聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)

第一節(jié)：(共5小題，每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1．Where are the books now?

A．In the man’s office．

B．In the man’s home．

C．In the woman’s home．

2．How will they go to the cinema?

A．By bus．

B．In John’s car or on foot．

C．They haven’t decided yet．

3．What will the man do now?

A．Buy his mum a handbag．

B．Buy his mum a coat．

C．Give Mary a call．

4．Who will call the children to come?

A．Frank．

B．Joan．

C．Mike．

5．How will the girl go to school?

A．In her father’s car．

B．On her father’s bike．

C．In her mother’s car．

第二節(jié)：(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答6至7題。

Who should have a good rest?

A．Mary．

B．Mom and Ben．

C．Mary’s dad．

7．Who will stay at home in the following several days?

A．Dad．

B．Mom．

C．Ben．

8．Why does the bus driver refuse to leave?

A．Because the bus driver is ill．

B．Because there is something wrong with the bus．

C．Because it is raining heavily．

9．What will Mr．White do with some other people?

A．Have a meeting．

B．Print the working plan．

C．Drive and pick up Miss Brown．

10．Who will open the door of the meeting room?

A．Miss Black．

B．Mike．

C．Mr．White

What will the man NOT do in London?

A．Write advertising words．

B．Design pictures．

C．Open his own business．

12．How much at the most can the man get a month in London?

A．3,000 dollars．

B．3,500 dollars．

C．5,000 dollars．

13．What’s the reason why the man decided to work in London?

A．His son can learn art．

B．He can earn much more．

C．His wife won’t have to work．

14．How long will Mr．Brown have worked in total in the company by the time he retires?

A．Thirty-eight years．

B．Thirty-nine years．

C．Forty years．

15．What will Mr．Brown do right after retirement?

A．Find anther job．

B．Go around the country．

C．Build a house in his hometown．

16．Why won’t Mr．Brown live with his daughter?

A．Because their house is not large enough．

B．Because he likes his hometown better．

C．Because he wants to live near his friends．

17．Where will Mr．Brown live when he’s too old?

A．In his own house．

B．In his daughter’s house．

C．In a nursing home．

What’s the highest tax rate in America?

A．35 percent．

B．37 percent．

C．40 percent．

19．When does the United States government begin to tax working people?

A．In the 1790s．

B．In the late 1800s．

C．In 2003．

20．What do tax preparers do for people in America?

A．Explain tax laws to them．

B．Pay tax for them．

C．Calculate the tax they should pay．