Part III Listening Comprehension(30minutes)

Section A

Directions:In this section,you will hear8shortconversations and2long c onversations.At the endof each conversation,one or more questions will beasked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions wil l be spoken onlyonce.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choicesmarked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer S heet1with 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 woman is now working in a kindergarten.

B)The man will soon start a business of his own.

C)The man would like to be a high school teacher.

D)The woman is going to major in child education.

2.

A)The furniture has to be rearranged.

B)The sound equipment has to be set up.

C)The conference room has to be cleaned.

D)The video machine has to be checked.

3.

A)She is exhausted.

B)She is near-sighted.

C)She cannot finish work in time.

D)She cannot go straight home.

4.

A)The woman is too particular about food.

B)He would rather have a meal an hour later.

C)The woman should order her food quickly.

D)He usually prefers ice-cream to sandwiches. 5.

A)He is not a good mechanic.

B)He doesn't keep his promises.

C)He spends his spare time doing repairs.

D)He is always ready to offer help to others.

6.

A)Sam has a big family to support.

B)Sam is not interested in traveling.

C)The pay offered by the travel agency is too low.

D)The work hours in the travel agency arc too long. 7.

A)International trade.

B)Product development.

C)Financial consulting.

D)Domestic retailing.

8.

A)Go on a business trip.

B)Look for a job in Miami.

C)Make a ticket reservation.

D)Take a vacation.

Questions9to11are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9.

A)It is located on Route18.

B)It has an interesting museum.

C)It is a beautiful little town.

D)It lies seven miles east of Newton.

10.

A)They are in opposite directions.

B)They are fifty-five miles apart.

C)They are quite close to each other.

D)They are a long drive from Norwalk.

11.

A)They are connected by Route7.

B)They are crowded with tourists.

C)They have lots of old houses.

D)They have many rare plants.

Questions12to15are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12.

A)Bring him up to date on the current situation in Milan.

B)Inform him of the arrangements for his trip in Italy.

C)Fetch the documents signed by Mr Gartner.

D)Accompany Mr Gartner to the Linate airport.

13.

A)About8:30.

B)About6:30.

C)About5:30.

D)About4:15.

14.

A)Mr Gartner from Milan.

B)Gianni Riva at Megastar.

C)The company's sales representative.

D)Gavin from the Chamber of Commerce.

15.

A)Travel agent.

B)Business manager.

C)Secretary.

D)Saleswoman.

Section B

Directions:In this section,you will hear3shortpassages.At the end of ea ch passage,you will hearsome questions.Both the passage and thequestio ns will be spoken only once.After you hear aquestion,you must choose t he best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mar k the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through th e centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Passage One

Questions16to19are based on the conversation you have just heard.

16.

A)She had a desire to help others.

B)She wanted to find out more about it.

C)She needed some overseas experience.

D)She was interested in farming.

17.

A)Carry out a cultural exchange program.

B)Work on an agricultural project.

C)Learn Portuguese.

D)Teach English.

18.

A)She found it difficult to secure a job in her own country.

B)She wanted to renew her contact with the Peace Corps.

C)She was invited to work as an English teacher.

D)She could not get the country out of her mind.

19.

A)By teaching additional English classes.

B)By writing stories for American newspapers.

C)By working part time for the Peace Corps.

D)By doing odd jobs for local institutions.

Passage Two

Questions20to22are based on the passage you have just heard.

20.

A)Time spent exercising.

B)Time spent working.

C)Time spent on leisure activities.

D)Time spent with friends and family.

21.

A)Reading.

B)Surfing the Web.

C)Eating out.

D)Watching TV.

22.

A)Driving.

B)Gardening.

C)Going to the pub.

D)Visiting friends.

Passage Three

Questions23to25are based on the passage you have just heard.

23.

A)The car driver was trying to avoid hitting a rabbit.

B)The car driver was partly responsible for the accident.

C)McLaughlin was talking to his manager while driving.

D)McLaughlin's carelessness resulted in the collision.

24.

A)He crashed into a car parked there.

B)He knocked down several mailboxes.

C)He tore down the company's main gate.

D)He did serious damage to a loaded truck.

25.

A)He will lose his job.

B)He will have to pay damages.

C)He will be fined heavily.

D)He will receive retraining.

Section C

Directions:In this section,you will hear a passagethree times.When the

passage is read for the firsttime，

you should listen carefully for its generalidea.When the passage is read for the secondtime，

you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just h eard.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。

When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate__26_ _,they replied."Because it is right."If we ask Americans why they eat wit h knives and forks,or why their menwear pants__27__skirts,or why the y may be married to only one person at a time,we arelikely to get__28__ and very uninformative answers:"Because it's right."

"Because that's theway it's done.""Because it's the__29__.

"Or even"I don't know.

"The reason for these andcountless other patterns of social behavior is th at they are__30__by social norms-sharedrules or guidelines which presc ribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation.Norms__31__ how people"ought"to behave under particular circumstances in a partic ular society.We conform(遵

守)to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they__32__.In fact,we are much more likely to notice__33__from norms than conformity to th em.You would notbe surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when yo

u were introduced,but you might be alittle__34__if they bowed,started to stroke you,or kissed you on both__35__Yet each ofthese other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world.When we visitanot her society whose norms are different,we quickly become aware that thin gs we do thisway,they do that way.

1-25DBACB CADBA CBDDC ABDBC ACDBA

26.apart and alone

27.instead of

28.Similar

29.custom

30.Controlled

31.Define

32.exist

33.Departures

34.startled

35.Cheeks