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听力部分（共两节，满分30分） 　 该部分分为第一第二两节 注意：作题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。该部分录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。 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。 例如： How much is the shirt? A. £ 19.15   B. £ 9.15  C. £ 9.18 答案是B。   1．What can you learn from Jim's reply? [　　] A．He goes to most types of games. B．Basketball is his only sport. C．He plays basketball. 2．What can you infer from the dialogue? [　　] A．The bus drivers seldom go on strike in England. B．The bus drivers this time ask for different things. C．The bus drivers this time again ask for less work and more pay. 3．What does the woman want to become? [　　] A．A teacher. B．A translator. C．An actress. 4．What is the woman likely to do during the festival? [　　] A．She may do anything that she will meet. B．She will help her mother do some shopping. C．She will help her mother do some cooking. 5．What does the man mean? [　　] A．Mary will go to the party, but she won't dance. B．Mary will go to the party and she will dance. C．Mary won't go to the party. 　　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。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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7两个小题。   6．What will the woman do tomorrow? [　　] A．Attend an important meeting. B．Take her mother to the hospital. C．Go to work. 7．What is the relationship between the two speakers? [　　] A．They are boss and employee. B．They are colleagues. C．They are close friends. 　　听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。   8．Where does the dialogue take place? [　　] A．In the south. B．In the north. C．In the middle-neither too south nor too north. 9．What is the weather like at the place where they are talking? [　　] A．It is too hot in summer and too cold in winter. B．It has a warm winter. C．It's summer is short and cool. 　听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。 10．Where does this dialogue take place? [　　] A．At the man's home. B．In a restaurant. C．In a company. 11．Why does the woman come to the man's home? [　　] A．She wants to have dinner with him. B．She comes to return some books. C．She wants to learn how to cook. 12．Who does the cooking now? [　　] A．The man. B．The woman. C．The man's wife. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。 13．What's the relationship between the two speakers? [　　] A．They are next-door neighbors. B．They are boss and employee. C．They are teacher and student. 14．Was the man looking for the woman tall or short? [　　] A．He was very tall. B．He was very short. C．He was neither short nor tall. 15．What kind of face did the man have? [　　] A．His face was square. B．His face was round. C．The man speaker didn't notice. 16．Why wasn't the man speaker sure of the man's characteristic? [　　] A．It was very late and the lighting wasn't good. B．He was so tired and sleepy that he didn't pay much attention. C．Both A and B. 　　听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。 17．What is the main idea of this passage? [　　] A．Fire accidents. B．Ways to prevent fires. C．Fire-human's great enemy. 18．Which of the following is not mentioned as a cause of fire? [　　] A．A broken bottle lying on dry grass. B．Stored wet hay. C．Dry hay in storage. 19．When was Moscow set on fire? [　　] A．In the  century. B．During the war against Napoleon. C．In 64 AD. 20．Which of the following statements is not true? [　　] A．Fire does good as well as harm to man. B．Carelessness is only one cause of fires. C．A fire cannot break out unless someone starts it.　　   试题答案 练习册答案 在线课程 答案： 解析： Text 1 W: Why did you go to the basketball game, Jim? M: I'm a real sports lover. Text 2 W: It says in the newspaper that the bus drivers are threatening to go on strike in England. M: It's not surprising. They go on strike every two or three years. What do they want this time? W: Less work, more pay. M: That sounds familiar. Text 3 M: Are you going to be a teacher after graduation? W: Of course. I've been dreaming about it for years. How about you? M: I'm not sure. My father wants me to be a translator. W: But don't you think it's tiring to translate all day long? Text 4 M: Do you think the weather will be all right for the Spring Festival? W: Yes, if we're lucky. But I think it'll be very cold anyway. M: Quite possibly. W: Have you got any plans for the festival? It's likely I'll just stay home and help mother with the cooking. M: Well, who knows. I might do anything. You know I always do things as it happens. Text 5 M: Will Mary be able to go to the party? W: Knowing her, she will. M: Good. Do you think she'll be able to dance? W: Well, her cold is much better. M: Is it? But I doubt it's that much better. Text 6 W: Do you mind if I take the day off tomorrow? M: I'd rather you didn't. There's an important meeting tomorrow. W: Sorry, but I wouldn't ask if I didn't feel I had to. My mother is ill and I have to take her to the hospital. M: Oh. Then certainly. W: Thank you. I'll certainly be back to work the day after tomorrow. Text 7 M: Hi, Wang. You like the weather here? W: Well, I'd like to live somewhere a little further north or south from here. M: Why? I personally think it's just right. W: Well, I find it too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. M: But if you live in the south or north, you will have either a much hotter summer or a much colder winter. W: But in the south, at least you have a warm winter. And in the north, summer is short and cool at night, while winter is not so bad with heating. Text 8 M: Oh, come in. W: I just dropped in to return these books. Are you getting dinner ready? Something smells good. M: Oh, I'm just preparing some noodles. W: I thought your wife did the cooking. M: She does, but she said she would come home late today. W: So you're the cook. What are you having with the noodles? M: Some cabbage and tomatoes. Why don't you stay and have dinner with us? W: Thanks, but not today. I have to hurry off. Maybe some other time. Text 9 M: Someone came late last night looking for you. I told him you were out and suggested that he leave a note, but he didn't. W: Late last night? That's strange. What did he look like? M: He seemed to be about thirty-five or somewhat older. Maybe forty or so. W: Was he tall or short? M: Mmm… He wasn't very tall nor very short. About average height, I think. W: Was he fat or thin? M: A bit on the thin side, if I remember correctly. Anyway, certainly not fat, but then he wasn't very thin either. W: Was there anything unusual about his looks? What kind of face did he have--round or square or long? M: Let me think… It was rather square, but not so very. Or was it? Really, I didn't notice. It was so late and the lighting wasn't good. W: Was he wearing glasses? M: Was he or wasn't he? I'm not sure now. You see, I was so tired and sleepy I didn't pay much attention. Text 10 　　M or W: Who doesn't love sitting beside a cozy fire on a cold winter's night? Who doesn't love to watch flames curling up a chimney? Fire is one's greatest friend but also one of the greatest enemies. Many big fires are caused by carelessness. A lighted cigarette thrown out of a car or train window or a broken bottle lying on dry grass can start a fire. Sometimes, though, a fire can start on its own. Wet hay can begin burning by itself. This is how it happens: the hay starts to rot and begins to give off heat which is trapped inside it. Finally, it bursts into flames. That's why farmers cut and store their hay when it's dry. Fires have destroyed whole cities. In the 17th century, a small fire which began in a baker's shop burnt down nearly every building in London. Moscow was set on fire during the war against Napoleon. This fire continued burning for seven days. And, of course, in 64 AD Rome burned! Even today, in spite of modem fire-fighting methods, fire causes millions of pounds' worth of damage each year both in our cities and in the countryside. It has been wisely said that fire is a good servant but a bad master.   练习册系列答案 1加1阅读好卷系列答案 专项复习训练系列答案 初中语文教与学阅读系列答案 阅读快车系列答案 完形填空与阅读理解周秘计划系列答案 英语阅读理解150篇系列答案 奔腾英语系列答案 标准阅读系列答案 53English系列答案 考纲强化阅读系列答案 年级 高中课程 年级 初中课程 高一 高一免费课程推荐！ 初一 初一免费课程推荐！ 高二 高二免费课程推荐！ 初二 初二免费课程推荐！ 高三 高三免费课程推荐！ 初三 初三免费课程推荐！ 更多初中、高中辅导课程推荐,点击进入>> 相关习题 科目：高中英语 来源：听力专项练习 题型：001 　　听力部分（共两节，满分30分） 该部分分为第一第二两节 注意：作题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。该部分录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。 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。 例如： How much is the shirt? A. £ 19.15   B. £ 9.15  C. £ 9.18 答案是B。   1．Where does this take place? [　　] A．In a school library. B．In a city library. C．In a school lab.   2．Who is Mr Smith? [　　] A．An actor in a film. B．A film director. C．A farmer classmate.   3．What is Bill going to be? [　　] A．A cook. B．A head of a taxi company. C．A taxi driver.   4．Why isn't Tim satisfied? [　　] A．His school life is not interesting. B．The TV programs are not enjoyable. C．There is no Color TV at school. 5．What is the man doing? [　　] A．Helping a friend find the right department. B．Buying himself the same shoes. C．Taking a class at the gymnasium. 　　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。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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7两个小题。     6．Why doesn't the man enjoy his job? [　　] A．His job is very difficult. B．He gets very little money from his job. C．It's difficult to talk to his boss. 7．What will the man do? [　　] A．He will find another job. B．He will not talk to his boss any more. C．He will keep trying to talk to his boss.   听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。    8．When will the two speakers play tennis? [　　] A．Tomorrow at 9 a.m. B．Wednesday at 10 a.m. C．Wednesday at 9 a.m.   9．Why does the girl want to play in the morning? [　　] A．She is busy at that time. B．It is cooler at that time. C．It is warmer at that time.   　听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。   10．What were they talking about? [　　] A．Swimming. B．Weather. C．Sports.   11．Which sports does the man prefer? [　　] A．Shooting. B．Sailing. C．Horsing.   12．What about riding horses and sailing? [　　] A．Interesting. B．Surprising. C．Exciting.   　    听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。   13．When will they leave for Beijing? [　　] A．On Thursday. B．On Friday. C．On New Year's Day.   14．Who has been to Beijing before? [　　] A．The man. B．The woman. C．Neither of them.   15．Who is going to drive? [　　] A．The man. B．The woman. C．Both the man and the woman. 16．What are they going to do in Beijing? [　　] A．Visit museums, parks and the lake. B．Visit friends. C．Seeing films. 　   听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。   17．What food is popular in the USA? [　　] A．Pastries. B．Sausage. C．Fast food.   18．What is the name of the book that Mary is studying? [　　] A．Food Around the World. B．Food and Drink. C．Fast Food in America.   19．What do French people particularly like to eat? [　　] A．Fish and chips. B．Fish and Rice. C．Pastries   20．Where are noodles and meat balls very popular? [　　] A．Britain. B．France. C．Italy.     查看答案和解析>> 科目：高中英语 来源：听力专项练习 题型：001 　　听力部分（共两节，满分30分） 　 该部分分为第一第二两节 注意：作题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。该部分录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。 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。 例如： How much is the shirt? A. £ 19.15   B. £ 9.15  C. £ 9.18 答案是B。   1．What is the man doing? [　　] A．He is inviting the woman to dinner. B．He is cooking evening meal. C．He is putting forward a good idea. 2．Where are the two speakers? [　　] A．In a hospital. B．In a supermarket. C．In a bar. 3．Whom are they talking about? [　　] A．A lady. B．Cleaning ladies. C．A teacher. 4．Why didn't the man buy some bread? [　　] A．The woman forgot to buy it. B．The woman forgot to tell him to buy it. C．The woman didn't remember to buy it. 5．How much money does the woman need? [　　] A．Five pounds. B．Ten pounds. C．Eight pounds. 　　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。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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7两个小题。   6．Why is the man talking about the delayed bus? [　　] A．He is really angry about it. B．He wants to talk to the woman. C．He is eager to go to a film. 7．What is the woman's name? [　　] A．Marie. B．Mary. C．Marget. 　听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8．What are the two speakers talking about? [　　] A．Language teaching. B．Radio programs. C．Foreign languages. 9．What other languages besides English do we teach over the radio? [　　] A．German, Spanish and French. B．Portuguese, Swedish and French. C．Japanese, French and German. 　听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。 10．What are they discussing about? [　　] A．How to spend the weekend. B．Where to go this evening. C．What to do on Sunday evening. 11．What aren't there that night according to the man? [　　] A．Films. B．Plays. C．Concerts. 12．What do they finally decide to do? [　　] A．To see a comedy. B．To watch a new play. C．To go to a dance party. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。 13．Where does the woman plan to go? [　　] A．Up north. B．Mary White's. C．Nowhere. 14．Where does Bob invite her to go? [　　] A．To a bar. B．To a film. C．To Mary White's. 15．Who do you think is Mary White? [　　] A．An experienced doctor. B．Their friend. C．Bob's sister. 16．How many people will go? [　　] A．Two B．Three. C．Four. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。 17．What questions do the students of English always ask? [　　] A．Can I question Americans? B．Can I communicate with Americans? C．Can I speak to Americans? 18．Who says “in the hospital”? [　　] A．Americans. B．British. C．Germans. 19．What is the main idea of this monologue? [　　] A．There are too many differences between American and British English. B．British and American English are two different languages. C．American and British speakers share the same language. 20．How many differences are there between the British and American English? [　　] A．5 B．4 C．3   查看答案和解析>> 科目：高中英语 来源：听力专项练习 题型：001 　　听力部分（共两节，满分30分） 　 该部分分为第一节第二节两节 注意： 作题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。该部分录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。 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。 例： How much is the shirt? A. £ 19.15   B. £ 9.15  C. £ 9.18 答案是B。   1．Where is Mrs Wood from? [　　] A．America. B．Japan. C．China.   2．How old is the woman's car? [　　] A．Five years. B．Six years. C．Seven years.   3．What will the woman do now? [　　] A．To stay for supper. B．To meet her brother. C．To go to the supermarket.   4．At what time were the two people talking? [　　] A．4:50. B．4:30. C．4:20.   5．What did the girl do last Sunday? [　　] A．She was ill at that time. B．She left her mother alone. C．She stayed with her mother at home. 　　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。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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，回答下列各题： 6．What is the woman's room number? [　　] A．207. B．227. C．247.   7．What does the woman want? [　　] A．A pot of tea. B．Two pots of tea. C．Some chocolate.   8．Why will the man send someone up to the woman? [　　] A．For her to choose her cakes. B．For her to choose her magazines. C．To ask her pay the bill. 　　听下面一段对话，回答下列各题： 9．What is the relationship between the two speakers? [　　] A．Neighbors. B．Teachers. C．Classmates.   10．When will the school radio station begin operation? [　　] A．Today. B．In April. C．Next term.   11．Which of the following does the woman like from the radio programs? [　　] A．Plays. B．News reports. C．Classical music.   　听下面一段对话，回答下列各题： 12．When did the woman bring the watch in? [　　] A．A week ago. B．Just a minute ago. C．During the lunch time.   13．What did the woman lose? [　　] A．Her watch. B．Her receipt. C．Her gold.   14．What is the most probable result of the conversation? [　　] A．The woman got her watch. B．The woman waited for the manager. 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Text 1 W: Why did you go to the basketball game, Jim? M: I'm a real sports lover. Text 2 W: It says in the newspaper that the bus drivers are threatening to go on strike in England. M: It's not surprising. They go on strike every two or three years. What do they want this time? W: Less work, more pay. M: That sounds familiar. Text 3 M: Are you going to be a teacher after graduation? W: Of course. I've been dreaming about it for years. How about you? M: I'm not sure. My father wants me to be a translator. W: But don't you think it's tiring to translate all day long? Text 4 M: Do you think the weather will be all right for the Spring Festival? W: Yes, if we're lucky. But I think it'll be very cold anyway. M: Quite possibly. W: Have you got any plans for the festival? It's likely I'll just stay home and help mother with the cooking. M: Well, who knows. I might do anything. You know I always do things as it happens. Text 5 M: Will Mary be able to go to the party? W: Knowing her, she will. M: Good. Do you think she'll be able to dance? W: Well, her cold is much better. M: Is it? But I doubt it's that much better. Text 6 W: Do you mind if I take the day off tomorrow? M: I'd rather you didn't. There's an important meeting tomorrow. W: Sorry, but I wouldn't ask if I didn't feel I had to. My mother is ill and I have to take her to the hospital. M: Oh. Then certainly. W: Thank you. I'll certainly be back to work the day after tomorrow. Text 7 M: Hi, Wang. You like the weather here? W: Well, I'd like to live somewhere a little further north or south from here. M: Why? I personally think it's just right. W: Well, I find it too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. M: But if you live in the south or north, you will have either a much hotter summer or a much colder winter. W: But in the south, at least you have a warm winter. And in the north, summer is short and cool at night, while winter is not so bad with heating. Text 8 M: Oh, come in. W: I just dropped in to return these books. Are you getting dinner ready? Something smells good. M: Oh, I'm just preparing some noodles. W: I thought your wife did the cooking. M: She does, but she said she would come home late today. W: So you're the cook. What are you having with the noodles? M: Some cabbage and tomatoes. Why don't you stay and have dinner with us? W: Thanks, but not today. I have to hurry off. Maybe some other time. Text 9 M: Someone came late last night looking for you. I told him you were out and suggested that he leave a note, but he didn't. W: Late last night? That's strange. What did he look like? M: He seemed to be about thirty-five or somewhat older. Maybe forty or so. W: Was he tall or short? M: Mmm… He wasn't very tall nor very short. About average height, I think. W: Was he fat or thin? M: A bit on the thin side, if I remember correctly. Anyway, certainly not fat, but then he wasn't very thin either. W: Was there anything unusual about his looks? What kind of face did he have--round or square or long? M: Let me think… It was rather square, but not so very. Or was it? Really, I didn't notice. It was so late and the lighting wasn't good. W: Was he wearing glasses? M: Was he or wasn't he? I'm not sure now. You see, I was so tired and sleepy I didn't pay much attention. Text 10 　　M or W: Who doesn't love sitting beside a cozy fire on a cold winter's night? Who doesn't love to watch flames curling up a chimney? Fire is one's greatest friend but also one of the greatest enemies. Many big fires are caused by carelessness. A lighted cigarette thrown out of a car or train window or a broken bottle lying on dry grass can start a fire. Sometimes, though, a fire can start on its own. Wet hay can begin burning by itself. This is how it happens: the hay starts to rot and begins to give off heat which is trapped inside it. Finally, it bursts into flames. That's why farmers cut and store their hay when it's dry. Fires have destroyed whole cities. In the 17th century, a small fire which began in a baker's shop burnt down nearly every building in London. Moscow was set on fire during the war against Napoleon. This fire continued burning for seven days. And, of course, in 64 AD Rome burned! Even today, in spite of modem fire-fighting methods, fire causes millions of pounds' worth of damage each year both in our cities and in the countryside. It has been wisely said that fire is a good servant but a bad master.