It was not the cyclists but the driver who _______...

第1题

听力原文：Alan Tong was the worst driver in town. He had an accident of some kind almost ev

听力原文： Alan Tong was the worst driver in town. He had an accident of some kind almost every week. Every day his mother worried that the police would turn up to arrest him. [32] This wasn't a foolish worry because they usually called on the Tong household about once a week to deliver a speeding ticket or to serve him notice to appear in court. [33] Most of his accidents were caused by his carelessness. He drove through red lights. He turned right without signaling. [34] In short, there wasn't a traffic regulation Alan had not broken. But luckily, he had never hurt anyone or even gone to the hospital.

Although Alan wasn't popular with the police, he was very popular with his lawyer, Mr. Tsui, who had earned a lot of money from Alan's cases.

One day Alan was working in the garage spray painting his ear when his mother walked in. "Why are you painting one side of the car red and the other side blue？"

"Because every time I have to go to court for a traffic offense, there are always two witnesses. ' What color was the car？ ' the prosecutor always asks, and the two witnesses always give the same answer. [35] Well, in the future, one witness will say it was red and the other will say it was blue. Mr. Tsui will then say to the judge, 'Your honor, the witnesses cannot even agree on the color of the ear involved in the accident. ' And the judge will have to dismiss the case against me. "

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A．Unbelievable.

B．Quite reasonable.

C．Silly.

D．Unrelated to his bad driving.

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第2题

听力原文：W: You saw Alan in the library？ He's supposed to be in Italy.M: Well, anyway, I t

听力原文：W: You saw Alan in the library？ He's supposed to be in Italy.

M: Well, anyway, I thought it was Alan.

Q: What does the man imply？

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A．He may see Alan in Italy.

B．He was looking for Alan in the library.

C．He's not sure which way to go.

D．He may have made a mistake.

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第3题

听力原文：M: Alan, do we have to listen to that？W: Why？ Don't you like it？M: Er, no, not pa

听力原文：M: Alan, do we have to listen to that？

W: Why？ Don't you like it？

M: Er, no, not particularly. Can we have something more peaceful？

What does the woman mean？

A．She wants to keep quiet.

B．She wants to have a peaceful life.

C．She wants to have a nice evening.

D．She wants to listen to some light music.

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第4题

听力原文：W: Come in, please.M: Hello, Roy. Where's Alan？ I want her to type this letter fo

听力原文：W: Come in, please.

M: Hello, Roy. Where's Alan？ I want her to type this letter for me.

W: I'm afraid she can't, Rock. She isn't working today.

M: Oh, why？ Is she ill？

W: No. She's preparing for an exam.

M: An exam？ Is she going to school？

W: Yes, she is. She's learning Japanese in night school.

M: I see. Are you going to night school, too？

W: No, I'm not, not this year. But I'm thinking about taking a course next year.

M: That's a good idea. Is it expensive？

W: No, not very. Anyway, it's worth it.

Where are Roy and Rock？

A．In Roy's office.

B．In Rock's house.

C．In a classroom.

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第5题

听力原文：Still no word from headquarters about who's going to replace Alan Gates when he r

etires next month？

(A) He told me he plans to play a lot of golf.

(B) Oh, I thought that was more than a month ago.

(C) No, they haven't made a decision yet

(35)

A．

B．

C．

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第6题

听力原文：Hi Len, this is Kyle. Could you please let Alan know that I'm not coming in to wo

听力原文： Hi Len, this is Kyle. Could you please let Alan know that I'm not coming in to work today？ I was supposed to get together with him at 10 o'clock this morning to talk about the investors' group meeting we have scheduled for next week, but I woke up feeling terrible. I'm going to go see a doctor at 11.1 started feeling sick last night, and couldn't sleep well. I think I caught the flu. If you could just let him know, I'd really appreciate it. I'm going to go back to bed for a while. Thank you.

Why is the speaker making the call？

A．To schedule a meeting

B．To let people know he will be late

C．To inform. people he will not be at work today

D．To reschedule a meeting

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第7题

听力原文：Alan: I'm really worried about Jeremy these days. He looks tired.Ben: He's a work

听力原文：Alan: I'm really worried about Jeremy these days. He looks tired.

Ben: He's a workaholic, you know. Works all the time, night and day.

Alan: I know he puts in a lot of hours. He's always here no matter what time I arrive.

Ben: The boss seems to think it's a good thing, but I'm not so sure.

Alan: When does Jeremy get time to relax？

Ben: That's just the point, he doesn't. He's always thinking about work. It's mined his life. He never saw his children because he was always home late and he left early in the morning.

Alan: What happened？

Ben: He and his wife separated. She'll probably get a divorce.

Alan: That's high price to pay.

Ben: I guess some people can't see the value of a balanced life. If you try to talk with Jeremy, he's always more comfortable with talking about work, he can't really talk about anything else.

Alan: That's kind of sad.

Ben: The trouble is, Jeremy doesn't see it that way. He just gets lots of work done and he actually enjoys it.

Alan: It will tell in the end though. He's putting too much stress on himself. There's more to life than work. If your life consists only of work then I believe there's a psychological problem.

Ben: That's possible. Maybe his boss should have a talk with him.

Alan: But who is going to tell him to do that？

(27)

A．In an office.

B．At a supermarket.

C．At home.

D．At a railway station.

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第8题

听力原文： Having lived in New York for several years, Alan Johnson decided to say good-bye

to the city. He does so not because it is dirty; there are cities far dirtier than New York. Not because it is jammed; there are cities far more crowded. Not because it is displeasing, there are cities far more unpleasant. As long as there is something you are fond of there, you will like it. If Vienna is known for its excessive care for its inhabitants, Paris for its pride in what it has fulfilled, then New York is known for its disregard of whatever may happen to its inhabitants. "Indifference" is the word for New York's character. As might be expected in most metropolises, crime rate is high in New York--mugging, robbery, murder and rape are occurring every minute of the hour. What Alan cannot understand is the madness and meanness in addition to the offence--killing someone he didn't know just because he felt like doing so for the moment; robbing elderly people in their wheelchairs because they couldn't resist; and stealing coins from the tray of the blind news dealer because he couldn't see. Alan Johnson, instead of taking everything as unavoidable, wishes the New Yorkers had the courage to say "no" to the ugly aspect of the city.

Alan Johnson decided to leave New York because it is ______.

A．dirty

B．crowded

C．indifferent

D．unpleasant

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第9题

听力原文：Alan: Come in !Sally: Hi Alan—I just wondered if you would like to come out for a

听力原文：Alan: Come in !

Sally: Hi Alan—I just wondered if you would like to come out for a coffee.

Alan: Oh, hi, Sally. I was just writing a letter.

Sally: Writing a letter! Is your phone out of order？

Alan: No—well, not exactly a letter. Alex has applied for a job at children's summer camp, and they've asked me for a character reference.

Sally: Oh dear—you're not going to tell them the truth, are you？

Alan: What do you mean？

Sally: Well, that he's a big-headed show off who never does a day's work.

Alan: Oh, come on, he's not that bad—I mean, kids love him. He's always entertaining his little brother's friends with his magic tricks.

Sally: Oh, yes, he's great with children, but he's big kid himself, isn't he？

Alan: Yes, I suppose he is a bit immature.

Sally: And I hope they don't expect him to work before four o'clock in the afternoon. You know what he's like—he needs a bomb under him to get him up in the morning.

Alan: Mm.

Sally: Also, he hates taking orders from anybody. Do you remember that job he had last summer in a restaurant？ He ended up throwing a bucket of water over the chef when she asked him to wash the kitchen floor.

Alan: Oh no, don't remind me. But he did run that restaurant single-handed when the chef and two of the waiters were off sick with food poisoning.

Sally: That's true. Hers good in a crisis. Now shall we go and get some coffee？

Alan: All right.

(20)

A．Don't write the character reference for Alex.

B．Don't tell the truth about Alex in the character reference.

C．To go out and have coffee with her.

D．To go to the restaurant with her.

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第10题

听力原文：Mr. Rogers is on the phone.（A) Maybe it was Alan's.（B) I think it's on the floor.

听力原文：Mr. Rogers is on the phone.

(A) Maybe it was Alan's.

(B) I think it's on the floor.

(C) Thanks, I'll take it in my office.

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A．

B．

C．

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第11题

听力原文：M: Hi, Clare.W: Hello, Alan, how are you？M: I'm fine, where are you going？W: Oh,

听力原文：M: Hi, Clare.

W: Hello, Alan, how are you？

M: I'm fine, where are you going？

W: Oh, I'm on my way home from work.

M: I didn't know you had a job.

W: Yeah. I got a part-time job at the supermarket.

M: What do you do there？

W: I work in the produce section, cleaning and wrapping fresh fruits and vegetables. Sometimes when it really gets busy, I work at the check-out counter. Have you got a job, Alan？

M: Yeah, I do yard work for people. You know, cutting grass, pruning trees, planting flowers, things like that.

W: I'd like doing that. It must be nice to work outdoors.

M: Sometimes it is, except when it rains, snows or gets too hot or too cold.

W: I guess every job has its drawbacks. There are times when I get pretty tired of carrying things around at my job. A job is a job. Got to earn money for school.

M: Me too, tuition sure is high, isn't it？ Well, I'd better go now I have to plant some trees for my neighbors this afternoon.

W: Well, don't work too hard, holding a job, going to class, studying, sometimes can become mo much for one person. Take it easy.

M: You too. it was great seeing you. Clare.

(20)

A．She was going to the supermarket where she worked.

B．She was going home from the supermarket.

C．She was going to a store to buy some groceries.

D．She was returning to school.

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