[00:03.54]Secion A [00:04.89]1. [00:06.34]W: Have you heard about the plane crash yesterday? [00:10.07]It caused 120 death. [00:13.38]I'm never at ease when taking a flight. [00:16.68]M: Though we often hear about air crashes [00:19.30]and the serious casual deeds, [00:21.65]flying is still one of the safest ways to travel. [00:25.53]Q: What do we learn from this conversation ? [00:34.56]2. [00:36.05]W:I had waited 10 minutes at the table [00:38.34]before the waiter showed up, [00:40.17]and when I finally got served , [00:42.73]And I found it was not what I ordered . [00:45.32]M: I' m terribly sorry , Madam. [00:47.71]It has been unusually busy tonight . [00:50.65]As a compensation ,your meal will be free . [00:54.38]Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? [01:03.23]3. [01:05.15]M:I can't find my pen. I need to write a letter . [01:10.18]W:I will look for it later .Right now, [01:12.58]I need your help fixing the shelf before I paint it. [01:16.16]Q:What will they do first? [01:24.47]4. [01:25.94]M :Mrs Winter ,I need your advice . [01:28.83]I want tobuy a dress for my wife . [01:31.08]Can you tell me where I can get one at a reasonable price ? [01:34.44]W: Sure ,go to the Richard 's. [01:36.87]It has the latest styles and [01:39.03]gives a 30 percent discount to husbands who shop alone. [01:44.10]Q : What do we know about the Richard 's store? [01:52.81]5. [01:54.53]M: My headaches are terrible .Maybe I needmore sleep . [01:59.16]W : Actually you need less sun and some aspirins . [02:02.59]It would help if you wore a hat. [02:04.78]Q: What does the woman think is the cause ofthe man's headache ? [02:15.10]6. [02:16.11]M: Did you notice after almost ten years in the United States , [02:21.33]Mr. Lee still speaks Enalish with such a strong accent? [02:24.54]W: Yes,but he is proud of it. [02:27.34]He says it is partof his identity . [02:32.69]Q: What does the conversation tell us about Mr.Lee? [02:40.27]7. [02:42.29]W: This is Mrs.Stacher. My heater is not getting any power, [02:46.41]and the weatherman says the temperature is going to fall below zero tonight. [02:50.43]Could you get someone tocome over and fix it? [02:53.07]M: This is the busiest time of the year , [02:55.55]but I will speak to one of our men about going oversometime today. [03:00.14]Q: Who did Mrs. Starched want to come over ? [03:08.61]8. [03:10.15]M: Though we didn't win the game,we weresatisfied with our performance. [03:14.93]W: You did a great job. [03:17.18]You almost beat theworld' 's champions. [03:20.26]It's a real surprise to many people. [03:23.57]Q: What do we learn from this conversation ? [03:31.85]9. [03:33.50]W: Sorry I did not come yesterday,because I had a temperature. [03:38.46]Could you tell me the requirement for my term paper ? [03:41.66]M: The theme of your paper can be about business management [03:45.19]or touring resources in China, [03:47.19]and the length of the paper should be no less than fifteen pages. [03:51.91]Q: What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers ? [04:02.20]10. [04:04.20]W: I don 't think we should tell Tom aboutthe surprising party for Lucy. [04:09.56]M: It's all right. He promised not to tell, [04:12.27]and he does not make promises likely . [04:15.39]Q: What does the man mean? [04:31.13]Section B Compound Dictation [04:36.07]The human body is remarkable food processor. [04:40.22]As an adult,you may consume over a ton of food per year [04:45.41]and still not gain or lose a pound of body weight . [04:49.93]You are constantly harnessing, [04:52.33]and consuming energy through the intricate mechanism of your body [04:56.06]in order to remain in energy balance. [04:59.40]To maintain a givenbody weight, [05:02.31]your energy input must balance your energy output. [05:06.22]However,sometimes the overall energy balance is upset , [05:11.85]and your normal body weight will either fall or increase. [05:16.19]The term body image refers to the mental image we have [05:20.51]of ourown physical appearance, [05:23.10]and This can be influenced by avariety of factors , [05:26.88]including how much you weigh or how that weight is distributed . [05:32.38]Research has revealed that about 40 percent of adult men [05:37.12]and 55 percent of adult women are dissatisfied with their current body weight . [05:43.61]Similarly findings have also been reported athigh school level , [05:48.17]mainly with female students . [05:51.09]At the college level, a study found that 85 percent of both male [05:56.81]and female first yearstudents desired to change their body weight . [06:01.81]The primary cause of this concern is the value that [06:05.81]American society is in general a society tophysical appearance . [06:10.86]Thinness is currently anattribute that females desire highly . [06:15.95]Males generally desire muscularity . [06:20.33]The vast majority of individuals who want to change [06:23.29]their body weight do it for the sake of appearance: [06:26.93]most want to lose excess body fat. [06:30.22]While a smallerpercentage of individuals actually want to gain weight . [06:40.61](2001年6月) [06:42.40]Setion A [06:45.06]1. [06:45.50]W:I'm trying to find out how this dishwasher works, [06:49.74]the manual is in French, . [06:51.96]I can' t wait for Bill to translate it for me. [06:55.47]M:Don t worry,Mary, [06:56.73]I can do the dishes before the machine starts to work. [07:00.74]Q:What does the man mean? [07:08.46]2 [07:10.14]M:The doctor said if I kept smoking, [07:12.59]I would increase my chances of having a heart attack. [07:15.27]W:Did he suggest reducing weight ,too? [07:18.81]Q:What does the woman think the man should also do? [07:27.84]3 [07:29.05]W:The people next door are making so much noise, [07:33.05]I just can' t concentrate on [07:35.86]M:Why don't you stay at the library ? It' s much quiet there. [07:38.77]Q:What does Tom mean? [07:47.27]4 [07:48.40]M:This is hopeless, these figures still don't add up right, [07:53.08]let's do thecalculations over again. [07:56.08]W:Yes ,but why not do them tomorrow? It's very late now. [08:01.10]Q:What does the woman suggest they do? [08:09.97]5 [08:11.31]M:To collect a data for my report, [08:14.04]I need to talk to someone who knows that small city very well. [08:17.86]I was told that you lived there for quite a long time. [08:20.60]W:Oh ,I wish I could help, but I was only a child then. [08:25.77]Q:What does the woman imply? [08:33.70]6 [08:36.04]M:Are you moving into a new house? [08:38.15]Need a hand with those boxes? [08:40.24]W:That's okay, I can manage. [08:42.27]They look big ,but aren't very heavy actually. [08:46.27]Q:What does the woman mean? [08:54.05]7 [08:55.90]M:It's good you brought the books back. [08:58.18]W:I thought you might need novels at the weekend. [09:00.83]Thanks for letting me use them. [09:03.12]Q:What do we know about the woman from the conversation? [09:12.04]8 [09:13.62]M:Do you want to turn on the air conditioner or open the window? [09:17.38]W:I love fresh air if you don't mind. [09:19.96]Q:What can be inferred from the woman's answer? [09:29.28]9 [09:31.65]W:Hi, Michael, I can hardly recognize you , [09:34.74]why are you dressed up