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Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)
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 center.
Example: You will hear:
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) The man wants to attend tomorrow’s show.
B) There aren’t any tickets left for tonight’s show.
C) There aren’t any tickets left for tomorrow’s show.
D) The man doesn’t want to attend tomorrow’s show.
2.A) Detective stories.B) Stories about jail escapes.C) Love stories.D) Stories about royal families.
3.A) It was a long lecture, but easy to understand.
B) It was not as easy as she had thought.
C) It was as difficult as she had expected.
D) It was interesting and easy to follow.
4.A) To put him through to the director.
B) To have a talk with the director about his work.
C) To arrange an appointment for him with the director.
D) To go and see if the director can meet him right now.
5.A) Margaret wanted to return some magazines to the man.
B) Margaret wanted to lend some magazines to the woman.
C) Margaret wanted to borrow some magazines from the woman.
D) Margaret wanted to get some magazines back from the man.
6.A) He doesn’t care much about it.
B) He enjoys it very much.
C) He doesn’t mind even though it’s tedious.
D) He hates working overtime.
7.A) The woman doesn’t think it exciting to travel by air.
B) They’ll stay at home during the holidays.
C) They are offered some plane tickets for their holidays.
D) They’ll be flying somewhere for their vacation.
8.A) Something went wrong with the bus.
B) She took somebody to hospital.
C) Something prevented her from catching the bus.
D) She came on foot instead of taking a bus.
9.A) Do her homework.B) Clean the backyard.C) Wash clothes.D) Enjoy the beautiful day.
10.A) The man is looking for a place to live in.
B) The man has a house for rent.
C) The woman is a secretary.
D) The two speakers are old friends.
Section B Compound Dictation
注意：听力理解的B节(Section B)为复合式听写(Compound Dictation)，题目在试卷二上。现在请取出试卷二。
Very few people can get a college degree before 11, but Michael was an exception.He started high school when he was 5, finishing in just nine months.He became the (S1)world’s youngest college graduate when he was 10 years and 4 months old, earning an (S2)architecture degree.Now at 11 Michael’s working on a master’s degree in (S3)artificial intelligence. But Michael’s (S4)success hasn’t always come easy.(S5)Despite his intelligence, he still lacks important life (S6)experiences.In one class, he had to struggle to understand (S7)romantic novels, because, he says, “I’m 11. I’ve never been in love before.”Another challenge was his size.(S8)High school physical education was difficult because all of the equipment was too big for the 5yearold student.He likes computers so much (S9)that in graduate school he’s studying how to make them think like people.He wants to make robots do all the heavy tasks.(S10)Michael is smart, but he’s like every other kid.
参考答案和录音文字材料
Section A
1.M:I’d like two tickets for the 9 o’clock show this evening.
W:I’m sorry,sir.They’re sold out.But we have a few left for tomorrow.
Q:What do we learn from this conversation?
2.W:I love to see a different type of movie for a change.I am tired of movies about romantic stories.
M:I agree.Let’s go and see a new movie at Royal Theatre.I hear there is a real story of two prison breakers.
Q:What kind of movies does the woman find boring?
3.M:What do you think of Prof.Brown’s lecture?
W:The topic was interesting,but the lecture was much more difficult to follow than I had expected.
Q:What does the woman say about the lecture?
4.M:I’d like to have a talk with your director sometime this week.Could you arrange it for me?
W:He’s rather busy these days.But I’ll see what I can do.
Q:What is the man asking the woman to do?
5.W:Why did Margaret call yesterday?
M:She wanted to pick up some magazines she lent me.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation?
6.W:You seem to have a lot of work to do at your office.You’re always staying late and working overtime.
M:That’s true.But it’s no bother to me.The work is interesting.I don’t mind extra hours at all.
Q:How does the man feel about his job?
7.M:Well, the holidays will soon be here.
W:Yes.Isn’t it exciting? By this time of next week we’ll be on the plane.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation?
8.M:What happened to you? You were so late.
W:The bus I took broke down in front of the hospital and I had to walk from there.
Q:Why was the woman so late?
9.M:It’s such a beautiful day.Why not sit out on the backyard for a while and enjoy it?
W:I’d love to.But there is a lot of laundry to do.
Q:What will the woman probably do?
10.M:I believe you have a room to let.
W:That’s so.Yes, won’t you come in?
Q:What can we learn from the conversation?
1 B2.C3.B4.C5.D6.B7.D8.A9.C10.A
S1. world’s
S2. architecture
S3. artificial
S4. success
S5. Despite
S6. experiences
S7. romantic
S8. High school physical education was difficult because all of the equipment was too big for the 5yearold student.
S9. that in graduate school he’s studying how to make them think like people.
S10. Michael is smart, but he’s like every other kid. | 
