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News Report

Script

It's game time at Three Links Retirement, and Shirley Smith is always in charge.
在Three Links养老院，游戏时间开始了，Shirley Smith总是负责组织。

Front and center, she runs bingo like her game show heroes she recently met.
她站在前排中央，像她最近见到的游戏节目英雄那样主持宾果游戏。

"Pat and Vanna, they were nice," Shirley said. "It was fun."
"Pat和Vanna，他们人很好，"Shirley说，"那很有趣。"

With pink socks on her feet and pink flowers in her hair, she has a bedroom to match. She still paints in the quieter hours of the day and regularly sees her family, including three children and grandchildren galore.
她脚上穿着粉色袜子，头发上别着粉色花朵，她的卧室也是相配的风格。在一天中较安静的时段，她仍然会作画，并定期见她的家人，包括三个孩子和众多的孙子孙女。

Shirley was married for 57 years.
Shirley已婚57年。

"He was dark, curly hair, handsome as can be," she said.
"他有着深色卷发，英俊极了，"她说。

While she has had a fantastic life, her bucket list wasn't empty.
虽然她过着精彩的生活，但她的遗愿清单并不是空的。

"I said there is one thing," Shirley said. "I want to put an ad on television."
"我说还有一件事，"Shirley说，"我想在电视上播放一则广告。"

Shirley wanted to buy five seconds of TV commercial time for a three-word message.
Shirley想购买五秒钟的电视广告时间来传达一个三个词的信息。

"Love one another," she said. "Love one another."
"彼此相爱，"她说，"彼此相爱。"

Shirley said it's ultimately up to everyone what they do with her short message, but she is quite happy that her bucket list is now empty.
Shirley说，每个人如何对待她的简短信息最终取决于他们自己，但她很高兴她的遗愿清单现在已经空了。

Questions

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(问题1至3基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。)

What's the news mainly about? (这则新闻主要是关于什么的？)
A. An old woman who is living at a retirement home has a wish to play a game.
A. 一位住在养老院的老妇人有一个玩游戏的愿望。
B. An old woman who is working at a retirement home has a secret wish to complete.
B. 一位在养老院工作的老妇人有一个要完成的秘密愿望。
C. An old woman who is living at a retirement home has had her bucket list completed.
C. 一位住在养老院的老妇人已经完成了她的遗愿清单。
D. An old woman who is visiting a retirement home has compiled a bucket list.
D. 一位正在参观养老院的老妇人已经编制了一份遗愿清单。
Which of the following is true? (以下哪项是正确的？)
A. Shirley has many children and three grandchildren.
A. Shirley有很多孩子和三个孙子。
B. Shirley had three children and many grandchildren.
B. Shirley有三个孩子和很多孙子。
C. Shirley's children have never come to the retirement to visit her.
C. Shirley的孩子们从未来养老院看望她。
D. Shirley has had no chance to see her grandchildren at all.
D. Shirley完全没有机会见到她的孙子们。
Why did Shirley want to buy five seconds of TV commercial time? (为什么Shirley想购买五秒钟的电视广告时间？)
A. To display her products.
A. 展示她的产品。
B. To look for a lost friend.
B. 寻找一位失散的朋友。
C. To ask her children to visit her.
C. 请求她的孩子们来看望她。
D. To convey a three-word message.
D. 传达一个三个词的信息。

Key:

C 2. B 3. D

Long Conversation

Script

M: Mary, I hope you're packed and ready to leave.
男：Mary，我希望你已经收拾好准备离开了。

W: Yes, I'm packed, but not quite ready. I can't find my passport.
女：是的，我已经收拾好了，但还没完全准备好。我找不到我的护照。

M: Your passport? That's the one thing you mustn't leave behind.
男：你的护照？那是你绝对不能忘带的东西。

W: I know. I haven't lost it. I've packed it, but I can't remember which bag it's in.
女：我知道。我没有丢失它。我已经把它装好了，但我不记得它在哪个包里。

M: Well, you have to find it at the airport. Come on, the taxi is waiting.
男：好吧，你必须在机场找到它。快点，出租车在等着呢。

W: Did you say taxi? I thought we were going in your car.
女：你说出租车？我以为我们要坐你的车去。

M: Yes, well, I have planned to, but I'll explain later. You've got to be there in an hour.
男：是的，我本来计划这样，但我稍后再解释。你必须在一小时内到达那里。

W: The plane doesn't leave for two hours. Anyway, I'm ready to go now.
女：飞机两小时后才起飞。不管怎样，我现在准备好出发了。

M: Now, you're taking just one case, is that right?
男：现在，你只带一个箱子，对吗？

W: No, there is one in the hall as well.
女：不，走廊里还有一个。

M: Gosh, what a lot of stuff! You're taking enough for a month instead of a week.
男：天啊，东西真多！你带的东西够一个月用的，而不是一周。

W: Well, you can't depend on the weather. It might be cold.
女：嗯，你不能依赖天气。可能会很冷。

M: It's never cold in Rome. Certainly not in May. Come on, we really must go.
男：罗马从不寒冷。五月份肯定不会冷。来吧，我们真的必须走了。

W: Right, we're ready. We've got the bags, I'm sure there's no need to rush.
女：好的，我们准备好了。我们已经拿好了包，我确信没必要着急。

M: There is. I asked the taxi driver to wait two minutes, not twenty.
男：有必要。我请出租车司机等两分钟，不是二十分钟。

W: Look, I'm supposed to be going away to relax. You're making me nervous.
女：听着，我本应该是去放松的。你让我紧张。

M: Well, I want you to relax on holiday, but you can't relax yet.
男：好吧，我希望你在假期中放松，但你现在还不能放松。

W: OK, I promise not to relax, at least not until we get to the airport and I find my passport.
女：好的，我保证不放松，至少在我们到达机场并且我找到护照之前不会。

Questions

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.
(问题4至7基于你刚刚听到的长对话。)

What does the woman say about her passport? (女士关于她的护照说了什么？)
A. She has packed it in one of her bags.
A. 她已将护照装在她的一个包里。
B. She has probably left it in a taxi.
B. 她可能把护照落在出租车上了。
C. She is going to get it at the airport.
C. 她将在机场拿到护照。
D. She is afraid that she has lost it.
D. 她担心自己已经丢失了护照。
What do we know about the woman's trip? (关于女士的旅行，我们知道什么？)
A. It ends in winter.
A. 旅行在冬天结束。
B. It will cost her a lot.
B. 旅行将花费她很多钱。
C. It will last one week.
C. 旅行将持续一周。
D. It depends on the weather.
D. 旅行取决于天气情况。
Why does the man urge the woman to hurry? (为什么男士催促女士快点？)
A. The plane is taking off soon.
A. 飞机很快就要起飞了。
B. There might be a traffic jam.
B. 可能会有交通堵塞。
C. The taxi is waiting for them.
C. 出租车正在等他们。
D. There is a lot of stuff to pack.
D. 有很多东西要打包。
Where does the conversation most probably take place? (这段对话最可能发生在哪里？)
A. At home.
A. 在家里。
B. In the man's car.
B. 在男士的车里。
C. At the airport.
C. 在机场。
D. By the side of a taxi.
D. 在出租车旁边。

Key:

A 5. C 6. C 7. A

Passage

Nine-year-old Ben Pierce of Denton, Texas, isn't blind – at least not yet.
德克萨斯州丹顿市九岁的本·皮尔斯并没有失明——至少现在还没有。

Born 17 weeks premature, Ben suffers from a condition that is slowly stealing his sight. He has already lost his peripheral vision. His parents, Dan and Heidi, say the rest is fading fast.
本早产17周，患有一种慢慢夺去他视力的疾病。他已经失去了周边视力。他的父母丹和海蒂说，其余的视力正在迅速衰退。

"And so our goal became, what can we help him experience, to store up these memories," said Heidi Pierce. "And we sat him down and said, 'What do you think would be cool to see? What's on your wish list?'"
"因此，我们的目标变成了，我们能帮助他体验什么，来储存这些记忆，"海蒂·皮尔斯说。"我们让他坐下来说，'你觉得看什么会很酷？你的愿望清单上有什么？'"

For the last year, the Pierces have been crossing sites off Ben's before-I-go-blind-bucket-list.
在过去的一年里，皮尔斯一家一直在本的"失明前遗愿清单"上划掉景点。

They have explored everything from the depths of Arizona to high above Alaska. From places they can go in their van to faraway Van Goghs.
他们探索了从亚利桑那州的深处到阿拉斯加的高空的一切。从他们可以用面包车去的地方到遥远的梵高画作。

He is nine - which is also reflected in the list itself.
他九岁了——这也反映在清单本身。

"He wanted to see the inside of the Apple store," said Heidi. "And his enthusiasm about seeing these things, his joy, is contagious."
"他想看看苹果商店的内部，"海蒂说。"他看到这些东西的热情，他的喜悦，是会传染的。"

Today it's chalk under a microscope. That was actually on the list. His parents really are trying to cram in as many different visuals as they can.
今天是在显微镜下看粉笔。这实际上在清单上。他的父母真的在尽力塞进尽可能多的不同视觉效果。

"He'll be able to talk about what the ocean is like with his kids," said Dan.
"他将能够和他的孩子们谈论海洋是什么样的，"丹说。

"And he will remember in his mind what that looks like because he was there before," said Heidi.
"他会在脑海中记住那是什么样子，因为他以前去过那里，"海蒂说。

When asked if he realizes how lucky he is that his parents are making all this happen Ben got a little emotional. He considered that for quite a while – then asked a question:
当被问及他是否意识到父母为他做这一切是多么幸运时，本变得有些情绪化。他考虑了很长一段时间——然后问了一个问题：

"Do you have a pencil?"
"你有铅笔吗？"

As his parents later explained, when Ben finds a question too emotional to answer, he prefers to draw it out. This time what he drew equals, "Yes! I'm thankful!" though the picture looked like doodles.
正如他的父母后来解释的那样，当本发现一个问题情绪上太难回答时，他更喜欢把它画出来。这次他画的东西相当于，"是的！我很感激！"尽管这幅画看起来像涂鸦。

Ben may be losing his eyesight, but he clearly sees what he's got.
本可能正在失去视力，但他清楚地看到了他所拥有的。

Questions

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.
(问题8至10基于你刚刚听到的短文。)

What happened to the 9-year-old boy Ben Pierce? (9岁的男孩本·皮尔斯发生了什么事？)
A. He is blind.
A. 他是盲人。
B. He has only peripheral vision.
B. 他只有周边视力。
C. His sight is fading fast.
C. 他的视力正在迅速衰退。
D. He is far-sighted.
D. 他是远视眼。
What is his parents' goal? (他父母的目标是什么？)
A. Take him to see a doctor.
A. 带他去看医生。
B. Help him experience and store up the memories.
B. 帮助他体验并储存记忆。
C. Help him compile a bucket list and complete it.
C. 帮助他编制一份遗愿清单并完成它。
D. Drive him to nearby places.
D. 开车带他去附近的地方。
Why did Ben ask "Do you have a pencil?" (为什么本问"你有铅笔吗？")
A. He wanted to write something as he found it difficult to answer the question.
A. 他想写点什么，因为他觉得这个问题很难回答。
B. He wanted to draw a picture and keep it to show to his future kids.
B. 他想画一幅画并保存起来给未来的孩子看。
C. He wanted to write down the question and then consider how to answer it.
C. 他想写下问题，然后考虑如何回答。
D. He wanted to draw a picture as the question was too emotional.
D. 他想画一幅画，因为这个问题太情绪化了。

Key:

C 9. B 10. D

B2U2.md

News Report

Script

Climate change could have a big impact on human, animal and plant health by making it easier for diseases to spread. Rising temperatures are changing environments and removing some of the natural barriers of various bacteria so that they could cause more diseases to human beings and other animals as well. This phenomenon is serious in the arctic and in warmer oceans. For example, in the arctic there are worms that affect the polar bears, and the worms are developing faster than before. And then in tropical oceans, there's a large amount of evidence that bacteria are increasing due to the change in ocean temperature.
气候变化可能会通过让疾病更容易传播，对人类、动物和植物健康产生巨大影响。气温上升正在改变环境，并消除各种细菌的一些天然屏障，使它们能够对人类和其他动物造成更多疾病。这一现象在北极和温暖的海洋中尤为严重。例如，在北极，有影响北极熊的蠕虫，这些蠕虫比以前发育得更快。而在热带海洋中，有大量证据表明，由于海洋温度的变化，细菌数量正在增加。
In developing countries, the diseases may affect agriculture and wildlife and therefore could affect food security and the lives of local people. We should know what's needed to help us predict and ultimately manage disease outbreaks in people and animals and plants. Modern health care and medications are considered to be the most effective way to prevent outbreaks of a lot of diseases. In the next five to ten years scientists will be able to find solutions to the diseases associated with climate change.
在发展中国家，这些疾病可能影响农业和野生动物，因此可能影响粮食安全和当地人民的生活。我们应该了解需要什么来帮助我们预测并最终管理人类、动物和植物的疾病爆发。现代医疗和药物被认为是预防许多疾病爆发的最有效方法。在接下来的五到十年里，科学家们将能够找到与气候变化相关疾病的解决方案。
The effects of climate change will last over decades. So it's vital to develop a long-term plan and do plenty of research work. Probably, crop management may be a good example to follow. It has a long history of tracking disease outbreaks, predicting potential threats and responding to those threats early.
气候变化的影响将持续数十年。因此，制定长期计划并进行大量研究工作至关重要。作物管理可能是一个很好的借鉴例子。它在追踪疾病爆发、预测潜在威胁和及早应对这些威胁方面有着悠久的历史。

Questions

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(问题1至3基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。)

Why does climate change cause more diseases to spread? (为什么气候变化会导致更多疾病传播？)
A. Bacteria prefer colder areas to warmer areas.
A. 细菌更喜欢冷的地方而不是热的地方。
B. The warmer environment is more suitable for the growth of bacteria.
B. 温暖的环境更适合细菌生长。
C. People become weaker in their immune system.
C. 人们的免疫系统变得更弱。
D. Animals will carry the bacteria when they migrate.
D. 动物迁徙时会携带细菌。
Which one may be the consequence caused by the diseases related to climate change? (与气候变化相关的疾病可能导致什么后果？)
A. The local agricultural products may be affected.
A. 当地农产品可能会受到影响。
B. All the foods are becoming unsafe.
B. 所有食物都变得不安全。
C. People cannot live there any longer.
C. 人们无法再在那里生活。
D. No wildlife will be able to live there.
D. 没有野生动物能够在那里生存。
What is the best way to prevent the outbreaks of diseases? (预防疾病爆发的最佳方法是什么？)
A. To monitor the change in temperature.
A. 监测温度变化。
B. To provide more effective medicine.
B. 提供更有效的药物。
C. To invest more money in increasing crop production.
C. 投入更多资金提高农作物产量。
D. To enhance people's awareness of environmental protection.
D. 提高人们的环保意识。

Key:

B 2. A 3. B

Long Conversation

Script

W: Did you enjoy your stay with us, Mr. Brown?
女：Brown先生，您在我们这里住得愉快吗？
M: Yes, very much. I had a wonderful time here. Now I'm going to the airport. My flight leaves in less than 2 hours. So, could you tell me, what's the quickest way to get there?
男：非常愉快。我在这里度过了一段美好的时光。现在我要去机场了。我的航班不到两小时后起飞。你能告诉我最快到达机场的方式吗？
W: Well, we can call a taxi for you. We also have a free airport shuttle service.
女：我们可以为您叫出租车。我们还有免费的机场班车服务。
M: That sounds great, but will the shuttle get me to the airport in time?
男：听起来不错，但班车能及时把我送到机场吗？
W: Yes, it should. The next shuttle leaves in 15 minutes. And it takes some 25 minutes to get to the airport.
女：可以的。下一班车15分钟后发车，到机场大约需要25分钟。
M: Fantastic! I'll just wait in the lobby. Will you please let me know when it's leaving?
男：太好了！我就在大堂等。到点了请通知我。
W: Of course, sir.
女：当然可以，先生。
M: Now I would like to settle my mini-bar bill. How much is that?
男：我想结一下小酒吧的账。多少钱？
W: Let's see. It comes to $37.50. How would you like to pay for it?
女：让我看看，一共37.5美元。您打算怎么付款？
M: I'll pay with my credit card. Thanks. But I'll need a receipt, so I can charge it to my company.
男：我用信用卡支付，谢谢。但我需要一张收据，这样可以报销给公司。
W: Absolutely! Here you are, sir. If you like, I can leave your bags with the porter. And he can load them onto the shuttle for you when it arrives.
女：当然！给您，先生。如果您愿意，我可以把您的行李交给行李员，等班车来了他会帮您把行李装上去。
M: That would be great. Thank you.
男：那太好了，谢谢。
W: Would you like to leave a comment on our web page when you have time?
女：有空的话，您愿意在我们网页上留言吗？
M: Sure. I had a really good stay here, and I'd like to recommend your hotel to my friends and colleagues.
男：当然。我在这里住得很愉快，愿意向朋友和同事推荐你们酒店。
W: That's very kind of you. Thank you again for staying at Sheraton Hotel.
女：您太客气了。再次感谢您下榻喜来登酒店。

Questions

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.
(问题4至7基于你刚刚听到的长对话。)

Why does the man ask about the quickest way to the airport? (男士为什么询问最快到机场的方式？)
A. His plane takes off in less than 2 hours.
A. 他的飞机不到两小时后起飞。
B. He has a meeting at two.
B. 他两点有个会议。
C. His flight leaves in 3 hours.
C. 他的航班三小时后起飞。
D. He is very busy with work and must leave now.
D. 他工作很忙，必须马上离开。
How is the man going to pay his bill? (男士打算如何结账？)
A. By cash.
A. 现金。
B. By cheque.
B. 支票。
C. By debit card.
C. 借记卡。
D. By credit card.
D. 信用卡。
What did the man ask the woman to do? (男士让女士做了什么？)
A. He asked her to call a taxi for him.
A. 他让她帮忙叫出租车。
B. He asked her to provide a receipt.
B. 他让她提供收据。
C. He asked for the timetable of the free airport shuttle bus.
C. 他询问了免费机场班车的时刻表。
D. He asked her to call the porter to load his bags on the bus.
D. 他让她叫行李员把行李装上班车。
What favor does the woman ask of the man? (女士请男士帮了什么忙？)
A. She asks him to leave a comment on the hotel's web page.
A. 她请他在酒店网页上留言。
B. She asks him to pay by credit card for convenience.
B. 她请他用信用卡付款以方便。
C. She asks him to load his bags himself because the porter is busy now.
C. 她让他自己搬运行李，因为行李员现在很忙。
D. She asks him to praise her service on the hotel's web page.
D. 她请他在酒店网页上表扬她的服务。

Key:

A 5. D 6. B 7. A

Passage

Script

Microwave cooking is probably the best cooking discovery since fire. In fact, it might be better than fire, since microwaves, instead of a flame or an electric element, cook the food.
微波烹饪可能是自火以来最伟大的烹饪发现。事实上，它甚至可能比火更好，因为微波炉不是用火焰或电热元件，而是用微波来加热食物。
Similar to heat and light waves, microwaves are short radio waves. They work by motion. They cause the molecules (分子) in food to move, which produces friction (摩擦力)．It's similar to rubbing your hands together when they're cold. The friction produces heat in the food, and the heat cooks the food.
和热波、光波类似，微波是一种短射频波。它们通过运动起作用。它们使食物中的分子运动，产生摩擦力。这就像你冷的时候搓手一样。摩擦会在食物中产生热量，这些热量把食物煮熟。
There is a legend behind the use of microwaves for cooking.
关于用微波烹饪有一个传说。
Percy Le Spencer was employed by the Raytheon Company during World War II. One day in 1942 he was working with a substance which produces microwaves. When he pulled a candy bar from his pocket, it was a melted mess. Although Spencer was working on scientific experiments, not trying to invent a new way of cooking, he realized that it was the microwaves that had melted the candy. Spencer knew that if microwaves melted candy, they would cook other foods as well．
二战期间，珀西·斯宾塞在雷神公司工作。1942年的一天，他在研究一种能产生微波的物质。当他从口袋里拿出一块糖时，发现它已经融化成一团糊状。虽然斯宾塞当时是在做科学实验，并不是想发明新的烹饪方式，但他意识到是微波融化了糖果。斯宾塞知道，如果微波能融化糖果，也能烹饪其他食物。
In fact the first microwave ovens were suspected of causing health problems, but the new models are safe. And now microwave cooking can be found in many homes all over the world.
事实上，最早的微波炉曾被怀疑会带来健康问题，但新型号是安全的。现在，微波烹饪在世界各地的许多家庭中都能见到。

Questions

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.
(问题8至10基于你刚刚听到的短文。)

What is the principle of microwave oven? (微波炉的原理是什么？)
A. Microwaves make food move in the oven.
A. 微波让食物在炉内运动。
B. Microwaves produce heat in the oven.
B. 微波在炉内产生热量。
C. Microwaves produce heat in the food.
C. 微波在食物中产生热量。
D. Microwaves cause friction in the food and then cook it.
D. 微波使食物内部产生摩擦并加热烹饪。
When was microwave found useful for cooking? (微波被发现可用于烹饪是什么时候？)
A. Before the Second World War.
A. 二战前。
B. After the Second World War.
B. 二战后。
C. In 1942.
C. 1942年。
D. One day in 1944.
D. 1944年的某一天。
Which of the following items is critical in the legend of microwave cooking? (在微波烹饪的传说中，以下哪项是关键？)
A. A chocolate bar.
A. 一块巧克力。
B. A candy bar.
B. 一块糖果。
C. A melted mess.
C. 一团融化的东西。
D. Some sweets.
D. 一些糖果。

Key:

D 9. C 10. B

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News Report

Script

The e-scooter boom began in Santa Monica about 16 months ago. Electric scooters, owned by start-ups looking to mimic the success of ride-hailing companies like Uber, appeared around town. The idea was simple: Use a smartphone app to rent a scooter and then leave it at the end of the ride for the next person.
大约16个月前，电动滑板车热潮在圣塔莫尼卡兴起。由初创公司拥有的电动滑板车，试图模仿像Uber这样的网约车公司的成功，出现在城里各处。想法很简单：用智能手机应用租一辆滑板车，骑完后留给下一个人使用。
Soon, people in cities from San Francisco to Paris were complaining that the scooters were all over sidewalks — usually without the approval of local officials.
很快，从旧金山到巴黎的城市居民都在抱怨，这些滑板车遍布人行道——通常没有当地官员的批准。
In Portland, city officials worried that they would soon get their own flock of uninvited scooters. So they established a four-month pilot program with a limit on scooters and a requirement that companies share detailed data about trips and injuries.
在波特兰，市政官员担心他们很快也会迎来一批不请自来的滑板车。因此，他们设立了为期四个月的试点项目，对滑板车数量进行限制，并要求公司共享有关出行和受伤的详细数据。
That data offers the most detailed analysis of the impact of e-scooters on a city. Scooters often replaced short car trips in Portland, offering some support for one of the biggest selling points the companies have made to communities: They can help reduce congestion and pollution. And the scooters did not lead to as many injuries as some had feared.
这些数据为分析电动滑板车对城市的影响提供了最详细的依据。在波特兰，滑板车经常取代短途驾车，为公司向社区宣传的最大卖点之一提供了一些支持：它们有助于减少拥堵和污染。而且滑板车并没有像一些人担心的那样导致大量受伤。

Questions

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(问题1至3基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。)

What is an e-scooter? (什么是电动滑板车？)
A. It is a kind of electric car.
A. 它是一种电动汽车。
B. It is a kind of small electric motorcycle.
B. 它是一种小型电动摩托车。
C. It is a kind of small bicycle.
C. 它是一种小型自行车。
D. It is a kind of skateboard.
D. 它是一种滑板。
Why do people in many cities complain? (为什么许多城市的人们抱怨？)
A. Because e-scooters were all over sidewalks without the approval of the government.
A. 因为电动滑板车未经政府批准遍布人行道。
B. Because e-scooters were all over the highways without the approval of the government.
B. 因为电动滑板车未经政府批准遍布公路。
C. Because e-scooters were all over sidewalks with the approval of the local officials.
C. 因为电动滑板车在地方官员批准下遍布人行道。
D. Because e-scooters were all over the highways with the approval of the local officials.
D. 因为电动滑板车在地方官员批准下遍布公路。
Which of the following about e-scooter is not true according to the news report? (根据新闻报道，以下关于电动滑板车的说法哪项不正确？)
A. E-scooters often replaced short car trips.
A. 电动滑板车经常取代短途驾车。
B. E-scooters can help to reduce pollution.
B. 电动滑板车有助于减少污染。
C. E-scooters can reduce congestion in cities.
C. 电动滑板车可以减少城市拥堵。
D. E-scooters caused quite a lot injuries.
D. 电动滑板车导致了大量受伤。

Key:

B 2. A 3. D

Long Conversation

Script

W: Do you think everybody should be trained to use computers?
女：你认为每个人都应该接受计算机培训吗？
M: That's the technology which is popular at present, but it's difficult to predict what we'll be using in five or ten years' time.
男：那是目前流行的技术，但很难预测五年或十年后我们会用什么。
W: Would you like to make a guess?
女：你愿意猜猜吗？
M: Well, this decade will be remembered for much more powerful computers, much better printers and scanners at affordable prices. Yet, computers are still not very user-friendly even with the latest version of Windows.
男：嗯，这十年将因更强大的计算机、更好的打印机和扫描仪以及实惠的价格而被铭记。然而，即使是最新版本的Windows，计算机仍然不够友好。
W: How do you think things will improve?
女：你认为情况会如何改善？
M: Well, you may have noticed that screens are getting bigger. We will soon have the big screen which could cover a whole wall.
男：你可能注意到屏幕越来越大。我们很快就会有能覆盖整面墙的大屏幕。
W: Why would you want anything as big as that?
女：你为什么想要那么大的屏幕？
M: Firstly, you will be able to open windows of any size depending on the distance you want to be from the screen. Keyboards will be portable and of course you'll have the option of voice control.
男：首先，你可以根据与屏幕的距离打开任意大小的窗口。键盘将是便携式的，当然你还可以选择语音控制。
W: What does that mean?
女：那是什么意思？
M: You'll literally be able to talk to the wall, to recite a shopping list, for example. What you say will appear as text on the wall. Your computer will be able to search the local supermarkets for the items you have listed, you'll be given information about quality and price and may even see pictures of what is available. Then you'll fill in an order form and the items will be delivered to your door the next day.
男：你真的可以对着墙说话，比如背购物清单。你说的话会以文字形式显示在墙上。你的电脑可以帮你在本地超市搜索你列出的商品，你会得到关于质量和价格的信息，甚至可以看到商品图片。然后你填写订单，第二天商品就会送到你家门口。
W: Surely, the technology for all this isn't going to be very user-friendly.
女：当然，这一切的技术不会很友好吧。
M: On the contrary. There'll be different levels of user-friendliness for different users.
男：恰恰相反。对于不同用户会有不同级别的友好度。

Questions

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.
(问题4至7基于你刚刚听到的长对话。)

What are the two speakers talking about? (两位说话者在谈论什么？)
A. The development of computers.
A. 计算机的发展。
B. Doing shopping online.
B. 网上购物。
C. The future of computers.
C. 计算机的未来。
D. The change of screen size.
D. 屏幕尺寸的变化。
According to the man, why would people want big screens? (根据男士的说法，人们为什么想要大屏幕？)
A. Because you can open windows of any size.
A. 因为你可以打开任意大小的窗口。
B. Because it can cover the wall.
B. 因为它可以覆盖整面墙。
C. Because people have to use the computer from a distance.
C. 因为人们必须远距离使用电脑。
D. Because big screen is cheaper.
D. 因为大屏幕更便宜。
How can we use voice control? (我们如何使用语音控制？)
A. To practice recitation.
A. 用来练习背诵。
B. To do online shopping.
B. 用来网上购物。
C. To talk to the wall.
C. 对着墙说话。
D. To deliver things.
D. 用来送货。
What can you infer from the conversation? (从对话中你能推断出什么？)
A. Computers will become less popular.
A. 计算机将变得不那么流行。
B. Everybody will be trained to use computers.
B. 每个人都将接受计算机培训。
C. Computers are getting bigger.
C. 计算机正在变大。
D. Computers will become more user-friendly in the future.
D. 计算机未来会变得更友好。

Key:

C 5. A 6. B 7. D

Passage

Script

Many domains, especially psychology, are concerned with the way science interacts with chance — particularly "serendipity" (accidents that, through sagacity, are transformed into opportunity). Psychologist Kevin Dunbar and colleagues estimate that between 30% and 50% of all scientific discoveries are accidental in some sense.
许多领域，尤其是心理学，都关注科学与偶然性的关系——特别是"机缘巧合"（通过睿智将意外转化为机遇的事故）。心理学家凯文·邓巴及其同事估计，所有科学发现中有30%到50%在某种意义上都是偶然的。
Psychologist Alan A. Baumeister says a scientist must be "sagacious" (attentive and clever) to benefit from an accident. Dunbar quotes Louis Pasteur's saying that "Chance favors only the prepared mind". The prepared mind, Dunbar suggests, is one trained for observational rigor. Dunbar adds that there is a great deal of writing about the role that serendipity ("happy accidents") plays in the scientific method.
心理学家艾伦·鲍迈斯特说，科学家必须"睿智"（专注且聪明）才能从意外中受益。邓巴引用路易·巴斯德的话："机遇只偏爱有准备的头脑"。邓巴认为，有准备的头脑是经过严格观察训练的。邓巴还补充说，有大量关于机缘巧合在科学方法中作用的著述。
Research suggests that scientists are taught various heuristics (a method of solving problems by finding practical ways of dealing with them) and practices that allow their investigations to benefit, and not suffer, from accidents. First, careful control conditions allow scientists to properly identify something as "unexpected". Once a finding is recognized as legitimately unexpected and in need of explaining, researchers can attempt to explain it: They work across various disciplines (subjects studied or taught at universities), with various colleagues, trying various analogies in order to understand the first curious finding. This means scientists themselves may not be able to detail exactly what role luck played though they often call their accidental discoveries lucky.
研究表明，科学家们会学习各种启发式方法（通过实际方法解决问题的方法）和实践，使他们的研究能够从意外中受益而不是受损。首先，严格的控制条件使科学家能够正确地识别"意外"。一旦发现被认为确实是意外且需要解释，研究人员就会尝试解释它：他们会跨学科、与不同同事合作，尝试各种类比，以理解最初的奇怪发现。这意味着科学家们自己可能无法详细说明运气到底起了什么作用，尽管他们常常称自己的偶然发现是幸运的。
Anyway it is believed that scientific discoveries are the result of carefully prepared experiments, but also "prepared minds".
总之，人们认为科学发现既是精心设计实验的结果，也是"有准备的头脑"的结果。

Questions

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.
(问题8至10基于你刚刚听到的短文。)

What is the passage mainly about? (这篇短文主要讲什么？)
A. How psychological findings happen.
A. 心理学发现是如何发生的。
B. Many scientific discoveries are accidental.
B. 许多科学发现是偶然的。
C. The relationship between science and accident.
C. 科学与偶然的关系。
D. Development of psychology.
D. 心理学的发展。
What characteristic should a scientist have to benefit from accidents according to Alan A. Baumeister? (根据艾伦·鲍迈斯特的说法，科学家要从意外中受益应具备什么特质？)
A. He should be curious.
A. 他应该有好奇心。
B. He should be diligent.
B. 他应该勤奋。
C. He should be sagacious.
C. 他应该睿智。
D. He should be extremely clever.
D. 他应该非常聪明。
Which of the following is not true according to the passage? (根据短文，以下哪项是不正确的？)
A. Scientific discoveries are the result of prepared mind.
A. 科学发现是有准备的头脑的结果。
B. Scientists are taught various heuristics to benefit from accidents.
B. 科学家们会学习各种启发式方法以从意外中受益。
C. Scientist can identify accidents in careful control conditions.
C. 科学家可以在严格控制条件下识别意外。
D. Scientists work across various disciplines alone to understand the curious finding.
D. 科学家们独自跨学科研究以理解奇怪的发现。

Key:

B 9. C 10. D

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News Report

Script

While global luxury giants might be breathing a sigh of relief with financial reports showing 2016 was a year of growth in China, a research veteran tracking the industry for years remains concerned.
虽然全球奢侈品巨头可能因财报显示2016年中国市场增长而松了一口气，但多年来一直追踪该行业的研究专家仍然感到担忧。
Fashion company Coach recently reported its Greater China local-currency sales rose 6% in the fourth quarter of 2016, while watch maker Swatch spoke of "very good growth" in sales on the Chinese mainland from November to January.
时尚公司Coach最近报告称，2016年第四季度大中华区本币销售额增长了6%，而手表制造商Swatch则表示，去年11月至今年1月中国大陆的销售实现了"非常好的增长"。
However, chief researcher at Fortune Character Institute Zhou Ting said there was no guarantee growth would continue.
然而，财富品质研究院首席研究员周婷表示，增长能否持续没有保证。
She added that it remained to be seen when the luxury industry in China might bottom out.
她补充说，中国奢侈品行业何时触底仍有待观察。
Zhou predicted it would take three to five years, during which the industry will undergo a digital transformation.
周婷预测，这将需要三到五年，在此期间该行业将经历数字化转型。
In 2016, 122 million Chinese traveled overseas and spent $109.8 billion in total, which made China the world's largest country for overseas tourism for four consecutive years, according to China National Tourism Administration.
据中国国家旅游局统计，2016年有1.22亿中国人出境旅游，消费总额达1098亿美元，这使中国连续四年成为全球最大的出境旅游国家。

Questions

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(问题1至3基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。)

What does the news report mainly tell us? (这则新闻报道主要告诉我们什么？)
A. Financial reports of global luxury giants in 2016.
A. 2016年全球奢侈品巨头的财报。
B. Present situation of China's luxury industry and its possible future.
B. 中国奢侈品行业的现状及其可能的未来。
C. Research results of Fortune Character Institute.
C. 财富品质研究院的研究结果。
D. China's overseas tourism market.
D. 中国的海外旅游市场。
Why does Zhou Ting remain concerned about the reports? (周婷为何对这些报告仍感到担忧？)
A. Because the sales in China grow too fast.
A. 因为中国的销售增长太快。
B. Because the sales in China grow too slowly.
B. 因为中国的销售增长太慢。
C. Because the situation may change.
C. 因为情况可能会发生变化。
D. Because the situation will not last long.
D. 因为这种情况不会持续太久。
How much did Chinese travelers spend overseas in 2016? (2016年中国游客在海外花了多少钱？)
A. $122 million.
A. 1.22亿美元。
B. $122 billion.
B. 1220亿美元。
C. $109.8 billion.
C. 1098亿美元。
D. $109.8 million.
D. 1.098亿美元。

Key:

B 2. C 3. C

Long Conversation

Script

Fay: Jerry, could you show me how to hold the racket?
Fay：Jerry，你能教我怎么握球拍吗？
Jerry: Sure Fay, it's just like shaking hands. Hold your hand out as though you were going to shake my hand.
Jerry：当然，Fay，就像握手一样。把你的手伸出来，就像要和我握手一样。
Fay: Do you mean like this?
Fay：你是说像这样吗？
Jerry: Right, like that. Then put the racket in your hand, like this.
Jerry：对，就是这样。然后把球拍放在你手里，像这样。
Fay: So now I'm ready to hit the ball!
Fay：那我现在可以击球了！
Jerry: Remember what I told you. There are two types of swings, the forehand and the backhand.
Jerry：记住我告诉你的。有两种挥拍方式，正手和反手。
Fay: I remember. You told me hitting a forehand, starting on my right, is like hitting a ping pong ball.
Fay：我记得。你说正手击球，从我的右边开始，就像打乒乓球一样。
Jerry: Exactly. Why don't you try one now. Ready? Hit this!
Jerry：没错。你现在试试吧。准备好了吗？打这个！
Fay: Oops! I missed it completely!
Fay：哎呀！我完全没打到！
Jerry: That's okay, try again. This time, keep your eye on the ball.
Jerry：没关系，再试一次。这次，盯住球。
Fay: Keep my eye where?
Fay：盯在哪里？
Jerry: It's just an expression. "Keep your eye on the ball" means watch the ball carefully.
Jerry：这只是个表达。"盯住球"意思是仔细看球。
Fay: Oh, I see. Let me try again...
Fay：哦，我明白了。让我再试一次……
Jerry: Here comes another ball... Wow! You hit it over the fence! You're a very powerful lady.
Jerry：又来一个球……哇！你把球打过了围栏！你真有力气。
Fay: Hee hee hee. I guess I need to practice more.
Fay：嘻嘻嘻。我想我还需要多练习。
Jerry: Sure, but with a bit of practice, you'll be able to keep the ball in the court.
Jerry：当然，不过多练习一下，你就能把球打在场地里了。
Fay: Now what about the backhand?
Fay：那反手呢？
Jerry: Many people think the backhand is difficult, but actually it's quite simple. It's a lot like slapping your boyfriend in the face!
Jerry：很多人觉得反手很难，其实很简单。就像扇你男朋友一巴掌一样！
Fay: Huh? What do you mean?
Fay：啊？你什么意思？
Jerry: Just pull your racket back to your left, then imagine you see your boyfriend with another woman!
Jerry：只要把球拍拉到左边，然后想象你看到你男朋友和别的女人在一起！
Fay: Why that dirty rat!
Fay：那个坏家伙！

Questions

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.
(问题4至7基于你刚刚听到的长对话。)

What are Fay and Jerry doing? (Fay和Jerry在做什么？)
A. Jerry is teaching Fay how to play ping pong.
A. Jerry正在教Fay打乒乓球。
B. Jerry is teaching Fay how to play tennis.
B. Jerry正在教Fay打网球。
C. Fay is teaching Jerry how to play tennis.
C. Fay正在教Jerry打网球。
D. Fay is teaching Jerry how to play ping pong.
D. Fay正在教Jerry打乒乓球。
Where should Fay keep her eye on when she is going to hit the ball? (Fay击球时应该盯着哪里？)
A. On the fence.
A. 看着围栏。
B. On the racket.
B. 看着球拍。
C. On the ball.
C. 看着球。
D. On the court.
D. 看着场地。
What should Fay practice to do? (Fay应该练习什么？)
A. She should practice keeping the ball in the court.
A. 她应该练习把球打在场地里。
B. She should practice keeping the ball over the fence.
B. 她应该练习把球打过围栏。
C. She should practice keeping her eye on the racket.
C. 她应该练习盯着球拍。
D. She should practice swinging the racket.
D. 她应该练习挥拍。
Why does Jerry ask Fay to imagine she sees her boyfriend with another woman? (Jerry为什么让Fay想象看到男朋友和别的女人在一起？)
A. Because her boyfriend is with another women there.
A. 因为她男朋友真的和别的女人在一起。
B. Because she can learn how to slap her boyfriend in the face.
B. 因为她可以学会扇男朋友一巴掌。
C. Because she can learn how to hit a forehand.
C. 因为她可以学会打正手。
D. Because she can learn how to hit a backhand.
D. 因为她可以学会打反手。

Key:

B 5. C 6. A 7. D

Passage

Script

Textile production is dirty, dirty, dirty – a one of the dirtiest industries in the world in fact. Why? Partly because of the damage that cotton crops and synthetic fiber production inflicts on the environment, and partly because of seriously outdated manufacturing methods used to dye and finish fabric.
纺织生产非常非常脏——实际上是世界上最脏的行业之一。为什么？部分原因是棉花种植和合成纤维生产对环境造成的破坏，部分原因是用于染色和整理织物的严重过时的制造方法。
According to the United States Energy Administration, the textile industry in the U.S. is the 5th largest contributor to CO2 emissions in the country.
据美国能源管理局称，美国纺织业是该国二氧化碳排放量第五大的行业。
But enough of the depressing facts: As consumers are becoming increasingly aware and clothing manufacturers are stepping up to more environmental accountability, technology is taking off -- and there have been huge advances.
但令人沮丧的事实说够了：随着消费者越来越有环保意识，服装制造商也在承担更多环保责任，技术正在腾飞——已经取得了巨大进步。
Maybe it doesn't have the sexiest-sounding name, but the comprehensive technology known as Sequencing Batch Biofilter Granular Reactor is innovative indeed.
也许这个名字听起来不够酷，但被称为"序批式生物滤池颗粒反应器"的综合技术确实很有创新性。
The process helps remove the most toxic textile dyes components - the recalcitrant organic compounds - by breaking them down via ozone treatment, prior to the application of a wastewater bio-filtering technique. Unlike traditional biological systems, this innovative treatment filter relies on microorganisms growing in aggregates.
该工艺通过臭氧处理分解最有害的纺织染料成分——难降解有机化合物，然后再采用废水生物过滤技术。与传统生物系统不同，这种创新的处理滤池依赖于聚集体中生长的微生物。
The wastewater is poured over the microorganisms, which process pollutants, and each aggregate holds up to 10 times more microorganisms than traditional technologies, and produces 80 percent less sludge than conventional biological filters.
废水被倒在微生物上，由它们处理污染物，每个聚集体所含微生物数量是传统技术的10倍，产生的污泥比传统生物滤池少80%。

Questions

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.
(问题8至10基于你刚刚听到的短文。)

What is the passage mainly about? (这篇短文主要讲什么？)
A. Textile industry is the dirtiest industry in the world.
A. 纺织业是世界上最脏的行业。
B. Textile industry is the largest contributor to CO2 emission.
B. 纺织业是二氧化碳排放量最大的行业。
C. The future of textile industry.
C. 纺织业的未来。
D. The problem of textile industry and some solution.
D. 纺织业的问题及一些解决方案。
Which of the following is not among the damages caused by textile industry? (以下哪项不是纺织业造成的危害？)
A. Damage caused by cotton crops.
A. 棉花种植造成的危害。
B. Damage caused by ozone.
B. 臭氧造成的危害。
C. Damage caused by synthetic fiber production.
C. 合成纤维生产造成的危害。
D. Damage caused by outdated manufacturing method.
D. 过时制造方法造成的危害。
What is the key to the new innovative technology? (新创新技术的关键是什么？)
A. Pollutants.
A. 污染物。
B. Wastewater.
B. 废水。
C. Microorganisms.
C. 微生物。
D. Aggregates.
D. 聚集体。

Key:

D 9. B 10. C

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News Report

Script

While designers have long been inspired by nature, the idea that the world around us can be used as a 3.8-billion-year-old R&D lab for technology development is gaining momentum. Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature and founder of the nonprofit Biomimicry Institute, reviewed dozens of examples she and her colleagues have come across while reviewing scientific literature.
虽然设计师们长期以来一直受到大自然的启发，但将我们周围的世界视为一个38亿年历史的技术研发实验室的想法正日益流行。Benyus是《仿生学：受大自然启发的创新》一书的作者，也是非营利性仿生学研究所的创始人，她和同事们在查阅科学文献时总结了许多案例。
“We went through the biological literature. We had a list of life’s greatest sustainability challenges on our left hand and on our right we had scientific papers and we filtered through,” she said. “When we finally had to stop we had over 2100 phenomenal ideas. Things that have been mimicked, things that should be mimicked and have not yet been.”
她说：“我们查阅了生物学文献。左手是生命最大的可持续性挑战清单，右手是科学论文，我们逐一筛选。” “当我们最终不得不停下来时，我们已经有了2100多个惊人的想法。有些已经被模仿，有些应该被模仿但还没有。”
Benyus organized the ideas by function and found that nature has come up with many approaches to solving difficult challenges that presently confront humankind, including 49 new ways to generate energy, 23 new ways to absorb water and 44 ways to store it, 58 new ways to manage extreme temperatures, 42 new ways to cooperate, and more than 180 ways to communicate.
Benyus按功能对这些想法进行了整理，发现大自然已经提出了许多解决人类当前面临的难题的方法，包括49种新的能源获取方式、23种吸收水分的新方法和44种储水方法、58种应对极端温度的新方法、42种合作方式以及180多种交流方式。

Questions

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(问题1至3基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。)

Who is Benyus? (Benyus是谁？)
A. She is an author of literature.
A. 她是一位文学作家。
B. She is the founder of an Institute about literature.
B. 她是一家文学研究所的创始人。
C. She is the founder of a nonprofit organization.
C. 她是一家非营利组织的创始人。
D. She is the researcher of a R&D lab for technology development.
D. 她是一家技术研发实验室的研究员。
What did Benyus and her colleagues find when they stopped reviewing the scientific literature? (Benyus和同事们在停止查阅科学文献时发现了什么？)
A. Things that are being mimicked.
A. 正在被模仿的事物。
B. Things that are going to be mimicked.
B. 即将被模仿的事物。
C. Things that should be mimicked and have not been.
C. 应该被模仿但还没有被模仿的事物。
D. Things that should not be mimicked and have been.
D. 不应该被模仿但已经被模仿的事物。
How many new approaches has nature offered to manage extreme temperatures according to Benyus? (据Benyus说，大自然为应对极端温度提供了多少种新方法？)
A. 180.
A. 180种。
B. 58.
B. 58种。
C. 42.
C. 42种。
D. 44.
D. 44种。

Key:

C 2. C 3. B

Long Conversation

Script

M：Jane, what’s that in your hand?
男：Jane，你手里拿的是什么？
W：Come on, Don. Haven’t you seen a cigarette before? Every day in the United States, about 1,500 girls begin smoking, and I figured, why not do my share?
女：得了吧，Don。你没见过香烟吗？在美国，每天大约有1500个女孩开始吸烟，我想，为什么我不能也来一根？
M：But Jane, don’t you know that tobacco kills more than 140,000 women each year, and that half of those women are between the ages of thirty-five and sixty-nine?
男：但是Jane，你难道不知道烟草每年导致超过14万女性死亡，其中一半年龄在35到69岁之间吗？
W：Yeah. But that’s why I smoke a brand with low nicotine and tar content.
女：知道啊，所以我抽的是低尼古丁和低焦油的香烟。
M：Although tobacco companies advertise some cigarettes as "light", this is just an advertising ploy to obscure the risks associated with smoking – smoking a light cigarette is just as risky as smoking a regular one.
男：虽然烟草公司把一些香烟宣传为"低焦油"，但这只是掩盖吸烟风险的广告手段——抽低焦油香烟和普通香烟一样有害。
W：I didn’t know that.
女：我不知道。
M：The one thing you can say about tobacco companies is that they are really savvy about marketing. While tobacco ads that target men focus on cigarettes as macho or cool, tobacco ads that target women focus on social and political themes important to women.
男：你可以说烟草公司在营销方面确实很精明。针对男性的烟草广告强调阳刚或酷，针对女性的烟草广告则关注女性关心的社会和政治主题。
W: Interesting. Tell me more.
女：有意思，继续说。
M: For example, ads will say that you’ve come a long way, or encourage you to just be yourself, as if smoking has anything to do with progress and self-expression. Young women are especially vulnerable to these ads because addiction, disease, and premature death seem so remote to them. And the thing is, people who have smoked as few as one hundred cigarettes report having difficulty quitting.
男：比如广告会说你已经取得了很大进步，或者鼓励你做自己，好像吸烟和进步、自我表达有关。年轻女性尤其容易受到这些广告影响，因为她们觉得上瘾、疾病和早逝离自己很远。事实上，哪怕只抽过一百支烟的人都说很难戒烟。
W：So, Don, can you pass me that ashtray?
女：所以，Don，你能把烟灰缸递给我吗？
M：With pleasure, Jane, as long as you put it out.
男：很乐意，Jane，只要你把烟掐了。

Questions

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.
(问题4至7基于你刚刚听到的长对话。)

What are the speakers talking about? (说话者在谈论什么？)
A. Tobacco advertisement.
A. 烟草广告。
B. Tobacco companies.
B. 烟草公司。
C. Smoking men.
C. 吸烟的男性。
D. Smoking women.
D. 吸烟的女性。
How many women die of smoking each year? (每年有多少女性死于吸烟？)
A. 14,000.
A. 1.4万。
B. 15,000.
B. 1.5万。
C. 140,000.
C. 14万。
D. 1,400,000.
D. 140万。
Which statement is true about a light cigarette? (关于低焦油香烟，哪项说法正确？)
A. A light cigarette contains low nicotine.
A. 低焦油香烟含有较低的尼古丁。
B. Smoking a light cigarette is different from smoking a regular one.
B. 抽低焦油香烟和普通香烟不同。
C. Women who smoke light cigarettes want to get higher levels of nicotine.
C. 抽低焦油香烟的女性想获得更高的尼古丁。
D. Tobacco companies advertise cigarettes as "light" to obscure smoking risks.
D. 烟草公司把香烟宣传为"低焦油"是为了掩盖吸烟风险。
What themes are the most popular among women in tobacco advertisements? (女性烟草广告中最受欢迎的主题是什么？)
A. Macho or cool expression.
A. 阳刚或酷的表达。
B. Social and culture events.
B. 社会和文化活动。
C. Sports and entertainment.
C. 体育和娱乐。
D. Social and political issues.
D. 社会和政治问题。

Key:

D 5. C 6. D 7. D

Passage

Script

If you visit a big city anywhere in the world, you will probably find a restaurant would serve the food of your own native country. Most large cities in the United States offer international sample of foods. Many people enjoy eating the food of other nations. This is probably one reason why there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States. A second reason is that many Americans come from other parts of the world. They enjoy tasting the foods of their native lands. In the city of Detroit, for example, there are many people from Western Europe, Greece, Latin America, and the Far East. There are many restaurants in Detroit which serve the foods of these areas. There are many other international restaurants too. Americans enjoy the foods in these restaurants as well as the opportunity to better understand the people and their way of life.
如果你去世界上任何一个大城市，你可能会发现有餐馆供应你本国的食物。美国大多数大城市都能品尝到国际美食。许多人喜欢吃其他国家的食物，这可能是美国有这么多不同类型餐馆的原因之一。第二个原因是许多美国人来自世界其他地方，他们喜欢品尝家乡的食物。例如，在底特律，有许多来自西欧、希腊、拉丁美洲和远东的人。底特律有许多供应这些地区食物的餐馆，也有许多其他国际餐馆。美国人喜欢这些餐馆的食物，也喜欢借此更好地了解他人及其生活方式。
One of the most common international restaurants to be found in the United States is the Italian restaurant. The restaurant may be a small business run by a single family. The mother of the family cooks all of the dishes, and the father and children serve the people who come to eat there. Or it may be a large restaurant owned by several different people who worked together in the business. Many Italian dishes that Americans enjoy are made with meats, tomatoes and cheese. They are very delicious and tasty.
在美国最常见的国际餐馆之一是意大利餐馆。这种餐馆可能是由一个家庭经营的小生意，家里的母亲负责做所有菜肴，父亲和孩子们为来吃饭的人服务。也可能是由几个人合伙经营的大餐馆。美国人喜欢的许多意大利菜肴都是用肉类、西红柿和奶酪做成的，非常美味可口。

Questions

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.
(问题8至10基于你刚刚听到的短文。)

Why are there so many international restaurants in the United States? (为什么美国有这么多国际餐馆？)
A. Many foreign tourists visit the United States every year.
A. 每年有许多外国游客访问美国。
B. Americans enjoy eating out with their friends.
B. 美国人喜欢和朋友外出就餐。
C. The United States is a country of immigrants.
C. 美国是一个移民国家。
D. Americans prefer foreign foods to their own food.
D. 美国人更喜欢外国食物而不是本国食物。
Why do Americans like to go to international restaurants apart from enjoying the foods there? (除了喜欢那里的食物，美国人为什么喜欢去国际餐馆？)
A. They can make friends with people from other countries.
A. 他们可以和其他国家的人交朋友。
B. They can get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles.
B. 他们可以了解其他文化和生活方式的人。
C. They can practice speaking foreign languages there.
C. 他们可以在那里练习外语。
D. They can meet with businessmen from all over the world.
D. 他们可以结识来自世界各地的商人。
How does a typical Italian family restaurant run in the United States? (美国典型的意大利家庭餐馆是如何经营的？)
A. The couple cook the dishes and the children help them.
A. 夫妻俩做饭，孩子们帮忙。
B. The husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the waitress.
B. 丈夫做饭，妻子当服务员。
C. The mother does the cooking while the father and children wait on the guests.
C. 母亲做饭，父亲和孩子们招待客人。
D. A hired cook prepares the dishes and the family members serve the guests.
D. 雇来的厨师做饭，家人服务客人。

Key:

C 9.B 10.C

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News Report

Script

Jessica McLeod, a former drug user who had lost everything, sat with a group of counselors in a South Boston meeting room recently, huddled over a pile of papers. Together, the group was setting up a plan to dig her out of poverty. The plan was "Get a job, pay off old debts, enroll in nursing classes." and the deadlines were set.
Jessica McLeod曾是一名吸毒者，失去了一切。最近，她和一群顾问坐在南波士顿的一个会议室里，围着一堆文件。大家一起制定了一个让她摆脱贫困的计划。计划内容包括"找工作、还清旧债、报名护理课程"，并设定了完成期限。
Each time McLeod, 32, meets one of her goals, she will get a small bonus in a novel program. The Career Family Opportunity program gives 19 single parents anything from $50 for showing up for a doctor's appointment to $500 for finishing a year of college. Organizers hope the rewards will help motivate women like McLeod to take many small steps toward a life free of poverty and welfare.
每当32岁的McLeod完成一个目标，她就会在一个新颖的项目中获得一笔小奖励。职业家庭机会项目为19位单亲家长提供各种奖励，从去看医生可得50美元，到完成一年大学课程可得500美元。组织者希望这些奖励能激励像McLeod这样的女性迈出许多小步，走向摆脱贫困和救济的生活。
And the program director said with a little financial incentive, women participating in the program had something to work toward. Some who had dropped out of school are in college. Others who had not worked are now employed. Many are budgeting and sharing their ideas with their children and peers.
项目负责人表示，有了些许经济激励，参与项目的女性就有了奋斗目标。有些辍学的人现在上了大学，有些从未工作过的人现在有了工作，许多人还在做预算，并与孩子和同伴分享自己的想法。

Questions

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(问题1至3基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。)

What does the news report mainly talk about? (这则新闻报道主要讲什么？)
A. How Jessica McLeod got rid of the habit of using drugs.
A. Jessica McLeod如何戒掉吸毒习惯。
B. How the Career Family Opportunity program helps women in poverty.
B. 职业家庭机会项目如何帮助贫困女性。
C. How the Career Family Opportunity program gets financial support.
C. 职业家庭机会项目如何获得资金支持。
D. How Jessica McLeod became successful with the help of the program.
D. Jessica McLeod如何在该项目帮助下取得成功。
What's the function of the rewards? (这些奖励的作用是什么？)
A. To help people overcome poverty.
A. 帮助人们摆脱贫困。
B. To help single parents raise their children.
B. 帮助单亲家长抚养孩子。
C. To help drug users treat their addiction.
C. 帮助吸毒者戒除毒瘾。
D. To motivate people to take small steps toward a new life.
D. 激励人们迈出走向新生活的小步伐。
Which of the following is not included in the results of the program? (以下哪项不是该项目的成果？)
A. Some are now employed again.
A. 有些人现在重新就业了。
B. Some who had dropped out of school are in college.
B. 有些辍学的人现在上了大学。
C. Some who had not worked started their own business.
C. 有些从未工作过的人创业了。
D. Some are budgeting and sharing their ideas with the children and peers.
D. 有些人在做预算并与孩子和同伴分享想法。

Key:

B 2. D 3. C

Long Conversation

Script

Laurie: So, what are your plans for this weekend?
Laurie：你这周末有什么计划？
Christie: I don't know. Do you want to get together or something?
Christie：我还不知道。你想一起出去吗？
Laurie: How about going to see a movie? Cinemax 26 on Carson Boulevard is showing Enchanted.
Laurie：去看电影怎么样？Carson大道上的Cinemax 26正在放《魔法奇缘》。
Christie: That sounds like a good idea. Maybe we should go out to eat beforehand.
Christie：听起来不错。也许我们可以先出去吃点东西。
Laurie: It is fine with me. Where do you want to meet?
Laurie：我没意见。你想在哪里见面？
Christie: Let's meet at Summer Pizza House. I have not gone there for a long time.
Christie：我们在Summer Pizza House见吧。我很久没去那儿了。
Laurie: Good idea again. I heard they just came up with a new pizza. It should be good because Summer Pizza House always has the best pizza in town.
Laurie：好主意。我听说他们刚推出了一款新披萨，应该很好吃，因为Summer Pizza House一直是镇上最好吃的披萨店。
Christie: When should we meet?
Christie：我们什么时候见？
Laurie: Well, the movie is shown at 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm.
Laurie：电影分别在下午2点、4点、6点和8点放映。
Christie: Why don't we go to the 2:00 pm show? We can meet at Summer Pizza House at noon. That will give us plenty of time to enjoy our pizza.
Christie：我们去看2点的那场吧。中午在Summer Pizza House见，这样我们有足够的时间吃披萨。
Laurie: My cousin Karen is in town. Can I bring her along? I hate to leave her home alone.
Laurie：我表妹Karen在镇上。我能带她一起吗？我不想让她一个人在家。
Christie: Karen is in town? Yes, bring her along. I met her at our high school graduation party two years ago. What does she look like now?
Christie：Karen在镇上？当然带她来。我两年前在我们高中毕业派对上见过她。她现在长什么样？
Laurie: She has blond hair, she is kind of slender, and she is about your height.
Laurie：她是金发，身材挺苗条的，和你差不多高。
Christie: And I remember that she was playing the piano off and on during the party. Do bring her along, Laurie. She is such a nice person, and funny too.
Christie：我记得她在派对上还弹过钢琴。一定要带她来，Laurie。她人很好，也很有趣。
Laurie: She will be happy to meet you again.
Laurie：她会很高兴再见到你的。

Questions

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.
(问题4至7基于你刚刚听到的长对话。)

What are the two speakers talking about? (两位说话者在谈论什么？)
A. They are discussing which movie to choose.
A. 她们在讨论选哪部电影。
B. They are discussing what to do during the weekend.
B. 她们在讨论周末做什么。
C. They are discussing which restaurant to go.
C. 她们在讨论去哪家餐厅。
D. They are discussing whether to go out with Karen or not.
D. 她们在讨论要不要带Karen一起出去。
What does Laurie think of Summer Pizza House? (Laurie觉得Summer Pizza House怎么样？)
A. She doesn't like Summer Pizza House at all.
A. 她一点也不喜欢Summer Pizza House。
B. She thinks it is acceptable.
B. 她觉得还可以。
C. She thinks Pizza Hut is better.
C. 她觉得必胜客更好。
D. She thinks it has the best pizza in town.
D. 她觉得那是镇上最好吃的披萨。
Which movie will they go? (她们会去看哪一场电影？)
A. The 2:00 pm show.
A. 下午2点的那场。
B. The 4:00 pm show.
B. 下午4点的那场。
C. The 6:00 pm show.
C. 下午6点的那场。
D. The 8:00 pm show.
D. 晚上8点的那场。
Which of the following description is not true about Karen? (以下哪项关于Karen的描述不正确？)
A. She is about Christie's height.
A. 她和Christie差不多高。
B. She is quite slim.
B. 她很苗条。
C. She can play the piano.
C. 她会弹钢琴。
D. She has black hair.
D. 她是黑发。

Key:

B 5. D 6. A 7. D

Passage

Script

Charities are just as vulnerable, if not more so, to economic weakness as are corporations. The way the economy goes determines how charity goes.
慈善机构和企业一样，甚至更容易受到经济疲软的影响。经济形势如何，慈善事业也会随之变化。
Total giving figures for last year will not be available until June, but many charities are reporting lower income from donations. Surveys of the largest 100 United Ways in December and January suggest a decline of 2% to 5.6% in giving this year. More than half of the United Ways – 58% – are expecting a drop this year. In addition, 82% are anticipating higher rates of uncollectible pledges. Some areas have been hit harder than others. For example, the United Way in Elkhart, Indiana, expects a 50% drop in donations. The city, which was visited Monday by President Barack Obama, has a 15% unemployment rate.
去年捐赠总额要到今年六月才会公布，但许多慈善机构已经报告捐款收入下降。对最大的一百家联合劝募机构的调查显示，今年捐赠额预计下降2%到5.6%。超过一半的联合劝募机构——58%——预计今年会减少捐赠。此外，82%预计无法收回的承诺款项比例会上升。有些地区受影响更大。例如印第安纳州埃尔克哈特的联合劝募机构预计捐赠将下降50%。该市失业率为15%，奥巴马总统本周一还曾到访。
But the nation's economic travails have coincided with an increase in volunteerism, and even if the predicted declines prove true, the United Way is still likely to raise more than $4 billion this year.
但全国经济困境的同时，志愿服务却在增加。即使捐赠下降的预测成真，联合劝募机构今年仍有望筹集到超过40亿美元。
It will be needed, since demand has spiked, with calls to the United Way's hotline increasing for financial assistance to cover basic needs like food, shelter and clothing.
这笔钱很有必要，因为需求激增，打电话到联合劝募热线寻求食物、住所和衣物等基本需求资助的人越来越多。
United Way's biggest drop in donations occurred in 1932, when they fell by 24%, followed by two more years of increasingly smaller declines until 1935, when growth resumed.
联合劝募机构捐赠额最大降幅出现在1932年，当年下降了24%，之后两年降幅逐渐缩小，直到1935年才恢复增长。

Questions

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.
(问题8至10基于你刚刚听到的短文。)

How many of the United Ways will lose the donations promised? (有多少联合劝募机构将失去承诺的捐款？)
A. 15%
A. 15%。
B. 50%
B. 50%。
C. 58%
C. 58%。
D. 82%
D. 82%。
Which of the following usage of the donation is not mentioned in the passage? (以下哪项捐款用途文中未提及？)
A. To buy food for the poor.
A. 为穷人买食物。
B. To buy clothing.
B. 买衣服。
C. To help unemployed to find jobs.
C. 帮助失业者找工作。
D. To provided shelters to the needed.
D. 为有需要的人提供住所。
Which year of the following did not have a donation drop? (以下哪一年捐赠没有下降？)
A. 1932.
A. 1932年。
B. 1933.
B. 1933年。
C. 1934.
C. 1934年。
D. 1935.
D. 1935年。

Key:

D 9. C 10. D

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News Report

Script

Four young musicians, two Israeli Jews, two Israeli Arabs, are in New York. They are going to perform as the Polyphony Quartet. It is a group created by the Israel-based Polyphony Foundation.
四位年轻音乐家，两位以色列犹太人，两位以色列阿拉伯人，正在纽约。他们将以"复调四重奏"身份演出。这是以色列复调基金会创建的一个团体。
In 2006 at a small school in Nazareth, Polyphony began to bring classical music to Arab children, says founder and music director Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar.
创始人兼音乐总监Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar说，2006年，复调在拿撒勒的一所小学校开始把古典音乐带给阿拉伯儿童。
"There was never a real proper opportunity for young Arab children to learn classical music. And this is what we were able to change." said Abboud-Ashkar.
Abboud-Ashkar说："阿拉伯孩子从未真正有机会学习古典音乐，而我们改变了这一点。"
The school flourished. Most of the teachers are Israeli Jews. They drove two hours from Tel Aviv to teach the children. Polyphony was formed to further music education. It brings together young Palestinian students to perform with their Jewish peers. Friendships developed among people who would otherwise have no reason to meet.
学校发展得很好。大多数老师是以色列犹太人，他们从特拉维夫驱车两小时来教孩子们。复调的成立是为了进一步推动音乐教育，让年轻的巴勒斯坦学生和犹太同龄人一起演出。原本不会相遇的人之间建立了友谊。
Among those listening were Polyphony co-founders Craig and Debora Cogut. Their financial support has expanded the program to train 130 young musicians. And this year, Polyphony's music education programs in elementary schools and kindergartens are projected to reach 10,000 other young, Israeli Arabs.
在观众中有复调的联合创始人Craig和Debora Cogut。他们的资金支持使该项目扩展到培训130名年轻音乐家。今年，复调在小学和幼儿园的音乐教育项目预计将覆盖1万名以色列阿拉伯儿童。

Questions

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(问题1至3基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。)

What does the news report introduce to us? (这则新闻报道向我们介绍了什么？)
A .Music instruments in the Middle East.
A. 中东的乐器。
B. Music instruments in the US.
B. 美国的乐器。
C. Music education programs in the Middle East.
C. 中东的音乐教育项目。
D. Music education programs in the US.
D. 美国的音乐教育项目。
What music style might Polyphony belong to? (复调四重奏可能属于哪种音乐风格？)
A. Light music.
A. 轻音乐。
B. Classical music.
B. 古典音乐。
C. Country music.
C. 乡村音乐。
D. Pop music.
D. 流行音乐。
Which of the following is not true according to the news? (根据新闻，以下哪项说法不正确？)
A. Polyphony enables young Arab children to learn classical music.
A. 复调让阿拉伯孩子有机会学习古典音乐。
B. Polyphony brings young Palestinian students to perform with their Jewish peers.
B. 复调让年轻的巴勒斯坦学生和犹太同龄人一起演出。
C. Polyphony enables students from different ethnic groups to meet each other.
C. 复调让不同族裔的学生有机会相遇。
D. Polyphony enables Arab children to become first-class musicians.
D. 复调让阿拉伯孩子成为一流音乐家。

Key:

C 2. B 3. D

Long Conversation

Script

M: Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.
男：你好，我预订了今晚的房间。
W: Your name, please.
女：请问您的名字。
M: Nelson, Charles Nelson.
男：Nelson，Charles Nelson。
W: Ok, Mr. Nelson. That's a room for five and...
女：好的，Nelson先生。这里有一间五人房……
M: But excuse me, you mean a room for five pounds? I didn't know the special was so good.
男：请问你是说五英镑的房间吗？我还不知道有这么好的特价。
W: No, no, hold on—according to our records, a room for 5 pounds was booked under your name.
女：不不，等一下——根据我们的记录，您的名字下预订了一间5英镑的房间。
M: No, no—hold on. You must have two guests under the name.
男：不不，等一下。你们一定是把两位客人的名字搞混了。
W: Ok, let me check this again. Oh, here we are.
女：好的，我再查一下。哦，找到了。
M: Yeah?
男：找到了吗？
W: Charles Nelson, a room for one for the 19th...
女：Charles Nelson，一间单人房，19号……
M: Wait, wait. It's for tonight, not tomorrow night.
男：等等，是今晚，不是明晚。
W: Em..., I don't think we have any rooms for tonight. There's a conference going on in town and—er, let me see...yeah, no rooms.
女：呃……我觉得今晚没有房间了。镇上有个会议，让我再看看……是的，没有房间了。
M: Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!
男：拜托，总得有点什么吧，随便什么都行！
W: Well, let—let me check my computer here...Ah!
女：那我再查查电脑……啊！
W: There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoon suite is now available.
女：今晚有一间蜜月套房刚刚取消了预订。
M: Great, I'll take it.
男：太好了，我要了。
W: But, I'll have to charge you 150 pounds for the night.
女：但是，这一晚要收您150英镑。
M: What? I should have a discount for the inconvenience!
男：什么？这么不方便我应该有折扣吧！
W: Well, the best I can give you is a 10% discount plus a ticket for a free continental breakfast.
女：我最多只能给您九折优惠，再送一张免费欧式早餐券。
M: Hey, isn't the breakfast free anyway?
男：嘿，早餐本来就免费吧？
W: Well, only on weekends.
女：只有周末才免费。
M: I want to talk to the manager.
男：我要和经理谈谈。
W: Wait, wait, wait...Mr. Nelson, I think I can give you an additional 15% discount...
女：等等，Nelson先生，我可以再给您额外85折优惠……

Questions

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.
(问题4至7基于你刚刚听到的长对话。)

What's the man's problem? (男士遇到了什么问题？)
A. The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.
A. 酒店前台把他的预订登记在了别人的名下。
B. The hotel clerk insisted that he didn't make any reservation.
B. 酒店前台坚持说他没有预订。
C. The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.
C. 酒店前台试图利用他不熟悉的情况。
D. The hotel clerk couldn't find his reservation for that night.
D. 酒店前台找不到他今晚的预订。
Why did the hotel clerk say they didn't have any rooms for that night? (酒店前台为什么说没有房间了？)
A. A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.
A. 酒店正在举办盛大的婚礼。
B. There was a conference going on in the city.
B. 城里正在开会。
C. The hotel was undergoing major repairs.
C. 酒店正在大修。
D. It was a busy season for holiday-makers.
D. 正值度假旺季。
What did the clerk say about the breakfast in the hotel? (关于酒店早餐，前台怎么说？)
A. It was free of charge on weekends.
A. 周末免费。
B. It had a 15% discount on weekdays.
B. 工作日有85折优惠。
C. It was offered to frequent guests only.
C. 只对常客免费。
D. It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.
D. 比其他酒店便宜10%。
What did the man imply he would do at the end of the conversation? (对话最后男士暗示要做什么？)
A. Demand compensation from the hotel.
A. 要求酒店赔偿。
B. Ask for an additional discount.
B. 要求额外折扣。
C. Complain to the hotel manager.
C. 向酒店经理投诉。
D. Find a cheaper room in another hotel.
D. 去别的酒店找便宜房间。

Key:

C 5. B 6. A 7. C

Passage

Script

The power of music is a beautiful thing. When you're sad, you listen to pleasant tunes that help you feel comfortable. When you're trying to get into the mood for a great workout, you listen to music that boosts your energy and makes you want to climb mountains and sing along. For every feeling you have, there is a certain song that just speaks to you and makes you feel better inside, and that's why we like music so much: for the emotion it provides us.
音乐的力量是美妙的。当你难过时，你会听一些让你舒服的旋律；当你想锻炼时，你会听能让你充满能量、想爬山、想跟着唱的音乐。每种情绪都有一首歌能打动你，让你内心变好，这就是我们如此喜欢音乐的原因——它带来的情感。
It's important here to make the difference between an emotion and a feeling. It is often believed that feelings and emotions are the same thing, when they are actually slightly different. When you feel, there are senses in your brain that are active in order to detect what you feel through your inputs, such as the six senses, stress, pleasure, pressure, or motion. Emotions are the meaning of each feeling and are short lived. Emotions are more powerful than feelings, as they can be a great motivational source when played with. Some emotions include happiness, sadness, fear, and anger. Research shows that music does not affect the way you feel, but does create certain movements in the brain that induce certain emotions.
这里要区分情感和感觉。人们常以为感觉和情感是一样的，其实略有不同。感觉是大脑通过各种输入（如六感、压力、愉悦、压力或运动）来感知的。情感是每种感觉的意义，而且持续时间很短。情感比感觉更有力量，因为它们可以成为很强的动力来源。情感包括快乐、悲伤、恐惧和愤怒等。研究表明，音乐不会影响你的感觉，但会在大脑中产生某些运动，从而引发特定情感。
All in all, depending on the type of music you listen to, your emotions can be affected differently. So next time you have your earphone plugged in, take note of the way you feel when listening to certain songs. See how your emotions react, how you feel on the inside, when the guitar starts playing or the sound of the piano is in your ears. Being considerate of these things will allow you to have better control over your body, as you're more aware of your emotions.
总之，听什么类型的音乐会影响你的情感。下次戴上耳机听歌时，注意一下自己的感受。看看当吉他响起或钢琴声在耳边时，你的情感如何反应、内心如何变化。关注这些会让你更好地掌控身体，因为你会更了解自己的情感。

Questions

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.
(问题8至10基于你刚刚听到的短文。)

What do you feel like doing when you listen to music for a great workout? (当你听锻炼用的音乐时，你会想做什么？)
A. Climbing mountains and singing along.
A. 想爬山、想跟着唱。
B. Playing the piano.
B. 弹钢琴。
C. Plugging in your earphones.
C. 戴上耳机。
D. Playing guitar.
D. 弹吉他。
What have you learned about feelings and emotions? (你对感觉和情感学到了什么？)
A. Feelings and emotions are the same thing.
A. 感觉和情感是一样的。
B. Feelings can change while emotions are more steady.
B. 感觉会变，情感更稳定。
C. Emotions are more powerful than feelings.
C. 情感比感觉更有力量。
D. Emotions are not as powerful as feelings.
D. 情感没有感觉有力量。
Which of the following is not true about music, according to the passage? (根据短文，以下哪项关于音乐的说法不正确？)
A. Music is more powerful if you listen with your earphone plugged in.
A. 戴上耳机听音乐更有力量。
B. Music can make you more energetic if you need it.
B. 音乐能让你更有活力。
C. Listening to right music can provide you with the right emotions.
C. 听对的音乐能带来对的情感。
D. People react to different types of music differently.
D. 不同的人对不同类型的音乐反应不同。

Key:

A 9.C 10.A

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News Report

Script

Primates face one common threat: loss of habitat, the places in nature where they live. Primatologists like Jo Setchell say human activity is to blame.
灵长类动物面临着一个共同威胁：栖息地的丧失，也就是它们在自然界中的生存之地。像Jo Setchell这样的灵长类动物学家认为，人类活动是罪魁祸首。
More than half of all primate species are grouped in four countries: Brazil, Indonesia, Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
全球一半以上的灵长类动物分布在四个国家：巴西、印度尼西亚、马达加斯加和刚果（金）。
Another primatologist Paul Garber says each of these countries is working to help protect the primates in their areas. “But often, there is neither the funds, community support nor in-country expertise to address their conservation problems.”
另一位灵长类动物学家Paul Garber说，这些国家都在努力保护本国的灵长类动物。“但通常缺乏资金、社区支持和本国专业知识来解决保护问题。”
Madagascar is a good example of these problems, he says. It is home to over 100 primate species; almost all of them live nowhere else. And 94 percent of them are endangered. Ninety percent of the original forests of Madagascar have been cut down, Garber says.
他说，马达加斯加就是这些问题的一个典型例子。那里有100多种灵长类动物，几乎全部为该地特有。其中94%处于濒危状态。Garber说，马达加斯加90%的原始森林已被砍伐。
Neither Garber nor Setchell have any easy answers about how to stop this road to extinction.
Garber和Setchell都没有关于如何阻止灭绝之路的简单答案。
They do say the clearest way is to slow human activity in primates' habitats. They also say the decrease is reversible if humans make primate habitat conservation a top concern.
他们表示，最明确的办法是减少人类在灵长类动物栖息地的活动。他们还说，如果人类把保护灵长类动物栖息地作为首要任务，数量下降是可以逆转的。

Questions

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(问题1至3基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。)

What causes the loss of habitat of primates? (导致灵长类动物栖息地丧失的原因是什么？)
A. One common threat.
A. 一个共同威胁。
B. No easy answers.
B. 没有简单答案。
C. Human activity.
C. 人类活动。
D. Not enough food.
D. 食物不足。
Which is NOT the problem the four countries face in the protection of primates? (这四个国家在保护灵长类动物时不面临哪个问题？)
A. Lack of funds.
A. 缺乏资金。
B. Lack of community support.
B. 缺乏社区支持。
C. Lack of in-country expertise.
C. 缺乏本国专业知识。
D. Lack of concern.
D. 缺乏关注。
How many primate species in Madagascar are endangered? (马达加斯加有多少种灵长类动物处于濒危状态？)
A. 94 percent.
A. 94%。
B. 90 percent.
B. 90%。
C. 100 species
C. 100种。
D. More than half of all species.
D. 超过一半的物种。

Key:

C 2. D 3. A

Long Conversation

Script

W: Are you all ready for Christmas?
女：你圣诞节都准备好了吗？
M: Are you kidding? I haven't even started. I've done zero shopping.
男：你开玩笑吧？我还没开始呢，一点都没买。
W: Well, you'd better get going; Christmas is only a week away.
女：你最好快点，圣诞节只有一周了。
M: I have to tell you that I'm one of those people who really get stressed out by the Christmas rush.
男：我得告诉你，我就是那种一到圣诞节就很焦虑的人。
W: Oh, I'm not. I love the holidays. I love the crowds, the shopping, the holidays, the music, the food, the parties, and all the presents.
女：我不是。我喜欢假期，喜欢人群、购物、音乐、美食、聚会和所有礼物。
M: That's just the beginning. My wife always spends too much money on Christmas. The average Christmas expense for US families is about $550. But somehow I always spend about twice that much. It takes me till April to pay off all our Christmas bills.
男：那只是开始。我老婆每年圣诞都花太多钱。美国家庭圣诞平均花550美元，但我总是花两倍，要到四月才能还清账单。
W: But didn't you use to love Christmas when you were a kid?
女：你小时候不是很喜欢圣诞节吗？
M: I guess so. I don't remember.
男：大概吧，我不记得了。
W: I know you did. You were the most excited kid in the whole class I remember. Maybe Christmas is for kids, but you can still enjoy it through the eyes of your children.
女：我记得你是全班最兴奋的那个。也许圣诞节是孩子的节日，但你可以通过孩子的眼睛重新感受。
M: Well, kids enjoy it because they don't have to do all the shopping and pay all the bills.
男：孩子喜欢是因为不用购物也不用还账单。
W: Maybe that's true. But you know as well as I do, that Christmas is more than shopping and trees. It's about what's in your heart and how you can make others happy.
女：也许吧。但你我都知道，圣诞节不仅仅是购物和圣诞树，更重要的是心里的感受和让别人快乐。
M: You're right. You're absolutely right. I'm going to try harder to be nice to people and try to keep the true spirit of Christmas in my heart.
男：你说得对。我会努力对人好，保持圣诞的真正精神。
W: I'm glad to hear it.
女：听你这么说我很高兴。

Questions

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.
(问题4至7基于你刚刚听到的长对话。)

What does the woman try to do in the conversation? (对话中女方试图做什么？)
A. To make the man feel happy.
A. 让男方开心。
B. To persuade the man to shop with his kids.
B. 劝男方和孩子一起购物。
C. To convince the man that Christmas is worth spending.
C. 让男方相信圣诞值得花钱。
D. To prevent the man from spending too much shopping.
D. 防止男方购物花太多钱。
When does the conversation take place? (这段对话发生在什么时候？)
A. At a Christmas party.
A. 在圣诞派对上。
B. Not long before Christmas.
B. 圣诞节前不久。
C. At the New Year's Eve.
C. 在新年前夜。
D. On some day of April.
D. 四月的某一天。
What is the man's attitude toward Christmas? (男方对圣诞节的态度是什么？)
A. He looks forward to it.
A. 他很期待。
B. He made complaints about it.
B. 他抱怨圣诞节。
C. He enjoys it.
C. 他很享受。
D. He is indifferent to it.
D. 他无所谓。
What will the man most probably do after the conversation? (对话后男方最可能做什么？)
A. Pay off Christmas bills.
A. 还清圣诞账单。
B. Try to earn more money.
B. 试着多赚钱。
C. Prepare for Christmas.
C. 准备圣诞节。
D. Limit his wife's expense.
D. 限制妻子的花销。

Key:

C 5. B 6. B 7. C

Passage

Script

What better way to get to know China than through hanging out with its wonderful creatures? Planeterra is a non-profit organization. It organizes trips for travelers. Project China is a 14-day trip through several provinces of China. It includes four days of panda-sitting time at Bifengxia Panda Centre. Some of the less than 1,000 giant pandas left in the world live there.
还有什么比和中国的神奇动物一起度过更能了解中国的方式呢？Planeterra是一个非营利组织，专为旅行者组织行程。"中国项目"是一次为期14天、穿越中国多个省份的旅行，其中包括在碧峰峡大熊猫中心照看大熊猫的四天。世界上不足1000只的大熊猫中，有一些就生活在那里。
The two-week long trip includes visits to the markets in Shanghai, the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an, the Forbidden City, and the Shaolin Temple. But the experience you'll never forget is the four days spent at Bifengxia. Volunteers meet with Centre researchers to learn about the challenges in breeding the pandas. They'll also learn more about the 14 cubs born at Bifengxia. They are the cubs of the 65 pandas relocated after the Wenchuan Earthquake. Volunteers will assist the researchers with varying tasks. Activities might include gathering food for the pandas or cleaning their habitats.
这趟为期两周的旅行还包括参观上海的集市、西安的兵马俑、故宫和少林寺。但最难忘的经历是碧峰峡的四天。志愿者会和中心的研究人员交流，了解大熊猫繁育的挑战，还会了解碧峰峡出生的14只幼崽，它们是汶川地震后迁入的65只大熊猫的后代。志愿者将协助研究人员完成各种任务，比如为大熊猫采集食物或清理栖息地。
"There are not a lot of places you can volunteer with pandas…this is a highlight of the trips we currently offer doing wildlife conservation in Asia," said Manning. The trip costs $1,899 per person, with departures from June to October. Accommodations throughout the trip, Manning noted, will be "largely small hotels and guest houses," and meals which are not included, will cost about $4-6 a piece.
Manning说："能和大熊猫一起做志愿者的地方不多……这是我们目前在亚洲开展野生动物保护旅行的亮点。"这次旅行每人1899美元，出发时间为6月至10月。Manning指出，整个行程主要住小酒店和家庭旅馆，餐费自理，每餐约4-6美元。
Whether it's your first or fifth time to China, Planeterra's Project China offers you the chance to establish a unique bond with China by helping to preserve its precious pandas.
无论你是第一次还是第五次来中国，Planeterra的"中国项目"都能让你通过保护珍稀大熊猫，与中国建立独特的联系。

Questions

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.
(问题8至10基于你刚刚听到的短文。)

How long will the trip last? (这次旅行持续多久？)
A. Four days.
A. 四天。
B. Fourteen days.
B. 十四天。
C. A week.
C. 一周。
D. Four weeks.
D. 四周。
Which place is not included in the tour? (以下哪个地方不在行程中？)
A. The markets in Shanghai.
A. 上海的集市。
B. The Forbidden City.
B. 故宫。
C. The Great Wall.
C. 长城。
D. The Shaolin Temple.
D. 少林寺。
What will be the highlight of the trip? (这次旅行的亮点是什么？)
A. Learning about the Wenchuan Earthquake.
A. 了解汶川地震。
B. Helping to preserve precious pandas at Bifengxia.
B. 在碧峰峡保护珍稀大熊猫。
C. Visiting the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an.
C. 参观西安兵马俑。
D. Staying at the guesthouses.
D. 住家庭旅馆。

Key:

B 9.C 10.B