elez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire. He displays fire fighters’ equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put on. “If you see us,” Velez tells them, “don’t hide! We are not
monsters. We have come to rescue you.” Velez gives his presentations in English and Spanish. Growing up in San Francisco, he learnt Spanish from his immigrant parents. Velez and other fire fighters throughout North America, who give similar presentations, will never know how many lives they save through their talks. But its a fact that informative speaking saves lives. For example, several months after listening to an informative speech, Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is choking on food, by using the method taught by student speaker, Julie Paris. In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.
26 Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked fire fighters? 27 What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric Velez? 28 What do we learn about Pete Gentry?
29 What message is the speaker trying to convey?
26 .Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked fire fighters? [A] They cannot see the firefighters because of the smoke. [B] They do not realize the danger they are in. [C] They cannot hear the firefighters for the noise. [D] They mistake the firefighters for monsters. 【解析】D) They mistake the firefighters for monsters. 细节题，从开始
when children catch a glimpse of the masked fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster一句中便可得出因为不熟悉消防人员戴面具的形象，孩子们以为来救援的消防人员是怪兽，所以躲起来。所以选D。其他选项文中都没有涉及到。 27 What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric Velez? [A] He travels all over America to help put out fires. [B] He often teaches children what to do during a fire. [C] He teaches Spanish in a San Francisco community. [D] He provides oxygen masks to children free of charge.
【解析】B) He often teaches children what to do during a fire.
本篇文章大篇幅讲的是Eric Velez给社区里的孩子讲解消防知识，让他们熟悉消防人员及消防工具的过程。选项A，put out fire虽然是Eric Velez的工作，但是本文重点不是在其消防员救活这个工作上，C、D选项很容易就可以排除。所以选B。 28 .What do we learn about Pete Gentry?
[A] He saved the life of his brother choking on food. [B] He rescued a student from a big fire. [C] He is very good at public speaking.
[D] He gives informative talks to young children.
【解析】A) He saved the life of his brother choking on food.
细节题，从Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is choking on food一句便可得出答案，文章中关于Pete Gentry的主要信息就是他救了噎着食物的弟弟。所以选A。做题时一定要把人名及其所做的事准确对应起来。
29 What message is the speaker trying to convey? [A] Firefighters play an important role in America. [B] Kids should learn not to be afraid of monsters. [C] Carelessness can result in tragedies. [D] Informative speeches can save lives. 【解析】D) Informative speeches can save lives.
主旨题，本文举了一个大例子，一下小例子来证明教育性的演说有救人性命的好处。虽然在文章最后也列举了下其他好处，但是主旨还是拯救生命。所以选D。其他几个选项都主要讲细节处，很容易就可以排除。
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. Passage Two
Some people want to make and save a lot of money in order to retire early. I see people pursuing higher paying and increasingly demanding careers to accomplish this goal. They make many personal sacrifices in exchange for income today. The problem is that tomorrow might not come. Even if it all goes according to plan, will you know how to be happy when you are not working if you spend your entire life making money? More importantly, who will be around for you to share your leisure time with? At the other extreme are people who live only for today. Why bother saving when I might not be here tomorrow, they argue. The danger of this approach is that tomorrow may come after all. And most people don't want to spend all their tomorrows working for a living. The earlier neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older. You maybe surprise to hear me say that if you must pick an extreme I think it's better to pick the spend-all approach. As long as you don't mind continuing to work, assuming your health allows, you should be OK. At least, you are making use of your money, and hopefully deriving value and pleasure from it. Postponing doing what you love and being with people you love until retirement can be a mistake. It may never come. Retirement can be a great time for some people. For others, it is a time of boredom, loneliness and poor health.
30 Why do some people pursue higher paying but demanding careers? 31 What is the danger facing people who live only for today? 32 What does the speaker seem to advocate?
30. Why do some people pursue higher paying but demanding careers? [A] To satisfy the needs of their family. [B] To fully realize their potential.
[C] To make money for early retirement. [D] To gain a sense of their personal worth.
【解析】C) To make money for early retirement. 本题考察原因，问为什么人们喜欢比较苛求但收入较高的工作，其实听力一开始就用in order to 给出了原因，即：retire early，所以选C项。
31 What is the danger facing people who live only for today? [A] They may have to continue to work in old age. [B] They may regret the time they wasted.
[C] They may have nobody to depend on in the future. [D] They may have fewer job opportunities.
【解析】A) They may have to continue to work in old age.
本题考察后果，问只为当下而活的人面临着什么危险，从“The earlier neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older.”中可以看出A是正确选项，及在年老时有可能不得不继续工作。 32 What does the speaker seem to advocate? [A] Making wise use of your time. [B] Enjoying yourself while you can. [C] Saving as much as you can. [D] Working hard and playing hard.
【解析】B) Enjoying yourself while you can. 本课考察文章作者的态度，从 “Postponing doing what you love and being with people you love until retirement can be a mistake.”中可以看出，作者认为想等到退休后再做自己想做的事情以及和自己喜欢的人在一起可能是一种错误，所以选B，即趁着自己还可以的时候要懂得享受生活
32 B) Enjoying yourself while you can. 本课考察文章作者的态度，从 “Postponing doing what you love and being with people you love until retirement can be a mistake.”中可以看出，作者认为想等到退休后再做自己想做的事情以及和自己喜欢的人在一起可能是一种错误，所以选B，即趁着自己还可以的时候要懂得享受生活 Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Passage Three
Imagine that someone in your neighborhood broke the law, and the judge put the whole neighborhood under suspicion. How fair will that be? Well, it happens everyday to high schoolers. Just because some students have stolen things in shops, all of us are treated like thieves. Even though I’d never steal. Store employees looked at me like I’
m some kind of hardened criminal. For example, during one lunch period, my friend Denny and I went to the Graben Gore Restaurant to have a hot dog. We arrived to find a line of students waiting outside. A new sign in the window told the story. “No more than two students at a time”. After 15 minutes, we finally got in. But the store manger laid the evil eye on us. I asked him about the new sign, and he said, “You kids are stealing too much stuff.” You kids? Too much stuff? We were not only assumed to be thieves, but brilliant, greedy thieves. The most annoying thing though, is the way employees watched my friends and me. It’s horrible.
Once, at a drug store, I was looking around and found a guy standing on a large box, stocking the shelves. He was watching my hands, more than he was watching his own. I showed him that my hands were empty. He got down off his box and rushed off, as if he was going to get the store manger. How crazy is that!
33. What does the speaker find to be unfair?
34. What measure did the Graben Gore Restaurant take to stop stealing? 35. What happened in a drug store that greatly annoyed the speaker?
33. What does the speaker find to be unfair? [A] Hardworking students being accused of cheating. [B] Boy students being often treated as law-breakers. [C] Innocent people being suspected groundlessly. [D] Junior employees being made to work overtime.
34. What measure did the Graben Gore Restaurant take to stop stealing? [A] Forbidding students to take food out of the restaurant. [B] Requesting customers to pay before taking the food. [C] Asking customers to leave their bags on the counters. [D] Allowing only two students to enter at a time.
35. What happened in a drug store that greatly annoyed the speaker? [A] He was taken to the manager. [C] He was asked to leave. [B] He was closely watched. [D] He was overcharged.
Section C
Writing keeps us in touch with other people. We write to communicate with relatives and friends. We write to (36) preserve _____________ our family histories so our children and grandchildren can learn and (37) appreciate _____________their heritage (传统). With computers and Internet connections in so many (38) households _____________, colleges, business, people e-mailing friends and relatives all the time—or talking to them in writing in online (39) chat_____________ rooms. It is cheaper than calling long distance, and a lot more (40) convenient _____________ than waiting until Sunday for the telephone (41) rates _____________ to drop. Students are
e-mailing their professors to (42) receive _____________ and discuss their classroom assignments and to (43) submit ________ them. They are e-mailing classmates to discuss and collaborate (合作) on homework.
(44)They are also sharing information about concerts and sports events, as well as jokes and their philosophies of life.__________________________________________________________. Despite the growing importance of computers, however, there will always be a place and need for the personal letter.
(45). A hand-written note to a friend or a family member is the best way to communicate important thoughts. ____________________________________________________. No matter what the content of the message, its real point is, “I want you to know that I care about you.” (46) This writing practice brings rewards that can’t be seen in bank accounts
____________________________________________________________________, but only in the success of human relationships.