Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1．A) Economics.

B) Business and Marketing.

C) Business Writing.

D) Marketing Skills.

2．A) Business Writing and Social English.

B) Writing and Social English.

C) Projects and Academic Writing.

D) Writing, Study Skills and Social English.

3．A) Every morning and afternoon.

B) Every afternoon except Wednesday.

C) Five mornings and four afternoons.

D) Every day of the week.

4．A) Social English.

B) Study Skills.

C) Business English.

D) Academic Writing.

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

5．A) She attended one of its meetings.

B) Her roommate was one of its members.

C) She saw its members protesting.

D) She read about it in the newspaper.

6．A) Secure more student parking spaces.

B) Preserve an open space on campus.

C) Get more funding for their group.

D) Schedule a meeting with college administrators.

7．A) Go to class.

B) Go on a picnic.

C) Attend a meeting.

D) Attend the rally.

8．A) Help the man plan a student rally.

B) Use the student parking lot.

C) Make a donation to support the group.

D) Sign a petition.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9．A) To explain a new requirement for graduation.

B) To interest students in a community service project.

C) To discuss the problems of university students.

D) To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.

10．A) He gives advice to tutors participating in the program.

B) He teaches part-time in an elementary school.

C) He observes university students in the classroom.

D) He helps students prepare their resumes.

11．A) Contact the Students' Union.

B) Sign up for a special class.

C) Submit a resume to the dean.

D) Talk to Professor Dodge.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

12．A) The oxygen level in the water.

B) The angle of the treadwheel.

C) The weights on the divers.

D) The temperature of the water.

13．A) Because walking on Mars will be easier than walking on the Moon.

B) Because there is more gravity on the Moon than on Mars.

C) Because walking quickly will be more difficult on Mars than on the Moon.

D) Because astronauts on Mars will require more oxygen than on the Moon.

14．A) They took short and quick steps.

B) They were pulled off the treadwheel.

C) They lost their balance.

D) They took longer and coordinated steps.

15．A) Martian spacesuits will have larger air tanks.

B) Martian spacesuits will be equipped with special weights.

C) Martian spacesuits will be more flexible.

D) Martian spacesuits will be less durable.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 19 are based on the recording you have just heard.

16．A) They describe how habits affect our behaviour.

B) They are on issues facing office workers today.

C) They investigate the functions of the brain.

D) They reveal how memories are developed.

17．A) It enabled the researchers to track participants' memories.

B) It provided exciting images of famous people and places.

C) It stimulated volunteers' memories of a given moment.

D) It caused subjects to forget their memories for a while.

18．A) Because they could bring a special feeling to the participants.

B) Because they could produce a desirable experimental result.

C) Because they could stimulate participants' bold imagination.

D) Because they could evoke sweet memories in people's mind.

19．A) Words trigger a memory better than images and pictures.

B) Forgetting caused by remembering occurs in an instant.

C) Brain activity is suppressed when pictures are shown.

D) The researchers can watch how the brain suppress memories.

Questions 20 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.

20．A) It makes more children under five suffer from diseases related with malnutrition.

B) It makes about two billion people die from diarrhea each year.

C) It leads to poor quality of life and environmental health problems.

D) It slows the economic growth of the whole world.

21．A) The booming economy helps all the people in India shake off poverty.

B) The rapid urbanization is the biggest obstacle hindering its further development.

C) India is bound to embrace a rapid economic development soon.

D) Government should put the priority on sanitation and clean water for economic development.

22．A) It will share expertise and global practices with other partners about urban water and sanitation.

B) It will help bring clean water and sanitation services to all Indians.

C) It will demonstrate innovative models in environmental pollution and sanitation.

D) It will provide funds to support water and sanitation efforts in India.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.

23．A) They could pay less housing rent in Chinatown.

B) They encountered language and cultural barriers elsewhere.

C) They wanted to experience Chinese culture.

D) They could get government subsidy by living there.

24．A) They plan to rent their houses to new immigrants.

B) They are going to sell their houses.

C) They may replace their houses with high-rise apartments.

D) They intend to keep their houses for private use.

25．A) Chinatown is important in preserving Chinese culture.

B) Chinatown is advantageous to the Sino-foreign cultural exchanges.

C) Chinatown is helpful to spread Chinese culture.

D) Chinatown can make Chinese abroad experience Chinese culture.