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PartIIIListeningComprehension

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD），anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre。

　　11.

　　W:

DidyouhearthatAnnaneedstostayinbedfor4weeks?

　　M:

Yeah.Sheinjuredherspineinafallandadoctortoldhertolieflatonherbackforamonthsoitcanmend。

　　Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

　　12.

　　M:

AfamousRussianballetiscomingtotownnextweekend.ButIcan’tfindaticketanywhere。

　　W:

Don’tbeupset.Mysisterjusthappenedtohaveoneandshecan’tgosinceshehasgotsomesortofconflictinherschedule。

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　13.

　　W:

Hello,mybathroomdrainisblockedandI’mgivingapartytonight.Doyouthinkyoucouldcomeandfixitforme?

　　M:

Sorry,ma’am.I’mprettybusyrightnow.ButIcanputyouonmylist。

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　14.

　　W:

We’retakingupacollectiontobuyagiftforJemma.She’llhavebeenwiththecompany25yearsnextweek。

　　M:

Well,countmein.ButI’mabitshortoncashnow.Whendoyouneedit?

　　Q:

Whatisthemangoingtodo?

　　15.

　　W:

Tony’smotherhasinvitedmetodinner.DoyouthinkIshouldtellherinadvancethatI’mavegetarian?

　　M:

Ofcourse.Ithinkshe’dappreciateit.Imaginghowyoubothfeelifshefixedtheturkeydinnerorsomething。

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

　　16.

　　M:

Justlookatthisnewspaper,nothingbutrobbery,suicideandmurder.Doyoustillbelievepeoplearebasicallygood?

　　W:

Ofcourse.Butmanypaperslackinterestinreportingsomethingpositivelikepeace,loveandgenerosity。

　　Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

　　17.

　　M:

Ican’tbelievesomanypeoplewanttosignupfortheKoreaDevelopmentConference.Wewillhavetolimittheregistration。

　　W:

Yeah,otherwisewewon’thaveroomforthemore。

　　Q:

Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

　　18.

　　W:

Hi,I’mcallingabouttheadfortheonebedroomapartment。

　　M:

Perfecttiming!

Thepersonwhowassupposedtorentitjustbackedtowntotakearoomoncampus。

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　PartIIIListeningComprehension

　　Conversation1

　　W:

OneofthemostinterestingexperimentswithdolphinsmustbeonedonebyDoctorJarvisBastian.WhathetriedtodowastoteachamaledolphincalledBassandafemalecalledDoristocommunicatewitheachotheracrossasolidbarrier。

　　M:

Sohowdidhedoitexactly?

　　W:

Well,firstofall,hekeptthetwodolphinstogetherinthesametankandtaughtthemtopressleverswhenevertheysawalight.Theleverswerefittedtothesideofthetanknexttoeachother.Ifthelightflashedonandoffseveraltimes,thedolphinsweresupposedtopresstheleft-handleverfollowedbytheright-handone.Ifthelightwaskeptsteady,thedolphinsweresupposedtopresstheleversinreverseorder.Whenevertheyrespondedcorrectly,theywererewardedwithfish。

　　M:

Soundsterriblycomplicated。

　　W:

Well,thatwasthefirststage.Inthesecondstage,DoctorBastianseparatedthedolphinsintotwotanks.Theycouldstillhearoneanother,buttheycouldn’tactuallyseeeachother.TheleversandlightweresetupinexactlythesamewayexceptthatthistimeitwasonlyDoriswhocouldseethelightindicatingwhichlevertopressfirst.Butinordertogettheirfish,bothdolphinshadtopresstheleversinthecorrectorder.ThismeantofcoursethatDorishadtotellBasswhetheritwasaflashinglightorwhetheritwasasteadylight。

　　M:

Sodiditwork?

　　W:

Well,amazinglyenough,thedolphinsachieveda100%successrate。

　　Questions19-21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。

　　Q19.WhatisthepurposeofDoctorJarvisBastian’sexperiment?

　　Q20.Whatwerethedolphinssupposedtodowhentheysawasteadylight?

　　Q21.Howdidthesecondstageoftheexperimentdifferfromthefirststage?

　　Conversation2

　　W:

Thisweek’sprogramUpYourStreettakesyoutoHarrogate,asmalltowninYorkshire.HarrogatebecameafashionableresortduringVictoriantimes,whenpeoplecametotakeabathinthemineralwaters.Today,fewpeoplecometovisitthetownforitsmineralwaters.Instead,Harrogatehasbecomeapopulartownforpeopletoretireto.Itscleanair,attractiveparks,andtheabsenceofanyindustry,makethisanidealspotforpeoplelookingforaquietlife.Now,totellusmoreaboutHarrogate,IhavewithmeTomPercival,PresidentoftheChamberofCommerce.Tom,oneofthethingsvisitornoticesaboutHarrogateisthelargeareaofopenparklandrightdownintothemiddleofthetown.Canyoutellusmoreaboutit?

　　M:

Yes,certainly.TheareaiscalledtheStray。

　　W:

WhytheStray?

　　M:

It’scalledthatbecauseintheolddays,peoplelettheircattlesstrayonthearea,whichwascommonland。

　　W:

Oh,Isee。

　　M:

Then,we’vechangesinfarmingandinlandownership.TheStraybecamepartofthelandownedbyHarrogate。

　　W:

Andisitprotected?

　　M:

Oh,yes,indeed.Asaspeciallaw,noonecanbuildanythingonthestray.It’sprotectedforever。

　　W:

Soitwillalwaysbeparkland?

　　M:

That’sright.Asyoucansee,someoftheStrayisusedforsportsfields。

　　W:

Ibelieveitlookslovelyinthespring。

　　M:

Yes,itdoes.There’respringflowersontheoldtrees,andpeoplevisitthetownjusttoseetheflowers。

　　Question22-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。

　　Q22.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　Q23.WhatdowelearnaboutmodernHarrogate?

　　Q24.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheareacalledtheStray?

　　Q25.WhatattractspeoplemostintheStrayduringthespringtime?

　　About700,000childreninMexicodroppedoutofschoollastyearasrecession-strickenfamiliespushedkidstowork,andaweakeconomicrecoverywillallowonlyslightimprovementinthedrop-outratein2010,atopeducationofficialsaid。

　　Mexico'seconomysufferedmorethananyotherinLatinAmericalastyear,shrinkinganestimated7percentduetoaplungeinU.S.demandforMexicanexportssuchascars。

　　Thedeclineledtoa4percentincreaseinthenumberofkidswholeftprimaryormiddleschoolin2009,saidJuandeDiosCastro,whoheadsthenation'sadulteducationprogramandkeepsaclosewatchondrop-outrates。

　　"Povertyroseandthatisafactorthatmakesourjobmoredifficult,"CastrotoldReutersinaninterviewearlierthismonth。

　　Hinderedbyhighertaxesandweakdemandforitsexports,Mexico'seconomyisseenonlypartiallyrecoveringthisyear.Asaresult,drop-outrateswillnotimprovemuch,Castrosaid。

　　"Therewillbesomeimprovement,butnotsignificant,"Castrosaid。

　　Mexicohashistoricallyhadhighdrop-outratesaspoorfamiliespullkidsoutofschooltohelpputfoodonthetable,andchildrenoftensellcandyandcraftsinthestreetsorworkinrestaurants。

　　Thenation'sdrop-outproblemisjustthelatestbadnewsforthelong-termcompetitivenessoftheMexicaneconomy.Mexico'spoliticianshaveresistedmendingthecountry'stax,energyandlaborlawsfordecades,leavingitseconomybehindcountriessuchasBrazilandChile。

　　PassageOne

　　RussellFazio,anOhioStatepsychologyprofessorwhohasstudiedinterracialroommatesthereandatIndianaUniversity,discoveredanintriguingacademiceffect.InastudyanalyzingdataonthousandsofOhioStatefreshmenwholivedindorms,hefoundthatblackfreshmenwhocametocollegewithhighstandardizedtestscoresearnedbettergradesiftheyhadawhiteroommate—eveniftheroommate’stestscoreswerelow.Theroommate’sracehadnoeffectonthegradesofwhitestudentsorlow-scoringblackstudents.Perhaps,thestudyspeculated,havingawhiteroommatehelpsacademicallypreparedblackstudentsadjusttoapredominantlywhiteuniversity。

　　ThatsamestudyfoundthatrandomlyassignedinterracialroommatesatOhioStatebrokeupbeforetheendofthequarterabouttwiceasoftenassame-raceroommates。

　　Becauseinterracialroommaterelationshipsareoftenproblematic,Dr.Faziosaid,manystudentswouldliketomoveout,butuniversityhousingpoliciesmaymakeithardtoleave。

　　“AtIndianaUniversity,wherehousingwasnotsotight,moreinterracialroommatessplitup,”hesaid.“HereatOhioState,wherehousingwastight,theyweretoldtoworkitout.Themostinterestingthingwefoundwasthatiftherelationshipmanagedtocontinueforjust10weeks,wecouldseeanimprovementinracialattitudes。

”

　　Dr.Fazio’sIndianastudyfoundthatthreetimesasmanyrandomlyassignedinterracialroommateswerenolongerlivingtogetherattheendofthesemester,comparedwithwhiteroommates.Theinterracialroommatesspentlesstimetogether,andhadfewerjointactivitiesthanthewhitepairs。

　　Question26-29

　　26.WhatdoweknowaboutRussellFazio?

　　27.WhobenefitedfromlivingwithawhiteroommateaccordingtoFazio’sstudy?

　　28.WhatdidthestudyfindaboutrandomlyassignedinterracialroommatesatOhioStateUniversity?

　　29.WhatdidDr.Faziofindinterestingaboutinterracialroommateswhohadlivedtogetherfor10weeks?

　　PassageTwo

　　InasmallliboratoryattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolina,Dr.VladimirMironovhasbeenworkingforadecadetogrowmeat.Adevelopmentalbiologistandtissueengineer,Dr.Mironov,isoneofonlyafewscientistsworldwideinvolvedinbioengineering'cultured'meat。