2002年高考试题-英语试卷(上海秋季)

各类专业好文档，值得你下载，教育，管理，论文，制度，方案手册，应有尽有各类专业好文档，值得你下载，教育，管理，论文，制度，方案手册，应有尽有2002年上海市秋季高考英语试卷第I卷ListeningComprehensionPartA ShortConversationsDirections:InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1 A.$1.50. B.$2. C.$3. D.$4.50.2. A.Theweatherwasmiserableallday.B.Theweatherwasfineintheafternoon.C.ThetripwasonSundayafternoon.D.Shemadeatripwithheavyluggage.3. A.Japan. B.China. C.Canada. D.France.4. A.Sheispopularwithchildren. B.Shehasalwaysbeenpopular.C.Shehadasurpriseparty. D.Shewassurprisedbytheparty.5. A.Inarestaurant. B.Onatrain. C.Atabusstop. D.Attheairport.6. A.Heneedssomechange. B.Heseldomcountshismoney.C.Hedoesn’thavethatmuchcash. D.Heowesthewomantwentydollars.7. A.Jackisclever. B.Tomisreliable. C.Tomishonest. D.Jackisdependable.8. A.Brotherandsister. B.Bossandsecretary.C.Interviewerandinterviewee. D.Popstarandfan.9. A.Heavyjacketsarenowonsale. B.Sheiswaitingforwintertoarrive.C.It’shardtogetaheavyjacket. D.Sheneedsawarmjacket.10 A.Hewillcontinuehisworkonvacation.B.Paperspiledwhilehewasonvacation.C.Hehastoomuchworktodo.D.Hehasmadehisvacationplans.PartB LongerConversationsDirections:InPartB,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Aftereachconversation,youwillbeaskedtwoquestions.Theconversationswillbereadtwice,buthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11and12arebasedonthefollowingconversation.11. A.Hewasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimit.B.Hewasgoing25inaschoolzone.C.Hewentthrougharedlight.D.Hewasdrivinghisfather’scar.12. A.Hewasworriedabouthisdrivingrecord.B.Hecouldn’tpayforthespeedingticket.C.Hehadtoomanyspeedingticketsalready.D.Hisfatherwouldbeangrywithhim.Questions13and14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.13. A.TourgeJohntotalkmorewithhisfather.B.TohelpJohnforgethistrouble.C.TohelpJohngetridofhisloneliness.D.ToshareherfeelingswithJohn.14. A.Parentsnowadaysaretoobusy.B.Thegenerationgapalwaysexists.C.Familyproblemsarehardtosolve.D.Communicationisnecessaryathome.PartC PassagesDirections:InPartC,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwicebutthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions15through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.15. A.Lastnight. B.Attheageof20. C.Attheageof9. D.Acoupleofweeksago.16. A.Becauseshelikeditattheirage. B.Becauseitwasastoryaboutanimals.C.Becauseitwasafunstory. D.BecauseitwasaDisneyfilm.17. A.RomeoandJuliet. B.Alovestorybetweentwodogs.C.Differentlivesoftwodogs. D.Childrenanddogs.Questions18through20arebasedonthefollowingnews.18. A.Thestudentsplantedtrees.B.Thestudentshelpedthelittercontrol.C.Thestudentshadlittlecontrolovertheevent.D.TheForestParkwasgreenandclean.19. A.SchoolshaveaccesstotheWorldWideWeb.B.Students’paintingsareonshow.C.Theministervisitedthepaintingexhibition.D.Thegovernmentreachedadecisionlastmonth.20. A.Lowpay. B.Longworkhours. C.Littlerespect. D.Fearoflosingjobs.II.GrammarDirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.21. Onewaytounderstandthousandsofnewwordsistogain__________goodknowledgeofbasicwordformation.A./ B.the C.a D.one22. Luckily,thebulletnarrowlymissedthecaptain__________aninch.A.by B.at C.to D.from23. HewillhavelearnedEnglishforeightyearsbythetimehe__________fromtheuniversitynextyear.A.willgraduate B.willhavegraduatedC.graduates D.istograduate24. Ifeelitisyourhusbandwho__________forthespoiledchild.A.istoblame B.isgoingtoblameC.istobeblamed D.shouldblame25. Inordertogainabiggershareintheinternationalmarket,manystate-runcompaniesarestriving__________theirproductsmorecompetitive.A.tomake B.making C.tohavemade D.havingmade26. AsfarasIamconcerned,educationisaboutlearningandthemoreyoulearn,__________.A.themoreforlifeareyouequipped B.themoreequippedforlifeyouareC.themorelifeyouareequippedfor D.youareequippedthemoreforlife27. Ithasbeenannouncedthatcandidates__________remainintheirseatsuntilallthepapershavebeencollected.A.can B.will C.may D.shall28. Mrs.Blackdoesn’tbelievehersonisabletodesignadigitalcamera,__________?A.ishe B.isn’the C.doesn’tshe D.doesshe29. --Willyougoskiingwithmethiswintervacation?--It__________.A.alldepend B.alldepends C.isalldepended D.isalldepending30 Quiteafewpeopleusedtobelievethatdisaster__________ifamirrorwasbroken.A.wassureofstriking B.wassureofhavingstruckC.wassuretobestruck D.wassuretostrike31 Alecaskedthepoliceman__________heworkedtocontacthimwhenevertherewasanaccident.A.withhim B.who C.withwhom D.whom32 --Youforgotyourpursewhenyouwentout.--Goodheavens,__________.A.sodidI B.soIdid C.Ididso D.Isodid33 Though__________money,hisparentsmanagedtosendhimtouniversity.A.lacked B.lackingof C.lacking D.lackedin34 Don’tusewords,expressions,orphrases_________onlytopeoplewithspecificknowledge.A.beingknown B.havingbeenknownC.tobeknown D.known35 There’safeelinginme__________we’llneverknowwhataUFOis–notever.A.that B.which C.ofwhich D.what36 Hewasabouttotellmethesecret__________someonepattedhimontheshoulder.A.as B.until C.while D.when37 ItishardformetoimaginewhatIwouldbedoingtodayifI__________inlove,attheageofseven,withtheMelindaCoxLibraryinmyhometown.A.wouldn’thavefallen B.hadnotfallenC.shouldfall D.weretofall38 __________tosunlightfortoomuchtimewilldoharmtoone’sskin.A.Exposed B.Havingexposed C.BeingExposed D.Afterbeingexposed39 __________besenttoworkthere?A.Whodoyousuggest B.WhodoyousuggestthatshouldC.Doyousuggestwhoshould D.Doyousuggestwhomshould40 Perseveranceisakindofquality–andthat’s__________ittakestodoanythingwell.A.what B.that C.which D.whyVocabularyDirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.41 Sugarisnotanimportantelementinbread,butflouris__________.A.unique B.essential C.natural D.adequate42 Maryfinally__________Bruceasherlife-longcompanion.A.received B.accepted C.made D.honoured43 Thesecretofhissuccessisthathedoeseverything__________.A.efficiently B.curiously C.anxiously D.sufficiently44 Goandjoinintheparty.__________ittometodothewashing-up.A.Get B.Remain C.Leave D.Send45 Toregaintheir__________afteranexhaustinggame,theplayerslayinthegrass.A.force B.energy C.power D.health46 Accordingtotherecentresearch,heavycoffeedrinkingandheartattackisnotnecessarily___________andeffect.A.reason B.impact C.fact D.cause47 Everynew__________hasthepossibilityofmakingorlosingmoney.A.event B.venture C.adventure D.expectation48 Whateverrankyoumaybein,itwouldbewrongto__________tolawintoyourownhands.A.bring B.hold C.take D.seize49 Theshopkeepergaveus__________weight:wegot9kilosinsteadof10kilos.A.scarce B.short C.light D.slight50 Canyoumakeasentenceto__________themeaningofthephrase?A.showoff B.turnout C.bringout D.takeinCloze(A) Haveyoueverregretteddoingsomethingyoushouldn’thavedoneorsomethingyoudidn’tdowhichyoushouldhave?Atonetimeoranotherweprobablyallhave.There’sno51ingettingdepressedaboutitnow–it’sno52cryingoverspilt（溢出的）milk.However,theremaybesomegaininthinkingaboutexactlywhathappenedandwhy53wemightbeabletodrawsomeconclusionsforthefuture. Onethingwealldonowandagainistoloseour54withafriendorcloserelative.Theoddthingisthatwemoreoftendisplaygreat55towardssomeonewearefondofthantowards56.Theexplanationmaybethatweseefriendsandrelativesasakindofsafetynet,anopportunityto57abitofsteaminasafeenvironment,whiletheconsequences（结果）of58astrangercouldbefarmoreserious. Beinghonestisusuallythoughtofasavirtue（美德）andundoubtedlythisisthe59.Ontheotherhand,wehaveallexperiencedoccasionswhenwehavespokenourmindstosomeone,tellingthemexactlywhatwefeel,andthenhavefoundourselvesfilledwithfeelingsof60.Perhapsweshouldhavekeptourmouthsshut?A.reason B.purpose C.point D.resultA.use B.help C.value D.benefitA.so B.because C.but D.thoughA.mind B.memory C.manner D.temperA.anger B.interest C.love D.respectA.strangers B.friends C.relatives D.colleaguesA.runthrough B.throwaway C.giveup D.letoffA.inviting B.insulting C.speakingto D.believinginA.issue B.case C.event D.factorA.excitement B.happiness C.pride D.guilt(B) Severalfactorsmakeagoodnewspaperstory.First–obviously–itmustbenew.ButsinceTVcanreacttoeventssoquickly,thisisoftenaproblemfor61.Theyusuallyrespondtoitinoneofthreeways.Byproviding62detail,commentorbackgroundinformation.Byfindinganew63ontheday’smajorstories.ByprintingcompletelydifferentstorieswhichTVdoesn’tbroadcast.Whatelse?Well–italsohastobe64somekindofconflictordanger.Thisisonereasonwhysomuchnewsseemstobe66news.“Planelandssafely–no-onehurt”doesn’tsellnewspapers.“Plane67–200feareddead!”does. Next,there’shumaninterest.Peopleareinterestedinother68–particularlyintherich,famousandpowerful.Storiesabouttheprivatelivesofpopsingers,actors,models,politicians,69,allappearregularlyincertainnewspapers. Finally,formanyeditors,70isanimportantfactor,too.Theypreferstoriesaboutpeople,placesandeventswhichtheirreadersknow.That’swhythestoriesinTokyo’snewspapersareoftenverydifferentfromthestoriesprintedinParis,Cairo,NewYorkorBuenosAires.A.newspapers B.publications C.reporters D.broadcastersA.extra B.available C.inaccessible D.memorableA.direction B.look C.angle D.sectionA.tragic B.dramatic C.professional D.sensitiveA.quote B.neglect C.increase D.involveA.good B.bad C.exciting D.informativeA.crashes B.bumps C.strikes D.dropsA.places B.people C.things D.newsA.inaddition B.inanycase C.forexample D.afterallA.personality B.similarity C.uniqueness D.familiarityReadingComprehensionDirections:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)TheweddingtookplaceinaBirminghamhotel.ThebrideandherfatherarrivedinanewblackAmericansportscar.Herfatherlookednervousanduncomfortableinfrontofthecameras.Thebrideworeasilkweddingdress.Shesmilednervouslyatthewaitingphotographerandwenttoaroomonthefirstfloorwhereshemetherfuturehusbandfortheveryfirsttime.CarlaGermaineandGregCordellwerethewinnersofaradiostation’scompetition.Theaimofthecompetitionwastofindtwostrangerspreparedtomarrywithouthavingmeteachother.MissGermaine,23,isamodel.Mr.Cordell,27,isaTVsalesman.Theywereamongthetwohundredpeoplewhoenteredforapeculiar“experiment”organizedbyBMRBradioinBirmingham,England.GregandCarlawereamongeightfinalistswhowereinterviewedliveonradio.Theytookaliedetector（测谎仪）testandthestationalsospoketotheirfriendsandfamilyabouttheirpersonalities.Thecouplecelebratedtheirweddingwithaweddingbreakfastandapartyfor100guestsintheevening,butnoteveryonesharedtheirjoy.MissGermaine’smotherlookedanxiousthroughouttheweddingandMr.Cordell’sparentsarereportedtobelessthandelighted.Organizations,includingthemarriageguidanceserviceRelate,havecriticizedthemarriage.Asonepersonputit,“Wehaveenoughproblemsgettingyoungpeopletotakemarriageseriouslywithoutthis.Marriageshouldalwaysbeaboutlove.”ThecouplearenowonaCaribbeanhoneymoonfollowedbyjournalists.Theirotherprizesincludeayear’sfreeuseofawonderfulapartmentinthecentreofBirmingham,andacar.Butwillitlast? 71 Howdidthecouple’sreacttothewedding?Thebride’smothersharedtheirjoy.Thebride’sfatherfeltuncomfortableaboutthewedding.Thebridegroom’sparentswerequitedelighted.Thebridegroom’sparentswerenotthatjoyful.72 Someexpertsbelievethat__________.marriagewithoutthecouple’smeetingeachotherfirstendsupindivorceyoungpeoplenowadaysaretoocarelessaboutmarriagetakingaliedetectortestcannotsolveallthemarriageproblemsmostyoungpeopletakemarriageseriouslyexceptthiscouple73 Oneoftheprizesforthecoupleis__________.tospendtheirhoneymoonwherevertheyliketouseanapartmentfreeforsometimetohaveaweddingdressfreetoownanAmericansportscar74 Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TwoStrangersandaWedding B.AWeddingBasedonLoveC.AShort-LivedMarriage D.AWell-MatchedCouple(B)InJuly1994Jupiter,thelargestplanetinoursolarsystem,wasstruckby21piecesofacomet（彗星）.Whenthefragment（碎片）landedinthesouthernpartofthegiantplanet,theexplosionswerewatchedbyscientistshereonearth.Butwhatifourownplanetwashitbyacomet? Theyearis2094.IthasbeenannouncedthatacometisheadingtowardstheEarth.Mostofitwillmissourplant,buttwofragmentswillprobablyhitthesouthernpartoftheEarth.Thenewshascausedpanic. On17July,afragmentfourkilometerswideenterstheEarth’satmospherewithahugeexplosion.Abouthalfofthefragmentisdestroyed.ButthemajorpartsurvivesandhitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandanenormouswaveiscreatedandspreads.ThewallofwaterrushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometersanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowned.ThewavemovesintotheIndianOceanandheadstowardsAsia. MillionsofpeoplearealreadydeadinthesouthernpartoftheEarth,butthenorthwon’tescapeforlong.Tonsofbrokenpiecesarethrownintotheatmospherebytheexplosions.Asthesunishiddenbycloudsofdust,temperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.Cropsareruined.Warsbreakoutascountriesfightforfood.Ayearlatercivilizationhascollapsed.Nomorethan10millionpeoplehavesurvived. Coulditreallyhappen?Infact,ithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.Thedinosaurs（恐龙）wereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeared.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyaspacefragment.Thedinosaurscouldn’tsurviveinthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheybecameextinct.Willwemeetthesameend?75 WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtotheauthor’sdescriptionofthedisasterin2094?Thewholeworldbecomesextremelycold.AllthecoastalcitiesinAfricanaredestroyed.Thewholemankindbecomesextinct.Thevisitofthecometresultsinwars.76 Whydoestheauthormentiondinosaursattheendofthepassage?Becausetheycouldonlyliveinthewarmclimate.BecausetheyoncedominatedtheEarth.Becausetheirextinctionindicatesfuturedisasters.Becausedinosaursandhumansneverliveinthesameage.77 IgiveanaccuratedescriptionofthepossibledisasterinthefutureprovethathumanswillsoonerorlaterbedestroyedtellthehistoricaldevelopmentoftheEarthwarnofapossibledisasterinthefuture78 Itcanbeconcludedthatthepassageismostprobablypartofa(n)__________.A.horrorstory B.newsreportC.researchpaper D.articleofpopularscience(C)PassportControl IfyouarearrivingatLondonHeathrowAirportandarenottransferring（转换）anotherflightoutsideBritainorNorthernIreland,youmustpassthroughPassportControlandCustoms（海关）immediatelyafterleavingyourplane.IfyouarenotBritishoracitizenoftheEuropeanCommunity,youmustfilloutaspecialformbeforeyourpassportisexamined.ThisformiscalledalandingcardandshouldbegiventoyouduringtheflighttoLondon.Afterlanding,followtheARRIVALSsigns.MakesureyouareintherightchannelwhenyoureachPassportControl.ThereisonechannelforholdersofEuropeanCommunitypassports,andasecondchannelmarked“OtherPassports”.BaggageReclaim（行李领取）Area AfterpassingthroughPassportControl,followthesignstotheBaggageReclaimArea.Ifyouhaveluggagewhichwascarriedintheaircraftalongwithothercargo,itwillbedeliveredtoyouintheBaggageReclaimArea.Lookforthesignwithyourflightnumber.Ifyouhaveonlyhandluggage,godirectlythroughtheBaggageReclaimAreatoCustoms.Customs AllpassengersmustpassthroughCustomsafterPassportControl.Thereisachoiceoftwochannels,GreenandRed.Ifyouhavenothingtodeclare,gothroughtheGreenChannel.IfyouarenotsureaboutyourDutyFreeallowances（免税额）,orifyouhavesomethingtodeclare,gothroughtheRedChannel.InformationaboutDutyFreeallowancescanbefoundonspecialnotice-boardsintheBaggageReclaimArea.YoushouldstudythisinformationcarefullywhetheryouaregoingthroughtheRedChannelornot.PleasenotethatifyougothroughtheGreenChannel,youmaybestoppedandaskedtoopenyouluggageforinspection.79 WhenaChinesetravelerisarrivingatHeathrowAirportforatripinLondon,hemust__________.filloutalandingcardfirstpassthroughCustomsbeforePassportControlwalkthroughtheRedChannelimmediatelyreclaimhisbaggageafterlanding80 ThosewhoarenotsureabouttheirDutyFreeallowances__________.canchecktheinformationintheBaggageReclaimAreaneedtogothroughtheGreenChannelwillbeaskedtoopentheluggageforinspectioncandoasthosewhohavenothingtodeclare81 WhichofthefollowingtravelersDONOThavetogothroughPassportControlandCustoms?PeopletravelingstraighttoLondon.HoldersofEuropeanCommunitypassports.PassengerstransferringtoacityinIreland.Passengersonlywithsomehandluggage.(D) ProfessorReasonrecentlypersuaded35peopletokeepadiaryofalltheirabsent-mindedactionsfortwoweeks.Whenhecametoanalysetheirembarrassingerrors,hewassurprisedtofindthatnearlyallofthemfellintoafewgroups. Oneofthewomen,forinstance,onleavingherhouseforworkonemorningthrewherpetdogherear-ringsandtriedtofixadogbiscuitonherear.“theexplanationforthisisthatthebrainislikeacomputer,”explainstheprofessor.“Peopleprogrammethemselvestodocertainactivitiesregularly.Itwasthewoman’scustomeverymorningtothrowherdogtwobiscuitsandthenputonherear-rings.Butsomehowtheactiongotreversed（颠倒）intheprogramme.”Aboutoneintwentyoftheincidentsthevolunteersreportedwerethese“programmeassemblyfailures.” Twentypercentofallerrorswere“testfailures”primarilyduetonotverifyingtheprogressofwhatthebodywasdoing.Amanabouttogethiscaroutofthegaragepassedthroughthebackyardwherehisgardenjacketandbootswerekept,putthemonmuchtohissurprise.Awomanvictimreported:“Igotintothebathwithmysockson.” Thecommonestproblemwasinformation“storagefailures”.Peopleforgotthenamesofpeoplewhosefacestheyknew,wentintoaroomandforgotwhytheywerethere,mislaidsomething,orsmokedacigarettewithoutrealizingit. Theresearchsofarsuggeststhatwhilethe“centralprocessor”ofthebrainisliberatedfromsecond-to-secondcontrolofawell-practisedroutine,itmustrepeatedlyswitchbackitsattentionatimportantdecisionpointstocheckthattheactiongoesonasintended.Otherwisetheactivitymaybe“captured”byanotherfrequentlyandrecentlyusedprogramme,resultinginembarrassingerrors.82 ThepurposeofProfessorReason’sresearchis__________.toshowthedifferencebetweenmenandwomenintheirreasoningtoclassifyandexplainsomeerrorsinhumanactionstofindthecauseswhichleadtocomputerfailurestocomparecomputerfunctionswithbrainworkings83 Whichofthefollowingmightbegroupedunder“programmeassemblyfailures”?Awomanwentintoashopandforgotwhattobuy.Amanreturninghomeafterworklefthiskeyinthelock.Aladyfellasshewasconcentratingoneachstepherfeetweretaking.Anoldman,withhisshoeson,wastryingtoputonhissocks.84 Thewordverifyinginparagraph3canbereplacedby__________. A.improving B.changing C.checking D.stopping85 Accordingtothepassage,theinformation“storagefailures”referto__________.thedestructionofinformationcollectingsystemtheeliminationofone’stotalmemorythetemporarylossofpartofone’smemorytheseparationofone’sactionfromconsciousness第II卷TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.当时，那位出租车司机别无选择，只能求助于游客。（choice）我没有想到汤姆会被选为学生会主席。（occur）如果方便的话，请帮我从邮局取回包裹。（convenient）应该鼓励学生将课堂上所学的知识运用到实践中去。（apply）如果队员之间不加强配合，我校篮球队就不可能在决赛中战胜对手。（unless）II.GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositioninover120wordsbasedonthepictureandtheinstructionsgivenbelow.简要描述图片内容，结合生活实际，就图片的主题谈谈自己的感想。TypescriptsPartA ShortConversationsM: I’dlikesomechicken.Isitonsale?W: Yes.Itisonsaleat$1.5apound.Howmuchwouldyoulike?Q: Howmuchshouldthemanpayifhebuystwopounds?M: HowwastheweatherforyourtriplastSaturday?W: Itrainedheavilyinthemorning,butturnedsunnyintheafternoon.Q: Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?W: IcomefromFrance.YoucomefromCanada.WhereisFrankfrom?M: I’mnotsure,eitherfromChinaorJapan.Q: Whichcountrydoesthewomancomefrom?W: Ican’tbelievethereweresomanypeopleatKate’sparty.M: It’sreallynosurprise.Shewasextremelypopularevenwhenshewasachild.Q: WhatdoesthemansayaboutKate?W: Areyougoingtoservelunchonthisexpress?M: Yes,madam.Weservelunchuntilwegettothenextstation.Q: Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?W: Doyouhavechangeforatwenty-dollarbanknote?M: Atwenty-dollarbanknote!Ihardlyhavetwentycents.Q: Whatdoesthemanmean?W: HowdoyoucompareTomewithJack?M: TomiscleverwhileJackishonestandreliable.Q: Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?M: Hello,Susan.I’mfromtheDailyStar.Canyoutellussomethingaboutyourself?Andwhatareyougoingtodonow? W: Now?Ifyoumeanthisminute,I’mgoingtohavealonghotbath. Q: Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?M: Theweatherforecasttellsofaseverewinter.Areyouprepared?W: Hardly.I’mwaitingforthenextsaletogetaheavyjacket.Q: Whatdoesthewomanmean?W: I’mafraidyou’vebeenworkingtoohard.Youshouldtakeavacation.M: Tellthattothepileofpapersonmydesk.Q: Whatdoesthemanimply?PartB LongerconversationsQuestions11and12arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W: Licence,please.M: Isthereaproblem,officer?W: Mr.Jones,doyourealizehowfastyouweredriving?M: What?Iwasn’tspeeding,wasI?W: Yes,I’mafraidyouwere.Thespeedlimithereis25becausethisisaschoolzone.M: Ohno!Ididn’trealizethat.Iwasgoingabout30,wasn’tI?W: Actually,Iclockedyouat54milesperhour.I’mafraidIhavetogiveyouaspeedingticket.M: Ohno.Please,don’tgivemeaticket!I’msorry.IfIgetaticket,I’mfinished!Youdon’tknowmyfather!W:Son,I’mjustdoingmyjob.Inthefuture,paymoreattentiontothelawsoftheroad.M: (Signsdeeply)WhatwillIsaytomyfather?(Nowlistenagain,please.)WhydidthepolicewomanstopMr.Jones?WhywasMr.Jonessoupset?Questions13and14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W: Doyouoftentalkwithyourfather,John?M: No,notoften.Infact,Iseldomtalkwithhim.W: Oh,whynot?M: BecauseIhavenothingtotalkwithhimabout.Besides,heseemstobetoobusytospendtimewithus.W: John,Ithinkyoushouldspendmoretimewithyourfather.Don’tyouthinkhewantstotalkwithyou?M: Idon’tknow,Alison.Whyareyouaskingmethatkindofquestion?W: Well,yesterdayIreadastoryaboutafatherandhisson,anditwasverygood.Itreallymovedme.Whydon’tyoureadit?(Nowlistenagain,please.)ForwhatpurposedoesAlisonrecommendthestorytoJohn?Whatisthemainideaoftheconversation?PartC PassagesQuestions15through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage. IsawareallygoodvideolastnightwhenIwastakingcareofthekids.Mysisteraskedmetolookaftermytwoniecesforacoupleofhourswhileshewenttothedoctor’s.They’rebothnineyearsoldthey’retwins.IwasabittiredbutIknowtheylovewatchingfilms,soonmywaytothehouseIwenttothevideoshopandrentedaDisneyclassic.I’dseenitmyself20yearsagowhenIwastheirage.SoIwassurethey’denjoyit,andIwasright.Mynieceslovedogsandasthefilmisabouttwodogswhofallinlove,theysatinfrontoftheTVforoveranhourwithoutmoving!It’sacomplicatedlovestorybecauseoneofthedogslivesint