单选题Questions 15-18 are based on the following dialogue:

单选题{{I}} You will hear one dialogue or monologue. Before listening, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing[A], [B], [C], or[D]. You will hear ONLY ONCE. {{/I}} {{I}} Questions 5 to 8 are based on the following passage.{{/I}}

单选题According to the author, which of the following statements is true?

单选题Play is the principal business of childhood, and more and more in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy, every child needs opportunity and the right material for play, and the main tools of play are toys. Their main function is to suggest, encourage and assist play. To succeed in this they must be good toys, which children will play often, and will come back to again and again. Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child"s development. In recent years" research on infant development has shown the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby"s ability to profit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged and stimulated, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully. The next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toys should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws and construction toys; painting, scribbling and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with others. By the third stage of play development—from five to seven or eight years—the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys. Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same thing to a child. But once reading has been mastered, then books and school become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, they lead on to new hobbies, but their significance has changed—to a child of nine or ten years, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun.

单选题It was fifteen past nine as Marie hurried into the office building where she was going to work. Her bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first job. She decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day. Once inside the lobby, she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixth floor. When she finally reached the office marked "Smith Enterprises", she knocked at the door nervously and waited. There was no reply. She tapped on the door again, but still there was no answer. From inside the next office, she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in. Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had the interview with Mr. Smith, it looked quite different now. In fact, it hardly looked like an office at all. The employees were just standing around chatting and smoking. In the front of the room, some- body must have just told a good joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in. For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her. Then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to the others. Quickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at work. No one paid any attention to Marie. Finally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the office. Hardly looking up from his work, he told her to have a seat and wait for Mr. Smith, who would arrive at any moment. Then Marie realized that the day's work in the office began just before Mr. Smith arrived. Later she found out that he lived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on the same train every morning, arriving in the office at 9: 35, so that his staff knew exactly when to start working.

单选题Nowadays, a standard for measuring power has changed. These changes foretell a new standard for measuring power. No longer will a nation's political influence be based solely on the strength of its military forces. Of course, military effectiveness will remain a primary measure of power. But political influence is also closely tied to industrial competitiveness. It's often said that without its military the Soviet Union would really be a third-world nation. The new standard of power and influence that is evolving now places more emphasis on the ability of a country to compete effectively in the economic markets of the world. America must recognize this new course of events. Our success in shaping world events over the past 40 years has been the direct result of our ability to adapt technology and to take advantage of the capabilities of our people for the purpose of maintaining peace. Our industrial prowess (威力) over most of this period was unchallenged. It is ironic (有讽刺性的) that it is just this prowess that has enabled other countries to prosper and in turn to threaten our industrial leadership. The competitiveness of America's industrial base is an issue bigger than the department of defense and is going to require the efforts of the major institutional forces in our society, government, industry, and education. That is not to say that the defense department will not be a strong force in the process. But we simply cannot be, nor should we be, looked upon by others as the savior (救星) of American industry.

单选题{{B}}Part A{{/B}}{{I}} You will hear I0 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer —A ,B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. Now look at Question 1.{{/I}}

单选题Whodoyouthinkarethetwospeakersintheconversation?

单选题whatdoesthewomanfindinherbook?A.Aphotograph.B.Aninscription.C.Anoldenvelope.D.Alistofprices.

单选题What is the man going to do very soon?

单选题 {{B}}Guise{{/B}} I used to think I had to do all of them, and I was doing them all the time, from the moment I woke up until I flew out the door for work... Then one day I went to see the counselor and he suggested I experiment by not making my bed for two weeks... It' s incredible. I never felt better. And you know what? I don' t dry my dishes anymore ,either. I discovered I had choices in my life and my life is so much different now. {{B}}Holtz{{/B}} I used to take better care of my house and car than I did of myself. I put everyone else' s needs ahead of my own. That' s fine if it' s occasional. It would even be okay if there was a balance. But then one day I realized I was wearing myself out. Fortunately, yes, and that' s the key, too. I know life doesn' t have to be like that. The point is to do something for myself every day. {{B}}Legh{{/B}} I got busy and ran short of time. I stopped exercising and started to skip meals, then I stole time from my sleep. Soon I found myself too busy to see morn and dad and friends. I stopped reading and playing ball, and six months went by without a long walk... Then I realized that was not a great way to live. I' ve got to change. I know where to begin. I picked them up one by one. {{B}}Clan{{/B}} It took a long time for me to realize that fax machines and cellular phones don' t save time but merely speed up the already hectic pace of life. And trying to be more efficient isn' t the key, either. That' s just a way of cramming more into less time. I then came to realize that we really should be aiming to do less and enjoy it more. And the thing is I never bring my briefcase home from the office any more. {{B}}Jelly{{/B}} I didn' t know what I was busy doing. I only knew I was terribly tired and needed to take a nap. I needed to take a walk. I needed to sit down and lean back. I believed in it, you know, save the best for the last. Then I realized it probably would never happen if it always got left until last. Work before health and pleasure soon becomes work instead of health and pleasure. Thank God I' m so different now. I' m so very, very back.{{I}} Now match each of the persons with the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. {{/I}} {{B}}Statements{{/B}} [A] I can be less than perfect. [B] Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life. [C] Change "others first" into "me, too". [D] Physical and mental enjoyments are as important as work.[F] Work even more efficiently.[G] Enjoy my office and family life.

单选题The main topic of the passage is ______.

单选题What is False according to the passage?

单选题Text The modern urban planning and redevelopment movement (26) in response to the (27) and dirtiness of the slum areas (28) by the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. Reformation of these areas was the (29) of early city planners, who imposed regulatory laws establishing (30) for housing, sanitation (卫生), water supply, sewage and public (31) conditions. Urban planners also introduced parks and playgrounds into crowded city neighbourhoods, (32) places for recreation, as well as (33) relief. The chief new urban-planning concept of the early 20th century was zoning--the regulation of building activity to set (34) of height and (35) and to protect established neighbourhoods. Urban territory (36) as a result of improved public transportation worker could live far from their jobs, traveling back and forth by bus, subway, or car. By the middle of the 20th century, urban planning changed its (37) . Planners realized that factors of city living must be considered as a whole, so they aimed less at attaching (38) problems than at the improvement of (39) urban surroundings. Another (40) of urban building (41) the building of experimental new towns and (42) . In Great Britain, India, Israel, and South America a few new cities were built entirely from plans. Urban planning was an important (43) in Europe after World War Ⅱ, (44) urban planners directed the reconstruction of (45) areas.

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