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Part B Listening Comprehension
Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
听力原文：Man: Today we begin our series on "Traditional Dress throughout the World". Our journey takes us to the little island nation of Sri Lanka. Shanika DeSilva, a native Sri Lankan now living in the United States, shares some interesting thoughts on traditional dress in her home country.
Man: Shanika, thanks for speaking with us today.
Woman: My pleasure.
Man: First of all, I'd like to ask you what is the traditional clothing in Sri Lanka？
Woman: Well, the traditional clothing for women is a sari, a long piece of cloth that is wrapped around your waist, and then it goes over your shoulder. Most of the older women, like my grandmother, wear a sari every day, all the time. The younger women tend to wear dresses or pants or something.
Man: Why don't the younger women wear saris？
Woman: Well, I guess some of them feel that saris are uncomfortable. I've heard women say that saris are hot and difficult to walk in because they're long. Also, if you're not used to wearing a sari, you might feel afraid that it will come unraveled. It's hard to relax in that situation. Also, many younger women think saris are old-fashioned. When you're younger, you're more interested in being stylish. Saris are great for formal occasions, like weddings, but if you're going out with your friends, you want to be more modern.
Man: So the younger women want to be more modern.
Woman: Actually I shouldn't say all the younger women. It depends a lot on your family history. Yon see there are two main groups of people in Sri Lanka-the Sinhalese and the Tamils. Then there are some other ethnic groups, like the Sri Lankans, who are part European. The women who are part European tend to be more modern. But the women who are Sinhalese or Tamil tend to be more traditional.
Man: Why are the Sinhalese and Tamils more traditional？
Woman: It's their culture. Well, in the past, the Sri Lankans that were part European had relatives who wore Western clothing, so they were used to Western dress. The Sinhalese and Tamils didn't have that.
Man: So you're saying that previous family history can influence the way you dress.
Woman: Yes, I think so.
Man: We've been talking about what women wear. It is said the traditional dress of men in Sri Lanka is sarong, a long piece of cloth that's wrapped around the waist. Do they still wear it？
Woman: People who live in rural areas, in the country, still wear sarongs. But in the city, it's only the politicians who wear them. People who have office jobs in downtown Colombo wear pants and shirts and even ties. They only wear sarongs to relax at home.
Man: Why don't they wear traditional clothes？
Woman: I think, personally, that it's a result of being colonized. You see... Sri Lanka used to be ruled by the British from... er... 1815 to 1948. Since the men were the ones who went to work, they had to adapt to the kind of clothes the British were wearing at work. The women, on the other hand, didn't leave the house, so they hung on to the traditional form. of dress.
Man: Interesting! But what about the men who are politicians？ You said before that they still wear traditional dress.
Woman: Yeah... I think that's also a result of colonization. You see, after the British left, people wanted to show that they're proud of their culture and their new independence. To show their pride, a lot of politicians who used to wear a suit to work, started to wear a sarong.
Man: So it sounds as if political changes in Sri Lanka have influenced the way politicians dress.
Woman: That's r
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听力原文：Woman: In 1995, 50 men, women and children were involved in mass suicide linked to the Cult "the Solar Temple". Star Daily reporter Marie spoke with Alexander Hilton, author of Cults in Our Midst, who brought with him a first-hand analysis of the tragedy and recent findings of studies on cult.
Woman: Mr. Hilton, a cult or charismatic group is said to be an exclusive group of people devoted to a person, principle or ideal. What can you tell our readers about this cult, The Solar Temple？
Man: Hmm... Let's see. The Solar Temple or "Order of the Solar Temple", was founded in 1984 by a 46-year-old Belgian named Luc Jouret. Living on the Swiss-French border, he recruited members for his seemingly harmless self-help meditation club.
Woman: So, in other words, the Solar Temple started as an innocent group of people interested in New Age practices.
Man: Exactly! Jouret had been a student of natural healing, vegetarianism and homeopathic medicine. He lectured on the "joy of living" through these alternate methods. However, gradually this focus changed. Jouret, a highly attractive, smooth-talking and charismatic leader became hungrier and hungrier for power and influence over his followers and his lectures turned into passionate and angry brainwashing. These speeches were filled with bitterness and hostility toward the world. He spoke in vague abstractions about a doomsday, the end of the world.
Woman: And what did you see as its major appeal to its followers？ What kind of people did he attract？
Man: Well, he mostly Seemed to be interested in recruiting the.., what we would consider well-off to well-to-do people, and he wasn't out recruiting youths. He wanted people with money. And the content of what he was selling was an amalgam of homeopathic medicine, New Age alternative medicine ideas, a notion that there was going to be some big cataclysm come, and that people should follow him so that when the doomsday come, they would not die, instead merely transported to life on other planets.
Woman: How was he able to mislead and deceive so many people？
Man: Cult leaders are experts in using manipulative and venal methods to convince their followers of their unrealistic beliefs.
Woman: Mr. Hilton, according to your study, is cult activity around the world increasing, or does it just seem that way in the United States？
Man: Cult activity around the world is increasing. At the moment, we have at a minimum 3,000 and up to 5,000 cults operating in the U.S. today, and they are not all religious- based. Some of them are political cults, flying saucer cults, while others are philosophical-based, but it's true there is a growing number of cults because so many venal people see how easy it is to deceive and manipulate people.
Woman: Do all warnings about dangerous manipulative cults create unwarranted hostility for meaningful, supportive new movements that could help some people find meaning in an admittedly troubled and complicated world？
Man: I don't think so. It hasn't been my observation that media and public attention and research attention on cults is causing a bias toward new religion. Because if a new religion starts up and it's open and they're not deceptive, and they're just open and above-board and there's no lying and trickery in the recruiting, and there's some democracy within the group rather than it being a totally closed organization that's not open to inspection by anybody, I don't see any prejudice being shown toward new religion per se.
Questions:
11.What's the possible definition of Cult according to Star Daily reporter Marie？
12.Which of the following description is NOT true of Luc Jouret？
13.What was thought as the major appeal to Jouret's followers？
14.Which of the following statements is NOT true about Cult activity in the U. S？
15.What does Hilton, the interviewee think about the alleged bias toward new religions？
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According to the passage, which of the following statements is true but not directly mentioned？
A．His lectures were passionate and angry.B．His power to lead them escape doomsday cata
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