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Whatdoyouthinkofyournewcoach,Mr.Smith?

M:

Well,heisfullofpraisewhenyoutrainyourselfhard,butwhenyougetuplaterthan5o'

clockinthemorning,you'

dbetterwatchout.

Q:

Howdoesthenewcoachtreathismen?

12.

Iheardonlyonepersongotaperfectgradeonthetermproject.I'

msureitwasn'

tme.

Butitwas!

Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.

Look!

Itsaystheywantajuniorsalesmanageranditseemslikeit'

sabigcompany.That'

llbegood,foryoumighthavetotravelalot.

Dotheysayanythingabouttheexperience?

Whataretheytalkingabout?

14.

Listentome,Joe,theexamisalreadyathingofthepast.Justforgetaboutit.

That'

seasiersaidthandone.

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

15.

Marydoesn'

twantmetotakethejob.Shesaysourchildistooyoungandthejobrequiresmuchtraveling.

Youshouldtalktoheragainandseeifyoucanfindawayout.Thinkaboutthegainsandlossesbeforeyoumakeadecision.

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

16.

Haveyoufinishedreadingthebookyouboughtlastmonth?

Oh,Ididn'

treaditstraightthroughthewayyoureadanovel.Ijustcoveredafewchaptersthatinterestedmemost.

Howdidthewomanreadthebook?

17.

Ithinkit'

swisertowaituntilJackcomesback.Don'

tyouagree?

Icouldn'

tagreemore.

Whatdoesthemanthink?

18.

Hasthetechniciancalledabouttherepairsyet?

Whenhedoes,I'

llhaveyoutalktohim.

Nowyou’llheartwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

Well,I’vegotareallytoughclassthisafternoonafterthelunchbreak.I’mgivingaseminartothe3rdYearPoliticalSciencestudentsandquitehonestly,I’mabitworriedaboutit.

Oh,comeon.They’reaprettybrightlot.

Yeah,that’stheproblem.TheyaregoingtoasksometoughquestionsandIjustdon’thaveanyrealanswersforthem.

Well,giveusanexample.

Okay.Onegirlalwaysgoesonaboutthesamething.Ifthereweren’tanypoliticians,theworldwouldn’tgetintosuchamess.Somethinglikethatanyway.

Well,Ithinkthat’sastupidargument.Someonehastomakedecisions,somebodyhastoorganizeasociety.

Yes,Iagree.Butyoungpeopleseethingsdifferently.Theyseeitthisway.Ifnobodywasallowedtoholdcompletepowerinanysociety,thendecisionswouldbemadeatamorelocallevel.Thiswouldguaranteesomeformofpopulardecision.

Well,that’sfineintheory.Solocal“politicians”thenmakedecisionsandwhat’sthebigdifference?

Youjustexchangenationalpoliticsforlocalpolitics.

Yes,absolutely.Butyouseemyproblem.

Oh,Ido.Ireallydo.Let’sthinkaboutit…

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whataretheytalkingabout?

20.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthestudents?

21.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoyoungpeoplethinkofthingslikepoliticians?

ConversationTwo

Hi!

Comein.haveaseat.I’vefoundthatarticleforyou,youknow,theoneyouweretalkingabouttheotherday.

Ohgreat!

Thatfriendofminewhoworksinthelibrarywasnotveryhelpful.Hetoldmethatthelibrarydoesn’tsubscribetoallforeignnewspapers.

Yeah,soI’veheard.Anyway,thejournalistwhowrotethisparticulararticlereallyhasagoodfeelforthesubject.Allofmyfriendswhohavereadthepiecesayit’sspoton.

Anddoyouagreewithhim?

Actually,thewriterisaher.Yes,generallyspeaking,Ido,atleastmostofthetime.ShethinksyoungpeopleinBritainandAmericaarespoiltbecausetheyhavetoomuchmoney,toomuchfreedomandtoolongholidays.

Um,Isee.

Yousee,shebasedherarticleoninterviewswithyoungpeopleatanumberofuniversities.Mostofthemhadneverhadajobintheirlives.Theyjustexpectedtheirparentstopayfortheirholidaysabroadandtogivethemlotsofpocketmoney.

Well,perhapsjobsarehardtofind.

Well,ofcoursewearetoldthereareveryfewjobsavailableatpresent.Butstill,everyonewhoreallywantsajobcanfindajobiftheylookhardenough.

Ohwell,thesituationisaboutthesamehereinChina.Buteventhoughthegovernmentpaysfortheirstudies,someofthestudentswhoattendclasseswithmehavetohaveajobduringtheholidaysjusttomakeendsmeet.

Howmuchmoneydotheygetpermonthfortheirstudies?

OhIdon’tknow.Iftheyareundergraduates…

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.Wheredothespeakersconverse?

23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

24.WhatdoesthejournalistthinkofyoungpeopleinBritainandAmerica?

25.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesthemanmeanwhenhesaysthatsomeChinesestudentstrytohaveajobeventhoughthegovernmentpaysfortheirtuition?

SectionB

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

TheNobelCommitteessendinvitationstohundredsofscientistsandscholarsaroundtheworld,askingthemtosuggestnamesfortheNobelPrizesinthecomingyear.ThenamesaresentinbyFebruary1.

Eachcommittee,withthehelpofspeciallyappointedexperts,discussesthenamessuggested,andmakesoutashortlisttopresenttotheprize-awardinginstitution.Avoteistakenforthefinalchoice.ThenamesoftheprizewinnersareannouncedinOctoberorNovember.TheprizesareawardedonDecember10.ThePeacePrizeispresentedatOsloUniversity,theothersataceremonyinStockholm.TheKingofSwedenpresentsadiploma,amedalandachecktoeachprizewinnerandthereisaceremonialdinnerafterwardsintheCityHall.EachNobelprizewinnerisexpectedtogivea"

Nobellecture."

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.

27.Whenarethenamesoftheprizewinnersannounced?

28.Whatdoprizewinnersnotreceive?

PassageTwo

Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemories,andcaneasilylearnquitelongpoemsbyheart.Thereareotherpeoplewhocanonlyrememberthingswhentheyhavesaidthemoverandover.

ThefamousEnglishwriter,CharlesDickenssaidthathecouldwalkdownanylongstreetinLondonandthentellyouthenameofeveryshophehadpassed.Manyofthegreatmenoftheworldhavehadwonderfulmemories.

Agoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguage.Everybodylearnshisownlanguagebyrememberingwhathehearswhenheisasmallchildandsomechildrenseemtolearntwolanguagesalmostaseasilyasone.Inschoolitisnotsoeasytolearnasecondlanguagebecausethepupilshavesolittletimeforit,andtheyarebusywithothersubjectsaswell.

Aman'

smindisratherlikeacamera,butittakesphotosnotonlyofwhatwesee,butalsoofwhatwehear,smellandtaste.Whenwetakearealphotowithacamera,thereismuchtodobeforethephotoisfinishedandreadytoshowourfriends.Inthesamewaythereismuchworktobedonebeforewecankeepapictureforeverinourminds.

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.ForwhatpurposedoesthespeakermentionCharlesDickens?

30.Whyisitdifficultforpeopletolearnasecondlanguageinschool?

31.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

PassageThree

TherearemanyreasonswhyfamilylifeinBritainhaschangedsomuchinthelastfiftyyears.TheliberationofwomenintheearlypartofthetwentiethcenturyandthesocialandeconomiceffectsofWorldWarIIhadagreatimpactontraditionalfamilylife.Womenbecameessentialtoindustryandtheprofessions.Duringthewartheyhadworkedinfactoriesandprovedtheirworth;

now,withthelossofmillionsofmen,theirserviceswereindispensabletothenation.

Morerecently,greatadvancesinscientificknowledge,andparticularlyinmedicine,havehadenormoussocialconsequences.Childrenarebettercaredforandarefarhealthier.Theinfantdeathrateislow.Aboveall,parentscannowplanthesizeoftheirfamilyiftheywishthroughmoreeffectivemeansofbirthcontrol.

Differentattitudestoreligion,authorityandtraditiongenerallyhavealsogreatlycontributedtochangesinfamilylife.Butthesedevelopmentshaveaffectedallaspectsofsociety.Itisparticularlyinterestingtonotetheconceptof"

thefamily"

asasocialunithassurvivedallthesechallenges.

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

33.WhydidBritishwomenbecomeindispensabletoindustryafterWorldWarII

34.Whatremainedunchangedinspiteofallthechallengestofamilylife?

35.WhatarethereasonslistedforthechangeoffamilylifeinBritain?

SectionC

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfor