听力(共两节，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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：It’s ten to four．In another half an hour, we’ll be home．

M：I’m glad we’ll be home soon．

1．When will they be home?

A．At 4∶10．

B．At 4∶20．

C．At 4∶40．

M：Good morning．I’m here to see Mr Smith．

W：Mr Smith went to Washington last Monday for a meeting and he will be back on Thursday night．If you like, you may come again on Friday morning．

2．When will Mr Smith return?

A．On Thursday night．

B．On Friday morning．

C．On Monday night．

M：Could you please tell me where I can find tennis shoes?

W：Yes．You can get them in the sportswear department on the right side of the store．

3．What does the man want to do?

A．To find his lost shoes where he played tennis．

B．To change the tennis shoes in the sportswear department．

C．To buy himself a pair of tennis shoes．

M：Press eleven, please．(Pause．)Thank you．

W：You’re welcome．That’s where I’m going, too．

4．Where did this conversation most probably take place?

A．In a lift．

B．In a library．

C．In a computer room．

W：I’m such a terrible typist that I can never finish this report．

M：Would you like me to take over for a while?

5．What does the man offer to do?

A．Type the report for her．

B．Repair the typewriter．

C．Find her a typist．

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。

M：What can I do for you?

W：I want a skirt．Would you show me some?

M：What do you think of this expensive one?

W：I am sorry but I am afraid I don’t like it．

M：How about that one?

W：Good! How much does it cost?

M：65 dollars．

W：Only 65 dollars! That’s very cheap．

M：How many do you want?

W：I’ll take two．

6．What did the woman want to buy?

A．A cheap skirt．

B．An expensive skirt．

C．A secondhand skirt．

7．How much did the woman pay for what she bought?

A．＄65．

B．＄56．

C．＄130．

8．What are the two speakers’ relationship?

A．Husband and wife．

B．Salesman and customer．

C．Boss and secretary．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Good morning, sir．I’m Susan Smith．I saw your job advertisement in the newspaper．It seemed very interesting．I’d like to know if the position is still open．

M：Yes, we need a secretary．Did you study shorthand?

W：Yes, I studied at a secretarial college several years ago．

M：What did you do after that?

W：I got a job at the ABC company．

M：What did you do there?

W：I was a receptionist．I answered phone calls, greeted visitors, and did some typing．

M：How long did you work there?

W：A little more than 2 years．And I liked working there．

M：Why did you leave, then?

W：There wasn’t any chance for advancement．

M：I see．Well, Miss Smith, I think we’ve covered about everything．We’ll let you know our decision by letter within a week．

W：Thank you and good-bye．

9．What job does the woman want to take?

A．She wants to work as a secretary．

B．She wants to work as a receptionist．

C．She wants to work as a typist．

10．How long did she work at the ABC company?

A．Over 2 years．

B．No more than 2 years．

C．Several years．

11．Why did she leave ABC company?

A．She didn’t like working there．

B．There wasn’t any chance for advancement．

C．The company fired her．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Travel International, can I help you?

M：Yes, can you tell me the times of flights to Munich on the evening of the fifteenth, please?

W：One minute, sir．There’s one at 4：45, again at seven o’clock．

M：Could you book me one on the 4：45 flight?

W：Single or return, sir?

M：Single, please．

W：What’s your telephone number?

M：101-23544978．

W：We’ll make the booking for you, and phone you back to make sure．

M：Thank you very much, good-bye．

W：Good-bye, sir, and thank you．

12．How many flights to Munich are there on the evening of the fifteenth?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

13．Which flight does the man want to take?

A．4∶45．

B．5∶45．

C．7∶00．

14．What does the woman promise him to do?

A．Phone to tell him about the booking．

B．Send him the ticket he has booked．

C．Pick him up and take him to the airport．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：Can I help you, sir?

M：I come to see what kind of insurance there is?

W：Welcome! Insurance is quite good．Pay a little money each year and you will be paid the costs if anything bad happens to you．OK．Now let me tell you what we have．We offer insurance against fire, accident fire, accidents and damage for houses, cars and so on．

M：But I’m interested in your medical insurance．

W：That’s included, too．You can have anything insured with us．

M：I’d like to know more about your medical insurance．

W：OK．How many persons do you want to cover the insurance?

M：Just myself．

W：Well, you pay only 350 dollars for the whole year．How does that sound?

M：It sounds good, but how is it going to work?

W：We pay 80 percent of the medical expenses for you．Here are some papers with explanations on payments．

M：Thanks．

15．Why does the man come to see the woman?

A．Because he is badly ill and wants to have medical insurance．

B．Because he wants to see who will pay his medical expenses．

C．Because he wants to know something about insurance, especially medical insurance．

16．How much should the man pay for the whole year if he wants to have the medical insurance for himself?

A．＄350．

B．＄250．

C．＄280．

17．How much should the insurance company pay if his medical expense is ＄800?

A．＄160．

B．＄640．

C．＄800．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Parents, teachers, and fellow students,

　　This is the day of our graduation．Today marks the end of our studies and the beginning of a new life for all of us．We are supposed to feel happy on a day such as this, and we are supposed to be full of hope for the future．

　　We all do feel these things, but we feel much more, too．There is a great feeling of sadness among us today as we realize that this is the last time that we will all be together as members of this school．

　　However, the thing we feel most, I think, is our feeling of thanks．We have some idea of what you, our parents, have done for us, and we have some idea of all the efforts that you, our teachers, have made for us．No words can express how thankful we are to you on this day．

　　We will always remember this day and we will always remember you．Thank you from the bottom of our hearts．

18．What was the speaker?

A．A student who was about to graduate．

B．A student who graduated years ago．

C．A student who had just entered the school．

19．What made the speaker feel sad as well?

A．To have no chance to learn．

B．To begin a new life．

C．To be separated from each other．

20．What was the main purpose of the speech?

A．To say good-bye to their school．

B．To thank their parents and teachers．

C．To encourage all the schoolmates．

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。

W：Do you need any help, sir?

M：Yes．Would you like to tell me the way to the Science Museum?

W：Science Museum?

1．What does the woman mean?

A．She is unwilling to tell the man．

B．She knows the place well．

C．She doesn’t know the place．

M：Sorry to bother you, but do you have any change for one dollar?

W：I’ll have to look．What do you want it for?

M：I need it for the parking meter．

W：I can give you 4 quarters if that’ll help．

2．What is the man going to do with the change?

A．To park his car．

B．To make a phone call．

C．To buy something to eat．

W：Here is a picture of Susan taken last week．

M：May I have a look?

W：Sure．It flatters Susan a bit．She is not so pretty actually．

M：No, by no means, and she doesn’t look so young as she appears on

the picture．

3．What does the man think of Susan?

A．She is prettier and younger．

B．She is less pretty but younger．

C．She is less pretty and older．

M：Mom, Dad called and said that he wouldn’t be home for dinner．

W：Did he say why?

M：Yes, he said that one of the men was sick and he was going to stay

for the afternoon shift．

4．Why won’t the man’s father be home for dinner?

A．To look after a sick person．

B．To take the place of someone．

C．To have dinner in the afternoon．

W：Kate, let’s go for a drive somewhere this weekend．

M：That’s a good idea．Just the two of us!

W：I thought that the whole family could go together．

M：I’m afraid that the kids can’t．Jenny is staying at the university this

weekend to study．Peter and Linda going on a trip this weekend with

their school．

5．What is the relation between the speakers?

A．Couple．

B．Friends．

C．Partners．

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。

“Are we poisonous?” the young snake asked his mother．

“Yes, dear, ” she replied．“Why do you ask?”

“Because I’ve just bitten my tongue!” said the young snake sadly．

6．How was the mother snake feeling when asked the question?

A．Puzzled．

B．Interested．

C．Disappointed．

7．Which frightens the young snake?

A．He is poisonous．

B．He is going to die．

C．He has lost his tongue．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

W：What are your plans for today, Mike? Nick and I are going shopping．Do you want to come too?

M：Well, as a matter of fact, I’m meeting Steve．He’s writing an article

and he’s asked me to take some photographs for it．

W：An article? What about?

M：Oh, just people…Anyway, I’m seeing Steve at the zoo．

W：Oh well, let’s meet for lunch, shall we? How about that sandwich bar we went to on Friday．I’ll see you there about one．

M：I’d love to, but I’m afraid we won’t finish by then．

8．What photos does Steve want?

A．Showing that he is writing．

B．Matching what he is writing．

C．Reflecting(反映)how he is writing．

9．When will Mike join Steve?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

10．Which of the following might Mike do?

A．Go shopping with the woman．

B．Have lunch with Nick Friday．

C．Work over lunchtime．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

W：The weather here is so changeable．Did you hear how cold it got last night?

M：I heard the radio announcer say it was 18 degrees below zero．

W：That’s cold．I could hardly start my car, it was so cold this morning!

M：My car didn’t want to start, either, at first．

W：Don’t you have a garage?

M：Not in the new apartment．We have to leave the car in the parking lot．

W：How much anti-freeze do you put in your car then? You must have to keep it well below zero．

M：I do．Right now I have it protected to 30 below．

W：Does it ever get that cold around here?

M：Not really．It sometimes gets to 20 below．

W：Speaking of cold, how about going for a cup of coffee to warm up？

M：Good idea．

11．What did the man do with his car?

A．He failed to start it．

B．He managed to start it．

C．He could easily start it．

12．What do you know about the man?

A．He preferred to leave his car outside．

B．He was too poor to get a garage．

C．He had recently moved his house．

13．What was the weather like last night?

A．It was colder than the day before．

B．It was colder than ever before．

C．It was warmer than reported．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：Hello, Ultimate Computers．May I help you?

M：Yes, this is Jack Kordell from Hunter’s Office Supplies．May I speak to Elaine Strong, please?

W：I’m sorry, but she’s not in right now．She should be here later on this afternoon maybe about 4∶30．May I take a message?

M：Yes．Ms Strong sent me your newest line of laptop computers with a description of other software products, but there wasn’t any information about after-sales service．

W：Oh, I’m sorry．Would you like me to fax that to you?

M：Yes．Could you try sending that information around 3∶30?That should give me time to look over the material before I call Ms．Strong, say, around 5∶00．

W：Sure．Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please?

M：Yes．Jack Kordell and the phone number is 560-1287．And the fax number is 560-1288．

W：All right．I’ll be sure to send you the fax this afternoon．

M：Okay, bye．

14．Why can’t Elaine Strong answer the phone?

A．She’s attending a meeting．

B．She’s out of the office．

C．She’s talking with another customer．

15．What does the man want the woman to send?

A．Information on after-sales service．

B．A picture of the newest computers．

C．A list of software products．

16．What is the man’s telephone number?

A．560-1287．

B．560-1288．

C．560-2187．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　Mother’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, but not always on the same day．

　　Mother’s Day as it is celebrated today in the United States began with a woman named Anna Jarvis．In 1907, she held a ceremony to honor her mother at a church in the state of West Virginia on the anniversary of her mother’s death．In the following years, she and others wrote thousands of letters to public officials urging that the second Sunday in May be declared Mother’s Day．

　　President Woodrow Wilson finally agreed seven years later．The second Sunday in May became a day of public expression of love for mothers throughout the country．It became popular for people to send gifts of flowers and candy to their mothers on Mother’s Day．

　　Today, children of all ages still give their mothers special gifts on Mother’s Day．Older children may travel to visit their mothers．If they cannot, they usually send a special card with a message of love．Or they send flowers．They also usually call their mothers on the telephone to wish them a happy day．Mother’s Day is one of the busiest days of the year for America’s telephone companies．

　　Some families get together on Mother’s Day to honor all the women in the family who are mothers．Many go to a restaurant for a special Mother’s Day meal．

17．What do you learn about Mother’s Day?

A．It is celebrated now in every part of the world．

B．It is not celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May everywhere．

C．It is celebrated to honor all the women in some families．

18．When was Mother’s Day first celebrated in the US?

A．In 1907．

B．In 1908．

C．In 1914．

19．Who decided Mother’s Day to be celebrated nationwide?

A．Anna Jarvis．

B．Public officials．

C．Woodrow Wilson．

20．What do all the children do on Mother’s Day?

A．Give gifts to their mothers．

B．Pay a visit to their mothers．

C．Send cards to their mothers．