M: OK. Why do you want me to go shopping?
W: Well, it’s difficult to buy a new pair of shoes for your birthday without your feet being. （Text 2）
M: I thought that the chair cost 50 dollars. W: It used to, but the price has gone up 15 dollars. M. Well, that’s more than I can afford, I’m afraid. （Text 3）
M. Where have you been all this time? The train is about to leave.
W: Sorry I’m late, but I was waiting for you at the information deak upstairs. It’s lucky I thought of looking for you here on the platform.
（Text 4）
W: If I were you I’d take the bus to work. Driving in that rush hour traffic is terrible.
M: But, you know, by the time the bus gets to my stop, there aren’t any seats left. What’s more, I have to walk for 10 minutes to get to the bus stop.
（Text 5）
W: Hey! What’s the rush?
M: The bank closes in half an hour and I’m badly in need of money. W: Oh, I can lend you some.
M: Actually, I want to buy some traveler’s cheques; I’m going on a trip this weekend. 第一节到此结束。 第二节
听下面5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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的时间。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。 （Text 6）
M: Excuse me. Could you tell me which way Dobson’s bookstore is?
W: Yes, it’s that way. Go two blocks, and then turn left. It’s on the corner opposite the post office. M: Thanks. I’ve only been in the city for a few days, so I really don’t know my way around yet. W: Oh, I know how you feel. We moved here a year ago, and I still don’t know where everything is.
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听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 （Text 7） M: Can I help you?
W: Yes. I’m going on a tour in New York.
M: Well, let me see... it’s two nights in the hotel, but three days altogether. W: I see. I arrive early on the third and leave at 10:30 p. m. on the fifth.
M: That’s great. As you see, you should be booked through to Chicago on the fifth. So it really is a full day on the fifth. Plenty of time for shopping and sightseeing. You’ll even have enough time for a show in the evening because the train station is near the theatre.
W: I think that’ll work out fine. I hope I’ll be able to sleep on the train. M: Believe me, it’ll be an interesting experience to ride on the train.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 （Text 8）
W: The temperature hasn’t got above five degrees centigrade for three weeks, and it’s supposed to snow again tonight. We have to clear the snow off the steps. This is not beautiful!
M: I don’t mind the extra work. For me, it’s worthwhile to be able to experience the fresh air. And you know how I love skiing, ice-skating and...
W: I know, and I’m glad you’re having fun. It’s just that I’m tried of being cold. I wish spring were here. M: Well, I agree that winter does seem long when we get to January. W: It seemed long to me in November!
M: It doesn’t look nice today. There’s no sign of sun. Look, the sky over there in the est is getting dark. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 （Text 9）
M: What’s the matter?
W: It’s just life. It’s all right for you. You’ll leave the house in five minutes. I’ll be here all day. You won’t come back till seven o’clock.
M: One of us must go to work, dear.
W: Yes, but your day is interesting. My day is the same every day. M: My work isn’t always interesting.
W: I know, but you travel around, you meet different people and you do different things. Who will I meet today?
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What I do? Er? I’ll wash up, feed the baby, do the washing, clean the house, bathe the baby, take the dog for a walk...
M: But... but...
W: Then I’ll go to the supermarket, prepare dinner, meet you at the station, have dinner, wash up again ... M: But...
W: Then I’ll feed the baby again, put the baby to bed ... What a life! Today, tomorrow this week, next week, this month, next year... forever!
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。 （Text 10）
W: Thank you for calling the North London Arts Cinema, Wood Green. There is no one to answer your call at the moment.
The North London Arts Cinema is open seven days week, showing a variety of British and foreign films. Next week we will show an Italian film called Midnight Meting. It is set in Milan in the 1950s. You can see that film from Monday to Thursday. It will be on twice a day in the evenings. That’s at 6:45 and 9:15. The film lasts 2 hours and 15 minutes. Tickets are ￡4, but there is a special student ticket at ￡2. 80 for all our midweek films. Please bring your student card if you want the cheaper ticket. The nearest car park to the cinema is in Hauxton Street. That’s H--A--U--X--T--O--N. It’s just five minutes’ walk from the cinema.
Thank you for calling the North London Arts Cinema. If you require further information, phone during office hours--9:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m., Monday to Friday.
第二节到此结束。
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