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2023年12月大学英语六级考试听力原文(第2套)Conversation One.So, I've been thinking, this summer, instead of our usual holiday rental, I'd like to try renting a camper van and exploring a bit more.A camper van? You mean to spend the summer living out of a car?Yes, a camper van. And no, it's nothing like living out of a car. These are proper vans with full size beds to sleep in. Some even have kitchens.This way, we wouldn't have to be locked into one place during our holiday. We'd be able to visit so many more places and travel at our own pace. The rates of most hotels and holiday homes really soar in the summer anyway.We'd probably save a lot of money as well.I think my grandfather had a van like that. It doesn't sound that appealing to me.Today's camper vans are completely different.These days, they're equipped with all the modern comforts.I've seen quite a few with solar panels that provide electricity for when you're stopped.This way, you can still use your computer or charge your phone.And most even have Wi-Fi, so if the weather's not great, you could stream videos.I'm warming up to the idea. Keep talking.Loads of people are committing to this trend full time. Check it out online.Lots of people stream videos of their alternative lifestyles and actually earn a salary.Imagine having that kind of freedom to go anywhere you want and work from anywhere in the world.Okay, we can consider it. As long as the basic needs like toilet and showers are covered, I'm definitely in.Do you think there will be enough room for my mountain bike? What about food delivery?Will we be able to order to the van? Will there be enough space for the dog?We wouldn't want to leave him behind.Slow down. Glad you're excited about it. Let's start by looking at what's available first.Questions 1 and 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 1: What has the woman been thinking of doing for this summer? Question 2: What do we learn about the man's grandfather from the conversation?Question 3:What can many camper vans do nowadays according to the woman?Question 4: What idea does the woman find attractive?Conversation Two.You wanted to see me?Yes, I'll get straight to the point.Over the past month or so, it has become apparent that your performance has dipped.You've been late to work several times these past few weeks, which is very uncharacteristic of you.But what really concerns me is your curtailed output.Lately, you seem to be constantly one step behind. What's going on?I'm sorry, I'm going through some unfortunate family issues at the moment. It's a personal matter, so if you don't mind, I much prefer we don't get into it.Nevertheless, I expect it to have all blown over in another month or so. Do you need some time off?Actually, yes. Would it be possible to take the next two Mondays off?I was deliberating whether I should ask for this, but now that we're here. Sure thing. But if you needed some leave, why didn't you ask for it earlier? I'm not sure why. I guess I kind of felt bad asking for it.You shouldn't feel bad asking for leave, especially if you need it.I know. You're right. I'm sorry.You've been with us almost five years, and I personally really value your proficiency at your job.It makes my job far easier. In addition, I can assure you that management as a whole also holds you in high regard.Thank you.What I need is for you to be back at your 100%. Are you sure taking two Mondays off will suffice?It'll be enough. I'm sure of it.Okay, good. So this is what we're going to do.You will take those days off, and I expect that you will gradually come back to your usual self.Then, in two months time, we will catch up again to see how you are faring. Sounds good. Thank you for your understanding.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 5:What do we learn about the woman from the man's description? Question 6: What does the woman say she's experiencing at the moment? Question 7: What does the man say makes his job far easier?Question 8: What agreement have the speakers reached by the end of the conversation?Passage One.There are many factors that impact our health.These include our finances, our emotions, and the way we work. Education is one such factor.Research suggests that higher levels of education can lead to better health and even greater longevity.But what about the education of your partner?New research seeks to answer this question.Researchers use data from a longitudinal study.The data came from surveys first administered to high school seniors in 1957.The surveys ended in 2011.The team found that a person whose spouse had a higher level of education tended to report better health.This remained the case when adjusting for other factors, such as participants own education, social background, and health status before and after marriage.The authors suggest that high levels of education provide shared social, intellectual, emotional, and financial resources.These include things like higher levels of emotional intelligence, particular skills or knowledge, or more money.The researchers concede that an individual's own level of education is clearly important for their health, but they assert that individuals also can reap the benefits of their partner's education.It is noteworthy that the effects varied by gender.For women, health was more closely correlated to their spouse's education than for men.The team suggests this may be related to the time period of the study. Women in this sample had lower levels of education and lower occupational achievements than the men.The researcher's hypothesis is that this made the husband's resources more likely to have a shared impact.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 9:What does research suggest about a higher level of education? Question 10: What do we learn from the finding of the new research? Question 11:What does the passage say about the men in the sample of the new research?Passage Two.Climate scientists predict that many parts of the world will be increasingly prone to floods.This is a serious risk to human lives and property, so understanding and accurately forecasting flood risks is a key challenge for vulnerable cities around the globe.In 2017, Derek Roloftis of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science started a project called Catch the King.It uses a smartphone app. to collect the data of ordinary citizens during high tides.He'll use those data to validate and improve his mathematical flooding model called Tide Watch.Loftus mission is to know where the water goes before it goes there. But collecting necessary data and then processing that information quickly enough to make usable forecasts is anything but easy. Accurate flood forecasts require an understanding of the situation on the ground.By the early 2000s, supercomputing had advanced enough that scientists could integrate weather forecasting models with such measurements. But they still didn't have the critically important ability to forecast fast moving floods in real time.So, in 2017, Loftis and colleagues set up a group of 28 internet connected water level sensors throughout the flood risk community of Norfolk, Virginia.The new sensors relay rough measurements about water height and movement to a computer at the Virginia Institute.Along with those sensors, hundreds of local citizens take photos of rising tides and transmit them real time to the Institute.Scientists hope that the data collected by these citizens can help sharpen the ability to forecast exactly when and where damaging floods will occur. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 12:What is said to be a key challenge for cities prone to floods? Question 13: For what purpose does Derek Loftis collect the data of ordinary citizens during high tides?Question 14: What does the passage say is Derek Loftis's mission? Question 15: What did Loftis and his colleagues do to obtain data about water height and movement?Recording One.Now, it's become something of a ritual to debate the value of a college degree, but as current population survey data show, there has been a sharp decline in employment among men without college degrees compared with those who have them.This decline began in the 1960s and has become more serious over time. What has actually caused this decline?Well, economists have been working to ascertain the roots of the decline for decades and have come up with several theories.One popular theory is that it's a case of too low wages for jobs that don't require a degree.An alternate theory is that there were more jobs not requiring a college degree in the past than now.A recent working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Researchreviewed those theories and put forward additional hypotheses about the causes of the problem.Let's look at that paper now.First, the researchers considered the issue of wages.As the wage gap has grown between those with college degrees and those without, economists have suggested that men aren't as interested in taking some of the less lucrative jobs.While the authors of the paper found truth in this explanation, they assert that low wages can't be the only factor, as wages for men without college degrees, adjusting for inflation, haven't changed much since the 1960s, making it hard to see why fewer men seem willing to accept those wages. This leads to the second theory, that more jobs require a college degree today than in the past.Indeed, that theory seems valid, because in America today, 2/3 of jobs are filled by workers with at least some college education. However, the authors of the paper argue that there are other factors amplifying the problem.They identified two new potential explanations.The first being the tremendous decline in marriage among men without college degrees since the 1960s.And the second, being the increase in women participating in the workforce that was concurrent with the decline in marriage.These two changes mean that men might not have families to support, or if they do, their wives might be doing more of the providing, both of which might remove the financial incentive to work.The authors of the paper concede that research on the subject isn't complete, but they argue that their work supports the value of a college education.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard. Question 16:What does the speaker say has become something of a ritual? Question 17:What did the researchers of a recent working paper consider first?Question 18:What did the recent paper identify as a new potential explanation ofthe problem concerning men's employment?Recording Two.While an increasing number of people are trying to eat less meat, a market research team has found in its latest fashion and sustainability report that the trend is now spreading from kitchen to closet.It found animal welfare came top of a list of issues that people considered before buying clothes, with 42% saying it was important to them.The researchers of the team predicted that the next year would see a boom in animal free shoe collections, since they heard shoppers of all ages say they would buy footwear designated as vegan, meaning the goods wereproduced without using any animal or animal part.As well as being on trend, and with a much better ring to it than synthetic leather, the vegan label does convey an important extra distinction. If you label something as vegan, then the whole product needs to be animal free.That means checking things like the glue that holds the shoe together, for example, and the chemicals used for finishing them.At the top end, some of the world renowned fashion designers have avoided leather and fur for some time.In fact, some of the companies are now exploring a leather substitute and a silk replacement made from mushrooms.The Animal Free Product Society says they've seen a boom in products registered with the vegan trademark.In 2018, there were 119. So far this year, it says, an unprecedented 1,956 have been registered.New products are being added daily. There are fur coats that are vegan. Plastic vegan belts and shoes made from tree bark or natural rubber labelled vegan.These new products aren't coming at an extra cost to consumers though. Vegan boots cost the same as the leather originals.New Look, one of the first reputable store chains to use the vegan trademark, prices ballet shoes at 7.99 and the vegan laptop handbag at 29.99, comparable with its other products.This signifies a change. In the past, ethical products, whether they were fair trade or organic, came at a premium.However, it is unclear whether these new products can be considered ethical.The debate over durability, crop growing impacts, pollution and recyclability is a complicated one.Not to mention the ethics around the working conditions for people making the products, whatever the component materials.Environmental campaigners advise that the best approach is to buy less, never mind what the item is made of.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard. Question 19:What has a market research team found in its latest fashion and sustainability report?Question 20:What have some world-renowned fashion designers done for some time?Question 21:What does the speaker say is unclear concerning vegan products?Recording Three.By the end of 2016, anyone who had been paying even passing attention to the news headlines was highly likely to conclude that everything wasterrible, and that the world was going to hell.It was easy to feel depressed by the wars in different parts of the world, the spread of deadly viruses, or terror attacks.Yet, 2016 was the best year in the history of humanity.Child mortality was roughly half what it was as recently as 1990.And 300,000 more people gained access to electricity each day.Every single measure of material and environmental welfare in America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the world as a whole has improved rather than deteriorated.We are living in history's most peaceful era, with violence of all kinds in steep decline.Those are the facts. So why aren't we all optimists?In a 2015 survey for YouGov, 65% of British people and 81% of the French said they thought the world was getting worse.However, according to numerous sensible statistics, these people are simply wrong.Nobody in their right mind should wish to have lived in a previous century. Yet people do. Why?Our prevailing mood of despair is irrational.It says more about us than it does about how things really are.It is best explained as the result of various psychological biases that served a purpose for our evolutionary ancestors.But now, in a media saturated era, constantly mislead us.Once upon a time, it was of great survival value to be worried about everything that could go wrong.This is what makes bad news especially compelling.In our evolutionary past, it was a very good thing that our attention could be easily seized by negative information, since it might well indicate a dangerous risk to our own survival.The caveman who always assumed there was a lion behind the next rock would usually be wrong, but he'd be much more likely to survive and reproduce than one who always assumed the opposite.But that was all before newspapers, television and the internet.In today's hyper connected times, our addiction to bad news just leads us to vacuum up depressing or enraging stories from across the globe. Whether these news stories threaten us or not, we conclude that things are much worse than they actually are.Really good news, on the other hand, can be a lot harder to spot in a newspaper because predictable daily events by definition aren't news. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard. Question 22: What is one of the facts stated by the speaker?Question 23: What do we learn about most British and French people in a 2015 survey for YouGov?Question 24: What does our prevailing mood of despair indicate?Question 25: What was a very good thing in our evolutionary past?。

英语二级听力考试试题含答案一、听力理解（共20分）1.听下面一段对话，回答下列问题。

对话播放两遍。

（1）What is the man's major?A.Englishputer ScienceC.Mathematics（2）Why does the woman want to change her major?A.She found it too difficult.B.She wants to pursue her passion.C.She needs to graduate earlier.答案：（1）B（2）C2.听下面一段独白，回答下列问题。

独白播放两遍。

（1）What is the main topic of the talk?A.The importance of exerciseB.The benefits of a healthy dietC.The impact of stress on health（2）According to the speaker,what is the best way to reduce stress?A.By exercising regularlyB.By eating a balanced dietC.By getting enough sleep答案：（1）C（2）A3.听下面一段对话，回答下列问题。

对话播放两遍。

（1）Where are the speakers planning to go?A.To a restaurantB.To a movie theaterC.To a concert（2）What time does the event start?A.At 7:00 PMB.At 8:00 PMC.At 9:00 PM答案：（1）B（2）A4.听下面一段独白，回答下列问题。

独白播放两遍。

（1）What is the purpose of the speaker's visit to thecity?A.For businessB.For tourismC.To visit family（2）How long does the speaker plan to stay?A.For one weekB.For two weeksC.For a month答案：（1）A（2）B5.听下面一段对话，回答下列问题。

2024年6月英语六级(第2套)听力(全)Conversation One对话一I’ve just bought a new blender.我刚买了一台新搅拌机。

What's that?那是什么?A blender, you know, a machine that blends food.搅拌机嘛，你知道，就是搅拌食物的机器。

Uh, yes, of course, the electric kitchen appliance.嗯，是的，当然，厨房电器。

Exactly, this one is state-of-the-art. I've been meaning to buy one for a while, and I did thorough research on which specific model to get. I read through maybe hundreds of online user reviews. Anyway, it's amazing.[1]没错，这台是最先进的。

我想买一台搅拌机已经有一段时间了，而且我对买哪个具体型号做了深入的研究。

我浏览了大概有几百条网络上的用户评论。

总之，它太棒了。

Really? What could be so special about it? I mean it's just a blender.真的吗?它有什么特别之处呢?我的意思是它只是一个搅拌器。

Well, basically, it's just a very good one. It feels heavy and sturdy and well made. It also has lots of power and can easily cut and crush practically anything. This way, the soups and juices I make come out really fine and smooth, with no lumpy bits.嗯，基本上来说，它是一个非常好的搅拌器，手感沉、坚固而且做工精良。

模块综合质量检测(二)(时间：120分钟满分：150分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题分，满分分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Which is the quickest way to the airport?A．By taxi. B．By bus. C．By underground.2．Where are the two speakers?A．In a restaurant. B．In a hotel. C．In the street.3．What can be concluded about Judy?A．Judy came to the party. B．Judy planned the party. C．Judy hasn't appeared yet.4．Who will pay for the dinner?A．The woman. B．The man. C．Both of them.5．What is happening outside?A．It is raining slightly. B．It is raining heavily. C．It is shining.第二节(共15小题；每小题分，满分分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．How many bedrooms are there in the flat?A．One. B．Two. C．Four.7．What will the woman do after the conversation?A．She'll see the flat herself. B．She'll pay for the flat immediately.C．She'll have to look for another flat.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

2024届上海市长宁区高考二模考试英语试卷（考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. His boss. B. His assistant.C. His customer.D. His friend.2.A. On Tuesday. B. On Thursday.C. On Friday.D. On Wednesday.3.A. It takes him too much time. B. The distance is quite long.C.He always has traffic jams.D. It’s ok, not too bad.4. A. He enjoyed the TV special about Huahua. B. He did not like watching the TV special.C. He missed watching the TV special.D. He’d like to see the TV special again.5. A. The man should work harder. B. The man should reject the offer.C. The man can apply for the job again.D. The man may have another chance.6. A. The woman would rather stay at home. B. The woman would like to travel alone.C. The woman has been to Southeast Asia.D. The woman would like to visit Thailand.7. A. He feels confident about getting a promotion.B. He doesn’t think he is ready for the promotion.C. He is disappointed about not being promoted.D. He is well-prepared for the promotion.8.A. She doesn’t like watching tennis games.B. She will watch a tennis game next time.C. She canceled this tennis game.D. She totally forgot this tennis game.9. A. Check her apartment to see if it needs redecorating.B. Give her advice on how to choose a design company.C. Tell her how much the redecoration might cost.D. Create a redecoration design for her free of charge.10. A. The fireworks show was really impressive.B. The man was not interested in the fireworks show.C. The show was canceled because of a labor strike.D. The woman will watch the fireworks show next month.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. They cause air pollution. B. They are hard to get rid of.C. They appear in different forms.D. They damage the instruments.12. A. NASA engineers check students’ product in person.B. HUNCH School teachers guide these project designs.C. Astronauts teach HUNCH School students in space.D. HUNCH School students solved the problem for astronauts.13. A. To enhance teacher-student relationships.B. To improve students’ communication skills.C. To allow students to experience zero gravity.D. To link space technology with school education.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. The return of a lost wallet indicates one’s honesty.B. We seem to know our own minds quite well.C. Neighbors and family members monitor each other.D. Many people buy latte out of true love of coffee.15. A. People deny acting from inner personalities.B. We can be influenced by outside pressures.C. Our behavior is the result of our true desires.D. Our characters shape our social relationships.16. A. Personalities and attitudes. B. Preferences and habits.C. Behaviors and personalities.D. Attitudes and preferences.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Classmates. B. Cousins.C. Parent and child.D. Professor and student.18. A. She can cook her favorite food. B. She wants to keep her room clean and tidy.C. She can finally have some privacy.D. She doesn’t get along well with her sister.19. A. He cannot fully understand recipes. B. He has trouble in socializing with others.C. He’s likely to get into financial trouble.D. He is not good at doing household chores.20. A. Prepare food on her own. B. Work out a weekly budget.C. Go to parties and clubs less often.D. Have a part-time job.Ⅱ. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Bob’s problems began during his formative years. His parents got divorced when he was young, and neitherof his parents wanted to raise him or his brother and sister, so he 21 (bring) up by a foster family chosen bya social worker in the community.Unfortunately, his foster father was a strict authoritarian and often beat him. Bob rebelled against this strict upbringing, and by the time he was eight years old, he 22 (run) wild, stealing from shops and playing truant. When he reached adolescence, sometime around his thirteenth birthday, he had already appeared in court several times, charged 23 juvenile crimes. The judge blamed his foster parents, 24 (explain) that children needed responsible parents and guardians who would look after them properly. The foster father didn’t agree with the judge and objected to this, pointing out that Bob’s two brothers and sister were well-adjusted children who behaved at home and worked well at school.This has raised some interesting questions about the modern family system. 25 it is true that parents should not be too lenient with children by letting them do 26 they want, 27 too over-protective by sheltering them from the realities of life, it is also true that they should not be too strict. It has also highlighted the disadvantages of the modern nuclear family 28 the child has only its mother and father to rely on or the single-parent family, in which the mother or father has to struggle particularly hard 29 (support) their dependents.In fact, many people believe that we 30 return to traditional family values and the extended family: extensive research has shown that children from these families are generally better behaved and have a better chance of success in later life.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. engageB. assessC. combinationD. intentionsE.refreshF. understandingG. relaxed H. consciously I. return J. threatens K. regretfully“Dealing with money is a basic life skill”Why financial transactions are about relationships and why thequality of the relationship is more important than the transaction itself.British psychologist, William Bloom, has long argued that society would benefit if money flowed more freely-if, for example, people regularly give part of their salaries or profits to charity.When you say, “Money should flow more freely,” what do you mean?“There are two metaphors that I like to use for money. One is the energy of the environment and human nature. Money represents a(n) 31 of these energies; it’s a materialized form of energy. The other metaphor is water. If you look at water, it can be still and polluted or, once the dams are opened, it has the ability to 32itself. Healthy energy flows in the way rich people should allow their money to flow. If they are good, they will know how to give.”Money still isn’t flowing freely.A lot of it is dammed up in banks and in the hands of a small percentage of extremely wealthy individuals. “We have to build a society in which we are not threatened by each other. The gap between the rich and the poor 33 social connection and harmony. The Baby Boomers (婴儿潮一代) are too comfortable for too long. Now they have to ask themselves what their politics are, because life is political. This is the time for all of us to 34 politically.”How can we deal with money in a healthier way?“When it comes to money, there is a lot of naiveté. Children need to be taught in school that dealing with money is a basic life skill. They need to be able to read a bank statement in a(n) 35 way. When a transaction takes place, this means 36 pausing to say, ‘This exchange affects me in this and this way.’ We are often in too much of a hurry to realize that. We also forget that transactions are first and foremost about relationships. The quality of that relationship is more important than the transaction itself. That’s why Bedouins (游牧民族贝都因人) always share a cup of tea when they do business together. They understand the need to 37 their relationship with others.”Another form of flow is giving. Can that be a kind of spiritual practice?“Humans are paradoxical beings. It is possible to have pure 38 and to get satisfaction as a by-product from your actions. There is the classic idea that giving away money brings a sense of safety and satisfaction. Andit does. Being alive in this universe comes from the 39 that you’re part of a flow in the universe. People think highly of altruism (舍己为人), giving away money to someone who cannot see you. Donating money to charity is not just about the material effect but it also allows you to pay attention to what causes you’re supporting. It’s healthy to give without thinking of the material 40 . Money is neutral, like language. It’s all about the way in which it is used.”Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fillin each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.A cure for the future in the past?For over fifty years, the people of Britain have relied on the welfare state to make sure they have adequate health services. But now the National Health Service is sick. Government 41 and underfunding are forcing hospitals to close, and waiting lists for treatment are getting longer. Under such circumstances, it is no surprise that more people are turning to private (but expensive) healthcare.For some, however, there are 42 . They are turning their back on modern pills, tablets and resorting to other conventional medicine. It seems paradoxical, but in an age of microchips and high technology, traditional medicine, the old-fashioned cures that our grandparents relied on, is making a 43 .Consider these case studies:Maude is 76 years old and has been suffering from arthritis for almost ten years. “The pain in my joints was almost 44 , and my doctor referred me to a surgeon at the London Hospital. I was told that I needed 45 , but would need to wait for at least two years before I could have the operation. In 46 , I started having massage sessions. To my surprise, these were very therapeutic, and while they didn’t cure the disorder, they did47 it to some extent”.Ron is 46. His high-powered city job was 48 for a series of stress-related illnesses, and the drugs he took didn’t work well on the nervous strain. “I read about 49 which involve the whole person rather than the individual symptoms, but I had always doubted about such kind of medicine for all diseases. However, my friend50 a dietician who told me that part of my problem was diet-related. Basically, the food I was eating was51 to my disorder. She gave me a list of foods that would provide the right vitamins and minerals to keep me in good health. At the same time, she advocated a more 52 lifestyle-running, swimming, that kind of thing. I’ m a bit of a couch potato, and this kind of lifestyle I had lived was 53 the problem. Now I feel great!”So is there still a place in our lives for modern medicine? While it is true that some infections and viruses may be 54 by turning to traditional medicine, more serious illnesses such as cancer need more extreme measures. We do need our health service at these times, and we shouldn’t stop 55 in its future. But we mustn’t forget that for some common illnesses, the cure may lie in the past.41. A. support B. restrictions C. cutbacks D. concern42. A. programs B. alternatives C. measures D. scales43. A. comeback B. living C. change D. mess44. A. unique B. uncertain C. universal D. unbearable45. A. permission B. surgery C. supervision D. strength46. A. condition B. desperation C. general D. particular47.A. protect B. recover C. relieve D. treat48.A. eager B. grateful C. famous D. responsible49. A. treatments B. sources C. spirits D. comments50. A. supervised B. declared C. recommended D. tempted51. A. contributing B. adapting C. subjecting D. objecting52. A. moderate B. active C. negative D. suitable53. A. identifying B. investigating C. estimating D. worsening54. A. prevented B. empowered C. indicated D. restored55. A. undertaking B. invading · C. investing D. evolvingSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)The members of the group saw each other regularly, because they all had serious health problems. Twelve-year-old Marc was autistic (自闭症). But here, in the group circle, they could talk about what they felt. Here they could listen to the others and provide each other with some of the human attention they often so terribly missed.But that evening, they didn’t know how to talk about what had just happened: Paul had died. The group would never again enjoy his animated laughter. Everyone stared straight ahead. Only sadness and a sense of impotence rose to the surface. No matter what she tried, Jackie, the nurse facilitating the group, couldn’t get a conversation going.Then Jackie described how people in some cultures, when they were sad and wanted to share their feelings but could not find the words to express their sorrow, would sit in a circle and make rhythmic music together. Then everyone picked up one of the djembe drums in the room. Jackie began softly beating hers and the others joined in. Boom-boom-ta, boom-boom-ta. Slowly, they let the rhythm carry them away. Marc had trouble keeping time with the others and gave Jackie a frightened look. She smiled her encouragement, and he focused as well as he could. Jackie began to play slowly, and the others followed. At her sign, a few began to drum out of time with the beat.Suddenly, the rhythm of the music changed. Everyone was playing his or her own melody: no one was leading the park. Everyone was carried by the music. Gradually, the sadness found its way out. Karin, in a wheelchair, was the first to think of how much Paul had enjoyed making music with the rest of the group. Then the others told their own stories. Their faces were wet with tears-as were the instruments-but still the rhythm carried them. They felt as one, with each other and with Paul. These were tears of sorrow and mourning, but also of solidarity and connection.Henri began to smile, and the rest soon joined him. The rhythm quickened. Their combined music held power and energy. Marc felt relieved. A broad smile lit up his face, and the others were happy to see him this way. Then the situation had changed completely. Sorrow had made way for hope.People have been making rhythmic music in groups, using drums. It is a tradition, wherein healing takes place through the spirit and the emotions, through contact with the body and its subtle powers of self-healing. In a recent study, physician Barry Bittman showed that making rhythmic music in a group affects our physical condition. Immune cells in particular are stimulated to greater activity.56.The members of the group meet regularly to ___________________________.A.find a solution to their health problemsB. tell interesting storiesC. share their feelings and emotionsD. play music instruments57. Why did they stare straight ahead this time?A.Marc couldn’t talk about what he felt.B. Paul’s death made them feel sorrowful.C. Jackie couldn’t facilitate other members.D. Henri found it hard to express his sadness.58.How did Jackie encourage Marc?A. She gave him an encouraging smile.B. She talked about her own experiences.C. She taught him how to play djembe drums.D. She paused and let the rhythm carry on.59. What would be the best title of this passage?A. Getting together makes people feel sorrowful.B. It’s a tradition to make rhythmic music.C. Why immune cells are stimulated to greater activity.D. How music captures the rhythm of the soul.(B)Overseas LearningSomerset Yew Wah Classroom, UKSomerset Yew Wah Classroom program is a unique English language and life education program in the Yew Wah secondary curriculum catered for Grade 6, Grade 8 and Grade 10 students. Established in 2006, the SomersetEnglish learning and cultural center provides a distinctive opportunity for students to experience an authentic English environment. The Centre is located in a traditional English village in Somerset Sibley’s Barn and the Knowle Hall campus, a newly renovated Victorian-era country house built on 15 acres of land in beautiful open parkland, is situated close to our Sibley Barn’s Centre and was established in 2016. The Somerset program provides an excellent cross-cultural experience which enhances self-confidence, independence, teamwork and leadership skills of students. The Somerset program continues upon students’ return to China.World ClassroomWorld Classroom is a concept of learning beyond the school building walls. It is an extension of the experimental, project-based learning at the core of the Yew Wah educational model. The World Classroom program is just one of the unique experiences which allow students to sample major cultures of the world, including European, African, Middle Eastern, Pacific and Anglo-American.Experiencing ChinaThe program provides secondary students with the opportunities to gain insights into Chinese history and culture by visiting various regions of China. This residential program broadens students’ understanding of their own country. Through first-hand cross-cultural experiences, the programs increase students’ understanding of various cultures, promote critical thinking, and help students develop an appreciation of different viewpoints. The programs ultimately help prepare our students for an evolving modern world by nurturing their cross-cultural knowledge and skills, international-mindedness and attitudes on their becoming true global citizens with a commitment to serve the community and society.Trips and ExcursionsTrips and excursions allow students to enhance societal visions, enrich life experiences and strengthen communication and problem-solving skills. Students participate in Hong Kong Hike, one of the most traditional annual outdoor activities where students rely heavily on teamwork and personal willpower to reach the destinations when facing survival challenges. “After the hike, he grew into almost a different person. He became more mature and now capable of taking care of himself, and more responsible,” said a parent of her son. These qualities are exactly what Hong Kong Hike wants to achieve.60. Why do students participate in Somerset Yew Wah classroom in UK?A. To do research on British cultures and appreciate beautiful views.B. To enhance self-confidence, independence, teamwork and leadership skills.C. To have a special campus tour to Sibley’s Barn and the Knowle Hall.D. To show their appreciation of British history and their own cultures.61. Experiencing China program mainly aims to help students to ___________________.A.be capable of taking care of himself and their parentspare learning in China with learning overseasC.broaden their understanding of their own countryD.interpret globalization and promote Chinese culture62.What does the mother of a student think of Hong Kong Hike?A.It empowers students to have teamwork, willpower and responsibility.B.It helps students to share a better understanding of the world around them.C.It works out a way to resolve the conflicts between parents and the students.D.It enhances students’ international-mindedness and shapes attitudes to others.(C)THE GLOBAL WASTE TRADE IS ESSENTIALLY BROKENCut into hillside in northern Malaysia stands a large, open-air warehouse. This is a recycling factory, which opened last November. On a very hot afternoon in January, Shahid Ali was working his very first week on the job. He stood knee-deep in soggy, white bits of plastic. Around him, more bits floated of the conveyor belt and fell to the ground like snowflakes.Hour after hour, Ali sorts through the plastic jumble moving down the belt, picking out pieces that look off-color or soiled-rejects (废品)in the recycling process. Though it looks like backbreaking work, Ali says it is a great improvement over his previous job, folding bed-sheets in a nearby textile factory, for much lower pay. Now, if he eats simply, he can save money from his wages of just over $l an hour and send $250 a month to his parents and six brothers and sisters in Peshawar, Pakistan, 2,700 miles away, “As soon as I heard about this work, I asked for a job,” says Ali, 24, a bearded man with glasses and an easy smile. Still, he’s working 12 hours a day, seven days a week. “If I take a day off, I lose a day’s wages,” he says.In the warehouse, hundreds of bags are stacked more than 60 feet high-each stuffed with plastic wrappers and bags thrown away weeks earlier by their original users in California. The fact that the waste has traveled to this distant corner of the planet in the first place shows how badly the global recycling economy has failed to keep pace with humanity’s plastics addiction. This is an ecosystem that is deeply dysfunctional, if not on the point of collapse: About 90% of the millions of tons of plastic the world produces every year will eventually end up not recycled, but burned, buried, or dumped.Plastic recycling enjoys ever-wider support among consumers: Putting yogurt containers and juice bottles in a blue bin is an eco-friendly act of faith in millions of households. But faith goes only so far. The tidal wave of plastic items that enters the recycling stream each year is increasingly likely to fall right back out again, casualties of a broken market. Many products that consumers believe (and industries claim) are “recyclable" are in reality not, because of hard economics.With oil and gas prices near 20-year lows, so-called virgin plastic, a product of petroleum feed-stocks, is now far cheaper and easier to obtain than recycled material. That unforeseen shift has yanked the financial rug out from under what was until recently a practical recycling industry. “The global waste trade is essentially broken,” says the head of the global plastics campaign at Greenpeace. “We are sitting on vast amounts of plastic with nowhere to send it and nothing to do with it.”63. What is the author’s attitude towards Shahid Ali?A. Critical.B. Merciless.C. Indifferent.D. Sympathetic.64. What most probably causes the problem of global waste recycling?A. The prices of oil and gas have been increasing.B. Tons of wastes travel so far before being recycled.C. Recyclable products are not really recycled.D. Governments don’t support the recycling industry.65. What does the italicized word “dysfunctional” mean in the passage?A. Out of stock.B. Far from pleased.C. Full of energy.D. Out of order.66. What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?A. To illustrate how plastic waste has been recycled in the world.B. To warn people that the global waste trade is essentially broken.C. To analyze the relationship between consumers and factories.D. To solve the conflict between the recycling industry and governments.Section CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. Criminals should pay the price of finding housing or a job and getting qualifications for benefits.B. Surely, the American ideal of second chances shouldn’t be reserved only for the rich and powerful.C. But too often collateral (附随的)consequences bear no relation to public safety.D. Where the penalties are not a must, they should be imposed only if the facts of a case support it.E. American’s vast criminal justice system provides criminals with necessary support for living.F. Laws can restrict or ban voting, access to public housing, and professional and business licensing.Martha Stewart was charged, tried and convicted of a crime in 2014. As she neared the end of her prison sentence, a well-known columnist wrote that she was “paying her dues,” and that “there is simply no reason for anyone to attempt to deny her right to start anew. ”67 Unfortunately, many federal and state laws impose post-conviction restrictions on a shockingly large number of Americans, who are prevented from ever fully paying their debt to society.At least 65 million people in the United States have a criminal record. This can result in severe penalties (惩罚) that continue long after punishment is completed.Many of these penalties are imposed regardless of the seriousness of the offense or the person’s individual circumstances. 68 They can affect a person’s ability to get a job and qualification for benefits.In all, more than 45, 000 laws and rules serve to exclude vast numbers of people from fully participating in American life. Some laws make senses. No one advocates letting someone convicted of pedophilia (恋童癖 ) work in a school. 69 Should a woman who possessed a small amount of drugs years ago be permanently unable to be licensed as a nurse?These laws are also counterproductive (适得其反), since they make it harder for people with criminal records to find housing or a job, two key factors that reduce backsliding. A recent report makes several recommendations, including the abolition of most post-conviction penalties, except for those specifically needed to protect public safety. 70 .The point isn’t to excuse or forget the crime. Rather, it is to recognize that in America’s vast criminal justice system, and second chances are crucial. It is in no one's interest to keep a large segment of the population on the margins of society.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 wo rds. Use your own words as far as possible.71. The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education isn’t an either/or proposition, although the current emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths)-related fields can make it seem that way.The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical importance of technical training, but also claims thatthe study of the humanities (人文学科) and social sciences must remain central components of America’s educational system at all levels. Both are critical to producing citizens who can participate effectively in our democratic society, become innovative leaders, and benefit from the spiritual enrichment that the reflection on the great ideas of mankind over time provides.Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates’ job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs. Under these circumstances, it’s natural to look for what may appear to be the most “practical” way out of the problem “Major in a subject designed to get you a job” seems the obvious answer to some, though this ignores the fact that many disciplines in the humanities characterized as “soft” often, in fact, lead to employment and success in the long run. Indeed, according to surveys, employers have expressed a preference for students who have received a broadly-based education that has taught them to write well, think critically, research creatively, and communicate easily.Moreover, students should be prepared not just for their first job, but for their 4th and 5th jobs, as there’s little reason to doubt that people entering the workforce today will be called upon to play many different roles over the course of their careers. The ones who will do the best in this new environment will be those whose educations have prepared them to be flexible. The ability to draw upon every available tool and insight－picked up from science, arts, and technology－to solve the problems of the future, and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, will be helpful to them and the United States.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.比赛结束时，观众席上掌声雷动。

听力考试第二级答案
1. 听力材料中提到的第一个地点是哪里？
A. 图书馆
B. 超市
C. 公园
D. 电影院
答案：A
2. 根据对话，谁将参加明天的会议？
A. 学生
B. 老师
C. 校长
D. 家长
答案：B
3. 听力中提到的天气情况是怎样的？
A. 晴朗
B. 多云
C. 下雨
D. 有雾
答案：C
4. 女士在电话中提到她需要什么？
A. 一杯咖啡
B. 一本书
C. 一张票
D. 一份报告
答案：C
5. 男士建议女士去哪里？
A. 咖啡厅
B. 电影院
C. 博物馆
D. 餐厅
答案：D
6. 听力材料中提到的活动是什么？
A. 足球比赛
B. 音乐会
C. 艺术展览
D. 演讲
答案：B
7. 男士和女士约定的时间是什么时候？
A. 早上8点
B. 中午12点
C. 下午3点
D. 晚上7点
答案：C
8. 听力中提到的交通工具是什么？
A. 公交车
B. 自行车
C. 地铁
D. 出租车
答案：A
9. 女士在听力材料中提到她最喜欢的颜色是什么？
A. 红色
B. 蓝色
C. 绿色
D. 黄色
答案：B
10. 男士在听力材料中提到他计划做什么？
A. 去旅行
B. 学习新语言
C. 参加工作坊
D. 阅读一本书
答案：A
结束语：以上是听力考试第二级的答案，请仔细核对并确保理解每个问题和答案。

高考英语听力模拟试题集I. 听力理解（共20分）A. 对话理解（每题1分，共10分）1. 根据对话，男士为什么迟到了？- A) 因为交通堵塞- B) 因为闹钟没响- C) 因为忘记时间2. 女士在电话中请求什么？- A) 取消预约- B) 确认预约- C) 重新安排预约3. 男士在对话中提到了什么活动？- A) 篮球比赛- B) 音乐会- C) 电影4. 女士对男士的建议是什么？- A) 去图书馆学习- B) 回家休息- C) 继续工作5. 男士为什么感到高兴？- A) 他通过了考试- B) 他得到了晋升- C) 他赢得了比赛6. 女士在对话中提到了什么食物？- A) 披萨- B) 寿司- C) 汉堡7. 男士为什么拒绝了女士的邀请？- A) 他有其他计划- B) 他不喜欢那个地方- C) 他身体不舒服8. 女士建议男士做什么？- A) 去看医生- B) 去药店买药- C) 多休息9. 男士在对话中提到了什么交通工具？ - A) 自行车- B) 公交车- C) 地铁10. 女士为什么感到惊讶？- A) 男士的提议出乎意料- B) 男士的成就令人吃惊- C) 男士的计划突然改变B. 短文理解（每题2分，共10分）11. 短文中提到的主要人物是谁？- A) 一位老师- B) 一位学生- C) 一位医生12. 短文中提到的事件是什么？- A) 一次学校活动- B) 一次家庭聚会- C) 一次医疗事故13. 短文中的主要地点是哪里？- A) 学校- B) 医院- C) 公园14. 短文中提到的时间是什么时候？- A) 上午- B) 下午- C) 晚上15. 短文中的主要问题是什么？- A) 学习问题- B) 健康问题- C) 交通问题II. 听力填空（共20分）A. 对话填空（每空1分，共10分）听对话，从所给选项中选择最合适的选项填空。

16. What is the weather like today?- A) Sunny- B) Rainy- C) Cloudy17. Where are they going to have lunch?- A) At home- B) At a restaurant- C) At the cafeteria18. What time does the movie start?- A) 2:00 PM- B) 3:00 PM- C) 4:00 PM19. How much is the ticket for the concert?- A) $20- B) $30- C) $4020. What is the man's profession?- A) Engineer- B) Teacher- C) DoctorB. 短文填空（每空2分，共10分）21. The speaker is talking about a _______.- A) book- B) movie- C) trip22. The main character in the story is _______.- A) a child- B) a teenager- C) an adult23. The story takes place in _______.- A) a city- B) a village- C) a forest24. The character faces a _______.- A) challenge- B) opportunity- C) dilemma25. The moral of the story is about _______. - A) honesty- B) courage- C) friendshipIII. 听力判断（共20分）A. 对话判断（每题1分，共10分）根据对话内容，判断下列陈述是否正确。

听力考试第二级答案解析
1. 问题：在对话中，男士提到了哪个城市的天气？
答案：男士提到了北京的天气。

2. 问题：女士计划去哪个国家旅行？
答案：女士计划去法国旅行。

3. 问题：对话中提到的会议是什么时候开始的？
答案：会议是在下午三点开始的。

4. 问题：男士为什么没有按时到达约定地点？
答案：男士因为交通堵塞而迟到。

5. 问题：女士在电话中询问了什么？
答案：女士在电话中询问了银行的营业时间。

6. 问题：对话中提到的餐厅位于哪个街区？
答案：餐厅位于市中心街区。

7. 问题：男士建议女士参加哪个活动？
答案：男士建议女士参加瑜伽课程。

8. 问题：对话中提到的电影是什么类型的？
答案：对话中提到的电影是科幻类型的。

9. 问题：女士为什么拒绝了男士的邀请？
答案：女士因为已经安排了其他活动而拒绝了男士的邀请。

10. 问题：对话中提到的新产品发布会是什么时候？
答案：新产品发布会是在下个月举行的。

高中英语听力Test 2http:///res/2007-12-28/r291382.html请点击此地址下载播放器播放英语听力听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5 分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置；听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?A.￡19.15.B. ￡9.15.C. ￡9.18.答案是B。

1. What does the woman mean?A. She thinks the shirt will fit the man.B. A checked shirt won’t look good on the man.C. The bigger sizes are more expensive.2. What are the man and the woman probably doing?A. Designing a computer program.B. Watching TV.C. Looking at pictures.3. Where are these two people?A. In a cinema.B. On an airplane.C. In a car.4. Why is the man NOT going to the play?A. He has caught a cold.B. He heard that the play isn’t very good.C. He has already seen the play.5. What did the man suggest Peggy should do?A. Cancel here appointment.B. Wait until June.C. See the doctor now.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

英语听力二课程考试A 卷考试时间: 时限: 90分钟 考试方式：闭卷 试卷总分: 100分 适用专业：Caution: Please write your answers on your answer sheets. Any reply on the test papers will be invalid unless you rewrite it on your answer sheets.Part I: Listen to the short talk entitled “Represent the Ideas Clear andClean —Outlining.” Some important words are taken away from the written passage. Supply the missing words (1%×15=15%).Outlining is a method of classifying and ____1_____ ideas. It is a skill very useful to language learners when they are taking lecture notes, reading, or writing a paper. In listening, the skill of outlining ___2____, to a certain extent, the listener ’s ability in understanding how the facts or ideas, or the ___3___ pieces of information are related to one another.People ___4___ use a system of Roman numerals, Arabic numbers, and letters to show relationships. There is a kind of ___5___ form for using these symbols to show which ideas are most important. The symbols used, in order of ___6___ importance, are Roman numerals (I, II, III, …), ____7____ letters (A, B, C, …), Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3, …), small letters (a, b, c, …), and numbers in parentheses [(1) (2) (3) …]The ___8___ of the topics on paper is also important. The most important items are entered farther to the left. ___9___ items are entered farther and farther to the right. ___10___ of equal importance are indented [（书写时）缩进书写] the same distance from the left margin. The ___11___ of this indentation is to make each idea easy to see and also to show just how it is ___12___ to the ideas before and after it.No ____13_____ is needed at the end of an idea unless it is written as a complete sentence. Outlining, as a fairly ____14___ and effective method in language learning, certainly deserves our attention and practice, particularly for ___15___ listeners.Part II: Judge the following statements and write a T for True or an F for False inthe brackets (1%×10=10%).16. ( ) American government recently did not keep their ruling over their power toenforce competition on the Internet.17. ( ) Telephone service remains an area for the F.C.C to regulate.18. ( ) The government is now regulating the Internet, supporting net neutrality thatall Web traffic should be treated equally.19. ( ) Last month, a federal appeals court judged that the F.C.C had no legal basisto prevent Comcast from limiting access to some services over its network.20. ( ) Broadband providers did not support the F.C.C plan.21. ( ) When the plan was announced, the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered along severe drop.22. ( ) On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced new“circuit breakers” to support orderly trading.23. ( ) Stock exchanges have agreed to temporarily stop trading of any stock thatrises or falls five percent or more within ten minutes.24. ( ) In another news, the Senate voted Thursday to permit final debate and a voteon a financial reform bill.25. ( ) In another news, the Senate voted Thursday to permit final debate and a voteon a financial reform bill.Part III: Answer the following questions briefly in the blanks below each of thequestions (5%×5=25%).26. Altogether four advantages of the new treatment of sleeping sickness are mentioned in this report. Please list two of them.27. What are the common signs of sleeping sickness?28. Besides seizures and coma, what other problems will be caused by the disease? 29. According to the WHO, how many people are currently infected with this kind of disease and how does it develop?30. In Uganda, a new study has confirmed earlier research linking the spread of sleeping sickness to infected farm animals. Where was the study published?Part IV: You are going to hear a short passage and try to write down everysentence you hear (3%×10=30%).31. __________________________________________________________________ 32. __________________________________________________________________ 33. __________________________________________________________________ 34.__________________________________________________________________ 35._________________________________________________________________ 36._________________________________________________________________ 37. __________________________________________________________________ 38. _________________________________________________________________ 39. _________________________________________________________________ 40. _________________________________________________________________ Part V: You are going to hear THREE news headlines and try to write them downas you hear (5%×4=20%).41. __________________________________________________________________ 42. __________________________________________________________________ 43. __________________________________________________________________ 44. __________________________________________________________________院系： 班级： 姓名： 学号：装 订 线英语听力二课程考试A卷答案考试时间: 时限:90分钟考试方式：闭卷试卷总分:100分适用专业：Part I: Listen to the short talk entitled “Represent the Ideas Clear and Clean—Outlining.” Some important words are taken away from the written passage. Supply the missing words. (1%×15=15%)1 . organizing2 . reflects3 . scattered 4. generally 5. standard6. decreasing7. capital8. placement9. Lesser 10. Headings 11. purpose 12. related 13. punctuation 14. comprehensive 15. advanced Part II: Judge the following statements and write T for True or F for False in the brackets (1%×10=10%):16~20 T T F T T21~25 F F F T FPart III: Answer the following questions briefly in the blanks below each of the questions (5%×5=25%):26. Officials from the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative say the new treatmenthas fewer side effects. It is also more effective and less costly than the drugstraditionally used. In addition, the new treatment reduces the number of injections needed. And it shortens the amount of time patients must spend in the hospital. 27. Common signs of sleeping sickness include fever, headaches, extreme tiredness andpain in the muscles and joints.28. The disease causes sleep disorders, mental confusion, personality changes, speechproblems, seizures (疾病发作) and coma (昏迷；麻木). If left untreated, sleeping sickness kills.29. Until now the drug melarsoprol was used to treat patients in the advanced stage ofsleeping sickness. But the drug requires many painful injections several times a day for several weeks. 30. In Uganda, a new study has confirmed earlier research linking the spread ofsleeping sickness to infected farm animals. The study was published in the Public Library of Science.Part IV: You are going to hear a short passage and try to write down the exact words you hear on the answer sheet (3%×10=30%):31. Different people have different ways of learning.32. We call this your “learning style,”and it’s based on your senses.33. To learn, you need to use your different senses－hearing, seeing, touching, etc., tobring information to your brain.34. Now, most people use one of their senses more than the others.35. Some people learn best by listening. They are called hearing learners.36. And other learn best by reading or looking at pictures. They are called visuallearners.37. And some learn best by touching and doing things.38. They are called tactile learners.39. Now, scientists don’t know why people use one sense more than the others.40. Maybe the sense they use most just works best for them.Part V: You are going to hear THREE news headlines and try to write them down as you hear (5%×4=20%).41.Iraqi officials say two bomb explosions have killed at least 26 people in the capitalBaghdad and more than 53 others were wounded42. The World Health Organization says it plans to help about 1 million people affectedby the violence.43. He said new United Nations restrictions provide a reasonable chance of persuadingIran to end its nuclear weapons program.44. But many ethnic Uzbeks say they are not sure if they will return home because they fear a renewal of violence.。