全国英语等级考试第二级2017年9月试题及原文(21)

1、全国英语等级考试第二级 2017 年 9 月试题及原文 第一节 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选 出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答 有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Why does the man need a map? A. To tour Manchester. B. To find a restaurant. C. To learn about China. 2. What does the woman want to do for vacation? A. Go to th

2、e beach. B. Travel to Colorado. C. Learn to snowboard. 3. What will the man probably do? A. Take the job. B. Refuse the offer. C. Change the working hours. 4. What does the woman say about John? A. He wont wait for her. B. He wont come home today. C. He wont be on time for dinner. 5. What will the s

3、peakers probably do next? A. Order some boxes. B. Go home and rest. C. Continue working. 第二节 听下面 5 段对话或独白。 每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 个小题， 从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白 读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 6. How does the woman usually go to work? A. By car.

4、 B. By bus. C. By train. 7. What do the speakers agree about taking the train? A. It is safer. B. It is faster. C. It is cheaper. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Save up for the car. B. Go to another car dealer. C. Ask someone to check the car. 9. What is the sal

5、esman going to do? A. Give a discount. B. Stick to a high price. C. Ask for cash payment. 10. How will the man help the woman? A. Lend money to her. B. Drive her car home. C. Take care of her car. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city? A. Fairly low

6、. B. Just Okay. C. Very high. 12. What does the woman spend most on? A. Meals. B. Trains. C. Clothes. 13.What does the woman do in her free time？ A. See films. B. Travel around. C. Go for a drink. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14. What will Rebecca do on June 12? A. Go on a business trip. B. Organize a tr

7、ade exhibition. C. Meet the people from Head Office. 15. What is John preparing for the meeting? A. A report. B. A timetable. C. A speech. 16. When do the speakers decide to have the meeting? A. On June 3. B. On June 10. C. On June 17. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What did the speaker decide to do a

8、fter lunch that day? A. Stay to help her friend. B. Walk alone to her car. C. Wait for the rain to stop. 18. What can we learn about the speaker then? A. She worked at a hotel. B. She had bought a new car. C. She was having a baby soon. 19. Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger? A. At a cros

9、sroads. B. In front of a hotel. C. Beside a car park. 20. What does the speaker talk about? A. An exciting lunch party. B. A well-known short story. C. An unforgettable experience. 听力原文 Text 1 M: Jane, do you have a map of Manchester? I want to find a good place to eat. W: Why not try Chinatown? The

10、re are plenty of good Chinese restaurants there, and its near here. Text 2 M: Lets do something different for vacation this year. Oh, lets go to Colorado. I want to learn to snowboard. W: Oh, Paul. You know I dont like cold weather. Cant we go someplace warm, like the beach? Text 3 W: This job is fo

11、r three days a week: Monday, Friday, and Saturday.Are you Okay with that? M: MmmI was hoping to have Saturday free. But I need the job, socan you tell me what exactly I will do? Text 4 M: Do you know if Johns coming home for dinner? W: Hell be late. He said not to wait for him. Text 5 W: Im really t

12、ired from packing all these boxes for three hours. Its about time to call it a day. M: I know. Maybe we could do it first thing tomorrow morning. W: Why not? These orders are not urgent. Text 6 M: Lisa? Hi! W: Hi, Ned. M: Dont you usually drive to work? W: Usually, but not in bad weather. M: Why is

13、that? W: The traffic gets a lot worse when it rains or snows. M: I always take the train. Its a lot faster for me than driving. W: Its faster for me, too, but the time isnt always convenient. M: Yeah, but think of all the things you can do on the train read a book or the newspaper W: Or answer my em

14、ailNo thanks! My workday is long enough already. Text 7 W: I think the car we saw yesterday would be a good deal. What do you think? M: Yes, but I think you should ask someone to take a look at it just to be sure. W: My friend Jack knows cars, and he helped me do the check this morning. M: It was sm

15、art of you to think ahead. Have you and the salesman agreed on a price? W: Yes, he finally agreed to accept the discounted price I asked. M: Then have you thought about how to pay? W: Well, Ive saved up enough money to pay cash for this car. M: Good. Let me go with you to make the payment and drive

16、the car home for you. W: Thank you. That would make it much easier for me. M: Youre welcome. Lets go take care of that right now. Text 8 M: Being away from home for college can be stressful. Besides all the pressures of study, theres the pressure on your pocket. Today, lets go to a university to fin

17、d out. Excuse me. Can I ask you a few questions? W: Well, Okay. M: How do you find the cost of living in this city? W: Everything is expensive, including clothing, housing, and traveling. M: So, what do you spend most on? W: Transport, I think. For food, if I cook myself, its not expensive at all. F

18、or clothing, I bring my clothes here from my home country, where theyre nice and cheap. But every week, I have to spend more than 100 pounds on the trains. M: Then whats the social life like? W: Im a very social person. I love hanging out with my friends and meeting new people. Thankfully, I dont dr

19、ink nor smoke, so the only expense is maybe tickets to the cinemas, clubs, and so on. Text 9 W: Can you fix a time for the next meeting, Alex? How about June 12th? Thats after the trade exhibition M: I thought something was happening on that day, Rebecca. W: Oh, yes. Youre right. The people from Hea

20、d Office are coming. M: What time does their plane arrive? Can we have the meeting in the morning? W: No, its all arranged. Im meeting them at half past ten, so I wont be available at all that day. M: Well, lets have the meeting earlier in June, then. The trade exhibition finishes on the third, does

21、nt it? W: Yes, but we need Johns sales report for the meeting. Hows it going? M: Im afraid John hasnt started yet. The figures wont be in place till next week. W: Will it be ready early in June? M: Well, not really. He told me that he will finish them by June 10th. W: So, were looking at the week st

22、arting the 17th. How about two oclock on that day? M: I think thats Okay. Lets meet here again then. Text 10 W: Hello, everyone. In todays program, Id like to share a true story of mine. One day, my friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to brave the rain to get my car and go home. It was parked three blocks aw