新世紀(jì)研究生公共英語教材聽說（下）第二版

聽力原文及答案

TableofContents

LESSONONEResourcesandEnergyl

PARTAl

PARTB4

Passage1:4

Passage11:6

PartD7

LessonTwoCrimeandPunishment7

PartA7

PartBIO

Passage110

Passage1112

Passage111.14

PartDI5

LessonThreeputersandtheInternet15

PartAl5

PartBl8

Passage118

Passage1119

PassageIII21

PartD22

LESSONFOURFinance23

PARTA23

PartB25

Passage125

PassageILFunctionsofMoney27

Passage111CreditCards28

PartD29

LESSONFIVEPlacestoSeeinBritain30

PartA30

PartB32

Passage1:32

PassageII:34

PartD35

LESSONSIXEducation35

PartA35

PartB38

PassageISATExamination38

PARTIIMedicalEducation40

LESSONSEVENBusiness42

PartA42

PartB45

PassageIHowtoIncreaseBusinessProfits45

PassageTwo47

LESSONEIGHTAspectsofLife49

PartA49

PartB52

PASSAGEITax52

PASSAGEIIRcligion54

T.ESSONNINECoUegeLife56

PARTA56

PARTB59

PASSAGEICollegeScarch59

PASSAGEITHowtoGetaMaster'sdegree61

LESSONTENWomcn64

PARTA64

PARTB67

PASSAGEIWomeninSouthernEurope67

PASSAGEIIAmericanWomcn69

LESSONELEVENFamousPeople72

PARTA72

PARTB74

PASSAGEIWilliamJeffersonCUnton74

PASSAGEIIWilliamShakespeare77

LESSONTWELVECulturc80

PARTA80

PartB83

PassageIBeijing'sHutongs83

PassageIITheWhiteWeddingDress86

LESSONTHIRTEENScienceandTechnology88

PARTA88

PARTB91

PASSAGEICloningMountVernon'sTrccs91

PASSAGEIIDinosaurNoses92

LESSONFOURTEENSports94

PARTA94

PARTB98

PassageTTheFamousBicycleRacer98

PASSAGEIITheWilliamsSistcrslOO

LESSONFIFTEENReformandDevelopment102

PARTAl02

PARTB105

Passage1105

PassageIT107

LESSON1ResourcesandEnergy

PARTA

l.W:Couldyoumailtheselettersforme,please?

M:Moreletters?Yourfriendsarcgoingtobeveryhappytohearfromyou.

Q:Whatdocsthemanimplyaboutthewoman?

Sheiswrittenalotoflettersreccndy

2.W:DoesProfessorFordalwaysctoclass?

M:Isicecold?

Q:WhatdoyoulearnaboutProfessorFord?

Shenevermissesclass

3.W:Wouldyouhavesometimethisweektogooverthesequestionswithme?

M:Howdoestomorrowsound?

Q:Whatdocsthemanmean?

Theycanworktogetherthenextday

4.M:Hey?John!John!

W:Saveyourbreath.He'soutofcarshot.

Q:WhatistrueaboutJohn,accordingtothewoman?

Johnistoofarawaytohear

5.W:Youonlyhavewatertoserveyourguests?

M:Thisisn*tjustwater.Thisisimportedmineralwater.

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Q:Whatistheimplicationofthewoman?

Theguestsdon'twanttobeservedwater

6.M:CouldIborrowatwentytotidemeovertillpaydaynextTuesday?

W:Youareinluck.Ijustcashedthecheck.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

Lendthemansomemoney

7.M:Jean,didn'tyougetmymessages?Ilefttwoonyouransweringmachine.

W:Hmm?Oh,sorry,Tom.I'vebeenmeaningtogetbackintouchwithyou.Itjust

slippedmymind.

Q:Whydidn'tthewomanreturntheman'scalls?

Sheforgottocallhim

8.W:I'msorry,sir,butyou*reallowedonlyonepieceofluggageontheplane.You'll

havetocheckinoneofyoursuitcasesatthepackagecounter.

M:Actually,oneofthesebelongstothewomanupahead.I'mjustgivingherahand.

Q:Whyisthemancarryinganextrasuitcase?

Theextrasuitcaseheiscarndngbelongstosomeoneelse

9.W:Weneedtodrivetothecitytonight,butthedoctorsaidthismedicinemight

makemedrowsy.

M:Inthatcase,I*dbetterdrive.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanshoulddo?

Avoiddrivingaftertakinghermedicine

10.M:Lookatallthepollutiongoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthink

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they*llevergetundercontrol?

W:Withthenewlawsandsocialawareness,we'llturnthingsaround.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanpredictwillhappen?

Thesituationwillimprovewiththenewchanges

11.W:Aren'tyoucold?Whyaren'tyouwearingajacket?

M:Ioversleptthismorning,soIranoutofthehousewithoutlisteningtotheforecast.

Q:Whyisn'tthemanwearingajacket?

Hedidnotknowitwouldbecold

12.M:prof.Jones,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaperthat

electricalstormpletelywipedoutmyputerfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherday

toretypeit?

W:I'msorry,Steven.I'mleavingforaconferencetomorrow,and1,11beawayfor2

weeks.Isupposeyoucouldsendittomethere.

Q:Whatwilltheprofessorprobablyallowthestudenttodo?

Mailherthepaperafterthedeadline

13.W:DoyouknowifMaryhasebytheofficethismorning?

M:Ijustgotheremyself,soI'mnottheonetoask.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

Shewantstoknowifmarthasebythismorning

14.M:IreallyenjoyedthatTVspecialabout"wealth”lastnight.Didyougettohome

intimetoseeit?

W:Well,yes.ButIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.

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Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

Shefellasleepbeforetheprogramended

15.W:Taketw。ofthesepillsthreetimesadayandyoushouldn*ttakethemonan

emptystomach.

M:WhatifIdon'thaveanappetite?

Q:VChatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

Hemaynotbeabletowakeup

PARTB

PassageI:

Thepopulationoftheworldhasbeenincreasingfasterandfaster.In10,000B.C.,

therewereprobably10millionpeople.InA.D.1,therewere300million.Ittook1750

yearsforthepopulationtoreach625million,alitdemorethandoubletheA.D.1figure.

In1990,therewere5.3billionpeople.Bytheyear2000,theworld'spopulationwas

over6billion,andby2050,itisexpectedtoreach10billion.Doestheearthhave

enoughnaturalresourcestosupportthismanypeople?Differentscientistsgive

differentanswerstothisquestion.Somesaythattherearcenoughresourcestosupport

morethan6billionpeople.However,therichestcountries,withasmallpercentageof

theworld'spopulation,usemostoftheresources.Iftheseresourcescouldbe

distributedmoreequallyaroundtheworld,therewouldbeenoughforevetyone.Other

scientistssaythatwcmustlimitpopulationgrowthbecauseourresourcesarelimited.

Only10percentoftheearth'slandcanbeusedforfarmingandanother20percentfor

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raisinganimals.Itispossibletoincreasetheamountoffarmland,butonlyalittle.Some

landindevelopingcountriescouldbemoreproductiveifpeoplestartedusingmodern

farmingmethods,butthiswouldnotincreaseworldwideproductionbymuch,Weall

knowthatthereisalimitedamountofpetroleum.Therearealsolimitstotheamounts

ofmetals.Thereisalimittotheamountofwaterwecanusesincemostoftheearth's

waterissaltwater,andmostofthefreshwaterisfrozenattheNorthandSouthPoles.

Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeopletheearthcansupport,butitwillhelpeveryoneif

wecanlimitpopulationgrowthbeforeseriousshortagesdevelop.Theproblemishow

todoit.

1.Between1990and2000,whatchangesdidtheworldpopulationhave?

Ithadincreasedbyalmostabillion

2.Accordingtosomescientists,whichofthefollowingistrue?

Theworld；sresourcesareadequatebutnotevendydistributed

3.Whycan'tmostoftheearth'swaterbeused?

ItismosdysaltorfrozenattheNorthandSouthPoles

4.Indevelopingcountries,whatdoestheuseofmedernfarmingmethodsresultin?

5.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

II1.Therewereprobably10millionpeople.

2.1tisexpectedtobe10billion.

3.1ftheresourcescouldbedistributedmoreequallyaroundtheworld,therewouldbe

enouehforeveryone.

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4.Only10percent.

5.Itishowtolimitpopulationgrowth.

PassageII:

Freshwater,lifeitself,hasnevereeasyintheMiddleEast.EversincetheOld

TestamentwhenGodpunishedmanwith40daysand40nightsofrain,watersupplies

herehavebeendwindling.Therainfallonlyesinwinteranddrainsquicklythroughthe

semiaridland,leavingthesoiltobakeandtothirstfornextNovember.Theregion's

acceleratingpopulationgrowth,expandingagriculture,industrialization,andhigher

livingstandardsdemandmorefreshwater.Droughtandpollutionlimititsavailability.

Warandmismanagementsquanderit.NationslikeIsraelandJordanareswifdysHding

intothatzonewheretheyareusingallthewaterresourcesavailabletothem.Theyhave

only15to20yearsleftbeforetheiragriculture,andultimatelytheirfoodsecurity,is

threatened.Evenamidthescarcitytherearehavesandhave-nots,paredwiththeUnited

States,whichhasafreshwaterpotentialof10,000cubicmetersayearforeachcitizen.

Iraqhas5,500.Turkeyhas4,000,andSyriahaslitdemorethan2,800.Egypt'spotential

isonly1,100.Israelhas460,andJordanhaslessthan260.Butthesearenotfirmfigures,

becauseupstreamuseofriverwatercandramaticallyalterthepotentialdownstream.

ScarcityisonlyoneelementoftheMiddleEast'swatercrisis.Inefficiencyisanother,

asisthereluctanceofsomewater-poornationstochangeprioritiesfromagricultureto

lesswater-intensiveenterprises.Someexpertssuggestthatifthesenationswouldshare

bothwatertechnologyandresources,theycouldsatisfytheregion'spopulation,

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currendy159million.Butinthispatchworkofethnicandreligiousrivalries,thewater

crisisisnotaclear-cutissue.Itisentangledinthepoliticsthatkeeppeoplefrom

trustingandseekinghelpfromoneanother.Here,wherewater,liketruth,isprecious,

eachnationtendstofinditsownwaterandsupplyitsowntruth.

1.WTiendoestherainfalleintheMiddleEast?

2.WTiatisthecauseofthewatercrisis?

3.HowmanyyearsareleftforIsraelandJordanbeforetheiragricultureisthreatened?

4.WTiatisthecurrentpopulationintheMiddleEastaccordingtothepassage?

5.Accordingtosomeexperts*suggestion,whatshouldthenationsdoinordertoavoid

awatercrisis?

II1)10,0002)5,5004)Morethan2,8003)4,0005)Egypt6)4607)Lessthan260

PartD

1)award,3)profit,5)dedication,7)moment,9)physical,11)conflict,13)worth,15)

heart,17)passion,19)lust,2)glory,4)trust,6)significance,8)anguish,10)spirit,12)

alone,14)room,16)honor,18)curse,20)value

LESSON2CrimeandPunishment

PartA

l.M:HcUo?

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W:Hello.ThisisDr.Grey*soffice.Wearecallingtoremindyouofyour4:15

appointmentforyourannualcheckuptomorrow.

M:Oh,thanks.It'sagoodthingyoucalled.Ithoughtitwas4:15today.

Q:Whyistheofficecallingtheman?

2.W:Howwonderful!Youwonthescholarship.Canyoubelieveit?

M:No.It*salmosttoogoodtobetrue.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.W:Excuseme,ProfessorDavidson.ButIwashopingtotalktoyouaboutmyclass

projectforeconomics.

M:Ihaveaclassinafewminutes.Whydon'tyoueandseemeduringofficehours

tomorrow?

Q:WhenwillthewomandiscussherprojectwithProfessorDavidson?

4.M:Howareyoufeeling?W:Thestuffthenursegavemeseemedtohavehelped.But

it'smakingmeawfullydrowsy.

Q:Whatdoyoulearnaboutthewoman?

5.M:BillSmithhasvolunteeredtowriteasummaryoftheproposalswe*veagreedon.W:

WillIhaveachancetoreviewit?

Q:VCTiatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

6.M:Theviewisspectacular.Couldyoutakeapictureofmewiththemountainsinthe

background?

W:I*mafraidIjustranoutoffilm.

Q:VCTiatproblemdoesthewomanhave?

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7.W:Excuseme,we'rereadytoordernow.

M:Filbewithyouinjustaminute.

Q:3rhatdoesthemanmean?

8.W:IthinkIforgotmyumbrella.Didyounoticeifitisrainingoutside?

M:Yeah,itis.AndIjustrealizedIleftmycarwindowopen.

Q:VCTiatwillthemanprobablydonext?

9.W:Howdoesyourdaughterlikehernewschool?

M:Fine.Sheseemstohavemadenewfriendsinnotime.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman*sdaughter?

10.W:There'sanarticlehereinthismagazineyoumightfindinteresting.It*sabout

buyingrunningshoes.

M:Ifit*snotchemistryandit'snotonthefinalexam,Ican'treaditnow.

Q:Whatisthemanprobablydoing?

11.M:You'rewashingyourcarevenonvacation.Itmakesmefeelguilty.

W:Youshouldn't,it'sjustthatIhavenothingbettertodoatthismoment.

Q:Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman?

12.M:MydoctortoldmeIneedtogoforsomeexpensivetreatmentsformyinjured

knee.

W:Areyousure?Maybeyouneedasecondopinion.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

13.W:Hello.Couldyoufitmeinforanappointmenttoday?Ineedastylistwhoisgood

atcuttingcurlyhair.

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M:Juliaisgoodatthat.Sheistheowner.Howaboutnoon?

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

14.W:There'snothingIlikemorethanagoodmysterynovelwhenI*vegotsomespare

time.

M:Iliketoread,too.ButIprefernon-fiction,history,socialmentaryandstufflikethat.

Q:VCTiatdoesthemanimply?

15.M:I*mnotanexpert,butthatnoiseinyourrefrigeratordoesn*tsoundgood.Maybe

youshouldcallandhaveitcheckedout.

W:You'reright.AndIsupposeI*veputitofflongenough.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

PartB

PassageI

Pursesnatchingisanincreasinglymoncrime.Therearcestimated50to100purse

snatchingseachmonthintheNewYorkCitysubways,thenumberoftenswingingwidely

becauseofthedepredationsofasingleteenager.Whensuchaprofessionalisincustody,

thesnatchescandecreasebymorethan50amonth.Oneofthefavoredtechniquesisto

standbetweentwosubwaycarsand,asatrainstartspullingoutofthestation,reachout

andpullfreeawoman'spurse.

Recendy,acrimeanalysisofficerfortheNewYorkPoliceDepartmentfoundthat

pursestealinginManhattan'stoprestaurantswasup35percentoverthepreviousyear.

Whenawomanputsherpurseonanemptychairatatabicoratherfeetbesideherchair,

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sheisinvitingapursesnatchertotakeit.Pursesnatchersoftenworkinpairs.VCTiena

targetinarestaurantisseen,oneofthemwillcreatesomekindofdisturbancetogainthe

victim*sattention.Whilethewomanislookingawayfromhertable,theactualsnatcher

willliftthepurse.Apopulartechniqueisforthethieftocarryanumbrellawiththe

curvedhandledown.Theumbrellahandlesuddenlyhooksthebagandinaninstantitis

onthethiefswrist,orunderthecoatoverhisarmifheisaman,andonitswayoutof

therestaurant.Policeadvisethatwomeninrestaurantskeeptheirpurseeitherontheir

lapsoronthefloorbetweentheirlegs.

Otherpursesnatcherswhooperateintheatersarecalled"seattippers,1,victimizing

womenwhoputtheirpursesdownonaneighboringemptyseat.Othersspecializein

snatchingpursesfromladies*rooms.Whenawomanisinatoiletstall,herpurseshould

neverbeplacedonthefloororhungonthecoathookonthedoor.Thievessimplydive

underthedoorandgrabthepurseonthefloor,orstandonthetoiletinthenextstalland

reachoverandtakethepurseoffthehook.Thesnatcherhasenoughtimetoescape

sincethevictimcan'timmediatelypursuethethief.

I.1.Whendoesthenumberofpursesnatchingsdecreasemostdramatically?

2.Wheredoesapursesnatcherliketomitcrimesinsubwaystations?

3.Whenwomenareinrestaurants,wherearetheyadvisedtoputtheirpurses?

4.Whatdoesathiefoftenusetosnatchpursesinrestaurants?

5.Accordingtothispassage,wheredoespursesnatchingnotusuallyoccur?

II.crimeanalysisofficer;takeit;purses;inpairs;toprestaurants;anemptychair;tosome

kindofdisturbance;coathook;snatchingneverbeplaced;inthenextstall;enoughtime

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toescape

PassageII

OntheafternoonofJuly4,1995,Mrs.BeatriceWeinbergerbroughtherone-month

oldbabybackfromanouting.Sheleftthepramoutsideherhouseandhurriedinsideto

getthebabyacleannappy.Whenshereturnedafewmomentslater,thepramwasempty

andascrawlednotewaslyingwhereherbabyhadbeen.Thenotesaid:"Attention.I

badlyneedmoney,andcan'tgetitanyotherway.Don'ttellthepoliceaboutthis,

otherwiseIwillkillthebaby.”"Justput52,000insmallbillsinabrownenvelope,and

placeitnexttotheroadlampatthecornerofAlbamarleRd.atexacdy10o'clock

tomorrow(Thursday)morning.”"Ifevetythinggoessmooth,Iwillbringthebabyback

andleavehimonthesamecorner'safeandhappy*atexacdy12noon.Noexcuse,Ican

notwait!Yourbaby-sitter.nDespitethekidnapper'swarning,Mrs.Weinbargercontacted

thepolice.Asmallparcelcontainingbrokenpiecesofnewspaperwasplacedontheer

thefollowingmorning.Butthekidnapperdidnotshowup.Hefailedtokeeptwo

otherappointments"withtheWeinbergers,andleftasecondnotesigned”Your

baby-sitter*.Bythen,thepolicefeltthatthebabywasnolongeralive.TheFBIwascalled

in,andthehandwritingexpertssettoworktotrytotrackdownthekidnapper.Inboth

notesanunusualz-shapedstrokewasplacedatthefrontoftheyinwordssuchas

“money”and“baby”.StartingwiththeNewYorkStatePoliceOffice,theexpertsspent

thenextsixweekscarefullygoingoverlocalrecordsatpoliceoffices,factories,hotels,

clubsandschoolsandexamininghandwritingsamplesandparingthemwiththewriting

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onthekidnapper'snotes.Then,inthemiddleofAugust,theexperts*hardeffortspaid

off.ThehandwritingofJohnRushBlakematchedthatofthekidnapper's,especiallyin

thepeculiarformationofthey's.Notlongafter,JohnBlakewasarrestedformaking

illegalalcohol.Onbeingshownthehandwritingsamples,heconfessedtokidnappingthe

baby.Hetoldthepolicethathehadleftthebabyaliveandwellinanearbyparkonthe

dayafterthekidnapping.Butwhenofficershurriedtotheplace,alltheyfoundwasthe

baby'sdeadbody.ThecriminalwaslaterputintoNewYork*sSingSingPrison.Evenif

JohnBlakehadtriedtodisguisehishandwritinghewouldstillhavebeencaughtNo

matterhowhardsomeonemaytrytodisguisehishandwritingcharacteristics,the

“individuality"ofthewritershowsthrough,theveryangleatwhichheorsheholdsapen,

thewayatiscrossedandaniisdotted,theheightandsizeofcapitalandsmallletters,

theamountofspacebetweenwords,theuse(ormisuse)ofpunctuationmarks.Allthese

canidentifyapersonassurelyasfingerprints.

I.1.WhathappenedtoMrs.WeinbergerontheafternoonofJuly4th,1995?

2.Accordingtothemessageleftbythekidnapper,onwhatconditioncouldMrs.

Weinbergerhaveherbabyback?

3.WhatdidMrs.Weinbergerdoafterreadingthenote?

4.HowdidtheFBIcatchthecriminal?

5.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribepeople'shandwritingcharacteristics?

II.1.(T)WTienMrs.Weinbergercamebackfromanoutingsomethingterrible

happenedtoher.

2.(T)Someonekidnappedherbabybecausehelackedmoney.

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3.(F)Thekidnapperdidnotconfesstodiekidnappingofthebabyinthefaceofthe

handwritingsample.

4.(T)Itwasthehandwritingexpertthatbrokethecase.

5.(F)Atlast,thepolicefoundthebabyandhewassafeandhappy.

PassageIII.

TimothyMcVaighplacedapowerfulbombnearafederalgovernmentbuildingin

OklahomaCityin1995.Theexplosionkilled168people,including19children.

ArgumentsareincreasingintheUnitedStatesbothforandagainstthedeathpenalty.

Theincreasingdeathpenaltydebateiscausedbytheplannedexecutionofconvicted

murdererMcVeigh.Heistobethefirstpersonexecutedbythefederalgovernmentsince

1963.38statespermitthedeathsentence.Lastyear85peoplewereexecutedinthe

UnitedStates.Recentpublicopinionstudiesshowthatmorethan75percentof

AmericanssupperMcVeigh'sexecution.TheseincludemanyAmericanswhousually

opposethedeathsentence.KentScheideggeriswiththeCriminalJusticeLegal

FoundationinCalifornia.Itisavictim*srightsorganizationthatsupportsthedeath

penalty.Mr.ScheideggersaysMcVeighisaperfectexampleofwhythereisaneedfora

federaldeathpenalty.HesaysanythinglessthanthedeathofMcVeighwouldshowa

pletelackofjustice.Groupsopposedtothedeathpenaltysaytheapprovalofthe

executionofMcVeighdoesnotshowanincreaseingeneralpublicsupportforthedeath

penalty.Opinionstudiesshowthatsupportforthedeathpenaltyhasdecreased.Studies

show77percentofAmericanssupporteditfiveyearsago,nowonlyabout63percentdo,

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Opponentsofthedeathpenaltyhavealwaysarguedthatitwasunfair.Theysaypoor

peoplewhocannotpayforgoodlegalhelpreceivethedeathpenaltymoreoftenthan

others.Andtheysaycourtsorderthedeathpenaltymoreoftenwhentheaccusedisa

memberofaracialminoritygroup.

PattD

l)generous2)pany3)hospitality4)reception5)reputation6)anniversary7)suspicion

8)mutual9)vastestl0)municationll)merce12)contact13)197514)openness15)potential

16)secure17)lure18)astonish19)reach20)confident

LESSON3putersandtheInternet

PartA

l.M:Thisreportisduetomorrow.Wouldyoubeabletoworkonitwithmetonight?

W:Unfortunately,1haveanothermitment.

Q:Whatisthewomansaying?

2.W:Iwonderwherethebooks1orderedare.Iexpectedtoreceivethepackageseveral

daysago.

M:Maybeyou'dbettercheckitoutwiththepany.Theycouldbetemporarilyoutof

stock.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

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3.M:IjusthavetotypethislastpageandthenI'mthrough.

W:Bythen,Hlbedone,too.

Q:3rhatcanbelearnedaboutthewoman?

4.W:Didyoureadtheeditorialinthepaperaboutthemayor'sspeech?

M:Isuredid.ButIthinktheytwistedthemeaning;ofwhathesaid.

Q:VCTiatdoesthemansayabouttheeditorial?

5.W:Whydon'twegotoseeamovietonight?Agoodedymightcheeryouup.

M:Iwould.ButthereasonthatI*vebeensodownisallthisworkIhavetodo.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

6.W:So,areyougoingtoseethestudents*playtonight?

M:Idoubtit.I'mstillgettingovertheflu.

Q:Whatistrueabouttheman?

7.M:Gordonneedstofindanotherplacetolive.Theapartmentherentsnowhasbeen

soldtoanewowner.

W:He*dbetterstartlookingrightaway.Whenallthestudentsebackinafewweeks,he

won'tfindanynearthecampus.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansuggestGordondo?

8.W:MindifIborrowyourSpanishworkbook?

M:NotaslongasIhaveitbackintimetotaketoclassthisevening.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

9.W:Youdon'tbelieveindiets,dovou?

M:Thereisnothingwrongwiththempersebuttheyhavetobebinedwithexerciseto

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doanygood.

Q:VCTiatistheman*sattitudetowardsdiets?

10.W:Idon'tknowwhichcolorfoldertouse,whiteorbrown.

M:Whatdifferencedoesitmake?It*sthecontentthat*simportant.

Q:Whatistheimplicationoftheman?

11.W:Youknow,I*veheardthatProfessorMartin'sIntroductiontoChemistryclassis

toodemandingforfirstyearstudents.Theysayit*sthemostdifficultcourseforgraduate

students.

M:Yeah,butalotofstudentswilltellyouotherwise.Gotalktoanyonewhohasgoneto

anadvancedcourse,likeOrganicChemistry,orwhostudiedchemistry7ingraduateschool.

They'rereallygladtheystartedoutwithProfessorMartin.

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutProfessorMartin?

12.W:Hey,Mark.Haveyoubeenabletosellyouroldpiano,yet?

M:Hmm,youwereright.Justpostingnoticesonbulletinboardsatacoupleof

supermarketswasn'tenough.Ithink1,11havetoplaceanadvertisementinthelocal

newspaper.

Q:Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

13.W:I'mamazedthatyoustillhaven'tgottentoknowyourneighbors.

M:Theytendtokeeptothemselves.

Q:Whyhasn'tthemangottentoknowhisneighbors?

14.W:Hi!Um,Ithinksomethingiswrongwiththewashingmachine.Itworks,andI

justdidmylaundry,butitmakessomestrangenoises.Maybeyoushouldcallsomeoneto

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fixit.

M:Oh,don'tworry.Someonefromtherepairshopisalreadyonthewayovertotakea

lookatit.

Q:Whatistheimplicationoftheman?

15.W:It*ssothoughtfulofyoutooffertodropmeoffatthetrainstation.Areyousure

it*snotoutofyourway?

M:Notatall.ThestationisreallyclosetowhereI*mgoing.

Q:Whatcanbelearnedabouttheman?

PartB

PassageI

TheApplicationofputersinEducationThebestmethodforimprovingeducational

standardsistoutilizeeverytoolavailable,includingstate-of-the-arttechnology,puters

andtheinternethaveexpandedthewayinwhichinformationcanbedeliveredtothe

studentsoftoday.Today'snetworkingtechnologiesprovideavaluableopportunityto

practisenewlearningtechniques.Educatorsarcdiscoveringthatputersarcfacilitating

learning,putcr-bascdmunications,ortclcmun