Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

1．A) Land a space vehicle on the moon in 2019.

B) Set up a mobile phone network on the moon.

C) Design a new generation of mobile phones.

D) Gather data from the moon with a tiny device.

2．A) It is stable.

B) It is inexpensive.

C) It is durable.

D) It is sophisticated.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3．A) It lasted more than six hours.

B) No injuries were yet reported.

C) Nobody was in the building when it broke out.

D) It had burned for 45 minutes by the time firefighters arrived.

4．A) Recruit and train more firefighters.

B) Turn the shopping mall into an amusement park.

C) Pull down the deserted shopping mall.

D) Find money to renovate the local neighborhood.

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

5．A) Shrinking potato farming.

B) Widespread plant disease.

C) Heavy reliance on import.

D) Insufficient potato supply.

6．A) It intends to keep its traditional diet.

B) It is afraid of the spread of disease.

C) It wants to expand its own farming.

D) It is worried about unfair competition.

7．A) Global warming.

B) Government regulation.

C) Ever-rising prices.

D) Diminishing investment.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

8．A) Informative.

B) Dull.

C) Inspiring.

D) Shallow.

9．A) She types on a keyboard.

B) She takes photos.

C) She does recording.

D) She takes notes.

10．A) It keeps her mind active.

B) It enables her to think hard.

C) It makes her stay awake.

D) It helps her kill time.

11．A) It enables her to improve her pronunciation.

B) It turns out to be an enjoyable way of learning.

C) It helps her better remember what she learns.

D) It proves to be far more effective than writing.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12．A) To spend her honeymoon.

B) To take photos of the Taj Mahal.

C) To try authentic Indian food.

D) To trace the origin of a love story.

13．A) In memory of a princess.

B) To mark the death of an emperor of the 1600s.

C) In honor of a great emperor.

D) To celebrate the birth of a princess’s 14th child.

14．A) It looks older than expected.

B) It stores lots of priceless antiques.

C) It is built of wood and bricks.

D) It has walls decorated with jewels.

15．A) Their streets are narrow.

B) They are mostly crowded.

C) Each one has a unique character.

D) Life can be tedious in some places.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four 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.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16．A) They help spread the latest technology.

B) They greatly enrich people’s leisure life.

C) They provide residents with the resources they need.

D) They allow free access to digital books and videos.

17．A) By helping them find jobs.

B) By inspiring their creativity.

C) By keeping them off the streets.

D) By providing a place of relaxation.

18．A) Their interaction with teenagers proved fruitful.

B) They tended to visit libraries regularly.

C) They used libraries less often than teenagers.

D) Their number increased modestly.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19．A) It is the cleverest cat in the world.

B) It is the largest cat in Africa.

C) It is an unusual cross breed.

D) It is a large-sized wild cat.

20．A) They are as loyal as dogs.

B) They have unusually long tails.

C) They are fond of sleeping in cabinets.

D) They know how to please their owners.

21．A) They shake their front paws.

B) They teach them to dive.

C) They shower with them.

D) They shout at them.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22．A) Contented and relieved.

B) Proud but a bit nervous.

C) Anxious and depressed.

D) Excited but somewhat sad.

23．A) It starts the moment they are born.

B) It is gaining increasing public attention.

C) It depends on their parents for success.

D) It is becoming parents’ biggest concern.

24．A) Choose the right school for them.

B) Read books and magazines to them.

C) Help them to learn by themselves.

D) Set a good example for them to follow.

25．A) Their intelligence.

B) The quality of their school.

C) Their home life.

D) The effort they put in learning.