PartIIListeningComprehension(25 minutes)

　　SectionA

　　Directions: Inthissection, youwillhearthreenewsreports. Attheendofeachnewsreport, youwillheartwoorthreequestions. Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce. Afteryouhearaquestion, youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA), B), C) andD). ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　Questions1 and2 willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

　　1. A) Christmas-timeattacksmadebySomalirebels.

　　B) AnexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.

　　C) Thekillingofmorethan70 UgandansinKampala.

　　D) BlastssetoffbyaSomaligroupinUganda’scapital.

　　2. A) OnChristmasEve. C) Duringasecuritycheck.

　　B) Justbeforemidnight. D) Inthesmallhoursofthemorning.

　　Questions3 and4 willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

　　3. A) Itislikelytoclosemanyofitsstores.

　　B) Itisknownforthequalityofitsgoods.

　　C) Itremainscompetitiveintherecession.

　　D) Itwillexpanditsonlineretailbusiness.

　　4. A) Expanditsbusinessbeyondgroceries.

　　B) Fire25,000 ofitscurrentemployees.

　　C) CutitsDVDpublishingbusiness.

　　D) Sellthebusinessforonepound.

　　Questions5 to7 willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

　　5. A) Alltaxisbegantousemeters.

　　B) Alltaxisgotairconditioning.

　　C) Advertisementswereallowedontaxis.

　　D) Oldtaxiswerereplacedwithnewcabs.

　　6. A) Alowinterestloanscheme. C) Taxipassengers’ complaints.

　　B) Environmentalists’ protests. D) Permissionforcaradvertising.

　　7. A) Therearenomoreirregularpractices.

　　B) Allnewcabsprovideair-conditioning.

　　C) Newcabsareallequippedwithmeters.

　　D) Newlegislationprotectsconsumerrights.

　　SectionB

　　Directions: Inthissection, youwillheartwolongconversations. Attheendofeachconversation, youwillhearfourquestions. Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce. Afteryouhearaquestion, youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA), B), C) andD). ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　ConversationOne

　　Questions8 to11 arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　8. A) IthasapartnershipwithLCP. C) Itspecializesinsafetyfromleaks.

　　B) ItisheadquarteredinLondon. D) Ithasachemicalprocessingplant.

　　9. A) Heisachemist. C) Heisasafetyinspector.

　　B) Heisasalesman. D) HeisMr. Grand’sfriend.

　　10. A) Thepublicrelationsofficer. C) Directorofthesafetydepartment.

　　B) Mr. Grand’spersonalassistant. D) Headofthepersonneldepartment.

　　11. A) WaitforMr. Grandtocallback.

　　B) LeaveamessageforMr. Grand.

　　C) Providedetailsoftheirproductsandservices.

　　D) Sendacomprehensivedescriptionoftheirwork.

　　ConversationTwo

　　Questions12 to15 arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　12. A) Teacher. C) Editor.

　　B) Journalist. D) Typist.

　　13. A) Somenewlydiscoveredscenicspot.

　　B) BigchangesintheAmazonvalley.

　　C) Anewrailwayunderconstruction.

　　D) ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests.

　　14. A) Innewsweeklies. C) Innewspapers’ Sundayeditions.

　　B) Inalocaleveningpaper. D) InoverseaseditionsofU.S. magazines.

　　15. A) Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter. C) Togetherlifestorypublishedsoon.

　　B) Tobeemployedbyanewspaper. D) Tosellherarticlestoanewsservice.

　　SectionC

　　Directions: Inthissection, youwillhearthreepassages. Attheendofeachpassage, youwillhearsomequestions. Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce. Afteryouhearaquestion, youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA), B), C) andD). ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　PassageOne

　　Questions16 to18 arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　16. A) Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.

　　B) Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.

　　C) SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.

　　D) Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930’s.

　　17. A) TheBookCriticsCircleAward. C) ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction.

　　B) TheNobelPrizeforliterature. D) TheNationalBookAward.

　　18. A) SheisarelativeofMorrison’s. C) Sheisaskilledstoryteller.

　　B) SheisaslavefromAfrica. D) Sheisablackwoman.

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions19 to21 arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　19. A) Theyareverygenerousingivinggifts.

　　B) Theyrefusegiftswhendoingbusiness.

　　C) Theyregardgiftsasatokenoffriendship.

　　D) Theygivegiftsonlyonspecialoccasions.

　　20. A) Theyenjoygivinggiftstootherpeople.

　　B) Theyspendalotoftimechoosinggifts.

　　C) Theyhavetofollowmanyspecificrules.

　　D) Theypayattentiontothequalityofgifts.

　　21. A) Gift-givingplaysanimportantroleinhumanrelationships.

　　B) Wemustbeawareofculturaldifferencesingivinggifts.

　　C) Wemustlearnhowtogivegiftsbeforegoingabroad.

　　D) Readingextensivelycanmakeoneabettergift-giver.

　　PassageThree

　　Questions22 to25 arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　22. A) Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.

　　B) Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.

　　C) Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.

　　D) SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.

　　23. A) Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.

　　B) Shesoldherrestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.

　　C) Shegot7.5 milliondollarsfromherex-husband.

　　D) Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.

　　24. A) Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.

　　B) Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.

　　C) Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.

　　D) Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.

　　25. A) Shecarriedonherfamily’stradition.

　　B) Shemadehugedonationstocharities.

　　C) Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother’smoney.

　　D) Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestments.

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　　SectionA

　　Directions: Inthissection, youwillhearthreenewsreports. Attheendofeachnewsreport, youwillheartwoorthreequestions. Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce. Afteryouhearaquestion, youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA), B), C) andD). ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　Questions1 and2 willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

　　Kenyanpolicesayonepersonwaskilledand26 injuredinanexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi. TheblasthitabusabouttosetofffortheUgandancapitalKampala. LastJuly, theSomaligroupal-ShababsaiditwasbehindtheblastsintheUgandancapitalwhichkilledmorethan70 people. WillRossreportsfromtheKenyancapital.

　　TheexplosionhappenedbesideabuswhichwasabouttosetoffforanovernightjourneyfromNairobitotheUgandancapitalKampala. Someeyewitnessesreportthatabagwasabouttobeloadedonboard, butitexplodedduringasecuritycheck. Windowsoftheredbuswereleftsmashed, andbloodcouldbeseenonthegroundbesidethevehicle. Justhoursearlier, Uganda’spolicechiefhadwarnedofpossibleChristmas-timeattacksbySomalirebels.

　　1. Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

　　2. Whendidtheincidentoccur?

　　Questions3 and4 willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

　　WoolworthsisoneofthebestknownnamesontheBritishHighStreet. It’sbeeninbusinessnearlyacentury. Manyofits800 storesarelikelytoclosefollowingthecompany’sdecisiontocallinadministratorsafteranattempttosellthebusinessforatoken￡1 failed.

　　Thecompanyhashugedebts. TheimmediatecauseforthecollapsehasbeenBritain’sslidetowardrecession, whichhascutintoconsumerspending. However, thebusinesshadbeenintroubleforyears.

　　Knownforlow-pricedgeneralgoods, Woolworthshasstruggledinthefaceofcompetitionfromsupermarketsexpandingbeyondgroceriesandanewgenerationofinternetretailers.

　　Manyofthestoregroup’s25,000 employeesarelikelytolosetheirjobs. SomeprofitableareassuchastheDVDpublishingbusinesswillsurvive.

　　3. WhatdowelearnaboutWoolworthsfromthenewsreport?

　　4. WhatdidWoolworthsattempttodorecently?

　　Questions5 to7 willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

　　Cairoisknownforitsovercrowdedroads, irregulardrivingpracticesandshakyoldvehicles, butalsoforitsairpollution. Inrecentmonths, though, environmentalstudiesindicatetherehavebeensignsofimprovement. That’sdueinparttotheremovalofmanyofthecapital’sold-fashionedblackandwhitetaxis. Mostofthesedatedbacktothe1960sand70sandwereinapoorstateofrepair.

　　Afternewlegislationdemandedtheirremovalfromtheroads, alowinterestloanschemewassetupwiththreeEgyptianbankssodriverscouldbuynewcars. Thegovernmentpaysabout$900 foroldonestobediscardedandadvertisingonthenewvehicleshelpscoverrepayments.

　　Theideahasprovedpopularwithcustomers― theycannowtravelinair-conditionedcomfortandbecausethenewcabsaremetered, theydon’thavetoargueoverfares. Banksandcarmanufacturersaregladfortheextrabusinessintougheconomictimes. Asforthetaxidrivers, mostaredelightedtobebehindthewheelofnewcars, althoughtherehavebeenafewcomplaintsaboutswitchingfromblackandwhitetoaplainwhitecolour.

　　5. WhatchangetookplaceinCairorecently?

　　6. Whathelpedbringaboutthechange?

　　7. Whydocustomersnolongerarguewithnewcabdrivers?

　　SectionB

　　Directions: Inthissection, youwillheartwolongconversations. Attheendofeachconversation, youwillhearfourquestions. Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce. Afteryouhearaquestion, youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA), B), C) andD). ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　ConversationOne

　　W: Morning, thisisTGC.

　　M: Goodmorning. WalterBarryhere, callingfromLondon. CouldIspeaktoMr. Grand, please?

　　W: Who’scalling, please?

　　M: WalterBarry, fromLondon.

　　W: Whatisitabout, please?

　　M: Well, Iunderstandthatyourcompanyhasachemicalprocessingplant. Myowncompany, LCP, LiquidControlProducts, isaleaderinsafetyfromleaksinthefieldofchemicalprocessing. IwouldliketospeaktoMr. GrandtodiscusswaysinwhichwecouldhelpTGCprotectitselffromsuchproblemsandsavemoneyatthesametime.

　　W: Yes, Isee. Well, Mr. Grandisnotavailablejustnow.

　　M: CanyoutellmewhenIcouldreachhim?

　　W: He’sverybusyforthenextfewdays– thenhe’llbeawayinNewYork. Soit’sdifficulttogiveyouatime.

　　M: CouldIspeaktosomeoneelse, perhaps?

　　W: Whoinparticular?

　　M: Acolleagueforexample?

　　W: You’respeakingtohispersonalassistant. IcandealwithcallsforMr. Grand.

　　M: Yes, well, couldIringhimtomorrow?

　　W: No, I’msorryhewon’tbefreetomorrow. Listen, letmesuggestsomething. Yousendusdetailsofyourproductsandservices, togetherwithreferencesfromothercompaniesandthenwe’llcontactyou.

　　M: Yes, that’sverykindofyou. Ihaveyouraddress.

　　W: Verygood, Mr….

　　M: Barry. WalterBarryfromLCPinLondon.

　　W: Right, Mr. Barry. Welookforwardtohearingfromyou.

　　M: Thankyou. Goodbye.

　　W: Bye.

　　Questions8 to11 arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　8. Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman’scompany?

　　9. Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

　　10. Whatisthewoman’spositioninhercompany?

　　11. Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

　　ConversationTwo

　　M: You’regoingtowearoutthecomputer’skeyboard!

　　W: Oh, hi.

　　M: Doyouhaveanyideawhattimeitis?

　　W: Abouttenorten-thirty?

　　M: It’snearlymidnight.

　　W: Really? Ididn’tknowitwassolate.

　　M: Don’tyouhaveanearlyclasstoteachtomorrowmorning?

　　W: Yes, atseveno’clock. Mycommuterclass, thestudentswhogotoworkrightaftertheirlesson.

　　M: Thenyououghttogotobed. Whatareyouwriting, anyway?

　　W: AnarticleIhopeIcansell.

　　M: Oh, anotherofyournewspaperpieces? What’sthisoneabout?

　　W: DoyourememberthetripItooklastmonth?

　　M: TheoneuptotheAmazon?

　　W: Well, that’swhatI’mwritingabout—thenewhighwayandthechangesit’smakingintheAmazonvalley.

　　M: Itshouldbeinteresting.

　　W: Itis. Iguessthat’swhyIforgotallaboutthetime.

　　M: Howmanyarticleshaveyousoldnow?

　　W: Aboutadozensofar.

　　M: Whatkindofnewspapersbuythem?

　　W: Thepapersthatcarryalotofforeignnews. TheyusuallyappearinthebigSundayeditionswheretheyneedalotofbackgroundstoriestohelpfillupthespacebetweentheads.

　　M: Isthereanyfutureinit?

　　W: Ihopeso. There’sachanceImaysellthisarticletoanewsservice.

　　M: Thenyourstorywouldbepublishedinseveralpapers, wouldn’tit?

　　W: That’stheidea. AndImightevenbeabletodootherstoriesonaregularbasis.

　　M: Thatwouldbegreat.

　　Questions12 to15 arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　12. Whatisthewoman’soccupation?

　　13. Whatisthewomanwritingabout?

　　14. Wheredothewoman’sarticlesusuallyappear?

　　15. Whatdoesthewomanexpect?

　　SectionC

　　Directions: Inthissection, youwillhearthreepassages. Attheendofeachpassage, youwillhearsomequestions. Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce. Afteryouhearaquestion, youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA), B), C) andD). ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　PassageOne

　　Intoday’sclass, we’lldiscussToniMorrison’snovelBeloved. AsI’msureyouallknow, Morrisonisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor, andit’snoteasytobeboth. Bornin1931, MorrisonhaswrittensomeofthemosttouchingandintelligentworksontheAfrican-Americanexperienceeverwrittenbyanyone, andyettocallheran“African-Americanwriter” doesn’tseemtodoherjustice. Inmanyways, she’ssimplyanAmericanwriter—andcertainlyoneofourbest.

　　Belovedisatrulyremarkablework. Itwasrecommendedfornearlyeverymajorliteraryprize, includingtheNationalBookAwardandtheNationalBookCriticsCircleAward, anditinfactwonthePulitzerPrizeforfictionin1988. MorrisonherselfisdistinguishedforhavingwontheNobelPrizeforliteraturein1993.

　　WhatmakesBeloveduniqueistheskillful, surewayinwhichMorrisonblendsintenselypersonalstorytellingandAmericanhistory, racialthemesandgenderthemes, theexperienceofBlackswiththeexperienceofallpeopleeverywhere, thedown-to-earthrealityofslaverywithasenseofmysteriousspirituality.

　　We’llbepayingspecialattentiontothesethemesaswediscussthiswork. I’mparticularlyinterestedinyourviewsontherelativeimportanceofraceandgenderinthisbook. IsitmoreimportantthatSethe, themaincharacter, isblackorthatshe’sawoman? Whichcontributesmoretoherbeing? WhatdoesMorrisontellusaboutboth?

　　Questions16 to18 arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　16. WhatdowelearnaboutToniMorrison?

　　17. WhathonordidToniMorrisonreceivein1993?

　　18. WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutSethe, themaincharacterinMorrison’snovelBeloved?

　　PassageTwo

　　Thetopicofmytalktodayisgift-giving. Everybodylikestoreceivegifts, right? Soyoumaythinkthatgift-givingisauniversalcustom. Butactually, therulesofgift-givingvaryquitealot, andnotknowingthemcanresultingreatembarrassment. InNorthAmerica, therulesarefairlysimple. Ifyou’reinvitedtosomeone’shomefordinner, bringwineorflowersorasmallitemfromyourcountry. Amongfriends, family, andbusinessassociates, wegenerallydon’tgivegiftsonotheroccasionsexceptonsomeone’sbirthdayandChristmas. TheJapanese, ontheotherhand, givegiftsquitefrequently, oftentothanksomeonefortheirkindness. Thetraditionofgift-givinginJapanisveryancient. Therearemanydetailedrulesforeverythingfromthecolorofthewrappingpapertothetimeofthegiftpresentation. AndwhileEuropeansdon’tgenerallyexchangebusinessgifts, theydofollowsomeformalcustomswhenvisitinghomes, suchasbringingflowers. Thetypeandcolorofflowers, however, cancarryspecialmeaning.

　　Todaywehaveseensomebroaddifferencesingift-giving. Icouldgoonwithadditionalexamples. Butlet’snotmissthemainpointhere: Ifwearenotawareofandsensitivetoculturaldifferences, thepossibilitiesformiscommunicationandconflictareenormous. Whetherwelearnaboutthesedifferencesbyreadingabookorbylivingabroad, ourgoalmustbetorespectdifferencesamongpeopleinordertogetalongsuccessfullywithourglobalneighbors.

　　Questions19 to21 arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　19. Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutgift-givingofNorthAmericans?

　　20. WhatdowelearnabouttheJapaneseconcerninggift-giving?

　　21. Whatpointdoesthespeakermakeattheendofthetalk?

　　PassageThree

　　HettyGreenwasaveryspoilt, onlychild. ShewasborninMassachusetts, USA, in1835. Herfatherwasamillionairebusinessman. Hermotherwasoftenill, andsofromtheageoftwoherfathertookherwithhimtoworkandtaughtheraboutstocksandshares. Attheageofsixshestartedreadingthedailyfinancialnewspapersandopenedherownbankaccount.

　　Herfatherdiedwhenshewas21 andsheinherited$7.5 million. ShewenttoNewYorkandinvestedonWallStreet. Hettysavedeverypenny, eatinginthecheapestrestaurantsfor15 cents. Shebecameoneoftherichestandmosthatedwomenintheworld. At33 shemarriedEdwardGreen, amulti-millionaire, andhadtwochildren, NedandSylvia.

　　Hetty’smeannesswaswellknown. Shealwaysarguedaboutpricesinshops. Shewalkedtothelocalgrocerystoretobuybrokenbiscuitswhichweremuchcheaper, andtogetafreeboneforhermuchloveddog. Onceshelostatwo-centstampandspentthenightlookingforit. Sheneverboughtclothesandalwaysworethesamelong, raggedblackskirt. Worstofall, whenhersonNedfellandinjuredhisknee, sherefusedtopayforadoctorandspenthourslookingforfreemedicalhelp. IntheendNedlosthisleg.

　　Whenshediedin1916 sheleftherchildren$100 million. Herdaughterbuiltahospitalwithhermoney.

　　Questions22 to25 arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　22. WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?

　　23. HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernight?

　　24. WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?

　　25. WhatdowelearnaboutHetty’sdaughter?

　　参考答案

　　PartIIListeningComprehension

　　SectionA

　　1. B2. C3. A4. D5. D

　　6. A7. C

　　SectionB

　　8. D9. B10. B11. C12. A

　　13. B14. C15. D

　　SectionC

　　16. A17. B18. D19. D20. C

　　21. B22. B23. A24. D25. C