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 are the two speakers talking about?

A．The weather．

B．A movie．

C．A basketball match．

2．Where did the conversation probably take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a book shop．

C．In a classroom．

3．What time is Jim supposed to arrive?

A．8∶15．

B．8∶00．

C．7∶30．

4．How many pills should the woman take in twentyfour hours?

A．Six．

B．Eight．

C．Twelve．

5．What can be concluded from this conversation?

A．The woman is bothered by some people smoking heavily．

B．The room is on fire and full of smoke．

C．Smoking is strictly forbidden in the room．

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，每小题将给出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。

6．What was the birthday present they decided to buy?

A．A book．

B．A basketball．

C．A football．

7．How much money did the two speakers have altogether?

A．6 yuan．

B．14 yuan．

C．8 yuan．

8．Why did they decide not to buy Alice a book?

A．Because she didn’t like reading at all．

B．Because she had lots of books in her room．

C．Because she had lots of books and her birthday present last year was a book．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题．

9．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Secretary and boss．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Doctor and patient．

10．Why was she late?

A．Her aunt called her to get up late．

B．She missed the bus．

C．She got a telephone call．

11．What can we know about the man?

A．He is strict with his students．

B．He is cold to Alice．

C．He gets angry easily．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．At what time did he get up when he was small?

A．At six in the morning．

B．At six thirty in the morning．

C．At five to six in the morning．

13．How many miles did he swim every week?

A．Thirty miles a week．

B．Thirteen miles a week．

C．Thirtyfive miles a week．

14．Which is right according to the dialogue?

A．The man is 40 now．

B．At the age of 15, the man became wellknown．

C．The man doesn’t enjoy traveling．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．What are the man and the woman talking about?

A．Viewing a football game．

B．Interviews with football players．

C．Money problem about a football game．

16．Why is the woman not going with the man?

A．Because she is too poor to buy a ticket．

B．Because she doesn’t like people’s cheering and shouting in the stadium．

C．Because she finds it easier to follow football on television than in the stadium．

17．Which is right according to the dialogue?

A．The man likes people’s cheering and shouting in the stadium．

B．The woman can’t get excited while watching the football game on television．

C．There’s always so little excitement in the stadium．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．Who were in the bar of the hotel?

A．Some Americans．

B．An Irishman．

C．An Englishman and an Irishman．

19．What was the Irishman doing?

A．He was drinking．

B．He was watching TV．

C．He was reading．

20．What was on TV?

A．The Americans were getting ready to go to the moon．

B．The Irish were ready to send some men to the sun．

C．Some Englishmen were sent to the moon．

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 Michael think of the woman’s sister?

A．She is not old enough to get married．

B．She is too old to get married．

C．She is married．

2．Where is the man?

A．In a bookstore．

B．In a train station．

C．In a restaurant．

3．How much did the lady pay?

A．＄15．

B．＄20．

C．＄30．

4．How does the woman respond?

A．She refuses to go to dinner．

B．She agrees to go to dinner．

C．She is angry．

5．Where is the man going?

A．To class．

B．To the cinema．

C．To the doctor’s office．

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。

6．What are the two talking about?

A．Mrs Smith．

B．Mr Downs．

C．Mr Downs’ son．

7．How long does a school day last?

A．At least 8 hours．

B．About 6 hours．

C．Nearly 7 hours．

8．How does Jack usually go to school?

A．By bus．

B．On foot．

C．By car．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Who answered the phone?

A．Tom．

B．Tom’s wife．

C．Susan．

10．When are they going to New Zealand?

A．In half a year．

B．In a couple of months．

C．In two weeks．

11．Where are they going to meet?

A．At Susan’s．

B．At Tom’s．

C．In New Zealand．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．What can Maria see?

A．Many trains．

B．Many planes．

C．Many people．

13．What’s the woman afraid of?

A．Driving in．

B．Taking ferries(摆渡)．

C．Getting lost．

14．What kind of city is New York, according to the man?

A．An easy city to get around．

B．A city full of subways．

C．A city difficult to get around．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．Who is William Turner?

A．A close friend of Dr Smith’s．

B．A patient of Dr Smith’s．

C．Both A and B．

16．When will Mr Turner go to see Dr Smith?

A．At 4∶00 p. m．

B．At 5∶00 p. m．

C．At 5∶30 p. m．

17．What’s the main idea of this dialogue?

A．Mr Turner wants to make an appointment with Dr Smith．

B．Mr Turner will go to see Dr Smith at 5∶30 p. m．

C．Mr Turner is a patient of Dr Smith’s．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．On which side of the road are cars driven in England?

A．On the left．

B．On the right．

C．The passage doesn’t tell about that．

19．What can we know from the passage?

A．We know police in England are often after you．

B．We know police in England are often helpful．

C．We know police in England are often impolite．

20．What’s the best title for this passage?

A．English Traffic

B．Come to England

C．Traffic Rules

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．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a record shop．

B．In a jeweler’s shop．

C．In a toy shop．

2．When did her brother start smoking?

A．During college．

B．After college．

C．Before graduation．

3．What are they talking about?

A．A holiday．

B．An accident．

C．Luck．

4．How much did the coat cost?

A．The coat cost ＄22 in a sale．

B．He said that he had bought a coat for ＄20, but he was lying．

C．His coat actually cost ＄2 more than the advertised price．

5．Why does the second person give 50 cents?

A．The class will have a party．

B．Everybody should give 50 cents．

C．To buy a present for their teacher．

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。

6．What did they do before the conversation?

A．They slept．

B．They had a drink．

C．They saw a film．

7．What do they want most now?

A．A drink．

B．A piece of cake．

C．Sleep．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

8．Why did Jim stop?

A．Because there was a rock on the path．

B．Because there were no trees．

C．Because it was too hot．

9．When he woke up, what did he find?

A．He found a snake by his feet．

B．He found his shirt was stolen．

C．He found a man standing in front of him．

10．Which is right according to the passage?

A．There are a few trees near the path．

B．Jim wasn’t afraid at all when he saw the snake．

C．At last the snake moved under the rock．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

11．Who are the speakers?

A．A passer-by and a policeman．

B．A passer-by and a driver．

C．A passenger and a taxi-driver．

12．What is the woman’s house number?

A．1323．

B．3023．

C．4023．

13．Why can’t the man turn left?

A．It is rush hour．

B．It is a one-way street．

C．The street is too narrow．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

14．What will they do on Saturday night?

A．Have a picnic．

B．Dance in the home of Mark and Mary．

C．Have dinner with Mark and Mary．

15．What time will they go to see the new movie?

A．On Sunday evening．

B．On Sunday afternoon．

C．On Sunday morning．

16．What will they not do in the weekend?

A．Seeing paintings．

B．Riding bikes．

C．Taking pictures．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．Where did the man send his Olympic Report?

A．From the USA．

B．From where the Olympic Games were held．

C．From the broadcast station．

18．How many gold medals did the Americans get in swimming in the first three days?

A．Three．

B．Five．

C．Six．

19．Who got the best score in gymnastics that night?

A．An American gymnast．

B．A Russian gymnast．

C．A Romanian gymnast．

20．Which is right according to the passage?

A．The time for the Olympic Report is 11∶50 pm．

B．The time for the Olympic Report is 11∶15 am．

C．An American swimmer got the first gold medal in the women’s(200-meter freestyle．

听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

1．What are the speakers talking about?

A．The Summer Palace．

B．The radio．

C．The weather．

2．What’s the date today?

A．May 4．

B．May 3．

C．May 2．

3．Where is the man’s passport?

A．In the drawer．

B．On the table．

C．On the desk．

4．Where will the 2008 Olympic main stadium(体育场)be located?

A．Beijing suburbs．

B．Beijing Chaoyang District．

C．Beijing Zhaoyang District．

5．How is the woman going to the Student Centre?

A．By bus．

B．By taxi．

C．On foot．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听第6段材料，回答6～7题。

6．What does the buyer think of the house?

A．It is too expensive．

B．It just meets his needs．

C．It’s too far from South Florida Street．

7．How did the man learn about the house?

A．His wife told him about it．

B．He saw it on South Florida Street．

C．He read about it in the newspaper．

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

8．Why won’t the man bring sleeping bags?

A．Because he has friends along the way．

B．Because he will spend the nights in hotels．

C．Because his brother has prepared some for him．

9．Which of the following places will the man visit last?

A．Disneyland．

B．Long Island．

C．Salt Lake City．

听第8段材料，回答第10～13题。

10．What are they talking about?

A．Whether they should go for a holiday．

B．Where they should go for the holiday．

C．How they could save money for the holiday．

11．Why doesn’t the man want to go to Florida?

A．It is too far．

B．It is warmer than Sheffield．

C．It is colder than Sheffield．

12．Where does the man want to go for the holiday?

A．Sheffield．

B．Hawaii．

C．Wales or Scotland．

13．Which country are probably the two speakers from?

A．America．

B．England．

C．China．

听第9段对话，回答第14～17题。

14．Who feels disappointed?

A．Mary．

B．Jack．

C．Both of them．

15．How did Jack play in the game?

A．He tried his best but he failed．

B．He didn’t try his best so he failed．

C．He gave up trying so he failed．

16．Who is Mary?

A．A stranger．

B．Jack’s mother．

C．A classmate of Jack’s．

17．What does Mary ask Jack to do?

A．She invites him to go to the playground．

B．She invites him to come to her house．

C．She invites him to go to the coffee-house．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．Where did the ancestors(祖先)of the English speakers in South Africa come from?

A．Canada．

B．America．

C．Britain．

19．How many official languages are there in South Africa?

A．11．

B．12．

C．13．

20．What does the passage talk about?

A．Grammar．

B．Vocabulary．

C．Grammar, vocabulary and sentence．

听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

1．Where are the two speakers?

A．Up the stairs．

B．In a building．

C．In the secretary’s office．

2．Why did the man get a ticket?

A．He sped．

B．He ran a red light．

C．He parked at the wrong place．

3．What does the woman mean?

A．She can’t see the computer now．

B．She is eager to see the computer．

C．She wants the man to see the computer first．

4．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Customer and waitress．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Boss and secretary．

5．What do we know from this conversation?

A．The woman is applying(申请)for a job．

B．The woman is asking for a promotion(提升)．

C．The woman is being interviewed by a reporter．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

6．Who is on holiday?

A．Doctor Watson．

B．Doctor Jones．

C．Doctor Brown．

7．Who gave the man a medical treatment?

A．No one．

B．The nurse．

C．Doctor Watson．

8．How many doctors have been mentioned in the conversation?

A．3．

B．4．

C．5．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．What does the woman ask the photographer to do?

A．She asks him to take a photo of her mother．

B．She asks him to take a photo of himself．

C．She asks him to take a photo of herself．

10．How much does one copy cost?

A．Eighteen dollars．

B．Three dollars．

C．Five dollars．

11．How does the photographer take her picture?

A．He asks her to stand there and say “cheese”．

B．He asks her to sit on the chair and say “cheese”．

C．He asks her to sit down and keep silent．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．What are they discussing?

A．What to have for lunch．

B．Where to go for lunch．

C．When to have lunch．

13．What can we learn about the man?

A．He usually doesn’t eat fast food．

B．He often eats in a restaurant near his home．

C．He can’t afford an expensive lunch that day．

14．Where are they probably going right after this conversation?

A．A supermarket．

B．A fast-food place．

C．A French restaurant．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．What’s the relationship between the woman and the man?

A．Teacher and student．

B．Classmates．

C．Mother and son．

16．Why didn’t the man come to the class?

A．He had been writing reports all day long．

B．He was too tired to go out．

C．He nearly lost his confidence．

17．What can we know about the man?

A．He is probably from an English-speaking country．

B．He is interested in learning foreign languages．

C．He had studied German before he came．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．How old is the tree “Tane Mahuta” now according to the passage?

A．2500．

B．500．

C．2000．

19．When will the tree be dead according to the words by Stephen King?

A．The end of 21st century．

B．The end of 20th century．

C．The end of 22nd century．

20．What has caused the tree to die?

A．The top of the tree has become thinner and thinner．

B．The conditions of the root of the tree have become worse and worse．

C．The thin top, bad root and people’s touch．

听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

1．Who is going to paint the house?

A．Painters hired by the couple．

B．Mr．Jones．

C．The couple themselves．

2．What did the woman buy for her husband for Christmas?

A．A watch．

B．A case for his coin collection．

C．A book．

3．What colour is the woman speaker’s dress?

A．Blue．

B．White．

C．Green．

4．What does the woman want to become?

A．A teacher．

B．A translator．

C．An actress．

5．What is the woman doing?

A．Offering to help．

B．Asking for permission．

C．Asking for help．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

6．Where does the Dr．Green stay?

A．At the Blackboot Hotel．

B．At the Blackwood Hotel．

C．At the Blacksmith Hotel．

7．What is the information telephone number?

A．114．

B．141．

C．411．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

8．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At the entrance．

B．In the living-room．

C．In an office．

9．How much is a ticket for a full-time student?

A．￡5.50．

B．￡2.75．

C．Free．

10．Who needs to buy tickets?

A．Mother and her son．

B．Mother and daughter．

C．Two adults and one student．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

11．Where is the flat?

A．In the center of the city．

B．Far from a busy road．

C．Near a school．

12．How many bedrooms does the house have?

A．Two．

B．Three．

C．Four．

13．What floor is it on?

A．5th．

B．15th．

C．25th．

听第9段材料，回答第14～17题。

14．How often does Mr．Green get a backache?

A．Often．

B．Sometimes．

C．Seldom．

15．How long has Mr．Green had the backache?

A．One day．

B．Three days．

C．Four days．

16．What does the doctor tell Mr．Green to do?

A．Take some exercise．

B．Come back in four days．

C．Stay in bed for two days．

17．The doctor told Mr．Green ________．

A．not to take any exercise

B．to take much exercise

C．to take little exercise in five days

听第10段材料，将第18～20三题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。

听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，共5分)

1．What does Mr．Brown most probably do at the school?

A．He teaches art．

B．He learns painting．

C．He repairs equipment．

2．Where are the man and the woman?

A．At the library．

B．At the school．

C．At the bookstore．

3．What does the man mean?

A．He doesn’t usually get calls here．

B．He wants a telephone of his own．

C．He’s looking for a new job．

4．When did the woman see the man’s elder sister?

A．Yesterday．

B．Two days ago．

C．Three days ago．

5．What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Classmates．

B．Workmates．

C．Strangers．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

6．Why was the woman a little confused(糊涂的)?

A．Because she was asked two places．

B．Because she didn’t know the place．

C．Because she didn’t know the man．

7．Where did the man want to go?

A．Go to the bank．

B．Go to the post office．

C．Go to the middle school．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

8．What is the good news for the two speakers?

A．They will have a better position．

B．They will be better paid．

C．They will have more vacation．

9．How did the man speaker know the good news?

A．He heard it when announced．

B．He got it from an official．

C．He learned it on the paper．

10．What do the two speakers think of their work?

A．Challenging．

B．Interesting．

C．Boring．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

11．Why does the man need his notebook?

A．To study about the show．

B．To study for the test．

C．To bring to the dinner．

12．When does the talk take place?

A．Before the show．

B．During the show．

C．After the show．

13．What will the man and the woman do after the show?

A．Have dinner together．

B．Go to the man’s home．

C．Go to the woman’s home．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

14．Why was the man angry?

A．The woman didn’t tell him Mr．Powell came．

B．The woman didn’t phone him．

C．Mr．Powell didn’t phone him．

15．What did the man think he had done before he left?

A．He had put the card in his wallet．

B．He had written the name and phone number on the card．

C．He had given the card to the woman．

16．Why does the man apologize?

A．He forgot to give the card to the woman．

B．He didn’t tell everything clearly．

C．He was late for the phone．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．What did the boy and his father sell?

A．Fish that they caught．

B．Flutes(长笛)in the market．

C．Vegetables and fruits in the market．

18．What did the boy want?

A．A shirt．

B．A piano．

C．A flute．

19．Why did the people stop to listen to him?

A．The boy was very unfortunate．

B．The boy could play the flute very well．

C．The sound was very terrible．

20．What did the boy dream of?

A．He dreamed of selling all the fish they caught．

B．He dreamed of becoming a famous player．

C．He dreamed of buying a big house for his father．

听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

1．How many students are there in the man’s class?

A．20．

B．30．

C．60．

2．What do we know about the man?

A．He is very busy．

B．He prefers lunch at desk．

C．He doesn’t want lunch．

3．Where are they talking?

A．In a shoe store．

B．In a factory．

C．In a movie studio．

4．How often does the restaurant offer its dinner specials?

A．Twice a day．

B．Twice a week．

C．Once a week．

5．Why is the woman complaining about the noise?

A．Because she is sleeping．

B．Because she is reading．

C．Because she is writing．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

6．Why did the man call for help?

A．Because the man lost his way home．

B．Because the man was too old to walk home．

C．Because the man was tired and unwilling to walk home．

7．Who is the woman?

A．The man’s wife．

B．A policewoman．

C．The man’s granddaughter．

听第7段材料，回答8～10题。

8．What are the two speakers?

A．They are foreigners．

B．They are teachers．

C．They are students．

9．What do the kids do with the boy from Brazil?

A．They excuse him．

B．They hate him．

C．They welcome him．

10．What is rewarding according to the woman?

A．Her students’ praises for their teacher．

B．Her students’ progress in the end．

C．Her students’ efforts to catch up．

听第8段材料, 回答第11～13题。

11．Where is the woman from?

A．America．

B．Canada．

C．England．

12．Which city is the woman in now?

A．Toronto．

B．Colorado．

C．Edinburgh．

13．What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?

A．Taxi driver and passenger．

B．Husband and wife．

C．Brother and sister．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

14．What are the man and the woman talking about?

A．Mr．Brown’s son．

B．Mrs．Down’s son．

C．Mike’s school．

15．How long does Mike stay with his classmates a day?

A．About 8 hours．

B．About 6 hours．

C．At least 10 hours．

16．How does Mike usually go to school?

A．By bus．

B．In his father’s car．

C．On foot．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．How many kinds of pollution have been mentioned in this monologue?

A．Two．

B．Three．

C．Four．

18．Which is the most serious pollution in today’s life?

A．Noise pollution．

B．Air pollution．

C．Water pollution．

19．Why must factories clean their water before it is thrown away?

A．Because it will pollute our rivers and lakes．

B．Because it will make us talk louder．

C．Because it will blow dirty smoke into the air．

20．What have you learned in the passage?

A．We can’t eat fish in the rivers and lakes．

B．We should build fewer factories and make fewer cars．

C．We should help to fight pollution．

听力测试(共20小题；每小题1.5分，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：Hi．Are you here on vacation or business?

W：I’m here on vacation．I think Taiwan is beautiful．

1．What is the woman here for?

A．For an interview．

B．On business．

C．On vacation．

M：I can come to your house and pick you up in half an hour．Is that all right?

W：Good．That means you will be here at 8∶30．

2．What time is it now?

A．Nine o’clock．

B．Eight o’clock．

C．Seven thirty．

W：Do you think that every language has a spoken form?

M：Certainly I do, but not every language has a written form．

3．Which form comes first, written or spoken?

A．Either the written form or the spoken one comes first．

B．The written form appears before the spoken one．

C．The spoken form comes before the written one．

M：I have seen the film Three Men and a Baby twice．I still really enjoy it．

W：That’s nothing．I’ve seen it four times．My brother has seen it five．

4．How many times has the woman seen the film Three Men and a Baby?

A．Two times．

B．Three times．

C．Four times．

M：I like these coats．How much are they?

W：40 dollars each, or two for 70 dollars．

5．How much will each one cost if you buy two coats?

A．30 dollars．

B．35 dollars．

C．40 dollars．

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6～8题。

W：Hey, Karl!Why all this hurry?

M：Hi, Amber．How’s everything?

W：Really good．I’ve been really busy all day．How about you? I haven’t seen you for a while．

M：Yeah, today it has just been crazy for me too．I’ve been working like a mad man all day．

W：There just isn’t enough time．I haven’t even done a tenth of my paperwork．

M：It’s no joke, is it?I’ve still got a ton of paperwork to do, too．

W：I had a million things to do today, and only managed to finish a few．

6．What do both the man and the woman most probably do?

A．They are dustmen．

B．They are sportsmen．

C．They are office workers．

7．What do we know about today’s work?

A．Both of them have been busy with the work all day．

B．The man has been busier than the woman．

C．The man could spare a few minutes to relax．

8．What do we know from the conversation?

A．Both of them have finished their today’s work．

B．They have been so busy that they haven’t seen each other recently．

C．Both of them are joking．

听第7段材料，回答第9～10题。

M：What are you going to do tonight, Betty?

W：I’m going to eat at the new Chinese restaurant, just opposite your office．It’s not far from my house, about fifteen minutes’ walk．

M：Really? I was there last night, with some friends of mine．

W：Were there many people there?

M：Yes, a lot．

W：How was the food there?

M：It was great, really delicious．The vegetables were very fresh．But the service was not good enough, I’m afraid．

9．What are the speakers talking about?

A．What they’re going to do．

B．What they did．

C．A restaurant．

10．What is NOT mentioned about the Chinese restaurant in the talk?

A．Food．

B．Price．

C．Where it is．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises．

W：Arm exercises?Is that because arms are too fat or soft?

M：Actually that’s not the main reason．They say that arm exercises can make you physically healthy．

W：But I was told that arm exercises could raise your blood pressure．

M：Yes, but the article I read suggests some ways to make up for that．

W：Really?How?

M：By adding leg exercises, so that the arms don’t do all the work．

W：And in return I’m sure that there’s a good chance of losing weight．

M：Sounds right to me．

W：So what exercises do the experts suggest?

M：They mentioned quite a few exercises, but one of the most popular ones is riding a bike．

W：Good．I will try that．

11．Why are some doctors strongly encouraging arm exercises now?

A．Because our arms are often too fat．

B．Because our arms are often too soft．

C．Because arm exercises can build our health．

12．How will your blood pressure act when you have arm exercises?

A．Slow down．

B．Rise．

C．Keep normal．

13．What should arms exercises be done with?

A．Head exercises．

B．Neck exercises．

C．Leg exercises．

听第9段材料，回答第14～17题。

M：Miss Helen, can you tell me a little bit about where you have worked before?

W：Well, my last job was with Enron．

M：And when did you start with them?

W：Two years ago．

M：I see．So why did you decide to leave?

W：Well, perhaps you have heard that the company closed down earlier this year．

M：Yes, we’ve heard about it．And where did you work before Enron?

W：The ABC Motor Company．

M：How long did you work for them?

W：For five years, as a secretary．

M：And why did you leave that job as a secretary?

W：Well, I felt I needed a change．I think I learnt all I could do there．

M：OK, that’s enough on your working experience．Thank you．

14．What is the man asking about?

A．The woman’s last job．

B．The ABC Motor Company．

C．The woman’s working experience．

15．How many companies has the woman worked for?

A．2．

B．3．

C．4．

16．Why did the woman leave Enron?

A．She needed a change．

B．She had a quarrel with her boss．

C．The company closed down．

17．How many years did the woman work for the ABC Motor Company?

A．Two years．

B．Five years．

C．Seven years．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　The 28th Olympic Games were held in its birthplace Athens this year again．But do you know how we got from the Ancient Olympics to the Modern Games?Now let me tell you something．

　　Although the ancient Games were held in Olympia, Greece, through 776 BC to 393 AD, it took 1503 years for the Olympics to return．The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896．The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the idea in 1894．His original thought was to hold the first modern Games in 1900 in Paris, but delegates from 34 countries were so devoted to the idea of holding it in Athens that they made him give up his original thought and move the Games up to 1896 and have Athens serve as the first host．

18．When did the ancient Olympics stop?

A．776 BC．

B．393 AD．

C．After 1503．

19．Who first came up with the idea of the rebirth of the Olympics?

A．The Greeks．

B．A Frenchman．

C．The Olympic Committee．

20．Why did delegates from 34 countries insist on having Athens serve as the first host?

A．Because the Olympic Games were born in Greece．

B．Because Paris is farther to other countries than Athens．

C．Because the Olympic Games should return to its hometown．

听力测试(共20小题；每小题1.5分，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：Could you tell me the way to the hospital?

M：I’m sorry I’m a stranger here myself．You can ask the policeman over there．

1．Why doesn’t the man tell the woman the way to the hospital?

A．Because he is a stranger to the city．

B．Because he doesn’t want to tell her the way．

C．Because he doesn’t feel like talking with her．

W：Where is the post office?

M：Just walk down this street．It’s only ten minutes’ walk from here．You will find it on your right．

2．Where are the two speakers?

A．They are in an office．

B．They are in the street．

C．They are at home．

W：Would you mind if I borrowed your dictionary?

M：I’m sorry, but I’m using it now．

3．Why doesn’t the man lend his dictionary to the woman?

A．Because he is using it．

B．Because he hasn’t brought it with him．

C．Because he doesn’t want to lend it to the woman．

W：Do you mind if I use your rubber?

M：Of course not．Go ahead, please!

4．What does the woman want to borrow from the man?

A．A dictionary．

B．A pen．

C．A rubber．

W：Would you like me to carry this box for you?

M：No, thanks．I can manage it myself．

5．What does the woman offer to do?

A．To wash some clothes for the man．

B．To carry the box for the man．

C．To look after the child for the man．

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。

W：What’s the matter, Peter? You don’t look very happy．

M：I’m not．I’m worried about my English．

W：What’s the problem?

M：I’m not practicing enough．

W：Why not?

M：Well, it’s difficult to meet English people．

W：You should go out more．

M：Where should I go?

W：You should go to bars．You should join a club．

M：But English people never speak to me．

W：Ah! You should speak first．

M：What can I talk about?

W：The weather! English people are always interested in the weather．

6．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．English．

B．Hobby．

C．Weather．

7．What is Peter worried about?

A．English people．

B．His English．

C．Going out．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Today is the twelfth of August．In another four days it will be my sister Mary’s birthday．We will have a party．Would you please come and join us, Jean?

W：What time will the party begin?

M：At twenty to two．

W：My sister is coming to see me from Shanghai at 1∶20 that afternoon．I’ve got to meet her at the station, so I’m afraid I’ll be late for the party．

M：That’s all right．Do come please．

W：Sure．

8．When is Mary’s birthday?

A．On August 15th．

B．On August 16th．

C．On August 12th．

9．What time will the party begin?

A．At 2∶00 p. m．

B．At 2∶20 p. m．

C．At 1∶40 p. m．

10．Will Jean come to the party?

A．No, she won’t, because she’ll meet her sister at the station．

B．Yes, she will, but she will be late for the party．

C．Not sure．Perhaps she won’t be able to come．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Madam, come and look at this china．It’s beautiful, isn’t it？

W：Yes, it is．I haven’t seen anything like this for years．

M：Ladies always like the china more than the weapons．

W：Tell me something about it, please．

M：Well, you see, all these pieces of china belong to the same set．A king gave it to the Duke in 1819, and pictures on the china tell the story of the Duke’s life．

W：You know a lot about the things in the museum, don’t you? Have you worked here long?

M：Oh yes, I’ve worked here for a long time．I’ve been here since the opening of the museum．I’ve been here for ten years．

11．Where are the speakers?

A．At a museum．

B．In a shop．

C．In a school．

12．What are they talking about?

A．A country．

B．A china．

C．A gun．

13．How long has the man worked here?

A．Two years．

B．Five years．

C．Ten years．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：I’m sorry you had to wait so long．

M：That’s all right．Was the boy hurt badly?

W：No．After I cleaned his head, he felt much better．So did his mother．The blood had frightened her．

M：She probably thought it was much worse than it really was．

W：Yes, mothers are always worried about their children．Now, what’s the matter with you?

M：I’ve just got a headache．I feel weak．I really feel terrible．

W：I’m sorry to hear that．Let me examine you．

14．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Mother and son．

B．Teacher and parent．

C．Doctor and patient．

15．Who probably thought it was much worse than it really was?

A．The child．

B．The mother of the boy．

C．Everyone there．

16．What’s the matter with the man?

A．He has a headache and feels bad．

B．He is frightened at the blood．

C．He hurt himself on the head．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man’s garden and talking about children．The young man asked, “How strict should parents be with their children?” The old man pointed to a string between a big, strong tree and a thin, young one．“Please untie that string, ” he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side．“Now tie it again, please, ” said the old man．“But first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．” The young man did so．Then the old man said, “There, it is the same with children．You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to

　　see how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away．”

17．What was the young father doing?

A．He was looking after his child．

B．He was paying a visit to an old neighbor．

C．He was working with an old neighbor．

18．What were they talking about?

A．Children．

B．Their houses．

C．Their trees．

19．Why did the young tree bend over to one side?

A．Because it was pulled by a string．

B．Because it was dying．

C．Because it was too thin to stand straight alone．

20．What did the young father learn from the old man?

A．He needn’t be strict with children．

B．He learned how strict parents should be with their children．

C．He learned how to plant a tree．