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Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension

A．答案与详解 Section A

1. 【答案与详解】A。综合判断题。对话中的关键部分是“the next flight to Los Angeles”，中心话题是男士打听去洛杉矶下一次航班的时间，显然，此人想去洛杉矶。由此可知A为正确答案。B、C和D项均为错误信息。对话中的难点：flight: n.航班，例如：~ 212 for New York City飞往纽约市的航班，take the 2 o’clock ~ to Los Angeles乘2点钟的航班去洛杉矶；transfer at+地名：在某处转机；board: vt.登机，上车，上船，例如：Please board your ~ through Gate 4.请从4号入口登机。

2. 【答案与详解】C。事实判断题。本题关键词是“used to”，表示过去经常发生的行为。显然是过去每周写封家信，现在已非如此了。B项谈论的是现在的事情，与题意不符。A和D项为无关信息。唯有C为正确选择。对话中的难点：never fails to do sth.为双重否定。

3. 【答案与详解】C。细节判断题。本题关键部分是“I would like to…，but…”句型。but

后面说明不能接受邀请的原因，即周末在餐馆里打工。A、B、D三个选项均为错误信息。此题必须抓住but后面的内容。对话中的“I would like to…, but…”是表示委婉拒绝的句型。 4. 【答案与详解】

B。事实判断题。本题关键词是“It is postponed…”，这里it指代test，

而非meeting。只要明确指代关系，就能做出正确判断。A、C、D三个选项均为错误信息。对话中的难点：postpone等于put off。

5. 【答案与详解】D。事实判断题。本题关键句子是“I’d expected it to be much more exciting.”， 它与答案D项是从两个角度表达同一个意思。A、B、C三个选项均为错误信息。对话中的难点：expect: vt.预料。

6. 【答案与详解】B。时间判断题。本题关键词是“straight，have a class until one o’clock，

spend a couple of hours at the library”。男士回家前要在图书馆里待上两三个小时。对话中的难点：straight: adv.直接地，径直地。

7. 【答案与详解】B。推理判断题。主要测试正确理解隐含信息的能力。本题关键部分一是

熟悉虚拟语气，理解“If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I could have been home by 6:00.”的真正含义，即六点以前没能到家，因而未能见到John；二是掌握hold up和run out of两个动词短语的意义。A、C、D三个选项均为无关信息。对话中的难点：hold up:阻碍，使停止；run out of:用完，耗尽。

8. 【答案与详解】D。推理判断题。本题关键部分是“May I speak to…, I am sorry.”。此题

注意两点：一是英语中接电话的表达方式，二是拨错电话的委婉表达方式。本题中I am sorry的回答可能有两种：①John Smith is not in right now. ②…you must have dialed the wrong number.。这里显然是第二种情况，但是“…nobody by that name works here”比“…dialed the wrong number”要委婉得多。因此，A、B、C三个选项均与题意不符。对话中的难点：by … name/ by the name of意为“名字叫?的”。

9. 【答案与详解】C。细节判断题。本题关键词是the day before yesterday= two days ago。

对话中的难点：the day before yesterday 前天，the day after tomorrow后天，three days ago大前天，three days from today大后天。

10.【答案与详解】A。事实判断题。本题关键词是overslept，A项是对该词的释义，也可以说

成“slept too long”。B项与题意不符。C、D项均为无关信息。对话中的难点：oversleep: vi.睡过头。 Section B Passage One

New Words and Expressions dial: n.钟面 strike: vt.敲打

【短文大意】本文主要介绍了古代的一种时钟—水钟。水钟无论阴天、夜间还是在室内均可使用。公元前2000年可能埃及最早使用水钟。水钟由一只小碗与大碗组成。小碗的底部有一个小孔，大碗分成若干相等的部分，用线条标出刻度，小碗盛满水以后，慢慢地滴入大碗，水约一小时上升一格。

11.【答案与详解】A。细节题。本题关键是熟悉英语年份的表达方式。根据原文“Such clocks

were probably first used in Egypt about 2,000 B.C.(大约公元2,000前埃及就可能首先使用了这类水钟)”，推算起来，距今4,000年前。因此，B、C、D均与题意不符。对话中的难点：B.C.=Before Christ公元前；A.D.= Anno Domini [拉]公元。注意：A.D.应该写在年数之前，B.C.应该写在年数之后，如：from 300 B.C. to A.D. 400 由公元前三百年到公元四百年。

12.【答案与详解】A。推理题。本题的关键是理解第二段的内容，即水钟的基本结构和工作

原理。特别是要正确理解“Water was poured into the small bowl, and it fell slowly down into the large bowl in tiny drops.”的意思。这里“…fell slowly down into the large bowl in tiny drops.”说明水是慢慢地滴入大碗的，由此可以判断小碗在上，大碗在下。故A为正确答案，B、C、D均与原文不符。 13.【答案与详解】

D。细节题。本题的关键部分是第三段的这两个句子“The dial of the

clock was made up of twelve doors, each representing an hour. Every hour a door opened, and the proper number of metal balls dropped onto a thin brass plate to strike the hour.”，意为：“这只水钟的钟面上有12扇门，每隔一小时，开一扇门，有相应数量的金属球落入铜盘中，敲响报时”。由此可见，metal balls是报时之物，故D为正确答案。 Passage Two

【短文大意】本文主要介绍了英国人熟知的两位女性Susan Rippon和Anna Ford。她们是BBC电视台晚间9点和独立电视台10点新闻的播音员。英国电视新闻播音员大多数是男性，所以这两位女士初次在屏幕上出现时，引起新闻媒体及广大观众的极大兴趣。

14.【答案与详解】C。细节题。本题的关键部分是“appear on television almost every night，reads the 9 o’clock news on BBC Television，reads the 10 o’clock news on Independent Television，began her job at the BBC，the first woman news announcer，Independent Television also decided to have a woman news announcer”。由此可见C为正确答案。 15.【答案与详解】A。细节辨认题。本题的关键句子是“Susan Rippon reads the 9 o’clock news on BBC Television, and Anna Ford reads the 10 o’clock news on Independent Television.”。由此可见Anna晚上十点播新闻，故A为正确答案。

16.【答案与详解】D。细节题。本题的关键是第三段：“When Anna read the news for the first

time on the 10 o’clock programme, millions of people who don’t normally watch the programme decided to watch it that night, to see Anna Ford.”。由此可以得知：当Anna第一次在晚间十点钟播新闻的时候，数百万平时不看这一节目的人都决定收看，以便一睹她的风采。故A、C为错误信息，C项为次要信息，D为正确选项。 Passage Three

New Words and Expressions It happen that + clause:碰巧 work: vt.耕种

【短文大意】本文主要介绍了新英格兰的概况(新英格兰位于美国东北部地区，包括6个州)。它是山区，多山谷和河流。新英格兰的大部分地区都有农业耕地，但并非农业区。由于长期耕作，土地已失去了使用价值。今日大多数新英格兰人在工厂或小企业工作。

17.【答案与详解】D。细节判断题。本题的关键词是“an area of mountains，valleys and rivers”。D项中的hilly”的词义与“mountain”意思相同，由本文前两句可判断D项为正确答案。A项与D项意思截然相反，故为错误信息。B项中虽然有river，但此前有few修饰，故为错误信息。C项为无关信息。 18.【答案与详解】

A。综合判断题。本题的关键句子是“This soil has been worked and

planted for so many years that it has lost its value.”。这里只要理解work (耕种)、planted for so many years (耕种了太多年) 和lose its value (失去价值)，便可做出正确判断。A项中的“overwork”包含以上三个词与词组所表达的意思，故为正确答案。B、C和D均为无关信息。 19.【答案与详解】

C。细节判断题。本题的关键句子是“Most New Englanders today work

in factories or small businesses.”和“Yet New England is not really a farming area.”。由此可见，B项为错误信息，C项为正确答案。A和D均为无关信息。 20.【答案与详解】 often

passed down in families from father to son.”。pass down(= pass along)意为“(世代)相传，传下来”，故B项是正确答案。 B. Script of Unit 1 Section A

1. M: Excuse me, would you please tell me when the next flight to Los Angeles is?

W: Sure, the next direct flight to Los Angeles is two hours from now, but if you do not mind

transferring at San Francisco, you can board now. Q: What do you learn from this conversation? 2. W: How often did you write home? M: I used to write home once a week.

Q: What do you understand from the man’s answer?

3. M: The student’s English club is having a party on Saturday night. Can you come? W: I would like to, but I work at a restaurant on weekends. Q: Why can’t the woman go to the party? 4. W: Shall we have an English test this afternoon?

M: It is postponed because the teacher has to attend a meeting.

B。细节判断题。本题的关键句子是短文的最后一个句子“This skill is

Q: What do we learn from this conversation? 5. M: Did you like the film?

W: Not particularly. I was rather disappointed. I’d expected it to be much more exciting. Q: What can we learn from this conversation? 6. W: Bob, are you going straight home after school today?

M: No. I have a class until one o’clock, and after that I’m going to spend a couple of hours at the library before going home.

Q: When is Bob going home this afternoon?

7. M: If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I could have been home by 6:00. W: What a pity! John was here to see you. Q: What happened to the man?

8. M: Hello, may I speak to John Smith, please? W: I am sorry. Nobody by that name works here. Q: What do we learn from this conversation? 9. M: Have you seen my brother?

W: No, I haven’t seen him since the day before yesterday. Q: When did she last see the man’s brother? 10. M: Nancy, why were you late today? W: I overslept and missed the bus. Q: Why was Nancy late? Section B Passage One

The water clock was an ancient clock. It could be used on cloudy days, at night, and indoors. Such clocks were probably first used in Egypt about 2,000 B.C.. They were also used for many years in Arabia, India, China, and all of Europe.

The simplest water clock needed just two parts—a small bowl and a large bowl. The small bowl had a tiny hole in the bottom; the large bowl was divided into equal parts and marked by lines. Water was poured into the small bowl, and it fell slowly down into the large bowl in tiny drops. Usually it took an hour for the water to rise from one line to the next in the large bowl.

A beautiful water clock was made in Persia over a thousand years ago. It was presented as gift to the Emperor of France. This water clock could be heard as well as seen. The dial of the clock was made up of twelve doors, each representing an hour. Every hour a door opened, and the proper number of metal balls dropped onto a thin brass plate to strike the hour. At twelve o’clock, twelve tiny horsemen came out and shut all the doors. This was probably one of the first striking clocks.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. When was the first water clock probably made?

12. What do we know about the structure of the simplest water clock? 13. What did the striking water clock use to strike hours? Passage Two

The two most famous faces in Britain today belong to two women who appear on television

almost every night. If you open any popular magazine or newspaper you’ll almost certainly see an article about one of them, with lots of photographs. Their names are Susan Rippon and Anna Ford. Susan reads the 9 o’clock news on BBC Television, and Anna reads the 10 o’clock news on Independent Television.

Most news announcers on British television are men, and when Susan began her job at the BBC three years ago, she was the first woman news announcer. Newspapers and magazines started to take an interest in her and reporters started to write about her. Last year, Independent Television also decided to have a woman news announcer and they chose Anna Ford. Newspapers and magazines showed a great interest in her, too.

When Anna read the news for the first time on the 10 o’clock programme, millions of people who don’t normally watch the programme decided to watch it that night, to see Anna Ford. Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. Why are Susan Rippon and Anna Ford very well-known in Britain? 15. When does Anna read the news on TV?

16. How do we know that Anna’s first appearance on TV was also a big attraction? Passage Three

New England is an area of mountains, valleys, and rivers. It is said that in New England one is always climbing hills. A large part of New England is also made up of farms and farming lands. Yet New England is not really a farming area. The farms are small. Generally they are only large enough to support one family. It also happens that the soil of New England is not good. This soil has been worked and planted for so many years that it has lost its value.

Most New Englanders today work in factories or small businesses. In these factories they make watches and clocks, shoes, clothing, special tools for industry, leather goods, etc. New England workmen are famous for their skill in making many of these things. This skill is often passed down in families from father to son.

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. What is the main feature of New England? 18. Why is New England not good for farming? 19. How do most people in New England make a living? 20. Where do New Englanders learn many of their skills? 2单元Unit 2

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension

A．答案与详解 Section A

1. 【答案与详解】B。细节题。本题针对明确表示的信息提问。男士说：“你穿的外套真漂亮。”女士答：“谢谢，这是我丈夫送我四十岁生日的礼物。”B项是原话的另一种表达方式。

2. 【答案与详解】C。推理题。本题考核根据话语进行推测的能力。修理工说：“最好卖掉这辆车，另买一辆新车。这辆汽车完全开不动了。”由此可以推断，这位男士很可能卖

掉这辆车。

3. 【答案与详解】C。推测理解题。女士问：“我的胃有毛病吗？”。男士答：“我还在检查。”证实他们是医生和病人的关系。

4. 【答案与详解】C。细节题。关键在于听懂“You didn’t go to the concert last night either, did you?”。either用于否定句，表示“也”。这句话隐含的意思是男士自己也没有去。 5. 【答案与详解】D。细节题。关键短语sell out意为“售完”。男士的话表明他兄弟买到了一本历史书，但汉语和英语教科书都卖完了。

6. 【答案与详解】D。细节题。D项是“这位女士晚上上课”的另一种表达方式。还可以说成“The woman attends school at night.”。

7. 【答案与详解】C。释义题。关键在于“just about”意思是“几乎”。C项是原文“He has just about everything.”的另一种说法。

8. 【答案与详解】A。细节题。关键在于“survive”，意为“从?中幸存下来”，该词和原句“Tom came out of the accident alive.”的意思相同。

9. 【答案与详解】B。behind schedule意为“误点”，这和B项“The train is late.”意思相同。相关短语还有ahead of schedule:提前，on schedule:准时。

10.【答案与详解】A。推测理解题。make a reservation意为“预订”，be full up意为“客满”。女士说“您要求定房间的信来得太晚”，意指“客满”。客满的其他表达法还有“No vacancy.”或“All the rooms are taken.”。 Section B Passage One

【短文大意】本文主要介绍了出售住房的故事。女主人精心打扫，等待买主，但无人问津。某日清晨，代理人陪同一对来自纽约的夫妇来看房，代理人解释道：“他们要赶飞机回家，来不及打电话预约。”厨房的餐桌上杯盘狼藉，卧室里被子未叠。女主人因未打扫房间而感到尴尬。但这对夫妇却认为房子这样零乱，令人感到温馨，并因此而买下了这栋房子。 11.【答案与详解】A。细节题。背景是由于丈夫提升，决定出售旧的住房。A项“Got a higher

position”是“…was promoted(被提拔)”的另一种表达方法，故A为正确答案。 12.【答案与详解】B。细节题。关键部分是“There had been no time to call, because the couple had to catch a plane home.”。由此可以断定B项“The buyers had to leave soon.”为正确答案。另外，国外一般在会见之前，先电话预约。办公9点开始，社交更要晚一些，这里涉及一些文化背景知识。

13.【答案与详解】D。推测理解题。关键部分是“The three people made their way past the dirty breakfast dishes on the kitchen table and into a bedroom with unmade beds. As I retreated into a bathroom to comb my hair, I heard the man say something to his wife. Then they both laughed.”和“That house has a warm, lived-in feeling, just like ours.”。这说明他们看到了自己所熟悉的日常生活的情景，所以笑了。由此可以断定D项“They saw something familiar to them.”与题意相符。 Passage Two

【短文大意】本文主要介绍了T恤衫如何流行起来的经过。多年来，T恤衫是一种男用白色简便短袖内衣，并不外露。但目前T恤衫风行美国，随处可见，男女皆宜。受到各行各业人士的青睐。T恤衫穿起来方便潇洒，舒适廉价，而且耐穿，成为美国的最新时尚。虽然T恤衫的面料各式各样，款式繁多，但以棉织品胸前印有图文的最受欢迎，T恤衫上或印上一

个字，一句流行的习语，或印有流行歌手的画像，乃至衣服广告。T恤衫销路看好，款式也不断翻新。

14.【答案与详解】B。细节题。关键部分是“the most popular kind is the traditional cotton T-

shirts with a slogan or picture printed on the front.”。由此可知：传统的棉织T恤衫，胸前印有图文是最受欢迎的。故A、C、D选项中的“丝绸”，“尼龙”，“毛纺”都被排除在外了。唯有B为正确答案。

15.【答案与详解】B。推测理解题。文中提到“Smart but comfortable and convenient to wear,

they have become one of America’s newest ideas on fashion. (T恤衫穿起来方便潇洒，舒适，已成为美国的最新时尚。)”。由此可知现在人们喜欢穿T恤衫的原因何在。B项“T-shirts are smart and comfortable.”与题意相符。smart: adj.潇洒的，时尚的。

16.【答案与详解】C。细节题。本题的关键在于是否理解短文的结束语“New designs are

coming up all the time (款式不断翻新)”。意思与C项“New designs are being adopted.”一致。 Passage Three

companionship: n.伙伴，侣伴，朋友，志趣相投的人

【短文大意】本文主要介绍了养狗目的的变化。在西方的城市里散步，可以看到很多人遛狗。狗确实是世界上最有用、最忠实的动物，但人们养狗的目的已有所改变。过去人们养狗，旨在防护自己免受野兽袭击，后来又用狗打猎。如今城里人养狗以防抢劫，但更多的人以狗为伴。当孩子没有人一起玩的时候，狗是他最好的朋友；无子女的年轻夫妇与子女已长大成人的老人都视狗为子女。这就是人们养狗的主要原因，它已从旨在防身转变为以狗为友。 17.【答案与详解】A。细节题。文中明确提出“In the old days people used to train dogs to pro- tect themselves against attacks by other beasts.(过去人们养狗旨在保护自己不受其他野兽的攻击。)”。A项“For protection against other animals.”是原文的另一种说法，说明过去养狗的目的是“保护自己不受其他野兽的袭击”。

18.【答案与详解】D。细节题。答题关键部分是“the dogs would not eat what was caught with- out permission.(不得到主人允许，狗不会吃所捕的猎物。)”。这说明狗服从主人，所以能用来打猎。故D项为正确答案。

19.【答案与详解】A。细节题。短文明确指出“But the most important reason is for companion- ship. (但是最重要的原因是以狗为伴。)”。这说明现在养狗的目的已经发生了变化，故A为正确答案。

20.【答案与详解】D。理解题。答题关键是理解短文的末句“So the main reason why people

keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship.”，此句点出全文主题思想。故D项“The dog is a useful and friendly animal.”与题意相符。 B．Script of Unit 2 Section A

1. M: That’s a lovely coat you’re wearing.

W: Oh, thank you. My husband gave it to me for my fortieth birthday. Q: What did the woman say about the coat?

2. W: You’re back late. I was worried. How’s the car? What did you find out about it?

M: The mechanic said that the best thing would be to sell it and get a new car. This car is totally

dead.

Q: What will the man probably do with his car? 3. W: Have you found anything wrong with my stomach?

M: Not yet. I am still examining. I’ll let you know the result next week. Q: What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman? 4. M: You didn’t go to the concert last night either, did you? W: No. I had a slight headache.

Q: What do we learn from this conversation? 5. W: Has your brother bought his books yet?

M: He bought a history book, but the Chinese and English text-books were sold out. Q: Which book has the man’s brother got?

6. M: How do you manage to work and to go to school at the same time? W: My classes are at night and I work during the day. Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

7. W: John, I don’t know what to get for your father. He has just about everything, doesn’t he? Do

you have any suggestions?

M: Why don’t you get him a pocket calculator?

Q: Why doesn’t the woman know what to get for the man’s father? 8. W: It’s surprising that Tom came out of the accident alive.

M: That’s true. The car crashed into the wall and was completely damaged. Q: What was the consequence of the accident?

9. W: I’m sorry, sir. The train is somewhat behind schedule. Take a seat, and I’ll tell you as soon as

we know something definite.

M: Thank you. I’ll just sit here and read a magazine in the meantime. Q: What can you conclude about the train from the conversation? 10. M: I sent a letter to make a reservation for a single room a few days ago.

W: I’m sorry; your request arrive too late. There are some conferences in town this week and

we’re full up.

Q: Are there any spare rooms at the hotel? Section B Passage One

When my husband was promoted, we put our house up for sale. Three weeks later, it was still on the market. I became a busy housekeeper. Every room had to be kept tidy, and dishes had to be washed and put away when used. Then one day the doorbell rang unexpectedly at 8 a.m.. Sleepily, I open the door and saw our agent standing there with a couple from New York. “There had been no time to call,” he explained, “because the couple had to catch a plane home.”

The three people made their way past the dirty breakfast dishes on the kitchen table and into a bedroom with unmade beds. As I retreated into a bathroom to comb my hair, I heard the man say something to his wife. Then they both laughed.

Two days later, the agent phoned to tell me that the couple had bought the house. He repeated what the buyer had said when he handed over the check the following day: “That house has a

warm, lived-in feeling, just like ours.”

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. Why did the speaker sell her house?

12. Why did the agent visit the speaker so early in the morning? 13. Why did the couple laugh in the speaker’s house? Passage Two

For many years, T-shirts were simple short-sleeved undershirts for men and boys. T-shirts used to be of one color—white. And since they were worn under shirts, they were generally not seen. Today the T-shirt has become fashionable. It can be seen everywhere and on everyone. Women and little children wear T-shirts as do teenagers, university students, and men from all walks of life. T-shirts are worn on the playground, at the beach or in town. They can also be worn for work. Yet T-shirts remain relatively inexpensive and long wearing, as well as easy to care for. Smart but comfortable and convenient to wear, they have become one of America’s newest ideas on fashion.

Although T-shirts are now available in a wide variety of bright materials and styles, the most popular kind is the traditional cotton T-shirts with a slogan or a picture printed on the front. A T-shirt may bear a single word, a popular phrase, and pictures of popular singers, of an advertisement. As T-shirts are becoming more and more popular, new designs are coming up all the time.

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. What is the most popular kind of T-shirt?

15. Why do people like to wear T-shirts so much today? 16. What is being done to make T-shirts more attractive? Passage Three

When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking with dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reasons why people keep a dog have changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other beasts. And later they came to realize that a dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship.

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. According to the passage, what were dogs trained for in the past? 18. Why were dogs used for hunting?

19. What is the most important reason for people in the city to keep dogs now? 20. What is the main idea of this passage?

Unit 3

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension

A．答案与详解 Section A

1. 【答案与详解】B。事实推断题。对话中的关键部分是“Could you go over the shopping list and

see if there is anything else you need? Yes.”，由此可知B为正确答案。 2. 【答案与详解】

C。细节题。对话中的关键部分是“describe the two people who robbed

the bank”，“the man was tall with dark hair and he was wearing a black sweater. The main thing that I remember about the woman was that she did most of the talking.”，由此可知C为正确答案。 3. 【答案与详解】 This rain

hasn’t let up for two weeks.”，由此可知B为正确答案。 4. 【答案与详解】 5. 【答案与详解】 on this

car.”，由此可知D为正确答案。 6. 【答案与详解】

B。关键词意分析题。对话中的关键部分是“What did you major in

besides English? I majored in education too.”，由此可知B为正确答案。

7. 【答案与详解】C。细节题。对话中的关键部分是“I don’t remember it’s been this small. I have the impression that the room was a lot bigger. So did I. But it will be OK once we get the furniture in.”，由此可知C为正确答案。 8. 【答案与详解】

B。细节题。对话中的关键部分是“I would like to move to the suburbs,

but I don’t have enough money to pay the high taxes. I wish you could. It’s nice to live there.”，由此可知B为正确答案。

9. 【答案与详解】A。主旨题。对话中的关键部分是“Jack, would you like to go to the club with us tomorrow night? I wish I could. But I have to work on my term paper.”，由此可知A为正确答案。

10.【答案与详解】A。主旨题。对话中的关键部分是“I wanna to. But Maria was watching a movie on channel 5, so I watched it with her. You know Maria? She can’t stand football.”，由此可知A为正确答案。 Section B Passage one

【短文大意】本文主要讲述的是夫妻之间发生的一件有趣的事。丈夫约妻子出来吃饭，然后去剧院，但是发现把好不容易弄来的免费票放在公文包里，而公文包却忘在了办公室，结果让妻子空欢喜一场。

11.【答案与详解】D。词义考查题。短文一开头，丈夫说道“I’ve managed to get free tickets for

the theatre tonight.”，由此可知“The tickets are free of charge.(票是免费的)”。

D。主旨题。对话中的关键部分是“John’s been dismissed for stealing. D。事实判断题。对话中的关键部分是“I told Frank I’d help him work

There must be some mistake.”，由此可知D为正确答案。

B。主旨题。对话中的关键部分是“It is a perfect day for staying inside.

12.【答案与详解】A。细节题。从“It was quite a while since they had been to the theatre which she liked very much.”一句可知妻子高兴是因为“Her husband was taking her out to the theater.(丈夫要带她去剧院)”。

13.【答案与详解】D。主旨题。文章末尾部分提到“I remember what I did with the tickets. I put

them in my briefcase. But because I wasn’t coming home, I left it in the office.”。由此可以判断出丈夫把票落在办公室了。 Passage Two

【短文大意】本文主要说的是在一些发展中国家的乡村，缺少书、饮用水和电等，这些都是些显而易见的问题，但是缺少专家(shortage of experts)却是容易被忽视的问题。利用电脑可以缓解这一问题。几年前，全世界的电脑专家开发了“专家系统”。所谓专家系统就是指一种特殊的电脑程序，在一些情况下代替人来提供专家咨询，例如求医问药以及咨询工程等问题。

14.【答案与详解】D。推断题。从后文中可知是“shortage of experts (缺少专家)”的问题。 15.【答案与详解】C。短语猜测题。从列举的各个例子可以推断出专家系统是指“A computer program which can provide professional advice.(可提供专业咨询的电脑程序)”。

16.【答案与详解】A。是非判断题。文章一开始提到“But a different kind of shortage is not easy to see. That is a shortage of experts.”，由此可知“缺少专家”这个问题在一些村落不容易被注意。 Passage Three

【短文大意】本文主要讲的是去年夏天我去墨西哥城看博物馆艺术展。虽然我不会说西班牙语，但我却四处游走。酒店的老板给了我一张该市的地图并告诉我去博物馆最好是乘地铁，我以为走一段路就能找到地铁站，但是我却发现自己迷路了。后来是警察帮我找到了地铁站，但我又不知该乘哪条路线，也不知自己是在哪一站，但我没有像其他人那样遇到这种情况会选择放弃，最后我乘出租车去了那里。

17.【答案与详解】C。细节题。短文开头指出“Last summer I visited Mexico City to see the Asian

art in the museum there.”，由此可知他是来看古代艺术作品展的。

18.【答案与详解】C。细节题。短文提到“The manager of my hotel gave me a map of the city and

told me that the best way to get to the museum was by subway.”。由此可知按照酒店老板的说法，去博物馆最佳的方法是坐地铁。

19.【答案与详解】A。推断题。短文提到“After an hour I was still walking. I was completely

lost. Just then a policeman came over and showed me the nearest station.”。由此可以判断，他乘出租车是因为迷了路。

20.【答案与详解】B。推断题。短文提到“Most people would give up in that situation, but not

me. After I thought it over, I knew exactly what to do. I went upstairs and took a taxi.”。由此可见他的心情还是很不错的。 B．Script of Unit 3 Section A

1. W: Mike, before I go out, could you go over the shopping list and see if there is anything else

you need?

M: Yes. That’s about everything. Now, you are sure you don’t mind going.

Q: What is the woman probably going to do?

2. M: Could you describe the two people who robbed the bank?

W: Well, the man was tall with dark hair and he was wearing a black sweater. The main thing

that I remember about the woman was that she did most of the talking. Q: What do you learn from this conversation? 3. M: It’s a perfect day for staying inside.

W: This rain hasn’t let up for two weeks. I’m going crazy. Q: What are they talking about? 4. W: John’s been dismissed for stealing. M: There must be some mistake.

Q: What can be concluded from the conversation? 5. W: What are you going to do this afternoon? M: I told Frank I’d help him work on this car. Q: What did the man plan to do?

6. M: What did you major in besides English? W: I majored in education, too. Q: What did the woman major in?

7. M: I don’t remember it’s been this small. I had the impression that the room was a lot bigger. W: So did I. But it will be OK once we get the furniture in. Q: How did the woman feel about the room?

8. M: I would like to move to the suburbs, but I don’t have enough money to pay the high taxes. W: I wish you could. It’s nice to live there. Q: Why isn’t the man moving to the suburbs?

9. W: Jack, would you like to go to the club with us tomorrow night? M: I wish I could. But I have to work on my term paper. Q: Is Jack going to the club?

10. W: Did you watch the game yesterday?

M: I wanna to. But Maria was watching a movie on Channel 5, so I watched it with her. You know Maria? She can’t stand football. Q: Why didn’t the man watch the game? Section B Passage One

Fred telephoned his wife. “I’ve managed to get free tickets for the theatre tonight”, he told her, “meet me at the office. We’ll have something to eat and then go on to the theatre.” Fred’s wife was delighted. It was quite a while since they had been to the theatre which she liked very much. She met her husband as they had arranged. They had dinner and got to the theatre in good time. At the entrance Fred took out his wallet to get the tickets. “It’s very strange”, he said, “they aren’t here.” “Try your pockets”, suggested his wife. But the tickets weren’t there either. Then Fred looked very upset. “What’s the matter?” asked his wife. “Well,” Fred explained, “I remember what I did with the tickets. I put them in my briefcase. But because I wasn’t coming home, I left it in the office.”

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. How did Fred get the tickets for the theatre? 12. Why was Fred’s wife delighted?

13. Why was Fred upset after he and his wife got to the theatre? Passage Two

Villages in developing countries often lack many things: books, clean water, electricity. These shortages are easy to see. But a different kind of shortage is not easy to see. That is a shortage of experts. Many villages have no doctors, engineers or scientists. They have no one who knows how to treat unusual medical problems or design a new energy system. There is a way to ease these problems. They can do it with computers. In the past few years, computer scientists around the world have developed what they call expert systems. An expert system is a special kind of computer programs. In some situations it can take the place of a human expert. For example an expert medical system can help care for a sick person. A question appears on the computer screen. “Is the person hot?” You tell the computer either “yes” or “no”. The computer asks other questions. “Has the person lost any blood?” “Can a person move normally?” You answer. The computer continues to ask questions until it has enough information to make a decision. Then it tells what medicine or other treatment is needed. In this way the expert system takes the place of a doctor. Another kind of expert system takes the place of an engineer. It measures the flow of water in the river. It tells if a dam can be built on the river. It also tells how much electricity can be produced. Still other kinds of expert system help solve problems for farmers and owners of small businesses. Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. What does the speaker want to draw the listeners’ attention to when she mentions villages in

developing countries? 15. What is an expert system?

16. Which of the following statements is true? Passage Three

Last summer I visited Mexico City to see the ancient art in the museum there. I was surprised at how well I managed to get around even though I don’t speak a word of Spanish. You just have to be able to make the right decision in the top situation. The manager of my hotel gave me a map of the city and told me that the best way to get to the museum was by subway. I didn’t know where the nearest subway was. But I was sure I would find it if I walked a little. After an hour I was still walking. I was completely lost. Just then a policeman came over and showed me the nearest station. I looked at the subway map on the wall and didn’t know which line to take. In fact I wasn’t sure which station I was in. Most people would give up in that situation, but not me. After I thought it over, I knew exactly what to do. I went upstairs and took a taxi. Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. Why did the speaker go to Mexico City?

18. What was the best way to the museum according to the hotel manager? 19. Why did the speaker take a taxi?

20. How did the speaker feel about his trip to the museum?

Unit 4

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension

A．答案与详解 Section A

1. 【答案与详解】 C。关键词组考查题。对话中的关键部分是“Maybe the sea food doesn’t agree

with me.”，其中的“agree with”这一词组，意思是“食物、气候等不适合某人”，整句话的意思为“海味使我消化不良而引起胃痛”，由此可知C为正确答案。

2. 【答案与详解】D。惯用句型考查题。对话中的关键部分是“She becomes nervous whenever

it comes to learning mathematics.”，其中“whenever it comes to”意思是“一涉及?的时候”。由此可知D为正确答案。

3. 【答案与详解】C。细节准确性考查题。对话中的关键部分是“…his wife called to say…”

其中“call to say”意为“打电话来说”。C为正确答案。

4. 【答案与详解】D。词义辨析题。“rent”表示“出租”或“租用”，而“borrow”则表示

“借用”，要区别两词的含义。

5. 【答案与详解】B。数字题。对话中的关键部分是“It was supposed to start at 2:30, but it was

delayed fifteen minutes.”，由此可知B为正确答案。

6. 【答案与详解】D。关键词考查题。“pick up a bottle of milk…”其中“pick up”有多种意

义，在此处意为“顺便去买”。另外，选项中“the grocer’s”指的是食品杂货店。D为正确答案。

7. 【答案与详解】B。同义词考查题。对话中的“the country”和选项B中的“the countryside”

是相同意思，由此可知B为正确答案。

8. 【答案与详解】C。细节题。“…but I’ll get them for you at the gas station”的意思是“I’ll stop

at the gas station to get them for you.”，由此可知C为正确答案。

9. 【答案与详解】 A。对话中“the Nelsons”指的是“纳尔逊一家”。“It must be the

window-cleaner working upstairs.”是“The noise must be from the window-cleaner upstairs.”的简略说法，由此可知A为正确答案。

10.【答案与详解】A。概括能力考查题。对话中的关键部分是“Do you want a day course or an

evening course? Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day.”，由此可知两人讨论的是选课的问题，所以A为正确答案。 Section B Passage one

【短文大意】本文主要讲的是一家人正在讨论今年该去何处度假。儿子汤姆想再去黄石公园看熊。接着短文讲述了去年去那儿度假看熊遭遇的一次历险。他们一到那儿，搭起帐篷就出去游玩了。回来时女儿苏姗突然大叫起来，原来一头熊走进了他们的帐篷。一家人束手无策，只好眼巴巴地看着熊钻进帐篷，听任它把里面的东西统统打翻在地。最后他们不得不在汽车里睡了一夜。

11.【答案与详解】A。动词时态考查题。从文中“Our family is trying to decide where to go for

our vacation this summer.”可知一家人正在讨论今年去哪里度假，还没有决定。后面的

“We did that last summer.”意思是“去年夏天我们已经去过黄石公园”。这里did是代动词，代替了went to Yellowstone Park to see the bears，以避免重复，由此可知A为正确答案。

12.【答案与详解】A。细节题。根据“We heard Susie cry out and then we saw a bear enter our camp”这句话中的then一词判断Susie看到在前，别人看到在后，由此可知A为正确答案。

13.【答案与详解】B。预期能力考查题。A项“把熊赶走”，C项“爬到树上去躲着”，D项

“…put some honey outside for him to eat”都是建议，没有成为事实。要抓住“It’s in the tent”这一信息，应该具有预期能力。预期能力指在听的过程中对可能出现的信息要有所期待。如果出现新的信息与预期的信息相反，要善于调整。

14.【答案与详解】D。细节题。“upset everything”指答案中的“turned things upside down”，

由此可知D为正确答案。 Passage Two

【短文大意】本文主要讲的是我飞抵旧金山和乔丹先生商谈生意。但是一到那里我就病了。病愈后我想登门拜访，可他住得太远，只好在办公时间给他挂了电话。接待人员说他要过会儿回电话给我，可是也没有等到他的电话。于是我放弃了再约见他的念头。几天后，我在路上遇见一个酷似他的人，结果还是弄错了。虽然很遗憾没有见到他，但是我在旧金山的观光旅游的确是一件让人愉快的事。

15.【答案与详解】C。细节题。从句子“But as soon as I arrived, I got sick and couldn’t meet with

him.”可知选项C正确。

16.【答案与详解】D。细节题。从句子“…because it would take more time and effort than I wanted

to spend.”意思是“He didn’t want to take the trouble making it.”可知选项D正确。 17.【答案与详解】C。概括大意题。从结束语“…but I really enjoyed…,”，可知选项C正确。 Passage Three

【短文大意】本文主要讲述了在周四的大地震中，一个叫汤姆的六岁男孩在冰箱里度过了四天五夜后被发现依然还活着。这个冰箱在地震中被埋在几吨重的瓦砾下，而且他的健康情况良好，只是受了几处轻伤。他的八个兄弟姐妹都在地震中死去。这场地震死了五万人之多。 18.【答案与详解】B。细节题。从句子“…suffering only four or five slight wounds.”可知B为正确答案。

19.【答案与详解】 A。细节题。从句子“…has been found alive after spending four days and five

nights in…”可知A为正确答案。

20.【答案与详解】B。细节题。从句子“…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’s big earthquake.”可知B为正确答案。 B．Script of Unit 4 Section A

1. W: You don’t feel very well, do you? You look pale. Have you got a cold? M: Oh, no, but my stomach aches. Maybe the sea food doesn’t agree with me. Q: What probably caused the man’s stomachache? 2. M: What’s 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’m 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 fifteen minutes. Q: When did the football match start?

6. M: What do you want me to get? I’m 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’d 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 am not going to any store. I’m 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’s all that noise? It sounds as if it’s coming from next door. The Nelsons aren’t back yet,

are they?

W: I don’t 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 would 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 our vacation this summer. Our son,Tom, wants to go to the 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 camp. Tom wanted his father to chase him away. His father said, “No. It’s dangerous to chase a bear. And don’t let him chase you. ” Susie said, “What shall we do? Maybe we ought to climb a tree.” Tom said, “No. We’ve got to get him out of there. He might go to sleep in our tent.” “Maybe we could make him leave if we put some honey outside for him to eat.” Susie suggested. Then I said, “How are you going to get the honey? It’s in the tent. ” We watched the bear entered the tent and heard him upset everything inside. “ It’s foolish for us to try to catch him.” said my husband, “Leave him alone and wait for him to come out.” We 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 do 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. Jordan. But as soon as I arrived, I got sick and couldn’t 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. Jordan would call me back, but he didn’t. 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. Jordan, 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. Jordan 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’t the speaker meet Mr. Jordan 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’s 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 1.5 meters and found the boy in the icebox. He was pronounced in a good condition, suffering only four or five slight wounds.

Tom’s 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 any more 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?

Unit 5

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension

A．答案与详解 Section A

1. 【答案与详解】C。综合推断题。通过问“Have you seen my keys?”可推断她在寻找钥

匙，所以C项与题意相符。

2. 【答案与详解】D。BUT题型。解题的关键是“but could you tell me where I can find a

telephone?(但是您能告诉我哪里能打电话吗)”，因此D项符合该题意。

3. 【答案与详解】D。综合推断题。考题的关键是“I wish I had”虚拟语气与but引导的转

折。本句大意：“真希望我去过，但实际上我只去过New York and Boston。”。所以选折D项。

4. 【答案与详解】A。BUT题型。解题的关键是“But my company is there.(我的公司在那里。)”

即我愿意选择离公司近的地方居住。A项符合该题意。

5. 【答案与详解】A。综合推断题。通过“when I take tests, I guess a lot(考试时我猜很多)”

可推断她是撞运气。A项符合该题意。

6. 【答案与详解】B。数字运算题。问“How many students went to that English class?”答“Thir-

ty-three out of ninety-nine students did.”，可以计算出是1/3。B是正确答案。

7. 【答案与详解】B。词汇题。解题的关键是“We’re really looking forward to it.(我们真的

盼望着呢。)”。surprised意为“吃惊的”；delighted意为“高兴的”；sorry意为“难过的”；unhappy意为“不高兴的”，由此可以看出B项符合该题意。

8. 【答案与详解】A。综合推断题。通过回答“He was late again. The boss says if he’s late again

he’ll be fired.”可以推断他今天心情不好是因为他经常迟到，如果再迟到，老板要开除他，但没提迟到的原因，所以选A。

9. 【答案与详解】C。综合推断题。通过回答“I’ll probably just stay where I am for a while before

making a decision.(在做出决定之前，我就呆在原地方一阵。)”可以推断他还没有决定。因此C项符合该题意。

10【答案与详解】.C。综合推断题。男的说“It’s not my idea of a holiday to go and lie on the beach

all day.(我不想假期整天躺在沙滩上。)”，她说“Really? That’s just what I like.(真的？那正是我喜欢的。)”。由此可以推断：假期时，她喜欢整天躺在沙滩上。所以选C。 Section B Passage One

【短文大意】本文主要介绍了在美国New England从事农业的艰难。主要的困难是石头，因为它层出不穷，每年都有新石头长出来，年年要把石头运出田地，石头之多，甚至当地人用它来建篱笆。 11.【答案与详解】

此选B。

12.【答案与详解】D。综合推断题。文章说每年冬天都有新石头长出来，现在依然，这就是

为什么“stone walls are used instead of fences”，可以推断选项D为首选。 13.【答案与详解】

D。综合推断题。短文开始如是说“New England has many trees and thin

rocky soil.”，由此可见，New England土地贫瘠，而且全文重点论述了石头带来的困难，因此，D项符合该题意。 Passage Two

【短文大意】本文主要介绍了Doctor Fagan对三个月大的婴儿所做的智力测试。他认为通过对婴儿的观察能力和记忆力的测验，可以判断婴儿的智力水平，因此可以在早期对智力低下

B。同义替换题。“Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing

stones from his land.”， removing stones from his land= removing stones from his field。因

的婴儿提供帮助，还可以挑选出贫困家庭中的优秀孩子。

14.【答案与详解】C。细节判断题。短文中提到“Doctor Fagan’s tests are easy to carry out.”与选项C意思相同。

15.【答案与详解】A。综合判断题。短文中提到“If they have seen it before, they soon become

bored.(如果从前看过，他们很快就不耐烦了。)”，而且从“babies who recognize things they have seen before have good memory and perform better later in life.(认出见过的东西的孩子记忆力好，日后生活中表现也更好。)”，我们可以推断A项符合题意。

16.【答案与详解】B。细节判断题。短文中提到“By his test children of low intelligence could

be identified when they are very young and then they can be given extra help early in life.(通过他的测试，能把低智商的孩子在很小的时候查出来从而在早期就能给予他们额外的帮助。)”，由此可得出答案为B项。 Passage Three

【短文大意】本文主要介绍了孩子的饮食习惯问题。孩子不吃饭，家长不用担心，不必强迫孩子进食；孩子对于食物的好恶实际上是受家长的影响，家长应该给孩子树立好的榜样，培养孩子的好习惯。

17.【答案与详解】A。细节判断题。考题的关键是“If a child won’t eat, let him do without.(如

果孩子不吃，就让他不吃。)”，这句话和选项A意思相同。 18.【答案与详解】

B。综合推断题。文中提到“…often follow their parents’ examples when

it comes to eating (吃饭孩子效仿父母)”，以及强迫孩子进食，给孩子零食等不好习惯都是父母所为的，因此选B。

19.【答案与详解】D。综合推断题。孩子父母平时只给他吃奶酪和土豆，他祖母生气就没给

他奶酪和土豆，由此推断出祖母没给孩子平时吃的食物。因此选D。

20.【答案与详解】C。综合推断题。全文讲述了父母给孩子造成的不好的饮食习惯，反过来

说，就是要求家长给孩子树立好的榜样，培养孩子的好习惯。因此选C。 B．Script of Unit 5 Section A

1. W: Have you seen my keys? I couldn’t find it anywhere.

M: Have you looked in your pockets and your drawers or in your handbag? Q: What’s the woman’s problem?

2. W: I am sorry, Sir. The train for Manchester has already departed. M: Thank you, but could you tell me where I can find a telephone? Q: What does the man want to know?

3. W: Since you have made so many business tours, you must have visited most parts of the

country.

M: I wish I had, but as a matter of fact New York and Boston are the only places I’ve ever been to.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

4. W: If I were you, I would choose to live in the suburb. There’s always a lot of noise and pollution in the city center.

M: I know what you mean, but my company is there. Q: Why does the man prefer to live in the city?

5. M: How can you pass the reading exam if you can’t even read? W: Well, when I take tests, I guess a lot, and I always get by. Q: How does the woman manage to pass the reading exam? 6. W: Tell me, John, how many students went to that English class? M: Thirty-three out of ninety-nine students did. Q: What was the ratio of the students attending the class? 7. M: How do you feel about moving to New Mexico? W: We’re really looking forward to it. Q: How does the woman feel about moving? 8. M: Bob seems to be in a bad mood today.

W: He was late again. The boss says if he’s late again he’ll be fired. Q: What does the conversation tell us about Bob?

9. W: What do you plan to do this summer? Going home to visit your parents? M: I’ll probably just stay where I am for a while before making a decision. Q: What does the man plan to do?

10. M: It’s not my idea of a holiday to go and lie on the beach all day. W: Really? That’s just what I like. Q: What does the woman mean? Section B Passage One

In some parts of the United States, farming is easy, but farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England. New England has many trees and thin rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down trees. The next job has been digging the remaining parts of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land. This work of removing stones never really ends because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the same soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today farms, which have been worked on for two hundred years, keep producing more stuff. And that is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields. The stone walls are not high. A man can easily climb over them, but they keep the farmer’s cows from joining his neighbor’s cows.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. What has been a difficult job for the farmers in New England? 12. Why don’t farmers in New England build fences? 13. What have we learned about the soil in New England? Passage Two

Can you test the intelligence of babies as young as three months? Doctor Jolson Fagan claims that through giving babies a test he is able to predict their ability later in life. Doctor Fagan’s tests are easy to carry out. They’re based on his interest in the way babies observe the world. Babies tend to look more at objects, which are new to them. So Doctor Fagan measures the links of time babies sticks their glance on new things. For example, he may show them a photograph or a

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