听力测试(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。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：Do you need any help, sir?

M：Yes．Would you like to tell me the way to the Science Museum?

W：Science Museum?

1．What does the woman mean?

A．She is unwilling to tell the man．

B．She knows the place well．

C．She doesn’t know the place．

M：Sorry to bother you, but do you have any change for one dollar?

W：I’ll have to look．What do you want it for?

M：I need it for the parking meter．

W：I can give you 4 quarters if that’ll help．

2．What is the man going to do with the change?

A．To park his car．

B．To make a phone call．

C．To buy something to eat．

W：Here is a picture of Susan taken last week．

M：May I have a look?

W：Sure．It flatters Susan a bit．She is not so pretty actually．

M：No, by no means, and she doesn’t look so young as she appears on

the picture．

3．What does the man think of Susan?

A．She is prettier and younger．

B．She is less pretty but younger．

C．She is less pretty and older．

M：Mom, Dad called and said that he wouldn’t be home for dinner．

W：Did he say why?

M：Yes, he said that one of the men was sick and he was going to stay

for the afternoon shift．

4．Why won’t the man’s father be home for dinner?

A．To look after a sick person．

B．To take the place of someone．

C．To have dinner in the afternoon．

W：Kate, let’s go for a drive somewhere this weekend．

M：That’s a good idea．Just the two of us!

W：I thought that the whole family could go together．

M：I’m afraid that the kids can’t．Jenny is staying at the university this

weekend to study．Peter and Linda going on a trip this weekend with

their school．

5．What is the relation between the speakers?

A．Couple．

B．Friends．

C．Partners．

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。

“Are we poisonous?” the young snake asked his mother．

“Yes, dear, ” she replied．“Why do you ask?”

“Because I’ve just bitten my tongue!” said the young snake sadly．

6．How was the mother snake feeling when asked the question?

A．Puzzled．

B．Interested．

C．Disappointed．

7．Which frightens the young snake?

A．He is poisonous．

B．He is going to die．

C．He has lost his tongue．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

W：What are your plans for today, Mike? Nick and I are going shopping．Do you want to come too?

M：Well, as a matter of fact, I’m meeting Steve．He’s writing an article

and he’s asked me to take some photographs for it．

W：An article? What about?

M：Oh, just people…Anyway, I’m seeing Steve at the zoo．

W：Oh well, let’s meet for lunch, shall we? How about that sandwich bar we went to on Friday．I’ll see you there about one．

M：I’d love to, but I’m afraid we won’t finish by then．

8．What photos does Steve want?

A．Showing that he is writing．

B．Matching what he is writing．

C．Reflecting(反映)how he is writing．

9．When will Mike join Steve?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

10．Which of the following might Mike do?

A．Go shopping with the woman．

B．Have lunch with Nick Friday．

C．Work over lunchtime．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

W：The weather here is so changeable．Did you hear how cold it got last night?

M：I heard the radio announcer say it was 18 degrees below zero．

W：That’s cold．I could hardly start my car, it was so cold this morning!

M：My car didn’t want to start, either, at first．

W：Don’t you have a garage?

M：Not in the new apartment．We have to leave the car in the parking lot．

W：How much anti-freeze do you put in your car then? You must have to keep it well below zero．

M：I do．Right now I have it protected to 30 below．

W：Does it ever get that cold around here?

M：Not really．It sometimes gets to 20 below．

W：Speaking of cold, how about going for a cup of coffee to warm up？

M：Good idea．

11．What did the man do with his car?

A．He failed to start it．

B．He managed to start it．

C．He could easily start it．

12．What do you know about the man?

A．He preferred to leave his car outside．

B．He was too poor to get a garage．

C．He had recently moved his house．

13．What was the weather like last night?

A．It was colder than the day before．

B．It was colder than ever before．

C．It was warmer than reported．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：Hello, Ultimate Computers．May I help you?

M：Yes, this is Jack Kordell from Hunter’s Office Supplies．May I speak to Elaine Strong, please?

W：I’m sorry, but she’s not in right now．She should be here later on this afternoon maybe about 4∶30．May I take a message?

M：Yes．Ms Strong sent me your newest line of laptop computers with a description of other software products, but there wasn’t any information about after-sales service．

W：Oh, I’m sorry．Would you like me to fax that to you?

M：Yes．Could you try sending that information around 3∶30?That should give me time to look over the material before I call Ms．Strong, say, around 5∶00．

W：Sure．Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please?

M：Yes．Jack Kordell and the phone number is 560-1287．And the fax number is 560-1288．

W：All right．I’ll be sure to send you the fax this afternoon．

M：Okay, bye．

14．Why can’t Elaine Strong answer the phone?

A．She’s attending a meeting．

B．She’s out of the office．

C．She’s talking with another customer．

15．What does the man want the woman to send?

A．Information on after-sales service．

B．A picture of the newest computers．

C．A list of software products．

16．What is the man’s telephone number?

A．560-1287．

B．560-1288．

C．560-2187．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　Mother’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, but not always on the same day．

　　Mother’s Day as it is celebrated today in the United States began with a woman named Anna Jarvis．In 1907, she held a ceremony to honor her mother at a church in the state of West Virginia on the anniversary of her mother’s death．In the following years, she and others wrote thousands of letters to public officials urging that the second Sunday in May be declared Mother’s Day．

　　President Woodrow Wilson finally agreed seven years later．The second Sunday in May became a day of public expression of love for mothers throughout the country．It became popular for people to send gifts of flowers and candy to their mothers on Mother’s Day．

　　Today, children of all ages still give their mothers special gifts on Mother’s Day．Older children may travel to visit their mothers．If they cannot, they usually send a special card with a message of love．Or they send flowers．They also usually call their mothers on the telephone to wish them a happy day．Mother’s Day is one of the busiest days of the year for America’s telephone companies．

　　Some families get together on Mother’s Day to honor all the women in the family who are mothers．Many go to a restaurant for a special Mother’s Day meal．

17．What do you learn about Mother’s Day?

A．It is celebrated now in every part of the world．

B．It is not celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May everywhere．

C．It is celebrated to honor all the women in some families．

18．When was Mother’s Day first celebrated in the US?

A．In 1907．

B．In 1908．

C．In 1914．

19．Who decided Mother’s Day to be celebrated nationwide?

A．Anna Jarvis．

B．Public officials．

C．Woodrow Wilson．

20．What do all the children do on Mother’s Day?

A．Give gifts to their mothers．

B．Pay a visit to their mothers．

C．Send cards to their mothers．

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。

1．What’s the man’s opinion about the woman’s dress?

A．He thinks it pretty．

B．He thinks it awful．

C．He thinks it kidding．

2．What’s the man’s job?

A．A traveler．

B．A teacher．

C．A news reporter．

3．What’s Lisa wearing?

A．A blue dress．

B．A red dress．

C．A yellow dress．

4．What will the man do?

A．He will take woman to a lovely garden．

B．He will go to see a film with the woman．

C．He will pick up the woman at 6：30．

5．Why is the woman’s father going go retire?

A．He is old．

B．He is in good health．

C．He is in poor health．

听力原文：(Text 1)

W：Do you like my new dress?

M：It looks awful．Just kidding．You look really pretty in it．

(Text 2)

W：What do you do for a living?

M：I am a journalist．

W：Really?Do you like it?

M：Yes, I do．It’s very interesting．

(Text 3)

M：Who is that girl over there?

W：Which one?

M：The tall one in a yellow dress．

W：That’s Lisa．

(Text 4)

M：Would you like to come to the cinema this evening?

W：That would be lovely．

M：I shall pick you up at six．

(Text 5)

W：My father is going to retire soon．

M：Is he?Why?

W：He is not in good health now．

M：I am sorry to hear that．

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。

6．Where are the two speakers?

A．On a ship．

B．On a plane．

C．On a train．

7．Why isn’t the man going straight to London?

A．To visit other places．

B．To save money．

C．To meet some Romanian friends．

听力原文：(Text 6)

M：The plane is leaving in three minutes．

W：Yes, it is．

M：Excuse me, may I know your nationality?

W：I’m from the States．You’re Chinese, I guess．

M：Yes, you are right．

W：Are you going to Romania?I mean what’s your destination?

M：I’m on my way to London．Where are you going?

W：Same here．But why don’t you fly straight to London?

M：It’s cheaper this way for both Chinese and Romanian passengers．

W：Is that so? That’s fine．

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

8．Where does the man live?

A．In a beautiful garden．

B．In a camp．

C．In the mountains．

9．Why does he live there?

A．Because there is no pollution．

B．Because there is a beautiful lake．

C．Because there is a cabin．

听力原文：(Text 7)

W：Welcome to the mountains!

M：We’re delighted to be here．It’s really beautiful．

W：Yes, it is．

M：No pollution!Not many care and in fact, not much traffic of any kind!How long have you been in this place?

W：Oh…about five years．

M：Did you build the cabin yourself?

W：Friends, family, everybody joined in．It took us one whole summer．We camped outside and used the lake water for drinking and washing．

M：Interesting, wasn’t it?

W：It was．

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

10．What’s wrong with the two speakers?

A．They don’t have an engine．

B．Their tank is half full．

C．The run out of gas．

11．Where are they going?

A．To the sea port．

B．To the railway station．

C．To the airport．

12．What should they do now?

A．Do nothing but wait．

B．Find a policeman．

C．Telephone the nearest gas station．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：What’s the matter?

M：I don’t know．All of a sudden, the engine died．

W：Well, can you start it?

M：No…No, it won’t start now．

W：Could we be out of gas?

M：No, I’m sure we are not out of gas．

W：Let’s check the gas gauge．Oh, see, it’s on “empty”．

M：I was sure the tank was half full!

W：Obviously, it wasn’t．Well…, too bad．

M：What time is it now?

W：It’s five to eight．I am afraid we can’t get the airport on time．He’s probably looking for us right now．

M：Let’s stand by the side of the road for a few minutes．Maybe somebody will stop and pick us up．

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

13．What is the man asking about?

A．The woman’s last job．

B．Ideal Systems．

C．The woman’s work experience．

14．How many companies has the woman worked for?

A．3．

B．2．

C．4．

15．Why did the woman leave Format?

A．She had a quarrel with her boss．

B．She needed a change．

C．The company closed down．

16．How many years did the woman work for Ideal Systems?

A．Ten．

B．Five．

C．Two．

听力原文：(Text 9)

M：Miss Helen, can you tell us a little bit about where you have worked before?

W：Well, my last job was with Format．

M：And when did you start with them?

W：Two years ago．

M：I see．So why did you decide to leave?

W：Well, perhaps you’ve heard that the company closed down earlier this year．

M：Yes, we’ve heard about it．And where did you work before Format?

W：Ideal Systems．

M：How long did you work for them?

W：For ten years, as a secretary．

M：And why did you leave that job as a secretary?

W：Well, I felt I needed a change．I think I learnt all I could there．

M：OK, that’s enough on your work experience．Thank you．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．What destroyed Tokyo the second time this century?

A．Pollution．

B．Earthquake．

C．War．

18．What happened during the earthquake?

A．People lost their homes．

B．People pulled down their houses．

C．People lost their jobs．

19．What caused Tokyo to develop fast during the 1960’s?

A．The Olympic Games．

B．The rapid growing population．

C．The world wars．

20．What challenges is the government facing now?

A．Waste disposal and job problems．

B．Housing problems and pollution．

C．Pollution and crimes．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

　　Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities of the world．It is also one of the world’s most modern cities．Twice this century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt．In 1923, a major earthquake struck the city．Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless as buildings collapsed and fires broke out throughout Tokyo．It took seven years to rebuild the city．During World War Ⅱ, Tokyo was destroyed once again．As a result of these disasters there is nothing old Tokyo remaining in the downtown area．

　　After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city．Buildings went up at a fantastic rate, and between 1945 and 1960, the city’s population is more than doubled．Because of the Olympic games held in Tokyo in 1964, many new stadiums, parks, and hotels were built to accommodate visitors from all over the world．As a result of this rapid development, however, many problems have arisen．Housing shortage, pollution, and waste disposal have presented serious challenges to the city, but the government has begun programs to answer them．