1. M: Take a look at this catalogue. Maybe we can find some gifts for Jane’s new house
W: OK. But remember we can’t afford a lot.
Q: What does the woman mean?
2. W: I’ m getting absolutely nowhere with these statistics.
M: How about my going through them with you?
Q: What does the man mean?
3. M: We are ready to start the recording, aren’t we? Let’s begin on Page 55.
W: Sorry. I’m afraid I can’t begin right now. I forgot to bring my scripts.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
4. W: Remember? Carl’s wedding is June 26.
M: Oh, thanks for reminding me. I thought it wasn’t to be until sometime in July.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
5. M: Please excuse me for not attending the meeting yesterday. I’m afraid I forgot to check my schedule.
W: That’s all right. We have to hold the weekly meeting as scheduled and everything went well. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
6. W: I’ve just put our lunch in the oven and it won’t be ready for at least half an hour.
M: Mmm... it smells marvelous, but what can I have right now?
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
7. M: I got some bad news today. The store where I work is laying off stuff.
W: Are they going to let you go?
Q: What does the woman want to know?
8. W: John, you swim like a fish. I wish I knew how to swim.
M: Why not sign up for the lessons offered by the physical education department?
Q: What does the man mean?
Conversation One
W: Hi, Eric! How is your weekend?
M: Great! I met Maria’s parents and we told them we want to be engaged.
W: Eric, that’s wonderful. Congratulations!
M: Thanks, Alice. I really like her parents, too. They are very nice. Mrs. Comona speaks four languages and Mr. Comona is a diplomat. In fact, he gave us a speech at the law school on Saturday morning.
W: Oh, that was Maria’s father? I heard his speech.
M: You did?
W: Well, I heard part of it and listened to it for ten minutes, and then I fell asleep. I thought that was in class. Anyway, tell me about your weekend.
M: Saturday evening we saw a play. And Sunday afternoon we watched a soccer game. Then Sunday night we all went out for dinner, Maria, her parents, and me. That was the first chance we had to talk.
W: Were you nervous?
M: At first I was. We didn’t say much. Mr. Comona told us some good stories about his experiences as a diplomat and he asked me about my hobbies.
W: And what did you say?
M: Well, I didn’t tell him about my flying lessons. I told him about my chess playing and my classical music collection.
W: Good idea! Her parents really approve of you, don’t they?
M: I guess so. Maria called this morning and said, “My father told me he’d like you for a son-in-law right now.”
W: That’s great.
M: Not exactly. I want to get married after graduate school in about three years.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. Q: What does Eric say about Maria’s father?
10. Q: What did Eric and Maria do last Sunday afternoon?
11. Q: What do we learn from Maria’s phone call this morning?
Conversation Two
M: You’ re going to wear out the computer’s keyboard.
W: Oh, hi!
M: Do you have any idea what time it is?
W: About ten or ten thirty?
M: It’s nearly midnight.
W: Really? I didn’t know it was so late.
M: Don’t you have an early class to teach tomorrow morning?
W: Yes, at seven o’clock, my commuter class, the students who go to work right after their lesson.
M: Then you ought to go to bed. What are you writing anyway?
W: An article I hope I can sell.
M: Oh, another of your newspaper pieces. What’s this one about?
W: Do you remember that trip I took last month?
M: The one up to the Amazon?
W: Well, that’s what I’m writing about, the new highway and the changes it’s making in the Amazon valley.
M: It should be interesting.
W: It is. I guess that’s why I forgot all about the time.
M: How many articles have you sold now?
W: About a dozen so far.
M: What kind of newspapers buy them?
W: The papers that carry a lot of foreign news. They usually appear in the big Sunday editions where they need a lot of background stories to help fill up the space between the ads.
M: Is there any future in it?
W: I hope so. There’s a chance I may sell this article to a news service.
M: Then your story will be published in several papers, won’t it?
W: That’s the idea. And they might even be able to do other stories on a regular basis.
M: That would be great.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. Q: What is the woman’s occupation?
13. Q: What is the woman writing about?
14. Q: Where did the woman’s articles usually appear?
15. Q: What does the woman expect?
Passage One
Body language, especially gestures, varies among cultures. For example, a nod of the head means “yes” to most of us. But in Bulgaria and Greece a nod means “no” and a shake of the head means “yes”. Likewise, a sign for “OK”, forming a circle with our forefinger and thumb, means zero in France and money in Japan. Waving or pointing to an Arab business person would be considered rude because that is how Arabs call their dogs over. Folded arms signal pride in Finland, but disrespect in Fiji. The number of bows that the Japanese exchange on greeting each other, as well as the length and the depth of the bows, signals the social status each party feels towards the other. Italians might think you’re bored unless you use a lot of gestures during discussions. Many American men sit with their legs crossed with one ankle resting over the opposite knee. However, this would be considered an insult in Muslim countries, where one would never show the sole of the foot to a guest. Likewise, Americans consider eye contact very important, often not trusting someone who is afraid to look you in the eye. But in Japan and many Latin American countries, keeping the eyes lowered is a sign of respect. To look a partner full in the eye is considered a sign of ill-breeding and is felt to be annoying.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. Q: What gesture do Bulgarians and Greeks use to express negative responses?
17. Q: What is likely to offend Arab business people?
18. Q: What is considered to be impolite in Muslim countries?
Passage Two
Three year ago, Pantcha Maya, her husband and five children lived in a shaky flat in southern Nepal. Every morning the parents walked the dirt roads seeking work in the rice fields. After the harvest, the family went begging for food. Today the Mayas own a small paper-bag-making company. With the money they’ve earned, the Mayas have purchased a small plot on which they grow vegetables and raise goats for additional income. In fact, the family has saved 68 dollars. This is remarkable in a country with an average annual income of 160 dollars. Grace Mumbka her husband and eight children once lived hand-to-mouth in Cameroon. Today the Mumbkas run a clothing-manufacturing business and own a home. They are able to send their children to school at a costly annual sum of 2,800 dollars. The idea of starting her own business seemed impossible to Pillar Mulyaa, a poor woman from Atahualpa, high in Ecuador’s Andes Mountains. Today, however, she’s one of the proud owners of a bakery specializing in sweet cakes. These businesses are part of an economic revolution sweeping the developing world. The sponsor is the Trickle Up Program, a non-profit organization founded by New Yorkers Glen and MildredLeet. This organization offers people like the Mayas, the Mubkas and the Moyas modest 100-dollar grants. Since 1979, the program has helped over 130,000 of the world’s neediest people in 90 countries win small life-saving victories over poverty. And it has turned conventional thinking about foreign aid on its head.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. Q: What do we learn about Pantcha Maya’s family over three years ago?
20. Q: What is the Mumbkas able to do now?
21. Q: What does the speaker mainly talk about?
Passage Three
Take care of your teeth and your teeth will take care of you. Your teeth are a living part of your body. They have nerves and blood vessels. Diseased teeth can cause pain, die and fall out. Plaque is the main enemy of healthy teeth. Everyone has plaque. It is a sticky, colorless film that coats the teeth. Plaque is always forming on the teeth, especially at the gum line. If plaque is not removed, it builds up and gets under the gum line. Plaque that is left on the teeth for some time hardens. The result is tooth decay and gum disease. The bacteria in plaque live on sugar. They change sugar into acids, which break down the tooth’s harder outer covering. If left untreated, decay goes deeper and deeper into the tooth. After a while, the decay reaches the nerves and blood vessels of the inner tooth. By the time this happens, the tooth has probably started to ache. In addition to tooth decay, there’re also gum diseases to watch out for. The bacteria and plaque make poisons that attack the gums. Small pockets form around the teeth. The pockets trap more bacteria and food particles. Finally, the bone supporting the teeth is attacked and starts to shrink. Teeth become loose and may fall out. Adults lose most teeth this way.
Keep your mouth healthy. When you brush your teeth, do a good job.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. Q: What does the speaker say about our teeth?
23. Q: What does the speaker say about plaque?
24. Q: Why is sugar harmful to teeth?
25. Q: What cause adults to lose most of their teeth according to the speaker?
Section C
Stunt people(替身演员) are not movie stars, but they are the hidden heroes of many movies.
They were around long before films. Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes. To be good, a fight scene has to look real. Punches must (26)______ enemies' jaws. Sword fights must be fought with(27)______ swords. Several actors are usually in a fight scene. Their moves must be set up so that no one gets hurt. It is almost like planning a dance performance.
If a movie scene is dangerous, stun people usually(28)______the stars. You may think you see Tom Cruise running along the top of a train. But it is(29)______ his stunt double. Stunt people must(30)______ the stars they stand in for. Their height and build should be about the same. But when close-ups are needed, the film(31)______ the star.
Some stunt people(32)______ in certain kinds of scenes. For instance, a stunt woman named Jan Davis does all kinds of jumps. She has leapt from planes and even off the top of a waterfall. Each jump required careful planning and expert(33)______.
Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he could jump from a second story window onto a horse's back. He(34)______ the famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach. Canutt also(35)______ a new way to make a punch look real. He was the only stunt man ever to get an Oscar.下载本文