Part Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A
1.W: The ticket price for the movie "Titanic" is bound to go up again soon . M: You're right. What I'd like to know is how much it will cost. Q：What does the man mean? A) He would like to see the film . B) He agrees that the price is too high. C) He wants to know the price. D) He needs to buy the ticket now.
2.W：I hear that your son's working part-time at the department store . M：Yes. He works on Monday , Wednesday and Friday from 3 to 7 and all day Saturday. Q：Which days does the man's son not work? A) Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. B) Saturday and Sunday. C) Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. D) Monday, Friday, and Saturday.
3. W：Bob, are you ready? What on earth are you doing ? Don't you know the curtain goes up at exactly seven ? [dq] M：My shirt's caught in my zipper . Could you give me hand ? Q：Where are they going ? A) A meeting. B) A party. C) A theatre. D) A shop.
4. M：Could you hear the program if I open the window ? We need some fresh air. W：We also need to keep it quiet here. Q：What can need to keep it quiet here? A) It's cold outside. B) It's noisy outside. C) The windows are bare. D) The curtains need some care.
5. W：Wow, did you see the bicycle that the boy just rode past on? M：That wasn't a bad-looking bike . I wouldn't mind having one like it. Q：What does the man say about the bicycle? A) He didn't think it looked right. B) He used to have one like it. C) He would like to have one . D) He advised the woman to buy one.
6. M：I thought that you said that Bob went to the Sebring High School . W：No, he used to attend Clark High School, but after graduation last year, he enrolled in Melrose Community College where he is presently studying . Q：Where does Bob go to school now? A) Sebring High School. B) Clark High School. C) Melrose Community College. D) Enrolled College.
7.M：Look, I'm so sorry I didn't turn up for the match yesterday, but I couldn't , I'm afraid. W：Well, it's a bit too late to be sorry now, isn't it?[dp] Thanks to you, we lost -zero to two. Q：What was the man supposed to do? A) Take part in the match. B) Watch the match. C) Cheer up the players in the match. D) Lose touch with the woman.
8. M：Do you know if Sarah has reserved the room for the committee meeting yet? W：No. But if she hasn't we should have[sm] her try to get it at the auditorium. We'll need the space. Q：What does[]sipt the woman want Sarah to do? A) Meet her in the auditorium. B) Schedule the meeting for a different time. C) Reserve a large room for the meeting. D) Cancel the meeting.
9. W：Jack, would you please read this letter of application I've just written ? I'd like to listen to your opinion[]ip. M：If I were you[sm], I would change the beginning. You should write about your education first. Q：What can we conclude from the conversation? A) The woman must be a career adviser. B) The woman is a modest person. C) The woman does not have much education. D) The letter has to be rewritten.
10. W：Jane is really disappointed. She was expecting[pct] Bob to bring fresh fish for tonight's dinner. M：Too bad, but the waves were so high that Bob didn't even try to go out on the lake. Q：What had Bob intended to do? A) Go fishing. B) Go shopping. C) Eat out. D) Buy fish.
Section B Compound Dictation 注意：听力理角的B节（Section B）为复合式听写（Compound Dictation）题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。 Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A) B) C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.
Petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, home beatingoil, residual fuel oil, and lubricating oils, come from one source-crude oil found below the earth's surface , as 25,000 feet into the earth's interior . Sometimes crude oil is secured by drilling a hole through the earth , but more dry holes are drilled than those producing oil.[co.s] Pressure at the source or pumping forces crude oil to the surface . Crude oil wells flow at varying rates , from ten to thousands of barrels per hour. Petroleum products are always measured in 42 gallon barrels . Petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance : thin, thick, transparent or opaque, but regardless, their chemical composition is made up of only two elements : carbon and hydrogen, which form compounds called hydrocarbons. Other chemical elements found in union with the hydrocarbons are few and are classified as impurities. Trace elements are also found , but these are of such minute quantities that they are disregarded . The combination of carbon and hydrogen forms many thousands of compounds which are possible because of the various positions and joinings of these two atoms in the hydrocarbon molecule . The various petroleum products are refined from the crude oil by heating and condensing the vapors. These products are the so-called light oils, such as gasoline, kerosene, and distillate oil. The residue remaining after the light oils are distilled is known as heavy or residual fuel oil and is used mostly for burning under boilers . Additional complicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure of the hydrocarbons to produce other products, some of which are used to upgrade and increase the octane rating of various types of gasoline.
11. Which of the following is NOT true? A) Crude oil is found below land and water . B) Crude oil is always found a few hundred feet below the surface . C) Pumping and pressure force crude oil to the surface . D) A variety of petroleum products is obtained from crude oil .
12. Many thousands of hydrocarbon compounds are possible because_____. A) the petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance . B) complicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure. C) the two atoms in the molecule assume many positions D) the pressure needed to force it to the surface causes molecular transformation.
13. Which of the following is true? A) The various petroleum products are produced by filtration . B) Heating and condensation produce the various products. C) Chemical separation is used to produce the various products . D) Mechanical means such as the centrifuge(离心机) are used to produce the various products .
14. How is crude oil brought to the surface? A) Expansion of the hydrocarbons. B) Pressure and pumping. C) Vacuum created in the drilling pipe. D) Expansion and contraction of the earth's surface.
15. Which of the following is NOT listed as a light oil? A) Distillate oil. B) Lubricating oil. C) Gasoline. D) Kerosine.
Passage Two Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.
Television has transformed politics in the United States by changing the way in which information is disseminated (传播), by altering political campaigns , and by changing citizens' patterns of response to politics. By giving citizens independent access to the candidates, television diminished the role of political party in the selection of the major party candidates. By centering politics on the person of the candidate , television accelerated the citizen's focus on character rather than issues. Television has altered the forms of political communications as well . The messages on which most of us rely are briefer than they once were . There stump（树桩讲台）speech , a political speech given by traveling politicians and lasting 1.5 to 2 hours , which characterized nineteen-century political discourse , has given way to the 30-second advertisement and the 10 second "sound bite " in broadcast news . Increasing the audience for speeches is not that standing in front of the politician but rather the viewing who will hear and see a snippet（小部分）of the speech on the news. In these abbreviated forms , much of what constituted the traditional political discourse of earlier ages has been lost . In 15 or 30 second , a speaker cannot establish the historical context that shaped the issue in question , cannot detail the probable causes of the problem , and canno t assert but do not argue.[co.s] Because television is an intimate medium, speaking through it required a changed political style that was more conversational , personal and visual than that of the old-style stump speech . Reliance on television means that increasingly visual , informed citizenship requires a new set of skills . Recognizing the power of television's pictures , politicians craft television, staged events, called pseudo-events, designed to attract media coverage. Much of the political activity we see on television news has been crafted by politicians, their speechwriters, and their public relations and advisers for televised consumption.[co.s] Sound bites in news and answers to questions in debates increasingly sound like advertisements.
16. What is the main point of the passage? A) Citizens in the United States are now more informed about political issues because of television coverage. B) Citizens in the United States prefer to see politicians on television instead of in person. C) Politics in the United States has become more controversial since the introduction of television. D) Politics in the United States has been significantly changed by television.
17. According to the passage, as compared with televised speeches, traditional political discourse was more successful at_____. A) allowing news coverage of political context B) placing political issues within a historical context C) making politics seen more intimate to citizens D) providing detailed information about a candidate's private behavior
18. The author states that "politicians assert but do not argue" (Line 4, Para. 3) in order to suggest that[sm] politicians______.[co.s] A) make claims without providing reasons for the claims B) take stronger position on issues than in the past C) enjoy explaining the issues to broadcasters D) dislike having to explain their own positions on issues to citizens
19. What idea does the author want to convey in paragraph 4? A) Politicians will need to learn to become more personal when meeting citizens. B) Politicians who are considered very attractive are favored by citizens over politicians who are less attractive. C) Citizens tend to favor a politician who analyzes the issue over one who does not. D) Citizens will need to learn how to evaluate visual political images in order to become better informed.
20. According to paragraph 5, staged political events are created so that politicians can _____. A) create more time to discuss political issues B) obtain more television coverage for themselves C) spend more time talking to citizens in person D) engage in debates with their opponents
Section B Compound Dictation Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three rimes. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 with S7 with the exact words that you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Sad stories are not very nice to read about , but if we think and talk about them, we may be able to (S1)_prevent_more accidents. How can fire or hot thing be a (S2)_danger_in the house ? Matches, of course, are always dangerous in the hands of young children . A little fire on waste land can easily get out of control . A wind comes , (S3)_sparks_are blown on to the roof of a house, and the whole building may be (S4)__burnt_ to the ground before you can even call the Fire Brigade. Kerosene lamps, too, can be very dangerous. Quite (S5)__recently_there was a terrible accident in a village house . The (S6)_mosquito_net_over a baby's coat was (S7)__blown_ against a lamp and caught fire. The bed clothes and even the clothes of the baby (S8)_were_burnt _before_the_fire_was_discovered .[ Long grass and rubbish around a house can also lead to a disastrous fire , (S9)_as_most_people_know .However, not everybody is careful with such things as celluloid masks and toys; (S10) _these_will _burn_up _in_a_flash _if_you_hold _them_near_a_flame _.
答案：S1.prevent S2.danger S3.sparks S4.burnt S5.recently S6.mosquito net S7.blown S8.were burnt before the fire was discovered. S9.as most people know S10.these will burn up in a flash if you hold them near a flame.
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