Part 1 Short dialogs and multiple choice questions

(每小题：2 分)

Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.

1.

A. Everybody hurries, so things are done quickly.

B. Everybody hurries, but things are done slowly.

C. People have different opinions on whether we should hurry.

D. More and more people think we should not hurry.

2.

A. A woman should apologize for being late.

B. A man should arrive ahead of time.

C. Important men can be late for an appointment.

D. Women can be late for an appointment.

3.

A. The same as the woman's opinion.

B. The WTO is a good thing.

C. The WTO is no good.

D. The WTO is good but not without problems.

4.

A. The richest people have contributed most to the nation.

B. The richest people should contribute more to society.

C. A smaller middle class is favorable to equality for all people.

D. A larger middle class will benefit all people.

5.

A. Raise the oil prices.

B. Import less oil.

C. Use less oil.

D. Take buses more frequently.

6.

A. Decrease imports.

B. Increase imports.

C. Decrease its deficit by 5%.

D. Increase its deficit by 5%.

7.

A. It benefits the developing nations a great deal.

B. It increases the developing nations' GDP a great deal.

C. Developed nations may benefit more than developing nations from it.

D. Developing nations may benefit more than developed nations from it.

8.

A. Happiness lies in material possessions.

B. Happiness lies in love.

C. He cannot afford to give the woman more luxuries.

D. He is ready to satisfy the woman's desire for more luxuries.

9.

A. One should not take pictures in crowded places.

B. One's personal space should be respected.

C. Crowding causes less respect for personal space.

D. Old people deserve more respect.

10.

A. Family ties strengthen when people move around a lot.

B. Family ties weaken when people move around a lot.

C. Family ties weaken when nuclear families increase in number.

D. Family ties weaken when nuclear families decrease in number.

Part 2 Short passages and multiple-choice questions

(每小题：3 分)

Directions: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.

1.

Why has the man come to talk to the woman?

A. To apply for a job.

B. To do business with her.

C. To make an investment in her company.

D. To withdraw his investment from her company.

2.

What is the sales volume of the woman's company at present?

A. 150 thousand U. S. dollars.

B. 105 thousand U. S. dollars.

C. 105 million U. S. dollars.

D. S. dollars.

3.

What is true of the woman's company when it was founded?

A. It was founded in 1993 with a capital of 35 million U.S. dollars.

B. It was founded in 1997 with a capital of 33 million U.S. dollars.

C. It was founded in 1997 with a capital of 35,000 U.S. dollars.

D. It was founded in 1997 with a capital of 33,000 U.S. dollars.

4.

To what does the woman attribute her company's fast growth?

A. The good quality of their products.

B. The loyalty of their employees.

C. The hard work of their staff.

D. All of the above.

5.

What growth does the woman predict for her company?

A. About six percent a year for the next six years.

B. About six percent a year for the next five years.

C. About five percent a year for the next six years.

D. About five percent a year for the next five years.

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.

6.

Why has the woman come out of the lecture room?

A. She needs to breathe fresh air.

B. She is tired and wants to relax a little.

C. She is a little bored with the lecture.

D. She is extremely bored with the lecture.

7.

What does the man think about university classes?

A. They involve hard work.

B. They are always concerned with serious topics.

C. They should be entertaining.

D. They should be exciting.

8.

What does the woman say is interesting in class?

A. Listening to a lecture on an exciting topic.

B. Students' active participation.

C. Attending a multimedia lecture.

D. All of the above.

9.

What does the man think about students' presentation in class?

A. They may provide interesting ideas.

B. They may provide original ideas.

C. They may talk nonsense.

D. They often provide the correct information.

10.

What does the woman want?

A. Hard work.

B. Great fun.

C. A combination of work and fun.

D. Fun derived from listening to good lectures.

Directions: Listen to the following recording, then mark the statements T (true) or F (false). You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to write the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.

1.

The man has left his car in the garage because of a mechanical problem.

T

F

2.

By saying, "Some oil-producing countries want to charge an arm and a leg for a little drop of their oil", the woman probably means they want to charge just a little money.

T

F

3.

The man believes that the high oil prices are caused by high consumption.

T

F

4.

The woman says that the oil price has increased 60 percent compared with a year ago.

T

F

5.

The man thinks high oil prices are good because they can reduce resource consumption.

T

F

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.

6.

The speaker is a foreigner who was given a job at a multinational company.

T

F

7.

To work in a transnational company one just requires professional skills.

T

F

8.

Seeing the speaker was looking down at his wet trouser legs, the boss asked, "Got your feet wet?"

T

F

9.

"Get your feet wet?" is American slang, meaning something like, "Have you settled into your new job yet?"

T

F

10.

"It's raining cats and dogs." is a commonly used idiom nowadays.

T

F

Part 4 Compound dictation

(每小题：3 分)

Directions: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.

Questions 1 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.

Most social scientists believe that the sports that are organized by a society generally reflect the basic (S1) (1) of that society and attempt to strengthen them in the minds and emotions of its people. Therefore, organized sports have a more serious social (S2) (2) than spontaneous, unorganized play by individuals. This is certainly (S3) (3) in the United States, where the three most popular organized sports are football, basketball, and baseball. (S4) (4) are the ways and words of democracy better illustrated than in sports. Organized sports are seen by Americans as an inspiring example of (S5) (5) of opportunity in action. In sports, people of different (S6) (6) and economic backgrounds get an equal chance to excel. For this reason, notes sociologist Harry Edwards, Americans view organized sports as "a (S7) (7) in which young men, regardless of social class, can learn the advantages and rewards of a competitive system". (S8) (8) . Women's sports are growing in popularity in the United States, and they now have more funding and support at the college level than in the past, The 1996 Olympics provided evidence of the increased interest in women's organized sports. American women won gold medals for several team sports--softball, basketball, soccer, and gymnastics. The idea of competition is at the very heart of organized sports in the United States. (S9) (9) . This training, in turn, strengthens American society as a whole. "It is commonly held," says one sports writer, "that (S10) (10) ."