听力原文:M: If I were you, I'd go and tell your husband what he should do.
W: It's useless. He is too stubborn.
What does the woman say about her husband?
A. Her husband is very difficult to deal with.
B. She always stands by her husband.
C. Her husband will by no means listen to her.
D. Her husband agrees to change his mind.
The author indicates in the passage that conflict ______.
A. is an inevitable straggle resulting from competition
B. reflects the struggle among social animals
C. is an opposition among individual social entities
D. can be avoided
Part B
Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, 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. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文:M: Hi, Laura. Where are you heading with that big bag?
W: Hi, Peter. I'm off to the gym. I've got to stay in shape, you know. I try to go three times a week, but I'm busy so I can't always make it.
M: I know more women who work out than men. What's the main reason you work out? For your health, or to look good?
W: To be honest, for both. With women, good looks are always a very important consideration.
M: If they were honest, most men who work out would admit that they also do it to look better, and not merely for health reasons.
W: How about you? Do you get any regular exercise?
M: I do a lot of walking, for exercise and enjoyment -- sometimes ten to twenty kilometers at a time --but I never go to the gym like you do.
W: Well, walking is good exercise. How about sports?
M: Not since my school days. I used to love playing baseball, but it's impossible to get enough people together for a game now. Mostly I just watch sports on TV.
W: I play tennis fairly regularly with my friends, and sometimes go swimming and cycling by myself. M: Oh, I forgot about that. I go cycling sometimes too. And I often go swimming on vacation, but only recreational swimming.
W: Why don't you join me at the gym sometime? I can get you a guest pass.
M: Well, maybe someday, but I'm pretty lazy about things like that.
What do you know about Peter?
A. He is an active sportsman.
B. He is keen about cycling.
C. He enjoys playing baseball.
D. He exercises regularly.
听力原文:M: Hi, would you like some help?
W: Well, I'm looking for something I saw at a friend's house a few days ago. He said he bought here in your store. It's a bright metal shelf, almost a yard long and two feet high. It can be attached to a cabinet or refrigerator. I'm a biologist and I want to use it for my slides and samples.
M: You're in the right department. But I'm sorry to tell you that we don't have it in stock now. It seems that quite a few people are in need of it.
W: Oh, that's too bad. Are you going to get more? When is it possible for me to come again to buy it?
M: They are on order now. They will arrive in about several days. I will inform. you as soon as it is available. But what I should tell you is that the price has gone up a little.
W: Just my luck. Anyhow I don't mind the price because it is what I'm looking for.
M: Right! When you really need something and find it useful, price is second in consideration.
W: Would you tell me something about the price change?
M: Originally they were $12.50. But the new ones will almost three dollars more. Stop in next week. We should have them by then.
Where is the conversation most likely taking place?
At a furniture store.
B. At a big department store.
C. At a biologist laboratory.
D. Near a factory which produces metal shelf.