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．

You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Conversation 1

1．How much money does the woman have on her?

A．About ＄5

B．About ＄10

C．About ＄13

2．What does the woman decide to buy?

A．A leather wallet

B．A black wallet

C．A blue tie

Conversation 2

3．Why do the speakers think Bill is a lucky man?

A．Because he has a good job．

B．Because he has a good wife．

C．Because he has been to America．

4．Where is Bill from?

A．Australia

B．America

C．Britain

Conversation 3

5．Who are the speakers?

A．A customer and a shop assistant．

B．A customer and a saleswoman．

C．A customer and a barber．

6．How much does the man charge for a shave?

A．＄2.50

B．＄1.50

C．＄3.50

Conversation 4

7．How does the new gym affect the speakers' attitudes towards the fee increases?

A．It makes them feel the money was wasted．

B．It makes them feel that they should be angry．

C．It makes them feel the money was well spent．

8．What does the woman promise to show the man?

A．The name of a good station．

B．Safe use of some acrobatic equipment．

C．How to be first class．

9．What does the woman imply she will do?

A．Get more exercise

B．Go back to work

C．Continue studying hard

Conversation 5

10．What are the speakers talking about?

A．Poems

B．A temple

C．Future plans

11．Why is the woman interested in Hanshan Temple?

A．It was described in a famous poem．

B．It was built in Tang Period．

C．It attracts many visitors every year．

12．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The woman hasn't visited the Temple before．

B．The woman often hears the bell ringing．

C．The Temple wasn't valued in the past．

Conversation 6

13．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．The woman's plan．

B．The woman's parents

C．The woman's school

14．Which of the following is true of Jane?

A．She hasn't decided about her job．

B．She hasn't thought about her job．

C．She doesn't want to leave school．

15．What will Jane most probably do in the end?

A．She will go to college．

B．She will become a secretary．

C．She will become a hairdresser．

SECTION B

Directions：In this section, you will hear a 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．

聽(tīng)力理解(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)

例：How much is the shirt?

A．￡ 19.15

B．￡ 9.15

C．￡ 9.18

答案是B。

1．What is the weather like?

A．It’s raining．

B．It’s sunny．

C．It’s cloudy．

2．Who will go to China next month?

A．Alice．

B．Lucy．

C．Richard．

3．What are the speakers talking about?

A．The man’s sister．

B．A film．

C．An actor．

4．Where will the speakers meet?

A．In Room 340．

B．In Room 314．

C．In Room 223．

5．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In an office．

C．At home．

第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6．Why did the woman go to New York?

A．To spend some time with the baby．

B．To look after her sister．

C．To find a new job．

7．How old was the baby when the woman left New York?

A．Two months．

B．Five months．

C．Seven months．

8．What did the woman like doing most with the baby?

A．Holding him．

B．Playing with him．

C．Feeding him．

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9．What are the speakers talking about?

A．A way to improve air quality．

B．A problem with traffic miles．

C．A suggestion for city planning．

10．What does the man suggest?

A．Limiting the use of cars．

B．Encouraging people to walk．

C．Warning drivers of air pollution．

11．What does the woman think about the man’s idea?

A．It’s interesting．

B．It’s worth trying．

C．It’s impractical．

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12．How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand?

A．One week．

B．Two weeks．

C．Three weeks．

13．What advice does the woman give to the man?

A．Go to New Zealand after Christmas．

B．Book his flight as soon as possible．

C．Save more money for his trip．

14．What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?

A．They require early booking．

B．They can be twice as expensive．

C．They are on special offer．

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15．Why did Jane call Mike?

A．To ask him to meet her．

B．To tell him about Tom．

C．To borrow his car．

16．Where will Jane be in about one hour?

A．At Mike’s place．

B．At the airport．

C．At a garage．

17．What can we infer from the conversation?

A．Jane has just learned to drive．

B．Jane’s car is in bad condition．

C．Mike will go to the airport．

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18．What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?

A．Write a short story．

B．Prepare for the lesson．

C．Learn more about the writer．

19．Why does the speaker ask the questions?

A．To check the students’ understanding of the story．

B．To draw the students’ attention to reading skills．

C．To let the students discuss father-son relationships．

20．What will the students do in 10 minutes?

A．Ask more questions．

B．Discussion in groups．

C．Give their answers．

聽(tīng)力

第一節(jié)：(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)

1．Where are the two speakers at the moment?

A．At the boarding gate

B．In the waiting room

C．On the square

2．What time do they agree to discuss the plan?

A．During the dinner

B．Before the dinner

C．After the dinner

3．What does the woman think of the new star?

A．He is popular with the young people

B．He isn’t a good actor

C．He is handsome

4．What are shirts made of?

A．All shirts are made of cotton

B．Some shirts are cotton and others are man-made fiber

C．Shirts can be made of different materials

5．What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A．The electricity

B．The summer

C．Air conditioners

第二節(jié)：(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6．Why does the boy ask for leave?

A．Because his mother needs to be looked after

B．Because he wants to study at home

C．Because his mother asks him to leave

7．What day is it probably when the conversation takes place?

A．Sunday

B．Thursday

C．Tuesday

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8．Where does peter study?

A．In a high school

B．In an elementary school

C．In a university

9．What is the man’s wife?

A．A housewife

B．A teacher

C．A worker

10．Who is the youngest and who is the busiest in the family?

A．Linda; Jenny

B．Jenny; peter

C．Linda; Kate

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11．Why does Jack take a French course?

A．Because he likes French very much

B．Because he plans to go to France

C．Because he wants to study French culture

12．Where is Ann Planning to go next summer?

A．To France

B．To Austria

C．Not mentioned

13．Why can’t Ann make her trip this year?

A．Because she doesn’t have enough money

B．Because she wants to learn the language first

C．Because she is too busy

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14．Why does the man want this job?

A．He could learn much more

B．He feels he will be able to use what he has learned

C．It sounds like an interesting job

15．What does the man think of his former boss?

A．He is a very forgetful manager

B．He is a very kind-hearted man

C．He is too bad

16．Why did the man leave his previous job?

A．Because he was tired of arranging holidays in the travel agency

B．Because he often quarreled with his boss

C．Because he didn’t do what his boss had told him

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The importance of newspapers

B．Different types of reports

C．News reports

18．Why are newspapers popular and sell well?

A．Because they are cheap and easy to get．

B．Because they tell interesting stories．

C．Because they provide all sorts of news．

19．What should you do if you want to get the main idea of a news report quickly?

A．Read the first paragraph．

B．Read the second paragraph．

C．Read the whole report．

20．What will the news reporters do to interest more people?

A．Produce amusing news．

B．Use photos to go with the news．

C．Write very short news reports．