Part I Listening Comprehension(30 marks)

Section A(22.5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you'll hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions, and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Conversation 1

1．How long does the woman need to work every day?

A．Three hours．

B．Four hours．

C．Five hours．

2．How much can the woman earn each day?

A．5 dollars．

B．10 dollars．

C．20 dollars．

Conversation 1

M：Do you have any work experience?

W：No, I’ve never worked in a restaurant before．

M：Do you think you can get along will with customers?

W：Yes, I think so．

M：Can you make sure to be here from four to eight in the afternoon?

W：Yes, I'm always on time．

M：Then you can start tomorrow．Monday through Friday．Five dollars an hour．

W：That's fine．

Conversation 2

3．What's the possible relationship between the speakers?

A．Boss and employee．

B．Mother and son．

C．Teacher and student．

4．When will the man come back?

A．This Monday．

B．This Wednesday．

C．This Friday．

Conversation 2

M：Mrs．Sharon, I say…, I have to …

W：What's the matter, Richard?

M：Er, I'd like to take two days off．My mother's ill．I need to stay with her．

W：I'm sorry to hear that．You mean you will be back here this Wednesday?

M：Yes, I hope I can come back earlier．

W：That's all right．By the way, don't worry about your lessons．I'll certainly help you with them．

Conversation 3

5．What can we know about Nancy and Steve?

A．They will divorce soon．

B．They have two daughters．

C．They divorced last year．

6．Who will help Nancy out in the woman's opinion?

A．Her daughter．

B．Her parents．

C．Her friends．

Conversation 3

M：Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up．

W：It's really a shame．I’ve heard that they quarrel, but they’ve always made up afterward．

M：Things are not working out this time．They are getting a separation soon．

W：What will happen to their daughter, Bonnie?

M：Nancy is going to take her．

W：The cost of living is so high．It will be difficult for her to take te responsibility．

M：She seems to have made up her mind．She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage．

W：Well, I hope her parents will be able to help her out．

Conversation 4

7．How often does the woman pay the tax?

A．Once a month．

B．Twice a year．

C．Once a year．

8．Why does the woman have to pay more taxes?

A．The government has raised the tax rate．

B．She didn't pay taxes last year．

C．She has got extra money．

9．What can we know about the woman?

A．She is an accountant．

B．She taught in a night school．

C．She lives upon a small income．

Conversation 4

W：Henry, our income tax is due soon．Did you call our accountant?

M：He's figuring out our taxes right now．I gave him all the records on our income and expenses last week．

W：The government has taken away taxes from our paychecks all year．I hope we get some of that money back or at least that we won't have to pay more．

M：Remember the money your aunt left us when she died, and the money you made when you taught in a night school?

W：Yes．

M：Well, that's all taxable income．That money has put us in a higher tax bracket．

W：What does that mean?

M：It means we have to pay more taxes．

W：Well, it looks like we'll have to make more money this year just to pay last year's taxes．

Conversation 5

10．What can we know about the kid from Haiti?

A．He doesn't get on well at school．

B．He is often late for school．

C．He doesn't speak much English．

11．How many countries are mentioned in the conversation?

A．Six．

B．Five．

C．Four．

12．How does the woman help the immigrant kids?

A．She has spent much time with them after class．

B．She gives them more lessons than other kids．

C．She pays more attention to them at class．

Conversation 5

M：Kate, how's the new student in your class doing?

W：The kid from Haiti? He's having a rough time communicating since he doesn't speak much English．However, the other kids seem to involve him pretty well．

M：Our students are used to new kids who don't speak much English since we have had so many new immigrant families moving into our school district．

W：Don't I know it! This year I have had a Vietnamese, an Ethiopian, a Cuban and the kid from Haiti in my class．I spend a lot of time with them after class so that they can catch up．

M：It must have been hard for you since you have to give them special attention in order to help them．

W：It has been．Nevertheless, it's really rewarding to see them progress and make friends．

Conversation 6

13．When will the speakers have the exams?

A．In one week．

B．In two weeks．

C．In three weeks．

14．What will the woman do this summer?

A．Teach English．

B．Find a job．

C．Study Chinese．

15．How did the man learn Chinese?

A．By speaking．

B．By reading．

C．By listening．

Conversation 6

M：Well, Jenny．The school year is almost over．We just have two weeks before exams．What are you going to do this summer?

W：I'm going to teach English to some immigrants in the university's community service program．

M：That sounds interesting．Don't you need to speak a foreign language for the job?

W：No．You just have to present the language simply and give the students a chance to practice speaking．

M：But that's the way I was taught to speak Chinese．But speaking Chinese didn't help me learn to read and write Chinese．

W：My students don't want to read and write English．They are more interested in speaking．

M：You sound very knowledgeable about all this．How do you know so much?

W：I took teaching English as a second language course last year when you were in China．I’ve also talked with the program administrators quite a lot．I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate．

SECTION B

Directions：In this section, you'll hear a mini－talk．Listen carefully and then fill in numbered blanks with the information you’ve got．Fill each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS．

You'll hear the mini－talk TWICE．

About friendship

Section B

We often say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed．” But what is the exact meaning of friendship? No one can really offer a definite concept, because different people hold various views on friendship．

Everyone has his own friendship and some have a lot of friends．But in fact, quantity is not so important as quality．Loyalty is the most important for friendship．No one wants to make friends with those who will betray them．

No matter whether you are married or not, no matter where you live and work, your friends are your friends．It is not based on bloodline．It relies on your intention．To you, some friends are fun－loving, some give encouragement, some offer knowledge, and others help you to find your own identity．Before your friends, you may act as a supervisor, a learned brother, a lovely child, a gentleman or a playmate．In a word, friendship helps you to be a full person．So friendship can benefit．

Keys：

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．