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PartⅢSectionA11.

ListeningComprehension (35minutes)

M:LookatthisreadinglistprofessorRedgaveus.Doesshereallyexpectustoreadthemall?W:Justtheonesonthefirstpage,therestarejuststuffshethoughtwemightfindinteresting.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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W:I’vejustbeentoldthatmypart-timejobisgoingtoendnextmonth.

M:It’sprobablyforthebest.Yourskillsaresureindemandnow.Andthatjobwasn’texactlyinteresting.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?13.

M:Youknow,Mary,Imetyourtwinsistertheotherday,andyoutwolooksomuchalike,andIdon’tknowhowpeopleeverlyouapart.

W:Actuallyit’snotthatdifficult,becauseshealwayswearsdresses,andI’musuallyinaT-shirtandapairofoldns.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?14.

W:WhatamIgoingtodo?IhaveabigpaperdueMonday,butIpromisedFlorawe’dcleantheapartmentthisweekend.

M:Whydon’tyoujustseeifFlorawillpostponeitforaweek?Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

15.

M:Excuseme.ThisroommatematchingquestionnaireissolongandIamkindofinahurry.DoIhavetoanswerallthequestions?

W:Justthefirstside,theonesonthebackisoptional.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

16.

W:AreyouinterestedinseeingthatnewfilmSaturdaynight?Iheardit’sreallygood.

M:ThisSaturday?Well,thanks.But,youknowI’mabigsportsfan,andbasketballteamisyingthen.HowaboutSunday?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?17.

W:Canyoushowmehowtouseit,Paul?

M:Sure.Itisfullyautomatic.Allyouhavetodoisfocusonthesceneandpressthebuttonhere.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

18.

M:Youlooksosleepy.Didyouworkonyourtermpaperfarintothenight?

W:Iwouldhavegotagoodsleepbutsomesoccerfanskeptcheeringandarguing.Q:Whathappenedtothewomanlastnight?

ConversationOne

W:Howareyoufeelingmentally?

M:Actually,layIfeelprettysad.Mymood’sverynegative.W:Haveyoueverfeltlikethisbefore?

M:Well,Ifeltalittlelikethislastwinter,too.Somethingabouttheseasonmakesmefeelanxiousandunhappy.Isthatnormal?

W:Hmm.Youmighthavewinterdepression.It’salsoknownasSeasonalAffectiveDisorder,orSAD.Somepeoplehavethisinthewintermonths.Theygetdepressedandcan’tfocus.Sometimestheygainweight,too.

M:Ididgainweightlastyear!AndthenIgotthinagaininthesummer.Idon’tfeellikethisinthesummer.So,ifIhaveSAD,isthereanythingIcandotohelpmyself?

W:Well,Icangiveyousomemedicationtohelpwithyouranxiousfeelingsanddepression,butIthinkweshouldtrysomenaturalsolutionsfirst.Jonathan,doyouworkinanofficewithalotofsunlight?

M:No,Ihaveasmallofficewithnowindow.

W:Iwantyoutostartworkingnearawindowwithbrightsunlight.Also,Iwantyoutotaketwobreaksadayandgoforwalksoutside.Anddon’twearsunglasses.Basically,youneedtogetmorelight.

M:Why?Idon’tunderstandwhylightwillmakemefeelbetter.

W:Well,sunlightprovidesuswithvitaminD,whichisveryimportantforourhealth.M:ButIthoughtsunwasbadformyskin!

W:Well,toomuchsunisn’tgoodforourskin.Buttoolittlesunisn’thealthyeither.

M:Wow.Thanks.Ifeelbetterjustknowingthattheremightbeareasonformydepression.W:Sure.Let’smeetagainnextweek.

Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

Q:WhatarethesymptomsofSeasonalAffectiveDisorder?

Q:Whatisthewoman’ssuggestiontotheman?

Q:Whatdidthemanthinkaboutsunlightaccordingtothepassage?

ConversationTwo

M:Whendidyoustart ngvolunteerwork?

W:WhenIwasinhighschool,Iguess.Someoftheseniorstudentsusedtosupervisekindergartenchildrenduringtheirlunchhour.Ienjoyedheloutand ngsomethingdifferent.

M:That’sinteresting.Andhowdidyougoonfromthere?

W:Well,asIgotolderIrealizedIhadsomeskillsIcouldsharewithotherpeople.Ienjoyedworkingwithyoungpeople,soIstartedworkingwithdifferentyouthorganizations.OnethingIenjoyedwasnningrecreationalactivitiesforyoungpeople.

M:Isee.Andisitdifficulttodovolunteerwork?

W:Well,youneedalotoftimeandenergy,foronething.Also,youoftenneedspecialtraininginordertobeuseful.Youmayneedtogotoworkshopsandimproveyourskills.

M:Really.ButIguessit’srewardingaswell?

W:Yes,itis.It’sawaytoshareyourskillswithothersbutalsotolearnnewones.Alsoyougettomeetnewpeople,makegoodfriends,and eawareofwhat’shappeninginotherpeople’slives—tostepoutsideofyourownlittleworld.Volunteeringmademerealizethatmyownproblemsaren’tthatbig,andI’ve emoreawareofthedifficultiesotherpeoplefaceintheirlives.

Q:Whatwasthewoman’sfirstvolunteerjob?

Q:Whyisitdifficulttodovolunteerwork?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkofbeingavolunteer?

SectionBPassageOne

Mostpeopleknowatleastsomeoftheoldwaysofpredictingweather.Mostoftheseolderwaysdependedoncarefulobservationofthebehaviorofanimalsandinsectsandoftheappearanceofclouds,thesun,themoonandgrowingnts.Butwearemostlycity-livingpeopleandhaveforgottentheoriginofmanyofthesewaysofforelingweather.Weshouldnotlaughattheseexamplesofweatherwisdom,however.Sincetheyarebasedonwhatpeoplehaveseenyearafteryeartheyareoftenquiteaccurate.

Animalsarecommonlythoughttobemoresensitivetochangesintheweatherthanwehumanbeings.Oursenseshave edull:wearenotsoclosetonatureandourlivesdonotdependsomuchonwarningsgivenbythesensesasanimalsdo.Everycountryhasitsparticularweatherwisdomconnectedwithanimals.Innortherncountries,wherewintersarehard,thebehaviorofanimalswhichhavewintersleepormigrateistakentoindicatewhatsortofwinteriscoming.Thesquirrelsmaybeseengatheringtheirfoodsupplyofnutsearlierthanusual;thedormousemaydigmoredeeplythanusual;themigratingbirdsmaygatherfortheirflightsouthearlierthanusual.Allthesesignswouldbeseenbythecountrymanaspredictionsofanespeciallyseverewintertocome.

Q:Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

Q:Howdidpeoplepredictweatherinthepast?

Q:Whyarehumanbeingsnotassensitivetoweatherchangesasanimals?

Q:Howdoesacountrymaninthenorthpredictaboutacoldwinter?

PassageTwo

Airtightsticbagscanhelpfarmersprotecttheirharvestswithouttheuseofharmfulchemicals.Thesebagsaredesignedtokeepairoutofcropsinstorage.Theyareasimplewaytofightinsectsandkeepfoodfresh.

Farmerscanlosemuchoftheharvesttoinsectscalledseedbeetles.Thesegrowfromeggtoadultinafewweeksandthenlayfortytosixtymoreeggs.Theycandestroythewholeharvestwithinmonths.

Farmerscanselltheircropimmediay.Butsellingatharvesttimemeansmorecompetitionandlowerprices.Ortheycanusepoisontokillthebugs.ButcropscientistDieudonneBaributsasaysthatisalsorisky.

“Theyendupmisusingoroverusingthepoison.InNigeria,theyhavereportedalotofcasesofdeath.TheyusuallycallitinNigeria‘killerbeans’”,saysDieudonne.

Mr.BaributsaisaresearcheratPurdueUniversityintheAmericanstateofna.Mr.Baributsasaysthestoragebagsarethickenoughthatanyinsectsalreadyinthecowpeaswilldiefromlackofoxygen.Thelackofairwillalsohelppreventthegrowthofbacteriathatcanruintheharvest.

Thebagscostabouttwodollarseach.Mr.Baributsasaysthatisnotmuch,especiallyifitmeansfarmerscanwaitlongenoughtogetabetterpricefortheircrop.

Thebagsareproducedlocally.Donorscurrentlysupporttheproject,butthegroupsinvolvedareworkingtobuildalastingmarketforthebags.

Q:Whatisthepurposeofusingairtightsticbagsaccordingtothepassage?

Q:Whathappensifthefarmersselltheircropsatharvesttime?

Q:WhatdoesMr.Barobutsathinkofthestoragebags?

PassageThree

In1957aten-year-oldboyinCaliforniasetagoal.AtthetimeJimBrownwasthegreatestrunningbackevertoyprofessionalfootball,andthistall,skinnyboywantedhissignature.Inorderto plishhisgoal,theyoungboyhadto esomeobstacles.Hegrewupinapoorneighbourhood,wherehenevergotenoughtoeat.Malnutritiontookitstoll,andadiseasecalledricketsdhimtowearsteelholderstosupporthisskinny,bowed-outlegs.

Hehadnomon