Day 5——Cities and countryside 城市与乡村（听力部分）

listening comprehension(听力教程P67-70 Listening Comprehension)

1. Statements

1) A. Lora is never too late for appointments.

B. Lora doesn’t want to fill this appointment.

C. Lora is usually a punctual person.

D. Lora doesn’t know she has an appointment.

2) A. I was actually on time.

B. I was fifteen minutes late.

C. I wasn’t late because I walked fast.

D. I walked for fifteen minutes.

3) A. We took five gallons without paying for them.

B. We bought 1 dollar’s worth of milk.

C. We didn’t buy any milk.

D. We pay 5 dollars for milk.

4) A. We’ve talked very little about the apartment we want to buy.

B. The price of the apartment went up a lot.

C. We have made up our mind to buy that apartment.

D. It seems that buying the apartment is something beyond us.

5) A. Both Fiona and Fanny disliked the concert.

B. Fanny liked the concert more than Fiona did.

C. Fiona and Fanny had different opinions.

D. Fiona didn’t think that she enjoyed the concert.

6) A. The lobby was warmer yesterday.

B. The lobby was too warm.

C. It isn’t necessary to keep the lobby warm.

D. It was much warmer in this lobby than that one.

7) A. Harry is really a kind person.

B. Harry enjoys cold winter weather.

C. Harry is probably sick.

D. Harry has no interests in other people’s affairs.

8) A. He is a sheriff.

B. He lives in an apartment near the restaurant.

C. He’s the head of the restaurant.

D. He’s an exceptional chef here.

9) A. The players were all wearing ties.

B. The teams ended with the same score.

C. The referee ended the game early.

D. The players got tangled up in the end.

10) A. Sandy checked the house carefully, so no one broke in.

B. Some of the doors and windows were broken, but Sandy didn’t check them.

C. Sandy’s house was broken in because of his carelessness.

D. Sandy shouldn’t be blamed for that.

2. Short Conversations

11) A. The blank wall looked better.

B. The man needs more wall space for it.

C. It should be put on another wall.

D. It makes the wall a little more attractive.

12) A. Search for it in town.

B. Run around the town.

C. Buy the necklace from a catalog.

D. Try some other places to do shopping.

13) A. Occupation.

B. Hobby.

C. Literature.

D. Part-time job.

14) A. Fred was one of the slower students.

B. He did very well in the course.

C. He always sat at the back of the classroom.

D. He finished his course quickly.

15) A. 38.

B. 76.

C. 57.

D. 19.

16) A. He is not interested in Zhang’s new movie.

B. This one is not very good.

C. The next one will be even worse.

D. He wants to see some other movies.

17) A. She’s not sure why it hasn’t been put on.

B. The billboard has been changed recently.

C. She agrees that it should have been put on the billboard.

D. It can be found on the billboard.

18) A. The greengrocer’s

B. The bakery.

C. The butcher’s

D. The post office.

19) A. At a hotel reception’s desk

B. At a bank.

C. In a theater.

D. In a restaurant.

20) A. It is too late for the man to go to the show.

B. The man must wait for an hour to get a ticket.

C. The man can buy a standing-room ticket an hour before the performance.

D. People have already been standing in line for an hour.

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答 案

listening comprehension:

1. Statements

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

2) Short Conversations

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