1.M:Ithinkthehostessreallywentoutofherwaytomakethepartyasuccess.
W:Yes,thefoodanddrinksweregreat,butifonlywehadknownafewoftheotherguests.
Q:Whatdidthetwospeakerssayabouttheparty?
2.M:Canyoustopbythepostofficeandgetmesomeenvelopesand39cents’stamps?
W:Well,Iamnotgoingtostopbythepostoffice,butIcanbuyyousomeatthebookstoreafterIseethedentistonMarketstreet.
Q:Wherewillthewomangofirst?
3.M:HowdoyoulikethenewphysicianwhoreplacedDr.Andrews?
W:HemaynotseemasagreeableorasthoroughasDr.Andrews,butatleasthedoesn’tkeeppatientswaitingforhours.
Q:Whatcanweinferfromthewoman’sanswer?
4.W:Tommustbeinabadmoodtoday.Hehasn’tsaidhalfadozenwordsallafternoon.
M:Oh,really?That’snotliketheTomweknow.
5.W:Doyouhavetheseminarschedulewithyou?I’dliketofindoutthetopicforFriday.
M:Igaveittomyfriend,butthereshouldbecopiesavailableinthelibrary.Icanpickoneupforyou.
Q:Whatdoesthemanpromisetodo?
6W:IwonderifyoucouldsellmethePsychologytextbooks.Youtookthecourselastsemester,didn’tyou?
M:Asamatteroffact,Ialreadysoldthembacktotheschoolbookstore.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
7.W:Hereisthisweek’sschedule,Tony.OnMonday,thereistheboardmeeting.Yourspeechtothelion’sclubisonTuesdayafternoon.ThenonWednesdayyouhaveanappointmentwithyourlawyerand…
M:Wait,youmeanthebusinessconferenceonTuesdayiscancelled?
Q:WhatwillthemandothisTuesday?
8.M:Canyoubelieveit?Jessietoldherbosshewaswrongtohavefiredhismarketingdirector
W:Yeah,butyouknowJessie.Ifshehassomethinginmind,everyonewillknowaboutit.
9.M:We’vegotthreewomenresearchersinourgroup:Mary,BettyandHelen.Doyouknowthem?
W:Sure.Maryisactiveandsociable.BettyisthemosttalkativewomanI’veevermet.Butguesswhat?Helen’sjusttheopposite.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromthewoman’sremarkaboutHelen?
10.W:JimmysaidthathewasgoingtomarryarichFrenchbusinesswoman.
M:Don’tbesosure.Heoncetoldmethathehadboughtabighouse.Yethe’sstillsharinganapartmentwithMark.
Passage1
UnlessyouhavevisitedthesouthernUnitedStates,youprobablyhaveneverheardofKudzu.Kudzu,asanyfarmerinthesouthwillsadlytellyou,isasuper-poweredweed.Itisastrongclimbingplant.Onceitgetsstarted,Kudzuisalmostimpossibletostop.Itclimbstothetopsofthetallesttrees.Itcancoverlargebuildings.Wholebarnsandfarmhouseshavebeenknowntodisappearfromview.Whereveritgrows,itsthicktwistingstemsareextremelyhardtoremove.Kudzuwasoncethoughttobeahelpfulplant.OriginallyfoundinAsia,itwasbroughttoAmericatohelpprotectthelandfrombeingswallowedbythesea.Itwasplantedwhereitstoughrootswhichgrowuptofivefeetlongcouldhelpholdbackthesoil.Buttheplantsoonspreadtoplaceswhereitwasn'twanted.Farmersnowhavetofighttokeepitfromkillingotherplants.Inaway,Kudzuisasignoflaborshortageinthesouth.Wherethereisnoonetoworkthefields,Kudzusoontakesover.ThenorthernUnitedStatesfacesnothreatfromKudzu.Harshwinterskillitoff.Theplantlovesthewarmthofthesouth,butthesouthsurelydoesn'tloveit.IfsomeonecouldinventsomeuseforKudzuandremoveitfromsouthernfarmland,hisorherfortunewouldbeassured.
11.Whatdowelearnabout“Kudzu”fromthepassage?
12.WhatwillhappenifthefieldsareneglectedinthesouthernUnitedStates?
13.Whyisn'tKudzuathreattothenorthernUnitedStates?
Passage2
Theword“university”comesfromtheLatinword“universitas”,meaning“thewhole”.Later,inLatinlegallanguage,“universitas”meantasocietyorcorporation.IntheMiddleAges,thewordmeant“anassociationofteachersandscholars”.Theoriginsofuniversitiescanbetracedbacktothe12thto14thcenturies.Intheearly12thcentury,longbeforeuniversitieswereorganizedinthemodernsense,studentsgatheredtogetherforhigherstudiesatcertaincentersoflearning.TheearliestcentersintheEuropewereatBoloniainItaly,foundedin1088.OtherearlycentersweresetupinFrance,theCzechRepublic,AustriaandGermanyfrom1150to1386.ThefirstuniversitiesinBritainwereOxfordandCambridge.Theywereestablishedin1185and1209respectively.ThefamousLondonUniversitywasfoundedin1836.ThiswasfollowedbythefoundationofseveraluniversitiessuchasManchesterandBirmingham,whichdevelopedfromprovincialcolleges.Itwasinthe1960'sthatthelargestexpansionofhighereducationtookplaceinBritain.Thisexpansiontook3basicforms:existinguniversitieswereenlarged,newuniversitiesweredevelopedfromexistingcollegesandcompletelynewuniversitiesweresetup.InBritain,financeforuniversitiescomesfromthreesource:thefirst,andthelargestsource,isgrantsfromthegovernment,thesecondsourceisfeespaidbystudentsandthethirdoneisprivatedonations.AlltheBritishuniversitiesexceptonereceivesomegovernmentfunding.TheexceptionisBuckingham,whichisBritain'sonlyindependentuniversity.
14.Whatdidtheword"Universitas"meanintheMiddleAges?
15.Whywasthe1960ssosignificantforBritishHigherEducation?
16.WhatisthemainfinancialsourceforBritishuniversities?
Passage3
Oneofthebiggestproblemsindevelopingcountriesishunger.AnorganizationcalledHeiferInternationalisworkingtoimprovethesituation.Theorganizationsendsfarmanimalstofamiliesandcommunitiesaroundtheworld.AnAmericanfarmer,DanWest,developedtheideaforHeiferInternationalinthe1930s.Mr.WestwasworkinginSpainwherehediscoveredaneedforcows.Manyfamilieswerestarvingbecauseofthecivilwarinthatcounty.SoMr.WestaskedhisfriendsintheUnitedStatestosendsomecows.ThefirstHeiferanimalsweresentin1944.Sincethattime,morethan4,000,000peoplein115countrieshavehadbetterlivesbecauseofHeiferanimals.ToreceiveaHeiferanimal,familiesmustfirstexplaintheirneedsandgoals.Theymustalsomakeaplanwhichwillallowthemtobecomeself-supporting.Localexpertsusuallyprovidetraining.Theorganizationsaysthatanimalsmusthavefood,water,shelter,healthcareandtheabilitytoreproduce.Withoutthem,theanimalswillnotremainhealthyandproductive.HeiferInternationalalsobelievesthatfamiliesmustpassonsomeoftheirsuccesstoothersinneed.Thisbeliefguaranteesthateachpersonwhotakespartintheprogramalsobecomesagiver.EveryfamilythatreceivesaHeiferanimalmustagreetogivethatanimal’sfirstfemalebabytootherpeopleinneed.FamiliesmustalsoagreetopassontheskillsandtrainingtheyreceivefromHeiferInternational.Thisconcepthelpscommunitiesbecomeself-supporting.
17.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutMr.West?
18.WhatistheultimategoalofHeiferInternational?
19.WhatarefamiliesrequiredtodoaftertheyreceivesupportfromHeiferInternational?
20.WhatisthemajorachievementofHeiferInternational
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