PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENSION［40 min.］
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your Coloured ANSWER SHEET.
SECTION A TALK
Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section.At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now Listen to the talk.
1The speaker is.
A.a friend of Abraham Lincoln’sB.a writer who gives an account of Abraham Lincoln’s biography
C.Abraham Lincoln himself D.Abraham Lincoln’s autobiography
2Which of the following statements is true?
A.The speaker’s mother died when he was only ten years old.
B.The speaker’s father died when he was six years old.
C.The speaker and his family moved to Indiana in his eighth year.
D.His grandfather was killed by Indians in a battle.
3What was required of a teacher in the speaker’s hometown?
A.No qualificationB.Latin-understanding
C.Experiences of traveling round the worldD.The basical ability to know how to read,write and compute arithmetically
4Which events provided much encouragement for Abraham Lincoln in his political career?
A.The Black-Hawk war and Law-practicing.B.The Black-Hawk war and the Missouri Compromise.
C.Farm work and Law-practicing.D.Law-practicing and the Missouri Compromise.
5The general tone of this talk can be described as.
A.haughty and sarcasticB.condescending and humble
C.domineering and aggressiveD.honest and confident
SECTION B CONVERSATION
Questions 6 to l0 are based on a coversation between Jassie and Pauline.At the end of the conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now Listen to the conversation.
6From the conversation we get the impression that.
A.Jassie and Pauline are classmates.B.Jassie is an overseas student from America.
C.Pauline and Jassie are talking about a picture.D.They are having American geography.
7What has Jassie already known about White House?
A.White House is on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave.,Washingten,D.C.,facing Lafayette Square.
B.The east and west terraces,the executive office,the east wing,and a penthouse and a bomb shetter are added to the main building.
C.It was designed by James Hoban on a site chosen by George Washington.
D.It is the oldest public building in Washington.
8Which one is oval in shape in White House?
A.The East RoomB.The Red RoomC.The Blue RoomD.The Green Room
9Who is the first President to live in White House?
A.Theodore RooseveltB.John AdamsC.George WashingtonD.Thormas Jefforson
10According to the conversation which statement about the name of&nb |
