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Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the
end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both
the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each
question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four
choices marked A), B), C)and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then
mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through
the centre.
Example:
you will read:
A)At the office
B)In the waiting room
C)At the airport
D)In a restaurant
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they
had to finish in the evening.This is most likely to have taken place at the
office.Therefore,A)"At the office"is the best answer.You should choose [A]
on the Answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer [A][B][C][D]
1.
A) Get some change from Jane.
B) Go look for a pay phone.
C) Use the woman's phone.
D) Pay for the phone call.
2.
A) At an art gallery.
B) In a department store.
C) At a bookstore.
D) In a workshop.
3.
A) She will help the man to catch up.
B) She is worried about the man's health.
C) She has bought the man an up-to-date map.
D) She's bought the man a pair of glasses today.
4.
A) He is going to give a talk on fishing.
B) He is eager to meet Susan's father.
C) He has the same hobby as Susan's father.
D) He thinks fishing is a good way to kill time.
5.
A) He finds the presentation hard to follow.
B) He speaks highly of the presentation.
C) He considers the presentation very dull.
D) He thinks Professor White has chosen an interesting topic.
6.
A) A bookshelf.
B) A typewriter.
C) Some stocks.
D) High quality paper.
7.
A) They set off early.
B) They wait for a fine day.
C) They go sightseeing.
D) They go to the seaside.
8.
A) He liked to show off in class.
B) He was the first person she met at school.
C) He had a funny face.
D) He was late for school on the first day.
9.
A) Her car can stand any crash.
B) Her car is kept in good condition.
C) Her car is not as good as his.
D) Her car is maintained as well as his.
10.
A) She is too busy to go.
B) She's willing to go swimming.
C) She doesn't want to wait long.
D) She enjoys the wonderful weather.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of
each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the
questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must
choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then
mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through
the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.
A) He was a tax collector.
B) He was a government official.
C) He was once a friend of the ruler.
D) He was once a school teacher in India.
12.
A) To reward outstanding tax collectors.
B) To declare new ways of collecting tax.
C) To collect money from the persons invited.
D) To entertain those who had make great contributions to the government.
13.
A) They were excused from sliver and gold coins by the ruler.
B) They were given some sliver and gold coins by the ruler.
C) They tried to collect more money than the ruler asked for.
D) They enjoyed being invited to dinner at the ruler's palace.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.
A) They liked traveling.
B) The reasons are unknown.
C) They were driven out of their homes.
D) They wanted to find a better place to live in.
15.
A) They are unfriendly to Gypsies.
B) They admire the musical talent of the Gypsies.
C) They are envious of Gypsies.
D) They try to put up with Gypsies.
16.
A) They are now taught in their own language.
B) They are now allowed to attend local schools.
C) Special schools have been set up for them.
D) Permanent homes have been built for them.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17.
A) The causes are familiar
B) The causes are not well understood.
C) The causes are obvious.
D) The causes are very complicated.
18.
A) Improved highway design.
B) Better public transportation.
C) Regular driver training.
D) Stricter traffic regulations.
19.
A) Highway crime.
B) Drivers' errors.
C) Poor traffic control.
D) Confusing road signs.
20.
A) Increasing people's awareness of traffic problems.
B) Enhancing drivers' sense of responsibility.
C) Building more highways.
D) Designing better cars. |
| 听力原文
Section A
1.
M: Hi, Jane, do you have some change? I have to make a call on the pay
phone.
W: Pay phone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are.
Q: What would the man most probably do?
2.
M: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?
W: Sorry, I don't know for sure. But I guess it's an early 18th century
work. Let me look it up in the catalog.
Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?
3.
M: I'm worried about those classes I missed when I was sick.
W: I'll try to bring you up today on what we have done.
Q: What does the woman mean?
4.
W: Hey, Dan, I hear you are meeting Susan's parents for the first time.
M: Yeah, next weekend. Fortunately her father loves to fish, so we'll have
something to talk about.
Q: What can be inferred about Dan?
5.
W: professor White's presentation seemed to go on forever. I was barely able
to stay awake.
M: How could you sleep through it? It's one of the best that I've heard on
this topic.
Q: What does the man think of professor white's presentation?
6.
W: I'm looking for a quality paper to type my essay. I don't see any on the
shelf.
M: I saw some in the stock room in the morning. I'll go and check.
Q: What does the woman want to buy?
7.
M: It seems we'll have another fine day tomorrow. Let's go to the seaside.
W: OK, but we'll have to leave very early, or else sell get cut in the
traffic
Q: What does the woman suggest?
8.
M: Do you know James? He's in your class.
W: Certainly, in fact he was the first person I got to know in my class. I
still remember the look on his face when he showed up late on the first day
of school.
Q: Why did the woman remember James so well?
9.
W: The man at the garage thinks that I take good care of my car.
M: So do I. I don't see any scratches on the outside and the inside is
clean, too.
Q: What does the man think of the woman's car?
10.
M: Wonderful day, isn't it? Want to join me for a swim?
W: If you don't mind waiting while I get prepared.
Q: What does the woman mean?
Section B
Passage One
A friend of mine told me that when he was a young man, he went to work as a
teacher in one of the states of India. One day he received an invitation to
dinner at the ruler's palace. Very pleased, he went to tell his colleagues.
They laughed and told him the meaning of the invitation. They had all been
invited and each person who was invited has to bring with him a certain
number of silver and gold coins. The number of coins varied according to the
person's position in the service of the government.
My friend's income was not high, so he did not have much to pay. Each person
bound before the ruler, his gold went onto one hip, his silver went onto
another hip, and in this way he paid his income tax for the year. This was a
simple way of collecting income tax.
The tax on property was also collected simply: The ruler gave a man the
power to collect a tax from each owner of land or property in a certain area
if this man promised to pay the ruler a certain amount of money. Of course
the tax collector managed to collect more money than he paid to the ruler.
The difference between the sum of money he collected and the sum of money he
gave to the ruler was his profit.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have
just heard.
11. What do we know about the speaker's friend?
12. What was the real purpose of the ruler's invitation?
13. What does the passage say about the tax collectors?
Passage two
Around the year 1000A.D., some people from Northwest India began to travel
westwards. Nobody knows why. After leaving their homes, they did not settle
down again but spent their lives moving from one place to another. Their
later generations are called the Romany people or Gypsies. There are Gypsies
all over the world. And many of them are still traveling with no fixed
homes. There are about 8 million of them, including 3 million in Eastern
Europe.
Gypsies sometimes have a hard time in the countries where they travel,
because they are different. People may be afraid of them, look down on them
or think that they are criminals. The Nazis treated the Gypsies cruelly,
like the Jews. And nobody knows how many of them died in Hitler's death
camps.
Gypsies have their own language, Romany. They like music and dancing, and
they often work in fairs and traveling shows.
Travelling is very important to them and many Gypsies are unhappy if they
have to stay in one place. Because of this, it is difficult for Gypsies
children to go to school. And Gypsies are often unable to read and write. In
some places, the education authorities try to arrange special travelling
schools for Gypsy children so that they can get the same education as other
children.
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have
just heard.
14. Why did the ancestors of Gypsies leave their home?
15. What is the attitude of some people towards Gypsies?
16. What measure has been taken to help Gypsy children?
Passage three
As the car industry develops, traffic accidents have become as familiar as
the common cold. Yet their cause and control remain a serious problem that
is difficult to solve.
Experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem has multiple
causes. At the very least it is a problem that involves three factors: the
driver, the vehicle and the roadway. If all drivers exercised good judgement
at all times, there would be few accidents. But this is rather like saying
that if all people were honest, there would be no crime. Improved design has
helped to make highways much safer. But the title of accidents continues to
rise because of human failure and an enormous increase in the number of
automobiles on the road. Attention is now turning increasingly to the third
factor of the accident are the car itself. Since people assume that the
accidents are bound to occur, they want to know how cars can be built better
to protect the drivers.
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have
just heard.
17. What does the speaker think are the causes of automobile accidents?
18. What measure has been taken to reduce car accidents?
19. What remains an important factor for the rising number of road
accidents?
20. What's the focus of people's attention today according to the passage?
参考答案
Part I
1.C 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.B 11.D 12.A
13.C 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.D 18.A 19.B 20.D |
