2004Passage one1.M: Excuse me, when will Flight Number BA 981 from New York arrive?W: It was scheduled to arrive at 1:00 p.m. But it will be delayed for an hour and a half.Q: When will the plane arrive?2.M: I'd like to have a look at that blue sweater in the window, please.W: Yes. What size do you take?Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?3.W: Good evening, sir. Would you like to see the menu?M: No, thank you. I already know what I want to order.Q: What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?4.M: Hotel rooms along the beach must be very expensive.W: Not now. It's out of season and they're awfully cheap.Q: What does the woman say about the hotel rooms now?5.W: John, how did your maths exam go?M: I thought I might have failed, but in fact I came in the top 10% in the class.Q: What can we learn about the man from the conversation?6. W: What did you think of yesterday's film?M: Well, I left when the film was only half way through.Q: What was the film like according to the man?7. W: Come on, what are we waiting for?M: Sorry, madam. I can't start until you put on your seat belt.Q: What does the man mean?8. M: Congratulations, Mary! I heard you won the first prize at the speech contest.W: There must be another Mary. I wasn't there.Q: What does the woman mean?9. M: Honey, do you realize you had an appointment with the dentist an hour ago?W: I did?Q: What's the woman's reaction to the man's remark?10．W: Oh, that's too bad. It's out of order again!M: Sorry, madam, but you have to walk up the stairs today.Q: What are the speakers probably talking about?Passage twoLast month I went to Manchester for a work meeting. I booked into a very nice hotel for twonights, and I was very happy with it. My room was beautiful, and the restaurant served very good food?? in fact my dinner there that first night was delicious. But when I came back from my meeting on the second day, I found my room empty. All my things had disappeared. I checked that I was in the right room, and then I rushed down to reception. I was really worried because I thought I'd been robbed. When I got to reception, I said, "My room's empty! All my things have been stolen! "But the receptionist said, very politely, "Oh, very sorry, sir. That was a little mistake of ours. We thought you were leaving the hotel this morning, so we packed your things and took the suitcase downstairs, so that the cleaners could clean the room for the next guest. Then we realized we had made a mistake. Here's your case." And she handed me nay case with all nay things just thrown inside, all in a mess. I was angry, and I immediately asked to see the manager.Questions:11. How did the man feel about the hotel on the first day?12. What happened to the man on the second day?13. Why did the man want to see the manager?Now, it's 10 o'clock and time for a summary of the news.Schools where children are failing in reading and writing tests will be publicly identified under new government plans. The government also plans to introduce six new tests including mathematics and science for all school children. Education Minister David Kemp said no school should be afraid of being exposed. The main purpose is to inform parents and schools. They'll have exact information and students' problems will be known.A psychologist has found one in ten students fears injections, blood and injury -- some so much that they run away from doctors. These young patients may miss out on treatment. They were more likely to have fainted when faced with injections, blood and injury. The fear could disturb appropriate medical care.Research has been done on kids who were making trouble all the time at school. They made the teachers' lives very difficult. Researchers found that many of those troublemakers were from divorced families. What they really want is the attention from parents and teachers. Once they could get attention from parents and teachers, the kids could be very appealing. Questions:14. What is the main purpose of introducing the new tests?15. Why do some young patients run away from doctors?16. What is the last piece of news mainly about?Passage three17～20W: Police station. Can I help you?M: Yes. I'm calling to tell you I found a car near a bridge. I thought it might be a stolen car. W: I see. Where exactly did you find it?M: Near the No. 8 Bridge along the London Road.W: Can you recall the number of the car?M: Yes, the number was BWE 4586.W: What kind of car is it?M: A Mini. It's yellow and nearly new.W: When did you find the car?M: Wednesday.W: Can I know your name and address please?M: Henry Roberts. I live at 51 Eaton Road.W: What do you do, Mr. Roberts?M: I'm an engineer at Baxter Company.W: Well, thank you very much, Mr. Roberts. We'll investigate it.21～24W: Hi, what can I do for you?M: Yes, I've come to inquire about renting a university apartment.W: What sort of apartment are you looking for?M: Ur, an apartment with a bedroom and a small bathroom.W: Well, that shouldn't be any problem. What sort of price were you thinking of?M: Could you give me some idea?W: Certainly. It ranges from $240 to $480 a month.M: Oh, I see. If I pay $240 a month, what kind of apartment can I have?W: You need to share with 2 other students and travel 3 miles to the university. -M: Three miles on foot?W: You don't have to. There's a subway station just in front of the apartment.M: That sounds OK to me. I'll take that one. By the way, what kind of facilities does it have? I mean, is there any television or refrigerator?W: I'm afraid not. The service and facilities depend on how much you pay.M: OK. I understand. Thank you very much for your information.2006Listening comprehensionPart A Short Conversations1. -Were you here on March 5th?-Mm, not really. In fact I arrived three days later.Q: When did the woman arrive?2. -Is this the Eastern Airline check-in?-Yes. Can I see your ticket, please?Q: Where does the conversation probably take place?3. -What did you do on the beach?-You know, made sand castles that sort of things, and hunted for shells.Q: What are the two speakers probably talking about?4. -Paul, are you taking the bus or the underground to your office?-My doctor suggests I walk, not even cycle.Q: How will the man go to his office?5. -Would you like to go to the movies with me this evening？-I‟d love to. But I‟m just getting over the flue.Q: What will the woman probably do this evening？6. -Yes, madam. What seems to be the problem?-I‟d like to report a robbery. It‟s my car. It‟s been stolen.Q: What‟s probably the man‟s occupation?7. -Would you like to go to the ballet next Friday? I‟ve got two tickets.-Oh, that sounds like fun.Q: How does the woman feel?8. -What about going for a bike-ride? It stopped raining half an hour ago.-But the road might still be wet.Q: What does the woman mean?9. -How many more cups should we get for the picnic?-Don‟t we have enough by now?Q: What does the man imply?10. -Have you completed your assignment?-My computer isn‟t affected with a virus.Q: What does the man imply?Part B Passages5 years ago, I had to make a big decision. At that time, I was working for a small engineering company. However, thing were not going very well for the company and it was losing money. One day, the boss told us that the company was out of business. We were all unemployed. That lunch time we went to the pub as usual. We were all very depressed. While of course, we talked about the problem. Then the landlord of the pub heard the news. He said, “Why don‟t you buy the company.”At first we all laughed and then we started to discuss it properly. We knew the problems. The company had lost a lot of customers because it hadn‟t developed new products, but finally we decided to go for it. So we bought the company. The first few years were very difficult. But we worked hard and we had a bit of luck. We began to improve 3 years ago. Since then we have done pretty well. Last years we took on 4 new people. And so far this year we have taken on another ten.11. Who bought the company that was out of business?12. When did the company start to employ new people?13. What did the story mainly tell us?Now it‟s 8:00, time for the educational report. GCSE is the British exam taken by the students in England and Wales around the age of 16. Recently researchers at university have confirmed the doubt of many parents and employers that some GCSEs are easier than others, despite official claims that each subject is equally difficult. The researchers found that sciences and modern languages were the hardest GCSEs to do well in. Chemistry ranked the hardest of the major subjects followed by physics and French. They also found that regardless of the ability students were more likely to gain good grades in easier subjects than in chemistry or French. Drama was the easiest GCSE to do well in, followed by physics education, media studies, English, English literature and religions studies. The number of test takers in physical education and religious studies rose faster than in any other subjects last year. More than 144,000 pupils set GCSEs in physical education last summer, an increase of 7.5 percent, and 147,500 took thereligious studies exam, arise of 4.6%. However, it was the problem for the country if pupils avoided hard subjects. Fewer peoples would go on to study languages or sciences at A level and university. Even though they were important to Britain‟s future development.14 What is the most difficult subject according to the research?15 How many pupils took the test of physical education last year?16 What does the report mainly tell us about the GCSEs.Part C Dialogues(一)W: Hello, Yellow Cab Service, can I help you?M: Yes, I‟d like to book a taxi.W: May I know your name, Sir?M: Yes, it‟s John Smith.W: John Smith. When would you like your taxi?M: Tuesday, June 8th, I‟m leaving very early in the morning.W: Where to, sir?M: To the airport.W: When shall we meet you then?M: 99 Chemis street, near Collington Restaurant.W: What time world you like us to meet you?M: 5:30W: 5:30, June 8th, OK. Could you leave your telephone number?M: Yes, it‟s 54229738.W: OK. I‟ve got it. Thank you for calling us.Compete the form; write one word for each answer.(二)-Hello, front desk.-Yes.-This is Mitaly Tridow in Room 504.-Well, yes. How can I help you, Miss Tridow?-I want to take a shower, but there is no hot water.-I can‟t understand that. Have you turned the handle all the way to the right?-I‟ve been trying to get hot water for 10 minutes. It‟s freezing cold.-Well, a lot of people take showers before breakfast. Maybe if you wait a while, it‟ll heat up again.-Wait? I have three appointments this morning, and I also have to wash and dry my hair.-Your shower has absolutely no hot water?-No, none.-I will send someone up right way.-Who will that be?-The engineer. He is responsible for maintaining all the buildings. He will be there within 2 minutes.-OK. But don‟t send anyone for 5 minutes. I need to get dressed.Compete the form; write no more than 3 words for each answer.2007I. Listening ComprehensionPart A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you‟ve heard.1. W: Let me get you some coffee or tea, or something cold, like coke.M: Just a glass of water, please.Q: What does the man want to drink?2. W: The flowers are lovely, aren‟t they? And I like the music, too.M: Yeah, the dinner here is also excellent.Q: Where probably are the two speakers?3. M: I just read your blood test report, and everything seems OK.W: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about.Q: How does the woman probably feel now?4. M: I thought I heard someone at the door.W: Just the postman, with the package for our neighbour, the Browns. They are away visiting their son.Q: Who was at the door?5. W: Could you tell me the starting times for both performances?M: The first begins at 7:00 o‟clock, and it last s two hours. The second follows immediately after a ten-minute break.Q: At what time does the second show start?6. M: My wife found a gold ring in our garden after the party. Do you think it might be yours?W: It couldn‟t be. Thanks. I wore a silver one last night.Q: What does the woman mean?7. M: I‟d better clean the screen of the computer right now.W: Shouldn‟t you clean your keyboard, too?Q: What does the woman imply?8. W: Do you know if this bus stops at Red Square?M: Well, there is a map over there by the door.Q: What does the man mean?9. M: Let‟s go watch the fireworks tonight.W: I have tickets to the theatre.Q: What does the woman mean?10. W: Just look at these stars.M: They certainly don‟t look so clear and bright from the city.Q: What can be inferred about the two speakers?Part B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you‟ve heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.Karen Smart has been a journalist reporting wars for several years now. Why does she do it? “Well,” she said, “It isn‟t easy to say. But I suppose it‟s the excitement of being so close to danger. It‟s like going to see a horror movie. You are frightened, but at the same time it gives you excite ment.” Reporters try to get as close to the battle as they can. But it can be very dangerous. Recently Karen herself was injured. “It was very strange really,” she said. “We were just getting ready to record an interview, when a bomb landed on the house next to us. The whole house exploded. There was a terrific noise and the next moment I was lying on the ground. Luckily nobody was killed in that incident. ” Karen spent two days in hospital, but a month later, she was back. “While I was waiting for the ambulance, ”she said, “I can remember thinking: …What am I doing here? I must be mad.‟ But after a while , that feeling started to disappear. And I couldn‟t wait to get back to the war.”Q: 11. Why does Karen like her job?12. What happened in a bomb explosion?13. What is the passage mainly about?Questions 14 through 14 are based on the following passage.Now it‟s eight o‟clock, time for the morning news.Internet use continues to increase in the United States. According to a new study by American Life Proje ct, fifty two percent of rural residents now have Internet access. That‟s an increase of eleven percent since 2000. Rural residents are still behind the urban residents, however. Sixty seven percent of urban residents use the Internet. Of those rural residents who are online, forty five percent say that they surf the Web daily. Only forty percent of urban residents use the Web that often. One big barrier for rural residents is the lack of choice among Internet providers. According to another survey, more than two million American children aged six to seventeen have their own personal websites. This figure, which represents ten percent of the twenty three million young people, who have Internet access from home, is rising rapidly. It is expected to jump to one in four kids by 2008. The survey also shows that boys are more likely than girls to have their own websites. Seventy six percent of kids with broad band Internet access at home say that their home connection is faster than the connection at school. Forty nine percent of kids say that they get too little time on line at school.Q: 14. What does the first survey mainly tell us?15: How many American children, aged six to seventeen , have their own websites?16. What has been found out about kids‟ use of the Internet?Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the words you‟ve heard. Write your answer in your answer sheet.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.M: Hello. This is Garden Restaurant. Who‟s this speaking?W: Oh, hello. Do you have a table for a party of six for this Friday?M: At what time?W: Eight thirty.M: We‟ll be pretty busy on Friday night. I have a table for nine o‟clock, but not at eight thirty.W: Nine o‟clock will be fine. I just want to check something else. I have a friend from Italy. Have you got any Italian food?M: No problem, ma‟am. We have at least three Italian dishes on the menu.W: That‟s great.M: Party of six for nine o‟clock. May I have your name, please?W: Jessica Blair. Blair is spelt as B-L-A-I-R.M: OK. Could you leave us your telephone number, please?W: Yes. It‟s Fi ve thirteen, O three eighteen.M: Fine. Thanks.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.W: Tell me, Peter. What makes Harrods so famous?M: Well, it‟s the biggest department store in the UK, and its Food Hall and Egyptian Hall are very famous.W: What is special about the Food Hall?M: It sells many different kinds of food. For example, it has two hundred and fifty kinds of cheese from all over the world.W: That‟s amazing. And why is the Egyptian Hall so famous?M: Well, when people see it, they feel they are in another world. It looks like an Egyptian Building from 4,000 years ago.W: Is it true that Harrods produces its own electricity?M: Yes, it does. Seventy percent. Enough for a small town.W: Really? Tell me, how many customers do you have on an average day?M: About thirty thousand people come on an average day. But during the January sales, the number increases to three hundred thousand customers a day.W: How much do they spend?M: Well, on average, the customers spend about 1.5 million pounds a day. During the January sales, the record for one day is nine million pounds.2008Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you‟ve heard.1．M: Will Mrs. Johnson be here tomorrow for the meeting?W: Probably not. She called this afternoon to put off the meeting to next week.Q: When will the meeting be held?2．W: It seems Nancy never wants to do anything but play tennis.M: That‟s what she likes to do most.Q: What can be inferred about Nancy?3．M: So how do you like this oil painting?W: If I had enough room in my apartment, I would buy it.Q: Where does the conversation probably take place?4．W: Peter, want to take a walk?M: No, I have to go down to the yard now, I‟m building some bookshelves.Q: What will Peter probably do next?5．M: The driver is being outside of the taxi for ten minutes now. Shall we hurry up?W: That‟s all right. We‟re paying him anyway.Q: Who are the speakers talking about?6．M: The copying machine is broken again. I‟ll call for the service.W: It‟s only junk. Just remove the paper stuck in it. I‟ll show you.Q: What will the woman do?7．M: It‟s impossible to find a place to park before t he class obtained.W: Yeah, we seem to make more parking areas here.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?8．M: Can we make later to work on our presentation?M: How about noon?Q: What does the woman mean?9．M: Would you tell me what time the dormitory doors will be locked.W: No problem. In face I can give a copy of the dormitory rules.Q: What does the man want to know?10．W: ...Look at this red painter on my dress. Might the park paint the chairs.M: That‟s too bad. They might at least put up the sign there.Q: What does the man imply?Part B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you‟ve heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passageJoanna Lopes has invented a number of things over the years. One day she had an idea for a dish machine that worked without using water. She went to see several dish washer manufacturers about producing the machine. But none of them were interested. Joanna found investors to support her idea and founded her own production company. She spent millions of dollars on developing her dish washer. And it was put to the market three years later. From then on, sales were very good, better even than Joanna had hopped. But Glob Domestic, one of the companies that she has been to see made its own waterless dish washer. Joanna obtained one and found they use the technical ideas she had developed. She had obtained legal protection for these ideas. So that other companies could not use them. After a long legal process, Glob Domestic was forced to stop making its competing dish washer and to pay Joanna several million dollars. Now Joanna‟s waterless dish washer has 40℅of the worldwide dish washer market, and this is increasing every year.Question 11: How did the manufacturers fill Joanna‟s idea for a dish washer?Question 12: Why was Glob Domestic forced to pay Joanna much money?Question 13: What is the story mainly about?Questions 14 through 14 are based on the following passage.Attention, please. In a moment, you‟ll be starting your tour, but there are just a few things I‟d like to warn through. The Glob Gist Islands National Park which has come up some rules which I‟d like to read to you now. The most important rule is that no plants or animals or any other natural objects are to be removed from the park. Doing this could harm the balance of the park and it‟s also illegal. Al so, be careful not to transport any live material, such as seeds and insects to the islands or from one island to another. This two is against the law. All the islands have their own unique plants and animals and any introduced species could destroy the whole system. Please don‟t take any food with you. If you drop as much as an orange seed, it could grow into a tree, and damage the existing system. Humans are only temporary visitors to these islands and we want to make sure the only things we leave behind is our foot prints. Now, moving to the wide life of the park, please don‟t touch animal and any circumstances, because some animals are remarkably fearless. But they‟ll quickly lose this fearlessness if they are reproached by humans. Don‟t feed the animals, don‟t leave litter on the islands, or throw any off your boat. Carry along a bag of some sort if you need to put litter in.Question14: What can tourist leave behind?Question 15: What is the most important rule during the tour of the national park?Question 16: Why does the guide emphasize the park rules before the tour?Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the words you‟ve heard. Write your answer in your answer sheet.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.M: Good morning, I‟d like to send this package to India.W: I‟ll need you to fill in a custom‟s form, please.M: Sure. Contents in detail, erm… sweater, value, erm… 50 dollars. weight? Oh, I don‟t know the weight.W: Put it on the scale.M: There you go.W: Ok, that‟s one pound and a half.M: Really? How much is that in kilograms?W: Oh, over half a kilo. Now, is it in ordinary mail or air mail?M: Ordinary mail, please.W: That‟s going to thirteen dollars seventy two.M: Thank you.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.M: My homework assignment is too hard.W: What is it?M: I‟m doing all of the report on the outstanding woman. I choose Stuco Ogata. I have to present it to the class tomorrow.W: Do you know the material?M: I think so.W: Ok, let‟s practice. I ask you some questions.M: Ok.W: All right, then. Just why is Stuco Ogata well-known?M: She worked for the United Nations as a high-ranking official on refugees. She worked on the job for ten years and supervised 2200 people.W: En… What are the refugees?M: Well, refuges are people who leave their countries to escape wars or other problems.W: Is the refuge issue a big problem?M: Yes, world wide, now there are about 17 million refugees.W: Wow, last question. Why did you choose Ms. Stuco to fill your report?M: She is successful, she moved to the United States and received a PHD from UC Brooklyn. As a Korea woman, she also got married and had two lovely children.20091. M: I am so sick of calling the ticket office, the line is always busy.W: Why don‟t you order through the Internet?Question: What does the woman suggest the man do?2. W: What was the best moment of the race for you?M: Oh, when I got to the finishing line, definitely.Question: What kind of person is probably the man?3. W: I'd like to mail this package special delivery. Can it arrive within two days?M: Sure, no problem.Question: Where does this conversation probably take place?4. W: My brother is thinking of eating out with us Saturday night. Any suggestions?M: It is up to you. I don't know the restaurant around here that well.Question: What does the man mean?5. W: The floor is awfully wet, what happened?M: The moment I got into the shower, the phone rang.Question: What does the man imply?6. M: I'm going to a party at Carol's house.W: you can't be serious. We've got two tests at school tomorrow.Question: How does the woman feel about the man's idea?7. W: Where shall we go today then?M: Shall we try the Royal Garden, recommended in the leaflet?Question: What will the two speakers do next?8. M: I have come to repair your doorbell.W: You should have come earlier. I'm just going out.Question: What does the woman imply?9. M: It has been pouring for days now.W: Tomorrow is my day at the beach. I will just have to forget about it if it doesn't clear up Question: What does the woman imply?10. W: When I'm playing the piano, I don't worry about anything. How about you?M: I go to the gym everyday. It helps me deal with stress.Question: What are the two speakers talking about?11-13When I was 12, my parents moved out of London to a small village in Oxford. I was the only Asian girl in my school, and I suddenly felt a bit lonely. Luckily, I had a brilliant art teacher who encouraged me to go to art college.However, on the day of my college interview in Bath, I woke up late. I left the house wearing two odd shoes and didn't notice that my bottle of chocolate milk had poured all over the painting in my bag. Then when I finally got to the station, I got on the wrong train. Who knows, if I had gone to Bath that day, I might have become a professional artist. But I went to Swindon instead. I told the woman next to me on the train about what had happened, and she suddenly cried with laughter. It turned out she was a producer of a comedy program on the radio. To cut a long story short, I got an invitation a week later to attend an interview for the show, and the rest, as they say, is history. I am very lucky my life has been full of happy accidents. Now I am in charge of a very popular TV comedy program.11. Why did the speaker feel lonely in her new school?12. Where did the speaker plan to go for her college interview?13. What incident had changed her fate?14-16。