听力原文: Kuwait is a country which is quite small, but which is very rich. It has a popul
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A.13%
B.16%
C.14%
D.15%
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A.13%
B.16%
C.14%
D.15%
第1题
听力原文: The world's smart adolescence in mathematics and science are in Singapore, according to a global survey of educational achievement. In the 3rd International Mathematics and Science Study, 13-year-olds from Singapore achieved the best scores in standardized tests of maths and science that were administered to 287, 896 students in 41 countries in 1994 and 1995. The survey suggests that science and maths education is especially strong in the Far East. While well behind those top scores, students from Australia earned higher marks in maths than their counterparts in England, who in turn did better turn American students. The study collected information on the students' teachers and homes. Not surprisingly, the highest-scoring students had well-educated parents or came from homes containing study-aids such as computers, dictionaries or even such elemental facilities as desks. The study shows that boys generally did better than girls in science, but there was little difference between them in maths. Boys scored better than girls in physics and chemistry. There were no sex differences in the life and environmental sciences. In addition to being tested, students in the project were asked how proficient they thought they were in maths and science. Students in some countries, such as Columbia and Kuwait, had an overly optimistic view of their skills. Meanwhile, some of the best students from Japan and Korea, for example, were needlessly pessimistic even though they did far better in maths than almost all of other students.
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A.Students from America.
B.Students from England.
C.Students from Australia.
D.Students from Japan.
第2题
听力原文:M: Good morning. Can I help you.'?
W: Hello. My name's Jane Bush and I'm intending to go to a conference in Sydney for three weeks. After the conference I've got two weeks' holiday and I wanted to go shopping or seeing Hong Kong or India or somewhere round there.
M: Yes.
W: Where exactly can I go?
M: Well, lots of places. There's Singapore or Teheran, Kuwait, Athens, you've really got quite a lot of choices you know.
W: Well, it sounds marvelous. How much would that cost?
M: The full fare? Well, that's really quite a lot. It's £ 12134.
W: Yes, a thousand two hundred and four. Well, it's once in a lifetime.
M: Mm.
W: The thing is, actually that I'm absolutely terrified of flying. I've never done it before.
M: Oh dear.
W: And I'm hoping that I can persuade my two friends, who are also going to the conference, to stop over with me on the way back.
M: Yes, that would be a good idea.
W: Mm, yes. By the way, one of them is in Cairo at the moment. Would it be possible for ne to stop over there on my way to Sydney?
M: Yes, of course. There are plenty of flights to Cairo and then plenty more onwards from Cairo to Sydney.
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A.A customer.
B.A travel agent.
C.A bank clerk.
D.A passenger.
第3题
听力原文:W: How is your mother feeling these clays?
M: Much better, thanks. She could be coming home in a few days. The operation was a success and the doctors say she'll recover in no time.
Q: Where is the man's mother now?
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A.At work.
B.At home.
C.In the hospital.
D.At the store.
第4题
听力原文:W: Hello, Mr. Black's office.
M: Hello, may I speak with the educational advisor?
W: I'm sorry. Mr. Black's not here this morning, I'm his secretary. May I help you?
M: Yes, I would like some information about English-language schools in the United States. I'm graduating from Kuwait University this year and I want to study for my master's degree in America.
W: Have you been accepted by an American university yet?
M: Yes, I've just been accepted at the University of Chicago, but the university wrote me that I have to take an intensive English course before entering their program.
W: Well... there are many schools in the U.S. that offer English courses. Perhaps you should come down and talk to Mr. Black.
M: Ok. Could you make an appointment for me?
W: Yes, would nine o'clock tomorrow be all right?
M: No, I'm sorry. I can't come then. I have an exam at that time. Could I come the day after tomorrow at ten o'clock?
W: Yes, that will be fine, I think. May I have your name and phone number?
M: Sure, my name is Suleiman Mohammed and my phone number is 6536667.
W: Thank you, Mr. Suleiman. We'll see you Wednesday, June ninth, at ten o'clock.
M: Thank you. Good-bye.
W: Good-bye.
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A.Mr. Black's secretary.
B.Mr. Suleiman.
C.The educational advisor.
D.A teacher at the University of Chicago.
第5题
听力原文: The world's smartest adolescents in mathematics and science are in Singapore, according to a global survey of educational achievement. In the 3rd International Mathematics and Science Study, 13-year-olds from Singapore achieved the-best scores in standardized tests of math and science that were administered to 287,896 students in 41 countries in 1994 and 1995. The survey suggests that science and math education is especially strong in the Far East, while well behind those top scores, students from Australia earned higher marks in math than their counterparts in England, who in turn did better than American students. The study collected information on the students' teachers and homes. Not surprisingly, the highest-scoring students had well-educated parents or came from homes containing studying aids such as computers, dictionaries or even such elemental facilities as desks. The study shows that boys generally did better than girls in science, but there was little difference between them in math. Boys scored better than girls in physics and chemistry. There were no sex differences in the life and environmental sciences. In addition to being tested, students in the project were asked how proficient they thought they were in math and science. Students in some countries, such as Columbia and Kuwait, had an overly optimistic view of their skills. Meanwhile, some of the best students from Japan and Korea, for example, were needlessly pessimistic even though they did far better in math than almost all of the other students.
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A.Students from America.
B.Students from England.
C.Students from Australia.
D.Students from Japan.
第6题
听力原文:W: But what happens if it rains. What are we going to do then?
M: We'll have to count on good weather. But if it does rain the whole thing will have to be canceled.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
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A.The weather forecast says it will be fine.
B.The weather doesn't count in their plan.
C.They will cancel their plan in case of rain.
D.They will postpone their program if it rains.
第7题
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A.Students from America.
B.Students from England.
C.Students from Australia.
D.Students from Japan.
第8题
听力原文: As the car industry develops, traffic accidents have become as familiar as the common code. Yet, their cause and control remain a serious problem that is difficult to solve. Experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem has multiple causes. At the very least, it is a problem that involves three factors: the driver, the vehicle, and the roadway, ff all drivers exercise good judgment at all times, there would be few accidents. But that is rather like saying that ff all people were honest, there would be no crime. Improved design has helped make highways much safer. But file type of accidents continued to rise because of human failure and an enormous increase in the numbers of automobiles on the road. Attention is now turning increasingly to the third factor of the accident, the car itself. Since people assume that the accidents are bound to occur, they want to know how cars can be built better to protect the drivers.
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A.The causes are obvious.
B.The causes are very complicated.
C.Tile causes are familiar.
D.The causes are not well understood.
第9题
听力原文:W: Hi, Steve!
M: Hi, Jan. I'm planning to go to London by train. Do you want to come with me?
W: But it'd be cheaper by bus.
M: I've got a student travel card. You can get cheap train tickets with it.
W: That sounds good. How much does it cost?
M: A card for six months is sixteen pounds.
W: So how do I get one?
M: You need two photographs—one for the card and one for the form.
W: There's a photo machine in the post office. It gives you four photos for three pounds.
M: So does the one in the library. But I went to a photographer's studio. It was cheaper.
W: I don't have to show my passport or my driving license, do I?
M: No, Jan, you only need a letter from your college.
W: OK, I'll ask my teacher for one.
M: And then you take everything to the tourist office and ask the travel agent.
W: Great, next time you go to London, I'll come too!
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A.£6.
B.£16.
C.£60.
D.£66.
第10题
听力原文: Everywhere we look,we see Americans running. They run for every reason anybody could think of. They run for health,for beauty,to lose weight,to keep fit,and because it is the thing they love to do. Every year, for example,thousands of people run in one race,the Boston Marathon,the best known long distance race in the United States. In recent years there have been nearly 5,000 official competitors and it takes three whole minutes for the crowd of runners just to cross the starting line.
You may have heard the story of the Greek runner,Pheidippides. He ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver the news of the great victory 2,500 years ago. No one knows how long it took him to run the distance. But the story tells us that he died of the effort. Today no one will die in a Marathon race. But at the finish line,we see what this race is about;not being first,hut finishing. The real victory is not over one's fellow runners,but over one's own body. It is a victory of will power over fatigue. In the Boston Marathon,each person who crosses that finish line is a winner.
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A.Three minutes.
B.Two minutes.
C.One minute.
D.Five minutes.