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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Where is his mother now?

A．At home．

B．In the hospital．

C．At work．

2．How does the man feel about his job?

A．He enjoys it．

B．He doesn’t like it at all．

C．He wants to find a new job．

3．What does the man mean?

A．It will take him a long time to help the woman．

B．He can help her for a while．

C．It won’t take a long time for him to help her．

4．Where did the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a plane．

B．In a coffee shop．

C．In a restaurant．

5．Why couldn’t the man get through?

A．The woman’s telephone was out of order．

B．The woman’s receiver wasn’t put in the right place．

C．The receiver of the telephone was broken．

听力原文：(Text 1)

W：How is your mother feeling these days?

M：Much better，thanks．She should be coming home in a few days．The operation was a success and the doctor says she’ll recover in no time．

(Text 2)

W：You seem to have a lot of work at your office．You’re always staying late and working overtime．

M：That’s true，but I think the work is interesting and fun．I don’t mind the extra hours at all．

(Text 3)

W：Jack，can you help me with this work?

M：Sure，if it won’t take too much time．

(Text 4)

M：Miss，is there still time for a cup of coffee on this fight?

W：Yes，but you have to drink it fast，because we’ll be landing in 10 minutes．

(Text 5)

M：Is your phone out of order?

W：No．Why?

M：I tried calling you but couldn’t get through．

W：I’m sorry．Perhaps the receiver was off the hook．

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．Why does the woman want to buy something for her husband?

A．It’s a birthday present．

B．It’s a Christmas present．

C．His husband isn’t satisfied with the tie．

7．What did the clerk recommend(推荐)the second time?

A．A tie．

B．An electric shaver．

C．Some cosmetics(化妆品)．

8．Why did the woman ask the clerk to put a card into the present?

A．To tell her husband how much she paid for the gift．

B．To congratulate him in written words．

C．To post it．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：Could you help me，please?I’m looking for something for my husband’s birthday next week and I just can’t seem to think of anything to buy．

M：Certainly，madam．You don’t have anything special in mind?

W：Right．I just don’t know．

M：How about a nice silk tie?We have some handsome ties that just arrived from Italy．

W：Not a tie．I gave him one for Christmas and he’s never worn it．He hates ties．

M：What about this?He can use it after he shaves himself．

W：I don’t know．My husband has never used that kind of thing every often．He might not care for that either．Can you think of any other thing?

M：I believe I have just the thing．This wallet is something any man would be proud to own．It has a very deep money pocket．

W：That does sound nice．Please wrap it．Would you put this card in with it?

M：Certainly，madam．It will take just a few minutes．

W：All right．I’ll wait．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Where are the two speakers?

A．On a bus．

B．In the shopping district．

C．At a street corner．

10．What’s the largest building to the left?

A．The bank．

B．The department store．

C．City Hall．

11．What does the man need?

A．Clothing．

B．Shoes．

C．Cigarettes．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：There’s a lot of traffic on the street．Is this the shopping district?

W：Yes，it is．There are a lot of stores，office buildings，and theatres near here．

M：What is the largest building on the left?

W：That’s department store．It sells clothing，furniture，food－almost everything．

M：Do you buy everything in the same store?That’s very handy，isn’t it?It saves a lot of time．I need some clothes．

W：There’s a men’s clothing store next to the bank building on the right．There are also some good stores on Lincoln Street．

M：That’s a beautiful theatre on the corner．What do all the signs in front of it mean?

W：There’s a new play there tonight．The building next to the theatre is a hotel．

M：Is that the post office across the street?

W：No，that’s the City Hall．The post office is between the bus station and the Richmond Hotel．

M：Is that far from here?

W：No，it’s just three blocks straight ahead．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a library．

B．In the woman’s office．

C．In a bookstore．

13．What is the woman trying to do?

A．To buy a book．

B．To borrow a book．

C．To get the writer’s name of a book．

14．What is the man going to do when the book comes in?

A．To send it to the woman’s house．

B．To write to the woman．

C．To call the woman．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：I’ve been trying to get hold of the book for some time．

M：Well，I’m sorry we haven’t got it．．．but we can order it for you．

W：How long should it take to get it?

M：Only a few days．

W：All right．

M：Now，what was the title?

W：Never Say Never．

M：Do you happen to know the name of the author?

W：Yes，it’s Claudia Jameson．

M：Jameson．OK，now could I have your name please?

W：Yes．Anne…that’s with an “e” at the end…Parker．

M：Anne Parker．Can I have your telephone number，as well?

W：737506．

M：Thank you very much．As soon as it comes in，I’ll ring you．

W：Thank you very much．

听第9段材料，回答第15～16题。

15．What kind of man is described by the man speaker?

A．A teenager．

B．A young adult．

C．A middle-aged man．

16．What color are the man’s eyes?

A．Black．

B．Blue．

C．Brown．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：Can you describe him?Is he tall or short?

M：Tall．Not very tall，but fairly tall．

W：Thin?Fat?

M：Well，he’s certainly not fat．He’s very fit and strong．

But he’s not thin either．

W：Can you say he’s well-built?

M：Yes，exactly．He’s well-built．About twenty-one or twenty-two years old．

W：Fair or dark hair?

M：Fair．

W：Is his hair long or short?

M：About shoulder-length．

W：What color are his eyes?

M：He has blue eyes．

W：I see．Can you tell us anything else?What’s he wearing，for example?

M：Yes，I can，actually．He’s wearing a big white sweater，white shorts and an open-necked shirt．

W：Thank you for calling．We’ll try to find him．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．How many librarians are in charge of the library?

A．Only one．

B．A single man．

C．We both．

18．What’s the passage mainly about?

A．The duties of the librarian．

B．The rules of the library．

C．The length of the students’ borrowing books．

19．How many books can students borrow at a time?

A．Two books．

B．Three books．

C．Four books．

20．Which of the following is NOT true of the rules for good behaviour in the library?

A．The students should keep the books in good condition when they return them．

B．The students should not keep books longer than two weeks if they don’t finish them．

C．The students want to take away some books with the permission given by the librarian．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

　　We have a big well-equipped library in our school．There is a librarian in charge of it．Students of the school may borrow books from the library but they may not lend them to others without the permission of the librarian．Students may borrow three books at a time．They may keep the books for 2 weeks．If they do not return them by the end of this period，they may be refused permission to borrow any more．?

　　There are a number of rules for good behaviour in the library．Students ought to put back the books in their correct places on the shelves．They ought to leave the books carefully and keep them in good condition．Students may not talk or disturb others in the library．They ought to keep quiet when they are passing along outside the library．

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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What are the two speakers doing?

A．Enjoying meeting each other．

B．Saying good-bye to each other．

C．Planning to see each other．

2．What can you guess about the woman?

A．He is a hard working boy．

B．He is as dull as Jack．

C．He’d like to go with Lisa．

3．What is the woman?

A．A waiter．

B．A conductor．

C．A book clerk．

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

A．A boss and a salesgirl．

B．A teacher and his pupil．

C．A professor and his assistant．

5．What do you guess about the man?

A．He didn’t sleep well last night．

B．He is going to play a game．

C．He is lying in bed．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：Well, I’d better be getting home now．It’s been great seeing you again．

W：Oh, It was nice seeing you too．

(Text 2)

M：Sorry, Lisa．I can’t go to the party with you tonight．

W：Have you heard that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy?

(Text 3)

M：I want a ticket to London, please．Second-class．

W：Single or return?

(Text 4)

W：Excuse me, Professor Smith．I was wondering if I could leave 15 minutes early this afternoon．

M：Sure, go ahead, Jane．Do give your lovely child a loud kiss．

(Text 5)

W：What’s the matter?You look tired．

M：I tried to sleep last night but I lay there awake, thinking about the game．

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6～7题。

6．What’s the woman going to do?

A．Attend her friend’s wedding party．

B．Attend Lan’s party．

C．Do some shopping with her friends．

7．What does the man suggest to the woman?

A．Wear her new dress．

B．Wear the light blue dress．

C．Wear a more formal one．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：How do you like my new dress?

M：It looks very fashionable．

W：I’m going to wear it at my friend’s wedding party tomorrow．What do you think?

M：Not a bad idea．But I think I prefer the light blue dress you wore at Lan’s party last time．

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

8．What time is it when the dialogue happens?

A．At 8∶00．

B．At 7∶30．

C．At 7∶47．

9．What’s the result of the dialogue?

A．The man will drop the woman at a nearby underground station．

B．The man will drive the woman to Park．

C．The woman will not meet her friend on time．

听力原文：(Text 7)

W：It’s only thirty minutes left．I’ve got an appointment－I’m meeting a friend in London at eight．I’ll never make it．

M：I’m going into London．I’ll give you a lift if you like．

W：Could you really?That would be kind．

M：Where are you meeting your friend?

W：Near park－but if you can drop me at an underground station．That’ll be fine．

M：No, it’s all right．Park’s not far out of my way．I’ll take you there．

W：That’s very kind of you．

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

10．Where does the dialogue take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a bookstore．

C．At home．

11．What does the man order?

A．A hamburger and coffee．

B．A Coke and a cake．

C．A hamburger and a Coke．

12．How much does it cost?

A．＄1.70．

B．＄1.17．

C．＄17．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：Can I get you something?

M：Yes, a hamburger, please．

W：Anything to drink?

M：Oh, yea．I’m thirsty．A Coke, please．

W：Here you are．That’s ＄1.70．

M：I think that’s wrong．It can’t be ＄1.70．It’s ＄1.17．

W：Oh, you are right．Sorry．

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

13．What is Sally?

A．A famous singer．

B．A film star．

C．A famous swimmer．

14．Where is Sally now?

A．In a competition．

B．In a swimming pool．

C．In California．

15．What did she do at the last Olympics?

A．She broke all the records．

B．She won many cups．

C．She swam thirty-five miles．

16．Why has she given up swimming?

A．She is too old to swim．

B．She prefers visiting other countries．

C．She can’t win any international competitions．

(Text 9)?

Do you remember Sally Green, the swimming star?She was the girl who broke all the records at last Olympics．Where is she now?Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian home．

M：It is true that you don’t swim at all now?

W：I’m afraid so．I’m too old．

M：But you are only twenty．

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

M：But don’t you enjoy swimming?

W：I used to, when I was still small．But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard．I used to get up at 6 a．m．to go to the pool．I had to train before school．After school and at weekends, I swam thirty-five miles every week!

M：But you were famous at fifteen．And look at these cups．

W：It’s true that I have some wonderful memories．I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting．But I missed more important things．While other girls were growing up, I was swimming．What can I do?

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．When did the story take place?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

18．What was Harry’s problem?

A．Everyone at his school liked him．

B．No one at his school liked him．

C．Some people at his school dislike him．

19．Why didn’t Harry want to accept his mother’s advice?

A．He thought he was too weak．

B．He thought he was the headmaster．

C．He thought he was too old to change．

20．What have you learned from the text?

A．Harry is a bus-driver．

B．Harry is a student．

C．Harry is the headmaster．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

　　Harry came to his mother one morning while she was having her breakfast, and said to her, “No one at my school likes me, mother．The teachers don’t, and the children don’t．Even the cleaners and the bus drivers hate me．”

　　“Well, Harry, ” his mother answered, “perhaps you aren’t very nice to them．If a few people don’t like a person, he or she may not be responsible for that;but if a lot of people don’t, there is usually something wrong, and that person really needs to change．”

　　“I’m too old to change, ”Harry said．“I don’t want to go to school．”

　　“Don’t be silly, Harry, ”his mother said, going to the garage to get the car out．“You have to go．You’re quite well, and you still have a lot of things to learn．And besides that, you’re the headmaster of the school．”

听力(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

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 about those in England?

M：The fifty-pence’s the biggest, and the half-penny is the smallest．

W：Really? In America, the biggest is the fifty-cents, and the smallest is the cent．

1．What are the speakers doing?

A．Comparing goods．

B．Doing shopping．

C．Talking about coins．

M：This meat is like old leather! It’s enough to break every tooth in your head．

W：Perhaps you’d like to change your order, sir．The fish is very tender．

2．How does the man feel?

A．Unsatisfied．

B．Impatient．

C．Pleased．

M：Tomorrow is the Tenth of June．It’s my birthday and I’m going to the George and Dragon．Would you like to come?

W：To celebrate your birthday? Of course I would．What group’s playing?

M：The Red Rose, I think．

3．What is the woman interested in?

A．The man．

B．The party．

C．The band．

W：Why are you so late?

M：My alarm clock failed to work again．

4．Why is the man late?

A．He could not walk fast．

B．He slept late last night．

C．His clock was out of order．

M：Where’s the book about cars I was reading last night? I laid it down on the table, and now it’s gone．

W：I don’t know．I cleaned early this morning and I don’t remember where I put it．

5．What is the man looking for?

A．A book about cards．

B．A book about furniture．

C．A book about cars．

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。

M：Why aren’t you doing your homework?

W：I’ll do it later, Dad．I must get these things right first．Our group’s playing in a concert on Saturday．

M：Oh, is it? You’ll be making records next, will you?

W：We hope so．The man from “Dream Discs” is coming to the concert．So I’d better play well．

M：You’d better get on with your homework! You can practise the guitar all day Saturday．

W：Oh, Dad, you don’t understand at all．This concert could change my life．

M：It certainly could! You’ve got exams next month．Important ones．If you don’t pass them, you won’t get a good job．

W：I don’t want a boring old job in a bank．

M：Oh, don’t you? Whose boring old job paid for this house? And for what?

W：Yours, I know．But I’d rather be happy than rich．

6．What is the girl doing now?

A．Repairing a guitar．

B．Practising the guitar．

C．Preparing for making records．

7．What does the girl expect?

A．To be chosen by a band．

B．To pass the coming exams．

C．To get a job in a bank．

8．What is the man?

A．A school teacher．

B．A guitar player．

C．A bank clerk．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Hello?1523852．

M：Hello, may I speak to Anna?

W：I’m afraid Anna isn’t in．

M：Is that Tracy speaking?

W：No, this is Jane．

M：Oh, I’m sorry…er…well, could you please leave Anna a passage for me?

W：Sure, what is it?

M：Well, I’ll meet Anna for lunch at my home．Would you ask her to see if she has my French dictionary? And if she does, tell her to bring it along．

W：All right．And where are you calling from?

M：My home．I’m Anna’s friend, Pat．

W：Thank you for calling, Pat．

M：And thank you, Jane．

9．Where is Pat calling from?

A．His home．

B．His school．

C．His office．

10．Who does Pat want to call?

A．Tracy．

B．His friend Anna．

C．Tracy and Anna．

11．Why can’t Pat speak to Anna now?

A．Because Anna is at work．

B．Because Anna is out for lunch．

C．Because Anna is not at home．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Good evening, sir．I’m Assistant Manager．I’m afraid we’ve had a complaint about the noise from your neighbour who’s trying to get some sleep．

M：Oh, I see．

W：Could you please ask your friends to be a little quieter so that our guests can get a good night’s sleep?

M：Oh, I’m so sorry．I suppose we were talking rather loudly．We won an important prize．We were having a celebration．

W：I’m pleased to hear it．Shall I have some coffee brought to you?

M：No, that won’t be necessary．We were just about to pack up anyway．

12．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a hotel．

B．In a flat building．

C．In the manager’s office．

13．What is the woman pleased to hear?

A．The man’s apology．

B．The man’s story．

C．The man’s explanation．

14．What were the man and his friends about to do?

A．End their activity．

B．Leave where they were．

C．Apologize to their neighbor．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：So, what do you think? How do you like New York?

M：I’m having a good time．I love it．I’m glad we came．

W：Yeath really like the stores and the shopping centers?．

M：I love the museums, too．

W：But the traffic is pretty bad．

M：Yeah．I hate all the traffic．It’s really noisy．

W：Listen, it’s almost dinner time．There are lots of restaurants around here．What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Chinese?

M：I can’t stand making decisions．You choose．

W：OK, let’s go American．Where is the nearest McDonald’s?

15．What do you know about the speakers from the dialogue?

A．They are native American．

B．They are tourists to New York．

C．They are from Japan．

16．What do they dislike here?

A．The museum．

B．The restaurants．

C．The traffic．

17．Which restaurants are NOT mentioned in their dialogue?

A．Chinese restaurants．

B．Thai restaurants．

C．American restaurants．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Scientists are trying to make desert into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

　　Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts．

　　People are doing bad things to the earth．

　　Some places on the earth don’t get much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the wind blow away the dirt．When a bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water．Without plants, the land can become desert more easily．

18．Why is land becoming desert little by little according to the passage?

A．Because plants can’t grow there．

B．Because there is not enough rain．

C．Because people do bad things to the earth．

19．Why are green plants very important to dry places?

A．Because they don’t let the wind blow the earth away?．

B．Because they hold water．

C．Both of the above．

20．From this passage, what can we learn?

A．Plants can keep dry land from becoming desert．

B．All places without a lot of rain will become deserts?．

C．It is better to grow crops on dry land than on wet land．

听力测试(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

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，并标在试卷相应的位置。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 about those in England?

M：The fifty-pence’s the biggest, and the half-penny is the smallest．

W：Really? In America, the biggest is the fifty-cents, and the smallest is the cent．

1．What are the speakers doing?

A．Comparing goods．

B．Doing shopping．

C．Talking about coins．

M：This meat is like old leather! It’s enough to break every tooth in your head．

W：Perhaps you’d like to change your order, sir．The fish is very tender．

2．How does the man feel?

A．Unsatisfied．

B．Impatient．

C．Pleased．

M：Tomorrow is the tenth of June．It’s my birthday and I’m going to the George and Dragon．Would you like to come?

W：To celebrate your birthday? Of course I would．What group’s playing?

M：The Red Rose, I think．

3．What is the woman interested in?

A．The man．

B．The party．

C．The band．

W：Why are you so late?

M：My alarm clock failed to work again．

4．Why is the man late?

A．He could not walk fast．

B．He slept late last night．

C．His clock was out of order．

M：Where’s the book about cars I was reading last night? I laid it down on the table, and now it’s gone．

W：I don’t know．I cleaned early this morning and I don’t remember where I put it．

5．What is the man looking for?

A．A book about cards．

B．A book about furniture．

C．A book about cars．

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。

M：Why aren’t you doing your homework?

W：I’ll do it later, Dad．I must get these things right first．Our group’s playing in a concert on Saturday．

M：Oh, is it? You’ll be making records next, will you?

W：We hope so．The man from “Dream Discs” is coming to the concert．So I’d better play well．

M：You’d better get on with your homework! You can practise the guitar all day Saturday．

W：Oh, Dad, you don’t understand at all．This concert could change my life．

M：It certainly could! You’ve got exams next month．Important ones．If you don’t pass them, you won’t get a good job．

W：I don’t want a boring old job in a bank．

M：Oh, don’t you? Whose boring old job paid for this house? And for what?

W：Yours, I know．But I’d rather be happy than rich．

6．What is the girl doing now?

A．Repairing a guitar．

B．Practising the guitar．

C．Preparing for making records．

7．What does the girl expect?

A．To be chosen by a band．

B．To pass the coming exams．

C．To get a job in a bank．

8．What is the man?

A．A school teacher．

B．A guitar player．

C．A bank clerk．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Hello?1523852．

M：Hello, may I speak to Anna?

W：I’m afraid Anna isn’t in．

M：Is that Tracy speaking?

W：No, this is Jane．

M：Oh, I’m sorry…er…well, could you please leave Anna a message for me?

W：Sure, what is it?

M：Well, I’ll meet Anna for lunch at my home．Would you ask her to see if she has my French dictionary? And if she does, tell her to bring it along．

W：All right．And where are you calling from?

M：My home．I’m Anna’s friend, Pat．

W：Thank you for calling, Pat．

M：And thank you, Jane．

9．Where is Pat calling from?

A．His home．

B．His school．

C．His office．

10．Who does Pat want to call?

A．Tracy．

B．His friend Anna．

C．Tracy and Anna．

11．Why can’t Pat speak to Anna now?

A．Because Anna is at work．

B．Because Anna is out for lunch．

C．Because Anna is not at home．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Good evening, sir．I’m Assistant Manager．I’m afraid we’ve had a complaint about the noise from your neighbour who’s trying to get some sleep．

M：Oh, I see．

W：Could you please ask your friends to be a little quieter so that our guests can get a good night’s sleep?

M：Oh, I’m so sorry．I suppose we were talking rather loudly．We won an important prize．We were having a celebration．

W：I’m pleased to hear it．Shall I have some coffee brought to you?

M：No, that won’t be necessary．We were just about to pack up anyway．

12．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a hotel．

B．In a flat building．

C．In the manager’s office．

13．What is the woman pleased to hear?

A．The man’s apology．

B．The man’s story．

C．The man’s explanation．

14．What were the man and his friends about to do?

A．End their activity．

B．Quarrel with the Assistant Manager．

C．Apologize to their neighbor．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：So, what do you think? How do you like New York?

M：I’m having a good time．I love it．I’m glad we came．

W：Yeath I really like the stores and the shopping centers．

M：I love the museums, too．

W：But the traffic is pretty bad．

M：Yeah．I hate all the traffic．It’s really noisy．

W：Listen, it’s almost dinner time．There are lots of restaurants around here．What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Chinese?

M：I can’t stand making decisions．You choose．

W：OK, let’s go American．Where is the nearest McDonald’s?

15．What do you know about the speakers from the dialogue?

A．They are native American．

B．They are tourists to New York．

C．They are from Japan．

16．What do they dislike here?

A．The museum．

B．The restaurants．

C．The traffic．

17．Which restaurants are NOT mentioned in their dialogue?

A．Chinese restaurants．

B．Thai restaurants．

C．American restaurants．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Scientists are trying to make desert into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

　　Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．

　　Some places on the earth don’t get much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the wind blow away the dirt．When a bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water．Without plants, the land can become desert more easily．

18．Why is land becoming desert little by little according to the passage?

A．Because plants can’t grow there．

B．Because there is not enough rain．

C．Because people do bad things to the earth．

19．Why are green plants very important to dry places?

A．Because they don’t let the wind blow the earth away．

B．Because they hold water．

C．Both of the above．

20．From this passage, what can we learn?

A．Plants can keep dry land from becoming desert．

B．All places without a lot of rain will become deserts．

C．It is better to grow crops on dry land than on wet land．