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What does a house mean in the United States？
A．It is a dream which many people can hardly realize.
B．It is so expensive that many people cannot really buy them.
C．It is the most important property that many people try to buy.
D．It doesn't belong to people if they can't borrow money from the bank.
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听力原文：M: Are you telling me you don't have a housekeeper？
W: No, we don't. If you make a mess, you clean it up yourself.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation？
(13)
A．The woman does her own housework.
B．The woman needs a housekeeper.
C．The woman's house is in a mess.
D．The woman works as a housekeeper.
M: Certainly.The idea is not to have a house full of cleverly-designed device.This is a complete household system.It will make people's lives much easier.
W: OK.So tell me how this house will make my life easier.
M: When you arrive at the front door,you won't need a key.The door will open automatically with a touch of your finger；the system can recognize your fingerprint.You'll be able to call your refrigerator when you're in the supermarket and find out how much milk you still have and figure out how much you need to buy.Isn't that wonderful？
W: Can I call the washing machine as well？
M: Sure.But you won't need to.The house comes with a robot.You can call the robot directly and ask it to do what you want to do.
W: What about household problems？
M: Well,if a pipe breaks open,the house will call the property management agency.And if there's a fire,the house will turn on the fire extinguishers automatically and call the fire department.
W: And what's the price of this intelligent house？
M: A million dollars.
W: A million dollars!It will be the 22nd century before I'll be able to afford one.
What does the man say about the new intelligent house？
A．It is a house full of cleverly-designed device.
B．It can help people live a much easier life.
C．It is the most comfortable house available.
D．It expresses the newest architectural style.
W: Let me give you a hand and we'll get it over quickly. I don't think it will take as long.
Q: What does the woman mean？
(14)
A．It would be best to hire someone to do the work.
B．They should forget about the work.
C．They should put it off till tomorrow.
D．They should do the job together.
听力原文：(Man)Good afternoon. This is Dave's Driveway Construction Company, ready to assist you with all of your driveway needs. How may I help you？
(Woman) Hi. One of your workers came to my house yesterday and gave me an estimate for putting in a new driveway. I'd like to go ahead and have the work done, but I'm not sure what the next step should be.
(Man)Well, you'll need to get a permit from the town for the construction work, and then you can call us back to schedule it for some time next month.
(Woman)I thought you'd be able to start next week—at least that's what your worker told me.
What type of business does the man have？
A．Automobile sales
B．Driveway construction
C．Garbage removal
D．Delivery service
听力原文： I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves; most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.
With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people's writing can one discover what works, what doesn't and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.
Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction. As a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter — the volume of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. What can we learn about the speaker as a child？
34. What effect does reading fiction have on the speaker？
35. Which can be the best title for this passage？
(30)
A．He never watched TV.
B．He read what he had to.
C．He found reading unbelievable.
D．He considered reading part of his life.
Kapsak never understands that. What does a big house have to do with having children？ When he and Eka Udo had children, did they have a big house？ But they died, didn't they？ And the doctor later mid something about cramped living conditions making it easy for malaria to virtually wipe out his family. So maybe Julie-Julie has a point. All his children had died because of being cooped up in one room. All except Udo. Udo Kapsak would not ordinarily admit it but the truth is he misses the boy so much. Udo's full faced smile. His quirky-chirpy ways. His innocent probing manner. Oh Udo! He'll be approaching five now. Five! A big baby!
Sighing noisily, Kapsak tries to put thoughts of his son out of his mind. He has not seen the boy in over three years. And maybe he has gone the way his brother and sisters went. No. Not likely. Awadamoto would have told him. Awadamoto. It's been a long time since Kapsak saw him.
Throwing on a shirt, Kapsak hurries off to the taxi rank in the business district. "Kapsak, Kapsak!" Awadamoto cheers as his childhood friend approaches. "Awadamoto! You have abandoned me!" "Use that word lightly, Kapsak. You know who has done the most abandoning between me and you." "But Awad, we live here in town together." "Blame that wife of yours. I did not go to school and I don't like going near people who make me remember that all the time." Kapsak has it in mind to say something good about his wife, but something else jumps to his mouth.
"Come Awad, what is Gestapo？" "Gestapo？" "No, Gestapo." "Man, I don't know. Where did you hear it？" "Eh, I heard it somewhere. How is the village？" "Exactly as you left it." "And..." "Eka Udo？" "Yes. How is she？" "How does it concern you？ Anyway, I heard some big chief from her mother's village has taken her for his third wife." "What of my son？ Is it well with him？" "You would have known if you had bothered to go and check on him. Look, it's my turn." Bawling out lo passengers to climb into his ramshackle taxi, Awadamoto ambles off.
It is pouring heavily when Julie-Julie returns. Outside. it is rain. Inside, it is confusion. Kapsak is at first happy to see her back safely. Then his happiness turns to anger as she carries on about what an exciting time she had. Finally his anger succumbs to her gentle caresses and passion rules their world. Julie-Julie shoots out at first light. "I've got to see someone urgently, Kappy-Pappy." Kappy-Pappy, that is my name now, Kapsak laughs to himself as he shuffles off to the construction site where he manages to earn a few bucks. On his way into the main yard, he ducks out of the way of a fast-moving four-wheel drive vehicle driven by an expatriate. Cursing lightly, he looks back to see the driver locked in a passionate kiss with a woman with luxuriant hair.
"No wonder he nearly killed me!" Kapsak spits out. "Early morning and he's already--"
His mouth remains open but the words dry up like the water taps of the city. The woman with the expatriate turns momentarily, perhaps to pick up something from the backseat. In that instant, Kapsak sees clearly the woman for whom he had left his first wife and forsaken his family and people.
But he does not see the earthmover in front of him. Neither does he hear its powerful horns. And the driver of the earthmover does not see Kapsak. By the time someone notices the crushed figure lying by the roadside, a blackening pool of blood has begun to seep into the earth.
According to the doctor, Kapsak and Eka Udo's children ______.
A．died of a constant headache.
B．died from a traffic accident.
C．died of an infectious malady.
D．died from goods famine.
听力原文：In my opinion, the house isn't worth the price they're asking.
What does the speaker suggest？
A．The house is not worth buying.
B．The cost of the house is low.
C．The price of the house is not too high.
D．The price of the house is worth it.
What does the man offer to do？
A．Accompany the woman
B．Call a boarding house
C．Place an advertisement
D．Ask his sister to help
What does the woman like most about the house？
A．The small garden.
B．The modern kitchen.
C．The bid sitting room.
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