听力原文:Man: The best thing about the Eurostar train is that it is city centre to city centre. I almost always travel with colleagues and we use the train as a second office. Sometimes there are as many as nine of us and I schedule formal meetings to have on the train. I invite suppliers and clients, who have meetings in Paris on the same day, to travel with us so we can discuss business. It's a perfect opportunity to talk without the distractions of the office-we don't switch on our mobile phones.
You hear a man talking about traveling from London to France for his job. What does he say about the train journey?
A. He's able to use it to his advantage.
B. It's a boring but necessary part of his job.
C. He enjoys the social aspect of it.
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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: There are three kinds of goals, short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly months. It should be remembered that just a building is no stronger than its foundation, our long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.
The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of school, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.
Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.
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A. Two years.
B. Long-term goals.
Current activities.
D. The goals that have been completed.
A.When and how umbrella was invented.B.Why the umbrella was so popular in Europe.C.The
A. When and how umbrella was invented.
B. Why the umbrella was so popular in Europe.
C. The development of the umbrella.
D. The history and use of the umbrella.
听力原文:M: Hi, Maggie! Haven't seen you for long! Where have you been these days?
W: I've been to Hong Kong for a few days.
M: Oh, have you been there on business?
W: No. Actually I've been there for a break with my boyfriend.
M: Really? I guess you must have had a wonderful time. Where did you go?
W: Yes, indeed. Hong Kong is such a lovely city, and it has got so much to see and do. We got up early and went to bed late, it was rather tiring. We went to Ocean Park. It was so much fun! We saw a lot of sharks and dolphins; they were very cute when they were giving performances. Besides, the tropical fishes are just fantastic. I've even decided to keep some fish at my place.
M: Sounds interesting. Have you been to the Peak?
W: Yes, of course. We took the cable car there, and we enjoyed a superb view of the whole Hong Kong, including the famous Bank of China Building. And we also went to Lantau Island, to visit the huge statue of Buddha.
M: Did you take any photos?
W: Yes. In fact, we took the video camera with us. Would you like to come over some day and watch the tapes?
M: That would be great! Do you believe in Buddhism?
W: Oh, no! I just appreciate the sculpture and listen to the stories about it. I'd like to tell you the stories, but I'm afraid I'd better go home now otherwise I won't catch the last bus. I'm sorry.
M: Never Mind. I'd better leave, too. See you tomorrow.
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A. On business.
B. On holiday.
C. Visiting friends.
D. Taking pictures.
听力原文:Man: Most actors start out with a bit of a regional or non-standard accent of some sort, but what tends to happen is that, at drama school, part of the training is to acquire what's called 'standard English'. So you lose your original accent and when somebody says, you know, 'Do something in your old voice', it takes a couple of minutes to click in and get your head round it again. I phone my parents and they say, 'My, you sound so English', but then over here, I sometimes don't get work because people can hear that I'm actually Australian, so I've got a bit more work to do there.
You hear an actor talking about using different accents in his work. What point is he making about actors?
A. They need to study a wide variety of accents.
B. They have to be able to control their use of accents.
C. They should try to keep their original accents,