89-99托福真题word版99109910听力

1999.10 国内考试真题听力部分 SECTION 1: LISTENING COMPREHENSION 1. (A) Drop out of the play. (B) Switch parts with another actor. (C) Be patient about learning his part. (D) Have his lines memorized by tomorrow. 2. (A) She agrees with the man. (B) The man missed the last study session. (C) She didn’t understand the last chemistry class. (D) The man should be more serious about his studies. 3. (A) He can’t meet the woman at the engineering building. (B) He can’t give the woman a ride. (C) He has already passed the engineering building. (D) He’ll meet the woman after his appointment. 4. (A) He’ll give the quiz at a later time. (B) The quiz will be very short. (C) The quiz won’t be ready until Thursday. (D) He’ll score the quiz quickly. 5. (A) Take the medicine as she was directed to do. (B) Schedule another appointment with her doctor. (C) Stop taking the medicine. (D) Rest her back for a few days. 6. (A) Decide which movie to see. (B) Order his food quickly. (C) Go to a later movie. (D) Go to a different restaurant. 7. (A) She doesn’t like to watch basketball. (B) She would like the man to accompany her to the game. (C) She doesn’t have a television. (D) She’ll sell the man her ticket. 8. (A) She needs to find a new place to live. (B) She spends a lot of time in the library. (C) She prefers to study at home. (D) She needs to return some books to the library. 9. (A) Spend more time outdoors. (B) Take short naps during the day. (C) Try to get to bed earlier. (D) Stay indoors until he feels better. 10. (A) Sharpen the man’s pencil. (B) Give the man a new sheet of paper. (C) Show the man a drawing technique. (D) Ask the model to move his arm. 11. (A) Lend the man some money. (B) Take the man to the bank. (C) Ask the man when he’ll be paid. (D) Ask the man to write her a check. 12. (A) She forgot to call the man. (B) Her answering machine is broken. (C) She didn’t get the man’s messages. (D) She couldn’t remember the man’s phone number. 13. (A) He received permission to carry on an extra bag. (B) He doesn’t know the woman ahead of him. (C) He’s carrying someone else’s suitcase. (D) He’d like some help at the baggage counter. 14. (A) Travel into the city on another day. (B) Pick up her medicine before they leave. (C) Avoid driving after taking her medicine. (D) Wait to take her medicine until after their trip. 15. (A) The air will be cleaner if they go to a different city. (B) It’ll soon be too late to control the pollution. (C) Society will not pay attention to the new laws. (D) The situation will improve if changes are made. 16. (A) He didn’t have time to look for his jacket. (B) He misunderstood the weather report. (C) He didn’t know it would be cold. (D) He forgot to bring his jacket. 17. (A) Attend a conference with her. (B) Mail her the paper after the deadline. (C) Submit a handwritten draft of the paper. (D) Complete the course without submitting the paper. 18. (A) He saw Mary earlier. (B) Someone else saw Mary. (C) He can’t help the woman. (D) Mary asked for directions to the office. 19. (A) She fell asleep before the program ended. (B) She especially enjoyed the end of the program. (C) She missed the beginning of the program. (D) She wishes she had gone to sleep earlier. 20. (A) He doesn’t like to take pills. (B) He may not be able to wake up. (C) He may feel better soon. (D) He may want to take the pills without food. 21. (A) Apologize when Deborah is less angry. (B) Return Deborah’s notes in a few days. (C) Write Deborah a note of apology. (D) Let her talk to Deborah about the situation. 22. (A) Shop for new clothes. (B) Lose some weight. (C) Have his jeans altered. (D) Wear clothes that fit more tightly. 23. (A) Lisa is often late for meetings. (B) Lisa has a busy schedule. (C) Lisa’s flight was delayed. (D) Lisa’s missed her flight. 24. (A) The cologne has a strong smell. (B) She likes the cologne. (C) She can hardly smell the cologne. (D) The cologne must be very expensive. 25. (A) He hasn’t done any work yet. (B) He doesn’t know what topic to research. (C) He withdrew from his computer class. (D) He’s in a hurry to finish his paper. 26. (A) He’s a linguistics major. (B) He wants to take “The Psychology of Language.” (C) He and the woman are taking the same course. (D) He hasn’t chosen his courses for next semester. 27. (A) Taking an airplane might be more practical. (B) She doesn’t care how long the trip takes. (C) It doesn’t take long to get to Philadelphia. (D) She’d rather take a direct train. 28. (A) She’s not usually interested in watching documentaries. (B) She doesn’t have time to help the man with his project. (C) She knew that the program was being shown. (D) She didn’t watch the program. 29. (A) Not many people know the song. (B) He doesn’t know the song well enough to play it. (C) He hasn’t been playing the piano long. (D) People often ask him to play the song. 30. (A) She’s annoyed with the man. (B) She wants the man to do the laundry. (C) She doesn’t know how to deal with the problem. (D) She’s not upset about the spill. 31. (A) The effect of the atmosphere on rainfall. (B) How conditions on Earth support life. (C) How water originated on Earth. (D) A new estimate of the age of Earth. 32. (A) The surface of the ocean is expanding. (B) Volcanic activity is increasing. (C) The surface of Earth contains tons of cosmic dust. (D) Thousands of comets are colliding with Earth’s atmosphere. 33. (A) Disintegrating comets. (B) Gases in the atmosphere. (C) Underground water that rose to the surface. (D) Water vapor. 34. (A) Biologists. (B) Geologists. (C) Oceanographers. (D) Astronomers. 35. (A) They are found under the oceans. (B) They were most active when Earth was first formed. (C) Their emissions created the Earth’s atmosphere. (D) Their fumes are mostly water. 36. (A) She felt embarrassed in class. (B) Her presentation received a poor grade. (C) She had not completed her assignment. (D) She was unable to attend her psychology class. 37. (A) She’d be able to leave quickly. (B) She’d be less nervous. (C) She’d be able to locate where the man was seated. (D) She’d know when her professor arrived. 38. (A) They blush more readily than women do. (B) They’re uncomfortable performing in front of adults. (C) They don’t respond to stress well. (D) They blush less frequently than adults do. 39. (A) To introduce the woman to someone who has researched blushing. (B) To illustrate the benefits of a publicspeaking class. (C) To give an example of someone who blushes easily. (D) To explain a way to overcome blushing. 40. (A) To plan ways to prevent hearing damage. (B) To inform them about contagious ear infections. (C) To explain part of the physical exam entering students must have. (D) To provide background information for their course work. 41. (A) Staff who specialize in hearing loss have been hired. (B) The noise made by the traffic near the center has become worse. (C) An increase in patients with hearing problems has been noticed. (D) A course to introduce students to medical careers has been set up. 42. (A) Information on sources of infection. (B) Suggestions on how to treat hearing loss. (C) A chart of sounds and decibel levels. (D) A list of doctors who test hearing. 43. (A) The traffic next to campus. (B) Horns at football games. (C) Low-flying airplanes. (D) Loud equipment at the health center. 44. (A) To introduce an important author. (B) To compare two different forms of writing. (C) To discuss the differences between Northern and Southern writers. (D) To explain why a particular book was written. 45. (A) It doesn’t include the use of dialect. (B) It is considered Stowe’s best written work. (C) It was not published in the nineteenth century. (D) It was Stowe’s most popular work. 46. (A) To give an example of someone who was the subject of one of Stowe’s biographies. (B) To give an example of another author who used local dialect in his writing. (C) To suggest that his work was less popular than Stowe’s. (D) To point out another author who wrote about New England. 47. (A) A children’s geography book. (B) A collection of travel stories. (C) A biographical sketch. (D) Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 48. (A) A term for a type of bank. (B) A special place for pigs. (C) A kind of iron. (D) A theory about the economy of the Middle Ages. 49. (A) Money. (B) Pottery. (C) Bricks. (D) Nests. 50. (A) It held dirt well. (B) It was long-lasting. (C) It symbolized wealth. (D) It was inexpensive. PAGE 5