Listening comprehension

Part A：Short Conversation

Directions：In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers．At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said．The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once．After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard．

1．A．Coke

B．Coffee

C．Tea

D．Water．

2．A．At a restaurant

B．At a studio

C．At a concert

D．At a theatre．

3．A．Relieved

B．Worried

C．Confused

D．Depressed．

4．A．The Browns

B．The Browns’ son

C．The postman

D．The neighbour．

5．A．7∶00

B．7∶10

C．9∶00

D．9∶10．

6．A．The ring is not hers

B．She doesn’t have gold rings．

C．She prefers gold to silver

D．She lost her silver ring．

7．A．The screen doesn’t have to be cleaned．

B．The keyboard also needs cleaning．

C．The man shouldn’t do the cleaning

D．There’s not enough time to clean both．

8．A．The driver will stop the bus immediately．

B．The guy by the door will help the woman．

C．The woman should check the map．

D．He will tell the woman when to get off．

9．A．She dislikes fireworks

B．She has plans for the evening．

C．She doesn’t feel like going out

D．She has to get theatre tickets．

10．A．They can’t see the stars clearly

B．They’re not in the city tonight．

C．They’re looking at the stars from the city．

D．They’re talking about movie stars．

Part B Passages

Directions：In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．

11．A．It can make her famous

B．It is easy and rewarding．

C．It is dangerous but exciting

D．It has its moving moment．

12．A．Somebody was killed

B．Nobody was injured．

C．Karen was physically hurt

D．Many buildings exploded．

13．A．A fierce war

B．A serious injury

C．A terrible explosion

D．A brave journalist．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following report．

14．A．Internet use is increasing quickly in rural and urban areas．

B．More and more rural residents have Internet access．

C．People have a limited choice on Internet providers．

D．City residents use the Internet frequently．

15．A．Over 2 million

B．Around 6 million．

C．23 million

D．17 million．

16．A．More girls have their own websites than boys．

B．1 in 4 kids have Internet access from home．

C．Most kids think they get too little time online at school．

D．Internet connection at home is quicker than that at school．

Part C Longer Conversations

Directions：In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in me numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

B1anks l7 through 20 are based on the following conversation．

Complete the form．Write ONE WORD for each answer．

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation．

Complete the form．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．

听力

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。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．When does the conversation take place?

A．At 10∶30

B．At 10∶50

C．At 10∶10

2．What does the man think about the price of the car?

A．Reasonable

B．Too high

C．Pretty cheap

3．Why will the woman go to Edinburgh?

A．To have a meeting in Glasgow

B．To meet some important people

C．To drive the man there．

4．What caused Mr．Black to knock down the girl?

A．The girl was careless．

B．He was careless．

C．He was drunk．

5．How did Susan go to the meeting place?

A．By bus．

B．In Richard’s car．

C．By taxi．

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。每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，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至7题

6．Why did the man look sad?

A．He lost a game．

B．He was punished by his teacher．

C．He failed in the exam．

7．How will the woman help the man?

A．Take part in the game instead of him．

B．Practise together with him．

C．Hold a party for him．

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．What programme does the woman want to see?

A．Changjiang Travel

B．MTV programmes

C．The football match

9．When does the football match start on the TV station?

A．At 1∶00 am．

B．At 1∶00 pm

C．At 9∶00 pm

10．What will the man most probably do at one o’clock tomorrow morning?

A．See the programme Changjiang Travel

B．See the football match on the Star TV Station

C．Sleep rather than see the football match

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11．What are the speakers talking about?

A．Their plan for the coming holiday．

B．Their desire to meet with wild tigers．

C．Their dream of renting a wooden house in the mountains．

12．When will the speakers go on their holiday?

A．In the winter．

B．In the summer．

C．In the autumn．

13．Where do the speakers decide to go in the end?

A．To Lushan．

B．To Tibet．

C．To Harbin．

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题

14．What was the woman’s problem?

A．She lost her way．

B．She lost her camera．

C．Something was wrong with her camera．

15．What can we know about the Shell Building from the conversation?

A．It’s near the Washing Street．

B．It’s near the post office．

C．It opens at 5∶30 am．

16．What’s the possible relationship between the speakers?

A．Strangers．

B．Salesman and customer．

C．Repairman and customer．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Why did Li An go to America?

A．To make films．

B．To continuing his study．

C．To live with his family．

18．How old was Li An when his first English film came out?

A．37 years old．

B．41 years old．

C．39 years old．

19．Which of the following films came out in 1993?

A．Ride with the Devil．

B．Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

C．The Wedding Banquet．

20．Which film won Li An the 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Director?

A．Sense and Sensibility．

B．The Ice Storm．

C．Brokeback Mountain．