Listening comprehension(30 marks)

Section A(22.5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B, and C．Listen carefully and choose the best answer for each question．You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Example：

When will the magazine probably arrive?

A．Wednesday

B．Thursday

C．Friday

The answer is B．

Conversation 1

1．What is the woman going to do tomorrow?

A．To prepare for an interview

B．To attend an interview．

C．To give a lecture

2．How is the woman feeling now?

A．excited

B．worried

C．disappointed

Conversation 2

3．Why has the woman been exercising recently?

A．To keep fit．

B．To train for a race．

C．To lose weight．

4．How does the woman feel after running?

A．Tired．

B．Energetic．

C．Sick．

Conversation 3

5．Why can’t the woman eat the ice-cream?

A．Because she doesn’t like the kind．

B．Because she’s on a diet．

C．Because she’s eating something else．

6．Which of the following best describes Judy?

A．strong- willed

B．bad-tempered．

C．simple-minded．

Conversation 4

7．What will the speakers do next week?

A．Have a physics lesson．

B．Have a get-together．

C．Have an exam．

8．Why does Jennie call Martin?

A．To see if he’s fine．

B．To invite him to her house．

C．To borrow his physics book．

9．What does Martin advise Jennie to do?

A．To ask for help from Helen．

B．To prepare for the physics exam together．

C．To meet his brother．

Conversation 5

10．What does the man come for?

A．Joining a tour to Liverpool

B．Booking a ticket

C．Asking for information about the trains to Liverpool

11．Which train will the man take?

A．8：10

B．10：20

C．12：30

12．How much is the commission charge(委托手续费)?

A．2 pounds

B．10 pounds

C．20 pounds

Conversation 6

13．Where is Jack calling from?

A．The Grand Hotel．

B．The airport in Chicago．

C．The airport in Los Angeles．

14．Why doesn't Jack visit Dorothy at once?

A．Because he doesn't want to see Dorothy's parents．

B．Because he has to go to the representative's office this afternoon．

C．Because he prefers to stay at the airport now．

15．What will Jack do tonight?

A．Work in the hotel．

B．Visit some friends．

C．Have dinner with Dorothy's family．

Section B(7.5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you will hear a short passage．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Fill in each blank with no more than three words．

听力部分(共两节，满分15分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有－个小题，从题中所给的A、B、D(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一下小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What is the weather like?

A．It's cloudy．

B．It's windy．

C．It's sunny．

2．What is Mr Jones doing now?

A．He is speaking to the man．

B．He is doing his business

C．He is away for travelling．

3．What does the woman expect Mike to do?

A．Work more on study．

B．Play basketball better．

C．Do more sports．

4．What does the man mean about the air in the city?

A．The air needs improving．

B．The government took actions．

C．The air is being improved．

5．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a hospital．

C．At home．

第二节(共10小题；每小题l分，满分15分)

听下面3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至8题。

6．Where did they stay at night in the country?

A．In a hotel．

B．In farmers’ house．

C．In a camp．

7．How did they have meals every day?

A．Had meals in a hotel．

B．Cooked by themselves．

C．Had meals in farmers’．

8．What was the weather like while travelling?

A．Sunny

B．Rainy．

C．Windy．

听第7段材料，回答9至12题。

9．Why can't the man see clearly today?

A．Because of his bad eyes．

B．Because of bad memory．

C．Because of the sandstorm．

10．Where are the speakers now?

A．In Beijing．

B．In the west．

C．In the south

11．What should people do today when going out?

A．Take an umbrella．

B．Cover their faces．

C．Put on more coats．

12．What does the woman suggest people doing to stop the situation?

A．Keeping nature in balance．

B．Watering the drought(干旱)land．

C．Cutting down the old trees．

听第8段材料，回答第13至15题

13．When will the film at the Grassy Movie start tonight?

A．At 5∶20．

B．At 6∶30．

C．At 7∶00．

14．What does the man suggest doing tonight at last?

A．Stay at home and watch TV．

B．Go to the movie at 7∶00．

C．Have dinner with Ed and Jean．

15．What would they most probably do on Saturday evening?

A．Play tennis．

B．Meet Jean and Ed．

C．Go to the Cinema

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 did Mr．Travis tell the woman to do?

A．To make an appointment for Tuesday and Wednesday．

B．To see him again next week．

C．To call him Thursday．

2．How much will it cost the woman to send the passage?

A．3

B．4

C．4.5

3．What is the woman going to do tonight?

A．She is coming to the show．

B．She is going to type the document．

C．She is going to the cinema．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．The woman is going to paint the attic．

B．The woman is going to start to paint the pictures．

C．The woman will find a perfect place for herself．

5．What does the woman mean?

A．She would like to go out for dinner．

B．She does not want to go to the concert．

C．She is bored with concerts．

第二节(共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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's the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Father and daughter．

B．Husband and wife．

C．Landowner and renter．

7．How much do they have to pay for their bills this month?

A．Little more than ＄ 600．

B．No less than ＄ 575．

C．A litter more than ＄ 590．

8．What will things be for them after paying the bills?

A．They will be short of money．

B．They will still have enough money left．

C．They will almost have no money left．

听第7段材料，回答第9－11题。

9．What do people seem to be talking about?

A．Sea levels．

B．The future of our planet．

C．A newspaper or a TV station．

10．Which seems to be causing most concern?

A．The future of the globe．

B．Global warming．

C．Living conditions．

11．What could be the scientists' prediction according to the dialogue?

A．Rising global temperatures．

B．Report about threats to the environment．

C．Facing a truly alarming future．

听第8段材料，回答第12－14题。

12．Where does this conversation take place?

A．Over the phone．

B．In the street．

C．At home．

13．When will the man come to the woman's house?

A．On Saturday morning．

B．On Saturday evening．

C．On Sunday．

14．What can't the man resist?

A．Lunch．

B．Chocolate and tea．

C．Cakes．

听第9段材料，回答第15－17题。

15．How long will it take them to get to Old-field by car?

A．About a day．

B．About an hour．

C．About two and a half hours．

16．Why do they choose to take a picnic?

A．Because there are no restaurants in the park．

B．Because the restaurants there are expensive．

C．Because they prefer their own food and drinks．

17．Where have they finally decided to go?

A．Old-field Adventure Park．

B．Newport Water World．

C．A small zoo．

听第10段材料，回答第18－20题。

18．Why didn't the author lock her bike?

A．She didn't have a lock．

B．She was late to the movie theater and didn't have time．

C．She didn't have her key to the bike lock．

19．Why did the author think that the thief would be at the baseball field on Sunday?

A．She often saw the thief at the baseball field．

B．The baseball field was in the middle of town．

C．Baseball is traditionally played on Sunday and she knew the thief was a baseball player．

20．Why wasn't the author able to stop the thief?

A．The thief was too far away to catch．

B．The thief was too tall and the author was scared．

C．The author knew where she could find the thief．

听力

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’s the man doing now?

A．Going to a department store．

B．Typing an essay．

C．Going out for dinner．

2．How did the woman feel about coming back by bus?

A．It was boring．

B．It was very nice．

C．It saved time．

3．When is Tom planning to leave

A．At about 5∶15．

B．At about 5∶25．

C．At about 5∶30．

4．Where does the man want to be a part-timer?

A．In a hotel

B．In an office

C．In a department store

5．How many children do they have?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)

听下面4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至8题。

6．When was Keith chased by bulls?

A．A couple of years ago．

B．A couple of months ago．

C．A couple of weeks ago．

7．Why did the bulls chase Keith?

A．Because she walked across their field．

B．Because she was wearing a bright, red heavy jacket．

C．Because she kicked them out of her way．

8．What was she doing when she was chased by bull?

A．She was going to work．

B．She was going for a walk．

C．She was jogging．

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

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

A．Husband and wife．

B．Father and daughter．

C．Friends．

10．What are they talking about?

A．Whether they should go for a holiday．

B．Where they should go for the holiday．

C．How they could save enough money for the holiday．

11．Why doesn’t Bob want to go to Florida?

A．It is warmer than other places．

B．It is too far away．

C．It is colder than Sheffield．

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12．Why can the young people afford anything they want?

A．Because they earn a lot of money．

B．Because their parents give them too much money．

C．Because their grandparents give them too much money．

13．What did the speakers care when they were young?

A．The real value of the money．

B．Whether the clothes were fashionable or not．

C．Whether they have clothes to keep warm or not．

14．What do the two speakers think of the young people today?

A．They work too hard．

B．They don’t respect old people．

C．They don’t value what they have．

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15．What’s wrong with the woman’s daughter?

A．She has been caught by a stranger．

B．She has got on a plane．

C．She has been lost．

16．Where probably is the woman now?

A．In Paris．

B．In London．

C．In New York．

17．When will the man call the woman again?

A．At 9∶00 tonight．

B．At 11∶00 tomorrow evening．

C．At 1∶00 tomorrow afternoon．

第三节(共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分)

听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过3个单词。听材料前，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15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。