance for himself?

A．＄350．

B．＄250．

C．＄280．

17．How much should the insurance company pay if his medical expense is ＄800?

A．＄160．

B．＄640．

C．＄800．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Parents, teachers, and fellow students,

　　This is the day of our graduation．Today marks the end of our studies and the beginning of a new life for all of us．We are supposed to feel happy on a day such as this, and we are supposed to be full of hope for the future．

　　We all do feel these things, but we feel much more, too．There is a great feeling of sadness among us today as we realize that this is the last time that we will all be together as members of this school．

　　However, the thing we feel most, I think, is our feeling of thanks．We have some idea of what you, our parents, have done for us, and we have some idea of all the efforts that you, our teachers, have made for us．No words can express how thankful we are to you on this day．

　　We will always remember this day and we will always remember you．Thank you from the bottom of our hearts．

18．What was the speaker?

A．A student who was about to graduate．

B．A student who graduated years ago．

C．A student who had just entered the school．

19．What made the speaker feel sad as well?

A．To have no chance to learn．

B．To begin a new life．

C．To be separated from each other．

20．What was the main purpose of the speech?

A．To say good-bye to their school．

B．To thank their parents and teachers．

C．To encourage all the schoolmates．