Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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.
听力原文:M:To get an MA,you'll need 36 credit hours 15 must be from the Education Department and 15 from the Psychology Department.For the remaining 6 you have to write a thesis in about two thousand words.
W:Hmm,that seems a lot,but I'm sure I'll manage.
Q:What are the two speakers talking about?
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A. The credit hours for a degree in education.
B. The credit hours for a degree in psychology.
C. The requirements of an MA degree.
D. The thesis requirement of an MA degree.
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There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than__________
A. exists
B. exist
C. existing
D. to exist
Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella ends, but did you ever really think about how she spent her days before she met the prince? Her daily routine was not fascinating. She did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals. If someone had asked Cinderella, "Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?" She probably would have answered, "Why, none, of course. Housework is my duty!" In the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain sorts of household work. Two of these tasks are ironing clothes and washing dishes.
Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handled individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours! After ironing a piece of clothing with great caution, which requires smoothing out the fabric, and following the seams, you need to place it on a hanger as soon as possible. If you do not follow these directions carefully, it might become wrinkled and you have to start over. Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do. It calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to end.
Another household job that many people dislike is washing dishes. Of course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because we have dishwashers now! How-ever, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher don't come out as clean as they do when washed by hand. For this reason, many of us continue to wash our dishes by hand, but we are not necessarily happy doing it. Cleaning dishes is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them. In addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day. I don't know how Cinderella felt about this particular task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do.
For Cinderella, doing household work is______.
A. an assignment
B. a compulsion
C. an obligation
D. a burden
听力原文: The association representing British airline pilots says that there is an urgent need to raise levels of air safety throughout the world. In the statement the association, known as Boper, warns that unless air safety improves travelers face a perilous future. The association also said that the standard of training must be raised among fly crews and air traffic controllers as the sky has become ever more crowded.
The news item is mainly about______.
A. air traffic problems.
B. safety improvement.
C. the number of flights.
D. flight training courses.
The writer suggests that policy makers should consider cultural values______.
A. in carrying out family planning
B. in producing birth control drugs
C. in improving public health standards
D. in introducing birth control techniques