1、C) Attend the concert. D) Go on a vacation.2. A) Three crew members were involved in the incident.B) None of the hijackers carried any deadly weapons.C) The plane had been scheduled to fly to Japan.D) None of the passengers were injured or killed.3. A) An article about the election. B) A tedious job
2、 to be done.C) An election campaign. D) A fascinating topic.4. A) The restaurant was not up to the speakers expectations.B) The restaurant places many ads in popular magazines.C) The critic thought highly of the Chinese restaurant.D) Chinatown has got the best restaurants in the city.5. A) He is goi
3、ng to visit his mother in the hospital.B) He is going to take on a new job next week.C) He has many things to deal with right now.D) He behaves in a way nobody understands.6. A) A large number of students refused to vote last night.B) At least twenty students are needed to vote on an issue.C) Major
4、campus issues had to be discussed at the meeting.D) More students have to appear to make their voice heard.7. A) The woman can hardly tell what she likes.B) The speakers like watching TV very much.C) The speakers have nothing to do but watch TV.D) The man seldom watched TV before retirement.8. A) Th
5、e woman should have retired earlier.B) He will help the woman solve the problem.C) He finds it hard to agree with what the woman says.D) The woman will be able to attend the classes she wants.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) Persuade the man to join her compa
6、ny.B) Employ the most up-to-date technology.C) Export bikes to foreign markets.D) Expand their domestic business.10. A) The state subsidizes small and medium enterprises.B) The government has control over bicycle imports.C) They can compete with the best domestic manufactures.D) They have a cost adv
7、antage and can charge higher prices.11. A) Extra costs might eat up their profits abroad.B) More workers will be needed to do packaging.C) They might lose to foreign bike manufacturers.D) It is very difficult to find suitable local agents.12. A) Report to the management.B) Attract foreign investment
8、s.C) Conduct a feasibility study.D) Consult financial experts.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A) Coal burnt daily for the comfort of our homes.B) Anything that can be used to produce power.C) Fuel refined from oil extracted from underground.D) Electricity tha
9、t keeps all kinds of machines running.14. A) Oil will soon be replaced by alternative energy resources.B) Oil reserves in the world will be exhausted in a decade.C) Oil consumption has given rise to many global problems.D) Oil production will begin to decline worldwide by 2025.15. A) Minimize the us
10、e of fossil fuel. B) Start developing alternative fuels.C) Find the real cause for global warming. D) Take steps to reduce the greenhouse effect.Section B 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 wil
11、l be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.
12、A) The ability to predict fashion trends. B) A refined taste for artistic works.C) Years of practical experience. D) Strict professional training.17. A) Promoting all kinds of American hand-made specialties.B) Strengthening cooperation with foreign governments.C) Conducting trade in art works with d
13、ealers overseas.D) Purchasing handicrafts from all over the world.18. A) She has access to fashionable things. B) She is doing what she enjoys doing.C) She can enjoy life on a modest salary. D) She is free to do whatever she wants.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just
14、heard.19. A) Join in neighborhood patrols.B) Get involved in his community.C) Voice his complaints to the city council.D) Make suggestions to the local authorities.20. A) Deterioration in the quality of life.B) Increase of police patrols at night.C) Renovation of the vacant buildings.D) Violation of
15、 community regulations.21. A) They may take a long time to solve.B) They need assistance from the city.C) They have to be dealt with one by one.D) They are too big for individual efforts.22. A) He had got some groceries at a big discount.B) He had read a funny poster near his seat.C) He had done a s
16、mall deed of kindness.D) He had caught the bus just in time.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) Childhood and family growth. B) Pressure and disease.C) Family life and health. D) Stress and depression.24. A) It experienced a series of misfortunes.B) It
17、 was in the process of reorganization.C) His mother died of a sudden heart attack.D) His wife left him because of his bad temper.25. A) They would give him a triple bypass surgery.B) They could remove the block in his artery.C) They could do nothing to help him.D) They would try hard to save his lif
18、e.Section C 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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, whe
19、n the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.When most people think of the word education, they think of a pupil as a sort of animate sausage casing. Into this empty casting, the teachers (26)_ stuff .But genuine education, as Socrates knew more than two thousand
20、years ago, is not (27) _ the stuffing of information into a person, but rather eliciting knowledge from him; it is the (28) _ of what is in the mind.The most important part of education once wrote William Ernest Hocking, the (29) _ Harvard philosopher, is this instruction of a man in what he has ins
21、ide of him.And, as Edith Hamilton has reminded us, Socrates never said, I know, learn from me He said, rather, Look into your own selves and find the (30) _ of truth that God has put into every heart, and that only you can kindle(点淋)to a (31) _.In a dialogue, Socrates takes an ignorant slave boy, wi
22、thout a day of (32) _, and proves to the amazed observers that the boy really knows geometrybecause the principles of geometry are already in his mind, waiting to be called out.So many of the discussions and (33) _ about the content of education are useless and inconclusive because they (34) _ what
23、should go into the student rather than with what should be taken out, and how this can best be done.The college student who once said to me, after a lecture, I spend so much time studying that I dont have a chance to learn anything, was clearly expressing his (35) _ with the sausage casing view of e
24、ducation.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice i
25、n the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Travel websites have been around since t
26、he 1990s, when Expedia, Travelocity, and other holiday booking sites were launched, allowing travelers to compare flight and hotel prices with the click of a mouse. With information no longer 36_ by travel agents or hidden in business networks, the travel industry was revolutionized, as greater tran
27、sparency helped 37_ prices.Today, the industry is going through a new revolutionthis time transforming service quality. Online rating platforms38_ in hotels, restaurants, apartments, and taxisallow travelers to exchange reviews and experiences for all to see.Hospitality businesses are now ranked, an
28、alyzed, and compared not by industry 39_, but by the very people for whom the service is intendedthe customer. This has 40_ a new relationship between buyer and seller. Customers have always voted with their feet; they can now explain their decision to anyone who is interested. As a result, businesses are much more 41_, often in very specific ways, which creates powerful 42_ to improve service.Although some readers might not care for gossipy reports of unfriendly bellboys(行李员)in Berlin or malf-unctioning h
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