2011崇明二模英語

崇明縣2010學(xué)年第二次高考模擬試題英語（考試時間120分鐘，滿分150分。請將答案填寫在答題紙上）第Ⅰ卷(共105分)I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Arailwayporter.Abusconductor.Ataxidriver.Apostalclerk.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11. A.OldPeopleTalking. B.TheTommyBrainShoe. C.MyFavoriteMusician. D.AmericanCountryMusicShow.12. A.Scotland. B.TheMiddleEast. C.NorthAmerica. D.TheWestAsia.13. A.LifeChannel. B.AMusicChannel. C.AScienceChannel. D.TheNewsChannel.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14. A.IntheregionofNorthPole. B.InthePacificOcean. C.Ingreenforests. D.Indrydeserts.15. A.Snakesareusedtoextra-hotweather. B.Snakesliketostayinthesun. C.Snakesaregoodswimmers. D.Snakesneedwarmth.16. A.Theyarefairlyintelligent. B.Theyarenotveryintelligent. C.Theyareintelligent. D.Theyareveryintelligent.SectionCDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.AThree-dayHolidayThepossibledestination__17__Howtogetthereby__18__Startingtime__19__afterworkThingstotakeshortsandT-shirts;a(n)__20__oralightcoatCompletetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Whatdidthegirl’sbrothergiveher?A__21__.Whatdoesthegirlreallyneed?Some__22__.Wherewilltheygothen?Tothe__23__inJanet’sneighbourhood.What’stheprobablyrelationshipbetweenthem?Theyare__24__.Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.25. Manyexceptions_____therulesofEnglishusagemakeEnglishdifficulttomaster.A.of B.off C.to D.on26. —Haveyoueverseenatigerinthewild? —Yes.Isaw________whenIvisitedthenationalparkinsouthernNepal.A.it B.one C.that D.any27. Itisthethirdtimethatthepresident_____toChinaforavisit. A.come B.comes C.willcome D.hascome28. TomasteraforeignlanguagelikeEnglishrequireshardwork,soyou_____studytoohard. A.oughtto B.shouldn’t C.can’t D.mustn’t29.Insomecountries,_____iscalled“equality”doesnotreallymeanequalrightsforallpeople. A.which B.what C.that D.one30. Inmakingaspeech,thenumberoflistenersisalsoanimportantfactor______.A.tobeconsideredB.beingconsidered C．considered D.considering31. Themoreexerciseyoutakeinyoursparetime,__________itwilldotoyou.A.thebetter B.thebest C.themorewell D.themoregood32. WhatdisappointedMr.Smithmostwas______togotoCanadawithhisparentstovisithisgrandpa. A.havingnotbeenallowed B.hisnotallowing C.hisnothavingbeenallowed D.hisbeingnotallowed33. ______youwillcarryoutmyinstructionsorIwillofferthejobtosomeoneelse.A.Either B.Unless C.Until D.Whether34._____theearthtobeflat,manyfearedthatColumbuswouldfallofftheedgeoftheworld. A.Havingbelieved B.Believing C.Believed D.Tobelieve35. Theydidn’tdiscoveruntiltheyhappenedtoenterthebackroom________someonehadstolenthepricelesspainting.A.that B.what C.which D.when36. I’vetriedveryhardtoimprovemyEnglish,butbynomeans_____withmyprogress. A.theteacherisnotsatisfied B.istheteachernotsatisfied C.theteacherissatisfied D.istheteachersatisfied37. Thestorybroughtthehoursbacktome_____Iwastakengoodcareofinthatfarawayvillage. A.that B.until C.where D.when38. Thesaleusuallytakesplaceinfrontofthehouse,withtheaudience_____onbenches,chairsorboxes. A.havingseated B.seating C.seated D.havingbeenseated39. Ratherthan_____thevegetablestogobad,hesoldthemathalfprice. A.allow B.toallow C.allowing D.allowed40. ________hasrecentlybeendonetoprovidemorebuses,ashortageofpublicvehiclesremainsaseriousproblem.A.That B.What C.Inspiteofwhat D.ThoughwhatSectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.distastefulB.telephoningC.individualD.fightE.surroundingF.chemicalsG.evolutionH.botanistI.escapeJ.survival WhenyouwatchTVprogrammesaboutwildanimals.ItisamazingtoseehowanAfricananimalcan__41__alion’sattack.Inthewilderness,everyonehasastunt(絕技).Evenplantshavetheirownwaysoffightingoffenemies. Overmillionsofyearsof__42__,plantshavedevelopedauniquedefencesystem.Chemicalsarewidelyusedfor__43__.Bymakingtheirleaves,flowers,stems,rootsandfruits__44__orpoisonoustoanimals,plantscanfightback.OnesuchplantistheGoldenWattletree.British__45__DavidCameronhasfoundwhenananimaleatsthetree’sleaves,theamountofpoisonoustannin(單寧)increasesintheotherleaves.“It’slikethedamagedleaves__46__theotherstellingthemtofighttogetheragainsttheenemy,”hesaid.Thetreealsosendsdefencemessagestoneighboringplantsbygivingoutaspecialsmell.GoldenWattletreeinthe__47__45meterswillgetthemessageandproducemoretanninwithin10minutes.Now,ifananimaleatstoomanyofthetrees’leaves,itwilldie.Everyspeciesofplantortreespecializesintheproductionofaparticularsetof__48__.Aplant-eatinganimalthatcansafelyeattheleavesofonetreemaybepoisonedbyitsneighbor.Inthisway,plantshavedevelopednotonly__49__defencesystems,butalsosharedthemwithothers.Thismakesitimpossibleforasingleanimaltodestroyevenasmallareaofforest.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext. HuntingwildbirdsisillegalinShanghai–andespeciallyinChongming Butenforcement(執(zhí)法)isdifficult,andinmanycasesnonexistent,duetolackof__51__andstaff.Alotof__52__workislefttovolunteers.AccordingtoanofficialoftheShanghaiWildAnimalProtectionAssociation,who__53__tobenamed,somesmallrestaurantsare__54__servingbirddishes,butthe__55__isimpossibletostopatthistime.“Wehaveto__56__cooperationwiththecity’s__57__andindustrydepartment,thefoodanddrug__58__,thepoliceandmanyothersectors(部門)ofthegovernment,”hesaid.“__59__,thereisnolawenforcementpowerto__60__theirbusinesslicenses.” Theassociationlacksenoughpeopleto__61__intotheChongmingwoods,asthevolunteersdo,to__62__nets,whichareusedtocapturebirds.TheChongmingWoodsProtectionTeamhasonlysixmembersandfiveofthemhavetotakecareofthe__63__–onlyoneisdedicatedtobirdprotection,accordingtoJiangLong,ourteamleaderandamemberofthenon-governmentalShanghaiGreenOasisEcologicalConservationandCommunicationCenter.“Whattheycandoislimited，sovolunteersareneededtofillthe__64__,50.A.killingB.buyingC.servingD.burning51.A.resourcesB.sourcesC.gunsD.tools52.A.routineB.protectionC.difficultD.easy53.A.allowedB.approvedC.agreedD.declined54.A.carefullyB.illegallyC.loyallyD.privately55.A.behaviorB.lawC.practiceD.case56.A.seekB.giveC.findD.connect57.A.educationB.fishingC.animalD.commerce58.A.businessB.associationC.administrationD.institute59.A.MeanwhileB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Besides60.A.provideB.suspendC.supplyD.refuse61A.intrudeB.ventureC.floodD.invade62.A.breakintoB.lookforC.turnoverD.cutdown63.A.birdsB.animalsC.woodsD.beach64A.gapB.holeC.occupationD.placeSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Shetellsussheunderstandsteens.She’swiththemathomeandshe’swiththematschool.Sheplaysthepianoandtheflute(笛子).“GrowingupIwasalwaysinvolvedwithmusic.MyparentshaddivorcedandIwasunderalotofstress,andbeingaroundmusic,Ifeltpeaceandhappiness.LaterIcametorealizethat,asamusicteacher,Icouldgivethatgifttokids.”Andshe’sanauthor.ShewroteTheUnexpectedAdventureatEastHaddamtwoyearsagowhenEvenshadabrotherandasisterinherChorusclasswhostruggledwithherrelationship.Eachone–mostlythesister–complainedabouttheothertoher.“AndIhopethebookwillshowthemtheimportanceoftheireducation.It’ssohardforteenstounderstandthevalueofwhattheystudyinschool.”She’skeenlyawareofthechallengestoday’syouthface.“Asasociety,we’veloweredourstandardsinmanycases.AsakidIwatchedHappyDayandTheBillCosbyShow,andmyparentsneverhadtoworryaboutwhatwouldcomeoutofthecharacters’mouths.Todaythereisnoshowonafter8p.m.that’ssuitableforyoungerpeople.It’shardforkidstodaybecausethey’renotallowedtheinnocencewehad.”She’sbusyatworkonhernextbook.Evenssayswritingthesebookshasfilledaplaceinsideherthatsheneverthoughtabout,butthatneededtobefilled.“Ienjoytheprocesssomuch.Ifeelchallenged.AndIamabletopurge(凈化)somethoughtsthatIwouldliketoshare,especiallywithkids.”“Themostimportantthingforkidstodaytorememberisthateverypersonisvaluableandimportant,andtheyhavetorespecttheirbodiesandthemselves,andbehaveinawaythatshowsthat.”65.Evenswasfondofmusicasachildbecause_____. A.shecouldfindcomfortwithmusicathome B.hergiftformusicwaspasseddownfromherparents C.herparentsgaveheralotofpressuretolearnmusic D.musiccouldbringpeacebetweenfightingparents66.WecaninferfromParagraph4that_____. A.todaythefamilyseldomwatchesshowstogether B.thestandardtochoosecharactersinshowsisraised C.theshowafter8p.m.haveabadinfluenceonteens D.today’syouthareasinnocentasthoseinthepast67.WhatstatementmayEvensagreeto? A.Schoolsubjectsaretoohardforteenstounderstand. B.Itisachallengetoteachchildrenmusicandwriting. C.Teensrespectothersbybehavingthemselveswell. D.Educationisofgreatvaluetoteenstoday.68.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage? A.Amulti-talentedteacherunderstandsteens. B.Ateacherwritesbooksonteens. C.Teenslovemulti-talentedteachersatschool.D.Kidstodayarenomoreinnocentthanever.(B)Advertisement1NowavailableatFranklinParkoneblockfromIndianaUniversity.Newunfurnishedflatbedroomat$135,twobedroomsat$165,threebedroomsat$195permonth.Utilities(實用設(shè)施)includegas,electricityandwater.Childrenandsmallpetsarewelcome.Onemonth’sdepositrequired.OfficeopensthroughSaturdayninetofive.Advertisement2SHEFFIELDLINCOLNClassesforforeignstudentsatalllevels3months,6months,9monthsandoneyearcourseOpenallyearSmallclass(maximum12students)Library,languagelaboratoryandlisteningcenterAccommodationwithselectedfamilies25minutesfromLondonCoursefeesforEnglishforoneyearare￡1,380withreductionforshorterperiodsofstudy.69.FromAdvertisement1,wecansuppose_____. A.catsanddogsarenotpermittedintheflats B.theflatshavefurnitureinthem C.theflatsarefarfromIndiana D.gasandwaterbillsareincludedintherent70.Advertisement1suggeststhatpersonswhoareinterestedintheflatsmust_____. A.seetheflatsonMondayorSaturday B.callforanappointmentiftheywanttoseetheflatsfromninetofiveMondaythroughSaturday C.seetheflatsbeforefiveo’clockduringweekdays D.callforanappointmentiftheywanttoseetheflatsonSundayorintheevening71.WhileyoustayinLincolnCollegeofEnglish,_______willtakecareofyou.A.theschoolwhereyoustudyB.thefamilyyouhavechosenC.yourclassmatesD.yourownparents(C)Ihearmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldly(大膽地)ontheirown,mostofthemareattemptingtoseizeoneanother’shandsforreassurance.Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Butsomehowtheyallendupcrowdedroundlisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthus-and-suchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon(蠶繭)—intoalargercocoon.Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedout(創(chuàng)造出)ateenagemarket.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Andmanyoftoday’sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthisaddsuptoagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon’tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Well,gotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome—withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.That’stheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.72.Thispassageismeantto______.A.tellreadershowtobepopularamongpeoplearoundthemB.suggestpeoplehowtounderstandandrespecteachotherC.encourageteenagerstolearntomaketheirchoicesanddecisionsD.suggestparentshowtoguideandteachtheirteenagechildren73.Accordingtotheauthor,manychildrenaresaidtoberebelling,butactuallymostofthem____.A.areverymuchafraidofbeingkeptaloneB.arenotcourageousandconfidentenoughC.arenotverypopularamongtheirclassmatesD.aregoodatstrikingoutboldlyontheirown74.Theexpression“toawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren”canbeunderstoodas“______”.A.togenerouslyrewardtheirchildrenwhentheydobetterthanothersB.toexpecttheirchildrentobecometopstudentsattheteenagemarketC.togiveprizestotheirchildrenwhentheydowellintheirtestsD.topaymuchattentiontowhethertheirchildrenarepopular75.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.advertisementsaretryingtohelpteenagerstofindthemselvesB.mostteenagersareactuallynotrebellingatallinarealsenseC.advertisementsarealwaysmisleadingincarvingoutateenagemarketD.mostteenagersmanagetobecomepopularbydressingastheypleaseSectionCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.A.PreparationsforsurfingB.PotentialdangersC.Currentsurfers’attitudetowardssurfingD.FindingtherightwaveE.WheresurferscomefromF.Themostdangeroussport Surfingisoneofthefastestdevelopingsportsintheworldtoday.ItusedtobepracticedbytheancientPolynesians,butsincethe1960sanyoneandeveryonecangosurfing.76. Surfingismoreofawayoflifeforsomepeoplethansimplyasport,andmanyspendtheirtimetravellingaroundtheplanetinsearchoftheperfectwave.Typically,theaveragesurferisarelaxedtypeofperson:theysayit’ssomethingabouttheartofcatchingwavesandbeingoutintheelementsthatmakesyoufeelveryrelaxed.Surfersgreeteachotherbysaying“Howzit?”(abitlike“How’sitgoing?”)andsometimescalleachother“bru”or“brah”fromtheHawaiianwordforbrother,“braddah”.BritishsurferstravelinWVcampervansandlookabitlikehippiest.77. Anywherethathasacoastlinewithbigwavesishometosurfers.HalfofAustralia’scoastlineissurfablesotherearelotsofAustraliansurfers.HawaiiiswherethesportwasinventedandthecurrentchampionisHawaiianSunnyGarcia.AlotofsurfersalsocomefromCaliforniaandNewZealand.ThereareevensurfersintheUKwhohangoutonthesouthwestcoastwheretheAtlanticwaveshittheshore.78. Getaboard.Mostsurfersstartonshortboards.Longboardsandgunsareonlyforexperiencedsurferscatchinghugewaves.Youalsohavetobeaverystrongswimmer:beingabletoswimatleast100meters,and25metersunderwaterisrequired.79. Beachbreaksarewaveswhichfallontosand.Theycanbebig,butarebestifyouareabeginner.Wavesvaryinsizeduringdifferentseasonsandevenatdifferenttimesoftheday,sowatchout!Surfingcanbedangerousandyouneedadvicefromsomeoneexperienced.Moreexperiencedsurferscatchwavesatpointandreefbreaks.Theyareawayfromthecoast,andtheswellcomesdeepfromtheocean.Pointbreaksarewavesbentbecauseoftheshapeofthelandbeneaththeocean,andreefbreaksareshapedbycoralandrocks.80. Surfingisadangeroussportifyouaren’tastrongswimmerorifyoutrytodotoomuch.Themainthingmostsurfershavetoworryaboutistheirownboardorothersurfers’boards.Greatwhitesharks,stingraysanddeadlyjellyfisharealsonotfriendlytosurfers,butactuallyrunningintooneoftheseisquiterare.SectionDDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthenomorethan10words.Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitythatwasalmostunknowntothescholarsoftheclassicalandmedieval（中世紀(jì)的）worlds,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm“reading”undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringnineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomecommon-place.Oneshouldbecareful,however,ofassumingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisadistractiontoothers.Examinationoffactorsrelatedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingrevealsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.Thelastcenturysawasteadygradualincreaseinliteracy,andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberofpotentiallistenersdeclined,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socametheflourishing（繁榮）ofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,railwaycarriagesandoffices,wherereadingaloudwouldcausedistractiontootherreaders.Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillconsiderableargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateveritsvirtues,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmediaontheonehandandbybooksandperiodicals（期刊）foraspecializedreadershipontheother.Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingrecommendedtoadoptattitudestobooksandtouseskillsinreadingthemwhichwereinappropriate,ifnotimpossible,fortheoralreader.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicalchangesinthecenturyhadgreatlyalteredwhattheterm“reading”implied.81. Whywasreadingaloudcommonbeforethenineteenthcentury?82. Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyindicatesthat______________.83. Peoplearestillarguingaboutthevalueof__________________.84. What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?第II卷（共45分）Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.1. 我們花在作業(yè)上的時間很多。(spend)2. 我們的英語老師堅持認為正確的發(fā)音很重要。(insist)3.你不會等很長時間意味著過不了多久下一班車就來了。(before)4. 盡管她獨身一人，但是她忙于婦女權(quán)利方面的工作，所以一點也不感到孤獨。(as)一個人失敗時幾句安慰話也許會鼓勵他重新站起來，甚至取得成功。（encourage）II.GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositioninabout150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.某國際網(wǎng)站倡導(dǎo)低碳生活（low-carbonlife），開設(shè)了一個論壇，希望大家發(fā)貼，交流低碳生活方式。請你在該論壇發(fā)一個帖子，帖子必須包括如下內(nèi)容：=簡要介紹你倡導(dǎo)的一種低碳生活方式=這種低碳生活給你帶來的好處聽力文字資料SectionADirections：InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.W:Oh,dear!I’mstarving.Ican’twalkanyfurther.M:Let’sgototherestaurantacrossthestreetandgetsomethingtoeat.Q:Wherearethetwopeople?W:Excuseme,sir.I’mgoingtosendthisparceltoLondon.What’sthepostageforit?M:Letmesee.It’sonepoundandfifty.Q.Whoisthewomanmostprobablyspeakingto?4. M:Whathappenedtoyou? W:ThebusItookbrokedowninfrontofthehospital.AndIhadtowalkfromthere. Q:Whywasthewomansolate?M:Howaboutgoingtodinnerandamoviewithmetonight,Sandy?W:I’dloveto,butIhaven’tpackedyetandmyflightleavesat5:00a.m.Q:Whydidn’tSandyaccepttheinvitation?M:Nowadayslifeforyoungpeopleisfullofinterestandvariety.W:Onthewhole,itistrue.Butyoucan’tmissthepointthatitismorecompetitive.Q:Whatisthewoman’sresponsetotheman’sremark?7.M:I’msorry,Madam.Thetrainisbehindschedule.Takeaseat,andI’llinformyouassoonasweknowsomethingdefinite.W:Thankyou.I’lljustsithereandreadamagazineinthemeantime.Q:Whatcanyouconcludeaboutthetrainfromtheconversation?8. M:Hello,Mrs.White.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:Idon’tknowwhat’sthematterwithme.I’malwaysfeelingtired.I’musuallywornoutattheendoftheday. Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation? M:Areyoustillplanningtogocampingwithustomorrow?W:Well,Ilistenedtotheweatherreport.Thepollutionisgoingtobesobadthattheyadvisedstayingindoors.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply? M:Hello,Mary.Nicetohearyourvoice.Isthereanythingwrong?W:Oh,no.I’mfine.IjustwanttoknowhowyouandMomare.Q:WhydoesMarycallherfather? SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingannouncement. NowherearesomeofthethingsyoucanlistentothiseveningonRadio2.OurWednesdayplayisat9:00anditiscalledOldPeople’sTalking.It’saboutasmallgroupofretiredworkerssittinginasocialclubrememberingthepast.Beforethat,at7:30,wehaveMyFavoriteMusicianinwhichJennyLindleytalksabouttherecordsthathadaneffectonhermusicalcareer.At10:30thereisatalkJamesFarmeronhistravelsintheMiddleEastonabicycle. OnRadio3,at10:15PeterMorristalksabouthisadventureswhilefishinginScotland. Radio1hastheusualcontinuouspopmusic;from6:00to8:00it’stheTommyBrainShowinwhichTommytalkstoseveralpopstarsfromNorthAmerica;from10:00tillmidnightit’stheAmericanCountryMusicShow.11.WhatisonRadio2at7:30?12.WheredidJamesFarmertravelto?13.WhatkindofchannelisRadio1?Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage. SnakesmaybefoundjustabouteverywhereexcepttheNorthPoleregionandsomeislandsintheSouthPacificOcean.Somesnakesliveinwarmdrydeserts.Othersliveingreenforests,fields

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SectionCDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M:Whenareyouleavingfortheseaside,Maria?W:I’mnotsureyet,butmaybewewillleaveonFridayafterwork.It’salongdrive;b