Section B
Direstions：Listen to three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. All the recordings will be played once only. After you hear a question, please choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Passage One
Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Script: Andrea Bruce is a freelance photojournalist, currently based in Afghanistan, whose powerful documentary work attempts to connect people across geography and culture. In 2010, she left The Washington Post, where she had spent eight years as a staff photographer. During that period, she focused on the war in Iraq, and specifically on documenting the lives of ordinary Iraqis and US soldiers. She was one of the few Western photographers who kept going back to Iraq after 2004, when the country entered into a brutal civil war and the risks to journalists became nearly impossible to justify. She also wrote a weekly column for the Post called “Unseen Iraq.” She has been named Photographer of the Year four times by the White House News Photographers Association, won the outstanding John Faber Award for best photographic reporting from abroad from the Overseas Press Club, and was a 2011 recipient of the Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship. Michael Kamber interviewed Bruce in Baghdad in 2010. Community Journalism
In my last semester of my senior year in college I took a photo class for fun, and fell in love with it and became a photographer. But my dream was never to be a war photographer. I wanted to be a community journalist. I guess there is a whole generation of us photographers who probably didn’t really think we would become war photographers until September 11. That’s how I started. I didn’t really think that it would be something I would want to do until I realized that you need community journalists in Afghanistan and Iraq almost more than you need them in the States. 12.
A) To connect people across the world and culture. B) To tell stories and impress people. C) To fulfill his own dream and lifestyle. D) To do adventures in the strange worlds.
Script: What is Andrea Bruce’s documentary work trying to do?
正确答案： A 13.
A) Photographer of the Year. B) Prestigious John Faber Award.
C) Best photographic reporting from abroad. D) Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship.
Script: What award or prize was the photojournalist given in 2011?
正确答案： D 14.
A) 7 years. B) 8 years. C) 9 years. D) 10 years.
Script: How many years has Andrea served The Washington Post?
正确答案： B
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Script: What do you want most about your life? Would you want to have a special talent in something? Maybe as a musician or an athlete? I’m of two minds about this. Sometimes I watch TV or read about someone who has a special talent. This was true during the Olympics. Some of those athletes I saw were very talented. Whether it was playing soccer, running track, ice skating, or doing gymnastic routines, you could see how gifted they were and how well-trained and focused they were. I get the same feeling when I see musicians who can sing well or play an instrument easily. Watching or listening to them can take your breath away. I sometimes wish I had a special gift like theirs.
On the other hand, I also read about stories of children who are singled out as having talent early in life. Some of these kids begin training or practicing at the exclusion of other things kids do, like hanging out with friends or learning things in other subjects. Some of these kids don’t go to school but are taught at home with tutors instead. They may be sent away to teachers or trainers in other cities, sometimes even without their parents. And, sometimes they spend so much time developing their talent, they don’t have much time to develop other parts of their lives. These kids often live under a lot of pressure to perform. I envy these kids’ talent, but I don’t envy their lives.
I guess maybe it’s not so bad being middle level after all. At least that’s what I’ll keep telling myself when I practice this week. 15.
A) Admiration. B) Jealousy. C) Doubt.
D) Indifference.
Script: What is the speaker’s attitude towards those talented musicians or athletes?
正确答案： A 16.
A) They would be chosen to go to university when they are still children.
B) They may begin training or practicing their talents early and lose their fun with other children.
C) They may win a lot of competitions.
D) They may have a hard time with the family. Script: What can happen to some gifted children?
正确答案： B 17.
A) At home or in other cities. B) Without parents. C) In another country. D) With older children.
Script: Where would those gifted children receive their education according to the speaker?
正确答案： A
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Script: Life in the United States can be described as being on the wheels. Getting around in the United States is sometimes not very easy. Most people own their own cars, but not everyone can afford the bill for the car, plus the insurance, gas, and maintenance. Most big cities have buses, but they are much slower than a car. Several cities in the U.S. have subway systems, but many do not. There are even fewer trains that transport daily commuters. In cities such as Los Angeles, public transportation is much more limited than in other countries.
If you take some form of public transportation, you need to pay a certain fare. In most big cities the fare is anywhere from 1 to 2 dollars. But don’t expect the bus driver to change a bill for you. You usually need exact change if you’re going to ride a bus, train, or subway. Whatever you take, you always have to pay for it!
My friends here in Los Angeles all have different ways of getting to work. One friend, who lives out in the boonies, rides the train every day. He takes the train because it’s easier for him than driving or taking a bus. Another friend I know who works close to where he lives rides a bike every day. Still another friend drives his car. I don’t know anyone who rides the bus, but I’ve taken it once or twice when my car was in the shop. Worse comes to worst, you can always hop in a taxi. Taking a taxi is expensive here, though, so be prepared for a big fare? including the tip! 18.
A) Insurance.
B) Gas.
C) Maintenance. D) Car tax.
Script: What is not mentioned as the expenses for a car?
正确答案： D 19.
A) Every big city has a comprehensive subway system. B) Most cities have a good subway system. C) Several cities have a subway system. D) Few cities have a subway system.
Script: What can be known about the US subway system?
正确答案： C 20.
A) You should have a large bill ready.
B) You can ask the driver to change your bill. C) You have to have small changes ready. D) You do not need to pay for your bus ride.
Script: What is the speaker’s suggestion for taking a bus?
正确答案： C
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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
There are two kinds of people who take two different views towards life: the optimistic and the pessimistic. Optimistic people look at life through (21)_________________ glasses, and pessimistic people take a dim view. For those who take a positive view of life, life is great if you don’t (22)_________________ . They think that life is like the moon; now dark, now full and that life is (23)_________________ to ups and downs. When they are put at a (24)_________________ , they keep a stiff upper lip instead of giving up hope, and when their sun is shining, they (25)_________________ while the iron is hot and do everything possible to add (26)_________________ to their lives. They know what is meant by “Make hay while the sun shines.” These people never miss any opportunity to do things, whether it is a small thing or a great task. They never (27)_________________ small things, for they believe life is made up of
