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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：I have had four colds this winter and I think I am catching another．

M：I have only had half that many, but my wife has had six．

1．How many colds has the man had?

A．Eight．

B．Two．

C．Four．

M：Sorry．I have forgotten Mary’s address．

W：You forgot again! It’s 1646 Garden Street．

2．What’s Mary’s address?

A．1664 Garden Street．

B．1664 Guard Street．

C．1646 Garden Street．

W：Ten dollars’ worth of stamps, please．

M：With pleasure．Would you like to mail something?

W：Not now, thanks．Here is ten dollars．

3．What does the woman want to do?

A．To buy some stamps．

B．To mail something．

C．To mail some letters．

M：Hello, Della．You’re a bit late today．

W：Yes, Mr．White．I’m sorry,…er…I forgot my book and I…went…

M：You went back for it?

W：Yes．

M：You shouldn’t have gone back for it．You could have shared one．Della, sit down now．

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

A．Boss and secretary．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Librarian and borrower．

M：What did you think of Dennis?

W：Which one was Dennis? Was he the one who played the piano?

5．What do we learn from the conversation?

A．Dennis was a piano player．

B．The woman didn’t know the pianist, but she knew Dennis．

C．The woman didn’t know who Dennis was．

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。

M：Alice, it’s almost vacation time．Have you found a summer job yet?

W：I think I can work at the boy’s camp where I worked last summer．But camp jobs don’t pay much．

M：I can get a job at the Friendship Hotel．A friend of mine was a waiter there last summer．The pay was not good, but he got lose of tips．

W：A friend of my sister’s did that one summer．

M：What I want is a job outside．After sitting in college classes all winter, I’d like a job in the open air．

W：The high school kids earn a lot of money every summer cutting grass．My brother is only fourteen, but he gets five dollars every time he cuts someone’s grass．It only takes him an hour．

M：That’s pretty good．I used to cut grass when I was in high school．But now I think I might work for a road-building company, or something like that．

W：It would be good experience．You could learn a lot．

6．What was the woman speaker？

A．A college student．

B．A middle school student．

C．A housewife．

7．What kind of job would the woman like to do?

A．Housework．

B．Office work．

C．Work in the open air．

8．What job might the woman finally take?

A．Working for a road-building company．

B．Cutting grass．

C．Typing letters in the office．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Hello, 577618．

M：Hello! Could I speak to Tom?

W：I’m sorry he’s out．He’s at the cinema at the moment．

M：Is that Mrs．Brown?

W：Yes, this is Tom’s Mother．Do you have anything important to tell Tom? Can I take a message for him?

M：Sure．This is Bill．We’re going to have a picnic next Sunday．Please ask him to bring some delicious food along．

W：OK．I’ll leave the message on his desk．

M：Thanks a lot．Bye!

W：Bye．

9．Where is Tom now?

A．In the school．

B．In a restaurant．

C．At the cinema．

10．Who answers the telephone?

A．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s sister．

B．Mrs．Brown, Tom’s mother．

C．Mrs．Black, Tom’s aunt．

11．What does Bill want Tom to do?

A．Bring some food for the picnic．

B．Bring some toys for the game．

C．Bring some toys for the trip．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：What was the party like last night, Jack?

M：Not bad at all, thanks．Why didn’t you come?

W：Well I couldn’t get away from work early．And when I got home．I had a headache, so I had to go straight to bed, but I was over-tired because I wasn’t able to get to sleep for hours．

M：Why didn’t you take some medicine?

W：I don’t like to．I used to take medicine when I had to work overtime, you know．

M：Do you still drink coffee at night?

W：No．But now, I like to drink tea．

M：That’s bad．You must stop it．

12．How was the party like last night?

A．It was good．

B．It failed completely．

C．It was dull．

13．Why couldn’t the woman go to the party last night?

A．Because she wasn’t feeling well．

B．Because she forgot the date．

C．Because she disliked it．

14．What did she drink at night recently?

A．Beer．

B．Coffee．

C．Tea．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：How do you do?

W：How do you do?

M：Would you please tell me where you are from?

W：I am from Greece．

M：It’s a beautiful place isn’t it．I hope I’ll go there some day．

W：You are welcome to our country．

M：What’s the climate like in your country?

W：It’s very pleasant．

M：What’s the weather like in spring?

W：In March, it is often windy．It’s always warm in April and May．

M：It’s very hot in summer, isn’t it?

W：Yes, in June, July and August, the sun shines every day．

M：What’s the weather like in autumn?

W：It’s always warm in September and October．It’s often cold in November and it rains sometimes．

M：Is it very cold in winter?

W：Yes, it is．It snows sometimes．

M：I see．

15．What’s the weather like in Greece?

A．Pleasant．

B．Terrible．

C．Neither good nor bad．

16．What’s the weather like in spring?

A．The sun shines every day．

B．It’s often windy in March and always warm in April and May．

C．It’s always warm and never rains．

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

A．Husband and wife．

B．Friends．

C．A Greek and a stranger．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Not long ago, Charles White and his family decided to do some spring housecleaning．Sorting through their possessions, they came up with some 1500 old, unwanted items－chairs, warm rugs, lamps, dishes, books, used clothes and all sorts of other things they no longer needed．The Whites decided to do what a lot of other Americans are doing these days－have a “Garage sale”．They posted homemade signs throughout the neighborhood, ran an advertisement in the local newspaper, then sent out the collection of unwanted objects on the front yard of their suburban home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and waited to see if anyone would come．The Whites needn’t have worried, eager buyers bought all but 50 or so of the items in one weekend, leaving the family ＄442 richer．

　　Garage sale, yard sale, basement sale－whatever they’re called and wherever they’re held, Americans are having them in ever－increasing numbers．

18．What did the Whites do before they had the garage sale?

A．They went shopping．

B．They did some housecleaning and sorted the possessions．

C．They made a wonderful picnic in their hometown．

19．Which of the following is not mentioned in the talking?

A．The Whites do not need to worry their “garage sale”．

B．American did not enjoy such sales．

C．The Whites advertised their garage sale．

20．How much money did the Whites make?

A．＄440．

B．＄441．

C．＄442．

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．

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