Part ¢ñ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

SECTION A ª¤

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the

end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. ª¤

1. A) His grades in science courses are very good.ª¤

B) He hasn¡¯t taken enough courses in geology.ª¤

C) He likes geology enough to continue with it.ª¤

D) He doesn¡¯t want to take any more science courses. ª¤

2. A) She wasn¡¯t able to finish the dissertation.ª¤

B) She¡¯s not sure how to solve the mystery.ª¤

C) She¡¯s not sure how she was able to finish so early.ª¤

D) How to write the dissertation is a mysteryª¤

3. A) Only one person can come.

B) There have been a few responses.ª¤

C) They need one more response.

D) Almost everyone can come ª¤

4. A) The students in the class did not enjoy the field trip.ª¤

B) The transportation for the trip is free.ª¤

C) Some people may not go on the trip.ª¤

D) All the students in the class have paid the transportation fee. ª¤

5. A) Sarah moved to a new address two weeks ago.

B) They should pay Sarah a visit.ª¤

C) They should stop visiting Sarah.

D) They should pick up Sarah. ª¤

6. A) Look for a big office.

B) Make a bet with others.ª¤

C) Rent a house with a bathroom and a kitchen.

D) Move to another house. ª¤

7. A) In a bookstore.

B) In the woman¡¯s house.ª¤

C) In the library.

D) In the laboratory. ª¤

8. A) The apartments are too small for the students to share.ª¤

B) Very few students could afford to live there.ª¤

C) Most students are easy to reach the apartments.ª¤

D) Two bedrooms rents for 1,600 dollars. ª¤

9. A) She¡¯s not so enthusiastic about academics.

B) She¡¯s unable to use computers.ª¤

C) She wishes she could be a better students.

D) Her capacities of learning computers is better than his. ª¤

10. A) Examine the typing mistakes

B) Have someone else type his papers.ª¤

C) Ask another person to check his work.

D) He is always looking for his papers.

SECTION B ª¤

Directions: In this section you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices market A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. ª¤

Passage 1

ª¤Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard:ª¤

11. A) They have the same mechanisms of vocal development.ª¤

B) They begin with babbling when learning to produce sound.ª¤

C) They both sing perfectly.ª¤

D) They need the same time period to finish their vocal development. ª¤

12. A) Whether the mechanisms of vocal development are the same in humans and birds.ª¤

B) Whether baby songbirds can respond to social interactions.ª¤

C) The role of imitation and social interactions ª¤

D) Whether human infants and baby songbirds share the same vocal development path.ª¤

13. A) Imitation B) Sensory capacities. C) Maternal behavior. D) Social learning. ª¤

Passage 2

ª¤Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard:ª¤

14. A) He is capable and likes finishing his works alone..ª¤

B) He is the most famous and influential producer in the history of rock music.

ª¤C) He is good at cooperate with others.ª¤

D) He is more than a producer. ª¤

15. A) Because he produced a distinctive ¡°wall of sound¡±, in which a number of instruments are blended together.ª¤

B) Because he preferred to have the sounds of multiple instruments mixed together.ª¤
C) Because besides being a producer, he did many other things such as operated his own record company.ª¤

D) Because he worked together with singers, actors and directors. ª¤

16. A) Because his works are the combination of all the traditional works.ª¤

B) Because his works are produced by several instruments.ª¤

C) Because his works have a stereo.ª¤

D) Because his works feature all of the current artists. ª¤

Passage 3

ª¤Questions 17 to 2

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