Secion A 1. W: Have you heard about the plane crash yesterday? It caused 120 death. I'm never at ease when taking a flight. M: Though we often hear about air crashes and the serious casual deeds, flying is still one of the safest ways to travel. Q: What do we learn from this conversation ? 2. W:I had waited 10 minutes at the table before the waiter showed up, and when I finally got served , And I found it was not what I ordered . M: I' m terribly sorry , Madam. It has been unusually busy tonight . As a compensation ,your meal will be free . Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? 3. M:I can't find my pen. I need to write a letter . W:I will look for it later .Right now, I need your help fixing the shelf before I paint it. Q:What will they do first? 4. M :Mrs Winter ,I need your advice . I want tobuy a dress for my wife . Can you tell me where I can get one at a reasonable price ? W: Sure ,go to the Richard 's. It has the latest styles and gives a 30 percent discount to husbands who shop alone. Q : What do we know about the Richard 's store? 5. M: My headaches are terrible .Maybe I needmore sleep . W : Actually you need less sun and some aspirins . It would help if you wore a hat. Q: What does the woman think is the cause ofthe man's headache ? 6. M: Did you notice after almost ten years in the United States , Mr. Lee still speaks Enalish with such a strong accent? W: Yes,but he is proud of it. He says it is partof his identity . Q: What does the conversation tell us about Mr.Lee? 7. W: This is Mrs.Stacher. My heater is not getting any power, and the weatherman says the temperature is going to fall below zero tonight. Could you get someone tocome over and fix it? M: This is the busiest time of the year , but I will speak to one of our men about going oversometime today. Q: Who did Mrs. Starched want to come over ? 8. M: Though we didn't win the game,we weresatisfied with our performance. W: You did a great job. You almost beat theworld' 's champions. It's a real surprise to many people. Q: What do we learn from this conversation ? 9. W: Sorry I did not come yesterday,because I had a temperature. Could you tell me the requirement for my term paper ? M: The theme of your paper can be about business management or touring resources in China, and the length of the paper should be no less than fifteen pages. Q: What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers ? 10. W: I don 't think we should tell Tom aboutthe surprising party for Lucy. M: It's all right. He promised not to tell, and he does not make promises likely . Q: What does the man mean? Section B Compound Dictation The human body is remarkable food processor. As an adult,you may consume over a ton of food per year and still not gain or lose a pound of body weight . You are constantly harnessing, and consuming energy through the intricate mechanism of your body in order to remain in energy balance. To maintain a givenbody weight, your energy input must balance your energy output. However,sometimes the overall energy balance is upset , and your normal body weight will either fall or increase. The term body image refers to the mental image we have of ourown physical appearance, and This can be influenced by avariety of factors , including how much you weigh or how that weight is distributed . Research has revealed that about 40 percent of adult men and 55 percent of adult women are dissatisfied with their current body weight . Similarly findings have also been reported athigh school level , mainly with female students . At the college level, a study found that 85 percent of both male and female first yearstudents desired to change their body weight . The primary cause of this concern is the value that American society is in general a society tophysical appearance . Thinness is currently anattribute that females desire highly . Males generally desire muscularity . The vast majority of individuals who want to change their body weight do it for the sake of appearance: most want to lose excess body fat. While a smallerpercentage of individuals actually want to gain weight . (2001年6月) Setion A 1. W:I'm trying to find out how this dishwasher works, the manual is in French, . I can' t wait for Bill to translate it for me. M:Don t worry,Mary, I can do the dishes before the machine starts to work. Q:What does the man mean? 2 M:The doctor said if I kept smoking, I would increase my chances of having a heart attack. W:Did he suggest reducing weight ,too? Q:What does the woman think the man should also do? 3 W:The people next door are making so much noise, I just can' t concentrate on M:Why don't you stay at the library ? It' s much quiet there. Q:What does Tom mean? 4 M:This is hopeless, these figures still don't add up right, let's do thecalculations over again. W:Yes ,but why not do them tomorrow? It's very late now. Q:What does the woman suggest they do? 5 M:To collect a data for my report, I need to talk to someone who knows that small city very well. I was told that you lived there for quite a long time. W:Oh ,I wish I could help, but I was only a child then. Q:What does the woman imply? 6 M:Are you moving into a new house? Need a hand with those boxes? W:That's okay, I can manage. They look big ,but aren't very heavy actually. Q:What does the woman mean? 7 M:It's good you brought the books back. W:I thought you might need novels at the weekend. Thanks for letting me use them. Q:What do we know about the woman from the conversation? 8 M:Do you want to turn on the air conditioner or open the window? W:I love fresh air if you don't mind. Q:What can be inferred from the woman's answer? 9 W:Hi, Michael, I can hardly recognize you , why are you dressed up