阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E。)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

首先，请阅读以下某理财论坛提供的几条省钱建议：

A

Use cash．Instead of paying things with credit cards, use cash for non-bill spending such as eating out, gas and groceries．Spending cash makes the spending more real, and there’s an added advantage of knowing when you’re out of cash．

B

Small weekly savings transfers．I got this idea from my friend, who automatically deducts(扣除)＄20 a week from his check to savings．I decided that I could live with the deduction of ＄40/week without really feeling it－it’s a relatively small transfer that I barely notice, and I save about ＄2,000 a year!

C

Stay at home．Going out makes you spend money unnecessarily．You eat at restaurants, go to the mall, and stop at the gas station for snacks．It’s hard to avoid spending when you’re on the road．Instead, stay at home and find free entertainment．It’s also a great way to bond with your family．

D

Don’t get catalogs(商品宣传册)．Their announcements of sales or cool new products make it very tempting(引诱人的)to buy something you don’t need．Instead, stop getting the catalogs, and you’ll spend less．

E

Keep a 30-day list．If you have an impulse(冲动)to buy something you don’t absolutely need, put it on a 30-day list．You can’t buy anything but necessities－everything else goes on the list．When the 30 days are up, you can buy it－but most likely, the strong urge to buy it will be gone, and you can evaluate it more calmly．

阅读下面几位消费者的情况介绍，并为他们匹配合适的建议。

1．Mrs．Wang enjoys shopping very much because she is free all day long．Whenever she is wandering in the shops or stores, she will have a strong impulse and find it difficult for her to get back home with her hands empty．But it is quite often that she will find what she has bought is almost useless when she gets home．

2．Tony is a university student in New York, who is far away from his parents．He pays everything with his credit card．He finds it very cool for him to purchase with his credit card．However, he often finds his money has already run out in the middle of the month．

3．Miss Betty is a high school girl whose parents give her some money every week．As her parents don’t earn much money, she wants to save some money secretly so that she can buy a digital camera．

4．Miss Catherine is a young girl who is easily to be persuaded into buying something useless．She will get encouraged to buy something when she sees an advertisement．Her parents have warned her many times against doing such stupid things, but it doesn’t work much．

听力

第一节：听力理解(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项。

听第一段对话，回答第1－3题。

1．What is probably“Cop”?

A．A TV show．

B．A book．

C．A film．

2．What do we know about the boy at the fast food restaurant?

A．He smoked heavily．

B．He had a lot of candy．

C．He drank a lot of alcohol．

3．What are the two speakers in common?

A．They both smoke cigarettes．

B．They both drink alcohol．

C．They both have drugs．

听第二段对话，回答第4－6题。

4．How much discount can the woman get for SA＆SAT shoes?

A．30％

B．35％

C．50％

5．What is the right size for the woman?

A．35．

B．36．

C．37．

6．What did the woman buy in the end?

A．A pair of red shoes．

B．A pair of sheep-skin shoes．

C．A pair of yellow shoes．

听第三段独白，回答第7－9题。

7．Where can one find most department stores in London?

A．In New Bond．

B．In Harrods．

C．On Oxford Street．

8．Which of the following can best describe London stores?

A．Great choices and high price．

B．Great choices and moderate price．

C．Brand products and reasonable price．

9．What can we learn about London from the conversation?

A．Specialist items are mostly in Knightsbridge．

B．New Bond is the shopping area of ordinary items．

C．Harrods and Harvey Nichols are two big department stores．

听第四段对话，回答第10－12题。

10．When did the tradition of club life originate(起源)in Britain?

A．Around 1560．

B．Around 1590．

C．Around 1650．

11．Why is the club named the Other Club?

A．Because it always encourages public opinions．

B．Because it only admits political member．

C．Because it always encourages non-traditional moves．

12．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The Pancake Day generally occurs between February 8^th and March 2^nd．

B．Butter and eggs are forbidden during Lent．

C．The Pancake Day is on the last day of Lent．

听第五段对话，回答第13－15题。

13．What are the requirements for Dr．Anderson's course?

A．Both a final examination and a term paper．

B．Only a final examination．

C．Either a final examination or a term paper．

14．Which of the following is true about the final exam?

A．It includes 100 multiple-choice questions．

B．It should be finished in 2 hours．

C．It includes a summary report．

15．What will the woman do next?

A．Write the paper．

B．Take the final exam．

C．Write the paper and take the final exam．

第二节：听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

听下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为16－20的空格中。听力录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍。你有60秒钟的作答时间。

The North covers(16)________ states and the District of Columbia that is the home of the(17)________．

The Northeast is a very important part of the United States, for although it covers only about six percent of the nation's geographical area, it contains approximately one fourth of the country's(18)________．

Why are these states so important?Many crucial(关键的)(19)________ in the nation's early history took place there．Today the Northeast is a great manufacturing and trading region．In the heart of this region, in New York City, is the home of(20)________．