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．

聽(tīng)力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)

第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題后所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

W：Did you all enjoy the film yesterday?

M：John was the only one who didn’t．

1．Who enjoyed the film yesterday?

A．John．

B．All except John．

C．Everyone, including John．

M：Aren’t you going to apologize for breaking that window?

W：Why should I?I didn’t throw the ball．

2．Who broke the window?

A．The boy．

B．The girl．

C．Someone else．

W：Have you moved into your new house yet?

M：Yes, already．

W：How do you like it?

M：It’s small but quiet．

3．What are they talking about?

A．A new house．

B．A new friend．

C．A new garden．

W：I’m returning the book you lent me．

M：That isn’t my book．

W：It’s not?That’s funny．It must belong to your brother then．

M：Should I give it to him?

W：Thanks．Here you are．

4．Who is the owner of the book?

A．The man himself．

B．The man’s brother．

C．The woman’s brother．

M：The study with all those bookshelves would be very useful．

W：And here is the kitchen with a large table and a fridge as well．

5．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a house．

B．In a park．

C．In a library．

第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題后所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題給出5秒的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6～8題。

W：Sir!Please take me to the airport as quickly as possible．

M：OK!I will drive as fast as I can．When is your flight?

W：9∶30．

M：Don’t worry．We will be there on time．

W：You see, it takes quite a long time to pass the customs．

M：I know．Is this the first time you are travelling by air?

W：Yes, and this is the first time for me to go abroad．

M：No wonder you look a little nervous．Are you going alone?

W：No, five other teachers will go together with me．

6．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Passenger and taxi driver．

B．Husband and wife．

C．Newly-made friends．

7．What time does the plane take off?

A．At 9∶13．

B．At 9∶30．

C．At 9∶20．

8．Why is the woman in such a hurry?

A．She is going to see five teachers off at the airport．

B．It’s almost time for her plane to take off．

C．It’s her first time to take a plane and she is a little nervous．

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第9～10題。

W：Do you have a plan for your holidays?

M：Yes, I’ll go back to my hometown．

W：To see your grandparents?

M：Yes, and also to do some farming．

W：You mean you know how to farm?

M：Yes．I did that every summer during holidays．

W：I didn’t know that a city boy can do farm work．Can I go there with you?I’d like to learn to do some farming．

M：Sure, my grandparents would be very happy to see you．

W：Are you sure?

9．What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Farming．

B．Holiday plans．

C．Grandparents．

10．Where did the man grow up?

A．In the country．

B．At the seaside．

C．In the city．

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第11～13題。

W：Why did you sell the car?

M：It was giving me too much trouble．I was spending so much money on it that I was…er…spending more money than it was worth．Unfortunately, of course, when you actually sell the car, you’ve already, spent the money on it, so you lose both ways．

W：What was wrong with your old car?

M：The engine needed a lot of repairs and the wheels were giving trouble now and then．When I set off on a journey, it gave me a sort of feeling that I might not get to the other end．So I decided to change it．

W：Is the new car good?

M：Yes．It’s newer, more comfortable, and it hasn’t given me any trouble at all．When I set off, I’m quite sure that I’ll be able to get to the other end safely．

11．What did the man do about his old car?

A．He sold it．

B．He repaired the engine．

C．He gave it to his friend as a present．

12．How did the man feel about his old car?

A．It would go far safely．

B．It was in pretty good condition．

C．He shouldn’t have spent money having it repaired．

13．How does the man feel about his new car?

A．We are not sure．

B．It’s even worse than the old one．

C．It’s much better than the old one．

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答14～16題。

M：Excuse me, Miss Smith, I cannot come to class tomorrow．

W：You missed two classes last week．You’ve missed a lot of lessons already．I think you should work a little harder to make up for them．

M：Yes, I will, Miss Smith．

W：Well, now, why can’t you attend my class tomorrow?

M：My grandfather is seriously ill and my family is going to visit him in the hospital tomorrow．

W：It seems to be an excuse．All right, you are excused．By the way, which hospital has your grandfather been in?

M：Which hospital? Er-er…h(huán)e is in St．George’s Hospital．

W：St．George’s Hospital? That’s interesting．It has been closed for repair for the past two months．Tony Banks, you’re trying to cut my class again．You’re coming to my class tomorrow and staying after class for extra work．

14．What can we learn about the boy?

A．His grandfather is seriously ill．

B．He is tired of learning．

C．He is a good student．

15．What makes that woman know the boy is lying?

A．The fact that the hospital has been closed for 2 months．

B．The fact that the boy has cut classes before．

C．She met the boy’s grandfather only minutes ago．

16．What does the teacher decide to do?

A．Give the boy permission to see his grandfather．

B．Punish the boy by having him stay for extra work after class．

C．Go to the hospital to see the boy’s grandfather

17．How might the boy feel in the end?

A．Happy．

B．Moved．

C．Disappointed．

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第18～20題。

　　It was about two o’clock in the morning, and…and suddenly I woke up, I heard a noise．I got out of bed and went slowly downstairs．There was a light in the living room．I listened very carefully．I could hear two men speaking quietly．

　　“Burglars!” I thought．“Two of them!”Well, I was really frightened, so I went back upstairs, and immediately phoned they police from my bedroom．The police arrived quickly．They opened the front door with a special key and went into the living room．Then they came upstairs．“It’s all right now, sir, ”they explained．“We turned the television off for you!”

18．What did the speaker think had happened when he woke up?

A．The house was on fire．

B．Some guests had arrived．

C．The house was broken into．

19．Why didn’t the speaker get into the living room?

A．Because it was too dark there．

B．Because he was afraid．

C．Because the police were there．

20．What did the police find out?

A．The speaker had forgotten to turn off the TV before going to bed．

B．Two burglars (夜賊)were trying to steal valuable things．

C．Someone had opened the door with a special key．

聽(tīng)力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)

第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1．How much will the woman pay if she buys two pounds of tomatoes?

A．＄0.80．

B．＄2.20．

C．＄0.30．

2．How long does it take the woman to drive home when it isn’t rush hour?

A．Twenty minutes．

B．Twenty-five minutes．

C．Fifty minutes．

3．What does the man mean about Betty?

A．She doesn’t like going shopping．

B．She went shopping yesterday．

C．She prefers shopping to studying．

4．What do you know from the conversation?

A．The man had to work overtime．

B．Henry failed to meet the man．

C．The man had a traffic accident．

5．What does the woman mean?

A．She doesn’t believe the man．

B．They are not going to land．

C．She isn’t afraid．

聽(tīng)力原文：(Text 1)

W：I thought that your tomatoes are eighty cents a pound．

M：They used to, but the price has gone up thirty cents．

(Text 2)

M：How long does it take you to drive home when there is not much traffic?

W：Only twenty-five minutes．But if I can’t leave my office before 5∶30 p,m．, it sometimes takes me fifty minutes．

(Text 3)

W：Didn’t Betty go shopping with you yesterday?

M：Even if she hadn’t had a lot of studying, she would have preferred staying at home to going shopping．

(Text 4)

W：If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I should have been home at six o’clock．

M：What a pity!Henry was here to see you．

(Text 5)

W：What was that noise?

M：It was the pilot putting the wheels down．We must be coming to land．Are you frightened?

W：You must be joking．

第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)

　　聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6～8題。

6．What can the woman be?

A．She is a waitress at a hotel．

B．She is the secretary of Mr Li．

C．She works at the Blackwood Hotel．

7．How could the man get in touch with Mr Green?

A．Dial 411 to find a proper phone number．

B．Dial 707．

C．Find the hotel．

8．Why did the man ask the woman to change the dollar?

A．To pay for the information．

B．To get on the bus．

C．To make the phone call．

聽(tīng)力原文：(Text 6)

W：Oh, excuse me, Mr．Li．I almost forget there is a phone message here for you．A Dr Green called and asked you to call him back．

M：Where is he now, do you know?

W：He’s staying at the Blackwood Hotel, Room 707．

M：Thank you very much．Do you happen to have the number of the Blackwood?

W：I’m sorry, I don’t．But you can get it from information．Just dial 411．

M：Oh, and could I trouble you for changing a dollar?

W：All right．Here is your change．By the way, the public phones are over there on your right．

M：I see．Thank you．

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第9～11題。

9．What does the man want to learn?

A．Computer science．

B．Skills, such as driving．

C．language．

10．How long does the course last?

A．About 20 days．

B．About 35 days．

C．About 2 months and 5 days．

11．When can he take the final exams?

A．From September 15 to 17．

B．From August 16 to 18．

C．From July 12 to 16．

聽(tīng)力原文：(Text 7)

M：Excuse me, Miss．

W：Yes, young man．May I help you?

M：Yes, I’d like to get some information about the summer course at the English Training Center．

W：Sure．What can I tell you?

M：Can you tell me the starting and finishing time of course, please?

W：Yes．The course begins on July 15 and runs until August 20．

M：Right, and what course will we learn?

W：Well, you have varieties of courses．You have listening and speaking courses, reading and writing．There are also classes in audio-visual training and chances to use the language laboratory as well．

M：Right, and what time will the classes be held?

W：Well, most of them are in the morning．There are only a few classes in the afternoon．

M：Right．Do you have a timetable?

W：I’m sorry．My workmate isn’t here at the moment, so I can’t get a timetable for you yet．

M：That’s OK．And when will the final exams be held?

W：At the end of the term．They begin on August 16 and run until August 18．

M：OK．Well, thank you, Miss．

聽(tīng)第8段材料, 回答第12～14題。

12．Who answers the telephone?

A．Tom．

B．Susan’s husband．

C．Susan．

13．When are they going to New Zealand?

A．In two weeks．

B．In a couple of months．

C．In half a year．

14．Where are they going to meet?

A．At Susan’s．

B．At Tom’s．

C．In New Zealand．

聽(tīng)力原文：(Text 8)

M：Hello!Can I speak to Susan, please?

W：Speaking．Is that you, Tom?

M：Yes, it is．I am going to New Zealand in two weeks, and my wife is going with me．

W：Oh, how lucky you are!How long are you going for?

M：For a couple of months, maybe half a year．My boss wants me to help set up a branch company there．Well, Susan, you have been to New Zealand several times．Can you give us some suggestions or just tell us about that country?

W：I’d love to．We can have a talk sometime．

M：Why not come over to dinner in my house this weekend．My wife wants to meet you as well．

W：All right．What about Saturday?

M：OK．See you at 6∶00 p．m．, this coming Saturday, Goodbye!

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第15～17題。

15．When does this conversation take place?

A．Just before the term begins．

B．After the first week of classes．

C．In the middle of the term．

16．Why has the woman come to see Dr．Taylor?

A．She had promised that she would．

B．She has been sick．

C．She needs his approval(贊成)for her courses．

17．What does Dr．Taylor seem most worried about?

A．She already knew the material．

B．She entered the hospital．

C．Her course load was too heavy．

聽(tīng)力原文：(Text 9)

W：Excuse me, Dr．Taylor．Your secretary said that I should come right in．

M：Please do, Jennie．How can I help you?

W：Would you please sign your name on my schedule card．Here, on the line above “Adviser’s Agreement．”

M：Sure．But let’s look it over together first．How many courses do you have here?

W：Six．

M：Six? That’s quite a heavy load．Any particular reason?

W：I had to drop my chemistry course last term when I went into the hospital．So, I need to take it again．

M：So, you’ve already learned a lot of the material．

W：Right．And calculus is the part of second-year requirement．

M：Let’s see, chemistry, calculus．Oh, I see, you will be in my seminar on modern American novel．

W：Yes, I’m looking forward to it, and Romantic poetry seminar．too．

M：Two seminars? That’s rather a lot．Can you manage the work?

W：I think so．The introductory economics is fairly easy, and so is the music course．

M：Well, then I’ll be happy to sign the card．However, I insist you come to see me after the first week of classes, so we can make sure this isn’t too much for you．

W：That’s a promise．

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第18～20題。

18．What’s the weather like today?

A．Cool．

B．Warm．

C．Hot．

19．What special view will the tourists get in this park?

A．Houses of all shapes and styles．

B．Birds of all colors．

C．School and teachers and the pupils．

20．What do people do here in autumn and winter?

A．Take photos．

B．Watch birds．

C．Enjoy the beauty．

聽(tīng)力原文：(Text 10)?

Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please．Our bus will arrive at Lake Park in a few minutes．You can feel the comfortable cool air coming from the lake．This is the favorite place for tourists in the summer, especially on a hot summer afternoon like today．This lake is one of the great wonders of nature．No one knows when and how it was formed．But people began to build houses around the lake a hundred years ago, so in this park you can have a special view of houses of all shapes and styles and colors．It is like an architecture show．In late autumn and winter, this park is the best place for bird watching．School teachers like to bring children here and they just love it．Now our bus is driving around the lake．You can sit back and enjoy the beauty of everything here．The bus will take us to a good spot, where you can take the most wonderful photos you have ever taken．Here we are．Please get off and watch your step．Return to the bus in twenty minutes．Thank you!