Question

听力(Listening Comprehension)

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，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 are the man and woman talking about?

A．Buildings．

B．University．

C．New laboratories．

2．What does the man mean?

A．The son is not doing well．

B．The son is as smart as his father．

C．The son is very poor．

3．What does the man mean?

A．It's too far away to walk to．

B．It's within walking distance．

C．It's not far, but too far to walk to．

4．Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A．At home．

B．At a restaurant．

C．On a party．

5．What does the man mean?

A．He moved the desk alone．

B．He had some classmates move the desk．

C．His classmates helped him．

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，并标在试卷的相应位置．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．

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题．

6．Whose mother was ill?

A．Jeff's．

B．Jack's．

C．Richard's．

7．With whom did the man go traveling?

A．Maria．

B．His dog．

C．Jeff and Richard．

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第11题．

8．What kind of food will the man and woman eat?

A．American food．

B．Indian food．

C．Chinese food．

9．Where is the restaurant?

A．On Queen Street．

B．On Main Street．

C．On Rain Street．

10．How does the woman know that the restaurant is good?

A．She has been there several times．

B．She has tried it once．

C．She has been told about it．

11．What time will they most likely meet?

A．7∶00．

B．7∶15．

C．6∶45．

听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14题．

12．How long has the woman been ill?

A．For two weeks．

B．For three weeks．

C．For a few weeks．

13．When did the woman get a pain in stomach?

A．About an hour after she has eaten．

B．About an hour before she has eaten．

C．Just when she begins to eat．

14．What can you conclude about the woman's husband from this conversation?

A．He eats very quickly．

B．He doesn't eat as quickly as his wife．

C．He sometimes eats more slowly than his wife．

听下面一段对话，回答第15和第16题．

15．What can we learn about the woman?

A．She was born in Hawaii．

B．She has never been to Hawaii．

C．She has been working in Hawaii for many years．

16．What will the woman do possibly in order to travel round the island?

A．Rent a car．

B．Take a bus．

C．Travel on foot．

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题．

17．What is the talk mainly about?

A．Overland transportation in the nineteenth century．

B．History of mail delivery．

C．The invention of the railroad．

18．Why was it a problem for mail carriers to cross rivers?

A．Boats used on rivers were very crowded．

B．Bridges were too weak to carry the weight．

C．There were too few boat s．

19．What were NOT mentioned by the speaker?

A．Trains．

B．Horses．

C．Bikes．

20．What can be found in the exhibition?

A．Historical stamps．

B．models of boats．

C．Models of the first airplanes used for mail delivery．

Answer 1

答案：
解析：

　　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，并标在试卷的相应位置．听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题．每段对话仅读一遍．

　　(Text 1)

　　W：Henry, how do you like your university?

　　M：I just love it．We have such beautiful and comfortable buildings．We have new laboratories, too．

　　(Text 2)

　　W：How's your son doing in school?Is he as smart as his father?

　　M：He had a promising start, but now he's doing poorly．To make things worse, he's stopped going to classes．

　　(Text 3)

　　W：Could you tell me how to get to the train station?I hear that it's in this direction．

　　M：Yes, it is．You can either take a bus or taxi heading south, but it's not too far．If I were you, I'd prefer to walk．

　　(Text 4)

　　W：Would you like anything to drink, sir?

　　M：Yes, I think so．This lady will have a cup of tea and I'll have a beer．

　　(Text 5)

　　W：How on earth did you move that heavy desk to the room upstairs?

　　M：My classmates carried it with me．

　　第二节

　　听下面五段对话或独白．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．

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题．现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题．

　　(Text 6)

　　M：Hello, Maria．

　　W：Hello, Jack．I heard that you went on a trip last month．

　　M：That's right．I was away for ten days, just to have a change．

　　W：Oh, ten days!How wonderful!Did you go alone or with your friends?

　　M：I was planning to go together with Jeff and Richard, but they both couldn't make it in the end．

　　W：What happened?

　　M：Jeff's mother was ill, so he must stay home to take care of her．Richard got a new task and couldn't spare time．

　　W：I see．And what did you do with your dog while you were away?

　　M：Oh, he's a good traveler, as long as he gets a chance to play．

　　听下面一段对话，回答第8至第11题．现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题．

　　(Text 7)

　　M：Why don't we go out for dinner sometime this week?

　　W：That'd be nice．I haven't been to a restaurant for ages．Do you have any place in mind?

　　M：Not really．Let's think．How about Indian food?

　　W：Hmm, that would be okay．It can be a bit hot, though．

　　M：Yeah, that's true．Then how about Chinese food?

　　W：I love Chinese food．But I'm never sure what to order!

　　M：Well, why don't we try that Chinese restaurant on Main Street?Have you ever eaten there?

　　W：You mean the Eastern Palace?Is that the one?

　　M：That's right．

　　W：No, I've never tried it．I hear it's very good．

　　M：Yes, I've eaten there several times, so I know the menu quite well．

　　W：Sounds great!So when do you want to go?

　　M：Is Friday okay with you?

　　W：Sure．I'm not doing anything on Friday．

　　M：Would 7∶00 be okay?

　　W：Yeah, that would be a good idea．

　　M：Then let's meet in front of the restaurant just before seven．

　　W：All right．I look forward to it．Thanks．

　　听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14题．现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题．

　　(Text 8)

　　M：Hello．Mrs．Thomas．What can I do for you?

　　W：Well, I've been having bad stomach pains lately, doctor．

　　M：Oh, I'm sorry to hear that．How long have you been having them?

　　W：Just in the last few weeks．I get a very sharp pain about an hour after I've eaten．

　　M：I see．Do you get this after every meal?

　　W：Let me think．No, it's usually in the afternoons, after lunch．

　　M：Well, what do you have for lunch?

　　W：Oh, I mostly just have a quick hamburger and rush back to the office．We're very busy at the moment．

　　M：Well, I don't think it's anything serious．Maybe you eat too quickly．It's bad for your health．

　　W：My husband is always telling me that．

　　M：Anyway, I'll give you something for it and we'll see what happens．Take the medicine three times a day．

　　W：After meals or before?

　　M：After eating．

　　W：Thank you, doctor．

　　M：You're welcome．

　　听下面一段对话，回答第15和第16题．现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题．

　　(Text 9)

　　W：Do you live in Hawaii?

　　M：Yeah, I've been working in Honolulu for the last couple of years．

　　W：Great．This will be my first visit．I hear it is beautiful．

　　M：Yes, it is．So what do you plan to do there?

　　W：First, I'm going to go to the beach．Then, I thought I'd visit some of the other islands．

　　M：That's a good idea．There's plenty to do there, though．

　　W：Really?What should I see?

　　M：Well, you should try to see a Hawaiian show if you can．There's a good one at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel．Then if you like museums, there's the Bishop Museum, which is very interesting．

　　W：I should write this down．Is it very easy to get around the island?By the way, do you think I should rent a car?

　　M：It's up to you．Public transportation is pretty good, though．There are plenty of buses, and you can take a bus trip around the whole island for only 60 cents．

　　听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题．现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题．

　　(Text 10)

　　Now let's come to the main hall and look at some of the actual vehicles that played a very important part in speeding up mail delivery．Consider how long it used to take to send a letter across a relatively short distance．Back in the 1600s it took two weeks on horseback to get a letter from Boston to New York, a distance of about 260 miles．Crossing a river was also difficult sometimes．A carrier would sometimes wait hours just to look for a boat．For journeys inland the ride was uncomfortable because it had to be shared with other passengers．In the 19th century, in the southwestern desert camels were brought in to help to get the mail through．In Alaska, deer were used．We'll stop here a minute so that you can enter this model of a railway mail car．It was during the age of the iron horse that delivery really started to pick up．In fact the United States transported mails by train for nearly 100 years．The first airmail service didn't start until 1918．Please take a few moments to look around．I hope you'll enjoy your tour．And as you continue on your own, may I suggest you visit our stamp collection?Not only can you look at some of the more unusual stamps but there's an interesting exhibit on how stamps are made．