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Part II Listening Comprehension(共35分) (30 minutes) Section A （每题1分，共15分）
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which the best answer is. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. A) To a restaurant. B) To a hotel. C) To a hospital. D) To a store.
2. A) Weights and measures. B) The government. C) The cost of living. D) Science classes. 3. A) She has bought a new one. B) She has none at present. C) She has only an old one. D) Her sister has given her one.
4. A) Leather gloves always serve as good gifts. B) Their niece already has a pair of leather gloves. C) Only one size will fit.
D) The gloves are all the same size. 5. A) In a library. B) In a restaurant. C) In a hospital. D) In a drugstore. . 6. A) A good presentation needs a lot of preparation. B) The presentation was very good.
C) He can always turn to her for help. D) He should get some sleep. 7. A) She did not like all the rain. B) The rain is good for the crops. C) Part of each day was clear. D) She hopes the drought is over.
8. A) In New York City. B) In his sister’s home. C) In Greece. D) On a plane.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) A bank teller and a patron. B) An accounts manager and a customer. C) A sales clerk and a shopper. D) A stock broker and a client. 10. A) She thinks it makes good sense. B) She thinks it’s unreasonable.
C) She thinks it should have been implemented sooner. D) She thinks it’s good business.
11. A) Take her business someplace else . B) Talk to the manager . C) Change her purchases. D) Open an account.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) At the university’s main library. B) At the graduate school library. C) At the county public library.
D) At the city’s largest private library.
13. A)To choose a topic for a term paper. B) To type some research materials.
C) To find material not available in the main library. D) To learn to use the computers there.
14. A) An analysis of early presidential elections. B) A comparison of political journals.
C) The use of computers in calculating election results. D) The impact of television on recent presidential elections. 15. A) Travel to that library to get it. B) Pay to use it.
C) Read it in the graduate school library. D) Order the material from the publisher.
Section B（每题1分，共10分）
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) How many poor people there were in his town. B) Whether the poor people really needed his help. C) If the people of the town were worthy of his help. D) Who was willing to do a seemingly thankless job. 17. A) A very large stone. B) A cow. C) A big tree. D) A sack of rice.
18. A) Most people passed around without complaining. B) Most people tried to move the stone away. C) Most people did nothing but complaining. D) Most people fell against the stone 19. A) A bag of money. B) An envelope. C) A cheque. D) Both A and B. Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 20. A) Animals lived in cages made of concrete with iron bars. B) Animals lived in natural environments. C) Streams of water flew through the cages. D) Several species of animals lived together.
21. A) Because the zoo keeper did not take good care of them B) Because the animals were not fed well.
C) Because the environment was anything but natural. D) Because the cages were too dirty.
22. A) Animals live in more natural environments . B) Trees and grass grow in the cages.
C) A deep ditch filled with water surrounds the area where animals live. D) All of the above. Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just beard. 23. A) He earned $100,000 a week. B) He used to have nightmares.
C) All actors cared very much about the audience’s response. D) We all need genuine appreciation. 24. A) Praise and encouragement. B) Laughter and clapping.
C) To be praised and to learn how to praise. D) To love and to be loved.
25. A) They are young and sensitive.
B)They particularly care about the parents’ appreciation.
C) Lack of kindly appreciation might affect the growth of children’s character. D) Lack of timely encouragement might make children lose self-confidence.
Section C（每题1分，共10分）
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题纸上作答。
American society is not nap-friendly. In fact, there’s even a (26) ______ against admitting we need sleep. Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at the switch. To quote an (27) ______ proverb: “Some sleep five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and (28) ______ eleven.”
Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at the switch is to take naps when you need them. “We have to (29) ______ change our attitude toward napping,” says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the (30) ______ of sleep research.
Last year a national commission led by Dement (31) ______ an “American sleep debt,” which one member said was as important as the national debt. The commission (32) ______ the dangers of sleepiness: people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving.
About 60 percent of American (33) ______ nap when given the opportunity. Sleeping 15 minutes to 2 hours in the afternoon can (34) ___ and improve alertness. Clearly, we were born to nap.
There is an exquisite pleasure in (35) ___ to drowsiness, particularly if you’re supposed to be doing something else. And, we should all note, napping is one of the few pleasures left that are not life-threatening.