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PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

1.A)Itwasmisleading.

B)Itwasenjoyable.

C)Itwasratherboring.

D)Itwasjustso-so.

2.A)Popmusic.

B)Folkmusic.

C)Classicalmusic.

D)Allkindsofmusic.

3.A)Hewillflydirectlytohisdestination.

B)HehastochangeatAlbany.

C)Heisstillnotsurehowtogetthere.

D)HemustchangeatJacksonville.

4.A)It'slate.

B)It'scrowed.

C)Itsempty.

D)It'sontime.

5.A)Unusual.

B)Enthusiastic.

C)Serious.

D)Threatening.

6.A)Hernameisonthetopofthelist.

B)Shewillbethelasttobeinterviewed.

C)Sheisexpectingajobinterview.

D)Shemustfixadateforthejob.

7.A)Thehusbandisnotusuallysoobservant.

B)Thewifeisannoyedatherhusband'scomplaint.

C)Thehusbandhasn/ttoldthetruth.

D)Thewifeisgoingtothehairdresser's.

8.A)Thestudentmisstheirprofessorverymuch.

B)Theprofessordidn'tgivethelesson.

C)AnewcoursewillbeginnextMonday.

D)Somehomeworkwasassignedtothestudents.

9.A)Sheacceptedtheirrequest.

B)Sherejectedtheirrequest.

C)Sheagreedtoconsidertheirrequest.

D)Sheaskedthemtocomewiththeother.

10.A)Atwork.

B)Backathome.

C)Atthemeeting.

D)Awayfromhome.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Cheapclothes.

B)Expensiveclothes.

C)Fashionableclothes.

D)Informalclothes.

12.A)Theyenjoyloudmusic.

B)Theyseldomlosetheirtemper.

C)Theywanttohavechildren.

D)Theyenjoymoderndances.

13.A)Hertwinsisteroftenbringsfriendshomeandthisannoysthespeaker.

B)Theycan/tagreeonthecoloroftheroom.

C)Theycan'tagreeonthekindoffurniture.

D)Thespeakerlikestokeepthingsneatwhilehertwinsisterdoesn't.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Inthefirstsemester.

B)Inthesecondsemester.

C)Inthethirdsemester.

D)Inthefourthsemester.

15.A)Sheisill.

B)Sheistooold.

C)Herhusbandwantsherto.

D)Herhusbandisill.

16.A)Hisfather.

B)Hismother.

C)Hisgirlfriend.

D)Histeacher.

17.A)Hehasdecidedtocontinuehisstudies.

B)Hehasstilltomakeadecision.

C)Hehasdecidedtogiveuphisjob.

D)Hehasstilltotakeaparttimejob.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)Twentyyears.

B)Acoupleofweeks.

C)Acoupleofyears.

D)Fiveyears.

19.A)Davidhadbeensellingcars.

B)Davidhadtaughtbusiness.

C)Davidhadbecomeasalesman.

D)Davidhadmadealotofmoney.

20.A)Richpeoplearenothappy.

B)Beingrichisthebestthingintheworld.

C)Beingrichisnotalwaysagoodthing.

D)Richpeopleareusuallywiththeirfamilies.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhatdoCharlesDarwin,NicholasCopernicusandFrankJ.Sullowayhavein

common?

Thefirsttwo,ofcourse,wererevolutionaryscientificthinkers:Copernicus

establishedthattheEarthrevolvesaroundthesun;Darwindiscoverednaturalselection.

AndSulloway?He'sahistorianofscienceatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologywho

hasdiscoveredsomethingelsethesetwomen-and,indeed,mostofthemajorpioneers

inscienceoverthelast400years-haveincommon:theywere,likeSullowayhimself,

precededinbirthbyatleastoneotherbrotherorsister.Birthorder,hefound,isthe

mostreliableindicatorofwhetherascientistwillembraceorattackradicalnewideas.

Thethirdoffourchildren,Sullowayhasspent20yearssearchingoutthebirth

orderof2,784scientistswhowereononesideortheotherof28scientificrevolutions

sincethe16thcentury.Hediscoveredthat23ofthe28revolutionswereledby

later-boms.

Sullowayfocusedonthemale-dominatedworldofscienceandthesoleissuehe

measuredwaswillingnesstochallengeestablishedopinions.Thoseleastlikelytoaccept

newtheorieswerefirstbornswithyoungerbrothersorsisters.Themostradicalwere

youngersonswithatleastoneolderbrother.

AccordingtoSulloway'stheory,firstbornchildrenidentifymorereadilywith

parentalauthoritybecause,amongotherthings,theyareoftenputinchargeofyounger

brothersorsisters.

Throughthisidentification,firstbornsabsorbthenorms(規(guī)范，準則)andvaluesof

societyinwaysthatsubsequentchildrendonot.Theolderchildgetsresponsibility.

Theyyoungeroneteststhelimits,triestoseewhathecangetawaywith.

21.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A)Later-bornsaremoreintelligentthanfirstborns.

B)Revolutionarythinkerstendtorecognizetheinfluenceofbirthorder.

C)Majorscientistsalwayshavesomethingincommonintheirwayofthinking.

D)One'sbehaviourisoftendeterminedbybirthorder.

22.Thehistorianofsciencementionedinthepassageisofthefamily.

A)theyoungestchild

B)neithertheeldestnortheyoungestchild

C)theonlychild

D)theeldestchild

23.The2,784scientistsSullowaystudied.

A)hadled23ofthe28scientificrevolutions

B)wereprecededinbirthbyatleastonebrotherorsister

C)hadeithersupportedoropposedrevolutionaryideas

D)haddominatedtheworldofsciencefor400years

24.AccordingtoSulloway'stheory,whoismostlikelytochallengeestablishedideasof

science?

A)Theonlysonwithyoungersisters.

B)Thosewhoidentifymorereadilywithparentalauthority.

C)Theonlychildofafamily.

D)Apersonwithatleastoneolderbrotherorsister.

25.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsSulloway'sbirthordertheoryis.

A)critical

B)defensive

C)neutral

D)inconsistent

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theindividualmobility,convenience,andstatusgivenbytheprivatepassengercar

offeraseeminglyunbeatableattraction.In1987,arecord126,000carsrolledoff

assemblylineseachworkingday,andcloseto400millionvehicleschokeuptheworld's

streetstoday.

Butthecar'susefulnesstotheindividualstandsinsharpcontrasttothecostsand

burdensthatsocietymustshouldertoprovideanautomobile-centeredtransportation

system.SincetheclaysofHenryFord,societieshavemadeasteadystreamoflawsto

protectdriversfromeachotherandthemselves,aswellastoprotectthegeneralpublic

fromtheunintendedeffectsofmassiveautomobileuse.Lawmakershavestruggled

overthecompetinggoalsofunlimitedmobilityandtheindividual'sfighttobefreeof

thenoise,pollution,andphysicaldangersthattheautomobileoftenbrings.

Priortotheseventies,theauto'susefulnessandassuredroleinsocietywerehardly

questioned.Evenworriesaboutuprisinggaspricesandfuturefuelavailabilitysubsided

(減退)intheeightiesalmostasquicklyastheyhademerged.Carsalesrecovered,

drivingisup,andwealthycustomersareoncemoreshoppingforhighperformance

cars.

Themotorvehicleindustry'sapparentsuccessindealingwiththechallengesofthe

seventieshasobscuredtheharmfullong-termtrendsofautomobilecentered

transportation.Risinggasolineconsumptionwillbeforelongputincreasedpressureon

oilproductioncapacities.Inaddition,asmoreandmorepeoplecanaffordtheirown

carsandasmassmotorizationtakeshold,trafficjambecomesatoughproblem.And

motorvehiclesareimportantcontributorstourbanairpollution,acidrain,andglobal

warming.

Society'sinterestinfuelsupplysecurity,theintegrityofitscities,andprotectionof

theenvironmentcallsforafundamentalrethinkingoftheautomobile'srole.Stricter

fueleconomyandpollutionstandardsarethemostobviousandimmediatemeasures

thatcanbeadopted.Buttheycanonlybepartoftheanswer.Intheyearsahead,the

challengewillbetodevelopinnovative(革新的)transportationpolicies.

26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A)Agoodcarindicatesitsowner'shighsocialposition.

B)Agoodcarallowsitsownertotravelfree.

C)Acarprovidesitsownerwithasenseofsafety.

D)Acaraddstoitsowner'sattractiveness.

27.Thephraserolledoffassemblylines,/(Para.1,Lines2-3)means.

A)“wereturnedoutfromfactories”

B)“movedalongproductionlines”

C)“movedalongthestreets"

D)“werelinedupinthestreets7"

28.Thepassagestatesthatthereis.

A)asharpcontrastbetweenthecostandusefulnessofthecars

B)asharpcontrastbetweenthecostandperformanceofthecars

C)asharpconflictbetweencardriversandtrafficrules

D)asharpcontradictionbetweentheconvenienceofcarownersandtheburdens

ofsociety

29.Itisimpliedthattheauto'sassuredroleinsocietyis.

A)threatenedbytherisinggasprices

B)challengedbyaseriesoffundamentalproblems

C)protectedbylaw

D)firmlyestablished

30.Stricterfueleconomyandpollutionstandardsare.

A)onlypartofthesolutiontomassiveautomobileuse

B)thebestwaytocopewiththemassiveuseofcars

C)innovativetransportationpolicies

D)futurepoliciesoftheautomobileindustry

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhileAmerica'sgrade-schoolandhigh-schoolsystemiscomingunderattack,one

factremains:U.S.universitiesareamongthebestintheworld.SinceWorldWarII,

Americanscientists-mostlyworkinginuniversitiesorcolleges-havewonmorethanhalf

ofallNobelPrizesinphysicsandmedicine.ForeignstudentsrushtotheUnitedStates

bythetensofthousands;lastyeartheyearnedmorethanonequarterofthedoctoral

degreesawardedinthecountry.YetwhileAmericanuniversitiesproducegreatresearch

andgreatgraduateprogramme,theysome-timespaylittleattentiontothetaskthat

liesattheirverycore:theteachingofundergraduatestudents.

Inaneraof$20,000academicyears,collegepresidentscannolongeraffordto

ignorethecreepingrotattheircore.Inspeechesandinterviewsthenation'shigher

educatorshaverediscoveredteaching.RobertRosenzweig,presidentoftheAssociation

ofAmericanUniversities,said:"Ourorganizationwasneververyconcernedabout

teaching.Inthelast18months,wehavespentmoretimeonundergraduateeducation

thanonanyothersubject//

Despitesuchpromisingefforts,noonedoubtsthatresearchstilloutranksteaching

attheleadinguniversities,notleastbecauseitisasurerandfasterwaytoearnstatus.

Somepeopledon'tthinkithastobethatway.Theyarguethattherewardsystemfor

collegefacultycanbechanged,sothatprofessorswillbeencouragedtodevotemore

timeandefforttoteaching.Theysaythattheyarebeginningtobelievethatthe1990s

maycometoberememberedasthedecadeoftheundergraduate.

Thatwouldbring'itfullcircle.Formorethantwocenturiesafterthefoundingof

HarvardCollegein1636,theinstructionofundergraduatestudentswasanessential

conditionofAmericanhighereducation.

31.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestTITLEforthispassage?

A)UniversityEducationintheU.S.

B)UniversityEducationChallenged

C)TeachingandResearchinUniversities

D)UndergraduateTeachingRediscovered

32.Thefirstsentenceinthesecondparagraphmeansthat.

A)withabudgetof$20,000,presidentsfinditdifficulttokeeptheiruniversities

going

B)withtheincreaseinfees,educatorsfeelobligedtoimproveundergraduate

teaching

C)witha$20,000budget,presidentsfinditdifficulttostopthecreepingrotin

theiruniversities

D)withthedecreaseinfees,educatorscan'taffordtolayequalstressonboth

researchandteaching

33.Accordingtoparagraph3,somepeoplethinkthattherewardsystemforteachers

shouldbechangedsothat.

A)moreemphasiswillbelaidonteaching

B)leadinguniversitiescanfurtherraisetheirstatus

C)effortcanbedirectedtograduateinstruction

D)the1990'swillbecomeadecadeofthe-undergraduate

34.Accordingtothepassage,attheleadingAmericanuniversities.

A)researchisdeclininginimportance

B)teachingisnowrankedaboveresearch

C)teachingisasurewaytogainposition

D)moreimportanceisattachedtoresearchthantoteaching

35.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatabout150yearsagoundergraduateinstruction

A)wasalreadythreatenedbyresearchwork

B)begantobeneglectedinmostuniversities

C)constitutedthefundamentalpartofhighereducation

D)begantoundergorapidchanges

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InthefinalyearsbeforethebeginningoftheCivilWar,theviewthattheNegro

wasdifferent,eveninferior,waswidelyheldintheUnitedStates.AtPeoria,Illinois,in

October1854,AbrahamLincolnaskedwhatstandtheopponentsofslaveryshouldtake

regardingNegroes.

“Freethem,andmakethempoliticallyandsociallyourequals?Myownfeelings

willnotadmitofthis;andifminewould,wewellknowthatthoseofthegreatmass,of

whitepeoplewillnot.

Whetherthisfeelingaccordswithjusticeandsoundjudgement,isnotthesole

question,ifindeed,itisanypartofit.Auniversalfeeling,whetherwellorillfounded,

cannotbesafelydisregarded.

Wecannot,then,makethemequals/7

TheLincolnstatementwasclearanddirect,anditdoubtlessrepresentedtheviews

ofmostAmericansinthe1850's.Mostofthosewhoheardhimorreadhisspeechwere

ofthesameopinionashe.Inlateryears,thePeoriaspeechwouldbeusedbythosewho

taughttodamageLincoln'sreputationasachampionoftherightsoftheNegro.In1964,

theWhiteCitizens'Councilsreprintedportionsofthespeechinlargeadvertisementsin

thedailypressandinsistedthatLincolnsharedtheirviewsonthedesirabilityof

maintainingtwodistinctworldsofrace.

Lincolncouldnothaveovercomethenation'sstronginclinationtowardracial

separationifhehadtried.Andhedidnottryveryhard.Whenhesetaboutforming

Negrotroopslater,hewascontentnotonlytosetNegroesapartinaunitcalled"U.S.

ColoredTroops,"butalsotohaveNegroprivates(列兵)receive$10permonth

includingclothing,whilewhitesofthesamerankreceived$13permonthplusclothing.

OnlythefirmrefusalofmanyNegrotroopstoacceptunequalpayfinallyforced

Congresstoequalizecompensation,forwhiteandNegrosoldiers.

Thefightforunionthatbecamealsoafightforfreedomneverbecameafightfor

equalityorforthecreationofoneracialworld.

36.In1854,AbrahamLincolnbelievedthat.

A)itwaspracticaltogiveequalrightstoNegroes

B)Negroesshouldhaveequalrights

C)racialequalityforNegroeswasimpossible

D)mostwhitepeoplewouldopposegivingfreedomtoNegroes

37.Inthe1850's,thenation'sinclinationtowardracialseparationwas.

A)disregardedbyCongress

B)challengedbyLincoln

C)toostrongtoovercome

D)basedonroundjudgement

38.In1964,theWhiteCitizens'CouncilsreprintedthePeoriaspeechinorderto

A)damageLincoln'sreputation

B)defendtheirownviewpoints

C)criticizeLincoln'sviewsonracialequality

D)defendLincoln'sreputation

39.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethatLincoln.

A)helpedNegroesfightforfreedomonly

B)gaveNegroesequalpay

C)treatedwhiteandNegrosoldiersequally

D)helpedtocreateoneracialworld

40.ThepurposeoftheCivilWarwas.

A)toestablishequalityofallpeople

B)tomaintaintheunionofthecountry

C)todoawaywithracialseparation

D)toendracialinjustice

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

41.Sometimes,veryyoungchildrenhavetroublefactfromfictionandmay

believethatsuchthingsactuallyexist.

A)forseparating

B)toseparate

C)havingseparated

D)separating

42.ThesecondbookwasbyAugust1952,buttwoyearslater,theendwas

stillnowhereinsight.

A)completed

B)tohavecompleted

C)tocomplete

D)tohavebeencompleted

43.Whateverthecauses,Englishattheendofthe20thcenturyismorewidelyspoken

andwrittenthananyotherlanguage.

A)everwas

B)hadeverbeen

C)haseverbeen

D)wouldeverbe

44.Inthisexperiment,theyarewakenedseveraltimesduringthenightandaskedto

reportwhatthey.

A)hadjustbeendreaming

B)havejustbeendreaming

C)arejustdreaming

D)hadjustdreamt

45.Itisoftheutmostimportancethatyouhereontime.

A)be

B)shallbe

C)aretobe

D)mustbe

46.Hemighthavebeenkilledthearrivalofthepolice.

A)exceptfor

B)butfor

C)with

D)for

47.Thesefiguresarenotconsistenttheresultsobtainedinprevious

experiments.

A)to

B)with

C)for

D)in

48.Theanimalhasabrainwhichisnearest.

A)inman'ssize

B)insizetoman

C)insizetoman's

D)tothesizeinman

49.Theproblemoftoselectashissuccessorwasquicklydisposedof.

A)what

B)whom

C)which

D)how

50.Britain'spressisunusualitisdividedintotwoverydifferenttypesof

newspaper:thequalitypressandthepopularpress.

A)inhow

B)inwhat

C)inwhich

D)inthat

51.Somecompanieshaveintroducedflexibleworkingtimewithlessemphasison

pressure.

A)thanmoreonefficiency

B)andmoreefficiency

C)andmoreonefficiency

D)thanefficiency

52.Heoftensatinsmallbardrinkingconsiderablemorethan.

A)hewasingoodhealth

B)hishealthwasgood

C)hisgoodhealthwas

D)wasgoodforhishealth

53.Allthepartsofthiswashingmachineare,sothatitisveryconvenientto

replacethem.

A)normalized

B)modernized

C)mechanized

D)standardized

54.Iwasbytheirkindnessandmovedtotears.

A)preoccupied

B)embarrassed

C)overwhelmed

D)counseled

55.Inmanyculturespeoplewhowerethoughttohavetheabilitytodreams

werelikelytobehighlyrespected.

A)interpret

B)intervene

C)inherit

D)impart

56.Thepersonwhothistypeofresearchdeservesourpraise.

A)originated

B)manufactured

C)generated

D)estimated

57.Allstudentsinthisuniversityarerequestedtowiththeregulations.

A)yield

B)comply

C)submit

D)consent

58.Mybosshasalwaysattendedtotheofimportantbusinesshimself.

A)transaction

B)stimulation

C)transition

D)solution

59.Whenheappliedforaintheofficeofthelocalnewspaperhewastoldto

seethemanager.

A)location

B)profession

C)career

D)position

60.Humanbehaviorismostlyaproductoflearning,whereasthebehaviorofan

animaldependsmainlyon.

A)consciousness

B)impulse

C)instinct

D)response

61.There'sawholeofbillswaitingtobepaid.

A)stock

B)stack

C)number

D)sequence

62.Tobeaninventor,oneneedsprofoundknowledgeaswellasavery

imagination.

A)vivid

B)bright

C)living

D)colorful

63.InScotland,asintherestoftheUnitedKingdom,schoolingbeginsatage

5andendsatage16.

A)compelling

B)forced

C)obliged

D)compulsory

64.Itisacommonthemeinmanysciencefictionstoriesthattheworldmayoneday

bebyinsects.

A)brokenin

B)runover

C)takenover

D)filledin

65.Alargepartofhumanactivity,particularlyinrelationtotheenvironment,is

conditionsorevents.

A)inresponseto

B)infavourof

C)incontrastto

D)inexcessof

66.Davidlikescountrylifeandhasdecidedtofarming.

A)getalongwith

B)gobackon

C)getholdof

D)goinfor

67.Wearefacedwiththenecessitytorecognizethathavingmorepeople

impliesalowerstandardofliving.

A)readily

B)smoothly

C)inevitably

D)deliberately

68.Somepeoplecriticizefamilydoctorsfortoomanymedicinesforminor

illnesses.

A)prescribing

B)ordering

C)advising

D)delivering

69.Communicationistheprocessofamessagefromasourcetoan

audienceviaachannel.

A)transmitting

B)submitting

C)transforming

D)switching

70.Dogsareoftenpraisedfortheir;theyalmostneverabandontheir

masters.

A)faith

B)loyalty

C)trust

D)truthfulness

PartIVErrorCorrection(15minutes)

Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether

10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,

addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthe

correctionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutand

writethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,put

aninsertionmark(/\)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordinthe

blank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitandputaslash(/)intheblank.

Example:

Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteratureofourperi6ds1.time/times/period

ManyoftheargumentsJ3aVihgusedforthestudyofliteratureas2.\

aschoolsubjectarevalidforAstudyoftelevision.3.the_______

Whenyouboardaplane,amachinemaysoonbescanningmorethanyour

bags—itmaybestudyingyourface.Acomputercomesontothemarketrecentlvwhich

(71)promisestobe0bletorecognizefacesataglancefromrvideo(72)camera.

Thesystem,knowncsPRES,hasmanypossibleusein(73)differentfieldsbutthe

mostprominentisliketobemonitoring(74)crowdsatairportsforknownterrorists.

Suchataskisfarfromthecapabilitiesofaconventionalimageprocessor,whichistoo

quicktobeofpracticaluse.Moreover,itistooeasily(75)confused:ifimageofafacein

itsmemoryisonlyafrontal(76)view.Forexample,theymightnotrecognizethatsame

face(77)whenpresentingwithasideviewoftheface.(78)

PARESreliesinthenewtechnoloRvofceuT。/(神經(jīng)的)(79)networks.Likethebrain,

ithasmanyinterconnectedmemory"cells”,whichworksimultaneouslyratherthanin

sequenceandthusgreatlyspeedupthecomputation.Andlikethebrain,theneural

networkcanbetrainedtoconcentrateonessentialswhileignoringofinessential

mattesitcan“l(fā)earn"what's(80)importantandwhatisn't.Butthetrainingisboring:

anoperatormustpatientlycorrectthecomputer'smistakes.

PartVWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

title:MotorcyclesandCityTraffic.Youshouldbaseyourcompositionon

thefollowingoutline(giveninChinese):

1.近年來中國城市中的摩托車

2.摩托車的優(yōu)點和缺點

3.你對我國城市中摩托車發(fā)展前景的看法

Youmustwriteyourcompositioninnolessthan120wordsonCompositionSheet

andremembertowriteitinreadablehandwriting.

1月英語六級訓(xùn)練試題聽力原文

SectionA

1.M:Ihaveneverseensuchaninterestingshow.IhopeyouenjoyeditasmuchasIdid.

W:ImustadmitthatIfeltsleepyduringthetwohours.

Q:Howdidthewomanfeelabouttheshow?

2.W:Ican'tfigureoutwhat'swrongwithmywatch.ItwasjustamonthagothatIhadit

repaired.

M:Don/twasteyourtimeandmoneyanymore.It'sveryoldwatchanditisquitewornout.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.M:Oh,whatamorning!YouknowIhadsomuchworktodoandthephonejustkeptringing.

Threesalespeoplecalledmethismorning.

W:Iknowhowitis.Igetalotofcalls,too,evenonweekends.

Q:Whatarethetwospeakersdoing?

4.W:YouAmericansarefunny.Itseemsasifyouweremarriedwithcars.

M:Yeah,Iguessthat'strue.Thecountryisbecomingonebighighway.Iwasreadingthat

thereareabout4millionmilesofroadsandhighwaysinthiscountrynow.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

5.W:Iintendtobuysomefruitforthechildren.Theseapplesandpearsseemtobeinseason.

Illget2dozenofeach.

M:Ihopetheyareasgoodastheylook.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.M:Excuseme,butIdidn'thearclearlywhatyousaid.Didyousaythatyourteaching

assistantwouldmarktheexampapers?

W:No.Isaidhewouldcollectthepapers.KIIgradethemmyself.

Q:Whatdidthewomansayabouttheexam?

7.M:I'mgettingabsolutelynowherewithPhysicsproblems.

W:Howaboutmygoingthroughthemwithyou?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

8.W:Hi,Jack,Ijustcamebackyesterday.AnythingnewwhileIwasaway?

M:Congratulations,Susan!It'ssaidyouwillbepromotedtomanagerandbecomemy

immediateboss.

Q:What'smostprobablytherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakersatthemoment?

9.M:Ofthetwohouseswehaveseen,whichonedoyouthinkfitsourneedsbetter,thefirst

oneorthesecondone?

W:Thesecondone.Itseemsveryexpensive.Butinthelongrun,itwillsaveupthemoney

onthemaintenance.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthereasonforherchoice?

10.W:WhatamemoryIhave!IdidwritedownthenumberonasheetofpaperwhenI

answeredthephonethismorning.Butnowthepaperhasdisappearedwithoutanytrace.

M:Don'tworry.KIIbeseeingMr.Browninanhour.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

SectionB

PassageOne

Intheearlydaysofrailroadshorsespulledthetrains.Thetrainshadnoenginesandno

poweroftheirown.RichardTraversicofEnglandinventedasteampoweredenginein1840.Soon

peoplewerebuildingrailroadsandsteamenginesallovertheworld.Becausethesteamengine

didtheworkthatanimalsusedtodo,peoplecalledthem“IronHorses”.PeterCopperwasarich

Americanbusinessman.HeownedalotoflandneartheBottomhalandOhiora