Section A
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.Q:Where is Mr.Collions now?
A.At his office.
B.At the travel agency.
C.At a cafeteria.
D.At a bar.
2.Q:How much did the woman pay for the tickets?
A.12 dollars.
B.36 dollars.
C.24 dollars.
D.30 dollars.
3.Q:Where is Jack now?
A.In America.
B.In Europe.
C.Here.
D.We do not know.
4.Q:What do we learn from the conversation?
A.The train is late.
B.The train arrived.
C.The man is lost.
D.He has to wait 20 minutes.
5.Q:When did the man go to dinner?
A.A month ago.
B.Yesterday.
C.A week ago.
D.Before he talked to her.
6.Q:How much should the man get in change?
A.$0.8.
B.$3.
C.4.
D.$3.8.
7.Q:What can we learn from the conversation?
A.They will have an English test.
B.The teacher is ill.
C.They will have the test on next Monday.
D.They will not have the test.
8.Q:When did the woman last see Mr.Smith?
A.3 days ago.
B.2 days ago.
C.Yesterday.
D.Last night.
9.Q:What conclusion can be drawn from the conversation?
A.The man is high in spirits.
B.The man wants to buy a pair of shoes for the woman.
C.The man is tired from shopping.
D.The woman is looking for a place to sit down.
10.Q:Where did the woman live?
A.She lived in Tokyo.
B.She lived in Chicago.
C.She lived in Illinois.
D.She lived in Los Angeles.
Section B
compound Dictation
Directions:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.Then listen to the passage again.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information.You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
[02:19.96]The Art of Cooking
[02:35.04]The art of cooking has been developed over many thousands of years.In the distant past,our(S1)_ate raw meat.They did not know how to cook their food.Some(S2)_believe that it was forest forest fires that first(S3)_man to the art of cooking.Forest fires were sometimes started by(S4)_ ,and people ran away.When they returned,they found that the animals which were (S5)_in the fires and could not (S6)_were"cooked",and that the cooked meat (S7)_much better than raw meat.From this,man began to realize that cooking made his food more tasty.Then they learned how to make fires and how to cook their food.(S8)_.One theory is that many years ago some people who lived in a coastal area killed an animal on the seashore.(S9)_.The discovery of cooking and flavouring played a very important part in the development of man and of human society.(S10)_.
answers:
1.C 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.A
S1.ancestors
S2.specialists
S3.introduced
S4.storms
S5.caught
S6.escape
S7.tasted
S8.From this,man began to realize that cooking made this food more tasty.Then they learned how to make fires and how to cook their food.However they still did not know how to flavour it.
S9.They left the dead animal there for some time.The salt from the sea water covered the animal and later when the meat was cooked it had a very good taste.In time,man learned to collect salt to flavour his food.
S10.The fact that man no longer ate raw meat made him different from other animals.Cooking and flavouring made food more healthy.Cooked food helped people to improve the condition of their minds and bodies,develop their productive abilities,move towards a state of civilization.
