第一节 听力理解 (5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段对话，回答第1-3题。
1. Why did the woman not go to
college?
A. She didn’t pass the exam.
B. She wasn’t interested in college.
C. She couldn’t afford college education.
2. What job does the woman say she
did?
A. She was a bus conductor.
B. She was a shop assistant.
C. She was a housekeeper.
3. What did the woman think of her
friend’s college life?
A. It was busy.
B. It was
wonderful.
C. It was dull
听第二段独白，回答第4-6题。
4. What kinds of
pants (trousers) did the miner want?
A. Strong pants. B. Solid pants.
C. Hard pants.
5. What were the pants made of?
A. Feather. B.
Animal skin. C.
Cotton cloth.
6. What is the best topic of the story?
A. How people start looking for gold.
B. How blue jeans
were invented.
C. How people felt
when they found gold.
听第三段对话，回答第7-9题。
7. What do you know about the man and the woman?
A. They are familiar
with each other.
B. They didn’t know
each other.
C. They came from the
same place.
8. Who lives/live in Chile now?
A. The man.
B.
The woman.
C.
The woman' s parents.
9. What does the man do now?
A. He studies physics
at Rider University.
B. He works as a sales
representative.
C. He works at Rider
University.
听第四段独白，回答第10-12题。
10. Why couldn't Jim meet Paul?
A. Because he had
some other things to do.
B. Because the
meeting went on for the whole day.
C. Because he had
to catch up the plane back.
11. Who is Alice?
A. Maybe she is
Paul's wife.
B. Maybe she is
Jim's wife.
C. Maybe she is
Jim's sister.
12. Where are Jim and his wife going for their holiday?
A. To India. B.
To Holland. C.
To Britain.
听第五段独白，回答第13-15题。
13.
Which of the following people
are unlucky?
A. People who
have boring jobs.
B. People who
have a lot of spare time.
C. People who
earn a lot of money.
14. Why are many successful sportsmen young people?
A. Because
they are under 35.
B. Because
they can move fast.
C. Because
they are interesting.
15. Which of the following group of people work till they die?
A. Writers,
artists and actors.
B. Artists，musicians
and teachers.
C. Writers，musicians and engineers.