－It’s a fine day．

－Yes, at least it’s ________ yesterday．

as bad as

no worse than

no better than

not better than

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：Oh, Michael…I didn’t tell you．My sister phoned yesterday．She wants to get married．

M：Married! She’s only seventeen．

1．What does Michael think of the woman’s sister?

A．She is not old enough to get married．

B．She is too old to get married．

C．She is married．

M：Waitress! I’d like the menu, please．

W：Here you are, sir．

2．Where is the man?

A．In a bookstore．

B．In a train station．

C．In a restaurant．

M：Has the TV been repaired?

W：Yes．We’d expected the repairs to cost us about 　　　　 dollars, but they charged us twice as much．

3．How much did the lady pay?

A．＄15．

B．＄20．

C．＄30．

M：Hello, Jane．How lucky to run into you．Can you and Tom come to dinner tomorrow evening?

W：I think so．I don’t think we’re going out．

4．How does the woman respond?

A．She refuses to go to dinner．

B．She agrees to go to dinner．

C．She is angry．

M：I have to go to class because I have a test, but if I could, I’d go with you to the cinema．

W：That’s too bad．I wish that you could come along．

5．Where is the man going?

A．To class．

B．To the cinema．

C．To the doctor’s office．

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：Hello, Mrs Smith．How are you?

W：Fine, thanks, Mr Downs．How’s your boy, Jack?

M：He is a bit tired．You know, he goes to school at eight o’clock every morning．He doesn’t get home till after four．Then he does his homework after ten．It often takes him a couple of hours to finish it．

W：Poor boy．Children work hard at school nowadays, don’t they? Does he like it?

M：School, you mean? Yes, he does．He likes his teachers, and that always makes a difference．

W：Yes, it does．Does he go to school by bus?

M：No, he walks．He likes walking．He meets some of his friends at the corner and they go together．

W：What does he do when it rains?

M：His uncle takes him in the car．He passes the school on the way to the office．

6．What are the two talking about?

A．Mrs Smith．

B．Mr Downs．

C．Mr Downs’ son．

7．How long does a school day last?

A．At least 8 hours．

B．About 6 hours．

C．Nearly 7 hours．

8．How does Jack usually go to school?

A．By bus．

B．On foot．

C．By car．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

M：Hello! Can I speak to Susan, please?

W：Speaking．Is that you, Tom?

M：Yes, it is．I am going to New Zealand in two weeks’ time, and my wife is going with me．

W：Oh, how lucky you are! How long are you going for?

M：For a couple of months, maybe half a year．My boss wants me to help set up a branch company there．Well, Susan, you have been to New Zealand several times．Can you give us some suggestions, or just tell us about that country?

W：I’d love to．We can have a talk sometime．

M：Why not come over to dinner in my house this weekend．My wife wants to meet you as well．

W：All right．What about Saturday?

M：OK．See you at 6∶00 p. m., this coming Saturday．Goodbye!

9．Who answered the phone?

A．Tom．

B．Tom’s wife．

C．Susan．

10．When are they going to New Zealand?

A．In half a year．

B．In a couple of months．

C．In two weeks．

11．Where are they going to meet?

A．At Susan’s．

B．At Tom’s．

C．In New Zealand．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

M：As you can see, Maria, the railway station is very crowded during rush hours．

W：How many people do you suppose ride into New York every day to work?

M：I don’t know．Must be several hundred thousand at least．Maybe a million．

W：I’m glad they’re not all taking this train．

M：Oh, they come from all directions, and by many different means, by railroads, ferries and subways．Then of course, some people drive in．

W：I’m a little afraid I’ll get lost．

M：You’ll soon learn that New York is a very easy city to get around．

W：Let’s see, the “Avenues” run north and south and the “Streets” run east and west, don’t they?

M：That’s right．You won’t get lost when you travel alone．

W：I hope not．

12．What can Maria see?

A．Many trains．

B．Many planes．

C．Many people．

13．What’s the woman afraid of?

A．Driving in．

B．Taking ferries(摆渡)．

C．Getting lost．

14．What kind of city is New York, according to the man?

A．An easy city to get around．

B．A city full of subways．

C．A city difficult to get around．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：Good afternoon．

M：Good afternoon．My name’s William Turner．I want to make an appointment to see Dr Smith please．

W：Yes, of course, Mr Turner．May I have your address please?

M：108 Park Road, London．

W：Yes, we have you on our records．Can you manage this afternoon at 3：00?

M：Fine．

W：Will 3：00 be all right?

M：Well, yes, but I prefer a later time so I can come along after work．

W：Then what about 5：30?

M：Well, that’s fine．Thank you．Goodbye．

W：Goodbye．

15．Who is William Turner?

A．A close friend of Dr Smith’s．

B．A patient of Dr Smith’s．

C．Both A and B．

16．When will Mr Turner go to see Dr Smith?

A．At 4∶00 p. m．

B．At 5∶00 p. m．

C．At 5∶30 p. m．

17．What’s the main idea of this dialogue?

A．Mr Turner wants to make an appointment with Dr Smith．

B．Mr Turner will go to see Dr Smith at 5∶30 p. m．

C．Mr Turner is a patient of Dr Smith’s．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

If a Chinese comes to England and wants to drive his car there, he must know the English rules of the road and the English traffic signs．One rule is that he must always drive on the left．Another rule is that he mustn’t drive faster than thirty mph through town and villages．If he does not pay attention to this speed limit, the police will soon be after him．The third rule is that cars on the main road have right of way．It is not easy to drive in London, because the traffic is so busy and buses and trucks sometimes block the roads．It is much less difficult to find your way if you go by one of the red buses or the underground．There are bus stops at every street corner．And if you cannot find one, ask a policeman．He will help you at once．

18．On which side of the road are cars driven in England?

A．On the left．

B．On the right．

C．The passage doesn’t tell about that．

19．What can we know from the passage?

A．We know police in England are often after you．

B．We know police in England are often helpful．

C．We know police in England are often impolite．

20．What’s the best title for this passage?

A．English Traffic

B．Come to England

C．Traffic Rules

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共8小题，每小题1.5分，满分12分)

A．听下列对话，根据所听内容完成句子。

M：Nurse, I’d like to see Dr．Brown．

W：I’m sorry, but he isn’t in today．Dr．Johnson or Dr．Pepper will be happy to see you．

1．It’s possible that ________ Dr．Johnson ________ Dr．Pepper will treat the patient ________ Dr．Brown．

W：I’ve had four colds this winter and I think I’m catching another one．

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

2．His wife has had ________ times more colds than he．

M：What’s the matter with you, Mrs．White?

W：I’ve had pains here just below where my heart is．

M：Do you have these pains all the time?

W：No, not all the time．

3．Mrs．White told the doctor that ________．

B．听下列5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

W：When do you think I can go home, Dr Smith?

M：Well, you came in on Monday and today is Friday．I’d say that you could probably leave tomorrow, but I don’t want you to go back to work for several weeks．

4．Where is the woman?

A．In the doctor’s office．

B．At work．

A few honest men are better than numbers．诚实的朋友不在多。

C．In her office．

M：I think I’ll go to see the movie tonight instead of working on my paper．“True Lies” is on at the capital cinema．

W：I wouldn’t do that if I were you．

5．What does the woman suggest?

A．He should go to see the movie．

B．He ought to work on his paper．

C．He shouldn’t write about the movie．

W：What’s the matter with you, Harry?

M：There’s something wrong with my stomach．I feel terrible．

6．Whom should Harry go to see?

A．Scientist．

B．Repairman．

C．Doctor．

M：I’ve been coughing for some time．Do you think it serious?

W：Your illness is caused by smoking．You’d better give it up．

7．Where does the talk probably take place?

A．In a factory．

B．In a hospital．

C．In a store．

M：I have an appointment to see Dr Green for a physical examination．

W：Please have a rest．She’s doing an operation right now．

8．Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A．In an operation room．

B．In a doctor’s office．

C．On the telephone．

第二节(共12小题；每题1.5分，满分18分)

听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：What’s “frozen food”?

M：It’s what it says it is：after the food is picked and washed and cut in, it is put in packages and the whole thing is frozen．

W：Does it taste as good as fresh food?

M：Generally not as good, but it’s fine．It’s more expensive than fresh foods, though．

W：How long do frozen foods keep?

M：Seven months if you have a good freezer in your refrigerator．Frozen foods are also convenient．You can shop every two or three weeks instead of every day．

9．How does frozen food taste?

A．Fine．

B．Terrible．

C．Better than fresh foods．

10．Why do we think frozen foods are convenient?

A．We can shop every day．

B．We can shop every two or three weeks．

C．We needn’t shop any more．

11．How long can frozen foods keep?

A．7 months．

B．8 months．

C．9 months．

听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。

　　Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment．The old saying“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”is not as silly as some people think．The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C．Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy．But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need．The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?

　　In the modern Western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly．They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly．The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening．

12．What does “Your body has close relations with the food you eat” really mean?

A．All kinds of food you eat can be made into your body．

B．Your body is made up of the food you eat．

C．What you eat has great effect on your health．

13．What does the old saying tell us?

A．The apple is the best among all kinds of fruits．

B．Apples can take the place of doctors．

C．Eating apples regularly do a lot of good to our body．

14．What should we do if we want to keep healthy?

A．Only eat an apple a day．

B．Eat properly．

C．Take as many vitamin pills as possible．

听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Renting an Apartment

Mr．Wei：I saw your advertisement in this morning’s New York Times, and I’d like to take a look at the apartment．

Mrs．Jones：Come in, please．It’s on the second floor．This way, please．

Mr．Wei：How much does the apartment rent for?

Mrs．Jones：It’s three hundred dollars a month．．．Here we are．This is the living room．There are windows in every room．The kitchen is on your left．

Mr．Wei：There are two bathrooms．That’s great!

Mrs．Jones：By the way, we don’t allow any pets here．

Mr．Wei：I see．What about decorating?

Mrs．Jones：If you decide to move in, we will repaint the apartment on the condition that you sign a two-year lease(租约)．

Mr．Wei：That means if I sign a one-year lease, there will be no redecorating at all?

Mrs．Jones：That’s right．

Mr．Wei：If I decided to take it, how soon could I move in?

Mrs．Jones：You can move in any time you like．As you can see, it’s already cleaned up．

Mr．Wei：Good．Er, Mrs…?

Mrs．Jones：Jones．

Mr．Wei：Mrs．Jones, I like this apartment very much, but I’d like to know my wife’s and kids’ opinions．I’ll come back this evening with them．Will that be convenient?

Mrs．Jones：That’s fine with me．

Mr．Wei：This is my business card．Thanks very much, Mrs．Jones．We’ll see you tonight．

15．The apartment is rented for three hundred dollars a year．

16．Pets are not allowed to raise in the apartment．

17．If the man wants to have the apartment decorated(装修), he will have to rent it for at least a year．

听第12段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Checking In

Tom：I’d like to check in, please．

Reception Clerk：Awfully sorry, sir．There are no rooms available now．

Tom：But I have reserved a room the day before yesterday．

Clerk：Sorry．May I have your name?

Tom：Tom Wang．

Clerk：Please wait a minute．Let me check…Excuse me, but I can’t seem to find your name on our list．Are you sure you have a reservation for tonight?

Tom：Of course, I did it myself．

Clerk：I’m terribly sorry．There must have been some mistakes．Let me check it again…Oh, yes．There is a name listed as Tom Huang．It must be the fault of the clerk who registered your name．I apologize．

Tom：Don’t worry about that．

Clerk：According to the records, your reservation is for a single room with shower and air conditioner for two nights．The room rate will be ＄110 per night, including 10％ tax and 4％ service charge．Is it right?

Tom：Yes, that’s right．I’d like to pay my bill by credit card．

Clerk：May I take a print of your card?

Tom：Here you are．

Clerk：OK．Now could you fill out this registration card?

Tom：All right．

Clerk：Your room number is 707．Here is your key．The bellhop will help you to carry the suitcases to your room．Have a nice evening．

18．The guest’s name is Tom Huang．

19．The guest has booked a single room with shower and air conditioner for two nights．

20．The tax and service charge are not included in the ＄100 for the room rate per nigh．