SECTION 2 (10 points)
Listen to the following short statements and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement. There are 10 questions in this section, 1 points for each question. You will hear the recording only ONCE.
听力原文:Here in America, the train system isn't very good. Trains don't go any faster than cars; you're better off taking a plane.
Which of the following is true about American transportation system?
A. Only those who are well off can afford to travel by plane.
B. Trains run even slower than cars.
C. People prefer to take trains even they are slower than planes.
D. Cars are preferred over planes.
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After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square.
A. 正确
B. 错误
I couldn't have what I really wanted at the restaurant because he could not make myself understood.
A. 正确
B. 错误
I got something to eat at the hotel restaurant after my friend had left.
A. 正确
B. 错误
SECTION 1 (10 points)
Listen to the following passages and then decide whether the statements below are true or false. There are 10 questions in this section, with 1 points each. You will hear the recording only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 2 minutes to finish this section.
听力原文: I arrived in the United States on February 6, 2006, but I remember my first day here very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was too excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man- made beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then left me because he had to go back to work. He promised to return the next day.
Shortly after my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I couldn't speak a word of English, I couldn't tell the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some gestures, but the waiter didn't understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movie theatres, neon lights, and huge crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I continued to walk around the city. I wanted to see everything on my first day. I knew it was impossible, but I wanted to try.
When I returned to the hotel, I was exhausted, but I couldn't sleep because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens during the night. I lay awake and thought about New York. It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars, and full of noise and busy people. I also decided right then 'that I had to learn to speak English.
I arrived in the United States on January 6, 2007, and I remember my first day here very clearly.
A. 正确
B. 错误