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）They reward businesses that eliminate food waste.

B）They prohibit the sale of foods that have gone stale.

C）They facilitate the donation of unsold foods to the needy.

D）They forbid businesses to produce more foods than needed.

2.A）It imposed penalties on businesses that waste food.

B）It passed a law aiming to stop overproduction.

C）It voted against food import from outside Europe.

D）It prohibited the promotion of bulk food sales.

3.A）It has warned its people against possible food shortages.

B）It has penalized businesses that keep overproducing foods.

C）It has started a nationwide campaign against food waste.

D）It has banned supermarkets from dumping edible foods.

4.A）The confusion over food expiration labels. C）Americans’habit of buying food in bulk.

B）The surplus resulting from overproduction. D）A lack of regulation on food consumption.

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

5.A）It has started a week-long promotion campaign.

B）It has just launched its annual anniversary sales.

C）It offers regular weekend sales all the year round.

D）It specializes in the sale of ladies’designer dresses.

6.A）Price reductions for its frequent customers.

B）Coupons for customers with bulk purchases.

C）Free delivery of purchases for senior customers.

D）Price adjustments within seven days of purchase.

7.A）Mail a gift card to her. C）Credit it to her account.

B）Allow her to buy on credit. D）Give her some coupons.

8.A）Refunding for goods returned. C）Prolonged goods warranty.

B）Free installing of appliances. D）Complimentary tailoring.

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）They are thin，tall，and unlike real human beings.

B）They have more than twenty different hair textures.

C）They have twenty-four different body shapes in total.

D）They represent people from virtually all walks of life.

10.A）They do not reflect young girls’aspirations. C）Their flat feet do not appeal to adolescents.

B）They are not sold together with the original. D）Their body shapes have not changed much.

11.A）In toy stores. C）On the Internet.

B）In shopping malls. D）At Barbie shops.

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

12.A）Moveable metal type began to be used in printing.

B）Chinese printing technology was first introduced.

C）The earliest known book was published.

D）Metal type was imported from Korea.

13.A）It had more than a hundred printing presses. C）It helped the German people become literate.

B）It was the biggest printer in the 16th century. D）It produced some 20 million volumes in total.

14.A）It pushed handwritten books out of circulation. C）It made writing a very profitable career.

B）It boosted the circulation of popular works. D）It provided readers with more choices.

15.A）It accelerated the extinction of the Latin language.

B）It standardized the publication of grammar books.

C）It turned translation into a welcome profession.

D）It promoted the growth of national languages.

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 get bored after working for a period of time.

B）They spend an average of one year finding a job.

C）They become stuck in the same job for decades.

D）They choose a job without thinking it through.

17.A）See if there will be chances for promotion. C）Watch a film about ways of job hunting.

B）Find out what job choices are available. D）Decide which job is most attractive to you.

18.A）The qualifications you have. C）The culture of your target company.

B）The pay you are going to get. D）The work environment you will be in.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.

19.A）It is as important as Christmas for African-Americans.

B）It is a cultural festival founded for African-Americans.

C）It is an ancient festival celebrated by African-Americans.

D）It is a religious festival celebrated by African-Americans.

20.A）To urge African-Americans to do more for society.

B）To call on African-Americans to worship their gods.

C）To help African-Americans to realize their goals.

D）To remind African-Americans of their sufferings.

21.A）Faith in self-determination. C）Unity and cooperative economics.

B）The first fruits of the harvest. D）Creative work and achievement.

22.A）They recite a principle. C）They drink wine from the unity cup.

B）They take a solemn oath. D）They call out their ancestors’names.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.

23.A）It is one of the world’s most healthy diets. C）It began to impact the world in recent years.

B）It contains large amounts of dairy products. D）It consists mainly of various kinds of seafood.

24.A）It involved 13，000 researchers from Asia，Europe and America.

B）It was conducted in seven Mid-Eastern countries in the 1950s.

C）It is regarded as one of the greatest researches of its kind.

D）It has drawn the attention of medical doctors the world over.

25.A）They care much about their health. C）They use little oil in cooking.

B）They eat foods with little fat. D）They have lower mortality rates.