Question

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．How much is it for three neckties?

A．＄2.00．

B．＄3.00．

C．＄5.00．

2．What can be inferred about the novel?

A．It should be easy to read．

B．The woman can finish reading it this weekend．

C．It must be very long．

3．What’s true about Peter?

A．He has gone out to see Anne again．

B．He’s taking a trip to another country．

C．He’s thinking only about Anne．

4．What does the man mean?

A．The phone conversation is better．

B．They ought to speak to each other in person．

C．The woman should face the fact．

5．What’s the relationship between the man and the lady?

A．They are a couple．

B．They are old friends．

C．They are not very familiar to each other．

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，各个小题将给出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至7题。

6．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The man is a waiter．

B．An Englishman cannot read the menu．

C．The woman would like to order something．

7．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The man is a bit impatient．

B．The woman is quick in decision．

C．The woman is a bit lazy．

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题

8．Why did the man talk to the woman?

A．He wanted to buy a house．

B．He wanted to get a job．

C．He wanted to rent a flat．

9．Which flat is the man interested in?

A．The one on Sydney Road．

B．The one opposite the park．

C．The one with one bedroom．

10．How much will the man pay for the biggest one each year?

A．3,600 dollars．

B．2,400 dollars．

C．3,000 dollars．

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．Why does the man go to see the woman?

A．Because he will go back to England．

B．Because his son will go back to England．

C．Because he is concerned about his son’s studies．

12．What does the woman advise the man to do?

A．To leave his son in China．

B．To hire a Chinese teacher．

C．To take along some homework．

13．How well is the boy’s Chinese?

A．He is good at it．

B．He is a little weak in it．

C．He knows nothing about it．

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14．How many children does the woman have?

A．Three sons and two daughters．

B．Three daughters and two sons．

C．Three daughters and one son．

15．How does the woman feel about her children?

A．She is proud of them．

B．She is disappointed with them．

C．She is tired of them．

16．Which is true according to the talk?

A．Laura is a secretary．

B．Rita works in a library．

C．Roland works for an airline．

17．According to the talk, which countries has Jerry been to?

A．Russia, Greece, Austria and France．

B．France, Australia, Greece and Russia．

C．France, America, Greece and Russia．

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．How many hours does a working American work in a week?

A．20．

B．60．

C．40．

19．When Americans say someone is living on borrowed time, what does it mean?

A．The person is enjoying himself．

B．The person is dying．

C．The time is flying．

20．What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Americans value time．

B．Americans are rich．

C．Americans work hard．

Answer 1

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

听力录音材料 　　Text 1 　　M：Pardon me, Miss．How much are these neckties? 　　W：They’re ＄2.00 each, or ＄5.00 for three．How many do you want, sir? 　　Text 2 　　W：I spent the whole weekend totally absorbed in this novel． 　　M：And you still haven’t finished reading it? 　　Text 3 　　M：Peter’s really out of it these days． 　　W：Yeah．I know．Ever since he met Ann, he's been in another world． 　　Text 4 　　W：I wasn’t sure what she really thought of the suggestion from our phone conversation． 　　M：Yes, it would be better to talk about it face to face． 　　Text 5 　W：Hi, Peter! Remember me? 　　M：Mary, Mary Lamb．Oh, yes, I remember you． 　　W：Yeah, we met at Bill’s party． 　　Text 6 　　W：Waiter, bring me the menu, 　　M：Just a moment, I’m coming． 　　…… 　　Now, what would you like? 　　W：I’d like to see the menu．Would you get me one, please? 　　M：Yes, certainly．Here you are． 　　W：Thank you．Ah! But this is in French．Would you mind giving me the English menu? 　　M：It’s written in English too, in smaller print．There． 　　W：Thanks．I’ll need a few minutes to decide．Could you come back in a minute? 　　M：Right． 　　…… 　　Now, what are you going to have? 　　W：I’m sorry, I haven’t decided yet．Do you mind giving a couple of minutes? 　　M：All right, but would you be so kind as to make up your mind soon? We’re very busy right now as you can see, Madam． 　　Text 7 　　W：Can I help you? 　　M：Yes, I’m looking for a flat． 　　W：To buy or to rent? 　　M：Oh, to rent． 　　W：How much do you want to pay? 　　M：About two hundred a month． 　　W：Well, I’ve got one here on Sydney Road．It’s two hundred and fifty a month． 　　M：How big is it? 　　W：It has a kitchen-dinner, a bathroom and one bedroom． 　　M：Well, actually, I’d prefer something bigger if that’s possible． 　　W：Yes, I think so．Here’s an interesting one．It’s opposite the park． 　　M：How much is it? 　　W：It’s three hundred a month．It’s the biggest flat we’ve got in this area． 　　M：What’s it like? 　　W：Well, there are two bedrooms, a sitting room, a kitchen and a bathroom． 　　M：It sounds very interesting．Can I go and see it? 　　W：Of course, sir．Can I have your name and address? 　　Text 8 　　M：Good morning, Miss Smith．I’m sorry to trouble you． 　　W：Good morning, not at all．Please be seated．What can I do for you? 　　M：It’s about my son． 　　W：He isn’t in trouble．I hope he’s doing well in all his lessons．He’ll do well in the exams． 　　M：Except in Chinese, I’m afraid．He says that he is a little weak in Chinese． 　　W：Is he? I’m sorry to hear that． 　　M：That’s why I’ve come to see you．I’m worried about his Chinese．He may fall behind when he comes back to school． 　　W：What do you mean? 　　M：We’ll go back to London for a holiday for two months．We haven’t been back for three years． 　　W：I see．I think that his Chinese teacher can give him some homework to do during his holiday．He won’t fall behind the others when he comes back． 　　Text 9 　　M：Are all the children grown up now, Ruth? 　　W：Oh, yes．Laura is the cleverest one．She’s a librarian in the public library． 　　M：Very interesting．And what about Rita? 　　W．She’s secretary at the railway station． 　　M：And what about Rosemary? She was always a very pretty child． 　　W：Rosemary is a waitress in a restaurant in Paris．She’s married to an engineer． 　　M：How about the boys, Jerry and Roland? 　　W：Jerry drives a bus．He drives everywhere． 　　M：Really? In which countries does he drive? 　　W：France, Austria, Greece and Russia． 　　M：And does Roland drive a bus, too? 　　W：Oh, no．Roland is a pilot． 　　M：Good．Where does he fly? 　　W：To Australia and America． 　　Text 10 　　Good morning, everybody．My topic for today is “How Americans Value Time”．Americans think a great deal about time．From childhood they learn to value time．As children, they are taught to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything．When they are having a good time, they say that time flies．When a person is dying, they say that he or she is living on borrowed time． 　　Time is money．Time is knowledge．Time is everything in America．A working American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week．This is the working time．In his spare time, he also works hard for more money．Even Saturday and Sunday are filled with activities．In the street you can hardly see a man who walks slowly．They walk very fast．In fact, they are almost running．