Listening Comprehension(18 marks)

Section A(15 marks)

Directions：In this section, you'll hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B andC．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．

Conversation One

1．When will there be a birthday party?

A．Next Sunday．

B．Next Monday．

C．This Sunday．

2．How many friends will the woman invite?

A．Ten．

B．Nine．

C．Eight．

Conversation Two

3．What were the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Maria's teacher．

B．Maria's performance．

C．Maria's fault．

4．What is the woman complaining about at last?

A．Maria's performance at school．

B．Husband's relationship with wife．

C．Husband's relationship with daughter．

Conversation Three

5．Why does the man think he was lucky to get the job?

A．He likes the job．

B．He likes the factory．

C．He is able to live in the little village．

6．How did the man sleep last night?

A．He woke for several times．

B．He slept very well．

C．He couldn't go to sleep．

Conversation Four

7．What is the man?

A．A farmer．

B．A postman．

C．A doctor．

8．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Fred grows cotton in his field．

B．Fred will buy more fields next year．

C．Fred had the largest farm in America．

9．What did the woman do last summer on the farm?

A．She milked a cow．

B．She killed a cow．

C．She harvested the corn．

Conversation Five

10．What is the man?

A．A bus driver．

B．A salesman．

C．A travel agent．

11．Where is the woman now?

A．In the US．

B．In Britain．

C．In Canada．

12．How long will the tour last?

A．About seven hours．

B．About eight hours．

C．About nine hours．

Conversation Six

13．What are the speakers talking about?

A．The price of the products．

B．The policy of the company．

C．The suggestion from the suppliers．

14．What seems to be the problem of the customers?

A．They have run out of money．

B．They refused to attend the meeting．

C．They aren't satisfied with the products．

15．What does the woman suggest?

A．Changing suppliers．

B．Providing first rate products．

C．Meeting new customers in the area．

Section B(3 marks)

听力测试

听力(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

1．What does the man mean?

A．He didn’t go to the party．

B．He really had a good time．

C．He didn’t have a good time．

2．What is the relationship between Mr Smith and Mary?

A．Doctor and patient．

B．Father and daughter．

C．Teacher and student．

3．What does the woman want to drink?

A．A beer．

B．A glass of orange juice．

C．A bottle of champagne．

4．What do you think the woman is?

A．A weather reporter．

B．A farmer．

C．A salesperson．

5．How does the man feel?

A．Angry．

B．Nervous．

C．Proud．

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。

6．What’s the boy like?

A．He is humorous．

B．He has a big head．

C．He enjoys making fun of others．

7．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Teacher and student．

B．Mother and son．

C．Husband and wife．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

8．What does the woman do?

A．She is the coach of the man．

B．She is student of a university．

C．She is a reporter．

9．How many years has the man been jumping?

A．Nineteen．

B．Eleven．

C．Eight．

10．What do we know from the conversation?

A．The man is a professional jumper．

B．The man bought the shoes using his own money．

C．What the man needs now is a cold drink．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

11．What does the woman probably do?

A．A clerk．

B．A computer expert．

C．A teacher．

12．What will the man do according to the conversation?

A．Lend his computer to the woman．

B．Help the woman write the article．

C．Teach the woman how to use the computer．

13．What do we know about the man from the conversation?

A．He is impolite to the woman．

B．He knows the computer better than the woman．

C．He will finish the article the day after tomorrow．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

14．What are the two speakers discussing about?

A．What to do on Sunday evening．

B．How to get to the cinema or a theatre．

C．Where to go this weekend．

15．What do they finally decide to do?

A．To enjoy a concert．

B．To see a film．

C．To watch a play．

16．What can we know from the conversation?

A．The man enjoys a concert better than a play．

B．There will be a concert this weekend．

C．The woman suggests going to the wind this weekend．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．Who is Stephen Hawking?

A．A student at Cambridge University．

B．A famous scientist．

C．A doctor well-known throughout the world．

18．When did Stephen Hawking notice something was wrong with him?

A．In 1942．

B．In 1965．

C．In 1962．

19．What do we know about Stephen Hawking from the passage?

A．He didn’t study hard when he was at Cambridge University．

B．He remains single because he knows his disease is incurable．

C．When he was in hospital, he began to lose hope．

20．Which the following can best explain what Stephen Hawking said at the end of the passage?

A．Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it．

B．A good beginning is half done．

C．Time and tide wait for no man．

听力(共两节)

第一节(共5小题)

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 are the four toy cars?

A．40 yuan．

B．34 yuan．

C．17 yuan．

2．When did the woman’s son graduate?

A．In 1991．

B．In 1992．

C．In 1993．

3．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a supermarket．

B．In a tea house．

C．In a garage．

4．What is most probably Judy’s job?

A．Teaching．

B．Taking photos．

C．Writing articles．

5．What did the woman promise to do?

A．Discuss with some guests．

B．Talk with her own daughter．

C．Have lunch with Scott and his daughter．

第二节(共15小题)

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 will the two speakers probably do?

A．Go traveling abroad．

B．Attend a meeting．

C．Go on business．

7．What time should they arrive at the airport?

A．Before 11∶20 p. m．

B．Before 10∶40 a. m．

C．Before 11∶20 a. m．

8．What can we infer according to the dialogue?

A．Jim Campbell will take them to the airport．

B．They are going away for a long time．

C．They will go to the north．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Where are the two speakers?

A．At home．

B．In a store．

C．At school．

10．What are the speakers looking at?

A．A shirt．

B．A skirt．

C．A pair of trousers．

11．What is the woman going to do?

A．She will give up what she wants．

B．She will ask the man for help．

C．She will pay half．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．Where are the two speakers?

A．At the ticket office．

B．At the music hall．

C．At the airport．

13．What acuses the delay of selling the tickets?

A．The computer doesn’t work．

B．Some people jump the queue．

C．Few people sell the tickets．

14．Why are there so many people expecting to go to the concert?

A．They have never been to the concert before．

B．They think it is a good concert．

C．They are on their vacation．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．What is the man?

A．A doctor．

B．A farmer．

C．A postman．

16．What can we learn about Fred?

A．He is a farmer．

B．He is a doctor．

C．He is a driver．

17．What did the woman once do at her brother’s?

A．She drank milk．

B．She killed a cow．

C．She milked a cow．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．How many people became homeless as a result of the storm?

A．Over two hundred．

B．Over fourteen．

C．About fifteen．

19．Where were Mr．Smith’s children when the storm started?

A．In the kitchen．

B．In the rooms．

C．In the yard．

20．Why did Mr．Smith go back inside their house?

A．To get his missing child．

B．To get some clothes．

C．To get some food．