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听力(共三节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题，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 does the man suggest the woman do?

A．Use his computer．

B．Buy a new computer．

C．Borrow Martha’s computer．

2．What does the man say about Bob?

A．He has been to Seattle many times．

B．He lived in Seattle for many years．

C．He holds a high position in his company．

3．How did the woman learn about the job?

A．A friend told her about it．

B．She saw an ad in the newspaper．

C．She found it by chance．

4．What does the man mean?

A．He will tell Mary how to operate the dishwasher．

B．He will wash the dishes himself instead．

C．He himself will operate the dishwasher．

5．What will the speakers most probably do tomorrow?

A．Meet someone at the railway station．

B．Go to London by train．

C．See someone off at the railway station．

第二节(共12小题，满分18分)

听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6．About whom are the speakers talking?

A．Some friends．

B．A doctor．

C．Their dad．

7．Why is the father very bad tempered recently?

A．Because he doesn’t like the woman’s friends．

B．Because he is not feeling well．

C．Because everybody knows about his problem．

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8．What can we know about the man from their conversation?

A．He is tired of everything．

B．He misses his grandfather．

C．He enjoys working in the office very much．

9．What does the woman suggest the man do?

A．Try something cheerful．

B．Take a holiday．

C．Think nothing of his job．

10．Why does the man mention great-great-grandfathers’ life?

A．He wishes to go hunting like them．

B．He wishes to do as many jobs as they did．

C．He wishes to have much variety in his life．

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．At a hotel．

B．At the ticket office．

C．At a super market．

12．What did the clerk say about the breakfast in the hotel?

A．It’s free on weekdays．

B．It’s free on Saturdays and Sundays．

C．It’s all free any day of the week．

13．Why does the man insist on seeing the manager?

A．He would have a complaint about the clerk．

B．He would praise the clerk for his good service．

C．He would refuse the clerk’s discount．

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the woman?

A．She is an English student．

B．She is a foreign student in England．

C．She is a girl of few words．

15．What is the woman’s main problem according to the dialogue?

A．She can’t get used to the weather there．

B．She can’t write English papers．

C．She doesn’t know how to carry on a conversation with the natives．

16．What can be inferred from the conversation?

A．Conversations usually start with the weather in England．

B．The woman can hardly become a welcome conversation partner．

C．Most English people are unwilling to speak to foreigners．

17．Who might be most popular in England according to the professor?

A．One who can speak perfect English．

B．One who knows best about the other’s habits．

C．One who is good at choosing topics for a conversation．

第三节(共3小题，满分4.5分)

听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每个小题不超过三个单词。听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每个小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。

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答案：B　A　A　B　B　C　B　A　B　C　A　B　A　B　C　A　C　more than 900　1066　A safe 　　附：听力录音原文 　　Text 1 　　W：I’m going to Martha’s house．I have a paper to complete, and I need to use her computer． 　　M：Why don’t you buy one yourself? Think how much time you could save． 　　Text 2 　　W：Bob said that Seattle is a great place for conferences． 　　M：He’s certainly in a position to make that comment．He’s been there so often． 　　Text 3 　　M：How did you find your job? Was it advertised in the paper? 　　W：I looked and looked for months without finding anything．Then a friend told me about this job．So I applied and got it． 　　Text 4 　　W：I'm trying to find out how this dishwasher works, the manual is in French, I can't wait for Bill to translate it for me． 　　M：Don't worry, Mary, I can do the dishes before the machine starts to work． 　　Text 5 　　M：Come on, Natalie．It's time for bed! 　　W：But it's only nine o'clock! 　　M：I know, but we need to get up early tomorrow to catch the train． 　　W：Oh yes．I forget．We're going to London to see Madame Stephanie's． 　　M：That's right．So you need to go to bed early and get a good night's sleep．You've got a busy day tomorrow! 　　听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。 　　Text 6 　　W：Dad was really bad-tempered last night．And it's not like him．He used to like meeting my friends． 　　M：Well, I'm afraid you've come at rather a bad time． 　　W：What do you mean? 　　M：Well, I wasn't going to tell you…He hasn't been feeling very well lately． 　　W：Has he seen the doctor? 　　M：Yes, he had a check-up last month．The doctor says he may have to go into hospital． 　　W：Oh no!What is it, exactly? 　　M：They're not sure．But they think it may be his heart． 　　W：Oh, perhaps I ought to stay here, then． 　　M：No, there's no point in that．It probably isn't serious at all．And please, Jane, don't say anything to Dad about this… 　　听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 　　Text 7 　　W：You're not looking very cheerful．What's the matter with you? 　　M：Oh, nothing special．I'm just a bit fed up． 　　W：With the job? 　　M：With everything, with catching the same train every morning, sitting in the same office all day watching the same television programmes… 　　W：You need a holiday． 　　M：It wasn't always like this, you know． 　　W：What do you mean? 　　M：Well, our great-great-grandfathers had more fun, didn't they? I mean, they hunted for their food and grew their own vegetables and did things for themselves．We do the same sort of job for years and years．There's no variety in our lives． 　　W：You need a holiday．That's what's the matter with you． 　　听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 　　Text 8 　　M：Hello, I have a reservation for tonight． 　　W：Your name, please． 　　M：Nelson, Charles Nelson． 　　W：OK, Charles Nelson, a room for one for the 19th… 　　M：Wait, wait．It’s for tonight, not tomorrow night． 　　W：Em…, I don’t think we have any rooms for tonight． 　　M：Oh, come on!You must have something, anything! 　　W：There has been a cancellation for this evening．A double room is now available． 　　M：Great, I' II take it． 　　W：But, I 'II have to charge you 150 pounds for the night． 　　M：What? I should have a discount for the inconvenience! 　　W：Well, the best I can give you is a 10% discount plus a ticket for a free breakfast． 　　M：Hey, isn’t the breakfast free anyway? 　　W：Well, only on weekends． 　　M：I want to talk to the manager． 　　W：Wait, wait, wait…Mr．Nelson, I think I can give you an additional 15% discount… 　　听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17三个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这4个小题。 　　Text 9 　　M：Hi, Alice．How are you getting along with your English recently? 　　W：Er, I think I'm doing pretty well in reading, but I'm still having some trouble speaking it and understanding the native speakers． 　　M：How is it? You've been in England for nearly two months．Isn't that right? 　　W：Yes．That's true．But I don't seem to have the time．I have to finish reading the long list of books my language teacher assigned me．And what's more, I have to write all sorts of papers．It's such a lot of work, you know． 　　M：Well．It's time you made some change．Reading and writing papers are necessary and important but that shouldn't be your whole life．You need to take time out to go out more and try to talk to the native speakers．You need to get familiar with the people． 　　W：I know．I tried once or twice, but I don't know how to start a conversation．I'm willing to speak with anyone but the English people don't seem to be willing to speak to me． 　　M：That's it!Perfect language alone won't make you a welcome conversation partner．You still need to get familiar with the people, their habits, customs and culture． 　　W：I see．But I still don't know how to get a conversation started． 　　M：You may start by talking about the weather．English people are always interested in the weather． 　　W：But what next after a few words about the weather? 　　M：Then you may choose a topic which is familiar to you and which you think might arouse the interest of the native speaker． 　　W：I see．Thank you for your kind advice, Professor Smith． 　　Text 10 　　(W：)Good morning, I’m Helen Jones．And welcome to the Tower of London!It is a very old castle in the center of London founded more than 900 years ago．To get back to the history, an important date in the Tower of London’s history is one thousand sixty-six, when the Norman Duke William came from France and conquered England．He built the Tower as a place to protect himself from the English people he had conquered, and to impress them with his power． 　　Another important function of the Tower is that of a safe．From the fourteenth century onwards, the Tower was used to store the royal jewels and the royal wardrobe．In fact, the most popular part of the Tower for visitors today is the Jewel House, where all the precious stones, the fine clothes and so on are kept securely． 　　Thank you!Enjoy yourselves!