W:Please accept our apologies for this mix-up.I assure yowe will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened.

M:Right.Thanks for your swift action.(25)

W:Not at all.Thank yoand goodbye for now.Do call if there is anything else.

M:All right.Thank you.Goodbye,Ms.Green.

W:Goodbye.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage yohave just heard.

23.What problems are the speakers discussing?

24.What does the woman promise to do?

25.What does the man think of the solution?

语言点：Manuel说明书，手册Inconvenience不方便By express mail通过快递At our cost(at one’s cost)由我们付费

23．C主旨题。对话开头男士就提到了问题，即说明书不够；随后又补充说明细节，有的包里什么说明书都没有，所以选C。24．D细节题。答案见划线局部。25．A细节题。男士明显很满意，因为他说that would be great。

Section Two

Passage 1

Attracting and feeding wild birds are entertaining activities that have long been enjoyed by people all over the world.(26)Feeding birds has become so popular that prepared feed mixtures are readily available.We feed birds for many reasons.Many pleasant hours can come from watching birds.A hobby often develops into a serious study of their habits.Accurate identification of birds is usually the first goal.But observations that an amateur bird-watcher can make are really limitless.There is,however,responsibility associated with bird feeding,including a disease hazard.Attracting numbers of birds continually to the same spot can be harmful to them,particularly species that pick food from the ground contaminated by the droppings of other birds.(27)In winter feeding efforts are most satisfying to people and are of greatest benefit to birds.During this time when fewer natural foods are available and air temperatures are lower,extra feeding can keep a bird warm and well.Once begun,feeding should never stop during these lean months.(28)If yostart a local increase of birds,be prepared to do what may be required to eliminate hazards to those yowant to befriend.A constant supply of food should be given until the cold is over and spring has come.(28)If feeding is stopped during severe weather,birds used to relying upon the feeders might starve.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage yohave just heard.

26.What does the speaker say about bird watching?

27.What does the speaker say about birds fed continually on the same spot?

28.What does the speaker suggest we do in feeding birds in winter?

本文是一篇关于喂食鸟类的说明文，重点讨论喂食对鸟类的好处与好处，并提出在冬天喂食并持续到天气转暖是对鸟类最有益处的。本文的语言稍难，但找到问题的答案并不难。

语言点：Prepared feed mixtures混合饲料Amateur业余爱好者Hazard危险Contaminate污染Dropping粪便

Lean贫乏的Eliminate消除Befriend与…成为朋友

26．A细节题。答案在文章第一句，用词相同：Attracting and feeding wild birds are entertaining activities。

27．B细节题。此题稍有难度，因为原文中提到birds fed continually on the same spot时并没有直接说明有可能染病，而是说pick food from the ground contaminated by the droppings of other birds〔吃地上已经被别的鸟类粪便污染的食物〕，而这与上一句话相照应，是一个disease hazard〔疾病危险〕，所以选B，they may catch some disease。

28．D细节题。原文中两处提到了冬天喂食鸟类须注意的地方，见划线局部。

Passage 2

My friend Leo makes up weak and poor excuses whenever there is something he doesn't want to do.(29)Just two weeks ago,he was at my house when he decided he didn't want to go into work.He called his boss and said he had to get a new set of tires put on his truck.Then he sat down and watched TV with me.Not only had he lied but his excuse wasn't a very convincing one.Another time,he cancelled a date with his girlfriend at the last minute telling her he had to get a new battery for his truck.She was angry and refused to go out with him again until he apologized.(30)Last weekend,Leo offered the poorest excuse yet.He'd promised he'd help me move some furniture,(40)from my parents'house to my new apartment.He was supposed to bring his truck over about 8 o'clock Saturday morning.I waited,and then called and left a message on his machine.About 11:30,he called and said he was sorry but he'd been getting a new set of tires put on his truck.I guess he'd forgotten he used the same excuse when he called his boss from my house.I think I need a new set of friends.I'm beginning to get tired of Leo's excuses.

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage yohave just heard.

29.What does the speaker tell us about her friend Leo?

30.What did his girlfriend do when Leo canceled a date with her at the last minute?

31.What favor did the speaker ask Leo to do last weekend?

本文是一篇对Leo的描述性说明文，通过三个例子说明只要有Leo不想做的事，他都会编造蹩脚的借口来推托搪塞。本文的语言和题目都比拟简单。

29．C主旨题。答案见划线局部。A选项是干扰项，he will betray〔背叛〕even his best friends，貌似正确，但make up poor and weak excuses〔编造蹩脚的借口〕远没有betray严重。

30．A细节题。原文中说的是She was angry and refused to go out with him again until he apologized.〔她拒绝跟Leo约会，直到他抱歉〕，可见答案为A，she made him apologize〔逼迫他抱歉〕。31．D细节题。答案见划线局部。

Passage 3

In Hollywood,everybody wants to be rich,famous and beautiful.Nobody wants to be old,unknown and poor.For Hollywood kids,life can be difficult because they grow up in such an unreal atmosphere.(32)Their parents are ambitious and the children are part of the parents'ambitions.Parents pay for wasteful grand parties,expensive cars and designer clothes.When every dream can come true,kids don't learn the value of anything because they have everything.(33)A thirteen-year-old boy,Trent Maguire,has a driver,credit cards and unlimited cash to do what he wants when he wants to."One day,I'll earn more than my dad!"he boasts.Parents buy care and attention for their children because they have no time to give it themselves.(34)Amender's mother employs a personal trainer,a bodyguard,a singing coach and a councilor to look after all her fifteen-year-old daughter's needs.Often,there is no parent at home most days,so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants,when to watch television or do homework.They organize their own social lives.They play no childhood games.They become adults before they're ready.Hollywood has always been the city of dreams.The kids there live unreal lives where money,beauty and pleasure are the only gods.(35)Will children around the world soon start to think the same?Or do they already?

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage yohave just heard.

32.Why is life said to be difficult for Hollywood kids?

33.What does the speaker say about Trent Maguire,a thirteen-year-old boy?

34.Why does Amender's mother employ other people to look after her needs?

35.What will probably have negative effects on the lives of Hollywood kids?