【答案解析】[听力原文]
A: I was almost late for school this morning. The traffic is terrible in Beijing.
B: Maybe Beijing"s bad traffic conditions are known all over the world. During rush hours you can hardly move one meter within one hour.
A: I couldn"t know about it better after being stuck in the traffic queue this morning. I left home at six in order that I could arrive at school at eight, and my schedule had allowed for any delay on the way.
B: How long will it take you from your house to school?
A: Well, almost one hour.
B: So you were delayed for more than one hour. There must be a serious jam on your way. I believe you"re not the only one from thousands of victims in Beijing"s traffic jams.
A: Actually, this is not a personal problem. Research shows that every year Beijing will lose millions of Chinese Yuan from those traffic jams. The government as well as Beijing citizens should do something to change the current situations.
B: It"s always easy to bring about an idea, but to put it into practice is a lot more difficult. You see, we have been calling for a solution to the traffic problem for quite a few years. Still things are not getting any better.
A: It"s because more and more people have a car of their own, and more people are pouring into Beijing just for more opportunities and more money.
B: Our government has taken various measures to deal with the traffic jams. Beijing is the capital of our country after all and it shouldn"t be included among the cities with the worst traffic in the world.
A: But the fact shows those measures haven"t been as effective as expected. Some even have made things worse. A few days ago, I heard a report from the radio that the flyovers in Beijing have worsened the jams instead of easing them. Maybe we should reconsider the effectiveness of our measures and plans to be realized.
B: That"s not the fault of those measures in fact. Every citizen should be aware of the current situations as well as their duties as one member of Beijing.
A: But I don"t think it"s easy for the citizens in any city to actively take some unanimous actions in order to achieve a common goal unless the government comes up with some policies or do something first.
B: There"s some sense in your remarks. What do you think is the role of our government on the issue of improving Beijing"s traffic?
A: When I emphasize the role of the government, I don"t mean it can work without cooperation from every citizen. If the government could make out reasonable, feasible plans and put them into practice effectively, conditions will certainly improve.
B: But there"re always dilemmas when carrying out certain polices that seem to be effective, for example, restrictions on the purchase and use of personal cars.
A: That is what I want to say, too. Ownership of private cars should be strictly controlled, you see. Too many personal cars on the streets contribute a great deal to the congestion on roads. Besides, they"re one of the major sources of air pollution with dust and exhaust.
B: However, restrictions on personal cars can"t be enforced easily. The development of car industry embodies people"s improved living standard and the prosperity of a nation.
A: Not necessarily! It all depends on the reality of a particular country. In Canada, America or other countries with a sparse population and vast land this may be true. But in China the popularity of personal cars could only ruin the city life.

[解析] 中国的人口问题导致了一系列其他问题，其中包括最让人头疼的交通问题。当人们的生活逐渐富裕起来时，汽车梦也渐渐成为现实。尽管政府在大力改善交通条件，但似乎成效甚微，原因在于大量私家车的涌现令人咂舌，同时私家车出现的速度并没有与司机恪守交通规则的意识的增强成正比。考生可以就这些观点展开论述。

【答案解析】[听力原文]
A: Most of our classmates are the only child in their families. Sometimes I wonder whether they"re really enjoying life of this kind.
B: Why not? I"m also the only child of my family and like it most. Frankly speaking, I"m afraid of the idea of having a brother or sister.
A: Afraid? How could you feel afraid? You see it"s really nice to have a peer companion in the house during the process of growing up.
B: Companions may they be, but they could still be competitors, in all aspects, you know. Besides, people in China are not allowed to have more than one child except for twins.
A: The policy of our country is one thing, but what I want to discuss is free choice. If people have the freedom to decide how many kids they have, I think two is the ideal number of children in a family.
B: Since you are for the idea of having more than one child, why two is ideal instead of more? If a child needs companionship in the same house while growing up, I think the more the better.
A: No. More children don"t necessarily guarantee more benefits for them. Nowadays it requires more care and money for parents to raise a child since people"s way of living is quite different from before. If parents want their children to receive better care and education, they must put more money and time to the process of bringing up a child.
B: If more children means contributing more money and time on the side of parents, I still think one is better than two or even more. Parents are greatly pressured already, so they"d better have fewer kids to ensure that the kids will be better trained and educated.
A: Maybe the only child could enjoy more favorable comforts in all aspects, but this is not always a blessing actually.
B: What do you mean? You see, as the only child of my parents I myself enjoy the life greatly. They pay almost all their attention to me and could get me almost everything that is necessary for the healthy development of my personality as well as talents.
A: Just as I said just now, the more comfort a child gets from being the only beneficiary inside the house will sometimes ruin the healthy growth of personality. Many children, those only children I mean, have less tolerance for others just because they don"t have a sharer during the process of growing up.
B: It sounds reasonable. When I was young, my parents always told me to share my toys or sweets with my friends, but it was really hard for me to do so since I have got used to enjoying everything only by myself.
A: So have you ever found any difficulty in dealing with others when crowded in the university dorm?
B: Well, I really do. The first thing was that the first few weeks after I entered college I felt uneasy about being roomed with several others in the same room and always felt they were stepping into an area which was mine if they walked around. I used to have a room of my own, you know.
A: Have you got used to living with them now?
B: Absolutely yes! I will even feel lonely if I"m left alone in the dorm.
A: So I think you can see my point now. Two is the ideal number of children in a family, not one, and not more than two.

[解析] 考生可以就这个主题和现在的独生子女政策相联系，进而拓展到独生子女的有利方面和不利方面来讨论，然后再重点阐述一下为什么2是最理想的数字。

【答案解析】[听力原文]
A: I hear you plan to go to Hainan during the Spring Festival.
B: Well, I haven"t really decided yet, you know. I want to enjoy the sunshine and the blue sea in Hainan, but when I consulted some travel agencies, I hesitated.
A: Why is that? I understand you longed to visit Hainan.
B: The travel agencies all quote a much higher price than usual. That means if I go with my family, I have to pay a lot more. And I don"t know whether I can have a good time there with so many tourists crowding into a place.
A: I think that"s perhaps because with the raise of people"s living standard, more and more people would like to spend their holidays traveling and enjoying themselves instead of staying at home.
B: Yes, it"s said that the extended holidays in China have led to the formation of a holiday economy featuring tourism, recreation and shopping.
A: Places that are rich in physical resources—such as warm climates, beautiful beaches and scenery, rare ecosystems, and abundant plant and animal life—are often sought-after holiday destinations by people. Now during the long Spring Festival, May Day and National Day holidays each year, a sizable number of city residents will venture out of town, and an equally large crowd of tourists will pour into the city.
B: I still think with a large amount of people crowding into a place, it puts great pressure on the services of the city and people cannot appreciate the beautiful scenery at leisure.
A: Tourism is seen by our government as a vital source of income which can be used for development, so the government began its "golden weeks" or "holiday economics" policy in 1999 in an attempt to boost tourism and consumer spending. As you see, it really has lots of advantages. Firstly it provides direct employment for the people associated with service industry and encourages people to spend.
B: But in my opinion, tourism benefits only the right industries, others may be worse off as traditional industry is often lost.
A: No, while directly stimulating consumer demand, the holiday economy has motivated investment indirectly, thus becoming a major driving force for increased domestic demand. That"s why the seven-day holiday has been called a "golden week". Besides, I think tourism will help to protect the environment.
B: Protect? I think the growth of tourism actually put such areas at risk. Tourists cause pollution and can damage the environment. This may serve negatively as increased pollution disturbs local residents and also it may discourage tourists from further entering the country.
A: That"s true. What I mean is that the local governments would make attempts to maintain, conserve or improve the quality of the environment to attract more tourists. And they would take measures to promote infrastructure development, such as roads, water, electricity, telecom and cybercom, and preserve the culture, namely, food, fashion, festivals and physical history.
B: As for that aspect, I find that some tourists don"t always respect traditional cultures and cultures can be broken down as a result of tourism. The country may lose its original values and a sense of identity.
A: Perhaps you have something there. Anyway, tourism improves the quality of life and, at the same time, poses threats to the environment. So our government should take some measures to both encourage the growth of tourism and to limit the negative impact of tourism.

[解析] 考生可以就这个主题联系长假及其带来的假日经济从正反两方面阐述，即这种经济模式对经济的带动作用，对环境的影响以及政府的对策等。需要指出的是，有时如果实施不当，好处也会变成坏处。

【答案解析】[听力原文]
A: What"s your career choice when you graduate from college?
B: I plan to be a geologist.
A: Do you expect to continue with that career for your whole life?
B: Well, let me think. Eh, maybe not for a lifetime. Some day I will change my job for some reason or other I think.
A: Actually nowadays there"re many people changing their jobs for various reasons. I think you"re one of those. What do you think your reasons or their reasons will be?
B: Maybe for better pay, for promotion in social position, for establishing one"s own career, for better working conditions, for the sake of one"s beloved ones and many others.
A: But my idea is that today"s young people are changing their jobs too frequently, for instance, once in one year or two years or even twice in a year. That"s not good from any perspective. Not good for them and not good for the company they"re working for either.
B: That"s only your personal idea. They have their own understanding of changing careers. Some of them change so often because they want to locate themselves in a position that fits them most since they had little information about the real world while studying in universities.
A: But how on earth would they interpret the term "fit most"? Do you think you would ever find a job which you feel fits you most? It"s just a relative conception. If we work hard and feel OK about the current situations we will certainly do a good job and get a sense of satisfaction or fulfillment from the work.
B: The problem is that those job jumpers are not satisfied with their current situation so they decide to leave. You know people don"t have many years to waste before they could settle down satisfactorily.
A: Don"t they have any sense of responsibility for the group they"re working for? It"s a great loss for the group if they just leave after staying for a short time with the group having training them and allowing them to do so much "experiment" without bringing any essential profits in return.
B: Of course there will be loss of some sort in terms of the group. But there will also be people who finally find themselves comfortable working here and decide to stay.

[解析] 工作跳槽现象如今非常普遍，是好是坏莫衷一是。考生可以和搭档从正反两方面来讨论此事。