听力原文:M: Mrs. Wang, what was the hotel like?
W: Oh, I stayed in the most comfortable hotel in the city.
Q: What does the woman think of the hotel?
(9)
A. Terrible.
B. Comfortable.
C. Noisy.
D. Expensive.
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Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.
As working women continue to receive better and better wages, house wives still work at home without receiving paychecks. Should a woman who works at home, doing the housework and caring for children, be paid for her services? In a 1986 study at Cornell University, it was found that the value of the services of a housewife averaged $ 11,600 a year. This rate was based on a family com posed of a husband, wife, and three young children. The $11,600 is what the husband would have to pay if he hired others to take over his wife's household work. The researchers concluded that it would be fair for husbands to pay wives according to government guidelines(方针)for least amounts of wages.
Another plan for rewarding women who work at home has been suggested by Dr. Johnson, a former Secretary of Health and Human Services. He says that full-time housewives should be allowed to pay social security taxes(社会保障金) ,with their employers (that is ,their husbands) offering part of the payment. He feels that the present system is unfair. He said, "If you work in a store you can qualify for Social Security, but if you stay at home and raise a family, you can't qualify for it."
Now in the U. S. the women working outside home can get______.
A. the same pay as those doing housework
B. as much as their husbands
C. an average payment of $ 11,600 a year
D. more and more money
听力原文:M: Say something about your trip to Paris.
W: Well, I visited a lot of good places, and ate in some good restaurants.
Q: What's the woman talking about?
(7)
A trip she took.
B. A party she attended.
C. The place she wanted to go.
D. The restaurant she ate in.
听力原文:May I have some information about opening an account here?
(5)
A. How much do you plan to save?
B. What would you like to know?
C. You have the right.
D. You are welcome.
听力原文:M: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the shopping centre?
W: Certainly, but it's quite a long way.
Q: What does the woman mean?
(8)
A. He doesn't know how to get to the shopping centre.
B. He only knows one way to get to the shopping centre.
C. The shopping centre is round the corner.
D. The shopping centre is a bit far away.