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第1题
The drop-out rate of college students seems to go up because ________.
A) young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at college
B) many young people are required to join the army
C) young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher education
D) young people don’t like the intense competition for admission to graduate school
第2题
_ of her smile. When you're not looking at her, she seems to be smiling; when you look at her, she stops.
A、barrier
B、misfortune
C、prospect
D、mystery
第3题
W: Then it seems that we'll have to meet an hour later at the library.
Q: What will the man do first after class?
(14)
A.Go to the library.
B.Meet the woman.
C.See Professor Smith.
D.Have a drink in the bar.
第4题
W: Why not call him? He surely is familiar with here.
Q: What does the woman mean?
(4)
A.She knows where it is.
B.She wants to go to the park.
C.He should get help in finding the way.
D.He can't see the place very well.
第5题
听力原文:W: Nowadays, more and more people like to go traveling in their spare time. Do you enjoy traveling?
M: Yes, I like it very much. If I have time, I always go traveling.
W: If the journey lasts more than 2 hours, it seems very boring to most people. What do you do to prevent boredom on a long journey?
M: If I go on a journey, I try and take a particular magazine, a novel, a newspaper and my walkman. And I try and read for fifteen minutes and listen to the walkman for fifteen minutes, then get up to go and buy a cup of tea. I try and have various things to do throughout the journey so that the journey does not seem as long and boring as it can often be.
W: What about crossword puzzles?
M: No,I don't really bother with crossword puzzles.
W: What about engaging in conversations with people?
M: Well, I think this might be another English thing. I just don't do it. Partly because ! think they might think I'm taking liberties in talking to them. But if somebody starts to talk to me and if they are interesting, then I'll talk to them. If they are boring, then the walkman goes on.
W: I see. You don't want other people to invade your space.
M: That's it.
(23)
A.a magazine.
B.a novel.
C.a walkman.
D.a guitar.
第6题
听力原文:M: It looks like we are going to have a shower at any minute now.
W: I think so too. Isn't it strange how you can sense it?
M: I know what you mean.
W: Look at the clouds in the sky. Whenever they seem dark and low like this, you know it's going to rain, or look at the object that's far away, if it seems clear to you, it's probably going to pour.
M: Yes, and everything seems to have a strange smell to me then.
W: I know, and people often say it's going to rain when they have aches or pains in certain parts of their body. My mother always complains that her knee hurts just before a storm.
M: And have you noticed how the animals act before a storm?
W: Sure, horses and cows will seem to go to a protected area and huddle together.
M: Yeah, but with all these sensible signs, how come we aren't carrying our umbrella with us now?
(20)
A.How to select a good umbrella.
B.How to sharpen the senses.
C.How to treat minor aches and pains.
D.How to predict the weather.
第7题
听力原文: A person's social prestige seems to be determined mainly by his or her job. Occupations are valued in terms, of the incomes associated with them, although other factors can also be relevant-particular the amount of education a given occupation requires and the degree of control over other it provides. The holders of political power also tend to have high prestige.
Unlike power and wealth, which do not seem to be becoming more equally shared, the symbols of prestige have become available to an increasing number of Americans. Tim main reason is the radical change in the nature of jobs over the course of this century. In 1900, nearly 40 percent of the labor force were farm workers and less than 20 percent held white-collar jobs. At the beginning of the 1980s, however, less than 5 percent of the labor force worked on farms and white-collar workers were the largest single occupational category. Blue-collar workers, the largest category in the mid-fifties, now constitute less than a-third of all workers. The increase in the proportion of high prestige jobs has allowed a much greater number of Americans to enjoy these statuses and the lifestyle. that go with them.
(33)
A.Education.
B.Wealth.
C.Diligence.
D.Political status.
第8题
A.They don"t want to make family decisions.
B.They don"t want to share family responsibility.
C.They don"t want to go boating with their family.
D.They don"t want to cause trouble in their families.
第9题
听力原文: Are electric cars the wave of the future? Automobile manufactures are under pressure to develop cars that do not pollute. One powerful motive is a California law requiring that by the year 2000, 10% of new car sales in the state be so-called "zero emission vehicles". These cars must put no pollution, whatsoever, in the atmosphere.
California is a huge market for the automobile companies. So they are working hard to meet the standards. So far, the electric car seems to be the best alternative. So the big advantage of the electric cars is that they don't pollute. However, there will be a competition with gas-powered cars and that's where the weaknesses come out. The big problem is that the batteries that power electric cars weigh a lot relative to the amount of power they deliver. For instance, in one prototype electric car, the batteries weigh 400 kilograms and they provide enough energy to go 250 kilometers before recharging, which takes 8 hours. Compare that to a moderately fuel-efficient conventional car, it can go 600 to 700 kilometers on a tank of gas and refilling takes just minutes.
If there are other drains on the electric cars' batteries besides the motor, headlights, air-conditioning or heater, its already limited range would be significantly reduced. So, automobile engineers are trying to make more powerful batteries that would increase the cars' range and make them more attractive to buyers.
(33)
A.Automobile safety.
B.Increasing fuel efficiency.
C.California's pollution laws.
D.Electric-powered cars.
第10题
听力原文:M:Hello, Mrs. Chris, may I come in?
W:Ah,come in Tom.Your report is interesting.There are a couple of things I'd like to check with you.You mentioned several countries you'd like to visit,Czechoslovakia again,Hungary,Romania,Singapore,the Gulf States. My first question:What's the priority?
M:Well,they're all potentially important.My feeling is that we should act fast.(19)I think a follow-up visit to Czechoslovakia is the priority.
W:OK.Next question.When do you want to go there?
M:I've got a lot of deskwork to finish off here.(20)I'd like to go towards the end of the month.
W:If we send you there,would you like to go to other eastern countries on the same trip?
M:Yes,certainly.Hungary and preferably Romania as well.
W:Why are you so keen on Romania? What's going on there?
M:(21)I've heard that medical facilities are being expanded quite fast.Of course I'd have to do a good deal of market research.
W: Um, who would be our biggest competitors in Hungary and Roman a?
M: Surprisingly most of the stuff is in Albania. The Americans have got their feet in but only in a small way.
W: Another question. What will happen to our eastern countries business, if the pound got stronger?
M: It will have serious effect on exports, of course. But I don't think we can miss this chance just because of that.
W: Then is the question of attitude. Media Papa seems very tough. Would they really have cancelled the order if we hadn't delivered on time?
M: It's hard to say. They are very tough, so maybe yes. (22)That's why I want to go there again and strengthen our personal contacts.
(23)
A.Romania.
B.Hungary.
C.Czechoslovakia.
D.Albania.
第11题
听力原文: The young people who talk of the village as being "dead" are talking nothing but nonsense, as in their hearts they must surely know. The village is not dead. There is more life in it now than there ever was. But it seems that "village life" is dead. Gone forever. It began to decline about a hundred years ago, when many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away, and men also left home in increasing numbers in search of work. There are still a number of people alive today who can remember what "village life" meant. It meant knowing and being known by everybody else in the village. It meant finding your entertainment in the village of within walking distance of it. it meant housewives tied to the home all day and every day. It meant going to bed early to save lamp oil and coal.
Then came the First World War and the Second World War. After each war, new ideas, new attitudes, new trades and occupations were revealed to villagers. The long-established order of society was no longer taken for granted. Electricity and the motorcar were steadily operating to make "village life" and "town life" almost alike. Now with the highly developed science and technology and high-level social welfare for all, there is no point whatever in talking any longer about "village life". It is just life, and a better life.
(33)
A.Because young people can't remember the villages.
B.Because the two World Wars destroyed many villages.
C.Because there are no job opportunities in villages.
D.Because it seems that village life is gone for ever.