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SectionA

11.A)Theywouldrathertravelaroundthan

stayathome.

B)Theyprefertocarrycashwhentraveling

abroad.

C)Theyusuallycarrymanythingsaroundwith

them.

D)Theydon’tliketospendmuchmoneyon

traveling.

12.A)Thelectionprocesswasalittleunfair.

B)Hehadlongdreamedofthedean’sposition.

C)Rodwaliminatedinthelectionprocess.

D)Rodwasinchargeoftheadmissionsoffice.

13.A)Applauencouragesthesinger.

B)Sheregretspayingfortheconcert.

C)Almosteveryonelovespopmusic.

D)Theconcertisveryimpressive.

14.A)Theyhaveknowneachothersincetheir

schooldays.

B)TheywerebothchairpersonsoftheStudents’

Union.

C)Theyhavebeeninclotouchbyemail.

D)Theyaregoingtoholdareunionparty.

15.A)Cooktheirdinner.

B)Restforawhile.

C)Gettheircarfixed.

D)Stopforthenight.

16.A)Newly-launchedproducts.

B)Consumerpreferences.

C)Surveyresults.

D)Surveymethods.

17.A)Hewouldratherthewomandidn’tbuy

theblou.

B)Thewomanneedsblousinthecolorsofa

rainbow.

C)Theinformationinthecatalogisnotalways

reliable.

D)Hethinkstheblueblouisbetterthanthe

redone.

18.A)Thecourisopentoallnextmester.

B)Thenoticemaynotbereliable.

C)Thewomanhasnottoldthetruth.

D)Hewilldrophiscourinmarketing.

Questions19to22arebadontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

19.A)Adirectorofasalesdepartment.

B)Amanageratacomputerstore.

C)Asalesclerkatashoppingcenter.

D)Anaccountantofacomputerfirm.

20.A)Handlingcustomercomplaints.

B)Recruitingandtrainingnewstaff.

C)Dispatchingorderedgoodsontime.

D)Developingcomputerprograms.

21.A)Shelikessomethingmorechallenging.

B)Shelikestobenearertoherparents.

C)Shewantstohaveabetter-paidjob.

D)Shewantstobewithherhusband.

22.A)Rightaway.

B)Intwomonths.

C)Earlynextmonth.

D)Inacoupleofdays.

Questions23to25arebadontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

23.A)Itwillfacechallengesunprecedentedin

itshistory.

B)Itisaresoluteadvocateoftheanti-global

movement.

C)Itisboundtoregainitsfullgloryofa

hundredyearsago.

D)Itwillbeamajoreconomicpowerbythe

mid-21stcentury.

24.A)Thelackofoverallurbanplanning.

B)Thehugegapbetweenthehavesand

have-nots.

C)Theinadequatesupplyofwaterand

electricity.

D)Theshortageofhi-techpersonnel.

25.A)Theyattachgreatimportanceto

education.

B)Theyareabletograspgrowthopportunities.

C)Theyaregoodatlearningfromothernations.

D)Theyhavemadeuofadvanced

technologies.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhear3short

ndofeachpassage,youwill

epassageandthe

ou

hearaquestion,youmustchoothebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebadonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

26.A)Shetaughtchemistryandmicrobiology

coursinacollege.

B)Shegavelecturesonhowtobecomeapublic

speaker.

C)Shehelpedfamiliesmoveawayfrom

industrialpolluters.

D)Sheengagedinfieldrearchon

environmentalpollution.

27.A)Thejobrestrictedherfromrevealing

herfindings.

B)Thejobpodapotentialthreattoher

health.

C)Shefoundtheworkingconditions

frustrating.

D)Shewasofferedabetterjobinaminority

community.

28.A)Somegiantindustrialpollutershave

goneoutofbusiness.

B)Moreenvironmentalorganizationshave

appeared.

C)ManytoxicsitesinAmericahavebeen

cleanedup.

D)Morebranchesofhercompanyhavebeent

up.

29.A)Herwidespreadinfluenceamong

membersofCongress.

B)Herabilitytocommunicatethroughpublic

speaking.

C)Herrigoroustrainingindeliveringeloquent

speeches.

D)Herlifelongcommitmenttodomesticand

globalissues.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebadonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

30.A)Thefiercecompetitioninthemarket.

B)Thegrowingnecessityofstafftraining.

C)Theacceleratedpaceofglobalisation.

D)Theurgentneedofadiverworkforce.

31.A)Gainadeepunderstandingoftheirown

culture.

B)Takecoursofforeignlanguagesand

cultures.

C)Sharetheexperiencesofpeoplefromother

cultures.

D)Participateininternationalexchange

programmes.

32.A)Reflectivethinkingisbecomingcritical.

B)Labormarketisgettingglobalid.

C)Knowingaforeignlanguageisntial.

D)Globalisationwilleliminatemanyjobs.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebadonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

33.A)Red-hairedwomenwereregardedas

morereliable.

B)Brown-hairedwomenwereratedasmore

capable.

C)Golden-hairedwomenwereconsidered

attractive.

D)Black-hairedwomenwerejudgedtobe

intelligent.

34.A)Theyaresmartandeloquent.

B)Theyareambitiousandarrogant.

C)Theyareshrewdanddishonest.

D)Theyarewealthyandindustrious.

35.A)Theyforcepeopletofollowthecultural

mainstream.

B)Theyexaggeratetherolesofcertaingroupsof

people.

C)Theyemphasizediversityattheexpenof

uniformity.

D)Theyhinderourperceptionofindividual

differences.

SectionC

TheancientGreeksdevelopedbasicmemory

eis36from

theirGoddessofmemory“Mnemosyne”.Inthe

ancientworld,atrainedmemorywasan37ast,

ereno38

devicesfortakingnotes,andearlyGreek

orators(演说家)deliveredlongspeecheswith

great39becautheylearnedthespeechesusing

mnemonicsystems.

TheGreeksdiscoveredthathumanmemoryis

40anassociativeprocess—thatitworksby

mple,thinkofan

41yourbrainregisterstheword

“apple”,it42theshape,color,taste,smelland

thingsareassociatedin

yourmemorywiththeword“apple”.

plecouldbewhenyouthinkabouta

uldtriggera

memoryaboutwhatyou’retalkingabout

throughthatlecture,whichcanthentrigger

anothermemory.

plegivenonawebsiteIwaslooking

atfollows:Doyouremembertheshapeof

Austria,Canada,Belgium,orGermany?

outItaly,though?

madeanassociationwithsomethingalready

known,theshapeofaboot,andItaly’sshape

couldnotbeforgottenonceyouhadmadethe

association.

答案

11.A)Theyprefertocarrycashwhen

travelingabroad。

12.C)Rodwaliminatedinthelection

process。

13.A)Theconcertisveryimpressive。

14.B)Theyhaveknowneachothersincetheir

schooldays。

15.D)Stopforthenight。

16.A)Surveyresults。

17.D)Hewouldratherthewomandidn’tbuy

theblou。

18.C)Thenoticemaynotbereliable。

19.D)Amanageratacomputerstore。

20.A)Handlingcustomercomplaints。

21.C)Shewantstobewithherhusband。

22.D)Earlynextmonth。

23.B)Itwillbeanajoreconomicpowerby

themid-21stcentury。

24.D)Thehugegapbetweenthehavesand

have-nots。

25.C)theyattachgreatimportanceto

education。

SectionB

26.A)Sheengagedinfieldrearchon

enviromentalpollution。

27.A)Thejobrestrictedherfromrevealing

herfindings。

28.B)ManytoxicsitesinAmericahavebeen

cleanedup。

29.D)Herabilitytocommunicatethrough

publicspeaking。

30.D)Theacceleratedpaceofgloblalisation。

31.B)Gainadeepunderstandingoftheirown

culture。

32.C)Thelabourmarketisgetting

globalid。

33.B)Brown-hairedwomenareratedasore

capabe。

34.A)Theyareshrewddishonest。

35.C)Theyhinderourperceptionof

individualdifferences。

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ansthatanythoughtabouta

certainsubjectwilloftenbringupmore

memoriesthatarerelatedtoit。

ociationsdonothavetobelogical.

Theyjusthavetomakeagoodlink。

emembertheshapeofItaly,itis

becauyouhavebeentoldsometimethatItaly

isshapedlikeaboot。

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SectionA

11.W:DidyouucreditcardsonyourvacationlastmonthinEurope?

M:rtainlybeatgoingaroundwithawalletfullofbigbills.

Butcarryinglotsofcashisstillverycommonamongsomeolderpeopletraveling

abroad.

Q:Whatdoesthemansayaboutsomeelderlypeople?

12.W:’swrongwithhim?

M:Hewaspasdoverinthelectionprocessforthedeanofthe

’dbeenhopingforthepositionforalongtime.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.M:WhatagreatsingerJustinis!’ll

neverregretthemoneyyoupaidfortheticket.

W:gbytheamountoftheapplau,everyonewanjoyingit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

14.W:emember?Hewas

oneofthechairpersonsofourstudentsunion.

M:Yes,butIhaven’lyI’vebeenoutof

touchwithhimsinceourfirstreunionaftergraduation.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?

15.M:’sstopfordinner.

W:’sfindamotel,sothatwecangetanearlystarttomorrow.

Q:Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?

16.W:Let’slookatthesurveyonconsumerconfidenceweconductedlast

iablearethefigures?

M:Theyhavea5%marginoferror

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

17.W:Lookatthiscatalogue,Iwanttogetthisredblou.

M:Err,Ithinkyou’eedeverycolor

intherainbow?

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

18.W:Thisnoticesaysthatalltheintroductorymarketingclassareclod.

M:Thatcan’’ssuppodtobe13ofthemthismester.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

ConversationOne

M:Ieonyourresumethatyouworkedasamanagerofastorecalled

“ComputerCountry”.Couldyoutellmealittlemoreaboutyourresponsibilities

there?

W:lof

theorderingforthestore,andIkepttrackoftheinventory.

M:Whatwasthemostdifficultpartofyourjob?

W:’thavethemveryoften,

butwhenwedid,ll,

thecustomerisalwaysright.

M:That’gdidyouworkthere?

W:hecompanylastmonth.

M:Andwhydidyouleave?

W:derstandyour

companyhasanopeningtheretoo.

M:Yes,that’positionwon’tstartuntilearlynext

hatbeaproblemforyou?

W:No,and’snewjobdoesn’

wethoughtwewouldspendsometimedrivingtoBostonandstoptoemy

parents.

M:me,whyareyouinterestedinthisparticular

position?

W:Iknowthatyourcompanyhasagreatreputation,andawonderful

product.I’

heardabouttheopeninginBoston,Ijumpedtotheopportunity.

M:WellI’mgladyoudid.

sthewoman’spreviousjob?

esthewomansaywasthemostdifficultpartofherjob?

hewomanlookingforajobinBoston?

nthewomanstarttoworkifshegetsthejob?

ConversationTwo

W:TodayinthestudiowehaveAlbertoCortez,thewell-knownBrazilian

’sheretotalkabouttherecentreport,

statingthatby2050Brazilwillbetheoneottheword’swealthiestandmost

o,whatdoyousaytothereport?

M:Youknowthisisn’tthefirsttimethatpeoplearesayingBrazilwillbea

didn’thappen.

W:Yes,butyoumustadmittheworld’saverydifferentplacenow.

M:Ibelievethere’smaybesometruthintheprediction

fall,though,wemustremembertheproblemsfacing

Brazilatthemoment.

W:Suchas…?

M:There’sanenormousgapbetweentherichandthepoorinthiscountry.

InSalPaulo,youcaneshoppingmallsfullofdesignergoodsrightnextdoorto

workneeds

tobedonetohelppeopleinthoareasimprovetheirlives.

W:Whatneedstobedone?

M:Education,ziltobesuccessful,weneedtooffer

sfulcountrieslikeSouthKoreaandSingapore

needstolearnfromthecountries.

W:Soyouarehopefulforthefuture.

M:AsIsaidearlier,I’n’tomake

surethattheimportantopportunitiesforBrazilaren’twasted,astheywerein

thepast.

estherecentreportsayaboutBrazil?

oblemdoesAlbertosayBrazilfacesnow?

esAlbertosayabouteconomicallysuccessfulcountries?

SectionB

PassageOne

graduatingfromcollegewithdegreesinchemistryandmicrobiology,shewentto

ofherjob,she

conductedfieldrearchontoxicsubstancesintheenvironment,oftenin

ndmany

familieswerebeingexpodhigh,sometimesdeadly,levelsofchemicalsand

othertoxicsubstances,butshewasnotallowedtomakeherinformationpublic.

Frustratedbytherestrictions,Subraleftherjobin1981,createdherown

company,andhasdevotedthepasttwodecadestohelpingpeoplefightback

kswithfamiliesandcommunity

groupstoconductenvironmentaltests,interprettestresults,andorganizefor

eofherefforts,dozensoftoxicsitesacrossthecountryhavebeen

cleanedup,andonechemicalindustryspokespersoncallsher“atopgunforthe

environmentalmovement.”

HowhasWilmaSubraachievedallthis?Partlythroughherscientific

training,tas

importantisherabilitytocommunicatewithpeoplethroughpublicspeaking.

“Publicspeaking,”shesays,“istheprimaryvehicleIuforreachingpeople.”

IfyouhadaskedSubrabefore1981,“Doyoueyourlfasamajorpublic

speaker?”ayshegivesmorethan100

hewayshehaslecturedatHarvard,testifiedbefore

Congress,andaddresdaudiencesin40states,aswellasinMexico,Canada,

andJapan.

dWilmaSubradoaspartofherjobwhileworkingatGulf

SouthRearchInstitute?

dWilmaSubraleaveherjobin1981?

sultshaveWilmaSubra’ffortshadintheparttwodecades?

esthespeakersayhascontributedtoWilmaSubra’ssuccess?

Passage2

Oneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstodayisthe

ketplaceisnolongernationalor

regional,srequiresaglobalready

sitieshavealargeparttoplayinpreparingstudentsforthe

21stcenturylabormarketbypromotinginternationaleducationalexperiences.

Themostobviouswayuniversitiescanhelpdevelopglobalworkforceisby

tswhohave

experiencedanotherculturefirsthandaremorelikelytobeglobalreadywhen

theygraduate.

Globalworkforcedevelopmentdoesn’talwayshavetoinvolvetravelabroad

entslearnanotherlanguageandstudyothercultures,theywill

portanttopointoutthat

studentsalsoneedtohaveadeepunderstandingoftheirownculturebeforethey

canbegintoobrve,i-cultural

societies,peoplecanstudyeachother’scultures,todevelopintercultural

competencies,suchascriticalandreflectivethinking,andintellectualflexibility.

Thiscanbedoneboththroughthecurriculumandthroughactivitiesoncampus,

outsideoftheclassroom,suchasartexhibitions,andlecturesfrominternational

iversitiesarealreadyembracingthischallenge,andproviding

tsthemlves,

however,maynotrealizethatwhentheygraduate,theywillbecompetingina

globallabormarket,anduniversitiesneedtoraiawarenessoftheissues

amongstundergraduates.

Questions30-32

Q30:Whatisoneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducators

today?

Q31:Whatshouldstudentsdofirstbeforetheycanreallyunderstandother

cultures?

Q32:Whatshouldcollegestudentsrealizeaccordingtothespeaker?

Passage3

Toeifhaircoloraffectsaperson’schancesofgettingajob,rearchersat

CaliforniaStateUniversityasked136collegestudentstoreviewtheresumeand

udentwas

applicant’spicturewasaltered,sothatinsome

photosherhairwasgolden,ult?With

brownhair,thewomanwasratedmorecapable,andshewasofferedahigher

tudieshavefoundsimilar

spondentsratewomenwithgoldenhairwithlessintelligentthan

otherpeople,ithredorgolden

hairarevictimsofthecommonpracticeofstereotyping.

Astereotypeisasimplisticorexaggeratedimagethathumanscarryingin

mple,lawyersareshrewdand

typingcanoccurinpublicspeaking

yingtochooaspeechtopic,somemalesthinkthatwomenare

uninterestedinhowtorepaircars,whilesomefemalesthinkthatmenare

uninterestedincreativehobbies,ld

rejectstereotypes,becautheyforceallpeopleinagroupintothesamesimple

iltoaccountforindividualdifferences,andthewiderangeof

wyersaredishonest,yes!

menareuninterestedinrepairingcars,yes!Butsome

areenthusiasticmechanics.

Questions33-35

Q33:WhatdidrearchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityfind?

Q34:Whatisthepopularstereotypeoflawyers?

Q35:Whydoesthespeakersayweshouldrejectstereotypes?

SectionC

nameisderivedfromtheirGoddessofmemory"Mnemosyne".Intheancient

world,atrainedmemorywasanimmenast,

werenoconvenientdevicesfortakingnotes,andearlyGreekoratorsdelivered

longspeecheswithgreataccuracybecautheylearnedthespeechesusing

mnemonicsystems.

TheGreeksdiscoveredthathumanmemoryislargelyanassociativeprocess

mple,

instantyourbrainregisterstheword"apple",itrecallstheshape,color,taste,

thingsareassociatedinyourmemory

withtheword"apple".Thismeansthatanythoughtaboutacertainsubjectwill

plecouldbewhen

uldtriggeramemoryaboutwhat

you'retalkingaboutthroughthatlecture,whichcanthentriggeranother

sthavetomakeagood

plegivenonawebsiteIwaslookingatfollows,"Doyouremember

theshapeofAustria?Canada?Belgium?OrGermany?

aboutItalythough?IfyouremembertheshapeofItaly,itisbecauyouhave

eanassociation

withsomethingalreadyknown,lyshapecouldnotbe

forgottenonceyouhadmadetheassociation."

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短对话：

11.W:IforgottotellyouthatFredcalledlastnighttoborrowyoursleeping

bag.

M:Oh,Isawhimatthegymthismorning,buthedidn’

musthaveaskedsomebodyel.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

12.W:

eventoohottogotothepoolyesterday.

M:ingtotheweatherreportweshouldhavesome

reliefbytheendoftheweek.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.W:Well,tonightwehaveProfessorBrowninourstudiototalkaboutthe

ening,professor.

M:Goodevening,madam,mypleasuretobeheretonight.

Q:Whatisthewomandoing?

14.M:ldn’t

knowbylookingatthemthatIwaterthemeveryweek.

W:Maybetheydon’esameproblemwithsome

ttleshadehelpsthemimmenly.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

Longconversationone

W:You’ndoftopicsdoesyourprogram

cover?

M:Well,’tcoverinternational

’suesofgeneralsocial

nbeanythingfromthefutureofthe

healthrvicetothewaytheenvironmentisgoingdownhill.

W:Howdoyouchoothetopic?Doyouchooonebecauit’swhatthe

publicwantstoknowaboutorbecauit’swhatyoufeelthepublicoughtto

knowabout?

M:Ithinkit’mesyouhaveastrongfeelingthat

somethingisimportantandyouwanttoeitexaminedandyouwantto

mespeoplecometoyouwiththingstheyare

nbeastoryabout

corruptioninlocalgovernment,somethingtheycannotquiteunderstand,whyit

doesn’temtobeworkingoutproperly,liketheyarenothavingtheirlitter

collectedproperlyorthedustbinmptied.

W:Howdoyouknowthatyou’vegotareallysuccessfulprogram?Onethat

isjustrightforthetime?

M:Ithinkyougetanaboutitafterworkinginitinanumberofyears.

egoingtobe

publishedjustthepointwhenthepublicareconcernedaboutthat.

Q19-21

ndoftopicsdoesPublicEyecover?

sPublicEyechooitstopics?

ctorplaysanimportantroleinrunningasuccessfulprogram?

W:Hi,ou’vewrittenabooktitledVisions.

M:ainshowsciencewillrevolutionizethe21stcentury.

W:CouldIaskyousomequestionsconcerningthebook?

M:Sure.

W:Areyouoptimisticaboutthefuture?

M:Generally,backtotheyearof1900,mostAmericans

didn’hen,we’vehadimprovementsinhealth

snoreasonwhythewon’tcontinuefarintothe

21stcentury.

W:Arewereadyforthechangesthatwillcome?

M:DNA,

microchips,ople’sreactionistosay,wearetooold;we

don’tionistosay,wemusteducatepeople

tounewtechnologynow.

W:Isworldpopulationgoingtobeabigproblem?

M:Yes,thatworldpopulationwillstopincreasingasweall

reapartofthemiddleclass,youdon’twantorneed12

children.

W:Willtherebeaworldgovernment?

M:havetomanagetheworldanditsresourcesona

globallevelbecaucountriesalonearetoosmall.

W:Willwehavecontrolofeverything?

M:Ithinkwe’lllearntocontroltheweather,volcanoesandearthquakes.

Illnesswon’’llgrownewlivers,kidneys,hearts,andlungslikespare

2000years,wehavetried

’llbegintocontrolit.

Q22-25arebadontheconversationyoujustheard.

esProfessorSmithsayaboutmostAmericansaroundtheyear

of1900?

esProfessorSmithadvicewedo?

lltheworldpopulationstopgrowingaccordingtoProfessor

Smith?

esProfessorSmiththinkhumanbeingswillbeabletodo?