Listening Comprehension

Section A：Short Conversations

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．At home．

B．In the post office．

C．In the restaurant．

D．In the bar．

2．A．6∶15．

B．6∶55．

C．7∶15．

D．7∶30．

3．A．Because she didn't want to come．

B．Because she carried a heavy bag．

C．Because she was delayed by something else．

D．Because she was held up in the heavy traffic．

4．A．Buy some coffee cups．

B．Cook the meal for the children．

C．Have something to drink．

D．Go straight home．

5．A．John will be late．

B．John will be here on time．

C．John makes mistakes．

D．John doesn't make mistakes．

6．A．Job hunting．

B．An online course．

C．Earlier graduation．

D．Summer vacation plans．

7．A．Funny．

B．Crazy．

C．Amused．

D．Pleased．

8．A．They'd better not go riding．

B．Riding a bike is a great idea．

C．It's not good riding in the rain．

D．They can go riding half an hour later．

9．A．For sightseeing．

B．To meet her Canadian friends．

C．On business．

D．Not mentioned．

10．A．He'll go to the play with the woman．

B．He can't go to the play．

C．He doesn't want people to know where he's going．

D．He's already seen the play．

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 the 1300s．

B．In the 1400s．

C．In the 1500s．

D．In the 1600s．

12．A．Italy．

B．France．

C．England．

D．Germany．

13．A．Ballet always tells a beautiful story．

B．Ballet is not always performed to music．

C．Ballet is one of the most beloved forms of dance．

D．Ballet is magical, and it's hard to learn．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following instructions．

14．A．Because it stimulates your nerve activities．

B．Because it keeps you calm．

C．Because it strengthens your memory．

D．Because it improves your problem solving strategies．

15．A．Piano music could interfere with your reasoning ability．

B．The effects of music do not last long．

C．The more you listen to music, the higher your test scores will be．

D．Music, whether classical or rock, helps improve your test scores．

15．A．The difference between classical music and rock music．

B．Why classical music is popular with maths students．

C．The effects of music on the results of maths tests．

D．How to improve your reasoning ability．

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 ONE WORD for each answer．

Blanks 21 through 24 arc based on the following conversation．

Complete the form．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．

答案：
解析：

　　答案：C　A　D　C　B　D　D　A　C　B　B　D　C　A　B　C　India　Sweater　50　Ordinary　Last Wednesday　Ancient Chinese paintings　30　the opposite direction

　　Listening Script

　　Section A

　　1．M：I'd like a table, please．

　　W：I'm sorry．You have to wait for some time．You see there're too many people at lunch time．

　　Q：Where did the conversation probably take place?

　　2．W：The plane leaves at 6∶15．Do we have time to eat first?

　　M：No．We only have 40 minutes left, while having a decent supper often takes an hour, not including 15 minutes to wait for a table．

　　Q：When is their flight?

　　3．M：You should have come here twenty minutes ago．

　　W：I'm sorry, but the heavy traffic delayed me．

　　Q：Why was the man late?

　　4．W：Why don't we stop to have a cup of coffee?I feel tired．

　　M：I'd love to, but the children must be waiting for us to cook the meal．

　　Q：What does the woman want to do?

　　5．M：Do you think John will be late for the class meeting?

　　W：Well, if you think John will be late, you're mistaken．

　　Q：What do we learn from this conversation?

　　6．M：I hope to get a job during the summer vacation and earn some money．How about you?

　　W：I'm going to take an online course so I can graduate sooner．

　　Q：What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

　　7．M：Would you like to go to the ballet next Friday?I've got two tickets．

　　W：Oh, that sounds like fun．

　　Q：How does the woman feel?

　　8．M：What about going for a bike ride?It stopped raining half an hour ago．

　　W：But the roads might still be wet．

　　Q：What does the woman mean?

　　9．W：I'd like you to meet Helen．She is from Canada．She is in Guangzhou on business．

　　M：Nice to meet you, Helen．

　　Q：Why is Helen in Guangzhou?

　　10．W：It's very nice of you to give me your tickets for the play．

　　M：Please．Don't mention it．I'm going to be out of town this weekend anyway．

　　Q：What does the man mean?

　　Section B

　　Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage

　　Since its first appearance in the 15th century in the court of European royalty, ballet has become one of the most beloved forms of dance．One of the most beloved ballets is“Swan Lake”．First performed in Russia in 1895, it continues to thrill audiences around the world today．

　　The word“Ballet”itself is French, and comes from the Italian word ballet, meaning“a dance”．Ballet dancing, as we know it today, is a result of influences from many countries．Italy, France, Russia, England, and America have all contributed important elements to this style of dance．Highly technical, ballet is always performed to music and often tells a story．Though learning this style of dance is a difficult process, the results of stage are magical．The graceful moves display the body in the most elegant and beautiful manner possible．

　　11．When was ballet first performed?

　　12．According to the passage, which country hasn't contributed much to ballet?

　　13．What's true about ballet?

　　Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following instructions．

　　Do you have a tough maths test coming up?Then listen to some classical piano music just before the test．You might end up with a higher score．Researchers at a university in California conducted an experiment．They asked a group of college students to listen to some piano music by a famous 18th century composer before taking a maths test．They were surprised to find that the students' scores jumped from 8 to 9 points．The music seems to excite nerve activities in the brain, similar to the activity that occurs when a person is figuring out a maths problem．However, the scientists warn that before you get too excited about applying this method to your maths test, you should remember that brain exciting effects last only 10 or 15 minutes．Would rock music work as well as the piano music do?“No”, the scientists say．In fact, the less complex music might even interfere with the brain's reasoning ability．

　　14．Why can classical music play a positive role in problem solving?

　　15．What is one of the findings of the research?

　　16．What is this passage mainly about?

　　Section C

　　Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation．

　　M：Good morning．I'd like to send this package to India．

　　W：I'll need you to fill in a customs form, please．

　　M：Sure．Contents in detail, um, sweater．Value——um, fifty dollars…weight…——oh, I don't know the weight．

　　W：Put it on the scale．

　　M：There you go．

　　W：OK, that's one pound and a half．

　　M：Really?How much is that in Kilograms?

　　W：Oh, over half a kilo．Now, is this ordinary mail or air mail?

　　M：Ordinary mail, please．

　　W：That's going to be ＄13.72．

　　M：Thank you．

　　Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation．

　　M：Did you go to the History Museum last Wednesday?

　　W：Yes…But we didn't see any ancient Chinese paintings there．

　　M：You didn't!Why not?These precious paintings are rarely displayed．

　　W：I see．But we took the wrong bus that day．When we got there, the museum was closed．

　　M：That's terrible．How did you get there?

　　W：We waited for the bus No．15, but the No．30 came first, and the driver said we could take his bus to Stanford Street．

　　M：Yes．But Stanford Street is a long way from the museum．

　　W：That's what we found out later．We had to change to the No．11 bus there．We waited for a long time, and at last we got on．

　　M：So you finally got to the museum．However, it was closed．

　　W：Yes, but that's not the whole story．That bus didn't take us to the museum．It was going in the opposite direction．

　　M：What an experience!I should have told you how to go there．


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