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：Concert tickets are ＄6 for adults, half price for children．

M：OK, I’d like three adults and two children’s tickets, please．

1．How much will the man pay for the tickets?

A．＄6．

B．＄24．

C．＄18．

W：You look sleepy．When did you go to bed last night?

M：We went to bed at 6∶30, but we had promised to wake up 　　2　　 hours later to meet your 9∶00 train．

2．What do we learn from the conversation?

A．The man woke at 8∶30．

B．The man had 9 hours to sleep．

C．The man woke at 9∶00．

W：When do you work?

M：Well, most days I work until six but on Thursdays I get off early at about 4∶30．

3．When does the man finish working on Monday?

A．At 5∶00．

B．At 6∶00．

C．At 4∶30．

M：I want to have this coat dry-cleaned．

W：Very well, sir．Your name and room numbers, please．

4．Where do you think the woman is working?

A．At a hotel．

B．At a cleaner’s．

C．On the train．

M：Now Mrs Snow, what can you remember about the attack?

W：Well, I was on my way home when a man wearing a stocking hit me on the head．

5．What is the man’s job?

A．A customer．

B．A policeman．

C．A headmaster．

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，各题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

W：Have you traveled much?

M：Well, I’ve been around the world several times．

W：What countries have you visited then?

M：I have been to France, Italy, Japan and Ireland．

W：Why did you visit them?Was it just for vacation or work?

M：In most cases, it was for vacation．I once worked in France for two years．

W：Have you ever been to Britain on vacation?

M：Oh, yes．I’ve often been to Britain．

6．How many countries are mentioned in the dialogue?

A．Four．

B．Three．

C．Five．

7．Why did the man visit those countries?

A．For holidays．

B．For work．

C．Both A and B．

8．In what country do you think the man stayed the longest time?

A．France．

B．Japan．

C．Italy．

M：How long have you lived here?

W：Since last June．．．about a year．

M：Was it cold last winter?

W：Yes, it was, but not as cold as Paris．December and February were much colder than January．

M：Did you have much snow?

W：Yes．But we didn’t have as much snow as you had in Paris．

M：What about the other seasons?

W：I think autumn was the most beautiful season．The days were clear and dry, and it was sunny all the time．But November was terrible．We had a lot of rain．

M：What was last spring like?

W：It wasn’t very nice．But May was nicer than March and April．

M：What’s summer like?

W：It was wonderful．

9．What were the two people talking about?

A．The weather in China．

B．The weather in Paris．

C．The weather in some place we don’t know．

10．How did the woman like the weather in autumn there?

A．She didn’t like it at all．

B．She did like it．

C．She thought it was terrible．

11．What was the weather like in summer?

A．It wasn’t very nice．

B．It was bad．

C．It was nice．

M：Let me see now．Which train do I need to get on?

W：Excuse me．Do you need any help?

M：Yes．I want to go to Tokyo Tower, but I’m really lost．This is my first visit to Japan, so I have no idea on how to ride the trains．

W：First, you need to buy a ticket to your destination．From here, it’s a hundred and thirty yen．

M：A hundred and thirty yen．Okay．

W：Then, get on the Subway Line at platform number 4．

M：Number 4, all right．Oh, and how often do the trains come around this time of day?

W：Usually, they come about every six minutes or so．

M：All right．And where do I get off the train?

W：Get off three stops from here．The sign at the station is written in English, so you’ll be able to read it．

M：Three stops．Got it．Thanks for your help．

W：You’re welcome．Good luck．

12．Where should the man get on the train?

A．Platform number 3．

B．Platform number 4．

C．Platform number 5

13．How often do the trains come?

A．About every five minutes．

B．About every six minutes．

C．About every seven minutes．

14．Where should the man get off the train?

A．At the first stop from here．

B．At the second stop from here．

C．At the third stop from here．

M：Windy, isn’t it?

W：Yes, it is．

M：Oh．．．where are you going?

W：To Germany．I’m going home．

M：Oh, you’re German．

W：Yes, you’re English, aren’t you?

M：Yes, I am．

W：Where are you going?

M：To Portugal．

W：On holiday?

M：No, I’m going to take some photographs．

W：Photographs?

M：Yes, I work for a travel magazine．

W：Ah．

M：What do you do?

W：I’m a student．

M：What are you studying?

W：Medicine．

M：Oh, my brother is a doctor．

W：Ah, really?

M：Cold, isn’t it?Would you like a coffee?

W：Yes, I’d love one．

M：Let’s go to the restaurant then．

15．What’s the weather like?

A．It is windy and warm．

B．It is windy and cold．

C．It is sunny and cool．

16．What’s the native language of the woman?

A．German．

B．English．

C．We don’t know．

17．What is the man going to Portugal for?

A．For holidays．

B．For work．

C．To see a friend of his．

　　How does television affect our lives?It can be helpful to those who carefully choose the programs that they watch and harmful to those who watch it too much．

　　In China, many people worry that children and young people are watching too much television．A survey of 300 youngsters in Shanghai last year showed that, on average, they spent half of their free time watching television．And two-thirds of them spent about two and a half hours reading romance and detective stories．Another survey of school-aged children in Wuhan found that half of them said they read very little．

　　During the Barcelona Olympic Games, tens of millions of Chinese viewers stayed up late to watch the opening ceremonies and other programs．

　　And television is quickly taking the place of printed material as the major source of news for most Chinese．A recent survey in Beijing found that 63 percent of those surveyed got their news from television through CCTV and local TV stations．

18．What is the main topic of the passage?

A．The Barcelona Olympic Games．

B．TV programs on Chinese television．

C．Effects of television on our lives．

19．How many people watched the Barcelona Olympic Games on television in China?

A．Tens of thousands．

B．Tens of millions．

C．Ten million．

20．According to a survey(调查)in Shanghai, how much time did young people spend on television each day?

A．Two and a half hours．

B．Three hours．

C．Three and a half hours．

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：What do you think of the movie?

M：It’s very interesting．But it’s a pity I missed the first part．

1．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．The weather．

B．A movie．

C．A basketball match．

W：You are late again．What’s the matter with you?

M：I’m sorry, Miss Green．But I didn’t catch the school bus．That’s why I was late for school．

2．Where did the conversation probably take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a book shop．

C．In a classroom．

W：I wonder if Jim will be here by 8∶00．He’s supposed to be．

M：His wife said he left at 7∶30, so he should be here by 8∶15 at the latest．

3．What time is Jim supposed to arrive?

A．8∶15．

B．8∶00．

C．7∶30．

W：How often should I take these pills and how many should I take?

M：Take two pills every six hours．

4．How many pills should the woman take in twenty-four hours?

A．Six．

B．Eight．

C．Twelve．

xW：The room is filled with smoke．I can hardly breathe．

M：I agree．Smoking shouldn’t be allowed in this room．

5．What can be concluded from this conversation?

A．The woman is bothered by some people smoking heavily．

B．The room is on fire and full of smoke．

C．Smoking is strictly forbidden in the room．

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。

W：It’s Alice’s birthday next Tuesday．What shall we buy for her birthday?

M：Does she like reading? We can buy her a book．

W：Well, she had lots of books already．Besides, her birthday present last year was also a book．

M：How about a basketball?

W：No, she doesn’t like basketball, but she likes football．

M：Get her a football, then?

W：Do you know how much a football costs?

M：I have no idea, about 20 yuan, maybe．

W：But I have only 6 yuan．How much do you have?

M：I have eight．Why not go and ask John if he would like to join us?

6．What was the birthday present they decided to buy?

A．A book．

B．A basketball．

C．A football．

7．How much money did the two speakers have altogether?

A．6 yuan．

B．14 yuan．

C．8 yuan．

8．Why did they decide not to buy Alice a book?

A．Because she didn’t like reading at all．

B．Because she had lots of books in her room．

C．Because she had lots of books and her birthday present last year was a book．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

M：What’s the matter, Alice?

W：Sorry, Mr Harrison．I missed my train．

M：Why did you miss the train?

W：Because I left home a little late．

M：Did you get up late or something?

W：No．My aunt called me at the last minute．

M：Tell her not to call you in the morning．

W：I will, Mr Harrison．I’m really sorry for being late．

M：If you are late again, I can’t let you pass for this class．

W：Oh, please．

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

A．Secretary and boss．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Doctor and patient．

10．Why was she late?

A．Her aunt called her to get up late．

B．She missed the bus．

C．She got a telephone call．

11．What can we know about the man?

A．He is strict with his students．

B．He is cold to Alice．

C．He gets angry easily．

W：Is it true that you don’t swim at all now?

M：I’m afraid so．I’m too old．

W：But you’re only twenty!

M：That’s too old for a swimmer．If I swam in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win．So I’d rather not swim at all．

W：But don’t you enjoy swimming?

M：I used to, when I was small．But if you enter for big competitions, you have to work very hard．I used to get up at 6∶00 a. m．to go to the pool．I had to swim before school, after school and on weekends．I swam thirty five miles every week at that time．

W：But you were famous at fifteen．And look at all those cups!

M：It’s true that I have some wonderful memories．I enjoyed visiting other countries，and my Olympics were very exciting．But I missed more important things．While other boys were growing up, I was swimming．

12．At what time did he get up when he was small?

A．At six in the morning．

B．At six thirty in the morning．

C．At five to six in the morning．

13．How many miles did he swim every week?

A．Thirty miles a week．

B．Thirteen miles a week．

C．Thirty-five miles a week．

14．Which is right according to the dialogue?

A．The man is 40 now．

B．At the age of 15, the man became well-known．

C．The man doesn’t enjoy traveling．

听第9段材料，回答第15~17题。

M：Hi, Shirley, how about going to the football game today?

W：I’m not going to it．I’m planning to watch it on television．

M：What’s that? Do you feel too poor to watch a football game?

W：Money’s not the problem．I find it easier to follow football on television than in the stadium．When I see the game in the stadium, I feel as if I’m too far away from the action．

M：I know just what you mean．But there’s always so much excitement．People are cheering and shouting when you’re there．

W：You’re right there, but I can’t even see who has the ball, I can’t get very excited．So I really prefer watching it on television．

M：I see your point．Well, enjoy the game．

W：You too．

15．What are the man and the woman talking about?

A．Viewing a football game．

B．Interviews with football players．

C．Money problem about a football game．

16．Why is the woman not going with the man?

A．Because she is too poor to buy a ticket．

B．Because she doesn’t like people’s cheering and shouting in the stadium．

C．Because she finds it easier to follow football on television than in the stadium．

17．Which is right according to the dialogue?

A．The man likes people’s cheering and shouting in the stadium．

B．The woman can’t get excited while watching the football game on television．

C．There’s always so little excitement in the stadium．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　When the Americans were getting ready to send their first men to the moon, an old Irishman was watching them on TV in the bar of a hotel．There was an Englishman in the bar, too, and he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very clever, aren’t they? They are going to send some men to the moon．It’s a very long way away from our world．”

　　“Oh, that’s nothing, ” the Irishman answered quickly．“The Irish are going to send some men to the sun in a few months’ time．That’s much farther away than the moon, you know．”

　　The Englishman was very surprised when he heard this．“Oh, yes, it is, ”he said．“But the sun’s too hot for people to go to．”

　　The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irishmen aren’t stupid, you know．We won’t go to the sun during the day, of course．We’ll go there during the night．”

18．Who were in the bar of the hotel?

A．Some Americans．

B．An Irishman．

C．An Englishman and an Irishman．

19．What was the Irishman doing?

A．He was drinking．

B．He was watching TV．

C．He was reading．

20．What was on TV?

A．The Americans were getting ready to go to the moon．

B．The Irish were ready to send some men to the sun．

C．Some Englishmen were sent to the moon．