听力原文:Despite efforts of the government to reduce the incidence of smoking among teenag
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听力原文: China's automobile revolution is accelerating; (8) despite efforts by the government to slow what many economists believe is an overheating of its economy. China is the fastest growing ear market in the world, and sales next year are expected to climb 20 percent from last year. Meanwhile, the world's automakers have announced they will launch massive expansion projects in China.
In recent months, banks have started to tighten their lending criteria, in part a response to what analysts say are the government's efforts to stop China's rapidly growing economy from overheating, but ear sales are skyrocketing, with many Chinese using their savings to purchase new cars.
Many economists believe that the fast-paced growth of car market in China is
A.a proof of abundance.
B.an overheating of its economy.
C.an attraction of investment.
D.a result of foreign expansion projects.
Part A
Directions: You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer ― A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.
听力原文:M: You' re in low spirits. Anything wrong?
W: Mother won't take me to Paris despite all the efforts I made.
What can we conclude from the conversation?
A.The woman didn' t want to go to Paris.
B.The woman was ill.
C.The woman tried to persuade her mother, but in vain.
D.The woman regretted going to Paris.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文: A campaign is getting under way in Italy to take back large stretches of the country's beaches from private bathing clubs, which usually charge to use them (Q27). This has been a summer of discontent, because despite government efforts, an entire coastline has been monopolized by profiteering bathing clubs. Italy has some of Europe's finest beaches, but they are often buried under a mountain of deck chairs and umbrellas. The government says the state owns the shoreline and swimming should be free (Q27) .
What is the news item about?
A.Coastlines in Italy.
B.Public use of the beach.
C.Swimming and bathing.
D.Private bathing clubs.
听力原文: Red Cross is an international organization that cares for people who are in need of help. The Red Cross exists in almost every country around the globe. A man in a Beijing hospital who needs blood, a woman in Turkey who was injured in an earthquake, and a family in Indonesia that lost their home in Tsunami may all be aided by the Red Cross.
The idea of forming an organization to help people in need began with Jean Dunant. In 1859, he observed how people were suffering on a battlefield in Paris. He wanted to help the wounded soldiers despite which side they were fighting for. His efforts brought on the Geneva Convention, an international treaty. It protects prisoners of war, the sick and wounded, and other citizens during a war.
The Red Cross in the United States was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today tile American Red Cross provides a lot of services for the public, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid, demonstrating water safety, and providing blood.
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A.Many people who are in need work in it.
B.The hospital blood is mainly provided by it.
C.Anyone can get help from it.
D.It covers nearly the whole world.
听力原文: Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life's essentials. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.
But for many people the thought of food first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased foam 8.8 million to 11.7 million. For those who feel pain of guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. "Going without breakfast does not affect performance," said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth Collage in London, "nor does giving people breakfast improve performance."
Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly indicated, and most of the recent wonk involves children, not adults.
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A.Several studies have been done in the past few years.
B.The omission of breakfast does no harm to one' s health.
C.Adults have especially made studies in this field.
D.Eating little in the morning is good for health.
听力原文: (32) Breakfast plays an important part in our dally life, and it supplies a certain of the energy for us. If we had a good breakfast, we'll have a good day.
Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life's essentials. (33) Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.
But for many people the thought of food as first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983,the last year for which figures are available, the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased by 33 percent--from 8.8 million to 11.7 million--according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporations of America.
For those who feel the pain of guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. (35) Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. "Going without breakfast does not affect performance," said Arnold E Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, "nor does giving people breakfast improve performance."
(34) Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults.
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A.A study of the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation.
B.One of the essentials for life.
C.Latest figures of people who don't eat breakfast.
D.Breakfast and human health.
听力原文: In a bid to improve the knowledge of farmers in science and technology, the Ministry of Agriculture will invest about 1.1 billion yuan next year. The figure is a 53 percent increase over this year's 720 million yuan. Deputy Agriculture Minister Wei Chao'an made the pledge yesterday at the Farmer Scientific Literacy Forum held in Beijing. "From next year, the budget will be significantly increased each year," Wei said. The investment will go towards implementing the National Scheme for Science Literacy, which was announced in February this year. The scheme aims to improve scientific literacy in China and make it a policy priority. Wei said the money will be mainly spent in helping farmers develop new technological skills to cope with market fluctuations, as well as industrial skills. So far this year, 8.6 million farmers have received training and education initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture. Wei noted, however, that despite continued efforts to improve farmers' science and technology skills, only 9.1 percent, or about 700 million, have ever participated in various science and technology training programs. The programs are also nm by other governmental and non-governmental organizations such as the Ministry of Science and Technology and the China Association for Science and Technology. The average Chinese farmer only receives 7.3 years of education. CAST, the Ministry of Agriculture and other government departments, will continue to explore ways to combine scientific education and training to improve agricultural production skills, Deng Nan, first secretary of CAST, told the forum.
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A.To improve the knowledge of farmers in science and technology.
B.To improve the living conditions of farmers.
C.To improve the knowledge of unskilled workers.
D.To improve the living conditions of the farmers and workers.
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The speaker was_________ minutes late.
A.50
B.15
C.30
D.10
Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life's essentials. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.
But for many people the thought of food as first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983,the last year for which figures are available, the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased by 33 percent--from 8.8 million to 11.7 million--according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporations of America.
For those who feel the pain of guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. "Going without breakfast does not affect performance," said Arnold E Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, "nor does giving people breakfast improve performance."
Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults.
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A.A study of the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation.
B.One of the essentials for life.
C.Latest figures of people who don't eat breakfast.
D.Breakfast and human health.
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