Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1. A) The man has left a good impression on her family.
B) The man’s jeans and T-shirts are stylish.
C) The man should buy himself a new suit.
D) The man can dress casually for the occasion.
2. A) Its price. C) Its location.
B) Its comfort. D) Its facilities.
3. A) It is a routine offer. C) It is new on the menu.
B) It is quite healthy. D) It is a good bargain.
4. A) Read the notice on the window. C) Go and ask the staff.
B) Board the bus to Cleveland. D) Get a new bus schedule.
5. A) He is ashamed of his present condition.
B) He is careless about his appearance.
C) He changes jobs frequently.
D) He shaves every other day.
6. A) The woman had been fined many times before.
B) The woman knows how to deal with the police.
C) The woman had violated traffic regulations.
D) The woman is good at finding excuses.
7. A) She got hurt in an accident yesterday.
B) She has to go to see a doctor.
C) She is black and blue all over.
D) She stayed away from work for a few days.
8. A) She will ask David to talk less.
B) She will meet the man halfway.
C) She is sorry the man will not come.
D) She has to invite David to the party.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. A) Beautiful scenery in the countryside.
B) A sport he participates in.
C) Dangers of cross-country skiing.
D) Pain and pleasure in sports.
10. A) He can’t find good examples to illustrate his point.
B) He can’t find a peaceful place to do the assignment.
C) He can’t decide whether to include the effort part of skiing.
D) He doesn’t know how to describe the beautiful country scenery.
11. A) New ideas come up as you write.
B) Much time is spent on collecting data.
C) A lot of effort is made in vain.
D) The writer’s point of view often changes.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) Having her bicycle repaired. C) Lecturing on business management.
B) Hosting an evening TV program. D) Conducting a market survey.
13. A) He repaired bicycles. C) He worked as a salesman.
B) He coached in a racing club. D) He served as a consultant.
14. A) He wanted to be his own boss.
B) He didn’t want to be in too much debt.
C) He didn’t want to start from scratch.
D) He found it more profitable.
15. A) They are all the man’s friends. C) They are paid by the hour.
B) They work five days a week. D) They all enjoy gambling.
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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) They shared mutual friends in school.
B) They had many interests in common.
C) They shared many extracurricular activities.
D) They had known each other since childhood.
17. A) At a local club. C) At the boarding school.
B) At Joe’s house. D) At the sports center.
18. A) Durable friendships can be very difficult to maintain.
B) One has to be respectful of other people in order to win respect.
C) Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other.
D) It is hard for people from different backgrounds to become friends.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) The art of Japanese brush painting. C) Characteristics of Japanese artists.
B) Some features of Japanese culture. D) The uniqueness of Japanese art.
20. A) To calm themselves down. C) To show their impatience.
B) To enhance concentration. D) To signal lack of interest.
21. A) How speakers can misunderstand the audience.
B) How speakers can win approval from the audience.
C) How listeners in different cultures show respect.
D) How different Western and Eastern art forms are.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A) They mistake the firefighters for monsters.
B) They do not realize the danger they are in.
C) They cannot hear the firefighters for the noise.
D) They cannot see the firefighters because of the smoke.
23. A) He teaches Spanish in a San Francisco community.
B) He often teaches children what to do during a fire.
C) He travels all over America to help put out fires.
D) He provides oxygen masks to children free of charge.
24. A) He is very good at public speaking.
B) He rescued a student from a big fire.
C) He gives informative talks to young children.
D) He saved the life of his brother choking on food.
25. A) Kids should learn not to be afraid of monsters.
B) Informative speeches can save lives.
C) Carelessness can result in tragedies.
D) Firefighters play an important role in America.
Section C(原复合式听写调整为单词及词组听写，短文长度及难度不变。要求考生在听懂短文的基础上，用所听到的原文填写空缺的单词或词组，共10题。短文播放三遍。)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter,more 26__________ , less afraid of what he doesn’t know, better at finding and 27__________ ,more confident, resourceful (机敏的), persistent and 28__________ than he will ever be again in his schooling – or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life. Already, by paying close attention to and 29__________ the world and people around him, and without any school-type formal instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and 30__________ than anything he will be asked to do in school, or than any of his teachers has done for years. He has solved the 31__________ of language. He has discovered it – babies don’t even know that language exists – and he has found out how it works and learned to use it 32__________ . He has done it by exploring, by experimenting, by developing his own model of the grammar of language, by 33__________ and seeing whether it works, by gradually changing it and 34__________ it until it does work. And while he has been doing this, he has been learning other things as well, including many of the “ 35__________ ” that the schools think only they can teach him, and many that are more complicated than the ones they do try to teach him.