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听力原文：W: I saw a really interesting program on TV last night. It talked about the type of things that record companies have to be careful with when they come out with new CDs.
M: What do you mean？
W: Well, they have to be very careful not to offend people -- especially parents with young kids who might buy a CD that contained violent content or used strong language.
M: How can that be avoided？
W: Well, don't you remember when that woman -- some senator's wife, I think, made a fuss over this issue？ It's not really a law, but music companies are now encouraged to put a warning label on albums that describe violence or use strong language.
M: I don't understand. Doesn't that reduce the musician's freedom of speech？
W: Not really. Musicians still have a right to free speech, but the message on the label says, "Buyer, be careful: if you get upset by violence and ugly language, don't buy this album." You agree with that, don't you？
M: I don't know. I still think the whole thing is funny and unreasonable. Musicians should have the right to say what they want to say without having to have a warning label put on their music, I mean, who gets to decide what is considered offensive and what isn't, we don't need a sticker to tell us what to do!
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A．Record companies should pay attention not to offend people.
B．Record companies should be very careful with their employees.
C．People should be very careful with their new CDs.
D．Parents should forbid children to buy new CDs.
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听力原文：I just had a visit to the new art museum. Isn't that outstanding？ I think people should go there to appreciate those marvelous artworks.
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A．Isn't he standing outside the museum？
B．The art museum isn't new.
C．Is the museum still standing？
D．The new museum is excellent.
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听力原文：M: More than a colleague complains that I smell of garlic for a couple of days after we've been to the Italian restaurant.
W: Then, how about the Korean today？
Q: What can we infer from the conversation？
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A．They'll go to the Italian restaurant.
B．They'll go to the Korean restaurant.
C．They decide not to eat garlic any more.
D．They'll invite the man's colleagues to have some Italian food.
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听力原文：W: I am sharing a room with three students this semester. Because we come from different countries, we are so different that we aren't getting along very well with each other.
M: We provide a homestay program too. You could choose an American family and live with them next semester.
W: What benefits can a homestay program provide？
M: There are lots of benefits. First, with an American family, the living environment will be relaxing and quiet. Second, you will learn a lot about American culture. Third, it's a perfect way to improve your English. Fourth, you may make good friends with your homestay family. Finally, they will also give you plenty of advice about living in the U. S.
W: Is it expensive to live with an American family？
M: The cost usually runs from $500 to $700 per month, and the contract period may be for a semester or for a year.
W: How should we get along with the host family？
M: Always ask your host family questions when you don't completely understand something, or if you aren't sure that you have understood. Interact frequently with all members of the house- hold and keep good relations with them. Try something new whenever you can, e. g. , food, customs, activities, holiday celebrations, etc.
W: If someone in my host family says something, either out of misunderstanding of or prejudice against my country, what should I do？
M: Don't be angry. Instead, be patient and tactfully educate them about the things they have misunderstood. And remember, always respect others' privacy.
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A．She shares a room with three students and the rent is too high.
B．She isn't getting along well with her roommates.
C．The cost of living with an American family is too high.
D．She feels offended when someone in her host family is prejudiced against her.
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听力原文：M: There was a new quiz show on television last night, but we were just sitting down to dinner when it came on.
W: I watched it and it was great! The first four contestants won only small prizes, but the fifth left with a new luxury car.
Q: What happened last night？
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A．Four contestants failed to win prizes.
B．The man ate during the show.
C．The woman missed the show.
D．Five contestants won cars.
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听力原文：W: I certainly hope that this film is worthwhile. My feel are freezing, and I can't stand it much longer.
M: I hate standing in line anyway. If we don't get in soon, let's just forget it and go somewhere else.
Q: Where are the man and woman at this moment？
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A．In a theatre.
B．In line at a museum.
C．In line outside a movie house.
D．In the tube.
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听力原文： We cannot feel speed. But our senses let us know that we are moving. We see things moving past us and feel that we are, being shaken.
We can feel acceleration, an increase in speed. But we notice it for only a short time. For example, we feel it during the takeoff of an airplane.
We feel the plane's acceleration because our bodies do not get speed as fast as the plane does. It seems that something is pushing us back against the seat. Actually, our bodies are trying to stay in the same place, while the plane is carrying us forward.
Soon the plane reaches a steady speed. Then, because there is no longer any change in speed, the feeling forward motion stops.
8. What lets us know that we are moving？
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A．Our body.
B．Our senses.
C．The speed.
D．The plane.
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听力原文： One who watches TV often feels that what...
听力原文： One who watches TV often feels that whatever happened in the film could well happen to him. At her friend's, Jane had been enjoying a spy film in which a young girl had been followed and murdered. Now she was walking to the station, feeling a little frightened. She took the train back to the center of the city where there were lots of people, and she felt much safer. She thought of nothing until she found a man nearby staring at her. Feeling very uncomfortable she got out of the train and went to the bus stop. No sooner had she taken a seat than she found herself still followed. After getting off, she heard footsteps behind her but dared not turn round before she felt a hand on her shoulder and heard a pleasant voice "I'd apologize if I frightened you. I'm your new neighbor. I thought I recognized you in train, but I wasn't so sure".
One who watches TV often feels that whatever【11】in the film could well happen to him. At her friend's, Jane had been enjoying a spy film in which a young girl had been followed and murdered. Now she was walking to the station, feeling a little【12】. She took the train back to the center of the city where there were lots of people, and she felt much safer. She thought of nothing until she found a man nearby staring at her. Feeling very【13】she got out of the train and went to the bus stop.【14】had she taken a seat than she found herself still followed. After getting off, she heard footsteps behind her but dared not turn round before she felt a hand on her shoulder and heard a pleasant voice "I'd apologize if I frightened you. I'm your new neighbor. I thought I【15】you in train, but I wasn't so sure".
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听力原文：That girl didn't show up for the interview. She said she felt so dizzy on her way that she could not drive any more and there was no telephone around. But I have this uneasy feeling she's giving a snow job.
What does the speaker mean？
A．He felt the girl was honest.
B．He felt the girl was telling a lie.
C．He felt the girl did not like the interview.
D．He felt disappointed with the girl.
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听力原文：F: Last year, 20% of our expenditure went to our overseas investment and about 50% were used in establishing new enterprises. I think we should invest more on overseas enterprises and reduce a little bit on the domestic enterprises.
？ For questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings.
？ For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.
？ You will hear the eight recordings twice.
Which pie chart is correct？
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听力原文：W: I think we'd better replace that old typewriter so that we can work more efficiently.
M: As far as the work efficiency is concerned, why not the typist？
Q: What does the man imply？
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A．They should find a new place for the old typewriter.
B．They should find a new place for the typist,
C．They should find a new typist.
D．They should buy a new typewriter.
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听力原文： We know that, for the most part, the bigger a man's muscles are, the stronger he is. (18[C])Can it be claimed, then, that the larger the brain a man possesses, the smarter he is？ The answer is no.
There are only two animals that have larger brains than man, the whale and the elephant. Yet, in proportion to his size, man's brain is larger. (19[C])Man's usually weighs about three pounds or a little more, and this is about one-fortieth of the weight of his whole body. The whale's body, on the other hand, is a thousand times heavier than its brain, while the elephant's body is about five hundred times as heavy.
But a man who has a large brain is not necessarily more intelligent than one whose brain is smaller. We know that geniuses have existed who have had very large brains, but there have been others whose brains were rather small. Idiots have been known to have very large brains.
(20[D])We do not understand precisely why some people are more intelligent than others. Whether our brains are relatively large or small is less important than that we try to do our very best.
This article is mainly about ______.
A．the weight of a whale's brain
B．the brains of geniuses
C．the size of a person's brain and his intelligence
D．the intelligence of the elephant
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听力原文：W: Now that we are nearing the end of our last year of school, I am very concerned about finding a job.
M: Have you checked with the employment resource center here at school？
W: Yes, there were one or two promising leads, but I'm hoping to find something a little better than those. I have a list of the most prominent accounting firms. I plan on sending my resume to each of them.
M: Tom told me that he has mailed out twenty resumes already.
W: The job market is very tight this year. I'm afraid that there will be a lot of the graduating class that will have to settle for something less than they hoped for or go to a less desirable part of the country.
M: Bob and Joe have contacted a headhunter. They hope by using those professional services they will be able to find a good position.
W: I thought of doing that myself, because their fee is too high. They would want nearly half of my first six months' salary.
M: What about that accounting firm your father's company uses？ Do you think he could give you a recommendation？
W: I hate to ask him to do that, but if my other leads don't work out, I'll ask him for help.
M: Networking the contacts you have is one of the best ways to find employment.
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A．Check with the employment resource center at school.
B．Send her resumes to all the most prominent accounting firms.
C．Resort to headhunters (猎头公司).
D．Ask for help from her father first.
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听力原文：Why don’t we hurry up and get it over soon so that we can take some time off （）A
C．
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听力原文：I want to remind everyone that this Friday is clean-up day—what that means is we'
听力原文： I want to remind everyone that this Friday is clean-up day—what that means is we're going to put a couple of large garbage bins in the cafeteria so you can throw away old papers, out-of-date materials, and all the other junk that's piling up on or around your desks. It's actually a fire hazard to have stacks of papers on your desks or piled on overhead shelves or cabinets. So, please, everyone, mark this Friday, from noon to 5, on your calendar as a time to dump some of your clutter. And it'll be fun—there will be pizza and soda for everyone who contributes to the bins.
What is the purpose of the event？
A．Team building
B．Training new employees
C．Cleaning up the office
D．Raising money for charity
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听力原文： The package containing the records appeared to be in perfect condition. But when we unpacked it with great care, we found that one record was completely smashed. Could you send us a new one？ I'll return the broken one at once.
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听力原文：I work for quite a small advertising agency, and we set up a team for each new project. My job covers both design and responsibility for leading project teams, currently one on a major advertising campaign. I was totally new to project management when I joined the company, but now I find it fascinating. I'm planning to talk to my line manager about altering the balance and doing more of that. Then the job would be ideal.
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听力原文：We used to go to the ballet often with friends, but now we generally go to the movie instead since a new cinema had been established here.
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A．We would like to go to the ballet more frequently than we do now.
B．Our ballet company has recently been appearing at that movie.
C．Lately, we've been watching movies rather than the ballet.
D．We don't go to the movies as frequently as we used to.
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听力原文：If you lose this credit card, you have to notify us as soon as possible, so that we can put a stop on your lost card.
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A．We are the credit card holders.
B．We are the bank who can encash the card.
C．We are the credit card company.
D．We stopped your card losing.
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听力原文：M: Today, I'm interviewing a young girl named Alex about her feelings on how people can help save the environment. So, Alex, how can we save the environment？
W: By saving water.
M: Well, how can we do that？
W: By not using too much water when we wash dishes, take a bath, and when we do other things, like watering the plants outside.
M: Oh, I think I can do that. What else？
W: When drinking or eating something outside, you should keep the garbage until you find a trashcan to put it in because littering makes our planet dirty. Do you like seeing trash all over the ground？
M: No, I don't. Do you have any final suggestions？
W: Yes. We shouldn't waste paper because trees are being cot down to make the paper. By recycling paper, we save the forests where animals live.
M: So, how can people recycle paper, I mean, everyday？
W: Well, for example, when I was in the office, I used to save the newspapers so that I could collect things made out of them, like paper trees, instead of just throwing them away. Now, the children in our neighborhood collect newspapers once a month to take them to a recycling center.
M: That's great. Well, thanks Alex for your ideas.
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A．Separating different types of garbage.
B．Disposing of trash properly.
C．Having a family clean-up party.
D．Saving water whenever using it.
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听力原文：W: Let me see what else we need. Beef, eggs and some flow. Oh my goodness, that's Jane.
M: What？ Where？
W: Over there by the bananas. Let's go say hello.
M: OK. I haven't seen her for ages.
Where are the speakers？
A．In a department store.
B．At a florist's.
C．In a supermarket.
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听力原文：M: I do wish Mike could put on a new album. He has sung that song thousands of times within these two years.
W: At least. It used to be my most favorite song before ! had to hear it so often.
Q: What did the two speakers say about Mike's album？
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A．It's their most favorite album.
B．Both of them are already fed up with it.
C．They're glad he has sung it thousands of times.
D．They could listen to it another thousands of times.
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听力原文：W: It is said that you have made a new pretty girlfriend. And we're having a party tonight. Why not join us together with your girlfriend？
M: Well.. .I'm breaking up with Cathy.
Q: What does the man mean？
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A．He has his leg broken.
B．He wants to join the party.
C．He parts with his girlfriend.
D．He gets along well with Cathy.
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听力原文：W: Doctor White, we recently learned that a large piece of the Larsen lee shelf in Western Antarctica broke off in early January. Could you please tell us exactly what happened？
M: I'd be happy to. The piece that broke off was over a thousand square miles in area. More recently and quite alarming to scientists is that a forty-mile crack, some 30 feet wide in places has torn through the ice shelf.
W: I understand that the scientific community is quite concerned. What is the significance of these events？
M: Well, some scientists believe that this is a clear sign of global warming. Back in 1978, some American researchers predicted that Antarctica would show early signs of global warming due to the green house effect.
W: But couldn't crumbling ice shelves also be a result of the unusual weather Antarctica itself has experienced lately？
M: That's certainly possible, but you'll have to remember that over the past thousands of years, ice shelves have been through a lot of weather changes without breaking up.
W: I think most people know that if the ice cap over Antarctica melts, the level of the oceans will rise. What sort of impact will this have？
M: Well, the ice shelves currently insulate the Antarctic continent from wind, which slows down the melting. If the winds cause even a tenth of the continent's ice to melt, the world's oceans could rise as much as 30 feet.
What are the speakers mainly discussing？
A．An experiment in Antarctica.
B．Part of the Larsen Ice Shelf broke off.
C．The formation of the Larsen Ice Shelf.
D．An expedition in Antarctica.
