Part A
Directions: You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer ― A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.
听力原文:W: How much time did you have for drawing this picture?
M: We were given 3 hours, but I finished 20 minutes earlier.
How long did it take the man to finish drawing the picture?
A. 3 hours.
B. Three hours and twenty minutes.
C. Twenty minutes.
D. Two hours and forty minutes.
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The reason to start "star routes" is ________ .
A. some communities were too far
B. the horse was too slow
C. the train was much convenient
D. private contractors paid to deliver mail
Which of the following is the most suitable title to the letter?
A. Government plans.
Building a nuclear defense system.
C. Who is going to pay?
D. Irresponsible promises.
Who has the woman asked about her daughter Cathy?
A. The woman's friends.
B. The woman's neighbors.
C. The daughter's friends.
D. The daughter's teachers and classmates.
听力原文: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is your reporter, Erin Brown, with the latest news about the oil spill at Seaview Beach. When volunteers were asked to come and help clean up the oil, about two hundred people showed up. Storekeepers, students, business people, and many others gave up their time to help.
Farmers from nearby towns unloaded tons of straw while scientists showed the helpers how to soak up the oil.
Many ducks and other birds were caught in the oil. Scientists and volunteers tried to catch them and clean them off, but one report says that more than a hundred birds have died. The oil spill was the worst that has ever hit this coast. Edward Shoup, the head of the oil company, said that it was an accident. He explained that the ship that leaked was very old, And he added that as soon as new ships are ready ,the company plans to get rid of its old ones. Mr. Shoup said that his company is working very hard on the oil-spill problem and will do its best to prevent any more oil spills.
Who is the speaker?
A specialist in oil spill prevention.
B. A TV reporter.
C. An oil company technician.
D. The head of the oil company.