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

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11. A) Look for a more suitable job.

B) Accept the extra work willingly.

C) Trade places with someone else.

D) Ask his boss for a lighter schedule.

12. A) He does not believe what the woman has told him.

B) He is uncertain where his wife is at the moment.

C) It is unusual for his wife to be at home now.

D) It is strange for his wife to call him at work.

13. A) The man is going to send out the memo tomorrow.

B) The man will drive the woman to the station.

C) The woman is concerned with the man’s health.

D) The speakers are traveling by train tomorrow morning.

14. A) A suite was booked instead of a double room.

B) The room booked was on a different floor.

C) The room booked was not spacious enough.

D) The suite booked was for a different date.

15. A) The fierce competition they face.

B) The reason for low profits.

C) The company’s sales policy.

D) The lack of effective promotion.

16. A) Do some shopping on their way home.

B) Have the groceries delivered to them.

C) Go and get the groceries at once.

D) Manage with what they have.

17. A) The problem with the air conditioner.

B) The hot weather in summer.

C) The atmosphere in the office.

D) The ridiculous rules of the office.

18. A) Find the priceless jewel she lost.

B) Buy a ring with precious diamond.

C) Set a new stone in her ring.

D) Shop on Oxford Street for a decent gift.

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

19. A) Damaging public facilities C) Organizing rallies in the park

B) Hurting baby animals in the zoo D) Destroying urban wildlife

20. A) The serious consequences of his doings were not fully realized.

B) His behaviour was thought to have resulted from mental illness.

C) He had bribed the park keepers to keep quiet.

D) People had differing opinions about his behaviour

21. A) BrutalC) Justifiable

B) Too HarshD) Well-deserved

22.A) Organising people against the authorities.

B) Stealing endangered animals from the zoo.

C) Encouraging others to follow his wrong doing.

D) Attacking the park keepers in broad daylight.

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

23.A) She is good at foreign languages.C) She is fond of practical courses.

B) She has already left school. D) She works for the handicapped.

24.A) He speaks French and German.C)He is interested in science courses.

B)He attends a boarding school.D)He is the brightest of her three kids.

25.A) Comprehensive schools do not offer quality education.

B) Children from low income families can’t really choose schools.

C) Public schools are usually bigger in size than private schools.

D) Parents decide what schools their children are to attend.

Section B

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 2 with a single line through the center.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage Two

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

News isn’t good: Unemployed than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero. That’s bad for the economy. And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or h careers right now. But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you

That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job 更替）data. After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resignation(解雇)，and retirements. (Yes, people are retiring even in this economy.) In both bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. Even in June of economy was still moving ahead, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was

And as it turns out, even today—with job growth near zero—over 4 million being hired every month.

I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s job. It’s true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all from(and compete for). And it’s true that there are currently more people applying able job opening, regardless of whether it’s a new one or not.

But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t it’s the motivated. They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills about where and how to look; learn how to present themselves to potential employees going, even after repeated rejections. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four no longer even classified as unemployed.

So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up. Four million people get hired the U.S. You can be one of them.

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57. The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate_____.

A) deprives many people of job opportunities

B) prevents many people from changing careers

C) should not stop people from looking for a job

D) does not mean the U.S. economy is worsening

58. Where do most job openings come from?

A) Job growth.

B) Job turnover.

C) improved economy.

D) Business expansion.

59. What does the author say about overall job growth?

A) It doesn’t have much effect on individual job seekers.

B) It increases people’s confidence in the economy.

C) It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed.

D) It doesn’t mean greater job security for the employed.

60. What is the key to landing a job according to the author?

A) Education B) Intelligence C) Persistence D) Experience

61.What do we learn from the passage about the unemployment figures in the U.S.?

A) They clearly indicate how healthy the economy is.

B) They provide the public with the latest information.

C) They warn of the structural problems in the economy.

D) They exclude those who have stopped looking for a job.

Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.

Our risk of cancer rises dramatically as we age. So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors-or doesn’t it?

While such vigilant (警觉的) tracking of cancer is a good thing in general, researchers are increasingly questioning whether all of this testing is necessary for the elderly. With the percentage of people over age 65 expected to nearly double by 2050, it’s important to weigh the health benefits of screening against the risks and costs of routine testing.

In many cases, screening can lead to surgeries to remove cancer, while the cancers themselves may be slow-growing and may not pose serious health problems in patients’ remaining years. But the message that everyone must screen for cancer has become so deep-rooted that when health care experts recommended that woman under 50 and over 74 stop screening for breast cancer, it caused riotous reaction among doctors, patients and advocacy groups.

It’s hard to uproot deeply held beliefs about cancer screening with scientific data. Certainly, there are people over age 75 who have had cancers ——————————

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