1.M:Itlookslikeit'lltakeusaboutsixhourstodrivefromheretoChicago.
W:Itwouldbemorerelaxingtotakethetrain.ButIguessweshouldwatchourexpenses.
2.M:Thisheatisunbearable.Ifonlywe'dgonetothebeachinstead.
W:WhilewiththemuseumsandrestaurantsinWashington,I'dbehappyherenomatterwhattheweatherislike.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
3.W:DidyoucatchourownProfessorGreenonTVlastnight?
M:Ialmostmissedit!Butmymotherjusthappenedtobewatchingathomeandgavemeacall.
Q:Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
4.M:Ihearyouarethinkingaboutmovingbackintothedormnextsemester.
W:Whotoldyouthat?I'dnevergiveupmyapartment.
Q:Wheredoesthewomanlivenow?
5.W:I'dreallyliketogototheconcerttonight,butIdon'tknowifIcansparethetime.
M:Musicalwaysrelaxesme.Itmightbeworthitinthelongrun.
Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
6.M:Idon'tknowwhattodowithJimmy.
ThismorningIfoundorangejuicespilledalloverthekitchenfloor.
W:Don'tbesohardonhim.He'sonlyfour.
7.W:Sallyaskedmetotellyoutocallher.Shesaidyouhaveherchemistrynotes.
M:Oh,myGod.Iwassupposedtogivethenotestoheryesterday.
Q:Whichofthestatementsisnottrue?
8.W:I'mamazedthatyouarestilldrivingthatoldcarofyours.
Ithoughtyouwouldhavegottenridofityearsago.
M:Itrunswell.AndIfindthemoreIuseit,themoreIlikeit.
9.W:Tom,couldIbotheryouforamoment?Ineedsomeonetoreturnthisbooktothelibraryforme.
W:That'snotbotheratall.I'monmywaytherenow.
Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?
10.M:LastMondaywhenIwasatDr.Smith'soffice,Ispentoveranhourinthewaitingroom.
W:Really?Somethingmusthavecomeupthatday.
Q:WhatdoweknowaboutDr.Smith?
Booksareforreading,butmanmustbringtohisreadingadesiretolearnandapowertoabsorb.
Readingshouldbeactive,notpassive.
Whenstudentsfirstgotoalibrary,theymaybeatalossaboutwhattoreadwithallthedifferentsubjectsavailable.
Bacontellsyouto"lookatweakplacesinyourarmour",andshowsyouhowtofilltheblanksinyourknowledge.
Ontheotherhand,itisnogoodjusttryingtofillyourmindwithknowledge.]Knowledgeinitselfisoftenuseless.
Amindfilledwithtoomuchknowledgeislikearoomtoofulloffurniture;
amancannotwalkaboutfreelyinit,orlookoutthewindows.
Itismuchbettertoconcentrateonafewsubjectswhichinterestyouandtodeallightlywiththeothersthantomarchheavilythroughthewholerangeoflearning.
likeasillytouristgoingthroughamuseumandnotmissingasingleobject.
Ifyoutrytomastereverysubjectyoumaybecomeverywise,butyouwillbeverylonelyandyouwillprobablyloseallyourfriends.
Soyoumustlearntopickandchoose,andyoumustalsolearntolookhereandthereinalibrarylikeacameleatinggrassonthegrassland.
Ifyouwatchhimeating,youwillseethatalthoughheissupposedtobeoneofthemoststupidanimalsintheworld,
hehasatleastoneofthequalitiesoftheculturedman,thepowertopickandchoose.
Astudentlookingformentalfoodinthelibraryshouldusethecamelashismodel.
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardsreading?
12.What'sthesimilaritybetweenacamelandaculturedman?
13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
ScientistshavediscoveredalakeinsouthwestFloridathatisthousandsofyearsold.
eriesmadetherehaveledscientiststobelievethisisoneofthemostimportantareasforstudiesofancientman,animals,andclimateinNorthAmerica.
Atthebottomofthelake,theyhavefoundbonesofnowextinctanimalsthatwerekilledandcookedforfoodbyhumansover12,000yearsago.
Ahuntingdevicewasdiscovered___oneoftheoldesteverfound.
Thisgreatquantityofhumanremainsandplantandanimalfossilsgivesthescientistsararechancetostudycombinationsofclimate,
andecologythatpreparedthewayforhumansurvivalinAmerica.
Thelakeisatleast240feetdeepatonepoint.
Itisrichinmineralsandcontainsverylittleoxygen.
Thishashelpedtopreservespecimensinthelakethatwouldusuallyhavebeendestroyed.
Becauseseveraltypesofanimalswerefoundthatarenowextinct,itraisesseveralquestionsamongscientists..
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