听力原文：W: Hey, Neal, now that the midterms are over, a bunch of us are getting away for the weekend to go canoeing？

W：I'm not sure． Q：What can we learn from the conversation？ (13) A．Maria is in the library now. B．Maria didn't pass the exam. C．Maria is probably a college student. D．The man wants to see Maria at his office.

M: You bet! I've already put it aside to cover the increase my landlord just announced for next year. Q: What does the man mean？ (8) A．He has decided how he's going to spend the prize money. B．He doesn't know how much his rent is going to increase. C．He's already planning to enter next year's essay contest. D．He has already paid his landlord for next year's rent.

M: Did you hear a crash earlier？ That was it. I'm just as clumsy as ever. Q: What is tile problem？ (17) A．The woman doesn't like orange juice. B．The woman didn't come to see Everett. C．The man was in a car crash this morning. D．The man broke the container of juice.

Woman: Not too strong, please, and one lump of sugar. I like my tea rather sweet, but my husband prefers his without sugar. Q: How does the woman like her tea？ (2) A．Without sugar. B．Strong. C．Slightly sweetened. D．Weak.

M: Hi, Sally, this is Phil. W: Great to hear from you Phil! How have you been doing？ M: To tell you the truth, I'm very worried about our final examinations next month. For one thing, I can't sleep. W: I sympathize! I went through the same thing last year. M: That's exactly why I'm calling you. Do you have any suggestions for coping with anxiety？ You know how I hate exams! W: Well, last year the university offered a stress-management course at about this time. Have you been in contact with the student health services？ M: No, I haven't had time! W: Funny, isn't it？ Just when students need help most, we can't afford the time to get it! M: Well, perhaps I should find out more about this stress-management course. Things have got to get better! W: I suggest you call the health services tomorrow. They open at nine a. m. M: Thanks, ally. I'll let you know how it goes. W: Best of luck! And have a good night's sleep! M: That's easier said than done! (20) A．Anxiety. B．Truth. C．Sympathy. D．Time.

W: Well, first of all, I know that your firm has a very good reputation. Then I've heard you offer good opportunities for promotion for the right person. Q: What do we know from the conversation？ (17) A．The woman is being interviewed by a reporter. B．The woman is asking for a promotion. C．The woman is applying for a job. D．The woman is being given an examination.

M: It might be time to invest in a more recent model. Q: What does the man mean？ (14) A．The woman should buy a famous brand. B．The washing machine should have worked longer. C．The woman should consider buying a new one. D．The washing machine was not a good investment.

M: Thank you, Miss Kim. W: The most important thing is that our boss makes a point of keeping everything in order. So you'd better not throw things about. Otherwise, he'll be mad at you. M: Ok, I will bear that in mind. Thanks a lot for what you have told me. Who is Miss Kim？ A．She is the new boss. B．She is the manager. C．She is a clerk. D．She is a secretary.

W: Mr Kerr, I have. You're flying with American Airlines on 23 June. The flight leaves at 9 a. m. Questions 1-8 ？For questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings. ？For each question, mark one letter (A, B, or C). ？After you have listened once, replay each recording. What time will the flight leave？ A．8a.m. B．9a.m. C．18:00

B: Well, uhm, it'd be great to get away, but I've never done ii before. A: None of the others have either except for me. I went once last fall. But there'll be an instructor in each canoe the first day. B: I don't know. A: Oh, come on. This is our last chance to take a break before finals. The scenery is beautiful, and if it gets too hot we can dive in whenever we feel like it. The river's really calm this time of the year, no rapids to deal with. B: That's a relief. What would I have to bring？ A: Let's see. Tom's bringing food for the Friday night cookout for everyone. And the people who run the trip have tents set up and they supply food and drinks for all day Saturday. On the way back Sunday morning we'll stop somewhere for breakfast. So, you have to bring a bathing suit and a sleeping hag. B: Well, I do love camping and sleeping out. Where is this place？ A: Well, it's about an hour and a half to the place where we meet the trip leaders. We leave our car there and they drive us and the canoes upriver to the place where we start canoeing. B: And who's driving us to the meeting place？ A: Well, I was hoping we could take your car. Mine's in the shop again. B: Oh, I see. It's not me you want, it's my car. A: Don't be silly. So what would you say？ B: Oh, why not! A: Great I'll give you a call when i find out when everyone wants to leave on Friday. (36) A．To convince him to go on a canoe trip. B．To invite him to a cookout. C．To ask if she can borrow his car. D．To tell him about a trip she took.

M: Well you can talk to me now. Otherwise, I'm afraid you might have a long wait. I'm working on a paper. Q: What does the man mean？ (16) A．He won't be able to finish the work soon. B．The woman must wait for a long time. C．He will finish the paper soon. D．The woman can have a long talk with him

M：Why not cancel Bob's program？ His project never brings in any profit． Q：What can we learn from the conversation？ (14) A．Their company has a good profit. B．The man will cut the budget for his project. C．The woman wants the man to reduce his expenditure. D．Bob's projects are always profitable.

Which of the following statements is true about Stephen？ A．He watched a soccer match last night and did not go to bed until very late. B．He went to a club to watch a soccer match last night. C．He could not fall asleep until very late last night because of the noise made by people watching a soccer match. D．He has been so immersed in the exciting soccer match last night that he is now not in the mood for work.

M: Oh, you mean the wife is going to give birth to her husband？ W: Right. The child will be born in two months and the couple won't feel sad about having no children! How great! M: But isn't that strange？ How could the father face another self! You see, they'll look exactly the same! And if they had decided to clone the wife, she'd be giving birth to herself! W: Well, isn't it charming to live your own life again？ I think human cloning is beneficial in many ways, such as providing remedies for new incurable diseases, prolonging one's life, and so on. M: That's very good, but what'll be the relationship between the parents and their cloned copy？ What responsibilities should people take for their own clone？ And what if the child falls in love with his own mother one day？ As I see it, human cloning is unethical and must be prohibited! W: Well, maybe human cloning still has a long way to go, or, maybe, the couple would be better of adopting a child. Who has the couple cloned？ A．The wife. B．The husband. C．The baby. D．A sheep.

M: Have you checked with the employment resource center here at school？ W: Yes, there were one or two promising leads, but I'm hoping to find something a little better than those. I have a list of the most prominent accounting firms. I plan on sending my resume to each of them. M: Tom told me that he has mailed out twenty resumes already. W: The job market is very tight this year. I'm afraid that there will be a lot of the graduating class that will have to settle for something less than they hoped for or go to a less desirable part of the country. M: Bob and Joe have contacted a headhunter. They hope by using those professional services they will be able to find a good position. W: I thought of doing that myself, because their fee is too high. They would want nearly half of my first six months' salary. M: What about that accounting firm your father's company uses？ Do you think he could give you a recommendation？ W: I hate to ask him to do that, but if my other leads don't work out, I'll ask him for help. M: Networking the contacts you have is one of the best ways to find employment. (27) A．Check with the employment resource center at school. B．Send her resumes to all the most prominent accounting firms. C．Resort to headhunters (猎头公司). D．Ask for help from her father first.

Where are they？ A．In a supermarket. B．In a bookstore. C．In a restaurant.

听力原文： Hello, I was once a hostess. Now I am on my first bus trip and I’m quite surprised at the services offered during the trip. Included are meals on the way. Rest rooms and public-address announcements. Just now. I introduced myself to the hostess on the bus, and we told each other about experience on air and ground travel. At lunch time, she gave out menus offering a choice of sandwiches. As she started filling orders, she found that there weren’t enough egg-salad sandwiches. She quickly went to whisper to the driver, The bus soon stopped. The stopped. The hostess ran to another bus that was all the time following ours and she soon returned with a box of egg-salad sandwiches. As she passed my seat, she asked.” Could you do that on a plane？” According to this passage, what kind of vehicle did the speaker always ride in the past？ A．By bus. B．By air. C．By train.

W: That's fine. Can you please tell me the departure time again？ Q: What is the man doing？ (3) A．Saying good-bye to a friend. B．Buying tickets for a sports event. C．Paying a bill at a friend. D．Arranging a plane trip.

听力原文： Now, I want to tell you a story about a person who al- ways went to the same beerhouse at the same time every day and asked for two glasses of beer. He drank them and then asked for two more. One day the waiter in the beerhouse said to him, "Why do you always ask for two glasses of beer？ Why not get one big glass instead？" The person answered, "Because I don't like to drink alone. I drink with my friend." But a few days later the person came in and asked only for one glass of beer. "Oh," said the waiter, "has your friend died？" "Oh, no, "said the person." He is very well. This glass of beer is for him. But I have stopped drinking beer. My doctor does not want me to drink any more because it is dangerous for me." What did the person do every day？ A．He drank a big glass of beer. B．He went to the same beerhouse. C．He drank with a different friend.

A．Disappointed. B．Happy. C．Regretful. D．Sad.

(36) A．High school teachers. B．Taxi drivers. C．Waiters. D．Fruit sellers,

(6) A．The majority of smart cards users are governments and commercial organizations. B．Many users of smart cards are powerful in governments and commercial organizations. C．The dominant users of smart cards are banks in China by now. D．The dominant users of smart cards used to he banks in China.

M: Don't worry. I will be seeing Mr. Brown in an hour. What do we learn from the conversation？ A．It was probably Mr. Brown's phone number that the woman wrote down. B．It was just an hour ago that the man met Mr. Brown. C．The woman forgot to write down the phone number. D．The woman needed a sheet of paper to put down the number.

M: Yes, I've lived here in Edinburgh all my life. My name's Rory McDonald. How do you do？ W: Hi, I'm Chris Hudson from Phoenix, Arizona. I'm an oil engineer. I'm on my way to London on business. M: How long are you staying in Edinburgh？ W: Just a day. What can I see here in twenty-four hours？ M: Well, most tourists want to visit the Castle. It's on Castle Rock. It's where the Scottish government used to be. From there you can walk down the Royal Mile. W: What's the Royal Mile？ M: It's a narrow street of medieval houses. It's worth seeing. Then you really should visit Holyrood Palace. W: Who lives in the Palace？ M: No one, except the Queen when she comes to Edinburgh, which is usually once a year. But the kings and queens of Scotland used to live there be fore Scotland was united with England. W: When was that？ M: That was...er, let me see 2. in 1603. W: You seem to know a lot about Scottish history. M: Aye, well, I'm a McDonald of the McDonald clan. You know there are clans in Scotland, and we're all proud of our history. W: I'd like to buy something as a souvenir of the trip. What should I buy？ M: Why don't you buy some sweaters？ Scottish sweaters are famous for their quality. And you must buy some whiskey. Of course you know that's our national drink. W: Yes, I've already bought the whiskey. M: Good. But remember you mustn't put ice in it. That spoils the flavor! W: Oh, we Americans put ice in everything! (23) A．She comes to visit this famous town. B．She comes to visit her friend. C．She comes to Edinburgh on business. D．She is on her way to London on business.