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听力原文: Almost all states in America have a state fair. They last for one, two or three weeks. The Indiana state fair is one of the largest and oldest state fairs in the United States. It is held every summer. It started in 1852. Its goals were to educate, share ideas, and present Indiana's best products. The cost of a single ticket to enter the fair was 20 cents.
During the early 1930's, officials of the fair ruled that the people could attend by paying with something other than money. For example, farmers brought a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket. With the passage of time, the fair has grown and changed a lot, but it is still one of Indiana's most celebrated events. People from all over Indiana and from many other states attend the fair. They can do many things at the fair.
They can watch the judging of the price cows, pigs, and other animals, they can see sheep getting their wool cut, and they can learn how that wool is made into clothing; they can watch cows giving birth. In fact, people can learn about the animals they would never see except at the fair. The fair provides a chance for the farming communities to show its skills and farm products. For example, visitors might see the world's largest apple, or the tallest sunflower plant.
Today, children and adults at the fair can play new computer games, or attend more traditional games of skill. They can watch performances put on by famous entertainers. Experts say such fairs are important, because people need to remember that they're connected to the earth and its products, and they depend on animals for many things.
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A. For people to share ideas and show farm products.
B. For officials to educate the farming community.
C. For farmers to exchange their daily necessities.
D. For farmers to celebrate their harvests.

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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: My mother was born in a small town in northern Italy. She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926. They lived in Chicago when my grandfather worked making ice cream. Mama thrived in the urban environment. At 16, she graduated first in her high school class, went onto secretarial school, and finally worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company. She was beautiful too. When a local photographer used her pictures in his monthly window display, she felt pleased. Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan, her hair went blown, her gaze reaching toward the horizon.
My parents were married in 1944. Dad was a quiet and intelligent man. He was 17 when he left Italy. Soon after, a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp. Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break. He had little formal schooling. His English was self-taught. Yet he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business, Dad was generous and handsome. Mama was devoted to him. After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family. In 1950, with three small children, Dad moved the family to a farm 40 miles from Chicago. He worked land and commuted to the city to run his business. Mama said goodbye to her parents and friends, and traded her busy city neighborhood for a more isolated life. But she never complained.
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A. Her parents thrived in the urban environment.
B. Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm.
C. Her parents immigrated to America.
D. Her parents set up an ice-cream store.

听力原文:M: Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.
W: Your name, please.
M: Nelson, Charles Nelson.
W: Ok, Mr. Nelson. That's a room for five and...
M: Excuse me, you mean a room for five pounds? I didn't know the special was so good.
W: No, no, no. According to our records, a room for 5 guests was booked under your name.
M: No, no... hold on. You must have two guests under the name.
W: Ok, let me check this again. Oh, here we are.
M: Yeah?
W: Charles Nelson, a room for one for the 19th...
M: Wait, wait. It was for tonight, not tomorrow night.
W: Em..., I don't think we have any rooms for tonight. There's a conference going on in town and...er, let's see...yeah, no rooms.
M: Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!
W: Well, let... let me check my computer here... Ah!
M: What?
W: There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoon suite is now available.
M: Great, I'll take it.
W: But, I'll have to charge you 150 pounds for the night.
M: What? I should get a discount for the inconvenience!
W: Well, the best I can give you is a 10% discount plus a ticket for a free continent breakfast.
M: Hey, isn't the breakfast free anyway?
W: Well, only on weekends.
M: I want to talk to the manager.
W: Wait, wait, wait...Mr. Nelson, I think I can give you an additional 15% discount...
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A. The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.
B. The hotel clerk insisted that he didn’t make any reservation.
C. The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.
D. The hotel clerk couldn’t find his reservation for that night.

听力原文:M: Sarah, you work in the admissions office, don't you?
W: Yes, I'm... I've been here ten years as an assistant director.
M: Really? What does that involve?
W: Well, I'm in charge of all the admissions of postgraduate students in the university.
M: Only postgraduates?
W: Yes, postgraduates only. I've nothing at all to do with undergraduates.
M: Do you find that you get particular...sort of...different national groups? I mean, do you get large numbers from Latin America or...
W: Yes. Well, of all the students enrolled last year, nearly half were from overseas. They were from African countries, the Far East, the Middle East, and Latin America.
M: Em. But have you been doing just that for the last 10 years, or, have you done other things?
W: Well, I've been doing the same job. Er, before that, I was secretary of the medical school at Birmingham, and further back, I worked in the local government.
M: Oh, I see.
W: So I've done different types of things.
M: Yes, indeed. How do you imagine your job might develop in the future? Can you imagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something...?
W: Oh, yeah, from October 1, I'll be doing an entirely different job. There's going to be more committee work. I mean, more policy work, and less dealing with students, unfortunately—I'll miss my contact with students.
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An employee in the city council at Birmingham.
B. Assistant Director of the Admissions Office.
C. Head of the Overseas Students Office.
D. Secretary of Birmingham Medical School.

Did you ever have someone's name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to recall it?【21】this happens again, do not try to recall it. Do something【22】for a couple of minutes, and the name may come into your head. The name is there. Since you have met【23】person and learned his name. It only has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall【24】the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious【25】that go to work to dig up a dim memory. Forcing yourself to recall almost never helps because it doesn't loosen your memory; it only tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful【26】examinations. They read over the questions【27】trying to answer any of them. Then they answer first the ones【28】which they are most confident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking【29】; work is being done on the more difficult question. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers to the more difficult ones will usually begin to【30】into consciousness. It is often just a question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.
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A. Whether
B. When
C. While
D. As

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