Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end ofeach conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will bea 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 Answer .Sheet I with a single line through the center.

1.A.They admire the courage of space explorers.

B.They were going to watch a wonderful movie.

C.They enjoyed the movie on space exploration.

D.They like doing scientific exploration very much.

2.A.In a school library.

B.At a gift shop.

C.In the office of a travel agency.

D.At a graduation ceremony.

3.A.He used to work in the art gallery.

B.He does not have a good memory.

C.He is not interested in any part-time jobs.

D.He declined a job offer from the art gallery.

4.A.He will be unable to attend the birthday party.

B.The woman should have informed him earlier.

C.He will go to the birthday party after the lecture.

D.Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow.

5.A.Set a deadline for the staff to meet.

B.Assign more workers to the project.

C.Reward those having made good progress.

D.Encourage the staff to work in small groups.

6.A.Where she can leave her car.

B.The rate for parking in Lot C.

C.How far away the parking lot is.

D.The way to the visitor’s parking.

7.A.He regrets missing the classes.

B.He has benefited from exercise.

C.He plans to take the fitness classes.

D.He is looking forward to a better life.

8.A.How to select secretaries.

B.How to raise work efficiency.

C.The responsibilities of secretaries.

D.The secretaries in the man’s company.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9.A.It is used by more people than English.

B.It is more difficult to learn than English.

C.It will be as commonly used as English.

D.It will eventually become a world language.

10.A.Its popularity with the common people.

B.The effect of the Industrial Revolution.

C.The influence of the British Empire.

D.Its loan words from many languages.

11.A.It has a growing number of newly coined words.

B.It includes a lot of words from other languages.

C.It is the largest among all languages in the world.

D.It can be easily picked up by overseas travelers.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12.A.To place an order.

B.To apply for a job.

C.To return some goods.

D.To make a complaint.

13.A.He works on a part-time basis for the company.

B.He has not worked in the sales department for long.

C.He is not familiar with the exact details of the goods.

D.He has become somewhat impatient with the woman.

14.A.It is not his responsibility.

B.It will be free for large orders.

C.It depends on a number of factors.

D.It costs￡15 more for express delivery.

15.A.Make inquiries with some other companies.

B.Report the information to her superior.

C.Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge.

D.Ring back when she comes to a decision.

Section B

Directions，In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage, you will hearsome questions.Both the passage and the
questions will be spoken only once.After youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B,C.and D .Then mark
the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the center.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16.A.No one knows for sure when they came into being.

B.No one knows exactly where they were first made.

C.No one knows for what purpose they were invented.

D.No one knows what they will look like in the future.

17.A.Measure the speed of wind.

B.Give warnings of danger.

C.Pass on secret messages.

D.Carry ropes across rivers.

18.A.To find out the strength of silk for kites.

B.To test the effects of the lightning rod.

C.To prove that lightning is electricity.

D.To protect houses against lightning.

Passage Two

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19.A.She was born with a talent for languages.

B.She was tainted to be an interpreter.

C.She can speak several languages.

D.She enjoys teaching languages.

20.A.They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible.

B.They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions.

C.They acquire an immunity to culture shock.

D.They would like to live abroad permanently.

21.A.She became an expert in horse racing.

B.She learned to appreciate classical music.

C.She was able to translate for a German sports judge.

D.She got a chance to visit several European countries.

22.A.Take part in a cooking competition.

B.Taste the beef and give her comment.

C.Teach vocabulary for food in English.

D.Give cooking lessons on Western food.

Passage Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

23.A.He had only a third-grade education.

B.He once threatened to kill his teacher.

C.He often helped his mother do housework.

D.He grew up in a poor single-parent family.

24.A.Stupid.

B.Active.

C.Brave.

D.Careless.

25.A.Watch educational TV programs only.

B.Write two book reports a week.

C.Help with housework.

D.Keep a diary.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the firsttime, you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for thesecond time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have justheard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what youhave written.
When you look up at the night sky, what do you see? There are other（26） bodies out therebesides the moon and stars.One of the most（27） of these is a comet (彗星).

Comets were formed around the same time the Earth was formed.They are（28） ice and otherfrozen liquids and gases.（29）these “dirty snowballs” begin to orbit the sun, just as the planets do.

As a comet gets closer to the sun, some gases in it begin to unfreeze.They（30）dust particlesfrom the comet to form a huge cloud.As the comet gets even nearer to the sun, a solar wind blows thecloud behind the comet, thus forming its tail.The tall and the（31）fuzzy (模糊的) atmospherearound a comet are（32）that can help identify this（33）in the night sky.

In any given year, about a dozen known comets come close to the sun in their orbits.The averageperson can’t see them all, of course.Usually there is only one or two a year bright enough to be seenwith the（34 ）eye.Comet Hale-Bopp, discovered in 1995, was an unusually bright comet.Its orbitbrought it（35）close to the Earth, within 122 million miles of it.But Hale-Bopp came a long way onits earthly visit.It won’t be back for another four thousand years or so.

答案

1.C.四个选项的主语均为they．且选项动词多表达情感．通过选项中的space explorers，movie，space exploration等间可以判断．本题意在考查说话者对太空探险或电影的评价.

男士询问女士是否还记得他们上个月看的那部关于太空探险的精彩电影，女士表示这是她看过的关于太空探险题材的印象最深的一部电影.通过对话中的wonderful film和the most

impressiveone等关键词可知，他们非常喜欢男士所提及的那部关于太空探险的电影．故答案为C.

2.B.四个选项中出现了school library．gift shop．travel agency和graduation ceremony等表示地点或场合的词汇，可以推测对话旨在考查事件发生的地点.

女士询问男士是否在找什么特别之物．男士说他儿子即将高中毕业．他想送给孩子一件有意义的东西.由此可知，对话可能发生在礼品店.男士准备买件特别的礼物送给儿子，故答案为B.

3.D.四个选项均以he开头，且出现了work，part．joblessness，ajob offer等词，由此可以推测本题考查的内容与男士的工作有关.

男士说麦克告诉他在美术馆找工作的事无果而终．女士表示怀疑，因为她听说麦克曾有机会在那里工作，但是被他拒绝了.由此呵知．麦克放弃了在美术馆的工作，并非是无果而终，declined一词是
原文turneddown的同义转换．故答案为D..

4.A.四个选项中两次出现birthday party，町以推测对话与生日派对有关.各选项的主语为he，the woman，Susan，听音时应特别注意主语与birthday party的关系.

女士询问男士明天晚上能否参加苏珊的生日派对，男士说自己明天有个讲座，因此无法分身，也就是无法参加苏珊的生日派对，故答案为A..

5.A.四个选项均为动词短语，且出现了deadline，staff，workers，project，work等与工作相关的词汇，故而推测本题考查的内容与员工或工作有关.

女士询问男士对员工的工作进度慢是否感到不满，男士表示赞同，并打算给员工设定期限并让他们遵守，故答案为A..

6.D.四个选项中出现了car，parking，lot等词，由此可知，本题考查的内容与停车场有关.

女士问男士访客停车场在哪里，她的车停那里了，男士说就在那边的C区停车场.由此可推断，女士想知道如何去访客停车场，故答案为D.

7.B.四个选项均以he作主语，且出现了classes，exercise，fitness classes等词，可以推测对话内容与男士的健身有关.

女士夸赞男士自从上健身课以来气色不错，男士说他从未感觉像现在这样好.由此可以推测，男士认为自己在健身活动中获益匪浅，故答案为B..

8.D.四个选项中出现了secretaries，work efficiency，responsibilities，company等词，由此可以判断本题内容与公司秘书的工作有关，可能会探讨如何选秘书、如何提高工作效率、秘
书的职责等问题.

女士对男士秘书的工作效率大加赞赏，男士说他们公司只选择最棒的人当秘书，他们的工作量大、责任重.由此可知，对话双方在评价男士公司的秘书，因此答案为D.

9.What does the man say about Chinese?

A.女士询问男士为什么说英语会成为世界语言，男士说原因之一是因为英语应用广泛，使用人数仅次于汉语，也就是说使用汉语的人数比使用英语的人数多，故答案为A..

10.What made English a widely used language?

C.女士询问男士英语使用者如此之多的原因，男士说大英帝国和美国的影响是主要原因，故C.“大英帝国的影响”是原因之一，为本题答案.

11.What is said to be special about English vocabulary?

B.对话中女士说许多学生认为英语难学，男士表示赞同，但同时认为英语有两大优势，其一就是词汇的国际化，英语中含有德语、荷兰语、法语、西班牙语、意大利语等多国语言的词汇.由此可知，英
语词汇的特点是国际化，它包含了许多其他语言的词汇，故答案为B.

12．What is the womem’s purpose in making the phone call?

A.对话中女士打销售部的电话，其目的是想为她们的工作室添置家具.由此推断，女士打电话是为了订货，故答案为A..

13．What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

C.女士询问画板报价是否包括增值税，男士表示不太肯定；女士又问及画板的材质．男士也不清楚.由此可推测，男士并不十分了解他们的货物．故答案为C..

14.What does the mall say about delivery?

C.女士询问了画板的价格和材质后，又询问了货物运送的情况，男士说这得看他们的工作情况和订单的数量等.由此可推测，货物的运送是由多种因素决定的，故答案为C.

15．What does the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow?

D.女士说除了画板之外，她们还需要画笔、油墨、尺子和画纸等材料，但被告知负责相关业务的

人员不在，因此女士打算明天再打电话咨询相关事宜.由此可知，女士计划做完决定后再打电话联系，故答案为D.

16．What does the speaker say about kites?

A.短文开篇便提到“没有人知道风筝问世多久了”，后面接着说道，数百年前人们就开始使用风筝，2，500多年前风筝在中国非常出名.由此可知，人们不确定的是风筝是何时问世的，因此A.为答案.

17．What did ancient Chinese use kites to do?

D.文章提到风筝的几种用途，比如在古代中国，风筝用于将绳索穿过小河从而悬起木桥，此外风筝还用于战斗中，因此D.为答案.

18．Why did Benjamin Franklin fly a kite in the storm?

C.短文中提到富兰克林也曾经放过风筝，他放风筝的目的是证实雷电也是电，因此C.为答案.

19．What does the speaker say about herself?

C.短文开头部分提到她学习过几种外语，但不像那些专业翻译人员那样熟练.由此可以推测，她会讲几种外语，故答案为C.

20．What does the speaker say about many people who have lived overseas for a while?

B.短文中提到，像其他很多曾经在国外待过一段时间的人一样，她非常喜欢跨文化交际，甚至难以想象没有跨文化交际的职业和社交生活是什么样子的，因此答案为B..

21．How did the speaker’s experience of living in Vienna benefit her?

C.说话者提到，因为她熟悉外语，她获得了一些难得的机会.她举例说，从维也纳回来之后，她被邀请在奥运会马术比赛中为德国裁判做翻译，因此答案为C.

22．What Was the speaker asked to do in the Japanese studio?

B.说话者最后提到自己在日本的经历，她在美食节目录制现场当观众，被邀请到台上品尝牛肉并做出评价，她对这段经历兴奋不已，因此答案为B.

23．What do we learn about Ben Carson?

D.短文开头就提到本·卡森的基本情况，他成长在一个贫困的单亲家庭，因此答案为D..

24．What did Ben Carson’s classmates and teachers think of him when he Was first at school?
A.短文提到，本·卡森的母亲只上到三年级，做着两份清洗厕所的工作.同学和老师都觉得本·卡森是班里最笨的孩子，因此答案为A.

25.What did Ben Carson’s mother tell him to do when he was a school boy?

B.短文提到，本·卡森脾气不好，有一次还威胁说要杀死另一个同学，母亲认为必须制定规矩对他严加管教才行.这些规矩包括：每周只看两次电视节目，完成作业后才能和朋友玩耍，一周读两本书并
写出读书报告，因此答案为B.

26.heavenly.此处应该填人形容词修饰名词bodies.空格处与下文的the moon and stars和comet形成对照.heavenly意为“天空的”，heavenly body意为“天体”.

27.fascinating.此处应该填入形容词, 与前面的most构成最高级.fascinating意为”迷人的,吸引人的”.

28.made up of.此处应填入过去分词或短语与空格前的are一起构成被动语态.be made up of意为“由……组成”.

29.Now and then.此处应填入状语成分.now and then意为“偶尔，有时”.

30.combine with.此处应该填入动词或动词短语作谓语.combine with意为“与……结合”.

31.generally.此处应填入副词，修饰形容词fuzzy.generally意为“通常”.

32.characteristics.此处应该填入名词，作that can help identify…这一定语从句的先行词.characteristics意为“特征”.

33.phenomenon.此处应该填入名词，作动词identify的宾语.phenomenon意为“现象”.

34.naked.此处应该填入形容词，修饰eye.naked意为“裸的”，naked eye是常用搭配，意为“肉眼”.

35.relatively.此处应该填入副词，修饰形容词close.relatively意为“相对地”.