1） W:I'm trying to find out how this dishwasher works,the manual is in
French,I can't wait for Bill to translate it for me.
M:Don't worry,Mary, I can do the dishes before the machine starts to
work.
Q:What does the man mean?
2) M:The doctor said if I kept smoking,I would increase my chances of
having a heart attack.
W:Did he suggest reducing weight ,too?
Q:What does the woman think the man should also do?
3) W:The people next door are making so much noise,I just can't concentrate
on .
M:Why don't you stay at the library? It's much quiet there.
Q:What does Tom mean?
4) M:This is hopeless,these figures still don't add up right, let's do the
calculations over again.
W:Yes ,but why not do them tomorrow? It's very late now.
Q:What does the woman suggest they do?
5) M:To collect a data for my report, I need to talk to someone who knows
that small city very well. I was told that you lived there for quite a long
time.
W:Oh ,I wish I could help, but I was only a child then.
Q:What does the woman imply?
6) M:Are you moving into a new house? Need a hand with those boxes?
W:That's okay, I can manage.They look big ,but aren't very heavy
actually.
Q:What does the woman mean?
7) M:It's good you brought the books back.
W:I thought you might need novels at the weekend. Thanks for letting me use
them.
Q:What do we know about the woman from the conversation?
8) M:Do you want to turn on the air conditioner or open the window?
W:I love fresh air if you don't mind.
Q:What can be inferred from the woman's answer?
9) W:Hi,Michael,I can hardly recognize you ,why are you dressed up today?
Are you going to the theatre?
M:No,actually, I just had an interview at the photo studio this
morning.
Q:What do we learn about Michael from this conversation?
10) M:Good morning ,what can I do for you ?
W:I'd like to have my emergency brake fixed.The car rolls when I park it on
the hill.
Q:Where does the conversation most probably take place?
Passage one
Last August,Susan and 42 other students got wet and dirty while removing
six tons of garbage from the river running across their city.They cleaned up the
river as part of a week-long environmental camp. Like one in three American
rivers,this river is so polluted that it's unsafe for swimming and
fishing,still,Susan,who has just completed her third summer on the river
clean-up ,scene has changed in this river."Since we started three years ago ,the
river is getting a lot cleaner",she says.Environmental scientists praised the
teenagers for removing garbage that can harm wild life.Waterbirds,for
example,can choke on plastic bottle rings and get cut by scrap metal.Three years
ago,when the clean-up started,garbage was everywhere,but this year,the teenagers
had to hunt for garbage.They turn the clean-up into a competition to see who
could find the most garbage and unload their boats fastest. By the end of the
six hour shift,they have removed enough garbage to fill more than two large
trucks."Seeing all their garbage in the river makes people begin to care about
environmental issues,"Susan says.She hopes that when others read that she and
her peers care enough to clean it up, maybe they will think twice before they
throw garbage in the river.
Questions 11-13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.What does the passage tell us about American rivers?
12.What did the students find when they came to the river this year?
13.What is the expected reaction of the local people to the students'
efforts?
Passage two
Why do we cry? Can you imagine life without tears? Not only do tears keep
your eyes lubricated, they also contain a substance that kills certain bacteria
so they can't infect your eyes. Give up your tears ,and you'll lose this
on-the-spot defense. Nobody wants to give up the flood of extra tears you
produce when you get something physical or chemical in your eyes.Tears are very
good at washing this irritating stuff out .Another thing you couldn't do without
your tears is cry from joy, anger or sadness.Humans are the only animals that
produce tears in response to emotions, and most people say a good cry makes them
feel better.Many scientists,therefore,believe that crying somehow helps us cope
with emotional situations. Tear researcher,Winifred, is trying to figure out how
it happens. One possibility he says is that tears discharge certain chemicals
from your body, chemicals that build up during stress. When people talk about
crying it out,"I think that might actually be what they are doing",he says.If
Fred is right,what do you think will happen to people who restrain their tears?
Boys, for example ,cry only about a quarter as often as girls once they reach
teenage years, and we all cry a lot less now than we did as babies .Could it
possibly be that we face less stress? Maybe we found another ways to deal with
it ,or maybe we just feel embarrassed.
Questions 14-17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.What's the topic discussed in this passage?
15.What is Winifred trying to find out?
16.What does the passage say about teenage boys and girls?
17.What's the difference between human beings and other animals when
shedding tears?
Passage three
Imaging this：you wake up each morning to find your sister lying beside
you,to get dressed and tie your shoes, you use one hand and she uses another.
You do everything out together,too,even sitting on the same chair at lunch and
riding on the same bicycle. That's what life is like for six-year-old Betty and
Abby. Like most twins, the two girls look very much alike,but unlike most
twins,Betty and Abby share parts of the same body .Twins like Betty and Abby are
rare. Only about 40 sets are born in the United States each year. Few survive as
long as Betty and Abby .That's because twins often share vital organs, like a
heart or brain. The shared organs are often badly shaped and may not be strong
enough to support both twins. But Betty and Abby each has her own head, heart
and stomach which function normally .Because she has three or four lungs which
provide plenty of oxygen for both twins. Most of their completely shared organs
lie below the waist. Betty And Abby live relatively normal lives.They attend a
regular school ,and each does her own school work .They prefer to do some
projects together,though ,for example,to cut out paper dolls ,one twin holds the
paper,while the other uses the scissors. But sometimes,the girls don't want to
do the same thing, for example, sometimes they want to play with different toys.
What do they do then? "We toss a coin",says Abby .
Questions 18-20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.In what aspect ,do Betty and Abby differ from most twins?
19.What does the passage tell us about twins who share parts of the same
body?
20.What does the passage say about the education of the twin girls?
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