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每小题1分,满分5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whydoe
sthewomanwantthebluesweater?
A.Itischeaper.B.Itismorefashionable.C.Shelikesbluebest.
2.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inalibrary.B.Inahospital.C.Inaclassroom.
3.WhatistheweatherusuallylikeinMay?
A.It’scolderandrainier.B.It’scooleranddrier.C.It’shotterandsunnier.
4.Whatwillthemandotonight?
A.Meethisfriends.
B.WatchTVathishouse.
C.Lookafterthewoman’schildren.
5.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hewillstopdoinghisjob.
B.Heislookingforanewjob.
C.Hedoesn’tlikehispresentjob.
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1分,满分15分)
听下面五段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;
听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6.Whatwastheman’sweightbefore?
A.About235pounds.B.About250pounds.C.About265pounds.
7.Howdidthemanloseweightthistime?
A.Hekeptonadiet.B.Hetookslimpills.C.Hedidexercise.
8.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?
A.Energetic.B.Strong.C.Slim.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutlivinginEcuador?
A.Bored.B.Unhappy.C.Satisfied.
10.WhatdidthemanmissmostaboutEngland?
A.Hisfamily.B.Thefood.C.Hisfriends.
11.WhatdoesthemanthinkthestrangestthingwasinEcuador?
A.Therearefewrichmen.
B.Thecostoflivingislow.
C.Peoplecanonlyflysomewhereonweekends.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.Whatspecialofferwillthemangetifhetakesacoursethismonth?
A.A50-pounddiscount.
B.A15percentdiscount.
C.A15-pounddiscount.
13.WhydoesthemanwanttostudySpanish?
A.Hehastospeakitatwork.
B.HeoftengoestoSpainforholiday.
C.Hethinksitiseasytolearn.
14.Whatdoesthewomangivethemanintheend?
A.Atelephonenumber.
B.Theaddressofthecollege.
C.Hermobilephonenumber.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Whath
elpedNicktoproducesomanyCDs?
A.Aperiodoffreetime.
B.Thethoughtofearningmuch.
C.Theopportunitytochangehimself.
16.HowlongdidittakeNicktorecordaCD?
A.Fiveyears.B.Twoyears.C.Amonth.
17.WhatdoesNicksayaboutwritingnewsongs?
A.Heoftenwritesasonginthekitchen.
B.Heneedspeacetowriteanewsong.
C.Hesometimestriesouthischildren’sideas.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Wherearecallcentresusuallysetup?
A.Indowntownareas.B.Inareaswithcheapland.C.Innatureparks.
19.Whatmakescompaniesoperateeffectively?
A.Comfortableworkingenvironment.
B.Goodmanagementskills.
C.Newtelephonetechnology.
20.Whatpercentageofemployeeswillworkincallcentresinthenearfuture?
A.1%.B.2%.C.20%.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分34分)
第一节(共12小题;
每小题2分,满分24分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TheUnitedStatesgovernmentwantstoknowwhatthepublicthinksaboutitsfindingonthesafetyofclonedanimals.
TheFoodandDrugAdministrationsaysmeatandmilkfromclonesofadultanimalsaresafetoeat.Theycalledthem“assafetoeatasthefoodweeateveryday.”Andwhenthoseclonesreproducesexually(有性繁殖),theagencysays,theiroffspring(后代)aresafetoeataswell.
TheUnitedStatesthisyearcouldbecomethefirstcountrytoallowthesaleoffoodsfromclonedanimals.First,however,thepublicwillhaveninetydaystocommentonthreeproposeddocuments.OnDecember28ththeF.D.A.releasedalongreport,calledadraftriskassessment,alongwithtwopolicydocuments.TheagencysaysitmustreceivecommentsbyApril2nd.TheF.D.A.seemedreadytoactseveralyearsago,butanadvisorycommitteecalledformoreresearch.
Fornow,thegovernmentwillcontinuetoaskproducerstohonorarequestthattheydonotsellfoodsfromclonedanimals.
Clonesarestillrare.Theycostalotandaredifficulttoproduce.TheF.D.A.saysmostfoodfromcloningisexpectedtocomenotfromclonesthemselves,butfromtheirsexuallyreproducedoffspring.Itsaysclonesareexpectedtobeusedmostlyasbreedinganimalstospreadgoodqualities.
PublicopinionstudiesshowmostAmericansdonotliketheideaoffoodfromclonedanimals.Butthisresearchalsoshowsthepublicknowlittleaboutcloning.Cloningdiffersfromgeneticengineering.Acelltakenfromasocalleddonoranimalisgrownintoanembryo(胚胎)inthelaboratory.Next,theembryoisplacedintotheuterus(子宫)ofafemaleanimal.Iftheprocessissuccessful,thepregnancyreachesitsfulltermandageneticcopyofthedonoranimalisborn.
21.Fromthepassage,weknow________.
A.theUSgovernmentisverycautiousaboutthesafetyofclonedfoods
B.foodsfromclonedanimalsarepopularinAmerica
C.clonedanimalswillbeeasytoproduce
D.mostfoodsfromcloningareexpectedtocomefromclonesthemselves
22.Whobelievesthatfoodsfromcloningaresafetoeat?
A.MostAmericans.B.Anadvisorycommittee.C.Critics.D.TheF.D.A..
23.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_______.
A.cloninghasmuchincommonwithgeneticengineering
B.noteverycelltakenfromadonoranimalcangrowintoageneticcopy
C.thedonoranimalshouldbeafemaleone
D.clonedanimalsgrowfasterthannormalones
24.WhetherthesaleofclonedfoodsisallowedintheUSdependson________.
A.cloningtechnologyB.theadvisorycommittee’sresearch
C.publiccommentsD.thedocumentsoftheF.D.A.
B
Iam26.I’mclearthatI’mnevergoingtocatchupwithMotherTeresa.ButIwanttodosomethingtohelppeopleeverysingledaylikeher.
Everybodythinkswejustservefoodandsoda.Thesafetytrainingisseriousandstressful.Caringfor49peopleinabusinessclassin90minutesisnoteasy.Ihadaroommatewhowasawaitress;
shejustleftacandleandatableclothburning,andIusedafireextinguisher(灭火器)toputoutthefire.Ifsomethinggoesbadatherjob,shecallsthepolice.Butifsomethinghappensupintheair,it’suptous.
I’msingleandhavenokids.I’veflowneveryChristmassince1995.IfIfly,someoneelsecanbewiththeirkids.Christmasinanairportcanbedepressing,butit’sthelittlethingsthatmakeadifference.
We’renotrobots.It’shardtoputonasmileandjustpretendeverythingisgreatwhenitisn’t.I’veseenco-workersloseafamilymemberthedaybeforeatripandjustpullthemselvestogether(takecontroloftheirfeelingsandbehaveinacalmway).Attheendofa14-hourflight,it’slike,“Itwasreallynicetohelpyou,butI’mreadyforyoutogetofftheplane.”Thoselast15minutescanbethelongest15minutesofyourlife.Youcan’twaittoturnofftheflightattendant’svoiceandgetsomethingtoeatwithoutanyonesaying“Excuseme.”
SometimesIgoalldayandneverheara“please”ora“thankyou.”Whenyousaythankyou,it’shuge.Itmakesusfeellikeyouact
uallyseeusasfellowhumans.We’reuptheretogetherataheightof30,000feet,enjoyingthemiracle(奇迹)ofthemodernfl
ight.
25.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsMotherTeresa?
A.Grateful.B.Fearful.C.Doubtful.D.Admiring.
26.Howdidtheauthorlikeherroommate’sjob?
A.Itwasthesameashers.B.Itwasmoreinterestingthanhers.
C.Itwaseasierthanhers.D.Itwasmoreseriousthanhers.
27.WhydoestheauthorflyeveryChristmas?
A.Becauseshehasnowheretogo.
B.Becauseshe’stryingtobeahelpfulco-worker.
C.Becausesheowesherco-workerssomefavors.
D.Becauseshe’dliketoearnmoremoney.
28.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysayingtheunderlinedsentence“We’renotrobots”?
A.Flightattendantsarenotstrongerthanrobots.
B.Flightattendantsalsoexperienceemotions.
C.Flightattendantsgettiredwhilerobotsdon’t.
D.Flightattendantsneedtorestnowandthen.
C
Whileyoumaythinkthatbeingsmartandtalentedwouldlogicallymakesomeonesuccessfulinrunningabusiness,unfortunately,thisisoftennotthecase.
Thisproblemstartsbackinschoolwhenthestressful“groupprojects”arefirstassigned.Thesmartestdon’twanttorisktheirgradeintheclassbydividingtheworkequallyandhopingthatanaveragestudentdoeshispartwell.Theyjusttakeoveranddothewholeprojectthemselves.
Andthusbeginsthesmart-peopleworkcycle.Thesmartestpeopledojustabouteverythingbetterthanmosteveryoneelseuntilitcomestorunningabusiness.Theyarenotbette
r;
theyarescrewed(束缚).Asmartpersonwhocan’tstandsomeoneelsedoingajobbadlydoeseverythinghimself.Then,heisstuckwiththeone-manband“job-business”andendsupnotbeingabletogrow.However,itisquiteinterestingandstrangethatsomeslackers(偷懒的人)arebettersuitedtobeabusinessleaderthanthe“smart”people.Theyfiguredoutearlyontosurroundthemselveswithsmartpeoplewhowoulddotheworkthattheythemselvesdon’twanttodo.
Smartandtalentedpeopleoftenhaveagiftfortheunusual,complicatedordifferent.Theydon’tliketofollowtheKISSprinciple(keepitsimple,stupid),whichisrequiredtomakeabusinesssucceed.MaybeyouthinktheglobalpresenceofMcDonald’scomplex,butinfact,inthecompany,everysingletaskisbrokendownintoeasy-to-followstepsandeverythinghasbeenstandardized.Thesesuccessfulcompanieshavejustafewsmartenoughpeopletorunthemajorityofthetasksinawaythatcan’tbescrewedupbytheiraverageemployees.So,beingsmartortalentedisn’tgoingtohelpyouunlessyoucanuseyourtalenttofigureoutawaytosimplifythosetasksthatwillmakeabusinesssuccessful.
Anotherissuewiththesmartpeoplestartingbusinessesisthatthey