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1、Test 111. W: What are you scratching your head for?M: Ive been racking my brains all morning trying to recall the name of the company that produces the portable computers,but in vain.Q: What do we learn about the man?12. M: I must be going now-I promised to pick up Nancy.W: Since youre going to pick

2、 up Nancy from the fitness class,why dont you kill two birds with one stone and pick up Peter after his ballet class?Q: What does the woman mean?13. W: What does the paper say about the hijacking incident?M: It ended with the death of the three kidnappers.All the passengers and crew members landed o

3、n their feet finally.It was still a huge terror for most of the passengers.Q: What do we know about the passengers?14. M: The question of having a handgun raises a lot of discussion in this country.Dr. Brown, whats your opinion about it?W: Well, as far as I am concerned,the law on this should be ame

4、nded.Q: Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?15. M: What a pity it was that you couldnt come to dinner with us at that new French restaurant yesterday.The food was wonderful,the atmosphere was warm,and we all agreed that you should have been there, too.W: Im sorry, but I jus

5、t didnt feel up to it.I caught a terrible flu and thought I would be better off just staying at home.Q: Why didnt the woman go to dinner?16. W: They are going to tear down our apartment building.Ive got to move out before next weekend.But I just dont have any clue about housing.M: Well, my brother i

6、s a real estate agent.I know he can help you out.Why dont you and I go to see him?Q: What do we learn about the woman?17. W: Jack, what a strange suit you are wearing!Your jacket doesnt match your pants.M: I know. I got dressed in the dark,and I didnt realize my mistake until I had got to the office

7、.And I can do nothing about it right now.Q: What does the woman think of the way Jacks dressed?18. M: Im going to the museum Sunday afternoon.There is a new exhibition of art from France and England.Do you want to go with me?W: Id like to.But my best friend is getting married in the Pacific Hotel an

8、d I wouldnt miss it for anything.Q: What is the woman going to do this Sunday afternoon?Conversation OneW: Good morning, class.Today I thought we would talk about something bright and cheerful-the sun.Can anyone tell me how you feel when its sunny compared to how you feel when its cloudy?M: I find t

9、hat its a lot easier to get up in the morning if its sunny.W: Well, what if I told you that it would rain for weeks on end with no break.M: I dont think I would like that very much.W: Most of the articles we read lately regarding the sun are discussing the negative effects of staying in the sun for

10、too long,saying that ultraviolet radiation from the sun is a major cause of skin cancer.Although these articles are factual,the sun does have some positive side effects as well.As a matter of fact some scientists believe sunlight may reduce the risk of several types of cancer.M: Excuse me,but many a

11、rticles that Ive read state that it can take as little as 30 minutes to get a sunburn.W: True, but in small doses,the sun can be quite healthy for you.In fact, recent studies have found that sunlight can actually help protect you from certain types of cancer such as breast and stomach.More important

12、ly,the sun also provides us with our main source of Vitamin D.M: Well, I dont need to worry about vitamins because I take multi-vitamins every day.W: Thats great, but wouldnt it be better if you didnt have to take them and you were able to get vitamins in a more natural way such as food and the sun?

13、M: Does that mean we should spend all day in the sun without any protection?W: No, spending roughly ten minutes per day in the sun should be enough to supply us with all the Vitamin D that we need.19. What does the teacher mainly want to tell her students in this class?20. What kind of cancer may th

14、e sunlight protects us from?21. What is the main function of sunshine when concerned with our bodies?Conversation TwoW: 2 million high school seniors are gearing up this fall to apply to nearly 3,500 US colleges.So, which are the strongest academically and toughest to get into?Well, the Princeton Re

15、view ranks The Best 361 Colleges.Robert Frank is the lead author.Rob, good morning,good to see you again.M: Well. Thanks for having me back.W: So lets take a look at some of the strongest academic schools.Reed College in Portland,Oregon scores highest marks.Why is it?M: Reed College is a great schoo

16、l.There are only 1,300 students,but its a wonderful liberal arts school.We went directly to students,and they told us that their professors were great,both inside as well as outside the classroom.W: About ten students per class?M: Yeah! Its averaged ten to one,student to faculty ratio.So it is certa

17、inly small and they pride themselves on their relationships with the professors.W: All right!Ivy Leagues did very well in other categories as well,like toughest schools to get into and top in that list,MIT was first,followed then by Yale, Princeton, and Harvard,second, third, and fourth respectively

18、.M: Thats right.W: Students at Princeton University are happiest with their financial aid packages.So what are they doing differently?M: One of the most aggressive policies that Princeton has put into place over the last couple of years is matching students aid packages,so that they need to be allow

19、ed to get that aid package for every student.W: All right!Now speaking of beautiful campuses,Pepperdine scored top, right?M: Its a lovely campus,right on the beach.22. Why does Reed College score highest marks?23. Which school is the toughest to get into?24. What makes the students at Princeton Univ

20、ersity the happiest ones?25. What is the feature of Pepperdine?Passage OneFor a very long time America has led the world in higher education, quantitatively at least.In 1825 England still had only two universities:Oxford and Cambridge.However at the same time,the United States already had over fifty

21、 colleges for a smaller population.By now, in addition to hundreds of junior colleges,teachers colleges and special schools,there are over 2,000 universities,colleges or other such institutions in America.They may be big or small,public or private,famous or obscure.Rapid development of higher educat

22、ion,a common feature in contemporary societies,is continuing at such a rate that America looks like being far ahead of Europe for a very long time.At that time,the overwhelming demand for higher education among American people contributed a lotto its rapid development.The growing demand for highly q

23、ualified people in an ever-more-complex modern society and the declining opportunities for the less-well-qualified,together with the growth in the total numbers of young people caused by the high birth-rate around 1950 to 1960,brought the total number of students to ten million by the 1970s.By 1972

24、almost half of all people aged 18 and 19were in full-time education,though only one-sixth of the people then aged 25 to 29 had completed four years at college.However, future growth is likely to be slower.26. What is the difference in higher education between America and England in 1825?27. Which is

25、 character of higher education in America according to the passage?28. Whats the reason for the rise in student numbers in the 1970s?Passage TwoThe private motor vehicle has given us a freedom our ancestors could not dream about.We can travel swiftly,and usually safely,over the roads which have been

26、 built to accommodate our cars.People can display their wealth by driving a car which may cost as much as another persons home.Sadly the car has become a disadvantage as well as a boon.The car pollutes the atmosphere,may be involved in serious accidents,and by its very numbers blocks roads.How can w

27、e reduce its use?The car is only desirable if we can use it easily,so we might begin by reducing access to parking spaces in the cities and simultaneously increasing the quality and availability of public transport.Cars could be banned from certain parts of the city,thus forcing people to walk or to

28、 use public transport.The expense of buying and running a car can be raised.If the motorist is faced with a high purchase price,high road tax, high insurance premiums and substantial fines he or she may reconsider the purchase.A corresponding reduction in the price of public transport would help thi

29、s financial argument against car ownership.Neither of these arguments will sway the super rich who can afford the status cars,but it would perhaps encourage them to look at other ways of demonstrating their wealth.However we do it,reducing the number of cars on the road will reduce the problems of p

30、ollution and the congestion which can bring cities to a standstill.29. What does the speaker focus on?30. What factor might hinder most peoples consideration of purchasing private cars?31. What would be the result if the number of private cars is reduced?Passage ThreeWhen Midori was two years old,sh

31、e often climbed onto the piano bench and reached for the violin that belonged to her mother,a 30-year-old professional musician.Please dont touch,Midori, her mother scolded.The violin was, after all,worth more than $20,000.But Midori persisted.She longed to handle the graceful instrument that made b

32、eautiful sounds.Finally, on her third birthday,Midori was handed a package,a tiny violin,about half the normal size.Almost from the moment Midori was born,her mother knew she was sensitive to music.For several years mother and daughter practiced together day after day.She was eager to learn.Failure often led to tears,though she never once turned from the instrument.Instead, she persisted until the problem was overcome.One day Johnson, an American musician,heard Midori playing the violin.He couldnt believe she was ju