Part Two Listening
Listening 1 Conversation
Section A True or False
Directions In this section you will hear a conversation. Listen carefully and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for true and“F” for false in the brackets.
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1．Paul and Sara have been looking forward to this event for months. ( )
2．The weather report said it was going to rain later. ( )
3．Although the weather was a little bad, the campers just made the best of it and played cards to kill time. ( )
4．They forgot to bring their raincoats. ( )
5．They decided to stay in the car and enjoy the stars that night. ( )
Section B Multiple Choices
Directions In this section you will hear a conversation about snow skiing. Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.
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1．Which of the following statements is true about the woman?
A. She has gone skiing many times.
B. She doesn't have any skiing experience.
C. She skis once or twice a year.
D. She skis once a week.
2．How were the ski slopes at that time?
A. They were very crowded.
B. They were somewhat icy.
C. They were nearly empty.
D. They were a little soft.
3．What did the stupid skier do to the woman?
A. He drove into the woman.
B. He forced her into the trees.
C. He stole her new purple gloves.
D. He hit her head.
4．What was the woman going to do when she found the skier?
A. She was going to break his face, arms and legs.
B. She was going to post his picture on social media.
C. She was going to hit the person in the head with a book.
D. She was going to phone 911.
5．How could the woman recognize the skier?
A. By his hair.
B. By his eyes.
C. By his laughter.
D. By his dressing.
Listening 2 Passage
Section A Sentence Completion
Directions Listen to the passage about bicycling and complete it with the information you get.
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The first bicycles, developed in the 1800s, were unlike today's machines. They did not move well and were almost (1) _____ to stop. They were heavy, and not fast enough. The bicycle of today is a light-weight, (2)_____ and economical machine. In many countries it is used as the first choice of (3) _____.
Cycling as an Olympic event has changed (4) _____over the years, for the most part because of changes in equipment. In the 1896 Olympics six cycling events,including a 12-hour race, were held. In the 1900 Olympics in Paris there was only one cycling event. In 1908 in London the first cycling events on a banked 500 m oval (椭圆的) track were conducted. European nations—especially (5) _____, France, and the Netherlands—provided the best cyclist in the early Olympics. Until 1984 no U.S. cyclist had (6) _____ since 1980. With professional cycling increasing in popularity and (7) _____ the finest Western European cyclists, the Eastern European countries and the Soviet Union began winning most of the medals after 1960.
Perhaps the greatest changes in professional and Olympic cycling over the last ten years have been the development of a professional (8)_____bike racing circuit and the inclusion of mountain biking and of professional off-road and road racers in the Olympics. These changes to the Games first (9) _____in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The cycling professionals won the majority of the 1996 Olympic cycling events, including the men's and women's road and mountain bike race, road time trials, and nearly all the track races, which (10)_____ more than ten events for both genders combined.
Section B Short Answer Questions
Directions In this section you will hear one passage. After the passage, you will hear 5 questions. You should answer the questions according to the information you get.
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Questions 1-5 are based on the passage you have heard.
1．__________________ .
2．__________________ .
3．__________________ .
4．__________________ .
5．__________________.