We must ready to accept alternative explanations to avoid____________.

It is high time that we ______all ready for the meeting, ______it would be late.

A. must get, or

B. got, or

C. should get, and

D. get, and

A、ignoring details

B、over-generalizing

C、imposing consistency

D、preconnecting causes and effects

听力原文：One. What is the man going to buy？

Woman: Is everything ready for the holiday？

Man: I'm just going shopping — I must get those pills I take when I feel travel sick. Do we need anything else at the chemist's？ We forgot the toothpaste last time!

Woman: I've got that. I haven't got any sunglasses, but I can borrow yours, can't I？ And I'll get something to read at the airport.

Man: Right.

What is the man going to buy？

A．

B．

C．

W: I am sorry, Bob. My schedule is just too tight. Next time I come, we must find time together and have a good chat.

M: I hope so.

What do we learn from the woman's reply？

A．She will find time to meet Bob on her next visit.

B．She will call Bob when she comes again.

C．She will visit Bob before she leaves.

D．She has no interest in chatting with Bob.

A: I've come about your offer for bristles.

B: We have the offer ready for you． Let me see..． Here it is． 100 cases of Tsingtao Bristles, 57mm, at..． pounds sterling per kilogram, CIF European Main Ports, for shipment in June, 2009． The offer is valid for three days.

A: Why, your price has soared．It's almost 25 % higher than last year's． It would be impossible for us to push any sales at such a price.

B: I'm a little surprised to hear you say that． You know very well that market for bristles has gone up a great deal in recent months． The price we offer compares favourably with quotations you can get elsewhere.

A: I'm afraid I can't agree with you there． I must point out that your price is higher than some of the quotations we have received from other sources.

B: But you must take the quality into consideration． Everyone in the trade knows that China's bristles are of superior quality to those from other countries.

A: I agree that yours are of better quality． But there's competition from synthetic products, too． You can't ignore that prices for synthetic bristles haven't changed much over the years.

B: There's practically no substitute for bristles for certain uses． That's why demand for natural bristles keeps rising in spite of cheaper synthetic ones． To be frank with you, if it were not for the long-standing relationship between us, we would hardly be willing to make you a firm offer at this price.

A: Well, we'll have a lot of difficulties in persuading our clients to buy at this price． But I'll have to try, I suppose.

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

听力原文：W: You'll have to hurry if you really want to catch the flight. The new airport is quite far from here.

M: Don't worry. I'm almost ready. We'll make it all right if we leave immediately. Have you called a taxi？

Q: What does the man have to do in order to get to the airport in time？

(12)

A．Buy a ticket.

B．Leave at once.

C．Get ready immediately.

D．Call a taxi.

听力原文：M: Mary, I hope you are packed and ready to leave.

W: Yes, I'm packed, but not quite ready. I can't find my passport.

M: Your passport？ That's the one thing you mustn't leave behind!

W: I know. I haven't lost it. I've packed it, but I can't remember which bag it's in.

M: Well, you'll have to find it at the airport. Come on! The taxi is waiting.

W: Did you say taxi？ I thought we were going in your car.

M: Yes, well, I had planned to, but I'll explain later. You've got to be there in an hour.

W: The plane doesn't leave for two hours. Anyway, I'm ready to go now.

M: Now, you are taking just one case, is that right？

W: No, there is one in the hall as well.

M: Gosh, what a lot of stuff] You are taking enough for a month instead of a week.

W: Well, you can't depend on the weather. It might be cold.

M: It's never cold in Rome. Certainly not in May. Come on, we really must go.

W: Right, we are ready. We've got the bags, I'm sure there is no need to rash.

M: There is. I asked the taxi driver to wait two minutes, not twenty!

W: Look, I'm supposed to be going away to relax. You are making me nervous!

M: Well, I want you to relax on holidays, but you can't relax yet.

W: OK, I promise not to relax, at least not until we get to the airport and I find my passport.

(23)

A．She has packed it in one of her bags.

B．She is going to get it at the airport.

C．She has probably left it in a taxi.

D．She is afraid that she has lost it.

听力原文：M: Mary, I hope you are packed and ready to leave.

W: Yes, I'm packed, but not quite ready. I can't find my passport.

M: Passport？ That's the one thing you mustn't leave behind.

W: I know. I haven't lost it. I've packed it, but I can't remember which bag it's in.

M: Well, you have to find it at the airport. Come on, the taxi is waiting.

W: Did you say taxi？ I thought we were going in your car.

M: Yes, well, I had planned to, but I'll explain later. You've got to be there in an hour.

W: The plane doesn't leave for two hours. Anyway, I'm ready to go now.

M: Now you are taking just one ease, is that right？

W: No, there is one in the hall as well.

M: Gosh, what a lot of stuff. You're taking enough for a month instead of a week.

W: Well, you can't depend on the weather. It might be cold.

M: It's never cold in Rome. Certainly not in May. Come on, you really must go.

W: Right, we are ready. We've got the bags. I'm sure there is no need to rush.

M: There is. I asked the taxi driver to wait two minutes, not twenty.

W: Look, I'm supposed to be going away to relax. You're making me nervous.

M: Well, I want you to relax on holidays, but you can't relax yet.

W: OK, I promise not to relax, at least not until we get to the airport and I find my passport.

What does the woman say about her passport？

A．Have lost it.

B．Have not got it ready.

C．Forget which bag it's in.

D．Don't know how to use it.

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.

Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to deter mine where we "fit" in society. As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the unfamiliar person on our property is a thief or a meter reader, and so on.

The statues we assume often vary with the people we encounter, and change throughout life. Most of us can, at very high speed, assume the statuses that various situations require. Much of social interaction consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate statuses and allowing other people to assume their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform. it rather effortlessly.

A status has been compared to ready - made clothes. Within certain limits the buyer can choose style. and fabric. But an American is not free to choose the costume(服装)of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Further more, our choice is limits to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook(钱包), Having made a choice within these limits we can have certain alterations made, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limit ed to what the stores have on their racks. Statues too come ready made, and the range of choice among them is limited.

In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that statuses can help us ______.

A．determine whether a person is fit for a certain job

B．behave appropriately in relation to other people

C．protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations

D．make friends with other people