听力原文： When people succeed, it is because of hard work, but luck has a lot to do with it, too. Success without some luck is almost impossible. The French emperor Napoleon said of one of his generals, "I know he's good. But is he lucky？" Napoleon knew that all the hard work and talent in the world can't make up for bad luck. However, hard work can invite good luck..

M: I agree. People like bankcards because they offer greater safety and convenience than personal checks. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation？ (20) A．A merchant doesn't know the balance before completing a sale. B．No security system has yet been devised for personal checks. C．A personal check is secure at the check stand. D．The clerk can examine all the bankcards.

听力原文： Thirty-four patients died and two were injured early yesterday when a fire broke out in a 15sychiatric hospital in the town of Nonsan. A police spokesman told reporters there were 41 patients in the newly-constructed Seoul Neotrological Hospital when the fire broke out around 2:00 a. m. local time. It is said that rescue efforts were hampered because of some of the doors were locked for the night and some of the patients were bound to their beds. Policemen, firefighters and volunteers managed to get the fire under control within 20 minutes. It is said that police were investigating the cause of the blazes. The fire caused ______ casualties. A．two B．thirty-four C．thirty-six D．forty-one

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: How I managed to do it is still a mystery to me. Q: What does the woman mean？ (19) A．She's not sure how she was able to finish so early. B．She wasn't able to manage the project so early. C．She's not sure how to solve the mystery. D．She still hasn't heard what was shocking.

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.

M: To tell you the truth, I don't think much of them. Q: What does the man feel about the situation comedies？ (15) A．He doesn't think about them. B．He likes them very much. C．He thinks they arc not as good as many people expected. D．He doesn't like them.

W: I think the most popular prints are those of Cookie Monster, Hello Kitty, and animal characters. And Japanese don't wear bright clothes. Usually they wear dark ones, like black or brown. M: Who is the most well-known Thai singer in Japan？ W: Tata Young is the most famous Thai singer in Japan. She held a live tour in Tokyo and it was a big success. Her debut album for Japan recorded great sales all over Asia. Her music is played on the Japanese dance scene. Tata Young is so famous, not only in Japan, but also around the world. M: What is still the tradition nowadays and what is the main reason for the making tea ceremony？ W: In Japan, we send New Years cards to our relatives and friends at the beginning of the year. By making tea ceremony, we regain our composure and we can enjoy drinking tea more. M: What is "samurai"？ W: Samurai were people who had a special position in traditional Japanese society. Their hairstyle. was called chonmage. They carried an edged tool, called nihonto. There are not any more samurai in Japan now. M: What do you usually do in nightlife？ W: I usually listen to the radio, play die guitar and the piano at home in the night time. I think many other university students go out to dinner at an Izakaya and drink beer with their friends. M: What's the population of your country and where do most people live？ W: Most people live in Tokyo: The population of Tokyo is 12 million. And the second largest population is that of Osaka, which is 8.8 million. In Kynto, there are only 1.5 million people. (23) A．About some aspects of social life in Thailand. B．About some aspects of social life in Japan. C．About what prints are popular among teenagers in Thailand. D．About what prints are popular among teenagers in Japan.

W: That happened to me once. I'd almost given up on finding it until I checked it at the lost-and-found at the information desk downstairs in the lobby. Q: What does the woman imply about the man should do？ (14) A．Give up on finding things. B．Check it at the lost-and-found. C．Borrow the calculus textbook. D．Go to get the information.

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: Well, they should know that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. What does the man thinking people now？ A．If something seems far better than expected, it is probably not good. B．If something seems far better than expected, grab it while you can. C．If something seems far better than expected, it must be not good. D．If something seems far better than expected, it must be very good.

M: I like to read too. But I prefer non-fiction: history, philosophy and others alike. Q: What do we know about the man from this conversation？ (14) A．He doesn't have time to read. B．He has no reading preference. C．He doesn't read the same kind of books as the woman. D．He prefers writing to reading.

(23) A．Individuals good at conversations may find it hard to make their first speech before a large audience. B．Students trained for their first public speeches should be given lessons in a conversational setting. C．The future of those people afraid of giving a public speech lies in the training of making wonderful conversations. D．Most individuals prefer to make a public speech in a conversational setting with an attentive audience.

听力原文： Not until somewhat recently (that is, in terms of human history) did people find a need for knowing the time of day. As best we know, 5000 to 6000 years ago great civilizations in the Middle East and North Africa initiated clock-making. With their bureaucracies and formal religions, these cultures found a need to organize their time more efficiently. The Egyptians were the next to formally divide their day into parts something like our hours. Obelisks (slender, tapering, four-sided monuments) were built as early as 3500 B. C. Their moving shadows formed a kind of sundial, enabling citizens to partition the day into two parts by indicating noon. They also showed the year's longest and shortest days when the shadow at noon was the shortest or longest of the year. Later, markers added around the base of the monument would indicate further time subdivisions. Another Egyptian shadow clock or sundial, possibly the first portable timepiece, came into use around 1500 B.C. to measure the passage of "hours". This device divided a sunlit day into 10 parts plus two "twilight hours" in the morning and evening. When the long stem with 5 variably spaced marks was oriented east and west in the morning, an elevated crossbar on the east end cast a moving shadow over the marks. At noon, the device was turned in the opposite direction to measure the afternoon "hours". In the quest for more year-round accuracy, sundials evolved from flat horizontal or vertical plates to more elaborate forms. One version was the hemispherical dial, a bowl shaped depression cut into a block of stone, carrying a central vertical gnomon (pointer) and scribed with sets of hour lines for different seasons. The hemicycle, said to have been invented about 300 B. C. , removed the useless half of the hemisphere to give an appearance of a half bowl cut into the edge of a squared block. (33) A．4000 - 5000. B．50 - 60,000. C．500 - 600. D．5000 - 6000.

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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.

W：How I managed to do it is still a mystery to me． Q：What does the woman mean？ (17) A．She's not sure how she had finished it so early. B．She wasn't able to manage the project well. C．She's not sure how to solve the mystery. D．She didn't think it was shocking.

W: Sometimes. You know the life of a social worker is not all wonderful and working to help people in their daily life. I have to spend a lot of time pushing paper, and writing reports too. But when I do get out, yeah, I see a lot of foreigners. And sometimes they come in because life in America has just beaten them down and they can't cope financially or emotionally. M: Really？ I would think that they had a good support network in place, especially university students. W: They do have a network, and a variety of support groups, but these can't meet all of the students' needs. They can't help with paying bills, dealing with American neighbors and customs, fitting in, getting a driver's license, etc. They try, but very often the student has to figure out a lot of this stuff by himself. And if he or she is shy, they don't have the courage to ask other people, even other people from their nationality. M: So what are some of the things that overseas students struggle with？ W: This might interest you, but they struggle with the food, especially Chinese. You know, they come here knowing that Americans love Chinese food so much. They think that there will be good restaurants with Chinese food that they love. But they get here and they are extremely surprised. Americans enjoy totally different flavors. M: So what do they do？ W: If they're brave and curious, they look around and test all the restaurants. There is usually at least one restaurant in every town that has almost quality food. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. In which aspect does the woman help people in her work？ 24. Why do people come to the woman for help？ 25. How did Chinese students expect the American-made Chinese food before they came to the U.S？ (20) A．Writing reports for them. B．Teaching them foreign languages. C．Helping them deal with daily existence. D．Introducing work for them.

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.

听力原文： We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it's hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. "Most of the infections we think of as human infections started in other animals," says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University. It's not just that we're going to where the animals are; we're also bringing them closer to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen's pets, and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. "I don't think it's fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them," says Isaksen. "Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing," says Peter Schantz. Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug may be kind at first. But some strains may become harmful. Monkey-pox doesn't look like a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person. 33．What do we learn about the pet sold at the shop？ 34.Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets？ 35.What does the passage suggest we may have to do in the future？ (30) A．It may come from Columbia. B．It may suffer from monkey-pox. C．It may enjoy being with children. D．It may prevent us from being infected.

M: I prefer an angry sea. That makes me feel better whenever I'm sad. Q: What does the man like？ (17) A．A stormy ocean. B．Calm water. C．Golden sand. D．Little waves.

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

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