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。

M：How many students passed the College English Examination last term?

W：Well, let me see．1060 students took the exam, but half of them failed．

1．How many students did the woman believe had passed the examination?

A．1060．

B．1016．

C．530．

W：Look here, darling．The paper says people tend to feel unwell if they sleep less than six hours a day．

M：That may be true for you, but it certainly isn’t true for me．

2．What can we conclude from the man’s reply?

A．He wants to have more sleep．

B．His wife doesn’t sleep well．

C．He doesn’t need as much sleep as his wife．

W：Did you see last night’s film on Channel 4?

M：Well, I meant to see it, but a friend of mine came to see me．We had a nice long talk about our school days．

3．What did the man do last night?

A．He watched TV with his friend．

B．He stayed at home talking with his friends．

C．He went to see a film with his friend．

M：Congratulations! I understand you’ve got a job．When will you start to work?

W：You must be thinking of someone else．I’m still waiting to hear the good news．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．She doesn’t need the job．

B．She hasn’t got a job yet．

C．She has got a job．

W：What can I do for you, gentleman? Maybe you like this suit, because the color matches your skin and it is the latest fashion．

M：Yes, it’s really a good suit and it’s a good color．But I just walk around and watch．Thank you just the same．

5．What did the man accept?

A．The color．

B．The suit．

C．Nothing．

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。

W：Lovely day, isn’t it?

M：Oh yes, beautiful．

W：You’re not English, are you?

M：No, I’m from Italy．But my mother was born and brought up in England．

W：How long have you been learning English?

M：For three years now．

W：For three years? Goodness me! Your English is very good．

M：Thank you．But there’s still a lot more for me to learn．

W：How long are you going to stay in this country?

M：Another two months．Then I’ll have to go back to Italy to start work．

W：A cousin of mine went to Italy last year．He’s an engineer, you know．

M：Really? What did he think of Italy?

W：He must like it very much, because he hasn’t come back yet．I hope you’ll also enjoy your stay in England．

M：Thank you．I’m sure I will．

6．What nationality is the man?

A．Italian．

B．Greek．

C．English．

7．When will the man go back home?

A．In half a year．

B．In about two months．

C．In three years．

8．What does the woman’s cousin do?

A．He is visiting all parts of Italy．

B．He works as an engineer．

C．He is learning English there．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

GIRL：Hello．Is that Uncle George? Where are you? Wait a minute, please．I’ll call Mother, it’s Uncle George．

W：George, dear．Where are you? At the corner of Pine and State Street? Wait there．Michael can come and get you．

M：No．It’s not necessary．We drove the car．Give me the directions．I’ll find my way．

W：Go north on State Street to Main Street．There’s a large square there．Turn left．Continue to King Road．Turn right．Continue on King Road to Seventh Street．Turn left．We’re in the middle of the block．Can you repeat the directions, George?

M：I think so．I have to go north on State Street to Main Street．I turn left to King Road, I continue on King Road．I turn right to Seventh Street．I turn left and go to the middle of the block．

W：That’s it．I’ll see you soon, George．Mary, is the table set?

GIRL：Yes, Mother．Come and look．

W：It looks very pretty．Thank you, Mary．

9．What are Mother and Mary doing when Uncle George calls?

A．They are going to get Uncle George．

B．They are preparing the dinner．

C．They are setting a table．

10．Who answers the telephone?

A．Mary．

B．Mother．

C．Uncle George．

11．Where do Mary and her mother live?

A．At King Road．

B．At Main Street．

C．In the Middle of the block．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Christmas is coming near．Li Ming, would you allow me to ask you a question?

M：Go ahead．

W：Do you celebrate Christmas in your country?

M：It all depends．Most Chinese people don’t celebrate Christmas, but now in many big cities people begin to do．

W：Oh, I see．But in the west it is the biggest holiday of the year．Everyone is busy shopping to get presents for friends and relatives before Christmas Eve．

M：That sounds exciting．

W：Children hang stockings in Christmas trees so that Santa Claus can put some candy and toys into them．

M：Really?I can’t imagine it．

W：In fact, it’s a kind of celebration．

12．Do people in the man’s country celebrate Christmas?

A．People in the countryside do．

B．People in many big cities do．

C．All the people do．

13．What do people in the west do before Christmas Eve?

A．Buying presents for friends and relatives．

B．Staying at home watching TV．

C．Going to the supermarkets to buy daily goods．

14．Why do children hang stockings in Christmas trees?

A．Their parents will give them new pairs．

B．Santa Claus can put candy and toys in them．

C．Santa Claus and toys can sleep in them．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Please, I’d like a ticket to Chicago．

W：For today?

M：No, early Monday morning．

W：We have a flight that will put you there at 9 a. m., is that OK?

M：Nothing earlier? I have an appointment at 8∶30．

W：I’m afraid not, unless you want a night flight．

M：A night flight?

W：Yes, with Northwest Airlines．It will get you there bright and early, at 6∶45 a. m. in fact．Is that too early?

M：I guess that will be OK．What’s the difference in price?

W：Better price．The night flight is cheaper．One way or round trip?

M：One way．Sounds good．I’ll take it．Sixty-two fifty you said?

W：Sixty-three seventy-five with tax．The flight number is 302 at Gate Five, Kennedy Airport．

M：I’ll be there on time．

W：Thank you, Mr．Li．Check-in time is one hour before take-off．Have a good trip．

15．Which flight will the man take?

A．A night flight．

B．An early morning flight．

C．A flight from Chicago．

16．What is the plane’s arrival time?

A．6∶45 a. m．

B．8∶30 a. m．

C．3∶02 p. m．

17．What conclusion can we draw?

A．There’s only one flight to Chicago．

B．A night flight is cheaper than a regular day-time flight．

C．Check-in time is after take-off．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　This topic is about greeting in China．A few years ago, people would greet each other with the words “Have you had your breakfast or lunch or supper?” “Yes, how about you?” Then politely, both would leave with a smile on their faces．

　　This kind of greeting tells us what people cared about many years ago．For many years, having enough to eat was the most important thing for the Chinese people．The life of most people in China has become much better now．They do not worry about their food and clothing any more．The greeting has changed to “What are you going to do?” or “Where are you going?”

　　Though the greeting has no other meaning than saying hello, it often puzzles other people who are not familiar with China．Nowadays, more and more people are using “How are you?” to greet each other．It is certainly the best way for people to say hello to each other．

18．What did people mostly care about many years ago?

A．Are you full or hungry?

B．Where are you going?

C．Good manners．

19．What does the change of greetings in China show?

A．People are less polite to each other．

B．People have bad manners now．

C．People’s life is better．

20．Which is the best way for people to say hello to each other?

A．How do you do?

B．How are you?

C．Good morning．

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．