Exercise8
答案解析
1．B 言外之意题。关键词是do the dishes，即wash the dishes。Do可用来代替很多具体的动。
2. A 评论或建议题。女士问男士：医生是否建议你减肥？可以看出女士认为男士应该减肥。3. B 言外之意题。关键内容是：that is the last thing I want to do，即跳舞是他最不想做的事情。
4．B评论或建议题。关键词是but，why not，Very late。 But表示意思的转折，why not 用于提出建议，最后女士补充了一下理由：今天已经很晚了。
5． C 行为与事件题。男士提到“发邮件后，就不必在电话里念拼写了。On the phone表示打电话的状态。
6. B 言外之意题。I can manage的意思是：我能应付。转折提示词but后的内容(箱子实际上并不是很沉)也可帮助解决正确的选项。
7．C 推理题。女士提到她把学生证（student ID card）落在宿舍里了，因而不能享受学生票的折扣（discount）。
8. D 推理题。本题的关键是理清男士的行动计划：先去文具店，然后再回图书馆。
听力文本
1. W: I’m trying to find out how this dish washer works. The manual is in French;I can’t wait for Bill to translate it for me.
M: Don’t worry, Mary. I can do the dishes before the machine starts to work.
Q: What does the man mean?
2. M: The doctor said if I kept smoking, I would increase my chances of having a heart attack.
W: Did he suggest reducing weight, too?
Q: What does the woman think the man should also do?
3. W: Lots of people enjoy dancing, do you?
M: Believe it or not, that is the last thing I want to do.
Q: What does the man mean?
4. M: This is hopeless. These figures still don’t add up right. Let’s do the calculations over again.
W: Yes, but why not do them tomorrow? It's very late now.
Q: What does the woman suggest they do?
5. W: Can’t you give us your email address? So we can get back to you as soon as possible.
M: I’ll send you an email. So we don’t have to do the spelling on the phone, OK?
Q: What are the speakers doing?
6. M: Are you moving into a new house? Need a hand with those boxes?
W: That’s OK. I can manage. They look big, but aren’t very heavy actually.
Q: What does the woman mean?
7. M: I’ve been waiting all week for this concert. The performance is said to be excellent and with student’s discount, the tickets will be really cheap.
W: Uh-oh. I’m afraid I left my Student ID card in the dorm.
Q: What does the woman imply?
8. W: Would it be possible to get you to drop these letters off on your way home?
M: I’d like to, but I'm heading in the other direction. I have to get over to the stationary store and then I’m coming right back to the library.
Q: What is the man going to do?
Exercise 9
答案解析
1．A 行为与事件题。对话中涉及一些具有特定场景特征的词句：raise your head，hold the saddle(马鞍)，smile a little，posing like that，press the shutter(快门)等，可以推断对话者正在拍照。
2．D 评论或建议题。考点仍然在转折提示词but之后，关键词包括as many as，quite disappointing,表达了女士的失望之情。
3．C 言外之意题。男士通过why don’t you句型提出建议。
4．D推理题。完成这道题需理解多个细节，女士说她弄不懂电脑课上的那些理论(theoretical stuff)，男士的话中，that part和it都指代theoretical stuff。figure out意为“理解”，work意为“起作用”。
5．C 行为与事件题。男士提到Mary在校园银行申请学生贷款，关键词是campus bank和student’s loan。
6．A 行为与事件题。女士提到让男士载她一程，去买一些野餐用的食品。
7．B言外之意题。女士提到如果需要的话，可以告诉男士一个更好一点的聊天网址。
8．C细节题。男士提到通过有规律的跑步来减肥，即采取体育锻炼(physical exercise)的方式。
听力文本
1. W: Raise your head a little bit and hold the saddle and smile a little. You look wonderful posing 1ike that. Shall I press the shutter?
M: Wait minute. Let me put on a cowboy hat.
Q: What are the speakers doing?
2. M: How many students passed the final physics exam in your class?
W: 40, but still as many as 20 percent of the class failed. Quite disappointing, isn’t it?
Q: What does the woman think of the exam?
3. W: The people next door are making so much noise, I just can’t concentrate.
M: Why don’t you stay at the library? It’s much quieter there.
Q: What does the man mean?
4. W: Bob, I am having difficulty with all the theoretical stuff we are getting in our computer course.
M: Oh, that part I understand. What I can’t figure out is how to make it work in a program.
Q: What is the man’s problem?
5. W: Did you see Mary around somewhere?
M: Yes, she was in the campus bank applying for a student loan.
Q: What was Mary doing?
6. W: Hi, George. Could you give me a ride? I want to buy some food for the picnic.
M: OK. I’m going home but I can drop you at the supermarket·
Q: What does the woman want to do?
7. M: I’ve had it with all these same people coming online to ask the same questions. There’s no originality．
W: Well, if it'll help, I'll give you the address of a website for a better chat line.
Q: What does the woman mean?
8. W: When I go on a diet, I eat only fruit, and that takes off the weight quickly.
M: I prefer to eat whatever I want, and then run regularly to lose weight.
Q: How does the man control his weight?
Exercise 10
答案解析
1．B言外之意题。digest在这里是比喻义，时间就像食物一样被消化而消失不见了，说明时间过得很快。
2．D推理题。女士提到这段时间手头有点紧，可能明年才去旅游。关键词hard up意为“经济困难，缺钱”。
3．A言外之意题。女士提到会用自己的图书卡(on my card)将杂志借出来，和男士共用。
4．D推理题。女士提到如果随身听的问题和她所想的一样，那么修起来就很容易，可以推断她会试着修理。
5．C言外之意题。男士提到让女士帮他买一个订书机。pick up在这里的意思是“购买”。
6．C言外之意题。女士诘问”你为什么总是等到最后一分钟才去做呢?”，可以推断她认为男士应该早点行动。
7．C 评论或建议题。男士通过反问句型提出建议。final意为“决赛”，watch it live意为“在现场看”．
8．A 推理题。男士提供了两个选择：开空调还是开窗?女士回答说她喜欢新鲜空气，显然她的选择是打开窗户。
听力文本
1. M: I wish I had more time to read just for pleasure.
W: Me too. Reading novels helps me digest the day.
Q: What does the woman mean?
2. M: Have you saved enough for that trip you were planning around the Great Lakes?
W: You know, I’m a bit hard up these days. Maybe I’ll do it next year.
Q: What will the woman probably do?
3. M: Hey, where did you find the journal? I need it, too.
W: Right here on the shelf. Don’t worry, John. I'll take it out on my card for both of us.
Q: What does the woman mean?
4. M: I can’t understand why these walkmans always break down.
W: Here’let me have a listen. If it’s the same problem as I think, there may be an easy solutlon.
Q: What will the woman probably do?
5. W: I’m going to the bookstore for some pencils. Want anything?
M: See if you can pick up a stapler for me.
Q: What does the man mean?
6. M: I can’t talk for long. I'd better get in my registration form if I’ve still got time.
W: Why do you always wait till the last minute?
Q: What does the woman mean?
7. W: Let’s go and watch the match in the TV room. It's the final so I wouldn’t want to mlss it.
M: I have two tickets. Wouldn’t it be better to watch it 1ive?
Q: What does the man suggest?
8. M: Do you want to turn on the air conditioner or open the window?
W: I love fresh air, if you don’t mind.
O: What can be inferred from the woman’s words?
长对话专项训练答案解析及听力文本
Exercise 1
答案解析
1．B数字与时间题。男士询问女士是否看过了那八种产品的信息介绍。考生在听录音之前应快速浏览选项，听录音时注意对话中出现的数字，便不难得出答案了。
2．A细节题。prospective意为“可能的，预期的”，prospective customers即“目标顾客”。男士提到诺基亚手机对于企业高层管理者来说是身份的象征，可以推断他将目标顾客定位于企业高层管理者。
3．D综合理解题。女士反对选择手机，提出competition和network problems都是障碍因素。而前面她曾提到所有产品的价格都偏高，因此价格也是障碍因素之一。
4．A细节题。女士提议通过市场调研来验证关于照相机的市场预测，而男士也表示赞同。
5．A评论或建议题。女士说If 1 were you I’d explore the web，然后又提到这是获得最新资料的最佳方式。
6．D评论或建议题。针对男士的问题，女士回答说他应该再阅读一些他的研究领域内的专门期刊。
7．B职业与身份题。从对话的内容可以推断这段对话发生在校园里，但女士不仅给出查找资料方面的建议，还关心男士的生活：I hope that you have managed to settle in now．因此是教师和学生的关系。
听力文本
Conversation 0ne
M：Well, have you had time to read the information about these eight products?
W：Yes.
M：OK. I suggest we consider the market first. Do any of these products have any chance of success in China?
W：Well, the price seems high for all the products.
M：I agree. However. I think that some of these products would appeal to certain sections of the comnlunity.
W：--- If they were marketed properly.
M：Of course, that goes without saying!
W：Well, which products did you have in mind?
M：Er…well, at first I thought that the mobile phone -- the Nokia -- looks attractive, and would be seen as something of a status symbol for senior business executives.
W：Status symbol? Who wants a status symbol!
M：I think we all know that there are people like that around these days.
W：Yes. But look at the competition! China produces so many different kinds of mobile phones already. And there are network problems for foreign mobile phones.
M：Exactly! So I felt that the mobile phone might be a mistake. So my first choice would be the camera.
W：Don’t you think that the camera seems expensive, too?
M：Well, it certainly isn’t cheap, but I think that there are lots of small businesses around that would find it very useful.
W：That may be true, but we would need to verify that with some market research.
M：That’s a good point.
Questions：
1. How many products are there that the man and woman can choose from?
2. According to the man，who are the prospective customers of the mobile phone?
3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the conversation as one obstacle in the mobile phone marketing?
4. What will the speakers probably do next?
Conversation Two
W：Good morning!
M：Good moming!
W：Please sit down. I hope that you have managed to settle in now.
M：Yes, thank you. I wonder if I could possibly ask for your advice?
W：Certainly! What can I do for you?
M：Well, I’m having some difficulty in locating some of the material I need.
W：Have you looked at the computer database in the library? You should be able to find what you need there .
M：That is true.However, a great deal of material is out on loan. Even if it is confined to the library, I don’t really have time to look at it.
W：Yes, I know what you mean. Look, if I were you I’d explore the web. Go to the computer center you’ll find that’s by far the best way of accessing really up-to-date material.
M：Really? Can you recommend any website?
W：Well，there is a very good website www. google.com, which deals with almost all the subjects. It will help you easily find just the material you want．
M：Thank you. I'll definitely explore this site. Do you think that I still need some specific written material?
W：Yes, you should look at those specialist journals which may be most useful to you in your field.
M：Thank you very much indeed. You’ve been most helpful. I am very grateful.
W：Not at all. It’s my pleasure.
Questions：
5. What is by far the best way of accessing really up-to-date material according to the woman?
6. What other advice does the woman offer the man in finding useful material?
7. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
Exersice 2
答案解析
1．B细节题。男士提到他来修车厂修车，心想既然女士恰好住附近，就过来打个招呼。
2．D细节题。男士提到车上的滤清器需要更换，还有一踩刹车，就发出噪音。
3．A数字与时间题。男士说根据修车厂给他的估价，要换的零件加上人工费要花200美元。
4．D评论或建议题。男士痛定思痛，总结教训说买二手车首先应该考虑的是车的发动机，而不是车的外形。
5．C综合理解题。女士回忆男士曾说cable Car ride和height这类东西frightened the daylights out of you。其他的选项都不正确。
6．B细节题。男士提到总有一天某一片冰川会脱落并滑入湖底，但那将是他们的生命消逝很久以后的事了。
7．D细节题。男士说冰川比普通的冰块的表面积更大，看上去更平滑。
听力文本
Conversation 0ne
M：Good afternoon, Linda.
W：Good afternoon, Ken. What brings you here?
M：Well, I just sent my car to the garage so I thought I’d better pop by to say hi，since I’m in the neighborhood．
W：What happened to your car?Didn’t you just get it fixed last week?
M：I did But this time it’s something else. The filter needs to be changed and the brakes keep making squeaky noises, whenever I tap them.
W：I used to have that problem and it worried me every time I stepped on the brakes. I thought I was going to go off the road or something until I took care of it with a few tools
M：I just received an estimate and it’s going to cost me$200 for parts and labor．I hope that’s the end of it, because I can’t afford to have more work done to it again.
W：I guess you must regret buying such a lemon. Didn’t you buy it three months ago? M：It’s embarrassing. I was only looking at the exterior and neglected the engine, which should be the priority when it comes to second-hand vehicles.
W：Exactly. But that’s what you chose at that time.
M：I even thought I had bargained like a pro, since I got it for next to nothing. Now l think maybe I'd have been better off with nothing. What a headache, I tell you!
W：Well, just think of it this way. You paid for your lesson on your car.
M：You are right. But I think it is a costly one and I’m not going to make the same mistake again.
W：Don’t worry. Perhaps it’s not as bad as you think. Maybe you just need a little mechanical help from your more mechanically inclined friends--like me.
Questions：
1．In what cireumstance do the man and woman meet?
2．What happens to the man’s car?
3．How much is the cost of fixing the car?
4．What should be the priority when buying a second-hand vehicle according to the man?
Conversation Two
W：It’s good to see you back! How was your trip to Canada?You went to the Rockies, didn’t you?
M：Well, word does get around, doesn’t it?Yeah, it was great. The place has a kind of “European-Alps village” charm to it, but at the same time it has some great day hikes. Want to see some pictures?
W：Sure. I see what you mean The background mountains are quite something. Wait…don’t tell me you actually went on the cable car ride. That’s quite a height! I thought you said these things frightened the daylights out of you and … here you are.
M：Yeah, what’s interesting about this canyon is that it was basically the result of the Ice Age retreat in a small stream eating its way for many years down a valley. That glacier is something else.
W：I still don’t understand why it doesn’t melt during the summer. It can’t be that cold.
M：Well, we are up about 5,500 feet there, but glaciers by nature melt only about a few inches a year. The density of the sheets is the main reason. Besides that, they are protected by a wall of cliffs.
W：I wonder why a slab doesn’t just break off and slide right down into the lake below.
M：Oh, it will one day, but long after we are dead and gone.
W：But how can you tell a glacier apart from a normal ice sheet? I mean, I’ve seen pictures of avalanches coming down the side of a mountain, and they look like they’re rolling down glaciers.
M：I have no idea how to distinguish them except that a glacier seems to have a larger surface area and looks much smoother.
Questions：
5．What do we know about the man from the conversation?
6．Will a slab break off from the glacier and slide right down into the lake below?
7．What are the differences between a glacier and an ice sheet according to the man?
Exercise 3
答案解析
1．C细节题。女士抱怨了两件事：Jimmy播放吵闹的音乐并占据了两个停车位。但她首先提起的是音乐。
2．A职业与身份题。女士的话中提到了trying to study以及midterms(期中考试)，因此可以推断她是学生。
3．C数字与时间题。浏览该题的四个选项之后，在听题过程中抓住from 9 o'clock to 12 o’clock即可，稍加计算便可得出答案。
4．B推理题。男士的说法比较委婉：I will give him a piece of my mind tonight．即让Jimmy了解自己的想法，和Jimmy谈话。
5．C地点与场所题。男士提到可以拿着免费凭单去Rainbow Bar喝饮料。
6．D细节题。男士告诉女士她的房间是601。四个选项比较容易混淆，需认真甄别。
7．B 地点与场所题。对话中提示场景的一些关键词包括reservation，sharing the same room，room keys，porter等，可以推断是在hotel里面。
听力文本
Conversation One
W：Hi, Mike, do you have a minute to spare?
M：Yes, Sherry，how can I help you?
W：Well, I have been getting noisy music coming from your apartment and it is always there from 9 o'clock to 12 o'clock in the evening when I am trying to study. Is it possible to tune down and contain the noise to your apartment?
M：Oh, I'm sorry about that. I hadn’t been back to my apartment for two weeks and in fact, I just got back today. It must be Jimmy, my new roommate. I forgot to tell him how thin the walls are around here, so it may be my fault.
W：I realize that. Could you have a word with that guy Jimmy and get him to lower the volume, for it is really disturbing. It’s not that I don’t enjoy that kind of music. It’s just … well you know how it is around this time of the year with midterms and everything.
M：No problem. And I tell you that I won’t even mention that it was you who complained.
W：Well, Mike, I appreciate it, but I’m afraid that this is not the only issue I have to bring up. Jimmy is also taking up two parking spaces in the parking lot. As you know, we are kind of short off parking spaces here.
M：Really. I didn’t know that! That’s selfish of him to do so. Well, Sherry, I will give him a piece of my mind tonight.
W：I just hope you can settle things peacefully. I don’t want to be the villain causing you guys to have a stir up.
M：Oh, don’t worry. Yeah, it’s not like it’s the most pleasant thing to do and it's not what I want to do but I want to set the rules clear.
W：That’s very kind of you.
M：My pleasure．
Questions：
1．What is the woman complaining about at first?
2．Who might the woman be?
3．For how many hours does the noisy music last every night according to the woman?
4．What will the man do tonight?
Conversation Two
M：Good evening, Madam!
W：Good evening! We have a reservation.
M：May I have your name, please?
W：Lin Xiao, and this is my friend Rachel Edwards. We’re sharing the same room.
M：Ah yes! Would you complete these forms, please?
W：Certainly!
M：And may I see your passport, please?
W：Here you are!
M：Thank you very much. Er, how are you paying, please?
W：With this credit card.
M：Thank you. Would you please sign this voucher here, Madam?
W：There!
M：OK. Here are your guest cards, and here are your free vouchers for a complimentary drink in the Rainbow Bar.
W：Oh, thank you. What room are we in?
M：You are in Room 601 --- that’s on the sixth floor. Here are your room keys. Please take the elevator over there. The porter wilt help you with your baggage and see you to your room.
W：Thank you very much.
Questions：
5．Where could the woman get a complimentary drink?
6．What room does the woman take?
7．Where does this conversation take place?
听力综合模拟试题(2)答案及听力文本
Section A
1．C 2．A 3．B 4．B 5．D 6．D 7．D 8．C9．A 10．B 11．D 12．C 13．D 14．B
15．B
Section B
16．D 17．C 18．A 19．B 20．A21．C 22．C 23．B 24．C 25．A
Section C
26．emergency 27．engulfed 28．rush 29．disruptions
30．cancellations 3 1．commuters 32．delayed 33．clerk
34．the airport was forced to shut down yesterday morning and reopened later in the day
35．Local authorities issued travel warnings against the severe weather while taking steps to ensure safe travel
36．The meteorological department forecasts that the cold front will continue to bring snow and wind to most of northern and eastern China
听力文本
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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
1．W：I waited until l0：20 for you．
M：I must have arrived 8 minutes after you left．
Q：When did the man arrive?
2．W：I think we’ve covered everything．What about a cup of coffee before we move on to the next item?
M：Good idea．I really can’t wait another minute．
Q：What does the woman suggest doing?
3．M：Joyce．would you have dinner with me?
W: Great．You treated me last week．Now it’s my turn．Shall we try something Chinese?
Q：What can we learn from the conversation?
4．W: How do you get to your office every day? Do you walk?
M：Well．it's too far to walk．I usually take the bus，since the bus stop is just at the corner by my house
Q：How does the man usually get to his office?
5．W：I am looking for quality paper to type my essay．I don’t see any on the shelf
M：I saw some in the stockroom this mornin9．1 will go and check．
Q：What does the woman want to buy?
6．M：Where shall we have dinner tonight? Shall we try that Japanese restaurant?
W：I can’t eat a thing．I feel terrible．My head aches．
Q：What will the woman probably do next?
7．M：You’re still coming to the meeting this week'?
W：I'm going to have to take a rain check．I'm up to my neck with work on this project．
Q：What does the woman mean?
8．M：Do you need much time at the shopping mall?
W：Not really．1 want to buy a big cake for my grandmother’s birthday and a few things for sch001．How about you?
Q：Where is the woman going?
Now you will hear two long conversations．
Conversation One
W：Hi．Sam．where are you going?
M：I’m going to the Student Union office to find out if Professor Cook has any old exams from years ago．
W：What kind of exams do you want? I took Professor Cook’s class last semester and got an A．
M：Really? But you always work hard．For you，it’s a piece of cake．By the way，do you think that the exams will change from year to year?
W：Yes．but the style is pretty much the same．
M：So tell me about the exam you took．I can barely even finish reading the book，let alone remember it．
W：Hey．I am no expert but what Professor Cook will mainly be looking for is that you know the framework of the book，especially the key items．
M：What kinds of questions might he ask?
W：Well，for example，you will probably have to say how the greenhouse effect comes along，and what measures might be taken to reduce the overproduction of carbon dioxide．
M：It seems that I have to go over the book carefully．but time is limited．Did you take notes about it when you took the class?
W：To be frank．I’d like to help you．but the notes I took have already gone missin9．
M：Are you kidding me? Now you are the only person to save me．If you do me a favor．1 will treat you to a big dinner．Moreover，there is a vocal concert ticket for you．
W：It sounds beautiful．I have to help you with the exam? OK．see you in the library．
M：That’s kind of you! See you then．
Questions 9 to12 are based on the conversation you have just heard．
9．Why does the man go to the Student Union office?
10．What do we know about the woman from the conversation?
11．What will the man treat the woman to if the woman helps him with the exam?
12．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
Conversation Two
W：Everyone seems to be talking about climate change these days!
M：I’m not surprised．It’s all these greenhouse gases--that’s what’s causing the problem!
W：What are the greenhouse gases?
M：You know，carbon dioxide，which comes mainly from the burning of fossil fuels，such as oil，gas and coal.
W：I’ve never understood why that’s a problem．
M：Evidently these gases build up in the earth’s atmosphere．and trap the heat from the sun
W：And so this heat is warming the planet?
M：Exactly!
W：Well．isn’t that good news? I hate these cold winters we get!
M：Yes．But what’s good for you here may not be so good for people elsewhere in the world．For the average world temperatures could rise．That can have a huge effect on local climates and ecosystems around the world．
W：So you really think that these floods we’ve seen in the news could be caused by global warming?
M：Sure! And also the droughts and the storms．
W：So what can we do about it?
M：It’s not realistic to stop using fossil fuels today．But we can start trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions．
W：And look for alternative sources of energy t00．of course!
Questions l3 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard．
13．What is the problem the two speakers are talking about?
14．Which of the following is NOT a kind of fossil fuel?
15．What can people do about global warming?
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）,B）,C） and D） .Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage one
There was once a man in South America who had a parrot，a pet bird that could imitate human speech．The parrot was unique．There was no bird like him in the whole world．He could learn to say any word except one．He could not say the name of his native town——Katano．The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say “Katano”，but he never succeeded．At first he was very gentle to the bird．But gradually，he lost his temper．“You．stupid bird．Why can’t you learn to say that one word? Say‘Katano’，0r I’11 kill you!” But the bird would not say it．Many times the man screamed，“Say ‘Katano’，0r I’ll kill you!” But the bird would never repeat the name．Finally，the man gave up．He picked up the parrot and threw it into the chicken house．“You are even more stupid than the chickens．”In the chicken house，there were four old chickens，waiting to be killed for Sunday’s dinner．The next mornin9，when he went out to the chicken house，the man opened the door．He was shocked by what he saw．He could not believe his eyes and ears．On the floor lay three chickens．The parrot was screaming at the fourth．“Say ‘Katano’，0r I’11 kill you!”
Questions l6 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard．
16．Why did the man lose his temper with the parrot?
17．Who killed the three chickens?
18．Why was the man shocked at the scene in the chicken house the next morning?
Passage Two
China announced Sunday its decision to lift retail diesel and gasoline prices for the first time in eight months，while setting up a mechanism to offer some subsidies to disadvantaged communities and public service sectors．
The recipients of the subsidies include grain growers，fishermen and fishing firms operating and farming offshore or in inland areas，using oil—driven fishing boats，state—owned forestry enterprises and nurseries of forestry centers，urban public transportation firms，said the commission．
It said the government will pay a number of subsidies directly to grain growers to reduce the impact of the price hikes of diesel oil and chemical fertilizers and other agricultural production materials．
For operators of rural passenger shipping business，the commission said the government will reduce the impact mainly through such measures as adjusting the charges of transportation，and offering proper amount of subsidies to those in difficulty．
The commission said local governments will offset the increased financial burden on taxi drivers in the urban areas mainly through readjusting the charges of transportation and imposing surcharge on fuel oil．
The Chinese government has ordered various localities to implement the measures on subsidies while price regulators at various levels should improve inspection and supervision of prices of processed oil to maintain the stability of the oil prices．
Questions l9 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard．
19．What can be inferred from the passage about retail diesel and gasoline prices?
20．Which of the following communities will get subsidies directly from the government?
21．What measures can local governments take to offset the increased financial burden on taxi drivers?
Passage Three
Students sitting the National College Entrance Exam are likely to see cell phone signals blocked inside exam sites this year to prevent cheating．
While education authorities said they would use modern technology to tighten management of exam sites，the new regulation didn’t bother the majority of local exam takers．The new regulation，which was issued by the Ministry of Education，suggested cities--especially those with a track record of cheating scandals--equip exam sites with cell phone signal shielding facilities．It means handsets won’t work even if students have their phones on during the exam．
“The city will follow the Ministry of Education’s instruction，”said Wang Xin，a publicity official with the Shanghai Education Commission．“But exam site management details have yet to be worked out．Previously，students were only asked to switch off cell phones．However，people could switch their phones to vibration mode．”
In June，18 students in Guizhou Province were disqualified from the exam after they attempted to seek help from teachers by sending exam questions via short message．A popular measure that exam organizers take is to install a microelectronic wave detector．An alarm sounds if a cell phone is found working in the classroom．Officials said it is impractical to simply ban handsets from exam rooms as students can hide them in many places or use other devices．
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard．
22．What measure will be taken to prevent cheating in exam sites according to the Ministry of Education?
23．How did the Shanghai Education Commission respond to the new regulation?
24．How many students in Guizhou Province were disqualified from the exam for their attempt to cheat through short message this June?
25．Which of the following is a popular measure to prevent cheating through cell phones?
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
A northern cold spell gripped much of northern and eastern China yesterday，as local authorities issued terrible weather warnings and launched(26)emergency plans to ensure safe transportation in the snow．
The cold front。which brought snow showers mainly to Henan，Anhui，Shaanxi and Gansu provinces，(27)engulfed Beijing，Tianjin，Hebei and Liaoning provinces，putting pressure on the post—Spring—Festival travel(28)rush．The bad weather has caused(29)disruptions．on roads，trains and airports．Several highways surrounding Beijing were closed yesterday．Delays and(30)cancellations of flights at several
airports meant many(31)comm—uters were unable to return to work after the week—long holiday．“At least four flights of the China Eastern Airlines were(32)delayed．because of the snow，”said a(33)clerk with the airport in Lanzhou，capital of Northwest China’s Gansu Province．In Shenyan9，capital of Northeast China’s Liaoning Province，(34)the airnort was forced to shut down yesterday morning and reopened 1ater in the day．
No major incidents of stranded passengers at railway stations were reported．(35)Local authorities issued travel warnings against the severe weather while taking steps to ensure safe travel.Railconditions in Zhengzhou，capital of Central China’s Henan Province，have returned to normal after the station launched an emergency plan on Sunday in response to the heavy snow，and evacuated tens of thousands of passengers．(36)The meteorological department forecasts that the cold front will continue to bring snow and wind to most of northern and eastern China. The seas in the east and south may also be hit with high winds.
