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Section1

11.

M:

Goodnews,I'mnotgoingtohavesurgery

afterall.

ThedoctorsaysIcanstartworkingout

againsoonandmaybeplayfootballlike

beforeinafewweeks.

W:

That'sterrific.

Itwouldbegreatifyoucouldgetback

inshapeintimefortheworldcup.

Q：

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

12.

M:

Ireallyneedtomakesomeextramoney.

YouknowI'vepracticallyspentmyentire

budgetforthissemester.

W:

Whynotcheckoutthenewcafeteriaat

MarketStreet?

Ithinktherearestillafewopenings

suitableforseniorslikeyou.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

13.

M:

IhearJohnlefthiscatinyourcarewhile

he'sonvacationabroad.

Howwereyougettingalongwithit?

W:

Well,itnevercomeswhenIcallit.

Itspillsitsfoodandshedsalloverthe

place.

Ican'twaittillJohngetsback.

Q:

Howdoesthewomanfindthecat?

14.

W:

Hello,ProfessorWhite,Igotmygradein

themailthismorning,butIthinkthere

mightbeamistakeinmymark.

M:

Yeah,I'vegotseveralcallsjustlike

yours.Theremustbeaproblemwiththe

computingsystem.Itshouldbe

straightenedoutinacoupleofhours.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.

M:

ProfessorJohnson,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaper,acomputerfailurecompletelywipedoutmyfiles,doyouthinkIcanhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?

W:

I'msorry,Rod.I'mleavingforaconferencetomorrowandI'llbeawaytwoweeks.IsupposeyoucansendmeanE-copy.

Q:

Whydoesthemansayhecan'tsubmithisassignmentontime?

16.

W:

Ijustcalledthetravelagency,it'sallset.On1stJune,weareheadingforthemountainsandwillbecampingthereforawholeweek.

M：

Haveyoucheckedtheacademiccalendar？

Myclassesaren'toveruntilthe8th.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

17.

W:

Ithoughttherewasstilltimeformetoapplyforastudentloan,butsomeonejusttoldmethattheclosingdatewaslastTuesday.

M:

Areyousure?

Ithoughtwestillhadanothermonth.Wait,I'vegotabrochurerighthere.LastTuesdaywastheopeningdate.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

18.

W:

Lookattheallthepollutantsgoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'llevergetthatundercontrol?

M:

Nowwiththenewlawsineffectandsocialawarenessincreasing,wearesuretoturnthingsaround.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

ConversationOne

W:

Tellme,Peter,whatmakesHarrodssofamous?

M:

Well,it'sthebiggestdepartmentstoreintheUK.AnditsfoodhallandEgyptianhallareveryfamous.PeoplecometoHarrodsjusttoseethem.

W:

WhatisspecialabouttheFoodHall?

M:

Itsellsmanydifferentkindsoffood.Forexample,ithas250kindsofcheesefromallovertheworldandmorethan180kindsofbread.Customersalsoloveallthedifferentkindsofchocolate.Theybuy100tonseveryyear.

W:

That'samazing!

AndwhyistheEgyptianHallsofamous?

M:

Well,whenpeopleseeit,theyfeeltheyareinanotherworld.ItlookslikeEgyptianbuildingfrom4,000yearsagoanditsellsbeautifulobjects.Theyarenot4,000yearsold,ofcourse.

W:

IsittruethatHarrodsproducesitsownelectricity?

M:

Yes,itdoes.70%.Enoughforasmalltown.Tolighttheoutsideofthebuilding,weuse11,500lightbulbs.

W:

Really?

Tellme,howmanycustomersdoyouhaveonanaverageday?

Andhowmuchdotheyspend?

M:

About30,000peoplecomeonanaverageday,butduringthesalesthenumberincreasesto300,000customersaday.Howmuchdotheyspend?

Well,onaverage,customersspendabout1.5millionpoundsaday.Therecordforonedayis9millionpounds.

W:

9millionpoundsinoneday?

M:

Yes!

OnthefirstdayoftheJanuarysales.

W:

Harrodssaysitsellseverythingtoeverybodyeverywhere.Isthatreallytrue?

M:

Ohyes,ofcourse!

Absolutelyeverything.

Q19.WhatistheFoodHallofHarrodsnotedfor?

Q20.WhatdoestheEgyptianhallseemliketothecustomers?

Q21.WhatmakecustomersfindsurprisingaboutHarrods?

Q22.AbouthowmanycustomerscometoHarrodsonanaverageday?

ConversationTwo

W:

HiKevin!

M:

HiLaura,longtimenosee!

Whathaveyoubeenuptolately?

W:

Notmuch,Icanassureyou,andyou?

M:

MuchthesameexceptIdohavesomebignews.

W:

Comeonthissuspenseiskillingme.

M:

No,really,whathaveyoubeendoingthesepastfewweeks?

ThelasttimeIsawyou,youwerelookingforanewjob.

W:

Well,that'snotexactlytrue.Iwasthinkingaboutchangingjobs.Luckily,theyofferedmeanewpositionintheaccountingdepartment.

M:

Astepupinthebigbusinessworld.

W:

?

?

?

exaggerate,butIampleased.Ihadbeenhopingtogetapromotionforawhile.Sowhenitfinallycamethrough,Iwasrelieved.Actually,that'swhyIwaslookingforanewjob.Ijustdidn'twanttoworkthereanymoreiftheyweren'tgoingtorecognizemyefforts.

M:

Right,sometimesyoucandoyourbestanditseemsliketheothersdon'tknowyouexist.Ihopethemoney'sbetter.

W:

Igotanreasonableraise,nowenoughaboutme,I'mdyingtohearyournews.

M:

Igettingmarried.

W:

No,yousaidyou'dnevergetmarried.

M:

Thatwasthenandthisisnow.You'vegottomeetAndrea,she'sgreat!

W:

Thisisallnewstome.Ididn'tevenknowyouweredating.

M:

Weweren't,we'vejustbeendatingfortwoweeksnow.

W:

Andyougettingmarried?

M:

Iknow,Ican'thelpit.Ijustknowshe'stheone.

W:

Well,congratulations!

That'sfantastic!

M:

Thanks,I'mgladtohearyoufeelthatway.

Q23.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenthemanlastsawher?

Q24Whydoesthewomansayshewasrelived?

Q25Whyisthewomansurprisedattheman'snews?

Passage1

Waterscootersarewatervehiclesthatlookverymuchlikemotorcycles.Nowadays,speedy,colorfulwaterscootersaregaininginpopularity.Theycantravelanywhereasmallboatcanandparticularlypopularwithyoungpeople.Therisingpopularityofthecrafthasraisedthequestionofwaterscooterregulation.Inthiscase,theargumentforstrictregulationiscompelling.Waterscootersareaparticularlydeadlyformofwaterrecreation.Forexample,twowomenwerevacationinginLongboatKeywhiletheywerefloatingontherubberboatalongtheshore,awaterscootercrashedintothemandkillthem.Alsowaterscooteroperatorshavebeenkilledorseriouslyinjuredincollisionswithotherwatercraft.Othershavebeenstrandedattheseawhentheirscooterseitherfailedorsankfarfromshore.Manywaterscooteroperatorsareinexperiencedandignorantofnavigationalrules,whichincreasesthepotentialforaccidents.Theincreasingpopularityofthescooterhasaggravatedtheproblem,providingmorewatervehiclestocompeteforthesamespace.Crowdedwaterwavesaresimplyanopeninvitationtodisaster.

Inadditiontotheinherentoperationalhazardsofwaterscooters,theyareprovingtobeanenvironmentalnuisance.Beachresidentscomplainofthenoiseofthescooters.ThePacificWhaleFoundationonthewestcoastexpressedconcernthatthescootersarefrighteningawayanendangeredspeciesofwhalethatmigratestoHawaiiforbreeding.Regulationssuchasminimumoperatingage,restrictedoperatingareasandcompulsoryclassesinwatersafetyareessential.Withoutsuchregulations,tragediesinvolvingwaterscootersaresuretomultiply,whichmakesmanybeachesunsafeforrecreation.

26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutwaterscooters?

27.Whatwasmentionedasoneofthecausesofwateraccident?

28.Inwhatwayarewaterscooterssaidtobeanenvironmentalnuisance?

29.Whatdoesthespeakerproposetoensurethesafetyofbeachesforrecreation?

Passage2

ItseemstomethatneighborsaregoingoutofstyleinAmerica.Thefriendnextdoorfromwhomyouborrowedforeggsoraladderhasmovedandpeopleintherenowarestrangers.Someofthetraditionalstoriesofneighborlinessareimpracticalorsillyandmaybejustaswellthatourrelationswithourneighborsarechanging.ThesayingintheBible"Lovethyneighbor"wasprobablyapoortranslation,ofwhatmusthaveoriginallybeen,"respectthyneighbor".Lovecanbecalleduponorder.FewerthanhalfofthepeopleinU.S.liveinthesamehousetheylivedinfiveyearsago.Sothereisnoreasontolovethepeoplewholivenextdoortoyou,justbecausetheyhappentowanderintoarealestateofficethatlistedtheplacenextdoortoyours.Theonlythingneighborshaveincommon,tobeginwith,isproximityandunlesssomethingmoredevelopsthatisn'treasonenoughtobebestfriends.Itsometimeshappensnaturally,butthechancesareverysmallthatyourneighborswillbeyourchoicefriendsorthatyouwillbetheirseither.Thebestrelationshipwithneighborsisoneoffriendlydistance.Yousay"hello",usesmalltalkifyouseethemintheyard,youdiscussproblemsastheyariseandyouhelpeachotherinanemergency.Thedrivewayorthefencebetweenyouisnotreallyacoldshoulderbutaclearboundary.Wealllikeclearly-definedboundariesforourselves.

30.Whatdoesthespeaksayabouttherelationsamongneighborsnowadays?

31.Whydoesthespeaksayitmaybedifficultforpeopletolovetheirneighbors?

32.Whatshouldneighborsdointhespeaker'sopinion?

Passage3

ArticlesinmagazinesandnewspapersandspecialreportsonradioandtelevisionreflecttheconcernofmanyAmericansabouttheincreasingdrop-outrateinourjuniorandseniorhighschools.Coupledwiththisfactisthewarningthatsoonwewillnolongerhaveaworkforcetofillthemanyjobsthatrequireproperlyeducatedpersonnel.Thehighstudentdrop-outrateisnotarecentdevelopment.Tenyearsago,manyurbanschoolswerereportingdrop-outratesbetween35and50percent.Someadministratorsmaintainthatdrop-outsremainthesinglegreate