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, Cand D.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16.A.Her parents immigrated to America.
B.Her parents set up an ice-cream store.
C.Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm.
D.Her parents thrived in the urban environment.
17.A.He was born with a limp.
B.He taught English in Chicago.
C.He worked to become an executive.
D.He was crippled in a car accident.
18.A.She was fascinated by American culture.
B.She was very generous in offering help.
C.She was highly devoted to her family.
D.She was fond of living an isolated life.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19.A.He was seriously injured.
B.He was wrongly diagnosed.
C.He developed a strange disease.
D.He suffered a nervous breakdown.
20.A.He raced to the nursing home.
B.He was able to talk again.
C.He could tell red and blue apart.
D.He could not recognize his wife.
21.A.Two and a half months.
B.Twenty-nine days.
C.Fourteen hours.
D.Several minutes.
22.A.They released a video of his progress.
B.They avoided appearing on television.
C.They welcomed the publicity in the media.
D.They declined to give details of his condition.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23.A.For farmers to exchange their daily necessities.
B.For people to share ideas and show farm “products.
C.For officials to educate the farming community.
D.For farmers to celebrate their harvests.
24.A.By offering to do volunteer work at the fair.
B.By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.
C.By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.
D.By performing a special skill at the entrance.
25.A.They help to increase the state governments' revenue.
B.They contribute to the modernization of American farms.
C.They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.
D.They provide a stage for people to give performances.