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99
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5
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托福听力原文
Part A
1.
A:
I need to go across town, but the
traffic is so heavy this time of day.
B:
When you take the subway,
you don’t have to deal with traffic. I never drive
any more.
What does the man
imply?
(A) The woman doesn’t drive
often.
(B) Traffic is better
than it used to be.
(C) Taking public
transportation saves time.
(D) The
subway is crowded.
2.
A:
I’ve got two tickets to
today’s game. Do you want to come
along?
B:
It’ll
be on television. Besides, it’s really too cold
for me.
What will the man
probably do?
(A) Wear a heavy sweater
to the game.
(B) Exchange the tickets.
(C) Take care of his cold.
(D) Watch the game at home.
3.
A:
You had met
Professor Johnson before, right? How would you
describe his lectures?
B:
Well, let me put it this way: I could
never stay awake in one of his classes without
first
drinking at least two cups of
coffee.
What does the man imply?
(A) He
dropped
out
（逃离）
of
Professor Johnson’s
class.
(B) He’ll probably take another class
with
Professor Johnson.
(C)
Pr
ofessor Johnson’s lectures were
boring.
(D) Students weren’t
allowed to bring drinks
into
Professor Johnson’s
class.
4.
A:
Excuse me,
could you tell me how to get to the post office?
B:
Your guess is as good as
mine. I’m new around here.
What does the woman mean?
(A) She hasn’t received any mail
yet.
(B) She doesn’t know
where the post office is.
(C) She thinks the post office is
nearby.
(D) A new post office has just
opened.
5.
A:
I forgot to tell you that Fred called
last night to borrow your sleeping bag.
B:
Oh, I saw him at the gym
this morning and he didn’t say anything. So he
must’ve
asked somebody else.
What does the man imply?
(A)
Someone else told him Fred had called.
(B) The man looked for Fred at they
gym.
(C) It wasn’t really Fred who
c
alled.
(D) Fred probably
borrowed someone else’s
sleeping bag.
6.
A:
You must be looking forward to your
trip back to Colorado. It should be fun to hike up
into those mountains again.
B:
Well, there might not be
time for that. The thing is I haven’t seen
my sister and her
kids for
three years.
What does the woman imply?
(A) She hasn’t gone hiking in three
years.
(B) She plans to
visit her relatives.
(C) Her sister’s
children love to hike in the
mountains.
(D) Her sister may move back to
Colorado someday.
7.
A:
Tom’s house is a mess!
Doesn’t he ever clean it?
B:
I guess he just has too much else on
his mind with that new job of his.
What
does the woman imply about Tom?
(A)
He’s planning to move to a new house.
(B) He hopes to change jobs.
(C) He likes to keep his house clean.
(D) He’s too busy to clean the
house.
8.
A:
Hey, that’s a great
sweater you’re wearing. It looks really
warm.
B:
Yeah,
but I wish I brought a coat like you did. It’s
really cold today.
What does
the woman imply?
(A) Her coat is
similar to the man’s.
(B) She needs to buy a new coat.
(C) Her sweater is not warm enough.
(D) The man should have worn a sweater.
9.
A:
Hey, George, I can’t get to sleep with
the lights so near my bed. Can you
study
someplace else?
B:
Sorry, there is a party
going on down in the
lounge
.
I suppose I can check the dining
room
though.
What will George probably do?
(A) Ask the people in the lounge to be
quiet.
(B) Try to find another place to
study.
(C) Move the party to the dining
room.
(D) Turn on another light.
10.
A:
I wish I didn’t have to make a special
trip to the post office to get my
package.
B:
Well,
if you call them in the morning, they’ll give the
package to your mail carrier to
bring out to you.
What does
the woman suggest the man do?
(A) Pick
up the package at the post office.
(B)
Deliver the package in person.
(C) Ask
to have the package delivered to his home.
(D) Find out the hours the post office
is open.
11.
A:
Professor, have you
graded
my term paper yet?
B:
To tell you the truth, I’ve
b
een tied up in committee meetings all
week.
What can be inferred about the
paper?
(A) The committee is discussing
it.
(B) It received a low grade.
(C) It hasn’t been graded.
(D) The woman hasn’t submitted
it.
12.
A:
With the cold that bad, I
think it is pretty foolish not to see a doctor.
B:
Don’t worry. It’ll pass
in a few days.
What does the
man mean?
(A) He’ll see the doctor if
he’s not better
soon.
(B) He
has had worse colds in the past.
(C)
He’ll feel better once he sees the
doctor.
(D) His cold will go
away by itself.
13.
A:
Do you have hot water in
your dorm? Because we haven’t had any for three
days and
I hate cold
showers.
B:
Oh, sounds
miserable. Since the gyms usually open, why don’t
you just go over there
to
fix the problem?
What does the woman
suggest the man do?
(A) Get his shower
fixed.
(B) Find out when the gym is
open.
(C) Take a shower at the gym.
(D) Ask to be moved to another
buidling.
14.
A:
I just found out the registration of
the creative writing class is full. Now I have to
wait
another whole year to get in.
B:
Why don’t you check back
after the first week? Somebody might drop
it.
What does the man
suggest the woman do?
(A) Make sure the
registration office didn’t
make a
mistake.
(B) Decide whether to drop the
course next week.
(C) Find out if a
place opens up in the course later.
(D)
Take the course next year.
15.
A:
Professor
Nelson, could you please turn up the temperature
in here? I’m having
trouble
concentrating.
B:
Yeah, I
understand, but I don’t control the
thermostat
. Tell you what,
I’ll talk to
maintenance
about it after class. In the mean time, I suggest
you put on a sweater if you
brought
one.
What does the man imply?
(A) He doesn’t think the room is too
cold.
(B) He’s already
wearing a sweater.
(C) He
can’t
address
（对付）
the problem right now.
(D) He’ll turn
up the heat as soon as class is
over.
16.
A:
Hi, Jerry, it’s Beth from the apartment
next door. I’m at school right now and I realize
I
forgot my keys at home.
Could you ask the building manager to put the
extra set in my
mailbox?
B:
I don’t think that’s secure enough. I
can just drop by y
our class later.
What would the man probably do?
(A) Make a copy of the key for the
woman.
(B) Give the woman her key at
her class.
(C) Put the key in the
woman’s mailbox.
(D) Unlock
the woman’s door.
17.
A:
I’m going
to
Chicago
on business and
somebody said you were the right person to talk
to about what I can do there for fun.
B:
You bet I am. But I hope
you’ve got at least a month.
What does the man imply?
(A)
He recently spent a month in Chicago.
(B) He can recommend many things to do.
(C) Chicago is an expensive place to
have fun.
(D) He’s going on the trip,
too.
18.
A:
Come on, Sue, I know you
have a new camera, but, you just took a picture of
a car.
B:
No, No! Look
behind the car.
What does the woman
mean?
(A) She likes the design of the
car.
(B) Someone famous is riding in
the car.
(C) She collects pictures of
cars.
(D) The car is in front of
something interesting.
19.
A:
Could I look at your bus
schedule? I don’t want to drive to work tomorrow
if it’s
snowing.
B:
You would
be
better
off calling the
terminal
. It’s
been
a long time since
I’ve
used my
schedule
and I’m sure it was out of
date.
What does the woman
mean?
(A) The bus is usually late when
it snows.
(B) She’s not sure where her
schedule is.
(C) She can’t
give the man a ride to work.
(D) The times on her bus schedule may
no longer be correct.
20.
A:
That’s a pretty thick
book. Are you sure Fram will want to
plough
through that?
B:
Are you kidding? She’ll
be through it in two days.
What does the man imply about Fram?
(A) She has trouble concentrating.
(B) She’ll return the book if she
doesn’t
like it.
(C) She is
a fast reader.
(D) She’ll lend the man
the book when she’s
finished.
21.
A:
If I send this package third class, how
long will it take to arrive?
B:
About two weeks. But, hmm, many people
don’t realize that first class is only a
do
llar fifty
more and it
would get there in just a few days.
What does the woman suggest the man do?
(A) Pay the extra postage.
(B) Send the package third-class.
(C) Wait a few days to mail the
package.
(D) Deliver the package
himself.
22.
A:
Surely, yo
u don’t want to
eat at the expensive restaurant.
B:
Not much I don’t. They
have the best food in town.
What does the man mean?
(A)
He’s not very hungry.
(B) He
really wants to eat at the restaurant.
(C) The restaurant is too expensive.
(D) He knows a better place to go for a
meal.
23.
A:
Like
usual
the
lecture
hall
is
complete
mess
this
afternoon.
Newspapers,
soda
cans,
used
issues,
all of it, just
thrown all over the floor. I can’t understand how
people can be
so
thoughtless
.
B:
Well, your professor should have the
authority to get something done about it.
What does the woman imply the man
should do?
(A) Speak to his professor
about the condition of the lecture hall.
(B) Organize a team of students to
clean the lecture hall.
(C) Find out
who has been making the mess.
(D) Wait
to see if the problem goes away.
24.
A:
How about
going on a camping trip next week with us? We are
planning on hiking and
canoeing
in the state park.
B:
That sounds great. But I’d better warn
you: I’ve never been in the
canoe
and I am not much the
swimmer either.
What does
the woman mean?
(A) She’d like to go
although she has little
experience.
(B) She doesn’t enjoy
camping.
(C) She’d rather go
swimming than hiking.
(D)
She needs to buy a canoe before the trip.
25.
A:
I heard that the pre-turn-out for the
opening of the new sculpture exhibit was a kind of
disappointing.
B:
I guess a lot of other people feel the
way I do about modern art.
What does
the woman mean?
(A) She couldn’t get a
ticket for the exhibit.
(B)
She doesn’t like crowded events.
(C) She knows a lot of people who went
to the exhibit.
(D) She doesn’t like
modern art.
26.
A:
We’d better make sure we
get to the presentation early tomorrow morning.
The
dean
said that
there would be
bagels
and
pastries
in
food. But I have a feeling that they are going to
go quickly.
B:
I guess I’ll
bring my
appetite
.
What will the man probably do?
(A) Arrive at the presentation after
breakfast.
(B) Talk to the dean before
the presentation.
(C) Call the woman
early in the morning.
(D) Eat breakfast
at the presentation.
27.
A:
Isn’t it great about
Ruth’s community service award?
B:
She
deserved
it
What does the man mean?
(A) Ruth earned the award.
(B) Ruth helped plan the award
ceremony
（典礼仪式）
.
(C) Ruth should work more for the
community.
(D) Ruth
served
as
（作为，担当）
chairperson of the
committee.
28.
A:
I’m driving downtown this
af
ternoon. I have to stop by
Deluxe
, the art supply
store, to get
some paints for my art
class.
B:
Deluxe? They moved
to Smithville.
What does the woman
mean?
(A) She cannot go with the man to
Smithville.
(B) There is a new art
supply store downtown.
(C) The
store’s location has
changed.
(D) The store went
out of business.
29.
A:
You were right about the
puzzle you lent me last week. It really is a
challenge. I want
to try to get it
myself though, so I am going to work on it a
little longer.
B:
Well, if
you get really stuck, remember, I’m only a phone
call away.
What does the
woman mean?
(A) She hopes the man can
remember her phone number.
(B) She’s
willing to help the man solve the
puzzle.
(C) She hopes the man will call
her when he’s
finished.
(D)
She’s going out of town soon.
30.
A:
I’m new in town and I need
to
find a doctor. Do you know anything
about Joyce Brown?
B:
I’ve
been going to her for years. I don’t see how you
could do better.
What does
the man say about Dr. Brown?
(A) It is
difficult getting an appointment with her.
(B) She is a good doctor.
(C) She used to be his doctor.
(D) She is
fairly
（相当地）
old.