Part IListening Comprehension（30%）(共30分)
Section A（每題1分，共10分）
1—5B A A C D6—10D C A D C
Section B（每題1分，共10分）
11—15A D C D A 16—20C A B A D
Section C（21—27每題0.5分，28—29每題2分，30題2.5分, 共10分）
21. phases22. corporations23. practically24. convenience
25. efficiency 26. releasing 27. decades
28. What once required a very large room for bulky computer equipment can now be carried by a person in the briefcase and be operated everywhere.
29. They are used for many things which were preciously done by hand.
30. Therefore, the information extracted from the computer is only as good as what people feed into it.
Tape scripts
1. 【答案】B
W: Excuse me, when will the (9:10 train) arrive?
M: (It has been delayed for one hour and a half.)
Q: When is the train expected to arrive?
2. 【答案】A
M: That's a lovely coat you are wearing.
W: Oh, thank you. (My husband gave it for my fortieth birthday.)
Q: What did the woman say about the coat?
3. 【答案】A
W: Are (the men's suit) on the fifth floor?
M: No. They are here on the fourth. The fifth is (electric appliances.)
Q: Where does the conversation probably take place?
4. 【答案】C
W: (How do you like your hair cut?)
M: The latest fashion.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
5. 【答案】D
M: Are you really going to buy that painting?
W: Yes, (I think it would brighten my living room wall.)
Q: Where does the woman plan to hang up the painting?
6. 【答案】D
W: Do you have any reason to (believe your passport was stolen?)
M: (Yes, I left it in my car an hour ago, and it's not there now.)
Q: What does the man believe?
7. 【答案】C
W: At what time will the game start?
M: (At ten o'clock, and now my watch says 9:45. )It won't be long.
Q: How long will they have to wait before the game starts?
8. 【答案】A
W: Your dormitory isn't very large, is it?
M: No, (I can hardly turn around in it.)
Q: What does the man mean?
9. 【答案】D
W: Mark is watching a movie on TV.
M: (Doesn't he know that there is an examination next week?)
Q: What does the man think Mark should be doing?
10. 【答案】C
W: Bill, have you finished the research paper for chemistry?
M: Not yet, (I always seem to put things off until the last minute.)
Q: What did the man mean?
Section B
Passage One
A guide dog is a dog especially trained to guide a blind person. Dogs chosen for such training must show good intelligence, physical fitness, and responsibility. At the age of about fourteen months, a guide dog begins (11)(an intensive course that lasts from three to five months.) It becomes accustomed to the leather harness and stiff leather handle it will wear when guiding its blind owner. (12)(The dog learns to watch traffic and to cross streets safely. It also learns to obey any command that might lead its owner into danger.)(13) (The most important part of the training course is a four-week program) in which the guide dog and its future owner learn to work together. However, many blind people are unsuited by personality to walk dogs. Only about a tenth of the blind find a guide dog useful.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. AQ: How long does the intensive course last?
12. DQ: Which of the following is not a necessary skill guide dogs have to learn?
13. CQ: How long does the most important training course last?
Passage Two
Can you imagine ice that does not melt and is not wet? Have your ever heard of dry ice? (14) (Dry ice is made by freezing gas.) It is quite different from ordinary ice which is simply frozen water.(17) (Dry ice was first manufactured in 1925.) It has since fulfilled the hopes of its inventor it can be used for making artificial fog in the movies.(15) (When steam is passed over dry ice, a very dense vapor rises.) It can also be used for destroying insects in grain supplies. It is more practical than ordinary ice because it takes up less space and it is 142 degrees colder.(16) (Since it turns into steam, instead of melting into water, it is cleaner to use. )For these reasons, it is extremely popular and many people prefer it to ordinary ice. Dry ice is so cold that if you touch it with your bare fingers, it will burn you.
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. DQ: What is dry ice made of ?
15. AQ: How is an artificial fog made in the movies?