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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：I expected you’d come to my birthday party yesterday．

M：I’m terribly sorry，Susan．I had to see off a friend of mine at the airport last night．

1．Why does the man apologize to the woman?

A．He had to say goodbye to his friend at the airport．

B．He didn’t go to the woman’s party last night．

C．He had to go to another city with his friend．

M：I must apologize for not meeting you at the airport this afternoon．You must have been unhappy．

W：Well，you should have let me know that you weren’t coming．

2．How does the woman feel?

A．Very glad．

B．Very painful．

C．A little angry．

W：I’m sorry to have kept both of you waiting．The car was held up in the traffic．

M：That’s all right．We just got here ourselves．

3．How many people are there in the dialogue?

A．Two．

B．Three．

C．Four．

W：You are going to New York today，aren’t you?

M：Yes．I had thought I would fly，but then I decided that taking a bus would be cheaper than driving or flying．

4．How will the man get to New York?

A．By air．

B．By bus．

C．By car．

W：Daddy，have you decided what to do tomorrow?

M：We’ll go boating if it is fine．

W：Wonderful! I’m sure it will be fine．I’ve listened to the weather report．

5．What are they going to do tomorrow?

A．They are going to listen to the weather report．

B．They will go swimming．

C．They will go boating．

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：Excuse me，I’m trying to do some work．I’m afraid your children are making a lot of noise．Don’t they ever go to sleep?

W：I’m sorry．They are noisy．But you know it’s difficult to keep boys quiet．

M：I couldn’t work and I couldn’t sleep last night．And I was wakened by the noise they made early this morning．

W：I’m terribly sorry．You know they never listen to me．They are only afraid of their father．He’s away on business，but he’ll be back tomorrow．

M：I hope he can do something about it．

6．What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A．They are parent and teacher．

B．They are close friends．

C．They are neighbors．

7．What can you learn from the dialogue?

A．The man is making complaint to the woman．

B．The man is making some suggestion to the woman．

C．The man is satisfied after talking to the woman．

8．What’s not the result of the children’s noise?

A．The man couldn’t work．

B．The man couldn’t sleep．

C．The man couldn’t eat．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

M：Oh，come in．

W：I just dropped in to return these books．Are you getting dinner ready? Something smells good．

M：Oh，I’m just preparing some noodles．

W：I thought your wife did the cooking．

M：She did，but she said she would come home late today．

W：So you’re the cook．What are you having with the noodles?

M：Some cabbages and tomatoes．Why don’t you stay and have dinner with us?

W：Thanks，but not today．I have to hurry off．Maybe some other time．

9．Where does this dialogue take place?

A．At the man’s home．

B．In a restaurant．

C．In a company．

10．Why does the woman come to the man’s home?

A．She wants to have dinner with him．

B．She comes to return some books．

C．She wants to learn how to cook．

11．Who does the cooking now?

A．The man．

B．The woman．

C．The man’s wife．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

M：Don’t you just love this store? Every time I go through all the things here，I always find something interesting．

W：I know what you mean．Look at this box of clothes over here．Each piece costs only one dollar．

M：Look at what I got here!

W：What? So now you’re interested in wool coats all of a sudden．The weather is too warm for it，I think．

M：No，not that．I’m talking about this jacket from the 1950s．Isn’t it nice?

W：Yes，it is．It only costs five dollars，too．

M：I think if I clean it up a little and get the button fixed，it’ll look like it’s worth a million dollars!

W：I think I’m going to buy this little skirt and then I’ll be ready to go．How about you?

M：I’m ready anytime you are．

12．What are the speakers doing?

A．Trying on clothes．

B．Buying new clothes．

C．Buying old clothes．

13．What is the man interested in?

A．A coat．

B．A shirt．

C．A jacket．

14．What can we learn about the piece of clothes the man is interested in?

A．Some buttons are missing．

B．It’s worth millions of dollars．

C．It was made in 1950．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Hi，Jane．It’s nice to see you again．I heard you went to the US during your vacation．

W：Yes．I went to New York to attend a summer course in English．

M：Wow．You were lucky．How long did you stay there?

W：About 50 days．I went there on July 5th and came back on August 25th．

M：How about the course?

W：The course was very good．The teachers were nice．They taught us to listen，speak，read and write in English，but it was mostly speaking．One interesting thing I found was that the American classes are different from our classes here because they are very free．You can sit anywhere you like in the classroom．You can ask the teacher questions at any time during the class，and you are welcome to share your ideas with the class．I really liked this kind of class．

M：How interesting! Maybe our teacher should try that．

15．What was the woman’s main purpose in going to New York during the vacation?

A．To learn English．

B．To visit an American family．

C．To do business．

16．When did the woman come back from America?

A．On July 5th．

B．On July 6th．

C．On August 25th．

17．What in particular did the woman like about the American classes?

A．The teachers were kind．

B．The students were quite free．

C．There were too many activities in class．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Mr．Grey was the manager of a small office in London．He lived in the country，and came to work by train．He liked walking from the train station to his office unless it was raining，because it gave him some exercise．

　　One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him，“You may not remember me，sir，but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets．I stopped you in the street and asked you to lend me some money，and you lent me five pounds，because you said that you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success．”

　　Mr．Grey thought for a few minutes and then said，“Yes，I remember you．Go on with your story．”

　　“Well,” answered the stranger，“are you still willing to take a chance?”

18．Why did he walk from the station to his office?

A．To save money．

B．To buy something necessary．

C．To have more exercise．

19．Which of the following statements may be true?

A．The stranger once asked Mr．Grey for money．

B．The stranger and Mr．Grey knew each other very well．

C．The stranger was going to give Mr．Grey his money back．

20．What did the last sentence mean?

A．He wanted to give Mr．Grey a chance to help others．

B．He wanted to ask Mr．Grey for some more money．

C．He hoped Mr．Grey could help him to be successful in his work．

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段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

W：David, so you are taller than Smith．

M：That’s right．

But I’m shorter than Tom．

1．Who is the shortest of the three?

A．Tom．

B．David．

C．Smith．

M：Pop music is really boring to all people．

W：I can’t agree with you．Most of the young people enjoy it．

M：Simply because they are too young．

2．Who is the man?

A．He is a young man．

B．Maybe he is an old man．

C．He is a pop music lover．

M：Mary, have you found a job at the market?

W：No, I wish I were a boy．

3．What does the woman imply?

A．A boy is stronger than a girl．

B．A boy can find a job more easily than a girl．

C．She doesn’t like to be a girl．

W：How many eggs did you buy from the supermarket this morning?

M：A dozen．But four were broken on my way home．

4．How many eggs does the man have now?

A．12．

B．4．

C．8．

W：What do you think of the football game we watched last night?

M：It is no better than the one we are watching now．

5．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Neither of the football games is good．

B．Both of the football games are good．

C．The football game they are watching is better than the one they watched last night．

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道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

M：The American pop star Jackson is in our city．

W：That’s great．

M：I’m very fond of Jackson, so are my parents and my sister．

W：Are you going to the Jackson’s concert?

M：Yes．My family will go there．I’m going to buy tickets for tonight’s concert．

W：Why not buy a ticket for me?I’m busy now, I have to type two letters for my boss, David．

M：With pleasure．

W：100 yuan, please．

M：Oh, your change, twenty yuan, here you are．

6．How many tickets will the man possibly buy for tonight’s Jackson’s concert?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Five．

7．What job does the woman probably do?

A．Doctor．

B．Secretary．

C．Manager．

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

M：Sit down, please, take it easy．What is your name, please?

W：Alice．

M：What is the matter?Madam?

W：My house was broken into last night．

M：Can you describe what happened last night?

W：Yes．At six o’clock, my husband and I left home to attend a friend’s birthday’s party．We didn’t get home until mid-night．When I opened the door, we found that someone had entered our house by the window．

M：Have you got anything stolen?

W：Yes．My diamond necklace is gone, so are my computer and two valuable vases．

M：Can you tell me anything more?

W：Oh, the man living opposite our house said he had heard a sound of glass being broken at about eleven．After a while, he saw a tall man with long hair came out of my house．

M：Well, we will look into the case right away．If we have any news, we will let you know．

8．What in the man in the conversation?

A．A policeman．

B．Alice’s husband．

C．Alice’s neighbor．

9．When was the woman’s house broken into?

A．At twelve last night．

B．At around 11 last night．

C．At seven yesterday evening．

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

M：Susan, is your cousin beautiful?

W：No, she is not as good-looking as you thought．She is an ordinary girl．But she is very tall．You are taller than I, but she is even taller than you．

M：Does she use any make-up?

W：No, she doesn’t like to．She is very natural．

M：Does she have a good figure?

W：I don’t think so．But she looks very healthy．She is also very lively and very lovely．

M：Do you like her because of that?

W：That’s not the main reason．I like her because she is gentle and understanding．

M：Oh, everyone likes such a girl．

W：Yes．And she always wears a sweet smile．

M：I see．No wonder you’re always talking about her．

10．What did the man used to think of Susan’s cousin?

A．Very beautiful．

B．Common．

C．Gentle．

11．Who is the shortest of the three people?

A．Susan．

B．The man．

C．Susan’s cousin．

12．What is the main reason for Susan’s liking her cousin?

A．Because Susan’s cousin is very tall．

B．Because Susan’s cousin is very healthy．

C．Because Susan’s cousin is gentle and understanding．

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

M：Mrs Speneer, what time is Mr Black’s flight expected to arrive at Boston Airport?

W：Around 2 p．m．sir．Will you go with the company car to meet him?

M：Yes．So I’d better leave here no later than now．How about the hotel for Mr Black and his party?

W：I made the reservations for them last week and checked again yesterday, to be sure everything is ready．

M：Including the welcome room for tonight’s reception．

W：That’s right．The manager promised me that everything would be exactly as we have requested．

M：Excellent．I want everything to be the very best．

W：I’m sure it will be．That manager has never let us down yet．

M：We want to make a good impression．Not just to be sure that this business deal is a success, but pay back the wonderful treatment we received from them in Tokyo last year．

13．What is the man going to do?

A．Take a flight for Japan．

B．Drive the woman to the hotel．

C．Meet a guest at the airport．

14．Where will Mr Black stay after his arrival?

A．At a hotel．

B．At the man’s house．

C．At the woman’s house．

15．What will take place that evening?

A．Mr Black’s arrival．

B．A hotel reception．

C．A business meeting．

16．Why does the man want to make a good impression?

A．To repay Mr Black’s kindness．

B．To get invited back to Tokyo．

C．To increase the hotels business．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

Bill, Ed and Arnold are three musicians who are discussing ways in which they will perform together on stage in front of an audience．Bill says, “Here’s what I have in mind, when the curtain goes up, I’ll come out and play the violin．Then the curtain goes the piano．Then the curtain goes down．Then the curtain goes up．．．”

“Wait a minute, ”interrupt the other two．“What are we supposed to do?”Bill says．“The curtain doesn’t go up and down by itself．”

17．What instrument do Ed and Arnold play?

A．The violin．

B．The piano．

C．Unknown．

18．According to Bill, who will be performing on the stage?

A．Ed and Arnold．

B．Bill, Arnold and Ed．

C．Bill．

19．Who asked the question, “What are we supposed to do?”

A．Bill and Ed．

B．Ed and Arnold．

C．Bill, Ed and Arnold．

20．According to Bill, what will Ed do?

A．Pull the curtain up and down．

B．Play he instruments with the other two．

C．Play an instrument by himself．