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PART I DICTATION

Male and Female Roles in Marriage

In the traditional marriage, the man worked to earn money for the family. / The woman stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. / In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. / Some people are happy with it. But others think differently. /

There are two major differences in male and female roles now. / One is that both men and women have many more choices. / They may choose to marry or stay single. / They may choose to work or to stay at home. / A second difference is that, within marriage many decisions are shared. / If a couple has children, the man may take care of them /some of the time, all of the time or not at all. / The woman may want to stay at home / or she may want to go to work. / Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage.

听写指导：

由题目可以判定，文章围绕男性和女性在婚姻中的角色展开，第一段介绍了传统婚姻中两性的角色，而第二段对当今社会中两性在婚姻中的角色进行了具体的论述。因此，第一段用到了过去时，而第二段则完全使用现在时。需要考生根据语义判定时态。

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Conversation one

1. Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip? 答案：B

A. The return trip is too expensive.

B. There is no technology to get people back.

C. People don’t want to return.

D. The return trip is too risky.

2. According to the man, what is more important for those recruits? 答案：D

A. Intelligence.

B. Health.

C. Skills.

D. Calmness.

3. What is the last part of the conversation about? 答案： A

A. The kind of people suitable for the trip.

B. Interests and hobbies of the speakers.

C. Recruitment of people for the trip.

D. Preparation for the trip to Mars.

Conversation Two

4. What is showrooming? 答案： D

A. Going to the high street.

B. Visiting everyday shops.

C. Buying things like electrical goods.

D. Visiting shops and buying online.

5. According to the conversation, the man had bought all the following things online EXCEPT 答案：A .

A. shoes

B. CDs

C. camera

D. Food

6. According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed while Christmas shopping was 答案：D . .

A. 3%

B. 33%

C. 42%

D. 24%

7. One reason for people to showroom is that they 答案：C . .

A. want to know more about pricing

B. can return the product later

C. want to see the real thing first

D. can bargain for a lower shop price

Conversation Three

8. What is the conversation mainly about? B

A. How to avoid clashes of exams.

B. How to schedule exams.

C. How to use the faculty lounge.

D. How to choose the courses.

9. What does the student have to do first in order to take the exams? 答案：A

A. To choose a date on the draft schedule.

B. To find the information on the bulletin board.

C. To draw up the final schedule.

D. To arrange an invigilator.

10. According to the conversation, the Dean will 答案： D .

A. sign the sheet in the faculty lounge

B. take care of the bulletin board

C. consult the students

D. finalize the exam schedule

SECTION B PASSAGES

Passage One

11. Which of the following cities has the oldest Chinatown in North America? 答案：B

A. New York.

B. San Francisco.

C. Boston.

D. San Diego.

12. The Chinatown in San Francisco attracts tourists a year. 答案：C

A. 20 ,000

B. 100 ,000

C. 7 million

D. 17 million

13. Where can tourists see the fish markets? 答案： A

A. In Stockton Street.

B. In Grant Avenue.

C. In Portsmouth Square.

D. In Bush Street.

Passage Two

14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? 答案： C

A. Obesity can damage one’s health.

B. Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.

C. Obesity is directly related to one’s habit.

D. Obesity has affected both boys and girls.

15. The purpose of the three-year study is to 答案：B .

A. find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleep

B. learn more about the link between sleep and weight

C. identify the ways parents reduce their kids’ weight

D. see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period

16. According to the study, the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6th graders should be around __B___ hours.

A. 8

B. 9

C. 10

D. 11

17. According to the passage, obesity is most likely related to __A___ .

A. sleep time

B. gender

C. race

D. Parents

Passage Three

18. According to a number of students, __C___ is the main factor for early-age smoking.

A. gender

B. personality

C. environment

D. Money

19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? 答案： C

A. Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years.

B. Most early-age smokers soon stop experimenting.

C. Some early-age smokers never go beyond experimenting.

D. Children quickly become regular smokers by carrying cigarettes.

20. All the following are features of smokers EXCEPT __D___ .

A. strong peer influence

B. low sense of achievement

C. high sense of rebellion

D. close family relationship

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

News Item 1

21. Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch? 答案： B

A. The school stopped providing school lunch.

B. Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.

C. Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.

D. These children chose to have something different.

22. How did parents react to the school’s way of handling the situation? 答案： A

A. They were upset.

B. They were furious.

C. They were surprised.

D. They were sad.

News Item 2

23. According to the news, what is the main advantage of the digital key? 答案：B

A. Guests can pay without going to the front desk.

B. Guests can go direct to their rooms.

C. Guests can check out any time.

D. Guests can make room reservations.

24. The hotel company intends to have the system in __A___ of its hotels in the next three months.

A. 2

B. 3

C. 100

D. 150

News Item 3

25. According to the court ruling, Shrien Dewani __D___ .

A. will return to the U.K. for medical treatment

B. will remain in South Africa for medical treatment

C. will stand trial in South Africa once proved fit

D. will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial

26. What was Dewani accused of? 答案：A

A. Having his wife killed.

B. Killing his wife in the U.K.

C. Being involved in a taxi accident.

D. Hiring a crew of hit men.

News Item 4

27. The U.N. new vote would allow all the following EXCEPT __B___ .

A. the use of force by European Union troops

B. the suspension of an existing arms embargo

C. the extension of U.N. peacekeeping mission

D. the ban on travel and freeze of assets

News Item 5

28. What is the news mainly about? 答案： A

A. Causes of early death in Russia.

B. Behavior of alcoholics.

C. Causes of alcohol poisoning.

D. Number of death over 10 years.

News Item 6

29. The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was __A___ .

A. £945 million

B. £1.07 billion

C. £500,000

D. £87,000

30. Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain because __D___ .

A. The UK is a good film location

B. The cast usually comes from Britain

C. Hollywood emphasizes quality

D. Production cost can be reduced

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