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　　3   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)She is pitiful. B)She is too shy to apply.
[00:33.41]C)They are afraid of her. D)She is intelligent.
[00:41.27]2.(A) He’s going to help the woman bake her cake.
[00:51.44] (B) He is going to get a mop and clean the floor.
[01:01.47] (C) He is going to sweep the kitchen floor.
[01:07.24] (D) He will get a broom and a dust pan to clean up the floor.
[01:18.39]3.A)To San Diego. B)To New York. C)To Los Angeles. D)To San Francisco.
[01:43.86]4.A)Toilet bowl cleaner. B)Household goods. C)Light bulbs. D)Tulips.
[02:22.60]5.A)They think they are over priced. (B)They think they have been stolen.
[02:46.48]C)They think they are in poor working condition.D)They think they should buy one.
[02:53.64]6.A)In the hall. B)At an exhibition. C) The kitchen. D)Living-room wall.
[03:19.18]7.(A) He was interested in the woman's request.
[03:29.16] (B) He was nervous about lending the woman money.
[03:41.02] (C) He was offended by the woman's inconsistency.
[03:46.87] (D) He acted as if he didn't know the woman.
[03:52.75]8.A)Being rude without cause.  B)Being hasty¹ to schedule meetings.
[04:17.23]C)Giving herself an upset stomach.  D)Becoming extremely forgetful.
[04:24.36]9.A)He is annoyed but understanding.B)He is afraid of the woman he is speaking to
[04:44.42](C)She is not happy.   D)He knows Jane must drive a long way.
[04:51.19]10.A) At a church.  B)At a library.  C)In England.  D)At a theater.
[05:17.75]PASSAGE  1   (answer 11-14)
[07:47.02]Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[07:54.38]11.A)His travels. B)His short stories. C)His finances². D)His family.
[08:02.85]12.A)Florida.  B)California.  C)Nevada.  D)Hannibal.
[08:13.79]13.A)He wanted to be a journalist. B)He liked the climate there.  (C) He wanted to get away from the army.  (D) He was sent there by his father.
[08:19.72]14.A)His stories were inspired by his travels. B)His travels prevented him from writing. C)He traveled in order to relax from the pressures of writing. D)He traveled around to publicize his writing.
[08:34.09]PASSAGE  2 (answer  15-17)
[11:24.85]Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[11:32.61]15.A)It had one propeller³. B)It was made of aluminum⁴. C)It had a double rudder. D)It was made of light-weight tin.
[11:39.77]16.A)They worked on it for fifteen years before launching it. B)They built an underground tunnel. C)They practiced with gliders⁵. D)They started out with a balloon.
[11:50.40]17.A)Nothing for ten years. B)Everyone was immediately enthusiastic. C)The army bought its first plane during World War I. D)They established plants abroad.
[11:59.96]PASSAGE 3   (answer  18-20)
[14:20.73]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[14:27.89]18.A)At a telephone laboratory. B)At the library. C)On Martha's Vineyard. D)In a lecture hall.
[14:34.14]19.A)They inherited deafness. B)An epidemic⁶ struck the island. C)The climate caused hearing loss. D)It was an unlucky place.
[14:43.59]20.A)The patterns of marriage have changed. B)Many deaf people have regained⁷ their hearing.  (C) Most of the original population has left the island. D)The island has become famous for its research facilities.

1 hasty   

adj.草率的，急速的，匆忙的，仓促完成的

参考例句：

• She's too hasty;she should learn to think before speaking.她太轻率了，她应该学会话出口前想一想。
• You will have time for a hasty snack before the train leaves.火车离站前你还能抓紧时间吃一顿快餐。

2 finances   

n.(pl.)财源，资产

参考例句：

• I need a professional to sort out my finances. 我需要专业人士为我管理财务。
• The company's finances are looking a bIt'shaky. 这个公司的财政情况看来有点不稳定。

3 propeller   

n.螺旋桨，推进器

参考例句：

• The propeller started to spin around.螺旋桨开始飞快地旋转起来。
• A rope jammed the boat's propeller.一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。

4 aluminum   

n.(aluminium)铝

参考例句：

• The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
• During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段，它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。

5 gliders   

n.滑翔机( glider的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The albatross is the king of gliders. 信天翁是滑翔鸟类之王。 来自《用法词典》
• For three summers, may bested and improved their gliders. 他们花了三个夏天不断地测试、改进。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

6 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

7 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。