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Passage 2
Questions 14 to 16 are on the passage you have just heard.
[听力原文]14-16
 A man had to go to court, and he asked his lawyer which judge would be hearing his case. His lawyer told him and then said: "Do yen know him"
 The man answered. "No. but I wanted to know his name so that I could send him a dozen bottles of good wine."
 The lawyer was terribly shocked "You can’t do that." He said. "You would be breaking the law very seriously, and you would be sure to lose the case."
 Some weeks later the case was heard, and the man won it. As he was leaving the court, he said to his lawyer, "My present to the judge was quite successful, wasn’t it"
 The lawyer wan even more shocked than before, and said. "What Did you really send him that wine after whet I told you"
 "Yes, certainly," answered the man
A. The name of the judge who would be responsible.
B. Whether he should send a card to the judge.
C. Whether he should send some wine to the judge,
D. Whether a dozen bottles of good wine would be enough.

[单项选择]Passage3 Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage. ThepublicschoolsoftheUnitedStates—elementary,secondary,andhigher—haveahistory,anditisthesocialhistoryoftheUnitedStates:thedecadesbeforetheCivilWar,inwhichtheelementaryor“commonschools”werereformed;thedecadessurroundingtheturnofthetwentiethcentury,inwhichthesecondaryschools“welcomed”the“childrenoftheplainpeople”;andthepost-WorldWarIIdecades,whichfoundthepubliccollegesanduniversitiesfloodednon-traditionalstudents—thosetraditionallyexcludedfromhighereducationbysex,race,andclass. Ineachoftheseperiods,thequantitativeexpansionofthestudentpopulationwasmatchedbyaqualitativetransformationoftheenlargedinstitutions.Thecommonschoolsofthemid-1800swerechargedwithreformingthemoralcharacterofthechildrenoffailedartisans(工匠)andfarmers;theexpandedhighschoolsattheturnofthecenturywithpreparingtheirpoor,working-class,andimmigrantteenagersforfuturelivesincityandfactory;the“open-access”public institutionsinthepostwarperiodwithmovingthei
A. changed American political system
B. could not solve American problems
C. led to social problems in the United States
D. could not improve qualitatively in the United States

[单项选择]Passage2 Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Mostpeopleclaimthatweshouldjudgeothersonthebasisofhowtheyact,nothowtheylook.However,therealityisquiteopposite.Appearanceisespeciallyimportantintheearlystagesofarelationship. Theinfluenceofphysicalattractivenessbeginsearlyinlife.Infantsasyoungassixmonthspreferimagesofattractivefacestolessappealingones.Fromagefiveon,overweightboysareviewedbypeersaslessattractive;tall,thinonesarejudgedasuncommunicativeandnervous;andmuscularandathleticyoungstersareseenasoutgoing,active,andpopular.Thesameprinciplecontinuesintoadultlife.Handsomemenandbeautifulwomenareseenasmoresensitive,kind,interesting,strong,calm,modest,sociable,outgoing,andexcitingthantheirlessattractivecounterparts.Adultsaremorelikelytointeractwithstrangerswhotheyviewasattractive.Seniorcitizensalsorategood-lookingpeopleasmoredesirablethanthosewhoarelessattractive. Althoughwemightassumethatattractivepeopleareradicallydifferentfromthosewhoarelessattractive,
A. social standards
B. composite features
C. good character
D. physical attraction

[单项选择]Passage4 Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Historicalperiodsaredominatedbydistinctsetsofideaswhichformthegeneralspiritofaperiodinhistory.Greekphilosophy,Christianity,Renaissancethought,theScientificRevolution,andtheEnlightenmentareexamplesofsetsofideasthatdominatedtheirhistoricalperiods.Thechangesfromoneperiodtothenextareusuallyrathergradual.;otherchanges—moreabrupt—areoftenreferredtoasrevolutions.Themostfar-reachingofalltheseintellectualchangeswastheDarwinianrevolution.TheworldviewformedbyanythinkingpersonintheWesternworldafter1859,whenOntheOriginofSpecieswaspublished,wasbynecessityquitedifferentfromaworldviewformedbefore1859.Itisalmostimpossibleforamodernpersontoprojectbacktotheearlyhalfofthenineteenthcenturyandreconstructthethinkingofthispre-Darwinianperiod,fortheimpactofDarwinismonourviewshasbeensogreat. TheintellectualrevolutionbroughtaboutbyDarwinwentfarbeyondtherealmofbiology,causingtheoverthrowofsomeofthemostbasicbeliefsofhisage.Forexample,Darwinr
A. a modest scholar
B. a born thinker
C. anoriginalscientist
D. apracticaltheorist

[单项选择]Passage1 Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Thepassengersonthebuswatchedsympatheticallyastheyoungwomanwiththewhitecanemadeherwaycautiouslyupthesteps.Shepaidthedriverandthen,usingherhandstofeelthelocationoftheseats,settledintoone.Sheplacedherbriefcaseonherlapandrestedhercaneagainstherleg. IthadbeenayearsinceSusan,thirty-four,becameblind.Astheresultofamedicalaccidentshewassightless,suddenlythrownintoaworldofdarkness,anger,frustrationandself-pity.AllshecouldclingtowasherhusbandMark. MarkwasanAirForceofficerandhelovedSusanwithallhisheart.Whenshefirstlosthersight,hewatchedhersinkintodespairandhebecamedeterminedtouseeverymeanstohelphiswife. Finally,Susanfeltreadytoreturntoherjob,buthowwouldshegetthereSheusedtotakethebus,butshewasnowtoofrightenedtogetaroundthecitybyherself.MarkvolunteeredtoridethebuswithSusaneachmorningandeveninguntilshegotthehangof(摸清情况)it.Andthatwasexactlywhathappened. Fortwoweeks,Mark,militaryuniformandall,ac
A. honesty
B. sympathy
C. diligence
D. determination

[单项选择]Passage5 Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Potatoesareatuber-producingcroporiginallygrownintheAmericas.Over200varietiesofwildpotatoesgrowfromwhatisnowColoradotowhatarenowChileandArgentina.ThenativepeoplesoftheAndeanregionofSouthAmericawerethefirsttodomesticatepotatoesandtocultivatethemasafoodcrop.Theearliestpotato,foundinanarchaeologicalsiteincentralPeru,hasbeendatedbacktoabout8000B.C..ScientistsbelievethatAmericanIndiansbegandomesticatingpotatoesattheendoftheIceAge.Fourthousandyearslater,nativepeoplesliving intheAndeanhighlandshadbeguntorelyonpotatoesasamajorpartoftheirdiet.Byabout2000B.C..IndiansinthecoastalregionofwhatisnowPeruwerealsocultivatingthiscropextensively. DuringthereignoftheInca,whoestablishedtheirempireinwhatisnowPeruinaboutA.D.1000,AmericanIndianfarmersweregrowingnotonlywhitepotatoesbutred,yellow,black,blue,green,andbrownonesaswell.Theyweredeliberatelydevelopingpotatoesofvaryingsizesandshapesthatwoulddowellunderanumberofgrowingconditions.
A. stewed
B. ground
C. stored
D. boiled

[单项选择]Passage6 Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Thebloggingcrazeofacoupleofyearsago,whenitwasestimatedthattennewblogswerestartedsomewhereintheworldeveryminute,nowseemstohavedieddownabit.Yetthousandsofblogs—probablythebetterones—remain.Blogsarenownolongerseenastheexclusivepossessionofgeeks,andarenowseenasimportantandinfluentialsourcesofnewsandopinions.SomanypeoplereadblogsnowthatithasevenbeensuggestedthatsomeblogsmayhavebeenpowerfulenoughtoinfluencetheresultoftherecentU.S.election. Blogsareveryeasytosetup.Allyouneedisacomputer,aninternetconnectionandthedesiretowritesomething.Ablogdiffersfromatraditionalinternetsiteintwoways.First,ablogisonepageconsistingmostlyoftexts,thoughafewpicturesaresometimesprovided.Second,andmoreimportantly,ablogisaspaceforpeopletorespondtowhatyouwrite.Thebestblogsaresimilartoonlinediscussions,wherepeoplewriteinresponsetowhatthebloggerhaswritten.Blogsareregularlyupdated—busyblogsareupdatedeveryday,oreveneveryfewhours. Notallbl
A. non-bloggers
B. virtual democracy
C. U.S. politicians
D. internet connection