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．

第一节　听力

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有1小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．How does the man come here?

A．By bus．

B．By taxi．

C．By car．

2．Why isn't Helen present?

A．She forgot to come．

B．She changed her decision．

C．She wasn't invited．

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

A．Husband and wife．

B．Mother and son．

C．Doctor and patient．

4．What's the man's job?

A．A shop assistant．

B．A tailor．

C．A salesman．

5．What does the man mean?

A．He can't go to the cinema．

B．He can go to the cinema on Saturday morning．

C．He can go to the cinema on Saturday evening．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间来阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟时间作答。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．What is the job?

A．To work for a newspaper．

B．To serve in a phone company．

C．To look after 5 children in California．

7．On what condition would the woman accept the job?

A．If working there was great fun．

B．If she could be free to go on business．

C．If the return ticket was paid and the salary was good．

听下面一段材料回答第8至10题。

8．Where was Meryl Streep born?

A．In Africa．

B．In the U．S

C．In English．

9．How old was she when acted in her first film?

A．49

B．37

C．28

10．How was she when acted in her first film?

A．She did well in sports．

B．She was an excellent piano player．

C．She was good at acting．

听下面一段材料回答第11至13题。

11．Who is the man probably speaking to?

A．Children．

B．Students．

C．Teachers．

12．Where is the speaker?

A．In the classroom．

B．In the library．

C．In the office

13．How does the man treat his job?

A．He doesn't care about it．

B．He is serious about it．

C．He is tired of it．

听下面一段材料回答第14至16题。

14．How high is the mountain?

A．7 170 meters．

B．7 117 meters．

C．7 171 meters．

15．How many mountaineers of the association reached the top of the mountain?

A．4

B．15

C．19

16．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Some mountaineers had ever reached the peak in 1999．

B．The eldest mountaineers of the association is 30 years old．

C．Some mountaineers of the association reached the top of the mountain in a week．

听下面一段材料回答第17至20题。

17．The man drinks tea because ________．

A．he doesn't eat anything in the evening．

B．he can't eat without it．

C．he cannot work without it．

18．What does the man do when he has a break?

A．He leaves the studio．

B．He puts some music on and plays the drums．

C．He does something different．

19．A．He enjoys working long hours．

B．He enjoys looking for new ideas and problems to solve．

C．He enjoys playing the drums and listening to music．

20．A．A singer．

B．A worker．

C．An inventor．

第三节　听一段对话，根据你所听到的内容判断以下句子是否正确。正确的请用“T”；错误的请用“F”。本段对话读两遍。(共5小题每小题3分，满分15分)

21．Stella has just had a quarrel with Mr．Smith．(　　)

22．Stella has made another three bad mistakes so far．(　　)

23．Stella has been woken up at 5：30．(　　)

24．The milkman likes doing housework with a radio on．(　　)

25．Stella will have a talk with the milkman．(　　)

第四节　听下面对话或独白，根据所听内容，在相应题目的空白处填上适当的词或短语．每段对话读两遍。(10×3)

　　Good afternoon, and welcome to English．We hope that your 　　26　　 here will be a pleasant one．Today I would like to draw your attention to a few of our 　　27　　．

　　The first one is about 　　28　　．Now, you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you．

　　Secondly, noise．Enjoy yourselves 　　29　　 , but please don't make unnecessary noise, particularly at night．We ask you to 　　30　　　other people who may wish to be quiet．

　　Thirdly crossing the road．Be careful．The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country．Use the crossings for walking and do not 　　31　　　when crossing the road．

　　My next point is about litter．It is 　　32　　　the law to throw away waste material in a public place．When you have something to 　　33　　　please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin．

　　Finally, 　　34　　 smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years of age．

　　I'd like to finish by saying that if you 　　35　　　any sort of help or assistance, you should get in touch with your local police station, who will be pleased to help you．Now, are there any questions?