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听力原文:W: Jack seems to take a fancy to paintings. On the walls of his bedroom, there are so many famous pictures. Some of them are priceless.
M: However, he does not like visiting the art museum because he considers it a noisy place.
Q: What can we conclude about Jack from the conversation?
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A. He is good at drawing pictures.
B. He likes paintings very much.
C. He likes visiting the art museum very much.
D. He thinks the art museum is a very quiet place.

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Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.
For questions 1~7, mark
Y (for YES ) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
N (for NO ) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage
NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.
For questions 8~10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Hot Dogs and Apple Pie
America's favorite foods
Today we tell about some of the foods that Americans like best-America's favorites. You may have heard that Americans like hot dogs and hamburgers best of all foods. Well, farmers and owners of public eating places might happily agree. So might the nation's Meat Institute and the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council. But people whose favorites are pizza and apple pie would give the meat lovers a spirited argument!
Naming the favorite foods of Americans depends a lot on whom you ask. But one thing is sure. The ancestors of most Americans came from other countries. The United States owes many favorite dishes, or the ideas for these foods, to the rest of the world.
For example, that traditional American favorite, the hot dog or wiener, had its modern beginning in Germany. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council estimate that Americans eat about seven thousand million of these sausages during a summer.
Hot Dog
A hot dog is usually made from pork, the meat of a pig. Or it is made from beef, the meat of a cow. Another version is made from turkey. A vegetarian version of a hot dog has no meat at all. It often contains tofu, made from soy plants.
The hot dog is shaped like a tube. Many people say it looks like a Dachshund dog. It is served between two shaped pieces of bread called a bun. Americans often say they especially like hot dogs cooked over a hot fire in the open air. People at sports events buy plenty of hot dogs.
For many people, it is not just the meat that tastes so good. These people enjoy colorful and tasty additions. For example, they include a yellow or yellow-brown thickened liquid called mustard. They may also put red catsup and pieces of a white or red, strong-smelling vegetable called onion on their hot dogs.
Hot dog eaters often add pickle, a salty green vegetable. Some people place barbecue sauce on top of all this. Or they use a spice called horseradish. It gives the hot dog a pleasant bite.
Hot Dog's Story
A hot dog is also known as a frankfurter or frank. That is because the city of Frankfurt-am- Main. Germany is often said to be the birthplace of this sausage. But the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council says there are other ideas about where the hot dog began.
One version of hot dog history says a butcher, or meat cutter, from the German city of Coburg was responsible. It says he invented the hot dog in the late sixteen hundreds. Vienna, Austria, also claims that it created the food.
The council says butchers from several countries probably brought common European sausages to America. A street salesman sold hot dogs to people in New York City in the eighteen sixties. And, in eighteen seventy one, a hot dog stand opened at the Coney Island amusement park in New York City.
Hamburgers
Americans also eat lots of hamburgers. This ground meat comes from beef. It can be cooked in many ways. Like hot dogs, hamburgers are a favorite picnic food.
Many public eating places in the Unite

A. Y
B. N
C. NG

The home service industry in Beijing is expected to become more attractive both as a job and as an industry.
Sources at the Beijing People's Political Consultative Conference said resistance to home service work is melting away from minds of the city's laid-off workers. The Conference suggested the establishment of municipal centers which supervise property management, household mending and installation, and house keeping services. Modern city life is creating a need for industrialization home services. This will create job opportunities for laid-off workers, said Vice director of the Social Judicial Committee of the Conference.
Beijing residents have long desired a home service industry. The demand is expected to drive new economic growth. There are few high quality home help services in Beijing and customers are always complaining.
In the past, few laid-off workers in Beijing desired to work as home helpers, jobs largely taken by young women from the countryside. At the same time, some city residents have not felt safe trusting rural girls with modern household machines or with their small children. Many people would pay more for reliable house keepers who are more familiar with city life, but they have had no way of getting one, even though the city is home to thousands of laid-off workers.
By the end of June this year, there were 30,600 jobless workers in the city. Most of them are women in their 40's, who are not blessed with particular skills and who have had their work ethics shaped by the planned economy. Many of them were at a loss when they first realized they had lost their jobs and a way of life they had got used to for decades.
They never imagined being laid-off by state-owned enterprises; they never considered other kinds of employment. For them, the private sector meant taking risks; housekeeping implied lower social status. Gao yunfang, 44, is a pioneer who is breaking the ice. She sells the Beijing Morning Post in the morning, and works at two households in the afternoon. She earns 1,000 yuan per month.
So she no longer worries about her daughter's tuition at a university in Shanghai.
What is talked about in the passage?

A. Home service.
B. Modern city life.
C. Laid-off workers.
D. Social status.

A.Because he wants to keep fit.B.Because he thinks it is a good way to relax.C.Because

A. Because he wants to keep fit.
Because he thinks it is a good way to relax.
C. Because he wants to make more friends.
D. Because he wants to teach others.

听力原文:W: Why, Peter! You are sweating heavily. Where have you been?
M: I've just been to the Fitness Centre to learn Street dance.
W: What is street dance?
M: Street dance is a newly emerged way of keeping fit. It was introduced into China in 1999.
W: Why do you choose Street dance?
M: I found that this class is the most interesting.
W: Oh really? Tell me more about it.
M: Well, Street dance uses its music, its basic movements, and also its freedom for self-expression.
W: It sounds like an aerobics class.
M: Not exactly. The participants and the instructor are dressed in their ordinary casual wear. Moreover, the music they use is not the dancing music that an aerobics class usually uses.
W: s that the main differences from normal aerobics?
M: No, Street dance is a lot more tiring.
W: Does it mean you feel like you've been tired out?
M: Ha, no. I think it is a good way to relax.
W: Is there any age or skill level limit for entering?
M: No. In our class, the youngest student is 15 and the oldest is 50. And everyone can choose whatever difficulty level he or she wants to.
W: Sounds interesting. I'll go with you next time.
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A. How to lose weight.
B. Street dance.
C. Exercising in a gym.
Dancing music.

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