2019年12月四級真題（第1套）PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaforeignfriendwhowantstoteachEnglishinChina.Pleaserecommendacitytohim.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan]80wordsPartIISection

ListeningComprehension (25minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoquestions.theandquestionsbeonlyyouhearaquestion,mustthebestfromthefourchoicesA),B),C)andD).markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentreQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.AManyfacilitiesweredestroyedbyawande門ngcowAwande門ngcowknockeddownoneofitsfencesSometouristswereinjuredbyawande門ngcowAwande門ngcowwascapturedbythepoliceA)ItwasshottodeathbyapoliceofficerC)Itbecameagreatattractionfortourists

B)Itfounditswaybacktothepark'szooDItwassenttothe皿malcontroldepartmentQuestions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.AItisthelargestofits灼ndC)ItisdisplayingmorefossilspecimensA)AcollectionofbirdfossilsfromAustraliaCSomeancientwallpa畫ngsfromAustralia

B)ItisgoingtobeexpandedD)Itissta巾nganonlineexhibitionBPhotographsofcert扣nrarefossilexhibitsD)PicturesbywinnersofawildlifephotocontestQuestions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)PickuptrashC)DelivermessagesATheyareespecially血elligentC)TheyarequiteeasytotameA)ChildrenmaybeharmedbytherooksC)ChildrenmaycontractbirddiseasesSectionB

B)AmusevisitorsD)PlaywithchildrenB)Theyarechildren'sfavoriteD)TheyarecleanandprettyB)ChildrenmaybetemptedtodroplitterD)ChildrenmayoverfeedtherooksDirections:nssection,ulrolongconversations.ttheendfeach,ul-1-fourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)?B)?C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentreQuestions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)ItwillbeproducedatHarvardUniversityC)ItwillcoverdifferentareasofscienceA)ItwillbemorefuturisticC)Itwillbemoreenterta血ngA)People血erestedmscienceC)ChildrenintheirearlyteensA)OfferprofessionaladviceC)HelppromoteitontheInternet

B)ItwillbehostedbyfamousprofessorsD)ItwillfocusonrecentscientificdiscovenesB)ItwillbemoresystematicD)ItwillbeeasiertounderstandB)YoungsterseagertoexploreD)StudentsmaJonngmscienceB)ProvidefinancialsupportD)MakeepisodesforitsfirstseasonQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Unsure B)Helpless13.A)HeistooconcernedwithbeingperfectC)Heistooambitiousinachievinggoals14.A)Embarrassed B)15.A)TrytobeoptimisticwhateverhappensC)Alwayslearnfromothers'achievementsSectionC

C)Concerned D)DissatisfiedB)HelosesheartwhenfacedwithsetbacksD)HetakesonprojectsbeyondhisabilityC)Miserable D)ResentfulB)ComparehispresentwithhispastonlyD)TreatothersthewayhewouldbetreatedDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentreQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theyhaveastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.BTheyaremorelikelytosucceedinthehuma血iesC)TheyaremorelikelytobecomeengmeersA)PraisegirlswholiketospeakupfrequentlyC)Insistthatboysandgirlsworktogethermore18.A)OfferpersonalizedteachingmaterialsPlacegreatemphasisontestTheyhavegreaterpotentialtobeleadersB)EncouragegirlstosolveproblemsontheirownD)RespondmorepositivelytoboyscommentsB)ProvideavarietyofoptionalcoursesD)PayextraattentiontotopstudentsQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Itoftenr扣nscatsanddogs B)ItseldomrainsinsummertimeC)Itdoesnot面nasmuchaspeoplethink D)Itisoneofthemostr扣nycitiesintheUS-2-A)Theydrivetofetime. B)Thera·susuallyveryC)Theyhavegotusedtother扣n. D)Ther扣ncomesmostlyatnightA)Ithasalotofplacesentertamment. B)IthasneverseenthunderandlightningC)Ithasfewercloudydaysthananyothercoastalcity.DIthasmildweatherbothinsummerandin灼nterQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)ItoccurswhenpeoplearedoingarepetitiveactivityItresultsfromexe巾ngone'smusclescon血uouslyIthappenswhenpeopleengageinanuncommonactivityItcomesfromstra血ngone'smusclesinanunusualwayA)BloodflowandbodyheatincreaseintheaffectedareaBodymovementsintheaffectedareabecomedifficultTheybegintomakerepairsimmediatelyTheygraduallybecomefragmentedA)AboutoneweekC)AbouttendaysA)ApplymusclecreamsHaveahotPartIIISectionA

B)AbouttwodaysD)AboutfourweeksB)DrinkplentyofwaterTakepa皿killersReadingComprehension (40minutes)Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Whentravellingoverseas,doyoubuywaterinplasticbottlesortakeyourchanceswithtapwater?Imag皿youarewande門ngaboutonaThaiislandor26the血nsofAngkor.It'shotsoyougrababottleofwaterfromalocalvendor.It'sthesafengtodo,rightThebottleis27,andthelabelsays"purewater".Butmaybewhat'sinsideisnotso28.Wouldyoubengitifyouknewthatmorethan90ofallbottledwatersoldaroundtheworld29microplastics?That'stheconclusionofarecently30study,whichanalysed259bottlesfrom11brandssoldmcountries,31anaverageof325plasticparticlesperlitreofwater.Thesemicroplasticsincludeda32commonlyknownasPETandwidelyusedinthemanufactureofclo血ngandfoodand33cont扣nersstudywasconductedattheStateUniversityofNewYorkonbehalfofOrbMedia,ajournalismorg畫sationAboutamillionbottlesareboughtevery血nute,notonlybythirstytouristsbutalsobymanyofthe2.1billionworldwidewholivewithunsafedri心ngwaterConfrontedwiththis34,severalbottled-watermanufacturersincludingNestleandCoca-Colaundertooktheirownstudiesu勻ngthesamemethodology.Thesestudiesshowedthattheirwaterdidcont扣nmicroplastics,butfarlessthantheOrbstudysuggestedRegardlesstheWorldHealthOrg畫sationhaslaunchedareview血othe35healthrisksofdrinkingwaterfromplasticbottlesadequate I)naturaladmi門ng J)potential-3-cont扣ns K)releaseddefen小ng L)revealingevidence M)sealedmstant N)solvesliqmd 0)substancemodifiedSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2ThequietheroismofmaildeliveryOnWednesdayapolar灼ndbroughtbittercoldtotheMidwest.OvernightChicagoreachedalow21Fahrenheitbelowzero,ma灼ngitslightlythanAntarctica(南極洲），Alaska,andtheWindwere64zeroinParkMinnesotaand45zeroinBuffalo,NorthDakota,acco咄ngtotheNationalWeatherService.Schools,restaurants,andbu勻nessesclosed,andmorethan1,000flightswerecanceledEventheUnitedStatesPostalService(USPS)suspendedmaildelivery."DuetothisarcticoutbreakandconcernsforthesafetyofUSPSemployees,"USPSannouncedWednesdaymo血ng,"thePostalServiceissuspen小ngdeliveryJan.30insome3-digitZIPCodelocations."TwelveregionswerelistedasunsafeonWednesday,onThursday,eightrem扣nedAsglobalsurfacetemperaturesincrease,sodoesthelikelihoodofextremeweather.In2018alone,wildfires,volca血eruptions,hurricanes,mudslides,andothernaturaldisasterscostatleast$49billionintheUnitedStates.AsmycolleagueVannNewkirkreported,PuertoRicoisstillconfro血ngeconomicandstructuraldestructionandresourcescarcityfrom2017'sHurricaneMaria.Naturaldisasterscanwreckacommunityinfrastructure,gfororSomeservices,however,re血ndusthatlifewilleventuallyreturn,insomeform,tonom叫Daysafterthedeadly2017wildfiresinSanta,Californiaadrone(無人機）caughtfootage(連續(xù)頭）ofaUSPSworker,TrevorSmithdrivingthroughburnedhomesinthatfamiliarwhitevancolle叫ngmailinanaffectedarea.Thevideoisstri灼ngTheoperationisfamiliarbutthescenelooksliketheendoftheworldAcco咄ngtoRaeAnnHaight,theprogrammanagerforthenational-preparednessofficeatUSPSSmithfulfillingarequestmadebysomeofthehomeownerstopickupanymailthatwasleftuntouched.ForSmith,thiswasjustanotherdayonthejob.IfollowedmyroutelikeInormallydo,Smithtoldareporter."AsIcameacrossaboxthatwasupbutwithnohouse,Ichecked,andtherewasmail—outgoingmail—init.Andsowepickedthoseupandcarriedon""USPShassophisticatedemergencyplansfornaturaldisasters.Acrossthecountry,285emergency-managementteamsaredevotedtocrisiscontrol.Theseteamsaretr扣nedannuallyu勻ngaframeworkknownasthethreePspeople,property,product.A仕ermailservicestopsduetoweather,theagency'stoppriorityisens叩ngthatemployeesaresafe.Thenitevaluatesthehealthofinfrastructure,suchastheroadsthatmailcarriersdriveonFinallyitdecideswhenandhowtore-openoperations.Ifthedestructionisextreme,mailaddressedtotheareawillgetsentelsewhere.InresponsetoHurricaneKat門nain2005,USPSredirected皿o血ngNewOrleansmailngmailfacilitiesinHouston.MailthatwasprocessedinNewfacilitieswasmovedtoanupperfloorsoitwouldbeprotectedfromwaterdamageAssoonassafeenoughtobeoutside,couriers(郵遞員）startdistribu血gaccumulatedmailonthestill-accessibleroutes.USPSurgesthosewithoutstan小ngaddressestofilechange-of-addressformswiththeirnewlocationAfterHurricaneKat門nahitin2005,mailfacilitiesweresetupindozensoflocationsacrossthe-4-countryinthetwoweeksthatUSPSwasunabletoprovidestreetdeliveryEveryday,USPSprocesses,onaverage493.4millionpiecesofmail—anythingfrompostcardsSecuritytoSpokespeoplefrombothUSPSandUPStoldmeallmailisimportantButsomemailcanbeextremelysensitiveandtimely.Acco咄ngtodatareleasedinJanuary201756percentofbillsarepaidonline,whichmeansthatjustunderhalfofpaymentsstillrelyondeliveryservicestobecompletedItcanbehardtoidentifywhichparcelsarecarryingcrucialitemssuchasSocialSecuritychecks,butUSPSandUPStrytheirbesttoprioritizesensitivematerial.Theywillcoo咄natewiththeSocialSecurityAdm血strationtomakesurethatSocialSecuritychecksreachtherightpeopleinatimelyfashion.AfterHurricaneFlorenceandHurricaneMichaellastfallUSPSworkedwithstateandlocalelectionboardstomakesurethatabsenteeballotswereavailableandreceivedortimeMailselogcs(物流）s,whichputstheminalpositionohelpwhendisasterstrikesIna2011USPScasestudy,theagencyemphasizeditsmassiveinfrastructureasa"uniquefederalassettobecalleduponinadisasterorterroristattackIthinkwe'reuniqueasafederalagency,"USPSofficialMikeSwigarttoldme"becauseinliterallyeverycommunityinthiscountryWe'reobligatedtodeliverthatpoonabasisercompa血s,whicheesospend,ereinsoe?previtalizedamagedareasafteradisasterFormorethanadecade,FedExhassupportedtheAmericanRedCrossmitsefforttogetemergencysuppliestoareasaffectedbydisasters,bothdomesticallyandemationally.In2012,thecompanydistributedmorethan1,200MedPackstoMedicalReserveCorpsgroupsinCalifornia.Theyalsodonatedspacefor3.1millionpoundsofcharitableshippingglobally.LastOctoberthecompanypledged$1millionincashandtransportationsupportforHurricanesFlorenceandMichael.UPS'scharitablearmtheUPSFoundation,usesthecompany'slogisticstohelpdisaster-struckareasrebuild."Werealizethatasacompanywithpeopletruckswarehouses,weneededtoplayalargerrole,saidEduardoMa巾nezthepresidentoftheUPSFoundation.Thecompanyemploysitstrucksandplanestodeliverfoodmed虹neandwaterThedaybeforeIspoketoMa巾nezinNovember,hehadbeerto血ngthedamagefromHurricaneMichaelinFloridawiththeAmericanRedCross."Wehaveanobligationtomakesureourcommunitiesarethriving,hesaidRebuil小ngcantakealongtime,andeventhen,impressionsofthedisastermaystillremain.Return四toanormallifecanbedifficult,butsomesmallrou血esmaildeliverybeingoneofthemmayhelpresidentsrememberthattheircommunitiesarestilltheircommunities"Whentheyseethatcarrierbackoutonthestreet,"Swigartsaid,"that'sthefirstsigntothemthatlifeissta巾ngtoreturntonormalTheUnitedStatesPostalServicehasasystemtoensureitsemployees'safetyOneofficialsaysUSPSisuniqueinthatithasmoredirectreachtocommunitiescomparedwithotherfederalagenciesNaturaldisasterscanhavealong-las血gimpactoncommunitylifeMaildeliveryserviceisstillresponsibleforthecompletionofalmosthalfofpaymentsThesightofamailmanonthestreetisareass叩ngsignoflifebeco血ngnom叫agamA仕erHurricaneKat血aerruptedrou血edelivery,temporarymailservicepo血sweresetupPostalserviceinsomeregionsintheU.S.wassuspendedduetoextremecoldweatherPrivatepostalcompaniesalsosupportdisasterreliefeffortsbydistrib叩ngurgentsuppliesAdedicatedUSPSemployeewasonthejobcarryingoutdutiesinspiteofextremeconditionsPostalservicesworkhardtoidentifyitemsthatrequireprioritytreatmentSectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesthissection.Eachpassagefollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.reachofmearerchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldenechoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre-5-PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ProfessorAshokGoelofGeorgiaTechdevelopedanartificially血elligenttea啦ngassistanttohelphandletheenoousnumberofstudentquestionsintheonlineclass,Knowledge-BasedArtificialIntelligence.ThisonlinecourseisacoreofGeorgiaTech'sonlineMasterofScienceinComputerScienceprogramProfessorGoelalreadyhadeighttea啦ngassistants,butthatwasn'tenoughtodealwiththeoverwhel血ngnumberofdailyquestionsfromstudentsManystudentsdropoutofonlinecoursesbecauseofthelackoftea啦ngsupport.WhenstudentsfeelISolatedorconfusedandreachoutwithquestionsthatgounanswered,theirmotivationtocon血uebeginstofadeProfessorGoeldecidedtodosome血ngtoremedythissituationandhissolutionwastocreateavirtualassistantnamedJillWatson,whichisbasedontheIBMWatsonplatformGoelandhisteamdevelopedseveralversionsofJillWatsonbeforerelea勻nghertotheonlineforumsAtfirst,thevirtualassistantwasn'ttoogreat.ButGoelandhisteamsourcedtheonlinediscussionforumtofindall40,000questionsthathadeverbeenaskedncetheclasswaslaunched.ThentheybegantofeedJillwiththequestionsandanswers.Aftersomeadjustments,andsufficienttime,Jillwasabletoanswerthestudents'questionscorrectly97%ofthetime.Thevirtualassistantbecamesoadvancedandrealisticthatthestudentsdidn'tknowshewasacomputerThestudents,whowerestudyingartificial血elligence,血era叫ngwiththevirtualassistantandcouldn'ttellitapartfromarealhumanbeingGoeldidn'tinformthemaboutJill'strueidentityuntilApril26ThestudentswereactuallyverypositiveabouttheexperienceThegoalofProfessorGoel'svirtualassistantnextyearistotakeoveranswe門ng40ofallthequestionsposedbystudentsontheonlineforum.ThenameJillWatsonwill,ofcourse,changetosome血ngelsenextsemester.ProfessorGoelhasamuchrosieroutlookonthefutureofartificial血elligencethan,say,ElonMusk,StephenHawking,BillGatesorSteveWoz血kWhatdowelearnaboutKnowledge-BasedArtificialIntelligence?Itisarobotthatcananswerstudents'questionsItisacoursedesignedforstudentstolearnonlineItisahigh-techdevicethatrevolutionizesteachingItisacomputerprogramthataidsstudentleammg4.WhatproblemdidProfessorGoelmeeth?HisstudentswereunsatisfiedwiththeassistantsHiscoursewastoodifficultforthestudentsStudents'questionsweretoomanytohandleToomanystudentsdroppedoutofhiscourse48.WhatdowelearnaboutJillWatson?A)SheturnedouttobeagreatsuccessC)ShewasunwelcometostudentsatfirstHowdidthestudentsfeelaboutJillWatson?TheythoughtshewasabittooartificialC)Theycouldnotbutadmireherknowledge

B)ShegotalongprettywellwithstudentsD)ShewasreleasedonlineasanexperimentB)TheyfoundhernotascapableasexpectedD)Theycouldnottellherfromarealperson-6-WhatdoesProfessorGoelplantodonextwithJillWatson?LaunchdifferentversionsofheronlineFeedherwithnewquestionsandanswersAssignhertoanswermoreofstudents'questionsEncouragestudentsto血eractwithhermorefreelyPassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thi心ngsmall,beingengaging,andhavingasenseofhumordon'thurt.Thoseareafewofthetraitsofsuccessfulsciencecrowdfundingeffortsthatemergefromarecentstudythatexa血nednearly400campaigns.Buthavingalargenetworkandsomepromotionalskillsmaybemorecrucial丘Crowdfunding,ra函ngmoneyforaprojectthroughonlineappeals,hastakeninrecentyearseveryt血gomma灼ngtogwater-savinggadgets.Scientistshavetriedtotapdonors,too,withmixedsuccessSomeraisedmorethantwicetheirgoals,butothershavefallenshortofrea啦ngevenmodesttargets丘Todetem血ewhatseparatessciencecrowdfundingtriumphsfromfailures,ateamledbysciencecommunicationsscholarMikeSchaferoftheUniversityofZurichexa血nedthecontentofthewebpagesfor371recentcampaignsFourtraitsstoodoutforthosethatachievedtheirgoals,theresearchersreportinPublicUnderstandingForone,theyuseacrowdfundingthatspecializesinngmoneyforscience,andnotjust灼ndofprojectAlthoughsiteslikeKickstartertakeallcomersplatformssuchasExperimentcomandPetridishorgonlypresentscientificprojects.Foranother,theypresenttheprojectwithafunnyvideobecausegoodvisualsandasenseofhumorimprovedsuccessMostofthemengagewithpotentialdonors,勻nceprojectsthatansweredquestionsfromeresteddonorsfaredbetterAndtheytargetasmallamountofmoney.Theprojects皿ludedtheonaverage,30%receivinglessthanThemoremoneyalowerthechanceitreacheditsgoal,theresearchersfoundOtherfactorsmayalsosignificantlyinfluenceaproject'ssuccess,mostnotably,thesizeofascientist'spersonalandprofessionalnetworks,andhowmucharesearcherpromotesaprojectontheirown.Thosefactorsarebyfarmorecriticalthanthecontentonthepage.Crowdfundingcanbepartofresearchers'effortsthe,andgivefeelaconnectiontothewhoisthefundra函ng—notnecessarilytothescienceWhatdowelearnaboutthescientiststryingtoraisemoneyonlinefortheirprojects?TheydidnotraisemuchduetomodesttargetsC)Notallofthemachievedtheiranticipatedgoals

B)Theymadeuseofmixedfundraisingstrateg氐SD)MostofthemputmoviesonlineforthepurposeWhatisthepurposeofMikeSchafer'sresearchofrecentcrowdfundingcampaigns?TocreateattractivecontentforsciencewebsitesC)Tohelpscientiststolaunchinnovativeprojects

B)ToidentifyreasonsfortheirdifferentoutcomesD)ToseparatescienceprojectsfromgeneralonesWhattraitcontributestothesuccessofacrowdfundingcampaign?ThepotentialbenefittofuturegenerationsCItsoriginalityinaddre函ngfinancialissues

B)ItsinteractionwithprospectivedonorsD)ThevalueoftheproposedprojectWhatdidtheresearchersthinkofthefinancialtargetsofcrowdfundingprojects?TheyshouldbesmalltobesuccessfulC)Theyshouldbeassessedwithgreatcare

B)TheyshouldbebasedonactualneedsD)Theyshouldbeambitioustog扣nnotice-7-Whatmotivatespeopletodonateinacrowdfundingcampaign?TheeaseofaccesstothecontentofthewebpageTheirdesiretocontributetothecauseofscienceThesignificanceandinfluenceoftheprojectitself.TheirfeelingofconnectiontothescientiststhemselvesPartIV Translation (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.shouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2放他們期望孩子健為國家的發(fā)展和繁榮作出貢獻。-8-2019年12月四級真題（第2套）PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaforeignfriendwhowantstolearnChinese.Pleaserecommendaplacetohim.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan]80wordsPartIISection

ListeningComprehension (25minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoquestions.Boththenewsandthenquestionsbeonlyyouhearaquestion,thebestfromthefourchoicesA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentreQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.I.A)Thenuberfm1essedown. B)es小scnmmat10nagamsteC)Thereisagro灼ngshortageofmedicalpersonnel. D)ThenumberofnurseshasdroppedtoarecordlowA)Wo如ngconditions. B)EducationalsystemC)Inadequatepay. D)CulturalbiasQuestions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)HefelloutofalifeboatC)HelosthiswayonabeachA)ThelifeboatspatrolthearearoundtheclockC)Theemergencyservicesareefficient

B)HewasalmostdrownedD)HeenjoyedswimmingintheseaB)ThebeachisagoodplacetowatchthetideD)ThebeachisapopulartouristresortQuestions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustA)Itclimbed25storeysatonegoC)ItescapedfromalocalzooA)ReleaseitintothewildC)SenditbacktothezooA)AraccooncanperformactsnohumancanC)TheraccoondidsomethingnopoliticiancouldSectionB

B)ItbrokeintoanofficeroomD)ItbecameanonlinestarB)ReturnittoitsownerD)GiveitaphysicalcheckupB)AraccooncanclimbmuchhigherthanacatD)TheraccoonbecameasfamousassomepoliticiansDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)?B)?C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentreQuestions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.-1-A)ShereceivedabonusunexpectedlyC)ShereceivedherfirstmonthlysalaryA)TwodecadesC)JustlastmonthIO.A)HesentasmallchecktohisparentsC)HetookafewofhisfriendstoagymI1.A)JoinhercolleaguesforgymexerciseC)Buysomeprofessionalclothes

B)Shegotawell-payingjobinabankD)ShegotapayraiseforherperformanceB)SeveralyearsD)RightaftergraduationB)HetreatedhisparentstoanicemealD)HeimmediatelydepositeditinabankBVisitherfom記runiversitycampusD)BudgethersalarycarefullyQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Hehasjusttoomany伽ngstoattendC)HehasadifficultdecisiontoA)TurntohisgirlfriendforassistanceC)Thinktwicebeforema灼ngthedec1s10nA)Hisgirlfrienddoesnotsupporthisdec1s10nC)HelacksthemoneyforhisdoctoralprogramA)TheyneedtimetomakepreparationsC)TheyneedtosaveenoughmoneyforitSectionC

B)HehasbeenoverworkedrecentlyD)HehasjustquarreledwithhisgirlfriendBGivepriorityto血ngsmoreurgentD)SeekadvicefromhisfamilyandadvisorB)HeisnotparticularlykeenonthejobofferedD)Hisparentsandadvisorhavedifferentop1monsB)Theyhaven'tstartedtheircareersyetTheyhaven'twontheirparents'approvalDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentreQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Expre函ngideasandop血onsfreelyEnrichingsocialand血ellectuallivesAcqui門ng面om畫onandprofessionalknowledgeD)U勻ng面om畫ontounderstandandsolveproblemsA)TravelingtodifferentplacesintheworldC)Improvingmind-readingstrateg氐SA)Participateindebatesordiscuss10nsC)Discardpersonalbiasesandprejudices

BPlayinggamesthatchallengeone'smindD)Rea小ngclassicscientificliteratureB)ExposethemselvestodifferentculturesD)GiveothersfreedomtoexpressthemselvesQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)WhydogscanbefaithfulfriendsofhumansC)Thereasonagreatmanypeoplelovedogs

B)ThenatureofrelationshipsbetweendogsD)Howdogsfeelabouttheirbondswithhumans-2-A)Theybehavelikeother皿malsmmanywaysC)Theycanrespondtohumans'questionsA)TheystaywithonepartnerforlifeC)Theyexperiencetrueromanticlove

B)TheyhaveanunusualsenseofresponsibilityD)TheycanfallinlovejustlikehumansB)TheyhavetheirownjoysandsorrowsD)TheyhelphumansmvanouswaysQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)ArareammalA)Da血g

B)AhistoricalsitePreservingit

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