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．

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。

W：I think it is going to rain．

M：Going to rain?The ground is already wet!

1．What does the man mean?

A．It won’t rain．

B．It is raining．

C．It’s going to rain．

W：What happens in the first part of the film?

M：To tell the truth, I don’t exactly remember because it almost put me to sleep．

2．What does the man think of the film?

A．Frightening．

B．Interesting．

C．Boring．

M：I’d like to have this film developed．

W：Just write down your name and address here please．

M：Oh…, it’s for a friend．I don’t know his address．I guess I’ll have to make a phone call and come back later．

3．What will the man do when he comes back?

A．He will make a telephone call．

B．He will write down his friend’s address．

C．He will get his photos back．

M：Hi, Jane．Long time no see!

W：Hi, George．How are you doing?

M：Not so well．I’ve been working overtime a lot．Besides, I go to night classes, and I’m on my way to school now．

W：That’s terrible!Why don’t you take it easy for a while?

4．What does George need most of all?

A．Having a rest．

B．Going to school．

C．Keeping on working．

W：Tickets, please．

M：We want to catch the eighteen to London．

W：You’ve just missed it!

M：Goodness me!What should we do then?

W：You can come in the afternoon and catch the three sixteen．

5．Where does this dialogue take place?

A．At the cinema．

B．At the police station．

C．At the railway station．

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。

M：I’d like to book a ticket to Los Angeles for next Monday．

W：Just a second．

M：I’ll need a ticket with an open return．

W：TWA has a flight leaving at 9：25．

M：I guess that’s OK．What time should I check in?

W：You have to be there half an hour before it leaves．

6．What does the man want to do?

A．Buy a ticket．

B．Book a ticket．

C．Book a room．

7．When will the man go to Los Angeles?

A．Next Monday．

B．This Monday．

C．Not settled．

8．When should the man check in?

A．9∶25．

B．9∶55．

C．8∶55．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Having visited so many different countries you must be able to speak several different languages．

M：I wish I could, but French and English are the only ones that I have ever learned to speak．

W：Have you ever tried Chinese?

M：Yes, but I gave up halfway．The Chinese characters are too difficult to practise．

W：How about Japanese?

M：I attended class for two or three months, but the more I learned, the more difficult the grammar became．

W：Do you like travelling?

M：No, I don’t, but I have to．I work in the sales department．

W：If only all the countries used the same language, then I would be able to work in different countries．

M：But to tell you the truth, I hope not．As a matter of fact, I am quite interested in language learning．

9．How many languages can the man speak?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

10．What’s the man’s job?

A．A doctor．

B．A businessman．

C．A teacher．

11．What does the woman wish?

A．She wishes she could speak French．

B．She wishes she could speak Japanese．

C．She wishes there were just one language in the world．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Have you been chased by a dog?

M：No, I haven’t．But by a bull．

W：Really?

M：Yes, a couple of years ago．When I was walking in the country, the field was full of bulls．And I was wearing a bright red coat．They suddenly jumped up and down and started chasing me．

W：What happened then?

M：I just ran for the nearest fence and jumped over it．

W：You’re lucky．But I know a man who was bitten by a dog while he was jogging．

M：How did that happen?

W：He was running past a farm when a sheepdog started barking at him．He tried to kick it out of the way．But the dog jumped up and bit him in the leg．

12．When was the man chased by bulls?

A．A couple of years ago．

B．A couple of months ago．

C．A couple of weeks ago．

13．What was the man doing when he was chased by a dog?

A．He was walking．

B．He was working．

C．He was running．

14．Why did the bulls chase the man?

A．He was wearing a red coat．

B．He ran past a farm．

C．He walked in the country．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Have you ever eaten here before?

W：Only in the evenings．I didn’t know until now that they served breakfast too．

M：That’s what the Carolina Coffee Shop is famous for．People have been coming here for over 60 years for breakfast before going to the university football and basketball games．It’s a tradition．

W：Oh, what’s good here?

M：The best is their French toast．They take some pieces of French bread and dip them in eggs．Then they bake them．It’s delicious．

W：I think I’ll try it．

M：OK．Since this is your first visit to the Carolina Coffee Shop in the morning, I’ll buy you breakfast．

W：Thanks．

15．What time of day is the conversation taking place?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

16．What does the man suggest the woman have?

A．French bread．

B．French toast．

C．French eggs．

17．Who will pay the breakfast?

A．The man．

B．The woman．

C．It will be free．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

“We are not training future poets．”said a school’s headmaster．“We just hope the class makes students more creative．”The class has 56 poem-loving students in it．They get half a day’s teaching every week from Zhu Tiewu, a poet from the Shanghai City Poets Group．Zhu has a three-term teaching plan for the class．He will ask them to study many poems in the first two terms．They will only get to write poems in the final term．Students will study both old and new poems．These will come from both China and foreign countries．But are students interested in poems today?Yes．According to a study of 90 students at the school, about half of them read poems and about a third want to be poets．They are learning about poems not because they want to be poets, but because poems teach them a lot about life．

18．What’s the purpose of teaching poems to students in this school?

A．To train them into future poets．

B．To make the class more lively．

C．To make the students more creative．

19．What’s Mr．Zhu’s three-term teaching plan for the class?

A．He will ask them to study poems in the first two terms and then get to write．

B．He will ask them to study Chinese poems for two terms and then to study foreign poems．

C．He will ask them to study poems in the first term and then write in the following terms．

20．How many students in this school want to be poets?

A．About 1/2．

B．About 1/3．

C．About 1/4．