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。

1．What are the two speakers doing?

A．Enjoying meeting each other．

B．Saying good-bye to each other．

C．Planning to see each other．

2．What can you guess about the woman?

A．He is a hard working boy．

B．He is as dull as Jack．

C．He’d like to go with Lisa．

3．What is the woman?

A．A waiter．

B．A conductor．

C．A book clerk．

4．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．A boss and a salesgirl．

B．A teacher and his pupil．

C．A professor and his assistant．

5．What do you guess about the man?

A．He didn’t sleep well last night．

B．He is going to play a game．

C．He is lying in bed．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：Well, I’d better be getting home now．It’s been great seeing you again．

W：Oh, It was nice seeing you too．

(Text 2)

M：Sorry, Lisa．I can’t go to the party with you tonight．

W：Have you heard that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy?

(Text 3)

M：I want a ticket to London, please．Second-class．

W：Single or return?

(Text 4)

W：Excuse me, Professor Smith．I was wondering if I could leave 15 minutes early this afternoon．

M：Sure, go ahead, Jane．Do give your lovely child a loud kiss．

(Text 5)

W：What’s the matter?You look tired．

M：I tried to sleep last night but I lay there awake, thinking about the game．

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．What’s the woman going to do?

A．Attend her friend’s wedding party．

B．Attend Lan’s party．

C．Do some shopping with her friends．

7．What does the man suggest to the woman?

A．Wear her new dress．

B．Wear the light blue dress．

C．Wear a more formal one．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：How do you like my new dress?

M：It looks very fashionable．

W：I’m going to wear it at my friend’s wedding party tomorrow．What do you think?

M：Not a bad idea．But I think I prefer the light blue dress you wore at Lan’s party last time．

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

8．What time is it when the dialogue happens?

A．At 8∶00．

B．At 7∶30．

C．At 7∶47．

9．What’s the result of the dialogue?

A．The man will drop the woman at a nearby underground station．

B．The man will drive the woman to Park．

C．The woman will not meet her friend on time．

听力原文：(Text 7)

W：It’s only thirty minutes left．I’ve got an appointment－I’m meeting a friend in London at eight．I’ll never make it．

M：I’m going into London．I’ll give you a lift if you like．

W：Could you really?That would be kind．

M：Where are you meeting your friend?

W：Near park－but if you can drop me at an underground station．That’ll be fine．

M：No, it’s all right．Park’s not far out of my way．I’ll take you there．

W：That’s very kind of you．

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

10．Where does the dialogue take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a bookstore．

C．At home．

11．What does the man order?

A．A hamburger and coffee．

B．A Coke and a cake．

C．A hamburger and a Coke．

12．How much does it cost?

A．＄1.70．

B．＄1.17．

C．＄17．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：Can I get you something?

M：Yes, a hamburger, please．

W：Anything to drink?

M：Oh, yea．I’m thirsty．A Coke, please．

W：Here you are．That’s ＄1.70．

M：I think that’s wrong．It can’t be ＄1.70．It’s ＄1.17．

W：Oh, you are right．Sorry．

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

13．What is Sally?

A．A famous singer．

B．A film star．

C．A famous swimmer．

14．Where is Sally now?

A．In a competition．

B．In a swimming pool．

C．In California．

15．What did she do at the last Olympics?

A．She broke all the records．

B．She won many cups．

C．She swam thirty-five miles．

16．Why has she given up swimming?

A．She is too old to swim．

B．She prefers visiting other countries．

C．She can’t win any international competitions．

(Text 9)?

Do you remember Sally Green, the swimming star?She was the girl who broke all the records at last Olympics．Where is she now?Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian home．

M：It is true that you don’t swim at all now?

W：I’m afraid so．I’m too old．

M：But you are only twenty．

W：That’s too old for a swimmer．If I swim in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win．So I’d rather not swim at all．

M：But don’t you enjoy swimming?

W：I used to, when I was still small．But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard．I used to get up at 6 a．m．to go to the pool．I had to train before school．After school and at weekends, I swam thirty-five miles every week!

M：But you were famous at fifteen．And look at these cups．

W：It’s true that I have some wonderful memories．I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting．But I missed more important things．While other girls were growing up, I was swimming．What can I do?

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．When did the story take place?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

18．What was Harry’s problem?

A．Everyone at his school liked him．

B．No one at his school liked him．

C．Some people at his school dislike him．

19．Why didn’t Harry want to accept his mother’s advice?

A．He thought he was too weak．

B．He thought he was the headmaster．

C．He thought he was too old to change．

20．What have you learned from the text?

A．Harry is a bus-driver．

B．Harry is a student．

C．Harry is the headmaster．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

　　Harry came to his mother one morning while she was having her breakfast, and said to her, “No one at my school likes me, mother．The teachers don’t, and the children don’t．Even the cleaners and the bus drivers hate me．”

　　“Well, Harry, ” his mother answered, “perhaps you aren’t very nice to them．If a few people don’t like a person, he or she may not be responsible for that;but if a lot of people don’t, there is usually something wrong, and that person really needs to change．”

　　“I’m too old to change, ”Harry said．“I don’t want to go to school．”

　　“Don’t be silly, Harry, ”his mother said, going to the garage to get the car out．“You have to go．You’re quite well, and you still have a lot of things to learn．And besides that, you’re the headmaster of the school．”