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)

A．根据听到的内容完成下列句子。

Labour Day, always the first Monday in September, is a holiday of recreation and rest from labour．

1．People have a holiday and don’t go to work on ________．

St．Valentine’s Day may go back to Roman times when a special festival was held on February 14．On that day all the young girls put their names in a box and each young man drew out a name to pick his sweetheart for the next year．

2．At first St．Valentine’s Day was celebrated on ________．

Father’s Day, the third Sunday in June, began in 1910 by Ms．John Bruce Dodd in honour of her father．

3．The first Father’s Day was on ________ in the year ________．

B．听下面5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。

M：Have you finished your term paper? I handed in mine last Friday．

W：I finished typing mine at three o’clock this morning．I have to hand it in by noon today．

4．When must the girl turn in her term paper?

A．By twelve o’clock．

B．By three o’clock．

C．By two o’clock．

M：Do you have your Christmas shopping done yet?

W：Almost．I got a watch for my husband, but I can’t seem to find anything for my dad．He would probably like a book or a case for his coin collection．

5．What did the woman buy for her husband?

A．A case．

B．A book．

C．A watch．

M：What did you do during the Chinese New Year?

W：I planned to visit my aunts and uncles．But owing to frequent visit of my friends and classmates, I just stayed at home and never got the chance to go out．

6．What did the woman do during the Chinese New Year?

A．She visited her uncles．

B．She went out often．

C．She met her friends at home．

M：Was it very cold here last winter?

W：Not bad．The temperature never dropped below freezing．There was a little snow around Christmas, but that was all．

7．What does the woman say about the weather?

A．It wasn’t very cold, and it snowed a little in December．

B．There wasn’t much snow but the weather was bad．

C．The temperature dropped below freezing after Christmas．

M：Sara, what are you going to buy for your father?

W：Well, I am going to get my dad a book about London．

8．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．The woman’s father．

B．A gift for the woman’s father．

C．A book about London．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Merry Christmas, John．

M：Merry Christmas, Sally．

W：Has your family got a Christmas tree?

M：Of course we have．My father bought a tree the day before yesterday, and it is much more beautiful than that of last year．And you?

W：We have one, too．Yesterday my family decorated it with all kinds of presents．

M：Also, we have hung a lot of small colorful lamps on it．My parents put many boxes under the tree．They say Santa Claus will put presents for me in them．

W：But my grandmother tells me that Santa Claus always puts toys in our stockings at night on Christmas．

M：Really?

W：It’s true．My grandmother never tells lies．I’ll put my stockings near my pillow tonight．

M：That’s a good idea．

W：I have to go now．Good luck!

M：The same to you!

9．According to the conversation, which statement is correct?

A．John’s and Sally’s families have Christmas trees．

B．John’s family has a Christmas tree, but Sally’s has not．

C．Sally’s father bought one Christmas tree yesterday．

10．Why do John’s parents put many boxes under the Christmas tree?

A．Because the boxes are very heavy．

B．Because the tree is full of presents．

C．Because Santa Claus will put his presents in them．

11．Where will Sally put her stockings finally?

A．On the tree．

B．Near the pillow．

C．At the table．

听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。

Nothing expresses the spirit of the holiday more than music．More than any other holiday celebrated in America, Christmas moves people to write, play and sing music．There are all religious songs, expressing joy or a sense of spiritual mystery, old folk songs and modern pop music, songs about winter Christmas trees and Santa Claus．People sing Christmas songs in churches and at school．They hear them on the radio, in stores, and even on street corners．More groups of people get together to sing at Christmas than at any other time of the year．During Christmas, many churches and schools give holiday concerts．The concert halls organize large group singing activities, called sing-songs．Many Christmas songs sound beautiful when sung by a large group．

12．What can express the spirit of the holiday most?

A．Nothing．

B．Music．

C．Art．

13．What kind of music is not mentioned in the passage?

A．Old folk songs．

B．Jazz．

C．Pop music．

14．Why do concert halls organize large group singing activities?

A．The sound can be spread farther．

B．They can make some money．

C．Large groups can make the songs sound very beautiful．

听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Mother’s Day

Brother：Hi, Angela．What are you doing?

Sister：Trying to figure out how to bake a cake．

Brother：Forget it, Angela．You can’t even make a sandwich．

Sister：Keep your mouth shut．

Brother：What do you want to bake a cake for anyway?Are we having any visitors today?

Sister：No．It’s for tomorrow．

Brother：Tomorrow?You can ask Mom to give you a hand．

Sister：Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．

Brother：That’s why you want to bake a cake, eh?Tell you what, why don’t you just buy a card or a dozen carnations?

Sister：Will you lend me twenty bucks?

Brother：Say it again．

Sister：You heard what I said．

Brother：You have your own pocket money．

Sister：What gift do you buy for Mom?

Brother：It’s a secret．

Sister：I knew you wouldn’t let me know．Who cares?

Brother：If you don’t have enough money to buy a gift, why don’t you just clean up the house?Mother will be pleased．She’ll have an easy day tomorrow．

Sister：Sounds like a good idea．But how about cooking?

Brother：Don’t worry．Leave it to me．

15．Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．

16．The brother is unwilling to lend her sister any money．

17．The sister will do cooking while the brother will do cleaning．

听第12段材料，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。

A Birthday Party

Jane：Why?Are they out?(As she fumbles for the switch, the light suddenly comes on．)

All：Happy birthday!

Jane：Oh, what a surprise!Thank you all．

Lin Yun：Now close your eyes．(She holds up a stuffed puppy in front of Jane and yaps．)Okay, you can open your eyes now．

Jane：Wow!A cute puppy!

Lin Yun：This is a birthday present from all of us．

Joe：Hope you like it．

Jane：That’s very thoughtful of you．

Lin Yun：Thanks for your good advice, Joe．Look here, Jane．We’ve also got a cake．

Jane：Oh, I can’t believe it!I thought only Mom would do that for me．

Lin Yun：Don’t be so sentimental．Let’s light the candles．(They sing “Happy Birthday”．)

Wang Fang：Now make a wish and blow out the candles．

Jane：I’ve made the same wish many times, but it hasn’t come true yet．

Li Yiwei：It will, as long as you wish it whole-heartedly．(Jane takes a deep breath and blows out all the candles．Her classmates clap．)

Joe：We’re starving．Jane, please cut the cake．(After dinner, Lin Yun suggests singing and dancing for fun．)

Lin Yun：Let’s sing some English songs．

Li Yiwei：Okay, which one shall we start with?

Wang Fang：How about “Red River Valley”?(She takes the lead：“Oh, the buffalo’s gone from the prairie…”and they sing together．)

Lin Yun：Great．What shall we sing next?

Joe：Let’s sing “Rockey Mountain High”, John Denver’s favorite．

Qian Hong：Yeah．Let our spirits soar．

Li Yiwei：Here it goes．(She starts to play the tune．They sing．)

Jane：Li Yiwei, I didn’t know you could play the mouthorgan so well．

Lin Yun：You didn’t?Let her play a solo for you, will you?Yiwei, play a famous Chinese tune for Jane, how about “Erquanyingyue”?(Li plays the tune．)

Jane：(Claps)Wonderful．I wish I could do something like that．The Chinese music is so beautiful．I am lost．

Lin Yun：Now, Wang Fang, why not show your dancing talent for us?(Wang performs her Xinjiang dance．)

Jane：Thank you, Wang Fang．You let me know you more．How happy I am tonight!I hope the pleasant time lasts forever．

18．Whose birthday is it today?

A．Jane’s．

B．Lin Yun’s．

C．Wang Fang’s．

19．Which song did they sing first?

A．Rockey Mountain High．

B．Red River Valley．

C．Happy Birthday．

20．Who can play mouthorgan(口琴)well?

A．Lin Yun．

B．Li Yiwei．

C．Wang Fang．

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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

1．Where is the man’s bike now?

A．Under the stairs．

B．At the gate．

C．In the garden．

2．What does the man mean?

A．He doesn’t like the hotel．

B．They can’t afford to stay at the hotel．

C．They do not want to stay at a hotel．

3．What time is the woman leaving?

A．At 4∶30．

B．At 4∶00．

C．At 3∶30．

4．What does the man think of Mr．Stone’s lessons?

A．Boring．

B．Helpful．

C．Unnecessary．

5．What is the woman doing?

A．Offering suggestions．

B．Expressing dissatisfaction．

C．Asking for help．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：I had my bike repaired．Last night I put it at the gate but can’t find it now．

W：It was in my way when I went to the garden．So I put it under the stairs．It’s still there．

(Text 2)

W：Why don’t we stay at the Grand Regency Hotel?

M：You are joking!Do you know how expensive that place is?There is no way we can afford to stay there．

(Text 3)

M：Don’t you usually leave for the airport at four o’clock?

W：Yes．I usually do．

M：Well, why are you leaving so early?

W：It’s going to snow, so I have to leave half an hour earlier．

(Text 4)

W：Mr．Stone’s lessons were a waste of time．He was always telling funny stories．

M：But he was actually covering what we should learn．

(Text 5)

M：I’d love to go to the Super Bowl next week, but I don’t think there are any more tickets．

W：Why don’t you talk to Laura?She’s a big football fan．She might be able to give you some advice on how to get a ticket．And I know she is planning to go herself, so maybe you could go with her．

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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

6．What might be the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Workmates．

B．Friends．

C．Mother and son．

7．What are they talking about?

A．The man’s major in college．

B．The man’s favorite subjects．

C．The man’s future job．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：So what do you think you are going to do when you graduate, John?

M：I’m not sure．My dad says I should work in information technology．You know something with computers．

W：Is that what your dad does?

M：Not really．He is an engineer．

W：How about you?What are you interested in doing?

M：Well．I’m interested in medicine．I’d love to be a doctor．

W：Yeah, what subject are you good at?

M：Math is my best subject．And I’m also pretty good at science．

听第7段对话，回答第8～9题。

8．Who is the woman complaining about?

A．Her boss．

B．Her husband．

C．Her friend．

9．What is the man’s advice?

A．Finishing her job earlier．

B．Leaving the task to others．

C．Asking others for help．

听力原文：(Text 7)

W：If that man gives me any more letters to type, I’ll scream．He’s given me ten already today, and there’ll be more when I get back from coffee break．I’ll be here till midnight．

M：Calm down, Franny．He can’t make you stay after five．Finish what you can, and leave the rest for Mary．

W：But they’re important letters, Joe．They should go out tonight．

M：That’s not your worry．If they’re important, he should have given them to you earlier．

听第8段对话，回答第10～11题。

10．What happened to the woman?

A．She couldn’t cross a busy street．

B．She got into a moving taxi．

C．She got hurt by a taxi．

11．Where are the two speakers?

A．In the hospital．

B．In the street．

C．In a police station．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：Tell me what happened．

W：Well, I wasn’t paying attention when I started to cross the street, and I stepped in front of a taxi．I didn’t realize it was still moving．

M：Can you walk?

W：Not very well．

M：Where does it hurt?

W：My side hurts when I take a step?

M：Okay, don’t try to walk anymore．Don’t worry．An ambulance is on the way．You know, you’re very lucky;you could have easily been killed in the accident．

W：Yes, I guess I could have．

M：You’ll have to fill out a form．Do you have any identification with you?

W：I have my passport．By the way, how did you get here so fast?

M：Someone dialed 911 and reported the accident．We were in the area and got a radio call．It only took a minute or so to get here．

听第9段对话，回答第12～14题。

12．What does the man want to find out?

A．The cost of taking a taxi．

B．The nearest bus stop．

C．How to get to a hotel．

13．How many possibilities does the woman suggest?

A．2．

B．3．

C．4．

14．What is the man’s final decision?

A．Checking the schedule．

B．Waiting for another bus．

C．Taking a taxi．

听力原文：(Text 9)

M：Excuse me, can you help me?

W：Of course．What can I do for you?

M：Can you tell me how I can get to the Excelsior Hotel from here?

W：The Excelsior?Let’s see, that’s in the city, right?

M：Yes, it is．On Forty-third Street, just off Eleventh Avenue．

W：Well, you can take a bus to the city．Just go out of the front door of the terminal and cross the street．There is a sign that says, “Airport－City Bus．” Otherwise, you can take a taxi．You can catch one right in front of the terminal．

M：Thank you．Oh, do you know how much the bus fare is?

W：It’s five dollars．A taxi costs about fifteen to twenty dollars．

M：I’d better take a bus then．How often does the bus run?

W：I think you just missed one．There is a schedule printed on the sign outside．I think that the buses ran every half hour or so．

M：On second thought, I’d better take a taxi．I have a lot of luggage and it’s late．Thank you!

听第10段对话，回答第15～17题。

15．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．On a plane．

B．On a train．

C．In a restaurant．

16．Why is the man worried?

A．This is his first time abroad．

B．He cannot arrive on time．

C．He has never seen his grandson．

17．When did the man first see Europe?

A．Recently．

B．After his wife’ s death．

C．During the Second World War．

听力原文：(Text 10)

W：Yes, Sir．You called?

M：Yes, I wonder if you could bring me another bottle of beer．

W：Certainly．Would you like anything else?

M：Well, my grandson is supposed to meet me in London at the airport．Do you think he’ll be able to find me?

W：I’m sure he will．You don’t have to worry about that．Are you going to be visiting him?

M：Yes．I’ve never seen my grandson．

W：I think you’ll have a wonderful time in London．It’s beautiful, is this your first time abroad?

M：No, I saw quite a bit of Europe before, Rome, Berlin, Paris, places like that, but I’ve never been to London．

W：Oh, then you have flown before too．

M：No, that was during the Second World War and I went to Europe on a large ship carrying soldiers．

W：Things are quite different in Europe nowadays．

M：I’m sure they are．I’m really interested to get there．

W：Well, it’s 4∶00 now and we’ll be there at 6∶00．Will you be staying long?

M：I plan to stay five weeks．I was a teacher but I have stopped working．My wife has died and so I can go wherever I want．

W：I think you’ll have a good time．I’ll go and get a beer for you．

听第11段独白，回答第18～20题。

18．What is the talk mainly about?

A．Improving our memory．

B．Taking care of our health．

C．Collecting information．

19．What should we do to remember someone’s name?

A．Write it down on a piece of paper．

B．Pay more attention to his or her first name．

C．Remember his or her last name．

20．What does the speaker suggest to us?

A．Having a rest for twenty minutes．

B．Taking some Vitamins B1 and B2．

C．Doing sports during the break．

听力原文：(Text 11)

　　W：There are many ways in which the memory can be improved．In fact, I believe we all have the ability to remember up to six times more than we do．

　　A lot of people find that visualizing information is very helpful．For example, if you are trying to remember a telephone number, imagine it written down on a piece of paper．

　　Remembering people’s names is a problem for a lot of people．I recommend that when you are introduced to someone you concentrate on his or her first name．It probably won’t offend anyone if you have to say, “What was your last name again, Sarah?” but Sarah might be upset if you forget her first name．

　　Of course, regular breaks are important and it’s better not to work for long periods without taking one, stopping for rest about every twenty minutes is best．

　　Finally, take care of yourself physically．Avoid substances like coffee, alcohol or drugs, because they dull the mind．And don’t forget your vitamins－B1 and B2 are particularly good for the memory．