短文部分
Questions 30 to 33 are based on the passage you've just heard.
30.
A) Plays based on science fiction stories.
B) Plays based on non-fiction stories.
C) The daytime serial dramas on TV.
D) Popular documentary films on TV.
31.
A) College student viewers.
B) Favorite TV serials.
C) Soap opera fans.
D) College-age viewers.
32.
A) Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.
B) Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people.
C) Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters.
D) Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.
33.
A) College students like soap operas more than any other social groups.
B) Young people of sixties liked soap operas more than people today.
C) Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.
D) The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain.
Questions 34 to 36 are based on the passage you've just heard.
34.
A) The victory over one's fellow runners.
B) The victory over former winners.
C) The victory of will-power over fatigue.
D) The victory of one's physical strength.
35.
A) The runner who runs to keep fit.
B) The runner who breaks the record.
C) The runner who does not break the rules.
D) The runner who covers the whole distance.
36.
A) He won the first prize.
B) He died because of fatigue.
C) He fell behind the other runners.
D) He gave up because he was tired.
全文聽寫：
Passage 9
It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become "in". Between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who can't wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite characters.
Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; they're a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960's, it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now, it as a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance.
Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they should turn to soap operas, which is known for showing trouble in people's lives. But soap operas are enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soap operas give young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems.
Questions 30 to 33 are based on the passage you've just heard.
30. What is soap opera?
31. What can be the best title for the passage?
32. Which are not the reasons why the soap opera suddenly becomes "in" according to the passage?
33. What can we learn from the passage?
Passage 10
Everywhere we look we see Americans running. They run for every reason anybody could think of. They run for heath, for beauty, to lose weight, to feel fit and because it's the thing they love to do. Every year, for example, thousands upon thousands of people run in one race, the Boston Marathon, the best known long distance race in the United States. In recent years, there have been nearly 5,000 official competitors and it takes three whole minutes for the crowd of runners just to cross the starting line. You may have heard the story of the Greek runner Pheidippides. He ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver the news of the great victory 2,500 years ago. No one knows how long it took him to run the distance. But the story tells us that he died in the effort. Today no one will die in a Marathon race. But the effort is still enormous. Some does come in first in this tiring foot race. But at the finish line we see what this race is about: not being first but finishing. The real victory is not over one's fellow runners but over one's own body. It's a victory of will-power over fatigue. In the Boston Marathon each person who crosses that finish line is a winner.
Questions 34 to 36 are based on the passage you've just heard.
34. What's the real victory for the thousands of Marathon runners?
35. Who is a winner in the competition?
36. What happened to the ancient Greek runner Pheidippides?
題解：
Passage 9
本文談到了深受年輕人喜歡的肥皂劇。一位年輕的女子承認(rèn)她寧愿放棄更高薪水的工作也不愿錯(cuò)過看她喜愛的連續(xù)劇。肥皂劇突然在年輕中成為"時(shí)尚"，這是為什么呢?
文章把20世紀(jì)60年代和當(dāng)今的年輕人對(duì)肥皂劇的態(tài)度做了對(duì)比。指出在60年代，年輕人關(guān)心的是重大的社會(huì)問題;而當(dāng)今的年輕人注重尋求快樂。這與他們喜歡看反映人們生活中的苦惱的肥皂劇并不矛盾。看肥皂劇是一種享受。因?yàn)樗麄儗?duì)劇中人物的境遇和心情有強(qiáng)烈的認(rèn)同感、親切感，同時(shí)又不必為解決他們(劇中人物)的問題承擔(dān)責(zé)任。
30.C 短文開始時(shí)說(shuō)到"the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera..."。對(duì)文化背景知識(shí)的了解有助于對(duì)某些題的回答。
31.C 本題測(cè)試對(duì)文章中心內(nèi)容進(jìn)行概括。要求在若干信息中區(qū)分主要信息和次要信息。
32.D 在文章后部分談到了年輕人喜歡看肥皂劇的一個(gè)原因是他們想尋求快樂，最后一句提到"不必去承擔(dān)責(zé)任"。要注意總是中的"not"。另外對(duì)"in"一詞的理解也可能對(duì)答案產(chǎn)生影響。
33.C 通過對(duì)比60年代和當(dāng)今的年輕人對(duì)肥皂劇的態(tài)度，可以得出結(jié)論。對(duì)信息的不完全把握可能造成誤選D，并不是整個(gè)年輕人這一群體都在徒勞地尋找甜蜜愛情。
Passage 10
這篇文章的主題句是美國(guó)人跑步隨處可見。分析其原因是為了健美，為了減肥，為了強(qiáng)身，跑步已經(jīng)成為他們的愛好。然后以美國(guó)人參加馬拉松比賽為例。每年成千上萬(wàn)的人參加波士頓馬拉松長(zhǎng)跑比賽。近些年來(lái)，正式參加者多達(dá)五千人，他們過起跑線就整整用了3分鐘。接著以古希臘長(zhǎng)跑能手Pheidippides為例。2,500年前，他從馬拉松(Marathon)跑到雅典(Athens)傳遞捷報(bào)，力竭而死。通過對(duì)比，提出現(xiàn)在馬拉松比賽中雖無(wú)人死亡，但仍需付出巨大努力。雖然有人在這艱難的路程中獲得第一，但在終點(diǎn)，我們看到是人們參加比賽并不是為了得第一，而是為了跑完全程。所以真正的勝利并不是超過對(duì)手，而戰(zhàn)勝自己，用意志戰(zhàn)勝身體的疲勞。在波士頓的馬拉松比賽中，任何跑到終點(diǎn)的人都是勝利者。
34.C "什么是真正的勝利?"在短文的最后回答了這個(gè)問題。"The real victory is not over one's fellow runners but over one's own body. It's a victory of will-power over fatigue."即：真正的勝利不是超過其他賽手，而戰(zhàn)勝自己的體力，這是意志戰(zhàn)勝疲勞的勝利?？梢姶鸢甘?span lang="EN-US">C。誤選的D的原因在于混淆了over和of這兩個(gè)介詞所表達(dá)的意思。
35.D 短文的最后一句作出了回答：In the Boston Marathon each person who crosses that finish line is a winner.
36.B 本題是對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)進(jìn)行的提問。答案"He died because of fatigue"是文章中"... he died of the effort"的另外一種表達(dá)方式，因此比較簡(jiǎn)單。
