Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.
1. A. The woman got on the bus to Shanghai Grand Theatre.
B. The woman should have taken Bus Number 8.
C. The woman should have asked the conductor.
D. The woman was going in the opposite direction.
2. A. The TV program after the news report.
B. Whether there is a documentary about Du Fu.
C. The news headlines on today's newspaper.
D. The man's feeling about the documentary.
3. A. It's good for someone who stays at home.
B. It's better than TV programs anyway.
C. It's not worth seeing at all.
D. It's a bit terrible.
4. A. He believes that he has a bright future.
B. He likes it at first but then he gets bored.
C. His boss does not seem to appreciate his work.
D. He and his boss have difference in work.
5. A. In a book store.
B. In a card store.
C. In a library.
D. In an art studio.
6. A. The woman often has frightening dreams.
B. The woman didn't expect the show was so horrible.
C. The woman is trying to get over her frightening dreams.
D. The woman is still thinking about her frightening dreams.
7. A. Because he doesn't feel like going.
B. Because he doesn't like a subtitled film.
C. Because he wants to do some reading.
D. Because he can't understand Italian.
8. A. Stay at home and review the lesson.
B. Stay at home and have a good rest.
C. Go somewhere else.
D. Go to the museum.
Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, some questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.
9. A. He gave his book to McQueen, the director of the film.
B. His book became unknown before the movie.
C. His autobiography sells very well even now.
D. He has been a slave owner for many years.
10. A. It is remarkable.
B. It is oppressive.
C. It is interesting.
D. It is well-known.
11. A. It describes the real history.
B. It is for entertainment.
C. It makes people honest.
D. It is similar to 12 Years a Slave.
12. A. It is difficult to be revealed.
B. It is the language of movie.
C. It should not be avoided.
D. It shows his care about people.
13. A. Because money can make her enjoy a holiday.
B. Because she becomes a billionaire author.
C. Because money certainly has a super power.
D. Because she can do whatever she wants.
14. A. She wanted more friends.
B. She was no ready for it.
C. She thought it ridiculous.
D. She disliked the press.
15. A. She struggled with it sometimes.
B. It is based on the major religions.
C. It is about the idea that love conquers all.
D. It had become clear before she wrote.
16. A. To explain Rowling's idea of happiness.
B. To present the first talk by Dumbledore.
C. To compare happiness to the mirror.
D. To show Rowling's love to Harry Potter.
Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear some questions. Both the news and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear each question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
17. A. It has been prepared for two years.
B. It is historically accurate.
C. It reveals Li Bai's love story.
D. It depicts Li Bai's choices in life.
18. A. It is even better than the live performance.
B. It is combined with contemporary Chinese music.
C. It is performed with traditional Chinese instruments.
D. It integrates with traditional Chinese culture.
19. A. It was viewed more than 4.57 million times by foreigners.
B. It is organized by the National Centre for the Performing Arts.
C. There are more than 1.33 million interactions in China.
D. It is one of the four dramas for the online season.
20. A. He received design invitations from mobile phone and footwear brands.
B. He became very popular because of his brands and collections.
C. He cooperated with a Chinese menswear brand in launching jackets.
D. He designed a tiger image based on a popular legend in Fujian Province.
21. A. He made a combination of pop art and traditional culture in New York.
B. He realized traditional culture would become a future trend in New York.
C. He is a Shanghai native and graduated from Tsinghua University.
D. He started to like traditional culture when he was a college student.
22. A. China Chic cannot be used as a universal language.
B. China Chic should appeal people with original pieces.
C. China Chic follows lifestyles of young generation.
D. China Chic may be ruined by some people's simple design.
Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 lectures. At the end of each lecture, you will hear 5 questions. Both the lectures and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear each question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
23. A. Not anyone can connect to it.
B. It can hold people together.
C. It can be interpreted easily.
D. Its core is to paint pictures.
24. A. It is relevant to some place.
B. There is an uncertain beauty.
C. It can touch people's soul.
D. It has a local dimension.
25. A. Saudi Arabia
B. Arabic country
C. Brazil
D. France
26. A. They were very mad in the beginning.
B. They were confused at first.
C. They prefer English to Arabic.
D. They were grateful to me finally.
27. A. He was still cheerful even if someone disliked his works.
B. He wrote “Open your heart” on the wall finally.
C. Someone wanted to break down the painted wall.
D. Local people got very angry for his painting.
28. A. Her father was an anthropologist.
B. Her father got a doctor's degree.
C. Her mother was a professor of finance.
D. Her mother was a scientist.
29. A. She studied the lives of Samoan boys and girls.
B. She went to Samoa with her first husband in 1925.
C. She has stayed in Samoa for about 9 months.
D. She found Samoan girls were encouraged to love one man.
30. A. In 1928
B. In 1936
C. In 1919
D. In 1927
31. A. Her first marriage lasted 5 years.
B. She began her third marriage in 1928.
C. Her second husband was an American.
D. Her first two husbands are anthropologists.
32. A. She had seven trips to New Guinea in her whole life.
B. She has worked at a museum for more than 15 years.
C. She became a university president in the USA.
D. She studied anthropology at Columbia University in Indiana.