听力原文：When asked how to spend the Christmas vacation, Tom and his wife said they were going to Sydney and New York respectively.

M: Really, Lucy？ Your roommate Rose once told me you had been granted as dancing star when you were a junior at college. Q: What does the man mean？ (16) A．Rose liked dancing very much when she was at college. B．Rose and Lucy were good friends when they were roommates. C．The man believed what Lucy told him. D．The man doubted what Lucy told him.

W: Well, first of all, I know that your firm has a very good reputation. Then I've heard you offer good opportunities for promotion for the right person. Q: What do we know from the conversation？ (17) A．The woman is being interviewed by a reporter. B．The woman is asking for a promotion. C．The woman is applying for a job. D．The woman is being given an examination.

W: In just three weeks, and I am really excited. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go. M: Like what？ W: Like renewing my passport, going to the travel agency to buy my plane ticket and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I'm gone. M: You are not going to give it up, are you？ W: No way, I'll never find another apartment around here. But I don't like the idea of paying three months' rent on an empty apartment, either. M: Perhaps you could sublet it. W: Yes, but who to？ M: An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas, is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August. Perhaps you could sublet it to him. W: That's exactly when I'll be away. It sounds ideal, as long as the landlord agrees. M: Tell you what, I'll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I'll mention it to him then. W: Well, thanks, Bill, let me know what happens. That extra money will really come in handy. What does Mary need to do at the travel agency？ A．Book a hotel in Europe. B．Buy her plane ticket. C．Sublet her apartment. D．Renew her passport.

W: Let's put it this way: it is the first thing in the world I'd ever want to do. Q: What docs the woman mean？ (14) A．She doesn't like her trip to Arizona. B．She is looking forward to her trip to Arizona. C．She enjoyed her trip to Arizona greatly. D．She wants the man to go with her to Arizona.

M: It takes me half an hour usually, but during rush bolus it will take 15 minutes more. How long does it take Professor Baker to drive from his home to the university during rush hours？ A．35 minutes. B．45 minutes. C．15 minutes.

In the ancient world, as today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with some other. In societies where social roles are rigidly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world. What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. The changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship, mechanics, and technology. It is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all part of the world and their persistence to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, America, China, Japan, and even among the Arctic peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Variations depended on local customs and ways of life because toys imitate their surroundings. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles. (4) A．Because boys and girls are being prepared for different social roles. B．Because boys are more courageous. C．Because toy makers want to diversify their products. D．Because parents have different expectations for boys and girls.

B: Hello, Brian. Fine, thanks. A: Now, Johnny, your team, Manchester United, is playing in the League Cup Final on Saturday. You hope to win the League Cup for the fourth time next Saturday. But Leeds City are a hard team to beat. What do you think of your chances？ B: Well, Brian, I' m sure we ‘ll win. Leeds is a very strong team, but we' ve never been better than we are today. A: So you're quite sure Manchester will win the Cup for the fourth time？ B: I certainly am, Brian. A: Well, I wish you the best of luck for Saturday. B: Thanks very much, Brian. A: And, by the way, happy birthday! How old are you now？ B: I' m 31 today. A: Good. How are you going to celebrate？ B: Well, I'm going to take my wife and two little girls out for dinner tonight. A: Good. And finally, tell us about the future, Johnny. What will you be doing in five years’time？ B: Well, Brian, I hope I’ll still be playing football in five years’time. But perhaps in ten years’time, when I have to retire from playing, I don’t want to leave football. I' d really like to train young footballers. I don’t know for sure, but I always want to work in football. A: Good. Well, it’s been nice talking to you, Johnny. I’ll be watching the match on Saturday. Thanks for coming to talk to us. B: Thanks, Brian. Thank you for having me. How many times has Johnny’s team won the League Cup？ A．Once. B．Twice. C．Three times. D．Four times.

听力原文： When was the last time that you were able to make a long-distance call for free？ If you said "never", you probably have not been introduced to VOIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol. But, is this new technology as efficient as its counterpart, analog telephone service？ Since the demand for world-wide communication has grown, the internet has become the most popular way of communicating. Although Communication via e-mail seemed to be the cheapest way to do business with those overseas, it wasn't always the most effective. Verbal communication is the best way to build strong relationships and eventually," close the deal". When compared to analog phone service, VOIP is cheaper and has the same quality of service. Since VOIP uses a single network to transfer voice and data, the overall cost per call is cheaper to the service prodder than using two separate networks. When voice and data are transferred together on a single network, the service providers only need to build and maintain one network, thus hire less staff. These companies have also learned to manage both voice traffic and data applications correctly to reduce any sacrifice in quality. Although there is a monthly charge for the service, VOIP phones cost about the same as a regular business phone. With all of its benefits, VOIP should take the place of analog telephone service within a few years. What does VOIP refer to？ A．An Internet forum. B．A technology of telephone service. C．Communication via e-mail. D．An Internet conference.

M: Not many I know. But I am not sure yet which one to choose. W: You seem to have doubts about the State University. But its biology department has good facilities all the biology majors want. M: Yeah. They aim have internship for seniors. But a friend told me that for the first two years some lectures had a hundred and fifty students. You probably wouldn't get to know any of your teachers. W: Well, you might actually because those classes also have small discussion sections twice a week which have no more than twenty students. M: I know. But I've heard they were usually taught by graduate students. At White Stone College all classes are taught by professors. W: What about studying？ Do you prefer a small town like White Stone or a bigger place like the state capital？ M: That doesn't matter to me. What I do care about is getting individual attention from the faculty and making friends. W: Look, I've known you for four years now, and you seem to be a pretty out-going person. I don't think yon'Il have any trouble making friends at State University. It sounds to me like you are leaning toward White Stone though. M: I am. The only problem is that the white Stone's tuition fee is really high and I'm not sure I can afford it. W: You could still apply for a student loan or sign up for a work-study program. M: yeah, I think I'll look into that. Why did the man go to see the woman？ A．To apply for a student loan. B．To discuss a decision he has to make. C．To ask for a letter of recommendation. D．To find out which colleges accepted him.

M: If you want your kids to be polite, you'll have to be polite to them. Q: What conclusion can be drawn from this conversation？ (17) A．Children learn by example. B．Children must not tell lies. C．Children don't like discipline. D．Children must control their temper.

W: Only two and a half. But it does seem longer. Q: What does the woman say about the report？ (18) A．It's the longest report she's ever written. B．She's only half way done with it. C．She'll finish it in two weeks. D．She has spent less time on it than the man thinks.

(5) A．The discount rate and the stock prices move in the same direction. B．The discount rate and the stock prices move in the adverse directions. C．When the Fed raises stock prices, the discount rate is likely to move downward. D．When the Fed lowers stock prices, the discount rate tends to rise.

M: Just be patient, honey. It's usual that many roads are busy on weekends. Q: Where did the conversation take place？ (13) A．At a railway station. B．At an airport. C．On a road. D．In an office.

A．On foot． B．By bus． C．By bike D．By taxi．

Some companies want executives who combine administrative ability with a specialty in some branch of knowledge, such as mathematics or engineering. Other companies look for people skilled in human relations. For them, good management is the art of solving "people problems". These are interesting insights, but what are the specific traits that will help people to climb the ladder of success？ First, drive. Business takes an unusual amount of energy. A successful executive—almost by definition--is a striver. According to one industrial psychologist, 86.5% of top managers have a higher activity level than the average middle managers. Top men get tense when they are not striving. Second, people sense. Some say being able to judge people is more important than a high IQ. The skill can be instinctual, but in most cases it's learned through hard work. Third, communication ability. An executive gets things done through other people. That means his communications must come through loud and clear. Different executives make themselves understood in different ways. Some transmit ideas best face to face; others are masters of the telephone call; still others are persuasive writers. One way or another, they all communicate clearly. Fourth, calm under pressure, or as Hemingway put it, "grace under pressure". No businessman will get very far if he chokes up. (30) A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.

If you're ever in a bookstore or department store, it's interesting to hear how the same salesperson talks to different people. There're other interesting places to listen to conversations too. I think, and one place that I've found is on bus trips. People often talk to each other as if no one else were there. I guess they think people can't hear their conversations. Recently I was on a bus, and I was listening to a conversation of two people behind me. I can't really say I was listening. I guess it would have been hard not to hear it. it was amusing to listen to the two people, though, because they were playing a kind of language, uh, word game about states and state capitals. One person would say the name of the state, and the other person would say the name of the capital. It sounds like a kind of simple game that doesn't involve much language, and you wouldn't think that it would involve very much conversation, but actually this wasn't the case because they were playing this game. They continued to compliment one another and talk about how much they knew about history and how many of the other things that they could or couldn't remember about those places from their trips or from their reading. It was really kind of fun to listen to them. (30) A．Criticizing others on bus. B．Amusing people in pubic. C．Enjoying talking to people. D．Listening to people's in public.

M: I did, but she said she didn't know my size. Q: What does the man mean？ (15) A．He received a shirt but it was the wrong size. B．He didn't receive the watch he wanted for Christmas. C．He received a watch that was the wrong size. D．He wanted a shirt but received a watch.

W: Five yuan for the first three minutes and two for each additional minute. Q: How much will a seven-minute telephone call to Sydney cost？ (14) A．9 yuan. B．11 yuan. C．13 yuan. D．15 yuan.

Jatinder: Well, Katarina, when I first arrived in the UK, I was just so excited to be living in a foreign country: away from my parents ... that I just didn't really notice anything at first. How about you, Ali？ Ali: Yeah. Same here. That's quite typical, isn't it？ Everything seems new and fascinating. But, after this initial enthusiasm wears off, all the new experiences may begin to overwhelm you. Things that you found exciting at first may now seem strange and a little frightening. Even minor differences, such as being unable to buy your usual brands of various products, can add to the sense of strangeness. Jatinder: Yes. That's right. Then you may start to experience sudden mood changes and strong reactions, feeling lost, disoriented, and even irritated and resentful. Most of all, you may wish you were back among the familiar people and places at home. All international students can experience culture shock in some form. ... even those coming from countries with very similar lifestyles to those in the UK. It is important to understand that this reaction is entirely normal and that it will pass. Katarina: OK. So what suggestions do you have for me？ Ali: Well, I made sure that I arrived early. I got here about ten days, yeah, ten days before most of the other students, so that I could settle in before things got busy. Many universities run special induction programmes for international students in the week before term begins. A typical induction programme provides a tour of the college or university, an overview of its facilities and how to use them, help with registering for your academic programme, and social events where you can meet other students and staff. This can help you to start to get used to your new environment. Katarina: Yeah, I heard about those ... but too late unfortunately. Jatinder, did you go on an induction course like Ali？ Jatinder: No. I wish I had, but my parents wouldn't let me go a day sooner than absolutely necessary. It was very annoying. Ali: Every university has counsellors who can give you practical advice on adjusting to your new environment. These people have special training in offering advice and support, and they understand the challenges you face. They can listen to you sympathetically, offer practical suggestions, and refer you to other professionals if necessary. Your personal tutor and the staff in the international office of your college or university can also be helpful. Jatinder: Have you heard about the 'buddy' or mentoring system？ Students who have been at the university or college for a longer period give advice to new arrivals, and are available for help and guidance throughout the year. There is information on schemes such as these at the students' union or the international student association will help you become involved. I used the system when I arrived and found it really opened some doors socially: you know, I got to meet lots of people, like Ali, right？ Ali: Right! Katarina, I think that it's also important to keep in touch with home. Use the telephone, e-mail and conventional mail to keep in contact with your friends and family at home. In larger towns or cities with large international communities, like this one, you may be able to find people from your country. Spend some time with them. Many international students find that it helps to make contact with people from a similar background because they understand what you are going through. Spending time with people from your country can also be a relaxing break from the 'strangeness' of the UK. You can speak your own language, eat your own foods and talk about what is going on back home. Jatinder: Yes. and don't forget that the university has a variety of cultural societies, as well as an active international students' association: ask at the student union. They may also have inform

M: Well, it depends on the traffic, but shouldn't toke more than twenty minutes for the average driver. And I'm not average. So we should be able to cruise through traffic and get there in less than twelve minutes. W: Oh. By the way, do you know what time the museum closes？ M: Around 6:00 o'clock. W: Do you have the time？ M: Yeah. It's half past four. Hi, this is your first time to the city, right？ W: Yeah.How did you know？ M: Well, you can tell tourists from a mile away in this city because they walk down the street looking straight up at the tall buildings. W: Was it that obvious？ M: Well... W: Oh, before I forget, can you recommend any good restaurant downtown that offer meals at a reasonable price？ M: Umm...well, the Mexican restaurant, La Fajita, is fantastic. It's not as inexpensive as other places I know, but the decoration is very authentic, and theportions are larger than most places I've been to. W: Sounds great! How do I get there from the museum？ M: Well, you can take the subway right outside the museum. There are buses that run that way, but you would have to transfer a couple of times. And there are taxis too, but they don't run by the museum that often. M: Okay. Thank you so much. (20) A．He is an average driver. B．He is a skilled driver. C．He is below average. D．He is a green hand.

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A．He doesn’t like his new school． B．He feels very lonely now． C．He has no time to make new friends． D．He has adapted easily to his new school．