03年9月

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Section A
1. M: I can't understand why Bob isn't here yet? Do you think we should try to call him or go look for him?
 W: He probably just got held up in traffic. Why don't we give him a few minutes?
 [Q] What are the speakers probably going to do?
 2. M: Hi, Susan! Have you decided where to live when you get married?
 W: I'd like to live in the downtown area near my work but Nelson wants to live in suburbs to save our expenses.
 [Q] Why does Susan want to live in the city?

3. M: I'd like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin's book on American culture.
 W: I'm sorry. The book has been out of print for sometime now.
 [Q] Where does the conversation probably take place.
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4. W: I've just locked my keys in my room. Now what should I do?
 M: I can't believe it. You are always so careless. Anyhow let's calm down and try to figure things out.
 [Q] What does the man suggest?
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5. W: Can you give us your e-mail address, so we can get back to you as soon as possible?
 M: I'll send you an e-mail so we don't have to do the spellings on the phone. Okay?
 [Q] What are the speakers doing?
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6. W: Hi, George! Could you give me a ride? I want to buy some food for the picnic.
 M: Okay. I'm going home but I can drop you at the supermarket.
 [Q] What does the woman want to do?
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7. W: My name is Helen WARE. W-A-R-E. Can I get a class permit for biology?
 M: Oh, no. Not now. Registration for students whose last names begin with W doesn't start until tomorrow.
 [Q] What does the man mean?
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8. M: What was the weather like when you were in New York last week?
 W: It was very much like the weather here in Beijing. So you needn't take much clothes if you don't plan to stay there long.
 [Q] What can we learn from the conversation?

9. W: What are the things in our our suitcase? There aren't any toys at all. Where have you put them?
 M: Oh, no. This is not our suitcase.The old lady must have taken ours by mistake. She was sitting next to us at the restaurant.
 [Q] What can be inferred from the conversation?
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10. M: Are you really leaving for Hongkong tomorrow morning?
W: Yeah, I guess so. I got the air tickets. I can't wait to see Bill there.
[Q] What is the woman going to do?
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Section B
Passage One
Pamcla Royal and her partner, Edith Clark, are the owners of the Sea View Hotel in Brighton. As much of their business is seasonal, they do a good deal of the work themselves. In order to make a profit, it is necessary to keep down the cost of extra staff. Although they will never make a fortune, for the last ten years they have earned a reasonable living from the hotel.
They work extremely will together and each has her own duties. In general, Pamela does the book keeping. She is excellent with figures and seldom makes a mistake. She also takes care of the decorations, particularly the flower arranging, which is her hobby. Edith, on the other hand, makes all the staff arrangements, and when necessary does the cooking. She is a very patient woman, and if guests make complaints she tries her best to solve their problem.
However, the two ladies do not do all the work themselves. They usually employ college students to do the cleaning and the washing up. Bob Albert, who is a retired policeman, goes in two hours a day to do the gardening, or take care of the swimming pool.
Both ladies are very popular. They believe in having an informal relationship with the guests, and often make friends with their regular visitors. Last month was their tenth anniversary in Brighton, and they had a dinner with their friends to celebrate. Pamela gave a speech and everyone wished them lots of success for the future.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.How do Pamela and Edith manage to keep down the cost of the hotel?                            
12.What jobs in the hotel are given to the college students?                                     
13.Why are the two ladies popular in the area?                                                   
Passage Two
Some people dream of being President of the United States. Some dream of becoming stars in a Hollywood movie, and others of making millions of dollars overnight. But, could a dream like that come true in real life? Well, it did happen to peter Johnson.
Peter was an auto mechanic. One day, he walked into the Union Trust Bank in Baltimore and took 5,000 dollars that did not belong to him. The guards and other employees stood back and let him stuff the bills in his shirt and pants without trying to prevent him from taking the money.(16) No one tripped an alarm. No one pulled a gun. No one called the police. Why did the allow him to get away with it?
Well, everything was legal. Peter had won a contest promoted by a Baltimore radio station. The first prize entitled him to enter the union Trust bank and gather up as much money as he could lay his hands within five minutes. Because he could not bring any large bags or boxes into the bank, all the money had to be placed in his pockets.
As the time went by, Peter ran about wildly, trying to pick up as many large bills as he could find. When his time was up, he was out of breath, but was $ 5,000 richer.
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.Why did peter go to the Union Trust bank?                                                       
15.What was Peter's job?                                                                          
16.What did the guards do when Peter stared gathering the money?                                   
17.Why didn't Peter take more money from the bank?                                                
Passage Three
Larry Smith is one of the rescuers on the Golden Gate Bridge. His job is to save people who attempt to jump into the sea. If the telephone rings at three in the morning, he knows it's trouble. Someone is threatening to commit suicide. Larry will get his things ready, and in no time he'll be out the door and heading to the spot.
"If you aren't too late," Larry says, "you climb out onto the cold steel and try to talk to the poor, and pull him anyhow back to safety. For many suicide attempts are made on the spur of the moment, and lives can be saved. But if you fall, if the person jumps into the bottomless pool, there's no describing how helpless you feel. Often, would - be jumpers are driven to despair and see no hope out of their misery. The trick is to open channels of communication with them. Following are some tricks that have worked: 'If you're going to jump, at least give me your mom's phone number so I can call and tell her. 'Or' That's a nice watch. If you're going to jump, can I have it?' Sometimes, all it takes is the voice of the human being who cares."
Larry estimates he has rescued about thirty people in his ten years of service.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.What is Larry's job?                                                                          
19.What is happening if Larry's phone rings at 3 o'clock in the morning?                        
20. What does Larry Smith usually do to stop someone from jumping off the bridge? 

03年12月

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Part I       Listening Comprehension                       (20 minutes)
1.M: I like the color this shirt, do you have a larger size?
W: This is the largest in this color, other colors coming all sizes.
Q: What dose the woman imply?

2. M: Look, the view is fantastic, could you take a picture for me with the lake in the background?
W: I am afraid I just ran out of film.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

3. M: The food in this restaurant is horrible. If only we got to ray's school dining home.
W: But the food isn't everything. It  isn't nice just to get away from old movie?
Q. What can we learn from the conversation?

4.W: Can I help you sir?
M: Yes, can you show me the way to gate nine for flight 910 to Hong Kong? I am quite confused here.
Q: What does the man mean?

5.W: My headache is killing me. I thought it was gong away. But now it is getting worse and worse
M: I told you yesterday to make an appointment.
Q: what does the man mean?

6.W: can you give a hand, Mike? I want to move a few heavy items to the car.
M: I'd like to but I am already five minutes late for my appointment with Mr. Jason, and the office is on the other side of the campus.
Q: what would the man most probably do?

7. M: I think you'd better find another partner. I love table tennis but I don't think I am improving.
W: I'm poor, it's still too early to quit, nobody is expected to be a superstar. Just keep going and you get the high of it.
Q: what does the woman mean?

8.M: would you like to try the banana pie? It's incredible.
W: well, to tell the truth I don't care much dessert.
Q: what does the woman say about the banana pie?

9．M: I exhausted I stayed up the whole night studying for my middle term matches exam.
W: But why do you always wait until the last minute?
Q：what does the woman imply?

10．M: I really can afford any more interruptions right now. I got to(设法) finish this assignment.
W: Sorry just one more thing, could you give a ride to school tomorrow?
Q: What can be informed from the conversation?

Section B
Passage One
Do you remember the time when people were a litter nicer and gentler with each other? I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away form that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance out first, or never saying "Thank you" when others hold the door open for them. We get lazy. And in our laziness, we think that something, like a simple "Thank You" doesn't really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact that no matter how nicely we dress, or how beautifully we decorate we home, we can't be truly elegant without good manners because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I think of the good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Haven't you noticed that the kindest, most generous people seem to keep getting prettier? It's funny how that happens. But it does. Take the long-lost art of saying "Thank you" like wearing a little makeup or making sure your hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying "Thank you" can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add to you image while an angry face makes the best dressed person look ugly.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q11: What is the passage mainly about?                                                             
Q12: What does the speaker say about the people of the past?                                       
Q13: According to the speaker, how could we best improve our image?                                
Passage Two
 "Go to the playground and have fun." Parents will often say to their kids. But they should remember playgrounds can be dangerous. Each year about 200,000 children end up in hospital emergency rooms with playground injures. Many injures involve falls from too-high equipment onto too-hard surfaces. Nearly 70% of the injures happen on public playgrounds. Recent studies show they maybe badly designed that protective services are inadequate and their equipments is poorly maintained. Parents should make sure that the equipment in playground is safe and that children are playing safely. Last year the national programme for playground safety gave the nation's playground a grade of "C" for safety after visiting more than 3,000 playgrounds nationwide. Parents should watch closely. They should always be within shouting and running distance of their children. Young children don't understand cause-and-effect, so they may run in front of moving swings. They're also better at climbing up than getting down, so they may panic at the top of a ladder. It's important for children to know you're watching them. Once they feel that sense of security, that's when they can be creative.
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q14: What is the cause of playground injures?                                                      
Q15: What should parents do to prevent playground injures?                                         
Q16: What does the speaker say about young children?                                                
Passage Three
For 25 years I was a full-time thief, specializing in picking pockets. Where I come from in southeast London, that's an honorable profession. Anyone can break into a house and steal things. But picking somebody's pocket takes skill. My sister and I were among the most successful pickpocket teams in London. We worked hotel and theatre lobbies, airports, shopping centers, restaurants. Now we don't steal anymore, but this crime is worldwide. Here is how to protect yourself:
    Professional pickpockets do not see victims, only handbags, jewels and money. Mothers with babies, the elderly, the disabled are all fair game. My preferred target was the lone female, handbag at her side, the right side to be exact. So if I'm next to her I can reach it cautiously with my right hand across my body. Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left, and I tended to steer clear of them. Women whose bags are hanging in front of them are tricky for the pickpocket, as there isn't a blind side. If you want to make it even harder, use a bag with handles rather than a strap. For men, one of the best places to keep a wallet is in the back pocket of tight trousers. You'll feel any attempts to move it. Another good place is in the buttoned-up inside pocket of a jacket. There's just no way in. Even better, keep wallets attached to a cord or chain that is fasten to a belt.
    A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard. The perfect setting is clothing store. When customs wander among the racks, they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up. The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better. A false sense of security makes a pickpocket's job much simpler.
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q17: Why does the speaker say that picking somebody's pocket is an honorable job in southeast London?
Q18: According to the speaker, who is most likely to become a victim of pickpockets?                
Q19: In the speaker's opinion, what is the best place for a man to keep his wallets?               
Q20: What is the perfect setting for picking pockets, according to the speaker?