吉首大学2009年硕士研究生复试英语听力测试试卷(A卷)Part I Statement (15%)Directions: In this section, you will hear several statements. Each statement will be read only once. Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have just heard. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. A) The dresses will cost $16.B) The dresses will cost $30.C) The dresses will cost $120.D) The dresses will cost $60.2. A) Although she has a scholarship, Ellen cannot attend the university.B) If Ellen gets a scholarship, she can attend the university.C) Ellen attends the university on a scholarship.D) Ellen cannot get a scholarship until the university accepts her.3. A) Ann likes neither cold weather nor hot weather.B) Ann likes hot weather better than cold weather.C) Ann likes hot weather just as much as cold weather.D) Ann likes cold weather better than hot weather.4. A) Please open the window.B) Do you mind that the window isn’t open?C) Do you have an open mind?D) I don’t mind closed windows.5. A) The flight leaves at 8:20.B) The flight leaves on the 20th at 8 o’clock.C) The flight leaves at 8:18 in the evening.D) Flight 818 departs on the 18th.Part II Conversation (30%)Directions: In this section, you will hear several short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.6. A) She has completed her work.B) She has made a lot of signs in her homework.C) She has helped the man with his assignment.D) She has corrected some mistakes in the assignment.7. A) The winter has just begun.B) It has been snowing for some time.C) It’ll snow heavily tomorrow.D) They like snow very much.8. A) The man thinks the book is excellent.B) All the papers say that the book is good, too.C) The woman thinks the book is excellent.D) Reactions to the book are different.9. A) To the movie.B) To her sister’s home.C) To the station.D) To the ticket office.10. A) Traveling a lot.B) Doing too much homework.C) Working for a long time.D) Getting a lot of exercise.11. A) Tom will be there at 8:30.B) Tom will not show up.C) Tom is always late.D) Tom is usually on time.12. A) The man’s wife.B) The woman wearing the jacket.C) The man’s secretary.D) A shop assistant.13. A) The woman does not like to stay at home alone.B) The woman in deed needs some days off.C) The woman prefers to go on a vacation.D) The woman will go on a vacation.14. A) Follow the directions.B) Practise working together.C) Carry the parts together.D) Overcome any difficulties.15. A) Yellow brush.B) Green brush.C) Yellow pen.D) Green pen.Part III Passage (40%)Directions: In this section, you will hear several 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the following passage:16. A) One.B) Two.C) Three.D) Four.17. A) Native English ones.B) French ones.C) Words from other languages.D) German ones.18. A) Native English.B) French.C) German.D) Another language.19. A) English vocabulary is made up of only native words.B) English vocabulary is made up of only native words and French ones.C) English vocabulary is made up of words from different languages.D) English vocabulary is made up of native words, French and German.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the following passage:20. A) More than five years.B) Less than five years.C) About five years.D) Five years only.21. A) He wanted to study Japanese.B) He wanted to study Japanese in the summer school.C) He wanted to take the intensive language learning.D) He actually didn’t have any plans to study Japanese.22. A) He was a student of Japanese.B) He was a teacher who taught extensive reading.C) He was a teacher who taught intensive reading.D) He was a student who was going to Tokyo.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the following passage:23. A) He began to blame Gregory as soon as he knocked on the door.B) After Gregory opened the door.C) When Gregory asked him to cool down.D) Before Gregory had promised him to get ready.24. A) Gregory was delayed by his brother.B) Gregory was hardly ready when David came.C) Gregory had forgotten what he had promised David.D) Gregory was unwilling to go with David.25. A) He always played tennis with Gregory.B) He played tennis every day.C) He was always quick in whatever he did.D) He was impatient and foolish.Part IV Spot Dictation (15%)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 with the exact word(s) you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Sound travels through the air rapidly, and you do not notice any time lag when you talk to another person. In air at (26) _ _ _ , sound travels at (27) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ kilometers per hour, or (28) _ _ _ _ _ miles per hour. This is (29) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ one kilometer in (30) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ seconds, or one mile in five seconds. The speed of sound (31) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on the (32) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ through which the sound is traveling. The greater its elasticity, the greater the (33) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of sound. Air is very inelastic, and so the speed of sound is (34) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ slow in the air. In water, sound travels at about four times the speed it does in the air, and the speed of sound through steel is about (35) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ times greater.。