it’s like talking to a robot．
W:Well，I think，it’s good to be connected to e-mail, because it’s a spontaneous way of communicating with people all over the world．
(Text 4)
M：When do you leave for your holiday?
W：On the fifteen．We’re flying. The flight takes nine and a half hours. M：And when will you be back?
W：On the twenty-fourth.I’ll give you a ring when we’re back.
(Text 5)
M：Do you like Jack London’s novels?
W：I couldn’t put his latest one down until the last chapter. 第二节
听下面5段对话或独白，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第67和第68小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。 (Text 6)
W:What a tiring evening!
M：Oh，it’s good to sit down after all that standing． W：I could just sit here for ever and ever，and never get up. M：I don’t think I’ve ever felt so tired in my life．All that silly talk, and the drink and the cigarette smoke． W：And the heat，what’s more，I didn’t sleep well last night. H：We shouldn’t have accepted the invitation in the first place．
W：But we shouldn’t have felt so tired．We have only been to a party． M：You’re right．We must be getting old．
W：Come on. Let’s have some coffee．We’ll feel better．
听下面一段对话，回答第69至第71小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 (Text 7)
M：Hello，Julie. Have you been to the new sports center yet? W：Not yet，Peter，where is it?
M：On Hill Road, you know，near Mill Street，behind the station． W：Oh，is it good? M：Yes，it’s great．You can do a lot of sports．I played table tennis last Thursday and watched the basketball match there，too. W：What about swimming?
M：There is a very good swimming pool there，too．Do you want to go with me next week? W：Any day except Wednesday．
M：Well，why don’t we go on Friday? Then we can stay late. W：OK. Let’s meet after school.
听下面一段对话，回答第72至第74小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 (Text 8)
M：This is one of the finest museums I’Ve ever seen，and I’ve been to a lot of museums．It’s a shame Sandy couldn’t make it. We’ve seen so little of him this trip． W：Well，he hasn’t been himself lately．
M：Is he still upset about the job?
W：Yes，he was really disappointed．
M：He can’t go on being depressed forever．He has to start looking for something else． W：Oh，he has．Actually，there is one possibility，but he’s not too excited about it. M：Why not? It’s not a good job. W：Oh，no，it’s a great job一一very similar to the one he didn’t 'get. It’s an even large company，but it’s in Los Angeles．Sandy has a brother who lives there. M：Does it look promising?
W：No，I really don’t think he’ll get it, and, well, I know this sounds selfish，but in a Way I’m happy．I mean,Los Angeles is two thousand miles from here．
听下面一段对话，回答第75至第78小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。 (Text 9)
W：Are you going out with Tracy tonight?
N：Oho．I’m supposed to mee her at seven. What time is it now? W：Six—thirty．
M：I’d better get ready． W：Where are you going?
M：We haven’t made up our minds yet. Maybe to a restaurant, maybe to a movie first.
W：Why don’t you go and see Citizen Kane at the Classic Film Festival?It’s supposed to be great. M：Oh，maybe we will．Psycho is also playing. I’ve heard it’s really good，too.
W：if you like horror movies with lots of blood. Personally, I don’t. Well, I really should be going.Do you want to go swimming tomorrow? M：I’d like to，but I might have to go to studio and do some work. Can I let you know first thing in the morning?
W：Sure．That’ll be fine.
M：Oh，there’s the phone．It must be Tracy.
W：Well，I’d better go then．Have a good time tonight. M：Thanks．I’ll talk to you tomorrow．
听下面一段独白，回答第79至第81题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 (Text 10)
Researchers have discovered a link between drinking and thinking. A certain amount of alcohol may help us keep our mental abilities as we age. Research shows too much alcohol kills brain cells．But little is known about the effects of lifelong drinking. Joe, who has one or two drinks each day retains slightly stronger comprehension skills than the non-drinkers or the heavy drinkers. Dr. John and his colleagues drinkers had slightly better reasoning ability than their brothers and sisters who drank more or less. Other studies have found that alcohol in noderation can help the heart work better. But too much alcohol can cause diseases．