Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　Section A

　　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 waid. 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 is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。

　　11. A) She has completely recovered.

　　B) She went into shock after an operation.

　　C) She is still in a critical condition.

　　D) She is getting much better.

　　12. A) Ordering a breakfast.

　　B) Booking a hotel room.

　　C) Buying a train ticket.

　　D) Fixing a compartment.

　　13. A) Most borrowers never returned the books to her.

　　B) The man is the only one who brought her book back.

　　C) She never expected anyone to return the books to her.

　　D) Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.

　　14. A) She left her work early to get some bargains last Saturday.

　　B) She attended the supermarket's grand opening ceremony.

　　C) She drove a full hour before finding a parking space.

　　D) She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday.

　　15. A) He is bothered by the pain in his neck.

　　B) He cannot do his report without a computer.

　　C) He cannot afford to have a coffee break.

　　D) He feels sorry to have missed the report.

　　16. A) Only top art students can show their works in the gallery.

　　B) The gallery space is big enough for the man's paintings.

　　C) The woman would like to help with the exhibition layout.

　　D) The man is uncertain how his art works will be received.

　　17. A) The woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant.

　　B) The man works in the same department as the woman does.

　　C) The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days.

　　D) The man is capable of dealing with difficult people.

　　18. A) It was better than the previous one.

　　B) It distorted the mayor's speech.

　　C) It exaggerated the city's economic problems.

　　D) It reflected the opinions of most economists.

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19. A) To inform him of a problem they face.

　　B) To request him to purchase control desks.

　　C) To discuss the content of a project report.

　　D) To ask him to fix the dictating machine

　　20. A) They quote the best price in the market.

　　B) They manufacture and sell office furniture.

　　C) They cannot deliver the steel sheets on time

　　D) They cannot produce the steel sheets needed.

　　21. A) By marking down the unit price.

　　B) By accepting the penalty clauses.

　　C) By allowing more time for delivery.

　　D) By promising better after-sales service.

　　22. A) Give the customer a ten percent discount.

　　B) Claim compensation from the steel suppliers.

　　C) Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers.

　　D) Cancel the contract with the customer.

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　23. A) Stockbroker.

　　B) Physicist.

　　C) Mathematician.

　　D) Economist.

　　24. A) Improve computer programming.

　　B) Explain certain natural phenomena.

　　C) Predict global population growth.

　　D) Promote national financial health.

　　25. A) Their different educational backgrounds.

　　B) Changing attitudes toward nature.

　　C) Chaos theory and its applications.

　　D) The current global economic crisis.

　　Section B

　　Directions：In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some question. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only onece. 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 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　Passage One

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　26. A) They lay great emphasis on hard work.

　　B) They name 150 star engineers each year.

　　C) They require high academic degrees.

　　D) They have people with a very high IQ.

　　27. A) Long years of job training.

　　B) High emotional intelligence.

　　C) Distinctive academic qualifications.

　　D) Devotion to the advance of science.

　　28. A) Good interpersonal relationships.

　　B) Rich working experience.

　　C) Sophisticated equipment.

　　D)

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. A) A diary.

　　B) A fairy tale.

　　C) A history textbook.

　　D) A biography.

　　30. A) He was a sports fan.

　　B) He loved adventures.

　　C) He disliked school.

　　D) He liked hair-raising stories.

　　31. A) Encourage people to undertake adventures.

　　B) Publicize his colorful and unique life stories.

　　C) Raise people's environmental awareness.

　　D) Attract people to America's national parks.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. A) The first infected victim.

　　B) A coastal village in Africa.

　　C) The doctor who first identified it.

　　D) A river running through the Congo.

　　33. A) They exhibit similar symptoms.

　　B) They can be treated with the same drug.

　　C) They have almost the same mortality rate.

　　D) They have both disappeared for good.

　　34. A) By inhaling air polluted with the virus.'

　　B) By contacting contaminated body fluids.

　　C) By drinking water from the Congo River.

　　D) By eating food grown in Sudan and Zaire.

　　35. A) More strains will evolve from the Ebola virus.

　　B) Scientists will eventually find cures for Ebola.

　　C) Another Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later.

　　D) Once infected, one will become immune to Ebola.

　　Section C

　　Directions：In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carfully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.

　　For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are requied to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. 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卡2上作答。

　　The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behave in an agreeable manner. Those (36) __________ that make interaction with other people enjoyable would be simulated as closely as possible, and the machine would appear to be (37) __________ , stimulating, and easygoing. Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable, and yet the machine would remain slightly (38) __________ and therefore interesting. In its first (39) _________ it might be somewhat hesitant and unassuming, but as it came to know the user it would progress to a more (40)__________ and intimate style. The machine would not be a passive (41) __________ but would add its own suggestions, information, and opinions; it would sometimes take the (42) __________ in developing or changing the topic and would have a (43) __________ of its own.

　　The machine would convey presence. We have all seen how a computer's use of personal names (44) _______________________. Such features arc easily written into the software. (45) ____________________.

　　Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend (46) ____________________. At an appropriate time it might also express that stimulates attachment and intimacy.

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