听力测试

听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1～2题。

M：Good morning, madam．Can I get a ticket to Shanghai for 4∶30 p. m. for today or tomorrow?

W：I am sorry, sir．All the tickets have been sold out．

M：Oh, what a pity．What can I do now?

W：You can only buy the ticket for the day after tomorrow．If you are really in a hurry, you can wait here to see if anybody comes to return tickets．

M：Thank you．It is really a good idea．

1．Where is the man going?

A．To Shanghai．

B．To Beijing．

C．To Guangzhou．

2．When will the man buy the ticket for?

A．The ticket for today．

B．The ticket for tomorrow．

C．The ticket for the day after tomorrow．

听第2段材料，回答第3～5题。

M：Can I get breakfast in my room?

W：Certainly, sir．It’s served in your room from 8 until 10．

M：How do I order it?

W：Just ask for Room Service on the phone, or I can make a note of it if you like, sir．

M：Yes, I’d like it at 8∶30 tomorrow morning．

W：Very good, sir．

3．What time is breakfast served in the guest’s room?

A．At 8∶00．

B．At 10∶00．

C．From 8∶00 to 10∶00．

4．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a hotel．

B．In a shop．

C．In a restaurant．

5．What will the woman do immediately?

A．Clean the guest’s room．

B．Make a note of the man’s request．

C．Ask for Room Service．

听第3段材料，回答第6～8题。

W：We’d like to make a booking for a long weekend holiday, please．

M：Where would you like to go, madam?

W：Paris．

M：And where do you want to stay in Paris?

W：We’re not sure．Which hotel would you suggest?

M：The Residence Magenta is very good and it’s quite cheap．I recommend you stay there．

W：OK．

M：Would you complete this form, please?

W：Is it all right if we pay by cheque?

M：Of course, that’s quite all right．

6．What is the woman doing?

A．Booking for a weekend holiday．

B．Getting the tickets for a film．

C．Asking the way to a store．

7．Why does the man suggest the Residence Magenta?

A．Because it is in the downtown．

B．Because it is very good and quiet．

C．Because it is very good and cheap．

8．How does the woman pay?

A．By cash．

B．By cheque．

C．By credit．

听第4段材料，回答第9～12题。

　　An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer．Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed．

　　At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I do not want money, but give me one of your pictures．What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here．”

　　The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings．

　　The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that．I have a son in London．He wants to become an artist．When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think．”

9．What did the artist do every day?

A．Play chess with the farmer．

B．Do his painting all day．

C．Help the farmer on the farm．

10．Why was the artist very pleased with what the farmer said?

A．Because the farmer didn’t like money．

B．Because the farmer was very interested in his painting．

C．Because the farmer was his intimate friend(知己)．

11．What did the farmer’s son want to be?

A．A professor．

B．An artist．

C．A scientist．

12．What did the farmer think of the artist’s painting?

A．Very bad．

B．Very good．

C．Just so-so．

听第5段材料，回答第13～15题。

The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes．That’s what people often say when they talk about computers．For over a quarter of a century, engineers have been making better and better computers．Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully．It is widely used in factories, hospitals, banks and universities．A computer can report, decide and control in almost every field．Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man．With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voices, translate languages and so on．Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel．Do you think the people will be afraid when they find that the computer is too clever to listen and to serve the people?

13．How long have engineers worked on computers for?

A．About a century．

B．Over twenty five years．

C．Over fifty years．

14．What is the computer likely to do like a man in the future?

A．Do jobs for people．

B．Decide by itself．

C．Think and talk with people．

15．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．People will really be afraid of the computers．

B．People will make better use of the computers．

C．People will give up using the computers．