W: Yes, I think so. I will be there after work. It will be good to see everyone, especially dad. （停顿10”） Text 2
W: Sir, I think you made a mistake on the bill. You left a 100-dollar tip. Did you mean $10? M: No, I didn’t. You worked hard. Enjoy it! （停顿10”） Text 3
W: I got my report card today from school. It’s really bad. You aren’t going to be happy with me. M: You’re right. I’m not happy. You’re in trouble now, and you can’t go to Mary’s birthday party on Saturday. You’ll have to stay home and clean your room. （停顿10”） Text 4
W: Can you set your alarm for 30 minutes from now? M: What for?
W: I’m making a cake for Jake’s birthday. I don’t want it to burn. （停顿10”） Text 5
W: Can you help me save the file on my computer? I don’t know how to do it. Please hurry! I’m late for my hair appointment. Do you think there will be traffic?
M: I’m not sure, ma’am, but you just go up here to “file” and click “save”. See? Easy! （停顿5”） 第一节到此结束。
第二节(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。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。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。 （停顿10”） Text 6
W: Have you chosen the music for the party yet?
M: I was going to just let people bring their own.
W: Oh, I don’t think you should do that. One person needs to be in charge, otherwise people will start disagreeing. Sonia’s really good at music. You could ask her. M: OK, have you got her number?
W: Yeah, it’s on my mobile. I’ll text it to you. （读完两遍后停顿10”）
听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。 停顿10” Text 7
W: Why are you covering my eyes?
M: I have to cover your eyes because I don’t want you to see where I’m taking you. W: Is it a surprise? M: Yes.
W: For my birthday?
M: Stop asking so many questions.
W: OK. Just don’t let me trip and fall down, please. M: I won’t. Hold on to my arm and don’t let go. W: I don’t want to get hurt! M: Trust me.
（读完两遍后停顿10”）
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 停顿15” Text 8
M: I wish it wouldn’t take you so long to get ready every time we go out to dinner, honey. You look great no matter what. W: I just want to look nice.
M: You don’t need to do your hair every time, you know…
W: Well, if it’s just the two of us getting Mexican food, then I wouldn’t. But we’re meeting Brad and Angie at that new Italian place downtown. I guess I just want to feel special in front of our friends.
M: Well, you’ll always be special to me, sweetheart. But seriously, we have to go. It’s already seven o’clock, and it will take us thirty minutes to get there. I don’t want to be late for our 7:30 reservation. W: All right. Let’s go. （读完两遍后停顿15”）
听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。 停顿20” Text 9
W: Hello, Mr. Roberts? This is Marsha from the car factory. M: Good morning, ma’am. How can I help you?
W: Well, first of all, I want to thank you for fixing our machine. I’m amazed that you could solve the problem. No one else could do it! How did you figure it out?
M: Well, ma’am, I know the machine very well. I worked on it for thirty years. There wasn’t much wrong with it. All it needed was one little nail.
W: Very good! Now, I see that you’ve sent a bill for your work. You’re asking for $50,000. That sounds too high for putting one little nail on the machine. M: It’s a fair price.
W: How can you say that, Mr. Roberts? How long did it take you? M: Oh, ten minutes.
W: Only ten minutes? How does that explain this huge bill?
M: Well, ma’am, it’s a dollar for the nail and $49,999 for knowing where to put it. （读完两遍后停顿20秒）
听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。 停顿20” Text 10
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Harry Robbins, and I’m the director of the Houston Opera. I have something unfortunate to tell you. The conductor of the performance, Sir Edgar Olson, has gotten the flu and will be unable to lead our musicians this evening. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Kindly make your way slowly to the exits, and make sure to pick up a white ticket from the seating assistants on your way out. This will be your ticket for the
make-up performance. We will let everyone know by email when this takes place. Also, we would like to offer everyone a free ticket to a future performance with us. Make sure to stop by the customer service desk and take a blue ticket to take advantage of this offer. Please visit www.houstonopera.com for the rest of the schedule for the season, or call 1-800-356-2290. Again, we sincerely apologize for this unfortunate situation. I hope you have a pleasant evening. （读完两遍后停顿20”）
听力部分到此结束，下面你有2分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到答题卡上。