Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes）

Section A

Directions：In this section，you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation，you will hear four questions.Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1.A）She is the owner of a special café. C）She advocates animal protection.

B）She sells a special kind of coffee. D）She is going to start a caféchain.

2.A）They help take care of customers’pets. C）They cater to different customers.

B）They are a profitable business sector. D）They bear a lot of similarities.

3.A）By selecting breeds that are tame and peaceful.

B）By giving them regular cleaning and injections.

C）By placing them at a safe distance from customers.

D）By briefing customers on how to get along with them.

4.A）They give her caféfavorite reviews. C）They love the animals in her café.

B）They like to bring in their children. D）They want to learn about rabbits.

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

5.A）It can cause obesity. C）It contains too many additives.

B）It is mostly garbage. D）It lacks the essential vitamins.

6.A）TV commercials. C）Its taste and texture.

B）Its fancy design. D）Peer influence.

7.A）Offering children more varieties to choose from.

B）Trying to trick children into buying their products.

C）Marketing their products with ordinary ingredients.

D）Investing heavily in the production of sweet foods.

8.A）They favored chocolate-coated sweets. C）They hardly ate vegetables.

B）They liked the food advertised on TV. D）They seldom had junk food.

Section B

Directions：In this section，you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage，you will hear three or four 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9.A）Tombs of ancient rulers. C）Ruins left by devastating floods.

B）Typical Egyptian animal farms. D）Stretches of farmland.

10.A）It provides habitats for more primitive tribes.

B）It is hardly associated with great civilizations.

C）It gathers water from many tropical rain forests.

D）It has not yet been fully explored and exploited.

11.A）It has numerous human settlements along its banks.

B）It is as long as the Nile and the Yangtze combined.

C）It is second only to the Mississippi River in width.

D）It carries about one fifth of the world’s fresh water.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

12.A）All of us actually yearn for a slow and calm life.

B）The search for tranquility has become a trend.

C）We are always in a rush to do various things.

D）Living a life in the fast lane leads to success.

13.A）She enjoyed the various social events.

B）She was accustomed to tight schedules.

C）She had trouble balancing family and work.

D）She spent all her leisure time writing books.

14.A）The fatigue from living a fast-paced life.

B）Becoming aware of her declining health.

C）Reading a book about slowing down.

D）The possibility of ruining her family.

15.A）She came to enjoy doing everyday tasks.

B）She started to follow the cultural norms.

C）She learned to use more polite expressions.

D）She stopped using to-do lists and calendars.

Section C

Directions：In this section，you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions.The recordings will be played 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.

16.A）They will root out native species altogether.

B）They will crossbreed with native species.

C）They pose a threat to the local ecosystem.

D）They contribute to a region’s biodiversity.

17.A）Their distinctions are artificial. C）Their interactions are hard to define.

B）Their definitions are changeable. D）Their classifications are meaningful.

18.A）Only 10 percent of them can be naturalized.

B）Few of them can survive in their new habitats.

C）They may turn out to benefit the local environment.

D）Only a few of them cause problems to native species.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.

19.A）Adopt the right business strategies. C）Respect their traditional culture.

B）Attend their business seminars. D）Research their specific demands.

20.A）Clicking your fingers loudly in their presence.

B）Drinking alcohol on certain days of a month.

C）Giving them gifts of great value.

D）Showing them your palm.

21.A）They have a break from 2：00 to 5：30 p.m.

B）They have a strong sense of worth.

C）They tend to be friendly and enthusiastic.

D）They are very easy to satisfy.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.

22.A）He had the company’s boardroom extensively renovated.

B）He completely changed the company’s culture.

C）He took over the sales department of Reader’s Digest.

D）He collected paintings by world-famous artists.

23.A）Its articles should entertain blue-and pink-collar workers.

B）It should be published in the world’s leading languages.

C）It should be sold at a reasonable price.

D）Its articles should be short and inspiring.

24.A）He served as a church minister for many years.

B）He knew how to make the magazine profitable.

C）He treated the employees like members of his family.

D）He suffered many setbacks and misfortunes in his life.

25.A）It carried many more advertisements.

B）Its subscriptions increased considerably.

C）George Grune joined it as an ad salesman.

D）Several hundred of its employees got fired.