Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.M:IsthereanewbookstoreonFuzhouRoad
W:Yes,it'sgotverygoodnovelsofthe20thcentury.
Q:Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout
M:Iinjuredmybackyesterdayjustbysneezing.MydoctorsaidIneedsurgery
Q:Whatcanbelearnedabouttheman
Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutdiscussingfootbal1
4.M:Maryisnotinthecompany.HasshereturnedfromXi'anyet
W:Yes.butbeforeshewenttoChengduyesterday,shehadbeenhomeforonlyoneday.
Q:WhereisMaryNow
W:Youcannotbelieveit.Now.he'scarefulaboutwhatheeatsandtakesregularexercise.
Q:WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutSteven
6.M:I'vemovedtheflowerintothegardenandwaterediteveryday.Howcomeitisstillnotdoingwell
W:Well,whynotaddsomefertilizerMaybethat'llhelp
Q:Accordingtothewoman.whatmaytheflowerneed'.
7.M:Wow,youwonthefirstprizeinthewritingcontest.Youhaven'ttakenanycoursesonreadingandwriting.
W:ButI'vebeenkeepingadiarysincechildhood.
Q:Accordingtothewoman,whathelpedherwinthecontest
8.M:Youliketennissomuch.WhynottakesomelessonsTheystartnextweek
W:HowamIgoingtofitthatintomycrowdedschedule
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean
9.W:WalktotheparkYoumustbekidding!Ittakesonlyfiveminutestodrivethere.
M:IfIhadrememberedtochargemycar
M:Ikeepaddingandreadingthenumbers.buttheyjustdon'tbalance.
Q:Whatisthemandoing
SectionB
Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
It'scommonforyou,nonfictionwriters,togoforthintoanareayouknowlittleabout.Youmayworrythatyouarenotqualifiedtobringthestoryback.IfeelthatanxietyeverytimeIstartanewproject.IfeltitwhenIwenttoBradentontowritemybaseballbookSpringtraining.AlthoughI'vebeenabaseballfanallmylife,Ihadneverdoneanysportsreporting,neverinterviewedaprofessionalathlete.AnyofthemenIapproachedwithanotebookcouldhaveasked.WhatelsehaveyouwrittenaboutbaseballButnobodydid.
Theydidn'task,becauseIwassincere.ItwasobvioustothosemanthatIreallywantedtoknowhowtheydidtheirwork.Rememberthis.whenyouenteranewareaandneedashotofconfidence,whatmattersishowyoudoit.Alsorememberthatyourassignmentmaynotbeasnarrowasyouthink.Oftenitwillturnouttotouchsomeunexpectedcornerofyourexperienceoryoureducation,enablingyoutobroadenthestorywithstrengthofyourown.Everysuchproductionoftheunfamiliarwillreduceyourfear.
Questions:
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingtalk
Theaccepteddefinitionofcreativityisproductionofsomethingoriginalanduseful,anditiscommonlythoughtthatcreativityoccursontherightsideofthebrain,andtheartsplayanimportantroleinenhancingit.Butaccordingtoanewresearch,creativityisn'taboutfreedomfromconcretefacts.
Rather,fact-findingisvitalinthecreativeprocess.It'stheresultofbothsidesofyourbrainworkingtogether.Tounderstandthis.weneedtotakealookatwhatleadstocreativity.Whenyoutrytosolveaproblem,youbeginbyconcentratingonobviousfactsandfamiliarsolutionstoseeiftheanswerliesthere.ThisisdonemostlybytheleftsideHowever,iftheanswerdoesn'tcome,therightandleftsidesofthebrainactivatetogether.Therightsidescansremotememoriesthatcouldbevaguelyrelevant
Awiderangeofdistantinformationthatisnormallyignoredbecomesavailabletotheleftside.Thentheleftsidecatcheswhateverconnectionitmayhavewiththeproblem.andquicklylocksinonitbeforeitescapes.Withextremelyfocusedattention,thebrainquicklypullstogetherthesepiecesofthoughtandcombinesthemintoanewsingleidea,asthebrainrecognizestheoriginalityofwhatithascomeupwith.asenseofpleasurewillarise.
Questions
Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
W:Hello.Peter.Iheardyouworkedinaremotevillagelastmonth
M:Yes,asavolunteerteachinginaprimaryschoolinsoutheasternChina.
W:Agoodchoiceforthesummervacation
M:Forme,it'snotonlyachoice,butaresponsibility.
W:You'reright.Whatcanavolunteergenerallydo
M:Manythings,likecreatingachangeinthesurroundings,providingshelterandfoodtotheneedyones.
W:Soyoumeanvolunteeringisnotjustdonatingcashorthings
M:Right!Weprefertocallthatcharity
W:Howdidyoucomeupwiththeideaofvolunteering
M:Itwasmyfather.Heusedtosuperviseavolunteerprograminanon-profitartgallery.
M:No,infact.apart-timejob.Hewenttothegallerynearlyeveryweekend.
W:Wow.thisrequiresgreatpassion
M:Sure.Thebestwaytovolunteeristogetinvolvedinactivitieswearepassionateabout
W:Haveyouhadanydifficultiesasavolunteer
M:Definitely!Lackofrespect,acknowledgement,andlackoffundsnowandthen