L. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1.  A. At 2:30    B.at 2:00    C.At 1:30     D.At 1:00.

2.  A. In the Shanghai Museum.  B. In a store.  C. In a tunnel. D. In a taxi.

3. A. Doctor and patient.      B. Lawyer and client

C. Manager and customer.   D. Passer-by and policeman.

4. A Listening to some loud music.    B. Repairing her earphones:

C. Talking loudly on the phone      D. Writing an essay.

5 A. More sleep can get the man onto the right track.

B. Tiredness is a typical symptom of lack of exercise

C. The man should spend more time outdoors

D. People tend to work longer hours with artificial lighting.

6. A. Jane has been engaged to someone working in the library.

B. The man shouldn't bother Jane because she was busy

C. Jane-was always engaged in online games

D. Jane is the person to take care of the IT room.

7. A. She doesn't want to go to the concert.  B. She is eager to go to the concert

C. She is interested in American songs.  D. She doesn't like music at all

8. A. David stopped his project halfway

B. David's project didn't get any financial support.

C. David has got financial support from the government.

D. David's project was forced to stop by the government.

9. A. The man can't keep the appointment at 3:15.

B. The man wants to change the date of the appointment.

C. The man is glad he can get in touch with the doctor.

D. The man is confused about the date of the appointment.

10. A. She prefers chemistry.      B. She has not got a partner yet

C. She is too tired of chemistry. D.She is too busy to work on her chemistry course.

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Flight attendants.   B. Airline passengers.

C. The fire brigade.     D. Plane manufacturers

12. A. CA4117 will take off from Chengdu and eventually arrive in Beijing

B. It will take CA4117 more than three hours to arrive in Xi'an.

C. CA4117 will travel 30,982 kilometres for the whole flight.

D. The average speed of CA4117 is 10,000 kilometers per hour.

13.A. Using electronic devices during landing

B. Using their hands to pull the oxygen mask.

C. Using laptop computers during the flight.

D. Placing the oxygen mask below their nose.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Drinking a lot of alcohol.         B. Going shopping in stores.

C. Gathering around tables for hotpot   D. Eating fried food and barbecued meat.

15. A. Movies are available to people in Shanghai at midnight.

B. People in Hangzhou attach great importance to dinner.

C. A total of nine online platforms provided data for the report.

D. People in Beijing are most likely to order Starbucks in the afternoon

16. A. People's eating habits in different regions of China.

B. The impact of mobile payment on Chinese people's' lives.

C. Different nightlife activities among residents in Chinese cities.

D. The pressure of urban life brought by nightlife activities.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. Showing the man around the house.   B. Selling the house to the man.

C. Persuading the man to buy the house.  D. Inspecting the house before buying it.

18. A. The window screen.      B. The area to store wine.

C. The bedroom and the attached bathroom.

D. The colors of the walls and floor covering

19. A. It may not secure the deal.     B. It is beyond her means.

C. It is higher than expected.        D. It's unrealistic.

20. A. People tend to love the inside of the house though its outside isn't attractive.

B. The window screen enables you to see everything clearly from the street.

C. The house agent makes an attempt to cut down the price by 30,000 dollars.

D. The woman has to contact her bank before the owner responds to the offer.