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SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文:J: Hi, Tom!
T: Judy. Haven't seen you in weeks. Where have you been?
J: In Florida.
T: What, going on holiday! While the rest of us are studying on the campus in February cold?
J: Not exactly. I spent most of my time under water.
T: I don't understand.
J: I was on a special field trip. I went with my marine biology class.
T: So you went diving. What were you looking for, sunken treasure?
J: You might say so. The sea's full of treasures. All kinds of strange fascinating organisms. Our class concentrated on studying plankton.
T: I thought planktons were too small to be seen.
J: That's common misconception. The term plankton covers a wild variety of freely flowing plants and animals, from one-cell organisms to larger ones, such as the common jellyfish.
T: Jellyfish may be large enough to be seen. But can you see the very tiny planktons?
J: By concentrating, I was able to see the outlines of lots of different plankton plants and animals.
T: That sounds like an interesting trip. But I think if I've been in Florida in February, I'd much rather spend my time just swimming and lying in the sun.
What was Tom doing in February?

A. He was on a field trip.
B. He was vacationing in Florida.
C. He was studying most of the time.
D. He was vacationing at home.

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SECTION B PASSAGES
Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文: Holiday Inn wants to know what has become of the 500,000 towels a year that guests swipe from its 2,638 hotels. [12]But the hotel chain isn't looking to put towel takers through the spin cycle. It just wants them to spin some yarns for a national promotion. Holiday Inn gave guests amnesty in exchange for their stories about how they've used the towels they've taken over the years. For every story shared, [11]Holiday Inn will donate $1 to a charity it founded in 1986 that helps children with life-threatening illnesses. "This really is lighthearted," said Mark Snyder, senior vice president for brand management at Holiday Inn. "It's just a way for people to come on, tell us their story and relieve any lingering guilt they might have about having a Holiday Inn towel in their linen closet." The hotel chain asked guests to provide their stories on Holiday Inn's Website. [13]Guests whose stories are one of the best 25 chosen will receive a limited edition souvenir Holiday Inn towel. [12]Hundreds of stories had already rolled into the Website, One man said he took a towel from a Holiday Inn hotel in Monterey, Mexico, as a memento of his honeymoon night. He said he later lost the woman, but he's still got the towel.
Who will be benefited from the money Holiday Inn donates for every story shared?

A. The towel takers.
B. The disabled children.
Children with life-threatening illness.
D. Guests in Holiday Inn.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文: The international debate on Iran's nuclear weapons program centers essentially on trying to forecast Tehran's intentions. The United States and Europe believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. But Tehran says its program is aimed at producing fuel for peaceful, civilian purposes. Experts are divided as to exactly when Iran will be able to get the scientific knowledge to build nuclear bombs. Estimates vary from two to ten years.
The news item is mainly about

A. Tehran's view on its own nuclear weapons.
B. the debate on Iran's nuclear weapons.
C. the idea of the U.S. and Europe about Iran.
D. the exports’ disagreement on nuclear weapons.

Three factors contribute to the miraculous spread of English 【C1】______ an international language: English usage in science, technology and commerce; the ability to 【C2】______ vocabulary from other languages; and the acceptability of various English dialects.
In science, English 【C3】______ German after World War II. With this technical and scientific dominance 【C4】______ the beginning of overall dominance by the language, 【C5】______ in Europe and then globally. Today, the information 【C6】______ has replaced the industrial age and has 【C7】______ time and distance. This is transforming world economies from industrial production to information-based goods and services. 【C8】______ geography and borders, the information revolution is reflecting our world. In less than twenty years, information processing, 【C9】______ limited to the printed work, has given way to computers and the Internet. Computer-aided communication is closing the gap between spoken and written English. It encourages more 【C10】______ conversational language and a tolerance for diversity and individual style.
English, 【C11】______ many languages, uses a phonetic alphabet and fairly basic grammar. But most importantly, it has a large and extensive vocabulary, 【C12】______ about 80% is foreign. It has borrowed and continues to borrow words from Spanish and French, Hebrew and Arabic, Hindi-Urdu and Bengali, Malay and Chinese, 【C13】______ from languages from West Africa and Polynesia. This language characteristic makes it unique 【C14】______ history. Finally, 【C15】______ English language central authority guards the standards of the language; therefore, many 【C16】______ have developed: American, British, Canadian, Indian, and Australian, 【C17】______ a few. There is no standard pronunciation. But within this diversity is a 【C18】______ of grammar and one set of core vocabulary. 【C19】______ , each country that speaks the language can introduce 【C20】______ of its own culture into the usage and vocabulary.
【C1】

A. as
B. like
C. as if
D. of

听力原文: Joe grew up in an orphanage. He envied rich people and decided when he grew up he could make much money.
Joe was not clever and he failed all his school exams. "I will either have to find a good job or I will have to become a thief." Joe said to himself. He knew he would never find a well-paid job. For months Joe watched a bank out of town. He noticed when it had the fewest customers. He watched, waited and planned.
One afternoon he found that only two tellers were on duty. "I will either succeed and be very rich or fail and go to prison." said Joe. He was willing to take the risk. Then he Walked in and pushed a demand note over the counter. The teller read it, turned pale and quietly opened a small safe behind him. He took out $50,000 and placed the bank notes in Joe's open bag. Then Joe ran as fast as he could.
That night Joe had to bury money in case the police caught him. He chose a deserted piece of land near the house, be was glad when the money was safely hidden in the ground.
The next day he was woken by bangs on his door. He answered and there came two policemen. "Joseph Smith, you ate under arrest for robbing a bank!"
Joe protested in vain. The bank had hidden cameras and the whole raid had bean photographed. Joe was caught and put into prison.
Ten years later Joe was set free, He quickly made his way to the spot where he had buffed the money.
A big building had been built on the site.
By what means did Joe think he could become rich?

A. He thought that he would either find a good job or he would be a thief.
B. He said that he would become rich by way of robbing the bank.
C. He said that he could rob the rich of their money.
D. He might be rich if he worked harder.

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