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听力原文：Man: So, feng shui is exactly a way of ordering buildings, rooms, corridors in your life to keep out evil spirits？
Woman: Well, I wouldn't say to keep out evil spirits. That sounds so superstitious. But I would say, it's a system of arranging all the objects around you at home or at work in such a way that they are in harmony and balance with nature in the way that feng shui teaches us to do then, therefore you are in harmony and balance and so is your life.
Man: Now this is something that is very important in Asia. In fact, it's part of the architecture of buildings how the staircases go up, where buildings are aligned, what is your particular interest in it？
Woman: Yes, feng shui is huge in Asia, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong. Even though it's officially frowned upon as a superstition, it's also huge here in the U. S. , no less than the Donald. Donald Trump, the billionaire real estate developer, doesn't make a move without it. He would no more start working on a building project without a feng shui master than he would without, if it was in L. A. , without.., a seismologist to tell him that the building would stay up in an earthquake. Umm. That's because.., these observations that amount to feng shui have developed over thousands of years and they work, as Donald Trump says.
Man: How have you designed your house？ I mean, you say this is for how to change your life. Did you choose your home because of feng shui？ How did you set it out？
Woman: We didn't choose our home because of feng shui. We chose our home because it was what we could find at the time. I am lucky enough to have a great view out the window at the far end of my office. And I was going to put my desk facing out the window, and... uh... but I would've had my back to the door. Yet it's a bad idea to arrange your desk in this way according to feng shui, and actually anybody who comes into your office can surprise you. You're constantly off guard. So I turned my desk, so I still had the view at one hand and I had the door and the rest of the room at the other hand, and then I kind of put the other furniture in the office where it worked around that.
Man: That is true. By the way, how did you develop your interest in feng shui？
Woman: I came at this topic pretty skeptically as a journalist, hard-bitten journalist that I was. I did a piece for the Los Angeles Times a few years ago on feng shui as real estate phenomena, because major deals rise or fall on good or bad feng shui. And then a few years later, I got a call from Villard Press, asking me to write a good, basic and accessible handbook on this topic. And I said, "Why, sure!" And, so then, I really got more deeply into it, started to study it. My friends would sort of lean in, look at me with one eyebrow up, and say, "Yeah, but do you believe this stuff？" And I would say, "Oh no! But don't quote me." Now, based on just simple things I've done and also lots and lots of people I talked to for the book, I'd have to say, it works and at the very least, it couldn't hurt.
Man: When you walk into a building, are you able to sort of immediately sense whether it has good feng shui or not..., a good flow of the ch'i？
Woman: Yes, and so are you. Anytime you walk into any room, you get a feeling about whether you feel good about being there or not so good. You know, maybe your mood's a little peppier or maybe you're more relaxed..., whatever. It's just a positive reaction you get when you're in the midst of good feng shui
Man: Well, I wish you good feng shui as you move through San Francisco here.
Woman: Thank you.
Questions:
11.According to the interview, what exactly is feng shui？
12.Which of the following statements is true about Donald Trump？
13.Why didn't the interviewee choose to sit with her back to the door？
14.How did the interviewee feel when she write about her first article on feng shui？
15.According to the interviewee, how could we know we're in the
A．It is a nothing but a superstitious system of arranging your furniture.
B．It's a System of arranging all the objects around you so as to be in harmony and balance with nature.
C．It mainly aims to keep out evil spirits.
D．It originated from China and is a way of balancing your work with your life.
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听力原文：M：What! Ten minutes ago you told me there were no rooms．You just gave one to that man!
W：You don't seem to understand，sir．That man had a reservation.
Q：Where is this conversation most probably taking place？
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A．In an airplane.
B．In a hotel.
C．In a restaurant.
D．In a store.
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听力原文：Man: Now let's have some tea. How do you like your tea, Mrs. White, strong or weak？
Woman: Not too strong, please, and one lump of sugar. I like my tea rather sweet, but my husband prefers his without sugar.
Q: How does the woman like her tea？
(2)
A．Without sugar.
B．Strong.
C．Slightly sweetened.
D．Weak.
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听力原文：M: I'm really worried about paying my tuition for the next term at school. School fees are getting so high. I may have to cut back on my classes and work more hours to earn more.
W: I understand that you worry about that. Every year it seems to me that more students worry about money.
M: I agree. And it's hard to study full time and hold down any kind of job.
W: Have you thought about applying for financial aid？
M: Yah, now, I have, but the real problem is that so many people apply and there's just not enough financial aid available.
W: Maybe you could qualify for some kind of student loan that you would repay after you finish studying. You should go to the financial aid office and see what the requirements are.
M: I suppose that's true. Sometimes I wish the cost of education was completely covered by the government.
W: I'm sure we're not the only ones who are worried about this.
M: Oh, I think it's quite clear that a lot of people think about this. Now that a good education is becoming a must for one to get a good job, I think more people will worry in the future. I can't even pay for myself! How am I supposed to save up to pay for my kids to go to school？
W: Yeah, when you find the answer to that one, be sure to tell me.
(23)
A．The balance of work and study.
B．The financial aid.
C．Education and good job.
D．The tuition.
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听力原文：W：I have been waiting here for almost half an hour．Why did you take so long to park the car？
M：I'm sorry，dear．I had driven three blocks before I spotted a place to park．
Q：What do we learn from the conversation？
(14)
A．The man couldn't find a parking lot for his car.
B．The man apologized because of his carelessness.
C．The woman was upset due to his late arrival.
D．It's very hard to find a place to park the car.
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听力原文：M: You need 36 credit hours to get an M.A. degree. 15 must be from English Department and 15 from Education Department. For the remaining 6 hours you can either write a thesis or take 2 more optional courses.
W: Right now, this is very confusing to me. But I'm sure I'll know what to do as I learn more about it.
Q: What are they talking about？
(17)
A．Getting extra credits.
B．The requirements of an M.A. thesis.
C．The credit hours required for an M.A. degree.
D．Taking more optional courses.
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听力原文：W: Mr. Mars, you are going to take over my job as secretary here from next Monday on. Now let me tell you the office rules first. The working hours are from eight to twelve in the morning and from one to five in the afternoon.
M: Thank you, Miss Kim.
W: The most important thing is that our boss makes a point of keeping everything in order. So you'd better not throw things about. Otherwise, he'll be mad at you.
M: Ok, I will bear that in mind. Thanks a lot for what you have told me.
Who is Miss Kim？
A．She is the new boss.
B．She is the manager.
C．She is a clerk.
D．She is a secretary.
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听力原文：The first train to Greenwood leaves at 7:38. There is a train every hour on the hour and every 38 minutes past the hour.
When does the next train leave？
A．7:58.
B．8:00.
C．8:18.
D．8:38.
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听力原文：Man: And today I'm talking to Angela Morgan. Angela, what made you decide to fly round the world in a helicopter？
Woman: People often ask me why I decided to do it but I'm surprised they don't ask 'Why did you wait so long？' because I'm 57 now! I'm sorry I didn't do it years ago, because it was such a wonderful experience. But the main purpose for going was to collect ￡500,000 for sick children by getting different companies to pay us money for each kilometre that we flew.
Man: And now everyone calls you the flying grandmother!
Woman: Yes, the thing about growing older is that you don't feel any different inside, so
you have to do as much as you can while you can. I'm healthy, and my own children are grown up, so I was free to go.
Man: And what about preparing for the trip？
Woman: Well, it took five months to plan. I was going to go with my husband, but he couldn't take time off work. Instead I made the trip with my flying teacher who became a great friend while she was teaching me to fly three years ago. I passed my flying test after two weeks; found it quite easy.
Man: And what was the trip like？
Woman: It was really exciting flying over so many different countries. The only thing was that we weren't able to spend much time sightseeing because we only stopped to get water and to camp. We took very little with us, but we did have tents and cooking things to use at night. We had to spend two days in Thailand because of an engine problem, but that was the longest we spent anywhere. Fortunately nothing else went wrong, so we just kept on going after that.
Man: What did you enjoy most about the trip？
Woman: The most wonderful thing about flying was seeing the differences in the countryside as we flew across 26 countries in 97 days. We flew over oceans and close to mountains; sometimes it was quite frightening, but we didn't travel when it was dark. We spent several nights camping in the desert and the sky was just full of stars. I made a video of the trip; you'll see it in a minute.
Man: Was there anything that you missed while you were away？
Woman: Well, to my surprise I didn't miss going to work or going out to restaurants or films. The most difficult thing was sitting still all the time; I normally play tennis and swim several times a week, so I started to feel very unfit. I missed hot water and proper showers sometimes too, but not as much as I thought I would!
The main reason for Angela's trip was to
A．make money for her business.
B．make money for other people.
C．have an exciting adventure.
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听力原文： Another bomb has gone off in southern Thailand, the fourth in 24 hours. The latest blast that is reported to have injured four soldiers was in Yala province.
Even while senior government officials held an emergency meeting to discuss 3 bombs overnight, the fourth was detonated. The blast in Yala on Monday marks a return to form. for violence in the southernmost provinces, where soldiers, police and local officials have been targeted by almost daily shootings and small explosions. But the attacks overnight represent a different kind of threat to Thailand's national security. The 3 explosions on Sunday killed 2 people and injured as many as 60. All of the blasts are thought to have been trigged by a mobile phone signals in the first major attacks outside the southernmost provinces in the large cities of Hat Yai and Songkhla.
What were the senior government officials doing when the last bomb took place？
A．Sleeping.
B．Holding a meeting.
C．Indulging themselves.
D．Quarrelling.
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听力原文： The Titanic, with 2, 300 passengers aboard, was on its first voyage from Southampton to New York. It was 11:40 p. m. on April 14th 1912 and the sea was calm. Suddenly the look-out man saw the enormous iceberg. "Iceberg ahead ! "he shouted.
Immediately the ship turned, but not soon enough. The iceberg tore a 300-foot hole in the hull and water began to pour in. At first the captain didn't worry because the ship was said to be" unsinkable". Then the ship began to lean. At 12:05 the captain gave the order" Uncover the lifeboats" !
The Wireless operator sent out an SOS signal. Six ships began to race towards the Titanic. But the two ships who were closest did not hear the desperate calls for help.
At two a. m. the captain gave the order"Abandon ship!"A few minutes later the Titanic began to slip beneath the surface. One by one the last passengers jumped into the sea. Then the stern rose up in the air and the Titanic sank quickly out of sight.
At dawn the next morning a rescue boat picked up 705 survivors from the lifeboats. Most of them were first and second class passengers. All their children survived. Of the children who traveled third class, only a third survived.
Where was the destination of Titanic？
A．Southampton.
B．New York.
C．London.
D．Paris.
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听力原文：W: I was a half-hour late for Professor Harrison's lecture this morning. Could you lend me your notes, Jim？
M: Sure. But you won't find anything in my notes. He didn't say anything important during your absence.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation？
(19)
A．Jim's notes are not very good.
B．Professor Harrison doesn't teach well.
C．Mary should have come to the lecture earlier.
D．Mary doesn't have to borrow notes from Jim.
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听力原文：Today is the last day of this term, I have two exams. So I worked for two hours last night, half on mathematics, half on psychology.
(26)
A．I spent an hour each on psychology and mathematics.
B．I studied mathematics twice as long as psychology.
C．I worked for four hours last night.
D．I studied for all but two hours last night.
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听力原文：How did you get that bruise on your arm （）
A
C．
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听力原文：Woman: I haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been Man: Actually, I have bee
听力原文：Woman: I haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been Man: Actually, I have been doing research recent
A．He is doing research．
B．He works long hours in the laB
C．He is making progress．
D．He was unhappy until recently．
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听力原文：Woman: Thank you for calling Finchester Zoo. The zoo is open on six days and closed on Mondays. The opening hours are from ten a.m. until it gets dark. This is half past nine in the summer and four o'clock in the winter.
There is a guided tour of the zoo every hour. Visitors for the tour should wait at the entrance which is where the tour begins. Our guide will meet you there. The tour finishes at the cafe.
You should not feed the animals but you can watch when we give them something to eat. Every day at two o'clock the lions are given their food and the elephants get theirs at three o'clock.
There is a shop in the zoo where you can buy books and games. All the family will like playing these. There is also a cafe which sells snacks.
Tickets for adults cost six pounds eighty-five and children's tickets are four pounds sixty-five. A family ticket, for two adults and three children, is eighteen pounds seventy-five.
For more information ...
You will hear some information about Finchester Zoo.
Listen and complete questions 21-25.
You will hear the information twice.
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听力原文：M: Sorry, you missed the discussion on Man and Nature. I heard that you were not feeling well enough, but how are you doing now？
W: Thanks. I'm feeling much better now.
Q: What does the woman suggest？
(15)
A．She needs to get more rest.
B．She took a rest last week and it helped her a lot.
C．She wasn't interested in last week's lecture.
D．She was surprised to find the lecture so easy.
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听力原文：LOS ANGELES--Spider-Man caught just about everyone in his web. The superhero's la
听力原文： LOS ANGELES--Spider-Man caught just about everyone in his web. The superhero's latest adventure, Spider-Man 3, smashed box-office records with $148 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates Sunday.
That put it ahead of the previous record debut of ＄135.6 million set last summer by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man' s Chest.
With ＄59.3 million on opening day Friday, Sony's Spider-Man 3 broke the single-day box-office record, also held by Dead Man's Chest with ＄55.8 million in its first day.
Since it began rolling out overseas on Tuesday, Spider-Man 3 has taken in ＄227 million in foreign markets, bringing the film's worldwide total to ＄375 million. In just days, the movie has grossed ＄117 million more than its whopping ＄258 million production budget.
In just two days, it also nearly matched the ＄114.8 million opening weekend of 2002's Spider-Man, which had held the debut record until Dead Man's Chest opened.
Spider-Man 3 reunites director Sam Raimi, who also made the previous two installments, and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.
How much did Spider-Man 3 take in on its opening day？
A．＄148 million.
B．＄227 million.
C．＄59.3 million.
D．＄55.8 million.
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听力原文：Man: There are just two of us in here and it can get very tense, especially as we get towards the end of the month. It's absolutely vital that everything is completed to schedule, otherwise the staff won't get paid on time. There's no bigger disaster than that, is there？
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听力原文：According to the TV news the workers are threatening to go on strike unless the company raises the hourly wage.
(28)
A．The company raised the worker's wage to avoid a strike.
B．The company demands that workers strike.
C．If the wages are not increased, the workers plan to go on strike.
D．The company threatens to pay the workers less.
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听力原文：M：If I were you，I'd ride a bike to work．Taking a crowded bus during rush hours is really terrible．
W：Thank you for your advice，but my bike has got a flat tyre．
Q：How does the woman most probably get to work？
(14)
A．She will go to work by bike.
B．She will take a bus to the office.
C．She will get to work by taxi.
D．She will walk to the office.
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听力原文：Peter Smith had just received the phone call that would bring him to the top position. Regulators had approved his purchase of a controlling share in Direct TV’s satellite service. Our reporter Kate Harvey interviewed the News Corp. Chairman in his Los Angeles office on September 30, just hours before the official announcement.
How does it feel to finally get the deal？
I’m very happy, of course, but it would have been better if it were a few years ago, otherwise cable wouldn’t have made those investments and would have been more vulnerable.
How are you going to win customers away from cable？
To a certain extent, we’re just going to give better service — cable and satellite both have had reputations for service — and if we want to get customers, we’d better have someone on the phone in 30 seconds rather than 20 minutes. And we will be investing a lot in research and development to get the most advanced technology for our set-top boxes and to get a lot of more interactivity.
Will you be giving set-top boxes for free？
Well, Jack Lonergan, Echo Star Communications Corp. Chairman, is already giving away some of the boxes. We will be matching him. But if we are manufacturing boxes with more features than he is giving, then we will charge something. But we will be subsidizing to the extent that he does.
Do you intend to undercut cable’s prices to start a price war？
We are not going into a price war with anyone. But overall, digital satellite today is getting about $54 a month per customer, and cable is averaging about $66 at the moment. People want digital offerings, because cable is just too expensive.
What about broadband？ Cable offers it; satellite can’t.
I am inclined to think that broadband will be a commodity. I am not sure about that, but it’s certainly physically possible to get first-class broadband service by satellite.
People genuinely seem to fear you. Why is that？
Ah, "the crazy people who will change the world". This company has always been a stimulus for change — Fox News is a stimulus for change, BSKYB was. Someone told me that there Were two crazy people in the media business — Ted Turner and me — and now there is only one. And that’s not a bad thing to keep people guessing.
Still, in Britain, you forced MTV to lower its rates for your BSKYB service. Will you force US programmers to lower their rates to get carried on Direct TV？
I hope to have a good relation and compromise. But they want give us more and more channels — and charge us for them. So if they want us to carry one of their channels, they have to promise it will get an audience.
You have said you would use sports as battering ram. Will Fox TV or the Fox Sports Network bid against ESPN for Sunday Night NEL football when it comes up in 2006？
It is too early to say. I would be happy to leave things as they are. but the NFL may try to do something with cable to expand their revenues. To try to take on ESPN would be too expensive. I am not committing myself, but at current prices we are to keep what we have.
Your sons, Lachlan and James. are both in top jobs, Who will succeed you？
They will both learn and develop. And my daughter may be coming back into the company. But the board will decide. I won’t be around. I’ll probably drop dead on the job.
？You will hear an interview with Peter Smith, CEO of Direct TV.
？For questions 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.
？You will hear the recording twice.
Mr. Smith believed that his promotion came
A．too early.
B．a bit late.
C．just in time.
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听力原文：You will hear a man calling about expendi...
听力原文：You will hear a man calling about expenditure.
A: Hello.
B: Hello, the Chief Accountant Office.
A: This is David. I am calling about expenditure. How much did we spend on entertainment this year？
B: 2 566.
A: That’s down a little on last year, And what’s the figure for depreciation？
B: 3 00, the same as last year.
A: Hm, expenditure on secretarial expenses is up．
B: Yes, there’s a big increase there．
A: What’s the figure of 2 612 for？
B: Where’s that？
A: Six figures down.
B :That's motor expenses.
A: And what does this figure represent？
B: Audit and accountancy costs.
A: They were both up a lot.
B: Yes, but expenditure on telephone and postage is down. It’s half as much as last year.
You will hear a man calling about expenditure.
Message
Total amount on entertainment this year: (9)______
Items where expenditures are the same: (10)______
Items where expenditures are up: secretarial expenses, motor expenses, audit and (11)______ costs
Items where expenditures are down: expenditures on (12)______ and postage
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听力原文：W: How is your job at the supermarket M: Well, it’s rather hard work. The hours a听力原文：W: How is your job at the supermarket M: Well, it’s rather hard work. The hours are pretty long. I already feel difficult to keep up with my classmates. What is the man worried about （）
A．He does not earn as much money as his classmates．
B．He does not work as well as his classmates．
C．He does not get enough pay for his ’hard work．
D．He does not have enough time for his study．
