B）听对话并根据对话内容选择最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
听第一段对话，完成16—17小题。
16．Who is the man going out with this evening？
A．The woman．B．His darling．
C．Henry．D．Nobody．
17．What time will the woman be at the hotel？
A．One o'clock．B．Ten o'clock．
C．Nine o'clock．D．Half past eight．
录音原文：
Man：Bye，darling．It's 8：30．Have a nice trip to New York．
Woman：Thanks．I'll ring you as soon as I arrive at the hotel．
Man：Fine．Remember I'm going out at 9：00 with Henry tonight．
Woman：Well，if you are out when I ring，I'll leave a message on the answer phone，so you'll know I have arrived safely．
Man：OK．New York was very dangerous three months ago，but I think it is safe now．
Woman：If the plane arrives on time，I'll be at the hotel at about 10：00．Don't forget to water the flowers while I'm away．
Man：Don't worry．Bye！
对话中除man和woman二人外，又提到了一个人叫Henry，所以16题选C。在时间上，对话开始在8：30，9：00打算出去，10：00在宾馆，所以17题应选B。
听第二段对话，完成18—20小题。
18．What's the man's name？
A．Tom．B．Ellen．C．Nike．D．Todd．
19．In which month was the Australian Tennis Open last year？
A．January．B．February．C．May．D．August．
20．How many cities do they talk about in the dialogue？
A．Two．B．Three．C．Four．D．Five．
录音原文：
Woman：You're so lucky，Todd．You travel all over the world．I never leave Chicago！
Man：Yeah—but it's hard work．I just practise，practise，practise and play tennis all the time．I don't get time to see much．
Woman：What about last year？Where did you go？Tell me about it．
Man：Well—in January I was in Melbourne，for the Australian Tennis Open．It's a beautiful city，like Chicago．There are old and new buildings．January's their summer so it was hot when I was there．
Woman：And what's Dubai like？When were you there？
Man：In February．We went from Australia to Dubai for the Dubai Tennis Open．Lots of modern buildings，white buildings．An interesting place，I enjoyed it．
Woman：And Paris！That's where I want to go！What's Paris like？
Man：Very beautiful old buildings but lots of interesting modern ones，too．And of course very very nice in May．Maybe I can take you there sometime，Ellen．
Woman：Yeah？
对话中woman的第一句话说出了对方的名字—Todd，所以18题选D。Woman问到去年的情况，Man先说出了月份（January），然后提到“澳大利亚网球公开赛”，所以19题应选A。对话中提到的城市是：Chicago，Melbourne，Dubai，Paris，故应选C。
IV．短文理解（Passages）（共10小题，计10分）
A）听短文并根据短文内容，完成下列各句。短文读两遍。
21．I am _________ years old now．
A．18 B．17 C．16 D．19
22．We'll have a football match _________ ．
A．this Saturday B．in November
C．today D．on December 17th
23．Sometimes our friends and I like to go out and _________ at weekends．
A．listen to music
B．walk with my dog
C．see a film
D．play football
24．I speak _________ ，but I don't speak German．
A．American English B．Chinese and French
C．French and English D．Russian
25．At school I don't like _________ ．
A．drawing B．computer studies
C．maths D．sport
录音原文：
I'm a student at a school in Cambridge and I will be seventeen next year．Today is Saturday December 16th．Tomorrow we'll have a football match with another team．We are all under 18 years old．Today our team have a practice all morning．
At weekends，I like listening to music and going out with my friends．Sometimes we just go for a walk with my dog．
I speak English and French，but I don't speak German．My favourite subjects at school are computer studies and maths，but I don't like drawing．
21．抓住文中的will be seventeen next year，直接选出答案C。
22．“今天是16号，明天踢足球赛”，故应选D。
23．“周末出去散步”，只提到与朋友和狗在一起，故应选B。
24．直接捕捉录音原文中的句子，应选C。
25．选项中B和C是favourite subjects，sport与上文踢足球有关，don't like drawing是原文直接说出来的，故应选A。
B）听短文并根据短文内容，选出各题的最佳答案。短文读两遍。
26．Where was Aunt Nancy born？
A．Australia．B．Perth．C．England．D．Sweden．
27．What does she love and how many of them does she have？
A．Pictures；20．B．Birthday cards；30．
C．All kinds of pencils；35．D．Cats；25．
28．When did Nancy start drawing？
A．In 1985．B．In 1986．
C．In 1987．D．In 1989．
29．How long does she work in a day？
A．About 10 hours．B．Half a day．
C．About one morning．D．More than 12 hours．
30．What does Aunt Nancy usually do when she finishes her work every day？
A．She usually meets her friends．
B．She usually goes swimming．
C．She usually makes her birthday cards．
D．She usually looks after her cats．
录音原文：
My aunt Nancy was born in England，but now she lives in Perth，Australia．She went to Australia in 1985 when her husband，my uncle Jack，died．
She is 80 years old now，but she still works．She's an artist．She draws pictures of cats for birthday cards．She loves cats—she has twenty-five！
She started drawing in 1986．At first she drew just for a hobby，but then in 1989 she began making and selling birthday cards．A lot of people liked them and bought them．
She usually starts work at 7：00 in the morning and finishes at 5：00 in the evening．Then she goes swimming．
Last year I visited Australia and I stayed with her for two weeks．I had a very good holiday．
26．Aunt Nancy的出生地在文章开头就提到了，应立即捕捉到答案C。
27．此题在一段叙述中提到，以Aunt Nancy画猫做生日贺卡，引出她喜爱的25只猫。故应选D。
28．随上题之后，直接说出开始绘画的时间在1986年，故应选B。
29．根据上午7：00至下午5：00推算出答案A。
30．每天做完工作后，文章只提到了go swimming，所以选B。
