Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions：In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers．At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said．The conversation and the question will be spoken only once．After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard．

1．

W：Can you describe what you do?

M：I wash office building windows．I go high up in the basket to reach the windows．

Q：What is the man's job?

A．A basketball player．

B．A laundry worker．

C．A window washer．

D．A rock climber

2．

M：Should we go out or eat in tonight?

W：I am too tired to do any cooking．

Q：What does the woman imply?

A．She is not hungry．

B．She wants to cook．

C．She is not tired．

D．She wants to dine out．

3．

M：Hi, Grace．Tell me something about your hometown．

W：It's so beautiful and peaceful．But it's really far away from everything．

Q：What does the woman think of her hometown?

A．Promising

B．Isolated

C．Crowded

D．Modern

4．

W：My printer is out of paper．I will run and get some．

M：I will go with you．I need some fresh air．

Q：Where will the speakers probably go?

A．To a stationery shop．

B．To a gymnasium．

C．To a paint store．

D．To a news stand．

5．

M：I don't like the prices on the menu．They always seem too high．

W：You will have a different view after eating the delicious food．

Q：What does the woman mean?

A．The man can see a different view．

B．The food is not tasty enough．

C．The man cannot afford the food．

D．The food is worth the price．

6．M：I had a hard time getting through the novel．

W：I know how you feel．Who could remember the names of 35 different characters?

Q：What does the woman imply?

A．She reads different kinds of books．

B．She also finds the book difficult to read．

C．She is impressed by the characters．

D．She knows well how to remember names．

7．W：Why haven't we received any newspapers yet?

M：Well, sometimes it takes a while for the post office to deliver it．

Q：What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The man will go to the post office．

B．The post office is closed for the day．

C．The woman is expecting the newspaper．

D．The delivery boy has been dismissed．

8．M：My roommate and I are going to see a film tonight．And we are leaving at7∶40．Do you want to join us?

W：Sure．But my class ends at 7：30．And the professor never finishes on time．

Q：What can we learn about the woman?

A．She is not sure if she can join them．

B．She will skip the class to see the film．

C．She will ask the professor for leave．

D．She does not want to see a film．

9．W：Now that you are on the business, what's your advice for someone to become a fashion designer?

M：Go to school．I mean it．Find a good school and learn as much as you can．

Q：What does the man mean?

A．Fashion designing is a booming business．

B．School learning is a must for fashion designers．

C．He hopes to attend a good fashion school．

D．The woman should become a fashion designer．

10．W：Slow down．You are passing every car on the road．

M：Most drivers usually ignore the speed limit unless they think the police will stop them．

Q：What does the man mean?

A．Few people drive within the speed limit．

B．Drivers usually obey traffic rules．

C．The speed limit is really reasonable．

D．The police stop most drivers for speeding

Section B

Directions：In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．

I am Lynn．My previous job was as principal of a language school, where I received awards for training teachers to teach more effectively．A year ago, I started an international company．I spent months conducting programs in the US and Russia．During this time, some Russian immigrants came to stay at my house．Fortunately, these visitors helped a lot at home and made life easier．At the same time, I wrote several books to be published by my company and coedited a book for a major publisher．

I am grateful I have a photographic memory, so I can remember everything I see．Otherwise, I might not be that productive．In addition to my work, I have a family at home．Some of my children have had serious health problems from birth, but I try to handle those problems well and efficiently．With tremendous help from my parents, the kids are fed, and clothed, and educated．

I am busy from the time I get up until the time I go to bed．My time has to be carefully planned．I do not like to be interrupted because I want to accomplish my goals．

Questions：

11．What was the speaker's previous job?

12．What helps to make the speaker productive according to the passage?

13．What does the passage mainly tell us?

11．A．A book publisher．

B．A company manager．

C．A magazine editor．

D．A school principal．

12．A．Some training experience．

B．A happy family．

C．Russian assistants' help．

D．A good memory．

13．A．Lynn's devotion to the family．

B．Lynn's busy and successful life．

C．Lynn's great performance at work．

D．Lynn's efficiency in conducting programs．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．

Job interviews can generally be divided into three types．

The first is what I would call the traditional interview．This is usually just a series of standard questions about qualifications, work experience and expectations．So what you have here is basically a list of quite direct questions, like what duties did you have in your previous job．This is still the model for a lot of interviews today．In my view it's not the best to select staff．

Then there is the case interview．Here the interviewer presents a problem and a series of questions to find out how the candidate would approach the problem．It might go something like this, ‘A company wants to hire more graduates without spending more than its current budget．What would you advise them to do? ’This can be particularly challenging, for you need to analyze the problem and solve it．

The third type is known as the behavioral interview．The questions are usually designed to find out about how the candidates handle tricky situations in the past．A typical question might be ‘Can you give me an example of a situation where you had to follow orders that you didn't agree with? ’ This opens up a lot of information and the interviewer gets to see more of the candidate．

Questions：

14．What kind of questions are usually asked in the traditional interview?

15．What does the case interview focus on about the candidate?

16．What does the speaker mainly talk about?

14．A．Economic questions．

B．Routine questions．

C．Academic questions．

D．Challenging questions．

15．A．Work experience．

B．Educational qualifications．

C．Problem－solving abilities．

D．lnfomation－gathering abilities．

16．A．Features of different types of interview．

B．Skills in asking interview questions．

C．Changes in three interview models．

D．Suggestions for different job interviews．

Section C

Directions：In section C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

1．

W：Hi, Bruce, it's Naomi．

M：Hi, Naomi．

W：I'm calling about the conference in Shanghai on November 8th．We have to make some changes．

M：OK, go ahead．

W：I don't think the peace guardian will be big enough．We need a center that can seat at least 600．

M：That many? Any suggestions?

W：The Palace Center will be free that day, but it will mean increasing the registration fee by ＄50．From ＄800 to ＄850．

M：That won't be a problem．Anything else?

W：Milan University says they are sending Carla Marisco instead of Professor Bertoni．But the talk would be the same, Opportunities and Risks in the African Market．

M：Fine．Make those changes and all inform everyone at my end．

Complete the form．Write ONE WORD for each answer．

2．W：David, we all know you took up skateboarding at ten．But did your parents support you?

M：Yeah, my parents even let me skate in the house．

W：Did they?

M：Yeah, they were pretty cool．

W：How about your school work?

M：That was fine．I was able to get my school work done with good grades．My only problem was that I had so much physical energy that I could not sit still in class．Then some teachers started taking my skateboard away．

W：That couldn't stop you from staking?

M：No way．The cool thing was that my parents managed to find me a different school．The headmaster there was wonderful．He let us plan our own P．E．classes．So guess what class I created．

W：Skateboarding．

M：You got it．That was my P．E．class．By that time I was turning professional and starting to show off some techniques at competitions．

W：Is that when your new style became famous?

M：Yeah．Other skaters had this smooth flowing style, but I was kind of like a robot always coming up with new tricks．

Complete the form．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．

一、听力

第一节　听力理解(5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

每段播放两遍．各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间．请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C选项中，选出最佳选项．

听下面一段对话，回答第1－3三个小题．

1．What kind of music does the man like best?

A．Classical music．

B．Rock music．

C．Jazz．

2．Who can play the violin?

A．The woman．

B．The man．

C．The man’s wife．

3 When will the woman possibly hear the man’s wife play?

A．Some day in the future．

B．This weekend．

C．This month．

听下面一段对话，回答第4－6三个小题．

4．What is the name of the man?

A．David．

B．Davy．

C．Dick．

5．What kind of people don’t the two speakers need?

A．Those who have no experience in the office work．

B．Those who don’t want to work 30 hours a day．

C．Those who know no foreign language．

6．Who will get the highest salary?

A．Those who are well educated．

B．Those who have a lot of experience．

C．Those who can speak a second language．

听下面一段独白，回答第7－9三个小题．

7．Where should the man get on the train?

A．Platform 3．

B．Platform 4．

C．Platform

8．How often do the trains come?

A．About every sixty minutes．

B．About every six minutes．

C．About every thirteen minutes．

9．Where should the man get off the train?

A．At the first stop．

B．At the second stop．

C．At the third stop．

听下面一段对话，回答第10－12三个小题．

10．What do you think Robert Redford is?

A．An actor．

B．The manager of the cinema．

C．The man’s boss．

11．What can we learn about Saturday?

A．It will be sunny．

B．The man will stay home that day．

C．A good film will be on that day．

12．What will the man do on Saturday morning?

A．Meet Ed and Jean．

B．Play tennis．

C．Have a good breakfast outside．

听下面一段独白，回答第13－15三个小题．

13．What does Mrs．Smith always do after supper?

A．Do her housework．

B．Help her son with his lessons．

C．Tell her husband a lot of interesting thins．

14．Why did Mr．Smith get ill one day?

A．He did too much housework at home．

B．He hadn’t enough time to sleep during the night．

C．He was too busy in his office．

15．Why did the doctor give Mrs．Smith some medicine?

A．He wanted her to sleep early．

B．He wanted to warn her．

C．He wanted to kill her．

第二节　听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

听下面一段独白．请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为16-20的空格中．你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍．你将有80秒钟的作答时间．

听力部分

Ⅰ．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。每段对话仅请听一遍。

1．What happened to the man's son?

A．He got hurt in an accident．

B．He fell into the river．

C．He lost his bike．

2．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．A vase．

B．Beijing．

C．The weather．

3．What's the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Friends．

B．Strangers．

C．Brother and sister．

4．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．Their new room．

B．The polluted air in the room．

C．Their classroom．

5．Where is woman's grandma now?

A．At home．

B．In a hospital．

C．In a hotel．

Ⅱ．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。每段对话或独白请听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

6．How many people will be employed?

A．90．

B．9,000．

C．Not mentioned．

7．What kind of people don't they need?

A．Those who know no foreign language．

B．Those who want to work 30 hours a week．

C．Those who have no experience of office work．

8．Who will get higher pay?

A．Those who are well educated．

B．Those who have some experience．

C．Those who can speak a second language．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．When does the conversation probably take place?

A．In the morning．

B．At noon．

C．In the afternoon．

10．Where did the woman go first?

A．The shop．

B．The restaurant．

C．The police station．

11．What does the man suggest the woman do?

A．Ask her friend for help．

B．Go back to the police station．

C．Phone the manager of the restaurant．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．How did the Parkinsons find their trip to Costa Rica?

A．Good．

B．Tiring．

C．Expensive．

13．What do we know about the hotels?

A．They have good service．

B．They're very expensive．

C．They have few people speaking English．

14．What is worth buying in Costa Rica?

A．Bags．

B．Jewellery．

C．Clothing．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．When will the woman have exams?

A．Next month．

B．Next week．

C．Tomorrow．

16．What will happen if the woman fails in the exams?

A．She will lose face．

B．The school will force her to leave．

C．She will not get any more money．

17．How does the woman feel after the talk?

A．More worried．

B．More excited．

C．More certain．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．Where is the speaker now?

A．In the TV station．

B．In the building on fire．

C．In form of the building on fire．

19．Why did Susan O'Connor start crying?

A．Her house was destroyed by the fire．

B．Her baby was in the burning house．

C．Her dog was killed by the fire．

20．What do we know about the dog?

A．He saved the baby．

B．He was burnt to death．

C．He was saved by the woman．

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．Where did this conversation take place?

A．At the hospital．

B．At the airport．

C．At the post office．

2．What do we know about Betty?

A．She has traveled world-wide．

B．She is going to New York．

C．She likes postcards．

3．Which of the following is true?

A．The man didn't like any ice cream．

B．The man wanted chocolate ice cream．

C．The man didn't want any ice cream now．

4．What's the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Husband and wife．

B．Service man and guest．

C．Employer and employee．

5．What is the woman likely to do at Christmas?

A．Meet some of her friends．

B．Help her mother do some cooking．

C．Do anything she may come across．

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6－7题

6．According to the conversation, when is the second bus leaving?

A．In twelve minutes．

B．In twenty minutes．

C．In six hours．

7．Where will the man wait for the bus?

A．Beside the pool．

B．In the waiting room．

C．Outside the school．

听第7段材料，回答第8－10题。

8．What is the name of the man？

A．Charles．

B．Davy．

C．Duck．

9．What kind of people don't the two speakers need?

A．Those who have no experience in the office work．

B．Those who want to work 30 hours a week．

C．Those who know a second foreign language．

10．Who will get the highest salary?

A．Those who are well-educated．

B．Those who have a lot of experience．

C．Those who can speak a second language．

听第8段材料，回答第11－13题。

11．What is the woman?

A．A writer．

B．A teacher．

C．A reporter．

12．How can the woman know children so well?

A．She has her own children．

B．She often takes care of children．

C．She spends a lot of time with children．

13．What does the woman usually do in the afternoon?

A．She stays with the children．

B．She works in her office．

C．She reads stories．

听第9段材料，回答第14－16题。

14．Where does this conversation probably take place?

A．In the street．

B．At a school．

C．In an office．

15．What does the girl get there for?

A．She tries to make friends with the man．

B．She wants to get a job．

C．She wants to study there．

16．How long should she work a day?

A．Eight hours．

B．Four hours．

C．Two hours．

听下面一段独白，回答第17－20题。

17．What was the speaker's job when he was 6 years old?

A．Washing plates．

B．Cleaning tables．

C．Shining shoes．

18．What was one of the requirements laid down by the boy's father?

A．He must work six days a week．

B．He should never be late for work．

C．He must study hard in his spare time．

19．What did the boy ask his father to do one day?

A．To pay him for his work．

B．To let him have 3 meals a day in the restaurant．

C．To give his friends free drinks．

20．Why did the boy's father refuse to pay him?

A．Because the boy was not a full-time worker．

B．Because he thought it was his son who should pay him．

C．Because he thought the boy had failed to meet his requirements．