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第1题

听力原文：W: Why is Bob so tired and upset？M: He's been studying day and night for his fina

听力原文：W: Why is Bob so tired and upset？

M: He's been studying day and night for his final exams. I warned him many times to prepare earlier, but he wouldn't listen.

Q: What does the man mean？

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A．Bob is too tired to study any more.

B．He told Bob not to study late at night.

C．He had often advised Bob to study.

D．Bob didn't hear the alarm.

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第2题

听力原文：W: I hope you're not too put out with me for the delay. I had to stop by a friend

's home to pick up a book on my way here.

M: Well, that's not a big deal. But you might at least phone if you know you're going to keep someone waiting.

Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation？

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A．She phoned Fred about the book.

B．She was late for the appointment.

C．She ran into Fred on her way here.

D．She often keeps other people waiting.

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第3题

听力原文：Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.In Tokyo

听力原文： Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be.Of course there are too many cars.The Japanese drive very fast when they can.But in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams.Tokyo is not different when one wants to walk.At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London's Oxford Street.But the streets near Ginza in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot,and sometimes it is really difficult to walk.People are very polite;there are just too many of them.The worst time to be in the street is at 11:30 at night.That is when the night-clubs are closing and everybody wants to go home.There are 35,000 night-clubs in Tokyo,and you do not often see one that is empty.Most people travel to and from work by train.Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day.At most stations,trains arrive every two or three minutes,but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains.Although they are usually crowded,Japanese trains are very good.They always leave and arrive on time.On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper.In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep,whether his joumey is long or short.

How does the speaker feel about Tokyo？

A．Convenient.

B．Clean.

C．Crowded.

D．Lovely.

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第4题

听力原文：Yuppies are young people who cam a lot of money and live in a style. that is too

听力原文： Yuppies are young people who cam a lot of money and live in a style. that is too expensive for most people. If you are invited to a yuppie dinner party, don't be surprised if you are offered freshly-cooked insects as a first course. While the idea of eating fried insects fills most of us with horror, insect eating is becoming highly fashionable. For example, in the media industry, successful executives are often seen to eat fried or boiled insects from time to time while working at their desks. These safe-to-eat insects can be found and ordered on the Internet. And young people are logging on to exotic food websites and ordering samples of prepared insects to serve at their dinner parties. Although the idea of eating insects is probably disgusting to most of us, few people would claim that pigs, chickens and some kinds of seafood we often eat are examples of great beauty. One day insects could be marketed and sold as a food item in supermarkets.' According to their fans, they are not only high in protein and low in fat, but also very tasty. But until our attitudes to food change fundamentally, it seems that insect eaters will remain a select few.

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A．Because we might be offered a dish of insects.

B．Because nothing but freshly cooked insects are served.

C．Because some yuppies like to horrify guests with insects as food.

D．Because we might meet many successful executives in the media industry.

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第5题

听力原文：Most American university students study for 4 years or more to get a college degr

听力原文： Most American university students study for 4 years or more to get a college degree. During this time, they are called undergraduate students. When a student completes his courses, he earns a bachelor's degree which will help him find jobs.

Many students postpone finding jobs. They stay at the university and work for a higher degree. Other students take a job for a few years. When they quit working, they resume studying at the university. These students work to earn higher degrees, a master's or a doctorate. They are called graduate students.

Graduate students specialize in a particular field of study. They study to become experts in this field and to learn new advances in their fields while they earn an M.A. or Ph. D. Sometimes when they get an M.A. in one field, they begin studying in another field. They hope to get jobs that are interesting and high paying.

The life of a graduate student is often difficult. They are usually too busy studying to make a good living. Often they have to pay high tuition fees for their education. Some give up studying before they get their degrees. But most keep on working at their studies until they graduate. In today's world, most graduate students don't regret spending time on their studies. They are finding that things are changing very fast and study has become a necessity.

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A．Three years or more.

B．Four years or more.

C．Five years or more.

D．Six years or more.

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第6题

听力原文：Were you the first or the last child in your family？ Or were you a middle or an o

听力原文： Were you the first or the last child in your family？ Or were you a middle or an only child？ Some people think it matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children are smart and strong-willed. They are very likely to be successful (29) . The reason for this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child; they give him or her a lot of attention. So this child is very likely to do well. An only child will succeed for the same reason. What happens to the other children in the family？ Middle children don't get so much attention, so they don't feel that important (30) . If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment. He or she is the baby. Often this child grows up to be funny and charming. Do you believe these ideas about birth order too？ A recent study saw things quite differently. The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn't take many chances in their lives. They usually followed orders. Rules didn't mean as much to later children in the family. They went out and followed their own ideas. They took chances and they often did better in life (31) .

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A．They strongly believes in family rules.

B．They are very likely to succeed in life.

C．They tend to take responsibility for themselves.

D．They are in the habit of obeying their parents.

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第7题

听力原文：Were you the first or the last child in you family？ Or were you a middle or an on

听力原文： Were you the first or the last child in you family？ Or were you a middle or an only child？ Some people think it matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children are smart and strongwilled. They are very likely to be successful. The reason for this is simple: parents have a lot of time for their first child. They give him or her a lot of attention. So this child is likely to do well. An only child will succeed for the same reason. What happens to the other children in the family？ Middle children don't get so much attention, so they don't feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment. He or she is the baby. Often this child grows up to be funny and charming. Do you believe this idea of birth order too？ A recent study saw things quite differently. The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn't take many chances in their lives. They usually followed orders. Rules didn't mean as much to later children in the family. They went out and followed their own ideas. They took chances and they often did better in life.

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A．They strongly believe in family rules.

B．They are very likely to succeed in life.

C．They tend to take responsibility for themselves.

D．They are in the habit of obeying their parents.

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第8题

听力原文：Lions are opportunists. They prefer to eat without having to do too much work. Wh

听力原文： Lions are opportunists. They prefer to eat without having to do too much work. When resting in the shade, they are also watching the sky to see what is flying by, and even in the heat of the day they will suddenly start up and run a mile across the plains to find out what is going on. If another animal has made a kill, they will drive it off and take the kill for themselves. A grown lion can easily eat 60 pounds of meat at a single feeding. Often they eat until it seems painful for them to lie down. The lionesses(the females), being thinner and faster, are better hunters than the males. But the males don't mind. After the kill they move in and take the best share.

Most kills are made at night or just before daybreak. We have seen many, many daylight attempts but only ten kills. Roughly, it's about twenty daytime attempts for one kill.

When lions are hiding for an attack by a water hole, they wait patiently and can charge at any second. The kill is the exciting moment in the day-to-day life of the lion, since these great animals spend most of their time, about 20 hours a day, sleeping and resting.

Lions are Social cats, and when they are having a rest, they love to touch each other. After drinking at a water hole, a lioness rests her head on another's back. When walking, young lions often touch faces with older ones, an act of close ties among members of the group.

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A．Because lions are cruel animals.

B．Because lions are clever animals.

C．Because lions like to take every chance to eat.

D．Because lions like to take advantage of other animals.

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第9题

听力原文：Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing wha

听力原文： Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction. Our school graduates face so much competition that they seldom care what they do so long as they can earn a living. Some stay long at a job and learn to like it, others move from one job to another looking for something to suit them. The young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectations. Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institutions. Nearly all grope in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what the salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them. Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependents with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment. It sets a pattern of life and, in many. ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interests.

In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interests. Nothing is more sad than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also waste your. talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck and a bitter person.

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A．Because they want to earn high salary.

B．Because schools do not teach students how to choose jobs.

C．Because there has been severe competitioI1 in the job market.

D．Because they have no working experience.

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第10题

听力原文：When Midori was two years old, she often climbed onto the piano bench and reached

听力原文： When Midori was two years old, she often climbed onto the piano bench and reached for the violin that belonged to her mother, (32)a 38-year-old professional musician.

"Please don't touch, Midori." her mother scolded. The violin was, after all, worth more than ＄20,000 But Midori persisted; (33)she longed to handle the graceful instrument that made beautiful 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, Johnston, an American musician, heard Midori playing the violin. (34)He couldn't believe she was just eight years old. "She must make a tape and I will take it to the United States," the musician said.

A famous American violin teacher heard the tape. He, too, had difficulty believing his ears The playing was absolutely astonishing. (35)He immediately accepted her as a pupil and recommended her for a full scholarship. In 1982. Midori and her mother moved to New York City, leaving behind a comfortable life in Japan.

(33)

A．A poet.

B．A painter.

C．A singer.

D．A musician.

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