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听力原文： Manhattan Island is surrounded on the east by the East and Harlem Rivers and on

the west by the North and Hudson Rivers. It links with the other four towns which make up New York City and with New Jersey by means of subways, underground tunnels and bridges which lead into Manhanttan from the surrounding area.

The Brooklyn Bridge was the first suspension bridge to link Brooklyn to Manhanttan. It is also the second oldest bridge in New York. The architect was John Augustus Roebling, who was the chief engineer of the suspended Railroad Bridge at Niagara Falls.

Mis, fortune accompanied the building of the bridge, which took place from 1869 to 1883. The architect died as a result of an accident early during the construction. His son, Washington Roebling, carried on his father's work, using the most advanced engineering techniques of the day. He also fell ill during the construction of the bridge and was obliged to direct the work on it from an apartment window overlooking the site.

Since its construction the Brooklyn Bridge has remained a busy and important passage in New York. The Brooklyn Bridge is 6775 feet long and 1595 feet wide. The suspended part is 3450 feet long and 85 feet wide. It has a clearance of 133 feet above water level. Four huge cables extend across the bridge, supported by two towers, each 272 feet high. Each of these cables is made up of 5700 wires.

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A．It is the first oldest bridge in New York.

B．It is the first suspension bridge built in the USA.

C．It is the first suspended railway bridge in the USA.

D．It is the first suspension bridge between Manhattan Island and Brooklyn.

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听力原文：New York City is the largest city in the United States. Unlike most American citi

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听力原文：Something strange happens every year from August 6 to 15 on the West Faronia Isla

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B．In the eaves of an island.

C．Under the holy picture of the Virgin.

D．In the Virgin convent of an island.

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听力原文：A $150 million project to replace all of the vertical suspension cables on the 10

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29. To which company will the contract be awarded？

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31.How many years will Skanska complete the work？

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A．A Swedish company.

B．A Russian company.

C．An American company.

D．A Chinese company.

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Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Engli

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A．American college presidents often meet to talk about politics.

B．American college students are not very interested in politics.

C．American college students care much about politics.

D．American college teachers are not very interested in politics.

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听力原文： Space Adventures, the company that has sent "space tourists" up to the Internati

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B．Rocketing rich people around the dark side of the moon.

C．Landing rich people on the moon.

D．Sending 28 people to the moon.

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听力原文：Purse snatching is an increasingly common crime. There are estimated 50 to 100 pu

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Other purse snatchers who operate in theaters are called "seat tippers", vietimizing women who put their purses down on an adjacent empty seat. Yet others specialize in snatching purses from ladies' rooms. When a woman is in a toilet stall, her purse should never be placed on the floor or hung on the coat hook on the door.

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A．Officials from the New York Police Department.

B．Officials from the New York federal government.

C．Officials from the New York local government.

D．Americans working in subway and restaurants.

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