PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1.A.At a bus station. B.At an airport.
C.At a railway station.
D.At a cafeteria in the railway station.
2.A.For a long time. B.For a short time.
C.For a few minutes D.He didn’t need to wait at all.
3.A.He is going to cook in the kitchen.
B.He is going to help his wife with the cooking.
C.He is going to get the table ready for the meal.
D.He is going to clean the kitchen.
4.A.He stayed at home. B.He made more money.
C.He bought a car. D.He went travelling.
5.A.Newspapers. B.A job in the paper.
C.Manchester. D.A Manchester newspaper.
6.A.She refuses to go to dinner. B.She agrees to go to dinner.
C.She is angry. D.She is surprised.
7.A.Go to Paris again. B.Difficult to say.
C.Stay at home. D.Go somewhere else.
8.A.His English is very good.
B.He learns new sentences slowly.
C.He learns English very quickly.
D.His English isn’t very good.
9.A.He doesn’t want to cut down on his smoking.
B.He has the will power to cut down on smoking.
C.He has changed the habit of smoking.
D.He has some difficulties in cutting down on smoking.
10.A.He should call to check his score.
B.He should take the test again.
C.He should wait.
D.He should be more worried than he is.
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 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A.Of course not. B.Definitely.
C.Perhaps. D.I don’t know.
12.A.Earth people going to Venus.
B.Strange people coming to earth from Venus.
C.Strange people coming to earth from Mars.
D.Earth people going to Mars.
13.A.They were all killed by earth people.
B.They found another planet better than the earth.
C.They were killed by the disease of the earth.
D.They were defeated and driven away from the earth.
2
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A.Nancy was not aware of what people were thinking.
B.Nancy was the first woman police officer in America.
C.People’s comments disturbed Nancy.
D.Nancy was a better police officer than most men.
15.A.He hated women.
B.He was willing to offer help.
C.He didn’t like to work with a woman partner.
D.He liked to work with Nancy.
16.A.Nancy has a lot of courage but she is tough.
