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．How much will the woman pay if she buys two pounds of tomatoes?

A．＄0.80．

B．＄2.20．

C．＄0.30．

2．How long does it take the woman to drive home when it isn’t rush hour?

A．Twenty minutes．

B．Twenty-five minutes．

C．Fifty minutes．

3．What does the man mean about Betty?

A．She doesn’t like going shopping．

B．She went shopping yesterday．

C．She prefers shopping to studying．

4．What do you know from the conversation?

A．The man had to work overtime．

B．Henry failed to meet the man．

C．The man had a traffic accident．

5．What does the woman mean?

A．She doesn’t believe the man．

B．They are not going to land．

C．She isn’t afraid．

听力原文：(Text 1)

W：I thought that your tomatoes are eighty cents a pound．

M：They used to, but the price has gone up thirty cents．

(Text 2)

M：How long does it take you to drive home when there is not much traffic?

W：Only twenty-five minutes．But if I can’t leave my office before 5∶30 p,m．, it sometimes takes me fifty minutes．

(Text 3)

W：Didn’t Betty go shopping with you yesterday?

M：Even if she hadn’t had a lot of studying, she would have preferred staying at home to going shopping．

(Text 4)

W：If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I should have been home at six o’clock．

M：What a pity!Henry was here to see you．

(Text 5)

W：What was that noise?

M：It was the pilot putting the wheels down．We must be coming to land．Are you frightened?

W：You must be joking．

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。

6．What can the woman be?

A．She is a waitress at a hotel．

B．She is the secretary of Mr Li．

C．She works at the Blackwood Hotel．

7．How could the man get in touch with Mr Green?

A．Dial 411 to find a proper phone number．

B．Dial 707．

C．Find the hotel．

8．Why did the man ask the woman to change the dollar?

A．To pay for the information．

B．To get on the bus．

C．To make the phone call．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：Oh, excuse me, Mr．Li．I almost forget there is a phone message here for you．A Dr Green called and asked you to call him back．

M：Where is he now, do you know?

W：He’s staying at the Blackwood Hotel, Room 707．

M：Thank you very much．Do you happen to have the number of the Blackwood?

W：I’m sorry, I don’t．But you can get it from information．Just dial 411．

M：Oh, and could I trouble you for changing a dollar?

W：All right．Here is your change．By the way, the public phones are over there on your right．

M：I see．Thank you．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．What does the man want to learn?

A．Computer science．

B．Skills, such as driving．

C．language．

10．How long does the course last?

A．About 20 days．

B．About 35 days．

C．About 2 months and 5 days．

11．When can he take the final exams?

A．From September 15 to 17．

B．From August 16 to 18．

C．From July 12 to 16．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Excuse me, Miss．

W：Yes, young man．May I help you?

M：Yes, I’d like to get some information about the summer course at the English Training Center．

W：Sure．What can I tell you?

M：Can you tell me the starting and finishing time of course, please?

W：Yes．The course begins on July 15 and runs until August 20．

M：Right, and what course will we learn?

W：Well, you have varieties of courses．You have listening and speaking courses, reading and writing．There are also classes in audio-visual training and chances to use the language laboratory as well．

M：Right, and what time will the classes be held?

W：Well, most of them are in the morning．There are only a few classes in the afternoon．

M：Right．Do you have a timetable?

W：I’m sorry．My workmate isn’t here at the moment, so I can’t get a timetable for you yet．

M：That’s OK．And when will the final exams be held?

W：At the end of the term．They begin on August 16 and run until August 18．

M：OK．Well, thank you, Miss．

听第8段材料, 回答第12～14题。

12．Who answers the telephone?

A．Tom．

B．Susan’s husband．

C．Susan．

13．When are they going to New Zealand?

A．In two weeks．

B．In a couple of months．

C．In half a year．

14．Where are they going to meet?

A．At Susan’s．

B．At Tom’s．

C．In New Zealand．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：Hello!Can I speak to Susan, please?

W：Speaking．Is that you, Tom?

M：Yes, it is．I am going to New Zealand in two weeks, and my wife is going with me．

W：Oh, how lucky you are!How long are you going for?

M：For a couple of months, maybe half a year．My boss wants me to help set up a branch company there．Well, Susan, you have been to New Zealand several times．Can you give us some suggestions or just tell us about that country?

W：I’d love to．We can have a talk sometime．

M：Why not come over to dinner in my house this weekend．My wife wants to meet you as well．

W：All right．What about Saturday?

M：OK．See you at 6∶00 p．m．, this coming Saturday, Goodbye!

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．When does this conversation take place?

A．Just before the term begins．

B．After the first week of classes．

C．In the middle of the term．

16．Why has the woman come to see Dr．Taylor?

A．She had promised that she would．

B．She has been sick．

C．She needs his approval(赞成)for her courses．

17．What does Dr．Taylor seem most worried about?

A．She already knew the material．

B．She entered the hospital．

C．Her course load was too heavy．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：Excuse me, Dr．Taylor．Your secretary said that I should come right in．

M：Please do, Jennie．How can I help you?

W：Would you please sign your name on my schedule card．Here, on the line above “Adviser’s Agreement．”

M：Sure．But let’s look it over together first．How many courses do you have here?

W：Six．

M：Six? That’s quite a heavy load．Any particular reason?

W：I had to drop my chemistry course last term when I went into the hospital．So, I need to take it again．

M：So, you’ve already learned a lot of the material．

W：Right．And calculus is the part of second-year requirement．

M：Let’s see, chemistry, calculus．Oh, I see, you will be in my seminar on modern American novel．

W：Yes, I’m looking forward to it, and Romantic poetry seminar．too．

M：Two seminars? That’s rather a lot．Can you manage the work?

W：I think so．The introductory economics is fairly easy, and so is the music course．

M：Well, then I’ll be happy to sign the card．However, I insist you come to see me after the first week of classes, so we can make sure this isn’t too much for you．

W：That’s a promise．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．What’s the weather like today?

A．Cool．

B．Warm．

C．Hot．

19．What special view will the tourists get in this park?

A．Houses of all shapes and styles．

B．Birds of all colors．

C．School and teachers and the pupils．

20．What do people do here in autumn and winter?

A．Take photos．

B．Watch birds．

C．Enjoy the beauty．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please．Our bus will arrive at Lake Park in a few minutes．You can feel the comfortable cool air coming from the lake．This is the favorite place for tourists in the summer, especially on a hot summer afternoon like today．This lake is one of the great wonders of nature．No one knows when and how it was formed．But people began to build houses around the lake a hundred years ago, so in this park you can have a special view of houses of all shapes and styles and colors．It is like an architecture show．In late autumn and winter, this park is the best place for bird watching．School teachers like to bring children here and they just love it．Now our bus is driving around the lake．You can sit back and enjoy the beauty of everything here．The bus will take us to a good spot, where you can take the most wonderful photos you have ever taken．Here we are．Please get off and watch your step．Return to the bus in twenty minutes．Thank you!