Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16.
A)Theyhave destroyed several small towns.
B)Theywill soon spread to San Francisco.
C)Theyhave injured many residents.
D)They areburning out of control.
17.
A)Theyhave been hospitalized.
B)Theyhave got skin problems.
C)Theywere choked by the thick smoke.
D)Theywere poisoned by the burning chemicals.
18.
A)It failed because of a sudden rocket explosion.
B)It hasbeen re-scheduled for a midday takeoff.
C)It hasbeen canceled due to technical problems.
D)It wasdelayed for eleven hours and thirty minutes.
19.
A)Theymade frequent long-distance calls to each other.
B)Theyillegally used government computers in New Jersey.
C)Theywere found to be smarter than computer specialists.
D)Theywere arrested for stealing government information.
Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20.
A)Peaceful
B)Considerate
C)Generous
D)Cooperative
21.
A)Someonedumped the clothes left in the washer and dryer.
B)Someonebroke the washer and dryer by overloading them.
C)MindyLance’s laundry blocked the way to the laundry room.
D)MindyLance’s threatened to take revenge on her neighbors.
22.
A)Askingthe neighborhood committee for help.
B)Limitingthe amount of laundry for each wash.
C)Informingthe building manager of the matter.
D)Installinga few more washers and dryers.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23.
A) Sheis both a popular and a highly respected author.
B) She isthe most loved African novelist of all times.
C) She isthe most influential author since the 1930's.
D) She isthe first writer to focus on the fate of slaves.
24.
A) TheBook Critics Circle Award.
B) ThePulitzer Prize for fiction
C) TheNobel Prize for literature.
D) TheNational Book Award.
25.
A)Sheis a relative of Morrison's.
B) She isa skilled storyteller.
C) She isa slave from Africa.
D) She is a black woman