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：How do you make this machine work?

M：I’m not sure．Try pressing that button and see what happens．

1．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Neither of them knows how to make the machine work．

B．The man knows how to make the machine work．

C．It’s really very difficult to make the machine work．

M：Who’s that going into the shop?

W：It must be the cleaners．They always do the floors before we open．

2．What do the cleaners do before the shop opens?

A．Clean the windows．

B．Clean the floors．

C．Clean the counters．

W：Are you going to stay in the office over lunchtime?

M：Yes．It’s important to check these figures．We’ll be using them in this afternoon’s meeting．

W：Oh, right, yes．Look, should Gareth call, will you say I’m not available until tomorrow? I really haven’t got time for him today．

3．What is the man going to do over lunchtime?

A．To attend a meeting．

B．To check the figures．

C．To meet somebody in the office．

M：Could you explain how this coffee machine works?

W：It’s quite simple．You put a coin in here and press the red knob(球形把手)．

4．What does the man want to get?

A．A coin．

B．Coffee．

C．A machine．

W：I can’t understand why the car has stopped．

M：You’ve run out of gas, that’s why!

5．Why has the woman’s car stopped?

A．There is no gas．

B．It has broken down．

C．It has failed to climb the slope．

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。

M：Hey，look at that motorbike．What a beauty!

W：Look out! Mind that litter bin．

M：Ouch! I’ve hurt my leg．

W：Serves you right．You wouldn’t have hurt yourself if you’d been looking where you were going．

6．What attracted the man?

A．A beautiful girl．

B．A motorbike．

C．A litter bin．

7．How did he hurt his leg?

A．He fell down his motorbike．

B．He didn’t see the litter bin．

C．He didn’t notice the stairs．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Hey, Kathy．I’m thinking about renting a movie for tonight’s party, and I want to know what kind of movies you like．

W：Okay．What kind of movies do you have in mind?

M：Well, what about action movies？

W：Ah, I don’t really like action movies．Too much violence．

M：Okay, do you like comedies？

W：Wow, I do enjoy comedies．

M：Fine．Well, what do you think of horror movies or love stories?

W：Uh…I’m not really crazy about horror movies, but love stories are often fun to watch．Oh, and I really like foreign films, too．

M：Okay．I’ll go to the video store and see what I can find．Thanks．

8．What are they going to do tonight?

A．Go to the cinema．

B．Go to a party．

C．Go and buy tickets for the movie．

9．What movies doesn’t the woman like?

A．Love stories．

B．Foreign films．

C．Action movies．

10．What is the man most probably going to do right now?

A．To rent some videos．

B．To buy some books．

C．To find out what films are on the show．

听第8段材料，回答第11～14题。

　　Hello everyone, this is the captain speaking, and I want to welcome you to Flight 18 bound for Seattle．

　　Our flight time today is 2 hours and 14 minutes, and we will be flying at an average altitude of 29 000 feet．The local time in Seattle is a quarter to twelve, and the current weather is sunny, but there is a slight chance of rain later in the day．We will be arriving at Gate 13, and we will be announcing connecting flights on our approach to the Seattle airport．

　　On behalf of Sky Airlines and the crew, I want to wish you an enjoyable stay in the Seattle area or at your final destination．Sit back and enjoy the flight．

11．What is the number of this flight?

A．80．

B．18．

C．81．

12．How long is the flight time?

A．2 hours and 40 minutes．

B．2 hours and 14 minutes．

C．2 hours and 4 minutes．

13．What is the current weather in Seattle?

A．Partly cloudy．

B．Rainy．

C．Sunny．

14．At what gate will the plane arrive?

A．13．

B．3．

C．30．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Susan, are you free after class this afternoon?

W：Hardly．I have to pick my brother up from football practice at 4∶30, and my mom asked me to cook dinner for the family at 5∶30．I feel like a slave sometimes．Then, I have to clean the dishes and finish reading my history assignment．Who knows how long that’ll take?

M：Hey listen, why don’t I come over later in the evening?And we can make some popcorn and watch a movie．

W：Oh, that’d be great, but our video machine is broken．

M：Huh．Well, let’s just play a game or something．

W：Sounds good, but give me a call before you come．My mom might try to come up with something else for me to do．

15．What will Susan have to do at 4∶30 that afternoon?

A．To finish her homework．

B．To cook dinner for the family．

C．To pick up her brother．

16．What can be inferred from what Susan says?

A．She gets really angry with her mother．

B．She is tired of having to do so many things．

C．She does not want the man to come over this evening．

17．Why can’t they watch a video at Susan’s house?

A．The machine isn’t working．

B．Susan’s mother is going to use it．

C．Susan’s mother has asked Susan to do something else．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　You’d think by now that everyone would be aware of the dangers of cigarette smoking．So why are more women lighting up?

　　Since 1980, some 3 million women have died of smoking-related illnesses．A new study reports women now account for 39 percent of all smoking-related deaths, a figure that has more than doubled since 1965．

　　In the early decades smoking was mainly popular among men, and it took nearly 25 years before the gap narrowed and smoking became quite common among women．

　　Nearly all women who smoke picked up the habit as teenagers－and 30 percent of today’s high school seniors smoke．Dr Thompson says, “We must begin this battle in schools before girls even begin to smoke．We must share with teenage girls that smoking is really harmful．”

18．How many women died of smoking-related illnesses since 1980?

A．About 3 million．

B．About 2 million．

C．About 6 million．

19．What can be inferred from the talk?

A．More and more women start smoking．

B．The number of male smokers is decreasing．

C．Smoking-related illness is one of the major threats to women．

20．When did most of women smokers pick up the habit of smoking?

A．When they entered high school．

B．Soon after they graduate from high school．

C．When they were teenagers．

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 woman mean?

A．His brother should let them use the car．

B．The subway is fine with her．

C．A car wouldn’t be any faster．

2．What does the man have to do now?

A．Complete the research．

B．Write the research paper．

C．Finish typing the paper．

3．What do you know about the woman?

A．Perhaps she is a doctor．

B．She was seriously ill．

C．She didn’t want to see the film．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．The light isn’t bright enough．

B．The dining hall isn’t large enough．

C．She agrees with the man．

5．What does the man mean?

A．His daughter is too old for the club．

B．His daughter is too young to join the club．

C．His daughter is the eldest．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：I’d like to drive to the concert but my brother has the car tonight．

W：Who needs a car?We can take the subway if we go a little earlier．

(Text 2)

W：How are you getting on with research paper?

M：I’ve finished all my research, but I haven’t been able to organize it, therefore I haven’t begun the paper yet．

(Text 3)

M：What a pity you missed the film last night．It was wonderful．

W：I would have gone to see it．But there was a patient seriously ill．

M：No wonder you didn’t come．

(Text 4)

M：The light in this dining hall is a little too bright, don’t you think so?

W：I’d say it’s perfect for a football stadium．

M：Quite right．

(Text 5)

W：Can I join your club, Dad?You know I’m interested in it, too．

M：You can when you get a bit older．

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。

6．What time is it now?

A．It’s 10∶10 p.m．

B．It’s 10∶30 p.m．

C．It’s 9∶50 p.m．

7．How long will it take the woman to get to the railway station?

A．Fifteen minutes or less．

B．More than fifteen minutes．

C．Less than fifty minutes．

8．Why did the man invite the woman to his house?

A．They had a tea party．

B．They had a dinner party．

C．They had a dancing party．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：What’s the time by your watch, David?

M：Just a minute．It’s ten to ten by my watch．

W：Is it?I had no idea it was so late．I must be going now．

M：Can’t you stay a bit longer?

W：I’m afraid not．I must catch the ten-thirty train back．

M：You’ve got plenty of time yet．The railway station’s very near．It won’t take you more than fifteen minutes to get there．

W：Well, I hate to rush at the last minute．

M：OK, drop in whenever you like．

W：Yes, I’ll do that．Thank you for asking me to dinner．It was a nice dinner party and I’ve enjoyed your cooking．

M：I’m glad you enjoyed yourself．Good night．

W：Good night．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Why does the man want to have a word with the waitress?

A．Because he has been kept waiting for a long time．

B．Because he wants to complain about the food．

C．Because he wants to pay the bill．

10．What do we learn about the restaurant?

A．It must be a new one．

B．They don’t know how to serve the people．

C．They need more waiters．

11．If the head waitress had known about his situation, what would

have happened?

A．She would have served him much earlier．

B．She would have brought another drink．

C．She would have turned to her boss for help．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Head waitress！ I want to have a word with you．

W：Yes, sir．I’ll be with you in a minute．Is there anything else you’d like to have, sir?

M：Anything else?We have been kept waiting here for almost an hour for the meal！

W：I’m terribly sorry about that, sir．There might be something wrong．You see, we’re short of help today．I’ll see to it at once．Would you like to have a drink while waiting?

M：Well, another martini．

W：Yes, sir．One moment．Here you are．I’ll be back in a minute．Here are the dishes you ordered, sir．

M：Thank you．

W：I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting．I wish I could have known earlier．

M：That’s all right．

W：Thank you for your understanding．I assure you it won’t happen again．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．Who is Mary?

A．A student．

B．A worker．

C．A teacher．

13．What can we infer about Washington’s birthday from the conversation?

A．Maybe there was a national holiday near that day．

B．It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in．

C．It is perhaps a national holiday．

14．How did Mary go to the mountain on Washington’s birthday?

A．By bus．

B．By car．

C．By train．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：Hey, Mary！You have really been gone a long time．Why is that?

W：Hi！Well, I talked with my teachers before I left about the work I would miss．Besides, my aunt in Denver made me study a lot there．

M：I thought she was your rich aunt．

W：Not very．But she didn’t have any children to raise, so she does have some money, even though she was a teacher．

M：How was the holiday?

W：Cold．．．at least three of the days while I was there．And I saw so many people on the mountain on Washington’s birthday．

M：The beaches were full on Washington’s birthday, too．It really was warm here, so lots of people went swimming．

W：Well, we should have stayed home that day．There were so many people．We took the train over to the mountain, so that at least we didn’t have to drive．It was a good thing we did－there were so many cars and buses, and no place to park anywhere．

M：Just like the beaches here．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．When will the man come back from the trip?

A．December 22．

B．January 3．

C．January 13．

16．Which flights is the man going to take for his round trip?

A．Flight 220 and Flight 476．

B．Flight 476 and Flight 220．

C．Flight 220 and Flight 414．

17．How much will the man probably pay for the tickets?

A．About ＄952．

B．About ＄414．

C．About ＄476．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：United Airlines．May I help you?

M：Yes．I’d like to book some tickets on your Flight 220, departing for Honolulu on December 22 at 7：30 in the evening．

W：Your name, please．

M：Mr．Wang Lin and Mrs．Li Fang．

W：Do you want to fly first or economy class?

M：Economy, please．

W：Yes, we still have room on that flight．Will this be a one-way trip?

M：No, round trip back to Chicago－on January 3．By the way, do you have any direct flights coming back?

W：Yes, we do．Flight 414, leaving Honolulu at 3∶00 p.m．flies non-stop back to Chicago．

M：That’s perfect．What’s the exact air fare?

W：Economy fare round trip from Chicago to Honolulu is ＄476 during busy season．

M：I see,…then our tickets are confirmed．

W：Yes, your seats are confirmed on those two flights．Please be at the airport at least one hour before departure．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．How long does Mr．Hill have to work every day?

A．6 hours．

B．7 hours．

C．8 hours．

19．What’s the worst thing that can happen to a postman?

A．Having too many items to deal with a day．

B．Going to work late in the morning．

C．Delivering letters to people from abroad．

20．How does Mr．Hill feel about his work?

A．Boring．

B．Dangerous．

C．Satisfactory．

听力原文：(Text 10)

　　I’m Harley Hill．I was chosen as a postman of the year 1975．I have been a postman for 23 years．I love my work very much and it’s a fine life for me．Every week I work forty hours．I work from six o’clock in the morning to about two o’clock in the afternoon．The worst thing is being late in the morning．We handle 50 000 to 60 000 items a day．I deliver to probably 278 addresses．Some of them are from abroad．

　　I’m happy to see the smile on their faces when I give them a letter from home．I think if there is anything I don’t like about the job, it’s the snow and ice and especially dogs．I’ve been bitten about half a dozen times．I have got 3 years before I retire．I’m going to miss the job when I retire．