Section B

Directions: In this section you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) They lay great emphasis on hard work.

B) They name 150 star engineers each year.

C) They require high academic degrees.

D) They have people with a very high IQ.

27. A) long years of job training.

B) High emotional intelligence.

C) Distinctive academic qualifications.

D) Devotion to the advance of science.

28. A) Good interpersonal relationships.

B) Rich working experience.

C) Sophisticated equipment.

D) High motivation.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. A) A diary.

B) A fairy tale.

C) A history textbook.

D) A biography.

30. A) He was a sports fan.

B) He loved architecture.

C) He disliked school.

D) He liked hair-raising stories.

31. A) Encourage people to undertake adventures.

B) Publicize his colorful and unique life stories.

C) Raise people’s environmental awareness.

D) Attract people to America’s national parks.

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32.A) The first infected victim.

B) A coastal village in Africa.

C) The doctor who first identified it.

D) A river running through the Congo.

33.A) They exhibit similar symptoms.

B) They can be treated with the same drug.

C) They have almost the same mortality rate.

D) They have both disappeared for good.

34.A) By inhaling air polluted with the virus.

B) By contacting contaminated body fluids.

C) By drinking water from the Congo River.

D) By eating food grown in Sedan and Zaire.

35. A) More strains will evolve from the Ebola virus.

B) Scientists will eventually find cures for Ebola.

C) Another Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later.

D) Dose infected, one will become immune to Ebola.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks you can write the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。