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: Until the twentieth century cigarettes were not an important threat to public health. Since the cigarette industry began in the 1870s, however, cigarette manufacturing machines have developed rapidly. This made it possible to produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly, and it reduced the price.
Today, cigarette smoking is a widespread habit. About forty-three percent of the men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to note, however, that millions of people have given up the smoking habit.
Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a person's smoking habits. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high income are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower income. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a high income smokes at all, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day. The situation is somewhat different for women. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family income and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.
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A. The great numbers of people engaged in cigarette producing.
B. The rapid development of cigarette-making machine.
C. The rapid development of cigarette-making factories.
D. The increasing output of tobacco.
A.Less frightening.B.Less interesting.C.More frightening.D.More interesting.
A. Less frightening.
B. Less interesting.
C. More frightening.
D. More interesting.
听力原文:M: Hi, Kate.
W: Hi, Peter. How have you been?
M: Oh, OK, I guess. And you?
W: Not too bad. We haven't seen each other for a while, have we?
M: No, we haven't. So that makes me ask...Do you have any plans for this Saturday?
W: No, not yet, I don't think so. Why?
M: What do you think about getting together and going out to dinner this weekend?
W: That would be great. Do you have any particular place in mind?
M: Well, I think I'd like to eat something that's not too heavy. I've been eating a little too much lately.
W: Me too.
M: I love Italian food, but maybe we should skip that this time. They always scem to setwe so much food in Italian restaurants, and you end up eating more than you wanted to.
W: Chinese food would be good. Do you think so?
M: Yes. Or maybe some Japanese sushi. That style. uses a lot of natural flavors, and not nmch oil of cream or heavy sauces.
W: Yes, either of those choices would be good. Let's just meet on Saturday night, and decide then where to eat.
M: What time shall we meet, then?
W: 6 o'clock in the evening. Is that OK?
M: No problem. And where?
W: How about our school gate?
M: That's fine by me.
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A. Going out for dinner.
B. Visit to Japan.
C. Eating too much.
D. School gate.
听力原文:M: Where do you get your ideas from, Mrs. Rowling?
W: Where the idea for Harry Potter came from I really couldn't tell you. I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London and it just popped into my head. I spent four hours thinking about what Hogwarts would be like. By the time I got off at King's Cross many of the characters in the books had already been invented.
M: Are any of the characters in the books based on real people?
W: Tricky question! Hermione Granger is a little bit like I was at her age. Ron is little bit like my oldest friend and Professor Shape is a lot like one of my old teachers.
M: How long have you been writing?
W: Nearly all my life. I had written two novels before I had the idea for Harry, though I'd never tried to get them published.
M: Did you expect the Harry books to be this successful?
W: Never. I didn't expect lots of people to like them, in fact, I never really thought much apart from getting them published.
M: Any clues about the next book?
W: I don't want to give anything away, but I can tell you that the books are getting darker... Harry potter's going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too frightening!
M: Thanks for your help.
W: You're welcome.
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A. Remarking on the film of Harry Potter.
B. Interviewing a successful woman writer.
C. Talking about their traveling experience on a train.
D. Asking the woman to do him a favor.