公共英语三级考试模拟试卷

公共英语三级考试模拟试卷SECTIONⅠListening

Directions:

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.

NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.PartA

Directions:

Youwillhear8shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer—A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueonlyonce.1、Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atthepostoffice.

B.Attherestaurant.

C.Atabeautyshop.

D.Atthecoffeeshop.2、Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Theoldmanalwaystroublestheothers.

B.Theoldmanlikestomakeajokeonothers.

C.Theoldmanisgoodatpreventingyoufromdoinganything.

D.Somethingiswrongwithyourlegs.3、WhatdoweknowaboutJimfromthewordsofthewoman?

A.Jimwantstochangehisjob.

B.Jimoftenmakeshisroomclean.

C.Jimhaspressurefromhisnewjobinmind.

D.Jimisdeterminedtobuyanewroom.4、Where'sMissRichard?

A.Inherkitchen.

B.Inheroffice.

C.Inherbedroom.

D.Inherfactory.5、Whatdidthemanforget?

A.Cigaretteholder.

B.Cigarettelighter.

C.Cigarettecase.

D.Cigarettes.6、Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Toborrowsometypingpaperfromthewoman.

B.Tolendthewomansometypingpaper.

C.Totapeforthewoman.

D.Tobuysometypingpaperforthewoman.7、What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeaker?

A.Student-Teacher.

B.Reporter-Editor.

C.Secretary-Administrator.

D.Writer-Publisher.8、Whatisbeingdiscussed?

A.Aheadcold.

B.Theweather.

C.Thewoman'sson.

D.Fatigue.PartB

Directions:

Youwillhearfourdialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhave10secondstocheckyouranswertoeachquestion.Youwillheartherecordingonlyonce.9、Wheredoesthisdialoguetakeplace?

A.Onatrain.

B.Inaconveniencestore.

C.Onabus.

D.Inabank.10、Whatseemstobethewoman'sproblem?

A.Shedoesn'thaveapennyonhertotakethebus.

B.Shedoesn'thavesmallchangetotakethebus.

C.Sherefusestopaythebusfare.

D.Shemisunderstandswhatthebusdriverissaying.11、Whatfavordoesthewomanaskthebusdrivertodoforher?

A.Allowhertotakethebusforfreethistime.

B.Givehertwentyminutestobreakthemoneyintheconveniencestore.

C.Breakthemoneythedriverhimself.

D.Sendhertohercompanybecausesheisgoingtobelate.12、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Thedrivercan'twaitforherfor5minutesbecausehehastokeeptheschedule.

B.Thedriversuggestshertakinganotherbus.

C.Thedriverasksthewomantostandbytomakewayforotherpassengers.

D.Thedrivergivesthewoman$2.5backforchangeaftershehasgivenhim$5.13、Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'sfamily?

A.Theykeptalotofbirds.

B.Theylivedinabighouse.

C.Theyownedasmallfarm.

D.Theysufferedfrompoverty.14、Whatdidthewoman'smotherimpressherwith?

A.Herlove.

B.Hersuccess.

C.Herambition.

D.Herknowledge.15、Whatdidthewoman'smotherwishhertodo?

A.Gotocollege.

B.Becomeawriter.

C.Haveabetterlife.

D.Supportherfamily.16、InwhatfielddomostpeopleinKansaswork?

A.Mining.

B.Runningrailroads.

C.Farming.

D.Manufacturing.17、WhatdidtheearlypioneersthinkaboutKansas?

A.Theylikedtherichsoil.

B.Theyfoundslavelabortooexpensive.

C.TheythoughttherewasgoldinwesternKansas.

D.Theyconsideredthelandunproductive.18、WhatistheprobablereasonwhythepopulationinKansasbegantogrow?

A.Itsattitudetowardsslavery.

B.Itscheapland.

C.Itsclimatewhichissuitableforfarming.

D.Itsadvancedrailroadsystem.19、WhatdidMarcoPoloseewhenhewasinChina?

A．CaiLuninventedpaper.

B．TheChineseusedpapermoney.

C．TheChinesesavedpaper.

D．CaiLuninventedbooks.20、Whendidpeopleinwesterncountriesfirstusepapermoney?

A．Inthe7thcentury.

B．Inthe15thcentury.

C．Inthe13thcentury.

D．2,000yearsago.21、Howmanytreesshouldbecutdownifyouwanttomake1,000tonsofpaper?

A．71,000.

B．48,000.

C．17,000.

D．28,000.22、Whyshouldwestartusinglesspaper?

A．Becausepaperisbecomingmoreexpensive.

B．Becausethewastepaperpollutestheenvironment.

C．Becauseproducingpaperisverydifficult.

D．Becauseittakesatreemorethantenyearstogrowup.SECTIONⅡReadingPartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingtwotexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.Text1Sincehewasachild,DonCameronhasbeeninterestedinanythingthatflies.HegrewupontheoutskirtsofGlasgowand,asastudentatGlasgowUniversity,joinedtheUniversityAirSquadron.Interestinthemechanicsofmovement,ifnotflight,wasafamilytradition.Hisgrandfatherwasanengineer,whoturnedhishandtomakingmodelsteamenginesandboats.

DonCameron'sfirstjobwasatBristolAircraft,whereheworkedasanengineer.HethenhadjobsinthesteelworksatLanwernandforRio-TintoZineinBristol,workingwithcomputers.Inthemid-sixtiescamenewsofAmericanexperimentswithhotairballoonsthatcrossedtheAtlantic,soheandacoupleoffriendsdecidedtobuildtheirownballoon.ProbablythefirsthotairballooninwesternEurope,theycalledittheBristolBelle.Nowthereare300balloonsinthiscountryalone—andatleasttwo-thirdsofthemhavebeenmadebythefirmDonCameronsetup,CameronBalloons.

At40hehasalreadybeenhalfwayroundtheworldbyballoons.In1972hepilotedthefirsthotairballoontocrosstheSwissAlps;andlaterthatyearhetookpartinwhathecalls"anoddexpedition"totheSaharaDesert,withtwoballoonsandatrucktocarrythegas.HehascrossedtheChannelbyballoonandevenflownintheArcticCircleinone.HestartedthebusinessinthebasementofthelargeVictorianhouse,whereheliveswithhiswifeKimandtwochildren.NowCameronBalloonshasitsownpremisesinanoldchurchhallinBristol,makingabout150balloonsayear.Theyincludespeciallydesignedballoonsforadvertisingpurposes.ThefirmexportsallovertheworldandissettingupafactoryinAmerica,whereballoonswillbemadeforthemunderlicense.Theturnoverisnowaround$500000ayearandthereisastaffofabout25.23、DonCameron'sinterestinflying______.

A.beganatschool

B.beganatuniversity

C.camefromawishtoimitatehisgrandfather

D.wastheresultofhisprofessionalexperience24、Hebeganworkingwithballoons______.

A.asarelaxationfromhisworkonaircraft

B.aspartofhisjobatthetime

C.asahobby

D.whenheheardthatsomeAmericanshadcrossedtheAtlanticinone25、DonCameron'scompany______.

A.istheonlyoneofitskindinBritain

B.madethefirstballooninEurope

C.hasmademostoftheballoonsinBritain

D.isnowthelargestintheworld26、Whenhestartedhiscompany,Don______.

A.spentmostofhistimeontestflights

B.wasmainlyinterestedindesigningballoonsforadvertising

C.workedhard,whereasnowherelaxes

D.builttheballoonsathome27、ThesuccessofDon'sbusinesscanbemeasuredbythefactthat______.

A.hehasmade150oftheballoonsinBritain

B.henowhasenoughorderstoemployanumberofpeople

C.hedeliversballoonstoFrance

D.heisgoingtomovehisfactorytoAmericaText2In1997,25Japanesecitizens,allolderthan60,launchedJeeba(thenamemeans"oldmanandoldwoman")tomakesenior-friendlyproducts.Theyknewtheyweremakinghistorywhentheycoinedtheircompanymotto:"Oftheelderly,bytheelderlyandfortheelderly."Theydonothireyoungpeople,andtheoldestoftheirworkersis75.

Firmsrunbyseniorcitizensarestillararity,inJapanandworldwide.Buttheelderlyhavenumbersontheirside.Healthierandlonger-livingseniors,bornimmediatelyafterWorldWarII,arereachingretirementageinhugenumbersalloverthedevelopedworld.Extremelylowbirthratesinthosesamecountriesmeantherearefarfeweryoungworkerstotaketheirplace.Onelikelyconsequenceisnowclear:shrinkingworkforces.

Whilethestreamliningeffectsofinternationalcompetitionarefocusingattentionontheneedtocreateandkeepgoodjobs,thosefearswilleventuallygivewaytoworriesaboutthegrowingshortageofyoungworkers.Oneunavoidablesolution:puttingolderpeoplebacktowork,whethertheylikeitornot.Indeed,advancedeconomieslikethoseofFinlandandDenmarkhavealreadyraisedtheirretirementages.Othersareunderseverepressuretofollowsuit,asboththeEuropeanCommissionandtheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmenthaverecentlywarnedtheirmembersthattheirfutureprosperitydependsonagrowingcontributionfromtheelderly.

Whetherthesechangesaregoodorbadnewstoworkersdependsonwhethertheyanticipateretirementwitheagernessordread.IntheUnitedStates,halfofworking-ageAmericansnowexpecttoworkintotheir70s,whetherbyfinancialnecessityorbylifestylechoice,accordingtoanewstudybyPutnamInvestments.

Contrarytostillwidespreadassumptions,thereisverylittlehardevidencetosuggestthatcompaniescannotstaycompetitivewitharisingshareofolderworkers.AtBritishhardwarechainB&Q,its"elderworker"storesinManchesterandExmouthwere18percentmoreprofitablethanitsregularoutlets—dueinpart,thecompanysays,tosixtimeslessemployeeturnoverand60percentlessshopliftingandbreakage.28、Jeeba'sdifferencefromaconventionalcompanymainlyliesin______.

A.theageofitsemployees

B.thenumberofitsowners

C.thequalityofitsproducts

D.thescopeofitsoperations29、Inthedevelopedworld,comparedwithyoungpeople,theelderly______.

A.arebetteratbusiness

B.aregreaterinnumber

C.havehealthierlifestyles

D.havemorejobopportunities30、Accordingtothewriter,inthecurrentsituationcompaniesarefacedwiththetoughtaskof______.

A.creatinggoodpositions

B.employingretiredworkers

C.fillingvacantpositions

D.replacingunskilledworkers31、Forfutureprosperity,manyEuropeancountrieswillhaveto______.

A.increasethenumberofyoungworkers

B.offermanysenior-friendlyjobs

C.improveservicesforseniors

D.raisetheirretirementages32、B&Q's"elderworker"storesarementionedtoshowthattheemploymentofolderworkers______.

A.doesnotreduceacompany'scompetitiveness

B.doesnotaffectolderworkers'lifestylechoices

C.isnotausualpracticeamongcompetitivefirms

D.isnotgoodnewstothosewhoareeagertoretirePartB

Directions:

Readthetextsfromamagazineinwhichfivepeoplevoicetheirdifferentopinionsinresponsetoanarticleontheissueofpraising.Forquestions1-5,matchthenameofeachpersontooneofthestatements(A-G.givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.Mike:

Praiseoftenandsincerely—it'sassimpleasthat.Employeeswanttofeelneededandappreciated.Byofferingsincerepraisewithexamplesaboutwhattheydidright,you'llgofarincreatinganenergeticteam.Meanwhile,Idon'tagreewiththeassertionthat"tofocusonwhatneedsimprovingisn'tgoodmanagement."Infact,it'sthebalanceofpraisealongwithconstructivecriticismthatdrivesemployeestoworksmarterandreachhigher.

Frank:

Thisarticlemakesavalidpointthatneedstobeunderstood,especiallyforthenewgenerationofworkers,mygeneration.Wedon'tseeourselvesaspartsinthemachinetobeputinthedarktowork.Mygenerationneedsrespectinreturnfromouremployer,weneedtofeelappreciatedbeyondjustapaycheck,it'sthedifferencebetweenbeingfulfilledatourcareerandbeingsadatourjob.

Joyce:

Oneskillmissingintoday'sworkplaceistheabilitytobuildeffectivebusinessrelationships.Atthecoreofthatrelationshipistheneedforconsistentfeedback."HowamIdoing?"isaquestionthatshouldbeansweredconsistently.Whenyoutellanemployeeonceayearwhatisneededtoimprove,youhavenotdoneyourjobasaleader—buildskills,providefeedbackandhelptheemployeegrowanddevelop.

Ellen:

Idon'tseeaproblemwithpraisingemployeeswhenit'strulydeserved(insincerepraiseisanentirelydifferentstory).It'sacost-free"benefit",ifyouwill,inthatitallowsemployeestoseethattheireffortsarebothnoticedandvalued.Intheworkworldtherearealwayspeopleavailabletotellthatyouaredoingsomethingwrongandfartoofewoccasionswhenemployeesaretoldthatthey'vedonesomethingright!

Diana:

Praisewhattheemployeedid.Bespecificaboutwhyitwashelpful.Anemployeewhocontinuallyearnsyourpraisealsodeservesyourattentionastohowelsetorewardtheirbehavior.Meaningfulpraiseencouragespeoplebeyondanythingelse.Writtencommentsareavailableforlaterreview.Theygivethemconfidencethattheycan"doitagain."Ineverregrettedpraisinganemployeewhodeserveditbutoftenkickedmyselfformissinganopportunity.

Nowmatchthenameofeachperson(1to5)totheappropriatestatement.

Note:therearetwoextrastatements.

Statements

A.Praisecombinedwithcriticismishelpful.

B.Praisecanbringaboutmanykindsofdesiredbehavior.

C.Employeesmayfeelithardtoacceptinsincerepraise.

D.Letemployeesknowexactlyforwhattheyarepraised.

E.Inmyopinion,wearenotgenerousenoughtogivepraise.

F.Employeesneedhelpfuladviceonaregularbasis.

G.Moneyalonecannotguaranteeasenseofcareerfulfillmentforme.33、Mike34、Frank35、Joyce36、Ellen37、DianaPartC

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextfromwhichfivesentenceshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthesentencesA-Gthemostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext(1-5).ThereareTWOextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.Inshoppingmalls,theassistantstrytopushyouintobuying"agifttothankherforherunselfishlove".Whenyoulogontoawebsite,asmallpop-upinvitesyoutobookabouquetforher.CommercialwarmthandgratitudearetheatmospherebeingspreadaroundforthisspecialSundayinMay.

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ThepopularityofMother'sDayaroundtheworldsuggeststhatJarvisgotallshewanted.Infact,shegotmoreenoughtomakeherhorrified.

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Theybuy,amongotherthings,132millioncards.Mother'sDayistheNo.1holidayforflowerpurchases.Thentherearethevariouscommodities,rangingfromjewelryandclothestocosmeticsandwashingpowder,thattakeadvantageofthepromotionopportunities.Becauseofthis,Jarvisspentthelast40yearsofherlifetryingtostopMother'sDay.OneprotestagainstthecommercializationofMother'sDayevengotherarrested—fordisturbingthepeace,interestingly.

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AsRalphFevre,areporterattheUKnewspaperTheGuardian,observed,traditionally"motherhoodissomethingthatwedobecausewethinkit'sright."Butinthelogicofcommercialism,peopleneedsomethinginexchangefortheirtimeandenergy.Acareerservesthispurposebetter.

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Sotheyworkhardandplayhard.Becomingamother,however,inevitablyhandicapscareeranticipation.

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AccordingtoTheGuardian,therearetwiceasmanychild-freeyoungwomenastherewereagenerationago.Or,theyputofftheresponsibilityofparentinguntillaterintheirlives.

So,FevrewritesthatthemeaningofcelebratingMother'sDayneedstobeupdated:"Itistopersuadepeoplethatparentingisagoodideaandtohonorpeoplefortheirattempttobegoodpeople."

A.Obviously,thebestgiftwillbeaphonecalloravisit.

B.NowadaysMother'sDaybecomemoreandmorecommercialization.

C.AccordingtoaresearchbytheUScardcompanyHallmark,96percentofAmericanconsumerscelebratetheholiday.

D.Inaddition,womenarebeingencouragedtopursueanycareertheydesire.

E.Butwhat'smore,commercialismchangesyoungpeople'sattitudetowardsmotherhood.

F.Asaresult,motherhoodhassufferedahugedropinstatussincethe1950s.

G.TheAmericanversionofMother'sDaywasthoughtupasearlyas1905,byAnnaJarvis,asawayofrecognizingtherealvalueofmotherhood.PartD

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextfromwhich10wordshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthewordsA-Othemostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext(1-10).ThereareFIVEextrawordsthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.Asisknowntoall,theorganizationandmanagementofwagesandsalariesareverycomplex.Generallyspeaking,theAccountsDepartmentis

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forcalculationsofpay,whilethePersonnelDepartmentisinterestedindiscussionswiththeemployeesaboutpay.

Ifafirmwantsto

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anewwageandsalarystructure,itisessentialthatthefirmshoulddecideona

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ofjobevaluationandwaysofmeasuringtheperformanceofitsemployees.Inordertobe

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,thatnewpaystructurewillneedagreementbetweenTradeUnionsandemployers.Injobevaluation,alloftherequirementsofeachjobaredefinedinadetailedjobdescription.Eachofthoserequirementsisgivenavalue,usuallyin"points",whichare

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togethertogiveatotalvalueforthejob.Formiddleandhighermanagement,aspecialmethodisusedtoevaluatemanagersontheirknowledgeofthejob,theirresponsibility,andtheir

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tosolveproblems.Becauseofthedifficultyinmeasuringmanagementwork,however,jobgradesformanagersareoftendecidedwithout

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toanevaluationsystembasedonpoints.

Inattemptingtodesignapaysystem,thePersonnelDepartmentshould

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thevalueofeachjobwiththeseinthejobmarket.

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,paymentforajobshouldvarywithanydifferencesinthewaythatthejobisperformed.Whereitissimpletomeasuretheworkdone,asintheworksdonewithhands,monetaryencouragementschemesareoftenchosen,for

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workers,wheremeasurementisdifficult,methodsofadditionalpaymentsareemployed.

A.adopt

B.find

C.useful

D.indirect

E.responsible

F.reference

G.added

H.method

I.capacity

J.Basically

K.Necessarily

L.successful

M.ability

N.combined

O.compareSECTIONⅢWriting

Directions:

YoushouldwriteyourresponsestobothPartAandPartBofthissectiononyourANSWERSHEET.PartA53、Youhaven'tcontactedyourAmericanfriendJamesforalongtime,andnowyouneedtowritealettertoinvitehimtodeliveralectureonAmericanCulture.Pleasewritealetter.(About100words)PartB54、Readthetextbelow.Writeanessayinabout120words,inwhichyoushouldsummarizethekeypointsofthetextandmakecommentsonthem.Trytouseyourownwords.

LoriSchneiderknowsafewthingsaboutfear."Wewerecrossingaridgethatdroppedoff8,000feetonbothsides,"saysthe53-year-oldclimberofascendingMountEverestlastspring."Thewindwasblowingat60milesanhour.Iftherewaseveramomenttopanic,thiswasit."

Butshedidn't.Anhourlater,shereachedthepeak--thelaststepinherpersonalchallengetoscalethehighestmountainsonallsevencontinents.

Tenyearsearlier,she'dcomeface-to-facewithadifferenttypeoffear,whenshewasunabletofeelanythingintherightsideofherbody.Afterlearningshehadmultiplesclerosis(MS)--aseriousillnessthatgraduallymakesapersonweakandunabletomoveorsee,shelefthermarriage,job,andhome:"Iranfrommywholelife."

ItwasjustbeforeclimbingSouthAmerica'sMountAconcaguain2000thatshesethersightsontheSevenSummits.Aftertrainingbypulling50-poundbagsofdogfooduptheskislopesnearherhome,shetoppedEurope'sMountElbrusin2002,NorthAmerica'sMcKinleyin2006,andAustralia'sKosciuszkoandAntarctica'sVinsonMassifin2008.She'dscaledAfrica'sKilimanjaroin1993.ThatleftAsia'sEverest,thehighestofall.

Andthereshestood,onaridgeat28,800feet."WhenItrained,Itoldmyselftotakeonestepatatimebyspellingoutwords,"shesays."SoIspelledout'Don'tletfearin.'"Itgothertothetop.

She'sthefirstpersonwithMStoconquertheSevenSummits.Withherconditionstable,sheplansareturntoKilimanjaro--thistimewith15otherswithMSbyherside.答案:SECTIONⅠListeningPartA1、C[听力原文]

M:Itseemstobealittlelongnow,butifit'scurled,itwilllookjustfine.Iwillgiveitalittletrimifyouwant.Whatdoyouthink?

W:Allright,goahead.2、B[听力原文]

M:Doyouknowtheoldmanthere?

W:Yes,heisoftenfondofpullingyourleg.3、C[听力原文]

M:ItseemsthatJimnevercleanshissmallroom.

W:Really?Ithinkhehasabitofloadinhismindafterhehasgotanewjobnow.4、B[听力原文]

M:WhereisMissRichardatthemoment?

W:Inheroffice.

M:What'sshedoingthere?

W:She'styping,Ithink.5、B[听力原文]

W:Excuseme,Sir.Isthisyourcigarettelighter?

M:Ibegyourpardon?

W:Isaid,"Isthisyourcigarettelighter?"

M:Oh,yes,itis.Thankyousomuch.

W:Notatall.It'sapleasure.6、D[听力原文]

W:I'moutoftypingpaper.Willyoulendmesome?

M:Idon'thaveanyeither,butI'llbegladtogetyousomewhenIgettotheshop.7、A[听力原文]

M:IthinkifIlearnenoughvocabulary,Iwon'thaveanytroubleusingEnglish.

W:That'snotnecessarilyso.You'llseeinmylecturetodaythatlanguageconsistsofmuchmorethanjustvocabulary.8、B[听力原文]

M:Haveyoueverseensomuchsnow?

W:I'mtiredofallthiscold!Iwishwe'dseethesunforachange.PartB9、C[听力原文]

W:Hello,Howmuchisthefare?

M:It's$2.50.

W:Oh,damn.I'veonlygotafive.Canyoubreakthisforme?

M:Sorry.Exactchangeonly.

W:ButI'minaterriblerush.Can'tyoumakeanexceptionjustthisonce?

M:Sorry,lady.Rulesarerules.

W:HowamIgoingtogeton,then,withoutanychange?

M:There'saconveniencestoreoverthere.I'msuretheycangiveyouchange.

W:Willyouwaitforme?

M:I'vegotascheduletokeep,lady.Ican'twaitfiveminutesforyoutogointhereandgetchange.There'llbeanotherbusinfifteenminutes.

W:That'stoolong!I'llbelateforwork.

M:I'msorrythere'snothingIcando.Now,wouldyoupleasestepaside.Thereareotherpeoplewaitingtogeton.

W:Ugh.Youknowwhat,here.Justtaketheentirebucks.

M:But,Ialright,ifyousayso.Next.10、B11、C12、D13、D[听力原文]

M:Yourreadersareinterestedinyourchildhood.Whatwasitlike?

W:Igrewupinasmalltown.Welivedinverypoorhousingbutwelivedalwaysinverybeautifulsettings,soIhavefavoritetreesandIhavecontactedwithbirds.Myparentswerefarmworkers.Thoughwewerepoorformostofpart,IthinkIwasoftenhappy.

M:Itwouldnothavebeenexpectedfromthatbackgroundthatyou'llbecomealiteraryfigure.Wasyourmotherambitiouswithyou?

W:Well,mymotherwasn'tespeciallyambitiouswithmeinthesenseofgoingtocollegewhenIgrewup.Ithinkhergreatestcontributionwassimplythatshelovedmeverymuch.Nomatterwhathappened,Ihadmymotherwithme.

M:Shegaveyouconfidence.

W:Oh,shedid.Sheearnedverylittlemoney,offeringabout$10aweekandnevermorethan$20aweek.Andinspiteofthat,shemanagedtobuyatypewriterforme.ShemanagedtobuymemyfirsttoothpastewhenIlefthome.Shejustwantedmetobeabletodothingsthatshecouldn'tdoevenshedidn'tknowwhattheywere.14、A15、C16、C[听力原文]

ThestateofKansasiscalledthe"BreadBasketofAmerica"becauseitranksfirstinwheatgrowingandflourmilling.Thatmayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthatthemajorityofpeopleinthestateareengagedinfarming.Inaddition,therearehundredsofcattlefarmsinwesternKansas,someofwhichcover50000acres.Thestateislargerthanmoststates,butratherithasasmallpopulation.

Inpioneerdays,manysettlerspassedthroughKansasseekingrichlandandgoldfartherwest.LookinguponKansasasa"uselesswasteland",theyrefusedtosettlethere.However,whenKansasjoinedtheUnionin1861asafreestateopposedtoslavelabor,thepopulationbegantoincrease.Finally,therailroadshelpedtoattractsettlersbysellingtheminexpensiveland.17、D18、A19、B[听力原文]

Inthe13thcentury,thefamousItaliantraveler,MarcoPolo,traveledalongwaytoChina.DuringhisstayinChina,hesawmanywonderfulthings.oneofthethingshediscoveredwasthattheChineseusedpapermoney.Inwesterncountries,peopledidnotusepapermoneyuntilthe15thcentury.However,peopleinChinabegantousepapermoneyinthe7thcentury.AChinesemancalledCaiLuninventedpaperalmost2,000yearsago.Hemadeitfromwood.Hetookthewoodfromtreesandmadeitintopaper.Hethenputthesepiecesofpapertogetherandmadethemintoabook.

Nowpaperstillcomesfromtrees.Weusealotofpapereveryday.Ifwekeeponwastingsomuchpaper,therewillnotheanytreesleftontheearth.Iftherearenotrees,therewillbenopaper.Itisreportedthatpeoplethrowawayabout2,800tonsofpaperonlyinShanghaieveryday.Ittakes17treestomakeonetonofpaper.Thismeansthattheyarecuttingnearly48,000treeseveryday.Sinceittakesmorethantenyearsforatreetogrow,we