听力测试(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。

M：I’ve only got ten dollars．Is it enough for two tickets?

W：Well, we have tickets of different prices．There’re ＄1.5 tickets and ＄4 ones and ＄6 ones．

1．How much will the man have to pay for the cheapest tickets?

A．＄1.5．

B．＄3．

C．＄4．

M：I hear you are playing at a concert tomorrow．How do you feel about it?

W：Oh, I’m really worried about it．

M：I’m not surprised．So would I be．

2．How does the man really feel?

A．Surprised．

B．Worried．

C．Light-hearted．

M：May I go in and read some books?

W：Yes, but you must obey the rule that no book should be taken out of the reading-room．

M：Do people do that?

W：Oh, yes, quite a number have．

3．What do you learn about readers?

A．Everyone obeys the rules．

B．Some do not obey the rules．

C．No one obeys the rules．

W：Look! The room is full of smoke．I can hardly breathe．

M：I agree．Smoking should not be permitted here in this room．

W：That’s right．Nowadays, people who smoke seldom think of others．

4．What do you know about the speakers?

A．Both of them are not smokers．

B．Both of them are smokers．

C．One of them is smoking in the room．

W：I’ve got something for you．

M：Really? What is it?

W：Something I picked up while I was in Europe．

M：How nice! Thanks ever so much．

5．How did the woman get the thing?

A．Found it in a street．

B．Got it from a friend．

C．Bought it in a shop．

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6～7题。

M：What’s that terrible noise upstairs?

W：It woke me up at five o’clock in the morning．

M：It sounds like they’re tearing the walls down up there．

W：I think they are, indeed．It sounds like they’re repairing．

M：That’s all fine and good, but can’t they do it during proper hours?

W：They don’t realize that not everyone gets up before the crack of dawn．

M：And today’s Sunday! I’m going up there to stop them straight．

6．How does the man feel?

A．Surprised．

B．Sad．

C．Angry．

7．What will the man go upstairs to do?

A．See what is happening．

B．Stop them making noise．

C．Help them with the work．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Do you have any direct flight to New Zealand?

W：Sorry, we don’t．But I think you can fly on Northwest 212 to Tokyo and then have a connecting flight on Japan Airline 123 to Auckland．And it is the most economical flight, just USD 580．

M：When does the Flight 212 depart?

W：At 11∶50 a. m．By the way, it also makes a refueling stop at Chicago．

M：How big is the layover at Chicago?

W：Less than one hour．

M：And how long do I have to stay in Tokyo for the connecting flight?

W：Not so long, just one hour．

M：So the time for the whole journey is about．．．

W：About eleven hours．

M：Let me count…OK, it works out for my time schedule．Thanks a lot．

W：You are welcome．

8．How many stops will the man have on the journey?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

9．What is the advantage of the flight?

A．Flying in the daytime．

B．Taking less time．

C．Costing less money．

10．What time might the man get to New Zealand?

A．Nearly midnight．

B．Early in the morning．

C．Late in the afternoon．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：I’m Tom, the graduate of the year．I’ve ever had a summer job for a hardware company．This is my employer’s recommendation．

W：Sounds good．Would you mind taking a test? It is made up of two parts, part one tests your EQ to determine whether your personality fits the job well．And part two tests your skills background．

M：Cool．

(After the exam)

W：You are an excellent lad from the test results．

M：Thank you, do you mean I get the job?

W：Before I give you a definite answer, I’ll consult with the management and the personnel Deptment．You know I’m the Sales team manager．

M：I see, when can I expect an answer from you?

W：In a fortnight．

11．What isn’t Tom’s advantage?

A．The graduate of the year．

B．Working experience．

C．Interest in the company．

12．What job might Tom do if he is employed?

A．Sales．

B．Repairs．

C．Management．

13．How long will Tom have to wait for an answer?

A．About four days．

B．About ten days．

C．About half a month．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：What can I do for you, sir?

M：I’m Tom in Room 528, and I want a wake-up call tomorrow morning．

W：At what time?

M：6∶15 a. m., please．

W：We have a computer wake-up service．Please dial 2 first and then the time．That is to say, dial 2 and the 0615 for the time．There must be five digits in the final number．

M：I see．Then it is 20615．Thank you．By the way, if I want to change my wake-up time, what should I do?

W：Just dial your new wake-up time．The computer will cancel the old time itself and record the new one．

M：If I dial 20700, I will be waked up at 7∶00 a. m.?

W：Yes, that’s right．

M：Thanks a lot．

W：You are welcome．Good night!

14．What should Tom do if he wants to change the time?

A．Ask for help．

B．Use the computer．

C．Dial another number．

15．What does the first digit 2 stand for?

A．Service．

B．Floor．

C．Time．

16．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a clock shop．

B．At a hotel．

C．At a repair shop．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　No one really knows who first decided to link electricity with a guitar．Most reports say this took place in the late Nineteen-Thirties or early Nineteen-Forties．

　　However, one man did a great deal to make the electric guitar popular．His name was Les Paul．He was the most popular guitarist in the Nineteen-Fifties．Les Paul also helped invent several different devices used with electric guitars．The most famous of these was a guitar that had a solid wood body．The Gibson Guitar Company later made these guitars．

　　There are too many great guitarists today to even guess who might be the best．There are great country and western guitarists, blues guitarists, and rock music guitarists．

　　However, most people would agree that blues artist B-B King is one of the top electric guitar players today．His music is famous around the world．So is his guitar, named Lucille．B-B King’s famous guitar is made by the same Gibson Company that made Les Paul’s electric guitars．

17．Who invented the electric guitar?

A．Les Paul．

B．The Gibson Company．

C．Still unknown．

18．Why is it hard to tell who might be the best guitarist?

A．People have different tastes．

B．Good guitarists can easily be found．

C．No one can match Les Paul now．

19．What is B-B King famous for?

A．Blues．

B．Rock music．

C．His guitar．

20．What connects Les Paul with B-B King?

A．The same music．

B．The same guitar．

C．The same guitar producer．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共8小题，每小题1.5分，满分12分)

A．听下列对话，根据所听内容完成句子。

M：Nurse, I’d like to see Dr．Brown．

W：I’m sorry, but he isn’t in today．Dr．Johnson or Dr．Pepper will be happy to see you．

1．It’s possible that ________ Dr．Johnson ________ Dr．Pepper will treat the patient ________ Dr．Brown．

W：I’ve had four colds this winter and I think I’m catching another one．

M：I’ve only had half that many, but my wife has had six．

2．His wife has had ________ times more colds than he．

M：What’s the matter with you, Mrs．White?

W：I’ve had pains here just below where my heart is．

M：Do you have these pains all the time?

W：No, not all the time．

3．Mrs．White told the doctor that ________．

B．听下列5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

W：When do you think I can go home, Dr Smith?

M：Well, you came in on Monday and today is Friday．I’d say that you could probably leave tomorrow, but I don’t want you to go back to work for several weeks．

4．Where is the woman?

A．In the doctor’s office．

B．At work．

A few honest men are better than numbers．诚实的朋友不在多。

C．In her office．

M：I think I’ll go to see the movie tonight instead of working on my paper．“True Lies” is on at the capital cinema．

W：I wouldn’t do that if I were you．

5．What does the woman suggest?

A．He should go to see the movie．

B．He ought to work on his paper．

C．He shouldn’t write about the movie．

W：What’s the matter with you, Harry?

M：There’s something wrong with my stomach．I feel terrible．

6．Whom should Harry go to see?

A．Scientist．

B．Repairman．

C．Doctor．

M：I’ve been coughing for some time．Do you think it serious?

W：Your illness is caused by smoking．You’d better give it up．

7．Where does the talk probably take place?

A．In a factory．

B．In a hospital．

C．In a store．

M：I have an appointment to see Dr Green for a physical examination．

W：Please have a rest．She’s doing an operation right now．

8．Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A．In an operation room．

B．In a doctor’s office．

C．On the telephone．

第二节(共12小题；每题1.5分，满分18分)

听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：What’s “frozen food”?

M：It’s what it says it is：after the food is picked and washed and cut in, it is put in packages and the whole thing is frozen．

W：Does it taste as good as fresh food?

M：Generally not as good, but it’s fine．It’s more expensive than fresh foods, though．

W：How long do frozen foods keep?

M：Seven months if you have a good freezer in your refrigerator．Frozen foods are also convenient．You can shop every two or three weeks instead of every day．

9．How does frozen food taste?

A．Fine．

B．Terrible．

C．Better than fresh foods．

10．Why do we think frozen foods are convenient?

A．We can shop every day．

B．We can shop every two or three weeks．

C．We needn’t shop any more．

11．How long can frozen foods keep?

A．7 months．

B．8 months．

C．9 months．

听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。

　　Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment．The old saying“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”is not as silly as some people think．The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C．Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy．But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need．The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?

　　In the modern Western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly．They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly．The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening．

12．What does “Your body has close relations with the food you eat” really mean?

A．All kinds of food you eat can be made into your body．

B．Your body is made up of the food you eat．

C．What you eat has great effect on your health．

13．What does the old saying tell us?

A．The apple is the best among all kinds of fruits．

B．Apples can take the place of doctors．

C．Eating apples regularly do a lot of good to our body．

14．What should we do if we want to keep healthy?

A．Only eat an apple a day．

B．Eat properly．

C．Take as many vitamin pills as possible．

听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Renting an Apartment

Mr．Wei：I saw your advertisement in this morning’s New York Times, and I’d like to take a look at the apartment．

Mrs．Jones：Come in, please．It’s on the second floor．This way, please．

Mr．Wei：How much does the apartment rent for?

Mrs．Jones：It’s three hundred dollars a month．．．Here we are．This is the living room．There are windows in every room．The kitchen is on your left．

Mr．Wei：There are two bathrooms．That’s great!

Mrs．Jones：By the way, we don’t allow any pets here．

Mr．Wei：I see．What about decorating?

Mrs．Jones：If you decide to move in, we will repaint the apartment on the condition that you sign a two-year lease(租约)．

Mr．Wei：That means if I sign a one-year lease, there will be no redecorating at all?

Mrs．Jones：That’s right．

Mr．Wei：If I decided to take it, how soon could I move in?

Mrs．Jones：You can move in any time you like．As you can see, it’s already cleaned up．

Mr．Wei：Good．Er, Mrs…?

Mrs．Jones：Jones．

Mr．Wei：Mrs．Jones, I like this apartment very much, but I’d like to know my wife’s and kids’ opinions．I’ll come back this evening with them．Will that be convenient?

Mrs．Jones：That’s fine with me．

Mr．Wei：This is my business card．Thanks very much, Mrs．Jones．We’ll see you tonight．

15．The apartment is rented for three hundred dollars a year．

16．Pets are not allowed to raise in the apartment．

17．If the man wants to have the apartment decorated(装修), he will have to rent it for at least a year．

听第12段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Checking In

Tom：I’d like to check in, please．

Reception Clerk：Awfully sorry, sir．There are no rooms available now．

Tom：But I have reserved a room the day before yesterday．

Clerk：Sorry．May I have your name?

Tom：Tom Wang．

Clerk：Please wait a minute．Let me check…Excuse me, but I can’t seem to find your name on our list．Are you sure you have a reservation for tonight?

Tom：Of course, I did it myself．

Clerk：I’m terribly sorry．There must have been some mistakes．Let me check it again…Oh, yes．There is a name listed as Tom Huang．It must be the fault of the clerk who registered your name．I apologize．

Tom：Don’t worry about that．

Clerk：According to the records, your reservation is for a single room with shower and air conditioner for two nights．The room rate will be ＄110 per night, including 10％ tax and 4％ service charge．Is it right?

Tom：Yes, that’s right．I’d like to pay my bill by credit card．

Clerk：May I take a print of your card?

Tom：Here you are．

Clerk：OK．Now could you fill out this registration card?

Tom：All right．

Clerk：Your room number is 707．Here is your key．The bellhop will help you to carry the suitcases to your room．Have a nice evening．

18．The guest’s name is Tom Huang．

19．The guest has booked a single room with shower and air conditioner for two nights．

20．The tax and service charge are not included in the ＄100 for the room rate per nigh．

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．

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。

W：How do you make this machine work?

M：I’m not sure．Try pressing that button and see what happens．

1．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Neither of them knows how to make the machine work．

B．The man knows how to make the machine work．

C．It’s really very difficult to make the machine work．

M：Who’s that going into the shop?

W：It must be the cleaners．They always do the floors before we open．

2．What do the cleaners do before the shop opens?

A．Clean the windows．

B．Clean the floors．

C．Clean the counters．

W：Are you going to stay in the office over lunchtime?

M：Yes．It’s important to check these figures．We’ll be using them in this afternoon’s meeting．

W：Oh, right, yes．Look, should Gareth call, will you say I’m not available until tomorrow? I really haven’t got time for him today．

3．What is the man going to do over lunchtime?

A．To attend a meeting．

B．To check the figures．

C．To meet somebody in the office．

M：Could you explain how this coffee machine works?

W：It’s quite simple．You put a coin in here and press the red knob(球形把手)．

4．What does the man want to get?

A．A coin．

B．Coffee．

C．A machine．

W：I can’t understand why the car has stopped．

M：You’ve run out of gas, that’s why!

5．Why has the woman’s car stopped?

A．There is no gas．

B．It has broken down．

C．It has failed to climb the slope．

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6～7题。

M：Hey，look at that motorbike．What a beauty!

W：Look out! Mind that litter bin．

M：Ouch! I’ve hurt my leg．

W：Serves you right．You wouldn’t have hurt yourself if you’d been looking where you were going．

6．What attracted the man?

A．A beautiful girl．

B．A motorbike．

C．A litter bin．

7．How did he hurt his leg?

A．He fell down his motorbike．

B．He didn’t see the litter bin．

C．He didn’t notice the stairs．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Hey, Kathy．I’m thinking about renting a movie for tonight’s party, and I want to know what kind of movies you like．

W：Okay．What kind of movies do you have in mind?

M：Well, what about action movies？

W：Ah, I don’t really like action movies．Too much violence．

M：Okay, do you like comedies？

W：Wow, I do enjoy comedies．

M：Fine．Well, what do you think of horror movies or love stories?

W：Uh…I’m not really crazy about horror movies, but love stories are often fun to watch．Oh, and I really like foreign films, too．

M：Okay．I’ll go to the video store and see what I can find．Thanks．

8．What are they going to do tonight?

A．Go to the cinema．

B．Go to a party．

C．Go and buy tickets for the movie．

9．What movies doesn’t the woman like?

A．Love stories．

B．Foreign films．

C．Action movies．

10．What is the man most probably going to do right now?

A．To rent some videos．

B．To buy some books．

C．To find out what films are on the show．

听第8段材料，回答第11～14题。

　　Hello everyone, this is the captain speaking, and I want to welcome you to Flight 18 bound for Seattle．

　　Our flight time today is 2 hours and 14 minutes, and we will be flying at an average altitude of 29 000 feet．The local time in Seattle is a quarter to twelve, and the current weather is sunny, but there is a slight chance of rain later in the day．We will be arriving at Gate 13, and we will be announcing connecting flights on our approach to the Seattle airport．

　　On behalf of Sky Airlines and the crew, I want to wish you an enjoyable stay in the Seattle area or at your final destination．Sit back and enjoy the flight．

11．What is the number of this flight?

A．80．

B．18．

C．81．

12．How long is the flight time?

A．2 hours and 40 minutes．

B．2 hours and 14 minutes．

C．2 hours and 4 minutes．

13．What is the current weather in Seattle?

A．Partly cloudy．

B．Rainy．

C．Sunny．

14．At what gate will the plane arrive?

A．13．

B．3．

C．30．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Susan, are you free after class this afternoon?

W：Hardly．I have to pick my brother up from football practice at 4∶30, and my mom asked me to cook dinner for the family at 5∶30．I feel like a slave sometimes．Then, I have to clean the dishes and finish reading my history assignment．Who knows how long that’ll take?

M：Hey listen, why don’t I come over later in the evening?And we can make some popcorn and watch a movie．

W：Oh, that’d be great, but our video machine is broken．

M：Huh．Well, let’s just play a game or something．

W：Sounds good, but give me a call before you come．My mom might try to come up with something else for me to do．

15．What will Susan have to do at 4∶30 that afternoon?

A．To finish her homework．

B．To cook dinner for the family．

C．To pick up her brother．

16．What can be inferred from what Susan says?

A．She gets really angry with her mother．

B．She is tired of having to do so many things．

C．She does not want the man to come over this evening．

17．Why can’t they watch a video at Susan’s house?

A．The machine isn’t working．

B．Susan’s mother is going to use it．

C．Susan’s mother has asked Susan to do something else．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　You’d think by now that everyone would be aware of the dangers of cigarette smoking．So why are more women lighting up?

　　Since 1980, some 3 million women have died of smoking-related illnesses．A new study reports women now account for 39 percent of all smoking-related deaths, a figure that has more than doubled since 1965．

　　In the early decades smoking was mainly popular among men, and it took nearly 25 years before the gap narrowed and smoking became quite common among women．

　　Nearly all women who smoke picked up the habit as teenagers－and 30 percent of today’s high school seniors smoke．Dr Thompson says, “We must begin this battle in schools before girls even begin to smoke．We must share with teenage girls that smoking is really harmful．”

18．How many women died of smoking-related illnesses since 1980?

A．About 3 million．

B．About 2 million．

C．About 6 million．

19．What can be inferred from the talk?

A．More and more women start smoking．

B．The number of male smokers is decreasing．

C．Smoking-related illness is one of the major threats to women．

20．When did most of women smokers pick up the habit of smoking?

A．When they entered high school．

B．Soon after they graduate from high school．

C．When they were teenagers．