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考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（第1—10页）和第Ⅱ卷（第11页全卷共11页。第I卷第1-16小题、第41-77小题为选择题，答题必须涂在答题纸上，第I卷第17-40小题、第78-81小题和第II卷的答案必须写在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不I103ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave1.A.AB.AC.AnD.An2.A.B.C.D.3.A.B.C.D.4.A.LeaverightB.StayforC.CatchaD.HaveaA.HebelievesthatJackwillsellhis B.HebelievesthatJackisC.Hedisagreeswith D.HebelievesthatJackwillquithisA.Therewon’tbeenoughcups B.They’vegotplentyofC.They’rebuyingwhatthey D.They’vegotenoughfoodfor A.Jerryreallywantsthe B.NoonewantstheC.Jerryisn’tinterestedinthe D.OtherslikethescholarshipmorethanA.Hedidbetterthan B.HefailedthemathsC.Heusedtobeatop D.Heansweredonly10%oftheA.Herarelyreceiveslettersfrom B.HeisexpectingaletterfromC.Hewrotetohisfamilylast D.HeisanxioustogobackA.He’safraidtotakeB.Heonlytook C.Heisn’ttheonlyonewhowasD.Hedidn’tgetthehighestscoreononeSectionDirections:InsectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingA.BecausetheyusuallyusetheirfingerstoeatB.BecausetheycanusechopstickstoeatanykindoffoodexceptC.BecausetheycaneveneatsoupwithD.BecausetheyareafraidtocutthemselveswithA.BecausetheycookeverythinginonewholeB.Becausetheydon’tliketouseC.BecausetheyneedtouseknivesandforkstocutupD.BecausetheyusuallycookmeatinsmallA.TheobviousdifferenceinthewaysandAmericanseatB.FoodculturesinandintheC.Comparisonbetweenchopsticks,knivesandD.Thewaysofusingchopsticks,knivesandQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingA.BecausehethoughtheknewtheB.BecausehewantedtohavealookattheC.BecausethemanwasreadingthearticlehehadD.BecausethemanwasreadingthenewspaperhehadA.TobuytheB.Torecognizehimasthewriter.C.ToreaddeeplyintotheD.ToturntothepagewherethestorywasA.Themanwas B.ThemanwasC.Themanwas D.ThemanwassleeSectionDirections:InsectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.InformationaboutApplyingforDrivingTheman’sNot ,butInformationaboutApplyingforDrivingTheman’sNot ,butTheman’sAThesubjectthemanisThecostofanofficialBlanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingCompletetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachInwhichsectionofdoesthewomanInof.Whatcanbethebestwaysofgaining WhydoesthewomanraiseaHelofherHowdoesthewomandealwiththedifficultTryto. randVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Oneofmymostsurprisingfindingsasastudentis25parentsdonotalwaysacceptyouradulthood.Iwasalwaystoldthatonceyougettocollege,yourparentsrealizethatyouhavebeenliving26yourownandcanmakeyourowndecisions.Thisideawasrejected27IcamehomeforThanksgiving.Atfirst,everythingwasgoingas28(smoothly)aspossible.ThefirstnightIwenttotheBerkeleycampustovisitmyfriendSara,withoutanyargumentfrommyohr.29whenIcalledhertosayIhaddecidedtospendthenightatSara’sdorm,mymominformedmethatshewantedmehomeatonea.m.Iwaswildwithanger!I30(make)myowndecisionshowlateayoungmanshouldstayoutforseveralmonths.HowevermuchItriedtoreasonwithmymother,sheinsistedthingsaredifferentwhenIamhome,andthattheywerethe31payingmybills.Andkids,thisistrue.Nomatterhowmuchyouwanttofightit,mommyanddaddyarestillholdingthepursestrings,whetheryouare18ornot.Sometimesitisbesttositback,shutup,anddo32theyAlandfromdestruction,pluswealth,naturalresources,andlaborsupply—allthesewereimportantfactorsinhelEngland ethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution,buttheynotenough.Somethingelse33(need)tostarttheindustrialprocess.That“somethingspecial”wasmen—creativeindividuals34couldinventmachines,findnewsourcesofpower,andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshapesociety.ThemenwhocreatedthemachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutioncamefrommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations.Manyofthemweremoreinventorsthanscientists.Apurescientistappreciates(conduct)hisresearchaccuray.Heisnotnecessarilyworkin hisfindingscanbeused.Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceisusuallytryingtomakesomethingthathasaconcreteuse.Hemaystrive37(solve)aproblembyusingthetheoriesofscienceorbyexperimentingthroughtrialanderror.Regardlessofhismethod,heisworkingtoobtain38specificresult:theconstructionofaharvestingmachine,theburningofalightbulb,oroneofmanyotherobjectives.ManyofthepeoplewhodevelopedthemachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors,39(train)scientists.Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors.Eventhosewhohadlittleornotraininginscience40nothavemadetheirinventionsifagroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyearsbefore.SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.A.B.C.I.D.cost- E.G. H.J.K.OfficialsatBostonCollegehavemadewhatmaybeacriticaldecision:they’vestoppedgivingoutnewaccountsto ingstudents.Theofficialsrealizedthatthestudentshadalreadyestablisheddigital41bythetimetheyenteredcollege,sothenewaddresseswerejustnotbeingused,but,42,thecollegewillofferforwarding(转发)services.Startingnextyear,freshman43atBostonCollegewon’tbegivenanactualcompletewithloginandinbox,justanaddress.Thisaddress,intheformatofjohnsmith@willsimplyforwardmailtothestudent’salready44inbox,beitGmail,WindowsLiveMail,YahooMail,AOL,orwhateverelsetheymaybeusing.Thecollegereachedasmartdecisionafterfirstlookingintooutsourcing（外包）tothecloud.WhiletheBostonCollegedecisionmayhavebeenmadefor45reasonsmorethananything,wecaneasilyimaginethisasbeingthestartofanewtrend.CanyouevenimagineaU.S.collegestudentwhodidn’thaveanaddressoftheirownbythetimetheywereafreshman?It’s46unheardof.Today’sstudentsaredigital47immersed(浸润)intechnologyfromthedaytheywereborn.Itsimplydoesn’tmakesensetogivethemyetanotheraccounttomanagewhentheyentercollege.Bygoingthis48,therearestillsomechallengesto e,though.Forexample,astudentwhochangestheircarrierwillprobablyforgetto49theinstitutiontothechangeandcouldthenmissouton messagesfromtheuniversitywithregardtotheircourses,scholarship,safetyinformation,etc.Intheend,wethinkthedecisionBostonCollegemadecouldeasilybethestartofanewWe’resurethestudentslikeit,ReadingComprehensionSectionA ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Napforawhileatdaytimeisaverysmartandhealthymove.TheMayoClinicsays relaxation,bettermoodandalertness,andasharperworking .A2008Britishstudyfoundthatcomparedtogettingmorenighttimesleep,amid-daynapwasthebestway themid-afternoonAccordingtotheHarvardHealthLetter,severalstudieshaveshownthatpeople54newinformationbetterwhentheytakeanapshortlyafterlearningit.And,most55,a2007studyofnearly24,000GreekadultsintheArchivesofInternalMedicinefoundthatpeoplewho56hada37percentreducedriskofdyingfromheartdiseasecomparedtopeoplewhodidn’tOfcourse,napisn’t57foreveryone.Ifyou’resufferingfrominabilitytosleep,napsthataretoolongortakentoolateinthedaycan58withyourabilitytofallorstayasleepatButformost,napscanmakeyoufeelsharperandhappier.Napsprovidedifferent59onhowlongtheyare.A20-minutenapwillboostalertnessandconcentration;a90-According, anaturaldipinbodytemperaturebetween1and3p.m.Ashortnapatthistimecanboostalertnessforseveralhoursand,formostpeople,62beingabletofallasleepatPickadark,cozycethat’snottoowarmortoochilly. 63naponthecouchinsteadofinbed,soyou’reless64tosnoozefortoolong.Surprisingly,thebestcetotakeanapmaybeahammock（吊床）ifyouhaveone.ASwissstudy65lastyearfoundthatpeoplefellasleepfasterandhaddeepersleepwhentheynappedinahammockthaninabed.Thatsamerockingmotionthatputsbabiestosleepworkswondersforgrown-ups,too.51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.copeB.putC.talkD.carry54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.56.A.B.C.D.57.A.B.C.D.58.A.B.C.D.59.A.B.C.D.60.A.B.C.D.61.A.B.C.D.62.A.B.C.D.63.A.B.C. 64.A.B.C.D.65.A.B.C.D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Likemanyothersmallboys,Iwasfascinatedbycars,especiallybecausemyoldestbrotherwasabitofacarguyandsubscribedtocoolmagazineslikeCarandDriverandMotorTrend.Everysooften,oneofthosemagazineswouldrunanarticleonthe“CaroftheFuture”.Theyfeaturedunconventionalthingslikesmallnuclearreactorsaspowersources.Yet,frankly,mycardoesn’tdoanythingthatmybrother’sStudebakerdidn’tdo.Itgoes,itstops,itburnsgasoline.Istillhavetosteerit,anditstillrunsintothingsifIdon’tsteeritcarefully.Butguesswhat?Allofthesethingsarelikelytochangeinthenot-so-distantfuture.Itmaynotburngasoline,Imaynothavetosteerit,anditmaybealotbetteratnotrunningintothings.Airbagsaren’tthebe-allandend-allinsafety.Infact,consideringtherecentnewsaboutpeopleoccasionallybeingkilledbytheirairbagsinlow-speedcrashes,theyobviouslystillneedsomedevelopment.Buttheyaren’tgoingaway,andinfact,youcanexpecttoseecarsappearingwithadditional,side-impactairbags,somethingsomeEuropeancarmanufacturersalreadyoffer.Betterthansystemstominimizeinjuryintheeventofanaccident,however,aresystemsthatminimizethelikelihoodofanaccidenthappeninginthefirstce?Futurecarsmaybeabletoremovemanyofthemajorcausesofaccidents,includingdrunk-driving,andtailgating(与前车距离过近).Carscouldbeequippedwithsensorsthatcandetectalcoholinadriver’ssystemandpreventthecarfrombeingstarted,forexampleAsearlyasnextyearyou’llbeabletobuycarswithradar-equippedcontrolsystemsIftheradardeterminesyou’reclosingtooquicklywiththecarinfrontitwilleaseuponthethrottle（油门）.Scientistsarenowworkingonasystemthatcanbrake,accelerateandsteeravehicledownahighwayonitsown.Willcarseventuallybeabletodrivethemselves?Theauthorwasfascinatedbycarsbecause othersmallboyslikedtoownacaroftheirown,hereaduntraditionalthingsaboutcarsinhisbrother’shisoldestbrotherlovedtotakehimtocesinhisheoftenbookedcoolcarmagazinesBysaying“mycardoesn’tdoanythingthatmybrother’sStudebakerdidn’tdo”,theauthormeansthat mycarisfarbetterthanmymycarisnotasgoodasmymuchimprovementhasbeenmadeinthedesignofcarsnotmuchhaschangedintheperformanceofcarssoWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofTheyaregoingtodisappearTheyareinneedoffurtherTheyareastandardfeatureofEuropeanTheykillpeopleinsteadofprotectingtheminlow-speedTheywillnot B.TheywilleaseupontheC.Theywillbrake D.TheywillgiveawarninginSupposeyouworkinabigfirmandfindEnglishveryimportantforyourjobbecauseyouoftendealwithforeignbusinessmen.NowyouarelookingforacewhereyoucanimproveyourEnglish,especiallyyourspokenEnglish.HerearesomeadvertisementsaboutEnglishlanguagetrainingfromnewspapers.Youmayfindtheinformationyouneed.ModernModernLanguageSpecialcoursesinEnglishforbusiness,travel,banking, managementandoffice*Smallclasses（12-16students）onSat.&Sun.from2:00-5:00p.*NativeEnglishteachersfromCanadaandthe*Languagelabandcomputers*3-monthcourse:1,050yuan;6-monthcourse:1,850Writeorphone:ModernLanguageSchool,675ParkRoad.GlobalEnglishGeneralEnglishinallfourskills:listening,speaking,reading,and*3-month（700yuan）,6-month（1,200yuan）andone-year（2,000*Choiceofmorningoreveningclasses,3hoursperday,Mon.—*ExperiencedcollegeEnglish*Closetocitycenterandbus Add:105ZhongshanRoad,:The21stCenturyEnglishTraining*Wespecializeineffectiveteachingatall*Weoffermorningorafternoonclasses.Boththreemonthsandahalfatacostof800*Wealsohaveasix-weekTOEFLpreparationclassduringwinterandsummer*Entranceexams：June1andDec.*Only15-minutewalkfromcitycenter. formoreinformation.TheInternationalHouseof*Three／Six-monthEnglishcoursesforstudentsofalllevelsatverylowcost:60yuanfor12hoursperweek.*Convenientclasshours:9:00-12:00a.m.and2:00-5:00*Afour-montheveningprogramfordevelospeakingskills（samecostasday sightseeingandsocial*VeryclosetotheCentralForfurtherinformation Youworkfrom9:00a.m.to4:30p.m.everyday.WhichschoolwillyouGlobalEnglishCenterandtheInternationalGlobalEnglishCenterandModemLanguageModernLanguageSchoolandthe21stThe21stCenturyandtheInternationalThe21stCenturyisdifferentfromtheotherthreeschoolsinthat itsteachingqualityis B.itrequiresanentranceC.itscoursesaremore D.itisnearesttothecityYouwillprobablyprefertogototheInternationalHousebecauseit offerssightseeingandsocialactivitiesatlowcostslessthantheotherhasaspecialcourseinspokenhasnativeEnglishIfyoutakethefour-montheveningprogramattheInternationalHouse,youwillpay A.60 B.240 C.720 D.960Westernairlinermanufacturersseemtobetripover(绊倒)themselvesintheireagernesstosigncooperativeagreementswithAsianpartnersasalow-costrouteto potentialAsianpartnersseemtobetripoverthemselvestosignsuchagreements,asalow-costroutetoacquiringnewairlinertechnology.Iftheyarenotcarefulthetwosideswillenduptripovereachothertheonebysellingitsbirth-rightforshort-termgain,theotherbytryingtobreakintoamarketwhichisn’tbigenoughtosustain(忍受)it.Technologytransferworksinagrowingmarket,wheretheaspirationsofthenewentrantreceivingthattechnologycanbemetthroughexpansion.Theairlinermarketisnotsuchadevice.Eventhemostoptimisticprojectionsofairlinersalesforthenext20yearsshowthatairlinermanufacturecanonlybeprofitableifasmallnumberofaircraftbuilderssharetheavailablesales.Itfollowsthatifnewmanufacturerscomeintothemarketandtakesales,theirsalesmustcomefromsubstitution,notexpansion.Giventhecomplexityoftoday’sairliners,itisunlikelythatanynewentrantwillhaveboththefinancialandtechnicalresourcestocomeintothemarketwithouttheinvolvementofanestablishedmanufacturer.Intheshortterm,suchinvolvementmaynotbetotheexclusivebenefitofthenewentrant:mostoftheestablishedmanufacturersaresearchingforwaystoreducecostsofmanufacture.Intheshortterm,itcanbeofbenefittoanestablishedWesternmanufacturertohaveeithercomponentsofcompleteair–framesmadeorassembledinlower-wageeconomicssuchas orKorea,whileretainingthedesign,developmentandmarketingofaircraftforitself.ItwouldbeaveryunwiseWesternmanufacturerwhichdidnotnoticethefactthatthesedeveloeconomiesareacquiringskills(likecomputing)atleastasquicklyastheyareacquiringskillsinmetalbashingThedangercomeswhenthenewentrantnolongerneedstheestablishedWesternpartnerbecauseithasacquiredthetechnicalandinlectualabilitytodesignandbuilditsownaircraft.AnAsianpartnermaywellfinditselfinthehappypositionofhavingthelow-costlabourbase,thehigh-costtechnologybaseandthevitalfinancialbasetobuildanewairliner.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsWestern/Easterncooperationcanbedescribedas A. B. C. D.“Theairlinermarketisnotsuchadevice”meansthattheairlinermarket doesnotencouragetechnologyistoolimitedtoofferchancesofrequireshi-techratherthanunacceptedisfullofcompetitionsfornewAccordingtotheauthor,awiseestablishedmanufacturershould trytobenefitfrombothfinancialandtechnicalbreakuphispartnershipwiththeEastonceprofitsareaekeepatighttoldoverhi-techdevelopmentandmarketingofcooperatewithAsianpartnersforashortTheword“base”inthelastparagraphrepresents aceforaircraft B.theoperationofC.aresearch D.apositionwheretobuildSectionDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.“Thereisasenselessconceptthatchildrengrowupandleavehomewhentheyare18,andthetruthisfarfromthat,”sayssociologistLarryBumpassoftheUniversityofWisconsin.Today,unexpectednumbersofyoungadultsarelivingwiththeirparents.ystsraisedavarietyofreasonsforthisreturntothenest.Oneimportantreasonisthatthemarriageageisrising,aconditionthatmakeshomeanditspleasantnessparticularlyattractivetoyoungpeople,whichissecondtoskyinghousingcoststowhichyoungpeoplefindtheirwingsattached.Besides,ahighdivorcerateandadecliningremarriageratearesendingeconomicallypressedandemotionallyhurtsurvivorsbacktoparentalshelters.Forsome,theexpenseofanaway-from-homecollegeeducationhas esogreatthatmanystudentsnowattendlocalschools.Livingathome,saysKnighton,aschoolteacher,continuestogivehersecurityandmoralsupport.Hermotheragreed,“Itisridiculousforthekidstopayallthatmoneyforrent.Itmakessenseforkidstostayathome.”Butsharingthefamilyhomerequiresadjustmentsforall.Therearethequarrelsoverbathrooms,ephonesandprivacy.Somefamilies,however,managethedelicatebalancingact.Butforothers,itprovestoodifficult.MiceDelTurco,24,hasbeenhomethreetimes—andleftthreetimes.“WhatIconsideredasocialdrink,mydadconsideredanalcoholproblem,”sheexins.“HeneverlikedanyoneIdated,soIeitherhadtohideawaytomeetthematfriends’houses.”Itisreallyhardtosayhowlongadultchildrenshouldlivewiththeirparentsbeforemovingon.Nevertheless,itiscommonlyrecognizedthatlengthy ingsareamistakeandtheyaccidentallydestroytheadvantageofbriefvisitsthatwillstrengthentherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.Children,strugglingtoestablishseparateidentities,canendupwith“asenseofinadequacy,defeatandfailure.”Andagingparents,whoshouldbeenjoyingsomefinancialaldom,findthemselvesstuckwithresponsibilities,whichisdefiniyastressforthem.(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANEIGHTWORDS.)What’sthemostimportantreasonforyoungadults’returningtotheKnightonenjoyslivingathomedueto Whathasresultedinthe eDelTurco’sunhappyexperiencewithherFromthepassage,wecanconcludeitis thatbenefit(s)bothadultchildrenandtheirparentstoavoidlengthy II47Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgivenintheGuidedDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgiven.校馆在校园网登出，拟招聘一名管理员助理(theAssistantLibrarian)，请SimonJohnson简述你写信的目的及对该职位的看法（注意：信中不能提及你的真实I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveM:Theswitchinthebathroomisbrokenandweneedanewoneforthelight.W:WhynotgetMr.Blacktocomeandtakealook?Q:WhatisprobablyMr.M:I’mlookingforanicedressformymother.Howmuchisthisone?W:It’s20dollars,butyoucanhaveitathalfpriceifyoubuytwo.Q:HowmuchdoesthemanhavetopayifhebuystwoM:Anotherrejectionletter!MaybeIwillnevergetagoodjob.W:Oh,no!Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman’sW:What’sthehurry?We’dlikeyoutostayforM:Well,thankyou.I’dloveto.ButMaryandIhavetomeetmyparentsattherailwaystation.Q:Whatwillthemandonext?W:Jackmusthavebeenjokingwhenhesaidthathewasgoingtoquithisjob.M:Don’tbesosure.Hetoldmethatheexpectstosellhishouse.Q:Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromtheman’sW:Howmanymorecupsshouldwegetforthe M:Don’twehaveenoughbynow?Q:WhatdoesthemanW:DoesJerryreallywantthescholarshiphe’sappliedfor?M:NoonewantsthescholarshipmorethanJerry.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheW:John,howdidyourmathsexamM:IthoughtImighthavefailed,buttheresultwastop10%intheclass.Q:Whatcanwelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?9:M:Ihaven’theardfrommyfamilysincelastmonth.W:Don’tworry,Bob.Overseasmailisoftenslow.Q:WhatcanyoulearnaboutthemanfromtheW:Iheardyoureceivedthetopgradeonallfourexamsthissemester.M:Onlyonthree,I’mafraid.Q:WhatdoesthemanSectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingIn,peopleusechopstickswhentheyeatmeals.peoplecanusechopstickstoeatanykindsoffoodexceptsoup.Theyuseaspoontoeatsoup.Theycutthemeatintosmallpiecesbeforetheycookit.Theydonotneedtocutthemeatupwhiletheyareeating,sotheycaneattheirmealswithchopsticks.IntheU.S.,peopleuseforks,spoons,andkniveswhentheyeat.Infact,Americanpeopleusuallyeatbeef,steak,orchicken.Theycookthatmeatinonewholepiece.Theyneedtouseknivesandforkstocutthemup.Americansusetheforkwiththeirlefthandandusetheknifewiththeirrighthandwhentheycutmeat.Aftertheycutitintosmallpieces,theychangetheforkfromthelefthandtotherighthand.Thentheyeatthemeat.When peopleuseaforkandaknife,theyfeelthattheirhandsareverybusyandthatthiswayofeatingistoocomplicated.Why peopleliketouseWhydoAmericansuseknivesandforkswhentheyWhatisthemainideaoftheaa?Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingTom,areporterfriendofours,passedthelargestreetlevelwindowsoftheNewYorkPublicLibrary.Henoticedthatamanontheothersideofthewindowwasreadingthatday'snewspaper.WithdelightTomsawthatthepaperwasopentotheverypageforwhichhehadwrittenabigarticle.Thereporterstopped,fixinghiseyesontheman.Wouldthemanreaddeeplyintothearticle?Tothebottomofthepage?Itwasoneofthoserare,unexpectedmomentsofwhichawriterdreams.Thewriter'snosegotclosertotheglass.Thepagewasn'tturned:good,thereaderwasinterested.Ourfriendstayedthereabitlongertolearntheanswertotheimportantquestion:WouldthereaderturntothepagewherethestorywasTwominutespassed.Fourminutes.Nothing.Themanmustbeaveryslowreaderindeed.Afewmomentsmoreandthewritersteppedaroundtolookcarefullyatthereader'sface,athiseyes.Thatwaswhenherealizedthereaderhadfallenasleep.WhydidTomstoptolookattheWhatdidTomexpectthemantodoWhatarethemanngwhileTomwaslookingathisSectionDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowing etotheRoadOfficeofC