Unit 1　Asia

Ⅰ.听对话,回答问题

1.M:Hurry up,Sandy!We’re late for the music concert!It’s 6:40 p.m.We only have 20 minutes left!

W:OK,I’m coming.I just thought the concert would start at 7:30 p.m.

2.M:I like game shows.What type of TV programmes do you like,Millie?

W:Well,I like chat shows.I think chat shows are more exciting than game shows.There are always famous people on these shows talking about their lives.

3.W:Can you tell me something about Audrey Hepburn,Tom?

M:Sure!Audrey Hepburn was one of Hollywood’s greatest actresses.As a child,she loved dancing and dreamt of becoming a successful ballet dancer.She worked as a model before she became an actress.

4.W:How long has the PE teacher been in this school?

M:He has been here since September,2000.

5.W:Hi,Mike!Do you know that there will be a country music show on the playground?

M:Yes,I do.But I like jazz better.I will go to the jazz music show at the school hall.

6.W:Are there any children on the playground?

M:Yes.Three are playing games.Two are running and five are playing soccer.

7.W:Is this car yours,Joe?

M:No,mine is black.Isn’t it Jill’s?Hers is blue.

W:Yes,but hers is light blue,while this one is dark.

M:Then it must be John’s,I think.

8.W:Excuse me.Where is the tea grown?

M:It’s only grown in China and India.

9.W:I like horror movies.What about you,Daniel?

M:I don’t like them.They seem to be full of mysteries,but in fact,they’re quite boring.

10.M:How much is your new watch,Han Mei?

W:It’s fifty yuan.I think it’s cheap.

M:No,yours is expensive.My friend John bought one like yours yesterday.It’s fifteen yuan cheaper than yours.

Ⅱ.听对话和短文回答问题

听一段对话,回答第11至12小题。

M:Did you have a good time?

W:Yes.Kunming is really a beautiful place.

M:Kunming is far from here.How did you go there?

W:I went there by plane.And I took lots of pictures there.

M:Really?Can I see your pictures sometime?

W:Sure.

听第一篇短文,回答第13至15小题。

For your next trip,why not visit Singapore?Singapore is to the south-east of China,and it is a nice place to travel.It has a very famous zoo,a bird park,museums and some other attractions.It is also a wonderful place for shopping.

Don’t plan on driving a car in Singapore.The traffic is heavy in some parts of the country and most cars are not allowed in the centre of the city.

If you decide to visit Singapore,bring enough money.Living in Singapore is quite expensive.Also,pack light clothes.It is hot in Singapore all year round.

听第二篇短文,回答第16至20小题。

Mike was born in 1982 in New York.At the age of five,his father was sent to China to work in a college.Mike came to Beijing with his parents.The next year,he went to school.There he made a lot of Chinese friends.In 1994,Mike had to say goodbye to his friends because his family decided to return home.Mike often misses his friends very much.