听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Where does the woman live now?

A．In New York．

B．In Chicago．

C．In Boston．

2．What was the climate like where the old couple lived?

A．It was very rainy．

B．It was very warm．

C．It was very snowy．

3．What do we know from the conversation?

A．Both of them got good marks in the exam．

B．One of them enjoyed the milk．

C．Either of them got low marks in the exam．

4．Why won't the woman order ice cream?

A．She thinks the dessert is too expensive．

B．She doesn't want to gain weight．

C．She is afraid of dropping the dessert on her clothes．

5．Why did the woman get a new job in another country?

A．Because she hated to work with the man here．

B．Because she didn't like the culture here．

C．Because she wanted to experience a new culture．

第二节(共15小题：每小题1分，共15分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6．Why does the man think it is bad to take a taxi at first?

A．Because these suitcases are not heavy．

B．Because there are just a few suitcases．

C．Because the traffic is heavy now．

7．How far is it to get there?

A．Fifty minutes on foot．

B．Fifteen minutes on foot．

C．Fifty minutes by taxi．

8．How do they probably go there at last?

A．By bus．

B．On foot．

C．By taxi．

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9．People who relax at home often ________．

A．agree to offer help actively

B．refuse to help other people

C．offer help against their own will

10．Why do people offer help when they are not willing to?

A．They are so kind that they don't want to see people in trouble．

B．They are afraid that their refusal might hurt their good relationship．

C．They can't help offering help to others out of habit．

11．What should people do when facing such problems?

A．Never refuse the people in need of help．

B．Always say “no” to the people who need help．

C．Refuse some requests when necessary．

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12．How does the man book his ticket?

A．On the Internet．

B．Through a friend．

C．On the phone．

13．Which city is the man leaving for?

A．Houston．

B．Chicago．

C．A city in Michigan．

14．When is the man returning?

A．On May 5．

B．On May 2．

C．On May 6．

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15．Where does this conversation take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．At an interview．

C．At a school．

16．Why does the man want a new job?

A．He is fired．

B．He likes computer．

C．He wants more money．

17．What will probably happen to the man next?

A．He will be refused by the woman．

B．He will work as a computer programmer．

C．He will work as a cameraman．

听第10段材料,　回答第18至20题。

18．What do Third World countries often mistakenly decide to do?

A．To open many new factories．

B．To permit rapid industrialization．

C．To fire workers with specific skills．

19．What do the factory owners do to get maximized profits(利润最大化)?

A．They make full use of automation(自动化)if possible．

B．They hire as many workers as possible．

C．They train workers for different factory jobs．

20．Which point does the speaker focus on?

A．The hopes of rapid industrialization．

B．The problems of rapid industrialization．

C．The news of rapid industrialization．

阅读下面短文，根据第1至第5小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。

　　Almost half of French people believe it is acceptable for workers facing layoffs to lock up their bosses, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday．

　　Staff at French plants run by Sony, 3M and Caterpillar have held managers inside the factories overnight, in three separate incidents, to demand better layoff terms – a new form of labor action called“bossnapping(老板劫持)”by the media．

　　A poll by the CSA institute for Le Parisien newspaper found 50 percent of French people surveyed disapproved of such acts, but 45 percent thought they were acceptable．“They are not in the majority…．but 45 percent is an enormous percentage and it demonstrates the extent of exasperation among the public at this time of economic crisis,”Le Parisien said．

　　On March 31, billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault was trapped in a taxi in Paris for an hour by staff from his PPR luxury and retail group who were filled with anger about layoffs．Riot police had to be called in to intervene to free him．

　　Le Parisien found that 56 percent of blue-collar workers polled approved of bossnappings while 41 percent disapproved．Among white-collar workers, 59 percent were against the practice while 40 percent thought it was acceptable．“These hostage(人质)takings, we know how it starts but no one knows how far it can go,”said Xavier Bertrand, a former labor minister now secretary-general of the ruling UMP party．“Our country must avoid entering a wave of violence,”he said in reaction to the opinion poll．Some high-ranking government official also expressed the view that bossnappings cannot be tolerated．

1．Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word“exasperation”．

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2．According to this passage, why did the staff of related factories or companies lock up their bosses?(回答词数不超过9个)

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3．What do the majority of the blue-workers think of bossnappings?(回答词数不超过4个)

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4．What is Xavier Bertrand’s attitude towards bossnappings?(回答词数不超过4个)

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5．What is the main idea of the passage?(回答词数不超过10个)

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