16、Passage One.
听材料,回答下列各题:
What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War?
A.The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.
B.The exhaustion of energy resources.
C.The destruction of energy resources.
D.The spread of the black powder from the fires.
17、What was the good news for scientists?
A.The underground oil resources have not been affected.
B.Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.
C.The oil lakes soon dried up and stooped evaporatin9.
D.The underground water resources have not been affected by the oil wells.
18、What are the officials trying to do at the moment?
A.To restore the normal production of the oil wells.
B.To estimate the losses caused by the fire.
C.To remove the oil left in the desert.
D.To use the oil left in the oil lakes.
19、Passage Two.
听材料,回答下列各题:
Where did the story happen?
A.In New York.
B.In a bank.
C.Near a prison.
D.In the countryside.
20、Who was the middle—aged man?
A.A policeman.
B.Mr.Blake’S old friend.
C.A prison official.
D.A runaway criminal.
21、How fast could a cal drive in the small town mentioned?
A.At least14 miles an hour.
B.At least 40 miles an hour.
C.At most 40 miles an hour.
D.At most14 miles an hour.
22、Why did Mr.Blake drive his car as fast as it could go?
A.Because a police—Car followed him.
B.Because he wanted the man in his car arrested.
C.Because it grew darker and darker.
D.Because he wanted to return home earlier
23、Passage Three.
听材料,回答下列各题:
What is the talk mainly about?
A.A museum exhibition of African baskets.
B.Changes in basket—weaving.
C.Differences between African and American baskets.
D.The development of basket weaving in one town.
24、According to the passage,how did the women learn to weave baskets?
A.Their mothers taught them.
B.They traveled to Africa.
C.They learned in school.
D.They taught themselves.
25、What is the main reason that the women in South Carolina now weave baskets?
A.They sell them as a hobby.
B.They make them as a hobby.
C.They use them on their farms.
D.They make and sell them to make a living.
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26、听材料,回答下列各题:
When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or does not live up to the manufacturer’s(26. ______for it,the first step is to present the guarantee at the store of purchase.In most cases,this action will(27.______results.However,if it does riot,there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction.A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager.In general,the “higher up” the consumer takes his or her(28._______,the faster he or she can expect it to be settled.In such a case,it is usually settled in the consumer,s favor,(29.he or she has a just claim.Consumers should complain in(30.______whenever possible.but if they cannot get to the place of purchase,it is(31.______to phone or write the complaint in a letter.Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but(32.______,and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in(33.______.If this cannot be done,the consumer will succeed best by(34.______specific information as to what is wrong,rather than by making general statements.The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer.If so,the consumer should do this,stating the complaint as(35.______and as firmly as possible.But if a polite complaint does not achieve the desired result,the consumer can go a step further.She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers’rights.
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