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听力原文：For a long time, Albert Worboys had a reputation as a miser in his village. Yeste

听力原文： For a long time, Albert Worboys had a reputation as a miser in his village. Yesterday, when his will was announced people found they had completely wronged him.

Mr. Worboys was a farmer who had a very big farm. Apart from this, he also owned a building business, and made money on the stock market. Every year, hundreds of dollars streamed into his purse. Yet, he was known by other residents as the meanest man in the village. A fellow villager, who had known him for more than fifty years, said, "He never spent money on himself. He never bought a new suit and he even mended his shoes with sticky tape rather than buy a new pair." A woman villager added, "He got the greatest pleasure from doing his account books. He worked on them for hours. We thought he was planning to take his money with him."

Mr. Worboys died in October at the age of 85, and yesterday his will became known. He left ＄175,000 for building houses for his former employees, ＄3,000 for a new village bus shelter. The rest of his estate, more than ＄200,000, went to charity.

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A．Because he never lent any money to his fellow villagers.

B．Because he never gave his children any money.

C．Because he never spent money on himself.

D．Because he never paid enough to the farmers working for him.

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听力原文：A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large high-tech corporation. The

听力原文： A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large high-tech corporation. The CEO who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes. "Open these if you run up against a problem you don't think you can solve," he said. Well, things went along pretty smoothly, but six months later, sales took a decline and he was really under the pressure. He remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer and took out the first envelope. The message read, "Blame your former CEO. " The new CEO called a press conference and laid all the faults on the previous CEO. Satisfied with his comments, the press responded positively, sales began to pick up and the problem was soon behind him. About a year later, the company was again experiencing serious product problems. Having learned from his previous experience, the CEO quickly opened the second envelope. The message read, "Reorganize". Then he did, and the company quickly reorganized. After several months, the company once again fell on difficult time. The CEO went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope. The message said, "Prepare three envelopes".

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A．The former CEO.

B．The CEO's rivals.

C．The CEO himself.

D．The employees.

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听力原文：A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large high-tech corporation. [32

听力原文： A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large high-tech corporation. [32]The CEO who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes. "Open these if you run up against a problem you don't think you can solve," he said. Well, [33]things went along pretty smoothly, but six months later, sales took a decline and he was really under the pressure. He remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer and took out the first envelope. The message read, [34]"Blame your former CEO." The new CEO called a press conference and laid all the faults on the previous CEO. Satisfied with his comments, the press responded positively, sales began to pick up and the problem was soon behind him. About a year later, the company was again experiencing serious product problems. Having learned from his previous experience, the CEO quickly opened the second envelope. The message read, "Reorganize". Then be did, and the company quickly reorganized. After several months, the company once again fell on difficult times. The CEO went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope. The message said, [35]"Prepare three envelopes".

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A．The former CEO.

B．The CEO's rivals.

C．The CEO himself.

D．The employees.

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听力原文：I went to Fariburn in 1948, it took me twenty hours by bus. I sat by a fellow abo

听力原文： I went to Fariburn in 1948, it took me twenty hours by bus. I sat by a fellow about my own age, 24. He told me his name was Karl Packer, but he told me hardly anything else.

He disappointed me because he had so little to say. No opinions, no memories, no tales to tell. Had his home, education, the war and so on left no mark on him at all？ It was very puzzling.

The next time I went to Fariburn was in 1974. By plane of course. The President was going to "open" the new town, which had taken 26 years to build. I sat next to a man of about fifty, whose face was a book.

The face was brown and lined. There were lines of worry and of fear perhaps. But over them I saw success and power. I guessed he was the boss of something. Perhaps he hadn't expected the big job or hadn't wanted it. He had done it well, no doubt. The thing had clearly taught him the power of decision, command. We started to talk...

The next two hours were for me the most interesting, even exciting. He kept me silent, open- mouthed with wonder.

Our plane landed at Fariburn, I shook his hand and thanked him for making the journey so pleasant. I mentioned my name.

"The pleasure was mine," he said "! was chief engineer here at Fairburn until last year. I built the new town. Karl Packer is the name. Haven't we met before somewhere？"

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A．24.

B．42.

C．26.

D．50.

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听力原文： Arab foreign ministers in Cairo on Sunday announced their countries should refus

e any support for military action against fellow Arab Iraq. But their call fell short of a binding resolution that would pose difficulties for many Gulf states, which host thousands of US troops preparing for possible war on Iraq over its alleged weapons of mass destruction. Iraq denies it has such arms. Speculation has been rife that Arab leaders had asked Saddam to go into exile to spare the region a devastating war, but officials have denied it and few Arabs believe that the Iraqi leader would step down. Some Arab officials have said that high-level negotiations were being held to persuade Washington to grant amnesty to Saddam's top commanders, partly to encourage them to overthrow him in a coup.

The meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo

A．resulted in a binding resolution.

B．failed to discuss a binding resolution.

C．proposed a binding resolution.

D．failed to pass a binding resolution.

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第6题

听力原文：During the past decade, there has been a rapid increase in violent crimes through

听力原文： During the past decade, there has been a rapid increase in violent crimes throughout the work. Not only has there been a frightening increase of murders, but also chances of being attacked and robbed have grown. Many old people avoid leaving their apartments.

The exact cause of this horrifying development has not been found. Some researchers think that the growth of crime on TV is related to the growth of violence on streets. Others blame the constant threat of complete destruction from nuclear explosions. If the world is going to be blown up, why not enjoy yourself fully!

Regardless of the cause or causes, a fundamental change in attitude among people is easy to see. Years back, the old saying "Practice what you preach" was a popular one. People had moral standards they could follow: concern about their fellow human beings.

Today people have become "l-centered". They are more interested in pursuing immediate and selfish pleasures. The best advice they can give is "Do what I say, not what I do." They are saying, "There are moral principles to follow if you want to, but don't use me as a guide since I no longer follow them."

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A．Population.

B．Wars.

C．Nuclear explosions.

D．Violence in crime.

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听力原文：M: Hello, Angel. Sorry I'm late.W: Where were you, Bob7 I was beginning to worry.

听力原文：M: Hello, Angel. Sorry I'm late.

W: Where were you, Bob7 I was beginning to worry.

M: I was on my way here, and I saw a crowd of people. They were standing around a tall fellow and they had pens and notebooks. Someone explained to me that they were getting his autographs, so I handed him my notebook and pen and I got one too.

W: One what？

M: An autograph. Look!

W: Can I see that？ Wayne Gretzky. You got Gretzky's autograph!

M: Wayne Gretzky？

W: He is the best hockey player in the world, Bob.

M: Is that true？

W: A lot of hockey fans think so.

M: What else do you know？ Let's go, and we can still catch the game.

Why is Bob late？

A．Because he was caught in a traffic jam.

B．Because his pens and notebooks were taken away by a crowd of people.

C．Because he joined a crowd of people to get an autograph.

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第8题

听力原文：Being able to swim has always been a valued skill. But competitive swimming is ju

听力原文： Being able to swim has always been a valued skill. But competitive swimming is just over one hundred years old. Racing in the water began in Europe only about fifty years before the modern Olympics. England was the leader in this new sport. Pools were built and races were held.

Interest was spurred when a group of Native Americans went to England in 1844 to swim against an English team. To the surprise and dismay of the English, the Americans beat them easily. At that time the English used the breast stroke, which was thought a good. form. The Americans used a kind of free style. that was much faster.

A short time later an English family, who had moved to Australia, developed the crawl, an overhead swimming method. One of that same family also took it to America. Charles Daniels, an early user of the crawl, changed the kicking rhythm to develop the American crawl.

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A．About fifty years before the first modern Olympics.

B．Fifty years ago.

C．When the crawl was developed.

D．After the breast stroke was developed.

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听力原文：After the death of my grandfather, I got the genealogy bug. It started with the g

听力原文： After the death of my grandfather, I got the genealogy bug. It started with the gathering of family photos and progressed to writing a family history. Several years ago, I took another step and began creating a Website for the Stovalls. During this initiative, I also pursued the Wallace, Cox, Raney, and other related family lines.

One day I received an email about the Wallace line from a fellow named Ron Ritchie. Although I lived in Birmingham, Alabama, and he lived in Dallas, Texas, he had some Wallaces from the same area from which mine originated. We corresponded several times, after which he passed the baton to his daughter, Connie. She emailed me, and after six months or so, we reached the conclusion that we were not related.

With no more data to work on, we chatted about other interests and one thing led to another. The end result？ This shy Alabama-born boy found himself flying to Dallas to meet a girl. During several subsequent trips, we explored the sights, met each other's families, and plotted our lives. In December of 1997, my genealogical penpal and I were married. Our search for roots had led instead to a fresh branch on our now combined family tree. I think it's only fair to give our ancestors the credit!

When did I begin my genealogy research？

A．After the death of my father.

B．After the death of my grandfather.

C．After the death of my mother.

D．After the death of my grandmother.

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第10题

听力原文：Washington Irving was America's first man of letters to be known internationally.

听力原文： Washington Irving was America's first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, one of the most successful writers of his time in either country, delighting a large general public and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the US.

The respect with which he was held was partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his gracious manners, his pleasant spirits, his artistic integrity, his love of both the Old World and the New. Thackeray described Irving as "a gentleman, who, though himself born in a very high sphere, was most finished, polished, witty, socially the equal of the most refined Europeans." In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford—an unusual honor for a citizen of a young, uncultured nation— and he received the medal of the Royal Society of literature; America made him ambassador to Spain.

Irving's background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gifted but delicate child, he had little formal schooling. He Studied law, but without zeal, and never did practice seriously. He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatherings and the theatre.

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A．Harvard University.

B．Oxford University.

C．Cambridge University.

D．Yale University.

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