听力原文：M: How’s your new job going W: Not so well. I feel like a fish out of water in th听力原文：M: How’s your new job going W: Not so well. I feel like a fish out of water in that job. Q: What does the woman mean （）

(27) A．Both Tom and his wife will go to Sydney and New Work at Christmas. B．Tom will go to New York while his wife Sydney. C．During the Christmas holiday, Tom will go to Sydney and his wife will go to New York. D．To show respect to his wife, Tom will go to New York together with her.

W: I’m really lucky you stopped and offered me a lift. I’ve been waiting for about two hours but no one seemed to be going my way. M: Are you a student？ W: Yes, I’m a biology student in London University. I’m going up to Edinburgh for the festival, but it’s so expensive on the train that I decided to try and hitch a lift. M: Well, you are lucky because I should have been going yesterday, but something happened to delay me so I postponed my trip until today. W: Is it all right if I put my bag on the back seat？ M: Yes, of course. W: It started to rain just as I left the house this morning and my clothes and shoes are wet through. Would you mind if I take off my shoes？ M: No, of course not. I don’t mind. Go ahead. W: Thanks. M: Oh, don’t forget to put your seat belt on! You can get fined nowadays, you know, for not wearing your seat belt. W: Yes, sorry, I forgot. Could I open this window？ M: Well, I’d rather you don’t if you don’t mind. It gets very draughty when you open that window. But you can open the back window. W: Is it all right if I go to sleep for a while？ M: Yes, of course. I’ll wake you up when we reach the next service station. I’ll need some coffee then. (23) A．Because she has a company for the drive. B．Because she can attend the festival. C．Because the man stopped and offered her a lift. D．Because the man provided a shelter from the rain.

M: Well, you know I didn't go to London University after all. My new university is on the suburbs of an ancient cathedral city and it is almost 8 miles from the city center. The university is planned on the so called American campus system. That is to say, students live in halls of residence grouped around the main university buildings. F: You mean you live, eat and study within the university proper？ M: Yes, I like it. Because we are a real community. We've got comfortable common rooms and bars. We arrange dances and parties. We've got clubs, theater groups, choirs and so on. And we've got an orchestra. I played the drums in it. By the way, how about your university days, Betty？ F: I rented a house with two other girls in the middle of the city about ten minutes walk from the university. The house is falling to pieces. It is damp and there is no proper heating. M: That sounds awful. I couldn't work in a place like yours. The district is poor and could almost be classed as a slum. F: I don't think so. We live among real people who treat us as real people. We've got an electrician living next door, who is always coming in and mending our cooker and electric fires. We could try to get into one of the halls of the residents. But we prefer to be independent. It's nice to belong to the city and to do things outside the university. M: What sort of things do you do outside the university？ M: Well, there is a group of us who go and help in a home for handicapped children. And I sing in the city bar "Choir". We get on well with the local people, not like you in that suburban district. W: Well, I like history. And my university is one of the best universities for that subject. Besides, it is an ancient city with a lot of historical relics and sightseeing spots. If you can drop by by any chance, I can show you around. F: You bet. (47) A．In Bath. B．In London. C．In York. D．In the suburbs.

Woman: Not too strong, please, and one lump of sugar. I like my tea rather sweet, but my husband prefers his without sugar. Q: How does the woman like her tea？ (2) A．Without sugar. B．Strong. C．Slightly sweetened. D．Weak.

W: Good morning. M: All right, houses. Is it the time to buy or sell a house？ W: Well, actually, housing looks like it's going to be a bust. The housing sales for this month were down 1.7%. That's the second month in a row. And the markets headed for a correction or a drop in prices. And it's important to know that mortgage rates have been up, so that's one of the big reasons that it's slowing down buying. And on top of that the other big indicator mortgage applications are down. Actually last week mortgage applications hit a three-and-a-half-year low. So what does all this mean？ If you are a buyer, I think you are gonna find some bargains out there. M: Ok! It is puzzled to both then by the middle of the year you really find bargains. All right, your jobs, is this gonna be the year to look for a new job because they're gonna be available or is this a year in which more people again will get laid off. W: This is good news on the job front, in November 215,000 jobs were added, that's up from 44,000 in October. December looks good. Companies out there say they're planning to hire in the first quarter of this year and there are still jobs shortages in certain areas like finance, health care and construction. M: Great to get some optimistic news. All right, Mellody, thanks again and have a great weekend. (23) A．There will be a boom in housing. B．The house market will suffer depression. C．The bank will exert positive influence on housing. D．It will hit a three-and-a-half-year low.

W: Let's put it this way: it is the first thing in the world I'd ever want to do. Q: What docs the woman mean？ (14) A．She doesn't like her trip to Arizona. B．She is looking forward to her trip to Arizona. C．She enjoyed her trip to Arizona greatly. D．She wants the man to go with her to Arizona.

M: It takes me half an hour usually, but during rush bolus it will take 15 minutes more. How long does it take Professor Baker to drive from his home to the university during rush hours？ A．35 minutes. B．45 minutes. C．15 minutes.

W: It's pretty reasonable. It never took me more than five hours a week to do all the grading and another thirty to fourty minutes to record the grades on the computer. M: That sounds manageable. I think you can do the work when it fits into your own schedule, too, can't you？ W: Oh, yeah, you can do the grading in your room or in the library. You just need to get each set back for the next class, but that means you always have at least two days and sometimes four. M: It sounds great. W: Good luck with your interview. Why was the woman able to give the man so much information about the job？ A．She is Professor Jamison's daughter. B．She works part-time as Profess or Jamison's secretary. C．She used to do the job herself.

(23) A．No one in this office is willing to do the translation except yourself. B．The new secretary will ask someone to fix the date for you. C．The new secretary can type and hand in the document for you. D．The secretary is an able person to help you with the translation.

W: After two sleepless nights, I'm finally through with it. Q: What do we learn from this conversation？ (15) A．Neither the man nor the woman has finished the assignment yet. B．The man thinks the paper is easy. C．The woman thinks the paper is easy. D．Both the man and the woman think the paper is hard.

W：It’s pretty reasonable．It never took me more than five hours a week to do all the grading and another thirty to fourty minutes to record the grades on the computer． M：That sounds manageable．I think you can do the work when it fits into your own schedule, too,can't you？ W:Oh, yeah, you can do the grading in your room or in the library. You just need to get each set back for the next class, but that means you always have at least two days and sometimes four. M: It sounds great. W:Good luck with your interview. Why was the woman able to give the man so much information about the job？ A．She is Professor Jamison's daughter. B．She works part-time as Profess or Jamison's secretary. C．She used to do the job herself.

W: It's pretty reasonable. It never took me more than five hours a week to do all the grading and then another thirty to forty minutes to record the grades on the computer. M: That sounds manageable. I guess you can do the work when it fits into your own schedule, too, can't you？ W: Oh, yah, you can do the grading in your room or in the library. You just need to get each set back for the next class, but that means you always have at least two days and sometimes four. M: It sounds great. W: Good luck with your interview. Why was the woman able to give Larry so much information about the job？ A．She is Professor Jamison's daughter. B．She works part-time as Professor Jamison's secretary. C．She used to do the job herself.

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W: It's simple. I don't mind being married to my career. Q: What's Annie's attitude towards her future？ (14) A．She will live a simple life. B．She will fully focus on her job. C．She will quit her job to get married. D．She will stay with someone unmarried.

M: Hi, Susan. Not so well as to be expected. I've left my position. I can't bear the rudeness of my boss any longer. W: What are you going to do then？ M: No idea. Anyway, I've got to think about it seriously. And you？ W: I've been very successful as a dancer. I like this kind of life. It is so exciting. M: You can't do that forever. W: No. But I've decided to open a dance school once I've moved to the top. A lot of young dancers need better training. M: That's a wonderful idea. What does the man do now？ A．A teacher. B．A dancer. C．Neither of the above.

W: Well, of course you can always look in the yellow pages in the back of the telephone book under shoe repair. But I think there's a good shop not far from here. Take the first street to the left and walk around three blocks. I can't remember the name of the shop, but you'll run into it. It's near the police station. By the way, do you know about the town guide？ It has all kinds of useful information. I think you'll find it in any bookstore. M: Thanks a lot. You've been very helpful. And I'll look for that town guide next time I'm in a bookstore. Let's see, you said the repair shop was three blocks on the right？ W: No, first street on the left, then three blocks. M: Thanks again. What is the man looking for？ A．The bookstore. B．A town guide. C．A shoe repair shop.

A．The mining industry． B．The service industry． C．The construction industry． D．The light industry．

A．On foot． B．By bus． C．By bike D．By taxi．

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A．He doesn’t like his new school． B．He feels very lonely now． C．He has no time to make new friends． D．He has adapted easily to his new school．

A．He does not earn as much money as his classmates． B．He does not work as well as his classmates． C．He does not get enough pay for his ’hard work． D．He does not have enough time for his study．

A．How to solve problems． B．Someone who will listen to them． C．Someone whom they can rely on． D．What a real friend should b E．

A．Linda’s birthday． B．A video tape C．Peter’s present for LindA D．Linda’s birthday party．