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 is a great deal of land in the United States, but there are also a great many people. Where did people come from?
The first Americans were Indians (26) . Today there are about 900, 000 American Indians. There is one part of the country with an especially large Indian population. That is the southwest.
Blacks first came to America from Africa as slaves. President Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863. About eleven percent of the present American population are Blacks.
The first immigrants in American history came from England and the Netherlands (28) . Soon immigrants began to arrive from many other countries, and they are still arriving. In 1790, the new nation had fewer than four million. Today there are more than 210 million (27) . These include people from all parts of the world.
(27)
A. The English.
B. The Dutch.
C. American Indians.
D. Blacks from Africa.
听力原文:W: I've been reading about a new healthful snack food (19) . It's made from fish. Have you heard anything about it?
M: No, I haven't. But I don't like fish very much anyway.
W: Not m worry. Although it’s made primarily from fish, it actually doesn't have a fishy taste. In fact it can be flavored with tomato, cheese, or chocolate for instance.
M: How could it not taste fishy(20) ? Do you know how this snack food is made?
W: First, the fish is crushed, cooked and fermented, then water and starch are added to make dough.
M: It sounds awful.
W: Actually the dough is tasteless at that point. So the flavorings are added to give it some taste (21) .
M: Well, it still sounds a little strange. But I suppose this product will at least be low calorie and high protein, like a health food.
W: Yes, you could call it that. And it has a long shelf life, so it won't spoil quickly. It is also easy to digest and can be made from types of fish that usually aren't eaten or from high grade fish byproducts.
M: Mm… Have you got any samples? I might be willing to try the cheese-flavored variety.
W: No. None of these seems to be available yet. As I understand it, this fish snack food probably won't be in the stores for another couple of years. So you have a while to get used to the whole idea.
M: A couple of years, ha? It may just take me that long, but thanks for telling me about it.
(23)
A. Food canning.
B. Kinds of fish.
C. A new snack food.
D. A food flavoring.
听力原文:W: I'm calling to check on the status of my TV.
M: Well, the new parts have just come in so it should be ready by Friday.
Q: What will the man do possibly?
(14)
A. Buy a new television before Friday,
B. Check if the woman's television is new.
C. Fix the woman's television.
D. order a new television for the woman.
An the followings describe the trends in corporate philanthropy EXCEPT
A. collaborations with NGOs.
B. globalized community work.
C. growth trend of formal programs.
D. increase of both input and output