1.Mini-Dialogues
Listen to the following five mini-dialogues and then, for each question that follows,
select the best answer from among the four choices given.
1)
A. the service is better than expected
B. the service is worse as usual..
C. the service is terrible..
D. the service is perfect.
2)
A. A good presentation needs a lot of preparation.
B. He can always turn to her for help.
C. His performance was very good.
D. He should get some rest.
3)
A. go to another lab.
B. change his project.
C. test the new computer.
D. start his paper by doing another part of it.
4)
A. He is waiting for someone to arrive.
B. She needs to buckle the safety belt
C. The seat belt is in the back seat..
D. The car has no safety belt.
5)
A. go to another theater.
B. follow the map.
C. go back home .
D. change lines.
Section Two
Words and expressions
date n. 约会
affectionate a. 温柔亲切的
make one's blood boil 使某人愤怒
calm down 平静下来
explode vi. 发怒
count vi. 数
stock n. 股票
share n. 股份
settle down 平定下来
the bottom drops out of the market 跌破底线
interest rate 利率
Conversation 1
1) A. he ate his words.
B. he was impatient to her.
C. he came late for the date.
D. he had a date with another woman
2) A. his angry words
B. his indifference.
C. his impolite behavior.
D. his kiss on another woman’s lips.
3) A. she owed the man an explanation.
B. She had no faith in the man.
C. she would kill the man.
D. she still had faith in the man.
Conversation 2
4) A. investment.
B. inflation
C. property
D. business.
5) A. he is asking her to be patient.
B. He is good at buying and selling.
C. He is telling her to grasp the chance.
D. he is warning her not to buy stocks and shares.
6) A. she should stay away from the stock market.
B. she should wait until the market price goes up a bit.
C. she should not miss the current chance to buy.
D. she should do as he is doing now in the market.
7) A. a drop in interest rates
B. a fortune to be made.
C. a rise in prices.
D. a fortune loss.
8) A. not to buy stocks or shares.
B. to put the money in the bank.
C. to have business of your own.
D. not to put all the eggs in one basket.
Section 3 Passages
Words and Expressions
inflation n. 通货膨胀
maintain vt. 保持
fixed a. 稳定的
savings n. 储蓄
existing a. 已有的
consumption basket 消费篮
costly a. 昂贵的
capitalism n. 资本主义（制度）
accurately ad. 精确地
free enterprise 自由企业
machinery n. 机械制造业
Passage 1
Listen to the following passage and then fill in the blanks with the missing words.
The passage will be read three times.
Inflation means prices of goods andservices go up in the 1) __________.
With the same income or amount of money, one can buy less quantity of 2) _________.
To maintain the same standard of living one has to 3) __________ more.
If therefore the cost of living goes up, one with fixed income has difficulty in maintaining previous standard of life. In fact, people become poorer unless their 4) __________ also rise. With inflation, the value of savings falls, and hence
people need to save more money but have difficulty in saving as the existing
consumption 5) ___________ has become costlier.
Passage 2
Listen to the following passage twice and then answer each question that follows in no more than three words.
6)What is capitalism?
A system of ______________________.
7)What can we learn about the plant, machinery and other equipment in the
free enterprise system?
The property of __________________.
8)How can business be carried on?
By a single person, by two or more people in a partnership,
or__________________.
9)How are large-scale industries operated?
By corporations in which many individuals have bought shares of stock or
have __________________________.
10)What are businesses operated for?
For the sake of profit, or a return, above ____________________.
1 D 2 C 3 D 4 B 5 D 6 D 7 D 8 B 9 A 10 A 11 B 12 D 13 D
