第1题
听力原文: I have been an airline stewardess for six years. I'm twenty-six years old and recently got married. The majority of the airline stewardesses are from small towns. I myself am from Nebraska. It's supposed to be one of the nicest professions for a woman -- if she can't be a model or in the movies. You can fly around the world, meeting all those people. It is pretty nice doing so.
I have five older sisters and they were all married before they were twenty. The minute they got out of high school, they would end up getting married, that was the thing everybody did. It was to get married. They were so happy that one of the girls could go out and see the world and spend some time being single. I didn't get married until I was almost twenty-five. My mother especially thought it was great that I had the chance to travel around the world.
How old was the narrator when he became a stewardess(空姐)?
A.Twenty.
B.Twenty six.
C.Not told.
第2题
听力原文:(M =Jack; W = Anne)
M: Hey, Anne, long time no see !
W: Yeah, what are you doing?
M: Oh, just hanging around my suite.
W: Oh, you got a suite this year? I remember last year you were in a triple. I mean, those rooms were really supposed to be for two people, but they stuffed of you in them.
M: Right. That' s why I got to bid first for my room this year. And now me and five other guys are in a suite.
W: So it' s three rooms for two people each?
M: Right. And how about you? Where are you living this year?
W: I' m out in the Hillside Community. I really like it there. It' s a little further away from the Academic buildings, but it' s nice and quiet. You know, I' m net much of a party goer.
M: I know. Last year our crazy floor used to keep you up all night! De you remember when the RA caught me with beer in my room? I had to do 15 hours building service!
W: That RA was so strict! In Hillside, since it' s mostly an older community, there are no regulations about alcohol. However, Sunday through Thursday, and Friday and Saturday after 1 a.m. are all "quiet hours".
M: Is it more expensive to live up there? I know the apartments are really nice.
W: Yeah, a lot more. It's about $2,000 a semester.
M: Whoa. My room is just $1,400 for a year per person.
(26)
A.three
B.two
C.five
D.six
第3题
听力原文:W: Have you found a job yet?
M: No, and I'm getting discouraged. I went to the job market yesterday, but no one was really interested in hiring an English major.
W: I know what you mean. I was told by many of the companies there that they are looking for people with other skills. Fortunately, I am good at computing. I think I have a job lined up.
M: Tell me about it.
W: The first people I talked to said they were very interested in me, because I am familiar with Word Perfect. When they interviewed me, I was able to speak English better than the boss and he was very impressed with my combination of skills.
M: I was hoping to find a sales job with an import-export company.
W: You'd be good at that kind of job. Your English is very good. My older brother works for a Chinese American joint venture in Guangzhou and he is doing very well. He wanted me to go down there and work with him, but I think I would rather take this job here. If you would like, I will call him and ask him to help you find a job there.
M: I would really appreciate that. I know several of our classmates have found jobs there. It's a long way from home, but I hear the pay is good there. Thank you for your help.
W: Don' t mention it.
(20)
A.Because he was not interested in any job in the market.
B.Because he is not skillful at computing.
C.Because he is an English major.
D.Because the companies in the job market were looking for people good at English speaking.
第4题
W: I'm doing comparative literature. At the moment, I'm comparing English, French and Russian novels. We write papers on our work. And then about 10 of us meet with our professor and read them and discuss them.
M: is this what you call the seminar system in the universities?
W: Yes. And it works, because we get on well with the professors and lecturers. Some of them are much older than us. And they don't mind at all if we disagree with them.
M: You are lucky. When I was a college student, we had classes. But we hardly ever ask questions or discussed anything. It was partly our fault. We were a dull lot, but so were the professors. They didn't seem to be able to do anything but lecture. Besides, the course itself was so out of date. So were the textbooks. I think students ought to have a say in planning and changing their programs of study.
W: Things have changed a lot since then. Many universities nowadays are experimenting with new ideas and new subjects.
M: I can remember worrying about examinations all day long, especially during this time of the year. At that time, everything depended on how well a student does in his finals at the end of his academic year. The uncertainties were surely a great strain on us.
W: Well. We don't find so great a strain now. We have final exams though. But we also get marks for the work we do during our three years at university. These marks will count with degree. Then we will play an important part in deciding whether we get first, second or third class honors.
M: I said you are lucky. You surely are.
(47)
A.Paper Research.
B.Examination Method.
C.Comparative Literature.
D.University Seminar System.
第5题
You hear a woman talking about her studies at the Beijing Opera School. How did she feel when she first started her classes?
A.Worried about being much older than the other students.
B.Disappointed because her dictionary was unhelpful.
C.Annoyed by the lack of communication with her teacher.
第6题
M: Yes. Unfortunately, that's a common problem with books made from wood pulp.
W: I suppose that to make paper from wood you have to add a lot of chemicals and acids to make it turn white.
M: Exactly, and it's the acid that eventually cat's away the paper.
W: Oh, that actually makes sense, but this book's not even 75 years old and I've seen books in museum that are hundreds of years old and they're in fine condition.
M: Well, you see, books have been made from wood pulp only since the 1850s, before that they were made from materials mostly animals' skins, and no chemicals were added.
W: It's a shame those older wood pulp books are going to fall apart some day. Is there anything that can be done to preserve them?
M: En, currently the only way to stop the books from decaying is to remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid.
W: That doesn't sound very economical.
M: No, it isn't. It's not practical to treat a large number of book's with this process, so we only try to rescue the most valuable edition books in our collection.
W: Well, thanks for the explanation. I'd better get back to my project.
M: Good luck and I hope the old book will bold long enough for you to finish it.
(23)
A.The early history of bookbinding.
B.How old books become valuable.
C.Economical ways to protect old books.
D.Why some books decay.
第7题
On the other hand, you may be an only child because your parents planned for only one and stuck to their plan. Your parents may give you a very strict and well-structured education to make you "a little adult". Many only children grow up feeling unhappy because they always had to be such "little adults".
Who are likely to treat their only children as "special jewels"?
A.Those who are themselves spoiled and self-centered.
B.Those who expected to have several children but could only have one.
C.Those who like to give expensive jewels to their children.
D.Those who give birth to their only children when they are below 30.
第8题
A.Her brother will give her a ride there.
B.Dirk"s brother is coming to pick her up.
C.She is going to the movie theatre by bus.
D.She is going to the theatre in a taxi.
第9题
M: Well, actually yeah. My parents have always liked taking my sister and me to different places in the United States. You know, places with historical significance. I guess they wanted to reinforce the stuff we learned in school about history. And so even though we are older now, they still do once in a while. Oh so where are you going this summer?
W: Well, this summer we'll finally go to Gettysburg.
M: Finally? You mean they never took you yet? I mean Gettysburg; it's probably the most famous Civil War site in the country. It's only a couple of hours away. I think that would be one of the first places that they'd have taken you. I have been there a couple of times.
W: We were going to go about ten, well, no it was exactly ten years ago, but I don't know, something happened, I cannot remember what. But we ended up not going anywhere that year. I hope that doesn't happen again this year. I wrote a paper about Gettysburg last semester for a history class I was taking.
Well about the political situation in the United States right after the battle at Gettysburg, so I'm eager to see the place.
What are tile speakers talking about?
A.Places the man has visited.
B.A paper the woman wrote.
C.School activities they enjoy.
D.Plans for the summer.
第10题
M: Yes, unfortunately, that's a common problem with books made from wood pulp.
W: I suppose to make paper from wood that you have to add a lot of chemicals and acids to make it turn white.
M: Exactly and it's the acid that eventually eats away the paper.
W: Oh, that actually make sense, but this book's not even 75 years old and I've seen books in museum that are hundreds of years old and they're in fine condition.
M: Well, you see, books have been made from wood pulp only since the 1850's, before that they were mostly made from materials like animals' skins, and no chemicals were added.
W: It's a shame those older wood pulp books are going to fall apart some day. Is there anything that can be clone to preserve them?
M: Eh, currently the only way to stop the books from decaying is to remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid.
W: That doesn't sound very economical.
M: No, it isn't. It's not practical to treat a large number of books with this process, so we only try to rescue the most valuable 1st edition books in our collection.
W: Well, thanks for the explanation. I'd better get back to my project.
M: Good luck, and I hope the old book holds long enough for you to finish it.
(20)
A.The early history of bookbinding.
B.How old books become valuable.
C.Economical ways to protect old books.
D.Why some books deteriorate.