第一部分:听力录音原文及参考答案:
第一节
(Text 1)
M: Jack seems to think that this year's basketball season will be disappointing.
W: That's his opinion. Most others think differently.
(Text 2)
W: I got 90 in my maths exam. What about you?
M: I got 95,but Linda was much better. She got 98.
(Text 3)
W: Don't you know that you are an hour late?
M: I'm terribly sorry,Joan. My car broke down on the way and I got so dirty trying to mend it. I had to go home to change clothes.
(Text 4)
W: Excuse me,does it say $5 for the bananas?
M: Oh,no. You bought 4 pounds. It is one dollar per pound.
(Text 5)
M: Good morning,madam. What can I do for you?
W: Good morning. How much should I pay for these books to be sent to
M: Hm,about twenty dollars.
第二节
(Text 6)
M:Miss Grace is going back to
W:The party must be very interesting. I've been on sick leave for so long that I know little about what's going on in school. What time is the party going to be?
M:At
W:But I must see the doctor first.
M:But you must be on time,or the party will be over.
W:OK. I must remember the time of the party.
(Text 7)
M:Aren't you hungry?
W: No,not really.
M: But I am. Look at your watch. It's
W: There's a restaurant nearby.
M: But it's expensive,isn't it?
W: No,it isn't.
M: How's the food?
W: It's not bad.
M: OK,then. Let's go together.
(Text 8)
W: I hope it rains today.
M: Why?
W: Well,if it rains on your birthday,it means you make lots of money this year.
M: How do you know?
W: That's what my grandfather says every time it rains on someone's birthday.
M: We're having a party tonight.
W: Are we?
M: It's a birthday party. I've invited some friends over. Susan doesn't know about it yet.
W: Aren't you taking Susan to a concert?
M: Yes,but I'm taking her to the party afterwards. Why don't you ask Peter to pick you up at ten?
W: Oh,no,that would be too much trouble. I can make it there by myself. Where's the party?
(Text 9)
W: Wake up,Eric,time to rise and shine.
M: Ha,oh,hi,Jane,I must have fallen asleep while I was reading.
W: You and everyone else. It looks more like a campground than a library.
M: Well ,the classroom's too noisy to study in and I guess this place is too quiet.
W: Have you had any luck finding a topic for your paper?
M: No,Professor Grant told us to write about anything on Eastern culture. For once I wish she had not given us so much of a choice.
W: Well,why not write about Chinese culture? You seem to be interested in that part of the world.
M: I am,but there is too much material to cover. I'll be writing forever,and Professor Grant only wants five to seven pages.
W: So then limit it to one place in
M:That's not a bad idea. I brought many books and things back with me last summer. That would be GREat resource material,now if I can remember only where I put them.
(Text 10)
M: I had to go to
An hour later,the plane was in the air and I decided to look at the conference programme to see what I wanted to attend. Imagine my horror when I opened the case and found that it was full of picture books and children's toys. And imagine what the woman must have thought about a case full of men's clothes and scientific papers.
选择题参考答案:
第一、二、三部分(Key to 1—75):
1—5 BBCBA 6—10 CBBBC 11—15 BCACB 16—20 AAABB
21.C。“It is + 时间段 + since + 表示过去的时间”是固定句型。 22.D。weather是不可数名词,前面不加冠词;a little意为“有点儿”,作状语,修饰disappointing。 23.B。D项错误,A和C显然不合整个语境。24.D。下句叫人家重复提问,是因为当别人提问时,他没听,故用过去进行时。25.D。a thought strike sb. 意为“某人大脑里产生一个念头”。 26.B。certain和sure都可作“一定”解,但通常不说it is sure或I'm certain, 而要说I'm sure或It's certain。27.C。此句中动词不定式动作发生在谓语is reported之前,故使用完成时,再者主语bank与rob是动宾关系,故使用被动语态。 28.D 29. B。plan to do sth.意为“计划做某事”,其中的不定式如是前面提到的动词,采取省略形式,只保留不定式符号to。30.A。be paid 付给薪水,意为“工人的薪水不够维持生活”。31. A。break down意为“(机械等)出故障、毁坏”;“(人)身体出毛病,(健康)衰弱”;give out意为“用完,分发,宣布,放出(气味)”;get down意为“下来”;hold on意为“持续、继续”。32. C。强调句型为“It is +被强调部分+that +...”,the letter是被强调部分, that you got yesterday 是定语从句修饰letter。 33. C。How many / much 和带any的疑问句的答语用none, what 提问用nothing回答,quite a little相当于much。34. D。Hardly had +主语 + done ... when... 意为“一……就……”。35. B。别人祝你周末愉快,你应该说“The same to you”。36. A。由下文可知,安娜家的房子地势高,没有被洪水淹到,但比安娜家地势低的房子都被洪水冲走了。 37. D 38. D 39. A。当洪水退去之后,所有其它的房屋都被烂泥覆盖着,墙和屋顶都不见了,而安娜家的房子却安然无恙地矗立在那里。 40. B 41. B 42. C 43. A。 安娜家的房子很小,她丈夫去世了,但她还是接纳了一户在洪水中财产丧失得一干二净的家庭,与他们住在一起,直到他们重新盖好房子为止。 44. C 45. B 46. A。安娜的朋友们对安娜的做法不理解,她自己有一些孩子要抚养,她为什么还要给自己增加负担呢? 47. A。explain to sb.意为“向某人解释”。 48. B。then意为“当时”。 49. C。表示在主句谓语动词found之前,她丈夫已经在战争中阵亡了。故此处用过去完成时态的被动语态。 50. B。as引导状语从句,意为“正如……;像……一样”。 51. D。从下文可知,这份礼物是一个小女孩,不是买来的。 52. D。介词with表“带着”。 53. D。句型Here is... 意为“这就是……”。 54. B。孩子们得到这份礼物都很兴奋。 55. C。Such指代上文安娜讲的故事,本句意为“这就是那份圣诞节礼物”。 56.A 57. C。从第二段第二句可推断出本题答案。58. A 59. D。本题属于归纳文章主旨大意题。本篇短文主要讲述了Pompeii和Herculaneum这两座城市是怎样被发现的。60. B。由下句中的judge(法官)和短文的故事情节,可猜测出courtroom意为“法庭”。 61. B 62. D 63. A。根据作者在文中对这个人的行为的描写及作者对他的看法,选项A正确。64. D 65. A 66. A 67. C。短文最后一句话表明,如果午饭和晚饭少吃一点儿对减肥可能有用。 68. D 69. A 70. B 71. C 72. B 73. C 74. C 75. A
第四部分:
第一节:
76. earlier→early 77. sitting→sat 78. sun前加the 79. 去掉more 80. disappointing
→disappointed 81.went→going 82. laugh 后加at 83. her→his 84. run→ran 85. √
第二节: One possible version:
With the development of the Internet, more and more people tend to send electronic cards instead of paper ones at New Year's time. Compared with the traditional cards, electronic cards are more interesting and lively, for you can get not only pictures but also sound and even animations. Besides, it's faster to send an electronic card. There are many websites on line where different kinds of cards are available. If none of these cards is of any interest to you, you can design cards of unique style using FLASH or other software. More importantly, with the popularity of electronic cards, less paper is used for making electronic cards, which contributes to the environment protection.
