Question 23-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard。

　　23. What does the woman say about the steel-related manufacturing in the region?

　　24. What problems hinder the region’s development?

　　25. What will the speakers discuss later?

　　答案：

　　23. B

　　24. C

　　25. C

        听力短文答案：

　　Part III Listening Comprehension

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short 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 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage one

　　Q26: B. They had known each other since childhood

　　Q27: B. At Joe’s house

　　Q28: A. Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other.

　　Passage two

　　Q29: A. In his building’s parking lot

　　Q30: A. It had been stolen by someone

　　Q31: B. In the city garage

　　Passage three

　　Q32: D. The mysteriousness of creativity

　　Q33: A. It is the source of all artistic work

　　Q34: D. Creative imagination

　　Q35: A. It is part of everyday life

　　复合听写答案

　　36. calculators

　　37. handle

　　38. items

　　39. Responding

　　40. emergencies

　　41. rarely

　　42. occur

　　43. murders

　　44. there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property.

　　45. Things get stolen when it is easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched.

　　46. A better way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful with our things.

　　深度阅读选题填空

　　47. E. domestic

　　48. C. communities

　　49. O. survive

　　50. H. gather

　　51. M. serves

　　52. N. surroundings

　　53. J. recession

　　54. K. reported

　　55. I. households

　　56. F. financially

　　57. B. bring about a drop in the divorce rate

　　58. C. living separately would be too costly

　　59. D. Falling housing prices.

　　60. C. It will irreparably damage their relationship.

　　61. D. The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate.

　　62. D) It profits by selling its user’s personal data.

　　63. C) They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.

　　64. C) To render better service to its users.

　　65. B) Formulating regulations for social-networking sites.

　　66. C) He doesn’t want his personal data abused.

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　　完形填空

　　67. C avoid

　　68. B however

　　69. D failing

　　70. C stages

　　71. A on

　　72. A predicts

　　73. A through

　　74. B and

　　75. B sensitive

　　76. D experience

　　77. B as well as