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第一节

　　听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

Text 1

W:Listen,what’s wrong with the dog? It must be hungry.

M:But I just fed it.Oh,look,it got its head stuck between the chairs.

Text 2

W:The stamp cost me 44 cents.

M:Wow,the prices keep rising.Last month,a stamp cost only 30 cents.

Text 3

W:I have joined the health club.How long do you think it will take me to lose ten pounds?

M:There are steps to lose weight.Too much eagerness will do more harm than good.

Text 4

W:Oh.What do you do,Mr. Zhang?

M:I’m an English teacher.What do you do,Monica?

W:I work at the library at the University of British Columbia.

Text 5

W:What a beautiful dress! You bought it for your sister,didn’t you?

M:No.I bought it for Cathy.Tomorrow is her birthday.

W:But isn’t her birthday the day after tomorrow? Oh,wait.Today is July 21.You are right.

第二节

　　听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

W:When will John’s novel come out?

M:Next month.

W:Has he finished it?

M:No,not yet.He was still driving away at it when I dropped in on him just now.He said he’s been writing since 3 o’clock without a break.As he expects he will finish it in ten days.

W:Do you think his novel will be successful?

M:Yes.It’ll be as good as his first novel for sure.

W:He is talented and diligent.I’m sure he will be successful,too.

M:Yes.Few things are impossible with diligence and skill.

听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

W:Hi,Victor,do you think it’s possible for us to have a talk sometime today?

M:I’d love to,but I’ve got a pretty tight schedule today.

W:Oh,what have you got going on?

M:Well,I’ve got to finish a report by ten.Then I have to drive to the airport to pick up a friend of mine at eleven.After that,I’ll have a meeting with him over lunch.I guess I won’t have a break until two o’clock.But then from three until five,I have to attend a senior staff meeting.

W:Wow,that’s cutting it close.

听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

W:Good afternoon.Peace Restaurant.May I help you?

M:I’d like to reserve a table for two,my wife and I.

W:Yes,sir.What time would you like,sir?

M:I’m not sure… perhaps around 8 pm.

W:Fine.I’ll reserve a table for two at 8 pm,sir.May I have your name,please?

M:Julius.Julius Berman.

W:Thank you,Mr. Berman.And do you prefer smoking or non-smoking?

M:Non-smoking will be fine,please.But it is more important that you get us a table by the window.It’s our anniversary and I’d like it to be very special.

W:I’ll try my best.We look forward to having you with us tonight,Mr. Berman.

M:Thank you.Goodbye.

W:Goodbye,and have a good day!

听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。

W:I hear you visited some of your friends in a small town,didn’t you?

M:Yes,I did.

W:That must have been interesting! I’ve never been in a small town — just big cities.What did you do?

M:Well,on Saturday we went to a potluck supper.

W:A potluck supper? What’s that?

M:The whole neighbourhood has a party.Everybody brings something.It’s all put on the table and you can eat whatever you like.

W:It’s something like a picnic,isn’t it?

M:Well,yes.It was warm,so we had it outdoors.But in winter they have it indoors.

W:What else did you do?

M:On Sunday we went for a swim in the sea.We had lunch by the seaside.

W:Is the countryside interesting,and the seaside?

M:Yes.I’d like to go again,if I had another chance.

W:That sounds like a pleasant trip.I wish I had been there.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

M:First,let me introduce myself.My name is Dr.Jason,from our school hospital.I’ve been asked to speak to you this afternoon on running.I guess most of what I’m going to say isn’t new to you.However,I also want you to have a new look on running.

I’m a runner myself.I got into it when I was studying in a middle school.I’ve been running for 27 years.Every morning I get up and go out to run for about three miles before having breakfast.It helps me a lot.

Is running the only sport that can help us? In fact,exercise seems to be the key to better health.Do a little exercise each day,and a ten-minute walk is plenty to start the long-run exercise.

To start exercise,you should check with your doctor before you begin any hard exercise,especially if you’re over 30 years old.And it is no good overdoing it.Increase your running distance every time you run,for instance,half a mile,twice a week.And if you stop your training for more than a couple of days,don’t try to pick it up where you left off.Be patient and be slow.