大学英语四级听力应试

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1993 * 6

附：听力原文及参考答案
Part One Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A) The pear. C) The seafood.
B) the weather. D) The cold.
2. A) Mary has never studied mathematics.
B) Mary must be good at mathematics.
C) Mary enjoys learning mathematics.
D) Mary probably is poor at mathematics.
3. A) George抯 brother. C) George抯 father.
B) George抯 wife. D) George抯 father-in-law.
4. A) She can use his car.
B) She can borrow someone else抯 car.
C) She must get her car fixed.
D) She can not borrow his car.
5. A) At 2:35. C) At 3: 00.
B) At 2:45. D) At 3:15.
6. A) To the bank. C) To the shoe store.
B) To the bookstore. D) To the grocery.抯
7. A) Near the station. C) In the city.
B) In the country. D) Near her work place.
8. A) At a cigarette store. C) At a gas station.
B) At a bus station. D) At Aunt Mary抯.抯
9. A) From upstairs. C) From the Nelsons抙ouse.
B) From the next door. D) From the back door.
10. A) The choice of course. C) An evening course.
B) A day course. D) Their work.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) They haven抰 reached a decision yet.
B) They have decided to go hunting bears.
C) They want to go hunting camping.
D) They want to go exploring the country.
12. A) Susie. C) The speaker.
B) Tom. D) The speaker抯 husband.
13. A) They chased the bear away.
B) They stayed outside the tent and did nothing.
C) They climbed up a tree.
D) They put some honey outside for the bear to eat.
14. A) He ate the honey. C) He chased the people away.
B) He drank the beer. D) He turned things upside down.

Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. A) He missed the appointment. C) He was sick.
B) He arrived late. D) He was very busy.
16. A) He was busy sightseeing.
B) He couldn抰 reach Mr. Jordan抯 office.
C) He didn抰 want to see Mr. Jordan any more.
D) He didn抰 want to take the trouble making it.
17. A) The trip didn抰 do any good to his health.
B) The trip was a complete disappointment.
C) The trip was enjoyable but not fruitful in terms of business.
D) The trip made it possible for him to meet many interesting people.

Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A) He lost consciousness. C) He was seriously injured.
B) He was slightly wounded. D) He was buried under an icebox.
19. A) About four days. C) A day and a half.
B) Around eight days. D) More than six days.
20. A)His father pulled him out in time.
B) He left the area before the earthquake.
C) He stayed in an icebox.
D) Their house escaped the earthquake.

Section A
1. W: You don抰 feel very well, do you? You look pale. Have you got a cold?
M: Oh, no, but my stomach aches. Maybe the seafood doesn抰 agree with me.
Q: What probably caused the man抯 stomachache?

2. M: What抯 the matter with Mary?
W: She becomes nervous whenever it comes to learning mathematics.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

3. M: I wish I could see George here.
W: He was planning to come, but a moment ago, his wife called to say that he had to take his father to the hospital.
Q: Who was ill?

4. W: I need a car this weekend, but mine has broken down.
M: I抦 sorry to hear it, but you can always rent one if you have a license.
Q: What does the man mean?

5. W: Did you go to the football match last Saturday?
M: Oh yes. It was supposed to start at 2:30, but it was delayed 15 minutes.
Q: When did the football match start?

6. M: What do you want me to get? I抦 leaving now.
W: Pick up a bottle of milk and a loaf of bread, please.
Q: Where is the man probably going?

7. M: If I were you, I抎 live in the city instead of going to work by train.
W: But the country is so beautiful in spring and fall.
Q: Where does the woman prefer to live?

8. M: Please buy two packs of cigarettes for me while you are at the store.
W: I抦 not going to any store. I抦 going to see Aunt Mary. But I will get them for you at the gas station.
Q: Where will the woman stop on her way?

9. M: What抯 all that noise? It sounds as if it抯 coming from the next door. The Nelsons aren抰 back yet, are they?
W: I don抰 think so. It must be the window cleaner working upstairs.
Q: Where does the woman think the noise is coming from?

10. W: Do you want a day course or an evening course?
M: Well, it will have to be an evening course since I work during the day.
Q: What are they talking about?

Section B
Passage One
Our family is trying to decide where to go for a vacation this summer. Our son Tom wants to go to Yellow Stone Park again to see the bears. We did that last summer and what an experience it was! When we got there, we put up our tent and went to explore. As we returned, we heard our daughter Susie cry out and then we saw a bear enter our tent. Tom wanted his father to chase him away. His father said: 揘o, it抯 dangerous to chase a bear. And don抰 let him chase you.”
Susie said: 揥hat shall we do? 揗aybe we ought to climb a tree.擳om said: 揘o, we抳e got to get him out of there. He might go to sleep in our tent. 揗aybe we could make him leave if we put some honey outside for him to eat. Susie suggested. Then I said: 揌ow are you going to get the honey? It抯 in the tent.擶e watched the bear enter the tent and heard him upset everything inside. 揑t抯 foolish for us to try to catch him, said my husband. 揕eave him alone and wait for him to come out.擶e waited but the bear stayed inside. We had to sleep in the car.

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.Where have the family decided to go in the vacation this summer?
12. Who did you think saw the bear first?
13. What did they do when they saw a bear enter their tent?
14. What did the bear do in the tent?

Passage Two
I flew to San Francisco to take care of some business with Mr. Jorden. But as soon as I arrived, I got sick and couldn抰 meet with him. I had to call our appointment off. Then when I felt better, I thought about visiting him at his home. but he lived too far away. I tried to telephone him during office hours, but he was busy. The receptionist said that Mr. Jorden would call me back. But he didn抰. I gave up trying to make a new appointment because it would take more time and effort than I wanted to spend. A few days later, I saw a man on the street who looked like Mr. Jorden and I called out to him. It was someone else. When I returned to my hotel that day, I found a message which said that Mr. Jorden had gone out of town on some sudden unexpected business. I was sorry I had missed seeing him. But I really enjoyed my sightseeing in San Francisco.

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. Why couldn抰 the speaker meet Mr. Jorden when he got to San Francisco?
16. Why did the speaker give up making another appointment?
17. What do we learn from the story?

Passage Three
A six-year-old boy has been found alive after spending four days and five nights in an icebox that was buried under tons of ruins in Thursday抯 big earthquake. The boy Tom was found early yesterday in the village of Sem as rescuers were working to pull his father out of the ruins of their home. Hearing a faint cry of “Get me out. Get me out.”, rescuers dug down another one point five meters and found the boy in the icebox. He was pronounced in a good condition, suffering only four or five slight wounds. Tom抯 eight brothers and sisters died in the earthquake which officials say may have killed as many as 50, 000 people. By Sunday foreign doctors were leaving the earthquake areas as hope had faded of finding anymore survivors.

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. What happened to the boy in the earthquake?
19. How many days had passed before the boy was rescued?
20. How did the boy survive the big earthquake?


解 析
1. C)这道题明显选C。agree with 不仅有“同意”的意思，还表示“适合”。
2．D)一个人遇事会紧张，通常是遇到他不是很在行的事情。由此可推断出D对，玛丽的数学很差。
3．C)这道题考的是代词。关键是能否听出谁带谁去医院。
4. D)假如A）对，man 肯借车给她，他会直接告诉她，“I抦 sorry to hear it, but you can use mine.” 然而他是说，假如她有驾驶执照，她可租到一辆车。可见man的意思也不是叫她去借别人的车。因此选D，婉转的表达“你没有驾驶执照，我不能把车借给你。”
5．B)这道题考时间的推断。Be supposed to do “设定为，应该”，2：30推迟了15分钟，即2：45，选B。
6．D) Woman叫man捎一瓶牛奶和一条面包，很明显，银行、书店和鞋店都不能买到上述东西，只有食品店才能买到。因此选D。
7．B) Man说如果我是你，我就会住在城市里。可见woman 不是住在城市里。而由下文woman所说农村在春天和秋天的时候很漂亮。可推断出woman 住在农村。故选B。
8．C)由woman 的话可知，她现在不去商店，而是去看望玛丽阿姨，途经gas station。在那儿帮man买烟。因此选C。
9． A) Man 认为噪音来自隔壁。Woman 不这样认为，“I don抰 think so. It must be the window cleaner working upstairs.”因此woman 认为声音来自楼上,选A。
10．A) B和C都不能概括全面，是日间班和夜间班中如何选择，所以答案是A:课程的选择。
11.A）由第一句可推断出我们还没有得出结论去哪儿度假, 故选A。
12．A）因为我们还没有看见熊，而是Susie 最先看见，吓得哭了出来，我们听见了以后，才发现熊爬进了我们的帐篷。
13．B)他们本来就在帐篷外。虽然他们七嘴八舌提了不少意见，但都只是说说，最后什么也没有做。因此选B。
14．D) 关键是要能听出那一句揾eard him upset everything inside.斂裳〕鯠 为正确答案。
15．C) 短文第二句很明确给出答案:他病了，不能与Mr. Jorden 见面。故选C。
16．D) B和C明显不对。原句说花费的时间和精力比他想花的要多，所以他放弃再次预约。因此选D:他不想这么麻烦。
17．C) 因为他没有见到Mr. Jorden，在商务方面没有完成任务，但是三藩市的风景很美，所以他的旅程还是非常enjoyable 的。故选C。
18．B)因为他是被困在冷藏柜里，故D错。短文说“He was pronounced in a good condition, suffering only four or five slight wounds.”所以答案为B。
19．A) 四天五夜，也就是大约4天。因此选A。
20．C) 由文中第一句得出答案为C，因为小男孩被困在冷藏柜里才得以逃生。
1994* 1

附：听力原文及参考答案
Part One Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A) Once a week. C) Three times a week.
B) Twice a week. D) Four times a week.
2. A) He left his notes at home.
B) He doesn抰 know where his notes are.
C) He doesn抰 want to lend his notes to the woman.
D) He agrees to lend her his notes.
3. A) He will go in spite of the cold weather.
B) He won抰 go since he is not feeling well.
C) He will go when he feels better.
D) He won抰 go as he hasn抰 finished his work.
4. A) Check the timetable. C) Travel on a later train.
B) Go to the railway station earlier. D) Cancel the trip earlier.
5. A) In New York. C) In Newport.
B) In Boston. D) In Washington.
6. A) A clerk at the airport information desk.
B) A clerk at the railway station information desk.
C) A policeman.
D) A taxi-driver.
7. A) A guest and a receptionist. C) A customer and a shop assistant.
B) A passenger and an air hostess. D) A guest and a waitress.
8. A) He抯 better. C) He抯 sick in bed.
B) He抯 feeling worse. D) He has recovered.
9. A) The man didn抰 want the woman to have her hair cut.
B) The woman followed the man抯 advice.
C) The woman is wearing long hair now.
D) The man didn抰 care if the woman had her hair cut or not.
10. A) He will return from Paris in two weeks.
B) He is studying French in Paris.
C) He is having a vacation in Paris.
D) He is planning to go back to Paris in a year.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) Washing plates. C) Shining shoes.
B) Clearing tables. D) Sweeping the floor.
12. A) He must work six days a week.
B) He should never be late for work.
C) He must study hard in his spare time.
D) He should not bring his friends to the restaurant.
13. A) To pay him for his work.
B) To let him have 3 meals a day in the restaurant.
C) To give his friends free drinks.
D) To allow him to have more free time.
14. A) Because the boy was not a full-time worker.
B) Because the boy had made some mistakes.
C) Because he thought the boy had failed to meet his requirements.
D) Because he thought it was his son who should pay him.

Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. A) Watching traditional plays. C) Boating on the river.
B) Visiting the magnificent libraries. D) Cycling in narrow streets.
16. A) There are many visitors there. C) There are many old streets there.
B) There are many students there. D) There are many bicycles there.
17. A) He thinks the city is too crowded.
B) He likes the place very much.
C) He thinks the streets are too narrow.
D) He admires the comfortable life of the students there.

Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A) He was good at writing about interesting people.
B) It was much easier to write stories about people.
C) He believed that people are always easier to learn about other people.
D) He thought people played an important role in world events.
19. A) Action. C) Enterprise.
B) World News. D) Faces and places.
20. A) He is a sportsman. C) He is a photographer.
B) He is an actor. D) He is a publisher.

Section A
1. M: Your son seems to have made much progress in playing the piano. Does he attend any piano classes?
W: Yes, he takes lessons twice a week, but from next week on, he will go to the class on Saturday evenings, too.
Q: How often will the woman’s son have piano lessons from next week on?

2 .W: Do you mind if I borrow your notes?
M: No, of course not. They are on my desk.
Q: What does the man mean?

3 .W: Would you like to go to the dance with me tonight?
M: I抎 love to, but I抦 just getting over my cold.
Q: Will the man go dancing with the woman tonight?

4. W: I’m afraid we are going to miss the 3-o抍lock train.
M: Don’t worry. We can get our tickets changed for this evening.
Q: What does the man suggest they should do?

5 .W: Do you enjoy life in Washington?
M: Yes, indeed. I’m planning to move to New York or Boston. Anyway, I’ve never regretted my earlier decision.
Q: Where does the man live now?

6. W: Could you please tell me if Flight 858 from San Francisco will be on time?
M: Yes, Madam. It should be arriving in about 10 minutes.
Q: Who do you think the woman is talking to?

7 .M: Sorry to trouble you. But is there any possibility of borrowing a blanket. I feel cold.
W: I think we’ve got one. Could you wait until after take-off, please?
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

8 .W: I heard you caught a cold. How are you feeling today?
M: I can抰 complain. At least I抦 out of bed.
Q: How is the man today?

9 .W: I wish my hair was longer.
M: Yes, pity you had it cut. If only you抎 listened to me.
Q: What can we learn from the dialogue?

10. W: Has Andrew come back from his trip to Paris?
M: Yes, and he liked it so much that after only two weeks at home, he went back to study French for a year.
Q: What does this conversation tell us about Andrew?

Section B
Passage One
My parents ran a small restaurant. The restaurant was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And my first job when I was six years old was shining shoes for customers. My duties increased as I grew older. By age ten I was clearing tables and washing plates. My father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards. I had to be on time, hard-working and polite to the customers. I was never paid for any work I did. One day I made a mistake of telling Dad I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week. He said: 揙k. Then how about you paying me for the three meals a day when you eat here and for the times you bring in your friends for free drinks. He figured I owed him about 40 pounds a week. That taught me quite a lot.

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What was the speaker抯 job before he was 10 years old?
12. What was one of the requirements laid down by the boy抯 father?
13. What did the boy ask his father to do one day?
14. Why did the boy抯 father refuse to pay him?

Passage Two
Cambridge is about 90 kilometres northeast of London. It is one of the most beautiful places in Britain. Everything about the city of Cambridge reminds you of its famous university: students on bicycles, the atmosphere of learning, traditions and the magnificent buildings of the 30 colleges that are in the University of Cambridge. Most of the colleges stand on the bank of the Cam River, the gentle river that flows through the heart of the city. Tourists and students like boating in a kind of flat bottom boat to see the colleges or to relax themselves. If the water traffic reminds the visitor of Venice, the road traffic is more likely to recall Beijing or Amsterdam. The streets are full of bicycles, hundreds and hundreds of them. They provide a cheap form of transport for the students and very conveniently of getting around the Cambridge narrow streets.

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. What do tourists enjoy doing in Cambridge for relaxation?
16. Why did the road traffic in Cambridge remind one of Beijing?
17. What is the speaker抯 impression of Cambridge?

Passage Three
Mr. Foster started his publishing business with only one magazine. It was called 揥orldnews - Mostly it had summaries of important weekly events from around the world. But it always included one or two stories about interesting people. Mr. Foster put these in because he believed all people like to read about other people. Several years ago, Mr. Foster started two other magazines. One was called 揈nterprise . It is for business people. And the other was called 揂ction , for sportsmen. Like 揥orldnews , they always have two or three stories about interesting people. Five years ago, Mr. Foster got another idea for a magazine. He wanted this one to have even more stories about people than the others and to have more photographs. This one was named 揊aces and Places . From the very beginning, it was a big success.

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. Why did Mr. Foster add stories about interesting people to the magazine 揥orldnews”?
19. Which magazine is a sportsman most likely to buy?
20. What is Mr. Foster抯 profession?


解 析
1. C)原来一周两次，从下周起，星期六晚上还要去上课，也就是一周三次。故选C。
2. D)关键是要了解 揇o you mind ...?數幕卮稹５北鹑宋誓闶欠窠橐馑瞿呈碌氖焙颍慊卮饟不敚比皇菗不介意數囊馑肌 因此选D。
3. B)这道题要求掌握受邀请时的回答和揼et over 的意思。揼et over 指病后恢复常态。大病初愈，身体不会很舒服的。而且由 揑抎 love to敽蟮淖垡部赏贫铣鰉an 不会和woman 去跳舞。
4. C)当错过一班车的时候，通常都会换一班晚一点的车再走，而不是取消行程。故选C。
5. D)揵e planning to do sth斨笓准备做某事敚瑩我斪急赴嵬υ蓟虿ㄊ慷伲础拔摇毕衷谧≡诨⒍佟Ｒ虼舜鸢肝狣。
6. A）能向其了解飞机抵达情况的当然是在飞机场咨询台的职员。故选A。
7. B) 能借毯子的显然不是客人和招待员、顾客和售货员以及客人和服务员之间，只能是乘客和空姐之间。因此答案为B。
8. A）关键是要听出连接词 撝辽佟瓟，表明情况虽然不好，但是已有进步。故选A。
9. A）这道题要求掌握揑 wish 敽蛽If only厰句型。这两句都是虚拟条件句。分别表示撐蚁搿秃昧藬撊绻秃昧藬。由此可见，man不想woman剪头发，可是woman不听他的，已经把头发给剪了。还可由man的pity撘藕稊看出答案应为A。
10. B)由come back to Paris 可知 Andrew 现在在巴黎，后面又说到他学习一年法文。所以答案应选 B。
11. C) A洗盘子和B擦桌子是撐覕10岁时才要干的活。D 扫地在文中没有被提及，因此应选C。
12. B) 文中很清楚的说明“我”工作要有一定的标准:准时、卖力和以礼待人。因此答案明显为B。
13. A）由“我做任何工作都没有一点报酬”可推断出下文将要提酬金问题，以及下文的“我觉得他应该每周给我10英镑”。可应选A。
14. D) 关键是要听明白他父亲的一段话。D选项为强调句，意思是“他父亲认为应该是他儿子付钱给他”。A、B、C三项在文中没有被提及。
15. C) 文中有一句话很明确地给出了这道题的答案。“游客和学生们都喜欢乘坐一种平底船来参观学校或消遣。”因此应选 C。
16. D) 一般来说，游客、学生和旧街道都不会引起交通堵塞。而且，一提起北京，人们很容易联想到塞车。因此答案明显为D。
17. B)虽然剑桥的街道上到处都是自行车，但这又是一种既便宜又便利的交通方式。而且由第二句“剑桥是英国最美丽的地方”，可知说话者是很喜欢剑桥的。故选B。
18. C)因为Mr. Foster 认为所有人都喜欢读别人的故事。因此应选C。
19. A)文中说，另一本“Action”是专门为体育运动者的，里面的内容都会是体育运动者干兴趣的。当然他们会更倾向于买“Action”。因此答案为A。
20. D)第一句说 Mr. Foster 以一本杂志白手起家，开创他的印刷出版事业。因此答案应选D。通常文章的第一句就是中心句，所以要特别用心听懂这一句，这样才便于理解下文。

1995 * 1

附：听力原文及参考答案
Part One Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A) Go out to work. C) Be calm and patient.
B) Listen carefully to John. D) Do the easiest thing.
2. A) He doesn抰 like to talk. C) He is friendly.
B) He is a very kind man. D) He is not a pleasant person.
3. A) The doctor won抰 see her tomorrow. C) The doctor is busy all day today.
B) The doctor is busy tomorrow. D) The doctor will see her today.
4. A) Young people are too quick in making decisions.
B) Young people seldom stay long on the same job.
C) Young people lose their jobs easily.
D) Young people are too eager to succeed.
5. A) She felt it was tiring. C) She thought it took less time.
B) She felt it was very nice. D) She thought it was expensive.
6. A) They are having breakfast. C) They are preparing a hot soup.
B) They are eating some fruit. D) They are drinking cold milk.
7. A) The woman doesn抰 want to spend Christmas with the man.
B) The woman is going home for Christmas.
C) The woman has not been invited to the Christmas party.
D) The woman is going to spend Christmas abroad.
8. A) By car. C) By plane.
B) By bus. D) By train.
9. A) It closes at four on weekdays. C) It isn抰 open on Sundays.
B) He doesn抰 know its business hours. D) It is open till four on Sundays.
10. A) Tennis shoes. C) Nothing yet.
B) Some clothes. D) Music records.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) In about 20 years. C) In a couple of weeks.
B) Within a week. D) As early as possible.
12. A) Yes, of course. C) Not mentioned.
B) Possibly not. D) Definitely not.
13. A) Her complaint was ignored.
B) The store sent her the correct order.
C) The store apologized for their mistake.
D) The store picked up the wrong items.

Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard
14. A) The prison gates are always open. C) The prison has no armed guards.
B) Its prisoner can work outside. D) The prison is open to the public.
15. A) The prisoners are provided with jobs on release.
B) Its prisoners are seldom made to work overtime.
C) It is run on the principle of trusting prisoners.
D) It has no security measures.
16. A) One year. C) Thirteen years.
B) Two years. D) Fourteen years.
17. A) Doubtful. C) Critical.
B) Positive. D) Indifferent.

Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A) It抯 good for training one抯 character but not good for one抯 health.
B) It cannot prepare pupils to be good citizens.
C) It has less effect on a child抯 character than sports and games.
D) It抯 as important as after-class activities.
19. A) Because pupils there have to spend most of the time studying.
B) Because the school authorities insist on traditional ways of teaching.
C) Because the school authorities have neglected discipline.
D) Because pupils there are too fond of playing.
20. A) Practical work. C) Teacher抯 encouragement.
B) Collective activities. D) Book knowledge.

Section A
1. W: I抦 really angry at John. He never listens to me.
M: Take it easy, Alen. Things will work out.
Q: What does the man advise Alen to do?

2. M: Linda is very quiet. But her brother talks too much.
W: Yes, you are right and he isn抰 friendly either.
Q: What抯 their opinion of Linda抯 brother?

3. W: When can the doctor see me?
M: He won抰 be free until tomorrow?
Q: What does the man mean?

4. M: It was the third time Ranger had phoned me to say he had a new job.
W: It抯 difficult to keep a young man in one job for a life nowadays.
Q: What does the woman mean?

5. M: Did you mind coming back by coach instead of by train?
W: No, we didn抰 mind at all. It took a lot longer. but it was very comfortable and it was much cheaper.
Q: How did the woman feel about coming back by coach?

6. W: Would you like some fruit juice?
M: No, thank you. I抦 not used to cold drinks in the morning.
Q: What are the two speakers doing now?

7. M: I hope you will spend Christmas with us. We抣l have a big party on Christmas Eve.
W: I抎 love to, but Jack and I are going to Australia. We抣l send you postcards from there.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

8. M: Charles enjoyed his two-week drive through South China.
W: Yes, he said that he saw much more than he would have travelling by bus or train.
Q: How did Charles travel?

9. W: Do you know what time the post office closes on Sundays?
M: Four, isn抰 it?
Q: What does the man say about the post office?

10. W: I suppose you have been buying Christmas gifts for your family.
M: I bought tennis shoes for my son, but I haven抰 decided what to buy for my wife. Probably some clothes or classical music records.
Q: What has the man bought for his wife?

Section B
Passage One
A couple of months ago, I went to a department store to buy a few things for the house. I needed a set of curtains for the living room, two table lamps, a rug and several cushions. I asked them to deliver the things as soon as possible, but they said that they were unable to send them out until 20 days later. After about 3 weeks, I received only the curtains and table lamps. I was a little disappointed when I didn抰 receive all the items I had bought. But nevertheless, I was eager to see what the curtains and lamps looked like. I first opened the package with the curtains. I had bought a lovely light blue, and instead they had sent me a horrible dark purple. Well, you can just imagine how angry I was. Then I opened the boxes with the lamps. They were exactly what I ordered. But one of the lamp shapes was damaged. The next thing I did was to telephone them to complain. They promised to come and pick them up immediately and also to replace them with the correct order. It has been two weeks since my complaint. They have neither picked up the wrong items nor sent me the rest of my order.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. When did the woman want the store to deliver the items?
12. Was the woman pleased when she saw the items they had delivered?
13. What happened in the end?

Passage Two
In the high mountain country outside the city of Toluker, there stands a prison. This prison is quite different from other prisons in the world. The guards, except for two at the main gate, are not armed. There are many remarkable things about Toluker prison. For example, of the 15, 000 individuals who have been in prison at Toluker, less than two percent have got into trouble again with the law. Men in the open prison are free to find work in the outside but must go back to prison each night. On weekends they are allowed to go home. When most other prisons are still sending criminals back into society, Toluker is returning people who stand on their own feet and contribute to society. In 1974, a prisoner called Bob Crook moved to the open prison. A year later, he left Toluker for the last time. He was then nearly forty six and had been in prison for fourteen years. He got a job as construction worker in the city, remarried and was regarded as a useful person of his community. If you ask Bob why Toluker works, he would say because they believed in me when I was at my worst.

Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. Why is Toluker prison called an open prison?
15. What is the essential characteristic of Toluker Prison?
16. How long did Bob Crook stay in the Toluker prison?
17. What is the speaker抯 attitude toward this type of prison?

Passage Three
Sports and games are very useful for character training. In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as unselfishness, courage, discipline and love of one抯 country. But what is learned in books can not have the same deep effect on a child抯 character as what is learned by experience. As most of the pupils time is spent in classes studying lessons, the ordinary day school can抰 give much practical training for their lives in the future. So it is what the pupils do in their spare time, that really prepares them to take their places in society as citizens when they grow up. If each of them learns to work for his team, and not for himself on the football filed, he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit.

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. What is the speaker抯 opinion about leaning from books?
19. Why isn抰 ordinary day school able to give pupils much training for their future lives?
20. What can help to develop the child抯 love of his country according to the speaker?


解 析
1. C) “Take it easy敚馑际恰按尤荩崴桑唤粽拧薄！皐ork out”，意思是“可以解决”。因此答案为C。
2．D)因为woman 认为 Linda抯 brother 话太多，故A错；而man 不仅赞同，还附加上一句说他很不友善。故B和C也不对。因此答案为D。
3．C) 这道题要求掌握“not until”句型，表示“直到……才”。医生要直到明天才有空。所以可见医生今天会一直都很忙。因此答案选 C。
4．B)“for life”指的是“终身”的意思，在句子中应指“for a long time”。此句的意思是“现在的年轻人很难长时间地守着一份工作。” 因此答案选 B。
5． B) Woman 认为乘坐长途汽车虽然花费的时间要长得多，但是长途汽车又舒服又便宜。可见她觉得长途汽车还是挺好的。故选 B。
6．A）Would you like+食物，指的是“你要点……吗?”这是一句常见的饭桌用语。可见他们正在吃东西。果汁、冻牛奶都是吃的内容之一。因此他们应该正在吃早餐。故选 A。
7．D)由woman的回答“I抎 love to”可知A错；如果我们住在Australia, 回家过圣诞节的话，应该在Australia的前面加上back，故B不对；而Man 的话就是对woman 的邀请，故C错；所以答案选D。
8． A）由woman 的回答可知 Charles 既不是乘坐公共汽车也不是乘坐火车去旅行，可排除B和D。由常识可知，坐飞机旅行时，在飞机上是不可能看到很多东西的。而且由第一句的“drive”知道Charles 应该是开小汽车去旅行的。故选A。
9．D)其实man 的完整回答是“ The post office closes at four on Sundays.敗Ｋ源鸢赣ξ狣。
10.C) Man 说他还没有决定下来给他太太买什么圣诞礼物,他现在当然是什么还没买。故应选C。
11.D)就算不听原文，也可以猜想到，当你订购某物的 时候，你当然希望货物能尽早送来。而且文中说“尽可能早点送货物过来”。因此答案应为 D。
12.D) 订购之后，通常接下来要关心的是送来的货物是否与想象中的一致，自己是否满意。在做短文听力理解的时候，推测下文是相当重要的：能推测出下文将涉及什么内容会有助于考生更好地理解短文。
13.A）拿到货物后的结果有两个：满意或不满意。B, C, D都很相似，都是令人较为满意的结果。初步可断定是A。加上最后一句，他们既没有取回错件，也没有将定单中余下的送来。可见应该选 A。通常来说，问题设定时，最后一个问题大多可从最后一句中找答案。
14.B) A, D在文中没有被提到，C不对，驻守大门的两个门卫是装备了武器的。故应选B。
15.C) 文章一开头就说 Toluker Prison 与其它的监狱不同。我们头脑中就会出现一个监狱的形象。监管人员、囚犯、规矩等自然会被提及。这些方面都要注意听。因此答案应 C。
16.A) 在做听力理解题的时候，事先把各问题的答案浏览一遍是很重要的。在浏览各选项时可以大致猜出这道题问的是哪方面的内容，听的时候就具有针对性。像这道题，四个选项都是时间，可见这道题问的内容与时间有关。 在听短文的时候就应该留意时间名词。
17.B) 由文中的几个形容词可看出选B。remarkable“不可思议的”，contribute“作贡献”，useful“有用的”。可见说话者对这种监狱的态度是肯定和积极的。故选B。
18.C) 这篇短文与生活极为贴近：众所周知，对一个人性格的培养，书本上学来的不如实际当中学来的影响力大。因此答案应选 C。了解背景知识在听
力理解中能发挥十分重要的作用。有了一定的背景知识，就好比朋友与你谈论一个你很熟悉的话题，无疑这将加深你对短文的理解。
19.A） 根据文中及我们自身的实际情况，知道学生们通常把大部分时间都花在了学习上。故选A。
20.B) 根据文中最后一句话和常理(common sense)可知，只有集体活动才能有助于培养一个学生对祖国的热爱。因此答案为B。

1995 * 6

附：听力原文及参考答案
Part One Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1 . A) Librarian and student. C) Boss and secretary.
B) Operator and caller. D) Customer and repairman.
2. A) Look for the key. C) Fix a shelf.
B) Repair the car. D) Paint a shelf.
3. A) To make the woman angry. C) David is the man抯 good friend
B) To please the man抯 mother. D) David is good at carrying on conversations. 4. A) He must meet his teacher.
B) He must attend a class.
C) He must go out with his girlfriend.
D) He must stay at school to finish his homework.
5. A) He wants to pay. C) He wants to eat somewhere else.
B) He doesn抰 want to eat out. D) He doesn抰 like Japanese food.
6. A) be didn抰 work as hard as he was supposed to.
B) He didn抰 pass the physics exam.
C) He did better in an earlier exam.
D) He found something wrong with the exam.
7. A) He is attending his sick mother at home.
B) He is on a European tour with his mother.
C) He is at home on sick leave.
D) He is in Europe to see his mother.
8. A) They don抰 know how to get to Mike抯 home.
B) They are discussing when to meet again.
C) They went to the same party some time ago.
D) They will go to Mike抯 birthday party.
9. A) Five lessons. C) Twelve lessons.
B) Three lessons. D) Fifteen lessons.
10. A) Find a larger room. C) Buy two bookshelves.
B) Sell the old table. D) Rearrange some furniture.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) Courses in British history. C) Courses in sports.
B) Language courses. D) Teacher training courses.
12. A) To attract more students.
B) To make the courses suitable for students of all levels.
C) To let the students have a good rest.
D) To make the summer school more like a holiday.
13. A) Because they all work very hard.
B) Because their teachers are all native speakers of English.
C) Because they learn not only in but also out of class.
D) Because they are all advanced students.

Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) Because it takes too long to process all the applications.
B) Because its resources are limited.
C) Because it is a library for special purposes.
D) Because there is a shortage of staff.
15. A) Discard his application form. C) Cancel his video card.
B) Forbid him to borrow any items. D) Ask him to apply again.
16. A) One month. C) Two weeks.
B) One week. D) Two months.

Passage Three
Questionl7 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) Chemicals. C) Water.
B) Vapor. D) Gas.
18. A) By passing steam over dry ice.
B) By turning ordinary ice into steam.
C) By heating dry ice.
D) By mixing dry ice with ordinary ice.
19. A) It takes a longer time to melt. C) It is cleaner to use than ordinary ice.
B) It is lighter to carry. D) It is not so cold as ordinary ice.
20. A) In the 1920抯.抯 C) In the 1940抯.抯
B) In the 1930抯. D) In the 1950抯.抯

Section A
1 .W: How long will it take you to fix my watch?
M: I抣l call you when it抯 ready. But it shouldn抰 take longer than a week.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

2. M: I can抰 find the key to my car, I need to go for a drive.
W: I抣l look for it later. Right now I want you to help fix the shelf before I paint
it.
Q: What will they do first?

3. W: I really can抰 stand the way David controls the conversation all the time. If he is going to be at the Christmas party, I just won抰 come.
M: I抦 sorry you feel that way. But my mother insists that he come.
Q: Why has David been invited to the party?

4. W: John, do you want to go swimming with me today?
M: Sure, but I can抰 leave now. I have an appointment with my professor at 3
o抍lock.
Q: Why can抰 John go swimming now?

5. W: I hear there is a good Japanese restaurant nearby. Would you like to go there for lunch?
M: Yes, but it抯 my treat this time.
Q: What does the man mean?

6. W: You look upset. Anything wrong?
M: I failed in my physics exam again in spite of all the efforts I made.
Q: What do we know about the man from the conversation?

7. W: I wonder what抯 been happening to Jerry. He hasn抰 been around for at least 2 weeks.
M: He took a leave to see his mother in Europe.
Q: Why is Jerry away?

8. M: Hi, Jane. So glad to see you again。
W: Likewise. I remember the last time we met was 5 months ago at Mike抯 birthday party. How are you doing?
Q: What do we know about the speakers?

9. W: Professor Clark said that the mid-term exam would cover the first 15 lessons.
M: Really? I thought it only included the first 12 lessons. Then I must spend the weekend to go over the rest of the lessons.
Q: How many lessons must the man review over the weekend?

10. W: We do need another bookshelf in this room . But the problem is the space for it.
M: How about moving the old dining table to the kitchen?
Q: What does the man suggest they should do?

Section B
Passage One
Most summer school courses in Britain last form two to four weeks. During that time, students live either with a British family, or at the school, or in a hotel. They have about 15 hours of lessons every Monday to Friday-usually in the mornings. Each school has a lot of different courses. Some are for beginners and others are for intermediate or advanced students. The lessons are fun; the classes are small and the teachers are all from English-speaking countries. But summer school students don’t just speak English in the classroom. They are in Britain, so they speak and read and hear it outside too. That is why they learn so quickly and why a summer school’s of course really a holiday. Only one third of each course is taught in the classroom. The rest takes place during a busy afternoon and evening timetable of visits, sport and games. These activities help everyone to make new friends, have fun and improve their English.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.What kind of course do summer schools offer?
12.Why the summer schools arrange visits and other activities for the students?
13.Why do students in summer schools learn quickly?

Passage Two
This library is an English language teaching and learning library. Unfortunately our resources are limited and so not everyone can join. Teachers of English, university students and professionals who are in the medical, engineering and management fields can all join the library. Those from other professions are welcome to apply. But your application will not necessarily be approved. You must fill in an application form and put it in the box on the librarian desk because of the high number of applications we will receive each week. you must wait one week. Please bring your student or work cards to pick up your library cards. Library application forms which are not picked up within 2 months will be discarded and you will have to reply.
You may borrow one video at a time. The video must be returned in one week. If you can not return it on time, please call. Otherwise your video library card will be cancelled. You may borrow 3 items at one time. That is 3 books or 3 cassettes. Items must be returned within 1 month. You can telephone the library to renew items for another month.

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.Why can抰 the library issue library cards to everyone who applies?
15.What will the library do if a reader fails to renew the videos when it is due?
16.For how long can a reader keep the book before he renews it?

Passage Three
Can you imagine ice that does not melt and is not wet? Have you ever heard of dry ice? Dry ice is made by freezing gas . It is quite different from ordinary ice which is simply frozen water. Dry ice was first manufactured in 1925. It has since fulfilled the hope of its inventor. It can be used for making artificial fog in the movies. When steam is passed over dry ice, a very dense vapor rises. It can also be used for destroying insects in grain supplies. It is more practical than ordinary ice because it takes up less space and it is 142 degrees colder. Since it turns into steam, instead of melting into water, it is cleaner to use. For these reasons, it is extremely popular and many people prefer it to ordinary ice. Dry ice is so cold that if you touch it with your bare fingers, it will burn you.

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17.What is dry ice made of?
18.How is an artificial fog made in the movies?
19.What is the advantage of dry ice over ordinary ice?
20.When was dry ice first made?

解 析
1. D)在这段对话中，一个问修理手表要多久，一个说不超过一个星期。很明显，两人的关系是顾客和修理工的关系。故应选 D。
2. C)这道题的关键是时间副词：Later“迟一点”, right now “现在，立刻”和before “在……之前”。可见答案应为C。
3. B)由woman 的话“我实在受不了大卫一贯滔滔不绝的谈话方式”可见D错；man 的妈妈坚持要大卫来，可推断出妈妈很喜欢大卫。请大卫来是为了让妈妈高兴。故答案应为B：取悦妈妈。
4. A）“have an appointment with sb.”指“与某人约好、约见某人”。因此答案为A。
5. A）“treat”的意思是“款待、请客、宴请”。“It is my treat this time.”是常见的口语，表示“这次我请客”。因此答案应选 A。
6. B)由in spite of “不管我付出了多大的努力”可知A错；由failed again可知C错；D项在文中没有提到。故答案为B。
7. D)“take a leave”指“请假离开”。Jerry 请假去看望在欧洲的母亲。故应选D。
8. C)“likewise”的意思是“同样、一样”。这段对话是关于很久没碰面的朋友再次见到时的寒暄，例如很久没见了，上次见面是几时等等。因此答案为 C。
9. B)这道题的数字推理不难。但是要注意听清楚问题，很容易把时间状语漏掉。故选 B。
10．D)“rearrange”指“重新安排、重新排列”。通常摆家具放不下时，肯定是把家具重新摆放。因此答案为D。
11. B)文中说“老师都是来自说英语的国家”，又说“不仅仅在课堂上讲英语，学生在课堂外也能又听又讲”，可推断出提供的是语言课程。故选 B。
12. D)参观和其它的活动让学生寓学于娱，不象在学习，倒象在度假一样。这就是原因。故应选D。
13. C)通常一个结果的原因不是出现在前面，就是出现在后面。当听到有“that is why”或“because”时就要留意后面引出的内容。因此这道题的答案应选 C。
14. B)为什么不能实行“按需分配”，由文可肯定是因为资源不足。故应选 B。
15. C)逾期不还当然是取消借阅卡了。因此答案为C。
16. A）图书馆的借书期限通常都是一个月。加上文中说“要续借必须在一个月内”，可知答案为A。
17. D)这段短文主要是讲干冰及它的好处。根据高中学过的物理知识，这道题并不难。答案为D。
18. A）干冰升华变气体，可推断出选A。
19. C) 由于干冰直接升华变气体，不用经过液化过程，因此比一般的冰使用起来要干净。故应选 C。
20. A） 在做听力理解的时候，一般出现时间名词时，尤其是年份，最好用笔记下来。极有可能在下面的问题中会涉及到。即使没有问到，记一两个数字也不影响下面的内容。


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附：听力原文及参考答案
Part One Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A) At home. C) At the health center.
B) At the riverside. D) At his office.
2. A) Having an interview. C) Talking with his friend.
B) Filling out a form. D) Asking for information.
3. A) she made a mistake by taking too few courses in the first term.
B) The courses she took were too difficult for her.
C) She took too many courses during her first term.
D) She found it difficult dealing with college courses.
4. A) Worried and frightened. C) Quite unhappy.
B) Very relaxed. D) Angry with the professor.
5. A) He enjoys reading letters. C) He is offering the woman a job.
B) He has been job-hunting. D) He is working for a company.
6. A) She lost her way. C) She lost her car.
B) She lost her keys. D) She lost her handbag.
7. A) More than an hour and a half. C) More than tow hours.
B) Not more than half an hour. D) Less than an hour and a half.
8. A) She is sure who is going to win.
B) Now it is a good time to start the game.
C) The game has been going on for a long time.
D) The same team always wins.
9. A) The ideas of the paper are not convincing.
B) Some parts of the paper are not well written.
C) The handwriting of the paper is not good.
D) The paper is not complete.
10. A) Looking for a young lady. C) Looking for a young gentleman.
B) Looking for her wrist watch. D) Looking for a man wearing a wrist watch.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) It had many problems.
B) It was the most democratic country in the world.
C) It was fair to women.
D) It had some minor problems to solve.
12. A) The women of some states.
B) The women in the state of Wyoming only.
C) The members of the National Women Association.
D) The women on the state of Massachusetts only.
13. A) At the very beginning of the 20th century.
B) At the end of the 19th century.
C) After Susan Anthony抯 death.
D) Just before Susan Anthony抯 death.
14. A) She worked on the draft of the American Constitution.
B) She was the chairman of the National Women抯 Association.
C) She was born in the New York and died in Massachusetts.
D) She was an activist in the women抯 movement for equal rights.


Passage Two
Questions 15 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. A) People with problems. C) Beautiful America.
B) Travels around the world. D) People in great cities.
16. A) He spent three months writing 揟ravels with Charley”. .
B) He enjoyed his travels around the United States.
C) He was fond of writing about his travels.
D) He didn抰 enjoy the trip as much as Charley.

Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) The long distance between his home town and New York.
B) His unpopular character.
C) The high unemployment rate in New York.
D) His criminal record.
18. A) He wanted to be put in prison again.
B) He needed the money to support his family.
C) He hated the barber there.
D) He wanted to make himself well known.
19. A) He went directly to the police station.
B) He drove out of the town and tried to escape.
C) He waited for the police to arrest him.
D) He argued with the police angrily.
20. A) Mr. Spears enjoyed living in prison.
B) Mr. Spears was known as a greedy man in his community.
C) The police in New York were not very efficient.
D) The only way for Mr. Spears to support his family was by going to prison again.

Section A
1. M: Hello, this is John Hopkins at the Riverside Health Centre. I抎 like to speak to Mr. Jones.
W: I抦 sorry. Mr. Hopkins. My husband isn抰 at home . But I can give you his office phone number. He won抰 be back until six o抍lock .
Q: Where does Mrs. Jones think her husband is now?

2 . M: Let me see . I抳e printed my family name, first name, date of birth and address. Anything else?
W: No, that抯 all right. We抣l fill in the rest of it if you just sign your name at the bottom.
Q: What has the man been doing?

3 . W: I had to deal with so many courses last term that I really had a hard time.
M: I told you it would be better for you if you took fewer courses in the first semester.
Q: What do we learn about the woman?

4. W: Weren抰 you nervous when the professor called on you in class?
M: I抎 say I were shaking all over.
Q: How did the man feel when he was called on?

5. W: Hi, Mike! What抯 that you are reading?
M: It抯 a letter from a company where I applied for a job. They抣l offer me a job after I graduate.
Q: What can we learn about Mike?

6. M: Think it over carefully. You must have left it somewhere.
W: But the problem is that I have to do it now. I need it to use my car and when I go home to open the door.
Q: What happened to the woman?

7. W: How much time did you have for writing the paper?
M: We were given 3 hours, but I finished in less than half the time.
Q: How long did it take the man to write his paper?

8. M: Let抯 see if the basketball game抯 started yet?
W: Started? It must be clear who is winning by now.
Q: What does the woman mean?

9. M: What do you think of my paper?
W: The ideas are good . If I were you though, I抎 rewrite the last two paragraphs to make it better.
Q: What抯 the woman抯 comment on the man抯 paper?

10. W: Excuse me, Sir, but have you seen a young gentleman looking for his wrist watch?
M: A young man, Madam?
Q: What抯 the woman doing?

Section B
Passage One
Susan Anthony was born in Massachusetts in 1820 and died in Rodchester, New York in 1906. In the 1850抯 she saw many problems in her country and wanted to do something about them. One of these problems was that woman did not have the right to vote in the United States. Susan Anthony and many others thought men and women should have equal rights. In 1869 she helped start the National Women Association. This group worked hard to get the woman to have the right to vote in the United States. In 1869, the State of Wyoming gave women the right to vote. Some other states also allowed women to vote. But Susan Anthony and American Woman Association wanted all women to have the right to vote. They worked to add this to the constitution of the United States. Finally, in 1920, 14 years after Susan Anthony’s death an article was added to the constitution. It gave all American woman the right to vote.

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What did Susan Anthony think about her country?
12. Who among American women had the right to vote before 1920?
13. When did all women finally get the right to vote in the United States?
14. What can we learn about Susan Anthony from the passage?

Passage Two
John Steinback is one of America抯 greatest writers. Many of his novels and short stories are about people with troubles and problems. 揟ravels with Charley 攊s different. It抯 a book about traveling around the United States. John Steinback and Charley traveled together from New York to Maine, and then to the Mid-west. From the Mid-west, they went west to California. On the way back east they visited Texas. Finally, John and Charley traveled through the south and back up to New York. John Steinback抯 journey took three months to complete. When he got home, he wrote about what he saw and heard when he crossed the country. He decided that Americans were wonderful people and that the United States was full of peaceful towns, great cities, huge mountains and beautiful parks. Charley seemed to enjoy the trip although he did not say or write anything. You might wonder why Charley had no ideas about America. The reason is he was John Steinback抯 dog, a big black dog.

Questions 15 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. What are many of John Steinback抯 books about?
16. What does the passage tell us about John Steinback?

Passage Three
In the local newspaper of my community recently there was a story about a man named Virgle Spears. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served 5 years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Spears couldn抰 find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him. Finally in desperation, he calmly walked into a local barber shop where he was well-known, pulled out a gun and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime. But then something unusual happened. Mr. Spears didn抰 try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of his town and waited for the police. When they called him, he made only one request. He turned to arresting policemen and said, 揥ould you please ask the court to put my family on welfare just as soon as possible?敂

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. What made it difficult for Virgle Spears to find a job?
18. Why did Virgle Spears rob the local barber shop?
19. What did Mr. Spears do after he robbed the barber shop?
20. What can we infer from the passage?


解 析
1. D)当有人打电话来找某人的时候，某人不在，你给他一个电话号码，这号码应该是可以找到某人的。也就是说某人应该在那里。因此答案为D。
2. B)由man 的话“我们会把表格中余下的部分填完”可知，他是填表格的。故选B。
3. C)虽然woman 认为很辛苦，但还不至于课程难到应付不来，只是太多了，故B和D错；所以答案为C。
4. A）“全身都抖了”当然是紧张和害怕。因此答案应选A。
5. B)“apply a job”意为“申请工作、求职”。可见Mike 正在 job-hunting 四处找工作。因此答案应选 B。
6.B)这道题的关键是这个妇女到底不见了什么。文中的暗示很明显的表明了“我”不见了一样开车和回家开门都需要的东西。当然是钥匙。因此答案为B。
7. D)Less than “少于”，少于3个小时的一半，也就是少于一个半小时。故选D。
8. C) “开始？现在可能连谁胜谁负都已经知道了。”也就是说比赛已经进行很久了。因此答案为C。
9. B) 根据woman的话，观点是好的，故A错；“若重写文章的最后两段会更好”，因此答案为B。
10. C) 这个妇女正在找一个找着腕表的gentleman，明显后面的找腕表是干扰项。因此答案为C。
11.A）我们应该比较熟悉涉及到妇女权利的问题。文中提到“问题之一就是……”可见Susan认为国内存在很多问题。而且还不是minor的小问题。因此答案为A。
12.A）这道题是细节题。假如是只有一个州的妇女，难度就明显加大。但在这里不只是一个州，所以笼统的说一些州就可以了。因此答案为A。
13.C)时间题。关键是作好时间记录。答案为C。
14.D)整段短文都是讲Susan如何为美国妇女争取权利，可见她是妇女争取平等权利运动的积极参与者。因此答案为D。
15. A）文中第二句就有答案，他的许多小说和故事描写处于困境中的人们。
16. B)文中没有提到John 花费了多少时间写书，故A错；由15题可知，他主要不是写游记小说，故C错；由John一回到家，就决定把他途中的所见所闻写出来，可见D也错；因此排除发法可得答案为B。
17. D)文中提到Virgle坐牢，他找不到工作，肯定是因为他的犯罪记录。因此答案为D。
18. A）因为找不到工作，他很绝望，还不如回到监狱，能保证伙食。因此答案为A。
19. C) 他抢劫理发店就是为了再回到监狱，所以他抢劫后是在等警察来逮捕他。就像《警察和赞美诗》中的苏比一样。因此答案为C。
20. D)A明显错 ；B在文中没有提到Virgle是贪婪的人，故B错 ；由文可得答案为D。

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附：听力原文及参考答案
Part One Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A) Place another order. C) Wait patiently.
B) Call to check on it. D) Go and find the furniture.
2. A) She doesn抰 need the job. C) She has got a good job.
B) She hasn抰 got a job yet. D) She is going to start work soon.
3. A) She got home before 9 o抍lock. C) She had a car accident.
B) She had a bad cold. D) She was delayed.
4. A) She hasn抰 gone camping for several weeks.
B) She likes to take long camping trips.
C) She prefers not to go camping on weekends.
D) She often spends a lot of time planning her camping trips.
5. A) A writer. C) A reporter.
B) A teacher. D) A student.
6. A) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson.
B) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson抯 brother.
C) She is a good friend of prof. Johnson.抯
D) She does not know prof. Johnson抯 brother.
7. A) Coming back for a later show. C) Coming back in five minutes.
B) Waiting in a queue. D) Not going to the movie today.
8. A) He has got a heart attack. C) He was badly hurt.
B) He was unharmed. D) He has fully recovered from the shock.
9. A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.
B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.
C) The man didn抰 have a good time because of the different weather.
D) The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.
10. A) To attend a party at a classmate抯 home.
B) To do homework with her classmate.
C) To attend an evening class.
D) To have supper out with her classmate.


Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) He fell into the river but couldn抰 swim.
B) He fell into the river together with his bike.
C) He had his foot caught between two posts in the river.
D) He dived into the river but couldn抰 reach the surface.
12.A) He jumped into the river immediately.
B) He took off his coat and jumped into the water.
C) He dashed down the bridge to save the boy.
D) He shouted out for help.
13. A) He asked what the young man抯 name was.
B) He asked the young man to take him home.
C) He gave his name and then ran away.
D) He thanked the young man and then ran away.

Passage two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) Alcohol helps develop people抯 intelligence.
B) Heavy drinking is not necessarily harmful to one抯 health.
C) Controlled drinking helps people keep their wits as they age.
D) Drinking, even moderately, may harm one抯 health..
15. A) Worried. B)Pleased.
C) Surprised. D) Unconcerned.
16. A) At a conference. B) In a newspaper.
C) On television. D) In a journal.

Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) To seek adventure there.
B) To be with her mother on Christmas.
C) To see the animals and plants there.
D) To join her father on Christmas.
18. A) She was seriously injured. C) She lost consciousness.
B) She survived the accident. D) She fell into a stream.
19. A) To avoid hostile Indians. C) To avoid the strong sunlight.
B) To avoid the rain. D) To avoid wild animals.
20. A) They gave Julia food to eat. C) They invited Julia to their hut.
B) They drove Julia to a hospital . D) They took Julia to a village by boat.

Section A
1 .M: I haven抰 received the furniture I ordered yet. Maybe I should call to check on it.
W: Don抰 worry. It takes at least a week to arrive.
Q: What does the woman think the man should do?

2. M: Congratulations! I understand you抳e got a job. When will you start to work?
W: You must be thinking of someone else. I抦 still waiting to hear the good news.
Q: What does the woman mean?

3 .W: If it hadn抰 been snowing so hard, I might have been home by 9 o抍lock.
M: It抯 too bad you didn抰 make it. Jane was here and she wanted to see you.
Q: What happened to the woman?

4. M: Janet is quite interested in camping, isn抰 she?
W: Yes, she often goes for weeks at a time.
Q: What does the woman say about Janet?

5 .W: Good evening, Professor David. My name is Susan Gray. I抦 with the local newspaper. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?
M: Not at all. Go ahead, please?
Q: What is Susan Gray?

6. M: Do you know Professor Johnson抯 brother?
W: I抳e never met him, but I抳e heard that he is as well-known as Johnson herself.
Q: What do we learn from the woman抯 reply?

7. W: The movie starts in 5 minutes and there抯 bound to be a long line.
M: Why don抰 we come back for the next show? I抦 sure it would be less crowded.
Q: What is the man suggesting?

8. W: Were you hurt in the accident?
M: I was shocked at the time, but wasn抰 hurt at all. My bike was totally damaged though.
Q: What do we know about the man?

9. W: Where were you on Christmas, David? I called you several times and nobody was home.
M: My parents and I traveled to Australia to visit my uncle. It was quite an experience to spend Christmas in summer.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

10. M: It抯 seven o抍lock already. Mary should be home by now.
W: Oh. I forgot to tell you that she called this afternoon and told me she was going to a party at her classmate抯 house and wouldn抰 be home until 10.
Q: What did Mary say she was going to do?

Section B
Passage One
A young man who refused to give his name dived into the river yesterday morning to save a twelve-year-old boy. The boy ran away after he was rescued. He had been swimming in the river and had caught his foot between two concrete posts under the bridge. He shouted out for help, At the time a young man was riding across the bridge on his bicycle. He quickly got down and dived into the river. He then freed the boy抯 foot and helped him to the river bank where a small crowd had collected. The boy thanked his rescuer sincerely, then ran off down the road. He was last seen climbing over a gate before disappearing over the top of the hill. The young man who was about 20 years of age said, “ I don抰 blame the boy for not giving his name. Why should he? If he wants to swim in the river, that抯 his business. And if I want to help him, that抯 mine. You can not have my name either. 揌e then ran back to the bridge, got on his bicycle and rode away.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.What happened to the 12-year-old boy?
12.What did the young man do when he saw the boy in danger?
13.What did the little boy do after he was rescued?

Passage Two
Researchers have discovered a link between drinking and thinking. A moderate amount of alcohol may help us keep our mental abilities as we age. Brain scans show alcohol abuse kills brain cells. But little is known about the effects of life-long drinking. So moderate drinkers may want to toast new findings from researchers at Duke, and Indiana Universities. Dr. Joe Christian of Indiana Universities says men who have one or two drinks each day retain slightly stronger comprehension skills than the non-drinker or the heavy drinker. The doctor and his colleagues gave mental tests to nearly 4000 male twins between the ages of 66 and 76. The moderate drinkers had slightly better reasoning ability than their brothers who drink more or less. Other studies have found that alcohol in moderation can help the heart. But alcohol abuse can cause bone loss and other health problems. This study was presented at an alcoholism meeting in San Antonio.

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.What had recent research found about drinking?
15.How would moderate drinkers feel about the new research findings?
16.Where were the results of the study first made public?

Passage Three
On Christmas Eve 1971, Julia Smith was taking a flight in Peru with her mother to join her father, a Professor, who was an expert on the jungle and plants and animals living there. Unfortunately, the plane crashed in a storm. The passengers all died except Julia who only had a few cuts. She was determined to survive. She had no map, only a bar of sweets and her torn clothes. She found a stream and followed it, trying to keep in the shade as much as possible, because she had no hat. For ten days, she walked along the river, eating fruits from the trees. At night she slept near the riverbank, on the ground which was wet from the rain. She often felt weak, but she refused to give up. On the 10th day, she arrived at a small hut. The three Indian hunters who visited the hut every two weeks rescued her and took her by boat to a small village from where she was flown to a hospital. She was safe at last.

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. Why was Julia taking a flight in Peru?
18. What happened to Julia after the plane crash?
19. Why did Julia try to stay in the shade when she walked along the river?
20. What did the three Indian hunters do?

解 析
1. C)Woman 叫man 不要急，也就是叫他耐心的等。因此答案为C。
2. B)“我还等着听好消息呢。”言下之意就是“我还没找到工作呢。”故选B。
3. D)Woman 的话是一句虚拟条件句，表示与过去事实相反。也就是说她还没到，被耽搁了。因此答案为D。
4. B)Janet 喜欢露营，而且一去就是几个星期。可见她很喜欢长旅途露营。因此选 B。
5. C)“I am with the local newspaper”是一句常见的记者用语。表示“我来自……”。加上下面的“我可以问您几个问题吗？”很明显看出Susan 是记者。故选C。
6. D)由woman 的话知道，她对Professor Johnson抯 brother 是“只闻其名，不见其人”。因此答案为D。
7. A）还有5分钟电影将要开映了，我们还没有买到票，而且队很长。因此man 建议等会回来看晚一点的那场。故应选A。
8. B)虽然受了惊吓，但是没受一点伤。可见答案应选B。
9. A）“没有人在家”可见D错；B不全对，他不是去澳大利亚度暑假。因此答案为A。
10. A）Mary打电话回来说，她要去同学家参加一个聚会。因此答案为A。
11. C)这是一道细节题。问题设计时，有时会涉及到一些很细节的问题。所以在听的阶段，力求把每一句话都听懂是很重要的。即使后半句的“被桥下的两根水泥柱子卡住脚了”听不出来，但是前半句的“在河里游泳”可以排除A、B、D。因此答案应选C。
12. A）这是一个大家都比较熟悉的场景。有人在河中喊“救命”，岸上有人经过，立刻跳下水去救人。故根据平时印象，都可以猜出此答案为A。
13. D)落水被救，无论如何都要道谢的。而且文中两次提到他跑开，故答案为D。
14. C)这个研究已经被报道过。根据常识都知道A、B错；文中第二句说“适量的酒精有助于增长智力”，因此答案为C。可见平时广泛阅读，可以给自己带来丰富的背景知识。
15. B)因为研究结果表明，适量饮酒者的理解能力比完全不喝酒者和酒鬼略强一些。适量饮酒者听到这一新发现当然会很高兴。因此答案为 B。
16. A）Present是“介绍，提出”的意思。Meeting 也就是conference。因此答案为A。
17. D)文中第一句说的时间是“平安夜”，去会合父亲。显然答案为D。
18. B)这是一道推理题。“伤了几处地方”可排除A、C。在文中说，她发现了一条河流，假如她掉进了一条河里，那她就不是发现了，故D也错。因此答案应选B。
19. C)“躲在树荫底下”明显是为了“避免强烈的太阳光”。因此答案为C。
20. D)A在文中没有提到；印第安猎人应该不会驾车送Julia去医院；Julia是自己摸索到印第安人的小茅屋的，是不请自来，故C也错；因此答案为D。
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Part One Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)'

Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A) Look for a more expensive hotel. C) Go to another hotel by bus.
B) Try to find a quiet place. D) Take a walk around the city.
2. A) They抮e talking about nice children. C) The woman lives in a nice house.
B) The man has a house for sale. D) The man has three children.
3. A) In a hotel. C) In the street.
B)At a dinner table. D)At the man抯 house.
4. A) Relatives. C) Colleagues.
B)Roommates. D) Neighbors.
5. A) 5:00. C) 5:30.
B) 5:15. D) 5:45.
6. A) He wants to have more sleep.
B) Women need more sleep than men.
C) His wife doesn抰 sleep well.
D) He doesn抰 need as much sleep as his wife.
7. A) A student. C) A visitor.
B) A reporter. D)A lecturer.
8. A) To the school. C) To the post office.
B) To a friend抯 house. D) Home.
9. A) He is afraid he won抰 be chosen for the trip.
B) The boss has not yet decided where to go.
C) Such a trip is necessary for the company.
D) It抯 not certain whether the trip will take place.
10. A) It was boring. C) It was touching.
B) It was entertaining. D) It was encouraging.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) He wanted to find a place to read his papers.
B) He wanted to kill time before boarding the plane.
C) He felt thirsty and wanted some coffee.
D) He went there to meet his friends.
12. A) Toys for children. C) Food and coffee.
B) Important documents. D) Clothes and scientific papers.
13. A) The women took his case on purpose. C) He had taken the woman抯 case.
B) All his papers had been stolen. D) The woman played a joke on him.

Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) The liberation movement of British women.
B) Rapid economic development in Britain.
C) Changing attitudes to family life.
D) Reasons for changes in family life in Britain.
15. A) Because millions of men died in the war.
B) Because women had proved their worth.
C) Because women were more skillful than men.
D) Because factories preferred to employ women.
16. A) The concept of 搕he family as a social unit.
B) The attitudes to birth control.
C) The attitudes to religion.
D) The ideas of authority and tradition.

Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) Those who are themselves-spoiled and self-centered.
B) Those who expected to have several children but could only have one.
C) Those who like to give expensive jewels to their children.
D) Those who give birth to their only children when they are below 30.
18. A) Because their parents want them to share the family burden.
B) Because their parents are too strict with them in their education.
C) Because they have nobody to play with.
D) Because their parents want them to grow up as fast as possible.
19. A) Two types of only children.
B) Parents抮esponsibilities.
C) The necessity of family planning.
D) The relationship between parents and children.
20. A) They have no sisters or brothers.
B) They are overprotected by their parents.
C) Their parents expect too much of them .
D) Their parents often punish them for minor faults.

Section A
1. M: I don抰 think we can find a better hotel around here at this time.
W: Let抯 walk a little further to see if there is another one. I just can抰 bear the traffic noise here.
Q: What will the speaker most probably do?

2. W: Hi, I抦 calling about the three-bedroom house you advertised in yesterday抯抯 paper. It sounds really nice.
M: It is, especially if you have children.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

3. W: Dear, I feel hungry now. How about you?
M: So do I. Let me call room service. Hello, room service. Please send a menu to 320 right away.
Q: Where are the two speakers?

4. M: I抳e just brought your ladder back. Thanks for lending it to me. Where shall I leave it?
W: Just lean it against the wall there. Use the ladder again anytime.
Q: What抯 the probable relationship between these two speakers?

5. M: What抯 the time for departure?
W: 5:30. That only leaves us 15 minutes to go through the customs and check our baggage.
Q: At what time did the conversation take place?

6. W: Look here, darling. The paper says people tend to feel unwell if they sleep less than six hours a day.
M: That may be true for you, but it certainly isn抰 true for me.
Q: What can we conclude from the man抯 reply?

7. M: Are there any more questions on this lecture. Yes, Mary?
W: Dr. Baker, do you think an independent candidate could become president?
Q: What most probably is Mary?

8. M: Can you stay for dinner?
W: I抎 love to. But I have to go and send some registered mail before picking up the children from school.
Q: Where will the woman go first?

9. W: How many people has the boss chosen for the business trip to France?
M: Well, as far as I know, whether there will be such a trip is yet to be decided.
Q: What does the man mean?

10. W: The speech the blind girl gave this evening was extremely moving.
M: I think everyone felt the same.
Q: How did the man feel about the girl抯 speech?

Section B
Passage One
I had to go to Amsterdam last week for a conference. I arrived at the airport in plenty of time and checked in. But I only had one small case, so I decided to take it on the plane as hand-luggage. As the flight was not due to board for 45 minutes, I went to a cafe, sat down and ordered a cup of coffee. While I was sitting there, drinking my coffee and reading the paper, I was vaguely aware of a woman and her child coming to sit at the next table. I did not pay much attention to them though. And when my flight was called, I reached for my case and left. An hour later, the plane was in the air and I decided to look at the conference program to see what I wanted to attend. Imagine my horror when I opened the case and found that is was full of picture books and children抯 toys. And imagine what the woman must have thought about a case full of men抯 clothes and scientific papers.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. Why did the speaker go to a cafe?
12. What was in the speaker抯 case?
13. What did the speaker find out on board the plane?

Passage Two
There are many reasons why family life in Britain has changed so much in the last 50 years. The liberation of women in the early part of 20th century and social and economic effects of World War Two had a great impact on traditional family life. Women became essential to industry and professions. During the war, they had worked in factories and proved their worth. Now with the loss of millions of men, their service was indispensable to the nation. More recently great advances in scientific knowledge, and particularly in medicine have had enormous social consequences. Children are better cared for and are far healthier. The infant death rate is low. Above all, parents now can plan the size of their family if they wish to use more effective means of birth control. Different attitudes to religion, authority and tradition generally have also contributed to changes in family life. But these developments have affected all aspects of society. It is particularly interesting to know that the concept of the family as a social unit has survived all these challenges.

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. What is the passage mainly about?
15. Why did British women become indispensable to industry after World War Two?
16. What remained unchanged in spite of all the challenges to family life?

Passage Three
The key question for any only child is this: Why were you the only child？ It抯 a key question for at least two reasons. If your parents had wanted several children, but would have you only, they are most likely to pour into you all the energy and attention that had been intended for several children. I call this the Special Jewel Phenomenon. Only children, or special jewels often arrive when their parents are older, usually in their thirties. These special jewels can become very spoiled and self-centered. On the other hand, you may be a only child because your parents planned for only one and stopped their plan. Your parents may give you a very strict and well structured education to make you a little adult. Many only children grew up feeling unhappy because they always had to be such little adults.

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. Who are likely to treat their only children as special jewels?
18. Why do some only children become little adults?
19. What does the passage mainly discuss?
20. Why do some only children feel unhappy?

解 析
1. B)由于其中一人无法忍受这儿来往车辆的噪音，他提议再走远一点看看是否有另一家好一点的旅店。因此答案应选B。
2. B)对话的内容都是在讲房子，提到孩子时也是为了衬托房子好。因此可以排除A和D。通常对话都是由一男一女来完成，为了让考生好区分彼此的说话内容。所以要听清楚哪句话是谁说的。
3. A)两人都感到肚子饿了，但是只是叫客房服务。四个选项中能叫客房服务的只有旅店。因此答案为A。
4. D)借梯子棗还梯子棗帮忙放好棗欢迎再借，明显两人的关系是邻居。因此答案为D。
5. B)距离5：30分还有15分钟，所以现在是5：15。因此答案为B。
6. D)妻子指着报纸对丈夫说，如果一天睡眠少于6小时，人就会感到不舒服。而丈夫认为，对妻子来说是对的，对自己则不是这样。因此答案应选D。
7. A）一个人问：“这堂课还有疑问吗.”另一个人提出：“Dr. Baker, 你认为……”。很明显后者是学生。因此答案为A。
8. C)去学校接孩子之前要先去寄挂号信，所以最先去的是邮局。因此答案为C。
9. D)“就我所知，是否有这么一个出访还未决定呢。”可见他的意思是D“不确定是否会有出访”。
10. C)Woman 认为盲女作的演讲很感人，man 表示赞同，认为每个人都会有同感。因此答案为C。
11. B)通常在乘搭飞机前去咖啡厅的都是因为登机时间未到，去咖啡厅喝点东西来消磨时间。因此答案为B。 “kill time”指“消磨时间”。
12. D)在做听力理解的时候，一定要听清楚问题。 这道题问的是“说话者的箱子里有什么”，而不是问他拿错的箱子里有什么。由最后一句话可知，答案应选D。
13. C)候机时拿错行李是经常出考题的一个内容。这类故事大同小异，只是人物、行李不同。
14. D)这是一道考文章主旨的题目。整段短文都是讲关于英国家庭生活中变化的原因。因此最能概括短文中心思想的是D。一般而言，短文的首句或尾句就指明了此篇短文的主旨。
15. A）短文虽然没有给出明确的原因because，但有“with the loss of millions of man ”作原因状语，因此答案为A: “数千万的男丁在二战中牺牲”。
16. A）由文中最后一句话“家庭作为一个社会单元的概念可以在众多观念的冲击下存活下来”可知此答案。
17. B)关于独生子女的话题已经被讨论过很多。要理解这段话应该不难。这道题的答案为 B “那些想要几个孩子但只能有一个的父母们”。
18. D)父母们的“望子成龙”“望女成凤”却让孩子们变成了“小大人”。他们无非是想自己的孩子尽快地长大成人。因此答案为D。
19. A）这又是一道考文章主旨的题目。整段短文都是关于独生子女的。故只有 A“两种独生子女”最能概括全文的中心思想。因此答案为A。
20. C)由文中最后一句可推断出大多数独生子女不开心是因为父母对他们的期望太多太高。因此答案为C。








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附：听力原文及参考答案
Part One Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)'

Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A) Skating. C) Boating and swimming.
B) Swimming. D) Boating and skating.
2. A) Put her report on his desk.
B) Read some papers he recommended.
C) Improve some parts of her paper.
D) Mail her report to the publisher.
3. A) She takes it as a kind of exercise. C) She loves doing anything that is new.
B) She wants to save money. D) Her office isn抰 very far.
4. A) A shop assistant. C) A waitress.
B) A telephone operator. D) A clerk.
5. A) A railway porter. C) A taxi driver.
B) A bus conductor. D) A postal clerk.
6. A) Most people killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers.
B) She does not agree with the man.
C) Drunk drivers are not guilty.
D) People should pay more attention to the danger of drunk driving.
7. A) $ 1. 40. C) $ 6. 40.
B) $ 4. 30. D) $ 8. 60.
8. A) Collect papers for the man. C) Check the paper for typing errors.
B) Do the typing once again. D) Read the whole newspaper.
9. A) The woman does not want to go to the movies.
B) The man is too tired to go to the movies.
C) The woman wants to go to the movies.
D) The man wants to go out for dinner.
10. A) By bus. C) By taxi.
B) By bike. D) On foot.

Section B
Compound Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea, then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered S8 to S10 you are required to fill in missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
In police work, you can never predict the next crime or problem. No working day is identical to any other, so there is no (S1)________ day for a police officer. Some days are (S2)_________ slow, and the job is (S3) __________ ; other days are so busy that there is no time to eat. I think I can (S4) ____________ police work in one word: (S5)________. Sometimes it抯 dangeous. One day, for example, I was working undercover, that is, I was on the job, but I was wearing (S6)________ clothes, not my police (S7) _________. I was trying to catch some robbers who were stealing money from people as they walked down the street. Suddenly,(S8)______________________ ________________________________. Another policeman arrived, and together we arrested three of the men; but the other four ran away. Another day, I helped a woman who was going to have a baby. (S9)_______________________________________.I put her in my police car to get her there faster. I thought she was going to have the baby right there in my car. But fortunately, (S10) _______________________________ .
Section A
1. M: Boating and Skating are my favorite sports.
W: I like swimming, but not boating or skating.
Q: Which sport does the woman like?

2. W: Have you finished reading my research report? I put it on your desk last week.
M: Yes, but you have to revise some parts of it, I抦 afraid, if you want to get it published.
Q: What does the man suggest that the woman should do?

3. M: Hi, Susan, I hear that you walk all the way to the office these days.
W: Yes, I抳e found great pleasure in walking. That抯 the type of exercise I enjoy very much.
Q: Why does the woman walk all the way to the office?

4. M: How about the food I ordered? I抳e been waiting for 20 minutes already.
W: I抦 very sorry, Sir. I will be back with your order in a minute.
Q: What抯 the woman抯 job?

5 .W: Excuse me, Sir. I抦 going to send this parcel to London. What抯 the postage for it?
M: Let me see, It抯 one pound and fifty.
Q: Who is the woman most probably speaking to?

6. M: I think it抯 high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now.
W: I can抰 agree with you more. You see, countless innocent people are killed by drunk drivers each year.
Q: What does the woman mean?

7. W: Here抯 a 10-dollar bill, give me two tickets for tonight抯 show, please.
M: Sure. Two tickets and here抯 $ 1.40 change.
Q: How much does one ticket cost?

8. M: Are you sure you have corrected all the typing errors in this paper?
W: Perhaps, I抎 better read it through again.
Q: What抯 the woman going to do?

9. M: Mary, would you like to go to the movies with me after dinner?
W: Well, I抣l go if you really want me to. But I抦 rather tired.
Q: What can we conclude from this conversation?

10. M: If I were you, I抎 ride a bike to work. Taking a crowded bus during rush hours is really terrible.
W: Thank you for your advice. But my bike has got a flat tire.
Q: How would the woman most probably get to work?


解 析
1. B)“but not”指“而不是”。Woman 的回答很明确的给出了答案应选B。
2. C)Man说，“如果你想让论文出版的话，恐怕有些部分要修改一下。”因此答案为C。
3. A）“走路是我很喜欢的一种运动。”也就是我把走路当作一种运动。因此答案为 A。
4. C)Man责问woman“我点的菜好了吗? 我已经等了20分钟了。”woman则道歉表示菜一会儿就呈上来。很明显woman是女服务生。因此答案为 C。
5. D)Woman表示要寄包裹去伦敦，能向其询问邮资的只能是邮局职员。因此答案为 D。
6. D)“it抯 high time...”是固定句型，指“是/到……时候了”。“I can抰 agree with you more.斒蔷涑＜谟铮馕拔彝耆狻薄Ｒ虼舜鸢肝 D。
7. B) 10美元买两张票，找回1.4美元, 所以每张4.3美元。因此答案为 B。
8. C)“had better do sth”指“最好做某事”。Woman 说“我还是再读一遍吧，再查一下论文中的打印错误”。因此答案为 C。
9. A) Woman是委婉的拒绝。“如果你真的想我去，那我就去吧。但我实在是太累了。”由此看出，她不想去看电影。因此答案为A。
10. A）Man 的话的意思是“如果我是你的话，我就会骑自行车去上班了。在高峰期挤公交车，够可怕的了。”也就是暗示她是坐公交车上班的。因此答案为A。

S1. typical
S2. relatively
S3. boring
S4. describe
S5. variety
S6. normal
S7. uniform
S8. seven bad men jumped out at me. One of them had a knife and we got into a fight.
S9. she was trying to get to the hospital. But there was a bad traffic jam.
S10. the baby waited to arrive until we got to the hospital.
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Part One Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A) The man wants to attend tomorrow抯 show.
B) There aren抰 any tickets left for tonight抯 show.
C) There aren抰 any tickets left for tomorrow抯 show.
D) The man doesn抰 want to attend tomorrow抯 show.
2. A) Detective stories. C) Love stories.
B) Stories about jail escapes. D) Stories about royal families.
3. A) It was a long lecture, but easy to understand.
B) It was not as easy as she had thought.
C) It was as difficult as she had expected.
D) It was interesting and easy to follow.
4. A) To put him through to the director.
B) To have a talk with the director about his work.
C) To arrange an appointment for him with the director.
D) To go and see if the director can meet him right now.
5. A) Margaret wanted to return some magazines to the woman.
B) Margaret wanted to lend some magazines to the woman.
C) Margaret wanted to borrow some magazines from the woman.
D) Margaret wanted to get some magazines back from the woman.
6. A) He doesn抰 care much about it.
B) He enjoys it very much.
C) He doesn抰 mind even though it抯 tidious.
D) He hates working overtime.
7. A) The woman doesn抰 think it抯 exciting to travel by air.
B) They抣l stay at home during the holidays.
C) They are offered some plane tickets for their holidays.
D) They抣l be flying somewhere for their vacation.
8. A) Something went wrong with the bus.
B) She took somebody to hospital.
C) Something prevented her from catching the bus.
D) She walks on foot instead of taking a bus.
9. A) Do her homework. C) Wash clothes.
B) Clean the backyard. D) Enjoy the beautiful day.
10.A) The man is looking for a place to live in.
B) The man has a house for rent.
C) The woman is a secretary.
D) The two speakers are old friends.

Section B
Compound Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time. You should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered S8 to S10 you are required to fill in missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Very few people can get college degree before 11, but Michael was an exception. He started high school when he was 5, finishing in just nine months. He became the (S1) _________ youngest college graduate when he was 10 years and 4 months old, earning an (S2)__________ degree. Now at 11 Michael抯 working on a master抯抯 degree in (S3)__________ intelligence. But Michael抯 (S4) __________ hasn抰抰 always come easy. (S5) ____________ his intelligence, he still lacks important life (S6) _________. In one class, He had to struggle to understand (S7) __________ novels, because he says, “I抦 11. I抳e never been in love before.” Another challenge was his size. (S8)____________________________________________________. He likes computers so much (S9) _____________________________________ . He wants to make robots do all the heavy tasks.(S10)_____________________ _______________________________.


Section A
l. M: I would like two tickets for the 9 o抍lock show this evening.
W: I抦 sorry, Sir. They are sold out. But we have a few left for tomorrow.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

2.W: I抎 love to see a different type of movie for a change. I抦 tired of movies about
romantic stories.
M: I agree. Let抯 go and see the new movie at the Royal Theatre. I hear it抯 a real story
of two prison breakers.
Q: What kind of movie does the woman find boring?

3. M: What do you think of Professor Brown抯 lecture?
W: The topic was interesting, but the lecture was much more difficult to follow than
I had expected.
Q: What does the woman say about the lecture?

4. M: I抎 like to have a talk with your director sometime this week. Could you arrange
it for me?
W: He抯 rather busy these days. But l抣l see what I can do.
Q: What抯 the man asking the woman to do?

5. M: Why did Margaret call yesterday?
W: She wanted to pick up some magazines she lent me.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

6. W: You seem to have a lot of work to do at your office. You抮e always staying late
and working overtime.
M: That抯 true. But it抯 no bother to me. The work is interesting. I don抰 mind extra
hours at all.
Q: How does the man feel about his job?

7. M: Well, the holiday is well soon be here.
W: Yes, isn抰 it exciting by this time next week, we抣l be on the plane?
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

8. M: What happened to you? You are so 1ate.
W: The bus I took broke down in front of the hospital and I had to walk from there.
Q: Why was the woman so 1ate?

9. M: It抯 such a beautiful day. Why not sit out in the back yard for a while and enjoy
it?
W: I抎 love to. But there抯 a lot of Iaundry to do.
Q: What wi1l the woman probably do?

10.M: I believe you have a room to let.
W: That抯 so. Yes, won抰 you come in?
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

解 析
1. B)“be sold out” 是“卖完了，卖光了”的意思。今晚表演的票都卖完了。至于他想不想去看明天的表演，对话中没有提到。因此答案应选B。
2. C)“romantic stories”也就是“love stories”。“be tired of”指厌倦了，腻了，也就觉得boring了。因此答案 为C。
3. B)Woman 认为选题很有意思，但是内容比她想象中的要难得多。所以 “没有与她想象中的一样容易”意思相同。因此答案为 B。
4. C)这道题关键是理解“Can you arrange it for me.”中的“it”指代的是什么。It 指的是have a talk with the man抯 director。因此答案为C。
5. D)“pick up”意为“取回，拿回”。Margaret 想拿回她借给“我”的那些杂志，所以她打电话给我。因此答案为 D。
6. B)“not bother to me”意为“我一点都不 觉得麻烦”。经常加班，而且还一点都不介意，可见他很喜欢他的工作。因此答案为 B。
7. D)这道题的考点是反问句。反问句有陈述自身观点的作用。下周的这个时候，“我们”都会在飞机上。当然答案应为 D:坐飞机去某个地方度假。
8. A)“break down”意为“损坏，出故障”。乘坐的公共汽车中途抛锚了，“我”只好从那里步行过来。因此答案很明显为 A。
9. C)“Why not叀笔翘嵋椤⒔ㄒ榈囊桓龉潭ň湫汀an 提议去后花园去坐一坐，但woman有很多laundry要做，也就是 wash the clothes。因此答案为C。
10. A）这道题关键是要听出“let”是“出租”的意思。“That抯 so.”意为“是的。正是那样。”可见man正在找房子住。因此答案为 A。

(S1) world抯
(S2) architecture
(S3) artificial
(S4) success
(S5) Despite
(S6) experiences
(S7) romantic
(S8) High school physical education was difficult, because all of the equipment was too big for the five-year-old student.
(S9) that in graduate school he抯 studying how to make them think like people.
(S10) Michael is smart, but he is like every other kid.







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附：听力原文及参考答案
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the center.
1. A) They are twins. B) They are classmates.
C) They are friends. D) They are colleagues.
2. A) The man is planning a trip to Austin.
B) The man has not been to Austin before.
C) The man doesn抰 like Austin.
D) The man has been to Austin before.
3. A) The size of the room. B) Long working hours.
C) The hot weather. D) The fan in the room.
4. A) The man has changed his destination.
B) The man is returning his ticket.
C) The man is flying to New York tomorrow morning.
D) The man can抰 manage to go to New York as planned.
5. A) It is difficult to identify. B) It has been misplaced.
C) It is missing. D) It has been borrowed by someone.
6. A) Looking for a timetable. B) Buying some furniture.
C) Reserving a table. D) Window shopping.
7. A) Cold and windy. B) Snow will be replaced by strong winds.
C) It will get better. D) Rainy and cold.
8. A) It is no longer available.
B) It has been reprinted four times.
C) The store doesn抰 have it now, but will have it soon.
D) The information in the book is out of date.
9. A) Henry doesn抰 like the color.
B) Someone else painted the house.
C) There was no ladder in the house.
D) Henry painted the house himself.
10. A) In a cotton field. B) At a railway station.
C) On a farm. D) On a train.


Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) They invited him to a party.
B) They asked him to make a speech.
C) They gave a special dinner for him.
D) They invited his wife to attend th e dinner.
12. A) He was embarrassed. B) He felt greatly encouraged.
C) He felt sad. D) He was deeply touched.
13. A) Sam抯 wife did not think that the company was fair to Sam.
B) Sam抯 wife was satisfied with the gold watch.
C) Sam did not like the gold watch.
D) The company had some financial problems.

Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) The number of students they take in is limited.
B) They receive little or no support from public taxes.
C) They are only open to children from rich families.
D) They have to pay more taxes.
15. A) Privaie schools admit more students.
B) Private schools charge less than religious schools.
C) Private schools run a variety of programs.
D) Private schools allow students to enjoy more freedom.
16. A) The churches. B) The program designers.
C) The local authorities. D) The state government.

Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) She was found stealing in a bookstore.
B) She caught someone in the act of stealing.
C) She admitted having stolen something.
D) She said she was wrongly accused of stealing.
18. A) A book. B) $ 3,000. C) A handbag. D) A Christmas card.
19. A) She was questioned by the police.
B) She was shut in a small room for 20 minutes.
C) She was insulted by the shopper around her.
D) She was body-searched by the store manager.
20. A)They refused to apologize for having followed her through the town.
B)They regretted having wrongly accused her of stealing.
C)They still suspected that she was a thief.
D)They agreed to pay her $ 3,000 damages.

Section A
1. W: I often mistake Jim for Bob. Can you tell them apart?
M: No, they look so much alike that they even confused their mother sometimes when they were young.
Q: What is the most probable relationship between Jim and Bob?

2. W: I抦 thinking of going to Austin for a visit. Do you think it抯 worth seeing?
M: Well, I wish I had been there.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

3. M: It抯 so hot today. I simply can抰 work. I wish there were a fan in this room.
W: So do I. I抣l fall asleep if I stay here any longer.
Q: What are they complaining about?

4. M: Excuse me, I have a ticket for the 6 o抍lock flight to New York. But I抦 afraid
I can抰 make it. Is there a seat available for tomorrow morning?
W: Let me see. I抦 sorry. All the morning flights have been booked up. The earliest
we can get for you is the two o抍lock flight in the afternoon.
Q: What does the conversation tell us?

5. W: Jack，I can抰 find Volume Ten. Could you check for me who borrowed it?
M: Here it is, on the upper shelf, next to Volume Two.
Q: Why can抰 the woman find the book?

6. M: Have you a table for four?
W: Certainly, Sir. A corner table or would you rather be near the window?
Q: What is the man doing?

7. W: It抯 been very cold in the past two days.
M: We haven抰 seen the worst of it yet. More snow is forecast next week accompanied by strong winds.
Q: What will the weather be like?

8. W: I抎 like to buy a copy of Professor Frankling抯 book on sea shells.
M: I抦 sorry. Ms. That book has been out of print for some time now.
Q: What does the man say about the book?

9. M: Did Henry paint the whole house himself?
W: He had it painted, because he doesn抰 like climbing ladders.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

10.W: Look at that big field of cotton. And there抯 a farm with some beautiful houses.
M: You really get to know the country when you go by train, don抰 you?
Q: Where did the conversation most probably take place?

Section B
Passage One
Sam had worked 30 years for the same company and now he had to retire. As a sign of gratitude, the company held a dinner in his honor. 揝am,攁nnounced his boss , It is my great honour to present this gift to you on behalf of the company. Sam walked down to the front of the table and accepted the gift with pride. It was a gold watch and on it was written 揟o faithful Sam for 30 years of service. Sam wept. 揑 am at a loss for words. At home, Sam抯 wife looked at the gold watch critically.揊or this you worked 30 years? A cheap gold-plated watch?敁It抯 the thought dear.攁nswered Sam.揟he important thing is that I am not working any more. His wife held the gold watch to her ear and said: 揘either is your watch.”

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What did the company do to honor Sam?
12. How did Sam feel when he saw what was written on the watch?
13. What can we infer from the story?

Passage Two
Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States. As a result, they are more expensive to attend. The religious schools in America are usually run by churches. Therefore they tend to be less expensive than private schools. When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people spend money on private schools? Americans offer a great variety of reasons for doing so. Some parents send their children to private schools because the classes there are usually smaller. In their opinion the public schools in their area are not of high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States range widely in size and quality, and they offer all kinds of programmes to meet the needs of certain students.

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. Why is it usually expensive to attend religious and private schools?
15. What is one of the reasons for people to send their children to private schools?
16. Who usually runs religious schools in the United States?

Passage Three
An elderly woman yesterday made a legal claim against a department store because it had wrongly accused her of stealing a Christmas card. Ms. Doss white, 72 years old, is claiming $ 3000 damages from the store for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment. Ms. White visited the store while doing Christmas shopping, but did not buy anything. She was followed through the town by a store manager. He had been told that a customer saw her take a card and put it in her shopping bag. He stopped her at a bookstore as she was reading a book. Ms. White said.揟his man, a total stranger, suddenly grasped my bag and asked if he could look in it. She was taken back to the store and shut in a small room in full view of shoppers for 20 minutes until the police arrived. At the police station she was body-searched and nothing was found. Her lawyer said the department store sent an in sincere apology and they insisted that she may have been stealing. The hearing continues today.

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. What does the story tell us about the old woman?
18. What was said to have been stolen?
19. What happened to Ms. White after she was taken back to the store?
20. What was now the attitude of the department store in this legal case?


解 析


1．A）因为Woman经常把Jim认作Bob，而Man则告诉她：他们小的时候连他们的妈妈都分不清他们俩，因此答案为A：他们是双胞胎。
2．B）答案明显为B，因为Man用虚拟语气“I wish I had been there.”表示他希望他曾去过那儿。
3．C）Man抱怨天气太热而不能工作，Woman也抱怨这热天气让她昏昏欲睡，故他们都在抱怨这热天气。
4．D）Man想换一张第二天早上的机票，而Woman只能提供第二天下午的机票，故Man不能按原计划办事。
5．B）因为Volume Ten和Volume Two放在一起，故Woman找不到，由此可推断出：Volume Ten被放错位置了。
6．C）“a table for + number”表示“能做几人的桌子”。
7．A）“be accompanied by sth.”表示“伴随着……”。
8．A）“out of print”即“绝版”的意思，Man是指此书现在已绝版了。
9．B）“have sth. done”是“让别人做某事”的意思；我们还可由“he doesn抰 like climbing ladders.”推断出房子不是他粉刷的。
10．D）由Man的“厀hen you go by train”可得出他们的谈话发生在火车上。
11．C）由文中第二句可知公司专门为他hold a dinner。“on behalf of叀奔础按怼薄￡
12．D）Sam在接到这样的礼物后哭了，不知用什么话来表达他的心情。
13．A）Sam的妻子认为Sam工作了30年，公司只给了个坏金表，太不值了。
14．B）由文中第一、二句可得出此答案。“As a result”即“因此”。
15．C）由文中最后一句可得出此答案。
16．A）由文中第三句可得出此答案。
17．D）由文中第一句可得此答案。
18．D）老妇人被误断为偷了书店的圣诞卡，而3000美圆是老妇人要求的赔偿费。
19．B）老妇人被关到小屋里直到警察的到来。
20．C）由文中倒数第二句可知：商店虽然道了歉，但仍坚持认为老妇人的确偷了东西。
1999*1
附：听力原文及参考答案
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the center.
1. A)He wached television with his friend.
B)He stayed at home talking with his friend.
C) He went to see a film with his friend.
D) He went to see his schoolmate.
2. A)When the meeting is to be held.
B)Who are going to attend the meeting.
C) Where the meeting is to be held.
D) What抯 to be discussed at the meeting.
3. A)The necessity of writing to Mr. Johnson.
B)Who is going to contact Mr. Johnson.
C)The arrangement of the Wednesday meeting.
D)Where they are going to meet Mr. Johnson.
4. A)Jack brought the tape to the party.
B)The tape had been returned to Paul.
C) The tape was missing.
D) Jack lent his tape to Paul.
5. A)Tbe man wants to reserve a room.
B)The man reserved a room some time ago.
C)The man has booked a room with no bath.
D)The man wants to buy a flat on the second floor.
6. A)Both editions are the same price now.
B) It has two editions with the same cover.
C)The paperback edition is on sale.
D)The hardcover edition is more expensive.
7. A) His TV sets are all of the same brand.
B) He doesn抰 have the newest models right now.
C) He has the best TV sets for sale.
D) His TV sets have a good sale.
8. A) He must hand in a report about the museum.
B) He has already visited the museum.
C) He has to read a history book.
D) He is too busy to go with her.
9. A) They are rewarding.
B) They are entertaining.
C) They are boring.
D) They are time-consuming.
10. A) A sunny day.
B) A raincoat.
C) An attractive hut.
D) A lovely hat.


Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions l1 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) She sat back and relaxed.
B)She decided to retire.
C)She entered university.
D)She worked out a new English program.
12. A)8 years. B)20 years. C) 16 years. D)30 years.
13. A)Bring a great deal of useful experience to the university.
B) Improve human relationships in the university.
C) Bring a fear of aging among young students on the campus.
D) Improve the reputation of the university.
14. A) She is learning English and Drama.
B) She is Iearning how to make sound judgments.
C) She is 1earning how to teach minority students.
D) She is 1eaning to perceive, not to judge.

Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. A) The difference between classical music and rock music.
B) Why classical music is popular with math students.
C) The effects of music on the results of math tests.
D) How to improve your reasoning abi1ity.
16. A)Because it stimulates your nerve activity.
B) Because it keeps you calm.
C) Because it strengthens your memory.
D) Because it improves your problem solving strategies.
17. A) Piano music could interfere with your reasoning ability.
B) The effects of music do not 1ast long.
C) The more you listen to music, the higher your test scores wi1l be.
D) Music, whether classical or rock, helps improve your memory.

Paseage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A)To drive the car automatically.
B)To measure the drive抯 pulse.
C)To prevent car accidents.
D)To monitor the driver抯 hea1th.
l9. A) It sends out signals for help.
B) It sounds an alarm to warm the driver.
C) It takes over the driving immediately.
D) It stops the car automatically.
20. A) It monitors the signals transmitted from the driver抯 brain.
B) It can measure the driver抯 alcohol level in the blood.
C) It can quicken the driver抯 response to emergencies.
D) It bases its analysis on the driver抯 heartbeat.

SectionA
1. W: Did you see last night film on channel 4?
M: Well. I meant to see it, but a friend of mine came to see me. We had a nice long talk about our school days.
Q: What did the man do last night?

2. W: Did you get my message about the meeting on Monday?
M: Yes, I did. But I抦 still not quite sure what the meeting is about. Not bad news, I hope.
Q: What does the man wish to know most?

3. W: You have arranged to meet Mr. Johnson on Wednesday. So I don抰 have to write to him, do I?
M: There抯 no need to write to him.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?

4. W: Did Jack find the tape he borrowed from Paul? Do you know?
M: He Iooked everywhere for it, but in the end he had to go to the party without it.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

5. M: He1lo, my name is Carlson. I believe you have a room booked for me.
W: Carlson? Oh, yes, Mr CarIson, It抯 a single room with a bath, on the second floor. I hope it will suit rou, sir.
Q: What does the conversation tell us?

6. M: Do you have the paperback edition of the dictionary?
W: Yes, We do. But the hard cover is on sale for the same price as the paperback.
Q: What does the woman say about the dictionary?

7. W: Are these TV sets the newest models?
M: Sure. They represent the latest technology. Actually, we sell nothing but the best.
Q: What does the man mean?

8. W: Are you coming with me to the history museum, Jodge?
M: I already have my hands full with this book report.
Q: What does the man mean?

9. M: How are your piano lessons going?
W: Very well. My teacher thinks I抦 making progress. And I find lessons well-worth the time and trouble.
Q: What does the woman think of her piano lessons?

10. M: Is that nice-looking straw hat light and strong?
W: Yes, you can wear it rain or shine.
Q: What are they talking about?

Section B
Passage One
After retiring from 30 years of teaching, Ethbel1 Pepper could easily have decided to sit back and relax and enjoy a peaceful retirement. But that kind of life is not for Ethbell Pepper. 揑 just wanted to do something different. If you are going to participate in life, do it. Don抰 just sit down and look out the window.擲he says. At 68, She decided to become one of the pioneer participants in a program at the university of California. The program offers campus housing and classes to people over sixty. She enrolled in a class called Human Relationships and Diverse society. I taught my minority students in my Eng1ish and drama classes in high school for 20 years. But in this course, I found out a lot about other cultures I didn抰 know then. One of the more important lessons that I抦 learning is to perceive, not to judge.擮lder adults can add to the educational resources of university by bringing with them a lot of valuable experience. Their presence on campus helps break some long believes of aging. Young students may have fears of growing older. But that kind of fear can be reduced as they see that older people can be active, healthy, and continue to contribute to society. The younger students can begin to see aging as a natural part of living.

Questions l1 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What did Ethbell do when she was 68?
12. How long did Ethbe1l teach minority students?
13. What do elderly people do for the university?
14. What抯 the most important lesson Ethbell is learning?


Passage Two
Do you have a tough math test coming up? Then listen to some classical piano music just before the test. You might end up with a higher score. Researchers at a university in California conducted an experiment. They asked a group of college students to listen to some piano music by a famous 18th century composer before taking a math test. They were surprised to find that the students抯cores jumped 8 to 9 points. The music seems to excite nerve activities in the brain; similar to the activity that occurs when a person is figuring out a math problem. However, the scientists warn before you get too excited about applying this method to your math test. You should remember that brain exciting effects last only 10 or 15 minutes. Would rock music work as well as the piano music did? No, the scientists say. In fact, the less complex music might even interfere with the brains reasoning ability.

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. What is this passage mainly about?
16. Why can classical music play a positive role in problem solving?
17. What is one of the findings of the research?


Passage Three
When a sleepy driver has trouble in keeping his eyes on the road and gets too close to another car. An alarm sound wi1l warn the driver. If nothing is done, the car will automatically come to a stop and in this way prevent an accident. This is a new device which will soon be tested in an experimental car in Japan. The computer warning system keeps track of a driver抯 condition by monitoring his heart beat with signals transmitted from a band round his wrist. The wrist band records the driver抯 pulse which measures the heart beat. Each pulse in the wrist sends a signal to the computer. By analyzing the pulse rate, the computer can determine whether a driver is drunk, sleeping or ill. Devices in other parts of the car can also tell the computer if the car is too close to another vehicle or is moving dangerously. The computer will sound the alarm when a problem arises, and will automatically stop the car if the driver ignores the warning.

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. Why is a computer system installed in an experimental car?
19. What did the computer system do first when a problem arises?
20. What is special about the new computer system?
解 析
1. B) “mean to do sth.”是“想做……”的意思。由文中的but转折词可得知Man昨晚没有看电视，而是和一个来访的朋友“had a long talk”。
2. D）由文中Man所说的“I抦 still not quite sure what the meeting is about.”可得知Man最想知道会议的内容，而非其它。
3. A）Woman说“ I don抰 have to write to him, do I?”，而Man也说“There抯 no need to write to him.”由此明显可见两人都在谈论写信给Mr. Johnson的必要性。
4. C）“borrow sth. from sb.”是“从某人那借某东西”的意思，因此是Paul借给Jack磁带，而非Jack借给Paul磁带。由“He looked everywhere for it, but in the end厀ithout it”可得出Jack找不到Paul借给他的磁带，即磁带丢了。
5. B）“book a room”是“定间房”的意思。“a single room with a bath”即“带洗澡间的单人房”。
6. A）“paperback”即“平装本”；“hard cover”即“精装本”。“on sale”即“在廉售中”；“the same price as叀笔恰坝搿邸钡囊馑肌￡
7．C）“latest”即“最新的，最近的”的意思。由文中的“we sell nothing but the best”可知Man只卖最好的电视机，因此选C。
8．D）“have one抯 hands full with sth.”是指“忙于做某事”。由此可见Man太忙而不能陪Woman去。“too卼o叀奔础疤荒堋钡囊馑肌￡
9．A)“find sth. well worth the time and trouble”即“觉得……值得花时间和精力”。由此可得出答案为A。
10. D）“hat”即“草帽”；而“hut”是指“简陋的小屋”。由“wear”也可知两人谈论的是“草帽”，而非“小屋”。
11. C）Ethbell在68岁时已退休而不是决定退休，这时她并未放松下来，而是进了可供60岁以上老人学习的加里佛尼亚大学。
12. B）这道题关键是要听清楚问题问的是什么。Ethbell教了30年书，但只教了20年的minority students。
13. A）文中明确指出：老年人为此大学带来很多有用的经验。
14. D）Ethbell原话指出她正在学会理解，而不是评判。
15. C）这道题问的是短文的大意，即音乐对数学考试成绩的影响。
16. A）“play a positive role”即“正面的影响”。“excite nerve activity in the brain”即“stimulate one抯 nerve activity”。
17. B）摇滚乐并不能起到正面的影响，而轻音乐只能维持10到15分钟的效果，时间并不长。
18. C）听完全文可推断出在实验车上安装这种电脑系统是为了预防车祸。
19. B）当有问题时，这个电脑程序会先响起警告声，如果司机无视警告，此系统则会自动停车，借此来避免车祸的发生。
20. D）听完短文可知此电脑系统是以测司机的心跳为基准，而非其它。







1999*6

附：听力原文及参考答案
Part1 Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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 parse, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C)and D), and decide which is the best answer., Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A) The woman feels sorry for the man.
B) The man is a member of the staff.
C) The area is for passengers only.
D) The woman is asking the man to leave.
2. A) Clean her house while she is away.
B) Buy her some plants and take care of them.
C) Water her plants while she is away.
D) Water her plants when he is not at work.
3. A) He will only be available in the afternoon.
B) It抯 not his office hour.
C) He doesn抰 have time.
D) He is too tired after class.
4. A) The woman insists on going out.
B) The woman doesn抰 like watching TV.
C) The man promised her a gift on her birthday.
D) The man is too tired to go out.
5. A) There are too many courses offered to students.
B) The woman should take fewer courses next term.
C) The man will take four courses next semester.
D) It is wiser to take more than four courses.
6. A) Ask Tom to send an invitation.
B) Get the Johnsons抋ddress.
C) Invite Tom to the party.
D) Tell Tom to pick up the Johnsons.
7. A) Jane is looking for a summer job.
B) Jane is packing for the summer vacation.
C) Jane is on her way home.
D) Jane is eager to go home for the vacation.
8. A) Spending more time on sightseeing.
B) Visiting the city with a group.
C) Touring the city on a fine day.
D) Taking the man with her on the tour.
9. A) The woman is driving too fast.
B) The woman is driving at a slow speed.
C) The woman has broken a traffic rule.
D) The woman has parked her car in a wrong place.
10. A) She can tell Joan when she sees her at noon.
B) She should tell Joan抯 brother about the reception.
C) She must call on Joan after the reception.
D) She may see Joan抯 brother at lunch.

Section B
Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each
passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) To protect persons and property.
B) To collect taxes.
C) To teach and train citizens.
D) To save natural resources for future use.
12. A) By selling services that make life comfortable.
B) By selling land containing oil.
C) By selling public lands.
D) By selling coal and other natural products.
13. A) Environmental pollution and protection.
B) Taxes and services for the public.
C) Police efforts to protect people.
D) People抯 attitude toward taxes.

Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) He didn抰 like physics any more.
B) His eyesight was too poor.
C) Physics was too hard for him.
D) He had to work to support himself.
15. A) He was not happy with the new director.
B) He was not qualified to be an engineer.
C) He wanted to travel.
D) He found his job boring.
16. A) He wanted to work with his friend.
B) He enjoyed travelling around the world.
C) He wanted to go to Spain.
D) He was rejected by the engineering firm.
17. A) He enjoyed teaching English.
B) He wanted to earn more to support his family.
C) The owner of the school promised his a good position.
D) He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.

Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A) It can be cooked in many ways.
B) It is delicious but inexpensive.
C) It gives higher yields than other grain crops.
D) It grows easily in various conditions.
19. A) Fried potatoes. B) Tomato juice.
C) Sweet corn. D) Chocolate beans.
20. A) They led to the discovery of America.
B) They made native American foods popular.
C) They brought great wealth to Spain.
D) They made native American life styles well known.

Section A
1. W: Excuse me, Sir. You are not supposed to be here. This area is for airport staff only.
M: I抦 sorry, I didn抰 notice the sign.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

2. W: If I buy some plants for the house, will you water them for me while I抦 away?
M: Sure I will, if you water mine while I am on vacation.
Q: What will the man do for the woman?

3. W: Excuse me, Professor Hill. May I ask you a few questions?
M: Yes, of course. But I抦 sorry I have a class at ten. Why don抰 you come during my office hours. That is 4 to 5 P.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday.
Q: Why can抰 professor Hill answer her questions now?

4. M: I don抰 feel like going out. Why don抰 we just stay home and watch TV instead?
W: Come on! You promised to take me out for a dinner, then to the theatre on my
birthday.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

5. W: I抦 thinking of taking five courses next semester.
M: Wouldn抰 four be wiser?
Q: What does the man mean?

6. W: I want to ask the Johnsons to come to the party. Do you know their address?
M: No. But I抎 like them to come. I think Tom can give you their address.
Q: What is the woman going to do?

7. W: Is Jane looking forward to going home for the summer?
M: She is counting the days.
Q: What does the woman imply?

8. W: I think I will take the half-day tour of the city.
M: Why not the whole day?
Q: What does the man suggest?

9. M: This is one-way street. Didn抰 you see the sign?
W: Sorry. I didn抰.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

10. W: I抣l go out to call Joan, and tell her about her reception this evening.
M: Why bother her? You will see her at lunch.
Q: What does the man mean?

Section B
Passage One
We use all sorts of services without thinking how we get them. But such services cost money. We pay for them throught taxes. What would happen if everyone in a city stopped paying taxes? The water supply would stop, the streets might not be cleaned. There would be no police force to protect people and property.
The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property. More than three quarters of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose.The next largest amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and other public officials.
Years ago the government made money from the sale of public lands. But most of the best public lands has now been sold. The money raised was used to help pay he cost of government. There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal, gas, and other natural products. They could be sold, but we want to save them for future years. So we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What抯 the chief duty of every government?
12. How did the government raise money in the past?
13. What is the passage mainly about?


Passage Two
When I was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the Air Force. But my eyesight wasn抰 good enought. So I had to give up that idea. I went to university and studies physics. I wanted to stay there and do research, but my father died at about that time. So I thought I抎 better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm.
I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But then, they appointed a new managing director. I didn抰 get on with him, so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. I would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me, but on my way to the interview I met a friend who was working for a travel agency. He offered me a job in Spain. And I抳e always liked Spain, so I took it.
I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just got married. So I decided to stay here. Then we had a baby and I wasn抰 earning enough to support the family. So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evenings.
I liked the English teaching more than working in the travel agency, and then the owner of the school offered me a full-time job as a teacher. So I resigned from the agency. Two years later, the owner of the school wanted to retire, so he asked me to take over as the director. And here I am.

Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. Why did the man give up studying physics?
15. Why did the man resign from the engineering firm?
16. Why did the man take the job at the travel agency?
17. Why did the man start to teach English part time?

Passage Three
Columbus sailed from Spain in September 1492, looking for gold. Native Ameri- cans greeted him, offering to give him some corn. Columbus found little gold on that trip, but he collected many plants, including corn, to bring back to Spain.
Columbus didn抰 know it. But the corn was much more valuable than gold. Farmers from Europe to Asia accepted it immediately. They grew it on cold mountainsides and in tropical forests. Today it feeds millions of people all over the world.
On his second trip, Columbus brought back a few chocalate beans to make chocalate. Europeans and Asians loved this new drink, and soon they were paying a great deal of money for the beans. Chocalate beans became so valuable in Central America that they were used as cash for 200 years.
Tomatoes and patatoes took some time to become popular. Eventually, however, they became the basis of a lot of popular foods. It is hard to imagine life without fried potatoes or chocalate. Thanks to native American cultures, many people are able to enjoy a lot of tasty food.

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. Why is corn feeding millions of people today?
19. What did Columbus bring back on his second trip?
20. What was the result of Columbus two trips to America?
解 析
1．D）Woman 告诉Man：这里只供机场工作人员专用，即暗示Man离开此地。
2．C）“be away”即“离开”的意思。Woman问Man如果她买些花草回来，Man是否肯在她不在的时候为花草浇水。因此答案选C。
3．C）由Man的“But I抦 sorry I have a class at ten.”即可得出答案，教授没有时间。“Why don抰 you do sth?”用来建议对方做某事。
4．A）Man不想出去，但Woman指出Man曾许诺过在她过生日那天出去吃饭和看电影；由此可知Woman坚持外出。
5．B）Woman想下学期上五门课程，但Man说“Wouldn抰 four be wiser?”（四门不更好吗？），因此他认为Woman应上更少的课程比较好。
6．B）Woman问Man要Johnson夫妇的地址，但Man也不知道，不过他建议问Tom要他们的地址。答案明显选B。
7．D）“count the days”即“数日子”，同中文的表达一样，即“盼望”的意思。
8．A）“the half-day”（半天的行程），“the whole day”（整天，全天，一天）。Man建议Woman用一天而非半天来旅游这个城市，即多花些时间的含义。
9．C）“one-way street”即“单行道”，“ break a traffic rule”即“违反一则交通规则”。由两人的对话可推断出Woman未看到“单行道”的示牌，误以为是“双行道”而违反了交通规则。
10．A）“Why bother?”即“为什么打扰（她）呢？”。Man建议Woman现在不要去打扰Joan，到中午吃午餐时再告诉她。
11．A）文中明确指明：每个政府的首要职能是要保障人身与财产的安全。
12．C）过去政府曾以卖公有土地来赢利。
13．B）这是考短文大意的一道题。整篇短文讲的都是有关税收和为公众做的服务项目，而非其它。
14．D）“我”上大学时父亲去世了，因此他不得不放弃继续深造，自谋生计。
15．A）本来“我”打算长久呆下去，但因为“我”与“我”的新任老板不合，所以才辞掉了“我”的第一份工。
16．B）由于“我”喜欢西班牙，“我”才接受了这份工作。
17．B）“我”有了家庭和孩子，因此“我”不得不做兼职来养家糊口。
18．D）短文指出玉米即可在冷带山坡种植，也可在热带雨林种植，即玉米在什么条件下都易生长。
19．D）玉米等是哥伦布第一次带回的作物，他第二次带回的是巧克力豆，而不是炸土豆和西红柿汁。
20．B）总结全文，可知哥伦布两次美洲之旅主要是将美洲土著人的食物成为世界普遍的食物。






2000年1

附：听力原文及参考答案
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 mi nutes)
Section A
Directions:In this section，you will hear 10 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.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A) The woman is close friend of the man.
B) The woman has been w orking too hard.
C) The woman is seeing a doctor.
D) The woman is tired of her work.
2. A) This apple pie tastes very good.
B) His mother likes the pie very much.
C) This pie can抰 match his mother抯.
D) His mother can抰 make apple pies.
3. A) Take a walk. B) Give a performance.
C) Listen to the music. D) Dance to the music.
4. A) Read an article on political science.
B) Present a different theory to the class.
C) Read more than one article.
D) Choose a better article to read.
5. A) The woman would understand if she did Mary抯 job.
B) The woman should do the typing for Mary.
C) The woman should work as hard as Mary.
D) The woman isn抰 a skillful typist.
6. A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr.Smith.
B) He wants to make sure that Mr.Smith will see him.
C) He wants to change the time of the appointment.
D) He wants the woman to meet him at three o抍lock.
7. A) He gets nervous vesily. B) He is an inexperienced speaker.
C) He is an awful speaker. D) He hasn抰 prepared his speech well.
8. A) She didn抰 like the books the man bought.
B) There wasn抰 a large selection at the bookstore.
C) The man bought a lot of books.
D) She wanted to see what the man bought.
9. A) Buy a ticket for the ten o抍lock flight.
B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her.
C) Go to the airport immediately.
D) Switch to a different flight.
10. A) Dr.Lemon is waiting for a patient.
B) Dr.Lemon is busy at the moment.
C) Dr.Lemon has lost his patience.
D) Dr.Lemon has gone out to visit a patient.

Section B
Directions: In this section，you will hear 3 short passages .At the end of each passage，you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) A car outside the supermarket. B) A car at the bottom of the hill.
C) Paul抯 car. D) The sports car.
12. A) inside the car. B) At the foot of the hill.
C) In the garatge. D) In the supermarket.
13. A) The driver of the sports car. B) The two girls inside the car.
C) The bus driver. D) Paul.
14. A) Nobody. B) The two girls.
C) The man standing nearby. D) The salesman from London.

Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. A) His friend gave him the wrong key.
B) He didn抰 know where the back door was.
C) He couldn抰 find the key to his mailbox.
D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.
16. A) It was getting dark.
B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.
C) The birds might have flown away.
D) His friend would arrive any time.
17. A) He looked silly with only one leg inside the window.
B) He knew the policeman would抰 believe him.
C) The torch light made him look very foolish.
D) He realised that he had made a mistake.

Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.
B) The exhaustion of energy resources.
C) The destruction of oil wells.
D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.
19. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected.
B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.
C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.
D) The underground water resources have not been polluted.
20. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells.
B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires.
C) To remove the oil left in the desert.
D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.

Section A
1. M: Hello, Mrs. White, what can I do for you?
W: I don抰 know what抯 the matter with me? I抦 always feeling tired, I抦 usually worn out at the end of the day.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

2. W: What do you think of the apple pie? I made it myself.
M: Very delicious indeed. Even my mother抯 cannot match this.
Q: What does the man mean?

3. M: The music is so beautiful that I抎 like to dance. But I don抰 know the steps.
W: It doesn抰 matter. No one will be looking at us in this crowd.
Q: What does the woman suggest they do?

4. M: I抎 better read one of the articles for our political science class.
W: You can抰 read just one. They say each presents a different theory.
Q: What does the woman tell the man he must do?

5. W: Mary is always complaining about her job.
M: Maybe if you tried typing letters every day, you would see what it抯 like.
Q: What does the man mean?

6. M: Good morning. this is John Parker speaking. I抦 just ringing to confirm my
appointment with Mr. Smith for this afternoon.
W: Yes. Mr. Smith抯 expecting you at 3 o抍lock.
Q: Why is the man making phone call?

7. W: Tom looks awfully nervous, doesn抰 he?
M: Yes. I抦 afraid he is not used to maing speeches.
Q: What do they think of Tom?

8. M: I bought a few books at the new bookstore. Would you like to have a look at them?
W: A few? It looks like you bought out the bookstore.
Q: What does the woman mean?

9. M: Jane, you won抰 be able to get to the airport in time to catch the 10 o抍lock
flight.
W: I realize that now. I抣l have to get my ticket changed.
Q: What will the woman have to do?

10. M: Would you get me through to Dr. Lemon please?
W: I抦 sorry. He抯 with a patient.
Q: What does the woman mean?

Section B
Passage One
Paul, a salesman from London, was driving past a sports car parked outside a supemarket, when he saw it start to roll slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls in the passenger seat but no driver. Paul stopped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it, pushing against the front of the car. Another man who was standing nearby got into the car and put on the handbrake, saving the girls from injury.
It was at this point that Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill and was so badly damaged that it had to be pulled away to a garage.
As if this was not bad enough, Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he didn抰 get the name of the driver of the sports car, who just came out of the supermarket and drove away without realizing what had happened.

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. Which car was badly damaged?
12. Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened?
13. Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident?
14. Who was injured in the accident?

Passage Two
My friend, Vemon Davis kept birds. One day he phoned and told me he was going away for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him and said that he would leave the key to his front door in my mailbox.
Unfortunately, I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vemon was going to return. What was worse, it was already dark when I arrived at his house. I soon found the key Vernon gave me could not unlock either the front door or the back door. I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of what Vemon would say when he came back.
I was just going to give up when I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel and pushed it under the window. As the barrel was very heavy, I made a lot of noise. But in the end, I managed to climb up and open the window.
I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone was shining a torch up at me. I looked down and saw a policemna and an old lady, one of Vernon 抯 neighbours. 揥hat are you doing up there? said the policeman. Feeling like a complete fool, I replied, 揑 was just going to feed Mr. Davis抯 birds.

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. Why couldn抰 the man open the door?
16. Why did the man feel desperate?
17. Why did the man feel like a fool?


Passage Three
When the Iraq troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil well at the end of the Gulf War, scientists feared environmental disaster. Would black powder in the smoke from the fires circles the globe and block out the sun?
Many said 揘o way? . Rain would wash the black powder from the atmosphere. But in America, airsampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those collected in Kuwait didn抰 catch fire. It has formed huge lakes in the Kuwaiti dersert. They trap insects and birds, and poison a veriety of other desert animals and plants.
The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources. So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface.
Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating. The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents.
Officials are trying to organize a quick cleanup, but they are not sure how to do it. One possibillity is to burn the oil. Get those black-powder detectors ready.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War?
19. What was the good news for scientists?
20. What are the officials trying to do at the moment?
解 析
1．C）“be worn out”即“筋疲力尽”的意思。很明显Man是名医生，Woman正在看医生。
2．A）Man评价Woman做的苹果派时，说甚至他的妈妈也做不了这么好，由此可见Woman做的苹果派相当美味。
3．D）“step”即“舞步”的意思。
4．C）Woman说“ each presents a different theory”（每一篇都代表一个不同的理论），即她建议Man多看几篇articles。
5．A）Man用虚拟语气指出如果Woman也做同样的工作，她就会理解Mary的感受。
6．B）“confirm sth”即“确认/定某事”的意思。
7．B）“be used to (doing) sth”即“习惯做某事”。“inexperienced”即“experienced”的反义词，意思是“无经验的”。
8．C）“buy out the bookstore”（买下整个书店），Woman是指Man买了很多书。
9．D）“catch + 交通工具”指“乘/搭某种交通工具”。“switch”即“换到/转换”的意思。
10．B）“get through to sb”即“接通某人的电话”。由“be with a patient”可知Dr. Lemon正在会诊，此时很忙，没空。
11．C）Paul为了救坐在跑车里的两名小女孩而致使自己的车滑到山脚，与山脚的公共汽车相撞。
12．D）事故发生时，跑车停在一家超市外，而跑车司机则在这家超市里。
13．A）短文说“Paul now found he had no one to blame”，但之后则解说他为了追他的车而未得到跑车司机的名字，因此他认为责任在跑车司机，而不是其他人或他自己。
14．A）事故中只有Paul自己的车受到损害，而没有人受伤。
15．A）Vemon给“我”的钥匙既不能打开前门，也不能打开后门，因此Vemon给错了钥匙。
16．B）由“I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of what Vemon would say when he came back.”可知“我”怕会因此而责怪“我”。
17．B）因为“我”觉得以喂鸟的理由而破窗而入是不具备说服力的，因此“我”觉得自己像个傻瓜。
18．D）文里前三句就给出了答案：科学家担心大火产生的黑尘会包围地球，遮住太阳。
19．D）科学家唯一的好消息就是地下水资源并未受到污染。
20．C）文中最后指明“Officials are trying to organize a quick cleanup”，由此可知他们想清除沙漠上的残油。


2000*6
附：听力原文及参考答案
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A) She is not interested in the article.
B) She has given the man much trouble.
C) She would like to have a copy of the article.
D) She doesn抰 want to take the trouble to read the article.
2. A)He saw the big tower he visited on TV.
B) He has visited the TV tower twice.
C) He has visited the TV tower once.
D) He will visit the TV tower in June.
3. A) The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.
B) The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor抯 time.
C) The woman knows the professor has been busy.
D) The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.
4. A) He doesn抰 enjoy business trips as much as he used to.
B) He doesn抰 think he is capable of doing the job.
C) He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.
D) He wants to spend more time with his family.
5. A)The man thought the essay was easy.
B) They both had a hard time writing the essay.
C) The woman thought the essay was easy.
D) Neigther of them has finished the assignment yet.
6. A) In the park. B) Between two buildings.
C) In his apartment. D) Under a huge tree.
7. A) It抯 awfully dull. B) It抯 really exciting.
C) It抯 very exhausting. D) It抯 quite challenging.
8. A) A movie. B) A lecture. C) A play. D) A speech.
9. A) The weather is mild compared to the past years.
B) They are having the coldest winter ever.
C) The weather will soon get warmer.
D) The weather may get even colder.
10.A) A mystery story.
B) The hiring of a shop assistant.
C) The search for a reliable witness.
D) An unsolved case of robbery.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each
passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) They want to change the way English is taught.
B) They learn English to find well-paid jobs.
C) They want to have an up-to-date knowledge of English.
D) They know clearly what they want to learn.
12. A) Professionals.
B) College students.
C) Beginners.
D) Intermediate learners.
13. A) Courses for doctors.
B) Courses for businessmen.
C) Courses for reporters.
D) Courses for lawyers.
14. A) Three groups of learners.
B) The importance of business English.
C) English for Specific Purposes.
D) Features of English for different purposes.

Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. A) To show off their wealth.
B) To feel good.
C) To regain their memory.
D) To be different from others.
16. A) To help solve their psychological problems.
B) To play games with them.
C) To send them to the hospital.
D) To make them aware of its harmfulness.
17. A) They need care and affection.
B) They are fond of rounda2thea2world trips.
C) They are mostly from broken families.
D) They are likely to commit crimes.

Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A) Because it was too heavy.
B) Because it did not bend easily.
C) Because it did not shoot far.
D) Because its string was short.
19. A) It went out of use 300 years ago.
B) It was invented after the shortbow
C) It was discovered before fire and the wheel.
D) It抯 still in use today.
20. A) They are accurate and easy to pull.
B) Their shooting range is 40 yards.
C) They are usually used indoors.
D) They took 100 years to develop.
Section A
1. M: Would you like a copy of profesor Smith抯 article?
W: Thanks, if it抯 not too much trouble.
Q: What does the woman imply?

2. W: Did you visit the Television Tower when you had your vacation in Shanghai last summer?
M: I couldn抰 make it last June. But I finally visited it two months later. I plan
to visit it again sometime next year.
Q: What do we learn about the man?

3. M: Prof. Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know, he works until midnight every day.
W: I wouldn抰 have troubled him so much if I had known he was so busy.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

4. W: If I were you, I would have accepted the job.
M: I turned down the offer because it would mean frequent business trips away from my family.
Q: Why didn抰 the man accept the job?

5. M: How are you getting on whith your essay, Mary? I抦 having a real hard time with mine.
W: After two sleepless nights, I抦 finally through with it.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

6. W: Where did you say you found this bag?
M: It was lying under a big tree between the park and the apartment building.
Q: Where did the man find the bag?

7. M: Wouldn抰 you get bored with the same routine year after year teaching the same things to children?
W: I don抰 think it would be as boring as working in an office. Teaching is most stimulating.
Q: What does the woman imply about office work?

8. M: I was terribly embarrassed when some of the audience got up and left in the middle of the performance.
W: Well, some people just can抰 seem to appreciate real-life drama.
Q: What are they talking about?

9. W: Oh, it抯 so cold. We haven抰 had such a severe winter for so long, have we ?
M: Yes, the forecast says it抯 going to get worse before it warms up.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

10. M: You were seen hanging about the store on the night when it was robbed, weren抰 you?
W: Me? You must have made a mistake. I was at home last night.
Q: What are they talking about?

Section B
Passage One
There are three groups of English learners: beginners, intermediate leaners, and learners of special English. Beginners need to learn the basics of English. Students who have reached an intermediate level benefit from learning general English skills. But what about students who want to lean specialist English for their work or profess-
inal life? Most students, who fit into this third group have a clear idea about what they want to lean. A bank clerk, for example, wants to use this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of finance. But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy. For a start, the variety is enormous. Every field from airline pilots to secretaries has its own vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need to have an up-to-date knowledge of that specialist language, and not many teachers are exposed to working environments outside the classroom. These issues have influenced the way specialist English is taught in schools. This type of course is usually known as English for Specific Purposes, or ESP and there are ESP courses for almost every area of professional and working life. In Britain, for example, there are courses which teach English for doctors, lawyers, reporters, travel agents and people working in the hotel industry. By far, the most popular ESP courses are for business English.

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What is the characteristic of learners of special English?
12. Who needs ESP courses most?
13. What are the most popular ESP courses in Britain?
14. What is the speaker mainly talking about?


Passage Two
The first step to stopping drug abuse is knowing why people start to use drugs. The reasons people abuse drugs are as different as people are from one to another. But there seems to be one common threat: people seem to take drugs to change the way they feel. They want to feel better or feel happy or feel nothing. Sometimes, they want to forget or to remember. People often feel better about themselves when they are under the influence of drugs. But the effects don抰 last long. Drugs don抰 solve problems. They just postpone them. No matter how far drugs may take you, it抯 always around trip. After a while, people who miss drugs may feel worse about themselves, and they may use more drugs. If someone you know is using or abusing drugs, you can help. The most important part you can play is to be there. You can let your friends know you care. You can listen and try to solve the problem behind your friend抯 need to use drugs. Two people together can often solve a problem that seems too big for one person alone. Studies of heavy abusers in the United States show that they felt unloved and unwanted. They didn抰 have close friends to talk to. When you or your friends take the time to care for each other, you抮e all helping to stop drugs abuse. After all, what is a friend for?

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. Why do some people abuse drugs?
16. According to the passage, what is the best way to stop friends from abusing drugs?
17. What are the findings of the studies about heavy drug users?

Passage Three
Bows and arrows, are one of man抯 oldest weapons. They gave early man an effective weapon to kill his enemies. The ordinary bow or short bow was used by nearly all early people. This bow had limited power and short range. However, man overcame these faults by learning to track his targets at a close range. The long bow was most likely discovered when someone found out that a five-foot piece of wood made a better bow than a three-foot piece. Hundreds of thousands of these bows were made and used for three hundred years. However, not one is known to survive today. We believe that a force of about one hundred pounds was needed to pull the string all the way back on a long bow. For a long time the bow was just a bent stick and string. In fact, more changes have taken place in a bow in the past 25 years than in the last 7 centuries. Today, the bow is forceful. It is as exact as a gun. In addition, it requires little strength to draw the string. Modern bows also have precise aiming devices. In indoor contest, perfect scores from 40 yards are common. The invention of the bows itself ranks with discovery of fire and wheel. It was a great-step-forward for man.

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. Why did man have to track his target at a close range when using a short bow ?
19. What does the passage tell us about the long bow?
20. What do we know about modern bows?
解 析
1．C）Woman回答说“ ., if it抯 not too much trouble.”（如果不是很麻烦的话），即她想要一份copy。
2．C）此题要听清楚Man回答的三个句子，注意分辨时间的先后。去年只参观了一次，计划明年再去参观；即只去过一次。
3．B）“As far as I know”，即“就我所知”，Woman用虚拟语气表明：要是她知道教授是如此之忙，她就不会老去打扰他了，即她曾占用了教授很多时间。
4．D）“turn down”在此即“拒绝”的意思，“frequent business trips”即“频繁的出差”。
5．B）Woman回答说她两个晚上都没睡才写完论文；由此可见两人都花费了不少精力来写此论文。
6．D）这道题测试的是方向的辨别。包在公园和公寓之间的大树下，即就在大树下。
7．A）“as boring as sth”即“同……一样的烦闷”。
8．C）“embarrassed”即“难堪的，尴尬的”，很明显两人在谈论一场戏剧/表演。
9．D）“a severe winter”即“严寒的冬天”。由Man所说的“get worse”可知天气还将更坏/冷。
10．D）“hang about + 地点”表示在某一地点出现/周旋，明显两人在谈论一场抢劫案。
11．D）Learners of special English是高级英语学习者，他们知道他们想学的是什么。
12．A）ESP课程是为专业人士开设的。
13．B）短文最后一句即为此题的答案：英国最流行的ESP课程是为商人开设的。
14．C）这又是一道考短文大意的题。关键是要理解全文，总结出此大意。
15．B）文中指出“They want to feel better or feel happy or feel nothing”，由此可得出答案。
16．A）文中指出：帮助朋友戒毒的最佳办法就是帮他们解决心理问题。
17．A）他们需要的是关爱。
18．C）“at a close range”即“短程”。
19．B）短文按时间的先后顺序依次介绍了短文：短弓最早，长弓其次，最后是现代弓。
20．A）由“In addition, it requires little strength to draw the string. Modern bows also have precise aiming devices”可得出此答案。

2001*6
附：听力原文及参考答案
Part 1 Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 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.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
1. A)A math teacher and his colleague.
B)A teacher and his student.
C)A student and his classmate
D)A librarian and a student
2. A)Tony could not continue the experiment
B)Tony finished the experiment last night.
C) Tony thought the experiment was well done.
D) Tony had expected the experiment to be easier.
3. A) She can抰 put up with the noise.
B) She wants to save money to buy a piano.
C) The present apartment is too expensive.
D) She has found a job a neighbouring area.
4. A) He is not very enthusiastic about his English lessons.
B) He has made great progress in his English.
C) He is a student of the music department.
D) He is not very interested in English songs.
5. A) At home. C) In a car
B) In a restaurant. D) On the street.
6. A) His injury kept him at home.
B) He didn抰 think it necessary.
C) He was too weak to see the doctor.
D) He failed to make an appointment.
7. A) 5:15 C) 4:30
B) 5:10 D) 5:00
8. A) The man needs help. C) The man likes his job.
B) The man is complaining. D) The man is talking with his boss.
9. A) Wear a new dress. C) Attend a party
B) Make a silk dress. D) Go shopping.
10. A) He played his part quite well.
B) He was not dramatic enough.
C) He proformed better than the secretary
D)He exaggerated his part.


Section B
Compound Dictation
Dicections: In this section,you will hear a Passage Three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words .Finally ,when the passage is read for the third time ,you should check what you have written.
If you are a young college student ,most of your concerns about your health and happiness in life are probably(S1)________on the present.Basically,you want to feel good physically,mentally,and (S2)_______now.You probably don抰 spend much time worrying about the (S3)______future,such as whether you will develop heart disease,or (S4)_______, how you will take care of yourself in your (S5)_______years,or how long you are going to live.Such thoughts may have (S6)________your mind once in a while however,if you are in your thirties, forties, fifties ,or older,such health related thoughts are likely to become(S7)____________important to you . (S8) _________________________________________________________________________that will help you feel better physically and mentally .Recently researchers have found that ,even in late adulthood,exercise,strength training with weights,and better food can help elderly individuals significantly improve their health and add happiness to their life.(S9)_____________________________________________________________, giving us the opportunity to avoid some of health problems that have troubled them.(S10)____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________.

Section A
1. W:I heard you got a full mark in maths exams.Congratulations!
M:Thanks!I抦 sure you also did a good job.
Q:What抯 the probable relationship between the two speakers?

2. W:Hi,Tony.How did your experiment go yesterday?
M:Well,it wasn抰 as easy as I had thought .I have to continue doing it tonight.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation?

3. M:I hear you are moving into a new apartment soon?
W:Yes ,but it is more expensive.My present neighbour plays paino all night long.
Q:Why is the woman moving?

4. W:Mr Jones,your student,Bill, shows great enthusiasm for musical instruments.
M:I only wish he showed half as much for his English lessons.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation about Bill?

5. W:Oh ,dear!1抦 starving,I can抰 walk any further.
M:Let抯 go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat.
Q:Where are the two people?

6. W:Why didn抰 you make an appointment to see the doctor last week when you
first twisted your ankle?
M:The injury didn抰 seem serious then .I decided to go today,because my foot
still hurts when I put my weight on it .
Q:Why didn抰 the man see the doctor earlier?

7. M:I wonder if Suzy will be here by 5 o抍lock.
W:Her husband said she left home at 4:30.she should be here at 5:10,and 5:15 at the latest.
Q:what time did Suzy leave home?

8.W:When will you be through with your work, John?
M:Who knows? My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation?

9. W:I don抰 know what I抦 going to wear to the party .All of my clothes look so old and I can抰 afford something new .
M:Why don抰 you wear your black silk dress?
Q:What is the woman going to do?

10. M:How did you like yesterday抯 play?
W:Generally speaking,it was quite good.The part of secretary was played wonderfully,but I think the man who played the boss was too dramatic to be realistic.
Q:How does the woman feel about the man?
解 析
1．C）“a full mark”即“满分”的意思，“Congratulations!”即“恭喜！恭喜！”。明显两人都在谈论数学成绩，因此两人是同班同学。
2．D）Man用过去完成时表达昨天的实验没他想象的容易。
3．A）“put up with sth”即“忍受/忍耐”的意思。
4．A）“enthusiasm”即“热情”，“musical instruments”即“乐器”，“half as much for sth”即“有……的一半”。Man希望Bill对英语课有对乐器一半的热情就好了，说明Bill对英语没有多大的兴趣。由此选A。
5．D）be starving即be hungry very much的意思。两人正准备到对面街的餐馆去，因此两人现在还在街上，而不是餐馆里。
６．B）“twist one抯 ankle”（扭了脚），“put one抯 weight on it”即“在……上使劲”。由Man的回答可知：他原先并不以为这有多严重，但到现在还没好，因此他决定今天去看医生。
７．C）这是一道考时间的听力题，关键要听仔细。“at the latest”即“最迟”。
８．Ｂ)Man抱怨老板总要他加班。
９．C）Woman抱怨她没有新衣服参加派对，而Man则建议她穿黑真丝礼服去，明显答案选C。
10．D）“too dramatic to be realistic”（太戏剧性了而不真实）即“exaggerate”（太夸张了）。

S1. focused
S2. motionally
S3. disturbing
S4. cancer
S5. retirement
S6. cross
S7. increasingly
S8. We got this of your age, you can make a number of import changes in your current life style.
S9. We know much more about preventing health today that our parents and grandparents didn passed.
S10. And this new knowledge can be transmitted to our children to help them become healthier than our generation.