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If you are a resident, you will find it useful to open a bank account. All the large banks have a network of branches across the country and all of the similar services. A visit to any one of them would be a friendly experience. However, to open an account you have to be prepared to prove your identity in a number of ways. You?ll find your passport useful but the bank will also want to see some form of proof that you?re living while you say you?re. This can be proved by a housing rent-book, a tax form, water or electricity bill for the property as long as it?s in your name. In the bank and elsewhere, you may hear the term “utility bill”. This simply refers to bills relating to the provision of services to your home, such as electricity, gas, water and telephone. There are other local facilities, such as post offices, where you can save your money and have access to affordable low cost loans. Where they exist in your local area, contact details can be obtained from the Citizens Advice Bureau. Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
14. According to the passage, one of the activities to relax could be _____. A. need to be efficient in work B. plan your work properly
C. try to finish work ahead of time D. know how to work in teams
TIP：选B。从短文“For example, you don?t have to schedule too many things in your day. And if you feel you?re too busy, you can cut out an activity or two”可知，“scheduling”意为适当安排工作。
15. According to the passage, one of the activities to relax could be _____. A. protecting wild animals B. spending time with your family
C. learning how to read efficiently D. learning how to do gardening
TIP：选D。从短文“Maybe you can read a book or learn a new hobby and spend time with your pet. That could make a difference”可知，园艺可作为一种爱好发展，从而达到放松的目的。
16. One of the ways to reduce stress is to _____.
A. do better than anyone else B. fulfill high ambitions in one?s work C. work and have reasonable aims D. start with a relatively low aim
TIP：选C。从短文“This means ?be realistic about yourself and others?. So you can just do your best and don?t try to be perfect and don?t expect others to be, too. That will release and reduce a lot of stress for you and the people around you”可知，减轻压力的一种办法就是现实一些，不要强求自己或别人。
17. According to the passage, to reduce stress has something to do with the following EXCEPT ____.
A. one?s position B. one?s interest C. one?s health D. one?s mood
TIP：选A。全文未提及一个人的职位与减少压力有关系。
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Life is very stressful nowadays, so it is useful for us to talk about how to cope with stress. If you want to reduce some stress, you can reduce this by the word S-T-R-E-S-S, that?s stress. Let?s begin with the \\is that you can have the scheduling. For example, you don?t have to schedule too many things in your day. And if you feel you?re too busy, you can cut out an activity or two. And \your body well, because experts say that exercise can reduce stress and also if you eat healthy food, then your brain and your body get the nourishment they need. The next letter is \Maybe you can read a book or learn a new hobby and even spend time with your pet. That could make a difference. And the next letter is \This means “be realistic about yourself and others”. So you can just do your best and don?t try to be perfect and don?t expect others to be, too. That will release and reduce a lot of stress for you and the people around you. And the next letter is \for sleep. If you get a good night?s sleep, then it will keep your mind and your body in shape. And the last letter is \again, which means smile. If you smile and have confidence, you?ll think in a more positive way, and then you?ll feel more comfortable when you?re coping with the stress. Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
18. According to the passage, new words tend to come from ________. A. world politics B. advances in science C. areas of life D. all the above
TIP：选D。从短文“Words come out of the culture that they represent and they describe ... words come from the playground; they come from politics; they come from any area of life because every area of life is changing from day to day”可得出答案。
19. The passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary of English mainly from a _____ viewpoint.
A. historical B. cultural C. commercial D. colonial
TIP：选A。短文末尾提及英语起源于日耳曼语，后来又融入大量法语，还讲到英国在历史上曾经是一个不断扩张的贸易和殖民大国，因而融入了很多其他语言。
20. According to the passage, which of the following statements best describes the English language?
A. It is outdated in grammar. B. It accepts new words from science. C. It has begun taking in new words. D. It tends to embrace new words.
TIP：选D。全文都在讲述英语的开放性，在英语的发展史上，融汇了不少新词。 SCRIPT:
New words enter the English language all the time. In fact, English has always been in a state of evolution, and in recent years, more and more words and phrases have entered the language. But where do all these new words come from? Words come out of the culture that they represent and they describe. So if you?ve got a new development in medicine, for example, bird flu, then you?ll get a new word coming out of that. If there?s a military conflict, that may well bring all sorts of new words to the fore. Going back in time, the First and Second World Wars were times of great creativity of language, because people from different countries met each other and exchanged their words, and words developed from there. So, words come from the playground; they come from politics; they come from any area of life because every area of life is changing from day to day. And does English have more words than any other language? It certainly has more than other European languages and probably more than any other language in the world. English is put together from so many different bits. Originally it was a Germanic language and then after the Norman Conquest in 1066, there was an enormous influx of French words. And it comes from a country, the United Kingdom, which was quite an expansive, trading, colonial power in the past, and all these have brought all sorts of other new words into the language.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
21. Where was the marble statue found? A. Out in the sea. B. Inside a bath house.
C. On a cliff along the coast. D. On the coast outside Jerusalem.
TIP：选D。从短文“A person walking on the shore at Ashkelon on the west coast of Jerusalem made the discovery”可以得出答案。
22. Which of the following best describes the condition of the statue? A. It was incomplete. B. It was recent artwork. C. It was fairly tall. D. It was in pieces. TIP：选A。从短文“The white marble statue of a woman is estimated to be 2,000 years old. It stands 1.2 meters tall, weighs about 200 kilograms and was found with no head or arms”一句可知，该雕像不完整，但并非完全是碎片。
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A huge storm that collapsed part of a cliff on Israel?s central coast led to the discovery of a statue dating back to the Roman period, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Tuesday.
The white marble statue of a woman is estimated to be 2,000 years old. It stands 1.2 meters tall, weighs about 200 kilograms and was found with no head or arms, according to a news release by the Authority. A person walking on the shore at Ashkelon on the west coast of Jerusalem made the discovery, the Authority said. “The statue fell into the sea when the cliff collapsed as a result of the storm. The collapse also ruined a bath house and mosaics that had been in the cliff for many hundreds of years.” The storm, one of the strongest Israel has experienced in recent years, brought winds of more than 100 kph that sent 10-meter waves crashing into Israel?s coast. Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
23. The rescue efforts concentrated mainly on _____.
A. the U.S.-Canada border B. snow-stricken regions C. highways D. city streets TIP：选C。短文中明确提到，“... initially reported about 360 vehicles and about 300 people had been stranded near Sarnia, Ontario, on Highway 402”，由此可见文中涉及救援的汽车和人们都是被困在高速公路上。
24. According to the news, the last group of people might have been stranded in their vehicles for more than ____ hours before being rescued. A. 24 B. 25 C. 40 D. 48 参考答案： D
TIP：选D。短文提到，因大雪堵住车门，有些人被困已超过24个小时，结尾又提到还需24小时才能把每个人都解救出来，因此在他们被解救出来之前，被困在车里的时间应为48小时。
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Canadian police and military teams were working Tuesday afternoon to rescue about 300 people stranded after what a local official termed “the most brutal storm to hit the Ontario region in 25 years”. Some people had been stuck in their vehicles for more than 24 hours following blinding snow that piled up so high it made it almost impossible to open vehicle doors. Ontario Provincial Police initially reported about 360 vehicles and about 300 people had been stranded near Sarnia, Ontario, on Highway 402 — a major thoroughfare linking the U.S.-Canada border to London, Ontario. Some of those people have since been rescued, but Sarnia Mayor, Mike Bradley, said it could be another 24 hours before everyone is taken to safety. Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
25. According to the 2006 anti-smoking restrictions, smoking was NOT allowed in _____.
A. offices B. restaurants C. bars D. school playgrounds
TIP：选A。从“The anti-smoking rules introduced in 2006 outlawed smoking only in the workplace”可知，2006年的禁烟令只规定在工作区域禁烟。
26. According to the news, which of the following groups reacts negatively to the new law?
A. Television producers. B. Hotel owners. C. Medical workers. D. Hospital management. 参考答案： B
TIP：选B。从“Now hotel, restaurant and bar owners have said they could face a 10% drop in trade with the new rules. The industry has already seen a sharp fall in sales due to Spain?s economic problems”可看出，宾馆、饭店和酒吧经营者都反对新法令，因为这会进一步影响他们已经下滑的营业收入。
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A top anti-smoking law has taken effect in Spain. The ban, one of the strictest in Europe outlaws smoking in all bars and restaurants. Smokers will also be prohibited on television broadcasts, near hospitals or in school playgrounds. The law tightened anti-smoking restrictions introduced in 2006. The anti-smoking rules introduced in 2006 outlawed smoking only in the workplace. It let bar or restaurant owners choose whether or not to allow it. Most chose not to impose any ban. Only large restaurants and bars were obliged to provide a smoke-free area. Now hotel, restaurant and bar owners have said they could face a 10% drop in trade with the new rules. The industry has already seen a sharp fall in sales due to Spain?s economic problems. But doctors argue the new legislation will help smokers give up.
Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
27. According to the news, who first discovered the fraud?
A. A client. B. A bank manager. C. The police. D. Bank headquarters.
TIP：选B。从“The alleged fraud came to light earlier this month when a client mentioned the scheme to a senior bank manager”可得出答案。
28. When did the bank employee hand himself in?
A. A month before the fraud was discovered. B. A day before the fraud was discovered.