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　　Section A

　　Directions:

　　In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations

　　and 2 long conversations.

　　At the end of each conversation,

　　one or more questions will be asked about what was said.

　　Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.

　　After each question there will be a pause.

　　During the pause, you must read the four choices marked

　　A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.

　　Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2

　　with a single line through the centre.

　　11.M: I just received an E-mail from one of my former classmates.

　　I was surprised, I hadnt heard from him for ages.

　　W: Well, Ive been out of touch with most of my old friends,

　　only one or two still drop me a line occasionally.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　12.M: If you can make up your mind about the color,

　　I can start on the outside of your house early next week.

　　W: Well, right now I think I want white for the window frames

　　and yellow for the walls,

　　but Ill let you know tomorrow.

　　Q: Who is the woman talking to?

　　13.W: Excuse me, do you have any apartments available

　　for under 500 dollars a month?

　　I need to move in next week when my new job starts.

　　M: The only vacant one I have is 600 dollars,

　　have you inquired at the apartment complex down the street?

　　Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

　　14.W: You bought a pair of jeans yesterday, didnt you?

　　What are they like?

　　M: Oh, they are pretty much like my other ones,

　　except with a larger waist.

　　I guess I havent spent much time exercising lately.

　　Q: What can we infer from the conversation about the man?

　　15.W: I really like those abstract paintings we saw yesterday.

　　What do you think?

　　M: I guess its something I havent acquired a taste for yet.

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　16.W: You havent seen a blue notebook, have you?

　　I hope I didnt leave it in the reading room.

　　M: Did you check that pile of journals

　　youve borrowed from the library the other day?

　　Q: What is the man trying to say to the woman?

　　17.M: How about joining me for a cup of coffee?

　　W: Id love to, but Im exhausted.

　　I was up till 3 this morning,

　　writing a paper for my literature class.

　　Q: Why does the woman decline the mans invitation?

　　18.W: You had a job interview yesterday, didnt you?

　　How did it go?

　　M: Not too bad, I guess.

　　There were about 20 candidates competing for the sales managers job.

　　And finally it was down to three of us,

　　but the other two seemed better qualified.

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　Now youll hear two long conversations.

　　Conversation One

　　W: Simon, how does it feel to be retired?

　　M: Well, not so bad.

　　W: How have you been spending your time?

　　M: I have been spending more time with my family.

　　Ive also travelled a bit, you know,

　　off season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost less.

　　W: Great.

　　M: You know I havent stopped work completely.

　　W: Yes, could you tell us more about this?

　　M: Im on a scheme thats called phased retirement;

　　I had a six-month break from work,

　　after that I could apply for project work

　　with the company I used to work for.

　　W: How does the scheme work?

　　M: Well, its a trial at the moment.

　　Instead of hiring temporary stuff,

　　the company advertises posts on its website

　　that retired employees like myself can access.

　　W: What sort of works advertised?

　　M: Well, all sorts of things, really.

　　Administrative work and more specialized work,

　　the sort of thing I can do.

　　Some of the projects can last five or six months,

　　and others can just be a couple of days.

　　I can decide more or less when to work.

　　So I can manage my own time.

　　W: I can see its good for you.

　　What is your company get out of this?

　　M: Well,I still have all my old contacts at work,

　　so I know who to contact to get something done.

　　The company gets flexibility, too.

　　Once the jobs over, thats it.

　　Im not on their books any more.

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19.Why does Simon find his retired life enjoyable?

　　20.How does Simon get to know about the companys available posts?

　　21.Why does the company adopt the phased retirement scheme?

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Oh, where are we going?

　　M: I want to show you something.

　　W: I know, but what is it?

　　M: A farm. Its just down this road.

　　Its a small place, but at least it would be our own.

　　W: A farm? How can we afford to buy a farm?

　　M: It isnt very large, only 40 acres.

　　We wouldnt have to pay very much right now.

　　W: Is there a house on the place?

　　M: A small one, two bedrooms,

　　but it needs to be fixed up a little.

　　I can do the job myself.

　　W: OK. Is there enough space for a kitchen garden?

　　M: There is about half an acre around the house.

　　Thats plenty of space.

　　W: Then we can grow our own fresh vegetables.

　　And maybe keep a few chickens, couldnt we?

　　M: Yes, and we can probably grow a lot of our own food.

　　W: What are you thinking about growing,

　　if we do take this place?

　　M: Well, it really isnt big enough for corn.

　　I thought we might try to raise a crop of potatoes.

　　W: Potatoes? There are a lot of work.

　　M: We are used to hard work, arent we?

　　W: Yes, we are, but the money.

　　Do we have enough to get started?

　　It seems like a dream.

　　M: I think weve saved enough.

　　We can pay a little on the farm

　　and maybe put a few dollars down on the tractor, too.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22.What are the speakers going to do at the time of the conversation?

　　23.What does the man say about the farm?

　　24.Why does the man intend to grow potatoes

　　rather than corn on the farm?

　　25.What is the womans greatest concern about the mans plan?

　　Section B

　　Directions:

　　In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.

　　At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.

　　Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.

　　After you hear a question,

　　you must choose the best answer

　　from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

　　Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2

　　with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Members of the city council and distinguished guests,

　　it is my privilege to introduce to you today Mr. Robert Washington,

　　chief of our citys police force.

　　He will address us on the subject of the Community Policing Program.

　　Most of you know that Mr. Washington has a distinguished record

　　as head of our police force for more than ten years.

　　However, you may not know

　　that he also holds a masters degree in criminology

　　and studied abroad for a year with the international police force

　　which deals with crimes around the world.

　　Mr. Washington first introduced the Community Policing Program 8 years ago.

　　The idea behind the program is to get the police officers

　　out of their cars and into our neighborhoods

　　where they can talk directly to merchants and residents

　　about the real dynamics of our city.

　　These officers do more than make arrests.

　　They try to find ways to help solve the problems

　　that contribute to crime in the first place.

　　Often that means hooking people up

　　with services offered by other city agencies,

　　such as schools, hospitals,

　　housing, drug treatment centers.

　　And the program seems to be working:

　　crime is down and our citizens report

　　that they feel more secure.

　　Today Mr. Washington is going to tell us more about this program.

　　Now lets welcome Mr. Robert Washington.

　　Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26.What is the purpose of the speakers remarks?

　　27.What does the speaker say about Mr. Robert Washington?

　　28.What is the idea behind the Community Policing Program?

　　29.How has the Community Policing Program turned out to be?

　　Passage Two

　　There are between 3000 and 6000 public languages in the world,

　　and we must add approximately 6 billion private languages

　　since each one of us necessarily has one.

　　Considering these facts,

　　the possibilities for breakdowns in communication seem infinite in number.

　　However, we do communicate successfully from time to time.

　　And we do learn to speak languages.

　　But learning to speak languages seems to be a very mysterious process.

　　For a long time,

　　people thought that we learned a language

　　only by imitation and association.

　　For example, a baby touches a hot pot and starts to cry.

　　The mother says, Hot, hot!

　　And the baby, when it stops crying,

　　imitates the mother and says, Hot, hot!

　　However, Noam Chomsky, a famous expert in language,

　　pointed out that although children do learn some words

　　by imitation and association,

　　they also combine words to make meaningful sentences

　　in ways that are unique,

　　unlearned and creative.

　　Because young children can make sentences they have never heard before,

　　Chomsky suggested that human infants

　　are born with the ability to learn language.

　　Chomsky meant that underneath all the differences

　　between public and private languages,

　　there is a universal language mechanism

　　that makes it possible for us, as infants,

　　to learn any language in the world.

　　This theory explains the potential

　　that human infants have for learning language.

　　But it does not really explain

　　how children come to use language in particular ways.

　　Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　30.Why does the speaker say

　　there are great possibilities for communication breakdowns?

　　31.What is Chomskys point on the ability to learn a language?

　　32.What does Chomskys theory fail to explain according to the speaker?

　　Passage Three

　　When US spacewoman Joan Higginbotham

　　is not flying and working in space,

　　she might be found somewhere on earth giving a speech.

　　Higginbotham, who grew up in Chicago

　　and became an engineer before joining NASA,

　　that is the National Air and Space Administration,

　　gives about a dozen speeches a year.

　　Each speech is different

　　because she tailors her remarks to each audience.

　　Through interviews and E-mails,

　　she finds out in advance her listeners educational level

　　and what information they want to know.

　　On the subject of space walks, for example,

　　audiences vary in their interests

　　and how much complexity they can comprehend.

　　To elementary school children,

　　Higginbotham may discuss a problem

　　that many kids want to know about.

　　How do spacemen in a spacesuit eat,

　　drink, and go to the bathroom?

　　Her answer is the spacesuit is really a small spacecraft

　　with room for food and water-containers,

　　and a waste collection system.

　　To a high school audience,

　　she might satisfy a curiosity that often arises

　　in her pre-speech interviews with students

　　who obviously have seen many science fiction movies.

　　Do spacemen carry weapons in case they encounter enemies in space?

　　Her answer is No.

　　To scientists, she might provide technical details

　　on such topics as the design of spacesuits that protects spacemen

　　from the deadly temperature extremes of space.

　　Just as elaborate preparation is required for success in space,