听力原文：What is mentioned as a reason why Japanese art，philosophy，ceremonies and social life are compellingly attractive？

A．Mr． Steward is honest． B．Mr． Steward looks honest． C．Mr． Steward looks dishonest． D．Mr． Steward is dishonest．

M: Nana is the most popular comic series because Japanese people can sympathize with this love story. Why Japanese people love comics is probably because riley do not show much of what they think or feel. So, they project their thoughts and feelings in comics. W: Which part of Japan is the most famous？ And why？ M: The most famous part in Japan is Tokyo, the center of modern culture in Japan and all Japanese trends are born there. W: What is the most important festival in Japan and why does it become so significant for the Japanese？ M: In Japan, the most important festival is the New Year's Holidays. Japanese people visit a shrine on New Year's day to pray for health and good future. Also, family gets together and many children receive money. Also, people clean the house before the New Year and eat toshikoshi soba for long life. And on New Year's day people eat osechi ryori, which is very special and delicious. I like New Year very much. W: If I want to skiing, where should I go？ M: I think Nagano(长野) is the best place to ski in Japan. The reason is because the Winter Olympics were held in Nagano in 1998. The snow there is very soft and beautiful. W: What kind of food do you like besides Japanese food？ Like American food, Chinese food？ M: Recently, young Japanese people eat with their friends at fast food restaurants like McDonalds or Yoshinoya. There are not many university students eating meals at home. I think that I am the same as those students. Also, Japanese like Italian, Chinese, and Korean food. But I like Japanese food the best because foreign food is too strong for me. W: What do you think about Junlehiro Koizumi？ Is he handsome or look old？ M: I think Prime Minister Koizumi is a progressive person rather than a traditional one. He is active and has made good diplomacy, but his idea of tax increase is not good. I think capitalism is going to do big damage to poor people. Koizmni's capitalism is just like that of President George Bush. Is Koizumi handsome？ Well, I think he looks not all that bad. (23) A．Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because it's a love story. B．Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because its plot is attractive. C．Japanese people do not like to express their thoughts and feelings before others. D．Japanese people love comics because they are very funny and interesting.

M：One quarter of a million is respectable，however．I had hoped we could get all of it back． Q：How much money did they expect to raise？ (17) A．I million. B．1/4 million. C．1/2 million. D．2 million.

A．To update recycling lists. B．To teach ordinary people. C．To expand environmental services. D．To support environmental activists.

M: But you aren't even considering my personal problems. How am I supposed to concentrate on books when my father is in the hospital with cancer？ Q: Why is the boy being expelled？ (15) A．His father is sick. B．He doesn't like school. C．He causes a lot of trouble. D．He's a poor student.

W: I agree. I also want to get this meeting over with, rush home, and get a good night's sleep. M: You are lucky, anyway, I will still have to look for a place to cat. Do you know any good restaurants around？ W: There are plenty of them on the main street. But if you don't want to go that far, there is a fine Italian restaurant right across the street. M: That's good for today. Anything interesting downtown？ I am here for the whole week; I can try various restaurants. W: Yes, there is an excellent French restaurant on Rainbow Avenue by your hotel. If you like spicy food, there are some really good Asian restaurants on the main street and there's also a very good Mexican restaurant just two blocks from here. M: That's enough for a week. You seem to know all of them by heart. W: Well, food is my favorite subject. (27) A．The meeting is boring. B．They've had a long day. C．There are many good restaurants in the downtown area. D．Food is an interesting subject.

W: Oh, I went to the shop and had them replace it with a new one yesterday afternoon. What did the woman do with her camera yesterday afternoon？ A．She went to the shop. B．She returned it to the shop. C．She had it changed. D．She replaced it with a new one.

W: Hold on. Let me check them out first. Q: What will the woman probably do next？ (16) A．Lend the man some money. B．Calculate the bill again. C．Refuse to pay the bill. D．Invite the man to dinner.

W: If you have your receipt, I can give you credit for the purchase. But I can't repay you. Q: Where did the conversation probably take place？ (18) A．In a restaurant. B．In a department store. C．In a private home. D．In an art supply shop.

What is true about the kid？ A．The kid looks absent-minded. B．The kid looks abnormal. C．The kid is not happy. D．The kid is angry.

(28) A．Single parent. B．Adults go back to live with their parents. C．Old people share a house. D．Married couples share a house.

W: First, financial statements are general-purpose statements. Secondly, the relationships between amounts on successive financial statements are not obvious without analysis. And thirdly, users of financial statements may be interested in seeing how well a company is performing. Q: What are they talking about？ (17) A．The methods of financial statements. B．The necessity of careful analysis of financial statements C．The relationship among financial statements. D．The purpose of financial statements.

W: I don't think so. It must be the window-cleaner working upstairs. Q: Where does the woman think the noise is coming from？ (2) A．From upstairs. B．From next door. C．From the Nelsons' house. D．From the back door.

听力原文： I want to remind everyone that this Friday is clean-up day—what that means is we're going to put a couple of large garbage bins in the cafeteria so you can throw away old papers, out-of-date materials, and all the other junk that's piling up on or around your desks. It's actually a fire hazard to have stacks of papers on your desks or piled on overhead shelves or cabinets. So, please, everyone, mark this Friday, from noon to 5, on your calendar as a time to dump some of your clutter. And it'll be fun—there will be pizza and soda for everyone who contributes to the bins. What is the purpose of the event？ A．Team building B．Training new employees C．Cleaning up the office D．Raising money for charity

A．Furniture B．Footwear C．Appliances D．Dress

W: Thank you. M: Meyers, how do you describe your film？ Are you satisfied with it？ W: Well, I am happy to see it top the U.S. weekend box office. Have you seen the film？ Ha, it tells the story of Nick Marshall, a Chicago advertising executive. He acquires the power to read women's minds, not just what they say but also what he hears them think. That's amazing, isn't it？ I like the way Gibson interprets his role. M: Yeah, Marshall regards himself as a gift to women. I saw the movie. Then why do you choose Mel Gibson？ We know, audiences usually see him playing a man with a strong typical man side, such as in his previous action movies like “Brave Heart”, while “What Women Want” is what you termed as an old-fashioned romantic comedy. W: You are right．That's precisely why I choose him. Gibson has been known as a joker on the set and a fan of silly comedy, but has not done many romantic comedies. I just want him to display his“feminine”potential in“What Women Want”. And I am grateful to see that he has done a good job. M: What do you want audiences to learn from this film？ W: About Women. We should learn about women. They are individuals. What they appreciate is when you make the effort, even if you are not quite getting something they say. (23) A．Movie on Display. B．Movie on the Show. C．Best-selling Movie. D．Shining Movie Stars.

(36) A．High school teachers. B．Taxi drivers. C．Waiters. D．Fruit sellers,

(28) A．The buyer has to pay 5% of the value of the property to be bought in the first place, and pay the rest of the amount on installment with the loan. B．If the buyer makes a deposit of 95% of the property to be purchased, there will be a 5% discount for the original value. C．If the buyer makes a deposit of 5% of the loan, he can have the property to be bought at a 95% discount. D．The buyer has to pay 5% of the loan as a deposit in the first place, and then pay the rest of it to the property management.

W: Sure. Weren't you in class on Monday？ That's when it was given out. M: No, I missed that class. Was there a handout？ W: No, the instructor just wrote the assignment on the board. M: Could I copy the assignment from your notes？ W: You could, ff I had copied it all down; but I just wrote down the part that I wanted. M: Oh, no. W: You see, there were four choices of topics ior the term paper; but, when I saw them, I knew which one I wanted so I didn't copy the others down. M: Can you remember any o'f the others？ W: Let's see. There was one about World War I, something about it, but I don't remember what, and there was one called "the idea of progress in the nineteenth century." M: And what was the last one？ W: I can't remember. My mind is a complete blank. Maybe you can ask someone else. M: Yes, I will. Anyway, those are certainly broad topics. W: Yes, but you van focus on a special area within them. Which one would you take？ M: Of course, I don't know what the last one is, but of these three, I think I'd take "the idea of progress." W: That's very abstract. M: Yes, but it's one of my interests and I've read a lot on the subject. I've never written a term paper on it though. W: Me neither. I haven't even read about it. Are you going to class on Wednesday？ M: Yes. W: Maybe he'll write it on the board again. M: I hope so. Good luck with your paper. W: Same to you. (23) A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.

A．A personal training session B．A voucher that can be used at a local store C．Free classes for a month D．Access to a swimming pool

A．Both have involved plots. B．Both are condemned by modem critics. C．Both are forms of escapist fiction. D．Both demonstrate the triumph of right over wrong.

B: It’s quite difficult to make a kind of hierarchy of worry here, because so many issues are there, and so … and they’re all very very important. But I think it has to be said that as far as we we’re concerned, as a campaigning organization, it really is the rain forest that we are concentrating on most. If we don’t take action on that issue within the next five years, then environmental pressure groups won’t have anything to do in ten years’ time, because there won’t be any rain forests, really, for them to campaign about. So this is a critical period for the rain forests, the next five years, and there is enough flexibility in the system to allow us to hope that we’re going to be able to make some changes during that time. So that’s why we’ve made it our priority. A: What’s so important about the rain forests, then？ Er, what’s, what’s the difference between having them or not having them？ Isn’t it just, you know, basically either there’re a lot of trees there or there aren’t a lot of trees there？ B: Uhh…well that’s what some people would like to think. Um, there, it’s important in many different ways, important firstly for the countries themselves, in terms of the fact that millions of people depend on the rain forests for their livelihood, and for their … the quality of their environment, through the protection of watersheds, and so on. Secondly, they’re important because of the biological richness of the rain forests. Um, a genetic chest … treasure chest is how they’ve been described. Um, more than 60% of the world’s species is to be found in the rain forests. Write that off, and you write off that genetic storehouse. Lastly, they’re important at international level because of the impact on climate patterns that one would find if the rain forests were destroyed. So, whether you’re looking closely at the tribal people who depend on them, the countries which depend on them, the international community which depends on them, indeed the, the, you know, the creatures themselves, um, it’s actually the most critical issue that we face. And our prime job is of course to try and get people to understand how it is, even in countries where there are no rain forests, that they still have a connection with that rain forest. You will hear a recording about environmental issues. Mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. According to the speaker, ______ is the most important environmental issues of the moment. A．air pollution B．water pollution C．rain forests

A．He does not earn as much money as his classmates． B．He does not work as well as his classmates． C．He does not get enough pay for his ’hard work． D．He does not have enough time for his study．