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1、Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)11.D12.A13.A14.C15.B16.B17.C18.C19.B20.C21.A22.C23.D24.C25.D26.D27.D28.A29.C30.D31.A32.D33.D34.D35.A36 46 答案见听力原文Tape Script of Listening ComprehensionModel Test oneSection ADirections: In this section you will hear short conversations and 2 long conversa

2、tions. 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 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the bes

3、t answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on answer sheet two with a single line through the center.11. W: How much are these notebooks, please? M: 50 cents each, but if you want to buy a dozen I will give you a 10% discount.Q: How much should the woman pay if she buys a dozen?12. W: Are you read

4、y to order dessert, sir?M: Yes, I ' dlike to have a piece of chocolate cake, please.Q: Who are the two speakers?13. W: The bus is so crowded, jammed like sardines 沙丁鱼 , oh, my Gosh!M: Can I offer you my seat? I ' mgetting off the bus.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?14. W: Although

5、 they have quite modern facilities, but the staff are not friendly and everything seems to be running behindschedule 落后于预定方案 .M: Not to mention the noise because noone observes the visiting hours 探访时间 .15. W: IQ: What are the speakers talking about?mgoing to ask the neighbor to turn that music down.

6、 It 'sso late and I can 'fat ll asleep.M: Do you think it makes any difference to them?Q: What does the man mean?16. W: I need some aspirin, please, and I ' d also like to get this prescription filled.M: Yes madam. Here 'ysour aspirin, and I ' ll have the prescription for you in

7、about ten minutes.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?17. W: The room is filled with smoke, I can hardly breathe.M: I agree. Smoking shouldn ' tbe permitted in this room.Q: What can be concluded from thisconversation?18. W: Pro. Smith caught some students cheating on the fin

8、al exam and failed them right later.M: Serve them right 活该，应得的报应 / 惩罚 . I don' tsympathize with anyone trying to pass exams in that way.Q: What' sthe man' sattitude toward the professor ' s action?Now you' ll hear two long conversations. Conversation OneM: George, I heard that yo

9、u just applied for a new job.W: I did. It was for work in GM. And, um, it was a kind of tough process. I had to do a whole bunch of different interviews for the job.M: A bunch of different interviews for the same job?W: Um, and ah, and it was really a torture. I didn 'etxpect to have to do three

10、 interviews, but I did them all in the same day.M: Three times in the same day, terrible indeed.W: The first thing I did was interview with a group about six people, and I think they included some department managers. And they asked me, oh, the usual questions: What I wanted to do with myself, you k

11、now, where I saw myself in ten years. Things like that.M: And then?W: Then, I had another interview with, um, just an engineer. And he asked me some more questions about content area and my working experience. And then I even had to have an interview with the general manager. And I wasquite nervous

12、for that one but I think I did a pretty good job. They said I ' dfind out in a couple of days if I'm going to be hired.M: Well, you ' ve got to be pretty excited about that.W: I am. It' s a good opportunity and I hope Iget the job.Question 19 to 22 are base on the conversation you ha

13、ve just heard.19. What happened to George recently?20. How many interviews has George done inthe same day?21. What ' s George ' s opinion on the interview?22. What did George feel when he had an interview with the general manager.Conversation 2M: What was the party like last night, Jane?W: R

14、eally Fantastic! There are some interesting people there, and we have had a good time together. Why couldn' t you come?M: Well, I had to work overtime yesterday.And when I returned home, I had a headache, so I had to go to bed straightly. But I was exhausted 非常疲劳, so I just could n' t get to

15、 sleep for hours.W: What a pity. Why don 't you take a sleeping pill?M: To speak my mi nd 坦率的说,I don ' t like them. I used to take them after I had spent a long period of time working at night.W: How many did you use to take?M: Three every night.W: Good heavens. Why did you take so many?M: B

16、ecause I had great pressure. The doctor said they weren ' t very strong. Anyway, I used to feel awful the next morning.W: I am sure you did.M: The doctor said I had to be carefulW: I couldn ' t agree more.M: So I stopped drinking coffee late at night instead.Question 23 to 25 are based on th

17、e conversation you have just heard.23. Why can ' t Berry go to the yp?art24. What does Jane suggest Berry should havedone?25. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?Section BPassage OneIs it true that you will feel very excited and happy when you go to live in a new country? And wi

18、ll your life in this new country always be wonderful and exciting? Some specialists say that it is not easy to adjust to life in a new culture.They call the feelings which people experience when they come to a new environment "culture shock".There are three stages of culture shock. In the

19、first stage, the newcomers like their environment. Then, when the newness wears off 逐渐减弱 /消失 , they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, the apartment and everything else in the new culture. In the final stage of culture shock, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as

20、a result, enjoy their life more.Who experiences culture shock? Everyone does in some form or another. But culture shock comes as a surprise to most people. A lot of the time, people with the worst culture shock are the people who never had any difficulties in their own countries. They were active an

21、d successful in their community. They had hobbies that they enjoyed. When they come to a new country, they do not have the same established positions or hobbies. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the p

22、assage you have just heard.26. How does a person who is going abroad usually feel?27. Which of the following statements is not true?28. Who are usually the people with the worst culture shock?Passage TwoNo one wants to look silly or do the wrong thing at a new job. It is important to make the right

23、impression - not the wrong one - from the very first day. You will face new people. You will be in a new place. It may be difficult to know what to do. Here are seven tips to help you make it through the first days at a new job:1. First impressions can last forever. Make sure you make a good one. Be

24、fore your first day, find out if your new job has rules about what you can wear to work. If so, be sure to follow it. No matter what, always be neat and clean.2. Get to work on time. Employers value employees who come to work right on time. Give yourself an extra 15 minutes to make sure you arrive o

25、n time.3. Pay attention to introductions. One of the first things that your supervisor may do is to introduce you to co-workers. These co-workers will be important to you. They are the ones who will answer your questions when the boss is not around.4. Ask plenty of questions. Make sure that your sup

26、ervisor has told you what is expected of you. If he or she has not told you your job duties, ask for a list. Set daily and weekly goals for yourself.5. Do not take too long for lunch. What is the lunch-hour policy at your new job? You can find out from your supervisor or your company's personnel

27、 department. For example, do people eat at their desks or does everyone take a full hour outside the workplace ？6. Do not make personal phone calls. You should never make personal phone calls to your friends and family unless it is an emergency.7. Never be the first one to leave. Observe how your co

28、-workers behave around quitting time. It does no look good for you to be eager to leave.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. Why are the co-workers so important to you?30. In what situation can you make a personal phone call?31. What is the best title for this passage?

29、Passage ThreeI went to Fariburn in 1948; it took me twenty hours by bus. I sat by a fellow about my own age, 24. He told me his name was Karl Packer, but he told me hardly anything else.He disappointed me because he had so little to say. No opinions, no memories, no tales to tell. Had his home, educ

30、ation, the war and so on left no mark on him at all? It was very puzzling.The next time I went to Fariburn was in 1974. By plane of course. The President was going to “ open the new town, which had taken 26 years to build. I sat next to a man of about fifty, whose face was a book.The face was brown

31、and lined. There were lines of worry and of fear perhaps. But over them I saw -success and power. I guessed he was the boss of something. Perhaps he hadn expected the big job or hadn'wt anted it. Hehad done it well, no doubt. The thing had clearly taught him the power of decision, comma nd. We s

32、tarted to talkThe next two hours were for me the most interesting, even exciting. He kept me silent, open-mouthed with wonder.Our plane landed at Fariburn, I shook his hand and thanked him for making the journey so pleasant. I mentioned my name.“Thepleasure was mine, he said “Iwas chief engineer her

33、e at Fairburn until last year. I built the new town. Karl Packer is the name. Haven ' t we met before somewehre?Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. How old was Packer in 1974?33. What was Packer 's job in the town the year before?34. When did he give up his jo

34、b in Fariburn?35. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?Section CHOLLYWOOD, the world's factory for turning out hot movies, has discovered its n ext big thing: family films.The industry made its biggest (36)last year from G- (General audienee, 普通级) and PG-rated (Pare ntal Guida ne

35、e suggested, 家长指导级)movies .In the n ext few years it pla ns to (37) the n ati on's scree ns witheven more princesses, (38) , talkingan imals and bright school kids.It's not hard to see why. "Ice Age", a computer-animated story about (39)_between prehistoric animals, was (40) _ in M

36、arch. It has earned more than US$140 milli on so far and is this year's biggest surprise (41)This follows several successful family films in 2001, when three of the top four (42) 一 films ("Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "Shrek" and "Monsters, Inc.")

37、were rated G or PG.These successesshowed Hollywood that movies about children, even animated ones,could (43)_ to parents as well as theirchildre n.Film in dustry in siders say that the new in terest in family films is due to a n umber of factors.(44) .America nsare also look ing for funen terta inme

38、nt since September 11. And there is a new gen erati on of film makers who are also pare nts.(45) ""said Glenn Ross, preside nt of America n compa ny Artisa n's Family Home En terta inment.Keys:HOLLYWOOD, the world's factory for turning out hot movies, has discovered its n ext big thing: family films.The in dustry made its biggest (36) profits last year from G- (General audienee, 普通级) and PG-rated (Pare ntal Guida nee suggested, 家长指导级)movies .In the n ext few years it pla ns to (37) fill the n ati on's scree ns with eve n more princesses, (38) monsters talking a