Section A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11.A.The man had better stop taking the cough medicine.
B.The man will take another medicine instead of this.
C.The man should have patience to cure his cough.
D.The man should take the medicine for a long time.
12.A.She cannot finish her work.
B.She will data her friend on the evening of 28th April.
C.She wants to avoid the crowd in the Huangshan resort.
D.She will have an important visitor.
13.A.They are boiling a cup of water.
B.They are strring a cup of mud.
C.They are cooking sweet and sour rice.
D.They are writing down the recipe.
14.A.She has half finished filling out the form.
B.She doesn't remember to fill out the form.
C.She is glad that the man might help her.
D.She feels frustrated about filling out the form.
15.A.He went mountain climbing last year.
B.He hasn't traveled around the wolrd yet.
C.He's always wanted to climb that mountain.
D.He definitely does not want to go.
16.A.They had better finish the project as soon as possible.
B.They had better try their luck to finish the project.
C.They are so lucky to have the project being put off.
D.They had better have a risk to extend the project.
17.A.The woman is examining some old houses.
B.The woman is going to rent the house .
C.The woman is discussing the house condition with her colleagues.
D.The woman tells the man to change the wiring.
18.A.She thinks her pay for the job is too low.
B.She believes she could be promoted as a manager.
C.She thinks her job can't make full use of her ablities.
D.She thinks what she learned is useless.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.A.Advantages of TV shopping.
B.Their favorite TV channels.
C.Beware of advertising on TV.
D.Popularity of advertised products.
20.A.It designed some powerful slogan to stimulate consumers.
B.It used some scientifit method to creat some false images.
C.It invited a boy to eat the hamburger with hearty content.
D.It asked a family with kids to enjoy their hamburger happily.
21.A.The consumers.
B.the TV station.
C.The company.
D.The audience.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22.A.The pleasure derived from gardening.
B. How to grow an amazing garden.
C.How to choose a good location for a garden.
D.How to succeed in growing many plants in a small garden.
23.A.From her parents
B.Through a gardening magazine.
C.By attending a class.
D.By self-study.
24.A.The soil of the garden should be of high quality.
B.The garden should occupy a large area.
C.There should be lots of plants in the garden.
D.The position of the garden should be good.
25.A.To save space.
B.To help the plants grow healthily.
C.To make plants yield more fruits
D.To water the plants easily.
Section B
Directions: In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.A.Development of industry.
B.Heathy life.
C.The future of children
D.Clean air.
27.A.Because man has a strong desire for a modern way of life.
B.Because people pay no attention to it.
C.Because people from the coutryside rush into the cities.
D.Because people are not aware of the benefits of our modern society.
28.A.Man konws where the society is going.
B.People don't welcome the rapid development of our modern society.
C.The speaker is worried about the future of our modern society.
D.Man can do nothing about the problem of pollution.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.A.Railway workers.
B.A robot.
C.A computer.
D.A machine.
30.A.The workers on the underground platforms were replaced by machines.
B.It become the first completely automatic railway in the world.
C.A completely automatic line was added to its network.
D.Computer began controlling the trains on the line.
31.A.TO drive the train after it is started automatically.
B.TO start the train and drive it when necessary.
C.To take care of the passengers in the train.
D.To send commanding signals to the command spot.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32.A.The engine of their boat stopped working.
B.The were attacked by thunderstorm.
C.They ran out of oil.
D.They ran out of food.
33.A.Wave their hands.
B.Shout and cried.
C.Wave their shirts.
D.Made a fire.
34.A.To search for the missing people.
B.To investigate a fire on one of the islands.
C.To look for the missing woman.
D.To rescue the British soldiers.
35.A.The residents.
B.The passers.
C.The soldiers.
D.The police.
Section C
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.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information.For these blanks, 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.
The family in Britain is changing.The once typical British family headed by two parents has (36)_____ substantial changes during the twentieth century.In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households,which (37)_____from 18 to 29 percent of all households between 1971 and 2002.By the year 2020, it is (38)_____that there will be more single people than (39)_____ people.Fifty years ago this would have been socially (40)_____ in Britain. In the past, people got married and stayed married.(41)_____was very difficult, expensive and took a long time.Today, people’s views on marriage are changing. Many (42)_____,mostly in their twenties or thirties,live together without getting married.Only about 60% of these couples will (43)_____ get married. In the past, people married before they had children,but now about 40% of children in Britain are born to unmarried parents.In 2000, (44)______________________.Before 1960 this was very unusual.People are generally getting married at a later age now and many women do not want to have children immediately.(45____________________.The number of single-parent families is increasing.This is mainly due to more marriages ending in divorce (46____________________.
參考答案：
Section A
11.C 12.D 13.C 14.D 15.D 16.A 17.B 18.C 19.C 20.D 21.C 22.B 23.C 24.D 25.A
Section B
Passage One 26.A 27.A 28.C
Passage Two 29.D 30.C 31.B
Passage Three 32.A 33.D 34.A 35.D
Section C
36.undergone
37.increased
38.estimated
39.married
40.unacceptable
41.Divorce
42.couples
43.eventually
44.around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and 59 were living together in Great Britain
45.They prefer to concentrate on their jobs and put off having a baby until their late thirties
46.but some women are also choosing to have children as a single-parent without being
