Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 听力部分

第一节

   听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。

1. W: Hi, Tom. How does your father go to work?

M: He used to drive, but now he rides his bike every day.

2. W: Where are you going this afternoon?

M: I’m going to the zoo with my classmates.

3. M: Hello! May I speak to John?

W: Sorry, he is not in. He has gone to China.

4. M: Ann, what’s your biggest problem?

W: My biggest problem is that I have no spare time. I have to prepare for my weekly tests.

5. M: Mom, I failed my math test again. And Mr. Black will talk to me tomorrow. He will help me and I will try my best.

W: Don’t give up, my dear.

第二节

  听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。

  听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

W: Hi, Jack! I heard that you got a train ticket.

M: Yes, I got it through the Internet.

W: When will you leave?

M: Tomorrow afternoon.

W: How long will it take you to get home?

M: About two hours. The high-speed railway runs very fast. You know, it used to take me ten hours.

W: Yes. With the development of transport, traveling becomes much easier.

M: That’s true.

 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。

W: I’ll make a speech next week. Can you come, Frank?

M: I feel a little surprised. You used to be really shy. You were always silent in class. Now you have the courage to speak in public.

W: That’s because I have changed. I traveled to many places and met many people. They taught me a lot. Now I’m not shy at all.

M: Great! I’ll come to your speech next week! Come on, Lucy!

听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12三个小题。

M: In the last ten years，great changes have taken place in my hometown. In the past, there were lots of old houses in my hometown. The river used to be very dirty. The roads weren’t good and people’s living conditions were so bad. Most people went to work on foot or by bike. But now, there are many tall buildings in my hometown. The river is clean. There are many wide roads and people’s living conditions are getting better and better. They often go out in their own cars. I believe my hometown will become more and more beautiful in the future.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。

W: Mark, I have two movie tickets. Do you have time to go with me tonight?

M: Yes. But I remember that you dislike watching movies.

W: I used to. Now I want to watch a comedy.

M: That’s OK. I can’t stand cartoons or documentaries.

W: There is a comedy on at 7:00 at Hongyu Cinema.

M: How can I get there?

W: You can take the No. 4 bus and get off at the sixth stop. The cinema is across from a supermarket.

M: I see. How about meeting at the cinema at 6:30?

W: OK. See you then.

第三节

请用所听到的内容填写表格中所缺单词，每空限填一词。短文读两遍。 

W: I am Liu Li. I am a junior high school student now. It seems that my life has changed a lot in the last few years. For example, I used to have short hair, but now it is long. I used to be afraid of the sea because I didn’t know how to swim, but now I am a good swimmer in our school. I used to be short but now I’m tall. As for eating, I used to eat meat but now I eat more vegetables than meat. When I was in primary school, I used to go right home and do homework after school, but now I can do sports with my friends. In the past, I used to study all day and didn’t have time to chat with my parents, but now I often chat with them. I think my life now is more colorful.