第Ⅰ卷 (共103分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. By bus. B. By train. C. By bicycle. D. On foot.
2. A. Do some cooking. B. How to become a Shanghainese.
C. How to play chess. D. One day in Shanghai.
3. A. A pair of stockings. B. Some paper of high quality.
C. A large quantity of books. D. A bookshelf.
4. A. It is not very difficult. B. He doesn’t believe everyone’s words.
C. He finds the maths course too difficult. D. His score is very bad.
5. A. He made a lecture to the woman and the man.
B. He has just graduated from the university.
C. He is too shy to speak in the university.
D. He used to be very shy, but now he has overcome it.
6. A. He declines the woman’s offer.
B. He doesn’t like the food.
C. He likes the pudding only.
D. He will eat all the food on the table.
7. A. The key to the company’s success.
B. The changes on the market.
C. The management of the woman’s company.
D. How the woman’s company goes on.
8. A. Frank’s car was accidentally lost.
B. Frank was killed in a car accident.
C. Frank fell out of a car.
D. Frank survived a car accident.
9. A. 40 dollars. B. 32 dollars. C. 30 dollars. D. 16 dollars.
10. A. There are too many centers already.
B. They aren’t really going to build one.
C. She knew about the planned construction.
D. She hasn’t been to the other centers.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. In 1886. B. In 1856.
C. In 1830. D. In 1950.
12. A. A doctor. B. A novelist.
C. A housekeeper. D. A poet.
13. A. She often goes out to get some information.
B. She is not a sociable person.
C. She only communicated with her seven poems.
D. She is not a productive person.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Slow drain. B. Cutting trees.
C. Lack of money. D. Heavy rainfall.
15. A. Because they lack money.
B. Because the bang is used for experiments.
C. Because of some technical faults.
D. Because people don’t like it.
16. A. India. B. South Africa.
C. Denmark. D. China.
Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.
The place of the conversation In the_________ (17)____________.
The man Wanted a book on ______(18)_________.
The girl In black ______(19)_________ have been waiting for the book for half an hour.
The woman’s suggestion The man should come in first tomorrow _______(20)________
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
What kind of drink does the woman want? She wants a(n) _______(21)________.
Who is Ben Jeffries? He is the woman’s former _____(22)_____.
Why was Ben Jeffries fired? Because he was often ______(23)______ and talked on the phone all the time.
How can the woman find a new one? She will put an ad.________(24)________.