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PartIIIListeningComprehension
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SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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M:I’dliketogocampingwithyouthisweekend,butIdon’thaveasleepingbag.
W:Noproblem.Youcancountonmetogetoneforyou.Myfamilyhastonsofcampinggear.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?12.
M:IknowIpromisetodriveyoutotheairportnextThursday,butI’mafraidsomethinghascomeup.They’vecalledaspecialmeetingatwork.
W:Nobigdeal.Karensaidshewasavailableasaback-up.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?13.
W:HaveyousavedenoughmoneyforatriptoHawaii?
M:Notevenclose.Myunclemustputthebrakesonmytravellingplans.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?14.
M:I’mstarving.Dowestillhaveanypieleftfromthedinneryesterday?W:Oh,Juliainvitedherfriendsoverintheafternoonandtheyateitall.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?15.
W:Threelettersofrecommendationarerequiredtoapplytograduateschools.IwaswonderingiftheoneprofessorSmithwroteformelastyearcouldstillbeused.
M:It’sabitdated.You’dbettersubmitarecentone.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?16.
W:I’venoticedthatyouspendalotoftimetendingyourgarden.Wouldyouliketojoinourgardeningclub?WemeeteveryotherWednesday.
M:Oh,thanksfortheinvitation,butthisishowIrelax.I’drathernotmakeitsomethingformalandstructured.
Q:Whatcanweinferabouttheman?17.
M:Iheardtherecentsculptureexhibitwaskindofdisappointing.
W:That’sright.IguessalotofotherpeoplefeelthewayIdoaboutmodernart.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?18.
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M:Bobisrunningforchairmanofthestudentunion.Wouldyouvoteforhim?W:Oh,Ican’tdeciderightnowbecauseIhavetofindoutmoreabouttheothercandidates.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionB
ConversationOne
W:Idon’tknowwhattodo.Ican’tseemtogetanyoneinthehospitaltolistentomycomplaintsandthisoutdatedequipmentisdangerous.Justlookatit.
M:Hmm,uh,areyoutryingtosaythatitpresentsahealthhazard?
W:Yes,Iam.Theheadtechnicianinthelabtriedtopersuadethehospitaladministrationtoreplaceit,buttheyaretryingtocutcosts.
M:Youarepregnant,aren’tyou?
W:Yes,Iam.Imadeanefforttogetmysupervisortotransfermetoanotherdepartment,butheurgedmenottocomplaintooloudly.BecausetheadministrationismorelikelytoreplacemethananX-rayequipment,I’mafraidtorefusetowork.ButI’mmoreafraidtoexposemyunbornchildtotheradiation.
M:Iseewhatyoumean.Well,asyourunionrepresentative,Ihavetowarnyouthatitwouldtakequiteawhiletoforcemanagementtoreplacetheoldmachinesandattempttogetyoutransferredmayormaynotbesuccessful.
W:Oh,whatamIsupposedtodothen?
M:Workershavethelegalrighttorefusecertainunsafeworkassignmentsundertwofederallaws,theOccupationorSafetyandHealthActandtheNationalLaborRelationsAct.ButtherequirementsofeitheroftheActsmaybedifficulttomeet.
W:DoyouthinkIhaveagoodcase?
M:Ifyoudoloseyourjob,theunionwillfighttogetitbackforyoualongwithbackpay,yourlostincome.Butyouhavetobepreparedforalongwait,maybeaftertwoyears.
Q19.Whatdoesthewomancomplainabout?
Q20.Whathasthewomanaskedhersupervisortodo?Q21.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetwofederallaws?Q22.WhatwilltheuniondoifthewomanlosesherjobConversationTwo
W:Mr.Green,isitfairtosaythatnegotiationisanart?
M:Well,Ithinkit’sbothanartandscience.Youcanprepareforanegotiationquitescientifically,buttheexecutionofthenegotiationhasquitealottodowithone’sartisticquality.Thescientificpartofanegotiationisindeterminingyourstrategy.Whatdoyouwantoutofit?Whatcanyougive?Thenofcoursetherearetactics.Howdoyougoaboutit?Doyoutakeanopeningpositioninanegotiationwhichdiffersfromtheeventualgoalyouareheadingfor?Andthenofcoursetherearethebehavioralaspects.
W:Whatdoyoumeanbythebehavioralaspects?
M:Well,that’sIthinkwheretheartcomesin.Inyourbehavior,youcaneither
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beanactor.Youcanpretendthatyoudon’tlikethingswhichyouareactuallyquitepleasedabout.Oryoucanpretendtolikethingswhichyouarequitehappytodowithout.Oryoucanbethehonesttypenegotiatorwho’sknowntohispartnersinnegotiationandalwaysplayseverythingstraight.ButtheartisticpartofnegotiationIthinkhastodowithrespondingimmediatelytocuesonegetsintheprocessofnegotiation.Thesecanbeverbalcuesorevenbodylanguage.Thisiswheretheartisticqualitycomesin.
W:Soreally,youseetwotypesofnegotiatorthen,theactororthehonestone.M:That’right.Andbothcanwork.Iwouldsaythehonestnegotiatorcanbequiteeffectiveinsomecircumstances.Inothercircumstancesyouneedanactor.
Q23.Whenisascientificapproachbestembodiedinanegotiationaccordingtotheman?
Q24.Inwhatwayisanegotiatorlikeanactoraccordingtotheman?Q25.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetwotypesofnegotiator?PartIIIListeningComprehension
SectionBPassage1
SinceIstartedworkingpart-timeatagrocerystore,Ihavelearnedthatacustomerismorethansomeonewhobuysomething.Tome,acustomerisapersonwhosememoryfailsentirelyonceheorshestartstopushashoppingcard.Oneofthefirstthingscustomersforgetishowtocount.Thereisnootherwaytoexplainhowsomanypeoplegetintheirexpressline,whichisclearlymarked15itemsorless,with20,25orevenacartloadofitems.Customersalsoforgetwhytheycametothestoreinthefirstplace.JustasIfinishringingupanorder,acustomerwillsay,“Oops,Iforgottopickupafreshloafofbread.Ihopeyoudon’tmindwaitingwhileIgogetit.”Fiveminuteslater,he’sbackwiththebread,abottleofmilk,andthreerollsofpapertowels.Strangeisthatseemscustomersalsoseemtoforgetthattheyhavetopayfortheirgroceries.InsteadofwritingacheckorlookingforacreditcardwhileIamringingupthegroceries,mycustomerswillwaituntilIannouncethetotal.Then,insurprise,shesays,“Ohno,whatdidIdowithmycheckbook?”After5minutesofdiggingthroughherpurse,sheborrowsmypenbecauseshe’sforgottenhers.ButIhavetobetolerantofcustomersbecausetheypaymysalary,andthat’ssomethingIcan’taffordtoforget.
Q26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcustomers’enteringthegroceryAscientificteamisstudyingthethinkingabilityofelevenandhalfmontholdchildren.Thetestisasimpleone.Thebabywatchesasortofshowonasmallstage.InActOneoftheshow,ayellowcubeisliftedfromabluebox,andmovedacrossthestage.Thenitisreturnedtothebox.Thisisrepeated6times.ActTwoissimilarexceptthattheyellowcubeissmaller.Babyboysdonotreactatalltothedifferenceandthesizeofthecube.Butgirlsimmediatelybecomeexcited.Thescientistsinterpretthegirls’excitementasmeaningtheyaretryingtounderstandwhattheyhavejustseen.TheyarewonderingwhyActTwoisoddandhowitdiffersfromActOne.Inotherwords,thelittlegirlsarereasoning.Thisexperimentcertainlydoesnotdefinitelyprovethatgirlsstarttoreasonbeforeboys,butitprovidesaclue
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thatscientistswouldliketostudymorecarefully.Alreadyitisknownthatbones,musclesandnervesdevelopfasterinbabygirls.Perhapsitisearlynervedevelopmentthatmakessomeinfantgirlsshowmoreintelligencethaninfantboys.Scientistshavealsofoundthatnatureseemstogiveanotherboosttogirls.Babygirlsusuallytalkatanearlieragethanboysdo.Scientiststhinkthatthereisaphysicalreasonforthis.Theybelievethatthenerveendingsintheleftsideofthebraindevelopfasteringirlsthaninboys,anditisthissideofthebrainthatstronglyinfluencesanindividual’sabilitytouselanguageandrememberthings.
Q26.WhatisthedifferencebetweenActOneandActTwointhetest?
Q27.Howdothescientistsinterprettheirobservationfromtheexperiment?Q28.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheexperiment?
Q29.Accordingtoscientists,whatisanotheradvantagegiventogirlsbynature?store?Passage2
Asuperattendantofthecitymunicipalbuilding,DilliaAdorno,wasresponsibleforpresentingitsnewsecurityplantothepublic.Cityemployees,citizensandreportersgatheredinthehalltohearherdescribetheplan.Afteroutliningthemainpointsshewouldcover,sheassuredtheaudiencethatshewouldbehappytoanswerquestionsattheendofherpresentation.Dilliarealizedtheplanwasexpensiveandpotentiallycontroversial.Soshewasnotsurprisedtoseeanumberofhandsgoupassoonasshefinishedspeaking.Anemployasked,“Wouldthenewsystemcreatelonglinestogetintothebuildinglikethelineintheairportsecuritychecks?”Dilliahadanticipatedthisquestionandhadananswerready.Afterrepeatingthequestion,sheexplainedthatthesufficientnumberofsecurityguardswouldbeworkingatpeakhourstospeedthingsalong.Thenextquestionwasmoreconfrontational.”Wherewasthemoneycomefromtopayforallofthis?”Thejournalistswhoaskthequestionseemhostile.ButDilliawascarefulnottoadoptthedefensivetone.Shestatedthatthemoneywouldcomefromthecity’sgeneralbudget.“Iknowthesearetidetimes”,sheadded,“Buteveryoneagreesontheimportanceofsafeguardingouremployeesandmembersofthepublicwhocomeintothebuilding.”Neartheendofthe25minutesshehassaid,Dilliasaidshewouldtaketwomorequestions.Whenthosewerefinished,sheconcludedthesessionwithabriefrestatementofhowthenewsystemwillimprovesecurityandpeaceofmindinthemunicipalbuilding.
Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30.WhatisthefocusofDilliaAdorno’spresentation?31.WhatquestionhadDilliaAdornoanticipated?
32.Whatdidthespeakersthinkofthequestionfromthejournalist?Passage3
Despiteunemploymentandthelostofherhome,AndreaClarkconsidersherselfablessedandhappywoman.Whythecheerfulattitude?Hertroubleshavebroughtherclosertoherfamily.Lastyear,Andrea’shusband,Rick,aminerinNevadawaslaidoff.ThoughAndreakeptherjobasaschoolbusdriver,sheknewthattheycouldn’t
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paytheirbillandsupporttheiryoungestoffivechildren,Zack,agenine,ononeincome.“Atfirsttheirchurchhelpedout,butyoucan’tkeepthatupforever”,Andreasays.ThenMichal,theireldestofherfouradultchildrensuggestedtheymoveinwithhisfamily.Foralmostthreemonths,sevenClarkslivedunderoneroof.Andrea,RickandZackstayedinthebasementdepartment,sharinglaundryandsinglebathroomwithMichal,hiswifeandtheirtwochildren.
Thechangecuttheirexpendituresinhalf,butthenewlivingarrangementprovedtoochallenging.WhenAndreafoundajobwithaschooldistrictclosertohermother’shomeinwestJorden,Utah,thefamilydecidedtomoveon.Packingupagainwithnopicnic,Zackhadtoswitchschoolsforthesecondtimeandspaceiseventighter.AndreasaysthatthemovesthemselvesareexhaustingandRickisstilllookingforajob.
TherecessionhascertainlycomewithmoreproblemsthanAndreaanticipated,butsheremainsunfailinglyoptimistic.Sheisexcitedtospendmoretimewithhermother.Anotherplus,rentsarelowerinUtahthaninNevada.SoAndreathinksthey’llbeabletosaveupandmoveoutinlessthan6months.
QUESTIONS33-35AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD.Q33WhatdowelearnaboutAndrea’shusband?
Q34WhydidAndreamovetoliveinhereldestson’shome?
Q35WhatisAndrea’sattitudetowardthehardshipsbroughtbytheeconomicrecession?PartIIIPartIV【选词填空】
theKidsLiveWellcampaign——expectedtobeanrestaurantsmustpromisetoofferatleastonechildrennosoftdrinksandatleasttwo55__________fromtheolegrains,leanproteinsorlow-fatdairy,Amongthatmeetssimilar56__________,withfewerthan200
分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)adaptI)PreferB)availableJ)recommendingC)beginD)concernE)items
K)speciesM)stopN)taking
F)nationwideO)varietyG)possible
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【深度阅读】
PassageOne
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Newsisn’tgood:Unemployedthan9percent,andnewjobgrowthhasfallenclosetozero.That’sbadfortheeconomy.Anditmaybeespeciallydiscouragingifyouhappentobelookingforajoborhcareersrightnow.Butitactuallyshouldn’tmattertoyounearlyasmuchasyouThat’sbecausejobgrowthnumbersdon’tmattertojobhuntersasmuchasjob更替)data.Afterall,existingjobsopenupeverydayduetopromotions,resignation(解雇)，andretirements.(Yes,peopleareretiringeveninthiseconomy.)Inbothbad,turnovercreatesmoreopeningsthaneconomicgrowthdoes.EveninJuneofeconomywasstillmovingahead,jobgrowthwasonly132,000,whileturnoverwas
Andasitturnsout,eventoday—withjobgrowthnearzero—over4millionbeinghiredeverymonth.
Idon’tmeantoimplythatoveralljobgrowthdoesn’thaveanimpactonone’sjob.It’struethatiftotalemploymentwerehigher,itwouldmeanmorejobsforallfrom(andcompetefor).Andit’struethattherearecurrentlymorepeopleapplyingablejobopening,regardlessofwhetherit’sanewoneornot.
Butwhatoftendistinguishesthosewholandjobsfromthosewhodon’tit’sthemotivated.They’rewillingtodothehardworkofidentifyingtheirvaluableskillsaboutwhereandhowtolook;learnhowtopresentthemselvestopotentialemployeesgoing,evenafterrepeatedrejections.TheBureauofLaborStatisticsdatashowspeoplewhowantedandwereavailableforworkhadn’tlookedwithinthelastfournolongerevenclassifiedasunemployed.
Sodon’tlettheheadlinesfoolyouintogivingup.FourmillionpeoplegethiredtheU.S.Youcanbeoneofthem.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
57.Theauthortendstobelievethathighunemploymentrate_____.A)deprivesmanypeopleofjobopportunitiesB)preventsmanypeoplefromchangingcareersC)shouldnotstoppeoplefromlookingforajobD)doesnotmeantheU.S.economyisworsening58.Wheredomostjobopeningscomefrom?
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A)Jobgrowth.B)Jobturnover.C)improvedeconomy.D)Businessexpansion.
59.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutoveralljobgrowth?A)Itdoesn’thavemucheffectonindividualjobseekers.B)Itincreasespeople’sconfidenceintheeconomy.C)Itgivesarayofhopetotheunemployed.
D)Itdoesn’tmeangreaterjobsecurityfortheemployed.60.Whatisthekeytolandingajobaccordingtotheauthor?A)EducationB)IntelligenceC)PersistenceD)Experience61.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheunemploymentfiguresintheU.S.?A)Theyclearlyindicatehowhealthytheeconomyis.B)Theyprovidethepublicwiththelatestinformation.C)Theywarnofthestructuralproblemsintheeconomy.D)Theyexcludethosewhohavestoppedlookingforajob.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Ourriskofcancerrisesdramaticallyasweage.Soitmakessensethattheelderlyshouldberoutinelyscreenedfornewtumors-ordoesn’tit?
Whilesuchvigilant(警觉的)trackingofcancerisagoodthingingeneral,researchersareincreasinglyquestioningwhetherallofthistestingisnecessaryfortheelderly.Withthepercentageofpeopleoverage65expectedtonearlydoubleby2050,it’simportanttoweighthehealthbenefitsofscreeningagainsttherisksandcostsofroutinetesting.
Inmanycases,screeningcanleadtosurgeriestoremovecancer,whilethecancersthemselvesmaybeslow-growingandmaynotposeserioushealthproblemsinpatients’remaining
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years.Butthemessagethateveryonemustscreenforcancerhasbecomesodeep-rootedthatwhenhealthcareexpertsrecommendedthatwomanunder50andover74stopscreeningforbreastcancer,itcausedriotousreactionamongdoctors,patientsandadvocacygroups.
It’shardtouprootdeeplyheldbeliefsaboutcancerscreeningwithscientificdata.Certainly,therearepeopleoverage75whohavehadcancers——————————
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PartV
Theshortergrowingseasonsexpectedwithclimatechangeoverthenext40yearswillendangerhundredsofmillionsofalreadypoorpeopleintheglobaltropics,sayresearchersworking62theworld'sleadingagriculturalorganisations.
Theeffectsofclimatechangearelikelytobeseenacrosstheentiretropical63butmanyareaspreviouslyconsideredtobe64foodsecurearelikelytobecomehighly65todroughts,extremeweatherandhighertemperatures,saythe66withtheConsultativeGrouponInternationalAgriculturalResearch.
Intensivelyfarmedareas67northeastBrazilandMexicoarelikelytoseetheir68growingseasonsfallbelow120days,whichis69forcropssuchascorntomature.ManyotherplacesinLatinAmericaarelikelyto70temperaturesthataretoohotforbean71,astapleintheregion.Theimpactcouldbe72mostinIndiaandsoutheastAsia.Morethan300millionpeopleinsouthAsiaarelikelytobeaffectedevenwitha5%decreaseinthe73ofthegrowingseason.Higherpeaktemperaturesarealsoexpectedtotakeaheavy74onfoodproducers.Todaythereare56millioncrop-dependentpeopleinpartsofwestAfricaandIndiawholiveinareaswhere,in40years,maximumdailytemperaturescouldbehigherthan30C.Thisis75tothemaximumtemperaturethatbeanscantolerate,76cornandriceyieldssufferwhentemperatures77thislevel.\"Wearestartingtoseemuchmoreclearly78theeffectsofclimatechangeonagriculturecould79hungerandpoverty,\"saidresearchleaderPattiKristjanson.\"Farmersalreadyadapt80variableweatherbychangingtheirplantingschedules.Whatthisstudysuggestsisthatthespeedofclimate81andthemagnitudeofthechangesrequiredtoadaptcouldbemuchgreater.\"
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