Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) SECTION A
1. A) His grades in science courses are very good. B) He hasn’t taken enough courses in geology. C) He likes geology enough to continue with it. D) He doesn’t want to take any more science courses.
2. A) She wasn’t able to finish the dissertation. B) She’s not sure how to solve the mystery. C) She’s not sure how she was able to finish so early. D) How to write the dissertation is a mystery
3. A) Only one person can come. B) There have been a few responses. C) They need one more response. D) Almost everyone can come
4. A) The students in the class did not enjoy the field trip. B) The transportation for the trip is free. C) Some people may not go on the trip. D) All the students in the class have paid the transportation fee.
5. A) Sarah moved to a new address two weeks ago. B) They should pay Sarah a visit. C) They should stop visiting Sarah. D) They should pick up Sarah.
6. A) Look for a big office. B) Make a bet with others. C) Rent a house with a bathroom and a kitchen. D) Move to another house.
7. A) In a bookstore. B) In the woman’s house. C) In the library. D) In the laboratory.
8. A) The apartments are too small for the students to share. B) Very few students could afford to live there. C) Most students are easy to reach the apartments. D) Two bedrooms rents for 1,600 dollars.
9. A) She’s not so enthusiastic about academics. B) She’s unable to use computers. C) She wishes she could be a better students. D) Her capacities of learning computers is better than his.
10. A) Examine the typing mistakes B) Have someone else type his papers. C) Ask another person to check his work. D) He is always looking for his papers.
SECTION B Passage 1 Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard:
11. A) They have the same mechanisms of vocal development. B) They begin with babbling when learning to produce sound. C) They both sing perfectly. D) They need the same time period to finish their vocal development.
12. A) Whether the mechanisms of vocal development are the same in humans and birds. B) Whether baby songbirds can respond to social interactions. C) The role of imitation and social interactions D) Whether human infants and baby songbirds share the same vocal development path.
13. A) Imitation B) Sensory capacities. C) Maternal behavior. D) Social learning.
Passage 2 Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard:
14. A) He is capable and likes finishing his works alone.. B) He is the most famous and influential producer in the history of rock music. C) He is good at cooperate with others. D) He is more than a producer.
15. A) Because he produced a distinctive “wall of sound”, in which a number of instruments are blended together. B) Because he preferred to have the sounds of multiple instruments mixed together. C) Because besides being a producer, he did many other things such as operated his own record company. D) Because he worked together with singers, actors and directors.
16. A) Because his works are the combination of all the traditional works. B) Because his works are produced by several instruments. C) Because his works have a stereo. D) Because his works feature all of the current artists.
Passage 3 Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard:
17. A) 86 percent of US college students say the Net has had a negative impact on their college academic experience B) 28 percent of college students say they use the Internet most often to keep in touch with their friends. C) Nearly 80 percent of college students in the US say they use the Internet to download music files D) Many students say the Internet is essential to both their academic and social lives.
18. A) 80 percent. B) 73 percent. C) 38 percent. D) 28 percent.
19. A) Some US college students use the Internet to express ideas to a professor. B) Some US college students use the Internet to improve their relationships with their classmates and professors. C) Some US college students use the Internet to call their friends. D) Some US college students use the Internet to correspond with family.
20. A) The Internet has influenced the US college students’ daily life tremendously. B) The Internet has had a negative impact on the US college students’ daily life. C) The US college students are indifferent to the Internet. D) The US college students are enthusiastic about making friends.
Passage One 内容概要本段听力材料讲的是：科学家们发现鸣鸟和婴儿在发声初期有惊人的相似之处，且决定语言发展的关键在于社交。 11. 【试题分析】判断推理题。【详细解答】从第一段的前三句得知鸣鸟最初发声时，是以咿呀学语的形式。人类婴儿学说话也是遵循同样的规律，故得知答案B)。 12. 【试题分析】判断推理题。【详细解答】第二段的第一句话告诉我们，科学家们把他们研究语言的焦点从模仿转移到社交。由此可得出答案C)。 13. 【试题分析】归纳总结题。【详细解答】文章的最后一句告诉我们向社会学习是语言发展的关键所在。
Passage Two 内容概要本段听力材料讲的是著名的摇滚音乐制片人Phil Spector。文章谈到了他为什么是最有名的，最具影响力的制片人；还谈到了他远非是一个制片人，他还是唱片公司的老板，唱片内容的创作者等；还谈到了他是善于与人合作的典范。 14. 【试题分析】判断推理题。【详细解答】文章中没有提到他独自一人完成作品。故A)不是他的性格。B)、C)、D)中提到他是最有名的，最具影响力的制片人；他远非是一个制片人；他善于与人合作，分别可在文章中的一、二、三段中看到。故它们不是正确答案。 15. 【试题分析】细节考察题。【详细解答】第二段中谈到了他远远超出一个音乐制片人所起的作用。他担当了唱片公司的老板，他与别人合作撰写了部分音乐作品的内容，他挑选主要的艺术家，支持每届音乐会，发挥了他所有的才华，制作出独特的艺术作品。 16. 【试题分析】归纳总结题。【详细解答】最后一段告诉我们Spector的作品之所以如此受欢迎，是因为这些作品是许多优秀艺术家才华的结晶。包括优秀的钢琴师、吉它手、鼓手等。
