Part I Listening Comprehension(30 marks)

Section A(22.5 marks)

Directions：In this section you will hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B andC．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．

You will hear each conversation TWICE．Conversation 1

1．What do you know about the woman?

A．She has been to Australia．

B．She hasn't been to Australia．

C．She can't wait for nice weather．

2．Where does the dialogue probably take place?

A．In China．

B．In Sydney．

C．In Tasmania．

Conversation 2

3．How long has the man been like this?

A．Since Friday．

B．Since Saturday．

C．Since Sunday．

4．What does "be up and dancing in no time, , mean here?

A．Never being able to stand up and dance．

B．Being able to get up and attend a party quickly．

C．Becoming healthy soon and enjoying oneself．

Conversation 3

5．What does the boy want to do?

A．Teach a lesson to the student he, s angry with．

B．Ask for some advice from someone else．

C．Turn to the teacher for help．

6．What does the woman ask him to do?

A．Fight the student．

B．Hide away from the student．

C．Show his strength to the student．

Conversation 4

7．What are the two speakers most probably talking about?

A．New history time．

B．Great achievements．

C．Space walk．

8．Which one has been successfully launched?

A．Shenzhou IV．

B．Chang-e．

C．Shenzhou V．

9．What can we know about the two speakers?

A．They are proud of the achievements．

B．They want to visit those scientists and researchers．

C．They are from the same university．

Conversation 5

10．What happened to Tom yesterday?

A．He pulled his tooth out by himself．

B．He lost his car．

C．His good tooth was pulled out．

11．What happened when Tom went out of the doctor's office yesterday?

A．His car was lost．

B．Tom found his key lost．

C．Tom got lost．

12．Which of the following words best describes the day Tom had?

A．Exciting．

B．Unlucky．

C．Tiring．

Conversation 6

13．Why did John choose South Australia for the animals, safe place?

A．He could build a safe place for wild animals there．

B．It still had many cats and foxes．

C．Scientists were welcomed there．

14．Why was John put in prison?

A．He gave his opinions on the environment．

B．He wanted to kill cats and foxes．

C．He cut down some trees．

15．What does the woman believe?

A．Introduced animals are troublesome．

B．All animals have rights to live．

C．All John's views are wrong．

Section B(7.5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you will hear a short passage．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS．

You will hear the short passage TWICE．