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1月大学英语四级真题及答案

PartI ListeningComprehension (20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection，youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation，

aquestionwill beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Both theconversationandthequestionwill bespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause，youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD)，anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:A)Attheoffice. B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport. D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinish

intheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore，A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose［A］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］

1.A)Thewomanisclosefriendoftheman.B)Thewomanhasbeenworkingtoohard.C)Thewomanisseeingadoctor.D)Thewomanistiredofherwork.2.A)Thisapplepietastesverygood.B)Hismotherlikesthepieverymuch.C)Thispiecan'tmatchhismother's.D)Hismothercan'tmakeapplepies.3.A)Takeawalk.B)Giveaperformance.C)Listentothemusic.D)Dancetothemusic.A)Readanarticleonpoliticalscience.

Presentadifferenttheorytotheclass.

Readmorethanonearticle.

Chooseabetterarticletoread.

A)ThewomanwouldunderstandifshedidMary'sjob.

ThewomanshoulddothetypingforMary.

ThewomanshouldworkashardasMary.

Thewomanisn'taskillfultypist.

A)HewantstomakeanappointmentwithMr.Smith.

HewantstomakesurethatMr.Smithwillseehim.

Hewantstochangethetimeoftheappointment.

Hewantsthewomantomeethimatthreeo'clock.

7.A)Hegetsnervousvesily.. B)Heisaninexperiencedspeaker.

C)Heisanawfulspeaker. D)Hehasn'tpreparedhisspeechwell.

A)Shedidn'tlikethebooksthemanbought.

Therewasn'talargeselectionatthebookstore.

Themanboughtalotofbooks.

Shewantedtoseewhatthemanbought.

A)Buyaticketfortheteno'clockflight.

Askthemantochangetheticketforher.

Gototheairportimmediately.

Switchtoadifferentflight.

A)Dr.Lemoniswaitingorapatient.

Dr.Lemonisbusyatthemoment.

Dr.Lemonhaslosthispatience.

Dr.Lemonhasgoneouttovisitapatient.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Acaroutsidethesupermarket.B)Acaratthebottomofthehill.C)Paul'scar.D)Thesportscar.12.A)insidethecar.B)Atthefootofthehill.C)Inthegaratge.D)Inthesupermarket.13.A)Thedriverofthesportscar.B)Thetwogirlsinsidethecar.C)Thebusdriver.D)Paul.14.A)Nobody.B)Thetwogirls.C)Themanstandingnearby.D)ThesalesmanfromLondon.

A)Hisfriendgavehimthewrongkey.

Hedidn'tknowwherethebackdoorwas.

Hecouldn'tfindthekeytohismailbox.

Itwastoodarktoputthekeyinthelock.

A)Itwasgettingdark.

Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisfriend.

Thebirdsmighthaveflownaway.

Hisfriendwouldarriveanytime.

A)Helookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidethewindow.

Heknewthepolicemanwould'tbelievehim.

Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.

Herealisedthathehadmadeamistake.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

A)Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.

Theexhaustionofenergyresources.

Thedestructionofoilwells.

Thespreadoftheblackpowderfromthefires.

A)Theundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenaffected.

Mostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedtosurvive.

Theoillakessoondriedupandstoppedevaporating.

Theundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenpolluted..

A)Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.

Toestimatethelossescausedbythefires.

C)Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.

D)Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.

PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions: Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowed bysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA) ，B)，C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids(小行星)now，onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit，saysomescientists.

Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids(流星)thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousadswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.

Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthe

next25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone，thescientistssay，we'llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.

Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn'tbecheap.

Isitworthit?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:1)Howlikelytheeventis;and2)Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.Expertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughto

destroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500，000years.Soundsprettyrare-butifonedidfall，itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon'ttakecareofthesebigasteroids，they'lltakecareofus，”saysonescientist.“It'sthatsimple.

Thecure，though，mightbeworsethanthedisease.Dowereallywantfleetsofnuclear

weaponssittingaroundonEarth?“Theworldhaslesstofearfrom

doomsday(毁灭性的)rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem ，”saidaNewYork

Timesarticle.

Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?

Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.

Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.

Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.

Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.

WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?

Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.

Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.

CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.

It'sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur..

Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecourseofasteroids?

Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.

Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.

ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.

Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.

Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld

asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture

theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetime

workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth.

Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'stoneinthispassage?

A)Optimistic. B)Critical. C)Objective. D)Arbitrary.

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Believeitornot，opticalillusion(错觉)cancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacasein point.It

hasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleoptical

illusion.Bentstripes，calledchevrons(人字形)paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthatthey

aredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare，andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonplanningtorepeatJapan'ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents，thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest-curves，exitslopes，trafficcircles，andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthat

straight，horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However，trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbar.Chevrons，scientistssay，notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealanesppeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.

Thepassagemainlydiscusses.

anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrol

anewpatternforpaintinghighways

anewapproachtotrainingdrivers

anewtypeofopticalillusion

Onroadspaintedwithchevronsdriverstendtofeelthat.

theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazards

theyaredrivinginthewronglane

theyshouldslowdowntheirspeed

theyareapproachingthespeedlimit

Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraight，horizontalbarsisthattheformer.

cankeepdriversawake

cancutroadaccidentsinhalf

willhavealongereffectondrivers

willlookmoreattractive

TheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto.

tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainareas

changetheroadsignsacrossthecountry

replacestraight，horizontalbarswithchevrons

repeattheJapaneseroadpatterns

Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstraight，horizontalbarspaintedacrossroads?

TheyarefallingoutofuseintheUnitedStates.

Theytendtobeignoredbydriversinashortperiodoftime.

Theyareapplicableonlyonbroadroads.

Theycannotbeappliedsuccessfullytotrafficcircles..

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Amtrak(美国铁路客运公司)wasexperiencingadownswinginridership(客运量)alongthelinescomprisingitsrailsystem.OfmajorconcerntoAmtrakanditsadvertisingagencyDDBNeedham，werethelong-distancewesternrouteswhereridershiphadbeendecliningsignificantly.Atonetime，trainsweretheonlypracticalwaytocrossthevastareasofthewest.Trainswerefast，ver，'luxurious，andquiteconvenientcomparedtootherformsoftransportationexistingatthetime.However，timeschangeandtheautomolilebecameAmerica'sstandardofconvenience.Also，airtravelhadeasilyestablisheditselfasthefastestmethodoftravelinggreatdistances.Therefore，thetaskforDDBNeedhamwastoencourageconsumerstoconsiderotheraspectsoftraintravelinordertochangetheirattitudesandincreasethelikelihoodthattrainswouldbeconsideredfortravelinthewest.Twoportionsofthetotalmarketweretargeted:1)anxiousfliers-thoseconcermedwithsafety，relaxation，andcleanlinessand2)travel

lovers-thoseviewingthemselvesasrelaxed，casual，andinterestedinthetravelecperienceaspartoftheirvacation.Theagencythendevelopedacampaignthatfocusedontravelexperiencessuchasfreedom，escape，relaxation，andenjoymentofthegreatwesternoutdoors.Itstressedexperiencesgainedbyusingthetrainsandportrayedwesterntraintripsaswonderfuladventures.Advertisementsshowedpicturesofthebeautifulscenerythatcouldbeenjoyedalongs

omeofthemorefamouswesternroutesandemphasizedtheromanticnamesofsomeofthese

trains(EmpireBuilder，etc.).Theseadswerestrategicallyplacedamongfamily-orientedTVshowsandprogramsinvolvingnatureandAmericainordertomosteffectivelyreachtarget

audiences.Resultswereimpressive.TheEmpireBuilder.Whichwasfocusedoninonead.enjoyeda15percentincreaseinprofitsonitsChicagotoSeattleroute.

What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

Toshowtheinabilityoftrainstocompetewithplaneswithrespecttospeedandconvenience.

TostresstheinfluenceoftheautomobileonAmerica'sstandardofconvenience.

Toemphasizethefunctionoftravelagenciesinmarketpromotion.

Toillustratetheimportantroleofpersuasivecommuniationinchangingconsum-

erattitudes.

ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedropinAmtrakridershipwasduetothefactthat______.

trainswerenotsuitableforshortdistancepassengertransportation

trainswerenotthefastestandmostconvenientformoftransportation

trainswerenotasfastandconvenientastheyusedtobe

trainscouldnotcompetewithplanesintermsofluxuryandconvenience

33.Toencourageconsumerstotravelbytrain，DDBNeedhamemphasized ______.

thefreedomandconvenienceprovidedontrains

thepracticalaspestsoftravel

theadventurousaspectsoftraintrips

thesafetyandcleanlinessoftraintrips

Thetrainadswereplacedamongfamily-orientedTVprogramsinvolvingnatureandAmericabecause______.

theycouldfocusonmeaningfultravelexperiences

theycouldincreasetheeffectivenessoftheTVprograms

theirprofitscouldbeincreasedbysome15percent

mosttravel-loversandnervousflierswerebelievedtobeamongtheaudiences

Accordingtothepassage，theEmpireBuilderenjoyedanincreaseinridershipandprofitsbecause______.

theattractivenessofitsnameandroutewaseffectivelyadvertised

itprovidedanexcitingtravelexperience

itspassengerscouldenjoythegreatwesternoutdoors

itwaswidelyadvertisedinnewspapersandmagazinesinChicagoandSeattleQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whydoescreamgobadfasterthanbutter?Someresearchersthinktheytheanswer，anditcomesdowntothestructureofthefood，notitschemicalcomposition-afindingthatcouldhelpridsomeprocessedfoodsofchemicalpreservatives.Creamandbuttercontainprettymuchthesamesubstances，sowhycreamshouldsourmuchfasterhasbeenamystery.Bothareemulsions-

tinyglobules(小球)ofoneliquidevenlydistributedthroughoutanother.Thedifferenceliesinwhat'sintheglobulesandwhat'sinthesurroundingliquid，saysBrocklehurst，wholedtheinvestigation.Incream，fattyglobulesandwhat'sinthesurroundingliquid，saysBrocklehurst，wholedtheinvestigation.Incream，fattyglobulesdriftaboutinaseaofwater.Inbutter，globules

ofawaterysolutionarelockedawayinaseaoffat.Thebacteriawhichmakethefoodgobad

prefertoliveinthewateryregionsofthemixture. ”Thismeansthatincream，thebacteriaarefree

togrowthroughoutthemixture，”hesays.Whenthesituationisreversed，thebacteriaarelockedawayincompartments(密封仓)burieddeepintheseaoffat.Trappedinthisway，individualcoloniescannotspreadandrapidlyrunoutofnutrients.Theyalsoslowlypoisonthemselveswiththeirwasteproducts.”Inbutter，yougetaself-limitingsystemwhichstopsthebacteria

growing，”saysBrocklehurst.Theresearchersarealreadyworkingwithfoodcompanieskeentoseeiftheirproductscanbemaderesistanttobacterialattackthroughalterationstothefood'sstructure.Brocklehurstbelievesitwillbepossibletomaketheemulsionsusedinsaladcream，forinstance，morelikethatinbutter.Thekeywillbetodothiswhilekeepingthesaladcreamliquidandnotturningitintoasolidlump.

ThesignificanceofBrocklehurst'sresearchisthat______.

itsuggestedawaytokeepsomefoodsfreshwithoutpreservatives

itdiscoveredtinyglobulesinbothcreamandbutter

itrevealedthesecretofhowbacteriamultiplyincreamandbutter

itfoundthatcreamandbuttersharethesamechemicalcomposition

Accordingtotheresearchers.creamsoursfasterthanbutterbecausebacteria_____.

aremoreevenlydistributedincream

multiplymoreeasilyincreamthanisbutter

liveonlessfatincreamthaninbutter

producelesswasteincreamthaninbutter

38.AccordingtoBrocklehurst，wecankeepcreamfreshby______.A)removingitsfatB)killingthebacteriaC)reducingitswatercontentD)alteringitsstructure39.Theword“colonies”(Line2，Para.4)refersto______.A)tinyglobulesB)wateryregionsC)bacteriacommunitiesD)littlecompartments40.Commercialapplicationoftheresearchfindingwillbepossibleifsaladcreamcanbemaderesistanttobacterialattack______.A)byvaryingitschemicalcompositionB)byturningitintoasolidlumpwhilekeepingitsstructureunchangedD)whileretainingitsliquidformPartⅢVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnwerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Sheoughttostopwork；shehasaheadachebecauseshe______toolong.

A)hasbeenreadingB)hadreadC)isreadingD)read42.NiagaraFallsisagreattourist______drawingmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.A)attentionB)attractionC)appointmentD)arrangement43.Idon'tmind______thedecisionaslongasitisnottoolate.A)youtodelaymakingB)yourdelayingmakingC)yourdelayingtomakeD)youdelaytomakeThehopesgoals，fearsanddesireswidelybetweenmenandwomen，betweentherichandthepoor.

CornoriginatedintheNewWorldandthuswasnotknowninEuropeuntilColumbusfoundit______inCuba.

A)beingcultivated B)beencultivated C)havingcultivated D)cultivating

Thesaleusuallytakesplaceoutsidethehouse,withtheaudience_____onbenches，chairsorboxes.

A)havingseatedB)seatingC)seatedD)havingbeenseated47.Thiskindofglassesmanufacturedbyexperiencedcraftsmen______comfortably.A)iswornB)wearsC)wearingD)areworn48Somediseasesare_____bycertainwateranimals.A)transplantedB)transformedC)transportedD)transmitted49.Wouldn'tyouratheryourchild_______tobedearly?A)goB)wentC)wouldgoD)goesAlthoughAnneishappywithhersuccessshewonders_____willhappentoherprivatelife.

Thewordsofhisoldteacherlefta_____impressiononhismind.Heisstillinfluencedbythem.

A)long B)lively C)lasting D)liberal

52.Mike'suncleinsists______inthishotel.

A)stayingnot B)nottostay C)thathewouldnotstay D)thathenotstay

53.Weagreedtoaccept______theythoughtwasthebesttouristguide.A)whateverB)whomeverC)whicheverD)whoever54.Itisour______policythatwewillachieveunitythroughpeacefulmeans.A)consistentB)continuousC)considerateD)continual55.Between1974and1997，thenumberofoverseasvisitorsexpanded______27%.A)byB)forC)toD)in56.Althoughmanypeopleviewconflictasbad，conflictissometimesusefulitforcespeopletotesttherelativemeritsoftheirattitudesarebehaviors.A)bywhichB)towhichC)inthatD)sothat57.Heis______abouthischancesofwinningagoldmedalintheOlympicsnextyear.A)optimisticB)optionalC)outstandingD)obvious58.SometimesIwishI______inadifferenttimeandadifferentplace.A)belivingB)werelivingC)wouldliveD)wouldhavelived59.Thedirectorwascritical______thewayweweredoingthework.A)atB)inC)ofD)with60.Inasudden______ofanger，themantoreupeverythingwithinreach.A)attackB)burstC)splitD)blast61.______sherealizeditwastoolatetogohome.A)NosooneritgrewdarkthanB)HardlydiditgrowdarkthatC)ScarcelyhaditgrowndarkthanD)Itwasnotuntildarkthat62.InBritainpeople______fourmilliontonsofpotatoeseveryyear.A)swallowB)disposeC)consumeD)exhaust63.I'd______hisreputationwithotherfarmersandbusinesspeopleinthecommunity，andthenmakeadecisionaboutwhetherornottoapprovealoan.A)takeintoaccountB)accountforC)makeupforD)makeout64.Itisessentialthattheseapplicationforms______backasearlyaspossible.A)mustbesentB)willbesentC)aresentD)besent65.Shecookedthemeatforalongtimesoastomakeit______enoughtoeat.A)mildB)slightC)lightD)tender66.Wetakeourskinforgranteduntilitisburned______repair.A)beyondB)forC)withoutD)underThecomputerrevolutionmayewllchangesocietyas______asdidtheIndustrialRevolution.

A)certainlyB)insignificantlyC)fundamentallyD)comparatively68.______inthisway，thesituationdoesn'tseemsodisappointing.A)TolookatB)LookingatC)LookedatD)Tobelookedat69.Alotofantsarealwaysinvadingmykitchen.Theyareathorough______.A)nuisanceB)troubleC)worryD)anxietySomewomen______agoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome，buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily.

A)mustmake B)shouldhavemade C)wouldmake D)couldhavemade

试卷二PartIV

Cloze

(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowing passage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA)，B)，C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfits

intothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron，theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Inatelephonesurveyofmorethan2，000adults，21%saidtheybelievedthesunrevolved(旋转)aroundtheearth.An717%didnotknowwhichrevolvedaround72Ihavenodoubtthat73allofthesepeoplewere74inschoolthattheearthrevolvesaroundthesun75mayevenhavewrittenit76atest.Buttheynever77theirincorrectmentalmodelsofplanetary(行星的)78becausetheireverydayobservationsdidn'tsupport79theirteacherstoldthem:Peopleseethesun“moving80theskyasmorningturnstonight，andtheearthseemsstationary(静止的)81thatishappening.Studentscanlearntherightanswers82heartinclass，andyetnevercombinedthem83theirworkingmodelsoftheworld.Theobjectivelycorrectanswertheprofessoracceptsandthe84personalunderstandingoftheworldCan85sidebyside，eachunaffectedbytheother.Outsideofclass，thestudentcontinuestousethe86modelbecauseithasalwaysworkedwell87thatcircumstance.Unlessprofessorsaddress88errorsinstudents'personalmodelsoftheworld，studentsarenot89toreplacethemwiththe90one.71.A)excessiveB)extraC)additionalD)added72.A)whatB)whichC)thatD)other73.A)virtuallyB)remarkablyC)ideallyD)preferably74.A)learnedB)suggestedC)taughtD)advised75.A)thoseB)theseC)whoD)they76.A)onB)withC)underD)for77.A)formedB)alteredC)believedD)thought78.A)operationB)positionC)motionD)location79.A)howB)whichC)thatD)what80.A)aroundB)acrossC)onD)above81.A)sinceB)soC)whileD)for82.A)toB)byC)inD)with83.A)withB)intoC)toD)along84.A)adult'sB)teacher'sC)scientist'sD)student's85.A)existB)occurC)surviveD)maintain86.A)privateB)individualC)personalD)own87.A)inB)withC)onD)for88.A)generalB)naturalC)similarD)specific89.A)obligedB)likelyC)probableD)partial90.A)perfectB)betterC)reasonableD)correctPartVWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart，youareallowedthietyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHow

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SectionA

1.M:Hello,Mrs.White,whatcanIdoforyou?

W:Idon'tknowwhat'sthematterwithme?I'malwaysfeelingtired,I'musuallywornoutattheendoftheday.

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

W:Whatdoyouthinkoftheapplepie?Imadeitmyself.

Verydeliciousindeed.Evenmymother'scannotmatchthis.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

M:ThemusicissobeautifulthatI'dliketodance.ButIdon'tknowthesteps.

Itdoesn'tmatter.Noonewillbelookingatusinhiscrowd.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?4.M:I'dbetterreadoneofthearticlesforourpoliticalscienceclass.W:Youcan'treadjustone.Theysayeachpresentsadifferenttheory.Q:Whatdoesthewomantellthemanhemustdo?5.W:Maryisalwayscomplainingaboutherjob.M:Maybeifyoutriestypingletterseveryday,you'dseewhatit'slike.Q:Whatiesthemanmean?6.M:Goodmorning.thisisJohnParkerspeaking.I'mjustringingtoconfirmmyappointmentwithMr.Smithforthisafternoon.

Yes.Mr.Smith'sexpectingyouat3o'clock.

Whyisthemanmaikingthephonecall?

W:Tomlooksawfullynervous,doesn'the?

Yes.I'mafraidheisnotusedtomaingspeeches.

WhatdotheythinkofTom?

M:Iboughtafewbooksatthenewbookstore.Wouldyouliketohavealookatthem?

Afew?Itlookslikeyouboughtoutthebookstore

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

M:Jane,youwon'tbeabletogettotheairportintimetocatchthe10o'clockflight.

Irealizethatnow.I'llhavetogetmyticketchanges.

Whatwillthewomanhavetodo?

M:WouldyougetmethroughtoDr.Lemonplease?

I'msorry.He'swithapatient.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?SectionsB

Passageone

Paul,asalesmanfromLondon,wasdrivingpastasportscarparkedoutsideasupemarket,whenhesawitstarttoroolslowlydownthehill.Insidethecarweretwoyounggirlsonthepassengerseat—butnodriverPaulstppedquickly,jumpedinfrontofthesportscarandtriedtostopit,pushingagainstthefrontofthecar.Anothermanwhowasstandingnearbygotintothecarandputonthehandbrake,savingthegirlsfrominjury.

ItwasatthispointthatPaulnoticedhisowncarrollingslowlydownthehillandgoingtoofastforhimtostopit.Itcrashedintoabusatthebottomofthehillandwassobadlydamagedthatithadtobepulledawaytoagarage.

Asifthiswasnotbadenough,Paulnowfoundhehadnoonetoblame.Hewassobusychasinghiscarthathedidn'tgetthenameofthedriverofthesportscar,whojustcameoutofthesupermarketanddroveawaywithoutrealizingwhathadhappened.

Whichcarwasbadlydamaged?

Wherewasthedriverofthesportscarwhentheaccidenthappened?

WhodidPaulthin