1.W:IthinkI'lltakemymothertothatFrenchrestaurantonMainStreetforherbirthda
M:Ihopeit'snotanytimesoon.Theyareusuallybookedupweeksinadvanc
2.M:DidyounoticethatMarkshavedoffhisbeardoverthesummer.
W:Notice?Ididn'trecognizehim.
Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMark?
3.W:Isthereaweightlimittotheluggageapassengercancarryonthetrain?
M:Yes.Butyoursisonly15kilograms,5kilogramslessthanthatlimit.
Q:Whatistheweightlimittotheluggageonepassengercancarryontheplane?
4.W:IwishIhadn'tthrownawaythatlistofbooks.
M:Ithoughtyoumight,soItookitfromthewastepaperbasket.
Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthelist?
5.W:I'mreallylookingforwardtothepicnictomorrow.
M:Ifwearelucky,we'llhavesomesunthisyearforachange.
6.M:It'sapitythatImissedthemodernartexhibitionatthemuseum.
W:YoumightwelltrytocatchitwhenitopensinNewYorknextmonth.
Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthatthemando?
7.M:Hey.There'saprogramontheradiotonightatsevenyoumightlike.It'saboutparrots.
W:Ihavehearedaboutit.Butyouareright,Iaminterestinginit.
Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
8.M:Ithoughtyouweregoingtocallmelastnightaboutthetrainschedule.
W:Sorry.Iwouldhave.ButHarryandJackstoppedbyandstayedpastmidnight.
9.W:Gosh!Fred,anothercupofcoffee?That'syourthirdsincelunch.
M:Yeah,Well,IstayedupallnightworkingformyEnglishexam.
Icouldn'tkeepmyeyesopeninmylastclass.
I'mhavingthiscoffeesoIcanstayawakethisafternoon.
Q:Whyisthemandrinkingsomuchcoffee?
10.M:What'supwithDonald?I'veneverseenhimsohappy.
W:Hissupervisorgaveperformanceevaluationsthismorning.
Q:WhatcanbeinferredaboutDonald?
Passageone
Startedin1636,HarvardUniversityistheoldestofallthecollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Yale,Princeton,andDartmouthwereopenedsoonafterHarvard.
TheywereallstartedbeforetheAmericanRevolutionmadethethirteencoloniesintostates.Intheearlyyears,theseschoolsweremuchalike.Onlyyoungmenattendedcollege.
AllthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjectsandeveryonelearnedLatinandGreek.Littlewasknownaboutsciencethen,andonekindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworld.Whenthestudentsgraduated,mostofthembecameministersorteachers.In1782,Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecomedoctors.Later,lawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvardLawSchool.In1825,Harvardbeganteachingmodernlanguages,suchasFrenchandGerman,aswellasLatinandGreek.
SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.Asknowledgeincreased,Harvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.Specialcollegesforwomenwerestarted.Newstateuniversitiesbegantoteachsuchsubjectsasfarming,engineeringandbusiness.Today,therearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaredividedintosmallerschoolsthatdealwithspecialfieldsoflearning.Thereissomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcannotofferitall.
Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.Whatisthispassagetalkingaboutonthewhole?
12.WhendidHarvardstartamedicalschool?
]13.WhatforeignlanguagesdidHarvardteachin1825?
14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
PassageTwo
Youmaynotrealizethatfogissimplyacloudthattouchestheground.Likeanyclouditiscomposedoftinydropletsofwater,orinrarecases,oficecrystalsthatformanicefog.Icefogsusuallyoccuronlyinextremelycoldclimates,becausewaterdropletsaresotinytheydon'tbecomesoliduntiltheairtemperatureisfarbelowfreezing,generally30degreesbelowzeroCelsiusorlower.Thedropletsoffogsarenearlyspherical.Thetransparencyoffogdependsmainlyontheconcentrationofdroplets.Themoredroplets,thedenserthefogis.Sincewateris800timesdenserthanair,investigatorswerepuzzledforalongtimeastowhythewaterparticlesinfogdidn'tsimplyfalltotheground,makingthefogdisappear.Itturnsoutthedropletsdofallatapredictablerate,butinfog_creatingconditions,theyareeithersupportedbyrisingaircurrentsorcontinuallyreplacedbynewdropletscondensingfromthewatervaporintheair.
Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
15.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?
16.Howarefogandcloudsrelatedaccordingtothespeaker?
17.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
PassageThree
ItwasAnna'sfirstexperienceofflying.Shehadalwaysbeenafraidofheightsandsowaspreparedtobefrightened.Onlythefactthatshewasgoingtomeethersonwhoshehadnotseenforthreeyearshadgivenherthecouragetomaketheflight.Shesatinherseat,herhandsgrippingthearms,herseatbeltalreadyfastened.Theairhostesswastalking,tellingeveryonewhattodoincaseofemergencyshowingthemwheretheirlife_jacketswere.Theplanewascrowded,everyseatwasfull.Fromherwindowseat,gettingoutinahurrywouldbeimpossible,thoughtAnna.Inanycasewhowouldwanttogetoutofaplaneinmid_air?Theenginesbegantoshake___thenoiseincreasedtillitwaslikeagreatrushingwind.Shelookedouttoseetherunawayslippastatastonishingspeed.Shewantedtocryout___tostoptheplanebeforeitlefttheground,butsheknewshewastrappedinthisgreatroaringmachine,"Imustn'tscream,"shetoldherself,andputherhandsoverhereyes.Therewasastrangefeelingasifsheweregoingupinalift.Thenoisedieddown.Carefullysheopenedhereyes.Throughthewindowshesawagreatcarpetofcloudabove,sobeautifulthatshestaredinwonder,hardlyturningawayfromthewindowtilltheytoucheddown."Well,Mother,"saidJohn,"howdidyouenjoyyourfirstflight?"
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.WhomwasAnnagoingtomeet?
19.WhatdidAnnadowhentheenginesbegantoshake?
20.WhatdidAnnaseewhensheopenedhereyes?
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