第1题
听力原文:M: My parents like Beijing very much, because they were born there.
F: Oh, really? So Beijing is their hometown.
What do you know about the man?
A.He was not born in Beijing.
B.His parents like Beijing better than he does.
C.Beijing is the place where his parents were born.
第2题
W: Well, why not call the Cliffside Inn? It's not so near the campus but it's always got a few vacancies.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
(17)
A.Find a hotel nearby again in a few days.
B.Accommodate his parents in his dormitory.
C.Ask his parents not to come until he finds a proper hotel.
D.Phone a hotel farther from the campus for a reservation.
第3题
听力原文:M: How are you paying for your college, education?
W: My expense for every semester is almost $15,000. At the start of each semester my parents pay the $10,000 in tuition. I also get $2,000 in financial aid. I have to earn the rest myself.
M: How do you do that?
W: I have a part-time job at a hotel. I work about twenty hours a week, and earn $400. Mter taxes, I make about $320.
M: How do you spend the money?
W: It helps to pay for my room and board on campus. It also pays for things like my cell phone, book, transportation, and clothes.
M: You don't have much money for fun, do you?
W: That's time ! I stick to my budget carefully so I don't have to borrow. I don't like to owe people money. I hardly ever go to movies. My roommates and I usually rent videos, and split the cost, so it's cheaper.
M: How else do you save money?
W: I don't go to restaurants. I make meals with my roommates so it's cheaper to eat. I try to walk or ride my bicycle to college. Oh, and I buy a lot of my clothes at second-hand stores. You can find some very cheap, decent clothes in those stores.
How much do the woman's parents pay each semester (学期)?
A.$15,000.
B.$10,000.
C.$2,000.
第4题
W: Well, why not call the Cliffside Inn? It's not so near the campus but it's always got a few vacancies.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
(18)
A.Find a hotel nearby again in a few days.
B.Accommodate his parents in his dormitory.
C.Ask his parents not come until he finds a proper hotel.
D.Phone a hotel farther from the campus for a reservation.
第5题
M: Are you going there?
W: You bet. All my uncles and aunts will take their children along, too. So I'll meet many cousins there.
M: How nice! But why Paris?
W: Because two of my aunts are French. They met and got married to my uncles in France. Some of their relatives are still living there.
M: Have you ever been to France before?
W: No. I've never traveled abroad. I'm very excited about it. I just can't wait.
M: My parents are going to take me on a trip to Hawaii next month by way of Tokyo, but I've been there three times already.
Where do the woman's families gather in autumn?
A.In Paris.
B.In Hawaii.
C.In Tokyo.
第6题
You hear an actor talking about using different accents in his work. What point is he making about actors?
A.They need to study a wide variety of accents.
B.They have to be able to control their use of accents.
C.They should try to keep their original accents,
第7题
听力原文:M: Hey, Karen, you are not really reading it, are you?
W: Pardon?
M: The book! You haven't turned the page in the last ten minutes.
W: No, Jim, I suppose I haven't. I need to get through it though, but I keep drifting away.
M: So it doesn't really hold your interest?
W: No, not really. I wouldn't bother with it, to be honest, but I have to read it for a seminar. I'm at the university.
M: It's a labor of labor then rather than a labor of love.
W: I should say. I don't like Dickens at all, really, the author indeed I'm starting to like the whole course less and less.
M: It's not just the book. It's the course as well?
W: Yeah, in a way, although the course itself isn't really that bad. A lot of it is pretty good in fact, and the lecture is fine. It's me, I suppose. You see, I want to do Philosophy rather than English, but my parents talk me out of it.
M: So the course is OK as such, it's just that had it been left to you, you would have chosen a different one.
W: Oh, they had my best interest at heart of course, my parents, they always do, don't they? They believe that my job prospects would have been pretty limited with the degree in Philosophy, plus, they give me a really generous allowance, but I am beginning to feel that I'm wasting my time and their money. They would be so disappointed though if I told them I was quitting.
(26)
A.She is worried about the seminar.
B.The man keeps interrupting her.
C.She finds it too hard.
D.She lacks interest in it.
第8题
听力原文: M: What do you plan to do for Christmas?
W: No concrete plan.but I think I'll most likely go skiing in Califomia.
M: I heard you are very good at skiing.Believe it or not.I haven't done any skiing in my life.I wish I could ski just like you.
W: Yeah,you could if you had a try.You know,skiing is my favorite sport and the only reason I like it so much is because it gives me great pleasure to speed through the snow.
M: My parents and I vacationed in Heavenly Ski Resort when I was little and I remembered we had great time going hiking.Now I feel like going back again.
W: Well,since we have two weeks'break for Christmas,you can spend a few days in California and I can give you lessons on skiing. That would give you some basics and hopefully you can ski like a professional in a few days.
M: Ski like a professional?No way.Actually,you do have a good point,I could spend some time in California and head back home for Christmas.Perhaps you could spend Christmas at my place too.My parents would like to meet you.
W: That would be great,since my folks will be in Europe for Christmas and New Year.
M: Oh.I can't wait to learn how to ski.
W: And you can bet I will be a very strict instructor.
M: No problem.I have been known to be an excellent student during my school year.
W: Well,maybe you won't be this time.
Why does the woman like skiing so much?
A.She likes to do some extreme sports.
B.She get much pleasure from skiing.
C.She was influenced by her parents.
D.She can show off her skiing skills.
第9题
You send your children off to school and put them in the teacher's hands. Did you ever wonder what goes through a teacher's mind as he or she tries to teach your kids? Did you ever wonder how the __1__teacher expects from you, the parent? Parents can be supportive or suspicious. Then can be help to __2__the teacher , or be in need of help themselves. Some teachers think parents are too hard with their children. __3__Here is how one teacher puts:" I usually have the __4__problem of parents coming in and telling me how they really treat the kids.They tell me they stand by __5__them when they do their homework. They check their work and get a big fuss over grades. The criticize __6_the kids over everything having to do with the school. __7__My response usually is‘Well, you know, he is really a good kid. He's fine in my class. Maybe you should not be so that strict with him.’" Teachers want parents __8__to know they are professional at working with children. They have observed many children and parents .Because of this, and because of their specialised training,teachers can be realistic to children. Teachers know __9__that parents want their children to do well and to behave well. The teachers want this, either. But they know what __10__children should be able to do at different ages and stages.They expect 8-year-old work and behavior. from 8-year-olds and 12-year-old work and behavior. from 12-year-olds.
第10题
You overhear a young man talking about his first job. How did he feel in his first job?
A.Bored.
B.Confused.
C.Enthusiastic.
第11题
“You’re trying to control my life,” says my nine-year-old son. (我9岁的儿子说:“你在试着控制我的生活,”)“I don’t know why you think you can do that, but you can’t.” I received this bit of information after I asked Gabriele to put his dirty socks in the basket. And I get no sympathy from my mother, who says,“You let him have his way from the beginning.”
It’s true. I have always asked Gabriele’s opinion, found out how he felt about things - treated him as my peer, not my child. And what have I got from my troubles? A lot of back talk. At least I’m not alone; it’s a complaint heard among parents across the country.
It’s not just that we’re confused by the contradictory advice offered in parenting books. The fact is, in an effort to break away from how we were raised - to try something more liberal than our parents’ “do it because I say so”approach - our generationhas gone too far. “Today’s parents want to be young, so they try to be friends with their children,”says Kathy Lynn, a parenting educator.
“When it comes to discipline, our society has gone from one extreme to the other,”says Ron Moorish, a behavior. specialist. “We used to use the strap, to intimidate. Then we had permissiveness, and now it’s about giving children choices and allowing them to learn from their own experiences.”
Real discipline, says Moorish, is about teaching. “By correcting our children when they do something wrong, we teach them how to behave properly,”he says. But this only works, he emphasizes, if parents regain their position of authority. Children will always be children. The key is for parents to choose to take the time to guide and teach their kids.
Rita Munday, a mother of four children, couldn’t believe the dramas that played out in the children’s shoe store she operated. She often saw children insist on having the high-priced, brand-name shoes. And even when the mother didn’t want to spend the money, she would give in when the kid started acting up and throwing shoes around.
Rhonda Radice, Munday’s younger colleague, is one parent who has bucked the trend and is proud of it. “I don’t negotiate with them. You can’t. I’ve seen parents come into the store and bribe their children to behave. You shouldn’t have to buy love and respect.”
1.The author’s way of treating her son ____________.
A.is shared by many parents
B.is encouraged by her mother
C.proves to be quite successful
D.shows little concern for the child
2.It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A.parents should learn to make friends with their children
B.parents need to follow the advice of parenting books
C.today’s children enjoy more freedom than the previous generation
D.today’s parents are better at raising children than the previous generation
3.According to the passage, to have “discipline”means that parents should ___________.
A.adopt the “do it because I say so”approach
B.teach their children to understand the rules
C.negotiate with their children for a decision
D.never allow their children to have their ways
4.If Ronda Radice is the parent who has “bucked the trend”, which of the following can also be cited as the example for “bucking the trend”?
A.Parents buy whatever their children want.
B.Parents treat their children as their equals.
C.Parents make decisions for their children.
D.Parents maintain authority over their children.
5.The main point of the passage is to __________.
A.compare different ways of raising children
B.analyze the problems faced by today’s parents
C.explain the importance of understanding children
D.point out the mistakes made by the older generation