Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions：In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers．At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said．The conversation and the question will be spoken only once．After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard．

1．

W：Can you describe what you do?

M：I wash office building windows．I go high up in the basket to reach the windows．

Q：What is the man's job?

A．A basketball player．

B．A laundry worker．

C．A window washer．

D．A rock climber

2．

M：Should we go out or eat in tonight?

W：I am too tired to do any cooking．

Q：What does the woman imply?

A．She is not hungry．

B．She wants to cook．

C．She is not tired．

D．She wants to dine out．

3．

M：Hi, Grace．Tell me something about your hometown．

W：It's so beautiful and peaceful．But it's really far away from everything．

Q：What does the woman think of her hometown?

A．Promising

B．Isolated

C．Crowded

D．Modern

4．

W：My printer is out of paper．I will run and get some．

M：I will go with you．I need some fresh air．

Q：Where will the speakers probably go?

A．To a stationery shop．

B．To a gymnasium．

C．To a paint store．

D．To a news stand．

5．

M：I don't like the prices on the menu．They always seem too high．

W：You will have a different view after eating the delicious food．

Q：What does the woman mean?

A．The man can see a different view．

B．The food is not tasty enough．

C．The man cannot afford the food．

D．The food is worth the price．

6．M：I had a hard time getting through the novel．

W：I know how you feel．Who could remember the names of 35 different characters?

Q：What does the woman imply?

A．She reads different kinds of books．

B．She also finds the book difficult to read．

C．She is impressed by the characters．

D．She knows well how to remember names．

7．W：Why haven't we received any newspapers yet?

M：Well, sometimes it takes a while for the post office to deliver it．

Q：What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The man will go to the post office．

B．The post office is closed for the day．

C．The woman is expecting the newspaper．

D．The delivery boy has been dismissed．

8．M：My roommate and I are going to see a film tonight．And we are leaving at7∶40．Do you want to join us?

W：Sure．But my class ends at 7：30．And the professor never finishes on time．

Q：What can we learn about the woman?

A．She is not sure if she can join them．

B．She will skip the class to see the film．

C．She will ask the professor for leave．

D．She does not want to see a film．

9．W：Now that you are on the business, what's your advice for someone to become a fashion designer?

M：Go to school．I mean it．Find a good school and learn as much as you can．

Q：What does the man mean?

A．Fashion designing is a booming business．

B．School learning is a must for fashion designers．

C．He hopes to attend a good fashion school．

D．The woman should become a fashion designer．

10．W：Slow down．You are passing every car on the road．

M：Most drivers usually ignore the speed limit unless they think the police will stop them．

Q：What does the man mean?

A．Few people drive within the speed limit．

B．Drivers usually obey traffic rules．

C．The speed limit is really reasonable．

D．The police stop most drivers for speeding

Section B

Directions：In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．

I am Lynn．My previous job was as principal of a language school, where I received awards for training teachers to teach more effectively．A year ago, I started an international company．I spent months conducting programs in the US and Russia．During this time, some Russian immigrants came to stay at my house．Fortunately, these visitors helped a lot at home and made life easier．At the same time, I wrote several books to be published by my company and coedited a book for a major publisher．

I am grateful I have a photographic memory, so I can remember everything I see．Otherwise, I might not be that productive．In addition to my work, I have a family at home．Some of my children have had serious health problems from birth, but I try to handle those problems well and efficiently．With tremendous help from my parents, the kids are fed, and clothed, and educated．

I am busy from the time I get up until the time I go to bed．My time has to be carefully planned．I do not like to be interrupted because I want to accomplish my goals．

Questions：

11．What was the speaker's previous job?

12．What helps to make the speaker productive according to the passage?

13．What does the passage mainly tell us?

11．A．A book publisher．

B．A company manager．

C．A magazine editor．

D．A school principal．

12．A．Some training experience．

B．A happy family．

C．Russian assistants' help．

D．A good memory．

13．A．Lynn's devotion to the family．

B．Lynn's busy and successful life．

C．Lynn's great performance at work．

D．Lynn's efficiency in conducting programs．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．

Job interviews can generally be divided into three types．

The first is what I would call the traditional interview．This is usually just a series of standard questions about qualifications, work experience and expectations．So what you have here is basically a list of quite direct questions, like what duties did you have in your previous job．This is still the model for a lot of interviews today．In my view it's not the best to select staff．

Then there is the case interview．Here the interviewer presents a problem and a series of questions to find out how the candidate would approach the problem．It might go something like this, ‘A company wants to hire more graduates without spending more than its current budget．What would you advise them to do? ’This can be particularly challenging, for you need to analyze the problem and solve it．

The third type is known as the behavioral interview．The questions are usually designed to find out about how the candidates handle tricky situations in the past．A typical question might be ‘Can you give me an example of a situation where you had to follow orders that you didn't agree with? ’ This opens up a lot of information and the interviewer gets to see more of the candidate．

Questions：

14．What kind of questions are usually asked in the traditional interview?

15．What does the case interview focus on about the candidate?

16．What does the speaker mainly talk about?

14．A．Economic questions．

B．Routine questions．

C．Academic questions．

D．Challenging questions．

15．A．Work experience．

B．Educational qualifications．

C．Problem－solving abilities．

D．lnfomation－gathering abilities．

16．A．Features of different types of interview．

B．Skills in asking interview questions．

C．Changes in three interview models．

D．Suggestions for different job interviews．

Section C

Directions：In section C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

1．

W：Hi, Bruce, it's Naomi．

M：Hi, Naomi．

W：I'm calling about the conference in Shanghai on November 8th．We have to make some changes．

M：OK, go ahead．

W：I don't think the peace guardian will be big enough．We need a center that can seat at least 600．

M：That many? Any suggestions?

W：The Palace Center will be free that day, but it will mean increasing the registration fee by ＄50．From ＄800 to ＄850．

M：That won't be a problem．Anything else?

W：Milan University says they are sending Carla Marisco instead of Professor Bertoni．But the talk would be the same, Opportunities and Risks in the African Market．

M：Fine．Make those changes and all inform everyone at my end．

Complete the form．Write ONE WORD for each answer．

2．W：David, we all know you took up skateboarding at ten．But did your parents support you?

M：Yeah, my parents even let me skate in the house．

W：Did they?

M：Yeah, they were pretty cool．

W：How about your school work?

M：That was fine．I was able to get my school work done with good grades．My only problem was that I had so much physical energy that I could not sit still in class．Then some teachers started taking my skateboard away．

W：That couldn't stop you from staking?

M：No way．The cool thing was that my parents managed to find me a different school．The headmaster there was wonderful．He let us plan our own P．E．classes．So guess what class I created．

W：Skateboarding．

M：You got it．That was my P．E．class．By that time I was turning professional and starting to show off some techniques at competitions．

W：Is that when your new style became famous?

M：Yeah．Other skaters had this smooth flowing style, but I was kind of like a robot always coming up with new tricks．

Complete the form．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．

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 are the two speakers doing?

A．Enjoying meeting each other．

B．Saying good-bye to each other．

C．Planning to see each other．

2．What can you guess about the woman?

A．He is a hard working boy．

B．He is as dull as Jack．

C．He’d like to go with Lisa．

3．What is the woman?

A．A waiter．

B．A conductor．

C．A book clerk．

4．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．A boss and a salesgirl．

B．A teacher and his pupil．

C．A professor and his assistant．

5．What do you guess about the man?

A．He didn’t sleep well last night．

B．He is going to play a game．

C．He is lying in bed．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：Well, I’d better be getting home now．It’s been great seeing you again．

W：Oh, It was nice seeing you too．

(Text 2)

M：Sorry, Lisa．I can’t go to the party with you tonight．

W：Have you heard that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy?

(Text 3)

M：I want a ticket to London, please．Second-class．

W：Single or return?

(Text 4)

W：Excuse me, Professor Smith．I was wondering if I could leave 15 minutes early this afternoon．

M：Sure, go ahead, Jane．Do give your lovely child a loud kiss．

(Text 5)

W：What’s the matter?You look tired．

M：I tried to sleep last night but I lay there awake, thinking about the game．

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6～7题。

6．What’s the woman going to do?

A．Attend her friend’s wedding party．

B．Attend Lan’s party．

C．Do some shopping with her friends．

7．What does the man suggest to the woman?

A．Wear her new dress．

B．Wear the light blue dress．

C．Wear a more formal one．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：How do you like my new dress?

M：It looks very fashionable．

W：I’m going to wear it at my friend’s wedding party tomorrow．What do you think?

M：Not a bad idea．But I think I prefer the light blue dress you wore at Lan’s party last time．

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

8．What time is it when the dialogue happens?

A．At 8∶00．

B．At 7∶30．

C．At 7∶47．

9．What’s the result of the dialogue?

A．The man will drop the woman at a nearby underground station．

B．The man will drive the woman to Park．

C．The woman will not meet her friend on time．

听力原文：(Text 7)

W：It’s only thirty minutes left．I’ve got an appointment－I’m meeting a friend in London at eight．I’ll never make it．

M：I’m going into London．I’ll give you a lift if you like．

W：Could you really?That would be kind．

M：Where are you meeting your friend?

W：Near park－but if you can drop me at an underground station．That’ll be fine．

M：No, it’s all right．Park’s not far out of my way．I’ll take you there．

W：That’s very kind of you．

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

10．Where does the dialogue take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a bookstore．

C．At home．

11．What does the man order?

A．A hamburger and coffee．

B．A Coke and a cake．

C．A hamburger and a Coke．

12．How much does it cost?

A．＄1.70．

B．＄1.17．

C．＄17．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：Can I get you something?

M：Yes, a hamburger, please．

W：Anything to drink?

M：Oh, yea．I’m thirsty．A Coke, please．

W：Here you are．That’s ＄1.70．

M：I think that’s wrong．It can’t be ＄1.70．It’s ＄1.17．

W：Oh, you are right．Sorry．

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

13．What is Sally?

A．A famous singer．

B．A film star．

C．A famous swimmer．

14．Where is Sally now?

A．In a competition．

B．In a swimming pool．

C．In California．

15．What did she do at the last Olympics?

A．She broke all the records．

B．She won many cups．

C．She swam thirty-five miles．

16．Why has she given up swimming?

A．She is too old to swim．

B．She prefers visiting other countries．

C．She can’t win any international competitions．

听力原文：

(Text 9)?

Do you remember Sally Green, the swimming star?She was the girl who broke all the records at last Olympics．Where is she now?Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian home．

M：It is true that you don’t swim at all now?

W：I’m afraid so．I’m too old．

M：But you are only twenty．

W：That’s too old for a swimmer．If I swim in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win．So I’d rather not swim at all．

M：But don’t you enjoy swimming?

W：I used to, when I was still small．But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard．I used to get up at 6 a．m．to go to the pool．I had to train before school．After school and at weekends, I swam thirty-five miles every week!

M：But you were famous at fifteen．And look at these cups．

W：It’s true that I have some wonderful memories．I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting．But I missed more important things．While other girls were growing up, I was swimming．What can I do?

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．When did the story take place?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

18．What was Harry’s problem?

A．Everyone at his school liked him．

B．No one at his school liked him．

C．Some people at his school dislike him．

19．Why didn’t Harry want to accept his mother’s advice?

A．He thought he was too weak．

B．He thought he was the headmaster．

C．He thought he was too old to change．

20．What have you learned from the text?

A．Harry is a bus-driver．

B．Harry is a student．

C．Harry is the headmaster．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

　　Harry came to his mother one morning while she was having her breakfast, and said to her, “No one at my school likes me, mother．The teachers don’t, and the children don’t．Even the cleaners and the bus drivers hate me．”

　　“Well, Harry, ” his mother answered, “perhaps you aren’t very nice to them．If a few people don’t like a person, he or she may not be responsible for that;but if a lot of people don’t, there is usually something wrong, and that person really needs to change．”

　　“I’m too old to change, ”Harry said．“I don’t want to go to school．”

　　“Don’t be silly, Harry, ”his mother said, going to the garage to get the car out．“You have to go．You’re quite well, and you still have a lot of things to learn．And besides that, you’re the headmaster of the school．”