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，并标在试卷相应的位置。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：What about those in England?

M：The fifty-pence’s the biggest, and the half-penny is the smallest．

W：Really? In America, the biggest is the fifty-cents, and the smallest is the cent．

1．What are the speakers doing?

A．Comparing goods．

B．Doing shopping．

C．Talking about coins．

M：This meat is like old leather! It’s enough to break every tooth in your head．

W：Perhaps you’d like to change your order, sir．The fish is very tender．

2．How does the man feel?

A．Unsatisfied．

B．Impatient．

C．Pleased．

M：Tomorrow is the tenth of June．It’s my birthday and I’m going to the George and Dragon．Would you like to come?

W：To celebrate your birthday? Of course I would．What group’s playing?

M：The Red Rose, I think．

3．What is the woman interested in?

A．The man．

B．The party．

C．The band．

W：Why are you so late?

M：My alarm clock failed to work again．

4．Why is the man late?

A．He could not walk fast．

B．He slept late last night．

C．His clock was out of order．

M：Where’s the book about cars I was reading last night? I laid it down on the table, and now it’s gone．

W：I don’t know．I cleaned early this morning and I don’t remember where I put it．

5．What is the man looking for?

A．A book about cards．

B．A book about furniture．

C．A book about cars．

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：Why aren’t you doing your homework?

W：I’ll do it later, Dad．I must get these things right first．Our group’s playing in a concert on Saturday．

M：Oh, is it? You’ll be making records next, will you?

W：We hope so．The man from “Dream Discs” is coming to the concert．So I’d better play well．

M：You’d better get on with your homework! You can practise the guitar all day Saturday．

W：Oh, Dad, you don’t understand at all．This concert could change my life．

M：It certainly could! You’ve got exams next month．Important ones．If you don’t pass them, you won’t get a good job．

W：I don’t want a boring old job in a bank．

M：Oh, don’t you? Whose boring old job paid for this house? And for what?

W：Yours, I know．But I’d rather be happy than rich．

6．What is the girl doing now?

A．Repairing a guitar．

B．Practising the guitar．

C．Preparing for making records．

7．What does the girl expect?

A．To be chosen by a band．

B．To pass the coming exams．

C．To get a job in a bank．

8．What is the man?

A．A school teacher．

B．A guitar player．

C．A bank clerk．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Hello?1523852．

M：Hello, may I speak to Anna?

W：I’m afraid Anna isn’t in．

M：Is that Tracy speaking?

W：No, this is Jane．

M：Oh, I’m sorry…er…well, could you please leave Anna a message for me?

W：Sure, what is it?

M：Well, I’ll meet Anna for lunch at my home．Would you ask her to see if she has my French dictionary? And if she does, tell her to bring it along．

W：All right．And where are you calling from?

M：My home．I’m Anna’s friend, Pat．

W：Thank you for calling, Pat．

M：And thank you, Jane．

9．Where is Pat calling from?

A．His home．

B．His school．

C．His office．

10．Who does Pat want to call?

A．Tracy．

B．His friend Anna．

C．Tracy and Anna．

11．Why can’t Pat speak to Anna now?

A．Because Anna is at work．

B．Because Anna is out for lunch．

C．Because Anna is not at home．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Good evening, sir．I’m Assistant Manager．I’m afraid we’ve had a complaint about the noise from your neighbour who’s trying to get some sleep．

M：Oh, I see．

W：Could you please ask your friends to be a little quieter so that our guests can get a good night’s sleep?

M：Oh, I’m so sorry．I suppose we were talking rather loudly．We won an important prize．We were having a celebration．

W：I’m pleased to hear it．Shall I have some coffee brought to you?

M：No, that won’t be necessary．We were just about to pack up anyway．

12．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a hotel．

B．In a flat building．

C．In the manager’s office．

13．What is the woman pleased to hear?

A．The man’s apology．

B．The man’s story．

C．The man’s explanation．

14．What were the man and his friends about to do?

A．End their activity．

B．Quarrel with the Assistant Manager．

C．Apologize to their neighbor．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：So, what do you think? How do you like New York?

M：I’m having a good time．I love it．I’m glad we came．

W：Yeath I really like the stores and the shopping centers．

M：I love the museums, too．

W：But the traffic is pretty bad．

M：Yeah．I hate all the traffic．It’s really noisy．

W：Listen, it’s almost dinner time．There are lots of restaurants around here．What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Chinese?

M：I can’t stand making decisions．You choose．

W：OK, let’s go American．Where is the nearest McDonald’s?

15．What do you know about the speakers from the dialogue?

A．They are native American．

B．They are tourists to New York．

C．They are from Japan．

16．What do they dislike here?

A．The museum．

B．The restaurants．

C．The traffic．

17．Which restaurants are NOT mentioned in their dialogue?

A．Chinese restaurants．

B．Thai restaurants．

C．American restaurants．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Scientists are trying to make desert into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

　　Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．

　　Some places on the earth don’t get much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the wind blow away the dirt．When a bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water．Without plants, the land can become desert more easily．

18．Why is land becoming desert little by little according to the passage?

A．Because plants can’t grow there．

B．Because there is not enough rain．

C．Because people do bad things to the earth．

19．Why are green plants very important to dry places?

A．Because they don’t let the wind blow the earth away．

B．Because they hold water．

C．Both of the above．

20．From this passage, what can we learn?

A．Plants can keep dry land from becoming desert．

B．All places without a lot of rain will become deserts．

C．It is better to grow crops on dry land than on wet land．

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。

1．What does the woman mean?

A．His brother should let them use the car．

B．The subway is fine with her．

C．A car wouldn’t be any faster．

2．What does the man have to do now?

A．Complete the research．

B．Write the research paper．

C．Finish typing the paper．

3．What do you know about the woman?

A．Perhaps she is a doctor．

B．She was seriously ill．

C．She didn’t want to see the film．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．The light isn’t bright enough．

B．The dining hall isn’t large enough．

C．She agrees with the man．

5．What does the man mean?

A．His daughter is too old for the club．

B．His daughter is too young to join the club．

C．His daughter is the eldest．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：I’d like to drive to the concert but my brother has the car tonight．

W：Who needs a car?We can take the subway if we go a little earlier．

(Text 2)

W：How are you getting on with research paper?

M：I’ve finished all my research, but I haven’t been able to organize it, therefore I haven’t begun the paper yet．

(Text 3)

M：What a pity you missed the film last night．It was wonderful．

W：I would have gone to see it．But there was a patient seriously ill．

M：No wonder you didn’t come．

(Text 4)

M：The light in this dining hall is a little too bright, don’t you think so?

W：I’d say it’s perfect for a football stadium．

M：Quite right．

(Text 5)

W：Can I join your club, Dad?You know I’m interested in it, too．

M：You can when you get a bit older．

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6～8题。

6．What time is it now?

A．It’s 10∶10 p.m．

B．It’s 10∶30 p.m．

C．It’s 9∶50 p.m．

7．How long will it take the woman to get to the railway station?

A．Fifteen minutes or less．

B．More than fifteen minutes．

C．Less than fifty minutes．

8．Why did the man invite the woman to his house?

A．They had a tea party．

B．They had a dinner party．

C．They had a dancing party．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：What’s the time by your watch, David?

M：Just a minute．It’s ten to ten by my watch．

W：Is it?I had no idea it was so late．I must be going now．

M：Can’t you stay a bit longer?

W：I’m afraid not．I must catch the ten-thirty train back．

M：You’ve got plenty of time yet．The railway station’s very near．It won’t take you more than fifteen minutes to get there．

W：Well, I hate to rush at the last minute．

M：OK, drop in whenever you like．

W：Yes, I’ll do that．Thank you for asking me to dinner．It was a nice dinner party and I’ve enjoyed your cooking．

M：I’m glad you enjoyed yourself．Good night．

W：Good night．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Why does the man want to have a word with the waitress?

A．Because he has been kept waiting for a long time．

B．Because he wants to complain about the food．

C．Because he wants to pay the bill．

10．What do we learn about the restaurant?

A．It must be a new one．

B．They don’t know how to serve the people．

C．They need more waiters．

11．If the head waitress had known about his situation, what would

have happened?

A．She would have served him much earlier．

B．She would have brought another drink．

C．She would have turned to her boss for help．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Head waitress！ I want to have a word with you．

W：Yes, sir．I’ll be with you in a minute．Is there anything else you’d like to have, sir?

M：Anything else?We have been kept waiting here for almost an hour for the meal！

W：I’m terribly sorry about that, sir．There might be something wrong．You see, we’re short of help today．I’ll see to it at once．Would you like to have a drink while waiting?

M：Well, another martini．

W：Yes, sir．One moment．Here you are．I’ll be back in a minute．Here are the dishes you ordered, sir．

M：Thank you．

W：I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting．I wish I could have known earlier．

M：That’s all right．

W：Thank you for your understanding．I assure you it won’t happen again．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．Who is Mary?

A．A student．

B．A worker．

C．A teacher．

13．What can we infer about Washington’s birthday from the conversation?

A．Maybe there was a national holiday near that day．

B．It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in．

C．It is perhaps a national holiday．

14．How did Mary go to the mountain on Washington’s birthday?

A．By bus．

B．By car．

C．By train．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：Hey, Mary！You have really been gone a long time．Why is that?

W：Hi！Well, I talked with my teachers before I left about the work I would miss．Besides, my aunt in Denver made me study a lot there．

M：I thought she was your rich aunt．

W：Not very．But she didn’t have any children to raise, so she does have some money, even though she was a teacher．

M：How was the holiday?

W：Cold．．．at least three of the days while I was there．And I saw so many people on the mountain on Washington’s birthday．

M：The beaches were full on Washington’s birthday, too．It really was warm here, so lots of people went swimming．

W：Well, we should have stayed home that day．There were so many people．We took the train over to the mountain, so that at least we didn’t have to drive．It was a good thing we did－there were so many cars and buses, and no place to park anywhere．

M：Just like the beaches here．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．When will the man come back from the trip?

A．December 22．

B．January 3．

C．January 13．

16．Which flights is the man going to take for his round trip?

A．Flight 220 and Flight 476．

B．Flight 476 and Flight 220．

C．Flight 220 and Flight 414．

17．How much will the man probably pay for the tickets?

A．About ＄952．

B．About ＄414．

C．About ＄476．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：United Airlines．May I help you?

M：Yes．I’d like to book some tickets on your Flight 220, departing for Honolulu on December 22 at 7：30 in the evening．

W：Your name, please．

M：Mr．Wang Lin and Mrs．Li Fang．

W：Do you want to fly first or economy class?

M：Economy, please．

W：Yes, we still have room on that flight．Will this be a one-way trip?

M：No, round trip back to Chicago－on January 3．By the way, do you have any direct flights coming back?

W：Yes, we do．Flight 414, leaving Honolulu at 3∶00 p.m．flies non-stop back to Chicago．

M：That’s perfect．What’s the exact air fare?

W：Economy fare round trip from Chicago to Honolulu is ＄476 during busy season．

M：I see,…then our tickets are confirmed．

W：Yes, your seats are confirmed on those two flights．Please be at the airport at least one hour before departure．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．How long does Mr．Hill have to work every day?

A．6 hours．

B．7 hours．

C．8 hours．

19．What’s the worst thing that can happen to a postman?

A．Having too many items to deal with a day．

B．Going to work late in the morning．

C．Delivering letters to people from abroad．

20．How does Mr．Hill feel about his work?

A．Boring．

B．Dangerous．

C．Satisfactory．

听力原文：(Text 10)

　　I’m Harley Hill．I was chosen as a postman of the year 1975．I have been a postman for 23 years．I love my work very much and it’s a fine life for me．Every week I work forty hours．I work from six o’clock in the morning to about two o’clock in the afternoon．The worst thing is being late in the morning．We handle 50 000 to 60 000 items a day．I deliver to probably 278 addresses．Some of them are from abroad．

　　I’m happy to see the smile on their faces when I give them a letter from home．I think if there is anything I don’t like about the job, it’s the snow and ice and especially dogs．I’ve been bitten about half a dozen times．I have got 3 years before I retire．I’m going to miss the job when I retire．