Part I Listening Comprehension(30 marks)

Section A(22.5 marks)

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

Conversation 1

1．How long does the woman need to work every day?

A．Three hours．

B．Four hours．

C．Five hours．

2．How much can the woman earn each day?

A．5 dollars．

B．10 dollars．

C．20 dollars．

Conversation 1

M：Do you have any work experience?

W：No, I’ve never worked in a restaurant before．

M：Do you think you can get along will with customers?

W：Yes, I think so．

M：Can you make sure to be here from four to eight in the afternoon?

W：Yes, I'm always on time．

M：Then you can start tomorrow．Monday through Friday．Five dollars an hour．

W：That's fine．

Conversation 2

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

A．Boss and employee．

B．Mother and son．

C．Teacher and student．

4．When will the man come back?

A．This Monday．

B．This Wednesday．

C．This Friday．

Conversation 2

M：Mrs．Sharon, I say…, I have to …

W：What's the matter, Richard?

M：Er, I'd like to take two days off．My mother's ill．I need to stay with her．

W：I'm sorry to hear that．You mean you will be back here this Wednesday?

M：Yes, I hope I can come back earlier．

W：That's all right．By the way, don't worry about your lessons．I'll certainly help you with them．

Conversation 3

5．What can we know about Nancy and Steve?

A．They will divorce soon．

B．They have two daughters．

C．They divorced last year．

6．Who will help Nancy out in the woman's opinion?

A．Her daughter．

B．Her parents．

C．Her friends．

Conversation 3

M：Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up．

W：It's really a shame．I’ve heard that they quarrel, but they’ve always made up afterward．

M：Things are not working out this time．They are getting a separation soon．

W：What will happen to their daughter, Bonnie?

M：Nancy is going to take her．

W：The cost of living is so high．It will be difficult for her to take te responsibility．

M：She seems to have made up her mind．She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage．

W：Well, I hope her parents will be able to help her out．

Conversation 4

7．How often does the woman pay the tax?

A．Once a month．

B．Twice a year．

C．Once a year．

8．Why does the woman have to pay more taxes?

A．The government has raised the tax rate．

B．She didn't pay taxes last year．

C．She has got extra money．

9．What can we know about the woman?

A．She is an accountant．

B．She taught in a night school．

C．She lives upon a small income．

Conversation 4

W：Henry, our income tax is due soon．Did you call our accountant?

M：He's figuring out our taxes right now．I gave him all the records on our income and expenses last week．

W：The government has taken away taxes from our paychecks all year．I hope we get some of that money back or at least that we won't have to pay more．

M：Remember the money your aunt left us when she died, and the money you made when you taught in a night school?

W：Yes．

M：Well, that's all taxable income．That money has put us in a higher tax bracket．

W：What does that mean?

M：It means we have to pay more taxes．

W：Well, it looks like we'll have to make more money this year just to pay last year's taxes．

Conversation 5

10．What can we know about the kid from Haiti?

A．He doesn't get on well at school．

B．He is often late for school．

C．He doesn't speak much English．

11．How many countries are mentioned in the conversation?

A．Six．

B．Five．

C．Four．

12．How does the woman help the immigrant kids?

A．She has spent much time with them after class．

B．She gives them more lessons than other kids．

C．She pays more attention to them at class．

Conversation 5

M：Kate, how's the new student in your class doing?

W：The kid from Haiti? He's having a rough time communicating since he doesn't speak much English．However, the other kids seem to involve him pretty well．

M：Our students are used to new kids who don't speak much English since we have had so many new immigrant families moving into our school district．

W：Don't I know it! This year I have had a Vietnamese, an Ethiopian, a Cuban and the kid from Haiti in my class．I spend a lot of time with them after class so that they can catch up．

M：It must have been hard for you since you have to give them special attention in order to help them．

W：It has been．Nevertheless, it's really rewarding to see them progress and make friends．

Conversation 6

13．When will the speakers have the exams?

A．In one week．

B．In two weeks．

C．In three weeks．

14．What will the woman do this summer?

A．Teach English．

B．Find a job．

C．Study Chinese．

15．How did the man learn Chinese?

A．By speaking．

B．By reading．

C．By listening．

Conversation 6

M：Well, Jenny．The school year is almost over．We just have two weeks before exams．What are you going to do this summer?

W：I'm going to teach English to some immigrants in the university's community service program．

M：That sounds interesting．Don't you need to speak a foreign language for the job?

W：No．You just have to present the language simply and give the students a chance to practice speaking．

M：But that's the way I was taught to speak Chinese．But speaking Chinese didn't help me learn to read and write Chinese．

W：My students don't want to read and write English．They are more interested in speaking．

M：You sound very knowledgeable about all this．How do you know so much?

W：I took teaching English as a second language course last year when you were in China．I’ve also talked with the program administrators quite a lot．I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate．

SECTION B

Directions：In this section, you'll hear a mini－talk．Listen carefully and then fill in numbered blanks with the information you’ve got．Fill each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS．

You'll hear the mini－talk TWICE．

About friendship

Section B

We often say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed．” But what is the exact meaning of friendship? No one can really offer a definite concept, because different people hold various views on friendship．

Everyone has his own friendship and some have a lot of friends．But in fact, quantity is not so important as quality．Loyalty is the most important for friendship．No one wants to make friends with those who will betray them．

No matter whether you are married or not, no matter where you live and work, your friends are your friends．It is not based on bloodline．It relies on your intention．To you, some friends are fun－loving, some give encouragement, some offer knowledge, and others help you to find your own identity．Before your friends, you may act as a supervisor, a learned brother, a lovely child, a gentleman or a playmate．In a word, friendship helps you to be a full person．So friendship can benefit．

Keys：

听力测试

听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1～3题。

W：Don’t you have any good news?

M：No．Yesterday, I had to stay after school, because I was talking during my biology teacher’s class．

W：You’d better keep quiet during class．

M：Sometimes I do．The day before yesterday, I was very quiet during my history teacher’s class and I still had to stay after class．

W：I don’t understand．

M：Because I fell asleep during his class, but it wasn’t my fault．The lesson was very dull．

W：I advise you to take school more seriously．If you don’t pass your exam, you’ll have to go out and work as a result．

M：I don’t see that it makes much difference．If I have a job, I have to do dull work every day, but if I’m in school I must listen to dull teachers every day．

1．What is the possible relationship between the man and woman?

A．Good friends．

B．Mother and son．

C．Teacher and student．

2．What did the boy often do at school?

A．He was often late for school．

B．He often fell asleep in class．

C．He often stayed after class．

3．Which of the following statements is true?

A．The boy prefers to go out and work．

B．The boy has neither interest in school nor in work．

C．The boy is discouraged because he hasn’t passed the exam．

听第2段材料，回答第4～6题。

M：How long have you been studying English?

W：For about six years．I started when I was ten．My teacher was from America．He was a very good teacher．I enjoyed studying English with him．

M：Are you still studying English?

W：Yes, I go to an evening school now．

M：How often do you have classes?

W：Twice a week usually．

M：Do you find English difficult?

W：Yes, it’s rather difficult, I think．Do I make many mistakes?

M：No, your English is very good．Do you often listen to the radio?

W：Yes, I listen to the radio every night．

M：Do you enjoy reading English books?

W：Yes, I read a lot of English books．But I prefer conversation．I like talking to foreigners．

4．How old is the girl?

A．Fifteen．

B．Sixteen．

C．Seventeen．

5．What does the woman think of the study of English?

A．Interesting．

B．Easy．

C．Hard．

6．What did the woman enjoy most?

A．Listening．

B．Writing．

C．Talking．

听第3段材料，回答第7～9题。

M：You look worried．Is anything the matter?

W：It’s my son．He hasn’t come home yet．I can’t understand him being so late．

M：Where’s he gone?

W：To visit a friend．I didn’t want him to go．I don’t like him going out at night．

M：Well, it isn’t very late．

W：It’s nine o’clock．I expected him to be back about eight．And it’s already dark．

M：Well…

W：I can just imagine him losing his way．Or falling off his bicycle．

M：Er…how old is your son?

W：Thirty-five．

7．Why does the woman look worried?

A．Her son has lost his way．

B．Her son hasn’t come back yet．

C．Her son has gone out at night．

8．Where has her son gone?

A．To school．

B．For a ride．

C．To visit a friend．

9．What do you think has happened to the woman’s son?

A．He has got lost．

B．He has fallen off his bicycle．

C．We don’t know．

听第4段材料，回答第10～12题。

W：We’re thinking about putting on a show this spring．

M：Do you think you’ll be able to make some money?

W：Oh, no, we just want to do it for the fun of it．You know there are a lot of us who like to get up a stage and perform．

M：What kind of show?

W：A musical play．

M：Have you decided who to do it?

W：We have three in mind, and of course we’ve been thinking about you．

M：Me? Why me?

W：You sing, don’t you? Everyone says you have a wonderful voice．

M：Well, I have sung a little, but I’ve never really appeared on a stage．

W：I thought you sang in church every Sunday．

M：That’s different．There are so many others singing too．

W：Then here’s your chance to find out how good you are．And not just to sing but to act and dance too．

M：Oh, it might be exciting．

10．What will they put on a show for?

A．For money．

B．For fun．

C．For others．

11．What can we conclude from the dialogue?

A．They want to put on three shows in all．

B．Three people will appear in the play．

C．They will sing three songs in the play．

12．What can we learn about the man?

A．He’ll sing and dance in the show．

B．He often gets up a stage．

C．He sings pop songs for money．

听第5段材料，回答第13～15题。

Now back to the news．

Ten people died yesterday morning when a boat sank off the Gold Sand Coast．Eight were able to swim to the shore and were saved by the coast guard．The boat was on its way to Beill Island．

Police are looking for a man and a woman in their early twenties who broke into a bank in the early hours this morning．This was reported by people working in the shop opposite who heard the breaking of glass．Two people were seen running away．The man is said to be very well-built, with dark hair which is very long．The woman with him is said to be small with short hair cut very close to her head．She was wearing blue trousers and a brown jacket．Anyone who has any information please gives further details to the police．

13．What were the eight people doing after the boat sank?

A．Saving the others．

B．Swimming to the shore．

C．Helping the captain．

14．When did the robbers break into the bank?

A．In the afternoon．

B．At midnight．

C．Early in the morning．

15．What was said about the man?

A．Tall and strong．

B．Strong with long hair．

C．Fat and well built．