Part B
Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文: Some years ago I moved to the country. There were not many houses in the neighborhood at that time. The house closest to mine was occupied by a woman. She was about 60 years old and lived all by herself. I used to take a morning walk and on my way home the old lady would invite me to her house for a cup of tea. Soon we became good friends. We talked about a lot of things when we were together. But my neighbor never mentioned her family. It seemed to me that the old lady had no relations and her only life companion was her pet -- a dog she called Tommy. One night in July I was fast asleep when I was suddenly awakened by the harking of a dog. When I opened the door, I was surprised to find Tommy there. When the dog saw me, it started running towards the house of its owner, stopped, harked at me, and started running again. I followed the dog to my neighbor's house and found the old lady was lying on the floor. Later I learned from the doctor at the hospital that the old lady had had a heart attack that night and that her life would have been in danger if I had not taken her to the hospital immediately.
How did the speaker and the old lady become good friends?
A. They took morning walk together.
B. They used to know each other before the speaker moved there.
C. They were the only people in that neighborhood.
D. The old lady often invited the speaker to her house for a cup of tea.
What did Robert ask Rachel to do?
A. To play the violin once again.
B. To go to the United States.
C. To apply for a scholarship.
D. To have her performance taped.
Part A
Directions: You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer ― A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.
听力原文:M: Your son seems to have made much progress in playing the piano. Does he attend any piano classes?
W: Yes, he takes twice a week, but from next week on, he will go to the class on Saturday evenings too.
How often will the woman's son have piano lessons from next week on?
A. Once a week.
B. Twice a week.
C. Three times a week.
D. Four times a week.
听力原文: When Rachel was two years old, she often climbed onto the piano bench and reached for the violin that belonged to her mother, a 38-year-old professional musician.
"Please don't touch, Rachel," her mother scolded. The violin was, after all, worth more than $20,000.
But Rachel persisted, she longed to handle the graceful instrument that made beautiful sounds. Finally, on her third birthday, Rachel was handed a package: a tiny violin, about half the normal size.
Almost from the moment Rachel was born, her mother knew she was sensitive to music. For several years mother and daughter practiced together day after day. She was eager to learn. Failure often led to tears, though she never once turned from the instrument. Instead, she persisted until the problem was overcome.
One day Robert, an American musician, heard Rachel playing the violin. He couldn't believe she was just eight years old. "She must make a tape and I will take it to the United States." the American musician said.
A famous American violin teacher heard the tape. He, too, had difficulty believing his ears. The playing was absolutely astonishing. He immediately accepted her as a pupil and recommended her for a full scholarship. In 1982, Rachel and her mother moved to New York City, leaving behind a comfortable life in Japan.
What did Rachel's mother do?
A housewife.
B. A singer.
C. A teacher.
D. A musician.