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　　Listen carefully to the conversations and short passages
[00:07.99]and choose the best answer to each of the questions.
[00:13.56]1.A)From eight o'clock in the morning until noon.
[00:27.19](B)From noon until six o'clock in the evening.
[00:37.22]C)From eight o'clock in the morning until nine o’clock at night.
[00:52.79]D)Twenty-four hours a day.
[00:58.67]2.A)The light hurts her eyes. B)His ears hurt. C)She can't hear. D)She can't see.
[01:26.70]3.A)The boss was angry with good reason. B)The boss didn't understand.
[01:51.05]C)She wasn't at all upset.  D)She wanted a better design.
[01:56.01]4.A)At a bookstore.  B)At a bank.  C)At a club.  D)At a grocery store.
[02:27.17]5.(A) Her daughter was making too much noise in the house.
[02:35.25](B) No one could sleep because of their dog,Flame,barking.
[02:41.59](C) The house was in need of a paint job.
[02:48.86](D) The house was burning and the daughter was awake to let the others know.
[02:54.13]6.(A)She works in a law office.   B)She works for an answering service.
[03:26.79]C)She works at an employment agency.   D)She is a teacher.
[03:31.46]7.A)The northern climate.   B)The water from the lakes.
[03:49.43]C)The well-managed orchards¹.   D)The great northern terrain².
[03:57.19]8.A)$ 240.  B)$200.  C)$300.  D)$120.
[04:24.05]9.A)He has another appointment.  B)He hates interviews.
[04:47.01]C)His wife is in a hurry.  D) He's tired.
[04:53.46]10.A)Because it is customary.  B)Because he had extra money.
[05:12.03]C)Because the lady lost her money by mistake.  D)Because the musician took a shower.
[05:18.09]PASSAGE   1 (answer 11-13)
[08:53.58]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[09:00.94]11.A)In the second half of the 19th century. B)In the 1960's. C)In the first half of the 20th century. (D) In the early 1800’s.
[09:06.72]12.A)Movies with sound. B)Nylon. C)The radio. D)The computer.
[09:15.78]13.A)improved living conditions. B)New ways to help people get over diseases. C)Many inventions in industry. D)Industrialization in developing countries.
[09:27.54]PASSAGE 2 (answer 14-16)
[11:20.10]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[11:26.65]14.A)Immigrants and the poor. B)Asians. C)Children. D)Day laborers³.
[11:34.52]15.A)People needed places to work and live in. B)City government was encouraging rapid expansion.
[11:41.18]C)There were few clearly defined neighborhoods. D)Real estate development was uncontrolled.
[11:46.82]16.A)Rapid population growth. B)Corrupt city government. C)Real estate speculators. D)Lack of immigration quotas⁴.
[11:56.96]PASSAGE  3  (answer  17-20)
[12:22.56]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[12:29.11]17.A)The British government. B)George Washington. C)Ben Franklin. D)The private contractors⁵.
[12:37.66]18.A)He created kite-flying. B)He established a government service. C)He developed a new road. D)He established the postal⁶ system.
[12:45.10]19.A)Because the horse and wagon⁷ were slow. B)Because the trains were too fast. C)Because some towns were far away. D)Because the communities didn't like it.
[12:53.36]20.A)The postal service failed. B)The postal service has developed a system. C)It remained the same. D)The postal service has developed all over the country.

1 orchards   

（通常指围起来的）果园( orchard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They turned the hills into orchards and plains into granaries. 他们把山坡变成了果园，把平地变成了粮仓。
• Some of the new planted apple orchards have also begun to bear. 有些新开的苹果园也开始结苹果了。

2 terrain   

n.地面，地形，地图

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。

3 laborers   

n.体力劳动者，工人( laborer的名词复数 )；（熟练工人的）辅助工

参考例句：

• Laborers were trained to handle 50-ton compactors and giant cranes. 工人们接受操作五十吨压土机和巨型起重机的训练。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Wage-labour rests exclusively on competition between the laborers. 雇佣劳动完全是建立在工人的自相竞争之上的。 来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言

4 quotas   

（正式限定的）定量( quota的名词复数 )； 定额； 指标； 摊派

参考例句：

• In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers. 约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
• Quotas of the means of production are allocated by the higher administrative bodies to the lower ones. 物资指标按隶属关系分配。

5 contractors   

n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

7 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。