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．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

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．Where is his mother now?

A．At home．

B．In the hospital．

C．At work．

2．How does the man feel about his job?

A．He enjoys it．

B．He doesn’t like it at all．

C．He wants to find a new job．

3．What does the man mean?

A．It will take him a long time to help the woman．

B．He can help her for a while．

C．It won’t take a long time for him to help her．

4．Where did the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a plane．

B．In a coffee shop．

C．In a restaurant．

5．Why couldn’t the man get through?

A．The woman’s telephone was out of order．

B．The woman’s receiver wasn’t put in the right place．

C．The receiver of the telephone was broken．

听力原文：(Text 1)

W：How is your mother feeling these days?

M：Much better，thanks．She should be coming home in a few days．The operation was a success and the doctor says she’ll recover in no time．

(Text 2)

W：You seem to have a lot of work at your office．You’re always staying late and working overtime．

M：That’s true，but I think the work is interesting and fun．I don’t mind the extra hours at all．

(Text 3)

W：Jack，can you help me with this work?

M：Sure，if it won’t take too much time．

(Text 4)

M：Miss，is there still time for a cup of coffee on this fight?

W：Yes，but you have to drink it fast，because we’ll be landing in 10 minutes．

(Text 5)

M：Is your phone out of order?

W：No．Why?

M：I tried calling you but couldn’t get through．

W：I’m sorry．Perhaps the receiver was off the hook．

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。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6～8题。

6．Why does the woman want to buy something for her husband?

A．It’s a birthday present．

B．It’s a Christmas present．

C．His husband isn’t satisfied with the tie．

7．What did the clerk recommend(推荐)the second time?

A．A tie．

B．An electric shaver．

C．Some cosmetics(化妆品)．

8．Why did the woman ask the clerk to put a card into the present?

A．To tell her husband how much she paid for the gift．

B．To congratulate him in written words．

C．To post it．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：Could you help me，please?I’m looking for something for my husband’s birthday next week and I just can’t seem to think of anything to buy．

M：Certainly，madam．You don’t have anything special in mind?

W：Right．I just don’t know．

M：How about a nice silk tie?We have some handsome ties that just arrived from Italy．

W：Not a tie．I gave him one for Christmas and he’s never worn it．He hates ties．

M：What about this?He can use it after he shaves himself．

W：I don’t know．My husband has never used that kind of thing every often．He might not care for that either．Can you think of any other thing?

M：I believe I have just the thing．This wallet is something any man would be proud to own．It has a very deep money pocket．

W：That does sound nice．Please wrap it．Would you put this card in with it?

M：Certainly，madam．It will take just a few minutes．

W：All right．I’ll wait．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Where are the two speakers?

A．On a bus．

B．In the shopping district．

C．At a street corner．

10．What’s the largest building to the left?

A．The bank．

B．The department store．

C．City Hall．

11．What does the man need?

A．Clothing．

B．Shoes．

C．Cigarettes．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：There’s a lot of traffic on the street．Is this the shopping district?

W：Yes，it is．There are a lot of stores，office buildings，and theatres near here．

M：What is the largest building on the left?

W：That’s department store．It sells clothing，furniture，food－almost everything．

M：Do you buy everything in the same store?That’s very handy，isn’t it?It saves a lot of time．I need some clothes．

W：There’s a men’s clothing store next to the bank building on the right．There are also some good stores on Lincoln Street．

M：That’s a beautiful theatre on the corner．What do all the signs in front of it mean?

W：There’s a new play there tonight．The building next to the theatre is a hotel．

M：Is that the post office across the street?

W：No，that’s the City Hall．The post office is between the bus station and the Richmond Hotel．

M：Is that far from here?

W：No，it’s just three blocks straight ahead．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a library．

B．In the woman’s office．

C．In a bookstore．

13．What is the woman trying to do?

A．To buy a book．

B．To borrow a book．

C．To get the writer’s name of a book．

14．What is the man going to do when the book comes in?

A．To send it to the woman’s house．

B．To write to the woman．

C．To call the woman．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：I’ve been trying to get hold of the book for some time．

M：Well，I’m sorry we haven’t got it．．．but we can order it for you．

W：How long should it take to get it?

M：Only a few days．

W：All right．

M：Now，what was the title?

W：Never Say Never．

M：Do you happen to know the name of the author?

W：Yes，it’s Claudia Jameson．

M：Jameson．OK，now could I have your name please?

W：Yes．Anne…that’s with an “e” at the end…Parker．

M：Anne Parker．Can I have your telephone number，as well?

W：737506．

M：Thank you very much．As soon as it comes in，I’ll ring you．

W：Thank you very much．

听第9段材料，回答第15～16题。

15．What kind of man is described by the man speaker?

A．A teenager．

B．A young adult．

C．A middle-aged man．

16．What color are the man’s eyes?

A．Black．

B．Blue．

C．Brown．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：Can you describe him?Is he tall or short?

M：Tall．Not very tall，but fairly tall．

W：Thin?Fat?

M：Well，he’s certainly not fat．He’s very fit and strong．

But he’s not thin either．

W：Can you say he’s well-built?

M：Yes，exactly．He’s well-built．About twenty-one or twenty-two years old．

W：Fair or dark hair?

M：Fair．

W：Is his hair long or short?

M：About shoulder-length．

W：What color are his eyes?

M：He has blue eyes．

W：I see．Can you tell us anything else?What’s he wearing，for example?

M：Yes，I can，actually．He’s wearing a big white sweater，white shorts and an open-necked shirt．

W：Thank you for calling．We’ll try to find him．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．How many librarians are in charge of the library?

A．Only one．

B．A single man．

C．We both．

18．What’s the passage mainly about?

A．The duties of the librarian．

B．The rules of the library．

C．The length of the students’ borrowing books．

19．How many books can students borrow at a time?

A．Two books．

B．Three books．

C．Four books．

20．Which of the following is NOT true of the rules for good behaviour in the library?

A．The students should keep the books in good condition when they return them．

B．The students should not keep books longer than two weeks if they don’t finish them．

C．The students want to take away some books with the permission given by the librarian．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

　　We have a big well-equipped library in our school．There is a librarian in charge of it．Students of the school may borrow books from the library but they may not lend them to others without the permission of the librarian．Students may borrow three books at a time．They may keep the books for 2 weeks．If they do not return them by the end of this period，they may be refused permission to borrow any more．?

　　There are a number of rules for good behaviour in the library．Students ought to put back the books in their correct places on the shelves．They ought to leave the books carefully and keep them in good condition．Students may not talk or disturb others in the library．They ought to keep quiet when they are passing along outside the library．