单选题 Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end-of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.

单选题Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.

单选题What does Cathy say about Stan's suggestion?

单选题If he hadn't stood under the ladder to catch you when you fell, you ______ here now.A. wouldn't be smilingB. won't smileC. couldn't have smiledD. didn't smile

单选题______ we admire Shakespeare's comedies, we can not agree that they are superior to his tragedies.A. Much asB. As muchC. Much thoughD. Though much

单选题{{B}}SECTION A CONVERSATIONS{{/B}}{{I}} In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.{{/I}} Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.

单选题How do weather forecasters identify hurricanes?

单选题Rumors were already beginning to ______ that the project might have to be abandoned.

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单选题benefit availability suitability convenience benefit n. (1) a good or helpful result or effect There are many financial benefits to owning your own home. (2) a money that is paid by a company (such as an insurance company) or by a government when someone dies, becomes sick, stops working, etc. He began collecting his retirement benefits when he was 65. (3) a social event to raise money for a person or cause The school is having/holding a benefit to raise money for a new gymnasium. (4) with the help of (something) by using (something) With the benefit of hindsight, he saw where he had made a mistake. She'll do better with the benefit of more experience. beneficial a. having a helpful or useful effect; advantageous I knew that she could give me some beneficial tips. available a. (1) easy or possible to get or use The dress is also available in larger sizes. The articles are available at any drugstore. I missed the plane, and the next available flight doesn't leave until tomorrow. (2) free to do something We should go out for lunch. Are you available next Tuesday? availability n. The drug's lack of availability presents a serious problem for them. The availability of affordable housing attracted us to this town. suitable a. having the qualities that are right, needed, or appropriate for something Her experience makes her more suitable for the job. The movie is not suitable for children. suitability n. No one questioned her suitability for the job. suitably ad. They were suitably dressed for the occasion. convenience n. (1) a quality or situation that makes something easy or useful for someone by reducing the amount of work or time required to do something An elevator was available for the shoppers' convenience. For your convenience, we have added a feature that allows you to pay your bills over the Internet. (2) a time that is appropriate for doing something or that is suitable for someone I'll be happy to meet with you at your convenience. Please come to my office at your earliest convenience. (3) something (such as a device) that makes you more comfortable or allows you to do things more easily Our hotel room was equipped with all the modern conveniences. (4) designed for quick and easy preparation Frozen pizza is a popular convenience food. convenient a.Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand, always-available products and services that suit the customer's ______ rather than the company's. A. benefit B. availability C. suitability D. convenience

单选题 {{I}}Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.{{/I}}

单选题 {{B}} Questions 24 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.{{/B}}

单选题Jack is very exhausted, he should stop ______ and go out for a rest.

单选题The ______ here has remained predominantly rural in appearance. A. perspective B. view C. landscape D. scene

单选题How many people go out in Joe’s car on Sundays?

单选题Japan is used in this passage to illustrate a trend in many countries which is to______

单选题The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name. But Gregory Cochran is (1) to say it anyway. He is that (2) bird, a scientist who works independently (3) any institution. He helped popularize the idea that some diseases not (4) thought to have a bacterial cause were actually infections, which aroused much controversy when it was first suggested. (5) he, however, might tremble at the (6) of what he is about to do. Together with another two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only (7) that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains the process that has brought this about. The group (8) are a particular people originated from central Europe. The process is natural selection. This group generally do well in IQ test, (9) 12-15 points above the (10) value of 100, and have contributed (11) to the intellectual and chloral life of the West, as the (12) of their elites, including several world-renowned scientists, (13) . They also suffer more often than most people from a number of nasty genetic diseases, such as breast cancer. These facts, (14) , have previously been thought unrelated. The former has been (15) to social effects, such as a strong tradition of (16) education. The latter was seen as a (an) (17) of genetic isolation. Dr. Cochran suggests that the intelligence and diseases are intimately (18) . His argument is that the unusual history of these people has (19) them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this (20) state of affairs.

单选题Which of the following statements is NOT true of the exhaust system?

单选题By Christmas I ______ in this office for ten years. A. will work B. will be working C. will have been working D. will have worked