He hd lost his tempernd his helth in the wrnd never found ____ of themgin.neitherB．eitheHe hd lost his tempernd his helth in the wrnd never found ____ of themgin.neither B．either C．ech D．ll

Although he sometimes lost his temper, his pupils liked him______for it.

A．not so much

B．not so little

C．no more

D．no less

听力原文： Wilt Chamberlain is retired now. He used to be a famous basketball player. He has set 65 different records, and still holds many of them. During the final years of his career, he drew a large salary and became very wealthy. He even built himself a 1.5 million dollars' house. Yet, despite his personal success, he led his team to only one championship. His team often won enough games to qualify for the final rounds, but they almost always lost in the finals. As a result, Wilt became determined to win one more championship before he retired.

In 1972, while Wilt was playing against a New York team, he fell down and hit his wrist on the floor. He felt pain immediately and knew he had hurt himself badly. When a doctor examined Wilt, the doctor confirmed Wilt' s fear. The doctor told Wilt that he had broken a bone in the wrist and that he could not play any longer.

Wilt didn' t listen to his doctor' s advice. The next night, with his many fans watching in surprise, he not only played the entire game, but he was outstanding. His team won the game and the championship. Wilt had realized his dream--to be a winner one last time.

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A．Because he set as many as sixty-five different records.

B．Because he led his team to many championships.

C．Because he still played the game after he retired.

D．Because he didn' t stop playing even when his wrist was broken.

听力原文： Wilt Chamberlain is retired now. He used to be a famous basketball player. He has set 65 different records, and still holds many of them. During the final years of his career, he drew a large salary and became very wealthy. He even built himself a 1.5 million dollars' house. Yet, despite his personal success, he led his team to only one championship. His team often won enough games to qualify for the final rounds, but they almost always lost in the finals. As a result, Wilt became determined to win one more championship before he retired.

In 1972, while Wilt was playing against a New York team, he fell down and hit his wrist on the floor. He felt pain immediately and knew he had hurt himself badly. When a doctor examined Wilt, the doctor confirmed Wilt's fear. The doctor told Wilt that he had broken a bone in the wrist and that he could not play any longer.

Wilt didn't listen to his doctor's advice. The next night, with his many fans watching in surprise, he not only played the entire game, but he was outstanding. His team won the game and the championship. Wilt had realized his dream--to be a winner one last time.

29. Why was Wilt Chamberlain regarded as a famous basketball player?

30.What happened to Wilt Chamberlain during a match in 1972?

31.What was Wilt Chamberlain determined to do before he retired?

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A．Because he set as many as sixty-five different records.

B．Because he led his team to many championships.

C．Because he still played the game after he retired.

D．Because he didn't stop playing even when his wrist was broken.

Beethoven, the great musician, wrote nine symphonies in his life, most of them ______ after he had lost his hearing.

A．written

B．were written

C．had been written

D．having written

Which of the following is not true?

A．The depressed person has false ideas because of his feeling of loss.

B．Depressives think in general that they have lost something very important to them.

C．The number of death from suicide is larger among women than among men.

D．Crying spells in women is perhaps a sign of depression.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： Wilt chamberlain is retired now but he used to be a famous basketball player. He has set sixty-five different records, and still holds many of them. During the final years of his career, he drew a large salary and become very wealthy. He even built himself a 1.5 million dollar house. Yet, despite his personal success, he let his teams to only one championship. His teams often won enough games to quality for the final rounds, but they almost always lost in the finals. As a result, Wilt became determined to win one more championship before be retired.

In 1972, while Wilt was playing against a New York team, he fell down and hit his wrist on the floor. He felt the pain immediately and knew that he had hurt himself badly. When a doctor examined Wilt, the doctor confirmed Wilt's fears. The doctor told Wilt that he had broken a bone in the wrist and that he could not play any more.

Wilt ignored his doctor's advice. The next night, with his many fans watching in amazement, he not only played the entire game but he was outstanding. His team won the game and the championship. Wilt had his wish—to be a winner one last time.

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A．Because he led his teams to many championships.

B．Because he set as many as 65 different records.

C．Because he still played the game after he retired.

D．Because he didn't stop playing even when he was seriously injured.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： Writ Chamberlain is retired now, but he used to be a famous basketball player. He set sixty-five different records, and still holds many of them. During the final years of his career, he drew a large salary and became very wealthy. He even built himself a $1.5 million house. Yet, despite his personal success, he led his teams to only one championship. His teams often won enough games to quality for the final rounds, but they almost always lost in the finals. As a result, Wilt became

determined to win one more championship before he retired.

In 1972, while Wilt was playing against the New York Knicks, he fell down and hit his wrist on the floor. He felt pain immediately and knew that he had hurt himself badly. When a doctor examined Wilt, the doctor confirmed Wilt' s fears. The doctor told Wilt that he had broken a bone in the wrist and that he could not play any more.

Wilt ignored his doctor' s advice. The next night, with his many fans watching in amazement, he not only played the entire game, but he was outstanding. His team won the game and the championship. Wilt had his wish to be a winner one last time.

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A．Because he led his teams to many championships.

B．Because he set as many as 65 different records.

C．Because he still played the game after he retired.

D．Because he didn't stop playing even when he was seriously injured.

For all his vaunted talents, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has never had much of a reputation as an economic forecaster. In fact, he shies away from making the precise-to-the-decimal-point predictions that many other economists thrive on. Instead, he owes his success as a monetary policymaker to his ability to sniff out threats to the economy and manipulate interest rates to dampen the dangers he perceives.

Now, those instincts are being put to the test. Many Fed watchers--and some policymakers inside the central bank itself--are beginning to wonder whether Greenspan has lost his touch. Despite rising risks to the economy from a swooning stock market and soaring oil prices that could hamper growth, the Greenspan-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) opted to leave interest rates unchanged on Sept.24 . But in a rare dissent, two of the Fed's 12 policymakers broke ranks and voted for a cut in rates--Dallas Fed President Robert D. McTeer Jr. and central bank Governor Edward M. Gramlich.

The move by McTeer, the Fed's self-styled "Lonesome Dove", was no surprise. But Gramlich's was. This was the first time that the monetary moderate had voted against the chairman since joining the Fed's board in 1997. And it was the first public dissent by a governor since 1995.

Despite the split vote, it's too soon to count the maestro of monetary policy out. Greenspan had good reasons for not cutting interest rates now. And by acknowledging in the statement issued after the meeting that the economy does indeed face risks, Greenspan left the door wide open to a rate reduction in 'the future. Indeed, former Fed Governor Lyle Gramley thinks chances are good that the central bank might even cut rates before its next scheduled meeting on Nov. 6, the day after congressional elections.

So why didn't the traditionally risk-averse Greenspan cut rates now as insurance against the dangers dogging growth? For one thing, he still thinks the economy is in recovery mode. Consumer demand remains buoyant and has even been turbocharged recently by a new wave of mortgage refinancing. Economists reckon that homeowners will extract some ＄100 billion in cash from their houses in the second half of this year. And despite all the corporate gloom, business spending has shown signs of picking up, though not anywhere near as strongly as the Fed would like.

Does that mean that further rate cuts are off the table? Hardly. Watch for Greenspan to try to time any rate reductions to when they'll have the most psychological pop on business and investor confidence. That's surely no easy feat, but it's one that Greenspan has shown himself capable of more than once in the past. Don't be surprised if he surprises everyone again.

Alan Greenspan owes his reputation much to ______.

A．his successful predictions of economy

B．his timely handling of interest rates

C．his unusual economic policies

D．his unique sense of dangers

For all his vaunted talents, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has never had much of a reputation as an economic forecaster. In fact, he shies away from making the precise-to-the-decimal-point predictions that many other economists thrive on. Instead, he owes his success as a monetary policymaker to his ability to sniff out threats to the economy and manipulate interest rates to dampen the dangers he perceives.

Now, those instincts are being put to the test. Many Fed watchers-and some policymakers inside the central bank itself are beginning to wonder whether Greenspan has lost his touch. Despite rising risks to the economy from a swooning stock market and soaring oil prices that could hamper growth, the Greenspan-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) opted to leave interest rates unchanged on Sept. 24. But in a rare dissent, two of the Fed's 12 policymakers broke ranks and voted for a cut in rotes—Dallas Fed President Robert D. McTeer Jr. and central bank Governor Edward M. Gramlich.

The move by McTeer, the Fed's self-styled "Lonesome Dove", was no surprise. But Gramlich's was. This was the first time that the monetary moderate had voted against the chairman since joining the Fed's board in 1997. And it was the first public dissent by a governor since 1995.

Despite the split vote, it's too soon to count the maestro of monetary policy out. Greenspan had good reasons for not cutting interest rates now. And by acknowledging in the statement issued after the meeting that the economy does indeed face risks, Greenspan left the door wide open to a rate reduction in the future. Indeed, former Fed Governor Lyle Gramley thinks chances are good that the central bank might even cut rates before its next scheduled meeting on Nov. 6, the day after congressional elections.

So why didn't the traditionally risk-averse Greenspan cut rates now as insurance against the dangers dogging growth? For one thing, he still thinks the economy is in recovery mode. Consumer demand remains buoyant and has even been turbocharged recently by a new wave of mortgage refinancing. Economists reckon that homeowners will extract some ＄100 billion in cash from their houses in the second half of this year. And despite all the corporate gloom, business spending has shown signs of picking up, though not anywhere near as strongly as the Fed would like.

Does that mean that further rate cuts are off the table? Hardly. Watch for Greenspan to try to time any rate reductions to when they'll have the most psychological pop on business and investor confidence. That's surely no easy feat, but it's one that Greenspan has shown himself capable of more than once in the past. Don't be surprised if he surprises everyone again.

Alan Greenspan owes his reputation much to

A．his successful predictions of economy.

B．his timely handling of interest rates.

C．his unusual economic policies.

D．his unique sense of dangers.