Part II Listening Comprehension
1．W：Tom．would you be interested in serving on the membership committee this year?
M：Can I get back to you on that in a few days?
0：What does the man mean?
C.
2．W：We should buy a good guide book and study it before our trip to Vancouver．
M：We could．But they are overprice—d．What about the library?
Q：What does the man mean?
B.
3．W：You took a history course this term．didn’t you?What can you say about it?
M：Well,the trouble is that I never get through the weekly r—eadin—g list，though some books are quiteinteresting．
Q：What does the man mean?
C.
assignments，difficulty和book report等，由此可推测对话内容与男士在历史课上所碰到的问题相关。男士的话是解题的关键，需要特别注意。
4．M：I'm taking my girlfriend to the fancy new restaurant for her birthday tonight．
W．1 went there last weekend．I found it rather disappointing．
Q：What does the woman mean?
A.
5．W：Winter is over at last．Wiine to put away my gloves and boots．
M：I've been waiting for this for months．
Q：What does the man mean?
A.
6.M．Look,the curtain is going up slowly and all the lights over the—stage are—lit up．
W：Yeah，the play is staring．Oh，something caught my sleeve．Give me a hand please，Bob．
Q：Where are the speakers now?
D.
7．W：You only have water to serve your guests?
M：This isn't just plain water．This is mineral water.this is mineral water from Tibet．
Q：What does the man imply?
B.
8．W：When do you have time to discuss our environmental report?I think we will have to make somerevisions．
M：I'll be free at 3 0'clock this afternoon．But what exactly needs to be changed?
Q：What are the speakers going to do this afternoon?
D.
W：Why is it important to recycle?
M：There are many reasons．Recycling is one way to keep waste out of landfills．Landfills are places to dump waste．(9)But they areunpopular,because they can pollute the soil used to cover them and that's bad for people who may build new homes there．Recycling also reuses valuable raw materials，such as aluminum and paper．Finally，recycling Can leave a lower garbage bill． Recycling lowers the amount of waste put into landfills，therefore，less money is spent for garbage disposal．
W：How has recycling changed over the years?
M：(10)Ten ortwenty years ago,you could buy milk in returnable,refillable glass bottles,and many people—recycled voluntarily． Now you buy milk and other products in plastic bottles or paper containers．Because of the high cost of disposing of these things in landfills，many city governments now have recycling programs．
W：How does recycling help the environment?
M：(11)Recycling helps the environment mainly by saving energy．For example，it takes 95 percent less energy to produce recycled aluminum than to produce new aluminum.
W：Can one person really make a difference?If only a few people recycle，then what’S the point?
M：If not you，then who?(12)1f we combine our efforts,we can make a difference．Each of us contributes to the waste problem．All the millions of tons of waste that go into landfills started as 32l old pair of slippers， a broken TV set．or a used magazine that came from somebody’S house--maybe yours !
9．Why are landfills unpopular according to the man?
A.
10．What does the man say has contributed to the increasing amount of waste over the years?
B.
11．According to the man，how does recycling help the environment?
A.
12．Why does the man say everybody should make ail effort to recycle?
B.
W :l3)Could you please give me information on airfares from Miami to Bellingham,Washington?(14)We．'d 1iketobuysomehow good flight as cheaply as possible．
M：Let，s see．1 want to advise you to Pay the nonnal one—way economy class fare of$555．(15)1f youcan fly OnaTuesdaorWednesdayand buy your tickets at least 2 1 days in advance,I suggest you book a roundtripexcursionflight．
W：But we may not need the return tickets．
M：That，s all right．Even if you don’t use them，you should be able to save$89 0ver the one’way fare. (15)Of course．I'd recommend early booking.You ought to try to reserve the“Super Saver”seats．Thereare only a few of them and they are 50％cheaper than the others．
W：That sounds like a good idea.
M：Wait，to save another hllndred dollars or s0，why don’t you book a flight to Vancouver，Canada?
W：But that’S farther than where we want to 90．
M：I know，but you can take a bus from Vancouver back to Bellingham and still save money.And if you are trayellin9with children，you might be able to get a discount if you fly economy class.But they don’t getany discount．(15)But to take the advantage of the airline's guarantee fare policy,you'd have to make reservations and pay for your tickets at least 6 weeks in advance．Try and begin the search forable seats．．
W：N0，thank you．
M：Excuse me?
W．I may Pall VOU back if we don’t decide to drive．
13．Where is the woman planning to go?
C)。
14．What is the woman’S purpose in calling the man?
C)。
15．What does the man advise the woman to do?
D.
What makes a Derson famous?This is a mystery that many people have carefully thought about.All kindsof myths surround the lives of well—known people．Most people are familiar with the works of WilliamShakespeare，one of the greatest EngUsh writers of the l6th and l7th centuries．(16)Yet how many knowShakespearetheperson,the man behind the works?After centuries of research,scholars are still trying to．discover Shakespeare's personal history．It is not easily found in his writings． Authors of the time could not protect their works．An acting company，for example，could change a play if they wanted t0.Nowadays，writers have copyrights that protect their work．
Many myths arose about Shakespeare．Some said he had no formal education•Others believe that hebegan his career by tending the horses of wealthy men．All of these myths are interesting，but are they time?Probably not．(17)Shakespeare's father was a respected man in Stratford-on-Avon,a member of the town．council．He sent young William to grammar sch001．Most people of Elizabethan times did not continue beyondgrammar school；s0，Shakespeare did have，at least，an average education．(18)Some parts of Shakespeare's1ifewillalwaysremainunknown．The Great London Fire of l666 burned many important documents that couldhave been a source of clues．We will always be left with many questions and few facts．
16．What does the speaker say about William Shakespeare?
D.
17．What do we learn about Shakespeare’S father?
C.
听录音时应注意将选项和短文内容进行匹配区别。短文中提到莎士比亚的父亲受人尊敬，是埃文河畔斯特拉特福镇议会的一名成员。故C)为答案。
18.Why does the speaker say parts of Shakespeare’s life will remain a mystery?
B.
Almost everyone suffers from a headache occasionally．But some people suffer from repeated，frequentheadaches．(19)A—headache is important because it can be the first warning of a serious condition that couldprobablv be controlled if discovered early．If a person removes the warnin9，day after day，、Ⅳ1th a painkiller，he or she may pass the point of easy contr01．The professional nalne for covering up a symptom is“maskin9•
(20)Aheadaches pecia1ist0nce—said,"Masking symptoms is not the best way of treatment．Sometimes it iswiser to stand still than to advance in darkness．”A headache often interferes needlessly with normal，happylivin9．The employee with a headache does less work．In a flash of temper he or she may upset fellow workersor customers．causing a direct or indirect loss to the organization．The motherwith a headache suffers and
disturbs the family．She upsets her husband and children．Rest，quiet，and flesh air stop many commonheadaches．(21)Lying down and possibly falling asleep may help．One can often handle tension headaches byrubbing and pressing back neck muscles．Heat from an electric pad or a warnl bath can also help．Becausehunger may be overlooked as a headache source，one must make a habit of regular meals．If a meal must bepostponed for more than all hour，a snack helps to avoid a hunger headache．
19．Why does the speaker say a headache is important?
C.
20．What do specialists suggest we do with headaches?
D.
21．What does the speaker say helps relieve the symptoms of common headaches?
A.
( 25)1f your paycheck seems to be disappearing into thin air,you may be stuck in money traps．But don'tdespair．Most people can get unstuck without going bankrupt．(22)The biggest budget mistake is no budget ata11．As one reader put it．we just put all the bills in a pile，and try to decide which to Pay．As she and othershave learned，however，the money usually runs out before the bills d0．The same problem plagues many whodo have budget．In letter after letter we read，“It looks good on paper，but it never seems to work．”Why not?Often because the budgets are unrealistic．The solution：Make a detailed record of where all your money goesnow：then study it carefully．Look for expenses that can be cut back．(23)And don't give up in the face of highfixed expenses．Many of these can be reduced too． In fact，it’s often easier to save on essentials than onenjoyable extras．(24)1f housing takes more than 25 percent of your income,for example,consider moving toa cheaper place．or renting out an extra room．If utility bills are high，get the whole family involved in aconservation plan． Some bills can be eliminated altogether． When one mother realized that cable TV wascosting her$500 a year．she decided that network TV wasn’t so bad．If you question every expense，you Can
find a few that can be reduced．
初步判断短文与财务问题相关，由第22题的四个选项可以了解到短文以家庭财务困境开篇，而接下来第24题各选项给出了一些建议，由此可知文章针对开篇所提到的财务困难给出了解决方案。
22.what does the speaker say is the biggest budget mistake?
B.
23．What does the speaker say about the SO-called fixed expenses?
A.
24．What does the speaker suggest people do to save housing expenses?
D.
25．What is mainly discussed in the talk?
C.
26．particular。
27．automatically。
28．drag。
29．demanding。
30．satisfaction。
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