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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:So I turn left at the traffic lights.Then?

M:Yeah.Then keep walking until you reach the post office.You can’t miss it.

Text 2

M:How was the job interview? I think you’ll make a good journalist.

W:But they were looking for people with plenty of experience.

Text 3

M:I hope the weather is nice.I could go and play basketball.

W:I heard that the weather should be good.It’s not very likely to rain.

M:Hopefully,we’ll both have good weekends.

Text 4

W:Can you say something on the matter? After all,you are the only person who knows what really happened.

M:That’s quite true.I think I can give something valuable in sight.

W:When did it happen?

M:About ten o’clock in the morning.

Text 5

M:I want to go to the bank to have my debt paid.If I don’t pay it soon,the bank will charge me interest.

W:Their interest rates are usually quite high.It’s a good idea to pay off your debts before they attract interest.

M:Do you have time to go with me?

W:Sorry.

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。

Text 6

W:Hello,is that the housekeeper?

M:Yes,may I help you?

W:This room is 117,and we have just checked in.

M:Yes?

W:Our room hasn’t been cleaned up yet.So would you send one of your cleaners to clean our room?

M:Oh,yes.Madam,we’ll come right away then.Your room number and your name, please?

W:Our room number is 117 and my name is Lisa Chen.

M:Thank you.Please hang up and wait.

听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

Text 7

W:You look a little down.Are you OK?

M:I’m not sure.I’m always tired,but I sleep a lot.

W:How long has this been going on?

M:About a month.I’m in low spirits,too.

W:Are you having fun with friends?

M:No,I don’t feel like going out.

W:You know,you might have culture shock.

M:What’s that?

W:When you live in another country,it can be a big shock to your system.People get different symptoms.For example,some people eat a lot,but some people don’t eat enough.

M:How do you know so much about it?

W:I got it when I moved to Hong Kong.But it went away after a few months.

听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

Text 8

W:What is it like living in the campus housing?

M:I live in a two-bedroom flat in a three-story apartment.It’s not so bad as I thought it would be.The freshmen that live nearby are really noisy,especially on weekends. But,the rent is much cheaper than private housing,so it’s worth it.

W:Do you have to pay fees on top of your monthly rent?

M:No,they’re all included. Besides,students don’t have to pay state tax,so we’re saving quite a bit of money living here.

W:How long are you going to live for?

M:That’s the bad thing—it ends in June,so we’ll have to find a new apartment soon.

W:Have you started looking again yet?

M:Not yet.I’m hoping we’ll be able to find somewhere cheap once all the students leave the city for the summer vacation.

听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。

Text 9

M:Hi,it’s a long time since we met last time.Have you thought of moving at all,Sarah?

W:We’ve thought about it,but my husband and I can’t afford it right now.

M:Buying a house can be expensive,but there are ways to find cheaper houses.

W:Like what?

M:Well.You can buy a house far away from the city center.You would definitely save money doing it that way.

W:That’s a good idea.

M:Sure, my sister-in-law and her husband just bought a house that way. They’re pretty satisfied with it.

W:Is the house pretty broken?

M:Not at all.The woman,who owned it,took good care of it.But when she died,she had no family left and no will,so the government had to sell it for her.

W:Was it a very old house?

M:It was about 75 years o1d.There were a few repairs that needed doing,but it didn’t take a lot of money or time.

W:Is it in a good location?

M:The area can be a bit rough in the evening,but the neighbors watch out for each other,so it’s OK.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

Text 10

Nowadays there are so many animals out there making people in real life happier.The dog is the best example.As many people believe the dog is man’s best friend,this is very true.They will do anything their masters ask them to do and they do their duty very well.It not just entertains us,however,sometimes dogs could actually help their owner do some work.But our dog,Rex,is another story.He used to sit outside our front gate and bark.Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate.As the neighbors complained of the noise,my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the handle to let himself in.Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.However, when I was going out shopping last week,I noticed him in the garden near the gate.This time he was barking so that someone would let him out! Since then,he has developed another bad habit.As soon as he opens the gate from the outside,he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out.After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed that we have not seen him since.