听力强化训练试题(10套)

Listening Comprehension

Section A

标准时间自测用时

35 minutes__minutes

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation,

one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

11. A) He’s got to attend a meeting. C) He is absent-minded for an offer.B) He wants to get out of there. D) He is upset for not winning championship.12. A) He should turn to somebody else.

B) He should work the problems out on weekend.

C) She’d like to help after she understood the problems.D) She’d help him find a person who has passed the exams.13. A) It is quite expanded. C) It should be about the Pacific Ocean.B) It is quite appropriate. D) It should be narrowed down.14. A) Enjoyable. C) Fascinating.B) Touching. D) Too complicated.15. A) Fuel cannot be transported to the northeastern states.B) There are too few houses in the northeast.

C) People in the northeast are inexperienced in dealing with snow.D) Cold weather in the northeast has increased the demand for fuel.16. A) The boss is often late for work. C) The boss may disregard the woman’s lateness.B) The boss will probably discipline the woman. D) The boss didn’t know the woman was late again.17. A) To pretend that she is very rich. C) To suggest her husband that she want those.B) To make her look prettier in the painting. D) To cause some trouble for her husband if he remarries.18. A) She is in no hurry. C) She’d rather wait for the dish.B) She is health-conscious. D) She’d rather stay in smoking section.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) It has recently been rebuilt. C) He is writing an essay about penguins.B) The zoo has built a rookery there. D) He is interested in seeing a certain species.20. A) It lays its eggs underwater. C) It’s the largest kind of penguin.B) It lives near the equator. D) It is able to fly.21. A) They differ on males and females. C) They are present only on certain species.B) They are used for swimming. D) They have no feathers.22. A) He keeps the egg warm. C) He builds a nest for the egg.B) He gathers food for the female. D) He defends the colony.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) To study the history of the city. C) To do some business.B) To see as much of the city as she can. D) To visit the Castle and do some shopping.24. A) He is proud of his homeland — Scotland. C) He is head of the McDonald clan.B) He wears a kilt. D) He has always lived in Edinburgh.25. A) Americans like to have iced drinks. C) Scotland was an independent nation before the 17th century.B) The Scottish government offices are in the Castle. D) Whiskey is the Scottish people’s favorite drink.Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both

the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) The increase in car owners. C) The increase in driving offences.B) The increase in car stealing. D) The increase in professional gangs.27. A) In Southwell Park. C) In Rockinghill Palace Road.B) In an unlocked garage. D) One block away from Southwell Park.

Section B

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28. A) A thief had abandoned it by the roadside. C) The owner had forgotten where he had parked it.B) It had been towed away by the local police. D) Someone had borrowed it from the owner’s wife.29. A) To lock up their garages where cars are kept at night. C) To park the cars in the garages at night.B) To lock up their cars wherever cars are kept. D) To keep their cars in locked garages.Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) A literary work. C) A government document.B) A social art. D) An individual’s creation.31. A) They were very cheap materials. C) They could add artistic value to buildings.B) They could be found here and there. D) They were not easily burned and can last long.32. A) Materials of Architecture C) Development of ArchitectureB) Architecture and Literature D) Classification of ArchitecturePassage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) On the airplane. C) In a coach to the city.B) Near the terminal building. D) In the waiting room.34. A) Near the airport hotel. C) Outside the Customs Hall.B) At the traveler’s information desk. D) The center of the city.35. A) The departure tax they have to pay on their next international flight.B) The distance they have to travel from the airport to the city center.C) The prices the major hotels charge.

D) The place where taxis are waiting to be hired.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should

listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Charter schools operate with public money but without many of the rules that govern traditional public schools. In the United States the rules for charter schools (36) ________ from state to state. But in general these schools have greater (37) ________ to decide what to teach and how to teach it.

A charter school might be (38) ________ or connected to the local public school system. It might be started by teachers, parents, community groups or, in some cases, a profit-making business.

The “charter” is a performance (39) ________. It establishes the goals of the school and other details like how student performance will be (40) ________. Forty-seven million students attend traditional public schools. But more than a million students attend charter schools.

And now a group of charter schools have formed the Green Charter Schools Network. The idea is to have (41) ________ friendly school buildings but to also go further than that.

The schools teach students to become (42) ________ in community issues that affect them and the environment. “The plan is to also include traditional public schools as well as (43) ________ schools,” says Jim McGrath, president of the Green Charter Schools Network.

“The most important thing is that every one of us (44) ______________________________________________. And that our natural resources are not inexhaustible. And that if we want a positive earth for future generations, (45) _____________________________________________.” says Jim McGrath.

The Green Charter Schools Network holds its first national conference this October in Minnesota. It will include companies and organizations like Waste Management and the United States Green Building Council. (46) ______________________________________________.

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听力强化训练(二)

Listening Comprehension

标准时间自测用时

35 minutes__minutes

Section A

11. A) Paul didn’t really buy a farm. B) He hasn’t heard much about it.

D) He is glad Paul bought the farm. C) Paul’s farm hasn’t been a success.12. A) He was seriously wounded in a field. B) He was slightly injured in a competition. D) He was knocked down by other athletes. C) He was kept in hospital for a long time.13. A) In the hospital. B) At home.

C) In the nursing house. D) In the drugstore.

14. A) He could work at a florist shop. B) He needs to pick more flowers. C) He got lots of flowers for the party. D) He has to clean up the dining room.15. A) He has got a backache. B) He was safe and sound.

D) He hurt his back when he fell.

C) He was badly hurt.

16. A) Student advisor.

B) Cleaner C) Teacher. D) Designer.

17. A) He has a very high phone bill too.

B) The woman should contact the phone company.C) The woman should make fewer long-distance calls.D) He’ll help the woman pay her phone bill.18. A) He lost the money he had saved. B) He will start saving money next week. C) He burned the money in his pocket. D) He doesn’t have enough money now.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) IT industry. B) Education industry.

D) Engineering industry.

C) Medicine industry.20. A) Health insurance, paid vacation and a company vehicle.B) Paid vacation, opportunities for advancement and medicare.C) Opportunities for advancement, insurance and a free bus pass.D) Paid vacation, opportunities for promotion and health insurance.21. A) Expanding and secure. B) Contracting, yet stable.

D) Promising, yet shrinking.

C) Growing, yet uncertain.22. A) He has a Bachelor’s degree. B) He didn’t finish the college.

C) He is now a college student. D) He is now studying in a night school.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) She is a good friend of Professor Gilmore. B) She used to work for Professor Gilmore. C) She heard of it from other students.

D) She arranges the job for Larry.24. A) Just so so. B) Quite good.

C) Fewer than other jobs.

D) None of them know the salary.25. A) Grade all the homework. B) Clean the professor’s office.

C) Help the professor in the classroom. D) Sort all the documents.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) They carry news of wars. B) They carry accurate information.

C) They carry news of important events. D) They carry news from other countries.27. A) To support newspapers. B) To make the newspapers run profitably. C) To make the newspapers sell at low prices. D) To make their products known to more people.28. A) The importance of newspapers. B) Weather reports and film guides.

D) World news and important happenings.

C) Book reviews and advertisements.

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Passage Two

Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) How to face one’s weakness.

B) The significance of working hard at school.C) The direct and indirect value of school work.D) Choosing a career according to one’s strongpoint.30. A) Typing.

B) History.

C) Mathematics.

D) Drawing.

31. A) It can give a student a sense of achievement.B) It can help a student to prepare for future work.C) It can give a student nothing but trivial training.

D) It is a good way to practice the skills learnt in school.32. A) He will be regretful in the future. B) He should restart his study in school.

C) He may also do well in his future work. D) He should pay more attention to his study.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) In his garden. B) Near the road.

C) Deep in his woods. D) In one of his fields.

C) The farmer’s children spoiled the apple tree. D) The apple tree grew into a very big one. C) Broad-minded and generous. D) Selfish enough.

34. A) A stranger stole the apple tree. B) The apple tree died. 35. A) Poor and foolish. B) Rich and clever.

Section C

Falling in love comes at the cost of losing close friends, because romantic partners absorb time that would otherwise be (36) _______ in platonic relationships, researchers say.

A new partner pushes out two close friends on average, leaving lovers with a smaller inner (37) _______ of people they can turn to in times of crisis, a study found.

The research, (38) _______ by Robin Dunbar, head of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University, showed that men and women were equally (39) _______ to lose their closest friends when they started a new relationship.

(40) _______ research by Dunbar’s group has shown that people typically have five very close relationships — that is, people whom they would turn to if they were in (41) _______ or financial trouble.

“If you go into a romantic relationship, it costs you two friends. Those who have romantic relationships, instead of having the (42) _______ five ‘core set’ of relationships only have four. And of those, one is the new person who’s come into their life,” said Dunbar. The study, submitted to the journal Personal Relationships, was (43) _______ to investigate how people trade off spending time with one person over another and (44) _____________________________________________________________________________________. Dunbar’s team used an internet-based questionnaire to quiz 428 women and 112 men about their relationships. In total, 363 of the participants had romantic partners. (45) _____________________________________________________________________________________. Professor Dunbar said, “What I suspect is that (46) _____________________________________________________________________________________, and so some of those relationships start to deteriorate.”

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听力强化训练(三)

Listening Comprehension

标准时间自测用时

35 minutes__minutes

Section A

11. A) He is not sociable. B) He is crazy about parties.

D) He never keeps his promises.

C) He has changed his mind.12. A) She will no longer get letters from Canada. B) She can’t give the stamps to the man’s sister.C) She will save the stamps for the man’s sister. D) She has given the stamps to the man’s roommates.13. A) Arguing.

B) Protesting.

C) Complaining.

D) Bargaining.

14. A) Tony speaks too fast. B) Tony’s pronunciation is not clear. C) Tony doesn’t come to the point. D) Tony speaks with strong accent.15. A) His computer doesn’t work well. B) He isn’t getting along with his staff. C) He didn’t register for a proper course. D) He can’t apply the theory to his program.16. A) Reading on the campus lawn. B) Applying for financial aid. C) Depositing money in the bank. D) Reviewing a student’s application.17. A) Sending for a doctor. B) Diagnosis of an illness.

D) The old man’s serious condition.

C) The admission of a patient.

18. A) Opinions about the book are varied.B) The man thinks the book is excellent.

C) You shouldn’t believe everything you read.

D) The woman wonders which newspaper the man is reading.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The root of Jim’s health problems.

B) The woman’s problems with her workaholic professor.C) Jim’s relationship with his professor.

D) Problems that Jim and the woman have with their workloads.20. A) Whether to accept the dean’s job offer or not. B) Whether to move or not. C) Whether to have a rest or not.

D) Whether to ask for an extension or not.21. A) See more of her. B) Spend more time on his study.

D) Get a better grade.

C) Earn more money.22. A) She would like to mark papers, too.B) She wants to ask for a lighter load.

C) She wants the man to talk to the workaholic professor.D) She wants to quit school and work.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) She thought it was a waste of money.

B) She was amazed that it had been finished in such a short time.C) She was impressed by it.

D) She didn’t like it as much as the other wings.24. A) He worked there as a guide. B) He read about it.

C) He had just visited it.

D) He interviewed the sculptor.25. A) It was made of aluminum. B) It wasn’t large enough.

D) It was too heavy to put up.

C) It wouldn’t move in the wind.Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Confidence. B) Preparation.

C) Informativeness. D) Enthusiasm.

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27. A) Gather abundant data. B) Organize the ideas logically. 28. A) Uneasy.

C) Develop a great opening. D) Select appropriate materials. C) Frustrated.

D) Depressed.

C) Those planning to take up some public work. D) Those eager to become effective speakers.

B) Uncertain.

29. A) Those interested in the power of persuasion. B) Those trying to improve their public images.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) They sleep in one long block. B) They take one or two naps daily. 31. A) Its habits. B) Its genes. 32. A) Go to bed early. B) Have a long rest.

C) They sleep in three distinct parts. D) They have many five-minute naps. C) Its mental states.

D) Its physical conditions. C) Give in to sleep.

D) Take some refreshments.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) Through food. B) Through air.

C) Through insects. D) Through body fluids.

C) Their nervous systems were damaged. D) They suffered from heart attack.

34. A) They ran a high fever. B) They died from excessive bleeding.

35. A) To see what happened to the survivors of the outbreak.B) To study animals that can also get infected with the disease.C) To find out where the virus originates.

D) To look for the plants that could cure the disease.

Section C

A happy marriage apparently is good medicine, but (36) ________ spouses may be harmful to one another’s health. Couples in conflict-ridden marriages take longer than the happily-married to heal from all kinds of wounds, from minor scrapes or athletic injuries to major surgery, suggests a study over the weekend. And the health (37) ________ taken by a stressful job seems to be eased when the worker has a (38) ________ home life. This new research, reported at an American Psychosomatic Society meeting, adds to growing (39) ________ that marriage has an impact on health. In the wound-healing study, 42 couples agreed to let researchers use a suction device to create several minor blister wounds on their skin in two (40) ________ about two months apart. The first time, couples were told to discuss a neutral topic; the next time they were given half an hour to resolve an issue or two on which they (41) _______. Their discussions were (42) _______. Researchers also checked participants’ wounds over the next few weeks and their production of three proteins created in wound healing. The (43) ________: “Even a simple discussion of a disagreement slows wound healing,” says psychologist Janice Kiecolt Glaser, who did the study with co-author Ronald Glaser of Ohio State University College of Medicine. (44) ________________________________________________________________________________. Hostile couples — peppering both discussions with criticism, sarcasm and put-downs — healed the slowest. (45) _______________________________________________________________________________. These are minor wounds and brief, restrained encounters. Real-life marital conflict probably has a worse impact, Kiecolt Glaser adds. “(46) ________________________________________________________________________________,” she says.

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听力强化训练（四）

Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. A) She’s having a hard time following the professor’s lectures.B) She doesn’t like the way the professor lectures.C) She is not interested in the course.

D) She’s having difficulty with the heavy reading assignments.12. A) The man was sorry to miss the football game.B) The man attended the concert, but didn’t like it.C) The man was sorry that he didn’t attend the concert.

D) The man is more interested in football than in classical music.13. A) Tom is very responsible. B) Tom’s words aren’t reliable.

C) What Tom said is true. D) Tom is not humorous at all.

C) Feeling nervous is nothing improper.

D) She should accept strangers’ presents naturally. C) He hasn’t cleaned his room since Linda visited him. D) Linda is the only person who ever comes to see him. C) She doesn’t have a fax machine. D) She may quit her present job soon.

C) It has drawn criticism from lots of people. D) It falls short of her supervisor’s expectations. C) She wants to discuss the issue again later.

D) They should hold another meeting to discuss the matter.

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14. A) She should follow the human nature. B) Strangers are nothing to be afraid of. 15. A) He’s been too busy to clean his room. B) Cleaning is the last thing he wants to do. 16. A) She is tired of her present job. B) Her phone number has changed.

17. A) It is based on a lot of research. B) It can be finished in a few weeks’ time. 18. A) They should put the meeting to an end. B) She would like to discuss another item.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) Find out if a rock-climbing course will be offered. C) Convince the man to take a rock-climbing course with her.B) Plan a rock-climbing trip over spring break. D) Find a place to go rock climbing.20. A) The college doesn’t have any rock-climbing equipment. C) There is no one to teach them how to do it.B) There are no appropriate places for climbing nearby. D) Not very many students are interested in it.21. A) Climbers have the opportunity to be outside and enjoy the scenery.B) Climbing isn’t as expensive as other sports.C) Learning to climb doesn’t take a very long time.D) Climbers develop skills useful in other activities.22. A) Increasing upper body strength. B) Discussing popular climbing sites.

C) Selecting the necessary equipment. D) Finding a climbing partner.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. A) Promoting the sales of something by telephone. C) Discussing with the woman on how to stay fit.

B) Talking with the woman about a sports TV program. D) Bargaining with the woman about a fitness program.24. A) A subscription to a certain kind of newspaper. B) A bargain on dance lessons. 25. A) No more phone call to her. B) A phone call in a few days.

C) A cheap airfare to Hawaii. D) A membership to a sports club. C) A change of the salesman. D) A discount of the goods.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) A chemist. B) An official.

C) An ice-cream taster.

D) An ice-cream manufacturer.

C) He examines the color of the ice cream. D) He tastes the flavor of the ice cream.

27. A) He stirs the ice cream. B) He lets the ice cream warm up.

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28. A) One Cool Job B) Tasting with Eyes C) John Harrison’s Life D) Flavors of Ice Cream

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) They were expensive. B) No one believes them.

C) They were unsuccessful. D) They were often deceptive.

30. A) Consumers began to resist buying products of these ads.B) Consumers stopped their environmental movement.C) Consumers turned cautious of environmental appeals.D) Consumers didn’t care about them all the time.31. A) They became more popular. B) They were more regulated. 32. A) Massachusetts.

C) They grew less honest.

D) They became better produced.

D) Connecticut.

B) Texas. C) California.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) In a hotel. B) In the palace.

C) In Pudding Lane. D) In Thames Street.

C) He happened to see the fire. D) He was rescued from the fire.

34. A) He helped put out the fire. B) He wrote about the fire.

35. A) The King and his soldiers came to help. C) People managed to get enough water from the river.

B) All the wooden houses in the city were burned out. D) Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

Section C

China has outlined a new approach to foreign investment, with planners saying they will now focus less on attracting large amounts of cash and more on selecting investments that will bring skills and technology into the country. The change in tactics, detailed in an official document (36) _________ by the National Development and Reform Commission, comes after more than a year of (37) _________ debate over the role foreign investors should play in China’s economy. China has long been one of the world’s top (38) _________ for foreign investment, and international companies poured in more than $70 billion last year, (39) _________ by the country’s low costs, manufacturing prowess and huge (40) _________ market. But the inroads have caused some (41) _________ among both ordinary people and officials, who also want to see domestic companies do well. The new foreign investment plan, which isn’t a specific (42) _________ but rather a statement of broad principles, does say that regulators will look more closely at foreign (43) _________ of local companies and other issues of “national economic security” that have received increasing attention recently. But the vision it advances represents neither an attempt to completely close off China’s economy nor a new round of liberalization. (44) __________________________________________. For instance, new investments by foreign companies will face stricter environmental and land use standards. (45) __________________________________________. The plan said China will continue to open up service industries, though it offered no commitments beyond those already made to the World Trade Organization. (46) __________________________________________.

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听力强化训练（五）

Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. A) He doesn’t like the paintings. B) He hasn’t seen the paintings yet. 12. A) Her name is on the top of the list. B) She is expecting a job interview.

C) He doesn’t enjoy his art history course. D) He would like to own one of the paintings. C) She will be the last to be interviewed. D) She must fix a date for the job interview.

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13. A) Their father is unable to keep his promise. C) Their father isn’t telling her the truth.B) Their father is going on a vacation without her. D) Their father doesn’t want to travel abroad.14. A) Substitute for Laura at work. B) Meet Laura at the restaurant.

C) Go out of town with Laura. D) Accept a full-time job.

15. A) He thinks the woman is wasting her time. C) He can wait and there is no need for the woman to hurry.B) He is eager to know the woman’s answer. D) He thinks the woman should make full use of her time.16. A) Jane is the laughing stock of the class. B) Jane works in the ABC Company. 17. A) Moving out. B) Repairing the house.

C) Jane’s laughter is quite impressive. D) Jane survived the interview. C) Doing up the kitchen.

D) Building a private residence.

18. A) The woman is inviting the man to dinner. C) The woman enjoyed her holiday very much.

B) The man probably won’t visit the woman. D) The man is going to visit the woman without Mary.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Playing cards. B) Preparing snacks.

C) Studying with a partner.

D) Learning how to design bridges.

C) Teach the man how to play bridge.

D) Play cards in cooperation with her partner. C) Indulge in playing games.

D) Take too heavy a workload next semester. C) He already knows how to play. D) He doesn’t have enough free time. C) Annoying and dislikable. D) Common and acceptable. C) On the street. D) At a restaurant.

C) Bending the body at the waist.

D) Bending the elbows as low as possible.

20. A) Quit the game and go away. B) Watch her partner playing cards. 21. A) Stay up too late. B) Miss her card game.

22. A) He doesn’t have a partner. B) He doesn’t like to play games. 23. A) Impolite but common.

B) Annoying but common. 24. A) At the gym. B) In the park.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

25. A) Keeping the body straight. B) Keeping the feet to the floor.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) Direct the driver. C) Move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable.B) Look ahead to see where there’s a turn. D) Keep looking at the map to find a place to go to.27. A) To get information when in danger. C) To share the fun with them in exploration. B) To be saved in case of an accident. D) To tell them what’s going on with the group members.28. A) They can make people work fast. B) They can help people stay healthy.

C) They can help people organize other activities. D) They can make people get prepared for sports.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) By producing pressure waves going in the opposite direction.

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B) By mixing new sound waves with the noise and sending them out together.C) By mixing high-frequency sound waves with low-frequency ones.

D) By making a copy of the unwanted sound waves and letting it out a little later.30. A) It can make a car lighter. B) It can make a car faster.

C) It can reduce the cost of a silencer.

D) It can improve the performance of a silencer. C) It increases the cost of car production. D) Carmakers are not sure if it is necessary.

31. A) It is still being tried out. B) People still have their doubts.

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) One must read books in a critical way.

B) A student should not have a complicated idea.

C) It was impossible for one to read two thousand books.D) Students ought to make a list of the books they had read.33. A) He had plans for reading. B) He learned to educate himself.

C) He only read books over 100 pages. D) He read only one book several times.

34. A) To explain why it was included in the list.

B) To describe why he seriously crossed it off the list.

C) To prove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word.D) To show that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understand.

35. A) To show how he developed his point of view. C) To introduce the two persons’ reading methods.B) To tell his reading experience at high school. D) To explain that he read many books at high school.

Section C

Can we generate the new cultural attitudes required by our technological virtuosity? History is not very reassuring here. It has taken centuries to learn how to live (36) _________ in the family, the tribe, the city, the state, and the nation. Each new (37) _________ of human sensitivity and loyalty has taken generations to become firmly (38) _________ in the human mind. And now we are forced into a quantum leap from the mutual suspicion and (39) _________ that have marked the past relations between peoples in a world in which (40) _________ respect and comprehension are necessary.

Even events of recent decades provide little basis for (41) _________. Increasing physical proximity has brought no millennium in human relations. If anything, it has appeared to (42) _________ the divisions among people rather than to create a broader intimacy. Every new (43) _________ in physical distance has made us more painfully aware of the psy-chic distance that divides people and has increased alarm over real or imagined differences. If today people occasionally choke on what seem to be indigestible differences between rich and poor, male and female, specialist and non-specialist within cultures, what will happen tomorrow when people must assimilate and cope with still greater contrasts in life styles? (44) ________________________________________________________________.

Time and space have long cushioned intercultural encounters, confining them to touristic exchanges. But this insula-tion is rapidly wearing thin. (45) _________________________________________________________________. There we will be surrounded by foreigners for long periods of time, working with others in the closest possible relationships. (46) ________________________________________________________________.

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听力强化训练（六）

Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. A) He doesn’t expect to enjoy the play. B) He can’t go with the woman. 12. A) The prices will be even higher. B) The prices will stop rising. 13. A) Tiring and unprofitable. B) Low paid but helpful.

C) He doesn’t like going to the crowded place. D) He rarely goes to plays. C) The prices are not high at all. D) The prices will either rise or fall. C) Interesting but tiring. D) Beneficial and easy.

C) She has been to the restaurant before.

D) The man should order spaghetti at the restaurant. C) There is a spot on it.

D) She has found a cheaper one. C) Think nothing after the test.

D) Take the test again in two weeks.

C) He’ll go to the party after finishing his homework. D) He’ll read the book after returning from the party. C) The woman won’t be late.

D) The program in the auditorium has already begun.

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14. A) The man should choose another restaurant. B) She’ll join the man for dinner. 15. A) It is too small for her. B) She doesn’t like it any more. 16. A) Be patient and wait. B) Call to check his scores.

17. A) He can’t attend the party. B) He doesn’t like going to the party.

18. A) He has never been to the auditorium. B) He wants to stop and ask for directions.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) How to win the battle of staff cutting in the company. C) How to turn job redundancy into an opportunity.B) How to avoid failures in personal investment. D) How to get through the tough time of losing a job.20. A) Getting back to school and take a course. B) Taking a holiday and going on a cruise.

C) Increasing investment on staff relationship. D) Doing an internship or apprenticeship.

21. A) She was compensated financially and began doing what she enjoyed.B) She realized her dream that she never quite made into reality.C) She enjoyed her career and was prepared for changes in life.D) She was free from everyday routine and found a new job.

22. A) It is a detailed plan to restart one’s career. C) It is the resume that applicants carry to employers.B) It records one’s work experience and capabilities. D) It provides alternative choices for job seekers.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. A) The levels of his stress hormones will be lowered. C) He will have a better appetite.B) His blood pressure will drop to a lower level. D) His body temperature will rise.

24. A) People can do it anytime and anywhere. C) Laughter is more effective than some medicines.B) Laughter is better than a regular fitness program. D) People don’t have to learn how to laugh.25. A) We want to make others laugh, too. B) We want to appear optimistic in public.

C) A fake smile or laugh will change into a true laugh. D) Our bodies can be fooled easily by an act of laughing.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Most people had little interest in the reunion.B) Some people got tired from the reunion activities.C) Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways of teaching.

D) Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates’ speech.27. A) She kept track of her students’ progress. B) She gave her students advice on their careers.

C) She attended her students’ college graduations. D) She went to her students’ wedding ceremonies.

28. A) Students’ respect is the best reward for teachers. C) Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.

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B) Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed. D) Teachers’ knowledge is the key to students’ achievements.29. A) Reliable and devoted. B) Tough and generous.

C) Proud but patient. D) Strict but caring.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

30. A) A part of the free MIT OpenCourseWare. C) A Harvard-MIT platform of free online courses.B) A free computer program by MIT and Harvard. D) A free program online for universities worldwide.31. A) Universities have been trying online courses. B) About 2,000 online courses have been offered.

C) Over 100 million people have finished courses online. D) Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX.

32. A) It is first offered as part of the edX learning program.B) It is another free MIT-Harvard online learning program.C) It is a standard to recognize online learners’ achievement.D) It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT.Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) Food chains have been seriously damaged because of weather.B) Climate change leads to the change of food production patterns.C) The increasing speed of flowering is beyond scientists’ expectation.D) Plants’ reaction to weather could have damaging effects on ecosystem.34. A) Plants’ flowering is 8.5 times faster than leafing.B) There are 1,634 plant species on the four continents.C) Scientists should improve the design of the experiments.

D) The experiments failed to predict how plants react to climate change.35. A) They can prove the climate change clearly. B) They are very important in the food chains.

C) They play a leading role in reducing global warming. D) They are growing and flowering much faster than before.

Section C

Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completed a university degree could find a good career quite easily. Companies toured the academic institutions, competing with each other to select graduates. However, those days are gone. Most careers organizations (36) _________ three stages for graduates to follow in the process of securing a suitable career: (37) _________ abilities, matching these to available jobs and presenting them well to possible employers. Job seekers have to make a careful (38) _________ of their own abilities. One area of assessment should be of their academic (39) _________. Graduates should also consider their own personal values and attitudes. The second stage is to study the opportunities (40) _________ for employment. After studying all the various (41) _________, they should be in a position to make informed comparisons between various careers. In addition, good personal presentation is (42) _________ in the search for a good career. Job (43) _________ forms and letters should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly. Where additional information is asked for, (44) _____________________________________________________. They should try to balance their own abilities with the employer’s needs, and try to show that they already know something about the company and its activities. (45) ________________________________________. Dressing suitably and arriving for the interview on time are also important. (46)_______________________________________. This is much better than pretending to understand a question and giving an unsuitable answer.

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听力强化训练（七）

Listening Comprehension

标准时间自测用时

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Section A

11. A) In New York. B) In Boston.

C) In Newport. D) In Washington.12. A) She watched the TV series. B) She went to the Students’ Center.

C) She went to see the film. D) She did nothing at all.

13. A) He dislikes museums and galleries. B) He does not care about the hot weather. D) He doesn’t want to go to Washington. C) He hates going to the beach.

14. A) The woman always shops in the Price Club. B) The man doesn’t know the club well. C) The man has joined the club.

D) The woman is a member of the club.15. A) He has got an unexpected visitor. B) The weather is going to be terrible.

D) He feels he isn’t in a good condition. C) He has something urgent to handle first.16. A) Anyone can copy it with limitation. B) No one can copy it without permission. D) Teachers can copy it with limitation. C) Only a limited number of teachers can use it.17. A) A maid of the apartment. B) The owner of the apartment.

C) A saleswoman. D) The man’s boss.

18. A) It was the first time Mr. Johnson went to the concert.

B) Mr. Johnson wouldn’t like to leave until the concert was over.C) Mr. Johnson may not get used to rock music.

D) The concert was beyond Mr. Johnson’s expectation.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) She prefers cats to dogs. B) She is an expert in animals. C) She used to work in a national zoo. D) She was once bitten by the man’s dog.20. A) Brush its teeth and wash it. B) Let it watch a TV program.

C) Walk it in the nearby garden. D) Give it an afternoon doggie treat.21. A) It always chases his dog. B) It never catches mice at home.

C) It gets a little moody at times.

D) It enjoys listening to popular music.

22. A) She refuses to take care of the animals.

B) She agrees to watch the animals for a reward.

C) She promises to find a professional to look after the animals.

D) She advises the man to take his animals to the zoo for special care.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) She earned a scholarship which covers all her studies.B) She got both a student loan and support from parents.C) She received a student loan and had a part-time job.D) She had overdrawn her loan and let parents help out.24. A) Because she enjoys traveling in summer holidays.B) Because she’d like to have wicked experience.C) Because she is food lover and spends a lot on food.D) Because she lived a life of a normal student.

25. A) He gained full support from his parents. B) He put money in a high interest account. D) He was allowed to borrow from friends.

C) He cut expenses on entertainment.

Section B

Passage One

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27. A) He is strict. B) He is unkind. C) He has the wrong idea.

D) He sets a timetable for mothers.

28. A) The baby will sleep well. C) The baby will have a low blood sugar level.B) The baby will have its brain harmed. D) The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8.29. A) In the night. B) Every four hours.

C) Whenever it wants food.

D) When its blood sugar level sinks.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) To show that too many words are of no use.

B) To show that the English prefer to make long speeches.

C) To show that even talk and silence can be culturally different.D) To show that people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature.31. A) By accepting different habits. B) By recognizing different values. 32. A) Cross-cultural Differences B) Multicultural Environment

C) By sharing different ways of life. D) By speaking each other’s languages. C) How to Understand Each Other D) How to Build Up a Relationship

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) Algebra. B) College Mathematics. 34. A) Stronger imaginative ability. B) Additional presentation skills.

C) Arithmetic.

D) Mathematics Education.

C) More mathematical confidence.

D) Greater chances of becoming teachers.

35. A) He is a guest lecturer at Kentucky Educational Television.B) He is to deliver 30 lectures in Basic Math.C) He works in Georgia State University.D) He specializes in training teachers.

Section C

A good marriage means growing as a couple but also growing as individuals. This isn’t easy; marriage has always been difficult. Why are we seeing so many divorces at this time? Yes, our modern social (36) _________ is thin, and yes, the permissiveness of society has created (37) _________ expectations and brought the family into disorder. But divorce is so common because people today are unwilling to (38) _________ the self-discipline that marriage requires. They expect easy joy, like the entertainment on TV, the (39) _________ of a good party. Marriage takes some kind of sacrifice, not (40) _________ self-sacrifice of the soul, but some level of (41) _________. Some of one’s fantasies, some of one’s legitimate (42) _________, have to be given up for the value of the marriage itself. “While all marital partners feel (43) _________ at times, it is they who really choose to make the marital ties into confining chains or supporting bonds”, says Dr. Whitaker. Marriage requires sexual, financial and emotional discipline. (44) ______________________________________________________.

A divorce is not an evil act. Sometimes (45) ________________________________________________. On the other hand, if the partners can stay past the breaking up of the romantic myths into the development of real love and intimacy, they have achieved a work as amazing as the greatest cathedrals of the world. (46)____________________________________________ in which the face of our mutual humanity can safely show itself.

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听力强化训练（八）

Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. A) He’s too talkative to be a boss. B) He doesn’t support the program at all. 12. A) Buy a dictionary of his own.

B) Take one dictionary out of the room. 13. A) It costs less time. B) It is more accurate.

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C) He’s got too many things to do at a time. D) He shouldn’t show support only in words. C) Borrow a dictionary from the library. D) Borrow a dictionary somewhere else. C) Interview costs less time.

D) Less people will accept interview. C) Look for a less expensive computer.

D) Help the woman to move her computer out. C) Show the man her documents. D) Have a conference with the man.

C) She can use one dressing table as a study desk. D) She can put the dressing table into the study room.

14. A) Buy a new computer. B) Buy a computer from the woman. 15. A) Ask to see the man’s ID card. B) Get the briefcase for the man. 16. A) She can buy a study desk. B) She can sell one dressing table.

17. A) Give up the hope of joining the tour. C) Don’t give up the hope and try in a few days.B) See who can give him a ride for the tour. D) Find out how many people going to join the tour.18. A) Choose a Chinese restaurant. B) Hurry up and make the decision.

C) Hurry up and make a reservation.

D) Go to both restaurants since both are good.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Why a term paper should be outlined. B) The deadline for submitting a term paper.

C) Why the man got a poor grade on his term paper.

D) The problems a student has met in writing the outline.

20. A) He couldn’t find the information she needs. C) He didn’t master the skills to write the outline.

B) He tried to cover too much in his term paper. D) He included too many minor details in his term paper.21. A) Rewrite it. B) Broaden the topic of it.

C) Redefine what it will include.

D) Start it over with a completely different topic.

22. A) Reevaluate his outline. C) Extend the deadline for turning in the paper.B) Show him some sample outlines. D) Provide him with some good sources of information.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the co nversation you have just heard.23. A) Personality. B) Physical charm.

C) Self-acceptance. D) Social value.

C) Advertisements advise them to do so.

D) They are influenced by people around them. C) Girls with good personalities but a plain look. D) Girls with a bad self-image or low self-esteem.

24. A) Cosmetic surgery works well. B) They are affected by the media.

25. A) Girls with a plain look and self-acceptance. B) Girls with high self-esteem and a plain look.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Learn a subject more effectively. B) Keep rewards better in their memory. 27. A) Tolerance of punishments. B) Preference for pleasure.

C) Recall consequences more effortlessly. D) Make risky decisions more frequently. C) Ways of making choices. D) Responses to suggestions.

C) Men have a greater tendency to slow down. D) Women find it easier to fall into certain habits.

28. A) Men are more likely to take risks. B) Women focus more on outcomes.

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Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) Your reputation will be damaged. B) You have to change your name.

C) You’ll get into trouble.

D) You can’t be a doctor any more. C) He had concealed the facts.

D) He had given Booth help in some way.

30. A) He had helped Booth murder Lincoln. B) He had made a diagnostic error.

31. A) He would have suffered a lot from the name.

B) He would have been thought of as a criminal forever.C) He would have been sentenced to four years’ prison life.D) He would have spent the rest of his life in prison.Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) The absence of blackboard in classroom. B) The popular use of smartphones.

C) The lack of practice in handwriting.

D) The use of new technologies in teaching.

33. A) It focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer.B) It indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper.C) It found that good essays are made up of long sentences.D) It discussed the importance of writing speed.34. A) Spelling improves one’s memory of words.

B) Spelling ability is closely related to writing ability.C) Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.D) Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.35. A) Computers can help people with their choice of words.B) Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching.C) Handwriting still has a place in today’s classrooms.

D) Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade.

Section C

There is a difference between science and technology. Science is a method of answering theoretical questions; tech-nology is a method of solving (36) _________ problems. Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships between observable (37) _________ in nature and with (38) _________ theories that serve to organize these facts and rela-tionships; technology has to do with tools, techniques, and procedures for (39) _________ the findings of science.

Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progress in each. Progress in science (40) _________ the human factor. Scientists, who seek to understand the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of (41) _________ and certainty, cannot pay (42) _________ to their own or other people’s likes or dislikes or to popular ideas about the (43) _________ of things. What scientists discover may shock or anger people. But even an un-pleasant truth is more than likely to be useful. But hardly so with technology, (44) _______________________________________________; we cannot refuse to breathe polluted air.

Unlike science, (45) ___________________________________________. The purpose of technology is to serve peo-ple all over the world. (46) _______________________________________________ — so much so that the promise of technology is “obscured”. That promise is a cleaner and healthier world. If wise applications of science and technology do not lead to a better world, what else will?

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听力强化训练（九）

Listening Comprehension

标准时间自测用时

35 minutes__minutes

Section A

11. A) Move her stereo to the corner. B) Make sure her stereo is kept in the rack. D) Make sure the living room has enough sunshine. C) Move her seeds and plants closer to the sun.12. A) She wants to learn more about finance. B) She hasn’t learnt much about finance. C) She is sure to be a successful merchant. D) She has taken several management courses.13. A) Preparing a special dinner. B) Shopping in a mall.

D) Having dinner in a restaurant. C) Attending a cocktail party.14. A) He is bored with the tour. B) He has to prepare a banquet.

C) He needs to pick up his children.

D) He must attend a meeting on Monday.

15. A) The woman comes from a cold area. B) The man once couldn’t stand the heat there. C) The man believes the weather there will change.D) The woman soon gets used to the weather there.16. A) The weather will not affect the game. B) The Stealers will lose if the weather is bad. D) He really doesn’t know which team will win. C) The Stealers have never lost in bad weather.17. A) The weather makes her feel terrible. B) She is not feeling well too.

C) It’s the lunch that makes the man sick. D) She disagrees with the man.

18. A) He always loses something on Friday. B) He is always late for work on Friday. C) He always leaves something behind on Friday. D) He prefers Friday mornings to Monday mornings.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) 2:00 a.m. B) 2:00 p.m.

C) 5:00 a.m.D) 5:00 p.m.

20. A) The woman was greatly surprised. B) The woman was suspicious of the story. C) The woman found the story newsworthy. D) The woman became fascinated by the story.21. A) He was carried to a spaceship. B) He walked to a flying saucer. C) He saw the bright light overhead. D) He followed the animal to a plane.22. A) He must have read a science fiction. B) He must have felt dizzy on the street. C) He must have seen a beast somewhere. D) He must have been drunk or high on drug.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. A) Her friend’s leg was hurt. B) The stairway was blocked.

C) Her friend couldn’t go on foot.

D) Her friend carried something heavy with him.24. A) Four.

B) Five.

C) Three.

D) Eight.

25. A) The man who tried to open the lift. B) The man who pressed the alarm bell.

C) The man who got desperate and cried. D) The man who found the control panel.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) He went to England to work with Murray.

B) He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers.C) He provided a great number of words and quotations.D) He sent newspapers, magazines and books to Murray.27. A) He was shut in an asylum. B) He lived far from Oxford.

D) He disliked traveling.

C) He was busy writing a book.28. A) They both served in the Civil War. B) They had a common interest in words.

C) Minor recovered with the help of Murray.

D) Murray went to America regularly to visit Minor.

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29. A) Brave and determined. B) Cautious and friendly. C) Considerate and optimistic. D) Unusual and scholarly.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) They have to take long bus rides to school.B) They do well in traditional school programs.C) They study at home rather than in classrooms.

D) They receive money from traditional public schools.31. A) Their equipment costs a lot of money.B) The students find it hard to make friends.

C) It is hard to know students’ progress in learning.D) They get little support from the state government.32. A) Their graduates are more successful in society. B) Their students can work at their own speed.

C) They serve students in a wider age range. D) They are less expensive for students.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) The machine will be a big success.B) Their wives like doing the laundry.C) The machine is unrelated to their life.

D) This kind of technology is familiar to them.34. A) They can tell you when your clothes need washing.B) They can be controlled with a smartphone.C) They are difficult to operate.D) They are sold at a low price.35. A) The app connection makes life easier. B) It is better to dry clothes in the morning.

C) Smartphone can shorten the drying time. D) We should refresh clothes back at home.

Section C

Individuals differ greatly in the degree in which culture shock affects them. Although it is not (36) _________, there are individuals who cannot live in foreign countries. However, those who have seen people go through shock and on to a satisfactory adjustment can (37) _________ steps in the process. During the first stage, most individuals are (38) _______ by the new. They stay in hotels and associate with nationals who speak their language and are polite and (39) _________ to foreigners. This honeymoon stage may last from a few days or weeks to six months, depending on (40) _________. If one is very important, he or she will be shown the places, will be (41) _________ and petted, and in a press interview will speak glowingly about goodwill and international friendship. But this mentality does not (42) _________ last if the foreign visitor (43) _________ abroad and has seriously to cope with real conditions of life. It is then that (44) _______________________________. This hostility evidently grows out of the host country. This hostility evidently grows out of the genuine difficulty which the visitor experiences in the process of adjustment. There are house troubles, transportation troubles, shopping troubles, and (45) ______________________________________. They help, but they don’t understand your great concern over these difficulties. Therefore, they must be insensitive and unsympathetic to you and your worries. The result, you just don’t like them. (46) _________________________________________. But this criticism is not an objective appraisal.

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听力强化训练（十）

Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. A) It has been out of work. B) It has been repaired recently. 12. A) Mary planned to see the man next year. B) Mary wanted to invite the man to dinner. 13. A) The woman actually has enough money. B) Both of them are running out of money. 14. A) Teacher and student. B) Manager and customer. 15. A) Asking for directions. B) Studying for an exam. 16. A) He will visit Hong Kong with Tina. B) Tina invited him to visit Hong Kong. 17. A) In a library. B) In a bookstore. 18. A) Refuse to attend Lily’s party. B) Ask about other guests’ gifts.

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C) It has been blown away by wind.

D) It has been fixed at a wrong place.

C) Mary hoped to come for dinner next time. D) Mary didn’t want to have dinner with the man. C) The woman left her money in the library. D) The man lent a little money to the woman. C) Stewardess and passenger. D) Train attendant and passenger. C) Playing a puzzle game. D) Watching a TV program.

C) He is going to visit Tina in Hong Kong. D) He is anxious to get a ticket to Hong Kong. C) In a supermarket. D) At a newspaper stand.

C) Bring something unnecessary to Lily’s party. D) Bring a small and inexpensive gift to Lily’s party.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) His schedule of courses is too heavy. C) He doesn’t like the professor.B) It’s not what he expected. D) He can’t pay for so many credit hours.20. A) She can help the man drop the course.

B) She thinks heavy course loads are manageable.

C) She is familiar with the kind of problem the man has.

D) She doesn’t think the man should withdraw from the course.21. A) He will get a failing grade.

B) He will not be allowed to reapply the course.C) He will lose all the money he paid for the course.

D) He will get a W that can be changed if he complete the course later.22. A) Take a different course. C) Accept a lower grade for the course.B) Withdraw from the course. D) Try his best to handle 18 credit hours.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) He can’t find the library.

B) He doesn’t know how to borrow a book.C) He can’t find the book he wants to borrow.

D) He has no chance to read the book required by the professor.24. A) He wants to keep it clean. C) He puts it in a wrong place by mistake.B) He wants the librarian to keep it. D) He hopes all his students can get the chance to read it.25. A) They are not allowed to be taken out from the library.B) Students can use them as long as they need in the library.

C) Students need the professor’s approval before borrowing the books.D) They are open only to students with the professor’s acknowledgement.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Why we cry when we are hurt.

B) Why we cough when we suffer from a cold.

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C) Why we smile when we see someone else smile.

D) Why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late.

27. A) They relate to human behavior and interaction. C) They result in bad behavior and social disorders.

B) They control human physical actions and feelings. D) They determine our knowledge and language abilities.28. A) Ways to find mirror neurons. C) Existence of mirror neurons.B) Problems of mirror neurons. D) Functions of mirror neurons.Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) It can be cured by a kind of operation. C) Its main symptom is “forgetful”.B) It can be cured by a kind of medicine. D) The old often suffer from it.30. A) It can help people keep alert. C) It can help improve people’s memory.B) It can help people keep young. D) It can help strengthen people’s bodies.31. A) When he feels light-headed. C) When he does not want to eat.B) When he can not sleep well. D) When he feels very tired.Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) To offer students public services. C) To organize sport activities for young people.B) To help students improve their grades. D) To provide partnership and fun for young people.33. A) At least 24 hours. C) At most 48 hours.B) At least 36 hours. D) At most 72 hours.34. A) Advice from her teachers. C) A new way to judge her schoolmates.B) A new way to assess herself. D) More comments from her schoolmates.35. A) She used to be a volunteer. C) She felt a bit bored with her life.B) She needed a part-time job. D) She wanted to get a challenging job.

Section C

Play is the principal business of childhood, and recent research has shown play is important in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy, every child needs (36) _______ and the right materials for play, and the main tools of play are toys. Their main (37) _______ is to suggest, encourage and (38) _______ play. Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child’s development.

Recent research on infant development has shown that the (39) _______ a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited abilities, is largely (40) _______ in the first three years of his life. So a baby’s ability to (41) _______ from the right play materials should not be (42) _______. A baby, who is stimulated and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.

In the next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no (43) _______. Every type of suitable toy should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. (44) _________________________________________________________________.

The third stage of play development — from five to seven or eight — the child is at school. But (45) ______________________________________________. It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.

Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child. But (46) _______________________________________. Toys are still interesting and valuable, they lead on to new hobbies, but their significance has changed. To a child of nine or ten, toys and games mean relaxation and fun.

◆ 答 案 速 查 ◆11A12C13B14C15B16C17B18D19A21D22B23C24D25A26C27A28D29C31A32D33B34B35C36. opportunity 37. function 38. assist 39. standard40. determined 41. profit 42. underestimated 43. bounds44. Toys for imaginative play and the first social games for learning to play are important45. play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school46. once reading has been mastered, then books and school become the main source of learning2030CC-󰀓0-