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1．B2．C

【原文】W:Harry,let’splaysomepingpongtoday.

M:I’dlovetoplayasetortwo.Butmyrightarmhurts.I’vedecidedtostopplayingpingponguntilitfeelsbetter.

W:Well,howaboutgoingskating?

M:I’dliketo,butmykneehurtstoo.

W:Harry,stopmakingexcuses.You’rejustlazy.

M:No,I’mnot.YouknowthereisabasketballmatchonTVtoday.Let’sjuststayhomeandwatchit.

W:OK,youstay,andIwillplaywithHelen.

3．A4．C5．B

【原文】M：Howwasyouradventurevacation?

W：Itwaswonderful.Thebeachesweregreat.IspentalotoftimeonthebeachandIalsotrieddiving.Ilovebeingonthewater.Oh，IsawdolphinswhenIwasswimming.

M：Wow!Didyougoclimbing?

W：Well，therewasarainforestandamountaininthecenteroftheisland.Wewenttothebottomofthemountainandspentfourhoursgoingtotheforest，butthenIjustfelttootired，soIjuststayedatthebottom.

M：Whataboutskydiving?

W：Iwantedto，butIrealizedIwasscaredofheights，soIjustgaveup.Quitebychance，theweatherwasbad，sowehadtocallthesailingtripoff.

M：That’sashame.Sowhatwasthemostexcitingpartofthetrip?

W：Probablyhavingtheadventuresintheoldcaves.Ihadneverdoneitbefore，andthoughtitwasgreat.

6．A7．B8．B

【原文】M:Hello,BlueHillsatFoxRiver.HowcanIhelpyou?

W:Hello,I’dliketoreserveatablefortwoat8:00thisFridayevening.

M:ThisFriday…thatwouldbethedayaftertomorrow.MayIhaveyourname,Madam?

W:It’sLisaFremont,andI’dlikethetabletobenearthewindow,please.

M:Wedostillhaveonetablebythewindowavailable,Ms.Fremont,butit’sinthesmokingarea.Canyouacceptthat?

W:No.Ican’tbearthecigarettes.PerhapsIshouldmakeareservationatyourplacesomeotherday…

M:Well,whynotchooseanoutdoortable,Ms.Fremont?Ithinkitwouldbenicetoenjoyyourmealintheopenaironapleasantsummerevening.

W:You’vegotapoint.Okay.Thanks.

9．B10．C11．B

【原文】M:Hi,Jane.I’mhavingaproblemwiththisEnglishlisteningtask.Somewordsarepronouncedreallyfastandsounddifferent.

W:Oh,letmelisten...Yes,that’sprobablybecausethewordsarenotbeingstressed.Yousee,Englishisastressbasedlanguage.

M:Sodoesthismean1needtoknowwhichwordsarestressedandwhicharenot?

W:Yes,I’mafraidso.Englishwordshaveastrongformandaweakform.Wordslikearticles,pronounsandsoonareoftennotstressed.Soweusuallyusetheweakformforthemwhenwespeak.

M:Oh,no.WhenIspeak,Iworrypeoplecan’tunderstandme,soIalwaystrytopronounceallmywordsreallyclearly.NowondermyclassmatessayIsoundlikearobot!

W:Oh,1suggestyouwatchsomemoviesandstudyhowtheweakformsareused.

M:Igetit.Thankyou.

12．B13．C14．B15．C

【原文】M:ResearchershaveeupwithausefulmethodtodiscourageseagullsfromstealingyourpicnicsandwichesormakingagrabforyourFrenchfries.Theadviceistostareatthebirdstopreventanyfoodtheft.ThisvaluabletipesfromastudyfromtheUniversityofExeterintheUK.Researchersconductedtestsontheeffectsofstaringattheseabirds.Theyputabagoffriesonthegroundandmonitoredhowlongittookgullstoapproachandsnatchthefrieswithoutaresearcherlookingatthebirds.Theythencarriedoutthesametest,butthistimearesearchermadeeyecontactasabirdapproached.Thebirdstookextra21secondstoapproachthefoodwhenaresearcherstaredatthem.Theresearchersconcludedthattheseagullswerepreventedbythehumangaze.Only25percentofthebirdsmadeanattempttotaketheresearchers’foodwiththeeyecontact.Threequartersofthebirdsjuststoodstillandlookedatthefoodorflewaway.LeadresearcherMadeleineGoumassaid,“Inoticedthatgullsseemedtohaveabadreputationforfoodsnatching,butIsawithappenquiterarely.WhenIdidseeithappen,gullsoftenswoop