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)

A．根据听到的内容完成下列句子。

Labour Day, always the first Monday in September, is a holiday of recreation and rest from labour．

1．People have a holiday and don’t go to work on ________．

St．Valentine’s Day may go back to Roman times when a special festival was held on February 14．On that day all the young girls put their names in a box and each young man drew out a name to pick his sweetheart for the next year．

2．At first St．Valentine’s Day was celebrated on ________．

Father’s Day, the third Sunday in June, began in 1910 by Ms．John Bruce Dodd in honour of her father．

3．The first Father’s Day was on ________ in the year ________．

B．听下面5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。

M：Have you finished your term paper? I handed in mine last Friday．

W：I finished typing mine at three o’clock this morning．I have to hand it in by noon today．

4．When must the girl turn in her term paper?

A．By twelve o’clock．

B．By three o’clock．

C．By two o’clock．

M：Do you have your Christmas shopping done yet?

W：Almost．I got a watch for my husband, but I can’t seem to find anything for my dad．He would probably like a book or a case for his coin collection．

5．What did the woman buy for her husband?

A．A case．

B．A book．

C．A watch．

M：What did you do during the Chinese New Year?

W：I planned to visit my aunts and uncles．But owing to frequent visit of my friends and classmates, I just stayed at home and never got the chance to go out．

6．What did the woman do during the Chinese New Year?

A．She visited her uncles．

B．She went out often．

C．She met her friends at home．

M：Was it very cold here last winter?

W：Not bad．The temperature never dropped below freezing．There was a little snow around Christmas, but that was all．

7．What does the woman say about the weather?

A．It wasn’t very cold, and it snowed a little in December．

B．There wasn’t much snow but the weather was bad．

C．The temperature dropped below freezing after Christmas．

M：Sara, what are you going to buy for your father?

W：Well, I am going to get my dad a book about London．

8．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．The woman’s father．

B．A gift for the woman’s father．

C．A book about London．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Merry Christmas, John．

M：Merry Christmas, Sally．

W：Has your family got a Christmas tree?

M：Of course we have．My father bought a tree the day before yesterday, and it is much more beautiful than that of last year．And you?

W：We have one, too．Yesterday my family decorated it with all kinds of presents．

M：Also, we have hung a lot of small colorful lamps on it．My parents put many boxes under the tree．They say Santa Claus will put presents for me in them．

W：But my grandmother tells me that Santa Claus always puts toys in our stockings at night on Christmas．

M：Really?

W：It’s true．My grandmother never tells lies．I’ll put my stockings near my pillow tonight．

M：That’s a good idea．

W：I have to go now．Good luck!

M：The same to you!

9．According to the conversation, which statement is correct?

A．John’s and Sally’s families have Christmas trees．

B．John’s family has a Christmas tree, but Sally’s has not．

C．Sally’s father bought one Christmas tree yesterday．

10．Why do John’s parents put many boxes under the Christmas tree?

A．Because the boxes are very heavy．

B．Because the tree is full of presents．

C．Because Santa Claus will put his presents in them．

11．Where will Sally put her stockings finally?

A．On the tree．

B．Near the pillow．

C．At the table．

听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。

Nothing expresses the spirit of the holiday more than music．More than any other holiday celebrated in America, Christmas moves people to write, play and sing music．There are all religious songs, expressing joy or a sense of spiritual mystery, old folk songs and modern pop music, songs about winter Christmas trees and Santa Claus．People sing Christmas songs in churches and at school．They hear them on the radio, in stores, and even on street corners．More groups of people get together to sing at Christmas than at any other time of the year．During Christmas, many churches and schools give holiday concerts．The concert halls organize large group singing activities, called sing-songs．Many Christmas songs sound beautiful when sung by a large group．

12．What can express the spirit of the holiday most?

A．Nothing．

B．Music．

C．Art．

13．What kind of music is not mentioned in the passage?

A．Old folk songs．

B．Jazz．

C．Pop music．

14．Why do concert halls organize large group singing activities?

A．The sound can be spread farther．

B．They can make some money．

C．Large groups can make the songs sound very beautiful．

听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Mother’s Day

Brother：Hi, Angela．What are you doing?

Sister：Trying to figure out how to bake a cake．

Brother：Forget it, Angela．You can’t even make a sandwich．

Sister：Keep your mouth shut．

Brother：What do you want to bake a cake for anyway?Are we having any visitors today?

Sister：No．It’s for tomorrow．

Brother：Tomorrow?You can ask Mom to give you a hand．

Sister：Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．

Brother：That’s why you want to bake a cake, eh?Tell you what, why don’t you just buy a card or a dozen carnations?

Sister：Will you lend me twenty bucks?

Brother：Say it again．

Sister：You heard what I said．

Brother：You have your own pocket money．

Sister：What gift do you buy for Mom?

Brother：It’s a secret．

Sister：I knew you wouldn’t let me know．Who cares?

Brother：If you don’t have enough money to buy a gift, why don’t you just clean up the house?Mother will be pleased．She’ll have an easy day tomorrow．

Sister：Sounds like a good idea．But how about cooking?

Brother：Don’t worry．Leave it to me．

15．Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．

16．The brother is unwilling to lend her sister any money．

17．The sister will do cooking while the brother will do cleaning．

听第12段材料，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。

A Birthday Party

Jane：Why?Are they out?(As she fumbles for the switch, the light suddenly comes on．)

All：Happy birthday!

Jane：Oh, what a surprise!Thank you all．

Lin Yun：Now close your eyes．(She holds up a stuffed puppy in front of Jane and yaps．)Okay, you can open your eyes now．

Jane：Wow!A cute puppy!

Lin Yun：This is a birthday present from all of us．

Joe：Hope you like it．

Jane：That’s very thoughtful of you．

Lin Yun：Thanks for your good advice, Joe．Look here, Jane．We’ve also got a cake．

Jane：Oh, I can’t believe it!I thought only Mom would do that for me．

Lin Yun：Don’t be so sentimental．Let’s light the candles．(They sing “Happy Birthday”．)

Wang Fang：Now make a wish and blow out the candles．

Jane：I’ve made the same wish many times, but it hasn’t come true yet．

Li Yiwei：It will, as long as you wish it whole-heartedly．(Jane takes a deep breath and blows out all the candles．Her classmates clap．)

Joe：We’re starving．Jane, please cut the cake．(After dinner, Lin Yun suggests singing and dancing for fun．)

Lin Yun：Let’s sing some English songs．

Li Yiwei：Okay, which one shall we start with?

Wang Fang：How about “Red River Valley”?(She takes the lead：“Oh, the buffalo’s gone from the prairie…”and they sing together．)

Lin Yun：Great．What shall we sing next?

Joe：Let’s sing “Rockey Mountain High”, John Denver’s favorite．

Qian Hong：Yeah．Let our spirits soar．

Li Yiwei：Here it goes．(She starts to play the tune．They sing．)

Jane：Li Yiwei, I didn’t know you could play the mouthorgan so well．

Lin Yun：You didn’t?Let her play a solo for you, will you?Yiwei, play a famous Chinese tune for Jane, how about “Erquanyingyue”?(Li plays the tune．)

Jane：(Claps)Wonderful．I wish I could do something like that．The Chinese music is so beautiful．I am lost．

Lin Yun：Now, Wang Fang, why not show your dancing talent for us?(Wang performs her Xinjiang dance．)

Jane：Thank you, Wang Fang．You let me know you more．How happy I am tonight!I hope the pleasant time lasts forever．

18．Whose birthday is it today?

A．Jane’s．

B．Lin Yun’s．

C．Wang Fang’s．

19．Which song did they sing first?

A．Rockey Mountain High．

B．Red River Valley．

C．Happy Birthday．

20．Who can play mouthorgan(口琴)well?

A．Lin Yun．

B．Li Yiwei．

C．Wang Fang．

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：Did the thief get away?

M：Yes．No one realized what was happening and the thief was able to get away．

1．Why was the thief able to get away?

A．Because nobody noticed that something had been stolen．

B．Because the thief had managed to run away before people came．

C．Because the thief ran so fast that nobody could catch him．

M：Tom loves parties．I’m sure he would have come to the party if he’d been invited．

W：I agree．He couldn’t have been invited．

2．What are they talking about?

A．The party they went to．

B．Tom’s absence from the party．

C．Whether to invite Tom to the party．

W：I wonder what’s on television this evening．Have you got a newspaper?

M：Yes．The TV programmes are on the back page．

3．Why does the woman want to have a look at the newspaper?

A．To learn what programmes will be shown on TV．

B．To get to know the leatest news．

C．To look at TV set advertisements．

W：Is that your sister’s fur coat?

M：It can’t be hers．She never wears real fur．

4．What are they talking about?

A．An overcoat．

B．A phone call．

C．A fur coat．

M：Jane’s a very bright girl, isn’t she?

W：Yes．I wouldn’t work here if I were as bright as she is．

M：What would you do instead?

W：I’d get a job doing something exciting, where I’d meet interesting people and visit lots of different places．

5．What the woman would do if she was as bright as Jane?

A．She would find a more interesting job．

B．She would visit lots of different places．

C．She would meet interesting people．

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：Have you seen James’ new jacket? I bet(敢断定)it was expensive．

W：He told me it cost him ＄500．

M：I wish I were as rich as James．

W：Well, you may not be rich, but you’re much better looking than James．

M：Am I?

6．How much does James’ jacket cost?

A．＄400．

B．＄500．

C．＄600．

7．What can be inferred from the conversation?

A．The man is as rich as James．

B．The man is much better off than James．

C．The man is pleased to hear what the woman says．

听第7段材料，回答第8～11题。

Hi Bill．This is Louisa．I’m just calling to let you know that I’ll be a little late to your party tomorrow night．I have to put in a few extra hours at work to finish a report．I should finish sometimes between seven and eight though．Oh, then I’m planning on dropping by(顺便去)Lisa’s house for about an hour since she’s been sick recently．And, uh, one more thing．I’ll go home to pick up the snacks(小吃, 快餐)for the party．See you then．

8．Why will Louisa go to Bill’s house tomorrow?

A．To attend a party．

B．To meet an old friend．

C．To have dinner with Bill．

9．Why does Louisa have to work late?

A．She has to attend a meeting．

B．She has to finish a report．

C．She has to write a letter．

10．Why is Louisa going to visit Lisa after work?

A．Because Lisa is sick in bed．

B．Because she has to return something．

C．Because she is going to take Lisa to Bill’s house．

11．About what time will Louisa most likely arrive at Bill’s house?

A．7∶00 pm．

B．8∶00 pm．

C．9∶00 pm．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

M：Hi．I don’t think we’ve met．My name’s Tom．

W：Hi, Tom．Nice to meet you．My name is Juanita, but everybody calls me Jenny．

M：Nice to meet you, Jenny．So, where are you from?

W：Well, originally I’m from England, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old．My parents now live in Chile(智利)．That’s where they first met．How about you, Tom?

M：I was born in California(加利福尼亚), and we lived there until I was seven．Then, since my father worked for the military(军队), we moved all over the place．

W：Oh, yeah? Where are some of the places you’ve lived?

M：Mostly, we were overseas．We spent a total of ten years in Korea(朝鲜), Germany, and Japan．We were transferred(转移, 调职, 调动)back to the States three years ago．

W：Wow．It sounds like you’ve had an interesting life．So, what do you do now?

M：I’m a student at Rider University．

W：Oh really? What are you studying?

M：I’m majoring in physics．How about you? What do you do?

W：Well, I’m working as a sales representive(代表, 代理人)for Vega Computers(维加电脑公司)downtown．

M：Oh, really? My brother works there too．

12．Where is the woman from originally?

A．England．

B．The United States．

C．Chile．

13．When did the man and his parents return to the United States?

A．When the boy was 7 years old．

B．When the boy was 10 years old．

C．When the boy was 17 years old．

14．What is the man studying?

A．Physics．

B．Maths．

C．Biology．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：Hey Taxi! Ah great．Thanks for pulling over(停下)．

M：Where do?

W：Well, I am going to the National Museum of Art(国家艺术馆), and…

M：Sure．No problem．

W：Uh, excuse me, how long does it take to get there?

M：Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn’t take more than twenty minutes for the average driver．And I’m not average, so we should be able to get there in less than twelve minutes．

W：Okay．Uh, sorry for asking, but do you have any idea how much it will be?

M：Oh, it shouldn’t be more than ＄18…not including a…uh-hum…a tip of course．

W：Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?

M：Well, I would guess around 6∶00 o’clock．

W：Uh, do you have the time?

M：Yeah．It’s half past four．

W：Thanks．

15．For the average driver how long does it take to get to the National Museum of Art?

A．More than 20 minutes．

B．About 20 minutes．

C．About 12 minutes．

16．According to the driver how long does it take them to get to the museum?

A．12 minutes．

B．Less than 12 minutes．

C．A bit more than 12 minutes．

17．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The driver is not sure what time the museum closes．

B．The woman can not get to the museum before it closes．

C．The woman wants to know how much she should pay for visiting the museum．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

W：Hello．Today I’m interviewing Josha on his experiences going to a Japanese school．Now Josha, what time do you go to school?

M：Eight o’clock．

W：Eight o’clock．And do you go by yourself, or on a school bus?

M：No, I have a group that goes with me．

W：So you go with a group?

M：Uh-huh．

W：Now what kinds of things do you take to school?

M：I take my gym clothes(运动服), and I take my backpack(背包、双肩背书包)and my books, and stuff(东西)like that．

W：Okay and what is the first thing you do when you get to school?

M：We do “kiritsu, rei”．

W：We do “kiritsu” and “rei”．Now what are those?

M：It means “stand up, bow”．

W：Stand up and bow．

M：Uh-huh．

18．What kind of school does the boy go to?

A．A middle school．

B．An English school．

C．A Japanese school．

19．How does the boy go to school?

A．By himself．

B．By school bus．

C．With other boys and girls．

20．What do the students first do when they get to school?

A．Stand up and bow．

B．Line up and enter the classroom．

C．Do reading aloud．

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：Oh you’re doing the painting all by yourself．Where is David?

W：He’s so lazy．He doesn’t do anything to help me．

1．What is the woman doing?

A．Cleaning her house．

B．Washing clothes．

C．Painting her rooms．

W：Ow! I’ve burnt myself．

M：How did you do that?

W：I picked up a hot dish．

2．Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A．In a kitchen．

B．In a restaurant．

C．In a shop．

M：Look! Somebody has spilt milk on the carpet．

W：Well, it wasn’t me．I didn’t do it．

M：I wonder who it was then．

3．What does the man want to know?

A．Who poured the milk into the cup．

B．Who drank the milk in the cupboard．

C．Who spilt milk on the carpet．

M：This food is awful, isn’t it?

W：Yes, it’s disgusting．I’m going to complain．

4．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．At home．

C．In a shop．

W：The weather’s too nice to stay indoors．I’m going to sit in the garden．

M：That’s a good idea．I think I’ll join you．

5．What are they going to do?

A．To go to the garden．

B．To stay indoors．

C．To join a party．

第二节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题．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。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

M：Where do you live?

W：In Boston．

M：How long have you lived there?

W：Five years．

M：Where did you live before that?

W：In Chicago．

M：And how long did you live in Chicago?

W：Two years．

6．How long has the woman lived in Boston?

A．Four years．

B．Five years．

C．Six years．

7．How long did the woman live in Chicago?

A．Two years．

B．Four years．

C．Five years．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

W：Well, what time shall we meet?

M：Come to the cafe by the station at four o’clock．I’ll be waiting for you when you arrive．I’ll be sitting by the window and I’ll be wearing a bright green sweater．

W：OK．Is Agent 307 coming too?

M：No, she can’t be there．

W：Oh．Shall I bring the documents?

M：Yes．I’ll explain everything when I see you．And don’t be late．

W：OK．I’ll try to be on time．

8．What time will they meet?

A．At four o’clock．

B．At five o’clock．

C．At six o’clock．

9．What can be inferred from their conversation?

A．They are old friends and haven’t seen each other for a long time．

B．They are going to meet another person in the cafe．

C．The two speakers have never seen each other before．

10．What will the woman bring?

A．An umbrella．

B．The documents．

C．A bright green sweater．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Do you have any plans for next year?

W：Well, I’d travel if I could afford it．But I don’t have any money．

M：If you found a job abroad, would you take it?

W：If it were somewhere I want to go, I’d certainly consider it carefully．

M：What about working as an “au pair”(家庭打工留学生), living with a family and doing some housework?

W：I’d only consider that if I were sure about the family．If they didn’t treat me well, I’d be very miserable．

M：Yes．You’d have to be sure to use a reputable agency．We have a list in the office．I will get you one if you’re interested．

W：Yes, I am．Um, if I decided to apply, would you give me a reference?

M：Of course．Well, I hope you succeed, whatever you decide to do．

W：Thank you very much．I’ll let you know．

M：Yes, I’d like that．Goodbye．

W：Goodbye．

11．Why does the man suggest that the woman should find a job?

A．Because it is necessary for the woman to have some experience of doing a job．

B．Because the woman needs money for the travel．

C．Because they need the money to support the family．

12．What worries the woman if she works as an “au pair”?

A．Whether she could get used to the life style of the family．

B．Whether the family are friendly to her．

C．Whether she could get as much money as she expects．

13．Which of the following is true?

A．The woman has not decided what to do．

B．The man has given the woman a list of agencies．

C．The woman is not interested in the man’s suggestion．

听第9段材料，回答第14～17题。

M：Shall we ask the girl Garlo’s been going out with to the party?

W：Who’s that?

M：Celia’s her name．She works in that cinema where they show all the foreign films．

W：But will she be free on Thursday evening?

M：Yes, it’s her evening off．That’s the reason I suggested Thursday．

W：OK．Who else? What about Nicky and Cherry?

M：Are they the girls you went to France with?

W：Yes．If they bring their boyfriends, that’ll be ten of us．But have you got a room that is big enough? My mother says we can’t use our sitting-room because we made too much mess the last time she let us have a party．

M：It’s all right．We’ve got a basement(地下室)where we store old furniture．If we clean it up, it’ll be fine．

W：Great．Let’s go and have a look at it．

14．Where does Celia work?

A．In a cinema．

B．In a hotel．

C．In a hospital．

15．On what day is Celia free?

A．On Tuesday．

B．On Thursday．

C．On Saturday．

16．How many people will their party?

A．Ten．

B．Five．

C．Six．

17．Where will they have their party?

A．In the woman’s house．

B．In the man’s house．

C．A restaurant owner．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

W：Hi, Tom．What is your plan for the summer break?

M：I’m going to work on the coast at Nantucket．

W：What are you planning to do on the coast?

M：My uncle owns a restaurant there, so I’ll be working as a waiter at night and then helping him do some accounting(会计, 清算账目)a few days each week．I have to save a lot of money for the next school year．Maybe we can get together and go to the beach this summer since we’ll be living near each other．

W：That sounds good．I’ll be working on a boat during July, and I won’t return to shore for the entire month．But in June and later in August I’ll be working in the lab, and I could drive up and see you in Nantucket．

M：OK．My uncle tells me June is the best time to go there before the town gets too crowded with tourists．Call me before you leave tomorrow, and I’ll give you a phone number where I can be reached this summer．

W：All right．I’ll talk to you later．

M：Thanks．

18．What is the man’s uncle?

A．A tourist．

B．A waiter．

C．A restaurant owner．

19．Where will the woman be working during July?

A．In the lab．

B．On a boat．

C．On the shore．

20．When is the best time to go to the shore?

A．July．

B．June．

C．August．

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：I am from CNN．Please tell our audience about the football match with England．

M：Well, it was terrible．We lost．And the score was zero-fourteen．

1．What was the score?

A．0∶40．

B．0∶4．

C．0∶14．

M：Do you think that you can have these shirts finished by Friday morning?

W：I’m sorry．I couldn’t possibly get them done by then．Saturday afternoon would be the earliest that you could have them．

2．When will the shirts be finished?

A．Sunday afternoon．

B．Saturday afternoon．

C．Friday morning．

W：Jack, can you help me with this work?

M：Sure, if it won’t take too much time．

3．What does the man mean?

A．It will take him long to help the woman．

B．He can help her for a while．

C．It won’t take long for him to help her．

W：Tickets are four dollars for adults．Children’s tickets are half price．

M：Okay．I’d two adults’ and two children’s tickets, please．

4．How much did the man pay for the tickets?

A．＄16．

B．＄12．

C．＄4．

M：Where are you going now?

W：I am going to the shop to buy something．

5．Where is the woman going now?

A．To school．

B．To the shop．

C．To her friends house．

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。

W：Come in, Richard．

M：Thank you, doctor．

W：Now, what seems to be the trouble?

M：I don’t feel well, doctor．My head aches．My arms and legs feel weak．

W：Do you have a fever?

M：I think so．

W：Well, let’s see．Put this under your tongue．

M：All right．

W：Yes, you do have a temperature．Please come into the next room, Richard．

M：All right．

W：First I want to take a look at your throat．Open your mouth, please．Say Ah．

M：Ah-ah．What’s wrong with me, doctor?

W：Well, you have a case of the flu．I’m going to give you some medicine for that．

M：When do I take the medicine?

W：Every six hours．I want you to stay in bed and rest．And drink plenty of liquids．

M：Thank you, doctor．

6．Which of the following did the doctor NOT do?

A．Take the temperature．

B．Look at the throat．

C．Examine the eyes．

7．How often should Richard take the medicine?

A．Twice a day．

B．Three times a day．

C．Four times a day．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

W：The house is beautiful．We are so lucky．

M：Tell me about it．

W：Well, it has a nice living room, a dining room and two large bedrooms．

M：It sounds wonderful．What about the kitchen?

W：It’s quite modern．It has a new fridge and an electric stove．It also has a very nice dishwasher．

M：Do you have furniture yet?

W：No．We’re going shopping tomorrow．

8．What about the kitchen?

A．It’s well equipped．

B．It’s very big．

C．It’s too modern．

9．What is the woman going to do next?

A．To buy some furniture．

B．To move into the house．

C．To decorate the house．

10．What is the probable relationship between the man and woman?

A．They are husband and wife．

B．They are friends．

C．They are a newly-married couple．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Hello, Mary．Why are you standing here in the cold wind?

W：I’m waiting for a bus, but the buses are very full at this time of the day．

M：Where are you going? This isn’t your way home．You must take a bus from the other side of the street to go home．

W：I’m not going home now．I’m going for a walk in the park．I always like to go for a walk before lunch．

M：Then why aren’t you going there on foot? Why are you going by bus? Why not walk from here to the park, too? It isn’t very far．

W：Oh, no, Bill．It isn’t very interesting to walk through the streets；in fact, it’s very boring．So I always take bus No．3．

11．Where is Mary going?

A．Home．

B．To the park．

C．To the zoo．

12．Why doesn’t Mary like walking through the streets?

A．It’s too cold．

B．The park is too far．

C．It isn’t interesting．

13．When did the conversation most likely take place?

A．Late in the morning．

B．In the late afternoon．

C．Early in the morning．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

M：Good morning, miss．Can I help you?

W：Yes．I’m looking for a present for my boyfriend．

M：I see．What about a nice pair of gloves like these?

W：I bought him some gloves last year．

M：Ah…but these are driving gloves?

W：He doesn’t drive．

M：What about these boxing gloves?

W：He doesn’t box either．

M：What about these special gloves?

W：What are they for?

M：They’re for people who don’t do anything at all．

W：What a good idea! I’ll take them．

14．What does the man advise the girl to buy?

A．A pair of gloves．

B．A pair of glasses．

C．A pair of shoes．

15．What present did the girl give her boyfriend last year?

A．Some books．

B．Some gloves．

C．Some scarfs．

16．What kind of gloves does the girl buy in the end?

A．Driving gloves．

B．Special gloves．

C．Boxing gloves．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

Many rules govern drivers on American streets and highways．The most common one is the speed limit．The speed limit regulates how fast a car may go．On streets in the city, the speed limit is usually 25 or 35 miles per hour．On the highways between cities, the speed limit is usually 55 miles per hour．When people drive faster than the speed limit, a policeman can stop them．The policeman gives them pieces of paper which people call traffic tickets．Traffic tickets tell the drivers how much money they must pay．When drivers receive too many tickets, they probably cannot drive for a while．The rush hour is when people are going to work or going home from work．At the rush hour there are many cars on the streets and traffic moves very slowly．Nearly all American cities have rush hours．Drivers do not get tickets very often for speeding during the rush hours because they cannot drive fast．

17．What is the speed limit on highways in America?

A．25 miles an hour．

B．35 miles an hour．

C．55 miles an hour．

18．What is on a traffic ticket?

A．Traffic rules．

B．Why the driver is stopped by police．

C．How much the driver must pay．

19．What will happen if a driver receives too many traffic tickets?

A．He will be put in prison．

B．He can’t drive forever．

C．He can’t drive for some time．

20．How is the traffic during the rush hour?

A．Quite heavy．

B．Very light．

C．No traffic．