Listening Comprehension

Section A

Conversation 1

1．What's wrong with the man?

A．He took the wrong direction．

B．He lost his way．

C．He missed the bus．

2．Which bus should the man take?

A．No．30．

B．No．2．

C．No．13．

Conversation 1

M：Excuse me．I'm going to the National Museum．Which stop should I get off at?

W：I'm afraid you're going in the wrong direction．This No．30 bus is bound for the airport．You should have caught a bus on the opposite side of the road．

M：Then which bus should I change to? Should I take bus No．2?

W：No．Just get off at the next stop, cross the road and take No．13 in the opposite direction．

Conversation 2

3．What can't the man believe?

A．That he hurt his arm．

B．That his team missed the goal．

C．That his team lost the game．

4．What's the man's attitude towards his team?

A．Confident．

B．Disappointed．

C．Surprised．

Conversation 2

W：I heard you hurt your arm in the football match last weekend．Are you OK?

M：It's nothing serious．I just can't believe that we lost to Class 2．After we scored the goal, we had a good chance to win, but we lost the game．

W：Don't take it so hard．Failure always makes us try harder next time．

M：You're right．I am confident that we will beat them next time．

Conversation 3

5．What time is it now?

A．5∶45

B．5∶55

C．7∶55

6．Where will the speakers probably go first?

A．A cinema．

B．A shopping center．

C．A restaurant．

Conversation 3

M：How about seeing a movie tonight, Helen?

W：That sounds great．I haven't been to a movie for quite a long time．

M：OK．Let me see．The movie starts at 7∶55．We still have two hours and ten minutes．Why don't we go out and have a quick dinner near the cinema?

W：Fine, but I have to stop at the shopping center first．

Conversation 4

7．What does the woman complain about?

A．The bill is not clear enough．

B．The bill is sent to a wrong address．

C．The bill she received is wrong．

8．Why do the mistakes occur?

A．The man is careless．

B．The old computer doesn't work well．

C．The man doesn't use the computer correctly．

9．What does the man promise to do finally?

A．Get a new computer．

B．No such mistake will happen again．

C．Send the presents to the woman．

Conversation 4

W：I'm afraid I have a complaint to make．

M：Please take a seat and tell me what is the matter．

W：I'm sorry to say that the bill you sent me is not right．

M：Not right, madam? That's strange．

W：Yes, I know．What's more, this isn't the first time．

M：Really? That's hard to believe．

W：It has happened five or six times in the past three months．

M：Well, I must apologize, madam．Maybe it's the old computer．

W：Well, don't you think it's about time you got it working properly? It's caused me a lot of inconvenience．

M：I agree entirely．I promise it won't happen again．

Conversation 5

10．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At home．

B．In a factory．

C．In a store．

11．What is the man so nervous?

A．He's been waiting for the call for a long time．

B．He's failed to answer the phone several times．

C．He's missed an important phone call．

12．What's the call about?

A．The man's company．

B．The man's new work．

C．The man's music．

Conversation 5

M：Linda, could you please turn down the music a little more?

W：OK．What's the matter?

M：Well, I'm expecting an important phone call, which has something to do with my new work．

W：You mean you've found a new job?

M：Yes, it's with a big company, so I don't want to miss the opportunity．

W：Don't worry．You'll be fine．

M：Was that the telephone?

W：I didn't hear anything．

M：I thought I heard it ring two or three times．

W：Sometimes when the windows are open you can hear the neighbor's phone ringing．

M：I've been waiting so long now．It's making me quite nervous．

W：Well, why not go outdoors to calm down and do what you want to do outside? I'll call you if the phone rings．

M：Thanks a lot．

Conversation 6

13．What's the man's reaction to his trip?

A．Optimistic．

B．Excited．

C．Nervous．

14．What will the man do when he checks in?

A．Examine his hand luggage．

B．Bring a boarding pass with his seat number．

C．Show his ticket and passport．

15．When should the man pay the departure tax?

A．When he checks in．

B．When he buys the ticket．

C．When he boards the plane．

Conversation 6

W：Mr．Jones, are you ready for the trip?

M：Oh, yes．I'm really excited about it, but could you tell me what I have to do at the airport? I've never flown before in my life．

W：I see．Now, as you enter, on your left you'll see a lot of check-in desks．You should go to your airline desk, okay? Actually that's very close to the entrance．

M：You mean as soon as I enter the airport, I will see the airline desk?

W：That's right．Once you are at the airline desk, show your ticket and passport to the clerk and place your luggage on the scales．

M：Is there any limit of my luggage?

W：Yes．Try not to have more than 25 kilograms altogether．Oh…and don't check in your hand luggage, as you'll bring it along with you on the plane．

M：Well．What should I do after checking in my hand luggage?

W：Then, the clerk will give you a boarding pass with your seat number printed on it．

M：A friend of mine told me something about a departure tax．What's that? Have I paid for it?

W：Don't worry．It's included in the price of your ticket．

M：Oh, thank you．

Section B

　　There are two types of people in the world．Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes unhappy．This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds．

　　The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and the fine weather．They enjoy all the cheerful and positive things．They are in good spirits all the time．People like to make friends with them and are happy when they are successful．It can make you popular among your classmates and strengthen the relationship with others．

　　Those who are to be unhappy always think and speak the negative things．So they are continually discontented．Those people tend to criticize and offend others, which makes themselves disagreeable everywhere．No one loves them and treats them as their friends．No one shows respect to them, either．They should change this bad habit, or they would not live a happier life．

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’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．They are host and guest．

B．They are waiter and customer．

C．They are husband and wife．

2．Where did this conversation take place?

A．At the hospital．

B．At the airport．

C．At the post office．

3．Why will the woman go to London?

A．To have a look at London．

B．To go with her friend．

C．To spend the weekend．

4．What’s the woman’s job?

A．She is a saleswoman．

B．She is a waitress．

C．She is a hotel clerk．

5．How is the weather now?

A．It’s snowing．

B．It’s raining．

C．It’s clear．

听力原文：(Text 1)

W：I think I’ll have the duck, please．

M：I’m very sorry, Madam．I’m afraid there isn’t any left．

(Text 2)

W：Excuse me, visiting hours are over．It’s time for you to leave．

M：I’m sorry, I didn’t know the time or I would have left earlier．

(Text 3)

M：Are you going to London next weekend?

W：Yes, I will visit a friend of mine while I am there．

(Text 4)

M：I want a single room with a bath, what’s the rate?

W：It’s ＄25 a day．Your room number is 213．It is on the second floor．Here is your key．

(Text 5)

M：You’d better take your coat with you．It looks like it’s going to snow．

W：You may be right．Thank you for mentioning this．

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．Where does this conversation take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a night club．

C．In a super -market．

7．What kind of snack does the woman have?

A．Pancake．

B．Chips．

C．Salad．

8．How much does the woman pay for the things she asked?

A．75 pence．

B．1.30 pounds．

C．2.05 pounds．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：Good morning, sir．What would you like?

M：I’d like a red wine, please．

W：Anything else?

M：What snacks have you got?

W：The menu is on the board over there．There’s pancake, Greek salad, steak and chips…

M：I’ll try the Greek salad, please．Do I pay now?

W：Oh, yes, if you would．That’s 75 cents for the wine and ＄1.30 for the salad．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Which age group do the two speakers most likely belong to?

A．Young．

B．Middle-aged．

C．Old．

10．Which part of the body is probably OK with the woman?

A．Her leg．

B．Her back．

C．Her eyes．

11．Why can’t the man do gardening a lot?

A．Because of his back trouble．

B．Because of his leg trouble．

C．Because of his arm trouble．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Hello．How are you today?

W：Not so good．My leg’s playing me up, awful pains in my leg and my toothache!

M：Oh, dear! I’ve got toothache too and the dentist says he simply can’t see me before next week．But what gets me is my headache．

W：I know what you mean, but at least you can do the garden．I can’t even do that with my back－the doctor says I mustn’t lift or bend．

M：You poor thing．There’s nothing worse than back trouble．But I don’t do much in the garden now because I’ve hurt my arm．It’s really painful．

W：Like my ankle．It’s all swollen up．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．How does the man feel?

A．Happy．

B．Sad．

C．Excited．

13．What’s wrong with the man?

A．He was knocked down by a car．

B．He had an accident when he was walking along the street．

C．He had an accident in the car．

14．Why did it happen?

A．Because there’s something wrong with the driving mirror．

B．Because there’s something wrong with the roadside mirror．

C．Because the other driver drove too fast．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：Hi, David, you look awful．What’s the trouble?

M：Well, believe it or not, I had an accident in the car this morning．Someone drove into the back of my car．

W：No!How did it happen?

M：I was just turning into my drive when another car came round the corner and drove into the back of mine．

W：Didn’t you see him?

M：No, I didn’t．I looked in my driving mirror and there was no one coming．Not only that, I also looked in the big mirror on the other side of the road．

W：So he must have been coming very fast if you didn’t see him．

M：That’s right．And he went straight into me．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．Where is Miss Smith?

A．She is at home．

B．She is taking a break．

C．She is attending a meeting．

16．When should Miss Smith call today whether she will attend the meeting or not?

A．On Thursday．

B．Today．

C．The day after tomorrow．

17．What number should Miss Smith call?

A．802 8714-246．

B．802 9714-246．

C．902 8741-426．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：Good morning, Miss Smith’s secretary．

M：Good morning, may I speak to Miss Smith, please?

W：I’m sorry．She’s in conference at the moment．Do you want to leave a message?

M：Yes, all right．Could you tell her that Mr．Johnson called? And tell her that the meeting about the Trade Fair is on Thursday 12th at 2 p．m．

W：Fine, is there anything else?

M：Yes．Could she phone to confirm that she can come before tomorrow?

W：Yes, and what number is it?

M：802 9714 Extension 246．

W：Fine, I’ve got that．I’ll get the message to her as soon as possible．

M：Thank you very much．Goodbye．

W：Goodbye．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．Why couldn’t the speaker meet with Mr．Smith as soon as he arrived?

A．He missed the appointment．

B．He arrived late．

C．He was sick．

19．Why did he give up making a new appointment with Mr．Smith?

A．He couldn’t reach Mr．Smith’s office．

B．He didn’t want to see Mr．Smith any more．

C．He didn’t want to take the trouble making it．

20．Whom did he meet on the street one day?

A．A stranger．

B．Mr．Smith．

C．Mr．Smith’s secretary．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

　　I flew to New York to take care of some business with Mr．Smith．But as soon as I arrived, I got sick, and could not meet with him．I had to call our appointment off．Then when I felt better I thought about visiting him at his home, but he lived too far away．I tried to telephone him during office hours, but he was busy．His secretary said that Mr．Smith would call me back, but he didn’t．I gave up trying to make a new appointment because it would take more time and efforts than I wanted to spend．

　　A few days later, I saw a man on the street who looked like Mr．Smith, and I called out to him．It was someone else．When I returned to my hotel that day, I found a message which said that Mr．Smith had gone out of town on some sudden unexpected business．I was sorry that I had missed seeing him, but I was really enjoying my sightseeing in New York．