PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION(30 points)

Directions：In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices．Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter(A, B or C)on the question booklet．

You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Section A

Conversation l

1．What did Michael do during his holiday?

A．He had sauna baths．

B．He had sun baths．

C．He ate a lot of seafood．

2．Why won’t the woman choose Palm Beach for her holiday?

A．Because she doesn’t have enough money．

B．Because she doesn’t have enough time．

C．Because she prefers quiet and clean places．

Conversation 2

3．Where does Nancy come from?

A．Portland．

B．Poland．

C．Peru．

4．Why doesn’t Nancy like taking buses?

A．Because it makes her feel uncomfortable．

B．Because it is more expensive than trains．

C．Because she has never tried that．

Conversation 3

5．When will be the defense?

A．This Friday．

B．Next Friday．

C．Next Saturday．

6．What do we know about the man?

A．He is very relaxed now．

B．He will get the master’s degree after the defense．

C．He will study for a master’s degree after graduation．

Conversation 4

7．Which department should the man go to?

A．Medical department．

B．Surgery department．

C．Dental department．

8．Why can’t the mall fill in his address?

A．Because he has no local address yet．

B．Because he wants to keep it a secret．

C．Because he will soon change his address．

9．How much is the registration fee?

A．3 dollars．

B．3.5 dollars．

C．5 dollars．

Conversation 5

10．How long has the woman been there?

A．A few months．

B．2 years．

C．4 years．

11．Why doesn’t the man follow the woman’s advice in the end?

A．Because it’s too expensive．

B．Because it’s too troublesome．

C．Because it’s useless．

12．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The man is always dressed properly for the weather．

B．The woman gave the man some medicine．

C．The local weather is changeable．

Conversation 6

13．What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Classmates．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Host and guest．

14．How often is the lecture?

A．Twice a week．

B．Once a week．

C．Twice a month

15．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The lecture is given in a meeting room．

B．The listeners should write down main ideas and examples．

C．ne listeners should review the assignment at home．

Section B

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．

You will hear the short passage TWICE．

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Section A

Directions：In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices．Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter(A,B or C)on the question booklet．You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Text 1

1．How many kinds of trees grow in one square kilometer?

A．About 1,500．

B．About 20,000．

C．About 750．

2．What is the woman?

A．A reporter．

B．A student．

C．A scientist．

Text 2

3．What tickets does the man want to buy?

A．For the pop star sport．

B．For pop music concerts．

C．For the music conference．

4．On which day will the man go to the concert?

A．Thursday．

B．Friday．

C．Sunday．

Text 3

5．What does Frank want to meet Professor White for?

A．To ask him questions about the experiment．

B．To meet him by an appointment at three．

C．To invite him to an exhibition with him．

6．What will Frank have to give up?

A．Meeting Professor Hunter．

B．Visiting the exhibition．

C．Meeting Professor White．

Text 4

7．Where do the two speakers work?

A．In a plant in Chicago．

B．In a large company．

C．In an office in Atlanta．

8．Who has risen to a higher position?

A．Jim．

B．Marta．

C．Both Jim and Marta．

9．Why does the woman want to go on with her work in the office?

A．She is fond of writing notices．

B．She is still new in her position．

C．She hopes to keep in close touch with her superiors(上司)．

Text 5

10．What’s the man going to do?

A．Take a flight to Japan．

B．Meet a guest at the airport

C．Drive a woman to the airport

11．Why did the man want to make a good impression?

A．To repay Mr．Tanaka’s kindness．

B．To get invited back．

C．To increase the hotel’s business．

12．Where was the man last year?

A．In Europe．

B．In the U．S．

C．In Japan．

Text 6

13．What happened at the City Museum last night?

A．Some jewels were stolen．

B．A fire broke out．

C．An expensive diamond was stolen．

14．How did the robber get in?

A．They had a key．

B．They broke in．

C．They hid before it was closed．

15．How did the speaker know so much about the robbery?

A．He read it in the newspaper．

B．He was one of the robbers．

C．He heard about it from others．

Section B

Directions：In this section, you will hear mini-talk．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS．

You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE．

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 is the problem with the woman?

A．She couldn’t see the blackboard．

B．She didn’t hear clearly．

C．She couldn’t understand the teacher’s question．

2、What is the woman’s suggestion?

A．She suggested the man go on working．

B．She suggested the man take a rest．

C．She suggested the man go home at once．

3、What’s the weather like in Thailand?

A．Very hot but not humid．

B．Rather hot and humid．

C．Not hot enough but very humid．

4、Where can the man buy cassettes?

A．In the music department on the third floor．

B．In the music section on the fourth floor．

C．In the music department on the second floor．

5、What are the two speakers going to do?

A．They are going to have lunch．

B．They are going to watch a play．

C．They are going to see a film．

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，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6段材料，回答第6和第7题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这2个小题。

6、Why didn’t Gerry come to the meeting?

A．She ate some fish and felt sick．

B．She had a traffic accident．

C．She forgot the time of the meeting．

7、What does John think of Gerry?

A．He is pleased with her．

B．He is sorry for her．

C．He is dissatisfied with her．

听第7段材料，回答第8和第9题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这2个小题。

8、What can you learn from the conversation?

A．The car was driving more slowly than the truck．

B．The truck was driving more slowly than the car．

C．The truck was driving as slowly as the car．

9、What caused the accident?

A．The truck driver didn’t obey the traffic lights．

B．The car driver didn’t obey the traffic lights．

C．Neither of them obeyed the traffic lights．

听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这3个小题。

10、When will they meet to do some shopping?

A．At 10 o’clock next Wednesday．

B．At 1 o’clock next Thursday．

C．At 1 o’clock next Wednesday．

11、Where do you think they are living?

A．One of them is living in the city ,the other in the country．

B．Neither of them is living in the city

C．Both of them are living in the city．

12、How are they going into the city?

A．By bus．

B．By train．

C．In one speaker’s car．

听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这4个小题。

13、What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Teacher and student．

B．Doctor and patient．

C．Boss and secretary．

14、Why would the woman like to speak to the man?

A．Because she has fallen ill．

B．She has something important to tell him．

C．She is worried about the coming examination

15、Why is she so worried about the exams?

A．If she fails, she may not get any more money from her parents．

B．She is afraid of losing face．

C．If she fails, she may be struck off the school roll(取消学籍)。

16、How does she feel after she speaks to the man?

A．She still seels worried．

B．She feels unhappy．

C．She feels surer of herself．

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这4个小题。

17、How much of American workers were farmers 2 hundred years ago?

A．Eighty-five percent．

B．Ninety-four percent．

C．Ninety-five percent．

18、Why is agriculture still America’s biggest industry?

A．Because it produces more food than Americans can use．

B．Because it employs more workers than any other industry．

C．Both A and B．

19、How many other people does each American farmer grow enough to feed besides his own family?

A．Seventy-eight．

B．Thirty-eight．

C．Ninety-eight．

20、Why can American farmers produce more today than before?

A．Because they learn about the weather, soil ,harmful insects and plant and animal diseases．

B．Because they learn about international trade and computers．

C．Because they use modern farming and business methods．

Listening Comprehension

Directions：In Section 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 conversation and the question 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．At a car shop．

B．In a garage．

C．At a gas station．

D．In a parking lot．

2．A．Guest and receptionist．

B．Passenger and air hostess．

C．Customer and shop assistant．

D．Guest and waitress．

3．A．Writing his term paper．

B．Having a coffee break．

C．Playing computer games．

D．Attending an online school．

4．A．To the bank．

B．To a book store．

C．To a shoe store．

D．To the grocery．

5．A．Touring around．

B．Looking for a job．

C．Visiting a couple．

D．Attending a meeting．

6．A．He's better．

B．He's feeling worse．

C．He's sick in bed．

D．He has recovered．

7．A．He works as a gardener．

B．He is too busy at work to play．

C．He prefers sports to gardening．

D．He lives in the countryside．

8．A．Buy a road map．

B．Drive to the beach．

C．Go back home．

D．Ask the way．

9．A．The film was disappointing．

B．The leading actor was outstanding．

C．The acting was worth seeing．

D．The plot was attractive．

10．A．He is always late for work．

B．He is having some financial problem．

C．He is not careful enough with his work．

D．He loses his temper easily．

Directions：In Section 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 only 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．Her husband had got a higher position．

B．Her husband had lost his job．

C．She wanted to have a cleaner house．

D．She wanted to move to New York．

12．A．His watch went out of order．

B．The buyers had to leave soon．

C．He began to work at 8 a.m．

D．He wanted to give the speaker a surprise．

13．A．Because the husband told a joke．

B．Because they were amazed at the house．

C．Because the woman looked funny．

D．Because they saw something familiar．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．

14．A．80 per cent．

B．73 per cent．

C．68 per cent．

D．19 per cent．

15．A．The drivers have little time to do many things．

B．The drivers may risk people's lives by doing this．

C．The drivers can't concentrate on every thing they do．

D．The drivers may break the traffic regulations．

16．A．Young people should not be allowed to multi-task．

B．Americans have no choice but multi-task to save time．

C．people should do no more than drive while driving．

D．People can only multi-task in their homes and offices．

Directions：In Section 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 through 20 are based on the following conversation．

Complete the form．Write ONE WORD for each answer．

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation．

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