Listening Comprehension

Section A(22.5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you'll 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 then 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 kind of course does Peter take?

A．The art course．

B．The computer course．

C．the literature course．

2．What is the woman's course like?

A．It's boring．

B．It's important．

C．It's interesting．

Conversation 2

3．What's the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Manager and secretary．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Headmaster and teacher．

4．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The boy's watch is slow．

B．The boy never comes late．

C．The woman is very strict with the boy．

Conversation 3

5．When did the robbery happen?

A．At noon．

B．In the morning．

C．In the afternoon．

6．How much money did the robber take away?

A．About ＄5,000．

B．About ＄1,500．

C．About ＄3,500．

Conversation 4

7．What is the woman asking about?

A．How to deliver milk．

B．How to earn money．

C．How to get to the supermarket．

8．What will the woman do right now?

A．Work as a cashier．

B．Do some shopping．

C．Go for the interview．

9．Why do most people here go shopping at night?

A．Because they are busy in the daytime．

B．Because they want to make money here．

C．Because they have to wait a long time to check out in the daytime．

Conversation 5

10．What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Classmates．

B．Brother and sister．

C．Teacher and student．

11．What will the young man bring tomorrow?

A．Some food．

B．The girl's bag．

C．The girl's homework．

12．What does the young man promise to do?

A．He will help the girl with the exam．

B．He will help the girl do the homework．

C．He will help the girl with the lessons she has missed．

Conversation 6

13．What kind of game are the speakers going to watch this afternoon?

A．An important basketball game between schools．

B．An important basketball game between cities．

C．An important basketball game between states．

14．When will the game begin?

A．At 1 p.m．

B．At 2 p.m．

C．At 3 p.m．

15．How will they go there?

A．On foot．

B．By taxi．

C．By bus．

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've heard．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS．

You will hear the passage TWICE．

Part I Listening Comprehension(30 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 then choose the best answer for each question．You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Conversation 1

1．What is the boy doing?

A．Reviewing his lessons in school．

B．Studying at home．

C．Taking the final exam．

2．What will the woman do when she gets home?

A．Help the boy do his homework．

B．Give the boy a present．

C．Check the boy's homework．

Conversation 2

3．What is the woman's reason for not going out with the man?

A．She needs to wash her hair．

B．She isn't feeling well．

C．She needs to have her hair cut．

4．What do we know about the man?

A．He'll see a movie with the woman tomorrow night．

B．He washes his hair every night．

C．He hasn't won the woman's heart yet．

Conversation3

5．How long does the man ask the woman to wait?

A．At least one week

B．At most one week

C．At least one month

6．What will the woman do next?

A．Go to another shop．

B．Wait for the man's call．

C．Try on another pair of boots．

Conversation4

7．Why doesn't Michael have good fiends in his class?

A．They have different interests．

B．His classmates don't have much spare time．

C．It's difficult to get along with his classmates．

8．What does Michael like?

A．Music．

B．Sports．

C．Reading．

9．How did he get to know the boys from the other classes?

A．His neighbors are in those classes．

B．They attend the same club．

C．He has the same teachers with them．

Conversation 5

10．Where is the gas station?

A．To the left．

B．Next to the bank．

C．Across from the post－office．

11．How will the man pay for the gas?

A．By credit card．

B．By cash．

C．By check．

12．What does the woman suggest the man buy?

A．Some postcards．

B．Some souvenirs．

C．A map．

Conversation 6

13．What are the speakers going to do tonight?

A．See a movie．

B．Have a meeting．

C．Attend a party．

14．What kind of food does the woman prefer?

A．Chinese food．

B．Mexican food．

C．American food．

15．What do we know about Tina?

A．She lives in the city．

B．She is a humorous and nice girl．

C．She and the woman went to the same school．

Section B(7.5 marks)

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．

You will hear the short passage TWICE．

Weather in England

Ⅰ．A forever topic

●People often talk about the weather because they can experience 　　16　　 in the same day．

Ⅱ．Summer or winter

●You may see the British go 　　17　　 in winter and wear 　　18　　 in summer．

Ⅲ．Just in case

●They always take an umbrella or 　　19　　 with them even when it is 　　20　　．

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。

M：I’ve only got ten dollars．Is it enough for two tickets?

W：Well, we have tickets of different prices．There’re ＄1.5 tickets and ＄4 ones and ＄6 ones．

1．How much will the man have to pay for the cheapest tickets?

A．＄1.5．

B．＄3．

C．＄4．

M：I hear you are playing at a concert tomorrow．How do you feel about it?

W：Oh, I’m really worried about it．

M：I’m not surprised．So would I be．

2．How does the man really feel?

A．Surprised．

B．Worried．

C．Light-hearted．

M：May I go in and read some books?

W：Yes, but you must obey the rule that no book should be taken out of the reading-room．

M：Do people do that?

W：Oh, yes, quite a number have．

3．What do you learn about readers?

A．Everyone obeys the rules．

B．Some do not obey the rules．

C．No one obeys the rules．

W：Look! The room is full of smoke．I can hardly breathe．

M：I agree．Smoking should not be permitted here in this room．

W：That’s right．Nowadays, people who smoke seldom think of others．

4．What do you know about the speakers?

A．Both of them are not smokers．

B．Both of them are smokers．

C．One of them is smoking in the room．

W：I’ve got something for you．

M：Really? What is it?

W：Something I picked up while I was in Europe．

M：How nice! Thanks ever so much．

5．How did the woman get the thing?

A．Found it in a street．

B．Got it from a friend．

C．Bought it in a shop．

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。

M：What’s that terrible noise upstairs?

W：It woke me up at five o’clock in the morning．

M：It sounds like they’re tearing the walls down up there．

W：I think they are, indeed．It sounds like they’re repairing．

M：That’s all fine and good, but can’t they do it during proper hours?

W：They don’t realize that not everyone gets up before the crack of dawn．

M：And today’s Sunday! I’m going up there to stop them straight．

6．How does the man feel?

A．Surprised．

B．Sad．

C．Angry．

7．What will the man go upstairs to do?

A．See what is happening．

B．Stop them making noise．

C．Help them with the work．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Do you have any direct flight to New Zealand?

W：Sorry, we don’t．But I think you can fly on Northwest 212 to Tokyo and then have a connecting flight on Japan Airline 123 to Auckland．And it is the most economical flight, just USD 580．

M：When does the Flight 212 depart?

W：At 11∶50 a. m．By the way, it also makes a refueling stop at Chicago．

M：How big is the layover at Chicago?

W：Less than one hour．

M：And how long do I have to stay in Tokyo for the connecting flight?

W：Not so long, just one hour．

M：So the time for the whole journey is about．．．

W：About eleven hours．

M：Let me count…OK, it works out for my time schedule．Thanks a lot．

W：You are welcome．

8．How many stops will the man have on the journey?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

9．What is the advantage of the flight?

A．Flying in the daytime．

B．Taking less time．

C．Costing less money．

10．What time might the man get to New Zealand?

A．Nearly midnight．

B．Early in the morning．

C．Late in the afternoon．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：I’m Tom, the graduate of the year．I’ve ever had a summer job for a hardware company．This is my employer’s recommendation．

W：Sounds good．Would you mind taking a test? It is made up of two parts, part one tests your EQ to determine whether your personality fits the job well．And part two tests your skills background．

M：Cool．

(After the exam)

W：You are an excellent lad from the test results．

M：Thank you, do you mean I get the job?

W：Before I give you a definite answer, I’ll consult with the management and the personnel Deptment．You know I’m the Sales team manager．

M：I see, when can I expect an answer from you?

W：In a fortnight．

11．What isn’t Tom’s advantage?

A．The graduate of the year．

B．Working experience．

C．Interest in the company．

12．What job might Tom do if he is employed?

A．Sales．

B．Repairs．

C．Management．

13．How long will Tom have to wait for an answer?

A．About four days．

B．About ten days．

C．About half a month．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：What can I do for you, sir?

M：I’m Tom in Room 528, and I want a wake-up call tomorrow morning．

W：At what time?

M：6∶15 a. m., please．

W：We have a computer wake-up service．Please dial 2 first and then the time．That is to say, dial 2 and the 0615 for the time．There must be five digits in the final number．

M：I see．Then it is 20615．Thank you．By the way, if I want to change my wake-up time, what should I do?

W：Just dial your new wake-up time．The computer will cancel the old time itself and record the new one．

M：If I dial 20700, I will be waked up at 7∶00 a. m.?

W：Yes, that’s right．

M：Thanks a lot．

W：You are welcome．Good night!

14．What should Tom do if he wants to change the time?

A．Ask for help．

B．Use the computer．

C．Dial another number．

15．What does the first digit 2 stand for?

A．Service．

B．Floor．

C．Time．

16．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a clock shop．

B．At a hotel．

C．At a repair shop．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　No one really knows who first decided to link electricity with a guitar．Most reports say this took place in the late Nineteen-Thirties or early Nineteen-Forties．

　　However, one man did a great deal to make the electric guitar popular．His name was Les Paul．He was the most popular guitarist in the Nineteen-Fifties．Les Paul also helped invent several different devices used with electric guitars．The most famous of these was a guitar that had a solid wood body．The Gibson Guitar Company later made these guitars．

　　There are too many great guitarists today to even guess who might be the best．There are great country and western guitarists, blues guitarists, and rock music guitarists．

　　However, most people would agree that blues artist B-B King is one of the top electric guitar players today．His music is famous around the world．So is his guitar, named Lucille．B-B King’s famous guitar is made by the same Gibson Company that made Les Paul’s electric guitars．

17．Who invented the electric guitar?

A．Les Paul．

B．The Gibson Company．

C．Still unknown．

18．Why is it hard to tell who might be the best guitarist?

A．People have different tastes．

B．Good guitarists can easily be found．

C．No one can match Les Paul now．

19．What is B-B King famous for?

A．Blues．

B．Rock music．

C．His guitar．

20．What connects Les Paul with B-B King?

A．The same music．

B．The same guitar．

C．The same guitar producer．