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

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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．How much would a new car cost?

A．＄1100．

B．＄900．

C．＄700．

2．What are the speakers?

A．Teachers．

B．Lawyers．

C．Editors．

3．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a TV repair shop．

B．At someone’s house．

C．At school．

4．Why can’t the woman give the man directions?

A．She is too weak to say too much．

B．She just came to the new place．

C．She’s very much afraid．

5．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．They knew each other when they lived in England．

B．The woman was a student when she lived in England．

C．Both of them once lived in England．

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．What’s the man’s plan for the future?

A．To take a business course in Shanghai．

B．To learn some English in Shanghai．

C．To do some research in Shanghai．

7．What can you tell about the man?

A．He used to live in Xi’an．

B．He used to live in Beijing．

C．He used to live in Shanghai．

8．What do they agree to?

A．Going to the evening school．

B．Improving their English．

C．Practicing business．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Why hasn’t Sandy seen James?

A．Because he went on a camping trip．

B．Because he was visiting his pen friend．

C．Because he’s been studying．

10．Why did Sandy suggest James camping?

A．James can get in touch with nature．

B．James can have a good rest．

C．James can go to many parks．

11．What wrong idea did James have about camping?

A．Camping was so expensive．

B．He could camp anywhere he wanted．

C．Camping was not safe．

听第8段材料，回答第12～13题。

12．What will the boy do if he joins the army?

A．He must cut his hair very short．

B．He will only eat beans．

C．He must do a lot of exercise．

13．What is the advantage of joining the army?

A．He can cut his hair．

B．He can learn a lot．

C．He can have a rifle．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

14．What are they talking about?

A．Information they read in newspaper．

B．News about a friend．

C．A classroom lecture．

15．What is the man’s opinion of David?

A．He is lucky．

B．He is a good business man．

C．He shouldn’t have moved．

16．What kind of business does the man probably own?

A．A shop．

B．A hotel．

C．A factory．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．Which is the usual age for retirement in the US?

A．60．

B．55．

C．70．

18．What do you know about population growth in the US?

A．It slows down．

B．It increases．

C．It is controlled．

19．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Most Americans will have no income at all after retirement．

B．Most Americans do not know what to do after retirement．

C．Most Americans can still keep up their income after retirement．

20．Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Social security payments．

B．Company pension．

C．Welfare from churches．

Answer 1

A;A;B;B;C;A;B;B;C;A;B;C;B;B;B;A;A;B;C;C

　　听力原文：(Text 1)

　　M：I bought a used car for ＄900．

　　W：You could get a new car if you are willing to spend another ＄200．

　　(Text 2)

　　W：It’s 4∶15．By the time I have mailed the package and gone home, it will be time for dinner．

　　M：Yes．We’d better finish grading these papers and get going．

　　(Text 3)

　　M：Can I watch TV?

　　W：No．Not until you finish your homework．

　　(Text 4)

　　M：Excuse me, can you tell me if this bus goes to Park Square?

　　W：No, I’m afraid I can’t．I’ve only been here a few weeks myself．

　　(Text 5)

　　W：What part of England did you live in when you were a student?

　　M：A place called Sally Oak．Do you know it?

　　W：Oh, yes．I used to pass through it nearly every day when I was living there．

　　(Text 6)

　　M：Hi, Lucy．

　　W：Hi, Tom．Haven’t seen for ages．Any news?

　　M：I’m going to take a business course when I leave school．

　　W：Are you? Very glad to hear that．Then what are you going to do when finish?

　　M：Oh, I shall go to Shanghai to practice there．

　　W：That’s a good idea．You know there are more opportunities for business there than in Beijing．And English is very useful in the job．

　　M：Yes, I think it will be very useful in many ways．

　　W：Besides, Shanghai is an international trade centre．English is almost used everywhere．

　　M：Then I’ll be a very promising businessman there．

　　(Text 7)

　　W：Hello, James．I haven’t seen you for several weeks．

　　M：Oh, hey, Sandy．I’ve been studying a lot for my final exam．

　　W：Well, the term is almost over now．

　　M：Yes．My pen friend is coming for a visit this summer, and we’d like to see some of the country．But traveling is so expensive．

　　W：Have you thought about camping?

　　M：Camping? I’ve never done that．

　　W：I think you’ll really like that．It’s much cheaper than staying at a hotel．And being close to the nature is a good way to forget about our school for a while．

　　M：What a good idea! We can go by bike until we find a nice place and just camp wherever we like．

　　W：Well, not exactly．You’re only allowed to camp in certain places．But there are many national parks, state parks and even village camps around the country．

　　M：Sounds great! Here’s my bus．I’ll talk to you about this again．

　　(Text 8)

　　M：Mum, I want to ask you something．Do you think I should join the army after I graduate from high school?

　　W：Well, you don’t have to join the army, but you should do something for your country．

　　M：What will it be like if I join the army?

　　W：First of all, you’ll have to cut your hair, but you won’t have to wear it too short．

　　M：Will the food be OK?

　　W：Ha! Ha! You’ll have to eat a lot of beans, but at least you won’t have to do the cooking．

　　M：Will I carry a rifle?

　　W：Of course, and you’ll have to do a lot of exercises, but that won’t hurt you．

　　M：What are the advantages of joining the army?

　　W：You can learn a lot, son．You’ll have to work hard, but it’s a good experience．When you get out, you’ll be ready for college．

　　(Text 9)

　　W：Did you hear the good news about David? He’s living? in Australia now and he loves it．He started a business and he is now very rich．It seems that it is so easy to make money there．

　　M：Oh, I haven’t heard the news, but I’m not surprised．David has a sharp eye for business．The grass is always greener on the other side．Do you want to go abroad, too?

　　W：No．But I know for a fact that people in Australia are more wealthy．Right here where we are, everyone is trying to save money．It’s practically impossible to make money here．

　　M：That’s true．To tell you the truth, my business isn’t going well at all．Customers aren’t coming like they used to．I’m rather nervous about these things．

　　W：I wouldn’t say that．According to the government, this is the worst time we’ve had in history．They say the best thing you can do is to keep working and try to wait until things improve．

　　(Text 10)

　　Most Americans retire after the age of 60．The usual age of retirement is 60, although some people retire at 55 or younger．Other Americans do not retire until they are in their seventies．This type of “late retirement”is more frequent now as population growth in the US slows down, and the average age of the citizens increases．Most Americans usually make plans for their retirement well in advance．Their income after retirement may include interest on bank savings and a company pension．Americans also receive Social Security Payments from the federal government．