听力原文:County fairs are a tradition in New England towns. They offer great entertainment

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听力原文：（32) County fairs are a tradition in New England towns. They offer great entertai

听力原文： (32) County fairs are a tradition in New England towns. They offer great entertainment. One popular event is the pie-eating contest. If you want to take part in the contest, it is a good idea to remember these guidelines: (33) first, make sure your stomach is nearly empty of food. Eating a whole pie can be hard if you have just finished a meal. Next, it is helpful to like the pie you are going to eat. The cream types are a good choice. They slide down the throat more easily. Placing your hands in the right position adds to the chances of winning. There is a temptation to reach out and help the eating process. This will result in becoming disqualified. (34) Don't just sit on your hands, if your hands are tied behind your back, you will not be tempted to make use of them.

Now you are ready to show your talent at eating pies. The object, of course, is to get the bottom of the pie plate before the other people. (35) It is usually better to start at the outside and work toward the middle. This method gives you a goal to focus on. Try not to notice what the other people near you are doing. Let the cheers from the crowd spur you on. But don't look up. All you should think about is eating that pie.

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A．In a fast-food restaurant.

B．At a shopping center.

C．At a county fair.

D．In a bakery.

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第2题

According to the speaker,in what places are those large fairs held？A．In shopping centers o

According to the speaker,in what places are those large fairs held？

A．In shopping centers or churches.

B．In community or parking lots.

C．On playgrounds or country grounds.

D．In public parks or on county grounds.

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第3题

听力原文：For a long time Americans preferred things which were mass produced in factories.

听力原文： For a long time Americans preferred things which were mass produced in factories.But recently many Americans have taken up crafts of various kinds.They make things out of wood,metal,glass,wax,leather and cloth.They usually design the things they make themselves and often they sell what they make too. The work of these crafts people has become very good and very popular.These people's crafts are sold at craft fairs. These are usually community sponsored events.Some fairs are small,bringing together a dozen or so people. Such fairs are held in shopping centers or churches.At large fairs,several hundred crafts people assemble their works for people to admire and buy.These fairs are held in public parks or on country grounds.Crafts fairs are usually held on weekends when people are free from work and looking for things to do.The fairs are directed toward families.They offer rides and shows for the children to keep them busy while the parents look at the crafts.The crafts people buy include things to decorate their homes,clothes for their children,and gifts for their friends for holidays,weddings or special occasions.People go to craft fairs rather than shopping at stores because they look for things that are different and original.They also look out for bargains.The prices for works of art at craft fairs are usually very reasonable.

What does the speaker tell us about today's Americans？

A．They like mass produced things.

B．They design things themselves and sell them.

C．They make clothes and tools for themselves.

D．They use crafts to decorate their homes.

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第4题

听力原文：W：I need the receipt for the book in order to exchange it．M：All right．Here you ar

听力原文：W：I need the receipt for the book in order to exchange it．

M：All right．Here you are．

Q：Where does the conversation most likely take place？

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A．In an apartment.

B．In a bookstore.

C．In a classroom.

D．In a library.

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第5题

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

听力原文： New York City is the largest city in the United States. Unlike most American cities, which make up only a part of a particular county, New York City is made up of five separate counties, which are called boroughs. They are Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island.

Manhattan, or New York County, is the smallest of the five boroughs, covering an area of 59.5 sq km (23 sq mi). It is the glittering heart of the metropolis. It is the site of virtually all of the hundreds of skyscrapers that are the symbol of the city. Among the more famous of these are the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Citicorp Center. The 110-story twin towers of the World Trade Center were also among New York's famous skyscrapers until they were destroyed in a terrorist attack in 2001.

Manhattan is the center of New York's cultural life. Numerous stage and motion picture theaters are located around Broadway in Midtown, which includes Times Square. The borough is the home of prominent music and dance organizations, such as the New York City Opera Company, the Metropolitan Opera Association, American Bailer Theatre, and the New York City Ballet.

In 1945, the United States Congress invited the United Nations to establish its permanent headquarters in the United States. Completed in 1952, the UN complex sits in Manhattan, alongside the East River, in the city of New York.

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A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six

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第6题

听力原文：Almost all states in America have a state fair. They last for one, two or three w

听力原文： Almost all states in America have a state fair. They last for one, two or three weeks. The Indiana state fair is one of the largest and oldest state fairs in the United States. It is held every summer. It started in 1852. Its goals were to educate, share ideas, and present Indiana's best products. The cost of a single ticket to enter the fair was 20 cents.

During the early 1930's, officials of the fair ruled that the people could attend by paying with something other than money. For example, farmers brought a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket. With the passage of time, the fair has grown and changed a lot, but it is still one of Indiana's most celebrated events. People from all over Indiana and from many other states attend the fair. They can do many things at the fair.

They can watch the judging of the price cows, pigs, and other animals, they can see sheep getting their wool cut, and they can learn how that wool is made into clothing; they can watch cows giving birth. In fact, people can learn about the animals they would never see except at the fair. The fair provides a chance for the farming communities to show its skills and farm products. For example, visitors might see the world's largest apple, or the tallest sunflower plant.

Today, children and adults at the fair can play new computer games, or attend more traditional games of skill. They can watch performances put on by famous entertainers. Experts say such fairs are important, because people need to remember that they're connected to the earth and its products, and they depend on animals for many things.

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A．For people to share ideas and show farm products.

B．For officials to educate the farming community.

C．For farmers to exchange their daily necessities.

D．For farmers to celebrate their harvests.

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听力原文：Why are large earphones safer than small earplugs？（35)A．Because small earplugs ar

听力原文：Why are large earphones safer than small earplugs？

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A．Because small earplugs are less effective in music transmission.

B．Because small earplugs are provided by most music players.

C．Because large earphones may better block off outside noise.

D．Because large earphones may offer a louder music sound.

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听力原文：Public schools in the United States are under the control of the individual state

听力原文： Public schools in the United States are under the control of the individual states. Sometimes the state hands its control over to a smaller area, a county or city.

Most Americans start school at the age of five when they enter kindergarten. Children do not really study at this time. They only attend for half the day and learn what school is like.

Children attend elementary school for the next six years. They ]earn to read and write and work with numbers. They also study the world and its people.

After they leave elementary school, children go to junior high school for three years and senior high school for another three years. This is called secondary education. In some places the children go to elementary school for eight years and high school for four. At any rate, elementary and secondary education together take twelve years to complete, excluding kindergarten.

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A．The individual citizens control.

B．The individual states control.

C．The country controls.

D．Individual cities or village control.

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第9题

听力原文：Around the year 1000 A. D., some people from northwest India began to travel west

听力原文： Around the year 1000 A. D., some people from northwest India began to travel westwards. Nobody knows why. After leaving their homes, they did not settle down again, but spent their lives moving from one place to another. Their later generations are called the Romany people, or Gypsies. There're Gypsies all over the world, and many of them are still traveling with no fix homes, There are about 8 million of them, including 3 million in eastern Europe. Gypsies sometimes have a hard time in the countries where they travel, because they are different. People may be afraid of them, look down on them, or think that they are criminals. The Nazis treated the Gypsies cruelly, like the Jews, and nobody knows how many of them died in Hitler's death camps.

Gypsies have their own language, Romany. They like music and dancing. And they often work in fairs and traveling shows. Traveling is very important to them, and many Gypsies are unhappy if they have to stay in one place. Because of this, it is difficult for Gypsy children to go to school. And Gypsies are often unable to read and write. In sonic places, the education authorities tried to arrange special traveling schools for Gypsy children, so that they can get the same education as other children.

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A．They liked traveling.

B．The reasons are unknown.

C．They were driven out of their homes.

D．They wanted to find a better place to live in.

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第10题

听力原文：From this lookout we enjoy one of the most spectacular views of San Francisco. As

听力原文： From this lookout we enjoy one of the most spectacular views of San Francisco. As you can see, the city rests on a series of hills varying in altitude from sea level to 938 feet. The first permanent settlement was made at this site in 1776. For 13 years the village had fewer than one hundred inhabitants. But in 1848. with the discovery of gold, the population grew to ten thousand. The same year the name was changed from Yerba Buea to San Francisco.

By 1862 telegraph communications linked San Francisco with eastern cities, and by 1869 the first transcontinental railroad connected the Pacific coast with the Atlantic seaboard. Today San Francisco has a population of almost three million. It is the financial center of the west, and serves as the terminus for trans-Pacific steamship lines and air traffic. The port of San Francisco, which is almost 18 miles long with 42 piers, handles between five and six million tons of cargo annually.

And now, if you will look to your right, you should just be able to see the east section of the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge, which is more than one mile long, spans the harbor from San Francisco to Marin County and the Red Wood Highway. It was completed in 1937 at a cost of 32 million dollars and is still one of the largest suspension bridges in the world.

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A．Gold was discovered.

B．The transcontinental railroad was completed.

C．The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed.

D．Telegraph communications were established with the East.

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听力原文：County fairs are a tradition in New England towns. They offer great entertainment