第三学期补充听力材料

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Model Test 1

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of

each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

1. A. Mary was dismissed. B. Mary was often late. C. Mary was lazy. D. Mary went away. 2. A. In a travel agency. B. At an airport. C. At a restaurant. D. At a hotel. 3. A. She watched the movie. B. She had a traffic accident. C. She stayed in the hospital with her son. D. She stayed up the whole night watching TV. 4. A. Better quality, expensive one. B. Cheaper one in this shop. C. Cheaper on in another shop. D. Better quality in this shop. 5. A. 5 hours B. 6 hours C. 7 hours D. 8 hours 6. A. She does not agree with the man. B. She thinks that it is a good idea. C. She does not think that the man made a wise decision. D. She has a better idea. 7. A. Teacher and student. B. Librarian and student. C. Father and daughter. D. Customer and shop assistant. 8. A. The man cannot go to the airport.

B. The man does not want to wait for the woman. C. The man does not want to see the woman. D. The man is eager to see the woman.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A. The relationship between the time spent in a store and the purchases made there.

B. How can we spend as little as possible when shopping. C. How much time is required for drugstore shopping. D. The buying of clothes at department stores. 10. A. An advertisement. B. A story of a friend. C. An article. D. A doctor?s prescription. 11. A. They come for a specific purchase. B. They want to spend little money. C. They talk themselves out of purchases. D. They hate shopping. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A. Because she cannot afford her daughter?s tuition fee.

B. Because her daughter is too young to go to college. C. Because her daughter does not take her study seriously. D. Because her daughter does not want to go to college. 13. A. Fashion and games. B. Fashion and dating. C. Clothes and diet. D. Shopping and romantic stories.

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14. A. To let the girl fully develop by herself. B. To make full use of her right as a mother to ask her daughter to do exercises every day. C. To have a serious talk with her daughter. D. To find a family teacher to help with her daughter?s study. 15. A. She can get a job. B. She can take classes at a community college. C. She can do internship to get experience. D. She can help with the family business to get some experience. 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.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A. They are not well educated.

B. They failed to work hard at school. C. Their society is too complicated.

D. Their education is not adequate for their new life. 17. A. To find a worker and follow him closely. B. To find a person you admire and make friends with him. C. To find a person you respect and watch carefully how he acts. D. To make friends with a model you admire. 18. A. Learn from a model. B. Learn, learn, and learn again. C. Learn forever. D. One is never too old to learn. Passage two

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A. A horse. B. Money. C. The judge. D. The stable. 20. A. He decided the case from the appearances of the prince and beggar. B. He beat the beggar violently.

C. He took the prince and beggar to the stable next morning and asked them to recognize the horse. D. He rejected the case.

21. A. Because he hated the beggar. B. Because the horse recognized the prince as its owner. C. Because he thought the prince was rich and therefore should own a horse. D. No reason at all. 22. A. Unbelieving. B. Doubtful. C. Admiring. D. Negative. Passage Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23. A. Sad. B. Funny. C. Excited. D. Angry. 24. A. The newcomers do not like their new environment shortly after their arrival.

B. When the newcomers? identities disappear gradually, the newcomers begin to hate the city, the country, etc. in the new culture.

C. Finally, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings but, as a result, enjoy their life less. D. In the final stage of culture shock, the newcomers hate their life more and leave the country.

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25. A. The people who had some difficulties in their own culture. B. The people who were not active and successful in their own culture. C. The people who had no hobbies in their own culture. D. The people who never had any difficulties in their own culture. Section C

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. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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.

Some children have great (26) __________ learning to read and write. They want to learn but nothing seems to (27) __________. They think they are (28) __________. Experts now know these children may (29) __________ from a learning disability called dyslexia (阅读困难). It is a (30) __________ word meaning “poor reading”. There are many kinds of dyslexia. Some dyslexia children see (31) __________ the wrong way while reading. For example, they may look at the word “saw” and see it as the word (32) “__________”, or they may not be able to tell the (33) __________ between the letters “b” and “d”, or “p” and “q”. Several studies are helping experts understand what dyslexia is and where to look for its cause. (34) __________________________________________________________________. They say dyslexics are born that way. Dyslexic children do not develop the ability to match groups of letters with their sounds. For example, a dyslexic person can not see the written letters “SGO” and know it is said “SGO”. (35) ___________________________________________________________________________. Recent research shows treatments can be effective. One treatment involves looking at letters and repeating their sounds. The experts say it is very important to discover if a person is suffering dyslexia at a young age. Treatment can prevent severe reading and writing problems later in life. (36) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. One dyslexic high school student said, “Even if I can not spell ?chemistry?, I can do the work.”

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Model Test 2

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of

each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

1. A. Nice, kind and good-looking. B. Nice but not kind and strict. C. Nice, kind and also strict. D. Kind, not strict, not nice. 2. A. 86168352 B. 86168532 C. 86168253 D. 86168523 3. A. In a post office. B. In a bank. C. In a restaurant. D. In a bookstore. 4. A. She means to help him. B. She is indifferent to his trouble. C. She is telling him to look at a bright object. D. She means to comfort him. 5. A. Tom?s wife has been dead for a long time.

B. Tom?s wife didn?t answer the phone. C. It could be Tom?s wife who answered the phone. D. Somebody else answered the phone. 6. A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and secretary. C. Lawyer and client. D. Doctor and student. 7. A. Go to the airport. B. Wait for her aunt at home. C. Prepare dinner. D. Do her homework. 8. A. It was boring. B. It was entertaining. C. It was touching. D. It was encouraging.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A. A Mp3. B. A radio. C. A CD player. D. A Walkman. 10. A. A walkman. B. A CD player. C. A radio. D. A Mp3. 11. A. Her mother. B. Her brother. C. Her uncle. D. Her sister.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A. Jean. B. George. C. Mary. D. Tom. 13. A. Certainly. B. Yes, she is. C. It depends. D. No, she isn?t. 14. A. An apology. B. An innocent social fib or excuse. C. An invitation. D. A letter. 15. A. He is ill. B. He is busy. C. Not mentioned. D. He has something else to do. 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.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A. Life is not easy.

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B. Marriage often is not easy. C. Love often is not easy.

D. Sometimes friendship between a man and a woman is not easy. 17. A. Men and Women like to argue. B. Men and women talk and think in different ways. C. Men and women are very similar. D. Men and women are likely to get angry. 18. A. They usually play in small groups. B. All the boys like to give orders. C. They don?t obey the orders D. Boys usually play in large groups. 19. A. Girls usually play in large groups. B. Girls like to brag.

C. Girls like to give suggestions . D. Girls say good things about themselves.

Passage two

Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 20. A. Animal. B. Policemen. C. Children. D. Soldiers. 21. A. Rather poor. B. Quite good. C. Too short. D. Not very easy. 22. A. To steal Tom?s stories . B. To come back every night.

C. To write more stories. D. To come back and rob Tom.

Passage Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23. A. Pets make their owners healthier.

B. Pets spread many kinds of disease to man.

C. Pet owners enjoy better health because of exercise. D. Pets can sometimes cause high blood pressure in man. 24. A. Blood pressure, body weight and lifestyles.

B. Blood levels, blood pressure and lifestyles. C. Blood pressure, age and lifestyles. D. Blood pressure, blood levels and body weight.

25. A. A dog is better than a cat because it needs regular exercises. B. More than half of the 6,000 people enjoy good health. C. People who have pets in the research have relatively good health. D. A cat is better than a dog because it does not spread diseases. Section C

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. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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.

Sadness is an (26) __________ that affects everybody. It is normal for the problems and (27) __________ of life to make a person unhappy for a while, but something is wrong when unhappiness (28) __________ with a person?s ability to carry out life?s daily (29) __________ . And that is what depression

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For these blanks, 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. Lead poisoning is a danger especially to children under six years old. High levels of lead in their growing bodies can cause learning (26) __________, behavioral problems, kidney (27) __________ and other damage. Lead is a (28) __________ found in nature. It can also be found in toys and other (29) __________ painted with lead-based paint. Young children may chew on lead-painted surfaces or (30) __________ lead dust. Experts say children and pregnant women should not be (31) __________ during renovation work in housing that might have lead paint.

The National Safety Council says a good (32) _____________ can help children reduce the amount of lead that the body (33) __________. This includes foods rich in iron, like eggs and beans, and foods high in calcium, like milk, cheese and yogurt. (34) __________________________________________________________________________________ . In nineteen seventy-eight the United States government banned the sale of lead-based paint for housing. (35)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ . Builders would have to be trained in lead safety (36)________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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Model Test 8

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of

each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

1. A. At a railway station. B. At an airport.

C. At a hotel. D. At a department store. 2. A. The woman should lose 10 pounds. B. The woman should gain 5 pounds. C. The woman should not worry. D. The woman should buy some new clothes. 3. A. 1 dollar. B. 3 dollars.

C. 3 dollars 1 cent. D. 1 dollar 30 cents. 4. A. Her notebook is missing. B. Her handwriting is difficult to read. C. She wasn?t in class this morning, either. D. She has already lent her notes to someone else. 5. A. The woman is being interviewed by a reporter.

B. The woman is applying for a job. C. The woman is taking an exam.

D. The woman is applying for scholarship. 6. A. the man?s childhood. B. A movie. C. A fight in the street. D. Noises. 7. A. 12:20. B. 12:30. C. 12:40. D. 12:50. 8. A. Classmates. B. Mother and son.

C. Boss and secretary. D. Surgeon and patient.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A. They are talking about the trip in U.S.?s east coast.

B. They are talking about the tour in Los Angeles. C. They are talking about the trip in U.S.?s west coast. D. They are discussing Disneyland and Hollywood. 10. A. It has too many people. B. It has too few trees.

C. Its transportation. D. It ahs too few tourists. 11. A. Hollywood. B. Disneyland. C. San Francisco. D. New Orleans.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A. To apply for a student loan. B. To discuss a decision he has to make.

C. To ask for a lecture by a famous professor. D. To find out which colleges accepted him. 13. A. The laboratories are not large enough. B. The classes are too large. C. It?s too expensive. D. It?s too far away from the city center. 14. A. It has many professors. B. Professors regularly publish. C. It?s the city center. D. Faculty members interact with atudents. 15. A. To investigate borrowing money from college.

B. To choose a new college.

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C. To accept an internship at a state. D. To look for a job as a biologist.

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.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A. The importance of advertisement. B. The society?s great need of advertisement.

C. The origin of advertisement. D. The prosperity of advertisement. 17. A. The local governments. B. Their owners families. C. Advertisements. D. The audience. 18. A. Advertising is personal. B. Advertisements are convincing. C. Advertisements are unreliable. D. Advertisements are misleading.

Passage two

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A. Alcohol helps develop people?s intelligence.

B. Heavy drinking is not necessarily harmful to one?s health. C. Controlled drinking helps people keep their wits as they age. D. Drinking, even moderately, may harm one?s health. 20. A. Worried. B. Pleased. C. Surprised. D. Unconcerned. 21. A. At a conference. B. In a newspaper. C. On television. D. In a journal.

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A. Diet. B. Weight control. C. Aerobic exercise. D. Eating habits and exercise. 23. A. Nuts. B. Rice. C. Vegetable oil. D. Dairy products. 24. A. Forty-five to fifty-five minutes of exercise once a week.

B. Twenty to thirty minutes of exercise every day. C. Ten to twenty minutes of exercise five days a week.

D. Thirty to forty minutes of exercise three or four days a week. 25. A. Carbohydrates. B. Indirect fat. C. Body fluid. D. Fat. Section C

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. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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. Countries are now urged to follow six (26) __________ known as MPOWER to prevent millions

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of deaths linked to tobacco use.

The letter M means monitoring tobacco use and (27) __________ policies. The P is for protecting people by (28) __________ smoke-free areas. O is for offering (29) __________ to help people stop smoking. The letter W means warning people about the (30) __________ of tobacco. E is for (31) __________ bans on tobacco advertising and other forms of marketing. And R is for raising taxes on tobacco.

Tobacco now causes more than five million deaths a year. It (32) _____________ this number will rise to more than eight million by the year two thousand thirty. The large (33) __________ of these deaths will take place in developing countries. Tobacco companies face (34) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ in many wealthier countries, (35)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . Tobacco hurts economies in two ways. (36)________________________________________________________________________________________________________. The other way is through high health care costs for treating those diseases

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Model Test 9

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of

each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

1. A. Liz is on a business tour. B. Ted takes Liz for a holiday.

C. Ted?s gone for a holiday. D. Ted usually gives a ride to Liz. 2. A. To tell Joe he is fine. B. To see Joe. C. To ask Joe for advice. D. To go to the party. 3. A. Her father is very ugly.

B. Her father is hard to get along with. C. Her father is easy going and friendly. D. Her father is sometimes unfriendly. 4. A. She knows how to go abroad. B. She knows how to find a ball. C. She knows how to make an international call. D. She knows how to make a doll. 5. A. Both the man and the woman got the flu.

B. Many students caught flu except the man.

C. The school stopped working because of the flu.

D. The shopping Mall stopped working because of the flu. 6. A. He enjoyed reading the novel. B. He hasn?t started reading the novel. C. He?s not interested in the novel at all. D. He?ll lend the woman the novel after he has read it. 7. A. It?s enjoyable. B. It?s terrific.

C. It?s too modern. D. It?s old-fashioned. 8. A. The exam questions were too difficult.

B. The questions had little connection with the course.

C. He couldn?t finish the questions within the time allowed. D. He found the questions confusing.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A. It has so many buildings. B. It?s so large.

C. It?s so hard to get familiar with. D. It takes time to get around. 10. A. They are trying to work out the layout of the campus.

B. They are trying to locate the Darwin Building on the map. C. They are going to attend their biology class.

D. They are talking about their first impression of the university. 11. A. 40 minutes. B. 10 minutes. C. 45 minutes. D. 30 minutes.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A. A class assignment. B. A journalism class.

C. The woman?s job. D. The man?s work experience. 13. A. Choosing journalism as a career. B. People?s reactions to a school play.

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C. How to take good photographs. A. News writer. C. Photographer. A. Make copies of her article. C. Take the man to a play.

D. The experiences of the director of a school play. B. Director of a play. D. Newspaper editor.

B. Write an essay for a literature class. D. Introduce the man to her coworkers.

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.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A. To learn why human population grows so fast.

B. To find out to what extent man is affected by living space. C. To learn in what way rates are like human beings. D. To find out how rats live and die. 17. A. They can?t sleep well. B. They can?t eat well. C. They tend to reproduce more. D. They tend to bite each other. 18. A. Population explosion is inevitable.

B. Over crowdedness can have the same effect on man. C. Food and space are essential to all animals.

D. Population explosion can lead to violence.

Passage two

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. 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. 20. A. Fried potatoes. B. Tomato juice. C. Sweet corn. D. Chocolate beans. 21. 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.

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A. Children who cannot speak. B. Teenagers only.

C. Scottish children only. D. Children of all ages. 23. A. Teachers and librarians. B. Teachers.

C. Specialists. D. Educators. 24. A. Size of the children attending. B. Size of the books on display.

C. Number of adult novels. D. Attendance of children. 25. A. Pay for their tickets. B. Buy their books there.

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C. Have their visits arranged in good time. D. Help themselves for books. Section C

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. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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. Have you had a headache recently? The pain can be (26) __________, mild and cured by a simple painkiller like aspirin. Or, it can be (27) __________ .

More than forty five (28) __________ people in the United States suffer chronic (慢性的) headaches. The US headache Consortium is a group with seven member (29) __________ . They are (30) __________ to improve treatment of one kind of headache—the migraine (周期性偏头疼). Some people experience this kind of pain as often as two weeks every month. About seventy percent of migraine (31) __________ are women.

Some people (32) _____________ the pain as similar to repeated beat. Others compare it to someone driving a sharp (33) __________ into the head. Some people take medicine every day to prevent or ease migraine headaches. (34) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ . Doctors treating migraine sufferers often order medicines from a group of certain drugs. (35)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ . And most people can use existing medicine without experiencing bad effects. (36)________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Interestingly, caffeine also can cause some migraines.

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Model Test 10

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of

each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

1. A. The woman did not study. B. The man did not study.

C. The woman is not nervous. D. They are both nervous. 2. A. A downstairs neighbor. B. A stranger. C. Mr. Collins? wife. D. A policewoman. 3. A. Her son?s health. B. Her son?s studies.

C. Her son?s poor grades. D. Her son?s competence for the job. 4. A. The shops are not crowded in December.

B. Many people go shopping despite the cold weather in December.. C. People don?t like to do shopping in busy shops in winter.

D. In December people stay at home because of the cold weather. 5. A. She also plans to get a pet.

B. Dan doesn?t like cat.

C. Animals will soon be allowed in Dan?s building. D. Dan will give a gift to his relative.

6. A. The woman offered to help the man find his box.

B. The man doesn?t know where to go. C. The woman will buy the man?s lunch for him.

D. The woman will give the man a treatment. 7. A. Near the stairs. B. On the platform.

C. At the ticket office. D. At the information desk. 8. A. 7 o?clock. B. 6:20. C. 6:50. D. 5:50.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A. Go to summer school. B. Take a vacation.

C. Stay at home. D. Earn some money. 10. A. They hired someone to stay in their home.

B. They left their pets with their neighbors. C. They rented their house to a student.

D. They asked their gardener to watch their home. 11. A. Walking the dog. B. Gutting the grass.

C. Watching the children. D. Feeding the fish.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A. Read newspapers from Chicago. B. Turned on the computer.

C. Checked his e-mail. D. Went to his office. 13. A. She lives in San Francisco. B. She is going to celebrate her birthday.

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C. She will go to the station to meet his brother. A. His sister told him. C. He got the news from his brother. A. At the man?s home. C. At the airline reservation. D. She works in Chicago.

B. His father sent him the message. D. He read it from the newspaper. B. In the man?s office. D. At an Internet site.

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.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A. High rate of divorce in Britain. B. Generation gap in Britain.

C. Changes in family life in Britain. D. One-parent families in Britain. 17. A. Because their parents die. B. Because the number of divorces has gone up. C. Because people live longer than before. D. Because there are so many unmarried couples. 18. A. Families are smaller than before.

B. Families are bigger than before. C. Families are not as popular as before.

D. Members of families don?t keep in touch with each other.

Passage two

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A. Early man didn?t know how to make use of trees.

B. Trees are not as useful as they were in the past.

C. Trees were more useful in the past than they are now. D. Trees are always useful and important to human beings. 20. A. The land would become fertile. B. Heavy rains would clean the tropics.

C. The rich, fertile soil couldn?t be retained. D. There would be no agriculture. 21. A. Man can change the balance of nature just as they please.

B. If the balance of nature is lost, it will be attained again. C. Man must plant as many trees as possible.

D. Some desert areas are the nature?s punishment to the human beings for their ignorance.

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A. The good points of the federal system.

B. How power is divided under the federal system.

C. The difference between the central government and states.

D. The different functions of the central government and the states. 23. A. Printing money. B. Limiting state taxes.

C. Making treaties with foreign countries. D. Passing laws affecting trade between the states. 24. A. All the states have respective powers.

B. The central government and the states share the same powers.

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C. The powers of the country are fairly divided up between states.

D. It is the Constitution that specifies the power for the central government and the states. 25. A. The central government cannot be too powerful.

B. Bigger states have more power than smaller ones. C. The central government can put a limit on state taxes.

D. The states and the central government have the same powers. Section C

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. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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.

Volunteers across the United States have begun searching for clues about rising (26) _____________ on earth. A (27) _____________ study called Project Budburst will permit the observation of all plants in different parts of the country. Plant lovers, students and other people in every state are (28) _____________ to take part.

The University Corporation of Atmospheric Research is (29) _______________ Project Budburst. The group says thousands of people in twenty-six states (30) _______________ their observations during the project?s first launch last year. Scientists received (31) _______________ about hundreds of different kinds of plants. Volunteers provided details about the appearance of their plant?s first (32) ________________ of growth for the season. The study has proved that climate change may be affecting our (33) __________________ in ways that we do not notice. (34) ________________________________________________________________________________________ . Rising temperatures cause some plants to extend their growing periods. (35)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . This can cause a difference between the behavior of insects like bees and flowers that open much earlier than the insects expect. (36)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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