Section A News Report
Directions： In this section， you will hear three news reportsAt the end of each news report， you will hear two or threequestions。 Both the news report and the questions will be spokenonly once.After you hear a question， you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A）， B）， C） andD）。 Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 witha single line through the centre。 Drections: Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. Question 1
A) This incident occurred in Tibet.
B) The dead cubs were found in the front of a temple. C) Some tiger cubs were dead because of abuse.
D) The reason why they were in the freezer was clear. Question 2
A) About 2 weeks. B) About 7 days. C) About 1 year. D) About 40 days. Question 3 A) 17. B) 2.3. C) 57. D) 12. Question 4
A) It can reduce the time to travel. B) It can reduce the vehicles on roads.
C) It can move cargo between north and south. D) All of A、B and C.
Drections:Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. Question 5
A) He was abandoned by his parents. B) He got lost in the forest. C) He went far to drink water. D) It wasn't mentioned. Question 6
A) The boy's father.
B) Soldiers, police and volunteers. C) Japan's military. D) Child psychiatrists. Question 7
A) On Wednesday night. B) A few minutes later. C) Wednesday. D) Since Saturday.
Section B Conversation
Directions： In this section， you will hear two long conversations。 At the end of each conversations you will hearfour questions。 Both the conversations and the question-s will be spoken only once。 After you hear a question。 Youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）。 Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。 Drections: Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 8
A) He prefers the smaller evening classes. B) He has signed up for a day course. C) He has to work during the day.
D) He finds the evening course cheaper. Question 9
A) Learn a computer language. B) Learn data processing.
C) Buy some computer software. D) Buy a few coursebooks. Question 10
A) Thursday evening, from 7:00 to 9:45. B) From September 1 to New Year's eve. C) Every Monday, lasting for 12 weeks. D) Three hours a week, 45 hours in total. Question 11
A) What to bring for registration. B) Where to attend the class. C) How he can get to Frost Hall. D) Whether he can use a check.
Drections: Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 12
A) A training coach. B) A trading adviser.
C) A professional manager. D) A financial trader. Question 13
A) He can save on living expenses. B) He considers cooking creative. C) He can enjoy healthier food. D) He thinks take-away is tasteless. Question 14
A) It is something inevitable. B) It is frustrating sometimes. C) It takes patience to manage. D) It can be a good thing. Question 15
A ) The element of uncertainty and the mental challenge.
B ) The element of certainty and physical challenge. C) The way he deals with all kinds of emotions. D) The success that his stressful job brings about. Section C Passages
Directions： In this section， you will hear three passages。 At the end of each passage， you will hear three or fourquestions。 Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once。 After you hear a question， you must choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）。Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。 Drections:Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 16
A) There were no planets without moons. B) There was no air or water on Jupiter. C) Life was not possible in outer space.
D) The mystery of life could not be resolved. Question 17
A) It has a number of active volcanoes. B) It has an atmosphere like the earth's. C) It has a large ocean under its surface. D) It has deep caves several miles long. Question 18
A) Light is not an essential element to it. B) Life can form in very hot temperatures. C) Every form of life undergoes evolution. D) Oxygen is not needed for some life forms.
Drections:Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 19
A) Whether they should take the child home. B) What Dr. Meyer's instructions exactly were. C) Who should take care of the child at home. D) When the child would completely recover. Question 20
A) She encourages them to ask questions when in doubt. B) She makes them write down all her instructions. C) She has them act out what they are to do at home.
D) She asks them to repeat what they are supposed to do. Question 21
A) It lacks the stability of the printed word. B) It contains many grammatical errors. C) It is heavily dependent on the context.
D) It facilitates interpersonal communication.
Drections: Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 22 A) Job security.
B) Good labour relations.
C) Challenging work.
D) Attractive wages and benefits. Question 23
A) Many tedious jobs continue to be done manually. B) More and more unskilled workers will lose jobs. C) Computers will change the nature of many jobs. D) Boring jobs will gradually be made enjoyable. Question 24
A) Offer them chances of promotion. B) Improve their working conditions.
C) Encourage them to compete with each other. D) Give them responsibilities as part of a team. Question 25
A) They will not bring real benefits to the staff. B) They concern a small number of people only. C) They are arbitrarily set by the administrators. D) They are beyond the control of ordinary workers.
参考答案
1.C) Some tiger cubs were dead because of abuse. 2.B) About 7 days. 3.C) 57.
4.D) All of A、B and C.
5.A) He was abandoned by his parents. 6.B) Soldiers, police and volunteers. 7.D) Since Saturday.
8.C) He has to work during the day. 9.B) Learn data processing.
10.C) Every Monday, lasting for 12 weeks. 11.A) What to bring for registration. 12.D) A financial trader.
13.B) He considers cooking creative. 14.D) It can be a good thing.
15.A ) The element of uncertainty and the mental challenge. 16.C) Life was not possible in outer space. 17.C) It has a large ocean under its surface. 18.A) Light is not an essential element to it. 19.B) What Dr. Meyer's instructions exactly were.
20.D) She asks them to repeat what they are supposed to do. 21.A) It lacks the stability of the printed word. 22.C) Challenging work.
23.A) Many tedious jobs continue to be done manually. 24.D) Give them responsibilities as part of a team. 25.B) They concern a small number of people only.
听力原文
Officials in Thailand found 40 dead tiger cubs at a Buddhist temple accused of animal abuse. 一泰国佛堂被控虐待动物，警方在该佛堂发现了40只死亡的老虎幼崽。
The dead cubs were discovered Wednesday in a freezer at the temple, west of Bangkok. 死亡幼崽是周三在曼谷西部的这座佛堂的冷藏柜里被发现的。
Authorities found them while removing dozens of mostly full-grown live tigers from the temple grounds. 当时警方正将几十只活老虎迁离佛堂，这些老虎大都已成年。 Officials said the cubs appeared to be about a week old. 警方称死亡幼崽约有一周大。
It was not known why they were in the freezer, where temple staff kept food. 冷藏柜是佛堂员工储存食物的地方，死亡幼崽被放在里面的原因尚未查明。 Monks have been operating an unsanctioned zoo, called Tiger Temple.
这里的和尚一直以来在这里经营着名为“老虎庙”的动物园，但该动物园并未得到官方许可。 Tourists paid money to view and take pictures with the tigers and other exotic animals. 来这里的游客需要付费才可以和这里的老虎及其他珍惜动物拍照。
Thai authorities plan to file charges against the temple for illegally possessing endangered species. 泰国警方已经准备对该佛堂提起诉讼，诉讼理由为非法扣留濒危物种。 Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 请根据刚听到的内容回答1-2小题。
Question 1. What do we learn from the news report? 问题1：听完报道我们了解到了什么？ Question 2. How old were the tiger cubs? 问题2：死亡老虎幼崽多大？
Switzerland has opened the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, 17 years after starting work on the project.
经过十七年的漫长工期之后，瑞士终于开通了世界上最长、最深的火车隧道。 The Gotthard Railway Tunnel is 57 kilometers long. 圣哥达铁路隧道全长57千米。
Trains passing through it will be about 2.3 kilometers underground at the deepest point. 其最深点距地球表面2300米。
The tunnel cost $12 billion to build under the Alps of central Switzerland. 这项位于瑞士东部阿尔卑斯山脉下的隧道共耗资120亿美元。
The tunnel will reduce the time it takes trains to travel between northern and southern Europe. 该隧道缩短了南北欧之间列车的运行时间。
It is also expected to lower the number of vehicles on roads, and move cargo between north and south. 预计该隧道还会用于南北之间输送货物，以减少地面运输量。 The two-way tunnel opens for commercial service in December. 这条双向运输隧道于12月开始商业运输服务。
When that happens, up to 260 freight trains and 65 passenger trains will be able to pass through it every day.
届时，每天穿梭其中的将有260辆货运列车和65辆客运列车。 Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 请根据刚听到的内容回答3-4题。
Question 3. How many kilometers is the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel? 问题3：世界上最长、最深的列车隧道长多少千米？ Question 4. What advantages can the tunnel bring to Europe? 问题4：新隧道将给欧洲带去哪些好处？
A Japanese boy named Yamato Tanooka remains missing four days after his parents abandoned him as a punishment, police said.
日本警方称一名名叫Yamato Tanooka男孩受到父母的惩罚被遗弃。男孩至今下落不明。
Japan's military joined the search Wednesday for the 7-year-old boy missing in a forest in northern Japan. 周三，日本军方加入了对这名遗失在日本北部森林里的七岁男孩的搜救工作。 But on Wednesday night, the boy still had not been found. 但直至周三晚间，仍没有发现男孩的任何线索。
About 275 soldiers, police and volunteers searched for him Wednesday. 参加周三搜救工作的共有275人，包括士兵、警察和志愿者。
The boy has been missing since Saturday, when his parents made him get out of their car to punish him for throwing rocks at cars and people, according to police.
据警方透露，周六男孩的父母为了惩罚他朝他人和车辆扔石头，命令其下车，随后男孩走失。 Kyodo News Service said police are looking into whether the parents should be charged with child abandonment.
日本共同通讯社称警方正在考虑是否应该以遗弃子女的罪名对男孩父母提起诉讼。
Child psychiatrists said even a threat of leaving a child behind is child abuse because of the stress it creates. 儿童心理专家表示，即使是口头威胁子女要将其遗弃也是一种虐待儿童行为，因为这会对孩子造成心理压力。
Police said the boy's father, Takayuki Tanooka, returned to the area to look for his son a few minutes later, but could not find him.
警方称男孩的父亲Takayuki Tanooka在男孩下车几分钟后回去找过他，但没有找到。 Tanooka first told police his son disappeared while the family was picking vegetables. Tanooka是在家人采摘蔬菜时首次就男孩的失踪向警方报案。
He later said that he and his wife had punished their son for bad behavior. 他之后提到他们是为了惩罚他的不良行为。
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 请根据刚听到的内容回答5-7题。 Question 5. How was the boy missing? 问题5：男孩是怎样失踪的？
Question 6. Who searched for the boy four days after his parents abandoned him? 问题6：男孩被父母遗弃之后谁对他进行了四天的搜救工作？ Question 7. When was the boy missing? 问题7：男孩是什么时候失踪的？ W: Hello, Parkson College. May I help you? 女士：你好，这里是帕克森学院。你有什么事？
M: Yes. I'm looking for information on courses in computer programming. I would need it for the fall semester.
我想报名秋季开课的计算机编程课程。 W: Do you want a day or evening course? 女士：你想上白天的课程还是晚上的？
M: Well,it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day. 男士：啊，我白天上班，所以只能是晚上的课。 W: Aha. Have you taken any courses in data processing? 女士：啊。你以前接触过数据处理的课程吗？ M: No.
男士：没有。
W: Oh. Well,data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming. 女士：哦。上编程课要求必须知道数据处理的知识。
M: Oh, I see. Well, when is it given? I hope it's not on Thursdays. 男士：哦，我知道了。数据处理课在什么时间？希望不是周四。 W: Well,there's a class that meets on Monday evenings at seven. 女士：有一个课是周一晚上七点。 M: Just once a week? 男士：每周只有一节吗？
W: Yes. But that's almost three hours from seven to nine forty-five. 女士：是的。但是时长大概是3个小时，从七点到九点四十五分。
M: Oh. Well, that's alright. I could manage that. How many weeks does the course last? 男士：哦，那好的。我可以接受。这个课程一共上几周？
W: Mmmm, let me see.Twelve weeks. You start the first week in September, and finish, oh, just before Christmas. December 21st.
女士：我看一下。12周。九月份开课，圣诞前，12月21日结束。 M: And how much is the course? 男士：费用是多少？
W: That’s three hundred dollars including the necessary computer time. 女士：300美元，包括必要的上机时间。 M: Aha. Okay. Ah, where do I go to register? 男士：啊，好的。啊，我在哪里报名？
W: Registration is on the second and third of September, between 6:00 and 9:00 in Frost Hall. 女士：报名时间是9月2日-9月3日，上午六点到下午九点。地点在弗罗斯特大厅。 M: Is that the round building behind the parking lot? 男士：是停车场后面的那座圆形建筑吗？ W: Yes. That's the one. 女士：对，就是那。
M: Oh, I know how to get there. Is there anything that I should bring with me? 男士：哦，我知道那儿。我需要带什么东西吗？ W: No, just your checkbook.
女士：不用，带上支票簿就可以了。 M: Well, thank you so much. 男士：好的，十分感谢。 W: You are very welcome. Bye! 女士：不客气。再见！ M: Bye! 男士：再见。
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 请根据刚听到的内容回答8-11题。
Question 8. Why does the man choose to take an evening course? 问题8：男士为什么选择晚上的课程？
Question 9. What does the man have to do before taking the course of computer programming? 问题9：男士在上编程课之前需要做什么？
Question 10. What do we learn about the schedule of the evening course? 问题10：晚间课程安排是怎样的？
Question 11. What does the man want to know at the end of the conversation? 问题11：对话最后男士提出了什么问题？
W: So why exactly does your job have a reputation for being stressful? 女士：为什么你的工作以压力大而著称？
M: Stress is generally driven by the feeling of being out of control of a situation and the feeling of a situation controlling you. Trading in financial markets combines both.
男士：压力一般由两个因素引起：对局势没有控制权和被局势控制，而金融市场交易这一行，两个因素兼备了。
W: How do you relax in the evening? 女士：你晚上都是怎样放松自己的呢？
M: I very rarely do anything work-related so it's easy to escape \"The Markets\". I generally go to the gym or go for a run, especially if I've had a bad day. I always cook a meal rather than have a take-away to do something my brain would regard as creative.
男士：我几乎不做和工作相关的事情，这样我就不会再受到“各大市场”的困扰。我通常会去健身房跑跑步，尤其是心情不好的日子。我通常不买外卖，而是自己做饭，这样可以让大脑做一些有创意的事情。 W: Do you think what you do to relax is an effective way to beat stress?
女士：你觉得你的这些放松方式对于减压有效吗？
M: I don't think there's a specific rule about how to beat stress. I generally find that what I do is effective for me.
男士：我觉得减压没有什么具体的规则。总体而言我觉得我的做法是有效的。 W: Would you consider changing your job because of the high stress factor? 女士：你有没有因为工作压力大而考虑过换工作？
M: I have considered leaving my job due to stress-related factors. However, I do think that an element of stress is a good thing, and if used the right way, can actually be a positive thing.
男士：曾经因为压力因素考虑过换工作。但是，我觉得压力其实是一件好事。如果你能利用好压力，它实际上是一个积极的因素。
W: What do you enjoy about the stressful aspects of your job? 女士：你觉得你工作中哪方面的压力是好的？
M: Having said all that, I do actually enjoy an element of uncertainty. I enjoy a mental challenge. Trading generates a wide range of emotions second by second. How you deal with and manage those emotions, dictates short, medium and long term trading performance and success.
男士：虽然以上说了那么多，但是我实际上很喜欢工作中的不确定性。我喜欢自己的心智受到挑战。金融交易瞬息万变，会刺激人产生各种情绪。对这些情绪的控制和处理决定了你短、中、长期的交易业绩和成功与否。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 请根据刚听到的内容回答12-15题。 12. What is the man's job? 12题：男士做什么工作？
13. Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a take-away? 13题：男士为什么不买外卖而是自己做？
14. What does the man say about an element of stress in his job? 14题：男士对于他工作上的压力有什么看法？
15. What does the man enjoy about the stressful parts of his job? 15题：男士为什么喜欢他工作中有压力？
Since early times, people have been fascinated with the idea of life existing somewhere else besides earth. 很早的时候人们就开始对地球之外的生命充满着遐想。
Until recently, scientists believed that life on other planets was just a hopeful dream. 直到最近，科学家还相信外星生命只是一个美好的愿景。
But now they are beginning to locate places where life could form. 但是现在，他们已经开始在地球之外发现可能孕育生命的地方了。 In 1997, they saw evidence of planets near other stars like the sun. 1997年，他们找到证据证明与太阳类似恒星附近有行星的存在。
But scientists now think that life could be even nearer in our own solar system. 他们现在甚至认为我们的太阳系就可能有外星生命。
One place scientists are studying very closely is Europa, a moon of Jupiter. 他们正在密切观察的对象之一是欧罗巴，木星的卫星。
Space probes have provided evidence that Europa has a large ocean under its surface. 航天探测器探测数据证明木卫二表层之下蕴藏着一片汪洋大海。
The probes have also made scientists think that under its surface Europa has a rocky core giving off volcanic heat.
科学家们还相信木卫二的岩心是不断散发着热量的火山热源。
Water and heat from volcanic activity are two basic conditions needed for life to form. 水和火山活动散发的热量是生命存在的两个基本前提。
A third is certain basic chemicals such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen. 第三个必要条件是化学成分，如：碳、氧、氮。
Scientists believe there might be such chemicals lying at the bottom of Europa's ocean. 科学家认为木卫二地表下的海床上一定存在这些化学物质。 They may have already created life, or may be about to. 它们可能已经孕育了生命。
You may wonder if light is also needed for life to form. 你可能会想阳光是不是生命形成的必要条件。 Until recently, scientists thought that light was essential. 科学家最近对此得出肯定的结论。
But now, places have been found on earth that are in total blackness, such as caves several miles beneath the surface, and bacteria, primitive forms of life, have been seen there.
但是现在人们在地球上一些完全暗无天日的地方也发现了细菌等原始的生命形式，比如地面几英里以下的洞穴中。
So the lack of light in Europa's subsurface ocean doesn't automatically rule out life forming. 因此，并不能仅仅因为木卫二地下海洋缺乏阳光就排除其孕育生命的可能。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 请根据刚刚听到的内容回答16-18题。
Question 16. What did scientists once believe according to the passage? 问题16：科学家过去的想法是怎样的？
Question 17. What have scientists found about Europa, a moon of Jupiter? 问题17：关于木星的卫星木卫二科学家们有什么发现？
Question 18. What scientists come to know recently about the formation of life? 问题18：科学家最近对生命的形成有什么新的认识？
In her early days as an emergency room physician, Dr. Joanna Meyer treated a child who had suffered a second degree burn.
乔安娜·迈耶刚成为急诊室医生时，曾经治疗过一位二级烧伤的儿童患者。
After the child had been treated, and was being prepared for discharge, Dr. Meyer talked to the parents about how they should care for the child at home.
治疗过后，患者准备出院，麦耶医生叮嘱孩子的父母如何在家中对他进行照料。 Also listening to her were a half dozen other family members. 旁听的还有将近十来位亲属。
A few hours later, when she came to say goodbye, the family asked her to settle an argument they've been having over exactly what advice she had given.
几个小时后，麦耶医生来告别，患者家属却告诉她他们就她之前给的建议起了争论，请她帮忙解决。 \"As I talked to them, I was amazed,\" she said. \"A11 of them had heard the simple instructions I had given just a few hours before.
“她们跟我讲时，我非常吃惊。就几条简单的说明，我刚说完才几个小时的时间，而且他们当时都听到了呀。”麦耶医生说。
But they had three or four different versions. The most basic details were unclear and confusing. “但是到了他们那里就变成了3到4个不同的版本。一些最基本的细节他们都混淆不清。” I was surprised, because these were intelligent people.” “我很惊讶，因为这些都是聪明人。”
This episode gave Dr. Meyer her first clue to something every doctor learns sooner or later—most people just don't listen very well.
这个小插曲让麦耶医生第一次意识到，很多人就是不擅长聆听，这也是每个医生迟早会意识到的一个事实。 Nowadays, she says, she repeats her instructions, and even conducts a reality check with some patients:
她说她现在给医嘱时会重复几次，有时甚至会对一些病人进行抽查： she asks them to tell her what they think they're supposed to do. 她会问他们觉得自己都应该做什么。
She also provides take-home sheets, which are computer printouts tailored to the patients' situation. 她还会发给她们外带电脑打印的表单，这些表单是针对每个病人的不同情况定制的。 Dr. Meyer's listeners are not unusual. 麦耶医生的听众并不是个例。
When new or difficult material is presented, almost all listeners are faced with a challenge because human speech lacks the stability and permanence of the printed word.
接触新事物时，听众们可能会遇到困难，因为说过的话不如打印出来的文字更能提供稳定持久的信息。 Oral communication is fast-moving and impermanent. 口头交流是即时、短暂的。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 请根据刚听到的内容回答19-21题。
Question 19. What did the child's family members argue about in the hospital? 问题19：孩子的家人们在医院因为什么产生了争论？
Question 20. What does Dr. Meyer do to ensure her patients understand her instructions? 问题20：为了确保病人明白她的医嘱，麦耶医生做了什么？ Question 21. What does the speaker say about human speech? 问题21：关于人们说话短文中说到了什么？
It is logical to suppose that things like good labour relations, good working conditions, good wages and benefits, and job security motivate workers.
正常来说，人们可能会认为好的雇佣关系、工作环境、薪资福利以及高稳定性是一份工作对员工的激励因素。
But one expert, Frederick Herzberg argued that such conditions do not motivate workers. They are merely \"satisfiers\".
但是一位专家，弗雷德里克·赫茨伯格反驳道，以上这些都不是激励因素，只能算是“提高满意度的因素”。 \"Motivators\responsibility.
而激励因素包括工作的挑战性、趣味性、领导认可和工作责任感等。
However, even with the development of computers and robotics, there are always plenty of boring, repetitive and mechanical jobs, and lots of unskilled people who have to do them.
然而，虽然计算机技术和机器人领域已经有了很大的发展，但是还是有很多枯燥、重复、机械的工作等待一些没有一技之长的人们去做。
So how do managers motivate people in such jobs? 那么，公司领导要怎样激励这些岗位上的员工呢？
One solution is to give them some responsibilities, not as individuals but as part of a team. 一个方法就是让他们承担责任，不是以个人的身份，而是以团队成员的身份承担责任。
For example, some supermarkets combine office staff, the people who fill the shelves, and the people who work at the checkout into a team,
比如，一些超市将办公室职员、货架职员和收银员安排在一组，
and let them decide what product lines to stock, how to display them, and so on. 然后在进货时让他们来决定购进那些产品，和敲定产品的展销方案等等。
Many people now talk about the importance of a company's shared values or culture, with which all the staff can identify：
现在很多人在讨论公司建立大家都认同的文化和价值观的重要性：
for example, being the best hotel chain, or making the best, the most user-friendly or the most reliable products in a particular field.
比如，成为顶级的连锁旅馆，或生产某一领域最好、最贴心可靠的产品。
Such values are more likely to motivate workers than financial targets, which ultimately only concern a few people.
这种价值观比财务目标更能起到激励作用，因为财务目标的受益者只是少数人。
Unfortunately, there is only a limited number of such goals to go round, and by definition, not all the competing companies in an industry can seriously claim to be the best.
但不幸的是能起到这样激励作用的目标不多。另外，说到最好，不可能一个行业里所有的公司都适合立志成为最好。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 请根据刚听到的短文回答22-25题。
Question 22. What can actually motivate workers according to Frederick Herzberg? 问题22：弗雷德里克·赫茨伯格认为什么能够真正起到激励员工的作用？ Question 23. What does the speaker say about jobs in the computer era? 问题23：关于计算机时代的工作短文中说了什么？
Question 24. What do some supermarkets do to motivate their employees? 问题24：一些超市是如何激励员工的？
Question 25. Why does the speaker say financial targets are less likely to motivate workers? 问题25：短文中为什么说财务目标不太可能对员工起到激励作用？
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