新视野视听说4quiz 8

Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A.Decrease imports.B.Increase imports.C.Decrease its deficit by 5%.D.Increase its deficit by 5%.Your answer Correct answerA A2.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A.Raise the oil prices.B.Import less oil.e less oil.D.Take buses more frequently.Your answer Correct answerB B3.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A.It benefits the developing nations a great deal.B.It increases the developing nations' GDP a great deal.C.Developed nations may benefit more than developingnations from it.D.Developing nations may benefit more than developednations from it.Your answer Correct answerC C4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The richest people have contributed most to the nation.B. The richest people should contribute more to society.C. A smaller middle class is favorable to equality for all people.D. A larger middle class will benefit all people.Your answer Correct answerD D5.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A.The same as the woman's opinion.B.The WTO is a good thing.C.The WTO is no good.D.The WTO is good but not without problems.Your answerD Correct answerDPart IIDirections:Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.The U.S. economy lost steam in the second quarter as consumers hit by high-energy costs turned thrifty.(1)U.S. gross domestic product, a (S1) of total output within the nation's borders, climbed at a (S2)(2)and weaker-than-expected 3 percent annual rate in the April-June period, Commerce Department data (S3)(3).Consumer spending rose at an insignificant 1 percent rate, a mere shadow of the 4.1 percent jump of the first quarter and the (S4)(4)gain since the second quarter of 2001, when the economy was in recession.The degree to which consumers were (S5) (5)tobuy surprised Wall Street analysts. A leading (S6)(6), John Lonski, called the spending gain "shockingly small".(S7) (7)said big energy price hikes were onefactor that hit consumer spending in the spring.(S8) (8).While GDP growth proved weaker than expected, the economy's pulse has already shown signs of quickening. (S9)(9).Bond prices rose as investors saw weakness, but the dollar moved higher against the euro as foreign exchange traders saw strength. Stock prices were little changed."(S10) (10)," Treasury Secretary John Snow toldcorrespondents.YourCorrect answeranswer(1)measure measure(2)modest modest(3)showed showed(4)weakest weakest(5) reluctant(6)economist(7)AnalystsInflation rose at a relatively speedy 3.3(8)percent rate in the second quarter, thesame as at the start of the yearOther data on Friday showed consumerspirits have brightened a bit this month(9)while business activity has picked up in theMidwestWhen you combine the first quarter andthe second quarter, we're growing at 3.75(10)percent, which is a very strong,sustainable growth ratePart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose thecorrect answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose thecorrect answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1.What does a compulsory license require drug manufacturers todo?A.To give up their patents completely.B.To give up their patents in case of health crises.C.To shorten the period of their patents.D.To keep their patents intact.Your answer Correct answerB B2.What is true of large drug companies under compulsorylicenses?A. They are compelled to sell their drugs at low prices.B. They are compelled to sell their drugs at high prices.C. They must allow other companies to produce their drugs atlow costs.D. They are not compelled to disclose their intellectualproperty.Your answer Correct answerC C3.Why do international drug companies oppose the Dohaagreement?A.They think it will prevent drug companies fromseeking cures for diseases.B.They must pay a great deal for their research.C.Patents help drug companies recover the costsof developing new medicines.D.All of the above.Your answer Correct answerD D4.What do developing countries want during healthemergencies?A.They want to import low-cost drugs.B.The want to import high-cost effective drugs.C.The want to export low-cost drugs.D.The want to export high-cost drugs.Your answer Correct answerA A5.What would be the best title for the passage?A.WTO Debate Between Rich and Poor Countries onDrug Production.B.WTO Debate on the Advantages and Disadvantages ofCompulsory Licenses.C. WTO Agreement on Drug Patents.D. WTO Agreement Against Compulsory Licenses.Your answer Correct answerC CPart IVDirections:Choose the right answer.1.Excuse me, it just ________________ my mind what GDPstands for.A.slippedB.slipped awayC.slipped offD.slipped throughYour answer Correct answerA A2.GDP is simply a gross measure of market activity, of moneychanging hands. It makes no distinction ________________ between the desirable and undesirable.A.thatB.whatC.whicheverD.whatsoeverYour answer Correct answerD D3.The bank's president and its officers all enjoyed a goodlaugh at the woman for using a $250,000 Rolls as collateral________________ a $5,000 loan.A. toB. atC. overD. againstYour answer Correct answerD D4.Rich nations welcomed the new deal, which________________ them to a plan to cut back on the huge subsidies they spend on farmers.mutesmitsmitteesmissionsYour answer Correct answerB B5.Developed nations promised to give developing nations better________________ to their markets.A.entryB.entranceC.accessD.accessionYour answer Correct answerC C。

Uint8II. Basic Listening Practice1. ScriptM: Scentists claim the world population has 99.5% of the same DNA. W: But this doesn‟t tell us t here is no such thing as race. Q: What is true of the DNA of difference races?2. ScriptW: With the advent of the genetic map we know where everything is, but do we know where to g o with it?M: Your map seems to differ largely from my geographical map! Q: What does the man imply?3. ScriptM: As you know, it has taken millions of years of evolution and natural selection to get us where we are today.W: Yes, but now that we have genetic engineering, we seem to have decided that wewant to be God.Q: What does the woman imply?4. ScriptM: I think the research into cloning will lead us into dangers, filling us with falsehopes of perfection.W: It‟s too late to turn back the clock. We‟ll just have to depend on common sense tosolve uncommon problems. Q: What does the woman mean?5. ScriptW: In America, many prisoners are having their cases reviewed, and some have even been freed t hrough DNA testing.M: Except for the ones whose death sentence has already been carried out. Q: What can we learn about DNA testing from the dialog? Keys: 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.CIII. Listening InTask 1: Stem Cell Research ScriptGregory: The Republican party in America is opposing stem cell research. I find it hard to beli eve that in this day and age, someone would do that.Lillian: Stem cell research sounds pretty impressive, I‟ll admit. But just what is it? Gregory: Well, a stem cell is a special type of cell. It is a general cell that, when it devides, can become any sp ecific type of cell.Lillian: You mean, a stem cell can become a heart cell? Or a brain or a kidney cell? Gregory: That‟s about it. Stem cells are a part of the body‟s maintenance and repair system. When they div ide, they can become any cell type.Lillian: I guess there would be some tremendous medical advantages in that sort of research. Gregory: You‟ve said a mouthful. Recently, scientists were able to help a man who lost a jaw bone for cancer. They recreated bone material for his jaw from stemcells. What it means is that since the new bone was created out of the person‟s own cells, there was no problem with rejection because the DNA was the same.Lillian: I bet the person was delighted. Why would anyone oppose that sort ofresearch? It would seem to have endless potential to benefit the human race.Gregory: I agree, but there are people who think we should not interfere with natureand manipulate “what is natural”.Lillian: It‟s easier to hold such a narrow view if you‟re not in a position to need the benefits of th e research. If you‟re missing a jawbone because of cancer, you probably support the research.1. What is the passage mainly about?2. Who is against stem cell research?3. What is special abo ut a stem cell?4. When can a stem cell become another cell type?5. According to the passage, why do some people oppose stem cell research? Keys: 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.A 5.DTask 2: The Improvement of Rice ScriptScientists now know a lot more about a grain that people have eaten for ten thousand years. (S1) Research teams around the world have completed a map of the (S2) genes of rices. The findings a ppeared last week in the (S3) journal Nature.The aim is to speed up the improvement of rice. The scientists (S4) warn that the kinds of rice pla nts used now have reached the limit of their (S5) productivity. Yet world rice production must (S6) grow by an estimated 30 percent in the next twenty to meet demand. By 2025, as many as 4.6 bil lion people will depend on rice for (S7) survival. There is a lot of pressure on breeders to improve the crop, and the rice genome is a valuable tool to do that. (S8) Plant breeders have already used preliminary information from the rice genome to create experimental strains of rice that better re sist cold and pests.The researchers also say rice is an excellent choice for genetic mapping and engineering. Rice gen es have only about 390 million chemical bases. That maight sound like a lot. But other major food grains have thousands of millions. (S9) The new map could better explain more than just rice. Ric e shares a common ancestor with other cereal crops. Because rice is the first cereal crop to be full y analyzed, researchers expect that sufficient knowledge of its genetic information will reveal the heredity of more complex grains, including corn, wheat and barley.(S10) While significant progress has been made in the analysis of the rice genome, the mapping o f human genes is also making headway. When scientists can identify and manipulate genes that c ause certain diseases, mankind will cure them easily. The human genetic map may help us control a person‟s height, weight, appearance and even length of life.Task3: The First Cloned CatScriptIn the age-old battle of cats and dogs, score one for the cats. Researchers at Texas A&M Universit y recently announced that they have successfully cloned a cat name Rainbow—the first pet ever c loned—after several years of unsuccessful efforts to clone a dog name Missy.The ork, financed by a company hoping to provide pet-cloning services to wealthy owners, adds c ats to a growing list of successfully cloned animals that includes pigs, sheep, cattle and mice. The success demonstrates cloning is a technology that could be transferred to other animal famili es as well. The accomplishment may provide new tools for studying diseases such as cats‟ AIDS, a valuable research model for AIDS in humans.Research into animal cloning remains an important scientific alternative until the issue of human cloning is settled. And that seems unlikly in the immediate future, for it involves religious and mo ral principles. There are, for example, groups that insist no one should be allowed to take on the r ole of God the Creator.To create cloned cat embryos for the experiment, researchers transferred DNA from adult cat cell s into egg cells stripped of their own genetic information. Out of 82 attempts with cloned embryo s, one attempt resulted in a failed pregnancy, and another yielded a kitten named CC, delivered fr om a surrogate mother on December 22. The kitten‟s name refers to “Carbon Copy” and “Cop yca t”, the name of the cloning project.Cloning attempts with dogs have proven unsuccessful in part because dogs‟reproductive cycles ar e more complicated.The technique may also work with endangered cats such as the African wildcat, fishing cat and bl ackfooted cat.Ironically, the increased knowledge of cat reproduction may best be suited for developing cat con traceptives to control the U.S. cat population. 1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?1. What did researchers at Texas A&M University recently announce?2. Which animals are NOT mentioned in the passage as having been cloned?3. According to the passage, why is human cloning unlikely to happen in the near future?4. What does the passage say about the pregnancy and birth in cat cloning? Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.CVI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: Confident enough to control your fate? ScriptSome people are born with the belief that they are masters of their own lives. Others feel they ar e at the mercy of fate. New research shows that part of those feelings are in the genes. Psychologists have long known that people confident in their ability to control their fates are mor e likely to adjust well to growing old than those who feel they drift on the currents of fate.Two researchers who questioned hundreds of Swedish twins report that such confidence, or lack of it, is partly genetic and partly drawn from experience.They also found that the belief in blind luck—a conviction that chance plays a big role in life—is s omething learned in life and has nothing to do with heredity.The research was conducted by Nancy Pedersen, a professor of psychology at the University of So uthern California in Los Angeles. The results were recently published in the United States in the Jo urnal of Gerontology.People who are confident of their ability to control their lives have an “internal locus of control”, and have a better chance of being well adjusted in their old age, said Pedersen. An “external locus of control”,belie ving that outside forces determine the course of life, has been linked to depressi on in latter years, she said.“We are trying to understand what makes people different. What makes some people age slowl y and others have a more difficult time?” she said.The study showed that while people have an inborn tendency toward independence and self-con fidence, about 70 percent of this personality trait is affected by a person‟s environment and lifeti me experiences.Pedersen‟s studies, with various collaborators, investigate the aging process by comparing sets of twins, most of whom were separated at an early age.The subjects were drawn from a list first compiled about 30 years ago, registering all twins born i n Sweden since 1886. The complete list, which was extended in 1971, has 95,000 sets of twins.1. Which of the following is concerned with blind luck?2. Which of the following is related to an external locus of control?3. According to the passage, what is true of one‟s inborn tendency towards self-confidence?4. What subjects were mostly used in Pedersen‟s studies?5. What is the main idea of the passag e?Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.DTask 2: Is it moral to clone humans?ScriptLaura: Did you hear about that peculiar cult that claimed to have created the world‟sfirst human clone?Ian: Yeah, I did! They also said that it was aliens that created life on earth over25,000 years ago. What are they on?Laura: I know! It was so obviously just part of an elaborate hoax to bring publicity totheir crazy movement. But I don‟t think the truth can be far off. Scientists have been working on i t for years.Ian: Sure, but most scientists are working on cloning human cells or body parts that can be used to repair or replace damaged organs. Not complete human beings! That‟s just science fiction! Laura: Well, the science may seem to be very advanced, but the idea is not a new one.In A Journey to the West, Sun Wu-kung, the Monkey King, can clone himself from the hairs on his head. He just plucks a few hairs, chews them a bit, and when he spits them out, they change into replicas of him!Ian: Really? Now that would be cool! You could send your clone to school whileyou went to the cinema, and then it could do your homework! Wow! Now that I think of it, it wou ld be kind of fun to have a clone!Laura: You would say that! Don‟t you think it‟s slightly immoral? I mean, it‟s justlike having a slave. Doesn‟t the clone deserve a life of his own?Ian: Sure, but human beings must learn to strike a balance between the welfare ofa patient and of a clone.Keys: 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T。

新版新视野大学英语【听说教程】第四册答案+quiz unit1Understanding Short Conversations1.A2.C3.B.4.B5.D6.B.7.A8.C9.C. 10.D Understanding a Long ConversationABACBUnderstanding a PassageAADBCUnderstanding a Radio Program1.married in St. Paul's Cathedral.2.was a guest at the wedding ceremony.3.wore a hat with flowers at the wedding4. is remembered as having been naughty.5. was one of the designers of the wedding dress. Culture talkTFFTLong ConversationDABBAPassageCABBACompound DictationshortageassignedcenteredhospitalizationtreatmentcolleaguedecentralizedThere are nurse-managers instead of head nursesdecide among themselves who will work what shifts and whenan equal with other vice presidents of the hospitalQUIZADDBB DACBB11noble 12 old-fashioned 13 convinced 14 insisting 15 when16 usingQUIZADDBB DACBBnovel old-fashioned convinced insisting when yielding sound--------------------------------------------------------------------------------unit2Understanding Short ConversationsDDDCB AABCDUnderstanding A Long ConversationDABBAUnderstanding a PassageBCDACUnderstanding a Radio ProgramCAACDCulture talkFFTTLong ConversationDABBAPassageBDACACompound DictationsketchshadowpaintingsabroadEuropejewelsexquisitepictures of rooms with handsomely dressed people in them not just their clothes or the lines of their facesbut he was far greater than they would ever becomeQUIZCADDA ABBDBmarket operating dominant compatible range smoothly rivals--------------------------------------------------------------------------------unit3Understanding Short ConversationsCDCBBBACABUnderstanding A Long ConversationABDCBUnderstanding a PassageABDBCUnderstanding a Radio Program1. An Australian scientist who won the Nobel Prize.2. The mysterious field of infectious diseases.3. By accident.4. It was probably extremely significant.5. He couldn't handle all that.Culture talkTFTTLong ConversationBCADCPassageBACBCCompound DictationSeptemberretireretirementreductionpracticalpensionsleisureThe club arranges discussion groups and handicraft sessionsa member can attend any course held there free of charge the financial section on Mondays and Wednesdays between six and eight p.m.QUIZCBCCD ABABDcustomsadjustmentconcernsaccustomedservedbewildereddressingsunit4Understanding Short ConversationsBADDADCCAAUnderstanding A Long ConversationCBBBCUnderstanding a PassageACBACUnderstanding a Radio Programbecame Bill Gates' greatest contribution makes use of Gates' systemwas the plaything of nerdsbecame a business toolmade it a wish to dominate like Bill Gateswas not fit to comment on upcoming innovationCulture talkTTFFLong ConversationBABCAPassageAABBACompound Dictationfundamentaldramaticallymajorityworkplaceself-employedbreadthnotionsits applications in personal computers, digital communications, and factory robotsstill unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changeswill have the greatest advantage and produce the most wealthQUIZCCABA DABABgiant stories tail fuel theater Imagine Fortunatelyunit5Understanding Short ConversationsADDDBCDCADUnderstanding a Long ConversationBBACCUnderstanding a PassageDABBAUnderstanding a Radio Program1. how they are turning men off2. an idea in one's head about what the perfect man looks like3. a much younger version of yourself4. more advice on dating and relationships5. burning the perfect man checklistCulture talkLong ConversationCDABDPassageACACDCompound Dictationemergingresidentsparticipantscompanionshipsoldiersisolatedextraordinarywho happen to live by themselves die at twice the rate of those who live with othersIt's clear that reaching out to others can help our bodies thriveonly 5 percent of U.S. households consisted of one person living aloneQUIZDDBAC BBCCApursuits serve relaxation temporary afford skills contributeunit6Understanding Short Conversations CBCDBCADDBUnderstanding a Long Conversation ABCCDUnderstanding a PassageCDDABUnderstanding a Radio Program Centennial Olympic ParkNorth Cardwell, New Jersey Oklahoma City, Oklahomathe FBI laboratoriesground zeroan Atlanta abortion clinicCulture talkLong ConversationDCBAAPassageCBCADCompound DictationimpeachscandalgamblingRepresentativesaccusationsproceduresoppositionresigned as Secretary of Social Welfare and urged the President to resignfive economic advisers to the President have resignedthe Judicial Committee and Economic Affairs Committee inthe House of RepresentativesQUIZABDBA CABBAfocused emotionally distance cancer retirement crossed increasingly（1）Regardless of our age we may make a number of important changes in our current lifestyle（2）We know much more about preventive health today than our parents and grandparents did in the past（3）this new knowledge can be transmitted to our children to help them become healthier than our generation--------------------------------------------------------------------------------unit7Understanding Short ConversationsBCAADCBDABUnderstanding a Long ConversationDACCBUnderstanding a PassageCCDBBUnderstanding a Radio Programshows God's part in creating the universeshows the existence of a man thousands of years ago shows messages inscribed in DNAshows a court opinion against Intelligent Design shows God's existenceCulture talkTTFFLong ConversationDDABBPassageACBADCompound Dictationwould-beintelligencegenesathleticmedicaldisclosedconsiderationthe sum American egg donors expect to be paidplus all the costs of medical treatment and insurance almost half the cost of fees for the student's four-year college courseQUIZBDAAD CCCBAconfusingdifferentuncomfortableprofessionalidentifyobserveadmireyou should be asking yourself whether or not his behavior is like yoursyou might find you can learn much from his response to different sorts of situationsBy watching and learning from a model, you will probably begin to identify and get some working habits--------------------------------------------------------------------------------unit8Understanding Short ConversationsCAABCDDACBUnderstanding a Long Conversation DAABAUnderstanding a PassageDABBAUnderstanding a Radio ProgramBill GatesWarren BuffetKP SinghMartha StewartRonald LauderLuisa KrollCulture talkLong ConversationACDBCPassageADBBBCompound DictationgreetedfreshmanspiteflukeagitatedfacultyparticularlyI had the highest average in the freshman classThen, she took out a copy of the English final examination paperI knew rage so intense that I wanted to start punching herQUIZAABAD DADCAentertainmentoutsiderestrictionsproposedbannedmilitaryresponded--------------------------------------------------------------------------------unit 9Understanding Short ConversationsACBDCDAABCUnderstanding a Long ConversationDABBAUnderstanding a PassageDBBCCUnderstanding a Radio Program1. His brother's two daughters.2 They drove there.3. Children under three.4. They watched the parade.5. He sat down and had a rest for a few minutes.Culture talkTTFTLong ConversationCBACDPassageBADCBCompound DictationAuthoritiesgrantoperanot traditionalstagedjournaliststunnelCritics, performers and audience alike were especially excited about the new introduction to the storywho kills all suitors who cannot answer her three riddles Some Chinese critics have complained that the princess has none of the grace of a true Chinese ladyunit10Understanding Short ConversationsDBACBBBCBAUnderstanding a Long ConversationDBCABUnderstanding a PassageCBDDAUnderstanding a Radio Programis something not known for sureis trying to figure out how dreams help in solving problems is something everyone should dois important in interpreting dreamsis something a person might be afraid ofCulture talkTTFTLong ConversationCDCAAPassageADCBACompound Dictationrarelyconsultingrentingagentappointmentexchangepraisesthe people who work there actually know where things are and they'll take you right to themI will tell you what I really like about PublixThere's a different grocery store near my house, but all that the employees do there is to grunt。

Uint8II. Basic Listening Practice1.ScriptM:Scentists claim the world population has 99.5% of the same DNA.W: But this doesn’t tell us there is no such thing as race.Q: What is true of the DNA of difference races?2.ScriptW: With the advent of the genetic map we know where everything is, but do we know where to go with it?M: Your map seems to differ largely from my geographical map!Q: What does the man imply?3.ScriptM: As you know, it has taken millions of years of evolution and natural selection to get us where we are today.W: Yes, but now that we have genetic engineering, we seem to have decided that we want to be God.Q: What does the woman imply?4.ScriptM: I think the research into cloning will lead us into dangers, filling us with false hopes of perfection.W: It’s too late to turn back the clock. We’ll just have to depend on common sense to solve uncommon problems.Q: What does the woman mean?5.ScriptW: In America, many prisoners are having their cases reviewed, and some have even been freed through DNA testing.M: Except for the ones whose death sentence has already been carried out.Q: What can we learn about DNA testing from the dialog?Keys: 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.CIII. Listening InTask 1: Stem Cell ResearchScriptGregory: The Republican party in America is opposing stem cell research. I find ithard to believe that in this day and age, someone would do that.Lillian: Stem cell research sounds pretty impressiv e, I’ll admit. But just what is it? Gregory: Well, a stem cell is a special type of cell. It is a general cell that, when it devides, can become any specific type of cell.Lillian: You mean, a stem cell can become a heart cell? Or a brain or a kidney cell? Gregory: That’s about it. Stem cells are a part of the body’s maintenance and repair system. When they divide, they can become any cell type.Lillian: I guess there would be some tremendous medical advantages in that sort of research.Gregory: You’ve said a mouthful. Recently, scientists were able to help a man who lost a jawbone for cancer. They recreated bone material for his jaw from stemcells. What it means is that since the new bone was created out of theperson’s own c ells, there was no problem with rejection because the DNAwas the same.Lillian: I bet the person was delighted. Why would anyone oppose that sort of research? It would seem to have endless potential to benefit the human race. Gregory: I agree, but there are people who think we should not interfere with nature and manipulate “what is natural”.Lillian: It’s easier to hold such a narrow view if you’re not in a position to need the benefits of the research. If you’re missing a jawbone because of cancer, youprobably support the research.1.What is the passage mainly about?2.Who is against stem cell research?3.What is special about a stem cell?4.When can a stem cell become another cell type?5.According to the passage, why do some people oppose stem cell research? Keys: 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.A 5.DTask 2: The Improvement of RiceScriptScientists now know a lot more about a grain that people have eaten for ten thousand years. (S1) Research teams around the world have completed a map of the (S2) genes of rices. The findings appeared last week in the (S3) journal Nature.The aim is to speed up the improvement of rice. The scientists (S4) warn that the kinds of rice plants used now have reached the limit of their (S5) productivity. Yet world rice production must (S6) grow by an estimated 30 percent in the next twenty to meet demand. By 2025, as many as 4.6 billion people will depend on rice for (S7) survival. There is a lot of pressure on breeders to improve the crop, and the rice genome is a valuable tool to do that. (S8) Plant breeders have already used preliminary information from the rice genome to create experimental strains of ricethat better resist cold and pests.The researchers also say rice is an excellent choice for genetic mapping and engineering. Rice genes have only about 390 million chemical bases. That maight sound like a lot. But other major food grains have thousands of millions. (S9) The new map could better explain more than just rice. Rice shares a common ancestor with other cereal crops. Because rice is the first cereal crop to be fully analyzed, researchers expect that sufficient knowledge of its genetic information will reveal the heredity of more complex grains, including corn, wheat and barley.(S10) While significant progress has been made in the analysis of the rice genome, the mapping of human genes is also making headway. When scientists can identify and manipulate genes that cause certain diseases, mankind will cure them easily. The human genetic map may help us control a person’s height, w eight, appearance and even length of life.Task3: The First Cloned CatScriptIn the age-old battle of cats and dogs, score one for the cats. Researchers at Texas A&M University recently announced that they have successfully cloned a cat name Rainbow—the first pet ever cloned—after several years of unsuccessful efforts to clone a dog name Missy.The ork, financed by a company hoping to provide pet-cloning services to wealthy owners, adds cats to a growing list of successfully cloned animals that includes pigs, sheep, cattle and mice.The success demonstrates cloning is a technology that could be transferred to other animal families as well. The accomplishment may provide new tools for studying diseases such as cats’ AIDS, a valuable research model for AIDS in humans. Research into animal cloning remains an important scientific alternative until the issue of human cloning is settled. And that seems unlikly in the immediate future, for it involves religious and moral principles. There are, for example, groups that insist no one should be allowed to take on the role of God the Creator.To create cloned cat embryos for the experiment, researchers transferred DNA from adult cat cells into egg cells stripped of their own genetic information. Out of 82 attempts with cloned embryos, one attempt resulted in a failed pregnancy, and another yielded a kitten named CC, delivered from a surrogate mother on December 22. The kitten’s name refers to “Carbon Copy” and “Copycat”, the name of the cloning project.Cloning attempts with dogs have proven unsuccessful in part because dogs’reproductive cycles are more complicated.The technique may also work with endangered cats such as the African wildcat, fishing cat and blackfooted cat.Ironically, the increased knowledge of cat reproduction may best be suited fordeveloping cat contraceptives to control the U.S. cat population.1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?1.What did researchers at Texas A&M University recently announce?2.Which animals are NOT mentioned in the passage as having been cloned?3.According to the passage, why is human cloning unlikely to happen in the nearfuture?4.What does the passage say about the pregnancy and birth in cat cloning?Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.CIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 Why are people protesting againstgenetically modified foods?Susan: With so many people suffering from malnutrition around the world, why are people protesting against genetically modified foods?Chris: Some people are protesting about genetically modified foods, but even more people are protesting the fact that processed foods containing these ingredients aren’t labeled.Susan: But why should they be labeled?Chris: Not everyone is sure that genetically modified foods are safe. They want to be certain that biotech foods have the sme composition as organic foods. Susan: But there are more urgent problems in this world. Many people are dying of starvation.Chris: But those who aren’t starving may want genetically modified foods to be labeled so they know what foods they should andd shouldn’t eat.Susan: Y ou know, I heard of a genetically modified fish that grew to be ten times its normal size.Chris: That sure sounds abnormal.Susan: Yeah, it does sound a bit strange , but that fish could feed ten times as many people.Chris: You’re right; genetically modified food might help solve world hunger. But I think we have a right to know what we are eating.MODEL2 Do you think the cloning of humansshould be forbidden by law?ScriptSusan: After the cloning of Dolly the sheep, I think human cloning is next.John: Whoa. I have some reservations about it. There are stll many scientific problemsto solve before human cloning starts.Susan: There’s an easier way. The Clonaid Company says they’ve cloned humans. John: Oh, my God! These guys claim aliens from another planet taught them human cloning.Susan: A woman gave them half a million dollars to clone her dead daughter. John: Clearly that woman doesn’t know much about cloning. How r isky it is! Susan: I know it’s inefficient. It took 276 tries to produce Dolly. But why is it risky? John: Cloned animals grow abnormally large and age unnaturally fast.Susan: In other words, that woman may not be happy with her cloned daughter. John: Then there are the emotions. No one knows if cloning damages the mind. Susan: Do you think the cloning of humans should be forbidden by law?John: To my mind, the cloning of human organs shouldn’t be prohabited. It may help solve medical problems.Susan: I see your point: cloning should be regulated if it’s to benefit humanity.MODEL3 Is it interfering with nature?ScriptNora: Some religious groups are opposed to genetic research. They believe it’s interfering with nature.John: I know. But nature can be pretty hard-nosed too, so we often need to interfere with her—we build dams to control flooding.Nora: There’re many diseases that are a part of nature, and they cause people a great deal of misery: cancer and diabetes, for example.John: A better understanding of the genetic code that controls our body would be a great help in curing many diseases.Nora: The project to map the human genetic code…what’s that called?John: The genome project. As you say, it has tremendous promise to make our lives better—just in the ability to identify and correct genetically-caused diseases like Alzheimer’s.Nora: Some diseases like cancer are also believed to have a genetic switch.John: That’s right, and once researchers identify the switch, perhaps they can turn of f cancer or Alzheimer’s.Nora: People are also concerned that science will enable us to determine such qualities as intelligence and height.John: You know it’s going to happen—it’s just a matter of when.Nora: Imagine if everyone was a combination of Yao Ming and Albert Einstein. John: But what if they get it wrong, and you wind up with Yao Ming’s knowledge of nuclear physics and Albert Einstein’s height?Nora: All those religious groups would say that it served you right.Now Your TurnTask 1SAMPLE DIALOGJane: Some countries are suffering from crop failure and famine, but why do they refuse genetically modified crops and foods?Bob: And many Europeans insist that processed foods containing GM ingredients be labeled.Jane: Why should they be labeled?Bob: Not everyone is sure that genetically modified foods are safe. They want to certain that biotech foods have the same composition as traditional foods. Jane: But there are more urgent problems in this world. Many people are dying of famine.Bob: But tho se who aren’t hungry may want all genetically modified products to be labeled so they know exactly what they’re eating.Jane: You know, I’ve heard of a GM fish that was ten times larger than a normal fish. Bob: That really sounds abnormal.Jane: Some famine-stricken people are afraid GM crops will overpower and eliminate their native crops.Bob: Sounds alarming.Jane: Yeah, but GM foods can feed many people.Bob: You’re right; they could solve the problem of starvation in the world. But I think we have a right to know what we are eating. GM food should be labeled. V. Let’s TalkScriptCorrespondent: In the U.S. what percentage of people support biotech crops? And do those who support biotech crops also eat biotech foods? Whatpercentage of food on the market has genetically modifiedingredients?Professor: U.S. consumers have been exposed to a very effective anti-biotechnology propaganda campaign for the last few years, butaccording to polls, over 70% support biotechnology. For example, ina recent referendum in Oregon, voters rejected a proposal to requirespecial labels on all products containing biotech ingredients by anoverwhelming 73% to 27%. That’s probably because consumersknow that we have an effective administrative system. Many mayalso know that 70-80% of the processed food products onsupermarket shelves contain one or more ingredients from biotechcrops. All Americans eat biotech foods unless they deliberately seekout products that are labeled otherwise. Evidence suggests that thisis less than 5% of consumers.Correspondent: Chinese scientists have used biotechnology to create a new type of tomato, which contains the vaccine against hepatitis B. What’s yourtake on this?Professor: It’s a great example of how this technology can be used to save lives, ease pain and suffering and improve the human condition. How cananyone be opposed to that? My only hope is that the clinical trials ofthis new tomato go well, and that it is quickly delivered tohealth-care providers who will use it to vaccinate people againsthepatitis. By the way, please note that I do think that such newpharmaceutical foods need to be handled as medicines byprofessionals and not as conventional foods. You will never seethese tomatoes in the supermarket. In a sense, the tomato plant isjust being used to manufacture a vaccine in a very safe andeconomical manner.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: Confident enough to control your fate?ScriptSome people are born with the belief that they are masters of their own lives. Others feel they are at the mercy of fate. New research shows that part of those feelings are in the genes.Psychologists have long known that people confident in their ability to control their fates are more likely to adjust well to growing old than those who feel they drift on the currents of fate.Two researchers who questioned hundreds of Swedish twins report that such confidence, or lack of it, is partly genetic and partly drawn from experience.They also found that the belief in blind luck—a conviction that chance plays a big role in life—is something learned in life and has nothing to do with heredity.The research was conducted by Nancy Pedersen, a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The results were recently published in the United States in the Journal of Gerontology.People who are confident of their ability to control their lives have an “internal locus of control”, and have a better chance of being well adjusted in their old age, said Pedersen. An “external locus of control”,believing that outside for ces determine the course of life, has been linked to depression in latter years, she said.“We are trying to understand what makes people different. What makes some people age slowly and others have a more difficult time?” she said.The study showed that while people have an inborn tendency toward independence and self-confidence, about 70 percent of this personality trait is affected by a person’s environment and lifetime experiences.Pedersen’s studies, with various collaborators, investigate the aging pr ocess by comparing sets of twins, most of whom were separated at an early age.The subjects were drawn from a list first compiled about 30 years ago, registering all twins born in Sweden since 1886. The complete list, which was extended in 1971, has 95,000 sets of twins.1.Which of the following is concerned with blind luck?2.Which of the following is related to an external locus of control?3.According to the passage, what is true of one’s inborn tendency towardsself-confidence?4.What subjects were mostly use d in Pedersen’s studies?5.What is the main idea of the passage?Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.DTask 2: Is it moral to clone humans?ScriptLaura: Did you hear about that peculiar cult that claimed to have created the world’s first human clone?Ian: Yeah, I did! They also said that it was aliens that created life on earth over 25,000 years ago. What are they on?Laura: I know! It was so obviously just part of an elaborate hoax to bring publicity to their crazy movement. But I don’t think the truth can be fa r off. Scientists have been working on it for years.Ian: Sure, but most scientists are working on cloning human cells or body parts that can be used to repair or replace damaged organs. Not complete human beings! That’s just science fiction!Laura: Well, the science may seem to be very advanced, but the idea is not a new one.In A Journey to the West, Sun Wu-kung, the Monkey King, can clone himself from the hairs on his head. He just plucks a few hairs, chews them a bit, and when he spits them out, they change into replicas of him!Ian: Really? Now that would be cool! You could send your clone to school while you went to the cinema, and then it could do your homework! Wow! Now thatI think of it, it would be kind of fun to have a clone!Laura: You would say that! Don’t you think it’s slightly immoral? I mean, it’s just like having a slave. Doesn’t the clone deserve a life of his own?Ian: Sure, but human beings must learn to strike a balance between the welfare ofa patient and of a clone.Keys: 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.TTask3: A Drunkard’s ArgumentScriptHere’s drunkard’s argument in favor of heavy drinking.We would learn more about human bihavior if we paid closer attention to the laws at work in the animal kingdom.“Only the fittest survive” is a law that is apparent everywhere in the natural world. Human beings could certainly benefit from a close study of how this law operates among, for example, the wild buffalo.A herd of buffalo moves only as fast as the slowest buffalo. When the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest animals at the back that are killed first. This is naturalselection, and it is good for the herd. The general speed and health of the group keeps improving with regular killing of the weaker memebers.The same process of survival of the fittest is to be observed by looking closely at the human brain, which can operate only as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive consumption of alcohol, as we all know, kills brain cells. Just like the less vigorous buffalo at the back of the herd, the weakest and slowest brain cells are destroyed first. In this way the principles of natural selection become evident. Regular consumption of large amounts of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. It is therefore not suprising that one also feels smarter after drinking several glasses of beer.News ReportBioinformaticsScriptIt’s a complex name for a complex subject. Bioinformatics is the key to figuring out the wealth of information in the human genome project.Researchers have nearly mapped out all of the 30,000 genes that make up human DNA, but making sense of useful data is not easy.The company Double Twist is a pioneer in the business of bioinformatics. ［SOUND BITE］Double Twist works mainly with information that is also available to the public,sifting through data to find what may help link a biological problem like cancer, to its possible cure.［SOUND BITE］The company then sells software and data to pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, and academic institutions, which use them in their work. This provides a solution to help people better understand data from the human genome project. ［SOUND BITE］Bioinformatics speeds up drug development and provides more accurate research.［SOUND BITE］Human Genome Sciences takes the process one step further. It uses bioinformatics to develop drugs using its own genomic information.［SOUND BITE］Right now, Human Genome Sciences has four new drugs being tested that are the results of genomic research. Bioinformatics systems developed within the company played an important role in discovering these drugs.［SOUND BITE］Bioinformatics can also bring much quicker returns for investors.［SOUND BITE］Even though its role is crucial, bioinformatics if only a small part of the overall $305 billion biotech sector, accounting for only about $2.23 billion.But some investors believe that bioinformatics has great potential.［SOUND BITE］So unless drug companies start developing their own bioinformatics systems or partner with companies that can provide them, they may get left behind in the race to discover new drugs.。

Part 1 Short dialogs and multiple choice questions(每小题：1 分)1.A. He does not want to eat GM food.B. He wants GM food labeled.C. He does not care if GM food is labeled.D. He agrees with the woman.2.A. She agrees with the man.B. GMO spreads diseases.C. GM fish are abnormally large.D. Trees grow too fast.3.A. She wants the man to go to the meeting.B. She wants the man to pick up the children.C. She wants to clone the man.D. She does not want a clone of the man.4.A. Evolution is more efficient than lab experiments.B. Evolution is less efficient than lab experiments.C. Evolution produces better strains.D. Lab experiments produce more strains.5.A. The woman wants to be coaxed to clone herself.B. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.C. Love is blind.D. The man wants copies of the girl through cloning.Part 2 Short passages and multiple-choice questions(每小题：2 分)Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.Why was the woman sad?A. Because of unfair treatment of Dolly.B. Because of the beginning of human cloning.C. Because of the death of a sheep clone.D. Because of the man's loss of interest in her.2.What does the passage say about Dolly's offspring anddeath?A. She produced no offspring before dying at the age of 11.B. She produced six little ones before dying at the age of 11.C. She produced three little ones before dying at the age of 6.D. She produced six little ones before dying at the age of 6.3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a feature ofDolly's appearance?A. Short legs.B. Big eyes.C. A high nose.D. Curly fair wool.4.What did the Chinese scientist Tong do?A. He helped British scientists in cloning Dolly.B. He helped American scientists in cloning fish.C. He cloned a fish more than three decades earlier.D. He cloned a cat more than three decades earlier.5.What happened to the Chinese scientist's research?A. It was published in an international journal.B. It was published in a Chinese journal.C. It was translated into English.D. It was widely read.Part 3 Short passages and multiple choice questions(每小题：2 分)Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.What is the Iceland company doing?A. Creating a detailed map of the genes of the Icelandicpeople.B. Creating a detailed map of all human genes.C. Creating a map as detailed as those by some otherprojects.D. Creating a map less detailed than that by the Americancompany.2.Why do the people of Iceland present a special opportunity tostudy the human genome?A. Iceland has a small population.B. Most of the Icelanders have a small group of ancestors.C. Plenty of records of their ancestors are available.D. All of the above.3.Why is the Iceland project superior to the American genomeproject?A. Because it observes 200 million people.B. Because it observes 14 large families.C. Because it observes more families than any other project.D. Because it observes more families than many otherprojects.4.Why can the study of genes help to identify the causes ofdiseases?A. Small genetic differences may be related to somediseases.B. Large genetic differences may be related to somediseases.C. The genetic similarity may throw light on some diseases.D. Similar genes will cause similar diseases.5.What is the passage mainly concerned about?A. Finding out the history of Irish families.B. Finding out the special genes of Irish people to cure theirdiseases.C. Creating a detailed human genetic map to identify disease-causing genes.D. Creating a detailed human genetic map to identifyabnormally small genes.Part 4 Long dialogs and True/False questions (每小题：2 分)Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.People can be divided into right-handed and left-handed, butnot into right-eyed and left-eyed.TF2.People are cross dominant if they cut with their left hand, butlook with their right eye.TF3.People are cross dominant if they can kick with both feet.TF4.In some old cultures left-handers were considered evil.TF5.Einstein was left-handed, and Newton was right-handed.TFPart 5 Short passages/dialogs and blank filling(每小题：2 分)When people say it is unnatural to createthrough genetic mutations, there are some (2)First of all, I do not agree that an organism to which (3)madeWhat you get when you insert (8)Since we humans are a part ofeverything we do iswe use enzymes that we(13)(14)(15)also natural.The public shouldwillPart 6 Compound dictation(每小题：2 分)There are many ways in which human stem cells can be used in basic research and in clinical research.Studies of human stem cells may (S1)complex events that occur during human development. A primary goal of this workis to (S2)Scientists know that turning genes on and off is (S3)process. Some of the most serious medical conditions, such as cancer and birthdefects, are due to (S4)better understanding of the genetic and molecular controls of these processes mayyield information about (S5)new strategies for therapy. A significant barrier (S6)and most uses of stem cells is that scientists do not yet fully understand the (S7) (7)of the stem cell.(S8) (8)could be used for cell-based therapies. Today, donated organs and tissues are often used to replace ailing or destroyed tissue, but the need for transplantable tissues and organs far outweighs the available supply. (S9) (9)treat diseases including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, heart disease and diabetes.For example, (S10) (10)Part 7 Vocabulary and Structure(每小题：1 分)1.With the advent of the genetic map, we know whereeverything is, but do we know where to ________________?A. go for itB. go with itC. get for itD. get with it2.Many prisoners have been freed through DNA testing, exceptfor the ones whose death sentence has already been________________.A. carried outB. carried onC. carried forwardD. carried away3."I guess there would be some tremendous medicaladvantages in that sort of research." "You've said________________."A. a mouthB. the mouthC. a mouthfulD. the mouthful4.Plant breeders already have used preliminary informationfrom the rice genome to create experimental strains of ricethat better ________________ cold and pests.A. resistB. resist toC. resist withD. resist against5.When scientists can identify and manipulate genes that causecertain diseases, ________________ will cure them easily.A. the mankindB. mankindC. the manD. human race6.Research into animal cloning remains an important scientificalternative ________________ the issue of human cloning is settled.A. whereB. whenC. afterD. until7.All Americans eat biotech foods unless they deliberately seekout products that are labeled ________________.A. othersB. otherwiseC. through other waysD. in other methods8.Some people are born with the belief that they are masters oftheir own lives. Others feel they are ________________ fate.A. in the mercy ofB. in the pity ofC. at the mercy ofD. at the pity of9.Pedersen's studies, with various collaborators, investigate theaging process by comparing sets of twins, most of________________ were separated at an early age.A. thoseB. themC. whoD. whom。

Quiz 6Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. A TOEFL examination.B. Any English language examination.C. Good luck.D. Ill luck.Your answer Correct answerC C2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. To keep evil away.B. To wish for more money.C. To show friendliness.D. To treat a wound.Your answer Correct answerA A3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She will paint it brown.B. She wants the man to paint it brown.C. She asks the man to climb up the ladder.D. She asks the man not to walk under the ladder.Your answer Correct answerD D4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The building is a 13-floor one.B. The building does not have a 13th floor.C. The building has a 13th floor but nobody lives there.D. The building has a 13th floor but few people live there.Your answer Correct answerC B5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. It causes a car accident.B. It causes an injury.C. It prevents bad luck.D. It makes plenty of money.Your answer Correct answerC CPart IIDirections: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.Easter Island in the southern Pacific Ocean remains a mystery.When the island was (S1) (1), it was almost uninhabited, but there were many statues on it. People are (S2)(2)to know who lived there before its discovery, how they lived, and why they (S3) (3)out. Different theories give different explanations, but none is completely convincing.The Easter Islanders had their own system of (S4)(4), different from any other in the world. No other (S5) (5)Islanders knew how to write. The American (S6) (6)did not know how to write either. Who (S7) (7)the Easter Islanders how to write, or did they develop their own system? Remember that writing was first invented in Asia only a few thousand years BC.(S8) (8). How did the Easter Islanders get them? Is it possible that a few Easter Islanders traveled 2,300 miles to Chile, got sweet potatoes, and brought them back? But this is unlikely. (S9) (9), which was only colonized in 1492. Could Easter Island have been colonized by people from Chile? Yet, DNA taken from graves dug up on Easter Island has shown that these people were Polynesians, not American Indians. The Polynesians lived on the sea and knew how to travel thousands of miles in their small canoes. They knew where they were going. The American Indians did not know how to do that. Yet, (S10)(10). Also, the seeds could have been brought in the stomachs of birds.YourCorrect answeranswer(1) discovered discovered(2) eager eager(3) died died(4) writing writing(5) Pacific Pacific(6) Indians Indians(7) taught taught(8)The Easter Islanders lived on sweetpotatoes they farmed. These sweetpotatoes came from the Americas(9)Remember that the distancesinvolved were great, further thanthe distance from Europe to theclosest place in the Americas(10)a few American Indians could havereached Easter Island, because of astorm, and brought the seeds ofsweet potatoes with themPart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. When did people begin to record animals falling from skies?A. Hundreds of years ago.B. Thousands of years ago.C. In 1877.D. In 1957.Your answer Correct answerB B2. What did Dr. Smith notice?A. An alligator climbing ashore.B. An alligator falling to the ground, seriously wounded.C. An alligator falling to the ground dead.D. An alligator falling to the ground and crawling towards thetent.Your answer Correct answerD D3. How many alligators did the doctor find within 200 yards?A. Eight.B. Seven.C. Six.D. Two.Your answer Correct answerA A4. How did Mr. and Mrs. Tucker conclude that the alligatordropped from sky?A. They heard the soft sound of a falling object.B. They heard a groan.C. They heard both a thump and a groan.D. They saw a dark object dropping to the ground.Your answer Correct answerD C5. How did the airship officer know that the alligator had fallenfrom the sky?A. He saw it falling with his own eyes.B. One of his crew members saw it falling.C. The crew of another airship saw it falling.D. The officer did not take an alligator aboard.Your answer Correct answerD DPart IVDirections: Choose the right answer.1. My Uncle gave me this lucky mascot when I was five, and it'sbeen with me ever since. It brought me luck in all my college exams. I can't ________________ part with it.A. bring myself toB. get myselfC. take myself toD. help myselfYour answer Correct answerA A2. Congratulations for getting the interview! I've________________ for you.A. crossed my legs for youB. crossed my arms for youC. got your fingers crossedD. got my fingers crossedYour answer Correct answerD D3. David Copperfield is the world's greatest magician; he'scertainly ________________.A. worth seenB. worth lookedC. worth lookingD. worth a lookYour answer Correct answerD D4. A magician never tells his secrets. David attempts theimpossible, and no one has any idea ________________ he does it.A. whichB. whereC. whatD. howYour answer Correct answerD D5. If you smash your mirror, your soul will be damaged too,dooming it to an early death, and not giving it an entry into ________________.A. skyB. the skyC. heavenD. the heavenYour answer Correct answerC CQuiz 7Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. A one-day trip to the waterfalls.B. A two-day trip to the waterfalls.C. A trip to the caves.D. A free travel book.Your answer Correct answerC C2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. He was exhausted from the whirlwind tour of Europe.B. He was surprised by the beautiful scenery in Europe.C. He was robbed and almost killed on his trip to Europe.D. He enjoyed his trip to Europe tremendously.Your answer Correct answerA A3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man cannot download photos from the Internet.B. The man's phone can take pictures.C. The woman will lend her camera to the man.D. The woman will email her photos to the man.Your answer Correct answerB B4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She will buy a good camera.B. She will use the negatives to make copies.C. She will ask the man to email her some photos.D. She will email the photos to the man.Your answer Correct answerD D5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. It was perfect.B. It was excellent though there were some minor problems.C. It was bad though there were a few good points.D. It was very bad.Your answer Correct answerB BPart IIDirections: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numberedfrom S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.In recent years the weekend has begun to decline in importance. While most people work a five-day workweek, (S1)(1)the hardware costs outweigh human costs, the (S2) (2)of the modern economy means that leaving a factory idle for two days or an office (S3)(3)is too great an expense. Thus, many workers (S4) (4)work on weekends. Since this is seen as a greater burden, most employers pay (S5) (5)for weekend work, either by agreement or by law.The rapid increase in the number of two-income (S6)(6)has also changed the character of the weekend. (S7) (7)the stay-at-home spouse would do the shopping during the week. With both working, most of the shopping must be done on weekends, leaving less time for recreation. (S8)(8).The functions of the workweek and weekend vary a great deal in some areas. Stores that rely on office workers will see far less business on a weekend, while those in the suburbs or in residential areas will see far more. (S9) (9), so Friday and Saturday nights are the busiest for bars, restaurants, clubs, and movie theaters. There is substantially less activity on many websites on weekends.(S10) (10).Your answer Correct answer(1) when when(2) competitiveness competitiveness(3) unmanned unmanned (4)regularlyregularly(5) extraextra (6) households households (7)PreviouslyPreviously(8)To serve these new shoppers it is also necessary for morestores to remain open and thus more people to work onweekends(9)Weekends are days when people can safely sleep in andalso not have to worry as much about the ill effects of ahangover (10)One area in which the weekend has remainedunaffected is education, where schools are shut on Saturdays and SundaysPart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. What is the passage mainly about?A. The reasons juggling attracts more attention.B. A comparison between juggling and other forms of entertainment.C. The development of juggling.D. A comparison between ancient and modern juggling skills.Your answer Correct answerC C2. Why did jugglers fall into disfavor after the decline of theRoman Empire?A. Because religious people disliked them.B. Because they did not get enough tips.C. Because they did not have good skills.D. Because they really had very low morals.Your answer Correct answerA A3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of PhilipAstley's circus?A. Clown acts.B. Magic.C. Horse performances.D. Juggling.Your answer Correct answerB B4. What was true of the jugglers in the 19th century Variety andMusic Hall theatres?A. They performed before the musical acts.B. They performed after the musical acts.C. They performed in the center of the stage.D. They performed in front of the drawn curtain.Your answer Correct answerD D5. What happened to juggling in the early to mid-20th century?A. It prospered because of the better economy.B. It declined because of the Great Depression.C. It prospered because of the publicity it received from themass media.D. It declined because of competition from other forms ofentertainment.Your answer Correct answerD DPart IVDirections: Choose the right answer.1. I'm going to backpack my way round. I like being independentand seeing things ________________ my own pace.A. onB. throughC. atD. withYour answer Correct answerC C2. I'll burn the concert ________________ DVD for youafterwards, so you can watch it at home.A. toB. intoC. ontoD. onYour answer Correct answerC A3. Jack, you're sitting in front of your computer again! The seaand the sand are only ________________ away.A. walksB. feetC. stepsD. pacesYour answer Correct answerB C4. I understand the computer is a wonderful thing, but you haveto be careful not to get too much ________________ a good thing.A. inB. atC. fromD. ofYour answer Correct answerD D5. It would be a lot healthier if you played a chess game________________, in the park.A. outdoorB. outdoorsC. in the outdoorsD. at the outdoorYour answer Correct answerB BQuiz 8CADBDBDCACQuiz 9Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Decrease imports.B. Increase imports.C. Decrease its deficit by 5%.D. Increase its deficit by 5%.Your answer Correct answerA A2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Raise the oil prices.B. Import less oil.C. Use less oil.D. Take buses more frequently.Your answer Correct answerB B3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. It benefits the developing nations a great deal.B. It increases the developing nations' GDP a great deal.C. Developed nations may benefit more than developingnations from it.D. Developing nations may benefit more than developednations from it.Your answer Correct answerC C4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The richest people have contributed most to the nation.B. The richest people should contribute more to society.C. A smaller middle class is favorable to equality for all people.D. A larger middle class will benefit all people.Your answer Correct answerD D5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The same as the woman's opinion.B. The WTO is a good thing.C. The WTO is no good.D. The WTO is good but not without problems.Your answer Correct answerD DPart IIDirections: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or themain points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.The U.S. economy lost steam in the second quarter as consumers hit by high-energy costs turned thrifty.output within the nation's borders, climbed at a (S2)rate in the April-June period, Commerce Department data (S3)Consumer spending rose at an insignificant 1 percent rate, a mere shadow of the 4.1 percent jump of the first quarter and the (S4)economy was in recession.buy surprised Wall Street analysts. A leading (S6)"shockingly small".that hit consumer spending in the spring.While GDP growth proved weaker than expected, the economy's pulse has already shown signs of quickening. (S9)Bond prices rose as investors saw weakness, but the dollar moved higher against the euro as foreign exchange traders saw strength. Stock prices were little changed.correspondents.YouranswerCorrect answer(1) measuremeasure(2) modest modest(3) showed showed(4) weakest weakest(5) reluctant(6) economist(7) Analysts(8) Inflation rose at a relatively speedy 3.3 percent rate in the second quarter, the same as at the start of the year(9)Other data on Friday showed consumer spirits have brightened a bit this month while business activity has picked up in theMidwest(10)When you combine the first quarter and the second quarter, we're growing at 3.75 percent, which is a very strong, sustainablegrowth ratePart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. What does a compulsory license require drug manufacturers todo?A. To give up their patents completely.B. To give up their patents in case of health crises.C. To shorten the period of their patents.D. To keep their patents intact.Your answer Correct answerB B2. What is true of large drug companies under compulsorylicenses?A. They are compelled to sell their drugs at low prices.B. They are compelled to sell their drugs at high prices.C. They must allow other companies to produce their drugs atlow costs.D. They are not compelled to disclose their intellectualproperty.Your answer Correct answerC C3. Why do international drug companies oppose the Dohaagreement?A. They think it will prevent drug companies from seekingcures for diseases.B. They must pay a great deal for their research.C. Patents help drug companies recover the costs ofdeveloping new medicines.D. All of the above.Your answer Correct answerD D4. What do developing countries want during healthemergencies?A. They want to import low-cost drugs.B. The want to import high-cost effective drugs.C. The want to export low-cost drugs.D. The want to export high-cost drugs.A A5. What would be the best title for the passage?A. WTO Debate Between Rich and Poor Countries on DrugProduction.B. WTO Debate on the Advantages and Disadvantages ofCompulsory Licenses.C. WTO Agreement on Drug Patents.D. WTO Agreement Against Compulsory Licenses.Your answer Correct answerC CPart IVDirections: Choose the right answer.1. Excuse me, it just ________________ my mind what GDPstands for.A. slippedB. slipped awayC. slipped offD. slipped throughYour answer Correct answerA A2. GDP is simply a gross measure of market activity, of moneychanging hands. It makes no distinction ________________ between the desirable and undesirable.A. thatB. whatC. whicheverD. whatsoeverD D3. The bank's president and its officers all enjoyed a good laughat the woman for using a $250,000 Rolls as collateral________________ a $5,000 loan.A. toB. atC. overD. againstYour answer Correct answerD D4. Rich nations welcomed the new deal, which________________ them to a plan to cut back on the huge subsidies they spend on farmers.A. commutesB. commitsC. committeesD. commissionsYour answer Correct answerB B5. Developed nations promised to give developing nations better________________ to their markets.A. entryB. entranceC. accessD. accessionYour answer Correct answerC CQuiz 10Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. A TOEFL examination.B. Any English language examination.C. Good luck.D. Ill luck.2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. To keep evil away.B. To wish for more money.C. To show friendliness.D. To treat a wound.3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She will paint it brown.B. She wants the man to paint it brown.C. She asks the man to climb up the ladder.D. She asks the man not to walk under the ladder.4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The building is a 13-floor one.B. The building does not have a 13th floor.C. The building has a 13th floor but nobody lives there.D. The building has a 13th floor but few people live there.5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. It causes a car accident.B. It causes an injury.C. It prevents bad luck.D. It makes plenty of money.Part IIDirections: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.Easter Island in the southern Pacific Ocean remains a mystery.uninhabited, but there were many statues on it. People are (S2)theories give different explanations, but none is completely convincing.The Easter Islanders had their own system of (S4)develop their own system? Remember that writing was first invented in Asia only a few thousand years BC.it possible that a few Easter Islanders traveled 2,300 miles to Chile, got sweet potatoes, and brought them back? But this is unlikely.Easter Island have been colonized by people from Chile? Yet, DNA taken from graves dug up on Easter Island has shown that these people were Polynesians, not American Indians. The Polynesians lived on the sea and knew how to travel thousands of miles in their small canoes. They knew where they were going. The American Indians did not know how to do that. Yet, (S10)(10). Also, the seeds could have been brought in the stomachs of birds.YouranswerCorrect answer(1)discovereddiscovered(2) eager eager(3) died died(4) ridding writing(5) pecfic Pacific(6) Indians(7) talked taught(8) The Easter Islanders lived on sweet potatoes they farmed. These sweet potatoes came from the Americas(9)Remember that the distances involved were great, further than the distance from Europe to the closest place in the Americas(10) a few American Indians could have reached Easter Island, because of a storm, and brought the seeds of sweet potatoes with themPart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. When did people begin to record animals falling from skies?A. Hundreds of years ago.B. Thousands of years ago.C. In 1877.D. In 1957.2. What did Dr. Smith notice?A. An alligator climbing ashore.B. An alligator falling to the ground, seriously wounded.C. An alligator falling to the ground dead.D. An alligator falling to the ground and crawling towards the3. How many alligators did the doctor find within 200 yards?A. Eight.B. Seven.C. Six.D. Two.4. How did Mr. and Mrs. Tucker conclude that the alligatordropped from sky?A. They heard the soft sound of a falling object.B. They heard a groan.C. They heard both a thump and a groan.D. They saw a dark object dropping to the ground.5. How did the airship officer know that the alligator had fallenfrom the sky?A. He saw it falling with his own eyes.B. One of his crew members saw it falling.C. The crew of another airship saw it falling.D. The officer did not take an alligator aboard.Part IVDirections: Choose the right answer.1. My Uncle gave me this lucky mascot when I was five, and it'sbeen with me ever since. It brought me luck in all my college exams. I can't ________________ part with it.A. bring myself toB. get myselfC. take myself toD. help myself2. Congratulations for getting the interview! I've________________ for you.A. crossed my legs for youB. crossed my arms for youC. got your fingers crossedD. got my fingers crossed3. David Copperfield is the world's greatest magician; he'scertainly ________________.A. worth seenB. worth lookedC. worth lookingD. worth a look4. A magician never tells his secrets. David attempts theimpossible, and no one has any idea ________________ he does it.A. whichB. whereC. whatD. how5. If you smash your mirror, your soul will be damaged too,dooming it to an early death, and not giving it an entry into ________________.A. skyB. the skyC. heavenD. the heaven。

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Quiz 1direct ions: Listen to the short dialogs. then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing. there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. He has learned to make sounds like a cat.B. He found food for the woman's cat.C. He has become team captain.D. He has attracted the woman's attention.Your answer Correct answerC C2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The woman wants to play golf while the man wants to playtennis.B. The man wants to play golf while the woman wants to playtennis.C. Both the man and woman suggest playing golf.D. Both the man and woman suggest playing tennis.Your answer Correct answerA A3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. An exciting football match.B. A beautiful scene.C. The man's interest in her.D. The man's inviting her to a football match.Your answer Correct answerB B4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. He must go and buy gifts.B. He does not like the woman.C. He must prepare for a new lesson tomorrow.D. He must prepare for a makeup exam.Your answer Correct answerD D5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The woman thinks university education is important whilethe man does not.B. The man thinks university education is important while thewoman does not.C. Both the man and woman attach importance to universityeducation.D. Both the man and woman attach importance to businessexperience.Your answer Correct answerA APart IIdirect ions: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time. listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time. fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10. write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time. check your answers.What is happiness? Where do you find it? If you have trouble answering those questions. you are not alone. Philosophers andscientists puzzled (S1)(1)them for ages.Probably you gave many of the same answers. Did you say happiness comes from music or good food or(S2)(2)? Perhaps you agreed with Chopin's(S3)(3)when she said. "There is only one happiness in life: to love and to be loved."Those are the usual answers. but they do not constitute a complete(S4)(4)of happiness. Happiness may also exist in unlikely places. Anne Frank. a Jewish girl. hid from Nazi soldiers in asmall attic for two years. Food was (S5)(5)and the threat of death never far away. Yet she recorded in her(S6)(6)frequent moments of happiness. The(S7)(7)of new green leaves on tree tops brought her joy. Lord Nelson. the famous English admiral. found happiness when he was near death with a painful wound.(S8)(8)Those stories show that people in a difficult or even painful situation may also feel happy.Conversely. happiness may lead to an unhappy situation.(S9)(9). On the other hand. mildly negative moods bring on the critical and analytical skills that are essential for business prosperity.(S10)(10).Your answer Correct answer(1) over over(2) companionship companionship(3) lover lover(4) definition definition(5) scare scarce(6) diary(7)sightsight(8)After he learned he had defeated the enemy fleet. hespoke his last words with a smile:"Thank God. I've donemy duty."(9)In a workforce made up entirely of happy people. the competitive edge would soonbe lost(10)It may take centuries before philosophers and scientists can arrive at a clear definitionof happinessPart IIIdirect ions: Listen to the following recording. then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing. there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. What subjects were followed in the study?A. More than 700 subjects averaging over 30 years of age.B. More than 700 subjects averaging over 40 years of age.C. Almost 600 subjects averaging over 30 years of age.D. Almost 600 subjects averaging over 40 years of age.Your answerCorrect answerA A 2. Which of the following is true. according to the speaker? A. The crises after job loss are as bad as the loss itself. B. The crises after job loss are worse than the loss itself. C. Job loss is worse than the subsequent crises.D. Only after finding another job can one overcome thedepression.Your answer Correct answerB B3. Which of the following does the speaker mention as the resultof unemployment?A. Losing healthcare benefits.B. Less ability to care for a family member with a long illness.C. A heavy pressure on family relationships.D. All of the above.Your answer Correct answerD D4. Which of the following is true of the study participants whofound new jobs?A. Their health improved but their emotional functioning waspoor.B. Their health worsened but their emotional functioningimproved.C. Their health and emotional functioning were both poor.D. Both their health and emotional functioning improved.Your answer Correct answerC C5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. How to find new jobs.B. How to overcome depression after job loss.C. Long-lasting depression from job loss.D. Depression from undesirable reemployment.Your answer Correct answerC CPart IVdirect ions: Choose the right answer.1. I've won a large sum of money in the lottery. I'm________________ myself with joy.A. besideB. behindC. belowD. aboveYour answer Correct answerA A2. Mary was ________________ with anger. Her sonsmashed-up her car.A. blowingB. firingC. expressingD. explodingYour answer Correct answerD D3. You do look a little miserable. Please don't________________. Don't lose your cool.A. blow offB. blow upC. throw upD. throw downYour answer Correct answerB B4. Some people do look attractive when they________________.A. run furiousB. rush into rageC. fly into a rageD. blow up furyYour answer Correct answerC C5. Now I've calmed down. After all. it was just an accident. Iguess I really ________________.A. was slightly angryB. should have been furiousC. shouldn't flare around.D. shouldn't have flared upYour answer Correct answerD DQuiz 21. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Beautiful.B. Beautiful and intelligent.C. Intelligent and kind.D. Beautiful. intelligent and kind.Your answer Correct answerD D2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man is positive and the woman is negative.B. The woman is positive and the man is negative.C. Both the man and woman are critical.D. Both the man and woman admire it.Your answer Correct answerA A3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. An ugly duckling.B. A traditional beauty.C. A beauty in a special wa y.D. A plain Jane.Your answer Correct answerC C4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Steve is better-looking than his girlfriend.B. Steve's girlfriend is better-looking than he is.C. Though Steve is plain-looking. his girlfriend loves him.D. Though Steve's girlfriend is plain-looking. he loves her.Your answer Correct answerB B5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She wants to look younger.B. She wants to look better even than a movie actress.C. She wants to look like a movie actress in one of the man'sphotos.D. She wants to look like the movie actress in her photos.Your answer Correct answerD DPart IIdirect ions: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time. listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time. fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10. write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time. check your answers.A 20-year-old Australian model and dancer won the Miss Universe title in a two-hour beauty (S1) (1)watched by television viewers around the world.Jennifer Hawkins. a 5-foot-11 blonde with blue eyes. was chosen from eighty beauty (S2) (2). Miss U.S.A.. Shandi Finnessey. was awarded second place.Hawkins received the crown from (S3) (3)Miss Universe. Amelia Vega. and then walked the length of the stage tothe (S4) (4)of the crowd. Several times shereached up to touch her crown. as if to remind herself she hadactually won the (S5) (5).Besides modeling and dancing. Hawkins also organizes a danceteam that (S6) (6)Australia. Her interests include surfing. camping and watching ballet.Before the contest began. Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan.who (S7) (7)at the Miss Universe finals. defended beauty contests from critics who insist such events treat womenmerely as playthings. She said. “(S8) (8)” Despite Estevan's support. many people question the value ofbeauty contests. (S9) (9)Conservative religious groups in India forced such contests to move from Calcutta when they threatened bombings.(S10) (10)They hope Australia is going to shine for what it is. an unforgettable place.YouranswerCorrect answer(1) contest contest(2) k queens(3) outgoing outgoing(4) cheers cheers(5) title title(6) tours(7) performed performed(8)A beautiful woman has very great powers to convince. and we have seenmany misses who have done a greatjob.(9)Women's Liberation organizations in theUnited States regularly demonstrate in protest outside Miss America and MissWorld contests.(10)All the same. some Australians werehoping the two-hour show would draw world attention tothe beauty of theircountry and attract tourists.Part IIIdirect ions: Listen to the following recording. then choose thecorrect answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing. there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. Why does Pamela want to have plastic surgery?A. To become a movie actress.B. To become an anchorwoman.C. To become a fashion model.D. To find a white-collar job.Your answerCorrect answerA A2. What surgery has Pamela had? A. Enlarging her breasts.B. Removing wrinkles from her neck.C. Making her face thinner.D. Making her nose tip more pointed.Your answerCorrect answerDD3. What did Pamela think about beauty and character?A. Beauty is as important as a noble character.B. Beauty is more important than a noble character.C. Beauty is less important than a noble character.D. Beauty and a noble character are less important thanability.Your answer Correct answerC C4. How do Pamela's parents and boyfriend react to her plasticsurgery?A. Her boyfriend is against it while parents are for it.B. Her boyfriend is for it while her parents' opinion is unknown.C. Both her parents and boyfriend are for it.D. Both her parents and boyfriend are against it.Your answer Correct answerD B5. How long would her new looks last. according to Dr. Carson?A. One to two years.B. A few years.C. Nearly a decade.D. Unpredictable.Your answer Correct answerC BPart IVdirect ions: Choose the right answer.1. But your haircuts haven't been _________________ yourcharacter. Your hair is at war with your soul.A. with harmony inB. with harmony toC. in harmony withD. in harmony toYour answer Correct answerC C2. If I may say. I'm an expert at matching hairstyles_________________ personalities.A. inB. onC. atD. toYour answer Correct answerB D3. By putting a few yellow _________________ in your hair. itwill become a work of art.A. streaksB. linesC. threadsD. wiresYour answer Correct answerA A4. Robert Brown. 75. a retired construction engineer_________________ the voice lift several years ago andsounded younger.A. underwentB. went underC. conductedD. was conductedYour answer Correct answerA A5. Men are turning to plastic surgery and cosmetic_________________ to brighten up their appearances at a faster rate than women.A. processB. cureC. proceduresD. treatmentYour answer Correct answerC CQuiz 31. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Forest fire is very bad this year.B. Forest fires will be worse next year.C. Forest fire will be brought under control next year.D. Forest fire has been brought under control.Your answer Correct answerB B2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The earthquake was not as strong as the Tokyo one.B. The earthquake was stronger than the Tokyo one.C. The two of them were lucky enough to live in anearthquake-proof hotel.D. The earthquake has leveled the house to the ground.Your answer Correct answerA A3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. There will be a volcanic eruption on La Palma island.B. La Palma island will be completely submerged.C. Tidal waves will strike the coasts of two continents.D. Tidal waves will die down along the coasts of Africa andNorth America.Your answer Correct answerD C4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She knows a lot about floods.B. She is an earthquake expert.C. She is interested in meteorites.D. She is worried about natural disasters.Your answer Correct answerD D5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man thinks modern technology can tame nature whilethe woman does not.B. The woman thinks modern technology can tame naturewhile the man does not.C. Both the man and woman think mankind can conquernature.D. Neither the man nor the woman thinks mankind canconquer nature.Your answer Correct answerD DPart IIdirect ions: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time. listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time. fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10. write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time. check your answers.A few years ago. my friend and I were walking (S1)(1)noon on a street near my home in a northern (S2) (2)of Teheran. This area is well-known because it is a beautiful avenue that (S3) (3)two major traffic circles. It is located at the (S4) (4)of a high mountain.That day. the sun was (S5) (5). but the weather suddenly changed. (S6) (6)we were walkingbetween the two circles. it started raining very hard. We started to(S7) (7)the boulevard to get to the second circle. It was raining so hard that we decided to go inside a restaurantinstead. (S8) (8)At first. we did not know what was going on. We went outside the restaurant to see what was happening. People seemed shocked.(S9) (9)We were scared. Cars. rocks. and peoplewere floating on the water like little toys toward the little market at the south end of the circle. The height of the water was almost to the top of the trees.After a few minutes. the flood’s flow was reduced. so we decided to leave the area before the water entered the street we were on.(S10) (10)Later. we also learned that a dam had burst as the rain started.YouranswerCorrect answer(1) at at(2) section section(3) connects connects(4) bottom bottom(5) shining shining(6) AS As(7) cross cross(8)Ten minutes later. as we were looking out the window. we saw everyone was running away fromsomething.(9)A huge flood was streaming downthe mountain. We were standingon a higher place. so we could seeeverything.(10)It was reported that the flooddestroyed a big area andapproximately 300 people werekilled or disappeared that day.Part IIIdirect ions: Listen to the following recording. then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing. there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. Why was the door to the balcony wide open?A. The weather was hot.B. It was too moist inside.C. It was too dry inside.D. The scene outside was beautiful.Your answerCorrect answerAA2. Why was the man unable to shut the windows?A. The window was deformed.B. The wind was too strong.C. He was scared stiff by the loud thunder.D. He was frightened by the lightning.Your answer Correct answerB B3. How did he manage to close the window?A. He asked his wife to close it together.B. He used a mop to close it.C. He waited until the wind was less strong.D. He waited until the hail was over.Your answer Correct answerB B4. What did the speaker do after seeing the lightning?A. He closed the window.B. He turned off the TV.C. He turned off the lights.D. He pulled out the electrical plugsYour answer Correct answerD D5. What is the sequence of the events?A. Sun---wind---thunder and lightning---sun---hail.B. Sun---hail---thunder and lightning---wind---sun.C. Sun---wind---thunder and lightning---hail---sun.D. Sun---wind---hail---thunder and lightning---sun.Your answer Correct answerC CPart IVdirect ions: Choose the right answer.1. Our flight to Tokyo was delayed by twelve hours. A typhoon________________ the east coast. and it was chaos.A. beatB. hitC. struck atD. attacked onYour answer Correct answerB B2. Tsunami waves can be ________________ meters high. Theytoss cars and houses around as though they were children's toys.A. a dozen ofB. dozen ofC. dozensD. dozens ofYour answer Correct answerD D3. It is reported that at least 1.068 people are dead. 1.600 are________________. and 25.000 are in need of emergency food and other forms of assistance.A. missingB. missedC. losingD. lossYour answer Correct answerA A4. A key factor in the widespread destruction is the extensivedeforestation and the ________________ of settlementsalong the floodplains of rivers.A. presentB. presenceC. absentD. absenceYour answer Correct answerD B5. The flood ________________ for humanitarian relief workersto rescue stranded people and deliver badly needed food.medicine and supplies to residentsA. found difficultB. found it difficultC. made difficultD. made it difficultYour answer Correct answerD DQuiz 41. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Forest fire is very bad this year.B. Forest fires will be worse next year.C. Forest fire will be brought under control next year.D. Forest fire has been brought under control.Your answer Correct answerB B2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The earthquake was not as strong as the Tokyo one.B. The earthquake was stronger than the Tokyo one.C. The two of them were lucky enough to live in anearthquake-proof hotel.D. The earthquake has leveled the house to the ground.Your answer Correct answerA A3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. There will be a volcanic eruption on La Palma island.B. La Palma island will be completely submerged.C. Tidal waves will strike the coasts of two continents.D. Tidal waves will die down along the coasts of Africa andNorth America.Your answer Correct answerD C4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She knows a lot about floods.B. She is an earthquake expert.C. She is interested in meteorites.D. She is worried about natural disasters.Your answer Correct answerD D5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man thinks modern technology can tame nature whilethe woman does not.B. The woman thinks modern technology can tame naturewhile the man does not.C. Both the man and woman think mankind can conquernature.D. Neither the man nor the woman thinks mankind canconquer nature.Your answer Correct answerD DPart IIdirect ions: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time. listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time. fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10. write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time. check your answers.A few years ago. my friend and I were walking (S1)(1)noon on a street near my home in a northern (S2) (2)of Teheran. This area is well-known because it is a beautiful avenue that (S3) (3)two major traffic circles. It is located at the (S4) (4)of a high mountain.That day. the sun was (S5) (5). but the weather suddenly changed. (S6) (6)we were walkingbetween the two circles. it started raining very hard. We started to(S7) (7)the boulevard to get to the second circle. It was raining so hard that we decided to go inside a restaurantinstead. (S8) (8)At first. we did not know what was going on. We went outside the restaurant to see what was happening. People seemed shocked.(S9) (9)We were scared. Cars. rocks. and peoplewere floating on the water like little toys toward the little market at the south end of the circle. The height of the water was almost to the top of the trees.After a few minutes. the flood’s flow was reduced. so we decided to leave the area before the water entered the street we were on.(S10) (10)Later. we also learned that a dam had burst as the rain started.YouranswerCorrect answer(1) at at(2) section section(3) connects connects(4) bottom bottom(5) shining shining(6) AS As(7) cross cross(8)Ten minutes later. as we were looking out the window. we saw everyone was running away fromsomething.(9)A huge flood was streaming downthe mountain. We were standingon a higher place. so we could seeeverything.(10)It was reported that the flooddestroyed a big area andapproximately 300 people werekilled or disappeared that day.Part IIIdirect ions: Listen to the following recording. then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing. there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. Why was the door to the balcony wide open?A. The weather was hot.B. It was too moist inside.C. It was too dry inside.D. The scene outside was beautiful.Your answerCorrect answerAA2. Why was the man unable to shut the windows?A. The window was deformed.B. The wind was too strong.C. He was scared stiff by the loud thunder.D. He was frightened by the lightning.Your answer Correct answerB B3. How did he manage to close the window?A. He asked his wife to close it together.B. He used a mop to close it.C. He waited until the wind was less strong.D. He waited until the hail was over.Your answer Correct answerB B4. What did the speaker do after seeing the lightning?A. He closed the window.B. He turned off the TV.C. He turned off the lights.D. He pulled out the electrical plugsYour answer Correct answerD D5. What is the sequence of the events?A. Sun---wind---thunder and lightning---sun---hail.B. Sun---hail---thunder and lightning---wind---sun.C. Sun---wind---thunder and lightning---hail---sun.D. Sun---wind---hail---thunder and lightning---sun.Your answer Correct answerC CPart IVdirect ions: Choose the right answer.1. Our flight to Tokyo was delayed by twelve hours. A typhoon________________ the east coast. and it was chaos.A. beatB. hitD. attacked onYour answer Correct answerB B2. Tsunami waves can be ________________ meters high. Theytoss cars and houses around as though they were children's toys.A. a dozen ofB. dozen ofC. dozensD. dozens ofYour answer Correct answerD D3. It is reported that at least 1.068 people are dead. 1.600 are________________. and 25.000 are in need of emergency food and other forms of assistance.A. missingB. missedC. losingD. lossYour answer Correct answerA A4. A key factor in the widespread destruction is the extensivedeforestation and the ________________ of settlementsalong the floodplains of rivers.A. presentB. presenceD. absenceYour answer Correct answerD B5. The flood ________________ for humanitarian relief workersto rescue stranded people and deliver badly needed food.medicine and supplies to residentsA. found difficultB. found it difficultC. made difficultD. made it difficultYour answer Correct answerD DQuiz 5Part Idirect ions: Listen to the short dialogs. then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing. there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man wants to leave. and the woman tries to keep him.B. The woman wants to leave. and the man tries to keep her.C. The woman wants the man to leave. and the man wants tostay.D. The man wants the woman to leave. and the woman wantsto stay.Your answer Correct answerC C2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man is employed by a head-hunting company.B. The man works in the same company as the woman.C. The man will take the offer.D. The man is offering a job to the woman.Your answer Correct answerD D3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She will definitely go to the man's company.B. She won't go to the man's company unless the offer is goodenough.C. She will stay in her company whatever happens.D. She will not stay in her company unless it raises her pay.Your answer Correct answerB B4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The position is especially suitable for women.B. The position requires the combination of a man and awoman.C. The woman is excited about this position.D. The woman is willing to be devoted to the company.Your answer Correct answer。

Uint8II. Basic Listening Practice1.ScriptM:Scentists claim the world population has 99.5% of the same DNA.W: But this doesn’t tell us there is no such thing as race.Q: What is true of the DNA of difference races?2.ScriptW: With the advent of the genetic map we know where everything is, but do we know where to go with it?M: Your map seems to differ largely from my geographical map!Q: What does the man imply?3.ScriptM: As you know, it has taken millions of years of evolution and natural selection to get us where we are today.W: Yes, but now that we have genetic engineering, we seem to have decided that we want to be God.Q: What does the woman imply?4.ScriptM: I think the research into cloning will lead us into dangers, filling us with false hopes of perfection.W: It’s too late to turn back the clock. We’ll just have to depend on common sense to solve uncommon problems.Q: What does the woman mean?5.ScriptW: In America, many prisoners are having their cases reviewed, and some have even been freed through DNA testing.M: Except for the ones whose death sentence has already been carried out.Q: What can we learn about DNA testing from the dialog?Keys: 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.CIII. Listening InTask 1: Stem Cell ResearchScriptGregory: The Republican party in America is opposing stem cell research. I find ithard to believe that in this day and age, someone would do that.Lillian: Stem cell research sounds pretty impressiv e, I’ll admit. But just what is it? Gregory: Well, a stem cell is a special type of cell. It is a general cell that, when it devides, can become any specific type of cell.Lillian: You mean, a stem cell can become a heart cell? Or a brain or a kidney cell? Gregory: That’s about it. Stem cells are a part of the body’s maintenance and repair system. When they divide, they can become any cell type.Lillian: I guess there would be some tremendous medical advantages in that sort of research.Gregory: You’ve said a mouthful. Recently, scientists were able to help a man who lost a jawbone for cancer. They recreated bone material for his jaw from stemcells. What it means is that since the new bone was created out of theperson’s own c ells, there was no problem with rejection because the DNAwas the same.Lillian: I bet the person was delighted. Why would anyone oppose that sort of research? It would seem to have endless potential to benefit the human race. Gregory: I agree, but there are people who think we should not interfere with nature and manipulate “what is natural”.Lillian: It’s easier to hold such a narrow view if you’re not in a position to need the benefits of the research. If you’re missing a jawbone because of cancer, youprobably support the research.1.What is the passage mainly about?2.Who is against stem cell research?3.What is special about a stem cell?4.When can a stem cell become another cell type?5.According to the passage, why do some people oppose stem cell research? Keys: 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.A 5.DReference：1.Since the new bone was created out of the person's own cells, there was no problem with rejection because the DNA was the same.2.It is easier to hold a narrow view of not interfering with nature if one is not in a position to need the benefits of the research. If one is missing a jawbone because of cancer, one probably would support the research.Task 2: The Improvement of RiceScriptScientists now know a lot more about a grain that people have eaten for ten thousand years. (S1) Research teams around the world have completed a map of the (S2) genes of rices. The findings appeared last week in the (S3) journal Nature.The aim is to speed up the improvement of rice. The scientists (S4) warn that thekinds of rice plants used now have reached the limit of their (S5) productivity. Yet world rice production must (S6) grow by an estimated 30 percent in the next twenty to meet demand. By 2025, as many as 4.6 billion people will depend on rice for (S7) survival. There is a lot of pressure on breeders to improve the crop, and the rice genome is a valuable tool to do that. (S8) Plant breeders have already used preliminary information from the rice genome to create experimental strains of rice that better resist cold and pests.The researchers also say rice is an excellent choice for genetic mapping and engineering. Rice genes have only about 390 million chemical bases. That maight sound like a lot. But other major food grains have thousands of millions. (S9) The new map could better explain more than just rice. Rice shares a common ancestor with other cereal crops. Because rice is the first cereal crop to be fully analyzed, researchers expect that sufficient knowledge of its genetic information will reveal the heredity of more complex grains, including corn, wheat and barley.(S10) While significant progress has been made in the analysis of the rice genome, the mapping of human genes is also making headway. When scientists can identify and manipulate genes that cause certain diseases, mankind will cure them easily. The human genetic map may help us control a person’s height, weight, appearance and even length of life.Task3: The First Cloned CatScriptIn the age-old battle of cats and dogs, score one for the cats. Researchers at Texas A&M University recently announced that they have successfully cloned a cat name Rainbow—the first pet ever cloned—after several years of unsuccessful efforts to clone a dog name Missy.The ork, financed by a company hoping to provide pet-cloning services to wealthy owners, adds cats to a growing list of successfully cloned animals that includes pigs, sheep, cattle and mice.The success demonstrates cloning is a technology that could be transferred to other animal families as well. The accomplishment may provide new tools for studying diseases such as cats’ AIDS, a valuable research model for AIDS in humans. Research into animal cloning remains an important scientific alternative until the issue of human cloning is settled. And that seems unlikly in the immediate future, for it involves religious and moral principles. There are, for example, groups that insist no one should be allowed to take on the role of God the Creator.To create cloned cat embryos for the experiment, researchers transferred DNA from adult cat cells into egg cells stripped of their own genetic information. Out of 82 attempts with cloned embryos, one attempt resulted in a failed pregnancy, and another yielded a kitten named CC, delivered from a surrogate mother on December 22. The kitten’s name refers to “Carbon Copy” and “Copycat”, the name of the cloningproject.Cloning attempts with dogs have proven unsuccessful in part because dogs’reproductive cycles are more complicated.The technique may also work with endangered cats such as the African wildcat, fishing cat and blackfooted cat.Ironically, the increased knowledge of cat reproduction may best be suited for developing cat contraceptives to control the U.S. cat population.1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?2.What did researchers at Texas A&M University recently announce?3.Which animals are NOT mentioned in the passage as having been cloned?4.According to the passage, why is human cloning unlikely to happen in the near future?5.What does the passage say about the pregnancy and birth in cat cloning?Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.CReference:Cloning attempts with dogs have proven unsuccessful in part because dogs' reproductive cycles are more complicated.IV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 Why are people protesting againstgenetically modified foods?Susan: With so many people suffering from malnutrition around the world, why are people protesting against genetically modified foods?Chris: Some people are protesting about genetically modified foods, but even more people are protesting the fact that processed foods containing these ingredients aren’t labeled.Susan: But why should they be labeled?Chris: Not everyone is sure that genetically modified foods are safe. They want to be certain that biotech foods have the sme composition as organic foods. Susan: But there are more urgent problems in this world. Many people are dying of starvation.Chris: But those who aren’t starving may want genetically modified foods to be labeled so they know wh at foods they should andd shouldn’t eat.Susan: Y ou know, I heard of a genetically modified fish that grew to be ten times its normal size.Chris: That sure sounds abnormal.Susan: Yeah, it does sound a bit strange , but that fish could feed ten times as many people.Chris: You’re right; genetically modified food might help solve world hunger. But I think we have a right to know what we are eating.MODEL2 Do you think the cloning of humansshould be forbidden by law?ScriptSusan: After the cloning of Dolly the sheep, I think human cloning is next.John: Whoa. I have some reservations about it. There are stll many scientific problemsto solve before human cloning starts.Susan: There’s an easier way. The Clonaid Company says they’ve cl oned humans. John: Oh, my God! These guys claim aliens from another planet taught them human cloning.Susan: A woman gave them half a million dollars to clone her dead daughter. John: Clearly that woman doesn’t know much about cloning. How risky it is! Susan: I know it’s inefficient. It took 276 tries to produce Dolly. But why is it risky? John: Cloned animals grow abnormally large and age unnaturally fast.Susan: In other words, that woman may not be happy with her cloned daughter. John: Then there are the emotions. No one knows if cloning damages the mind. Susan: Do you think the cloning of humans should be forbidden by law?John: To my mind, the cloning of human organs shouldn’t be prohabited. It may help solve medical problems.Susan: I see your p oint: cloning should be regulated if it’s to benefit humanity.MODEL3 Is it interfering with nature?ScriptNora: Some religious groups are opposed to genetic research. They believe it’s interfering with nature.John: I know. But nature can be pretty hard-nosed too, so we often need to interfere with her—we build dams to control flooding.Nora: There’re many diseases that are a part of nature, and they cause people a great deal of misery: cancer and diabetes, for example.John: A better understanding of the genetic code that controls our body would be a great help in curing many diseases.Nora: The project to map the human genetic code…what’s that called?John: The genome project. As you say, it has tremendous promise to make our lives better—just in the ability to identify and correct genetically-caused diseases like Alzheimer’s.Nora: Some diseases like cancer are also believed to have a genetic switch.John: That’s right, and once researchers identify the switch, perhaps they can turn offcancer or Alz heimer’s.Nora: People are also concerned that science will enable us to determine such qualities as intelligence and height.John: You know it’s going to happen—it’s just a matter of when.Nora: Imagine if everyone was a combination of Yao Ming and Albert Einstein. John: But what if they get it wrong, and you wind up with Yao Ming’s knowledge of nuclear physics and Albert Einstein’s height?Nora: All those religious groups would say that it served you right.Now Your TurnTask 1SAMPLE DIALOGJane: Some countries are suffering from crop failure and famine, but why do they refuse genetically modified crops and foods?Bob: And many Europeans insist that processed foods containing GM ingredients be labeled.Jane: Why should they be labeled?Bob: Not everyone is sure that genetically modified foods are safe. They want to certain that biotech foods have the same composition as traditional foods. Jane: But there are more urgent problems in this world. Many people are dying of famine.Bob: But those who aren’t h ungry may want all genetically modified products to be labeled so they know exactly what they’re eating.Jane: You know, I’ve heard of a GM fish that was ten times larger than a normal fish. Bob: That really sounds abnormal.Jane: Some famine-stricken people are afraid GM crops will overpower and eliminate their native crops.Bob: Sounds alarming.Jane: Yeah, but GM foods can feed many people.Bob: You’re right; they could solve the problem of starvation in the world. But I think we have a right to know what we are eating. GM food should be labeled. V. Let’s TalkScriptCorrespondent: In the U.S. what percentage of people support biotech crops? And do those who support biotech crops also eat biotech foods? Whatpercentage of food on the market has genetically modifiedingredients?Professor: U.S. consumers have been exposed to a very effective anti-biotechnology propaganda campaign for the last few years, butaccording to polls, over 70% support biotechnology. For example, ina recent referendum in Oregon, voters rejected a proposal to requirespecial labels on all products containing biotech ingredients by anoverwhelming 73% to 27%. That’s probably because consumersknow that we have an effective administrative system. Many mayalso know that 70-80% of the processed food products onsupermarket shelves contain one or more ingredients from biotechcrops. All Americans eat biotech foods unless they deliberately seekout products that are labeled otherwise. Evidence suggests that thisis less than 5% of consumers.Correspondent: Chinese scientists have used biotechnology to create a new type of tomato, which contains the vaccine against hepatitis B. What’s yourtake on this?Professor: It’s a great example of how this technology can be used to save lives, ease pain and suffering and improve the human condition. How cananyone be opposed to that? My only hope is that the clinical trials ofthis new tomato go well, and that it is quickly delivered tohealth-care providers who will use it to vaccinate people againsthepatitis. By the way, please note that I do think that such newpharmaceutical foods need to be handled as medicines byprofessionals and not as conventional foods. You will never seethese tomatoes in the supermarket. In a sense, the tomato plant isjust being used to manufacture a vaccine in a very safe andeconomical manner.U.S. Consumer’s attitude to Biotech Over 70% of U.S.consumers support biotechnology.Examples In a recent referendum in Oregon, voters rejected a proposal to require special labels on all products containing biotech ingredients by an overwhelming 73% to 27%.Chinese Progress in Biotech Chinese scientists have used biotechnology tocreate a new type of tomato, which contains thevaccine against hepatitis B.Significance of the Progress This technology can be used to save lives, easepain and suffering and improve the humancondition.The Professor’s Advice I do think that such new pharmaceutical foods need to be handled as medicines by professionals and not as conventional foods.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: Confident enough to control your fate?ScriptSome people are born with the belief that they are masters of their own lives. Others feel they are at the mercy of fate. New research shows that part of those feelings are in the genes.Psychologists have long known that people confident in their ability to control their fates are more likely to adjust well to growing old than those who feel they drift on the currents of fate.Two researchers who questioned hundreds of Swedish twins report that such confidence, or lack of it, is partly genetic and partly drawn from experience.They also found that the belief in blind luck—a conviction that chance plays a big role in life—is something learned in life and has nothing to do with heredity.The research was conducted by Nancy Pedersen, a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The results were recently published in the United States in the Journal of Gerontology.People who are confident of their ability to control their lives have an “internal locus of control”, and have a better chance of being well adjusted in their old age, said Pedersen. An “external locus of control”,believing that outside forces determine the course of life, has been linked to depression in latter years, she said.“We are trying to understand what makes people different. What makes some people age slowly and others have a more difficult time?” she said.The study showed that while people have an inborn tendency toward independence and self-confidence, about 70 percent of this personality trait is affected by a person’senvironment and lifetime experiences.Pedersen’s studies, with various collaborators, investigate the aging process by comparing sets of twins, most of whom were separated at an early age.The subjects were drawn from a list first compiled about 30 years ago, registering all twins born in Sweden since 1886. The complete list, which was extended in 1971, has 95,000 sets of twins.1.Which of the following is concerned with blind luck?2.Which of the following is related to an external locus of control?3.According to the passage, what is true of one’s inborn tendency towardsself-confidence?4.What subjects were mostly used in Pedersen’s studies?5.What is the main idea of the passage?Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.DTask 2: Is it moral to clone humans?ScriptLaura: Did you hear about that peculiar cult that claimed to have created the world’s first human clone?Ian: Yeah, I did! They also said that it was aliens that created life on earth over 25,000 years ago. What are they on?Laura: I know! It was so obviously just part of an elaborate hoax to bring publicity to their crazy movement. But I don’t think the truth can be far off. Scienti sts have been working on it for years.Ian: Sure, but most scientists are working on cloning human cells or body parts that can be used to repair or replace damaged organs. Not complete human beings! That’s just science fiction!Laura: Well, the science may seem to be very advanced, but the idea is not a new one.In A Journey to the West, Sun Wu-kung, the Monkey King, can clone himself from the hairs on his head. He just plucks a few hairs, chews them a bit, and when he spits them out, they change into replicas of him!Ian: Really? Now that would be cool! You could send your clone to school while you went to the cinema, and then it could do your homework! Wow! Now thatI think of it, it would be kind of fun to have a clone!Laura: You would say that! Don’t you think it’s slightly immoral? I mean, it’s just like having a slave. Doesn’t the clone deserve a life of his own?Ian: Sure, but human beings must learn to strike a balance between the welfare ofa patient and of a clone.Keys: 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.TTask3: A Drunkard’s ArgumentScriptHere’s drunkard’s argument in favor of heavy drinking.We would learn more about human bihavior if we paid closer attention to the laws at work in the animal kingdom.“Only the fittest survive” is a law that is apparent everywhere in the natural world. Human beings could certainly benefit from a close study of how this law operates among, for example, the wild buffalo.A herd of buffalo moves only as fast as the slowest buffalo. When the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest animals at the back that are killed first. This is natural selection, and it is good for the herd. The general speed and health of the group keeps improving with regular killing of the weaker memebers.The same process of survival of the fittest is to be observed by looking closely at the human brain, which can operate only as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive consumption of alcohol, as we all know, kills brain cells. Just like the less vigorous buffalo at the back of the herd, the weakest and slowest brain cells are destroyed first. In this way the principles of natural selection become evident. Regular consumption of large amounts of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. It is therefore not suprising that one also feels smarter after drinking several glasses of beer.Reference:1.We could learn more about human behaviors if we paid closer attention to the laws at work in the animal kingdom; that is, "Only the fittest survive."2.Human beings could benefit from a close study of how this law operates among, for example, the wild buffalo.3.When the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest animals at the back that are killed first.4.The general speed and health of the group keeps improving with regular killing of the weaker members5.It eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.News ReportBioinformaticsScriptIt’s a complex name for a complex subject. Bioinformatics is the key to figuring out the wealth of information in the human genome project.Researchers have nearly mapped out all of the 30,000 genes that make up human DNA, but making sense of useful data is not easy.The company Double Twist is a pioneer in the business of bioinformatics. ［SOUND BITE］Double Twist works mainly with information that is also available to the public,sifting through data to find what may help link a biological problem like cancer, to its possible cure.［SOUND BITE］The company then sells software and data to pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, and academic institutions, which use them in their work. This provides a solution to help people better understand data from the human genome project. ［SOUND BITE］Bioinformatics speeds up drug development and provides more accurate research. ［SOUND BITE］Human Genome Sciences takes the process one step further. It uses bioinformatics to develop drugs using its own genomic information.［SOUND BITE］Right now, Human Genome Sciences has four new drugs being tested that are the results of genomic research. Bioinformatics systems developed within the company played an important role in discovering these drugs.［SOUND BITE］Bioinformatics can also bring much quicker returns for investors.［SOUND BITE］Even though its role is crucial, bioinformatics if only a small part of the overall $305 billion biotech sector, accounting for only about $2.23 billion.But some investors believe that bioinformatics has great potential.［SOUND BITE］So unless drug companies start developing their own bioinformatics systems or partner with companies that can provide them, they may get left behind in the race to discover new drugs.。

Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Decrease imports.B. Increase imports.C. Decrease its deficit by 5%.D. Increase its deficit by 5%.Your answer Correct answerA A2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Raise the oil prices.B. Import less oil.C. Use less oil.D. Take buses more frequently.Your answer Correct answerB B3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. It benefits the developing nations a great deal.B. It increases the developing nations' GDP a great deal.C. Developed nations may benefit more than developingnations from it.D. Developing nations may benefit more than developednations from it.Your answer Correct answerC C4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The richest people have contributed most to the nation.B. The richest people should contribute more to society.C. A smaller middle class is favorable to equality for all people.D. A larger middle class will benefit all people.Your answer Correct answerD D5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The same as the woman's opinion.B. The WTO is a good thing.C. The WTO is no good.D. The WTO is good but not without problems.Your answer Correct answerD DPart IIDirections: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.The U.S. economy lost steam in the second quarter as consumers hit by high-energy costs turned thrifty.(1)output within the nation's borders, climbed at a (S2)(2)rate in the April-June period, Commerce Department data (S3)(3).Consumer spending rose at an insignificant 1 percent rate, a mere shadow of the 4.1 percent jump of the first quarter and the (S4)(4)gain since the second quarter of 2001, when the economy was in recession.The degree to which consumers were (S5) (5)to buy surprised Wall Street analysts. A leading (S6)(6), John Lonski, called the spending gain "shockingly small".(S7) (7)said big energy price hikes were one factor that hit consumer spending in the spring.(S8) (8).While GDP growth proved weaker than expected, the economy's pulse has already shown signs of quickening. (S9)(9).Bond prices rose as investors saw weakness, but the dollar moved higher against the euro as foreign exchange traders saw strength. Stock prices were little changed."(S10) (10)," Treasury Secretary John Snow told correspondents.YourCorrect answeranswer(1) measure measure(2) modest modest(3) showed showed(4) weakest weakest(5) reluctant(6) economist(7) Analysts(8)Inflation rose at a relatively speedy 3.3percent rate in the second quarter, thesame as at the start of the year(9)Other data on Friday showed consumerspirits have brightened a bit this monthwhile business activity has picked up in theMidwest(10)When you combine the first quarter andthe second quarter, we're growing at 3.75percent, which is a very strong,sustainable growth ratePart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. What does a compulsory license require drug manufacturers todo?A. To give up their patents completely.B. To give up their patents in case of health crises.C. To shorten the period of their patents.D. To keep their patents intact.Your answer Correct answerB B2. What is true of large drug companies under compulsorylicenses?A. They are compelled to sell their drugs at low prices.B. They are compelled to sell their drugs at high prices.C. They must allow other companies to produce their drugs atlow costs.D. They are not compelled to disclose their intellectualproperty.Your answer Correct answerC C3. Why do international drug companies oppose the Dohaagreement?A. They think it will prevent drug companies from seekingcures for diseases.B. They must pay a great deal for their research.C. Patents help drug companies recover the costs ofdeveloping new medicines.D. All of the above.Your answer Correct answerD D4. What do developing countries want during healthemergencies?A. They want to import low-cost drugs.B. The want to import high-cost effective drugs.C. The want to export low-cost drugs.D. The want to export high-cost drugs.Your answer Correct answerA A5. What would be the best title for the passage?A. WTO Debate Between Rich and Poor Countries on DrugProduction.B. WTO Debate on the Advantages and Disadvantages ofCompulsory Licenses.C. WTO Agreement on Drug Patents.D. WTO Agreement Against Compulsory Licenses.Your answer Correct answerC CPart IVDirections: Choose the right answer.1. Excuse me, it just ________________ my mind what GDPstands for.A. slippedB. slipped awayC. slipped offD. slipped throughYour answer Correct answerA A2. GDP is simply a gross measure of market activity, of moneychanging hands. It makes no distinction ________________ between the desirable and undesirable.A. thatB. whatC. whicheverD. whatsoeverYour answer Correct answerD D3. The bank's president and its officers all enjoyed a good laughat the woman for using a $250,000 Rolls as collateral________________ a $5,000 loan.A. toB. atC. overD. againstYour answer Correct answerD D4. Rich nations welcomed the new deal, which________________ them to a plan to cut back on the huge subsidies they spend on farmers.A. commutesB. commitsC. committeesD. commissionsYour answer Correct answerB B5. Developed nations promised to give developing nations better________________ to their markets.A. entryB. entranceC. accessD. accessionYour answer Correct answerC C。