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。

W：I have had four colds this winter and I think I am catching another．

M：I have only had half that many, but my wife has had six．

1．How many colds has the man had?

A．Eight．

B．Two．

C．Four．

M：Sorry．I have forgotten Mary’s address．

W：You forgot again! It’s 1646 Garden Street．

2．What’s Mary’s address?

A．1664 Garden Street．

B．1664 Guard Street．

C．1646 Garden Street．

W：Ten dollars’ worth of stamps, please．

M：With pleasure．Would you like to mail something?

W：Not now, thanks．Here is ten dollars．

3．What does the woman want to do?

A．To buy some stamps．

B．To mail something．

C．To mail some letters．

M：Hello, Della．You’re a bit late today．

W：Yes, Mr．White．I’m sorry,…er…I forgot my book and I…went…

M：You went back for it?

W：Yes．

M：You shouldn’t have gone back for it．You could have shared one．Della, sit down now．

4．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Boss and secretary．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Librarian and borrower．

M：What did you think of Dennis?

W：Which one was Dennis? Was he the one who played the piano?

5．What do we learn from the conversation?

A．Dennis was a piano player．

B．The woman didn’t know the pianist, but she knew Dennis．

C．The woman didn’t know who Dennis was．

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。

M：Alice, it’s almost vacation time．Have you found a summer job yet?

W：I think I can work at the boy’s camp where I worked last summer．But camp jobs don’t pay much．

M：I can get a job at the Friendship Hotel．A friend of mine was a waiter there last summer．The pay was not good, but he got lose of tips．

W：A friend of my sister’s did that one summer．

M：What I want is a job outside．After sitting in college classes all winter, I’d like a job in the open air．

W：The high school kids earn a lot of money every summer cutting grass．My brother is only fourteen, but he gets five dollars every time he cuts someone’s grass．It only takes him an hour．

M：That’s pretty good．I used to cut grass when I was in high school．But now I think I might work for a road-building company, or something like that．

W：It would be good experience．You could learn a lot．

6．What was the woman speaker？

A．A college student．

B．A middle school student．

C．A housewife．

7．What kind of job would the woman like to do?

A．Housework．

B．Office work．

C．Work in the open air．

8．What job might the woman finally take?

A．Working for a road-building company．

B．Cutting grass．

C．Typing letters in the office．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Hello, 577618．

M：Hello! Could I speak to Tom?

W：I’m sorry he’s out．He’s at the cinema at the moment．

M：Is that Mrs．Brown?

W：Yes, this is Tom’s Mother．Do you have anything important to tell Tom? Can I take a message for him?

M：Sure．This is Bill．We’re going to have a picnic next Sunday．Please ask him to bring some delicious food along．

W：OK．I’ll leave the message on his desk．

M：Thanks a lot．Bye!

W：Bye．

9．Where is Tom now?

A．In the school．

B．In a restaurant．

C．At the cinema．

10．Who answers the telephone?

A．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s sister．

B．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s mother．

C．Mrs．Black, Tom’s aunt．

11．What does Bill want Tom to do?

A．Bring some food for the picnic．

B．Bring some toys for the game．

C．Bring some toys for the trip．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：What was the party like last night, Jack?

M：Not bad at all, thanks．Why didn’t you come?

W：Well I couldn’t get away from work early．And when I got home．I had a headache, so I had to go straight to bed, but I was over-tired because I wasn’t able to get to sleep for hours．

M：Why didn’t you take some medicine?

W：I don’t like to．I used to take medicine when I had to work overtime, you know．

M：Do you still drink coffee at night?

W：No．But now, I like to drink tea．

M：That’s bad．You must stop it．

12．How was the party like last night?

A．It was good．

B．It failed completely．

C．It was dull．

13．Why couldn’t the woman go to the party last night?

A．Because she wasn’t feeling well．

B．Because she forgot the date．

C．Because she disliked it．

14．What did she drink at night recently?

A．Beer．

B．Coffee．

C．Tea．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：How do you do?

W：How do you do?

M：Would you please tell me where you are from?

W：I am from Greece．

M：It’s a beautiful place isn’t it．I hope I’ll go there some day．

W：You are welcome to our country．

M：What’s the climate like in your country?

W：It’s very pleasant．

M：What’s the weather like in spring?

W：In March, it is often windy．It’s always warm in April and May．

M：It’s very hot in summer, isn’t it?

W：Yes, in June, July and August, the sun shines every day．

M：What’s the weather like in autumn?

W：It’s always warm in September and October．It’s often cold in November and it rains sometimes．

M：Is it very cold in winter?

W：Yes, it is．It snows sometimes．

M：I see．

15．What’s the weather like in Greece?

A．Pleasant．

B．Terrible．

C．Neither good nor bad．

16．What’s the weather like in spring?

A．The sun shines every day．

B．It’s often windy in March and always warm in April and May．

C．It’s always warm and never rains．

17．What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?

A．Husband and wife．

B．Friends．

C．A Greek and a stranger．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Not long ago, Charles White and his family decided to do some spring housecleaning．Sorting through their possessions, they came up with some 1500 old, unwanted items－chairs, warm rugs, lamps, dishes, books, used clothes and all sorts of other things they no longer needed．The Whites decided to do what a lot of other Americans are doing these days－have a “Garage sale”．They posted homemade signs throughout the neighborhood, ran an advertisement in the local newspaper, then sent out the collection of unwanted objects on the front yard of their suburban home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and waited to see if anyone would come．The Whites needn’t have worried, eager buyers bought all but 50 or so of the items in one weekend, leaving the family ＄442 richer．

　　Garage sale, yard sale, basement sale－whatever they’re called and wherever they’re held, Americans are having them in ever－increasing numbers．

18．What did the Whites do before they had the garage sale?

A．They went shopping．

B．They did some housecleaning and sorted the possessions．

C．They made a wonderful picnic in their hometown．

19．Which of the following is not mentioned in the talking?

A．The Whites do not need to worry their “garage sale”．

B．American did not enjoy such sales．

C．The Whites advertised their garage sale．

20．How much money did the Whites make?

A．＄440．

B．＄441．

C．＄442．

Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions：In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers．At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said．The conversation and the question will be spoken only once．After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard．

1．

W：Can you describe what you do?

M：I wash office building windows．I go high up in the basket to reach the windows．

Q：What is the man's job?

A．A basketball player．

B．A laundry worker．

C．A window washer．

D．A rock climber

2．

M：Should we go out or eat in tonight?

W：I am too tired to do any cooking．

Q：What does the woman imply?

A．She is not hungry．

B．She wants to cook．

C．She is not tired．

D．She wants to dine out．

3．

M：Hi, Grace．Tell me something about your hometown．

W：It's so beautiful and peaceful．But it's really far away from everything．

Q：What does the woman think of her hometown?

A．Promising

B．Isolated

C．Crowded

D．Modern

4．

W：My printer is out of paper．I will run and get some．

M：I will go with you．I need some fresh air．

Q：Where will the speakers probably go?

A．To a stationery shop．

B．To a gymnasium．

C．To a paint store．

D．To a news stand．

5．

M：I don't like the prices on the menu．They always seem too high．

W：You will have a different view after eating the delicious food．

Q：What does the woman mean?

A．The man can see a different view．

B．The food is not tasty enough．

C．The man cannot afford the food．

D．The food is worth the price．

6．M：I had a hard time getting through the novel．

W：I know how you feel．Who could remember the names of 35 different characters?

Q：What does the woman imply?

A．She reads different kinds of books．

B．She also finds the book difficult to read．

C．She is impressed by the characters．

D．She knows well how to remember names．

7．W：Why haven't we received any newspapers yet?

M：Well, sometimes it takes a while for the post office to deliver it．

Q：What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The man will go to the post office．

B．The post office is closed for the day．

C．The woman is expecting the newspaper．

D．The delivery boy has been dismissed．

8．M：My roommate and I are going to see a film tonight．And we are leaving at7∶40．Do you want to join us?

W：Sure．But my class ends at 7：30．And the professor never finishes on time．

Q：What can we learn about the woman?

A．She is not sure if she can join them．

B．She will skip the class to see the film．

C．She will ask the professor for leave．

D．She does not want to see a film．

9．W：Now that you are on the business, what's your advice for someone to become a fashion designer?

M：Go to school．I mean it．Find a good school and learn as much as you can．

Q：What does the man mean?

A．Fashion designing is a booming business．

B．School learning is a must for fashion designers．

C．He hopes to attend a good fashion school．

D．The woman should become a fashion designer．

10．W：Slow down．You are passing every car on the road．

M：Most drivers usually ignore the speed limit unless they think the police will stop them．

Q：What does the man mean?

A．Few people drive within the speed limit．

B．Drivers usually obey traffic rules．

C．The speed limit is really reasonable．

D．The police stop most drivers for speeding

Section B

Directions：In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．

I am Lynn．My previous job was as principal of a language school, where I received awards for training teachers to teach more effectively．A year ago, I started an international company．I spent months conducting programs in the US and Russia．During this time, some Russian immigrants came to stay at my house．Fortunately, these visitors helped a lot at home and made life easier．At the same time, I wrote several books to be published by my company and coedited a book for a major publisher．

I am grateful I have a photographic memory, so I can remember everything I see．Otherwise, I might not be that productive．In addition to my work, I have a family at home．Some of my children have had serious health problems from birth, but I try to handle those problems well and efficiently．With tremendous help from my parents, the kids are fed, and clothed, and educated．

I am busy from the time I get up until the time I go to bed．My time has to be carefully planned．I do not like to be interrupted because I want to accomplish my goals．

Questions：

11．What was the speaker's previous job?

12．What helps to make the speaker productive according to the passage?

13．What does the passage mainly tell us?

11．A．A book publisher．

B．A company manager．

C．A magazine editor．

D．A school principal．

12．A．Some training experience．

B．A happy family．

C．Russian assistants' help．

D．A good memory．

13．A．Lynn's devotion to the family．

B．Lynn's busy and successful life．

C．Lynn's great performance at work．

D．Lynn's efficiency in conducting programs．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．

Job interviews can generally be divided into three types．

The first is what I would call the traditional interview．This is usually just a series of standard questions about qualifications, work experience and expectations．So what you have here is basically a list of quite direct questions, like what duties did you have in your previous job．This is still the model for a lot of interviews today．In my view it's not the best to select staff．

Then there is the case interview．Here the interviewer presents a problem and a series of questions to find out how the candidate would approach the problem．It might go something like this, ‘A company wants to hire more graduates without spending more than its current budget．What would you advise them to do? ’This can be particularly challenging, for you need to analyze the problem and solve it．

The third type is known as the behavioral interview．The questions are usually designed to find out about how the candidates handle tricky situations in the past．A typical question might be ‘Can you give me an example of a situation where you had to follow orders that you didn't agree with? ’ This opens up a lot of information and the interviewer gets to see more of the candidate．

Questions：

14．What kind of questions are usually asked in the traditional interview?

15．What does the case interview focus on about the candidate?

16．What does the speaker mainly talk about?

14．A．Economic questions．

B．Routine questions．

C．Academic questions．

D．Challenging questions．

15．A．Work experience．

B．Educational qualifications．

C．Problem－solving abilities．

D．lnfomation－gathering abilities．

16．A．Features of different types of interview．

B．Skills in asking interview questions．

C．Changes in three interview models．

D．Suggestions for different job interviews．

Section C

Directions：In section C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

1．

W：Hi, Bruce, it's Naomi．

M：Hi, Naomi．

W：I'm calling about the conference in Shanghai on November 8th．We have to make some changes．

M：OK, go ahead．

W：I don't think the peace guardian will be big enough．We need a center that can seat at least 600．

M：That many? Any suggestions?

W：The Palace Center will be free that day, but it will mean increasing the registration fee by ＄50．From ＄800 to ＄850．

M：That won't be a problem．Anything else?

W：Milan University says they are sending Carla Marisco instead of Professor Bertoni．But the talk would be the same, Opportunities and Risks in the African Market．

M：Fine．Make those changes and all inform everyone at my end．

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2．W：David, we all know you took up skateboarding at ten．But did your parents support you?

M：Yeah, my parents even let me skate in the house．

W：Did they?

M：Yeah, they were pretty cool．

W：How about your school work?

M：That was fine．I was able to get my school work done with good grades．My only problem was that I had so much physical energy that I could not sit still in class．Then some teachers started taking my skateboard away．

W：That couldn't stop you from staking?

M：No way．The cool thing was that my parents managed to find me a different school．The headmaster there was wonderful．He let us plan our own P．E．classes．So guess what class I created．

W：Skateboarding．

M：You got it．That was my P．E．class．By that time I was turning professional and starting to show off some techniques at competitions．

W：Is that when your new style became famous?

M：Yeah．Other skaters had this smooth flowing style, but I was kind of like a robot always coming up with new tricks．

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