1、13 Mark is the best candidate for chairman of the students union , isnt he ?well ,that guy wont be able to win the election unless he got the majority vote from women students ,and I am not sure about it ?what does the man mean ?14 sorry to have kept you waiting ,Madam , Ive located your luggage, it
2、 was left behind in Paris and wont arrive until later this evening oh ,I cant believe this ,have it been to delivered to my hotel then ,I guesswhat happened to the womans luggage ?15W:I dont think we have enough information for our presentation. But we have to give it tomorrow. That doesnt seem to b
3、e much we can do about it.M: Yeah, at this point, well have to make do with what weve got. what does the man suggest they do?16 Im taking this great course psychology of language. Its really interesting. Since youre psychology major, you should sign up for it. Actually, I tried to do that. But they
4、told me I have to take language studies first. What do we learn from the conversation?17 Can you believe the way Larry was talking to his roommate? No wonder they dont get along. Well, maybe Larry was just reacting to something his roommate said. There are two sides to every story you know. What doe
5、s the man imply about Larry and his roommate?18 We dont have the resources to stop those people from buying us out. Unless a miracle happens, this may be the end of us. I still have hope we can get help from the bank. After all, we dont need that much money. What do we learn about the speakers from
6、the conversation?Conversation OneQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. You know Ive often wondered why people laugh at the picture of a big belly businessman slipping on a banana skin and falling on his bottom. We are to feel sorry for them. Actually, Laura, I think w
7、e laugh because we are glad it didnt happen to us. But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves. Yes, and there are a lot of jokes about people who are too fat or physically handicapped, you know, deaf, or short-sighted thi
8、ngs like that. After all, its not really funny to be like that. Oh, I think thats because were embarrassed. We dont know how to cope with the situation. Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that, so we laugh. What about the custard pie routine? What do you mean custard pie routine? Y
9、ou know, all those old films where someone gets so outraged with his boss, He picks up a custard pie and plasters it all over the other persons face. That never makes me laugh much, because you can guess whats going to happen. But a lot of people still find it laughable. It must because of the sort
10、of the thing wed all love to do once in a while and never quiet have the courage to. I had an old aunt who used to throw cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated. She said it relieved her feelings. It must have come a bit expensive. Not really. She took care never to throw her best
11、china.19. Why does the man say we laughed when we see some self-important people making fool of themselves?20. Why do some people joke about those who are fat or handicapped according to the man?21. Why do many people find it funny to see someone throwing a custard pie on their bosss face?22. Why do
12、 the man say she would drop cups of tea at people occasionally?Conversation TwoYour name Sanjay Kumar is that correct?M:Yes, madam.You claim you are traveling on a scholarship from Delhi University.Thats right.Now it seems that a hand gun was found in your luggage. Do you admit that?Yes, butAccordin
13、g to the statement you made, you had never seen the hand gun before it was found in your bag. Do you still maintain that?But its true. I swear it.Mmm, you do realize Mr. Kumar that to bring a hand gun into Hong Kong without proper authorization is a serious offense.But I didnt bring it. I I mean I d
14、idnt know anything about it. It wasnt there when I left Delhi. My bags were searched. It was part of the airport security check.Maybe so, but someone managed to get that hand gun onto the aircraft or it couldnt have been there.Someone but not me.Tell me , where was your personal bag during the fligh
15、t?I had it down by my feet between me and the man in the next seat. He was the only person who could have opened my bag while I was asleep. It must have been him. I see. Have you any idea who this man was? He told me his name, Alfred Foster. He was very friendly, after I woke up that is. He hadnt sp
16、oken before. Alfred Foster, we can check that on the passenger list. He said he had a car coming to meet him. He offered me a lift. Oh, Why should he do that? So he can get his handgun back, thats why. Please find him, Madam.Questions 23-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard23. What i
17、s Sanjay Kumar suspected of?24. What do we know about Alfred Foster ?25. What does Sanjay Kumar ask the woman to do finally?Section BPassage OneEveryone is looking for a good investment these days. And with stocks, currencies and companies all crashing, some are finding that taking the trip of a lif
18、etime is actually a smart move right now. Prices are good, crowds are fewer and the dividends like expanded worldview, lifelong memories, the satisfaction of boosting the global economycant be easily snatched away. Sylvia and Paul Custerson, a retired couple from Cambridge, England, recently took a
19、16-day vacation to Namibia, where they went on bird-watching excursions. Later this year, they are planning a trip to Patagonia. Were using our capital now, says Sylvia, And why not? Were not getting any interest in the bank. If its a place we really want to go, then we will go. We may as well trave
20、l while were fit and healthy. Some travel agents are thriving in spite of the economy. ve had more people booking in the first quarter of this year than last, says Hubert Moineau, founder of Tselana Travel, which is planning to introduce a new program of longer adventure trips, including polar exped
21、itions and cruises in the Galpagos. re hearing things like, We dont know what the situation will be in six months so lets travel now , Ashley Toft, managing director of the U. K. tour operator Explore has been surprised to see an increase in last-minute bookings of high-priced trips to such places a
22、s India, Bhutan and Nepal. It seems people would rather give up something else than the big trip, he says. Travel has become a necessity. Its just how we travel that is changing.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. According to the speaker, why are some people willing
23、to spend their money on travel these days?27. What is Tselana Travel planning to do, according to its founder?28. According to Ashley Toft, managing director of Explore, what is changing now with regard to travels?Passage TwoSomehow the old male and female stereotypes no longer fit. Men and women in
24、 this country havent been fulfilling their traditional roles for some time now. And there seem to be fewer and fewer differences between the sexes. For instance, even though more women than men are still homemakers without paying jobs, women have been taking over more responsibility in the business
25、world, earning higher salaries than ever before and entering fields of work that used to be exclusively male areas. At office meetings and in group discussions, they might speak up more often, express strong opinions and come up with more creative and practical ideas than their male colleagues. Seve
26、ral days ago, my 23-year-old daughter came to me with some important news. Not only had she found the highest paying job of her career, but shed also accepted a date with the most charming men shed ever met.“Really?”, I responded,” tell me about them.”“Receptionist in an attorneys office and a welde
27、r at a construction site.” She answered in a matter-of-fact way. The interesting thing is my daughters date is the receptionist and my daughter is the welder. The old stereotypes of mens and womens work have been changing more quickly than ever before, except perhaps in my own marriage.“Whos going t
28、o mow the lawn? ” I asked my husband this morning.“Oh, I will,” he answered politely. ”Thats mens work. ”“What?” Irritated, I raised my voice. “Thats a ridiculous stereotype. Ill show you who can do the best job on the lawn.”The work took 3 hours and I did it all myself.Questions 29 to 32 are based
29、on the passage you have just heard.29. What is the speaker mainly talking about?30. What might women do at office meetings nowadays according to the speaker?31. Why did the speaker mow the lawn herself that morning?Passage ThreeFlorence Hayes is a journalist for the Green Ville Journal, the daily newspaper in town. Specifically she covers crime in the Green Ville area. This responsibility takes her to many different places every weekthe police station, the court and the hospital. Most of the crimes that she writes about fall into two groups: violent crimes and cri
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