Five miles seem like a long walk.（)

A、seem

B、is seemed

C、seems

D、are seemed

听力原文：W: Hey, Joe. What's all this talk about a benefit walkathon this weekend？

M: Don't you know？ Most of the residents in Parker Hall are going to try to walk the seven miles from the Engineering Library, across campus, and down to City Hall in an effort to raise money for the new children's hospital.

W: Sounds like a good ideal But I don't understand where the money comes from.

M: Well, a few days before the walkathon, each participant goes around asking people to pledge a certain amount of money for each mile that he or she expects to walk in the event. Then after the walkathon is over, the participants go back to those same people, collect the money pledged, and send it to the hospital.

W: So you mean if you pledge, say, a dollar a mile and you walk five miles, then you get five dollars.

M: That's fight. Of course most of my friends aren't such big spenders. The biggest pledge I've gotten so far is 25 cents a mile.

W: And how many people have made pledges for you？

M: Eleven so far. Say, how about making it a dozen？

W: Sure. If you'll do the same for me. The walkathon sounds like the perfect opportunity for me to break in my new pair of sports shoes.

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A．Hospital employees.

B．City Hall officials.

C．Packer Hall residents.

D．The engineering students.

听力原文：W: Hey, Joe, what is all this talk about the benefit walkathon this weekend？

M: Don't you know, most of the residents in Packer Hall are going to try to walk the seven miles from the engineering library, across campus and down to city hall, in an effort to raise money for the new children's hospital (22) .

W: Sounds like a good idea. But I don't understand where the money comes from.

M: Well, a few days before the walkathon, each participant goes around asking people to pledge just a certain amount of money for each mile that he or she expects to walk in the event. Then after the walkathon's over, the participants go back to those same people, collect the money pledged and send it into hospital (25) .

W: So you mean if someone pledges, say, a dollar a mile, and you walk five miles, you get five dollars (23) 7

M: That' s right. of course, most of my friends area' t such big spenders, the biggest pledge I've gotten so far is 25 cents a mile (24) .

W: And how many people have made pledges for you？

M: Eleven so far. Say, how about making it an even dozen？

W: Sure, if you do the same for me. The walkathon sounds like a perfect opportunity for me to break in my new pair of sport shoes.

M: You are definitely warm-hearted.

W: You bet. And I tell you, I am also a good walker.

M: Hope to see you in the walkathon.

W: I will be there.

(26)

A．Hospital staff only.

B．Many officials.

C．Many Packer Hall residents.

D．The art students.

passage 5

The city finally won approval for a limited speed camera program in June after a long battle in Albany,and City Mayor Bloomberg announced on Monday that starting Sept.9,the city will _1_ 20 cameras in school zones around the city, despite _2_ from police unions to the pilot program. Officials won’t _3_ where exactly the cameras will go—hoping to maximize the warning effect on speeding from the cameras—and plan to move them around _4_ between different schools. But they’ve _5_ 100 schools in all five boroughs where at least 75% of cars speed and plan to target the schools with the worst speeding problems. The cameras, which will be _6_ to drivers, will catch motorists going at least 10 miles an hour over the speed limit. Drivers will be hit with $50 fines, though officials will give out warnings for the first few weeks of the program. Statistics show a child hit by a car going 40 miles per hour faces a 70% chance of being killed, while a kid hit at 30 miles per hour has an 80% chance of _7_. “Speeding continues to be the _8_ killer on the streets of New York，” said Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. “It is _9_ that New York City’s speed limit is 30 miles an hour. Going even ten miles over the speed limit is the difference between life and death.” Bloomberg said he’d prefer a less _10_ speed camera program and hope to expand it soon. “We’d like to have more than twenty, but we’re glad to start with what we have,” he said.

A) identified

B) install

C) disclose

D) mission

E) leading

F) objection

G) surviving

H) restricted

I) affiliate

J) invisible

K) simultaneously

L)frequently

M) stake

N) miserable

O) sensible

第1空答案是：

A．It begins on campus.

B．It's five miles long.

C．It circles the campus.

D．It takes a few days to cover.

听力原文： Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect their independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One thing that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.

Recently the New York Animal Medical Centre made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock of injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 stories, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. "Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers," a doctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.

(33)

A．Because cats always fascinate human beings.

B．Because cats are friendly and affectionate towards humans.

C．Because there is a popular belief that cats have nine lives.

D．Because cats lead their own lives and seldom become obedient like dogs are.

s most dependent on the railroad, had a special advantage that could be fully appreciated only after it had disappeared. These suburbs, spread out along a railroad line, were discontinuous and properly spaced; and without the aid of legislation (法规) they were limited in population as well as area; for the biggest rarely held as many as ten thousand people, and under five thousand was more usual. In 1950, for example, Bronxville, New York, a typical upper-class suburb, had 6,778 people, while Riverside, Illinois, founded as early as 1869, had only 9.153.

The size and scale of the suburb, that of neighborhood unit, was not entirely the result of its open planning, which favored low densities. Being served by a railroad line, with station stops from three to five miles apart, there was a natural limit to the spread of any particular community. House had to be sited “within easy walking distance of the railroad station,” as some old residents would point out; and only those wealthy enough to afford a horse and a carriage dared to penetrate farther into the open country.

Through its spaced station stops, the railroad suburb was at first kept from spreading or excessively increasing in numbers, for a natural greenbelt, often still under cultivation as park, gardens, remained between the suburbs and increased the available recreation area. Occasionally, in a few happy areas like Westchester, between 1915 and 1935 a parkway, like the Bronx River parkway, accompanied by continuous strip of park for pedestrian (散步的人) use, not yet overrun by a constant stream of urban traffic, added to the perfection of the whole suburban pattern. Whatever one might say of the social disadvantages this was in many ways a perfect physical environment. But it lasted less than a generation.

第26题：What was the special advantage of the old type of suburb？

A) Its nearness to the railroad.

B) The vastness of its open space.

C) Its small size in area and population.

D) The high social status of its residents.

For five miles （)end the road was bordered with apple orchards.

A.to

B.on

听力原文：M: Hello, Prof. Dianna, you wanted to see me？

W: Oh, yes, Frank. Thanks for coming. It's about your work as a teaching assistant. I've just read your evaluations, the ones the students filled out toward the end of the semester.

M: Yes... ？ Well, how were they？

W: Would you like to take a look？ Out of a possible score of five, you got a four-point-eight. That's very high, Frank.

M: Well, what a pleasant surprise.

W: When we see such a high score, we generally try to keep the Teaching Assistant on a little longer and perhaps even ask them to cover more classes. What do you say, Frank？ Would you like this？

M: I sure would, but I don't know if I can. Next fall will be my last semester of coursework for my master's and I'll be very busy doing re search on my thesis. Could I have a few days to think about it？

W: Certainly, I wouldn't want you to fall behind in your course-work, but I do think you should consider getting more experience in the class- room. You seem to have a real gift.

M: Thanks for your praise, Professor.

W: Let me know by the beginning of next week, will you？

M: Sure thing. I'll drop by again on Monday or Tuesday.

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A．More work as an instructor.

B．A higher salary.

C．A longer vacation period.

D．A research assignment.

听力原文：M: Hello, Prof. Diana, you wanted to see me？

W: Oh, yes, Frank. Thanks for coming. It's about your work as a teaching assistant. I've just read your evaluations, the ones the students filled out toward the end of the semester.

M: Yes...？ Well, how were they？

W: Would you like to take a look？ Out of a possible score of five, you got a four point eight. That's very high, Frank.

M: Well, what a pleasant surprise.

W: When we see such a high score, we generally try to keep the teaching assistant on a little longer and perhaps even ask them to cover more classes. What do you say, Frank？ Would you like this？

M: I sure would, but I don't know if I can. Next fall will be my last semester of course work for my master's and I'll be very busy doing research on my thesis. Could I have a few days to think about it？

W: Certainly, I wouldn't want you to fall behind in your course work, but I do think you should consider getting more experience in the classroom. You seem to have a real gift.

M: Thanks for your praise, Professor.

W: Let me know by the beginning of next week, will you？

M: Sure thing. I'll drop by again on Monday or Tuesday.

(23)

A．More work as a teaching assistant.

B．A higher salary.

C．A longer vacation period.

D．A research assignment.