1、Tapescript of Test 1Part ADirections: Youre going to hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. Listen carefully and choose the right answer to each
2、question you hear. (8 points)Conversation 1:M: Your son Peter certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm for action movies.I wonder how he can afford the time.W: Me too. I only wish hed show as much in his studies.Q: What can we learn from the conversation? Conversation 2M: Youve spent too much time doing
3、coursework, Sally. Dont you think you should go out and get some fresh air?W: Thanks for the advice. But this is how I relieve my stress. Id rather not get too far behind.Q: What can you infer from the womans response?Conversation 3:M: Im having trouble making ends meet. It looks like I have to make
4、 another phone call to my parents.W: I dont think it would be a problem if you cut down on the discs you buy.Q: What does the woman mean?Conversation 4:W: I hope you enjoyed the movie last night. I wasnt sure I would.M: I wasnt either, but once it started, I simply got glued to the screen.Q: What ca
5、n you learn from the conversation?Conversation 5:M: Congratulations! I heard your debating team has reached the final.W: Yes, were all excited about it. Now were working hard to get well-prepared.Q: What will the womans team probably do?Conversation 6:W: Bill is a great guy. He nearly got killed whe
6、n he tried to rescue an old lady from a fire yesterday.M: Well, Im not surprised. I know thats not the first dangerous situation hes been in.Q: Which of the following adjectives best describes Bill? Conversation 7:M: What kind of father am I? My daughter is sick. She has had a fever for a couple of
7、days. But I didnt even know about it.W: Dont blame yourself too much. Youve been too much involved in the companys work to notice it, I guess. You really should take some time off.Q: What do you know about the man from the conversation?Conversation 8:M: Is Mary still in a critical condition?W: Im af
8、raid so, but weve kept the news from her mother.Q: What do we know about Marys mother?Part DDirections: Youll hear two conversations. Each will be read once. Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear. (7 points)Conversation 1:W: What are you giving Julie for Valentines
9、Day? M: Oh, is it that time of the year already? Id completely forgotten about it. W: If you want to keep your wife happy, you should never forget important days like her birthday, your wedding anniversary, or Valentines day. M: Its so hard for me. Julie has never let me forget that I missed our ann
10、iversary last month. W: Little things like that mean a lot to women. M: Well, do you have any good ideas for a gift? W: I always like a box of chocolates. M: Julie likes chocolates of course, but she is trying to lose some weight. I probably shouldnt do anything to make it hard for her. W: How about
11、 flowers? Thats something everyone likes. M: Yes, flowers are nice. I am wondering if it should be something a little more special to make up for my blunder last month. W: Jewelry is always good. M: I think youve got it. I believe Julie has been hinting that shed like a string of pearls. Every time
12、we go shopping she stops at the jewelry counter to look at pearls. I think it would make her happy just to see that I have been little observant. W: Well, theres that problem solved. Try not to wait until the last minute. Its easier to shop when you dont feel pressured. M: Good advice. Its a really
13、lucky thing to have a friend like you.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation youve just heard.9. Who is Julie?10. Which of the following is true of the man?11. What will the mans wife receive for this years Valentines Day?12. What can you learn from the conversation?Conversation 1:M: Mary,
14、whats your opinion about opening our own business after transferring from the army? I dont want to wait for the government to assign me a job.W: What did you say? Are you out of your mind?M: Im serious. You see, the government is calling on us to create opportunities for ourselves. Besides, Ive gain
15、ed much knowledge and experience being in the army. Im sure I can run my own business successfully.W: Thats not the way I see it. Opening a business mean that you would no longer have fixed salary. What shall we live on?M: Oh, come on. As the saying goes, “Where theres a will, theres a way.” Im sure
16、 we be able to support ourselves by means of hard work.W: I guess we just cant see eye to eye on this.M: I guess not.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation youve just heard.13. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?14. What can we learn from the conversation?15. What can
17、 we infer from the conversation?Part CDirections: Listen to the passage three times and fill in the blanks with the missing words. (10 points)Did you know that one out of every ten people in the world are left-handed? And did you also know that in many countries left-handedness is still thought of a
18、s being wrong? In India, for example, you shouldnt eat with your left hand.Even at the beginning of the 20th century left-handedness was considered to be a sign of weakness. 16)Researchers used to try and prove that left-handed people were more likely to commit 17)murder, or have reading problems th
19、an right-handed people.18)Fortunately, not all cultures think like this. In China both sides are needed for 19)harmony.Left-handedness can in fact be an 20)advantage in sport. Many left-handed 21)boxers and tennis players have achieved outstanding success. This is partly because of the element of su
20、rprise the left hand can offer and partly because left-handed peoples 22)brains work quicker.Nevertheless, this is still a right-handed peoples world. Ands this can be clearly seen when youre buying everyday things like scissors or golf clubs. 23)Even the most ordinary household iterms such as irons
21、 or can-openers are designed for right-handed people.But, heres some good news for all left-handed people. There is a shop in London which sells goods especially for left-handed people. Its called Anything Left-handed.There 24)you can buy anything from left-handed pocket calculators to knives and co
22、ffee mugs. In fact you can even buy watches for the left hand which work anti-clockwise. 25)People who buy things from the shop say it just makes their everyday life much easier. Part DDirections: Youll hear three passages. Each will be read only once. Choose the right answers to the questions you h
23、ear. (10 points)Passage 1Many people suffer from some form of extreme anxiety. Some experience occasional attacks of panic for almost no reason. Others go around in a state of continual uneasiness. How can anxiety be controlled? One way is for patients to take drugs which help manage their anxiety.
24、Patients who take these drugs say that they are able to work, to sleep and to go to places they feared to visit before. But the effects of the drugs on the human body, especially on the nervous system, have not been known for a long time. Scientists have started a series of studies to identify the e
25、ffects of the drugs on the brain and have gained some insight into the costs and benefits of the anti-anxiety drugs. They are valuable because they can reduce the effects of expected failure, frustration and disappointment. But their value demands a price. Two effects of the drugs are obviously harm
26、ful. First, they weaken a persons ability to react to changes; second, they fail to help a person deal with unexpected troubles. It is fairly sure that people will meet with problems they have never expected, so these harmful effects may make the price of anti-anxiety drugs too high.Questions 26 to
27、28 are based on the passage youve just heard.26. What does the passage mainly tell us?27. What harmful effects can anti-anxiety drugs have on a patient?28. What is the speakers attitude toward anti-anxiety drugs?Passage 2Elizabeth Blackwell was born in 1821 in England. Her family moved to the United
28、 States when she was 11. There, several years later, a family friend who suffered from cancer suggested to her that she study medicine. The dying friend said that perhaps her sickness would have been better under-stood if she had been treated by a woman. Elizabeth knew that no woman had ever been pe
29、rmitted to study in a medical college, but she began to think about the idea seriously after the friend died.Supported by her family, she began to study medicine privately with a doctor. Later she was accepted by Geneva Medical College in New York State and graduated in 1849 with high honors. She be
30、came the first woman in the Western world to have completed medical school training.Dr. Blackwell had many dreams. One was to start a hospital for women and children: another was to build a medical school to train woman doctors. After many yearss struggle against every kind of opposition, she finall
31、y succeeded in opening the first medical college for women in New York in 1868, and a second one later in London. In 1871 she founded the British National Health Society.Elizabeth Blackwell believed that the true reponsibility of doctors was to prevent disease. She stated p program in which doctors
32、visited patients in their homes and taught them basic hygiene about house cleaning and food preparation so that sickness could be prevented. And she started the program of disease prevention in her schools. It was the first time the idea of preventing disease was taught at a medical college.Dr. Blac
33、kwell died in 1910, at the age of 89. She is remembered for her contribution to the cause of medicine and for showing the way for women to move on.Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage youve just heard.29. Why did Elizabeth Blackwell want to become a doctor?30. As the first woman doctor, where
34、 did she open the first medical college for woman?31. What did Elizabeth Blackwell think was the true responsibility of doctors?32. Which of the following best describes Elizabeth Blackwell?Passage 3:When parents and teachers of youn children talk about the need for good self-esteem, they usually me
35、an that children have “good feelings” about themselves. With young children, self-esteem refers to the extent to which they expect to be accepted and valued by the adults and peers who are important to them.Children with a healthy sense of self-esteem feel that the important adults in their lives ac
36、cept them, care about them, and would go out of their way to ensure that they are safe and well. They feel that those adults would be upset if anything happened to them and would miss them if they are separated. Children with low self-esteem, on the other hand, feel that important adults and peers i
37、n their lives do not accept them, do not care about them very much, and would not go out of their way to ensure their safety and well-being.During their early years, youn childrens self-esteem is based largely on their perceptions of how the important adults in their lives judge themn. The extent to
38、 which children believe they have the characteristics valued by the important adults and peers in their lives figures greatly in the development of self-esteem. For example, in families and communities that value athletic ability highly, children who excel in athletics are likely to have a high leve
39、l of self-esteem, whereas children who are less athletic or who are criticized as being physically clumsy are likely to suffer from low self-esteem.Families, communities and ethnic and cultural groups vary in the criteria on which self-esteem is based. For example, some groups may emphasize physical
40、 appearance, and some may evaluate boys and girls differently. Prejudice and discrimination are also factors that may contribute to low self-esteem among children.Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage youve just heard.33. Who play a major role in helping children develop a healthy sense of sel
41、f-esteem?34. What is youn childrens self-esteem mainly based on according to the passage?35. Which of the following is not discussed?Tapescript of Test 2Part ADirections: Youre going to hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked abou
42、t what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. Listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you hear. (8 points)Conversation 1. W: Mr. Brown, I tried to memorize the script but I keep forgetting the lines.M: Look, Jane, youll be fine if you stop putt
43、ing so much pressure on yourself.Q: What does the man mean?Conversation 2. W: Excuse me, but could you tell me where I can change U.S. dollars into Euros?M: Theres a bank round the corner. But now its already past its closing time. You cant try the one near the hospital.Q: What does the man mean?Con
44、versation 3. W: I cant stand the air pollution in the city any more. Its getting worse.M: I couldnt agree more. You see, weve never had so many factories before.Q: What does the man mean?Conversation 4. M: Id like to sign up for some voluntary work. Its a good way to connect with the community.W: It
45、 sure is. But you have to put in a lot of hours. How can you schedule your time?Q: What does the woman mean?Conversation 5. W: Did you see last nights film on Channel 9?M: Well, I meant to see it, but a friend of mine came to see me. We had a long talk about our business.Q: What did the man do last
46、hight?Conversation 6W: Paul, have you heard that we wont be laid off after all?M: I know, but Im fed up with my job here anyway.Q: Whats the mans reaction to the womans news?Conversation 7M: Hey, Lisa, look over there. Is it a man or a woman? I cant see clearly.W: Its hard to say, Paul. Nowadays lot
47、s of boys and girls wear the same clothes and have long hair.Q: What does the woman mean?Conversation 8W: Mike gets angry easily and seems to find fault with everyone.M: I know what you mean. Thats why Rosa decided to break up their engagement.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?Part BDirecti
48、ons: Youll hear two conversations. Each will be read once. Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear. (7 points)Conversation 1W: Hi. Can I help you?M: Hi. Ive, uh, just opened a checking account and I want to withdraw 150 euros. What I want to know is, who do I make the
49、 check out to?W: Well, since the money is for yourself, you make it out to cash.M: Ok. W.how do I do that?W: You just write the word “cash“ on this line.M: This line here?W: Yes, next to “pay to the order of“.M; Ok. C-A-S-H. Now, I want to make this 150 euros. There, hows this?W: Well, youve written the amount in numbers, but you have to write it out in words, too. That goes on the second line, there.M: Oh, yeah.W: By the way, its a good idea to draw a line from the end of the amount to the word “eu
