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。

W：How do you make this machine work?

M：I’m not sure．Try pressing that button and see what happens．

1．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Neither of them knows how to make the machine work．

B．The man knows how to make the machine work．

C．It’s really very difficult to make the machine work．

M：Who’s that going into the shop?

W：It must be the cleaners．They always do the floors before we open．

2．What do the cleaners do before the shop opens?

A．Clean the windows．

B．Clean the floors．

C．Clean the counters．

W：Are you going to stay in the office over lunchtime?

M：Yes．It’s important to check these figures．We’ll be using them in this afternoon’s meeting．

W：Oh, right, yes．Look, should Gareth call, will you say I’m not available until tomorrow? I really haven’t got time for him today．

3．What is the man going to do over lunchtime?

A．To attend a meeting．

B．To check the figures．

C．To meet somebody in the office．

M：Could you explain how this coffee machine works?

W：It’s quite simple．You put a coin in here and press the red knob(球形把手)．

4．What does the man want to get?

A．A coin．

B．Coffee．

C．A machine．

W：I can’t understand why the car has stopped．

M：You’ve run out of gas, that’s why!

5．Why has the woman’s car stopped?

A．There is no gas．

B．It has broken down．

C．It has failed to climb the slope．

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。

M：Hey，look at that motorbike．What a beauty!

W：Look out! Mind that litter bin．

M：Ouch! I’ve hurt my leg．

W：Serves you right．You wouldn’t have hurt yourself if you’d been looking where you were going．

6．What attracted the man?

A．A beautiful girl．

B．A motorbike．

C．A litter bin．

7．How did he hurt his leg?

A．He fell down his motorbike．

B．He didn’t see the litter bin．

C．He didn’t notice the stairs．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Hey, Kathy．I’m thinking about renting a movie for tonight’s party, and I want to know what kind of movies you like．

W：Okay．What kind of movies do you have in mind?

M：Well, what about action movies？

W：Ah, I don’t really like action movies．Too much violence．

M：Okay, do you like comedies？

W：Wow, I do enjoy comedies．

M：Fine．Well, what do you think of horror movies or love stories?

W：Uh…I’m not really crazy about horror movies, but love stories are often fun to watch．Oh, and I really like foreign films, too．

M：Okay．I’ll go to the video store and see what I can find．Thanks．

8．What are they going to do tonight?

A．Go to the cinema．

B．Go to a party．

C．Go and buy tickets for the movie．

9．What movies doesn’t the woman like?

A．Love stories．

B．Foreign films．

C．Action movies．

10．What is the man most probably going to do right now?

A．To rent some videos．

B．To buy some books．

C．To find out what films are on the show．

听第8段材料，回答第11～14题。

　　Hello everyone, this is the captain speaking, and I want to welcome you to Flight 18 bound for Seattle．

　　Our flight time today is 2 hours and 14 minutes, and we will be flying at an average altitude of 29 000 feet．The local time in Seattle is a quarter to twelve, and the current weather is sunny, but there is a slight chance of rain later in the day．We will be arriving at Gate 13, and we will be announcing connecting flights on our approach to the Seattle airport．

　　On behalf of Sky Airlines and the crew, I want to wish you an enjoyable stay in the Seattle area or at your final destination．Sit back and enjoy the flight．

11．What is the number of this flight?

A．80．

B．18．

C．81．

12．How long is the flight time?

A．2 hours and 40 minutes．

B．2 hours and 14 minutes．

C．2 hours and 4 minutes．

13．What is the current weather in Seattle?

A．Partly cloudy．

B．Rainy．

C．Sunny．

14．At what gate will the plane arrive?

A．13．

B．3．

C．30．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Susan, are you free after class this afternoon?

W：Hardly．I have to pick my brother up from football practice at 4∶30, and my mom asked me to cook dinner for the family at 5∶30．I feel like a slave sometimes．Then, I have to clean the dishes and finish reading my history assignment．Who knows how long that’ll take?

M：Hey listen, why don’t I come over later in the evening?And we can make some popcorn and watch a movie．

W：Oh, that’d be great, but our video machine is broken．

M：Huh．Well, let’s just play a game or something．

W：Sounds good, but give me a call before you come．My mom might try to come up with something else for me to do．

15．What will Susan have to do at 4∶30 that afternoon?

A．To finish her homework．

B．To cook dinner for the family．

C．To pick up her brother．

16．What can be inferred from what Susan says?

A．She gets really angry with her mother．

B．She is tired of having to do so many things．

C．She does not want the man to come over this evening．

17．Why can’t they watch a video at Susan’s house?

A．The machine isn’t working．

B．Susan’s mother is going to use it．

C．Susan’s mother has asked Susan to do something else．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　You’d think by now that everyone would be aware of the dangers of cigarette smoking．So why are more women lighting up?

　　Since 1980, some 3 million women have died of smoking-related illnesses．A new study reports women now account for 39 percent of all smoking-related deaths, a figure that has more than doubled since 1965．

　　In the early decades smoking was mainly popular among men, and it took nearly 25 years before the gap narrowed and smoking became quite common among women．

　　Nearly all women who smoke picked up the habit as teenagers－and 30 percent of today’s high school seniors smoke．Dr Thompson says, “We must begin this battle in schools before girls even begin to smoke．We must share with teenage girls that smoking is really harmful．”

18．How many women died of smoking-related illnesses since 1980?

A．About 3 million．

B．About 2 million．

C．About 6 million．

19．What can be inferred from the talk?

A．More and more women start smoking．

B．The number of male smokers is decreasing．

C．Smoking-related illness is one of the major threats to women．

20．When did most of women smokers pick up the habit of smoking?

A．When they entered high school．

B．Soon after they graduate from high school．

C．When they were teenagers．

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。

M：Would you like a red skirt?

W：No．I don’t like red skirt．

M：How about yellow, green?

W：Yes．But they are too short．

M：We have some longer ones but they are orange．

W：Good．I like orange best．

1．hat color does the girl like best？

A．Yellow．

B．Green．

C．Orange．

W：I really enjoyed meeting your parents．I hope they like me．

M：Don’t worry．I’m sure they’ll say yes．

2．hat’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Husband and wife．

B．A girl and her boyfriend．

C．Teacher and student．

M：Do you have to go now?

W：Yes, I’m afraid I do．I’ll get up at 6∶30 tomorrow to catch the first bus, and to be at work at 7∶30 in my factory．

3．hat are the two speakers doing?

A．Catching the earliest bus．

B．Working in a clothes factory．

C．Saying goodbye to each other．

M：I’d like a first-class ticket to London．

W：Fine．The next flight leaves at 4 p. m．

4．here are the two speakers?

A．In a classroom．

B．At a booking office．

C．At a railway station．

M：When do you serve lunch?

W：Around 12 o’clock．But you can order some drinks now．

M：Are they free of charge?

W：For soft drinks, yes．

5．hat can you know from the conversation?

A．It is 12 o’clock now．

B．Drinks are free of charge．

C．Soft drinks are free of charge．

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。

W：Tom, I have some presents for you and Tim．You can choose two of them．

M：Why not three?You have five here．

W：Because you choose first．

M：Then ask Tim to choose first．

6．How many presents does the woman have?

A．2．

B．3．

C．5．

7．Why doesn’t Tom want to choose first?

A．He thinks Tim should choose first．

B．He doesn’t like the presents．

C．He wants to get more presents．

8．Who will choose first?

A．Tom．

B．Tim．

C．It’s hard to say．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：I’ve had this terrible pain in my back for three days now．I couldn’t get to sleep till around five o’clock this morning．Can you give me something for it?

M：Without a prescription, the strongest thing I can give you is aspirin．In the old days we used to be able to give out all kinds of medicine without a prescription, but these days the laws have changed and I can’t give you anything strong enough to help without a prescription．

W：Gee．Aspirin isn’t strong enough and I don’t have an appointment with my doctor until the end of the week．

M：What’s your doctor’s name?

W：My doctor is Dr Anderson．

M：Oh, Dr Anderson, I know him．He’s certainly a wonderful fellow．I’ll tell you what I can do．I can call Dr Anderson and ask him for a prescription right over the phone．I’m sure he can do that．

W：That would be wonderful．I really need to get some strong pain killers as soon as I can．Do you think he’ll still be in his office?

M：Sure, I know he stays late at the clinic every day to perform experiments．

W：Great．

M：You just relax and we’ll get you fixed up in no time．

9．Why is the man going to call Dr Anderson?

A．To tell him the woman is coming．

B．To make an appointment．

C．To fill the prescription．

10．Which is NOT true?

A．The woman needs drugs to kill her pain．

B．The woman thinks aspirin will solve her problem．

C．The man and the woman both like Dr Anderson．

11．Why does Dr Anderson stay late at the office?

A．He lives there．

B．He does experiments after work．

C．He loves his work．

听第8段材料,回答第12～14题。

W：Hello, China Airlines．What can I do for you, sir

M：Hello, I’d like to ask if you have the tickets to Beijing on Friday afternoon．

W：Wait a minute, please．Yes, we have．One is at 1∶30,the other at 3∶45．

M：May I have two at 3∶45?

W：Sorry, we have only one left．Would you please have the ones at 1∶30?

M：All right．

W：Thank you．When will you come for the tickets?

M：How about this afternoon?

W：OK．Bye．

12．What are they talking about?

A．Airlines．

B．Booking airline tickets．

C．The timetable of China Airlines．

13．On which day will the man leave for Beijing?

A．Friday．

B．Sunday．

C．Monday．

14．Which flight does he get at last?

A．The 1∶30 flight．

B．The 3∶45 flight．

C．The 5∶00 flight．

听第9段材料,回答第15～17题。

M：I’d like to book a ticket to Beijing．

W：What day are you planning to go?

M：I’m supposed to be in Beijing on the morning of the fourteenth, but I’d rather get there on the evening of the thirteenth．

W：What time would you like to leave?

M：Late in the afternoon, after work．

W：We’ve a flight at four thirty．

M：That’s too early．I don’t get out of work until five．Do you have a later flight？

W：The next flight is at five thirty, but there are only back seats left．What about another at six thirty？We still have some seats on the flight on the thirteenth, and it only takes you an hour and a half to get into Beijing．

M：Oh, good, I’d better take the six thirty．By the way, do they serve dinner on the flight？

W：Yes, they do．

15．Which flight does the man decide to take?

A．The six thirty flight．

B．The five thirty flight．

C．The four thirty flight．

16．What time will the man get into Beijing?

A．At five on the afternoon of the fifteenth．

B．At nine on the morning of the fourteenth．

C．At eight on the evening of the thirteenth．

17．Where will the man have supper most probably on the day when he leave for Beijing?

No one can call back yesterday．昨日不会重现。

A．At home．

B．On the plane．

C．In a restaurant．

听第10段材料,回答第18～20题。

Goats always seem to be the second best to other farm animals．They give milk, but not as much as cows do．They provide wool, but not as much as sheep do．They carry loads, but not as well as horses do．However, goats have their own special strong points．They develop well on weeds and small branches that would make cattle and sheep sick．They can live just about anywhere since they need very little space．Years ago, city residents even raised goats in their backyard．Goats can also climb just about anything, and they can even live on the steep slopes of mountains．In fact, the animal seems healthiest and happiest when there is something for them to climb．Because of all these above, goats are raised for their milk, meat, hair and leather in many parts of the world．

18．Why does the speaker say that goats are the second best to other animals?

A．They’re much smaller．

B．They don’t produce much．

C．They learn more slowly．

19．Why are goats popular in some areas?

A．They can live on steep slopes．

B．The are particularly healthy animals．

C．Their leather is very valuable．

20．What can goats provide?

A．Wool and fur．

B．Milk and meat．

C．All above．