___ 8 years since I left my hometown.
A.It was
B. It is
C. There is
D. There was
A.It was
B. It is
C. There is
D. There was
第5题
W:It's great to see you again. I've been away on business. Well, (23)first I flew to New York for two meetings, After that, (23)I flew to Atlanta, where I had to make a presentation at a company conference.
M:It sounds like you've been busy.
W:Yes, I've been very busy. It's good to be home again. What have you been doing lately?
M:Oh, nothing much. I've been working in the garden these past few days. Alice has been away for the past two weeks visiting her relatives in Chicago.
W:I didn't know she has family in Chicago.
M:Yes, that's right. We met at university in California. She was born in Chicago and lived there until she went to college.
W:How long have you lived here in Colorado?
M:We've lived here for over 10 years. We moved here in 1998 because I had a new job as a sales representative.
W:Have you lived in the same house since you arrived?
M:No, first we lived in an apartment in downtown Denver. We moved here four years ago.(24)We've lived on the street for four years and they've been the happiest years of our lives.
W:Yes, (25)my husband and I love this neighborhood.
M:And how long have you lived in your house?
W:(25)We've only lived here for two years.
M:That's strange!(25)
W:No, we moved here in 2006.
(20)
A.New York.
B.Chicago.
C.Denver.
D.Colorado.
第6题
M: Well, the biggest change has been the decrease in sales since the great boom years of the 1980s when champagne production and sales reached record levels.
W: Which was the best year?
M: Well, the record was in 1989 when 249 million bottles of champagne were sold. The highest production level was reached in 1990 with a total of 293 million bottles. Of course since those boom years, sales have fallen.
W: Has the market been badly hit by the recession?
M: Oh, certainly. The economic problems in champagne's export markets, that's Europe, the United States, Japan, and of course, the domestic market in France. The economic problems have certainly been one reason for the decrease in champagne sales.
W: And the other reasons?
M: Another important factor has been price. In the early 90s, champagne was very overpriced, so many people stopped buying it. Instead, they bought sparkling wines from other countries, in particular, from Australia, and Spain. And then, there was another problem for champagne in the early 90s.
W: What was that?
M: There was a lot of rather bad champagne on the market. This meant the popularity of good sparkling wines increased even more. People were surprised by their quality, and of course they were a lot cheaper than champagne.
W: Do you think the champagne market will recover in the future?
M: Oh, I'm sure it will. When the economic situation improves, I believe the market will recover.
(20)
A.It saw the end of its booming years worldwide.
B.Its production and sales reached record levels.
C.It became popular in some foreign countries.
D.Its domestic market started to shrink rapidly.
第7题
M: I've never seen a redwood tree. I really can't imagine how big they are.
W: The coastal redwoods are the tallest living things. Some are more than 350 feet high. But none of the trees in Muir Woods is that tall. You have to go further north in California to see the tallest trees.
M: You said that Muir Woods is near San Francisco? I guess it must be quite a tourist attraction.
W: Yes, it's less than an hour's drive away, so it's easy to get there.
M: I've heard that many redwood trees are thousands of years old. Are the ones in Muir Woods that old?
W: The oldest documented age for a coastal redwood is more than 2,000 years. The trees in Muir Woods are 400 to 800 years old.
M: Why have they survived so long?
W: They have remarkable resistance to forest fires. Their tough, thick bark protects the trees during a fire. The coastal redwoods also like a damp, foggy climate.
M: Then, since Muir Woods is near foggy San Francisco, it must be ideal for the tree's survival. I can't wait to go there.
(23)
A.Redwood trees.
B.Forest fires.
C.San Francisco.
D.Survival skills.
第8题
听力原文: When I arrived in America three years ago, I was surprised by the tremendous amount of advertising. But now I've come to realize that it is a creative and necessary part of an industrial society. I, too, want to improve my life style. and to buy better products. I look to advertising to show me how to do it. Deciding what to believe in an advertisement, however, isn't easy. It seems to me that a person must purchase things with a lot of care. As a consumer, I want to get the best for my money so I really have to understand the techniques of advertising. Otherwise, manufacturers would be able to sell me anything, whatever its quality may be. The creative aspects of advertisements, for instance, often cover up defects or problems in products. I have learned this well, since I have made purchases and lost money because the items were of poor quality. The future advertising most likely will involve more public participation. In the future, if customers really care about the quality of something as well as the quantity, maybe advertisers will begin to care more about what they are trying to sell.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What do we learn about the speaker?
30. What's the speaker's impression of the advertisement in America when she first arrived there?
31. What does the speaker think future advertisers should do?
(30)
A.She has always lived in America.
B.She visited America three years ago.
C.She has been in America for three years.
D.She has come to America to do research on advertising.
第9题
W: Since 1982, but when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months.
M: Why did you change your mind?
W: Well, I'm a designer. I design leather gores, mainly shoes and handbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italy's top fashion houses, Ferragamo. So I decided to stay.
M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferragamo?
W: No, I've been a freelance designer for quite a long time now. Since 1988, in fact.
M: So, does that mean you design for several different companies now?
W: Yes, that's right. I've designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies. And in the last 4 years, I've also been designing for the British company, Burberrys.
M: What have you been designing for them?
W: Mostly handbags and small leather goods.
M: Has the fashion industry in Italy changed since 1982?
W: Oh, yes. It's become a lot more competitive, because the quality of products from other countries has improved a lot, but Italian quality and design is still world famous.
M: And do you ever think of returning to live in England?
W: No, not really. Working in Italy is more interesting. I also love the Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style.
M: Well, thank you for talking to us, Susan.
W: It was a pleasure.
(23)
A.In a studio.
B.In a clothing store.
C.At a beach resort.
D.At a fashion show.
第10题
听力原文: It was a glorious day when Steve Dobson realized the mountain climbing gene planted deep in his soul had been passed on to his daughter, Liza. The father and daughter have become quite a team, and in early August they made their fourth trip to Colorado for what has become an annual tradition for them.
When Steve was a young man and a student at Bluffton College, he had the opportunity to take a mountain climbing class for credit. The class gave him the chance to not only learn about mountains, but also his first trip west to actually be in the mountains. It was love at first sight. "I loved being in the mountains," he said. "Being on top of the mountain was an unbelievable experience."
But life took him in another direction. Fast forward a few years and Steve found himself living in Maysville with a family and the owner of D. H. Resorts in Fleming County. Steve, his wife, and two children frequently headed west to Colorado for family vacations to go snow skiing.
Four years ago they made their first trip to Colorado as a family in the summer. The active family spent part of that vacation hiking on trails, enjoying summer in the mountains. It gave Steve an idea. "I got the idea that we would climb a mountain as a family."
He chose a mountain that was just over 12,000 feet, and since he hadn't tried it since he was in college, he wasn't sure how difficult it would be. "Mountain climbing is not easy," he said. "It's not a hike in the woods. But it's also not as technical as rock climbing."
(33)
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.