4） Brown’s journey in the forest is a physical one as well as a _______ one.

News Report

Randolph Chemical announced earlier today the selection of Michelle Brown as its new chief executive officer. Willard Strong, Chairman of the Board of Randolph Chemical, said, "We are delighted to have found someone of Michelle's caliber to lead our organization."

Michelle Brown brings to the table a reputation as a strict cost cutter. Prior to joining Randolph, Dr. Brown was CEO of Popovich Materials, where she reduced expenses by almost a third in her four-year tenure. Dr. Brown has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Wyler College and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Porter University.

Industry analysts remain skeptical that she can turn around the company's ailing fortunes. After her selection was announced, company stock dropped 1.2 percent in one afternoon.

Randolph Chemical is a global technology-based company that manufactures and distributes plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. Their search, which took eleven months, was conducted with the aid of Darren Consulting.

Memorandum from: Michelle Brown

TO: All Randolph Chemical employees

As you have probably heard, I will be assuming responsibility for leading Randolph Chemical effective Monday morning. I want to take a moment to reaffirm the commitment of Randolph Chemical and of myself as its new head to treating every single employee with the fairness and dignity that he or she deserves.

In the months to come I will be initiating steps to sell off those portions of our business in which we do not have the potential to become industry leaders, leaving us to focus on what we do best. Due to time constraints, we will not be commissioning a new study of all of our holdings. Instead, we will base decisions on current in-house performance figures derived from our ongoing review process.

This is the beginning of a long journey for all of us, one I am proud to say we will make together. I hope to meet as many of you as possible personally, and I urge you to become fully engaged in the process and to contribute your own ideas.

What was the subject of the news release by Randolph Chemical？

A．The selection of a new chief executive officer

B．The announcement of a new chairman of the board

C．The merger of Randolph Chemical and Popovich Materials

D．Recent trends in stock prices for chemical companies

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听力原文：W: Excuse me, but aren't you Mr. Robert Brown from England？

M: Yes, I am Robert Brown.

W: I'm Wang Yan from Capital Normal University. I am here to meet you. How do you do？

M: How do you do？ ! wound like to introduce my family to you. This is Gatherine, my wife, she is a doctor. This is Henry, my son, eleven years old. And this is Linda, my daughter, six years old.

W: Hello! Welcome to China. Did you have a pleasant journey？

M: Yes! We did. But we feel a little but tired after the seventeen-hour flight.

W: Don't worry. I'll take you to your hotel. This way, please! The car is waiting over there.

What's the occupation of Mr. Brown's wife？

A．A teacher.

B．A doctor.

C．An officer.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听力原文：W: Excuse me, but aren't you Mr. Robert Brown from England？

M: Yes, I am Robert Brown.

W: I'm Wang Yan from Capital Normal University. I am here to meet you. How do you do？

M: How do you do？ I would like to introduce my family to you. This is Gatherine, my wife, she is a doctor. This is Henry, my son, eleven years old. And this is Linda, my daughter, six years old.

W: Hello! Welcome to China. Did you have a pleasant journey？

M: Yes! We did. But we feel a little bit tired after the seventeen-hour flight.

W: Don't worry. I'll take you to your hotel. This way, please! The car is waiting over there.

What's the occupation of Mr. Brown's wife？

A．A teacher.

B．A doctor.

C．An officer.

r. Brown, what's your opinion about it？

W: Well, as far as I am concerned, the law on this should be amended.

Q: What's the most probable relationship between the two speakers？

(4)

A．Salesman and customer.

B．Reporter and interviewee.

C．Judge and jury.

D．Doctor and patient.

Section B

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should choose the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D.

听力原文：M: May I see a hat, please？

W: What size do you take？

M: Sorry, I don't know.

W: Let me take the measure...You take size 6. What color hat would you like？

M: Brown, please.

W: Here are some nice brown hats. Try this hat on. It's a very good one.

M: Yes, I like this one. It goes very well with my coat. How much is it？

W: The original price was $12.95. It's on sale today. It's $9.95 now. Do you want me to put it in a box？

M: OK, thanks.

(6)

A．Blue.

B．Black.

C．Brown.

D．Green.

听力原文：W: Hello, Compact Computers. May I help you？

M: Yes, this is Jack Brown from Hunter's Office Supplies. May I speak to Betty Taylor, please？

W: I'm sorry, but she's not in right now.

M: Okay, do you know when she'll be back？

W: Uh, yes, she should be here later on this afternoon maybe about 4:30. May I take a message？

M: Yes. Ms. Taylor sent me a brochure detailing your newest line of laptop computers with a description of other software products, but there wasn't any information about after-sales service.

W: Oh, I'm sorry. Would you like me to fax that to you？

M: Yes, but our fax is being repaired at the moment, and it won't be working until around 2:30. Hum ... could you try sending that information around 3:30.'？ That should give me time to look over the material before I call Ms. Taylor, say, around 5:00.

W: Sure. Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please？

M: Yes. Jack Brown and the phone number is 560-1287. And the fax number is 560-1288.

W: All right, Mr. Brown. And your phone number is 560-1287, and the fax number is 560- 1288. Is that correct？

M: Yes, it is.

W: All right. I'll be sure to send you the fax this afternoon.

M: Okay, bye.

(23)

A．She's at a meeting.

B．She's out of the office.

C．She's talking with another customer.

D．She is busy at the moment.

听力原文：M: May I see Dean williams, please？

W: Dean Williams won' t be in the office this afternoon. I'm an assistant dean. Perhaps I can help you.

M: I need an extension for a paper. And my professor said I would have to get special permission from the Dean's office.

W: For what course？

M: Economies, Professor Brown's course.

W: Is this the term paper, or a paper written instead of a final exam？

M: It's to take the place of the final exam.

W: So ordinarily, it would be due on the last day of exam period, which is this Friday. That's two days away. Don' t you think you could have the paper finished by then？

M: I haven' t even started yet. You see, I've been sick since last Saturday with tonsillitis. I just checked out of infirmary this morning.

W: So you were in the infirmary for 4 days？

M: Yes, from Saturday until today, Wednesday.

W: Generally for an illness like tiffs, we can postpone an exam or the due day of a paper that takes the place of an exam by the number of days the student has been ill, in your case, by 4 days.

M: That means I' 11 be able to hand in my paper next Tuesday instead of this Friday.

W: That' s right. But first you have to fill out this form, giving the name of the course, your reasons for needing the extension and so on, then take the request to the infirmary to have it signed by the doctor, then bring it back to me today. And I'll have a copy sent to Professor Brown.

M: Thank you very much. I'll see you late this afternoon with the completed form.

W: I'm glad you're feeling better.

The man is speaking with ______

A．Dean Williams

B．Professor Brown

C．an assistant dean

D．a student

听力原文：M: Do you know where Mr. Brown is？

W: He's in with the manager.

M: I wonder what they are talking about.

W: The next stage of the project, I think.

Who are the two speakers？

A．Mr. Brown' s colleagues.

B．Mr. Brown' s workers.

C．Mr. Brown' s students.

air. I teach airhostesses and help them with any problems. My hours are usually from 8 am to 4 pm, but sometimes I work from 1pm to 9pm. At work, the first thing I do is to check plane times on my computer and then I speak with some of the airhostesses. Sometimes I go on a long flight to check how hostesses are doing. That's my favorite part of job. But I like office work, too. Traveling can be hard work. When I get back from along journey, all I can do is eat something and then go to bed. I don't earn much money, but I'm happy with the United Airlines and want to stay there and continue to travel.

What does the author do at the airport？

A．Teach airhostesses and help them with problems．

B．Be the pilot．

C．Carry luggage for the passengers．