【正文】 fe 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, madam. It39。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 yet won. Mexico played surprisingly well in the 1970 Cup, which a hosted, but it wasn39。 instruments. Drums and trumpets are for boys. According to psychologists Susan Onco and Michael Balton, children have very clear ideas about which musical instruments they should play. They find that despite the best efforts of teachers, these ideas have changed very little over the past decade. They interviewed 153 children aged between 9 and 11 from schools in northwest England. They asked them to identify 4 musical instruments and then to say which they would like to play most and which they would least like to play. They also asked the children for their views on whether boys or girls should not play any of the 4 instruments. The piano and the violin were both ranked more favorably by girls than by boys, while boys prefer the drums and trumpets. There was broad agreement between boys and girls on which instruments each sex should play and the reasons vary. And while almost half of all boys said they avoid certain instruments because they were too difficult to play, only 15% of girls gave that as a reason. Earlier studies indicated that very young school children aged between 5 and 7 showed no bias in choosing musical instruments, but their tastes bee more clear between the ages of 8 and 10. One survey of 78 teachers suggested that after that age both boys and girls begin to restrict themselves to the socalled male or female instruments. Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. Why did Susan and Michael interview children aged between 9 and 11? 12. Why do many of the boys avoid certain instruments? 13. Which group of children have a bias when choosing musical instruments?Passage Two In the 1970s, the famous Brazilian football player Pele retired from the national team of Brazil and became a professional player for a team in New York. Football, or soccer, wasn39。t that exciting. Q: What does the woman mean?10. M: I thought the librarian said we could check out as many books as we need without our library cards. W: That39。d skip it. We both have to get up early tomorrow. And anyway, I39。m really exhausted. But I don39。t heard from you for two months. W: Yes, I know, but I39。 and Charles, the sports page. What about you? W: I39。t know whether to ask Joe or Cora to draw the posters. W: What difference does it make? They39。t have answers to the questions. M: But it does. You can find them at the back of the book. Q: What does the man say about the selfstudy book?4. W: We mean to let everyone know about the charity concert, but we don39。ve been introduced about three times. He seems a little forgetful. Q: What do we learn about the new sales manager?3. W: I don39。m sure it39。s theory proves to be true?Passage Three People enjoy taking trips. But what are the reasons they leave home? One reason is for education. People travel because they want to broaden their horizons, to learn about other people and other places. They are curious about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of living. Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson. On a trip, a person can learn directlyby visiting museums and historic spots. What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums, visits the historical palaces, and other scenic spots in Paris, and shops along the River Seine? He gets a vivid picturea reallifeone of the French people. He learns about their attitudes: how they feel about business, beauty, and history. What about the tourist to goes to HongKong? Does he get the same information that he could get from a book? He might read that HongKong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square meters of 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 pa