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听力原文：The Coast Guard does what its name says; it guards the coasts of the United State
听力原文： The Coast Guard does what its name says; it guards the coasts of the United States. During a war, the Coast Guard becomes part of the United States Navy, and helps to protect against enemy attacks. In times of peace, however, The Coast Guard is part of the United States Department of Transportation. It has responsibility for many different duties. The Coast Guard can be found at many large lakes in America, as well as in coastal waters. It enforces laws controlling navigation, shipping, immigration, and fishing. It enforces other laws that affect the thousands of privately-owned boats in the United States. Coast Guard planes, boats and helicopters search for missing boats and rescue people in dangerous situations. Last year, Coast Guards men saved the lives of almost 7,000 people.
The Coast Guard does scientific research on the ocean. It also uses ice-breaking boats to clear ice from rivers or lakes, so boats can travel safely. One of The Coast Guard's most important duties now is helping to keep illegal drugs out of the United States. Coast Guard boats, armed with guns, use radios and radar to find boats that may be carrying drugs. They stop the boats suspected of carrying drugs and search them, They seize the drugs and arrest the people on the boats. Last year, Coast Guardsman seized more than 800,000 kilo grams of marijuana and cocaine. And-they arrested more than 700 persons trying to bring illegal drugs into the United States.
This kind of action is exiting. Most of the time, however, Coast Guardsman say they see nothing more exciting than the ocean.
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A．Guarding the coasts of the United States.
B．Being part of the United States Navy.
C．Guiding people along the coast.
D．Protecting people from army attack.
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听力原文：M: I heard that the pre-turn-out for the opening of the new sculpture exhibit was kind of disappointing.
W: I guess a lot of other people feel the way I do about modem art.
What does the woman mean？
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A．She likes modem art.
B．A lot of other people like modern art, too.
C．A lot of people came to the opening.
D．Modern art is not attractive to the woman.
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听力原文：W：The charity appeal raised only half of what it was expected．I didn't expect the amount is so low．
M：One quarter of a million is respectable，however．I had hoped we could get all of it back．
Q：How much money did they expect to raise？
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A．I million.
B．1/4 million.
C．1/2 million.
D．2 million.
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听力原文： Is your family interested in buying a dog？ A dog can be a happy addition to your family, but if you choose the wrong kind of dog, the consequences can cause you a lot of trouble.
Families should sit down and thoroughly discuss the problems involved before buying a dog. [29] Even if the children in your family are the ones who want the dog, the parents are the ones who are really responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for. If you don't know much about dogs, it's a good idea to go to the library or the ASPCA for books about various kinds of dogs, as well as books about how to train a puppy. In reading about the different breeds, you should know that a dog described as very alert may be too jumpy and bouncy. When a book describes a dog as an ideal hunting dog, it probably means that the dog won't be happy living in a small apartment. Dog breeds vary in popularity as the years go by. [30] One of the most popular dogs these days is the German shepherd, this is because it provides protection as well as comRanionship. The family should be warned that these dogs grow up to be very big, and may be too powerful for children to handle. If space is limited, a toy dog may be a good choice. There dogs are very small and easy to train. [3] They don't need to be walked daily, since they can exercise in the space available in the home.
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A．Children.
B．Family.
C．Parents.
D．ASPCA
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听力原文：W: What do you think of the situation comedies shown every weekend？ Many people watch them.
M: To tell you the truth, I don't think much of them.
Q: What does the man feel about the situation comedies？
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A．He doesn't think about them.
B．He likes them very much.
C．He thinks they arc not as good as many people expected.
D．He doesn't like them.
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听力原文：M: What a shame, Nancy. You have been in town for a week, and you don't even think of calling me until you were ready to leave!
W: I am sorry, Bob. My schedule is just too tight. Next time I come, we must find time together and have a good chat.
M: I hope so.
What do we learn from the woman's reply？
A．She will find time to meet Bob on her next visit.
B．She will call Bob when she comes again.
C．She will visit Bob before she leaves.
D．She has no interest in chatting with Bob.
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听力原文： Scientists say sharks have lived in the world's oceans for millions of years. Scientists say there are more than 350 different kinds of sharks.
Sharks do not have bones, and a shark has an extremely good sense of smell. It can find. small amounts of substances in the water, such as blood, body liquids and chemicals produced by animals. Sharks also sense electrical and magnetic power linked to nerves and muscles of living animals. These powerful senses help them find their fond. Some sharks will eat just about anything. Many unusual things have been found in the stomachs of some large sharks. They include shoes, dogs, a cow's foot and metal protective clothing.
About forty percent of the different kinds of sharks lay eggs. The others give birth to live young. Some sharks carry their young inside their bodies like humans do.
Scientists are beginning to understand the importance of sharks to humans. Medical researchers want to learn more about the shark's body defense system against disease. They know that sharks recover quickly from injuries. Sharks appear never to suffer infections, cancer or heart diseases.
What is this passage mainly about？
A．The necessity of protecting sharks.
B．The living environment of sharks.
C．The dangers of sharks to human beings.
D．An introduction to sharks.
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听力原文：M: What is my share of the bill？ 18.50？ That can't be right! I only had a salad for dinner.
W: Hold on. Let me check them out first.
Q: What will the woman probably do next？
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A．Lend the man some money.
B．Calculate the bill again.
C．Refuse to pay the bill.
D．Invite the man to dinner.
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听力原文：M: What a waste of money just for a new arts center! Why couldn't the money be spent on something more important？
W: Nonsense! Nothing is more important than the arts.
What can we learn from the conversation？
A．The man spends more than he makes.
B．The man is not keen on arts.
C．The woman is an artist.
D．The woman looks down upon the man.
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听力原文：M: I was just reading this article about the wonders of the ancient world. A lot of them were buildings. I was thinking, what would your wonders of the modern would be？ Not necessarily buildings, but things that have changed our way of life.
W: For me, well, I was thinking the cell phone is the most wonderful thing.
M: Really？
W: Yeah, (19) I even couldn't live without mine. It's so convenient! I can call my friends anytime and they can always call me. Or if I'm in trouble I can call for help...
M: You mean like calling your parents？
W: Yeah, like parents, and if I'm running late, I'm able to call a friend if I'm, like, on the bus or something.
M: (20) But the problem with cell phones is that people use them too much for every little thing. It's practically glued to their ears.
W: Yeah, and I hate it when people shout into them in a public place and everyone else has to listen to the conversation, especially in restaurants.
M: Well, good manners aren't a wonder of our world! You know, I think the most amazing wonder is e-mail. It has changed the world, and it has totally transformed my business. Everybody at work is always on the computer, responding to e-mails, sending e-mails... That's where most of our business is done now, through e-mail. You are sending reports, getting information. But the bad part is that you are glued to the computer and people expect things to be done right away.
W: Yeah, people are shocked if you go through a day without checking your e-mail. And when you go on vacation and then you come back, maybe there are 200 e-mails waiting for you — all of them urgent.
M: I guess it is like any other tool or device. (21) If it's used correctly, it's very useful.
19．Wily does the woman consider the cell phone one of the wonders of the modem world？
20.What is the problem with cell phones according to the man？
21.How does the man feel about e-mail？
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A．It is used too much.
B．It is more necessary than E-mail.
C．It is very convenient.
D．It has more problems than benefits.
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听力原文：W: I hope you liked the novel I lent you. I wasn't sure whether it was the kind of book you'd be interested in.
M: I had the same doubt first, but once I started it I simply couldn't put it down.
Q: What does the man mean？
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A．He doubts the woman will like the novel.
B．He'll lend the woman the novel after he has read it.
C．He enjoyed reading the novel.
D．He hasn't started reading the novel yet.
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听力原文：W: Oh．no…．some TV channels have been rerunning a lot of comedies from the sixties．What do you think Of those old shows？
M: Not much．But then，the new ones aren't so great either.
Q: What does the man mean？
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A．He no longer watches much television.
B．He prefers comedies from the sixties.
C．He thinks comedies haven't improved for years.
D．He hasn't seen many of the old shows.
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听力原文：M: Hi, Fran, did you attend the regular meeting this morning？ What did the manager say about my plane layout of signals？
W: Don't worry. The boss was very impressed and he said your layout was right on target.
Q: What does the woman imply？
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A．The manager was depressed by the man's layout.
B．The manager thought the man's layout was quite accurate.
C．The manager thought the man was good at target-shooting.
D．The manager was impressed by the man's skills in target-shooting.
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听力原文：M: Id love to read a different style. of the novel for a change. Im sick of the books about detective stories. W: Well, lets go to library to borrow some romantic stories. Q: What kind of books does the man find boring？2．
A．The man does not like to go shopping.
B．The man may not want to go shopping again.
C．The woman wants to buy something to wear.
D．The woman tried the clothes but they didn"t fit.
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听力原文：W: The newspaper says it will be raining today. What do you think M: Well. I don’听力原文：W: The newspaper says it will be raining today. What do you think M: Well. I don’t believe. Look, it’s fine. Q: What are they talking about （）
A．The weather．
B．The newspaper．
C．The whether．
D．The rain．
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听力原文：M: What do you think？ Should I accept this exchange program and stay in tile U.S. for 3 months？
W: Are you kidding？ Everyone I know is lining up to go there and you're actually considering not going？
Q: What does the woman imply？
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A．The man should go for the exchange program.
B．The man should not go to the U.S. for 3 months.
C．Many people want to go for the exchange program.
D．Many people consider not going for the exchange program.
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听力原文：M: I really like those abstract paintings we saw in the exhibition today. What did you think？
W: I guess it's something I haven't acquired a taste for yet.
What does the man imply？
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A．He has no taste for art.
B．He didn't go to the exhibition.
C．He didn't like the paintings.
D．The paintings are too abstract.
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听力原文：M: There are several reasons why careful analysis of financial statements is necessary. What are they？
W: First, financial statements are general-purpose statements. Secondly, the relationships between amounts on successive financial statements are not obvious without analysis. And thirdly, users of financial statements may be interested in seeing how well a company is performing.
Q: What are they talking about？
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A．The methods of financial statements.
B．The necessity of careful analysis of financial statements
C．The relationship among financial statements.
D．The purpose of financial statements.
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听力原文：According to Thomas Jefferson, what kinds of subjects should the books be on？
According to Thomas Jefferson, what kinds of subjects should the books on？
He felt Congress should have books on __________
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When decide what kind of script. to teach, there are mainly three styles, namely, printing, simple cursive, and ____.
A. full cursive
B. complex cursive
C. running hand
D. clerical script
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听力原文：M: Welcome to “Movie on the Show”, today our guest is Nancy Meyers, director of the newly released movie “What Women Want”. Thank you for coming.
W: Thank you.
M: Meyers, how do you describe your film？ Are you satisfied with it？
W: Well, I am happy to see it top the U.S. weekend box office. Have you seen the film？ Ha, it tells the story of Nick Marshall, a Chicago advertising executive. He acquires the power to read women's minds, not just what they say but also what he hears them think. That's amazing, isn't it？ I like the way Gibson interprets his role.
M: Yeah, Marshall regards himself as a gift to women. I saw the movie. Then why do you choose Mel Gibson？ We know, audiences usually see him playing a man with a strong typical man side, such as in his previous action movies like “Brave Heart”, while “What Women Want” is what you termed as an old-fashioned romantic comedy.
W: You are right．That's precisely why I choose him. Gibson has been known as a joker on the set and a fan of silly comedy, but has not done many romantic comedies. I just want him to display his“feminine”potential in“What Women Want”. And I am grateful to see that he has done a good job.
M: What do you want audiences to learn from this film？
W: About Women. We should learn about women. They are individuals. What they appreciate is when you make the effort, even if you are not quite getting something they say.
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A．Movie on Display.
B．Movie on the Show.
C．Best-selling Movie.
D．Shining Movie Stars.
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听力原文：M: Good morning. Say, do you know what the assignment is for our term paper in history？
W: Sure. Weren't you in class on Monday？ That's when it was given out.
M: No, I missed that class. Was there a handout？
W: No, the instructor just wrote the assignment on the board.
M: Could I copy the assignment from your notes？
W: You could, ff I had copied it all down; but I just wrote down the part that I wanted.
M: Oh, no.
W: You see, there were four choices of topics ior the term paper; but, when I saw them, I knew which one I wanted so I didn't copy the others down.
M: Can you remember any o'f the others？
W: Let's see. There was one about World War I, something about it, but I don't remember what, and there was one called "the idea of progress in the nineteenth century."
M: And what was the last one？
W: I can't remember. My mind is a complete blank. Maybe you can ask someone else.
M: Yes, I will. Anyway, those are certainly broad topics.
W: Yes, but you van focus on a special area within them. Which one would you take？
M: Of course, I don't know what the last one is, but of these three, I think I'd take "the idea of progress."
W: That's very abstract.
M: Yes, but it's one of my interests and I've read a lot on the subject. I've never written a term paper on it though.
W: Me neither. I haven't even read about it. Are you going to class on Wednesday？
M: Yes.
W: Maybe he'll write it on the board again.
M: I hope so. Good luck with your paper.
W: Same to you.
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A．Three.
B．Four.
C．Five.
D．Six.
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听力原文：A: About big international issues: what do you see as the most important environmental issues of the moment？
B: It’s quite difficult to make a kind of hierarchy of worry here, because so many issues are there, and so … and they’re all very very important. But I think it has to be said that as far as we we’re concerned, as a campaigning organization, it really is the rain forest that we are concentrating on most. If we don’t take action on that issue within the next five years, then environmental pressure groups won’t have anything to do in ten years’ time, because there won’t be any rain forests, really, for them to campaign about. So this is a critical period for the rain forests, the next five years, and there is enough flexibility in the system to allow us to hope that we’re going to be able to make some changes during that time. So that’s why we’ve made it our priority.
A: What’s so important about the rain forests, then？ Er, what’s, what’s the difference between having them or not having them？ Isn’t it just, you know, basically either there’re a lot of trees there or there aren’t a lot of trees there？
B: Uhh…well that’s what some people would like to think. Um, there, it’s important in many different ways, important firstly for the countries themselves, in terms of the fact that millions of people depend on the rain forests for their livelihood, and for their … the quality of their environment, through the protection of watersheds, and so on. Secondly, they’re important because of the biological richness of the rain forests. Um, a genetic chest … treasure chest is how they’ve been described. Um, more than 60% of the world’s species is to be found in the rain forests. Write that off, and you write off that genetic storehouse. Lastly, they’re important at international level because of the impact on climate patterns that one would find if the rain forests were destroyed. So, whether you’re looking closely at the tribal people who depend on them, the countries which depend on them, the international community which depends on them, indeed the, the, you know, the creatures themselves, um, it’s actually the most critical issue that we face. And our prime job is of course to try and get people to understand how it is, even in countries where there are no rain forests, that they still have a connection with that rain forest.
You will hear a recording about environmental issues.
Mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer.
After you have listened once, replay the recording.
According to the speaker, ______ is the most important environmental issues of the moment.
A．air pollution
B．water pollution
C．rain forests
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听力原文：M: Hello, Marry. What's up with you？
W: Oh, Tom. It's my landlady again.
M: You're always in trouble. What is it this time？
W: You see, she left a note for me. Just read it.
M: Well, did you leave the front door open？
W: I honestly don't remember. I got back late from a party. Anyway, what does it matter？ It's all complaints in that house: first noise, then bathroom.
M: Well, in that case, why don't you look around for another place？
W: I've already started. I looked in the paper this morning, plenty of advertisements as usual, but must of the places are too far from school.
M: Look, why don't you come and share with us？
W: But surely there are four of you in the flat already, aren't there？
M: Yes, but, you know, Jane is leaving at the end of the month. She's got a job down south. There will be a spare room. It's rather small, but you can sleep there for the moment till you find a nice one.
W: That's a good idea. How many rooms do you have？
M: We have four bedrooms and a big living room.
W: What are the arrangements？
M: Oh, we share all expenses, of course, rent, light, and heating.
W: What about ford？
M: Oh, we each buy our own. It works out fine that way. And you can do any thing you like in your own room, but there is one thing...
W: what's that？
M: Don't leave the front door open. Strange people may wander in.
W: All right. I promise that won't happen again. By the way, when is Jane leaving？
M: Let me see... yes, this time next week.
W: Today is the 22nd, Tuesday, so she's leaving on the 29th. Well, I will move in one day after she leaves.
M: Yes, no problem. We will get ready by then.
W: Thanks a lot.
M: You're welcome.
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A．Her difficulties at her house.
B．Finding a place to live.
C．The parties she went to.
D．Her friend's house.
