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经典题目操练：(听力教程P7-10 listening comprehension)

PART B: Listening Comprehension

1. Statements

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard.

1) A. Flight 211 was delayed due to the heavy fog.

B. Flight 211 was under repair at that time.

C. Flight 211 was cancelled because of the weather.

D. Two hundred and eleven passengers called about the flight.

2) A. I have never been moved.

B. I was more moved than ever before.

C. I don't like movements.

D. was not moved at all.

3) A. I wanted John to continue his hobby.

B. John was discouraged from taking up fishing as a hobby.

C. John is always willing to teach me how to go fishing.

D. John has a lot of courage to take up fishing.

4) A. Very few people know George.

B. Almost everybody knows George.

C. George knows very little about the army.

D. George knows almost everybody in the army.

5) A. Diana didn't think that was a difficult problem.

B. Diana is unusually good at math.

C. Diana thought it was a hard problem for me.

D. No one thought that was a hard problem to solve.

6) A. You should rent an apartment at the end of this month.
B. You are supposed to pay the rent at the end of every

month

C. You have to come and collect the rent on the last day of
each month.

D. The first thing you need to do each month is to rent an a-
partment.

7) A. He goes to the plays every two weeks.

B. He plays football every two weeks.

C. He enjoys going to the plays.

D. He's too weak to play football everyday.

8) A. Mandy has been to ten shops.

B. Mandy isn't at all shy.

C. Mandy has a short friend.

D. Mandy is unusually short.

9) A. The sweaters are $ 7.50 each and come in five colors.

B. The sweaters are available in orange, red, green, blue
and black for $7.50.

C. The sweaters are $ 1.50 each.

D. The sweaters are $7. 50 each and there is a 5 percent
discount available.

10) A. Jenny's brother has three tickets.

B. Jenny still has three tickets.

C. Jenny's brother has only one ticket.

D. Jenny has only one ticket now.

Short Conversations

Directions: in this part, you will hear 10 short conversations
between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a third
voice will ask a question about what was said. The conversa
tions and the questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. After you
hear a conversation and a question about it, read the four an
swers in your paper and decide which is the correct answer to
the question you have heard.

11) A. She finished her reading two weeks ago.

B. She finished her reading quickly.

C. She will write an English novel in two weeks.

D. She couldn't finish her reading in less than a month.

12) A. It gets on your nerves if you buy five of them.

B. It's a very good bargain.

C. It's too expensive.

D. If you buy five, the price is lower.

13) A. She wants to know when the man will be free.

B. She will be busy every day this week.

C. She will be able to go some time later.

D. She doesn't want to go to the theater with the man at all

14) A. The airplane has already left.

B. The plane is overdue.

C. They should take the 9:45 flight.

D. The plane has arrived early at 3:39.

15) A. Vacation plans.

B. School hours.

C. A part-time job.

D. Weekend plans.

16) A. She doesn't know its hours.

B. She thinks it closes at 6.

C. It's open all night on weekdays.

D. It isn't open on weekends.

17) A. Three dollars.

B. Fifteen dollars.

C. Half the price.

D. One third the price.

18) A. Reporters.

B. Students.

C. Typists.

D. Librarians.

19) A. What to order.
B. How to kill mice.

C. Computer.

D. War.
20) A. 90.

B. 55.

C. 68.

D. 75.

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答 案

Listening Comprehension:

1. Statements

1) C   2)B   3) A   4) B   5) B   6) B   7) B   8)D  9) A  10) C

2. short conversations

11)  B  12) C  13) C  14) B  15) C  16) B  17) D  18) B  19) C  20) C