Listening Comprehension：

Part A Short Conversations

Directions：In Part 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 conversations and the questions 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．A．He doesn’t like the song．

B．He doesn’t speak French．

C．He is in no mood for singing．

D．He can’t sing today．

2．A．Peter has been fired．

B．Peter has changed his job．

C．Peter is still working in the company．

D．Peter wants to leave the company．

3．A．Stay in the office．

B．Have her hair arranged．

C．Buy some birthday presents．

D．Go to Miss White’s home．

4．A．The man doesn’t like her any more．

B．The man never noticed her hairstyle before．

C．The man is telling a lie．

D．The man never praises her．

5．A．12．

B．6．

C．24．

D．18．

6．A．Someone may enter the house through the open windows．

B．There may be a strong wind and heavy rain tonight．

C．The man may catch cold if he leaves the windows open．

D．The windows may be broken during the night．

7．A．She found it interesting．

B．She found it enjoyable．

C．She found it boring．

D．She found it informative．

8．A．To buy a piano．

B．To play the music．

C．To listen to her sing

D．To sing together with her．

9．A．On a fishing boat．

B．In an ocean park．

C．In a gift shop

D．In a restaurant．

10．A．In a hotel．

B．In a school．

C．In a hospital．

D．In a police station．

Part B Passages

Directions：In Part 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 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．

11．A．Boston．

B．Vancouver．

C．Canada．

D．Teheran．

12．A．Because he couldn’t refuse his friend．

B．Because he was busy all evening．

C．Because Mike’s line was busy．

D．Because he preferred writing a letter．

13．A．Some tapes．

B．Some presents．

C．His overseas friend．

D．Nothing．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．

14．A．Fashion model．

B．Film actress

C．Social activist

D．Cinema manager．

15．A．In 1958．

B．In 1960

C．In 1971．

D．1978．

16．A．Don’t They?

B．Klute．

C．Julia．

D．Coming Home．

Part C Longer Conversations

Directions：In Part 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．

Blanks 17 though 20 are based on the following conversation．

Complete the form．Write ONE WORD for each answer．

Blanks 21 though 24 are based on the following conversation．

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

Listening Comprehension：

Part A Short Conversations

Directions：In Part 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 conversations and the questions 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．A．He doesn’t like the song．

B．He doesn’t speak French．

C．He is in no mood for singing．

D．He can’t sing today．

2．A．Peter has been fired．

B．Peter has changed his job．

C．Peter is still working in the company．

D．Peter wants to leave the company．

3．A．Stay in the office．

B．Have her hair arranged．

C．Buy some birthday presents．

D．Go to Miss White’s home．

4．A．The man doesn’t like her any more．

B．The man never noticed her hairstyle before．

C．The man is telling a lie．

D．The man never praises her．

5．A．12．

B．6．

C．24

D．18

6．A．Someone may enter the house through the open windows．

B．There may be a strong wind and heavy rain tonight．

C．The man may catch cold if he leaves the windows open．

D．The windows may be broken during the night．

7．A．She found it interesting．

B．She found it enjoyable．

C．She found it boring．

D．She found it informative．

8．A．To buy a piano．

B．To play the music．

C．To listen to her sing．

D．To sing together with her．

9．A．On a fishing boat．

B．In an ocean park．

C．In a gift shop．

D．In a restaurant．

10．A．In a hotel．

B．In a school．

C．In a hospital．

D．In a police station．

Part B Passages

Directions：In Part 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 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．

11．A．Boston．

B．Vancouver．

C．Canada．

D．Teheran．

12．A．Because he couldn’t refuse his friend．

B．Because he was busy all evening．

C．Because Mike’s line was busy．

D．Because he preferred writing a letter．

13．A．Some tapes．

B．Some presents．

C．His overseas friend．

D．Nothing．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．

14．A．Fashion model．

B．Film actress．

C．Social activist．

D．Cinema manager．

15．A．In 1958．

B．In 1960

C．In 1971．

D．1978．

16．A．Don’t They?

B．Klute．

C．Julia．

D．Coming Home．

Part C　Longer Conversations

Directions：In Part 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．17-24做在答题纸上。

Blanks 17 though 20 are based on the following conversation．

Complete the form．Write ONE WORD for each answer．

Blanks 21 though 24 are based on the following conversation．

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

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。

1．What does the man mean?

A．It’s too expensive to take a taxi．

B．The woman has mistaken him for a millionaire．

C．He doesn’t understand what the woman means．

2．What does the man mean?

A．The woman looks like the owner of the supermarket．

B．The woman did too much shopping from the supermarket．

C．The woman seems to have bought her things outside the supermarket．

3．What does the woman mean?

A．She has no interest in the book．

B．She has been trying to get the book everywhere．

C．She wants to read the book very much．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．Dan is a good violinist．

B．They can ask Dan to make the introduction．

C．Dan is not the right person to make the introduction．

5．What does the man mean?

A．They cannot slow down．

B．They’d better slow down．

C．The woman doesn’t know how late they are．

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 does the woman think of the tie?

A．She thinks it’s nice．

B．She doesn’t like it．

C．She likes the color．

7．Why does the woman sound so hesitant(迟疑的)?

A．She’s trying to the polite．

B．She’s not sure about the answer．

C．She does not speak English very well．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

8．Why didn’t the woman open the present when she received it?

A．Because she did not like it．

B．Because she thought it impolite to do that．

C．Because her host family would like her to open it alone．

9．What can we learn about the woman speaker?

A．She has been in America for years．

B．She has just given a present to her host family．

C．She is a foreigner who doesn’t know much about the American customs．

10．What is the woman speaker most likely to do soon?

A．Open her present．

B．Say sorry to her host family．

C．Write a thank-you note to her host family．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

11．Which of the following is true?

A．The two speakers went to the cinema together．

B．The man enjoyed the movie while the woman didn’t．

C．The woman liked the movie but didn’t enjoy it much．

12．What ruined the whole thing?

A．There was a sudden failure of power．

B．Two people kept talking loudly through the movie．

C．Two rude people kept quarreling throughout the movie．

13．Why does the man want to leave in such a hurry?

A．Because he was the very rude person．

B．Because he has something important to do．

C．Because it’s time for his appointment with someone else．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

14．What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Disgusting food．

B．Boring friends．

C．A dinner party．

15．Which food does the woman hate?

A．Bananas．

B．Duck．

C．Beef．

16．Why did the woman find Margo’s friends boring?

A．Because they kept talking without paying attention to others．

B．Because they stayed in the house asking questions for three hours．

C．Because they had brought their god to the party without permission．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．What did the host family do on the speaker’s arrival?

A．They held a welcome party．

B．They asked him to take a bath．

C．They showed him around the house．

18．What surprised the speaker?

A．No one fed him．

B．The family were not friendly．

C．They showed him everything．

19．Who is Steve?

A．The speaker’s teacher．

B．A classmate of the speaker’s．

C．The son of the speaker’s host family．

20．What’s the “lesson” for the speaker?

A．East, west, home is best．

B．Always directly tell Americans what you want．

C．Never stay with an American host family again．

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．