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It was a cold night in September. The rain was drumming on the car roof as George and Marie Winston drove through the empty country roads towards the house of their friends, the Harrisons, where they were going to attend a party to celebrate the engagement of the Harrisons' daughter, Lisa. As they drove, they listened to the local radio station, which was playing classical music.
Suddenly the music on the radio was interrupted by a news announcement: "The Cheshire police have issued a serious warning after a man escaped from Colford Mental Hospital earlier this evening. The man, John Downey, is a murderer who killed six people before he was captured two years ago. He is described as large, very strong and extremely dangerous. People in the Cheshire' area are warned to keep their doors and windows locked, and to call the police immediately if they see anyone acting strangely.”
Marie shivered. "A crazy killer. And he's out there somewhere. That's scary.”
"Don't worry about it,” said her husband. "We're nearly there now. But this car is losing power for some reason.”
As he spoke, the car began to slow down. Finally they rolled to a halt, as the engine died completely. Just as they stopped, George pulled the car off the road, and it came to rest under a large tree,
"Blast!” said George angrily. "Now we'll have to walk in the rain.”
"But that'll take us an hour at least,” said Marie, "And I have my high-heeled shoes and my nice clothes on. They'll be ruined!”
"Well, you'll have to wait while I run to the nearest house and call the Harrisons. Someone can come out and pick us up," said George.
"But George! Have you forgotten what the radio said?"
"You'll have to hide in the back of the car. Lock all the doors and lie on the floor in the back, under this blanket. No one will see you. When I come back, I'll knock three times on the door. Then you can get up and open it. Don't open it unless you hear three knocks," George opened the door and, slipped out into the rain. He quickly disappeared into the blackness.
Marie quickly locked the door and settled down under the blanket in the back for a long wait.
Suddenly she heard three slow knocks, one after the other, also on the roof of the car. Was it her husband? Should she open the door? Then she heard another knock, and another. This was not her husband. It was somebody or something else. She was shaking with fear, but she forced herself to lie still. The knocking continued----bump, bump, bump, bump.
Many hours later, as the sun rose, she was still lying there. The knocking had never stopped all night long. She did not know what to do. Where was George? Why had he not come for her?
Suddenly, she heard the sound of three or four vehicles, racing quickly down the road. Someone had come! Marie sat up quickly and looked out of the window.
The three vehicles were all police cars. Several policemen leapt out. One of them rushed towards the car as Marie opened the door. He took her by the hand.
"Get out of the car and walk with me to the police vehicle. Miss! You're safe now. Look straight ahead. Keep looking at the police car. Don't look back. Just don't look back.”
Something in the way he spoke filled Marie with cold horror. She could not help herself. About ten yards from the police car, she stopped, turned and looked back at the empty vehicle.
George was hanging from the tree above the car, a rope tied around his neck. As the wind blew his body back and forth, his feet were bumping gently on the roof of the car-bump, bump, bump, bump.
1．What was the reason for the news announcement on the radio?
A．Some people had been seen acting strangely in the Cheshire area.
B．The police were warning of accidents on the roads in the bad weather.
C．Six people, including John Downey, had been murdered.
D．A dangerous prisoner had escaped.
2．Why did Marie stay in the car when George left?
A．She was afraid to go out in the dark.
B．So no-one would steal the car.
C．Her clothes weren't suitable for the rain.
D．She wanted to get some sleep.
3．Why did the policeman tell her not to look back when he brought her out of the car?
A．The killer was waiting behind her.
B．He wanted her to forget everything that had happened during the night.
C．He didn't want her to see the damage done to the car.
D．He didn't want her to see the body of her husband.
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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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1．What will the woman do?
A．Stop what she is doing at once．
B．Put her book away immediately．
C．Help the man a little later．
2．What will the weather in Arizona be like in the coming week?
A．Rainy．
B．Warm．
C．A bit cold．
3．Why does the woman say so?
A．There is a mirror in the bathroom．
B．The man left his glasses in the bathroom．
C．The man is wearing his glasses．
4．When will the woman get her photos?
A．Late in the afternoon．
B．At about 2：00 p．m．
C．Early the next morning．
5．What does the woman think of the acting?
A．Excellent．
B．Just so so．
C．Very bad．
听力原文：(Text 1)
M：Can you help me put these things away?
W：In a minute．I am almost through with this chapter．
(Text 2)
W：Good morning, can I help you?
M：Yes, I’d like to know something about the weather in Arizona in the coming week．
W：Well, it will be fairly hot and there will be much rain．
M：I see．Thanks very much for your help．
(Text 3)
M：Have you seen my glasses?I can’t find them anywhere．
W：Go into the bathroom and look in the mirror．
(Text 4)
W：When will my photos be ready?
M：Well, it’s twelve o’clock now．I think they will be ready in a couple of hours．
(Text 5)
W：What do you think of the film?
M：I like it．I think it is great．
W：I like it, too．Do you like the acting?
M：Yes．It is excellent．Do you?
W：Not really．It is disappointing．
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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段对话，回答第6～7题。
6．Where is Mr．Brown?
A．He is in the Sales Department．
B．He is in a meeting room．
C．He is at home．
7．What is Mr．Peterson’s telephone number?
A．1300－621－7865．
B．1300－612－7685．
C．1360－620－7568．
听力原文：(Text 6)
W：ABC company．Can I help you?
M：Can you put me through to Mr．Brown in the Sales department?
W：I’m afraid Mr．Brown is at a meeting at the moment．
M：Can I leave a message?
W：Certainly．
M：Can you ask Mr．Brown to call me at 1300－621－7865?
W：Who is calling, please?
M：Alan Peterson．
W：OK, Mr．Peterson．Can you repeat the phone number?
M：That’s 1300－621－7865．
W：OK, I’ll ask Mr．Brown to call you as soon as the meeting is over．
M：Thanks．Bye．
听第7段对话，回答第8～10题。
8．Whom do you think the woman was angry with?
A．The man．
B．The repairman．
C．The shopkeeper．
9．Why couldn’t the woman find the repair shop?
A．She missed the right turn．
B．The man gave her the wrong directions．
C．She was a bad driver．
10．Why did the man tell her to turn to these television repairmen?
A．The shop was easy to find．
B．One of the repairmen was his friend．
C．They do good work and the price is reasonable．
听力原文：(Text 7)
M：Do you want your television repaired?
W：Yes, but not by the man you suggested．
M：Why not?The repairmen are very good and the charges are so reasonable．
W：That may be, but I couldn’t find the place．
M：But you couldn’t miss it．I told you it is at the first right after the railroad bridge．
W：I took that．I went to the end of the road．There is no such place．
M：Wait a minute．Perhaps it is the second right．Yes, I think it is．
W：I should have known, whenever someone says “You can’t miss it”, you can be sure that you won’t find it．
听第8段对话，回答第11～13题。
11．What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?
A．They are friends．
B．They are teacher and student．
C．They are mother and son．
12．What does the woman ask the man to do?
A．Look for a new apartment．
B．Find a job to earn ＄200 a month．
C．Share an apartment with one or two roommates．
13．How much does the woman want to spend on rent?
A．Less than ＄200 a month．
B．Somewhere about ＄200 a month．
C．A little more than ＄200 a month．
听力原文：(Text 8)
W：Hello, Roger?This is Ann．
M：Hi, Ann．How have you been?And how’s your new apartment working out?
W：Well, that’s what I’m calling about．You see, I’ve decided to look for a new place．
M：Oh, what’s the problem with your place now?I thought you liked the apartment．
W：I do, but it’s a little far from the campus．Do you think you could help?
M：All right．So, what kind of place is you looking for?
W：Well, I’d like to share an apartment with one or two roommates within walking distance of school．
M：Okay, how much do you want to spend on rent?
W：Uh, somewhere under ＄200 a month．
M：Hmm．And anything else?
W：Yeah, I need a parking space．
M：Well, I know there’s an apartment nearby．I’ll drop by there on my way to class today．
W：Hey, thanks a lot．
M：No problem．
听第9段对话，回答第14～16题。
14．Why did the man want to buy the records?
A．The man wanted to buy them for his cousin．
B．The man liked popular songs．
C．The man wanted to keep the same records given by his father．
15．Who broke the man’s records?
A．The man himself．
B．The man’s father．
C．The man’s cousin．
16．How much did each record cost the man?
A．2 pounds．
B．1.5 pounds．
C．1 pound．
听力原文：(Text 9)
W：Good afternoon．
M：Good afternoon．Have you got any records of modern guitar music?
W：We’ve got a lot of them．Which ones are you looking for?
M：I’m looking for some records of Julian Bream．I saw them in your window last week．
W：Excuse me, aren’t you American?
M：No．I’m Canadian．My father gave me the same records in Canada, but I broke them．
W：What happened?
M：They were in my suitcase．I sat on my case and broke the records．My cousin told me about your shop．I came here last week and saw the records．
W：Let’s look for the records and put them on that shelf．Yes, the records are there．
M：How much are those three?
W：They are four pounds fifty pence．
听第10段独白，回答第17～20题。
17．What does the speaker like to know about a new play?
A．How much it costs．
B．Whether it is worth seeing．
C．How long it lasts．
18．Why were the speaker and his wife late for the theatre?
A．Because they missed the bus．
B．Because his wife spent too much traffic time deciding what to wear．
C．Because there was too much traffic on the way．
19．Which of the following is true according to the conversation?
A．What the newspaper said was wrong．
B．What the newspaper said was right．
C．They didn’t mind missing the first part of the play．
20．Where did they go after the play?
A．To a night club．
B．To a restaurant．
C．To their home．
听力原文：(Text 10)
My wife and I go to the theater whenever we can．But before we buy tickets, we like to know if the play is good or bad．When a new play opens．We usually read the newspaper to get information about it．Last week a new play opened at the theater．The newspaper story said it was very interesting so we decided to go on Saturday night．
My wife took a long time to make up her mind what to wear and we left our house a little late．By the time we got to the theater, the first act had already begun．We were sorry we missed part of the play, because the rest of it was very funny．The newspaper had been right．It was very good．
After the play was over, we met some friends we hadn’t seen for a long time．They wanted to go to a night club．It had been many years since my wife and I had gone dancing, but I finally agreed．By the time we got home, it was about two o’clock in the morning．I’m got used to staying out so late and I was extremely tired．
When I was younger．I didn’t have the money to go out for an evening like this．Now I can afford it．I don’t have the energy to really enjoy it．