We should cut down trees.（）

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

A: We should write letters to our friends who live outside the country. B: ______.

A．Sounds like a great idea. We need to cut down on our phone bill.

B．Why bother？ They will write to us.

C．Our friends wouldn't write to us.

D．Our friends would rather we do not write.

A.into

B.to

C.on

D.with

s down to the absolute minimum.We think you will find that our competitors are offering a product of considerably lower quality in order to compete at this price.(英译中)

Section B

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should choose the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D.

听力原文：W: It was a heavy storm last night, wasn't it？

M: It certainly was. The wind broke several windows. What weather!

W: Do you know that big tree in front of my house？ One of the biggest branches came down in the night.

M: Really？ Did it do any damage to your home？

W: Thank goodness! It is far away from that.

M: I really hate storms. It's about time we had some nice spring weather.

W: It's April, you know. The flowers are beginning to blossom.

M: Yes, that's tree. But I still think the weather is terrible.

W: I suppose we should not complain. We had a fine March after all.

(6)

A．The tree was broken.

B．AI1 the leaves fell down.

C．One of the branches fell down.

D．The tree. was cut down.

A.cut

B.kill

C.live

D.kick

听力原文：W: Can't we slow down？ I'm pretty tired.

M: Slow down？ Don't you know how late we are going to be？

Q: What does the man mean？

(17)

A．They are going to be on time.

B．The woman should learn to slow down.

C．The woman should slow down.

D．They aren't going to be on time.

Section B

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should choose the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D.

听力原文：W: It was a heavy storm last night, wasn't it？

M: It certainly was. The wind broke several windows. What weather!

W: Do you know that big tree in front of my house？ One of the biggest branches came down in the night.

M: Really？ Did it do any damage to your home？

W: Thank goodness! It is far away from that.

M: I really hate storms. It's about time we had some nice spring weather.

W: It's April, you know. The flowers are beginning to blossom.

M: Yes, that's true. But I still think the weather is terrible.

W: I suppose we should not complain. We had a fine March after all.

Q6: What happened to the tree？

(6)

A．The tree was broken.

B．All the leaves fell down.

C．One of the branches fell down.

D．The tree was cut down.

help save the environment. So, Alex, how do you think we can save the environment？

W: By saving water.

M: Well, can you explain how we can do that？

W: By not using too much water when we wash dishes, take a bath, and when we do other things, like watering the plants outside.

M: Oh, I think I can do that. What else？

W: When drinking or eating something outside, you should keep the garbage until you find a trashcan to put it in because littering makes our planet dirty. Do you like seeing trash all over the ground？

M: No, I don't. Do you have any final suggestions？

W: Yes. We shouldn't waste paper because trees are being cut down to make the paper. By recycling paper, we save the forests where animals live.

M: So, how can children recycle paper, I mean, everyday？

W: Well, for example, when I was in kindergarten, I used to save the newspapers so that I could have things made out of them, like paper trees, instead of just throwing them away. Now, the children in our neighborhood collect newspapers once a month to take them to a recycling center.

M: That's great. Well thanks Alex for your ideas.

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A．Washing cars.

B．Cleaning clothes.

C．Taking a bath.

D．Drinking.

听力原文：W: We should write emails to our friends who live outside the country.

M: Sounds like a great idea. I need to cut down on my phone bill.

Q: What does the man mean？

(14)

A．He needs to make phone calls to his friends.

B．His phone was disconnected outside the country.

C．Using the email will decrease his telephone expenses.

D．His friends would rather hear his sound on the phone.