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听力原文：Is there such a thing as a typical American film？ There are many features that ma

听力原文： Is there such a thing as a typical American film？ There are many features that mark a movie as American, but perhaps the most essential is the theme of the loner hero. From the earliest days of silent films until the recent science movies, the American movie has concentrated on the role of one individual who spends his or her life combating the forces of evil — and the good guy, the hero, usually wins.

In the western movie, which comes out of many legends of the American West, a typical figure is the lonesome cowboy. He wanders into a town and straightens out its troubles. Then the strong and independent hero rides off into the sunset alone. Americans like this image in their films because they are highly independent, and individualism counts a great deal with them.

Even the gangster movie, a very popular form. of the typical American film, usually has a hero, either he is a lawman out to catch the criminals or a gangster who suddenly sees the light and tries to go straight.

Recent science fiction films deal with the same themes. Against the forces of alien powers, people will fight to protect their ideals. Here, too, the action centers around a single individual, but now he or she must save the world.

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A．Musical films.

B．The Western movie.

C．Science fiction films.

D．The gangster movie.

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第2题

听力原文：The animals you would have seen on a typical farm in Massachusetts in the early 1

听力原文： The animals you would have seen on a typical farm in Massachusetts in the early 1800s would not look quite the same as the ones you might see in the 1980s. In colonial times settlers brought cattle and sheep with them to America from various parts of Europe. Because the settlers were busy building houses, clearing land and planting crops, they had little time to care for their animals. The cattle and sheep had to fend for themselves and females were bred to whatever bulls or rams in the neighborhood. These matings resulted in mixed breeds of cattle and sheep that can hardly survive under adverse conditions. As the herds grew, they provided the settlers with meat as well as milk and wool. That was almost all the 19th- century farm families needed, enough food for themselves and a little surplus that could be traded for things they couldn't produce at home. Now the survival of farm animals is not so precarious. Breeding is much more selective and specialized, pure-bred cattle and sheep predominate, some bred for their meat, others for their milk or wool.

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A．The differences between sheep and cattle breeding.

B．Living conditions in the colony of Massachusetts.

C．Food shortages in the early 1800s.

D．Livestock raising on early American farms.

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第3题

听力原文：W: Doctor, I haven't been able to get enough sleep lately, and I'm too tired to c

oncentrate in class.

M: Well, you know, spending too much time indoors with all that artificial lighting can do that to you. Your body loses track of whether it's day or night.

Q: What does the man imply？

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A．The woman is making too big a fuss about her condition.

B．Fatigue is a typical symptom of lack of exercise.

C．The woman should spend more time outdoors.

D．People tend to work longer hours with artificial lighting.

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听力原文：A few months ago, [32]a team of interviewers were sent to schools to find out why

听力原文： A few months ago, [32]a team of interviewers were sent to schools to find out why children are prejudiced against science. Their answer provided this surprising picture of a typical scientist: they thought [33]a scientist is a rather dull person who spends all day working in a laboratory, wearing a white coat and making things that smell bad. They thought that scientists usually aren't very interesting and don't talk about anything but science. They don't play games well and they aren't attractive to the opposite sex. They also did not realize that women are as capable of becoming scientists as men.

On the other hand, [34]an art graduate is seen as a much livelier person. Arts graduates are thought to have a better sense of humor, to be interested in sports and pop music and to be considered attractive. When you understand these misconceptions which children have, it is only logical that most of them want to study arts rather than science.

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A．Scientists.

B．Art graduates.

C．Children.

D．Women.

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第5题

听力原文：Many egg-laying animals merely lay their eggs and leave. Turtles, for instance, a

听力原文： Many egg-laying animals merely lay their eggs and leave. Turtles, for instance, and horseshoe crabs, the eggs hatched and the little ones are their own. The current theory about birds is the earliest birds did just that when they were cold-blooded creatures living in warm places. However, when they became warm-blooded creatures living in cold places, they had to remain on the eggs to keep them warm. For this, they needed a place--a nest. Very likely, the first nest was just a primitive hole scraped in the ground. Even now many species still lay eggs in this sort of crude nest. Primitive nests found on the ground were fine for some birds, but others began to elevate their nests in branches, perhaps to avoid predators. These early elevated nests were probably loose platforms of sticks and dried leaves. The type is still built by some birds today. The latest development in nest, the most recent vision, so to speak, is the cup-shaped nest. This is the one we regard today as the typical bird's nest, you know, like a robin's nest.

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A．Their flying ability improved greatly.

B．They became warm-blooded.

C．They began to lay eggs.

D．They changed their migration patterns.

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听力原文：Tests conducted at the University of Pennsylvania's Psychological Laboratory show

听力原文： Tests conducted at the University of Pennsylvania's Psychological Laboratory showed that anger is one of the most difficult emotions to detect from facial expression. Professor Dallas E. Buzby confronted 716 students with pictures of extremely angry persons, and asked them to identify the emotion from the facial expression. Only two percent made correct judgments. Anger was most frequently judged as "pleased." And a typical reaction of a student confronted with the picture of a man who was mad was to classify his expression as either "bewildered," "quizzical," or simply, "amazed." Other studies showed that it is extremely difficult to tell whether a man is angry or not just by looking at his face. The investigators found further that women are better at detecting anger from facial expression than men are. Paradoxically, they found that psychological training does not sharpen one's ability to judge a man's emotions by his expressions but appears actually to hinder it. For in the university tests, the more courses the subject had taken in psychology, the poorer judgment scores he turned in.

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A．Anger is difficult to detect by looking at a person's face.

B．Anger is frequently confused with other emotions.

C．Anger is detected by women better than by men.

D．Anger cannot be detected by a psychologically trained person.

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听力原文：To succeed in a job interview, you should demonstrate certain personal and profes

听力原文： To succeed in a job interview, you should demonstrate certain personal and professional qualities. You need to create a good image in a limited time, usually from 40 to 70 minutes. You must leave a positive impression which the interviewer will remember while he interviews other applicants.

You should especially pay attention to some qualities during the interview. First of all, you should take care to appear properly dressed. The right clothes worn at the right time can win the respect of the interviewer and his confidence in your judgment. It may not be true that clothes make the man, but the first and last impression of yours is determined by the clothes you wear. Secondly, you should reflect confidence by speaking in a clear voice, loud enough to be heard without being aggressive. You should be prepared to talk knowledgeably about the position you're applying for. Finally, to be really impressive, you must convey a sense of self-confidence and an enthusiasm for work. If you display these characteristics with just a little luck, you'll certainly succeed in a typical personal interview.

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A．Less than 40 minutes.

B．From 40 to 70 minutes.

C．At least 40 minutes.

D．More than 70 minutes.

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听力原文：To be successful in a job interview, you should demonstrate certain personal and

听力原文： To be successful in a job interview, you should demonstrate certain personal and professional qualities. You need to create a good image in a limited time available, usually from 30 to 45 minutes. You must talk a positive impression which the interviewer will remember white he interviews other candidates.

You should especially pay attention to some qualities during the interview. First of all, you should take care to appear properly dressed. The right clothes worn at the right time can win the respect of the interviewer and his confidence in your judgment. It may not be true that clothes make the man, but the first and lasting impression of you is determined by the clothes you wear. Secondly, you should pay close attention to your manner of speaking. Since speech is a reflection of personality, you should reflect confidence by speaking in a clear voice, loud enough to be heard without being aggressive or over powering. You should be prepared to talk knowledgeably about the position you're applying for. Finally, to be really impressive, you must convey a sense of self-confidence and an enthusiasm for work. If you display these characteristics with just a little luck, you'll certainly succeed in a typical personnel interview.

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A．Less than 30 minutes.

B．From 30 to 45 minutes.

C．At least 45 minutes.

D．More than 30 minutes.

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第9题

听力原文：In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six

听力原文： In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses, each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.

For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for die student to show to prospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student who tins held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.

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A．To live in a different university.

B．To take a particular course in a different university.

C．To live at home and drive to classes.

D．To get two degrees from two different universities.

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听力原文：A "typical" British family used to consist of mother, father and two children, bu