2015年6月四級真題及答案解析三套全

2015年6月四級第一套PartII???????????????????ListeningComprehensionSectionAA)Heispleasedtositonthecommittee.? B)Heiswillingtoofferthewomanahand.C)Hewilltellthewomanhisdecisionlater.D)Hewouldliketobecomeaclubmember.A)TheirplannedtriptoVancouverisobviouslyoverpriced.Theyshouldborrowaguidebookinsteadofbuyingone.Theguidebooksinthelibraryhavethelatestinformation.D)ThelibrarycanhelporderguidebooksaboutVancouver.A)Heregretshavingtakenthehistorycourse.Hefindslittleinterestinthehistorybooks.Hehastroublefinishinghisreadingassignments.Hehasdifficultywritingtheweeklybookreport.A)Themanhadbetterchooseanotherrestaurant.Thenewrestaurantisaperfectplacefordating.Thenewrestaurantcaughtherfancyimmediately.Themanhasgoodtasteinchoosingtherestaurant.B)HehasbeenwaitingforthewintersalesbootsforsDpr)inHge.willhelpthewomanputthingsaway.B)HehasbeenwaitingforthewintersalesbootsforsDpr)inHge.willhelpthewomanputthingsaway.A)Hehasbeenlookingforwardtospring.C)HewillcleanthewomanA)Atatailor 'sC)Inaclothesstore.A)HisguestsfavorTibetandrinks.C)Mineralwaterisgoodforhealth.A)Reporttheresultofadiscussion.C)Submitanimportantdocument.?AtBob'shome.Inatheatre.Hiswaterisquiteextraordinary.D)Plainwaterwillservethepurpose.Raisesomeenvironmentalissues.D)Reviseanenvironmentalreport.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Theypollutethesoilusedtocoverthem.B)Theyareharmfultonearbyneighborhoods.Therubbishinthemtakeslongtodissolve.A)Growingpopulation.Changedeatinghabits.D)Thegastheyemitisextremelypoisonous.Packagingmaterials.D)Lowerproductioncost.A)Bysavingenergy.?B)Byusinglessaluminum.Byreducingpoisonouswastes. D)Bymakingthemostofmaterials.A)Wearerunningoutofnaturalresourcessoon.Onlycombinedeffortscanmakeadifference.Thewasteproblemwilleventuallyhurtallofus.Allofuscanactuallybenefitfromrecycling.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Miami. B)Vancouver. C)Bellingham. D)Boston.A)Togetinformationonone-wayticketstoCanada.Toinquireaboutthepriceof“SuperSaver”seats.Togetadviceonhowtoflyascheaplyaspossible.Toinquireabouttheshortestroutetodrivehome.A)Joinatouristgroup.Chooseamajorairline.C)Avoidtripsinpublicholidays. D)Bookticketsasearlyaspossible.C)Avoidtripsinpublicholidays. D)Bookticketsasearlyaspossible.SectionBPassageOne?Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Therearemysteriousstoriesbehindhisworks.Therearemanymisunderstandingsabouthim.Hisworkshavenomatchworldwide.?Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown.A)HemovedtoStratford-on-Avoninhischildhood.Hefailedtogobeyondgrammarschool.Hewasamemberofthetowncouncil.Heonceworkedinawell-knownactingcompany.A)Writersofhistimehadnomeanstoprotecttheirworks.Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire.Hisworkswereadaptedbeyondrecognition.Peopleofhistimehadlittleinterestinhim.PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.?A)Itshowsyouhavebeenignoringyouhealth.Itcanseriouslyaffectyourthinkingprocess.Itisanearlywarningofsomeillness.Itisasymptomoftoomuchpressure.A)Reduceourworkload.Usepainkillersforrelief.A)Lyingdownandhavingsomesleep.Goingoutforawalk.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouA)Dependingheavilyonloans.C)Spendingbeyondone'smeans.Controlourtemper.Avoidmaskingsymptoms.B)Rubbingandpressingone 'sback.Listeningtolightmusic.havejustheard.B)Havingnobudgetplansatall.Leavingnoroomforlargebills.A)Manyofthemcanbecut. B)Altofthemhavetobecovered.Theirpaymentcannotbedelayed. D)Theeatupmostofthefamilyincome.A)Rentahouseinsteadofbuyingone. B)Discusstheprobleminthefamily.C)Makeaconservationplan. D)Movetoacheaperplace.A)Financialissuesplaguingafamily. B)Difficultyinmakingbothendsmeet.C)Familybudgetproblemsandsolutions.D)Newwaystoboostfamilyincome.SectionCPerhapsbecausegoingtocollegeissomuchapartoftheAmericandream,manypeoplegoforno(26) reason.Somegobecausetheirparentsexpectit,othersbecausei'tswhattheirfriendsaredoing.Then,there'sthebeliefthatacollegedegreewill(27) ensureagoodjobandhighpay.Somestudents(28) throughforyears‘a(chǎn)ttendingclasses,orskipping(逃課)themasthecasemaybe,readingonlywhatcan'tbeavoided,lookingforless(29) courses,andneverbeingtouchedorchangedinanyimportantway.Forafewofthesepeople,collegeprovidesno(30) ,yetbecauseofparentalorpeerpressure,theycannotvoluntarilyleave.Theystoptryinginthehopethattheirteacherswillmakethedecisionforthemby them.Toputitbluntly(直截了當?shù)?,unlessyou'rewillingtomakeyourcollegeyearscount,youmightbe doingsomethingelse.Noteveryoneshouldattendcollege,norshouldeveryonewhodoesattendbeginrightafterhighschool.Manycollegestudents(33) takingayearorsooff.Ayearoutintheworldhelpssomepeopleto(34) theirprioritiesandgoals.Ifyou'ereallygoingtogetsomethingoutofgoingtocollege,youhavetomakeitmeansomething,andtodothatyoumusthavesomeideawhyyou'rethere,whatyouhopetogetoutofit,and(35) evenwhatyouhopetobecome.PartIII ReadingComprehensionSectionAQuestions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.It'sourguiltyeasure:WatchingTVisthemostcommoneverydayactivity,afterworkandsleep,inmanypartsoftheworld.AmericansviewfivehoursofTVeachday,andwhileweknowthatspendingsomuchtimesitting36canleadtoobesity(肥胖癥)andotherdiseases,researchershavenowquantifiedjusthow_37beingacouchpotatocanbe.Inananalysisofdatafromeightlarge38publishedstudies,aHarvard-ledgroupreportedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationthatforeverytwohoursperdayspentchannel39,theriskofdevelopingType2diabetes(糖尿病)rose20%over8.5years,theriskofheartdiseaseincreased15%overa40 ,andtheoddsofdyingprematurely41 13%duringaseven-yearfollow-up.Allofthese42arelinkedtoalackofphysicalexercise.Butcomparedwithothersedentary(久坐的)activities,likeknitting,viewingTVmaybeespecially43atpromotingunhealthyhabits.Forone,thesheernumberofhourswepasswatchingTVdwarfsthetimewespendonanythingelse.Andotherstudieshavefoundthatwatchingadsforbeerandpopcornmaymakeyoumorelikelyto44them.Evenso,theauthorsadmitthattheydidn'cbmparedifferentsedentaryactivitiesto45whetherTVwatchingwaslinkedtoagreaterriskofdiabetes,heartdiseaseorearlydeathcomparedwith,say,reading.A)climbedF)harmfulK)sufferedB)consumeG)outcomesL)surfingC)decadeH)passivelyM)termD)determineI)previouslyN)terminalsE)effectiveJ)resumeO)twistingSectionBEssay-GradingSoftwareOffersProfessorsaBreakImaginetakingacollegeexam,and,insteadofhandinginabluebookandgettingagradefromaprofessorafewweekslater,clickingthe “send”buttonwhenyouarecloneancgradeibiackanstantly,youressayscoredbyasoftwareprogram.Andthen,insteadofbeingclonewiththatexam,imaginethatthesystemwouldimmediatelyletyourewritethetesttotrytoimproveyourgrade.EdX,thenonprofitenterprisefoundedbyHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)tooffercoursesontheInternet,hasjustintroducedsuchasystemandwillmakeitsautomated(自動的)softwareavailablefreeontheWebtoanyinstitutionthatwantstouseit.Thesoftwareusesartificialintelligencetogradestudentessaysandshortwrittenanswers,fleeingprofessorsforothertasks.Thenewservicewillbringtheeducationalconsortium(聯(lián)盟)intoagrowingconflictovertheroleofautomationineducation.Althoughautomatedgradingsystemsformultiple-choiceandtrue-falsetestsarenowwidespread,theuseofartificialintelligencetechnologytogradeessayanswershasnotyetreceivedwidespreadacceptancebyeducatorsandhasmanycritics.gradingsoftwareAnantAgarwal,anelectricalengineerwhoispresidentofEdX,predictedthattheinstantgradingsoftwarewouldbeausefulteachingtool,enablingstudentstotaketestsandwriteessaysoverandoverandimprovethequalityoftheiranswers.Hesaidthetechnologywouldofferdistinctadvantagesoverthetraditionalclassroomsystem,wherestudentsoftenwaitdaysorweeksforgrades. “Thereisahugevalueinlearningwithinstantfeedback,”Dr.Agarwaslaid.“Studentsaretellingustheylearnmuchbetterwithinstantfeedback. ”Butskeptics（懷疑者）saytheautomatedsystemisnomatchforliveteachers.Onelongtimecritic,LesPerelman,hasdrawnnationalattentionseveraltimesforputtingtogethernonsenseessaysthathavefooledsoftwaregradingprogramsintogivinghighmarks.Hehasalsobeenhighlycriticalofstudiesclaimingthatthesoftwarecompareswelltohumangraders.Heisamongagroupofeducatorswholastmonthbegancirculatingapetition（呼吁）opposingautomatedassessmentsoftware.Thegroup,whichcallsitselfProfessionalsAgainstMachineScoringofStudentEssaysinHigh-StakesAssessment,hascollectednearly2,000signatures,includingsomefromfamouspeoplelikeNoamChomsky.“Let'sfacetherealitiesofautomaticessayscoring, ”thegroup'sstatementreadsinpart. “Compute‘read.'Theycannotmeasuretheessentialsofeffectivewrittencommunicatioanc:curacy,reasoning,adequacyofevidence,goodsense,ethical（倫理的）position,convincingargument,meaningfulorganization,andclarity,amongothers.”ButEdXexpectsitssoftwaretobeadoptedwidelybyschoolsanduniversities.Itoffers freeonlineclassesfromHarvard,MITandtheUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley;thisfall,itwilladdclassesfromWellesley,GeorgetownandtheUniversityofTexas.Inall,12universitiesparticipateinEdX,whichofferscertificatesforcoursecompletionandhassaidthatitplanstocontinuetoexpandnextyear,includingaddinginternationalschools.TheEdXassessmenttoolrequireshumanteachers,orgraders,tofirstgrade100essaysoressayquestions.Thesystemthenusesavarietyofmachine-learningtechniquestotrainitselftobeabletogradeanynumberofessaysoranswersautomaticallyandalmostinstantly.Thesoftwarewillassignagradedependingonthescoringsystemcreatedbytheteacher,whetheritisalettergradeornumerical（數(shù)字的）rank.EdXisnotthefirsttousetheautomatedassessmenttechnology,whichdatestoearlycomputersinthe1960s.Thereisnowarangeofcompaniesofferingcommercialprogramstogradewrittentestanswers,andfourstates—Louisiana,NorthDakota,UtahandWestVirginia—areusingsomeformofthetechnologyinsecondaryschools.Afifth,Indiana,hasexperimentedwithit.Insomecasesthesoftwareisusedasa “secondreader,”tocheckthereliabilityofthheumangraders.ButthegrowinginfluenceoftheEdXconsortiumtosetstandardsislikelytogivethetechnologyaboost.OnTuesday,StanfordannouncedthatitwouldworkwithEdXtodevelopajointeducationalsystemthatwillmakeuseoftheautomatedassessmenttechnology.Twostart-ups,CourseraandUdacity,recentlyfoundedbyStanfordfacultymemberstocreate “massiveopenonlinecourses,o”rMOOCs,arealsocommittedtoautomatedassessmentsystemsbecauseofthevalueofinstantfeedback.“Itallowsstudentstogetimmediatefeedbackontheirwork,sothatlearningturnsintoagame,withstudentsnaturallygravitating（吸引）towardresubmittingtheworkuntiltheygetitright,s”aidDaphneKoller,acomputerscientistandafounderofCoursera.LastyeartheHewlettFoundation,agrant-makingorganizationsetupbyoneoftheHewlett-Packardfoundersandhiswife,sponsoredtwo$100,000prizesaimedatimprovingsoftwarethatgradesessaysandshortanswers.Morethan150teamsenteredeachcategory.AwinnerofoneoftheHewlettcontests,VikParuchuri,washiredbyEdXtohelpdesignitsassessmentsoftware.“Oneofourfocusesistohelpkidslearnhowtothinkcritically, ”saidVicotfofirceVruacthtich,eaprogramHewlettFoundation.“It'sprobablyimpossibletodothatwithm-uclhtiopilceetests.Thechallengeisthatthisrequireshumangraders,andsotheycostalotmoreandtheytakealotmoretime. ”MarkD.Shermis,aprofessorattheUniversityofAkroninOhio,supervisedtheHewlettFoundation'scontestonautomatedessayscoringandwroteapaperabouttheexperiment.Inhisview,thetechnology—thoughimperfect—hasaplaceineducationalsettings.Withincreasinglylargeclasses,itisimpossibleformostteacherstogivestudentsmeaningfulfeedbackonwritingassignments,hesaid.Plus,henoted,criticsofthetechnologyhavetendedtocomefromthenation 'sbestuniversities,wherethelevelofteachingismuchbetterthanatmostschools.“Oftentheycomefromveryfamousinstitutionswhere,infact,theydoamuchbetterjobofprovidingfeedbackthanamachineevercould, ”Dr.Shermissaid. “Thereseemsatpopbrecaialtaiocnkofwhatisactuallygoingonintherealworld. ”Someprofessionalsineducationarecollectingsignaturestovoicetheiroppositiontoautomatedessaygrading.Usingsoftwaretogradestudents 'essayssavesteacherstimeforotherwork.TheHewlettcontestsaimatimprovingessaygradingsoftware.ThoughtheautomatedgradingSystemiswidelyusedinmultiple-choicetests,automatedessaygradingisstillcriticizedbymanyeducators.Somepeopledon'tbelievethesoftwaregradingsystemcandoasgoodajobashumangraders.Criticsofautomatedessayscoringdonotseemtoknowthetruerealitiesinlessfamousuniversities.Criticsarguemanyimportantaspectsofeffectivewritingcannotbemeasuredbycomputerratingprograms.Asclasssizegrows,mostteachersareunabletogivestudentsvaluablecommentsastohowtoimprovetheirwriting.Theautomatedassessmenttechnologyissometimesusedtodoublechecktheworkofhumangraders.SectionCPassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Someoftheworld'msostsignificantproblemsneverhitheadlines.Oneexamplecomesfromagriculture.Foodriotsandhungermakenews.Butthetrendlyingbehindthesemattersisrarelytalkedabout.Thisisthedeclineinthegrowthinyieldsofsomeoftheworld 'smajorscturodpysb.yAthnewUniversityofMinnesotaandMcGillUniversityinMontreallooksatwhere,andhowfar,thisdeclineisoccurring.Theauthorstakeavastnumberofdatapointsforthefourmostimportantcrops:rice,wheat,cornandsoyabeans（大豆）.Theyfindthatonbetween24%and39%ofallharvestedareas,theimprovementinyieldsthattookplacebeforethe1980ssloweddowninthe1990sand2000s.Therearetwoworryingfeaturesoftheslowdown.Oneisthatithasbeenparticularlysharpintheworld 'smostpopulous（人口多的）countries,IndiaandChina.Theirabilitytofeedthemselveshasbeenanimportantsourceofrelativestabilitybothwithinthecountriesandonworldfoodmarkets.Thatself-sufficiencycannotbetakenforgrantedifyieldscontinuetoslowdownorreverse.Second,yieldgrowthhasbeenlowerinwheatandricethanincornandsoyabeans.Thisisproblematicbecausewheatandricearemoreimportantasfoods,accountingforaroundhalfofallcaloriesconsumed.Comandsoyabeansaremoreimportantasfeedgrains.Theauthorsnotethat“wehavepreferentiallyfocusedourcropimprovementeffortsonfeedinganimalsandcarsratherthanoncropsthatfeedpeopleandarethebasisoffoodsecurityinmuchoftheworld. ”Thereportqualifiesthemoreoptimisticfindingsofanothernewpaperwhichsuggeststhattheworldwillnothavetodigupalotmorelandforfarminginordertofeed9billionpeoplein2050,astheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationhasargued.Instead,itsays,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowth,landcurrentlyploughedupforcropsmightbeabletorevert(回返)toforestorwilderness.Thiscouldhappen.Thetroubleisthattheforecastassumescontinuedimprovementsinyields,whichmaynotactuallyhappen.WhatdoestheauthortrytodrawattentiontoFoodriotsandhungerintheworld. B)Newsheadlinesintheleadingmedia.C)Thedeclineofthegrainyieldgrowth. D)Thefoodsupplyinpopulouscountries.WhydoestheauthormentionIndiaandChinainparticularTheirself-sufficiencyisvitaltothestabilityofworldfoodmarkets.Theirfoodyieldshavebeguntodecreasesharplyinrecentyears.Theirbigpopulationsarecausingworldwideconcerns.Theirfoodself-sufficiencyhasbeentakenforgranted.WhatdoesthenewstudybythetwouniversitiessayaboutrecentcropimprovementeffortsTheyfailtoproducethesameremarkableresultsasbeforethe1980s.Theycontributealottotheimprovementofhumanfoodproduction.Theyplayamajorroleinguaranteeingthefoodsecurityoftheworld.Theyfocusmoreontheincreaseofanimalfeedthanhumanfoodgrains.WhatdoestheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationsayaboutworldfoodproductioninthecomingdecadesThegrowingpopulationwillgreatlyincreasethepressureonworldfoodsupplies.Theoptimisticpredictionaboutfoodproductionshouldbeviewedwithcaution.Theslowdownofthegrowthinyieldsofmajorfoodcropswillbereversed.D)Theworldwillbeabletofeeditspopulationwithoutincreasingfarmland.HowdoestheauthorviewtheargumentoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationItisbuiltonthefindingsofanewstudy.Itisbasedonadoubtfulassumption.Itisbackedbystrongevidence.Itisopentofurtherdiscussion.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theendlessdebateabout“-lifweobraklance”oftencontainsahopefulfootnoteabouts-taat-yhomedads.IfAmericansocietyandbusinesswon'tmakeiteasieronfuturefemaleleadecrhsowohsoetohavechildren,thereisstilltherayofhopethatincreasingnumbersoffull-timefatherswill.Butbasedontoday 'ssocioeconomictrends,thishopeis,unfortunately,misguided.It'struethatthenumberofmenwhohaveleftworktodotheirthingasfull-timeparentshasdoubledinadecade,butit'sstillverysmall:only0.8%ofmarriedcoupleswherethes-taty-homefatherwasoutofthelaborforceforayear.Eventhatpercentageislikelyinflatedbymenthrustintotheircaretakerrolebyadownsizing.Thisissimplynotalargeenoughgrouptoreducethesocialstigma(污名)andforceotheradjustmentsnecessarytosupportingmeninthisdecision,evenifonlyforarelativelyshorttime.Evenshortertimesawayfromworkforworkingfathersarealreadydifficult.Astudyfoundthat85%ofnewfatherstakesometimeoffafterthebirthofachild—butforallbutafew,it week'orstwaoatmost.Meanwhile,theaverageforwomenwhotakeleaveismorethan10weeks.Suchchoicesimpactwhomovesupintheorganization.Whileyou 'reaway,somedooniengelysoeuirswork,makingyoursales,takingcareofyourcustomers.Thatcan 'thelpycoaunaotnwlyohrku.rtItyou.Women,ofcourse,facethesameissuesofreturningafteralongabsence.Butwithmanymorewomenthanmenchoosingtoleavetheworkforceentirelytoraisefamilies,returningfromanextendedparentalleavedoesn'rtaiseasmanyeyebrowsasitdoesformen.C)Hishandwritinghasauniquestyle. D)Heisverypleasedtobeabletohelp.C)Hishandwritinghasauniquestyle. D)Heisverypleasedtobeabletohelp.Womenwouldmakemoreiftheydidn'tbreaktheirearningtrajectory(軌跡)byleavingtheworkforce,orifhigher-payingprofessionsweremorefamily-friendly.Intheforeseeablefuture,stay-at-homefathersmaymakeallthedifferenceforindividualfamilies,buttheirpresencewon reducethenumb'ertsofhigh-potentialwomenwhoareforcedtochoosebetweenfamilyandcareer.Whatgiveswomenarayofhopetoachievework-lifebalanceMorementakinganextendedparentalleave.People'schangingattitudestowardsfamily.Morewomenenteringbusinessmanagement.Theimprovementoftheirsocioeconomicstatus.Whydoestheauthorsaythehopeformorefull-timefathersismisguidedWomenarebetterattakingcareofchildren.Manymenvalueworkmorethantheirfamily.Theirnumberistoosmalltomakeadifference.D)Notmanymenhavethechancetostayathome.WhydofewmentakealongparentalleaveAlongleavewillhaveanegativeimpactontheircareer.Theyjusthavetoomanyresponsibilitiestofulfillatwork.Theeconomiclosswillbetoomuchfortheirfamilytobear.Theyarelikelytogetfiredifabsentfromworkfortoolong.WhatisthemostlikelyreactiontomenreturningfromanextendedparentalleaveJealousy.B)Surprise.C)Admiration.D)Sympathy.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthigh-potentialwomeninthenot-too-distantfutureTheywillbenefitfromthetrendofmorefathersstayingathome.Theywillfindhigh-payingprofessionsabitmorefamily-friendly.Theyareunlikelytobreaktheircareertrajectorytoraiseafamily.Theywillstillfacethedifficultchoicebetweencareerandchildren.PartIVTranslation(30minutes)據(jù)報道，今年中國快遞服務(wù)(courierservice)將遞送大約120億包裹。這將使中國有可能超越美國成為世界上最大的快遞市場。大多數(shù)包裹里裝著網(wǎng)上訂購的物品。中國給數(shù)百萬在線零售商以極具競爭力的價格銷售商品的機會。僅在11月11日，中國消費者就從國內(nèi)最大的購物平臺購買了價值90億美元的商品。中國有不少這樣的特殊購物日。因此，快遞業(yè)在中國擴展就不足為奇了。2015年6月四級第二套

PartII ListeningComprehensionSectionAA)Thewomanshouldgoonplayingchess.Heiswillingtoplaychesswiththewoman.Thewomanhasgoodreasontoquitthegame.Hewillgivethewomansometipsonthegame.A)ShewouldliketoresumecontactwithSally.ThemancanforwardthemailtoMary.ShecancallMarytotakecareofthemail.MaryprobablyknowsSally 'asdnderewss.A)Hedidnotattendtoday'sclasBs).Hisnotesarenoteasytoread.A)Thenewrestaurantisaperfectplacefordating.Thenewrestaurantcaughtherfancyimmediately.Themanhasgoodtasteinchoosingtherestaurant.Themanhadbetterchooseanotherrestaurant.A)Hewillhelpthewomanputthingsaway.Hehasbeenwaitingforthewintersale.Hehasbeenlookingforwardtospring.Hewillcleanthewoman '.sbootsA)Thewomanoftenworksovertimeatweekends.Themanoftenlendsbookstothewoman.Themanappreciatesthewoman 'shelp.Thewomanisratherforgetful.A)Takeasightseeingtrip. B)Gotoworkonfoot.C)Startworkearlierthanusual. D)Takeawalkwhentheweatherisnice.A)Temporaryclosinghasdisturbedtheairport 'soperation.Theplaneisgoingtolandatanotherairport.Allflightshavebeendelayedduetobadweather.Theairport'smanagementisinrealneedofimprovement.Questions9to12arebasedohtheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Itspecializesinsafetyfromleaks.C)Ithasachemicalprocessingplant.A)Heisasafetyinspector.C)Heisachemist.A)Thepublicrelationsofficer.C)Mr.Grand'spersonalassistant.A)SendacomprehensivedescriptionoItisheadquarteredinLondon.IthasapartnershipwithLCP.HeisMr.Grand 'sfriend.Heisasalesman.Headofthepersonneldepartment.Directorofthesafetydepartment.B)Providedetailsoftheirproductsandservices.LeaveamessageforMr.Grand.WaitforMr.Grandtocallback.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)ShelistenedtorecordingsofmanyEuropeanorchestras.ShereadalotaboutEuropeanmusiciansandtheirmusic.ShedreamedofworkingandlivinginaEuropeancountry.D)ShelearnedplayingtheviolinfromafamousFrenchmusician.A)ShewasapupilofafamousEuropeanviolinist.Shegaveherfirstperformancewithherfather.Shebecameaprofessionalviolinistatfifteen.Shebegantakingviolinlessonsasasmallchild.A)Itwasthechanceofalifetime.Itwasagreatchallengetoher.C)Itgaveherachancetoexplorethecity.D)IthelpedherlearnclassicalFrenchmusic.SectionBPassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Therearemysteriousstoriesbehindhisworks.B)Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown.Hisworkshavenomatchworldwide.D)Therearemanymisunderstandingsabouthim.A)Heonceworkedinawell-knownactingcompany.B)HemovedtoStratford-on-Avoninhischildhood.Hefailedtogobeyondgrammarschool.D)Hewasamemberofthetowncouncil.A)Peopleofhistimehadlittleinterestinhim.B)Hisworkswereadaptedbeyondrecognition.Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire.Writersofhistimehadnomeanstoprotecttheirworks.PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theft.B)Aircrash.C)Cheating. D)Roadaccidents20.A)Learnthelocalcustoms.B)Havetherightdocuments.C)Bookticketswellinadvance.D)Makehotelreservations.21.A)Contactyouragent.B)Useofficialtransport.C)Getaliftifpossible.D)Haveafriendmeetyou.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Cutdownproductioncost. B)Refinethetasteofhisgoods.C)Sellinexpensiveproducts. D)Specializeingoldornaments.A)AtameetingoftopBritishbusinesspeople.Duringalocalsalespromotioncampaign.C)Duringalivetelevisioninterview.Atanationalpressconference.A)Discouraged.B)Distressed.C)Puzzled.D)Insulted.A)Heisnotlaughedat,thatlaughsathimselffirst.Thereshouldbealimittoone 'ssenseofhumor.C)Hewhoneverlearnsfromthepastisboundtofail.Thewordsofsomebusinesspeoplearejustrubbish.SectionCLookingatthebasicbiologicalsystems,theworldisnotdoingverywell.Yeteconomicindicatorsshowtheworldis(26) .Despiteaslowstartatthebeginningoftheeighties,globaleconomicoutputincreasedbymorethanafifthduringthe(27) .Theeconomygrew,tradeincreased,andmillionsofnewjobswerecreated.Howcanbiologicalindicatorsshowthe(28) ofeconomicindicatorsTheansweristhattheeconomicindicatorshaveabasicfault:theyshownodifferencebetweenresourceusesthat(29) progressandthoseusesthatwillhurtit.Themainmeasureofeconomicprogressisthegrossnationalproduct(GNP).(30) ,thistotalsthevalueofallgoodsandservicesproducedandsubtractslossinvalueoffactoriesandequipment.Developedahalf-centuryago,GNPhelped(31) acommonwayamongcountriesofmeasuringchangeineconomicoutput.Forsometime,thisseemedtowork(32) well,butseriousweaknessesarenowappearing.Asindicatedearlier,GNPincludeslossinvalueoffactoriesandequipment,b