Part ⅢListening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11. A 12. C 13. D 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. B 18. D

　　19. A 20. D 21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B

　　11. W: The government is doing something at last about sex discrimination in the workplace. Women deserve the same pay as men for the same work.

　　M: Yeah. In the United States, women earn only 70 percent of what men do for the same job. It’s a situation that has to be changed.

　　Q: What does the man say about women?

　　12. W: With the advent of the genetic map we know where everything is, but do we know where to go with it?

　　M: Your map seems to differ largely from my geographic map!

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　13. W: Tim, I hate to tell you this, but we’re caught in a budget crunch, and we must lay you off. I’m so sorry.

　　M: I understand. I’ve enjoyed my time here, and I’m confident I can find something else.

　　Q: What is the man’s response?

　　14. W: Good morning, Mary, I just saw your friend Tom coming out of the cafeteria.He looks a little changed.Did he get his hair cut or someting?

　　M: Yeah, several days ago actually.And scarcely any one has noticed.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　15. M: Excuse me, but could you tell me how to get to the Friendship Hotel? I thought it was on this corner, but I seem to have made a mistake.

　　W: I’m sorry, but I am a stranger here myself. Maybe you can try calling them. There is a phone over there outside the department store.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　16. M: How is it going, Mary? You look a little overwhelmed.

　　W: Exactly. You know, I’ve got a million things to do and all of them have to be finished in the next 30 minutes.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　17. M: Industries that pollute should either be closed down or made to clean up their act. I’m really tired of breathing dirty air.

　　W: It’s not that simple. People need jobs and that means we need industry. Besides, the sunset looks especially beautiful through the smog.

　　Q: What does the woman say about smog?

　　18. W: I admire Michael Dell. He had a dream to be the world’s largest manufacturer of personal computers, and he has realized that dream.

　　M: And he dropped out of college to become a success. I wonder if there is a lesson in that.

　　Q: What do we learn about Dell from the conversation?'

　　Now you’ll hear two long conversations.

　　Conversation One

　　W: I’m divorcing my husband.

　　M: How long have you been married?

　　W: Thirteen years.

　　M: Do you have children?

　　W: Yes, and I have to protect them from any more harm from my husband’s irresponsibility.

　　M: So, what are your grounds for divorce?

　　W: Well, first of all, he keeps changing jobs.We’ve had to move four times in thirteen years.

　　M: And you believe that will be good grounds for divorce?

　　W: I do have a right to stability for my children and myself, don’t I?

　　M: Aren’t they his children, too?

　　W: But my husband is not fulfilling his duties.

　　M: Is he paying the bills?

　　W: Well, yes, but we just live around the poverty line. Our kids are being teased by other kids at school because we can’t dress them in good clothes! We have to live in a small apartment and drive an old car.