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1. |
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M: The Dean just announced that Dr.Holden's going |
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I'll miss you guys while I'm working here in the library. |
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W:I knew it all along! He 's the obvious choice. |
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All the other candidates are no match for him! |
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Q: what does the woman mean? |
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2. |
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W: Hey, let me kInow how your summer' s going! |
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I'll miss you guys while I'm working here in the library. |
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M: I'll be working, too! But I'll send you an email or call you once in a while. |
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When we all get back to school, we can have a party or something. |
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Q:what do we learn about the two speakers? |
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3. |
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W: I know it's the end of the season, |
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but those peaches are such a bargain that I couldn't help buying them! |
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Have one please! |
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M: Thank you! Actually, they seem pass their prime. |
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Q: What do we learn from the conversation? |
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4. |
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M:The assgnment on physics is a real challenge. |
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I don't think I can finish it ontime or by myself. |
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W: Why don't we join out feet together? It may be easier then. |
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Q: What does the woman suggest? |
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5. |
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M: Jean really 1ost her temper in DrBrown's class this morning. |
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W: Oh? Did she? But I think her frankness is really something to be appreciated. |
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Q: What does the woman mean? |
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6. |
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W: We heard that when you are a kid, you submitted a stoiy to Reader's Digest. |
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M: Well, I don't remember this story exactly, |
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but my idea of a great time then was a pad of lined paper and a new blue pen. |
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I thought myself as a Reader's Digest member at the age of six. |
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Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? |
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7. |
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M: Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tennis cournt. |
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W: I only wish he'd show as much for his studies. |
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Q: What does the woman imply about her son? |
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8. |
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W: We suppose to meet John here at the railway station. |
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M: That's like looking for a needle in .a haystack. |
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Q: What does the man imply? |
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9. |
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M: Professor Stevenson, as an economist, |
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how do you look upon the surging Chinese economy? |
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Does it constitute a threat to the rest of the world? |
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W: I believe China's economic success should be seen more as an opportunity than a threat. |
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Those who looked upon it as a threat overlooked the benefit of china's growth to the world's economy. |
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They also lack the understading of elementary economnics. |
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Q: What does Professor Stevenson think of China's economy? |
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10. |
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W: Our school has just built some new apartment near campus, |
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but one bedroom runs for 500 dollars a month. |
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M: That's a bit beyond the reach of most students! |
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Q: What does the man mean? |
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Passage One : |
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I had flown from San Francisco to Virginia to attend a conference on multiculturalism. |
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Hundreds of educators from across the country were meeting to discuss |
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the need for greater cultural diversity in the school curriculum. |
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I took a taxi to my hotel. |
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On the way,my driver and I chatted about the whether and the tourists. |
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The driver was a White man in forties. |
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'How long have you been in this country?' he asked. |
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'All my life!'I replied, 'I was born in the United States.' |
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With strong southern accent, he remarked, 'I was wondering because your English is excellent.' |
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Then I explained as I had done many times before, |
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My grandfather came here from China in the 1880s. |
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My family has beenhere in America for ever a hundred years.' |
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He glanced at me in the mirror. |
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Somehow, I didn't look American to him. |
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My appearance looked foreign. |
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Questions liked the one my taxi driver asked make me feel uncomfortable. |
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But I can understand why he could not see me as an American. |
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He had a narrow but widely shared sense of the past: |
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a history that has viewed Americans as descendants of Europeans. |
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Race has functioned as something necessary to the construction of American character |
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and quality in the creation of ournational identity-American has been defined as 'white'. |
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But American has been racially diverse since our very beginning on the Virginia shore, |
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where the first group of Englishmen and Africans arrived in the 17th century. |
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And this reality is increasinglybecome visible everywhere. |
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Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. |
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11.What was the theme of the conference the speaker was to attend? |
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12. .Why did the taxi driver ask the speaker how long he has been in the US? " |
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13.What message did the speaker wish to convey? |
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Passage Two |
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Laws have been written to govern the use of American National Flag, |
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and to ensure proper respect for the flag. |
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Custom has also governed the common practice in regard to its use. |
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All the armed services have precise regu lations on how to display the national flag. |
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This may vary somewhat from the general rules. |
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The national flag should be raised and lowered by hand. |
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Do not raise the flag while it is folded. |
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Unfold the flag first,and then hoist it quickly to the top of the flag pole. |
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Lower it slowly and with dignity. |
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Place no objects on or over the flag. |
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Do not use the flag as part of a costume or athletic uniform. |
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Do not print it upon cushions, handkerchiefs, paper napkins or boxes. |
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A federal law provides that the trademark cannot be registered if it comprises the flag, |
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or badgers of the U.S, When the flag is used to unveil a statue or monument, |
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it shouldn't serve as a covering of the object to be unveiled. |
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If it is displayed on such occasions, do not allow the flag to fall to the ground, |
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but let it be carried high up in the air to form a feature of the ceremony. |
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Take every precaution to prevent the flag from soiled. |
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It should not be allowedto touch the ground or floor, nor to brush against objects. |
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Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. |
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14.How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag? |
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15.What is the regulation regarding the raising of the American National Flag? |
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16. How should the American National Flag be displayed at an unveiling ceremony? |
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17.What do we learn about the use of the American National Flag? |
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Passage Three |
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In some large American city schools, as many as 20-40% of the students are absent each day. |
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There are two major reasons for such absences: one is sickness, and the other is truancy. |
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That is staying away from school without permission. |
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Since school officials can't do much about the illness, |
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they are concentrating on red ucing the number of truancy. |
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One of the most promising schemes has been tried in Florida. |
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The pupils there with good attendance have been given free hamburgers, toys and T-shirts. |
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Classes are told if they show improved rates of attendance, they can win additional gifts. |
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At the same time,teachers are encouraged to inspire their students to come to school regularly. |
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When thoseteachers are successful, they are also rewarded, |
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"we 've been punishing truancy for years,but that hasn't brought them back to school," |
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One school principal said. |
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Now we are trying the positive approach. |
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Not only do you learn by showing up every day, but you earn. |
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In San Francisco, the board of education has had a somewhat similar idea. |
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Schools that show a decrease in deliberate destruction of property |
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can receive the amount of money that would be spent on repairs and replacements. |
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For example, 12,000 dollars had been set aside for a school's property damages every year. |
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Since repair expenses of damaged property required only 4 ,000 dollars, |
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the remaining 8,000 dollars was turned over to the student activity fund. |
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"Our democracy operates on hope and encouragement,"said the school board member. |
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Why not provide some positive goals for students and teachers to aim at? |
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Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. |
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18 which reason for students absences is discussed in great detail? |
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19 who will benefit from the scheme being tried in Florida? |
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20 what measure has been taken in San Francisco to reduce the destruction of school property? |
