【正文】 f space for each person. But seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway, but the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside will be a much more vivid lesson. The tourist to HongKong will never forget the contraststhe straight verticle lines of the tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in. Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage? 18. What do we learn from the passage about Paris? 19. What impression will a tourist get of HongKong? 20. What does the passage tell us about travelling?Section A1. M: Have you had the brakes and tires checked? And do you have enough money? W: I39。t know whether to ask Joe or Cora to draw the posters. W: What difference does it make? They39。d skip it. We both have to get up early tomorrow. And anyway, I39。t football a popular sport in the . in the 1970s? 15. When does a football team have the best chance to win the World Cup? 16. How did Mexcio do in the 1970 World Cup?Passage Three The world39。s headache?  6. M: Did you know this: after almost ten years in the United States, with such a strong accent. W: Yes, but he is proud of it. He says it is a part of his identity. Q: What does the conversation tell us about Mr. Li? Li still speaks English. 7. W: This is Mrs. Starched, my heater is not getting any power and weatherman says the temperature is to fall below zero tonight. Could you get someone to e over and fix it?  M: This is the busiest time of the year, but I39。2. M: The doctor said if I kept smoking, I would increase my chances of having a heart attack. W: Did he suggest reducing weight ,too? Q: What does the woman think the man should also do? 10. M: Good morning ,what can I do for you ? W: I’d like to have my emergency brake fixed. The car rolls when I park it on the hill. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? s problem? 5. W: Did you see Mary somewhere around? M: Yes, she is in the campus bank, applying for the student39。s territory and threaten it, it might try to bite you. That39。ve only two days left. We39。Passage two Why do we cry? Can you imagine life without tears? Not only do tears keep your eyes lubricated, they also contain a substance that kills certain bacteria so they can’t infect your eyes. Give up your tears ,and you’ll lose this onthespot defense. Nobody wants to give up the flood of extra tears you produce when you get something physical or chemical in your eyes. Tears are very good at washing this irritating stuff out .Another thing you couldn’t do without your tears is cry from joy, anger or sadness. Humans are the only animals that produce tears in response to emotions, and most people say a good cry makes them feel better. Many scientists, therefore,believe that crying somehow helps us cope with emotional situations. Tear researcher, Winifred, is trying to figure out how it happens. One possibility he says is that tears discharge certain chemicals from your body, chemicals that build up during stress. When people talk about crying it out,“I think that might actually be what they are doing”, he says. If Fred is right, what do you think will happen to people who restrain their tears? Boys, for example ,cry only about a quarter as often as girls once they reach teenage years, and we all cry a lot less now than we did as babies .Could it possibly be that we face less stress? Maybe we found another ways to deal with it ,or maybe we just feel embarrassed. Questions 1417 are based on the passage you have just heard. ’s the topic discussed in this passage? is Winifred trying to find out? does the passage say about teenage boys and girls? ’s the difference between human beings and other animals when shedding tears? 4. M: This is hopeless, these figures still don’t add up right, let’s do the calculations over again. W: Yes ,but why not do them tomorrow? It’s very late now. Q: What does the woman suggest they do? t win the game, we were satisfied with our performance. W: You did a great job. You almost beat the world39。 teachers and homes. Not surprisingly, the highestscoring students had welleducated parents or came from homes containing studyaids such as puters, dictionaries or even such elemental facilities as desks. The study shows that boys generally did better than girls in science, but there was little difference between them in maths. Boys scored better than girls in physics and chemistry. There were no sex differences in the life and environmental sciences. In addition to being tested, students in the project were asked how proficient they thought they were in maths and science. Students in some countries, such as Columbia and Kuwait, had an overly optimistic view of their sills. Meanwhile, some of the best students from Japan and Korea for example were needlessly pessimistic even though they did far better in maths than almost all of other students. Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. Of the 4 groups of students, who scored the lowest in maths according to the survey? 18. What kind of students are most likely to bee top scorers? 19. In what way do Columbian students differ from Japanese students? 20. In which subject did boys score higher than girls?Section A 1. W: Have you heard about the plane crash yesterday? It caused a hundred and twenty deaths. I am never at ease when taking a flight.  M: Though we often hear about air crashes and serious casual deeds, flying is one of the safest ways to travel. Q: What do we learn from this conversation?  2. W: I have a plaint to make, Sir. I had waited ten minutes at the table before the waiter showed up, and I finally got served. And I found it was not what I ordered. M: I am terribly sorry,