globe and block out the sun? Many said \atmosphere.\in America, air-sampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those collected in Kuwait.Now that the fires are out,scientists are turning attention to yet another threat-the oil did not catch fire.It has formed huge lakes in the Kuwaiti deserts.They trap insects and birds and poison a variety of other desert animals and plants.The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources.6So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface.

Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating.The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents.Officials are trying to organize a quick clean-up,but they are not sure how to do it.One possibility is to burn the oil.Get those black powder detectors ready. 23.What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War? 【D】【详解】题目询问海湾战争结束之后不久，科学家们担心什么。关键是要听到“大火产生的黑色粉末和烟会不会环绕全球并遮挡住太阳昵?”。可知D为答案。符合短文听力。听到什么选什么。的原则。选项A，B，C的内容文中均未提及。 24.What was the good news for scientists? 【D】【详解】题目询问对于科学家们来说，好消息是什么。关键是要听到“唯一的好消息是，石油形成的湖泊尚未污染地下水资源。”D是原文的同义表达。A错在oil；文中说石油毒死了许多沙漠动植物，故B不正确。文中说因为地层下面有坚硬的沙，迄今为止石油仍未被吸收；什么都无法阻止石油的蒸发，故C不正确。 25.What are the officials trying to do at the moment?

【C】【详解】题目询问目前官员们正试图做些什么。关键是要听到“官员们正试图组织一次快速的清洁行动。”C是原文的同义表达。 Model test 10 Section A

Directions: In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will hear two or three questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.

1.A)A day after he met with Mahmoud Abbas. C) A month after he met with Mahmoud Abbas. B) A week after he met with Mahmoud Abbas. D) A year after he met with Nahmoud Abbas. 2.A) Secure the region's economic future.

B) Avoid actions that block progress towards peace. C) Appropriate new lands in Jordan.

D) Build new settlements in the West Bank.

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.

3. A) 4, 800 kilometers. B) 45 kilometers. C) 40 kilometers.D)5,800kilometers.

4. A) Touring for scenery. B) Losing weight. C) publishing a book.D)Building a website. Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A) The conference is holding outside Brighton. B) It's going to evaluate how the party is working. C) Boring speeches are expected there.

D) There will be plenty of coverage about delegates.

6. A) Favourable. B) Disgusted. C) Indifferent.D)Optimistic. 7. A) Having great influence over governments. B) Resenting important politicians.

C) Promoting personal wishes and dislikes.

D) Attacking the small entertaining press publicly. Section B

Directions: In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Conversation One

8.A)They are looking for an apartment to live in .

B)They are discussing living places and children’s education. C)They are complaining about their children. D)They are planning for the next weekend.

9. A) There's much to do besides work and study.

B) It’s convenient for people to go anywhere. C) The natural environment is beneficial to children. D) The countryside is a perfect place for weekends.

10. A) The children are too young to benefit from city life. B) Even adults themselves cannot go everywhere in the city. C) There is a lot to see and do for children and adults. D) There isn't a lot to see and do for children. 11. A) She is a full-time housewife. B) She does not care for her children.

C) She used to live in the suburbs in her childhood. D) She will go to a museum next weekend.

Conversation Two

12.A)Her watch didn’t work. C)She forgot to set the alarm. B) She hit the rush hour. D) She felt too sick to get up.

13. A) Boss and employee. B) Teacher and student. C) Passersby. D) Father and daughter. 14. A) Her alarm doesn't go off. C) Her watch is slow. B) Her watch stops. D) She doesn't get up early.

15. A) 20 minutes. B) 13 minutes. C) 15 minutes. D) 30 minutes. Section C

Directions: In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.

After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

16. A) Synthetic fuel. B) Solar energy. C) Alcohol. D) Electricity.

17.A) Air traffic conditions. C) Road conditions. B) Traffic jams on highways. D) New traffic rules.

18. A) Go through a health check. C) Arrive early for boarding. B) Carry little luggage. D) Undergo security checks. Passage Two

19. A) In a fast-food restaurant. C) At a county fair. B) At a shopping center. D) In a bakery.

20. A) Avoid eating any food. C) Wash Ms hands thoroughly.

B) Prepare the right type of pie to eat. D) Practice eating a pie quickly. 21. A) On the table. B) Behind his back. C) Under his bottom. D) On his lap. 22. A) Looking sideways to see how fast your neighbor eats. B) Eating from the outside toward the middle. C) Swallowing the pie with water.

D) Holding the pie in the right position. Passage Two

23.A)Beauty. B)Loyalty. C)Lucky. D)Durability. 24. A) He wanted to follow the tradition of his country. B) He believed that it symbolized an everlasting marriage.

C) It was thought a blood vessel in that finger led directly to the heart. D) It was supposed that the diamond on that finger would bring good luck. 26.A) The two people can learn about each other' s likes and dislikes. B) The two people can have time to decide if they are good match. C) The two people can have time to shop for their new home. D) the two people can earn enough money for their wedding. 答案详解 Section A

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.

In an unannounced meeting with the Israeli prime minister, Jordan’s King Abdullah put new pressure on Israel to stop building settlements in the West Bank. The Jordanian king met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmet in this Red Sea port of Aqaba, a day after the monarch met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. A statement from the royal palace said the king urged Israel to avoid “unilateral actions” that could block progress towards peace. King Abdullah warned Mr. Olmert that a stalled peace process “threatens the region’s future, and its security and stability.” A spokesman for Mr. Olmert said the Israeli leader renewed Israel’s commitment not to build new settlements or appropriate new lands in the parts of the West Bank outside East Jerusalem.

1.When did the Jordanian king meet with Israeli Prime Minister? 【A】【详解】新闻中提到，约旦国王在会见以色列总理Ehud Olmet的前一天，刚刚约见过巴勒斯坦权力机构主席Mahmoud Abbas。故A正确。对交待了事件之后出现的独立结构要加以留意，因其常补充说明时间、地点等细节，如本题解题句出现在“....., a day after..”。 2. What did King Abdullah urge Israel to do? 【B】【详解】新闻中提到，约旦国王敦促以色列避免任何可能阻碍和平进程的\单边行为\，B基本复现了原文的.....actions that could block progress towards peace，为答案。A“确保地区的经济未来”错在economic，新闻并没有提到经济问题。C中的Appropriate new lands在

新闻中有提到，但说的是不让以色列在西岸”盗用土地”。D“在西岸建房”。正是约旦国王要阻止以色列做的事。

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.

A forty-year-old father of two, Steve Vaught took the final steps of his long journey as he crossed the George Washington Bridge into Manhattan. It took him a year and a month to walk the nearly four thousand eight hundred kilometers from his home in California. His original aim had been to lose weight after falling into a depression and developing an eating disorder. He did arrive a hundred pounds or forty-five kilograms lighter but said he learned that weight loss was more about the state of mind than body. He now realized the secret to becoming thinner was being happier. His voyage of self-discovery was viewed by millions around the world on his website “A Fat Man Walking” and he now plans to publish a book about his experiences. But before disappearing into a hotel, he told reporters his first plan was to put on some new socks. 3.How long was Steve Vaught’s journey? 【A】【详解】新闻中出现了多组数字，对应的事物有所不同。B，C项中的数字都出现过，但是前者指的是减掉的重量，单位是公斤后者是年龄，都不符合题意。最后一个选项主要考辨音能力，只要听清是four还是five即可。

4. What was Steve Vaught’s purpose of his long journey at first? 【B】【详解】新闻中提到，他原本的目的只是想在情绪抑郁和饮食紊乱之后减肥，故应选B。注意问题中的purpose..，at first是新闻中original aim的同义改写。A“旅行观光”。未在新闻中提到。C“出书”和D“建立网站”是Steve Vaught准备要做，或已经做了的事，但并不是他的旅行初衷。

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.

In the seaside town of Brighton in southern England the ruling Labor party’s annual conference is holding. It’s a time for both MPs to take stock of how the party is doing, to discuss policy and to hear, hopefully, inspiring speeches. The party delegates will be hoping too for plenty of coverage from the media assembled there. Sometimes in politics it appears it’s not so much what you do but what you seem to be doing that counts, and for politicians public relations can seem to be as important as policies. The BBC’s media correspondent, Torin Douglas, has been considering the relationship between politicians and the press. Who really holds the power? Newspapers in Britain have long had great influence over Governments, much to the resentment of the politicians. Almost seventy-five years ago, the then Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin accused the two big press bosses, Lords Beaverbrook and Rothermere, of running their papers as “engines of promotion” for the “personal wishes and personal dislikes of two men”. It’s hard to imagine the current Prime Minister attacking the small entertaining press so publicly. 5.What do we learn about the Labor party’s annual conference? 【B】【详解】新闻中提到，执政党工党的年会正在举行，议员可以借此时机评估政党的作为，讨论政策并聆听鼓舞人心的演讲。B的evaluate“评估”是新闻中的take stock of的同义改写，故为答案。执政党工会会议正在英国南部的海滨小镇布莱顿举行，A错在outside Brighton.C“乏味的演讲”与新闻内容相反。新闻中有提到政党代表们预见将会有与会媒体发布大量报道，但并没有说这些报道都和代表有关，排除D. 6.What’s the attitude of politicians toward newspapers? 【B】【详解】新闻中提到，英国的报纸对政府的影响一直都很大，这使政客们憎恨(resentment of the politicians)。B中的disgusted是新闻中resentment的同义表述，故选B. 7.What did Stanley Baldwin accuse two big press companies of?

【C】【详解】新闻中提到，前英国首相Stanley Baldwin曾指控当时的两大报业公司老板，称他们用报纸来。”宣传”“两人的个人意愿和好恶\，故C正确。A“对政府产生巨大影响”和B“惹恼重要的政客”都有在新闻中出现，但都与问题无关。D“公开批评小娱乐报”利用末尾信息制造干扰。 Conversation One

M: You like living in the city, don't you?

W: Oh, I love it.It's so convenient.I can take the bus to work, or the subway, or the taxi.And there is so much to do.

M: I know what you mean.I'd like to live in the city,but to live in the suburbs is better for children. W: Well, there are a lot of good things about suburban living.But, as a working woman,I think a city has all the conveniences—including the best food and fastest news. M: But there are more trees, grass and fresh air in the suburbs.

W: Yeah, but living in a city, it's convenient to go everywhere.There are lots of movie houses, theaters and so on.You can take them to the suburbs on the weekends. M: Yeah, children are the right age.There are lots of things for them here.

W: You are right.They are at the library in Brooklyn.And they come back home for lunch,then go uptown to the Museum of Natural History.There is so much for young people to see and do. M: Not just for young people.What about me?I've never been to the Museum of Natural History. W: Neither have I.When I was a child,I used to go to the Museum of Art. M: I've been there several times.Twice with children.

W: Well, I have an idea.Next weekend, we go to the Museum of Natural History. M: Ok, that's really a very nice idea.

8.What are the two speakers talking about? 【B】【详解】主旨题。对话开头谈到了住郊区和市区各自的好处，后面的重点聚焦在小孩的教育方面，所以选项B最全面。

9.What does the man think of living in the suburbs? 【C】【详解】细节题。对话中男士认为住在郊区对孩子有好处，里有更多的树木、绿草和新鲜空气，因此C项是对原文最好的概括。A、B项是女士喜欢居住在城市的原因，D项对话中并未提及。

10.What’s the man’s opinion of the city? 【C】【详解】细节判断题。根据女士的观点，她认为对孩子们there is much to see and do。男士紧接着指出，不仅对年轻人如此，他本人也有尚未去过的博物馆，言下之意是成年人在城市里也有很多可看之处及可做之事。所以答案应是C.A在对话中未提及，B偏离话题，D与事实相反。

11.What do we know about the woman according to the conversation?

【D】【详解】细节题。对话中男士说他从来没有去过自然历史博物馆，女士回答说她也没有去过，并建议下个周末一起去，因此D项正确。

Conversation Two

W: May I come in?

M: Come in, please.Do you know what time it is?

W: It's 8:20.I am very sorry to be late again.And I am also sorry to disturb you and others.

M: All right, what's your excuse this time?Don't tell me your alarm didn't go off or your watch