(二)

第一节　

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。

Text 1

M:Who’s that girl over there?

W:Oh, her name is Sally.She’s one of the foreign students here.Do you want to meet her?

M:Sure.

W:OK.Let me introduce you to her.

Text 2

M:Time is limited, you see.I’m preparing for the math test we’ll have tomorrow.

W:You’d better not let the teacher see you studying math.You’re supposed to be studying English now.She’ll get angry.

Text 3

M:What did you do during the Spring Festival?

W:I planned to visit my aunt and uncle.But due to frequent visits from my friends and former classmates, I just stayed at home and never had the chance to go out.

Text 4

M:Which train do I take for Victoria, please?

W:You can take the 9:20.This end of Platform 2.

M:When does it get there?

W:It gets there at 11:40.

Text 5

W:I am back!

M:What a surprise! I thought you were in Hong Kong.

W:Just got back.It’s good to see you again.

M:Yes, I am surprised to see you here.

第二节　

　　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、7题。

Text 6

M:Excuse me.I’m trying to find the city library.Do you know how to get there?

W:Take the second crossing on the left and go straight on.

M:Should I take a bus?

W:No.It’s only about fifteen minutes’ walk.

M:Thank you very much.

W:That’s all right.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

Text 7

W:What is Labor Day exactly in Canada?

M:It’s a day to celebrate hard work.

W:When is it?

M:It’s on the first Monday in September.

W:How do people celebrate it?

M:There are some parades and speeches.But mostly it’s just a day off from work,a time for most people to relax and enjoy the end of summer.

W:Oh, I see.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

Text 8

M:Carol, you’re a professionally trained marriage adviser.Could you describe your work?

W:Yes, we deal with any type of relationship issues that come up.Therefore,we open our doors to anyone who is in a relationship where things are difficult.The breakdown in marriage in Britain is about 33~34 percent.Much higher than any other European country.

M:How long have you been doing this sort of work?

W:I’ve been involved in marriage counseling for eight years.

M:What sort of qualifications do you need as a professional?

W:For advising you don’t actually need any formal qualifications but the actual selection procedure is extremely difficult.It needs two-year training.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

Text 9

M:Come in.Ah, hello, please take a seat.

W:Thank you, doctor.

M:You’re Angela Stansgate, aren’t you?

W:Yes, I am.

M:Well, Angela, how can I help you?

W:Doctor, I have this pain.In my head … I mean I have a lot of headaches.

M:I see … Let me ask you some questions.What do you do?

W:I’m a teacher.

M:A teacher … umm … do you smoke?

W:Yes, I do.About ten cigarettes a day.

M:I see.And what about exercise? Do you exercise?Like playing tennis or swimming?

W:No, you see, I don’t have the time.I work hard and I have a lot to do …

M:Now listen, Ms Stansgate.You’ve got a problem.Actually you’ve got two problems.You smoke and you don’t exercise.

W:Yes.

M:So there are some things you must do.First, stop smoking.Don’t smoke any cigarettes at all.Second, exercise two or three times a week.Swim, run or play tennis, all right?

W:Yes, doctor.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

Text 10

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942.When he was young, he enjoyed riding horses and playing with other children.When Hawking was 21, shortly before his first marriage, he came down with a serious illness and doctors said he would not survive more than two years.He fought against the disease and survived much longer than other patients with the same illness.He gradually lost the use of his arms, legs, and voice, and was almost completely unable to move around.Hawking needed a team of nurses to care for him.

Hawking wrote A Brief History of Time in 1988 and it soon became a best-seller and he became famous around the world.He was respected by people and he enjoyed encouraging young people to study science.Though he was a physically disabled person, he was not mentally disabled.