听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共8小题；每小题1.5分，满分12分)

A．听下列对话，根据所听内容完成句子。

M：Do you have any trouble with your pronunciation, Mary?

W：Not too much．I can pronounce English words well, but I write them poorly．

1．－Do you have any trouble ________, ________?

－________．I can ________ English words well, but write them ________．

M：Why don’t you go and ask the man sitting in the chair?

W：Oh, thank you very much．

2．Why ________ and ask the man ________?

John, a quite ordinary playwriter, is now in high debts．

3．John, ________, is now in high debts．

B．听下面五段对话，从A、B、C中选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。

M：Mondays are the worst．Our timetable is full of difficult subjects．

W：Like what?

M：Well, like English, French and geography in the morning．

W：What’s your favorite day of the week?

M：Oh, the day after Tuesday without doubt．We have an easy morning：just art and music, followed by sports all the afternoon．

W：That sounds nice．

4．What’s their favorite day of the week?

A

B

C

M：I’d like to see Mr．Stone．I hear he is an expert on heart disease．

W：I’m sorry, Mr．Stone will be busy the whole afternoon．He is having a medical conference．Can you manage at 10∶30 tomorrow morning?

5．Who is Mr．Stone?

A．A doctor．

B．A nurse．

C．A secretary．

M：I’m so tired．I’ve spent the entire morning in selling my car．

W：Selling your car?Don’t you like it or isn’t it new?

M：No, my company is moving me to Europe next month．So I intend to buy a new one over there．

6．Why did the man sell his car?

A．He doesn’t like it．

B．He is going abroad．

C．It’s too old．

W：What’s the matter, Tom?You look unhappy．

M：No, not really．I’m only worrying about my maths exam．

7．What makes the man worried?

A．Maths test．

B．An English exam．

C．His headache．

W：I find listening most difficult．What can I do?

M：Don’t worry．Listen to English tapes every day, and you will make great progress．The more you listen, the easier you will find．

8．What does the man advise her to do?

A．Listen more．

B．Speak more．

C．Write more．

第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)

听第9段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

　　Food is a subject that interests me．I like food that is good and well-cooked．I dislike watery cabbage, soup that looks and tastes like water, and beef or mutton that is burned or not cooked enough．But when you get real English beef and mutton, bread and cheese, or eggs and bacon, there is nothing like it．I didn’t know any apple that has a better taste than a good English one, and no other cup of tea ever tastes as good to me as the tea that we make in England．

　　I know that coffee is not good in many English hotels．But it is good in many English homes when it is made with fresh coffee by people who know how to make it．My wife is going to make some coffee for us tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock．You’ll see then that English coffee can be good．

9．The speaker is interested in food, especially in English food．

10．According to the speaker, soup that looks and tastes like rain interests him．

11．The speaker likes to have a cup of tea made in England．

12．The speaker thinks coffee made in English homes is not better than in English hotels．

13．The speaker wants his friends to enjoy his wife’s coffee tomorrow morning．

听第10段材料，填空。

　　Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand clothes bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the owner of the store how much he thought the jacket was worth．

　　The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”

　　“What?” said Jim．“But I was thinking you would say at least five．”

　　“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．

　　“Are you sure?”

　　“Sure!” said the man．

　　“Well,” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his pocket, “Here’s the money．This jacket was hanging outside your store with a price-tag that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the store with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．

14．Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand 　　(1)　　 bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the 　　(2)　　 of the store how much he thought the jacket was 　　(3)　　．

　　The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”

　　“What?” said Jim, “But I was thinking you would say at least five．”

　　“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．

　　“Are you sure?”

　　“Sure!” said the man．

15．“Well, ” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his 　　(4)　　, “here’s the money．This jacket was 　　(5)　　 outside your store with a price-tag(价格标签)that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the 　　(6)　　 with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．

听第11段材料，完成第16～17题。

Attendant：Good afternoon．

Tom：I’m Tom, Zhang．We made a reservation for tea this afternoon．

Attendant：Yes, sir．This way, please．Here’s your table．Is this all right?

Tom：Yes, it’s nice, indeed．Thank you．

Attendant：I’m so glad you like it．What would you like?We serve coffee and tea, sandwiches, cakes and cold drinks．Please look under the plate-glass at the menu for afternoon tea．

Tom：What would you like, Mike?

Mike：I’ll try a chicken salad sandwich and have a cup of coffee with cream．

Attendant：How about you, Mr．Zhang?

Tom：I will have black tea with lemon and sugar and a piece of Swiss roll．

Attendant：Anything else?

Tom：What’s your specialty today?

Attendant：We have strawberries with cream today．I suggest you try them．

Tom：Good, I will．

16．How many people are there in the dialogue?

A．Four．

B．Three．

C．Two．

17．Where is the menu?

A．On the plate-glass．

B．Beside the plate-glass．

C．Under the plate-glass．

听第12段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Check, please!

Waiter：Are you through with your meal?

Tom：Yes, we are．Could we have the check, please?

Waiter：Here is your check, 85 dollars in all．I can take care of it here when you’re ready．

Tom：Do you accept cheque?

Waiter：No, I’m sorry we don’t．We accept credit cards and cash．

Tom：Well, I don’t have any cash with me．So I’ll have to put it on credit．Here’s 90 dollars．Please keep the change．

Waiter：Thank you．I will be right back．

Tom：Oh, please wait for a minute．I want to go with the food left．

Waiter：I see．I will bring some to-go boxes for you．

Tom：Thank you．

18．The waiter preferred to be paid by cheque．

19．The waiter received 4 dollars for his tip(小费)．

20．The customer took away his left food with to-go boxes．

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。

M：This book costs ＄13.00, but I’ve only got ＄7.00．

W：I’ve got ＄8.00, so I’ll lend you the rest．

1．How much will the woman lend the man?

A．＄13.00．

B．＄7.00．

C．＄6.00．

W：Where was your brother yesterday afternoon?

M：He went to the cinema with my sister．

2．What did the man’s brother do yesterday afternoon?

A．He saw a film．

B．He went to work．

C．He saw his sister off．

W：I got a part-time job at the supermarket, Dad．

M：Great．Are you sure you can handle it? How many hours will you work?

W：Yes．Three hours a day weekdays and all day Saturday．

M：Well, I support you, but you should mind your study．

3．What might the girl be?

A．A new worker．

B．A student．

C．A salesgirl．

W：How much are these bags?

M：A red one is ＄1.5, a green one ＄2 and yellow ＄3．

W：Then I’ll take the cheapest one．

4．What kind of bag will the woman buy?

A．A green one．

B．A red one．

C．A yellow one．

M：What are you going to do this weekend?

W：Well, I had planned to visit my parents, but yesterday, one of my friends called from Beijing and said he would be coming to Guangzhou on Friday, so I will have to go shopping with him．

5．What will the woman do this weekend?

A．Visit her parents．

B．Show her friend around．

C．Go to Guangzhou with her friend．

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6～8题。

M：Excuse me．Are you Miss Green from America?

W：Yes, I am．

M：Good!Glad to meet you．I am Henry from the People’s Hotel．I’ve been waiting for you．Miss Green, your room is ready．

W：That’s wonderful．

M：Let me carry these bags．

W：Oh, no．Please don’t trouble．I can manage all right．

M：Here is the car．Let’s get in．

W：OK!Thank you．This seems to be a beautiful city．I am sure I’ll enjoy my stay here．

M：I am sure you will．By the way, would you like me to show you around the city this afternoon?

W：Oh, that’s very kind of you．I’m looking forward to it．Thank you．

6．Where are the two speakers most probably?

A．Leave America．

B．In a hotel．

C．At the airport．

7．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．It’s the first time that Miss Green has come to this city．

B．Henry knows Miss Green very well．

C．Miss Green wants to travel around the city herself．

8．What is Miss Green most probably going to do in the afternoon?

A．Stay in the hotel．

B．Go back to America．

C．Walk around the city．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

M：Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the swimming pool, please?

W：I can’t, I’m afraid．I’m a stranger here, you see．But why not ask that man over there? He’ll be able to tell you, I’m sure．

M：Which one do you mean?

W：Look, the one over there, on the other side of the road．

M：Ah, yes．I can see him now．Thank you so much．

9．What might the man intend to do?

A．Have fun．

B．Do shopping．

C．Visit a friend．

10．Why doesn’t the woman tell him the way?

A．She doesn’t like to talk to a stranger．

B．She doesn’t know the place well．

C．She doesn’t want to be disturbed．

11．What might the man on the other side of the street be like?

A．Full of information．

B．Ready to help others．

C．Native to the city．

听第8段材料，回答第12～13题。

W：Hello, Peter．I’m glad to see you．

M：Glad to see you, too．I come here to tell you a piece of good news．

W：What is it?I can’t wait．Come in, please．

M：Thank you．Oh, you have guests here．

W：They’re all my friends．Come in．Let me introduce you to them．

M：No, no．I’m not used to talking with strangers．I’ll come some other day．Bye．

W：Wait!What’s the good news?

M：Oh!You’ve won the first prize in public speech．

12．Why does the man come to the woman?

A．Tell her a piece of good news．

B．Ask her to make a speech．

C．Meet with some of her friends．

13．What do we learn about the man?

A．He likes to make friends at home．

B．He isn’t used to meeting people．

C．He hopes to be introduced to the guests．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：Tom, would you tell me the time?

M：It’s 9∶30．

W：Our plane will take off in an hour．We’d better go to the airport．

M：Don’t worry．We have enough time．

W：Enough?I usually get in it two hours earlier．

M：But that’s too early．Have another drink, OK?

W：Then when will you get on board?

M：A few minutes before the plane takes off．

W：Would you like to sit by the window?

M：Yes, of course．We’ll be able to see the beautiful views since the weather is so fine．

W：Look, the sun is coming out．

M：Good．It should be a good trip．

W：Oh, Tom, let’s get to the airport now．

M：All right．I have to follow you．

14．What time will the plane take off?

A．11∶30．

B．10∶30．

C．9∶30．

15．Why does the man think that it should be a good trip?

A．Because he would sit by the window．

B．Because the plane was beautiful．

C．Because the weather is fine．

16．When does the man get on the plane?

A．Several minutes before it takes off．

B．Half an hour before it takes off．

C．Two hours before it takes off．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

Dear Tommy,

Glad to have received your letter of May 1st．It’s an honor to be your pen friend．I’m 18 years old and I’m a first-year university student in Dublin．I live with ten other students in a big old house near the center of the city．I have a large room on the second floor in the front of the House．There isn’t a lift, but I don’t need one．I usually run up the stairs．My room is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide．At one end I’ve got some cooking tools and fridges, so I can cook my own meals．At the other end I’ve got my bed and a cupboard for clothes．There’s a bathroom and a toilet down the hall, for all the students on my floor．I’ve got a big desk in my room, too．So I study, eat and sleep in the same room．My parents live in a village near Cork and I go there on the holidays．Please write and tell me about your home．

17．What do you think the speaker is?

A．A college student．

B．A university teacher．

C．A middle school student．

18．How many students are there in the speaker’s house?

A．Nine．

B．Ten．

C．Eleven．

19．What size is the speaker’s room?

A．Thirty-five square metres．

B．Twenty-five square metres．

C．Fifty square metres．

20．Where does the speaker have his meals?

A．At school．

B．In his room．

C．In the restaurant．