上海市徐匯區(qū)高考二模英語試題

PAGE2PAGE3上海市2011學(xué)年第一學(xué)期徐匯區(qū)高三年級(jí)英語學(xué)科學(xué)習(xí)能力診斷卷（考試時(shí)間120分鐘，滿分150分）2012.4第一卷=1\*ROMANI.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.Atatailor’s. B.Atalaundry. C.Atarestaurant. D.Atasupermarket.2. A.Sheistalkative. B.Sheissociable. C.Sheisconfident. D.Sheisquiet.3. A.Tothepostoffice. B.Tothemarket. C.Tothedentist’s. D.Tothebookstore.4. A.Havingaholiday. B.Seeinganotherpatient.C.Makinganappointment. D.Workinginhisoffice.5. A.Heiscomplainingtothesalesmanager. B.Heishavingajobinterview. C.Heisstartinghisowncompany. D.Heislookingforthesalesmanager.6. A.Thehouse. B.Thenewspaper. C.Theadvertisement. D.Aroomoftwobeds.7. A.Openthewindowtotakeabreath. B.Goandaskthestaff.C.Buyaticketforherself. D.Lookattheschedulecarefully.8. A.Themanshouldnotdreamofbeingastar. B.Themandidn’tpracticehardenough.C.Themanshouldfindanewpartner. D.Themanshouldnotgiveup.9. A.Anartmuseum. B.Abeautifulpark.C.Acollegecampus. D.Anarchitecturalexhibition.10. A.Themanblamedthewomanforbeingcareless. B.Themanmisunderstoodthewoman’sapology. C.Thewomanofferedtopayfortheman’scoffee. D.Thewomanspiltcoffeeontheman’ssuit.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11. A.Waterloostation. B.TheSouthofFrance. C.London. D.TheEnglishChannel. 12. A.Heboughtsomenewspapers. B.Heorderedtaxitothecitycentre.C.Hehadsomefoodforlunch. D.Heenjoyedthesceneryoutside.13. A.It’sfastbutexpensive. B.It’ssmoothandcomfortable.C.It’scheapbutinconvenient. D.It’sexhaustingandboring.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14. A.Pickoutcouplesbylookingattheirphotos. B.Distinguishhappily-marriedcouplesfromunhappyones. C.Discoverthecommonexperienceofthecouples. D.Findoutthesimilaritiesbetweeneachcouple.15. A.Happily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothers. B.Peoplewholookalikearelikelytogetmarried. C.Theinfluencebetweencouplescanbequitestrong. D.Allcoupleshavebeenprovedtogrowalike.16. A.Totellhowcouplesgetalongwitheachother. B.Toshowthelifeexperienceofhusbandandwife. C.Toexplainwhycouplesgraduallygrowalike. D.Todescribethestudyonanumberofmarriedpeople.SectionCDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.TelephoneMessageName:AngelaForeset.Age:___(17)____Workingexperience:Sheonceworkedasa____(18)____inGeneva.Foreignlanguages:Frenchand___(19)_____Advicegiven:Writeanapplicationletterbeforethe___(20)___.Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Whatisthewomandoingrecently?Sheiswriting____(21)___.Whatproblemoccurredtobothofthem?Theyboth___(22)____whilewriting.WhatadvicedidProfWilsongivetothewoman?Justwriteeverythingthatcomesintoheadevenifitdoesn't___(23)___.Whyisthewomangoingtothejewelrystore?Totakealookatthearrangementofthejewelrycasesandwherethe___(24)___arelocated.Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionAATeacher’sLessonWhenMrs.Thompsonstoodinfrontofher5thgradeclassontheveryfirstdayofschool,shetoldthechildrenalie.Likemostteachers,shelookedatherstudentsandsaidthatshelovedthemallthesame.Butthatwasimpossible,becausethereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddard.Mrs.ThompsonhadwatchedTeddytheyearbeforeandnoticedthathedidn'tplaywellwiththeotherchildren,thathisclothesweremessyandthatheconstantlyneededabath.AndTeddycouldbeunpleasant.ItgottothepointwhereMrs.Thompsonwouldactuallytakedelightinmarkinghispaperswithabroadredpen,makingboldX'sandthenputtingabig"F"atthetopofhispapers.OnedayMrs.Thompsonwasreviewingeachchild'spastrecordsandsheputTeddy'soffuntillast.However,whenshereviewedhisfile,shewasinforasurprise.Teddy'sfirstgradeteacherwrote,"Teddyisabrightchildwithareadylaugh...heisajoytobearound."Hissecondgradeteacherwrote,"Teddyisanexcellentstudent,welllikedbyhisclassmates,butheistroubledbecausehismotherhasaseriousillnessandlifeathomemustbeastruggle."Histhirdgradeteacherwrote,"Hismother'sdeathhasbeenhardonhim.Hetriestodohisbestbuthisfatherdoesn'tshowmuchinterestandhishomelifewillsoonaffecthimifsomestepsaren'ttaken."Teddy'sfourthgradeteacherwrote,"Teddyiswithdrawnanddoesn'tshowmuchinterestinschool."Bynow,Mrs.Thompsonrealizedtheproblemandshewasashamedofherself.ShefeltevenworsewhenherstudentsbroughtherChristmaspresents,wrappedinbeautifulribbonsandbrightpaper,exceptforTeddy's.Hispresentwasclumsilywrappedintheheavy,brownpaperthathegotfromagrocerybag.Mrs.Thompsontookpainstoopenitinthemiddleoftheotherpresents.Someofthechildrenstartedtolaughwhenshefoundarhinestone(人造鉆石)necklacewithsomeofthestonesmissing.Butshestoppedthechildren'slaughterwhenshesaidaloudhowprettythenecklacewasandputiton.TeddyStoddardstayedafterschoolthatdayjustlongenoughtosay,"Mrs.Thompson,todayyoulookedjustlikemyMomusedto."Afterthechildrenleftshecried.Fromthatveryday,Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Assheworkedwithhim,hismindseemedtocomealive.Themoresheencouragedhim,thefasterheresponded.Bytheendoftheyear,Teddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclassand,despiteherliethatshewouldloveallthechildrenthesame,Teddybecameoneher"teacher'spets."65.WhenMrs.Thompsonstartedteachingher5thgradeclass,shethoughtTeddywas_______.A.brightandsmart B.dirtyandunpleasant C.quietandshy D.sensitiveandpitiful66.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonlearnfromTeddy'spastrecordsfromotherteachers?A.Teddyhaddifficultyinlearning. B.Teddywasnotinterestedinschool.C.Teddychangedforareason. D.Teddywasborninapoorfamily.67.Theunderlinedword“clumsily”isclosestinmeaningto_______. A.gracefully B.carefully C.especially D.awkwardly68.WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplainthelessonMrs.ThompsonlearnedfromTeddy?Warmthisthevitalelementforthegrowingplantandforthesoulofthechild.Alifewithoutloveislikeasunlessgardenwhentheflowersaredead.Itistheartoftheteachertoawakenjoyindifficultsituation.Thebestteachersarethosewhodon’tstopteachingwhenthebellrings.(B)To:"TheShoePeople"<inquiries@>

From:"JohnTrimbald"jtconstruction@ToWhomitMayConcern,IhavetrustedtheShoePeopletoprotectthefeetofmyemployeesforovertenyearsnow.Irecentlypurchasedafewpairsofbootsfromyourcompanyformycrew.Thoughmymenwereinitiallysatisfiedwiththeboots,thesoles（鞋底）begantofallapartonthemafterjusttwelveweeks.Thiswasextremelysurprisingconsideringtheycamewithasixyearwarranty（擔(dān)保）.Thebootsareunsafetowearbecausemymenarepouringhotconcrete.PleaserespondassoonaspossiblewithinstructionsonhowIcanreturnthebootsandreceivearefund.Thankyou,

JohnTrimbald,Foreman,JTConstructionTo:JohnTrimbald"<jtconstruction@>

From:"TheShoePeople"<inquiries@>"DearMr.Trimbald,

Thankyouforyoure-mailconcerningthepoorqualityofourrubbersoledblackworkboots.Arepresentativewillbebyyourofficenextweektopickupthedamagedboots.Weapologizeforanyinconveniencethishascausedyouandyourcrew.Alongwithfivenewpairsofworkbootsforyourcrew(weincludedoneextrapair),wehaveenclosedafreeyear'ssupplyofspray（噴霧）.Inourretailstores,thissprayisalwaysrecommendedtobuyerswhoworkonheatedfloors.Thisshouldhavebeenbroughttoyourattentionatthetimeofyourinitialorder(receivedbytelephoneonOctober12,2007).Pleaseexcuseouroversight.Todatewehavehadnocomplaintsabouttheseworkbootsfromcustomerswhohaveusedtheprotectorspray.However,shouldyouusethesprayandfindthatyouarestillunsatisfiedwiththeboots,pleasereturnthebootsandsprayforafullrefund.ThankyouforsupportingTheShoePeople.HaveaHappyNewYear.

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StanMason,PresidentThefirstemailisbasicallyanemailof__________.A.apology B.sympathy C.appreciation D.complaint70.Whatisthe“spray”usedforaccordingtothepassage?A.Torepairthedamagedboots. B.Toprotectthesolesfromheat.

C.Topreventthecrewfromdanger. D.Toprotectthebootsfromconcrete.71.AccordingtothepresidentofTheShoePeople,JohnTrimbald________.A.canexchangethedamagedbootswithnewonesatanytimeB.mustreturnthedamagedbootstoanyoftheretailstoresC.willgetnewpairsofbootsandafreeyear'ssupplyofsprayD.canreturnthedamagedbootsandsprayforafullrefundnow(C)Peoplearelookingforwaystoreducetheircarbonfootprint.Purchasingpropertythatisenvironmentallyresponsibleisagoodinvestmentforthosewhoareconcernedabouttheirownhealthandthewell-beingoftheearth.Basedonthistrend,entiredistricts,knownaseco-communities,arebeingdesignedwithagreenfocusinmind.DocksideGreeninVictoria,BritishColumbiaisoneoftheIfeverythinggoesaccordingtoplan,DocksideGreenwillbeaselfsufficientcommunityalongtheharbourfrontofBritishColumbia'scapitalcity.Thecommunitywillbehometo2500peopleandwillconsistofresidential,office,andretailspace.BuildersofDocksideGreenhavetheenvironmentinmindwitheverychoicetheymake.Theyensureproperventilation（通風(fēng)）,andguaranteeresidents100%freshindoorair.Buildingmaterials,suchaspaintsandwood,arenaturalandnon-poisonous.Eco-consciousbuildersusebamboowhereverpossiblebecauseitgrowsfastanddoesnotrequirepesticides（殺蟲劑）togrow.Energyefficiencyisoneofthetopconcernsineco-communities,suchasDocksideGreen.Notonlydoenergyefficientappliancesandlightfixtures（照明設(shè)備）reducetheenvironmentalimpactofheatingandhotwater,theyalsosaveresidentsandbusinessownersmoney.DocksideGreenclaimsthathomeownerswilluse55%lessenergythanaverageresidentsinCanada.Residentswillhaveindividualwatermetresasstudiesshowthatpeopleusearound20%lessenergywhentheyarebilledforexactlywhattheyuse.Inaddition,wateristreatedatDocksideGreenandreusedonsiteforflushing（沖洗）toilets.Plannersofeco-communitiessuchasDocksideGreenmusttakethefutureintoaccount.DocksideGreenplansonreusing90%ofitsconstructionwaste.Theyalsoplantocontinueusinglocalsuppliersforalloftheirtransportandmaintenanceneeds.Thisisagreatwaytoreduceemissions（排放）.Docksideresidentswillbeencouragedtomakeuseofaminitransportationsystemandbuyintothecommunity'scarshareprogram.Finally,plansareintheworksforahigh-techheatingsystemthatwilluserenewableenergyinsteadoffossilfuels(化石燃料).Docksideresidentswillbenefitfromexcellentlocalserviceswithhighqualityhealthcare,shoppingandeducationattheheartofthecommunity,alongwithexcellentrecreationfacilitiesandplentifulgreenopenspaces.TheEco-Communitywillfavourtheuseoflocally-sourcedgoodsandservices;theywillbedesirableplacestolive,promotingatangible（看得見的）senseofcivicpride,responsibilityand,asthenamesuggests,community.72.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutDocksideGreenaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisanenvironmentalcharityaimingatreducingcarbonfootprint. B.Itisaselfsufficientcommunitywithapopulationof2500people.C.Itisbeingbuiltalongtheharborfrontthatisthreatenedbypollution.D.Itemphasizestheimportanceofgreenenergyandenergyefficiency.73.Bambooisafavorablechoiceforbuildersbecauseit_________.A.providesgoodaircirculation B.keepspetsoutsidethehouseC.growsquicklyandeasily D.doesnotproduceanywaste74.WhichisNOToneoftheissuesDocksideGreenhopetoaddressinthefuture?A.Convincinglocalfactoriesnottopollutetheair.B.Creatinganalternativetofossilfuelsheating.C.Havingpeoplepayforindividualhouseholdusage.D.Promotingthecarshareprogramtotheresidents.75.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WaystoReduceCarbonFootprint B.GreenEnergy:NewTrendsinC.Eco-Communities:DocksideGreen D.WiseInvestmentinEco-CommunitiesSectionCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.Chooseyourstaffcarefully.B.Assembleateamstartingwithateacher.C.Decideideasandtitlesforarticles.D.Agreatidea--startingaschoolnewspaper.E.Makeascheduleforthestaff.F.Thinkaboutwhat'sappropriate.76.Doyouwanttostartaschoolnewspaper?Ifyoudo,thenthisisthearticleforyou.Startingaschoolnewspapercanbeagreatlearningexperienceandisarespectablethingtoputonaresume(簡(jiǎn)歷)inthefutureasitshowsyourintervieweryourleadershipskillsandthatcouldverywellhelplandyouthedreamjobforyourfuture.Beingpartoftheschoolnewspaperwillgiveyouagoodideaonotherpeopleyoubarelyknowandalsoitwillgiveyouachancetolearnwhatgoesonintheschool.77.Thisisessentialforthesuccessofthenewspaper.Ateacherbringssomethingveryimportanttotheparty,andthatisauthority.Ateacheristhereprimarilytohelpmakesurethateveryonegetstheirarticlesinontime.Withateacher,staffsimplyfeelanobligationtogettheirarticlesin.Thisreallymakesyourjobaloteasier.Ateachernotonlyseestoitthatarticlesarehandedinontime,withateacheraround,staffwillquitover80%less.78.Useyourcommonsenseforwhat'ssuitableforamiddleschoolnewspaper.Don'tprintanythinghintingonweapons,violence,drugs,orbasicallyanythingthat'sillegalornotfitformiddleschool.79.Becausemostschoolnewspapershave12articles,brainstorm12.Someideasare:games,colouringcontest,shortstory,advice,randomfacts,sports,poetryorfashion.Onceyouhavethesearticlesplannedout,openaworddocumentandcomeupwithcooltitlesandlayoutforyournewspaper.Youcancopyafewthingsfromtheinternet,butifithasacopyright,makesuretosaywhereyougotthemfrom.80.Recommendtoyourstaffthatoncetheyhandintheirfirstarticle,getaheadstartontheirnextarticlebecauselifeconsistsofallthings,e.g.sickness,vacation,familyaffairsetc.Alsotellthemtoletyouknowiftheycan'tgetonearticleinsoyoucancoverforthem.Printoffthescheduleandgiveittoallyourstaffmembers.SectionDDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.WhentheInternetpowerhouseYahoowantedtoteachethics（道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)）toitsemployees,itfacedachallengefamiliartomultinationalcompanies.Yahooemploysnearly14,000peopleat25sitesworldwide.Theywouldfeelboredatsittingdowninfrontofadatedvideoinwhichactorswith1980shaircutstellthemwhattodo.SoithiredacompanycalledTheNetworktodesignagame.Inthegame,thetruckwhereYahoowasfoundedtraveledtheworld,turningintoaboatandahelicopteralongthewayasitvisitedsomeofYahoo’sforeignoffices.Participantsplayingameshow-likescenarios（場(chǎng)景）thatquizthemaboutconflictsofinterestanddoingbusinessfairly.Andemployeesnote:Yahooistrackinghowwelltheydo.Suchactivitiesdrawmoreenthusiasticparticipationandteachmoreeffectivelythantraditionalmethods.Theyaredescribedasalternative-realitygames(ARGs),involvingbothinteractiveandreal-worldelements.Besidesteachingemployees,ARGshavealsobeenusedinmanyareasforanumberofdifferentpurposes.

Fromamarketingperspective,anumberofverysuccessfulARGshavebeenwrittenasawaytobuildproductawareness.

AverypopularARGcalledILoveBeeswasproducedtomarketthe2004videogameHalo2.Atitsheight,ILoveBeesreceivedbetweentwotothreemillionuniquevisitorsoverthecourseofthreemonths.

ARGsaremorethanjustafunwaytolearn.Theyhavealsobeenusedtosolverealworldproblems.

AnARGcalledWorldWithoutOilwascreatedtoobtaincollectiveinputfromplayersaboutdealingwiththeworld’sdependencyonoil.

WorldwithoutOilsimulates（模擬）thefirst32daysofaglobaloilcrisisandanybodycouldplaybycreatingapersonalstorythatrecordedtheimaginedrealityoftheirlifeinthecrisis.WorldWithoutOil’ssuccessonasmallbudgethasopenedthedoorforsimilargamestoengagemainstreamInternetuserswithclimatechange,educationreform,governmentalpolicyandothertimely,vitalissues.(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS.)81. Whatchallengedidyahoofaceinteachingethicstoitsemployees?82. Inthegamedesignedforyahoo,participantshadtoanswerquestionsabout________.83. WhatarethethreemajorfunctionsofARGmentionedinthepassage?84. ThesuccessofWorldWithoutOilsuggeststhatARGscan________.第II卷（共45分）I. TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.1、因?yàn)橄掠?，開幕式推遲了。（putoff）2、他可能把辦公室的鑰匙忘在圖書館了。（likely）3、事實(shí)證明，父母的言行對(duì)孩子有很深的影響。(influence)4、他周末常常去公園釣魚，對(duì)“禁止垂釣”的標(biāo)志視而不見。（turn）5、專家建議上了年紀(jì)的人每天喝少許紅酒，因?yàn)榭梢蚤_胃消食，有益健康。（stimulate）II. GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假設(shè)你叫李華，暑假期間打算去英國StarEnglishLanguageSchool（SELS）進(jìn)行短期學(xué)習(xí)。以下是英方學(xué)校寄給你的課程安排選擇表。請(qǐng)你仔細(xì)閱讀課表，按表格下面的中文提示給校方回復(fù)一封信。信的開頭已給出。SELSSummerEnglishCoursesEnglishCoursesTotalHoursofStudyTotalHoursofPart-timeJobDateCost6-weekcourse90NoJobbutTourInsteadJuly1—Aug.1515,000yuan8-weekcourse12048July1—Aug.3025,000yuan信中必須包括:1．簡(jiǎn)單介紹你的情況2．你的選擇及理由3．對(duì)該課程的要求和建議

2011學(xué)年第二學(xué)期徐匯區(qū)高三年級(jí)英語學(xué)科學(xué)習(xí)能力診斷卷參考答案第一卷2012.４=1\*ROMANI.ListeningComprehension(1-10小題每題1分，11-16小題每題2分)1-5CDCAB 6-10 ABDCD 11-13BDB 14-16ACC17.28 18.secretary 19.Italian 20.interview21.adetectivestory 22.gotstuck 23.make（any）sense 24.securitycameras說明：21題漏掉冠詞得0分，22題時(shí)態(tài)不對(duì)得0分，24題沒有復(fù)數(shù)得0分。II.GrammarandVocabulary(25-49小題每題1分)SectionA 25-29BDCBA 30-34DDDAB 35-39BDACD 40CSectionB41.G42.F43.A44.J45.H46.C 47.I 48.D 49.EIII.ReadingComprehension(50-64小題每題1分，65-75小題每題2分，,76-80小題每題1分)SectionA 50-54BABCD 55-59CBCAC 60-64DBDACSectionB 65-68BCDA 69-71DBC 72-75DCACSectionC76.D77.B78.F79.C80.ESectionD 81.（Howto）drawmoreenthusiasticparticipationandteachmoreeffectively.82.conflictsofinterestanddoingbusinessfairly83.Teachingemployees,buildingproductawarenessandsolvingrealworldproblems.84.engagemainstreamInternetuserswithmoretimely,vitalissues第二卷Translation1. Theopeningceremonywasputoffbecauseoftherain.2. Heislikelytohavelefthiskeytotheofficeinthelibrary.3. Ithasbeen/isprovedthatparents'wordsandbehaviors/whattheparentssayanddohaveadeep/greatinfluenceontheirchildren.4. Heoftengoesfishingintheparkon/atweekends,turningablindeyetothe“NoFishing”sign.5. Expertssuggestthatelderlypeopleshoulddrinkalittlewineeachday,becauseitcanstimulatetheirappetiteand(help)digestion,whichisgoodfortheirhealth.

2011學(xué)年第二學(xué)期徐匯區(qū)高三年級(jí)英語學(xué)科學(xué)習(xí)能力診斷卷聽力文字=1\*ROMANI.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1. W:MayImakearecommendation,sir?Oursteakwiththisspecialsauceisverygood. M:Thankyou,butI’mavegetarian. Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?2. M:We’vegottwonewmembersinourgroup:MaryandJennie.Doyouknowthem?W:Sure.MaryisthemosttalkativewomanI’veevermet.ButJennie’sjustonthecontrary.Q:Whatdowelearnfromthewoman’sremarkaboutJennie?3. M:Canyoustopbythepostofficeandgetmesomeenvelopes? W:Well,Iamnotgoingtostopbythepostoffice,butIcanbuyyousomeatthebookstoreafterIseethedentist. Q:Wherewillthewomangofirst?4. M:PleasemakeanappointmentformetoseeDr.Jonestomorrowmorning.W:I’msorry,sir,butthedoctorisonvacationinCaliforniauntilSunday.Q:Whatisthedoctordoingnow?5. W:Nowonemorequestionifyoudon’tmind,whatpositioninthecompanyappealstoyoumost? M:Well,I’dlikethepositionofsalesmanagerifitisstillvacant. Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?6. W:Goodmorning.I’mcallingtoinquireaboutthetwo-bedroomhouseyouadvertisedinthenewspaper.M:I’msorry.Itisalreadysold.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?7. W:Thistrainschedulehasgotmeconfused.Ican’tfigureoutwhichoneIshouldtake!M:Whydon’tyoujustgototheticketwindowandask?Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?8. M:Ithinkyou’dbetterfindanotherpartner.Idon’tthinkI’mimproving.W:Look,Paul.Nobodyexpectsyoutobeasuperstar.Itistooearlytoquit.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?9. W:Wow,Idolikethecampus,allthebigtrees,thegreenlawns,andtheoldbuildings.It’sreallybeautiful.M:Itsureis.ThearchitectureofthesebuildingsisintheGreekstyle.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?10. W:I’msosorry,sir.I’llpaytohaveyoursuitcleaned. M:Nevermind.Itcouldhappentoanyone.AndI’msurethatcoffeedoesn’tleavelastingmarksonclothing. Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.At7.10a.m.IarrivedatWaterloostationbytaxi.Ittookmejust30minutesfromhome.Iboughtthepapersandwalkedtotheplatform.Afterhavingacupofcoffee,Igotonandfoundmyseat.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Althoughweweremovingat340kilometresanhour,thejourneywassmoothandrelativelyquiet.SoonweleftLondonbehind.ThepartwherewetravelledundertheEnglishChanneltookjust22minutes.SoonIwaslookingatthefieldsandfarmhousesintheSouthofFrance.Thesunwasshining.Iclosedmyeyesandwenttosleep.Iarrivedontime!IpickedupmysuitcaseandfollowedtheExitsigns.Itwasgreatnottohavetowaitagesformyluggageortoworryaboutgettingabusortaxitothecitycentre.Itwas2.20intheafternoonandIwasjustintimeforalatelunch!Myticketcost￡65.80,andIgavethejourney8/10forcomfortand9/10forconvenience.（Nowlistenagain）Questions:11.Whatisthedestinationofthistrip?Whatdidthespeakerdoonthetrain?Whatdidthespeakerthinkofthejourney?Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thefacesofelderly,happily-marriedpeoplesometimesresembleeachother.Dr.Aikenstudiedanumberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleast25years.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographs——onephotoofeachpartneratthetimeofthemarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartnertwentyfiveormoreyearslater.Allbackgroundwascutfromthephotostoremoveanyclues.Thephotoswereputtogetheranddisplayedintwogroups:oneatthetimeoftheirmarriageandtheotherwhichweretakenyearslater.Somejudgeswereaskedtopickoutthepartners.Theyfailedtotallywiththefirstgroup.Butwiththephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafterthemarriage,thejudgeswerequitesuccessfulatdecidingwhowasmarriedtowhom.Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.Onereasonhassomethingtodowithimitation.