LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A

Directions：In this section, you'll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers．For each conversation there are several questions, and each question is followed by 3 choices．Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions．

You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Conversation 1

1．How much money does the woman have on her?

A．About ＄5

B．About ＄10

C．About ＄13

2．What does the woman decide to buy?

A．A leather wallet

B．A black wallet

C．A blue tie

Conversation 2

3．Why do the speakers think Bill is a lucky man?

A．Because he has a good job．

B．Because he has a good wife．

C．Because he has been to America．

4．Where is Bill from?

A．Australia

B．America

C．Britain

Conversation 3

5．Who are the speakers?

A．A customer and a shop assistant．

B．A customer and a saleswoman．

C．A customer and a barber．

6．How much does the man charge for a shave?

A．＄2.50

B．＄1.50

C．＄3.50

Conversation 4

7．How does the new gym affect the speakers' attitudes towards the fee increases?

A．It makes them feel the money was wasted．

B．It makes them feel that they should be angry．

C．It makes them feel the money was well spent．

8．What does the woman promise to show the man?

A．The name of a good station．

B．Safe use of some acrobatic equipment．

C．How to be first class．

9．What does the woman imply she will do?

A．Get more exercise

B．Go back to work

C．Continue studying hard

Conversation 5

10．What are the speakers talking about?

A．Poems

B．A temple

C．Future plans

11．Why is the woman interested in Hanshan Temple?

A．It was described in a famous poem．

B．It was built in Tang Period．

C．It attracts many visitors every year．

12．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The woman hasn't visited the Temple before．

B．The woman often hears the bell ringing．

C．The Temple wasn't valued in the past．

Conversation 6

13．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．The woman's plan．

B．The woman's parents

C．The woman's school

14．Which of the following is true of Jane?

A．She hasn't decided about her job．

B．She hasn't thought about her job．

C．She doesn't want to leave school．

15．What will Jane most probably do in the end?

A．She will go to college．

B．She will become a secretary．

C．She will become a hairdresser．

SECTION B

Directions：In this section, you will hear a mini-talk．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you've got．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS．

You'll hear the mini-talk TWICE．

听力(共20小题，满分20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。

1．What do you know about John from the conversation?

A．He is leaving law school soon．

B．He may go to law school．

C．He won’t be in law school．

2．Why does the woman like the orange color?

A．Because she likes to eat oranges．

B．Because she usually likes the color．

C．Because it means the coming of a new term．

3．What did the doctor advise the man to do?

A．To take less wine．

B．To give up smoking

C．Not to drink hard drinks．

4．What does the woman think of herself?

A．One who smokes heavily．

B．One who doesn’t smoke too much．

C．One who doesn’t like smoking．

5．What does the woman mean?

A．The TV is better this time．

B．She likes the TV better than others．

C．The TV should be fixed as quickly as possible．

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。听完每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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至第8题。

6．What University did the man go to?

A．Yale University．

B．Peking University．

C．Oxford University．

7．When did the man graduate?

A．In 1995．

B．In 1996．

C．In 1999．

8．Where did the man go to after graduation?

A．Japan．

B．Germany．

C．China．

听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。

9．How does the new gym affect the student’s attitudes towards the increased fees?

A．It makes them feel the money was wasted．

B．It makes them feel that they should be angry．

C．It makes them feel the money was well spent．

10．What does the woman promise to show the man?

A．The name of a good station．

B．Safe use of some acrobatic equipment．

C．How to be first class．

11．What does the woman imply she will do?

A．Get more exercise．

B．Go back to work．

C．Continue studying hard．

听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。

12．What is the professor’s lecture on?

A．Biology．

B．Cloning．

C．Language．

13．What does the woman major in?

A．Chemistry．

B．Biology

C．Engineering．

14．On which field of books does the woman want to read?

A．Books on cloning．

B．Books on biochemistry．

C．Books on genetic engineering．

听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。

15．According to the man’s view, what is swimming good for?

A．Legs．

B．Back．

C．Heart．

16．According to the man’s view, what’s very good for breathing?

A．Soccer．

B．Shadowboxing．

C．Jogging．

17．Why does the man like cycling?

A．It is not expensive．

B．It is very convenient．

C．It is very safe．

听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。

18．Where did Smith finally arrive?

A．At a country inn．

B．At a shop．

C．At a hotel．

19．Where did he want to get near?

A．A bed．

B．A table．

C．The fire．

20．Why did all the people run out?

A．To see a horse．

B．To see the horse eat fish．

C．To see the rain．

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．How much will the woman pay if she buys two pounds of tomatoes?

A．＄0.80．

B．＄2.20．

C．＄0.30．

2．How long does it take the woman to drive home when it isn’t rush hour?

A．Twenty minutes．

B．Twenty-five minutes．

C．Fifty minutes．

3．What does the man mean about Betty?

A．She doesn’t like going shopping．

B．She went shopping yesterday．

C．She prefers shopping to studying．

4．What do you know from the conversation?

A．The man had to work overtime．

B．Henry failed to meet the man．

C．The man had a traffic accident．

5．What does the woman mean?

A．She doesn’t believe the man．

B．They are not going to land．

C．She isn’t afraid．

听力原文：(Text 1)

W：I thought that your tomatoes are eighty cents a pound．

M：They used to, but the price has gone up thirty cents．

(Text 2)

M：How long does it take you to drive home when there is not much traffic?

W：Only twenty-five minutes．But if I can’t leave my office before 5∶30 p,m．, it sometimes takes me fifty minutes．

(Text 3)

W：Didn’t Betty go shopping with you yesterday?

M：Even if she hadn’t had a lot of studying, she would have preferred staying at home to going shopping．

(Text 4)

W：If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I should have been home at six o’clock．

M：What a pity!Henry was here to see you．

(Text 5)

W：What was that noise?

M：It was the pilot putting the wheels down．We must be coming to land．Are you frightened?

W：You must be joking．

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。

6．What can the woman be?

A．She is a waitress at a hotel．

B．She is the secretary of Mr Li．

C．She works at the Blackwood Hotel．

7．How could the man get in touch with Mr Green?

A．Dial 411 to find a proper phone number．

B．Dial 707．

C．Find the hotel．

8．Why did the man ask the woman to change the dollar?

A．To pay for the information．

B．To get on the bus．

C．To make the phone call．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：Oh, excuse me, Mr．Li．I almost forget there is a phone message here for you．A Dr Green called and asked you to call him back．

M：Where is he now, do you know?

W：He’s staying at the Blackwood Hotel, Room 707．

M：Thank you very much．Do you happen to have the number of the Blackwood?

W：I’m sorry, I don’t．But you can get it from information．Just dial 411．

M：Oh, and could I trouble you for changing a dollar?

W：All right．Here is your change．By the way, the public phones are over there on your right．

M：I see．Thank you．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．What does the man want to learn?

A．Computer science．

B．Skills, such as driving．

C．language．

10．How long does the course last?

A．About 20 days．

B．About 35 days．

C．About 2 months and 5 days．

11．When can he take the final exams?

A．From September 15 to 17．

B．From August 16 to 18．

C．From July 12 to 16．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Excuse me, Miss．

W：Yes, young man．May I help you?

M：Yes, I’d like to get some information about the summer course at the English Training Center．

W：Sure．What can I tell you?

M：Can you tell me the starting and finishing time of course, please?

W：Yes．The course begins on July 15 and runs until August 20．

M：Right, and what course will we learn?

W：Well, you have varieties of courses．You have listening and speaking courses, reading and writing．There are also classes in audio-visual training and chances to use the language laboratory as well．

M：Right, and what time will the classes be held?

W：Well, most of them are in the morning．There are only a few classes in the afternoon．

M：Right．Do you have a timetable?

W：I’m sorry．My workmate isn’t here at the moment, so I can’t get a timetable for you yet．

M：That’s OK．And when will the final exams be held?

W：At the end of the term．They begin on August 16 and run until August 18．

M：OK．Well, thank you, Miss．

听第8段材料, 回答第12～14题。

12．Who answers the telephone?

A．Tom．

B．Susan’s husband．

C．Susan．

13．When are they going to New Zealand?

A．In two weeks．

B．In a couple of months．

C．In half a year．

14．Where are they going to meet?

A．At Susan’s．

B．At Tom’s．

C．In New Zealand．

听力原文：(Text 8)

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, 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!

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．When does this conversation take place?

A．Just before the term begins．

B．After the first week of classes．

C．In the middle of the term．

16．Why has the woman come to see Dr．Taylor?

A．She had promised that she would．

B．She has been sick．

C．She needs his approval(赞成)for her courses．

17．What does Dr．Taylor seem most worried about?

A．She already knew the material．

B．She entered the hospital．

C．Her course load was too heavy．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：Excuse me, Dr．Taylor．Your secretary said that I should come right in．

M：Please do, Jennie．How can I help you?

W：Would you please sign your name on my schedule card．Here, on the line above “Adviser’s Agreement．”

M：Sure．But let’s look it over together first．How many courses do you have here?

W：Six．

M：Six? That’s quite a heavy load．Any particular reason?

W：I had to drop my chemistry course last term when I went into the hospital．So, I need to take it again．

M：So, you’ve already learned a lot of the material．

W：Right．And calculus is the part of second-year requirement．

M：Let’s see, chemistry, calculus．Oh, I see, you will be in my seminar on modern American novel．

W：Yes, I’m looking forward to it, and Romantic poetry seminar．too．

M：Two seminars? That’s rather a lot．Can you manage the work?

W：I think so．The introductory economics is fairly easy, and so is the music course．

M：Well, then I’ll be happy to sign the card．However, I insist you come to see me after the first week of classes, so we can make sure this isn’t too much for you．

W：That’s a promise．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．What’s the weather like today?

A．Cool．

B．Warm．

C．Hot．

19．What special view will the tourists get in this park?

A．Houses of all shapes and styles．

B．Birds of all colors．

C．School and teachers and the pupils．

20．What do people do here in autumn and winter?

A．Take photos．

B．Watch birds．

C．Enjoy the beauty．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please．Our bus will arrive at Lake Park in a few minutes．You can feel the comfortable cool air coming from the lake．This is the favorite place for tourists in the summer, especially on a hot summer afternoon like today．This lake is one of the great wonders of nature．No one knows when and how it was formed．But people began to build houses around the lake a hundred years ago, so in this park you can have a special view of houses of all shapes and styles and colors．It is like an architecture show．In late autumn and winter, this park is the best place for bird watching．School teachers like to bring children here and they just love it．Now our bus is driving around the lake．You can sit back and enjoy the beauty of everything here．The bus will take us to a good spot, where you can take the most wonderful photos you have ever taken．Here we are．Please get off and watch your step．Return to the bus in twenty minutes．Thank you!