听力

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：Did the thief get away?

M：Yes．No one realized what was happening and the thief was able to get away．

1．Why was the thief able to get away?

A．Because nobody noticed that something had been stolen．

B．Because the thief had managed to run away before people came．

C．Because the thief ran so fast that nobody could catch him．

M：Tom loves parties．I’m sure he would have come to the party if he’d been invited．

W：I agree．He couldn’t have been invited．

2．What are they talking about?

A．The party they went to．

B．Tom’s absence from the party．

C．Whether to invite Tom to the party．

W：I wonder what’s on television this evening．Have you got a newspaper?

M：Yes．The TV programmes are on the back page．

3．Why does the woman want to have a look at the newspaper?

A．To learn what programmes will be shown on TV．

B．To get to know the leatest news．

C．To look at TV set advertisements．

W：Is that your sister’s fur coat?

M：It can’t be hers．She never wears real fur．

4．What are they talking about?

A．An overcoat．

B．A phone call．

C．A fur coat．

M：Jane’s a very bright girl, isn’t she?

W：Yes．I wouldn’t work here if I were as bright as she is．

M：What would you do instead?

W：I’d get a job doing something exciting, where I’d meet interesting people and visit lots of different places．

5．What the woman would do if she was as bright as Jane?

A．She would find a more interesting job．

B．She would visit lots of different places．

C．She would meet interesting people．

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。

M：Have you seen James’ new jacket? I bet(敢断定)it was expensive．

W：He told me it cost him ＄500．

M：I wish I were as rich as James．

W：Well, you may not be rich, but you’re much better looking than James．

M：Am I?

6．How much does James’ jacket cost?

A．＄400．

B．＄500．

C．＄600．

7．What can be inferred from the conversation?

A．The man is as rich as James．

B．The man is much better off than James．

C．The man is pleased to hear what the woman says．

听第7段材料，回答第8～11题。

Hi Bill．This is Louisa．I’m just calling to let you know that I’ll be a little late to your party tomorrow night．I have to put in a few extra hours at work to finish a report．I should finish sometimes between seven and eight though．Oh, then I’m planning on dropping by(顺便去)Lisa’s house for about an hour since she’s been sick recently．And, uh, one more thing．I’ll go home to pick up the snacks(小吃, 快餐)for the party．See you then．

8．Why will Louisa go to Bill’s house tomorrow?

A．To attend a party．

B．To meet an old friend．

C．To have dinner with Bill．

9．Why does Louisa have to work late?

A．She has to attend a meeting．

B．She has to finish a report．

C．She has to write a letter．

10．Why is Louisa going to visit Lisa after work?

A．Because Lisa is sick in bed．

B．Because she has to return something．

C．Because she is going to take Lisa to Bill’s house．

11．About what time will Louisa most likely arrive at Bill’s house?

A．7∶00 pm．

B．8∶00 pm．

C．9∶00 pm．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

M：Hi．I don’t think we’ve met．My name’s Tom．

W：Hi, Tom．Nice to meet you．My name is Juanita, but everybody calls me Jenny．

M：Nice to meet you, Jenny．So, where are you from?

W：Well, originally I’m from England, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old．My parents now live in Chile(智利)．That’s where they first met．How about you, Tom?

M：I was born in California(加利福尼亚), and we lived there until I was seven．Then, since my father worked for the military(军队), we moved all over the place．

W：Oh, yeah? Where are some of the places you’ve lived?

M：Mostly, we were overseas．We spent a total of ten years in Korea(朝鲜), Germany, and Japan．We were transferred(转移, 调职, 调动)back to the States three years ago．

W：Wow．It sounds like you’ve had an interesting life．So, what do you do now?

M：I’m a student at Rider University．

W：Oh really? What are you studying?

M：I’m majoring in physics．How about you? What do you do?

W：Well, I’m working as a sales representive(代表, 代理人)for Vega Computers(维加电脑公司)downtown．

M：Oh, really? My brother works there too．

12．Where is the woman from originally?

A．England．

B．The United States．

C．Chile．

13．When did the man and his parents return to the United States?

A．When the boy was 7 years old．

B．When the boy was 10 years old．

C．When the boy was 17 years old．

14．What is the man studying?

A．Physics．

B．Maths．

C．Biology．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：Hey Taxi! Ah great．Thanks for pulling over(停下)．

M：Where do?

W：Well, I am going to the National Museum of Art(国家艺术馆), and…

M：Sure．No problem．

W：Uh, excuse me, how long does it take to get there?

M：Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn’t take more than twenty minutes for the average driver．And I’m not average, so we should be able to get there in less than twelve minutes．

W：Okay．Uh, sorry for asking, but do you have any idea how much it will be?

M：Oh, it shouldn’t be more than ＄18…not including a…uh-hum…a tip of course．

W：Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?

M：Well, I would guess around 6∶00 o’clock．

W：Uh, do you have the time?

M：Yeah．It’s half past four．

W：Thanks．

15．For the average driver how long does it take to get to the National Museum of Art?

A．More than 20 minutes．

B．About 20 minutes．

C．About 12 minutes．

16．According to the driver how long does it take them to get to the museum?

A．12 minutes．

B．Less than 12 minutes．

C．A bit more than 12 minutes．

17．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The driver is not sure what time the museum closes．

B．The woman can not get to the museum before it closes．

C．The woman wants to know how much she should pay for visiting the museum．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

W：Hello．Today I’m interviewing Josha on his experiences going to a Japanese school．Now Josha, what time do you go to school?

M：Eight o’clock．

W：Eight o’clock．And do you go by yourself, or on a school bus?

M：No, I have a group that goes with me．

W：So you go with a group?

M：Uh-huh．

W：Now what kinds of things do you take to school?

M：I take my gym clothes(运动服), and I take my backpack(背包、双肩背书包)and my books, and stuff(东西)like that．

W：Okay and what is the first thing you do when you get to school?

M：We do “kiritsu, rei”．

W：We do “kiritsu” and “rei”．Now what are those?

M：It means “stand up, bow”．

W：Stand up and bow．

M：Uh-huh．

18．What kind of school does the boy go to?

A．A middle school．

B．An English school．

C．A Japanese school．

19．How does the boy go to school?

A．By himself．

B．By school bus．

C．With other boys and girls．

20．What do the students first do when they get to school?

A．Stand up and bow．

B．Line up and enter the classroom．

C．Do reading aloud．

听力

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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：I expected you’d come to my birthday party yesterday．

M：I’m terribly sorry，Susan．I had to see off a friend of mine at the airport last night．

1．Why does the man apologize to the woman?

A．He had to say goodbye to his friend at the airport．

B．He didn’t go to the woman’s party last night．

C．He had to go to another city with his friend．

M：I must apologize for not meeting you at the airport this afternoon．You must have been unhappy．

W：Well，you should have let me know that you weren’t coming．

2．How does the woman feel?

A．Very glad．

B．Very painful．

C．A little angry．

W：I’m sorry to have kept both of you waiting．The car was held up in the traffic．

M：That’s all right．We just got here ourselves．

3．How many people are there in the dialogue?

A．Two．

B．Three．

C．Four．

W：You are going to New York today，aren’t you?

M：Yes．I had thought I would fly，but then I decided that taking a bus would be cheaper than driving or flying．

4．How will the man get to New York?

A．By air．

B．By bus．

C．By car．

W：Daddy，have you decided what to do tomorrow?

M：We’ll go boating if it is fine．

W：Wonderful! I’m sure it will be fine．I’ve listened to the weather report．

5．What are they going to do tomorrow?

A．They are going to listen to the weather report．

B．They will go swimming．

C．They will go boating．

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，I’m trying to do some work．I’m afraid your children are making a lot of noise．Don’t they ever go to sleep?

W：I’m sorry．They are noisy．But you know it’s difficult to keep boys quiet．

M：I couldn’t work and I couldn’t sleep last night．And I was wakened by the noise they made early this morning．

W：I’m terribly sorry．You know they never listen to me．They are only afraid of their father．He’s away on business，but he’ll be back tomorrow．

M：I hope he can do something about it．

6．What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A．They are parent and teacher．

B．They are close friends．

C．They are neighbors．

7．What can you learn from the dialogue?

A．The man is making complaint to the woman．

B．The man is making some suggestion to the woman．

C．The man is satisfied after talking to the woman．

8．What’s not the result of the children’s noise?

A．The man couldn’t work．

B．The man couldn’t sleep．

C．The man couldn’t eat．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

M：Oh，come in．

W：I just dropped in to return these books．Are you getting dinner ready? Something smells good．

M：Oh，I’m just preparing some noodles．

W：I thought your wife did the cooking．

M：She did，but she said she would come home late today．

W：So you’re the cook．What are you having with the noodles?

M：Some cabbages and tomatoes．Why don’t you stay and have dinner with us?

W：Thanks，but not today．I have to hurry off．Maybe some other time．

9．Where does this dialogue take place?

A．At the man’s home．

B．In a restaurant．

C．In a company．

10．Why does the woman come to the man’s home?

A．She wants to have dinner with him．

B．She comes to return some books．

C．She wants to learn how to cook．

11．Who does the cooking now?

A．The man．

B．The woman．

C．The man’s wife．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

M：Don’t you just love this store? Every time I go through all the things here，I always find something interesting．

W：I know what you mean．Look at this box of clothes over here．Each piece costs only one dollar．

M：Look at what I got here!

W：What? So now you’re interested in wool coats all of a sudden．The weather is too warm for it，I think．

M：No，not that．I’m talking about this jacket from the 1950s．Isn’t it nice?

W：Yes，it is．It only costs five dollars，too．

M：I think if I clean it up a little and get the button fixed，it’ll look like it’s worth a million dollars!

W：I think I’m going to buy this little skirt and then I’ll be ready to go．How about you?

M：I’m ready anytime you are．

12．What are the speakers doing?

A．Trying on clothes．

B．Buying new clothes．

C．Buying old clothes．

13．What is the man interested in?

A．A coat．

B．A shirt．

C．A jacket．

14．What can we learn about the piece of clothes the man is interested in?

A．Some buttons are missing．

B．It’s worth millions of dollars．

C．It was made in 1950．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Hi，Jane．It’s nice to see you again．I heard you went to the US during your vacation．

W：Yes．I went to New York to attend a summer course in English．

M：Wow．You were lucky．How long did you stay there?

W：About 50 days．I went there on July 5th and came back on August 25th．

M：How about the course?

W：The course was very good．The teachers were nice．They taught us to listen，speak，read and write in English，but it was mostly speaking．One interesting thing I found was that the American classes are different from our classes here because they are very free．You can sit anywhere you like in the classroom．You can ask the teacher questions at any time during the class，and you are welcome to share your ideas with the class．I really liked this kind of class．

M：How interesting! Maybe our teacher should try that．

15．What was the woman’s main purpose in going to New York during the vacation?

A．To learn English．

B．To visit an American family．

C．To do business．

16．When did the woman come back from America?

A．On July 5th．

B．On July 6th．

C．On August 25th．

17．What in particular did the woman like about the American classes?

A．The teachers were kind．

B．The students were quite free．

C．There were too many activities in class．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Mr．Grey was the manager of a small office in London．He lived in the country，and came to work by train．He liked walking from the train station to his office unless it was raining，because it gave him some exercise．

　　One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him，“You may not remember me，sir，but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets．I stopped you in the street and asked you to lend me some money，and you lent me five pounds，because you said that you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success．”

　　Mr．Grey thought for a few minutes and then said，“Yes，I remember you．Go on with your story．”

　　“Well,” answered the stranger，“are you still willing to take a chance?”

18．Why did he walk from the station to his office?

A．To save money．

B．To buy something necessary．

C．To have more exercise．

19．Which of the following statements may be true?

A．The stranger once asked Mr．Grey for money．

B．The stranger and Mr．Grey knew each other very well．

C．The stranger was going to give Mr．Grey his money back．

20．What did the last sentence mean?

A．He wanted to give Mr．Grey a chance to help others．

B．He wanted to ask Mr．Grey for some more money．

C．He hoped Mr．Grey could help him to be successful in his work．