Question

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。

1．What does the man mean?

A．It’s too expensive to take a taxi．

B．The woman has mistaken him for a millionaire．

C．He doesn’t understand what the woman means．

2．What does the man mean?

A．The woman looks like the owner of the supermarket．

B．The woman did too much shopping from the supermarket．

C．The woman seems to have bought her things outside the supermarket．

3．What does the woman mean?

A．She has no interest in the book．

B．She has been trying to get the book everywhere．

C．She wants to read the book very much．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．Dan is a good violinist．

B．They can ask Dan to make the introduction．

C．Dan is not the right person to make the introduction．

5．What does the man mean?

A．They cannot slow down．

B．They’d better slow down．

C．The woman doesn’t know how late they are．

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6～7题。

6．What does the woman think of the tie?

A．She thinks it’s nice．

B．She doesn’t like it．

C．She likes the color．

7．Why does the woman sound so hesitant(迟疑的)?

A．She’s trying to the polite．

B．She’s not sure about the answer．

C．She does not speak English very well．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

8．Why didn’t the woman open the present when she received it?

A．Because she did not like it．

B．Because she thought it impolite to do that．

C．Because her host family would like her to open it alone．

9．What can we learn about the woman speaker?

A．She has been in America for years．

B．She has just given a present to her host family．

C．She is a foreigner who doesn’t know much about the American customs．

10．What is the woman speaker most likely to do soon?

A．Open her present．

B．Say sorry to her host family．

C．Write a thank-you note to her host family．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

11．Which of the following is true?

A．The two speakers went to the cinema together．

B．The man enjoyed the movie while the woman didn’t．

C．The woman liked the movie but didn’t enjoy it much．

12．What ruined the whole thing?

A．There was a sudden failure of power．

B．Two people kept talking loudly through the movie．

C．Two rude people kept quarreling throughout the movie．

13．Why does the man want to leave in such a hurry?

A．Because he was the very rude person．

B．Because he has something important to do．

C．Because it’s time for his appointment with someone else．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

14．What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Disgusting food．

B．Boring friends．

C．A dinner party．

15．Which food does the woman hate?

A．Bananas．

B．Duck．

C．Beef．

16．Why did the woman find Margo’s friends boring?

A．Because they kept talking without paying attention to others．

B．Because they stayed in the house asking questions for three hours．

C．Because they had brought their god to the party without permission．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．What did the host family do on the speaker’s arrival?

A．They held a welcome party．

B．They asked him to take a bath．

C．They showed him around the house．

18．What surprised the speaker?

A．No one fed him．

B．The family were not friendly．

C．They showed him everything．

19．Who is Steve?

A．The speaker’s teacher．

B．A classmate of the speaker’s．

C．The son of the speaker’s host family．

20．What’s the “lesson” for the speaker?

A．East, west, home is best．

B．Always directly tell Americans what you want．

C．Never stay with an American host family again．

Answer 1

答案：A;B;A;C;A;B;A;B;C;C;C;B;A;C;B;A;C;A;B;B
解析：

听力部分录音原文： 　　(Text 1) 　　W：That was the last bus home!And we’ve missed it!Call a taxi! 　　M：A taxi?I’m not a millionaire． 　　(Text 2) 　　W：I got a few things from the shop 　　M：A few?It looks like you bought out the supermarket! 　　(Text 3) 　　M：After I’ve finished reading this book, I can lend it to you if you are interested． 　　W：If I’m interested, I’ve been trying to borrow it everywhere． 　　(Text 4) 　　M：Let’s ask Dan to introduce the musicians to the audience at the beginning of the concert． 　　W：Ask Dan?He’ll be playing the violin． 　　(Text 5) 　　W：Can’t we slow down?I’m tired． 　　M：Slow down?Don’t you realize how late we are going to be? 　　(Text 6) 　　M：How do you like my tie? 　　W：Your tie?Well, uh…I think it’s nice． 　　　M：You don’t really like it, do you? 　　W：Well, uh… 　　M：Please!Be honest with me! 　　W：Well…To tell you the truth, I think it’s a little loud． 　　M：Hmm．You might be right． 　　(Text 7) 　　W：My host family had a birthday party for me today．They bought me a cake and sang to me and gave me this present． 　　M：What is it?How come you didn’t open it? 　　W：I was waiting until I got back to my room to open it． 　　M：But you should have opened it right there, when they gave it to you． 　　W：Really?But in Taiwan, you never open a present in front of other people．They might think you’re greedy． 　　M：That’s interesting!Americans think it’s fun to see people open presents．If you save the fun for yourself, that’s being greedy． 　　W：Oh, no!I hope I didn’t offend my host family． 　　M：I’m sure they’ll understand．But you should send them a thank-you note．That’s an American custom, too． 　　W：Thanks for telling me! 　　(Text 8) 　　W：Jack and I went to see the new Jackie Chan movie last night． 　　M：So did I!I went with Hilary．We must have been there at the same time．What did you think? 　　W：Oh, the movie was great, but the whole thing was ruined by those rude people! 　　M：What do you mean? 　　W：Didn’t you hear those two people talking to each other through the whole movie?They were talking so loud that no one could hear anything!You must have heard them! 　　M：Umm．Could you hear what they were talking about? 　　W：Everyone could!One of them was telling a story about how his brother Mike got into trouble．It was so rude!Hey, wait a minute．Your brother’s name is Mike, isn’t it? 　　M：I have to go．I’ll see you later． 　　(Text 9) 　　M：Hi Barbara!Did you and Raymond enjoy Margo’s dinner party? 　　W：No, we didn’t．It was awful! 　　M：What about the food? 　　W：Oh, the food was disgusting!We hated it．We had Duck and Banana Curry! 　　M：Duck and what?Ugh! 　　W：I know．I don’t like duck and Ray doesn’t like bananas! 　　M：And their friends?Tell me about their friends．Were they nice? 　　W：Oh, Bruce!They were friendly, but they were so boring!They talked for three hours about their house and their dog and their dishwasher!And they didn’t ask one question about us．We said very little, only ‘Yes?’ and ‘No!’ 　　M：Oh dear!What a terrible evening! 　　(Text 10) 　　When I was a student in the United States, I was invited to spend the weekend with an American family．When I arrived, everyone was very well-mannered．They gave me a tour of the house and then showed me to the guest room．They showed me where to put my clothes, how to operate the bathroom equipment, and even where to find a fresh towel and a new bar of soap．But I was surprised that they did not give me anything to eat．I went to bed very hungry．I was sure that my hosts did not mean to be rude, but I did not understand the way they acted．When I returned to school, I told the story to my classmate Steve．“Didn’t they ask if you were hungry?” Steve said．“Yes, but they still didn’t give me anything,” I answered． 　　“Well, when they asked you, what did you say?” 　　“I said, ‘No, I’m fine．’” 　　“Well, no wonder they didn’t give you anything!” Steve said． 　　“But I was just being polite,” I insisted．“I thought they would give me something anyway．” 　　“Maybe that’s true in China, but not in America,” Steve told me．“When Americans ask a question, they expect a direct answer．If you say you’re not hungry, they’ll think you really are not hungry．” 　　It is a lesson I’ll never forget!