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．

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，从题后所给的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：Did you all enjoy the film yesterday?

M：John was the only one who didn’t．

1．Who enjoyed the film yesterday?

A．John．

B．All except John．

C．Everyone, including John．

M：Aren’t you going to apologize for breaking that window?

W：Why should I?I didn’t throw the ball．

2．Who broke the window?

A．The boy．

B．The girl．

C．Someone else．

W：Have you moved into your new house yet?

M：Yes, already．

W：How do you like it?

M：It’s small but quiet．

3．What are they talking about?

A．A new house．

B．A new friend．

C．A new garden．

W：I’m returning the book you lent me．

M：That isn’t my book．

W：It’s not?That’s funny．It must belong to your brother then．

M：Should I give it to him?

W：Thanks．Here you are．

4．Who is the owner of the book?

A．The man himself．

B．The man’s brother．

C．The woman’s brother．

M：The study with all those bookshelves would be very useful．

W：And here is the kitchen with a large table and a fridge as well．

5．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a house．

B．In a park．

C．In a library．

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，从题后所给的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：Sir!Please take me to the airport as quickly as possible．

M：OK!I will drive as fast as I can．When is your flight?

W：9∶30．

M：Don’t worry．We will be there on time．

W：You see, it takes quite a long time to pass the customs．

M：I know．Is this the first time you are travelling by air?

W：Yes, and this is the first time for me to go abroad．

M：No wonder you look a little nervous．Are you going alone?

W：No, five other teachers will go together with me．

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

A．Passenger and taxi driver．

B．Husband and wife．

C．Newly-made friends．

7．What time does the plane take off?

A．At 9∶13．

B．At 9∶30．

C．At 9∶20．

8．Why is the woman in such a hurry?

A．She is going to see five teachers off at the airport．

B．It’s almost time for her plane to take off．

C．It’s her first time to take a plane and she is a little nervous．

听第7段材料，回答第9～10题。

W：Do you have a plan for your holidays?

M：Yes, I’ll go back to my hometown．

W：To see your grandparents?

M：Yes, and also to do some farming．

W：You mean you know how to farm?

M：Yes．I did that every summer during holidays．

W：I didn’t know that a city boy can do farm work．Can I go there with you?I’d like to learn to do some farming．

M：Sure, my grandparents would be very happy to see you．

W：Are you sure?

9．What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Farming．

B．Holiday plans．

C．Grandparents．

10．Where did the man grow up?

A．In the country．

B．At the seaside．

C．In the city．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

W：Why did you sell the car?

M：It was giving me too much trouble．I was spending so much money on it that I was…er…spending more money than it was worth．Unfortunately, of course, when you actually sell the car, you’ve already, spent the money on it, so you lose both ways．

W：What was wrong with your old car?

M：The engine needed a lot of repairs and the wheels were giving trouble now and then．When I set off on a journey, it gave me a sort of feeling that I might not get to the other end．So I decided to change it．

W：Is the new car good?

M：Yes．It’s newer, more comfortable, and it hasn’t given me any trouble at all．When I set off, I’m quite sure that I’ll be able to get to the other end safely．

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

A．He sold it．

B．He repaired the engine．

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

12．How did the man feel about his old car?

A．It would go far safely．

B．It was in pretty good condition．

C．He shouldn’t have spent money having it repaired．

13．How does the man feel about his new car?

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14～16题。

M：Excuse me, Miss Smith, I cannot come to class tomorrow．

W：You missed two classes last week．You’ve missed a lot of lessons already．I think you should work a little harder to make up for them．

M：Yes, I will, Miss Smith．

W：Well, now, why can’t you attend my class tomorrow?

M：My grandfather is seriously ill and my family is going to visit him in the hospital tomorrow．

W：It seems to be an excuse．All right, you are excused．By the way, which hospital has your grandfather been in?

M：Which hospital? Er-er…he is in St．George’s Hospital．

W：St．George’s Hospital? That’s interesting．It has been closed for repair for the past two months．Tony Banks, you’re trying to cut my class again．You’re coming to my class tomorrow and staying after class for extra work．

14．What can we learn about the boy?

A．His grandfather is seriously ill．

B．He is tired of learning．

C．He is a good student．

15．What makes that woman know the boy is lying?

A．The fact that the hospital has been closed for 2 months．

B．The fact that the boy has cut classes before．

C．She met the boy’s grandfather only minutes ago．

16．What does the teacher decide to do?

A．Give the boy permission to see his grandfather．

B．Punish the boy by having him stay for extra work after class．

C．Go to the hospital to see the boy’s grandfather

17．How might the boy feel in the end?

A．Happy．

B．Moved．

C．Disappointed．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　It was about two o’clock in the morning, and…and suddenly I woke up, I heard a noise．I got out of bed and went slowly downstairs．There was a light in the living room．I listened very carefully．I could hear two men speaking quietly．

　　“Burglars!” I thought．“Two of them!”Well, I was really frightened, so I went back upstairs, and immediately phoned they police from my bedroom．The police arrived quickly．They opened the front door with a special key and went into the living room．Then they came upstairs．“It’s all right now, sir, ”they explained．“We turned the television off for you!”

18．What did the speaker think had happened when he woke up?

A．The house was on fire．

B．Some guests had arrived．

C．The house was broken into．

19．Why didn’t the speaker get into the living room?

A．Because it was too dark there．

B．Because he was afraid．

C．Because the police were there．

20．What did the police find out?

A．The speaker had forgotten to turn off the TV before going to bed．

B．Two burglars (夜贼)were trying to steal valuable things．

C．Someone had opened the door with a special key．