[A]game [B]talk [C]music [D]nature

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

W: Hello, John. How was your English exam yesterday？

M: Not too good.

W: Well, the term exam is always more difficult. Work harder, and you'll certainly do better next time.

M: I've worked hard enough, I think, but unluckily, I have never done well in the exam.

W: Well, it's no use worrying about the exam now. Let's talk about the football game tonight. It's much more interesting.

M: Is there a football game on TV tonight？

W: Yes, it's between the Chinese team and the Japanese team.

M: Er, I'd rather watch some other programs.

W: Why？ You're so interested in football.

M: The Chinese team has always played badly in the important matches, just as I have done in the im- portant exams.

What are they talking about？

[A] An exam.

[B] The boy's French.

[C] A football match.

听力原文：W: Hello, John. How was your English exam yesterday？

M: Not too good.

W: Well, the term exam is always more difficult. Work harder, and you'll certainly do better next time.

M: I've worked hard enough, I think, but unluckily, I have never done well in the exam.

W: Well, it's no use worrying about the exam now. Let's talk about the football game tonight. It's much more interesting.

M: Is there a football game on TV tonight？

W: Yes, it's between the Chinese team and the Japanese team.

M: Er, I'd rather watch some other programs.

W: Why？ You're so interested in football.

M: The Chinese team has always played badly in the important matches, just as I have done in the im- portant exams.

What are they talking about？

A．An exam.

B．The boy's French.

C．A football match.

听力原文：W: Hello, John . How was your French exam yesterday？

M: Not too good.

W: Well, the term exam is always more difficult. Work harder, and you'll certainly do better next time.

M: I've worked hard enough, I think, but unluckily, I have never done well in the exam.

W:Well, it's no use worrying about the exam now. Let's talk about the football game tonight. It's much more interesting.

M: Is there a football game on TV tonight？

W: Yes it's between the Chinese team and the Japanese team.

M: ... Er I'd rather watch some other programmes.

W: Why？ You're so interested in football.

M: The Chinese team has always played badly in the important match, just as I have done in the important exam.

What are they talking about？

A．An exam.

B．The boy's French.

C．A football match.

听力原文：Who do I talk to about buying a ticket to the game？

(A) Log on to this website for the information.

(B) It costs five dollars for adults.

(C) I had a great time watching the game.

(14)

A．

B．

C．

What sport game is not mentioned in the talk？

A．Soccer.

B．Cricket.

C．Boxing.

D．Tennis

C

When word got out that Doug Beardsley was introducing a new course this spring-" Hockey (冰球) Literature and the Canadian Psyche (精神 ) " -the 40 seats in the class were quickly taken. ESPN offered to fly him to New York for a TV chat show, and e-mail arrived from hockey fans and researchers from as far away as Texas and China.

" think they can learn something about us as a nation by learning about the game, about Canadian people. They ' re right. " says Beardsley.

Students in Beardsley ' s class completed three research papers related to hockey. The reading list included famous works like The Divine Ryans by Wayne Johnston , The Good Body by Bill Gas- ton and Les Canadiells by Rick Salutin. They are the kind of books that get at the true meaning of being Canadian.

In Beardsley' s words, hockey shows the very nature of the polite Canadian. "I think that a- long with this peace-sharing, gentle image comes a need for mayhem(混乱）,So we invent the game and-whammo ! -you get on the ice and it serves as a way of letting out those energies that we don ' t allow ourselves elsewhere. " says Beardsley, who added that the reason the game needs to be played in winter is our form. of saying, " Look, even up here in the frozen north we can turn this around and make it work for us. "

"I' m talking about something larger than what happens on the ice and so is the course. "

64. What is the main purpose of the text？

[A] To teach how to play hockey.

[B] To introduce an English teacher.

[C] To introduce a book by Beardsley.

[D]To talk about hockey and the Canadians.

A．She worked on her term paper far into the night.

B．She watched some sports game on TV.

C．She stayed late to have a talk with some fans.

D．Some excited fans disturbed her.

When word got out that Doug Beardsley was introducing a new course this spring—" Hockey (冰球) Literature and the Canadian Psyche(精神) "—the 40 seats in the class were quickly taken. ESPN offered to fly him to New York for a TV chat show, and e-mail arrived from hockey fans and researchers from as far away as Texas and China.

"They think they can learn something about us as a nation by learning about the game, about Canadian people. They're right. " says Beardsley.

Students in Beardsley's class completed three research papers related to hockey. The reading list included famous works like The Divine Ryans by Wayne Johnston, The Good Body by Bill Gas ton and Les Canadiells by Rick Salutin. They are the kind of books that get at the true meaning of being Canadian.

In Beardsley's words, hockey shows the very nature of the polite Canadian. "I think that a long with this peace-sharing, gentle image comes a need for mayhem(混乱). So we invent the game and—whammo! —you get on the ice and it serves as a way of letting out those energies that we don't allow ourselves elsewhere. " says Beardsley, who added that the reason the game needs to be played in winter is our form. of saying, "Look, even up here in the frozen north we can turn this around and make it work for us. "

"I'm talking about something larger than what happens on the ice and so is the course. "

What is the main purpose of the text？

A．To teach how to play hockey.

B．To introduce an English teacher.

C．To introduce a book by Beardsley.

D．To talk about hockey and the Canadians.

When Mark went to Tom after the game, _______.

A．Tom said nothing to Mark.

B．Tom was too angry to talk to Mark.

C．Mark couldn't think of any words to say to Tom.

D．Mark said he didn't want to play against Tom's team again.

听力原文：M: Susan, I could really need your help this weekend.

W: What is it, John？ Another term paper？

M: No, no. This is easy compared to that. My cousin is coming on Thursday. She has an interview at the college and I promised my aunt I' d look after her. We are going to the game on Friday, but Saturday r m on duty at the library all day and can' t get out of it. Uh, I was wondering if you could show her around during the day and maybe we can meet for dinner later.

W: Sure. I don' t have any plans. What kind. of things does she like to do？

M: Actually I haven' t seen her for three years. She lives so far away. But this will be her first time on a college campus, she is still in high school. So she probably enjoys anything on campus.

W: Well, there is a music festival in the auditorium. That' s a possibility. Only I hope it doesn't now. They are predicting 68 inches for the weekend. Everything will be closed down then.

M: Well, how about, for the time being, I'll plan on dropping her off at your place on the way to work, around eleven. But if there is a blizzard, I'll give you a call and see if we can figure something else out.

W: Sounds good. Meantime I'll keep Saturday open. We can touch base Friday night when we have a better idea of the forecast.

M: I hope this works out. I feel kind of responsible. She won' t know a way around. And I want her to have a good time. Anyway I really appreciate your help. I owe you one.

W: No problem. I'll talk to you tomorrow.

What does John ask Susan to do？

A．Help with a term paper.

B．Go to a concert.

C．Take care of his cousin.

D．Arrange his cousin' s interview.