“Hurry, Mommy! Let’s go trick-or-treating!” My daughter waited by the door in her pink princess skirt while I prayed in the living room. Usually I liked taking her out on Halloween, but this year I was sad. I was worried about my mother, who was in China on vacation. I got a call that afternoon that she had slipped and fallen on the hard floor of her hotel and broken her leg. She was taken to a hospital in Beijing. Mom was nervous because she couldn’t understand any of the doctors. If only I could do something to help her!
I knew I couldn’t let my worries spoil my daughter’s fun. There was nothing I could do for Mom except pray, I thought. We left the house and went down the block. I was so upset that I hardly took notice of the kids around me. There came the man to whose son I’d once given piano lessons. “Hello there,” I said, greeting him and the boy at his side.
“Hello,” the father answered. “Having fun?”“I’m trying,” I said. “Why, what’s wrong?” he asked. I told him the whole story. “My mother, in China, broke her leg and didn’t understand any of the doctors. And I’m too far away to do anything!” I said.
He raised his eyebrows. “Beijing, you said?” he asked. I nodded. He smiled. “Believe it or not, my sister is a doctor at an English-speaking hospital there. If you want, I’ll make a call right away and we’ll try and get your mom transferred (转移).”
A few days later I sat in the living room with my daughter as she finished the last of the candy. “Mommy, how far away is China?” she asked. “Not as far as I thought,” I said.
【小题1】What did the author’s daughter want to do?

听力理解

　　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 happened to the man?

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A．He fell off and broke his bike.

B．He fell off his bike and his leg was broken.

C．His bike was broken and he had to go on foot.

2．When did the business of buying and selling slaves begin?

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A．In the late 18th century.

B．In the late 17th century.

C．In the late 19th century.

3．What does Room 33 face?

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A．The south.

B．The east.

C．The sea.

4．What is the relationship of the two speakers?

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A．Mother and son.

B．Teacher and student.

C．Brother and sister.

5．Where should the man get off?

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A．At the next stop.

B．At the next stop but one.

C．Right here.

　　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．

6．What is the man doing?

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A．She is learning spoken English.

B．She is looking for a bank.

C．She is teaching spoken English.

7．Where does the conversation take place?

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A．At the university.

B．In the Street.

C．In front of a bank.

8．Which of the following is most likely to be true?

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A．The woman is on holiday in a foreign country.

B．The man is an Englishman.

C．The woman is a foreign teacher.

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题．

9．When did Mary first ring John up?

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A．At six in the morning.

B．At nine in the evening.

C．At four thirty in the afternoon.

10．What did John ask Mary to do?

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A．To help him with his lessons.

B．To go to the cinema.

C．To go to a lecture.

11．Why couldn’t Mary help John that evening?

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A．Because her mother was ill and she had to take care of her.

B．Because she had got something on that evening.

C．Because John was at a meeting.

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题．

12．What did the man do about his old car?

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A．He sold it.

B．He repaired the engine.

C．He gave it to his friend as a present.

13．What did the man feel about his old car?

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A．It's bad-looking.

B．It wouldn’t go far safely.

C．It would be all right for years.

14．What does the man feel about his new car?

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A．We are not sure.

B．It's even worse than the old one.

C．It's much better than the old one.

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题．

15．Where is the man working now?

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A．He is working as an engineer in Maryland.

B．He is teaching in Harvard University.

C．He is working in the National Motors Factory.

16．Who is Helen?

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A．The man’s friend who works in a car factory.

B．The man's wife who works in a factory.

C．The man's assistant who works for him.

17．Where did the man grow up?

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A．In Maryland.

B．In New York.

C．In Harvard University.

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题．

18．How long did the fire last?

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A．About half an hour.

B．About fifty minutes.

C．Around twenty-five minutes.

19．Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?

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A．The damage caused by the fire was great.

B．The guests were mainly rescued from the windows of their rooms.

C．All the fighters were trying to control the fire.

20．What can we infer from the passage?

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A．Many people died in the accident.

B．The fire didn’t spread to other buildings.

C．The fire started mainly because of the strong wind.

　　第三节　听下面一段独白，每段独白读三遍，第一遍听短文大意，第二遍边听边写下所缺的词或者短语，第三遍检查．

Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1902．She became one of the greatest singers (1) ________ .

　　She began singing in (2) ________ choir when she was eight years old. She had an outstanding voice, (3) ________, it was difficult for her to get a musical (4) ________. People had heard she (5) ________ money so that she could study music. And in 1930 she won a scholar and (6) ________.

　　Her success in Berlin, Germany made her fame spread. She delighted her audience (7) ________ .

　　She returned to the U. S. in 1935 to (8) ________ her career. One of her highest acclaims came in 1939, when she gave a concert for 75, 000 people from the steps of Lincoln Memorial in Washington D. C.

　　In 1955, she became the first Negro to sing (9) ________ of the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York City. Three years later, Marian Anderson (10) ________ as the U. S. delegate to the United Nations.