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Section A

短对话(11~18)

11.

M: Oh my god! The heat is simply unbearable here. I wish we?ve gone to the beach instead.

W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Washington I?ll be happy here no matter what the temperature.

Q：What does the woman mean?

12.

M: How?s the new job going?

W: Well, I?m learning a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback. Q：What does the woman want to know?

13.

M: Can you help me work out a physical training program John?

W: Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it. Last time I had two weeks? worth of weight-lifting in three days and I hurt myself.

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

14.

M: I have an elderly mother and I?m worried about her going on a plane. Is there any risk?

W: Not if her heart is all right. If she has a heart condition, I?d recommend against it.

Q: What does the man want to know about his mother?

15.

M: Why didn?t you stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads?

W: Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded. Anyway, do I have to pay a fine?

Q: what do we learn from the conversation?

16.

M: I?m no expert, but that noise in your refrigerator doesn?t sound right. Maybe you should have it fixed.

W: Y ou?re right. And I suppose I?ve pu t it off long enough.

Q: What will the woman probably do?

17.

M: I did extremely well on the sale of my downtown apartment. Now, I have enough money to buy that piece of land I?ve had my eye on and build a house on it.

W: Congratulations！Does that mean yo u?ll be moving soon?

Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

18.

W: My hand still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday. I wonder if I broke something.

M: I?m no doctor, but it?s not black and blue or anything. Maybe you just need to r est it for a few days.

Q: what do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

长对话（19~21）

M: Mrs. Dawson, thanks very much for coming down to the station. I just like to go over some of the things that you told police officer Parmer at the bank.

W: All right.

M: Well, could you describe the man who robbed the bank for this report that we?re filling out here? Now, anything at all that you can remember would be extremely helpful to us.

W: Well, just, I can only remember basically what I said before.

M: That?s all right.

W: The man was tall, six foot, and he had dark hair, and he had moustache.

M: V ery good. All right, did he have any other distinguishing marks?

W: Um, no, none that I can remember.

M: Do you remember how old he was by any chance?

W: Well, I guess around 30, maybe younger, give or take a few years.

M: Mm, all right. Do you remember anything about what he was wearing?

W: Yes, yes, he had on a dark sweater, a solid color.

M: OK. Um, anything else that strikes you at the moment?

W: I remember he was wearing a light shirt under the sweater. Y es, yes.

M: All right. Mrs. Dawson, I really appreciate what you?ve been through today. I?m just going to ask you to look at some photographs before you leave if you don?t mind. It won?t take very long. Can you do that for me?

W: Oh, of course.

M: Would you like to step this way with me, please?

W: OK, sure.

M: Thank you.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. What do we learn about the woman?

20. What did the suspect look like?

21. What did the man finally asked the woman to do?

长对话（22~25）

W: Good morning, I?m calling about the job that was in the paper last night.

M: Well, could you tell me your name?

W: Candider Forsett.

M: Oh yes. What exactly is it that interests you about the job?

W: Well, I thought it was just right for me.

M: Really? Um… Could you tell me a little about yourself?

W: Yes. I?m 23. I?ve been working abroad.

M: Where exactly have you been working?

W: In Geneva.

M: Oh, Geneva. And what were you doing there?

W: Secretarial work. Previous to that, I was at university.

M: Which university was that?

W: The University of Manchester. I?ve got a degree in English.

M: Y ou said you?ve been working in Geneva. Do you have any special reason for wanting to come back?

W: I thought it would be nice to be near to the family.

M: I see, and how do you see yourself developing in this job?

W: Well, I?m ambitious. I do hope that my career as a secretary will lead me eventually into management.

M: I see. Y ou have foreign languages?

W: French and Italian.

M: Well, I think the best thing for you to do is do reply a writing to the advertisement.

W: Can?t I arrange for an interview now?

M: Well, I?m afraid we must wait until all the applications are in, in writing, and we?ll the n decide on the short list. If you are on the short list, of course we should see you.

W: Oh, I see.

M: I look forward to receiving your application in writing in a day or two.

W: Oh, yes, yes, certainly.

M: Ok, thank you very much. Goodbye.

W: Thank you. Goodbye.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22. How did the woman get to know about the job vacancy?

23. Why did the woman find the job appealing?

24. What had the woman been doing in Geneva?

25. What was the woman asked to do in the end?

Section B

Passage One

One of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead. Saddest of all is when children catch a glimpse of the masked fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster. To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric V elez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire. He displays fire fighters? equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his

listeners to play with and put on. “If you see us,” V elez tells them, “don?t hide! We are not monsters. We have come to rescue you.” V ele z gives his presentations in English and Spanish. Growing up in San Francisco, he learnt Spanish from his immigrant parents. V elez and other fire fighters throughout North America, who give similar presentations, will never know how many lives they save th rough their talks. But it?s a fact that informative speaking saves lives. For example, several months after listening to an informative speech, Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is choking on food, by using the method taught by student speaker, Julie Paris. In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.

26 Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked fire fighters?

27 What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric V elez?

28 What do we learn about Pete Gentry?

29 What message is the speaker trying to convey?

Passage Two

Some people want to make and save a lot of money in order to retire early. I see people pursuing higher paying and increasingly demanding careers to accomplish this goal. They make many personal sacrifices in exchange for income today. The problem is that tomorrow might not come. Even if it all goes according to plan, will you know how to be happy when you are not working if you spend your entire life making money? More importantly, who will be around for you to share your leisure time with? At the other extreme are people who live only for today. Why bother saving when I might not be here tomorrow, they argue. The danger of this approach is that tomorrow may come after all. And most people don't want to spend all their tomorrows working for a living. The earlier neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older. Y ou maybe surprise to hear me say that if you must pick an extreme I think it's better to pick the spend-all approach. As long as you don't mind continuing to work, assuming your health allows, you should be OK. At least, you are making use of your money, and hopefully deriving value and pleasure from it. Postponing doing what you love and being with people you love until retirement can be a mistake. It may never come. Retirement can be a great time for some people. For others, it is a time of boredom, loneliness and poor health.

30 Why do some people pursue higher paying but demanding careers?

31 What is the danger facing people who live only for today?

32 What does the speaker seem to advocate?

Passage Three

Imagine that someone in your neighborhood broke the law, and the judge put the whole neighborhood under suspicion. How fair will that be? Well, it happens everyday to high schoolers.

Just because some students have stolen things in shops, all of us are treated like thieves. Even though I?d never steal.

Store employees looked at me like I?m some kind of hardened criminal. For example, during one lunch period, my friend Denny and I went to the Graben Gore Restaurant to have a hot dog. We arrived to find a line of students waiting o utside. A new sign in the window told the story. “No more than two students at a time”. After 15 minutes, we finally got in. But the store manger laid the evil eye on us. I asked him about the new sign, and he said, “Y ou kids are stealing too much stuff.” Y ou kids? Too much stuff? We were not only assumed to be thieves, but brilliant, greedy thieves. The most annoying thing though, is the way employees watched my friends and me. It?s horrible.

Once, at a drug store, I was looking around and found a guy standing on a large box, stocking the shelves. He was watching my hands, more than he was watching his own. I showed him that my hands were empty. He got down off his box and rushed off, as if he was going to get the store manger. How crazy is that!

33. What does the speaker find to be unfair?

34. What measure did the Graben Gore Restaurant take to stop stealing?

35. What happened in a drug store that greatly annoyed the speaker?

Section C

Writing keeps us in touch with other people. We write to communicate with relatives and friends. We write to preserve our family histories so our children and grandchildren can learn and appreciate their heritage. With computers and Internet connections in so many households, colleges, and businesses, people are e-mailing friends and relatives all the time -- or talking to them in writing in online chat rooms. It is cheaper than calling long distance, and a lot more convenient than waiting until Sunday for the telephone rates to drop. Students are e-mailing their professors to receive and discuss their classroom assignments and to submit them. They are e-mailing classmates to discuss and collaborate on homework. They are also sharing information about concerts and sports events, as well as jokes and their philosophies of life.

Despite the growing importance of computers, however, there will always be a place and need for the personal letter. A hand-written note to a friend or a family member is the best way to communicate important thoughts. No matter what the content of the message, its real point is, "I want you to know that I care about you." This writing practice brings rewards that can?t be seen in bank accounts, but only in the success of human relationships.

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Section A

Short Conversation

11. W: Just imagine! We have to finish reading 300 pages before Monday! How can the professor expect us to do it in such a short time?

M: Y eah, but what troubles me is that I can?t find the book in the library or in the university bookstore.

Q: What does the man mean?

12. M: Do you think I could borrow your car to go grocery shopping? The supermarkets outside the city are so much cheaper. I?d also be happy to pick up anything you need.

W: Well, I don?t like to let anyone else drive my car. Tell you what,why don?t we go together? Q: What does the woman mean?

13. M: Forgive the mess in here, we have a party last night. There were a lot of people and they all brought food.

W: Yeah, I can tell. Well, I guess it?s pretty obvious what you?ll be doing most of today.

Q: What does the woman think the man will do?

14. W: What time would suit you for the first round talks with John Smith?

M: Well, you know my schedule. Other than this Friday, one day is as good as the next.

Q: What does the man mean?

15. W: I was so angry yesterday! My biology teacher did not even let me explain why I missed the field trip. He just wouldn?t let me pass!

M: That doesn?t seem fair. I?d feel that way too if I were you.

Q: What does the man imply?

16. M: I really can?t stand the way David controls the conversation all the time. If he is going to be at your Christmas party, I just won?t come.

W: I?m sorry you feel that way, but my mother insists that he come.

Q: What does the woman imply?

17. W: Y ou?re taking a course with Professor Johnson. What?s your impression so far?

M: Well, many students could hardly stay awake in his class without first drinking a cup of coffee. Q: What does the man imply?

18. W: Have you ever put a computer together before?

M: No, never. But I think if we fol low these instructions exactly, we won?t have much trouble. Q: What are the speakers going to do?

Long Conversations

Conversation 1

W: What sort of hours do you work, Steve?

M: Well I have to work very long hours, about eleven hours a day.

W: What time do you start?

M: I work 9 to 3, then I start again at 5:30 and work until 11, six days a week. So I have to work very unsocial hours.

W: And do you have to work at the weekend?

M: Oh, yes, that?s our busiest time. I get Wednesdays off.

W: What are the thi ngs you have to do and the things you don?t have to do?

M: Uh, I don?t have to do the washing-up, so that?s good. I have to wear white, and I have to keep everything in the kitchen totally clean.

W: What?s hard about the job?

M: Y ou are standing up all the time. When we are busy, people get angry and sharp, but that?s normal.

W: How did you learn the profession?

M: Well, I did a two-year course at college. In the first year we had to learn the basics, and then we had to take exams.

W: Was it easy to find a job?

M: I wrote to about six hotels and one of them gave me my first job, so I didn?t have to wait too long.

W: And what?s the secret of being good at your job?

M: Attention to detail. Y ou have to love it. Y ou have to show passion for it.

W: And what are your plans for the future?

M: I want to have my own place when the time is right.

Q19. What does the man say about his job?

Q 20. What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?

Q 21. Where did the man get his first job after graduation?

Q 22. What does the man say is important to being good at his job?

Conversation 2

W: Now you?ve seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?

M: Y es. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don?t quite understand the column entitled change. Can you explain what it means?

W: Well, I think it means the change from the year before. I am not a mathematician, but I assume the rise from 70p to 90p is a rise of 25 percent.

M: Oh yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.

W: Yes. why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation?

M: I am sorry I?ve no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.

W: Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were not better off in 2001 than they were in 2002. Tha t?s strange, isn?t it? And they seem to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. I wonder why that is.

M: Y es, I don?t understand that at all.

W: Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?

M: I don?t know. I think I?ll p robably give them 2 pounds a week.

W: Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?

M: Well, out of that, they have to buy some small personal things, but I wouldn?t expect them to save to buy their own socks, for example.

W: Yes, by the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?

M: Y eah, they do.

Q23 What is the table of figures about?

Q24 What do we learn from the conversation about British children?s pocket money?

Q25 Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money? Section B

Passage 1

As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the company?s district managers. Everyone arrived on time, and Alex?s presentation went extremely well. He decided to end the meeting with the conversation about the importance of the district managers to the company?s plans. “I believe we are going to continue to increase our share of the market,” he began, “because of the quality of the people i n this room. The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district. He sets the term for everyone else. If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours, everyone in his unit will follow his example.” When Alex was finished, he received polite applauses, but hardly the warm response he had hoped for. Later he spoke with one of the senior managers. “Things were going so well until the end”, Alex said disappointedly. “Obviously, I said the wrong thing.” “Y es”, the district manager replied. “Half of our managers are women. Most have worked their way up from sales representatives, and they are very proud of the role they played in the company?s growth. They don?t care at all about political correctness. But they were definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as …he? in your speech.”

Q26 Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?

Q27 What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of his presentation?

Q28 What do we learn about the audience at the meeting?

Q29 Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped for?

Passage 2

The way to complain is to act business-like and important. If your complaint is immediate, suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager. When the manager comes, ask his or her name. And then state your problem and what you expect to have done about it. Be polite! Shouting or acting rude will get you nowhere. But also be firm in making your complaint. Besides, act im portant. This doesn?t mean to put on airs and say “do you know who I am?” What it means is that people are often treated the way they expect to be treated. If you act like someone who expects a fair request to be granted, chances are it will be granted.

The worst way to complain is over the telephone. Y ou are speaking to a voice coming from someone you cannot see. So you can?t tell how the person on the line is reacting. It is easy for that person to give you the run-around. Complaining in person or by letter is generally more effective. If your complaint doesn?t require an immediate response, it often helps to complain by letter. If you have an appliance that doesn?t work, send a letter to the store that sold it. Be business-like and stick to the point. Don?t spend a paragraph on how your uncle John tried to fix the problem and couldn?t.

Q30 What does the speaker suggest you do when you are not served properly at a restaurant?

Q31 Why does the speaker say the worst way to complain is over the telephone?

Q32 What should you do if you make a complaint by letter?

Passage 3

Barbara Sanders is a wife and the mother of two children, ages 2 and 4. Her husband, Tom, is an engineer and makes an excellent salary. Before Barbara had children, she worked as an architect for the government, designing government housing. She quit her job when she became pregnant, but is now interested in returning to work. She's been offered an excellent job with the government. Her husband feels it's unnecessary for her to work since the family does not need the added income. He also thinks that a woman should stay home with her children. If Barbara feels the need to do socially important work, he thinks that she should do volunteer work one or two days a week. Barbara, on the other hand, has missed the excitement of her profession and does not feel she would be satisfied doing volunteer work. She would also like to have her own income, so she does not have to ask her husband for money whenever she wants to buy something. She does not think it's necessary to stay home every day with the children and she knows a very reliable babysitter who's willing to come to her house. Tom does not think a babysitter can replace a mother and thinks it's a bad idea for the children to spend so much time w ith someone who's not part of the family.

Q33 What was Barbara's profession before she had children?

Q34 What does Barbara's husband suggest she do if she wants to work?

Q35 What does Tom think about hiring a babysitter?

Section C

Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in the school building, is smarter, more curious，less afraid of what he doesn't know, better at finding and figuring things out, more confident, resourceful, persistent and independent, than he will either be again in his schooling or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life.

Already, by paying close attention to and interacting with the world and people around him, and without any school-type formal instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and abstract than anything he will be asked to do in school, or than any of his teachers has done for years-he has solved the mystery of language. He has discovered it. Babies don't even know that

language exists.

And he has found out how it works and learnt to use it appropriately. He has done it by exploring, by experimenting, by developing his own model of the grammar of language, by trying it out and seeing whether it works, by gradually changing it and refining it until it does work.

And while he has been doing this, he has been learning other things as well, including many of the concepts that the schools think only they can teach him, and many that are more complicated than the ones they do try to teach him.

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Short Conversations

11. W: There were more than a hundred people at Kate's birthday party. How come she's got so many friends?

M: It's really no surprise. Y ou know she was popular even when she was a child

Q: What does the man imply about Kate?

12. M: They say there'll be a snow-storm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.

W: Oh! We're so lucky, we'll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But let's call right now to confirm our flight.

Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?

13. W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire.

M: I really admire his courage.

Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?

14. M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night.

W: Y ou?ll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan. So it might be time to invest a more recent model.

Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

15. W: I heard about your promotion, you must be thrilled.

M: Not really, the new office is huge, but the word load has doubled.

Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

16. W: I can?t decide what to do about the party tomorrow.

M: Y ou don?t have to go if you don?t want to, but I?ll b e glad to give you a ride if you do.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

17. M: Now if you have any questions about the contract. I?ll be happy to answer them.

W: Nothing comes to mind right now, but I?d like to go over all the articles of the co ntract once more before signing it.

Q: What are the speakers doing right now?

18. M: We are out of paper for the printer. Can you please order some?

W: I completed the order form online yesterday and it will be here by noon. I?ll let you know when it comes in.

Q: What did the woman do?

Long Conversation

Conversation One

W: Bob, do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake, looking terribly depressed. Did he get pensioned off at last?

M: Yes. They made him retire after 50 years at sea. He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is pasted.

W: He is all alone, isn?t he?

M: Y es, his wife has been dead for years. They had one daughter, Dories. But she went off to town as soon as she left school. And he hasn?t heard from her since. I hear she is making good money as a model.

W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her. Get her to come back for a while to help?

M: I don?t suppose she come. She never got on with her father. He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish. Oh, I expect old Jake will get by. He is healthy at least, comes into a clinic for a check regularly.

W: Are you his doctor?

M: No, my partner doctor Johnson is.

W: That bad-tempered old thing?

M: Oh, he isn?t bad-tempered. He just looks it. He is an excellent doctor, taught me a lot, and he has a very nice family. His wife invites me over there to supper every week. V ery pleasant.

W: yes. I teach their daughter Pen at school. She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you?ve just heard.

19. Why does old Jake look terribly depressed?

20. What do we learn about Jake?s wife?

21. What does the man say about Jake?s daughter?

22. What does the man s ay about Jake?s doctor?

Conversation Two

W: Hello, Mr. Summerfield. How are you today?

M: V ery well. Thank you, Ms. Green.

W: What can I do for you?

M: Well, unfortunately, there is a problem with the order we received from you yesterday. It seems we ha ven?t seen the right quantity of manuals to support the telephone system.

W: Oh, dear, that?s bad news. I?m very sorry to hear that, and you don?t know how many packs are without manuals?

M: No, because we haven?t opened every pack. But in several of those that have been opened there are none, no manuals.

W: I?m very sorry about this inconvenience, Mr. Summerfield. We?ll send out the manuals this afternoon by express mail entirely at our cost, and the manuals should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest.

M: All of them, right?

W: Y es. It maybe that some have them already, but we cannot be sure. So the best thing is to send out the manual for every pack.

M: Y es. Y es, I see. That would be great.

W: Please accept our apologies for this mix-up. I assure you we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened

M: Right. Thanks for your swift action.

W: Not at all. Thank you and goodbye for now. Do call if there is anything else.

M: All right. Thank you. Goodbye, Ms Green.

W: Goodbye.

Ques tions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you?ve just heard.

23. What problems are the speakers discussing?

24. What does the woman promise to do?

25. What does the man think of the solution?

Passage

Passage 1

Attracting and feeding wild birds are entertaining activities that have long been enjoyed by people all over the world. Feeding birds has become so popular that prepared feed mixtures are readily available. We feed birds for many reasons. Many pleasant hours can come from watching birds. A hobby often develops into a serious study of their habits. Accurate identification of birds is usually the first goal. But observations that an amateur bird-watcher can make are really limitless. There is, however, responsibility associated with bird feeding, including a disease hazard. Attracting numbers of birds continually to the same spot can be harmful to them, particularly species that pick food from the ground contaminated by the droppings of other birds. In winter feeding efforts are most satisfying to people and are of greatest benefit to birds. During this time when fewer natural foods are available and air temperatures are lower, extra feeding can keep a bird warm and well. Once begun, feeding should never stop during these lean months. If you start a local increase of birds, be prepared to do what may be required to eliminate hazards to those you want to befriend. A constant supply of food should be given until the cold is over and spring has come. If feeding is stopped during severe weather, birds used to relying upon the feeders must starve.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you?ve just heard.

Q26 What does the speaker say about bird watching?

Q27 What does the speaker say about birds fed continually on the same spot?

Q28 What does the speaker suggest we do in feeding birds in winter?

Passage 2

My friend Leo makes up weak and poor excuses whenever there is something he doesn?t want to do. Just two weeks ago, he was at my house when he decided he didn?t want to go into work. He called his boss and said he had to get a new set of tires put on his truck. Then he sat down and watched TV with me. Not only had he lied but his excuse wasn?t a very convincing one. Another time, he cancelled a date with his girlfriend at the last minute telling her he had to get a new battery for his truck. She was angry and refused to go out with him again until he apologized. Last weekend, Leo offered the poorest excuse yet. He?d promised he?d help me move some furniture, from my parents? house to my new apart ment. He was supposed to bring his truck over about 8 o?clock Saturday morning. I waited, and then called and left a message on his machine. About 11:30, he called and said he was sorry but he?d been getting a new set of tires put on his truck. I

guess he?d forgotten he used the same excuse when he called his boss from my house. I think I need a new set of friends. I?m beginning to get tired of Leo?s excuses.

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you?ve just heard.

Q29 What does the speaker tell us about her friend Leo?

Q30 What did his girlfriend do when Leo canceled a date with her at the last minute?

Q31 What favor did the speaker ask Leo to do last weekend?

Passage 3

In Hollywood, everybody wants to be rich, famous and beautiful. Nobody wants to be old, unknown and poor. For Hollywood kids, life can be difficult because they grow up such an unreal atmosphere. Their parents are ambitious and the children are part of the parents? ambitions. Parents pay for wasteful grand parties, expensive cars and designer clothes. When every dream can come true, kids don?t learn the value of anything because they have everything. A thirteen-year-old boy, Trent Maguire, has a driver, credit cards and unlimited cash to do what he wants when he wants to. “One day, I?ll earn more than my dad!” he boasts. Parents buy care and attention for their children because they have no time to give it themselves. Amender?s mother employs a personal trainer, a bodyguard, a singing coach and a councilor to look after all her fifteen-year-old daughter?s needs. Often, there is no parent at home most days, so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants, when to watch television or do homework. They organize their social life. They play no childhood games. They become adults before they?re ready. Hollywood has always been the city of dreams. The kids there live unreal lives where money, beauty and pleasure are the only gods. Will children around the world soon start to think the same? Or do they already?

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you?ve just heard.

Q32 Why is life said to be difficult for Hollywood kids?

Q33 What does the speaker say about Trent Maguire, a thirteen-year-old boy?

Q34 Why does Amender?s mother employ other people to lo ok after her needs?

Q35 What will probably have negative effects on the lives of Hollywood kids?

Compound Dictation

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Man: Excuse me, do you have change for a ten-dollar note? I need to pay the parking meter. Woman: I?m sorry. But I think you can get it through the money changer, in the shopping center across the street.

Question: What is the man trying to do?

12.

Man: Can you recommend something that a school boy of seven or eight will really like? Woman: I suggest this toy train, sir. It?s an excellent brand, very popular, all over the world these days.

Question: What is the man doing?

13.

Woman: Do you let people know when you are taking pictures of them?

Man: I try not to. Y ou know, any picture of a person who poses for the camera would look dull and unnatural.

Question: What are the speakers talking about?

14.

Woman: I need to talk to someone who knows Baltimore well. I?m told you lived there.

Man: Oh, but I was really young at the time.

Question: What does the man mean?

15.

Woman: Aren?t you disappointed that you didn?t get the promotion?

Man: Maybe a little. But I know I need more experience before I?m ready for that kind of responsibility.

Question: What do we learn about the man from this conversation?

16.

Woman: I?ve been working out the gym since January. I was a bit out of shape.

Man: Y ou look terrific! It seems that your effort has paid off.

Question: What does the man imply about the woman?

17.

Woman: Prof. Clark suggested that I get a tutor for advanced physics.

Man: Well, that might help. Advanced physics is a pretty difficult course.

Question: What does the man mean?

18.

Woman: Bill, have you heard the latest news? I t appears we two won?t be laid off after all. Man: Oh, I?m somewhat tired of working here. I?ve been wondering whether I should resign. Anyway, the news seems to be good for you.

Question: How does the man feel about the news?

Conversation One

Woman: Hello, Parkson college. May I help you?

Man: Y es. I?m looking for information on courses in computer programming. I would need it for the fall semester.

W: Do you want a day or evening course?

M: Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day.

W: Aha. Have you taken any courses in data processing?

M: No.

W: Oh. Well, data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming.

M: Oh, I see. Well, when is it given? I hope it?s not on Thursdays.

W: Well, the re?s a class that meets on Monday evenings at seven.

M: Just once a week?

W: Yes. But that?s all most three hours from seven to nine forty-five.

M: Oh. Well, that?s all right. I could manage that. How many weeks does the course last?

W: Mmmm, let me see. Twelve weeks. Y ou start the first week in September, and finish, oh, Just before Christmas. December 21st.

M: And how much is the course?

W: That?s three hundred dollars including the necessary computer time.

M: Aha. Okay. Ah, where do I go to register?

W: Registration is on the second and third of September, between 6 and 9 in Frost Hall.

M: Is that the round building behind the parking lot?

W: Yes. That?s the one.

M: Oh, I know how to get there. Is there anything that I should bring with me?

W: No, just your check book.

M: Well, thank you very much.

W: Y ou are very welcome. Bye!

M: Bye!

19. Why does the man choose to take an evening course?

20. What does the man have to do before taking the course of computer programming?

21. What do we learn about the schedule of the evening course?

22. What does the man want to know at the end of the conversation?

Conversation Two

W: So, why exactly does your job have a reputation for being stressful?

M: Stress is generally driven by the feeling of being out of control of a situation, and the feeling of a situation controlling you. Trading in financial markets combines both.

W: How do you relax in the evening?

M: I very rarely do anything work related. So it?s easy to escape the markets. I generally go to the gym or go for a run, especially If I?ve had a bad day. I always cook a meal rather than have a takeaway. To do something my brain would regard as creative.

W: Do you think what you do to relax is an effective way to beat stress?

M: I don?t think there?s a specif ic rule about how to beat stress. I generally find that what I do is effective for me.

W: Would you consider changing your job because of the high stress factor?

M: I have considered leaving my job due to stress related factors. However, I do think that an element of stress is a good thing, and if used the right way, can actually be a positive thing.

W: What do you enjoy about the stressful aspects of your job?

M: Having said all that, I do actually enjoy an element of uncertainty. I enjoy a mental challeng e. Trading generates a wide range of emotions second by second. How you deal with and manage those emotions dictates short, medium and long term trading performance and success.

23. What is the man?s job?

24. Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a takeaway?

25. What does the man say about an element of stress in his job?

Section B

Passage One

Since early times, people have been fascinated with the idea of life existing somewhere else besides earth. Until recently, scientists believed that life on other planet was just a hopeful dream.

But now they are beginning to locate places where life could form. In 1997, they saw evidence of planets near other stars like the sun. But scientists now think that life could be even nearer in our own solar system. One place scientists are studying very closely is Europa, a moon of Jupiter. Space probes have provided evidence that Europa has a large ocean under its surface. The probes have also made the scientists think that under its surface Europa has a rocky core giving off volcanic heat. Water and heat from volcanic activity are two basic conditions needed for life to form. A third is certain basic chemicals such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen. Scientists believe there might be such chemicals lying a t the bottom of Europa?s ocean. They may have already created life, or maybe about to. Y ou may wonder if light is also need for life to form. Until recently, scientists thought that light was essential. But now, places have been found on earth that are in total in blackness, such as caves several miles beneath the ocean. And bacteria, primitive forms of life have been seen there. So the lack of light in Europa?s subsurface ocean doesn?t automatically rule out life forming.

26. What did scientists once believe according to the passage?

27. What have scientists found about Europa, a moon of Jupiter?

28. What have scientists come to know recently about the formation of life?

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In her early days as an emergency room physician, Dr. Joanna Meyer treated a child who had suffered a second degree burn. After the child had been treated, and was being prepared for discharge, Dr. Meyer talked to the parents about how they should care for the child at home, also listening to her were half a dozen family members. A few hours later, when she came to say goodbye, the family asked her to settle an argument they?ve been having over exactly what advice she had given. “As I talked to them, I was amazed.” she said, “All of them had heard the simple instructions I had given just a few hours before. But they had three or four different versions. The most basic details were unclear and confusing. I was surprised, because these were intelligent people.” This episode gave Dr. Meyer her first clue to something every doctor learns sooner or later –most people just don?t listen very well.

Nowadays, she says, she repeats her instructions, and even conducts a reality check with some patients. She asks them to tell her what they think they?re supposed to do. She also provides take-home sheets, which are computer printouts, tailored to the patients? situation.

Dr. Meyer?s listeners are not unusual. When new or difficult material is presented, almost all listeners are faced with a challenge, because human?s speech lacks the sta bility and permanence of the printed word. Oral communication is fast-moving and impermanent.

Question 29-31

Q29. What did the child?s family members argue about in the hospital?

Q30. What does Dr. Meyer do to ensure her patients understand her instructions?

Q31. What does the speaker say about human speech?

Passage 3

It is logical to suppose that things like good labor relations, good working conditions, good wages and benefits, and job security motivate workers. But one expert, Frederick Herzberg argued that such conditions do not motivate workers, they are merely satisfiers.

Motivators, in contrast, include things such as having a challenging and interesting job, recognition and responsibility. However, even with the development of computers and robotics, there are always plenty of boring, repetitive and mechanical jobs, and lots of unskilled people who have to do them. So how do managers motivate people in such jobs?

One solution is to give them some responsibilities, not as individuals, but as a team. For example, some supermarkets combine office staff, the people who fill the shelves, and the people who work at the checkout into a team. And let them decide what product lines to stock, how to display them, and so on.

Many people now talk about the importance of a company shared values or culture, with which all the staff can identify. For example, being the best hotel chain, or making the best, the most user friendly, or the most reliable products in a particular field. Such values are more likely to motivate workers than financial targets, which ultimately only concern a few people. Unfortunately, there is only a limited number of such goals to go around. And by definition, not all the competing companies in an industry can seriously play in to be the best.

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Q33. What does the speaker say about jobs in the computer era?

Q34. What do some supermarkets do to motivate employees?

Q35. Why does the speaker say financial targets are less likely to motivate workers?

Section C

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Factual writing provides background information on an author, composer or artist, or on a type of music, literature or art. Examples of factual writing inc lude notes on a book jacket, or album cover and longer pieces, such as an article describing a style of music, which you might read in a music appreciation course. This kind of writing provides a context for your study of the humanities.

As its name implies, descriptive writing simply describes, or provides an image of a piece of music, art or literature. For example, descriptive writing might list the colors an artists used in the painting, or the instrument a composer included in a musical composition, so as to make pictures or sound in the readers? mind, by calling up specific details of the work. Descriptive writing in the

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Process writing explains a series of actions that bring about result. It tells the reader how to do something. For example, explaining the technique used to shoot a film. This kind of writing is often found in art, where understanding how an art has created a certain effect is important. Authors may actually use more than one type of technique in a given piece of informational writing.

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大学英语四级考试真题及答案(绝对完整） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？ 2. 也会带来一些问题 3. 你的看法？ Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. How Do You See Diversity? As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding . He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes. “I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions . Hire Advantage At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases(偏爱) from the process have a distinct advantage .My company, Mindsets LLC ,helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots . A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make .