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Section A conversation 1.A. No, it's open only to teachers and postgraduates. B. Yes, he can study there if he is writing a research paper. C. Yes, because he is a senior student. D. Yes, but he needs the approval of the professor. 2.A. It was pretty good. B. It was rather dull. C. It was not well organized. D. It was attended by many people. 3.A. The effects of the flood. B. The heroic fight against a flood. C. The cause of the flood. D. Floods of the past twenty years. 4.A. They were both busy doing their own work. B. They waited for each other at different places. C. They went to the street comer at different times. D. The man went to the concert  n't.5.A. The air is polluted. B. The people there are terrible. C. It's too windy. D. The beaches are dirty. 6.A. In Mexico. B. In California. C. In the city. D. In New Mexico. 7.A. The woman blames the man for his absence. B. The woman thinks that everything was all right, C. The woman thinks the man for his efforts. D. The woman doesn't think it was the man 's fault. 8.A. He has too many dreams. B. He likes to sleep. C. He doesn't put his ideas into practice. D. He doesn't have many good ideas. 9.A. Getting extra credits. B. The requirements of an M. A. degree. C. The credit hours required for an M. A. thesis. D. Taking more optional courses. 10.A. They get a bargain right away. B. They have a look at the advertisement. C. They throw away their TV set. D. They go and buy a big TV set. Section B Passage Passage I Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you just heard. 11.A. Because many people don't know how to behave in social situations. B. Because most people are shy by nature. C. Nobody will laugh at you for being shy. D. Shyness is difficult to overcome. 12.A. By prediction. B. By recording. C. Through observation. D. Through interviewing. 13.A. To observe people's attitude towards strangers. B. To see how people get along with their friends. C. To change people's behaviour in social life. D. To find out how shy people are. Passage II Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14.A. A housewife. B. A singer. C. A teacher. D. A musician. 15.A. The violin was too expensive. B. She was too young to play the violin. C. The violin was too big for her. D. Her mother wanted her to play the piano. 16.A. To play the violin once again. B. To go to the United States. C. To apply for a scholarship life. D. To have her performances. 17.A. To live a more comfortable life. B. To give performances. C. To be a pupil of a famous violinist. D. To enter a famous university. Passage III Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18.A. Because they have had little exposure to high level of sounds. B. Because they suffer from hearing loss. C. Because they don't know how to operate stereo systems. D. Because they are not qualified engineers. 19.A. A year ago. B. A decade ago. C. Three years ago. D. Five years ago. 20.A. Providing a warning light when the sound is too loud. B. Producing more personal stereo systems. C. Restricting the use of personal stereos. D. Setting up a standardized hearing test. 听力原文：Part I Listening Comprehension Section A conversation 1.M: Hello, I am a senior student. Could you tell me whether this reference room is only for faculty members? W: No. It's also open to the postgraduates and undergraduates can come too if they've got professors' written permission. Q: Can the man study in the reference room? 2.W: Let's talk about the preparations for the party. M: Right. We really need to plan better this time. Remember what a mess it was at the last party? Q: What do we know about the last party? 3.M: This has been the worst flood for the past 20 years. It has caused much damage and destruction. W: Look at the prices of fruits and vegetables. No wonder they are so expensive. Q: What are they talking about? 4.W: George, where were you yesterday evening? I expected to see you at the concert. M: Oh, I waited for you at the corner of your street, then I looked for your flat. But the house-keeper said you were out. Q: Why didn't they meet that evening? 5.W: The place I've heard so much about is Los Angeles. The climate is pretty good. Year-round flowers, year-round swimming. How do you like it? M: Well, the beaches are beautiful, but the people there are terribly annoyed by the dirty air. I mean, the combination of fog, smoke and automobile exhaust. There is not enough wind to blow it away. Q: What does the man think of Los Angeles? 6.M: I'd like to make an appointment to see Dr. Smith tomorrow. W: I'm sorry. Dr. Smith went on a week vacation in Mexico, and on his way back he will be staying in California for 5 days. Let me see, he will probably be back the day after tomorrow. Q: Where is Dr. Smith now? 7.M: Look, I'm sorry I didn't turn up for the match yesterday. But it wasn't really my fault, you know. W: It's all very well saying it wasn't your fault. But thanks to you we lost 10 to 1. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 8.M: You call Henry a dreamer, but I think he's got a lot of good ideas. W: Good ideas are only useful if you make something out of them. Q: Why does the woman think that Henry is a dreamer? 9.M: You'll need 36 credit hours to get an M. A degree. 15 must be from the English Department and 15 from the Education Department. For the remaining 6 credit hours, you can either write a thesis or take 2 more selected courses. W: Right now, this is very confusing to me, but I'm sure I will know what to do as I learn more about it. Q: What are they talking about? 10.M: This TV set is getting worse and worse. Now it doesn't work at all. W: Here is an advertisement about a big TV sale. There might be some good bargains in it. Q: What does the woman suggest? Section B Passage Passage One Are you afraid to raise your hand in class, even when you know the answer? If you are, most people would say that you are shy. If you feel shy, you are not alone. Nine out of ten people are at least a little shy. But however shy you are, scientific evidence seems to show that it isn't your fault. You may have been born that way. How do psychologists measure shyness? One way is by observation. They keep detailed records of people's actions-like how often these people speak to others, or how long it takes someone to say "Hello" to a stranger. Another way to measure shyness is to ask people questions. The test only takes about 10 minutes. It asks question like "Do you like going out a lot?" and "Do you have many friends?" People must answer either "Yes" or "No". These questions can predict how people actually behave in social situations. Suppose the test tells you that someone is shy. Chances are good that person will act shy. When scientists measure shyness, they are really comparing degrees of shyness. In other words, when researchers say people are shy, they really mean they are more shy than others. 11. Why does the speaker say that it isn't a fault to be shy? 12. What is one of the ways suggested by psychologists for measuring shyness? 13. What is the purpose of the psychologists in asking questions? Passage Two When Midori was two years old, she often climbed onto the piano bench and reached for the violin that belonged to her mother, a 38-year-old professional musician. “Please don't touch, Midori!” Her mother scolded. The violin was, after all, worth more than 20,000 dollars. But Midori persisted. She longed to handle the graceful instrument that made beautiful sounds. Finally, on her third birthday, Midori was handed a package: a tiny violin, about half the normal size. Almost from the moment Midori was born, her mother knew she was sensitive to music. For several years mother and daughter practised together day after day. She was eager to learn. Failure often led to tears, though she never once turned from the instrument. Instead, she persisted until the problem was overcome. One day, Johnston, an American musician, heard Midori playing the violin. He couldn't believe she was just 8 years old. "She must make a tape and I'll take it to the United States", the musician said. A famous American violin teacher heard the tape. He, too, had difficulty believing his ears. The playing was absolutely astonishing. He immediately accepted her as a pupil and recommended her for a full scholarship. In 1982, Midori and her mother moved to New York City, leaving behind a comfortable life in Japan. 14. What was Midori's mother? 15. Why was Midori not allowed to touch her mother's violin when she only 2 years old? 16. What did Johnston, the American musician, ask Midori to do? 17. Why did Midori move to the United States? Passage Three The British Broadcasting Corporation is rejecting more and more candidates applying for jobs, because they suffer from hearing loss. And this is due to a wide use of personal stereo systems. According to officials of at the corporation, about 3 percent of them fail to win jobs for this reason. The figure indicates that people suffering from hearing defects are more common than a decade ago. Candidates applying for jobs at the British Broadcasting Corporation have always had hearing tests. But the techniques for such tests were not standardized until 5 years ago. The corporation says officially that there is no proof to link person's understanding of speech. That will rule out his chances of being an engineer taking care of sound quality in recording. So experts are now calling for manufacturers of personal stereos to provide a warning light. It flashes when the sound is too loud. One British manufacturer accepted this suggestion. And this manufacturer has made a device which switches itself off when the level of sound is too high. 18. Why do more and more candidates fail to get jobs at British Broadcasting Corporation? 19. Why did the hearing test techniques become standardized? 20. What suggestions did the experts make to stereo manufacturers? 
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