occasionally choke on what seem to be indigestible differences between rich and poor, male and female, specialist and non-specialist within cultures, what will happen tomorrow when people must assimilate and cope with still greater contrasts
in
life
styles?
(44)
________________________________________________________________. Time and space have long cushioned intercultural encounters, confining them to touristic exchanges. But this insulation is rapidly wearing thin. (45) _________________________________________________________________. There we will be surrounded by foreigners for long periods of time, working with
others
in
the
closest
possible
relationships.
(46)
________________________________________________________________.
补充听力（九）
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
11. [A] A holiday. [C] Luck.
12. [A] The woman will have a test. [B] The man will have to sit for an exam. [C] The man will probably go to the movie.
[D] The woman wishes she could go to class with the man.
13. [A] The main actor forgot to come. [B] The main actor is delayed by traffic.
[C] The main actor is busy buying jam on his way.
[B] An accident. [D] Work.
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[D] The police want to talk to the main actor.
14. [A] The woman would understand if she did Mary’s job. [B] The woman should do the typing for Mary. [C] The woman should work as hard as Mary. [D] The woman isn’t a skillful typist.
15. [A] He doesn’t know Dr. Jeffery very well. [B] He thought Dr. Jeffery would get the position. [C] He thought it took too long to make the decision. [D] He’s not sure Dr. Jeffery will be a good chairperson.
16. [A] It probably has a campus map.
[B] It should have a map of the city. [C] It is in the center of the campus. [D] It has information about the campus.
17. [A] Take the bus to the airport.
[B] Make a phone call to the Browns. [C] Meet the Browns at the airport. [D] Take the Browns to the airport.
18. [A] He thinks the woman is unfair. [B] He agrees that the workload is heavy. [C] He feels the assignment is reasonable. [D] He won’t be able to go to the lab today.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] Studying for a test.
[B] Visiting a close friend of theirs.
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[C] A class presentation they’re preparing. [D] The television program the man is watching.
20. [A] He has already finished studying. [B] He’s taking a break from studying.
[C] He’s looking for some information for a friend. [D] He was assigned to watch a program by his professor.
21. [A] He thought she preferred to study alone.
[B] He thought she had made arrangements to study with. [C] He had told her that he had done poorly on the last test. [D] He didn’t know that she was enrolled in a linear algebra course.
22. [A] He and Elizabeth argued recently. [B] He’d rather study in his own dormitory. [C] He heard Elizabeth did poorly on the last test.
[D] He doesn’t want to bother Elizabeth so late in the evening.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] He has a lot of free time.
[B] She knows he likes acting.
[C] Many of his friends are actors. [D] He’s looking for an acting job.
24. [A] He hasn’t been in a play for a long time. [B] He has to rearrange his evening schedule. [C] He might not like the way the group works. [D] His schoolwork has taken up most of his time.
25. [A] Enjoy their rehearsal.
[B] Learn his part quickly.
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[C] See her on Wednesday.
[D] Pick her up on Thursday.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] A huge percentage of children read regularly. [B] A minority of primary school children read properly. [C] A decreasing number of children showed interest in reading. [D] The number of top students increased with the use of computers.
27. [A] An evaluation of it will be made sometime this year. [B] Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking. [C] It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading. [D] Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading.
28. [A] They take greater advantage of the project. [B] They show the potential to enjoy a long life. [C] They are likely to succeed in their education. [D] They would make excellent future researchers.
29. [A] To introduce a way to improve early children reading. [B] To overcome primary school pupils’ reading difficulty. [C] To encourage the publication of more children’s books. [D] To remind children of the importance of reading for fun.
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. [A] A comparison between the poorest countries and richest countries. [B] An aid for health care to developing countries.
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[C] The relationship between health care and economic growth. [D] The investment in developing countries.
31. [A] Developing countries’ government should not rely on foreign aid for
health care.
[B] The more investment in health care, the better economic growth. [C] Some rich countries are unwilling to help developing countries in health
care.
[D] It is wise for the governments of developing countries to invest in health
care.
32. [A] 38 dollars.
[C] 30 dollars.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] A lot of stolen credit cards are sold on the Internet. [B] Cheat on the Internet. [C] Many websites are destroyed.
[D] Many illegal websites are on the Internet.
34. [A] The customers give them the information. [B] The customers sell the information to them. [C] The thieves steal the information from websites. [D] The thieves buy the information from credit card firms.
35. [A] Give your credit card information over the telephone. [B] Send credit card information in the website.
[C] Ask about the credit card company’s online rules by telephone. [D] Use MasterCard to shopping online.
[B] 48 dollars. [D] 13 dollars.
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