A:We Chinese people would rather live an economical life and save up for a rainy day.B:().

听力原文：W: What flavours does Chinese food have？

M: Well, it's usually spicy, sour, sweet or salty. I think most Chinese people find Western food a little on the bland side, there is not enough flavour.

Q: What do most Chinese people think the problem is with Western food？

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A．it's too spicy.

B．it's too salty.

C．it's too bland.

D．it's too sour.

听力原文：W: What do you think of China？

M: Great and the people are very friendly.

How does he feel about the Chinese people？

A．Great.

B．Friendly.

C．Unfriendly.

"Nothing was beyond the ancient Chinese" (Line 1, Para.3) means ______.

A．ancient Chinese were capable of everything

B．ancient Chinese could do very little

C．if ancient Chinese could not do it, others could not either

D．ancient Chinese people could do everything better than Scottish people

听力原文：W: What is the most common means of transport for Chinese people nowadays？

M: To most Chinese people, the most common means of transport is the bus.

W: Does the railway have less of an influence now than previously on their lives？

M: Yes. Now people can travel by car, or by plane, not like before, when they had to depend on the railway.

W: As far as I know, many residents in big cities are very interested in purchasing personal cars. Have these cars increased or reduced the burden of city transport？

M: More and more cars have added to the burden of city transport, because they take up a lot of road space otherwise available to public transport.

W: Does the government encourage or curb the purchase of personal cars？

M: Now the government neither encourages nor curbs the purchase of personal cars, but I think there will be a policy in the future to curb the purchase. Have you traveled much in China, Linda？

W: No, not much, but I travel quite a lot in Shanghai every day.

M: Do you think Shanghai transport is efficient？

W: Yes, I do. I think the Shanghai Underground is marvelous. I always travel by tube because it's fast and comfortable.

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A．The railway has less of an influence now than previously on people's lives.

B．Chinese people depend more on the railway than other means of transport.

C．People used to depend on the railway.

D．Many residents are very interested in purchasing personal cars.

W: Sometimes. You know the life of a social worker is not all wonderful and working to help people in their daily life. I have to spend a lot of time pushing paper, and writing reports too. But when I do get out, yeah, I see a lot of foreigners. And sometimes they come in because life in America has just beaten them down and they can't cope financially or emotionally.

M: Really？ I would think that they had a good support network in place, especially university students.

W: They do have a network, and a variety of support groups, but these can't meet all of the students' needs. They can't help with paying bills, dealing with American neighbors and customs, fitting in, getting a driver's license, etc. They try, but very often the student has to figure out a lot of this stuff by himself. And if he or she is shy, they don't have the courage to ask other people, even other people from their nationality.

M: So what are some of the things that overseas students struggle with？

W: This might interest you, but they struggle with the food, especially Chinese. You know, they come here knowing that Americans love Chinese food so much. They think that there will be good restaurants with Chinese food that they love. But they get here and they are extremely surprised. Americans enjoy totally different flavors.

M: So what do they do？

W: If they're brave and curious, they look around and test all the restaurants. There is usually at least one restaurant in every town that has almost quality food.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. In which aspect does the woman help people in her work？

24. Why do people come to the woman for help？

25. How did Chinese students expect the American-made Chinese food before they came to the U.S？

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A．Writing reports for them.

B．Teaching them foreign languages.

C．Helping them deal with daily existence.

D．Introducing work for them.

听力原文：M: So you're visiting San Francisco？

W: Yes, I just got here the day before yesterday, and you？

M: I'm a native.

W: Oh, really？ All the people I meet here are tourists like me. I was beginning to think that maybe there were no natives.

M: Well. San Francisco has a lot of different ethnic groups, so you might think you're seeing a lot of foreigners. But in fact, tile city has a population of about 700, 000 people.

W: What are the ethnic groups？

M: Well, after whites, the largest one is blacks.

W: I thought it was Chinese.

M: It's true that San Francisco has the largest Chinese community outside Asia. But the black people there are more than Chinese.

W: That's interesting. Don't most of the Chinese people live in China-town？

M: Well, no, they live throughout the city, but Chinatown is definitely the center of Chinese culture here. That's where you'll find the best Chinese restaurants, bookstores, art theaters and things like that.

W: How about the Japanese？ Doesn't San Francisco have a large Japanese population too？

M: No, actually there are only about 12,000 Japanese people here, but we do have an area called "Japan town" that has Japanese restaurants and bookstores.

W: You seem to know a lot about this city.

M: Well, most San Franciscans think their city is pretty special. We like to talk about it. Besides, I teach ethnic history at the university here.

W: No wonder you know so much!

Which is the largest ethnic group in San Francisco？

A．The blacks.

B．The whites.

C．The Chinese.

D．The Japanese.

W: Sometimes. You know the life of a social worker is not all wonderful and working to help people in their daily life. I have to spend a lot of time pushing paper, and writing reports too. But when I do get out, yeah, I see a lot of foreigners. And sometimes they come in because life in America has just beaten them down and they can't cope financially or emotionally.

M: Really？ I would think that they had a good support network in place, especially university students.

W: They do have a network, and a variety of support groups, but these can't meet all of the students' needs. They can't help with paying bills, dealing with American neighbors and customs, fitting in, getting a driver's license, etc. They try. But very often the student has to figure a lot of this stuff out by himself. And if he or she is shy, they don't have the courage to ask other people, even other people from their nationality.

M: So what are some of the things that overseas students struggle with？

W: This might interest you, but they struggle with the food, especially Chinese. You know, they come here knowing that Americans love Chinese food so much. They think that there will be good restaurants with Chinese food that they love. But they get here and they are extremely surprised. Americans enjoy totally different flavors.

M: So what do they do？

W: If they're brave and curious, they look around and test all the restaurants. There is usually at least one restaurant in every town that has almost quality food.

23. In which aspect does the woman help people in her work？

24.Why do people come to the woman for help？

25.How did Chinese students expect the American-made Chinese food to be before they came to US？

(20)

A．She writes reports for them.

B．She helps people after work.

C．She helps them struggle with daily existences.

D．She introduces work for them.

听力原文：M: So you're visiting San Francisco？

W: Yes, I just got here the day before yesterday. And you？

M: I'm a native.

W: Oh, really？ Everyone else I've met so far has been a tourist like us. I was beginning to think that maybe there were no natives.

M: Well. San Francisco has a lot of different ethnic groups, so you might think you're seeing a lot of foreigners. But in fact, the city has a population of about 700 000 people.

W: What are the different ethnic groups？

M: Well, after whites, the largest one is blacks.

W: I thought it was Chinese.

M: It's true that San Francisco has the largest Chinese community outside Asia. But there are many more blacks here than Chinese.

W: That's interesting. Don't most of the Chinese people live in China-town？

M: Well, no, they live throughout the city, but China-town is definitely the center of Chinese culture here. That's where you'll find the best Chinese restaurants, bookstores, art theaters, things like that.

W: How about the Japanese？ Doesn't San Francisco have a large Japanese population too？

M: No, actually there are only about 12 000 Japanese people here, but we do have an area called "Japan-town" that has Japanese restaurants and bookstores.

W: You seem to know a lot about this city.

M: Well, most San Franciscans think their city is pretty special. We like to talk about it. Besides, I teach ethnic history at the university here.

W: No wonder you know so much!

What is the largest ethnic group in San Francisco？

A．The blacks.

B．The whites.

C．The Chinese.

D．The Japanese.