Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文: Warm weather has brought Japan's much-loved cherry trees into bloom two weeks early this year, but not everyone is excited to see the flowers ahead of time. Some in the leisure and retail industries are watching carefully their plans fall apart. The emergence of the pale pink flowers is the focus of national interest, with TV networks frequently broadcasting the latest information about the blooming of cherry flowers on their news programs. Families, companies and friends pack Tokyo's parks during the season to picnic under the trees in full bloom. These parties can be organized at the last minute, but for businesses that organize flower-viewing tours, timing is everything. "If it turns out that people won't be able to see cherry flowers at all, we'd have to cancel the tours," a spokeswoman for a travel agent said. "Actually, some of our tours have never been hooked anyway, because customers can see the situation for themselves on television." A group of retailers in central Tokyo has also called off a cherry-flower festival scheduled for next month, when the flowers will be gone. One office worker, however, saw the early flowers as a good sign for the country's economy. "For the past 10 years Japan's economy has been a late bloomer. Now it will finally bloom," he told Fuji Television.
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A. Japanese people.
B. Families, companies and friends.
C. Those in the leisure and retail industries.
D. Spokesmen and spokeswomen for travel agents.
A.Fine works of art in the Louvre Palace.B.Napoleon and the Arch of Triumph.C.The nigh
A. Fine works of art in the Louvre Palace.
B. Napoleon and the Arch of Triumph.
C. The night scene of the city seen from the Eiffel Tower.
D. The spirit of French Revolution.
听力原文:W: Bob, you weren't at home last Saturday, were you? I tried to call you.
M: Oh, that's right, I went shopping, I suppose you phoned me in the morning, didn't you?
W: Yes, it was late in the morning when I phoned.
M: Yes, Carolyn, I was out shopping. Why did you phone me,?
W: I wanted to ask if you'd like to come to dinner on Sunday.
M: Oh, what a pity! I wish I had come bur—actually, I were on a river trip practically the whole day Sunday.
W: How was the trip?
M: Very worthwhile. By the way, how did rite dinner party go?
W: Well, we had a wonderful time. I thought you might have enjoyed it too ff you had come. Tom Welsh and his wife were with us. You've met them before, haven' t you?
M: Tom Welsh, yes, I rather liked him.
W: And we had a lovely dinner with green cabbage, cucumber soup and fresh salad.
M: Very nice.
W: And they asked about you.
M: And how're they getting on?
W: Oh, very well. They enjoyed the party very much.
M: Ah, good.
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A. On Saturday.
B. On Sunday.
C. On Monday.
D. On Friday.
听力原文:W: James, what are you going to do during the summer vacation?
M: I'll probably go home for most of the summer, but I know I'll come back a few weeks before school begins.
Q: How is James going to spend his summer vacation?
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A. He will not leave his school.
B. He will stay at home.
C. He will go on vacation.
D. He doesn't want to go home.