听力原文：A: Hey Neal, now that the midterms are over a bunch of us are getting away for the weekend to go canoeing. Wanna come along'？

M: Well, uhm, it'd be great to get away, but I've never done it before. W: None of the others have either except for me. I went once last fall. But there'll be an instructor in each canoe the first day. M: I don't know. W: Oh, come on. This is our last chance to take a break before finals. The scenery is beautiful, and if it gets too hot we can dive in whenever we feel like it. The river's really calm this time of the year, no rapids to deal with. M: That's a relief. What would I have to bring？ W: Let's see. Tom's bringing food for the Friday night cookout for everyone. And the people who run the trip have tents set up and they supply food and drinks for all day Saturday. On the way back Sunday morning we'll stop somewhere for breakfast. So, you have to bring a bathing suit and a sleeping bag. M: Well, I do love camping and sleeping out. Where is this place？ W: Well, it's about an hour and a half to the place where we meet the trip leaders. We leave our car there and they drive us and then canoes upriver to the place where we start canoeing. M: And who's driving us to the meeting place？ W: Well, I was hoping we could take your car. Mine's in the shop again. M: Oh, I see. It's not me you want, it's my car. W: Don't be silly. So what would you say？ M: Oh, why not! W: Great! I'll give you a call when I find out when everyone wants to leave on Friday. (20) A．To convince him to go on a canoe trip. B．To invite him to a cookout. C．To ask if she can borrow his car. D．To tell him about a trip she took.

W：I'm not sure． Q：What can we learn from the conversation？ (13) A．Maria is in the library now. B．Maria didn't pass the exam. C．Maria is probably a college student. D．The man wants to see Maria at his office.

M: You bet! I've already put it aside to cover the increase my landlord just announced for next year. Q: What does the man mean？ (8) A．He has decided how he's going to spend the prize money. B．He doesn't know how much his rent is going to increase. C．He's already planning to enter next year's essay contest. D．He has already paid his landlord for next year's rent.

Man: Well, I was thirty and settled at work, but then I came across a report predicting annual internet growth at 2,300%. The figure was like an alarm clock ringing in my head. I started to think about the regrets I might have at eighty. I realised I probably wouldn't even remember the things that seemed important in my thirties (like getting my end-of-year pay bonus. But I'd definitely tell myself I'd been a fool to ignore the internet. Woman: How did you go about choosing a product？ Man: Well, I drew up a list of twenty products, from clothes to gardening tools, and from that I got a shortlist of five, and then I assessed them. I thought about market growth in different countries and I also did some research into suppliers. But there were other important factors as well. I wanted a product that didn't retail for too high a figure. I thought that since many people would be buying from the internet for the first time, they might be afraid to take a risk with large amounts of money. Woman: And what made you decide on books？ Man: Well, basically, I found out that books had an eighty-two billion dollar market world-wide. There's also a high demand for CDs - a product I nearly went for - but with books there's a much wider choice. There're 3 million items in the book category, but only 300,000 in CDs. This choice meant the capabilities of the computer - in organisation and selection - could be put to good use. Woman: Bookstore has certainly been very successful. Why do you think that is？ Man: Well, it's not been easy. For the first five years, it was a struggle raising funds and developing the right software. The ideas weren't the difficult bit. If you and I sat down here for an hour, we'd come up with a hundred good ideas. The hard bit is making those ideas work. There are several key elements, which for me were research, recruiting the right staff, and prioritising. Woman: And you're satisfied with your customer growth？ Man: Well, it was a bit slow at first but then it picked up and from May '97 we started to see our greatest growth. We went from a hundred and twenty million dollars annual sales revenue to two hundred and thirty million dollars by the end of that year, and from 340,000 customers to 15 million. 58% of them were repeat customers. By '98, sales had reached almost three hundred and ten million dollars. Woman: And is Bookstore's success reflected in its profits？ Man: Well, at the moment we're focusing on introducing ourselves to customers and we spend a lot on advertising. Anything else would be a poor management decision. But, of course, it's reflected in our final figures. It's not unusual for a four-year-old company like ours to be in an investment cycle. What is more unusual is for a young company like Bookstore to be sold on the stock market, which happened in July '97. Woman: Bookstore is well-known for its high- quality customer service. What is the secret of your success in this area？ Man: Well, firstly our books are delivered fast and any complaints are dealt with by email and what's important is that the email is always answered in a friendly way, with the emphasis on 'the customer is always fight'. In fact, customers sometimes feel guilty about complaining because Bookstore staff are so helpful! Regular customers are recognised when they go to our website, and we suggest titles to them, based on their previous purchases. Woman: Do you think Bookstore offers a better service than its competitors？ Man: Well, yes. We'd been in the market for about two years before most of our competitors started so we had a head start and although some have caught up now, we're still cheaper. Our book price includes tax and delivery. Most of our competitors' prices don't. But what's more important is that B A．he was earning yep/little in his job. B．he had reached the age for a career change. C．he had to respond to a business opportunity.

M: Did you hear a crash earlier？ That was it. I'm just as clumsy as ever. Q: What is tile problem？ (17) A．The woman doesn't like orange juice. B．The woman didn't come to see Everett. C．The man was in a car crash this morning. D．The man broke the container of juice.

M: Well; Mr. Smith seems to be the wrong person to head that department. One more wrong step and he will be removed from that office. Q: What can we learn from the conversation？ (16) A．Mr. Smith will be replaced if he makes another mistake. B．Mr. Smith is an admirable chief of the Asian department. C．Mr. Smith's department is more successful than ail the others. D．Mr. Smith is seldom in his office.

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: Mr Kerr, I have. You're flying with American Airlines on 23 June. The flight leaves at 9 a. m. Questions 1-8 ？For questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings. ？For each question, mark one letter (A, B, or C). ？After you have listened once, replay each recording. What time will the flight leave？ A．8a.m. B．9a.m. C．18:00

In April, a more optimistic Nokia said it was on course for a 20 percent sales growth this quarter. That forecast has been cut in half. Tuesday' s warning knocked a whopping $31 billion off Nokia' s market cap. Nokia joins rivals Motorola and Ericsson in warning about sales. The rate of new phone purchases has slowed dramatically in Europe, with customers reluctant to trade up to new handsets. What' s the effect of the US slowdown？ A．Cutting into demand for Nokia' s handsets. B．Promote other economies. C．Many firms break down. D．Many handsets don' t sell.

Which of the following statements is true about Stephen？ A．He watched a soccer match last night and did not go to bed until very late. B．He went to a club to watch a soccer match last night. C．He could not fall asleep until very late last night because of the noise made by people watching a soccer match. D．He has been so immersed in the exciting soccer match last night that he is now not in the mood for work.

When was the concert planned to hold？ A．In June. B．In July. C．In August. D．Unknown.

M: Oh, you mean the wife is going to give birth to her husband？ W: Right. The child will be born in two months and the couple won't feel sad about having no children! How great! M: But isn't that strange？ How could the father face another self! You see, they'll look exactly the same! And if they had decided to clone the wife, she'd be giving birth to herself! W: Well, isn't it charming to live your own life again？ I think human cloning is beneficial in many ways, such as providing remedies for new incurable diseases, prolonging one's life, and so on. M: That's very good, but what'll be the relationship between the parents and their cloned copy？ What responsibilities should people take for their own clone？ And what if the child falls in love with his own mother one day？ As I see it, human cloning is unethical and must be prohibited! W: Well, maybe human cloning still has a long way to go, or, maybe, the couple would be better of adopting a child. Who has the couple cloned？ A．The wife. B．The husband. C．The baby. D．A sheep.

What does the woman think？ A．She thinks the Japanese first got to know how to play football. B．She doesn't think football came from China. C．She thinks the Europeans play football better.

(23) A．In Japan, most people have a lifetime job with the same company. B．In Japan, government always promises to give people a lifetime job. C．In Japan, as in other countries, it is almost impossible to have a very stable job nowadays. D．In Japan, it is a tradition for a person to work in the same company all his life.

In April, a more optimistic Nokia said it was on course for a 20 percent sales growth this quarter. That forecast has been cut in half. Tuesday s warning knocked a whopping $31 billion off Nokia s market capitlization. Nokia joins rivals Motorola and Ericsson in warning about sales. The rate of new phone purchases has slowed dramatically in Europe, with customers reluctant to trade up to new handsets. Why has the rate of new phone purchases slowed in Europe？ A．Because of the warning about sales. B．Because the customers are reluctant to trade up to new handsets. C．Because of cutting into demand for handsets. D．Because of the US slowdown.

M: Have you checked with the employment resource center here at school？ W: Yes, there were one or two promising leads, but I'm hoping to find something a little better than those. I have a list of the most prominent accounting firms. I plan on sending my resume to each of them. M: Tom told me that he has mailed out twenty resumes already. W: The job market is very tight this year. I'm afraid that there will be a lot of the graduating class that will have to settle for something less than they hoped for or go to a less desirable part of the country. M: Bob and Joe have contacted a headhunter. They hope by using those professional services they will be able to find a good position. W: I thought of doing that myself, because their fee is too high. They would want nearly half of my first six months' salary. M: What about that accounting firm your father's company uses？ Do you think he could give you a recommendation？ W: I hate to ask him to do that, but if my other leads don't work out, I'll ask him for help. M: Networking the contacts you have is one of the best ways to find employment. (27) A．Check with the employment resource center at school. B．Send her resumes to all the most prominent accounting firms. C．Resort to headhunters (猎头公司). D．Ask for help from her father first.

听力原文： Hello, I was once a hostess. Now I am on my first bus trip and I’m quite surprised at the services offered during the trip. Included are meals on the way. Rest rooms and public-address announcements. Just now. I introduced myself to the hostess on the bus, and we told each other about experience on air and ground travel. At lunch time, she gave out menus offering a choice of sandwiches. As she started filling orders, she found that there weren’t enough egg-salad sandwiches. She quickly went to whisper to the driver, The bus soon stopped. The stopped. The hostess ran to another bus that was all the time following ours and she soon returned with a box of egg-salad sandwiches. As she passed my seat, she asked.” Could you do that on a plane？” According to this passage, what kind of vehicle did the speaker always ride in the past？ A．By bus. B．By air. C．By train.

Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it—that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty." "Well, George," answered Jim, "I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other 11 people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me." George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help. The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy. Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy. "Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those 11 men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!" Question : What did George manage to do when his trial was about to begin？ (33) A．Decided that he would plead guilty. B．Told another prisoner about his old friend. C．Succeeded in seeing his friend secretly one day. D．Told his family about his old friends.

听力原文： Now, I want to tell you a story about a person who al- ways went to the same beerhouse at the same time every day and asked for two glasses of beer. He drank them and then asked for two more. One day the waiter in the beerhouse said to him, "Why do you always ask for two glasses of beer？ Why not get one big glass instead？" The person answered, "Because I don't like to drink alone. I drink with my friend." But a few days later the person came in and asked only for one glass of beer. "Oh," said the waiter, "has your friend died？" "Oh, no, "said the person." He is very well. This glass of beer is for him. But I have stopped drinking beer. My doctor does not want me to drink any more because it is dangerous for me." What did the person do every day？ A．He drank a big glass of beer. B．He went to the same beerhouse. C．He drank with a different friend.

W: Thanks. I'm feeling much better now. Q: What does the woman suggest？ (15) A．She needs to get more rest. B．She took a rest last week and it helped her a lot. C．She wasn't interested in last week's lecture. D．She was surprised to find the lecture so easy.

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

W: If it hasn't gotten better by now, you should have it looked at. Q: What does the woman imply？. (17) A．He should look at the desk. B．He should go to the doctor. C．He should relax a little hit. D．He should have found some one for help.

B: Good Evening! Everybody! A: Eric! We knew you are working in a very successful, multi-million dollar company, could you tell us why this company becomes so successful？ B: Well, I think its success down to corporate culture. This culture is something that's been in place for some time. We're involved in basically every major decision within the company — from setting client expectations to implementing a new dust protection system. As production coordinator, I get to know our customers well, so it was a natural for me to volunteer to call past clients. I loved it and got immediate results. A：Could you tell us more？ B: We also organize anti-bureaucrat weeks, where all the managers have to work in the store showrooms, warehouses or restaurants for at least one week a year. A: So, that really makes SilverMark Inc. Design & Build a fascinating place to work for. You will hear two people talking about corporate culture of company. Name of programme: (5)______ Eric Finucane works as (6)______ in the company. The company organizes (7)______ in the company All the managers have to work (8)______ a year in warehouses or restaurants.

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