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：What exactly are you looking for?

M：I’m looking for a toy…for my nephew．

1．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a record shop．

B．In a jeweler’s shop．

C．In a toy shop．

M：When did your brother first begin to smoke?During college?

W：No．He didn’t start until after graduation from college．

2．When did her brother start smoking?

A．During college．

B．After college．

C．Before graduation．

W：What a shame about your accident!What a way to end your holiday!

M：Yes, it was bad luck．I suppose I should have been more careful．

3．What are they talking about?

A．A holiday．

B．An accident．

C．Luck．

W：Tony, your coat looks nice．Was it expensive?

M：The ad said that the coat was on sale for 　　　　 dollars, but actually it was ＄22．

4．How much did the coat cost?

A．The coat cost ＄22 in a sale．

B．He said that he had bought a coat for ＄20, but he was lying．

C．His coat actually cost ＄2 more than the advertised price．

M：Hello!You know it’s our teacher’s birthday tomorrow．Well, we’re collecting money to buy him a present from the class．

W：What a nice idea!Here’s 50 cents, is that enough?

5．Why does the second person give 50 cents?

A．The class will have a party．

B．Everybody should give 50 cents．

C．To buy a present for their teacher．

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：A wonderful film, wasn’t it?

W：Oh, yes, it was．I enjoyed it very much．But now what I need is some sleep．

M：Yes．It’d be nice to have a good rest．But I feel like a drink now．

W：As a matter of fact, I’m dying for a drink, too．I wouldn’t mind a cup of tea right now．

M：All right, let’s go to the teahouse and have some．

W：OK, let’s go．

M：I’d like a piece of cake to go with the drink．

W：I guess we can get some there also．

6．What did they do before the conversation?

A．They slept．

B．They had a drink．

C．They saw a film．

7．What do they want most now?

A．A drink．

B．A piece of cake．

C．Sleep．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

Now here is a story．Please listen carefully．

By midday the sun was so strong that Jim could not go any further．There were no trees near the path, so he stopped under a big rock．After drinking the rest of his water, he took off his shirt and rolled it under his head．

Then he lay down on the ground and went to sleep．It was so late in the afternoon when he woke up．He was just about to jump up when he felt something moving under his feet．He looked down．A long black snake was just about to move across his legs．

Jim watched, too afraid to do anything．The snake moved across his legs；he hesitated for a moment, then moved on and disappeared under the rock, Jim jumped to his feet, paused only to pick up his shirt and ran off down the path．

8．Why did Jim stop?

A．Because there was a rock on the path．

B．Because there were no trees．

C．Because it was too hot．

9．When he woke up, what did he find?

A．He found a snake by his feet．

B．He found his shirt was stolen．

C．He found a man standing in front of him．

10．Which is right according to the passage?

A．There are a few trees near the path．

B．Jim wasn’t afraid at all when he saw the snake．

C．At last the snake moved under the rock．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

W：Excuse me, but I think you made a wrong turn．You were supposed to turn left on Wilson Broward．

M：Oh, I’m sorry．Didn’t you say 1323 Wilson?

W：No, 3023．It’s OK, though．You don’t have to take me there．I can walk from here．

M：Why don’t I just make a U-turn at the corner?

W：Well, you shouldn’t make a U-turn there．It’s a oneway street．See the sign up ahead．

M：Well, maybe if I turn left here, I can come down the next street．

W：You can’t do that either during rush hour．Really though, don’t go to any trouble．Sometimes one can wait thirty minutes for a taxi．So I’m happy to get this close．

M：Thirty minutes!I’ve been riding around all day looking for passengers．

11．Who are the speakers?

A．A passer-by and a policeman．

B．A passer-by and a driver．

C．A passenger and a taxi-driver．

12．What is the woman’s house number?

A．1323．

B．3023．

C．4023．

13．Why can’t the man turn left?

A．It is rush hour．

B．It is a one-way street．

C．The street is too narrow．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：Well, do you want to have a picnic in the park on Saturday?

M：That’s a good idea．And we can ride our bikes for a while, too．

W：Then there’s a party．

M：Party?What party?

W：Have you forgotten?Mark and Mary invited us for dinner on Saturday night．

M：I have forgotten．What time will we get home, do you think?

W：Probably late．Mary wants to go out after dinner to a place where we can dance．

M：Then we’ll sleep all day on Sunday．

W：Oh, not all day．Don’t you have something special that you want to do on Sunday?

M：We talked about going to that new movie．

W：Oh, yes!We can go in the evening．There are some new paintings in museum that I want to take a look at in the afternoon．

M：It sounds like a busy weekend．

W：Our weekends are always busy．But that’s why in New York there is always so much to do!

14．What will they do on Saturday night?

A．Have a picnic．

B．Dance in the home of Mark and Mary．

C．Have dinner with Mark and Mary．

15．What time will they go to see the new movie?

A．On Sunday evening．

B．On Sunday afternoon．

C．On Sunday morning．

16．What will they not do in the weekend?

A．Seeing paintings．

B．Riding bikes．

C．Taking pictures．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　Good evening．It’s 11∶15…and it’s time for the Olympic Report．Our report tonight is coming live by satellite from the Olympic Games．

　　Swimming Good evening．Well, today’s most important event was certain the women’s 200-meter freestyle．The American, Doris Kennedy, was first and got the gold medal．She swam 200 meters in a new world record time of 　　　　 minute 58 seconds．The USA won two gold medals yesterday, and three the day before, so in the first three days they’ve won six gold medals．

　　Gymnastics　Here we are in the Olympic Gymnasium．Olga Ivanovna, the fifteen-year-old Russian gymnast, has just finished her performance．We’re waiting for the results now．And here’s the result!She’s got an average of 9.5 points．That’s the best score today!

17．Where did the man send his Olympic Report?

A．From the USA．

B．From where the Olympic Games were held．

C．From the broadcast station．

18．How many gold medals did the Americans get in swimming in the first three days?

A．Three．

B．Five．

C．Six．

19．Who got the best score in gymnastics that night?

A．An American gymnast．

B．A Russian gymnast．

C．A Romanian gymnast．

20．Which is right according to the passage?

A．The time for the Olympic Report is 11∶50 pm．

B．The time for the Olympic Report is 11∶15 am．

C．An American swimmer got the first gold medal in the women’s 200-meter freestyle．

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．