Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 shortpassages. At the end of each passage, you will hearsome questions. Both the passage and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer fromthe four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
PassageOne
Questions16 to 19 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
16.
A) Hisfather caught a serious disease.
B) Hismother passed away.
C) Hismother left him to marry a rich businessman.
D) Hisfather took to drinking.
17.
A) Hedisliked being disciplined.
B) He wasexpelled by the university.
C) Hecouldn't pay his gambling debts.
D) Heenjoyed working for a magazine.
18.
A) Hispoems are heavily influenced by French writers.
B) Hisstories are mainly set in the State of Virginia.
C) Hiswork is difficult to read.
D) Hislanguage is not refined.
19.
A) Hegrieved to death over the loss of his wife.
B) Hecommitted suicide for unknown reasons.
C) He wasshot dead at the age of 40.
D) He diedof heavy drinking.
PassageTwo
Questions20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20.
A) Women.
B)Prisoners.
C) Manualworkers.
D) Schoolage children.
21.
A) Hetaught his students how to pronounce the letters first.
B) Hematched the letters with the sounds familiar to the learners.
C) Heshowed the learners how to combine the letters into simple words.
D) Hedivided the letters into groups according to the way they are written.
22.
A) It canhelp people to become literate within a short time.
B) It wasoriginally designed for teaching the English language.
C) Itenables the learners to master a language within three months.
D) It iseffective in teaching any alphabetical language to Brazilians.
PassageThree
Questions23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23.
A) Thecrop's blooming period is delayed.
B) Theroots of crops are cut off.
C) Thetopsoil is seriously damaged.
D) Thegrowth of weeds is accelerated.
24.
A) It's anew way of applying chemical fertilizer.
B) It's animproved method of harvesting crops.
C) It's acreative technique for saving labor.
D) It's afarming process limiting the use of ploughs.
25.
A) Inareas with few weeds and unwanted plants.
B) Inareas with a severe shortage of water.
C) Inareas lacking in chemical fertilizer.
D) In areas dependent on imported food.