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?Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
Directions: In Section 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 on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. M: Waitress, we’d like a menu, please.
W: Yes, sir. Would you care for a drink before you order?
Q: Where does the conversation probably take place?

2. M: Excuse me. Did you say that sweater is thirteen dollars?
W: Sorry, I said thirty dollars, that is “three-zero”, 30 dollars. Let me show you the price tag.
Q: How much does the sweater cost?

3. M: Why didn’t you wear your seat belt, madam?
W: I’m sorry, sir. Will I have to pay a fine?
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

4. M: It’s starting to rain now. It must be cold outside. Let’s just stay at home.
W: Well, I think raining days are good days for shopping.
Q: What does the woman mean?

5. M: Would you mind if I open the window? We need some fresh air.
W: We also need to keep it quiet in here.
Q: What does the woman mean?

6. M: Here is your express mail from New York. Could you please sign your name here?
W: Sure, thanks.
Q: What is the man’s probable occupation?

7. M: What sort of apartment do you want to have? Something big? Or something cheap?
W: The size and the price are not so important, but it must be in a convenient location.
Q: What is the woman’s first concern when she considers buying an apartment?

8. M: I don’t understand why so many people are crazy about pizza.
W: Neither do I.
Q: What does the woman mean?

9. M: Do you want to try a new hairstyle today?
W: Er, not this time. I’m in a hurry.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

10.W: Who do you think is a better student, Jack or his brother?
M: Both are pretty good. Jack is cleverer while his brother works harder.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation??

Section B Passages

Reading newspapers is an important part of our daily life. But do you know how a newspaper is made?

There are many steps to making a newspaper. Take Teens for example. On Monday, editors and reporters hold a meeting to decide on the stories for the week’s paper. On Tuesday and Wednesday, reporters write news stories. Cartoonists draw cartoons and photographers take pictures to match the stories. Foreign editors check the language.

On Thursday, page designers put the stories, cartoons and pictures on the pages. Editors read through the stories to find mistakes and write headlines and captions.
Friday is a busy day. Page designers print the page drafts. Editors read pages and check them again. At night, Teens comes out in the printing house.
Teens is a weekly newspaper. Daily newspapers have all the same steps, but do them all in a day instead of a week.

Questions:

11. What’s editors’ task on Monday?

12. Who are probably not busy on Tuesday and Wednesday?

13. What is the passage mainly about??

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

There are stock markets in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or company. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or company.

Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks and want to try their luck and become rich enough to buy a larger flat. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money.

Of course, investing money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and investors will lose money. The stocks may go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.

No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling. Indeed, the stock market is an attractive and complex part of the business world.

Questions:

14. What is a stock market?

15. Why do rich people go to stock markets?

16. What does the passage mainly tell us??

Section C Longer Conversations

W: 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 BWF 3586.W: What kind of car is it?M: A Mini. It’s brown and nearly new.W: When did you find the car?M: Yesterday, January 5th.
W: Your name and address, please.
M: Henry Roberts. I live at 51 Eaton Road.
W: Well, thank you very much, Mr. Roberts. We’ll investigate it.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
M: Please come this way, ladies and gentlemen. In the next room we have a special showing of modern paintings.
W: I didn’t know about the modern paintings. How long have they been here?
M: We’ve had them for three weeks. They’re part of a special art exhibit. One more week here it will be sent to Paris.
W: I hope I can come back again while it’s here. How late does the gallery stay open?
M: During the week it’s open till five.
W: Isn’t it open on Sundays?
M: It’s open till four on Sundays. It opens every day at ten am.
W: Thank you.
M: Now come this way, please.
W: I’d rather stay here and look at these old pictures. I don’t like modern art. I think modern painters make people square, and they paint faces green.
M: You don’t understand modern art, I’m afraid. ?