2017.11八年级英语教学质量调查测试听力原文与答案

第一篇：2017.11八年级英语教学质量调查测试听力原文与答案

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Ⅰ、听力测试（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A)听对话回答问题。每段对话读两遍。

1.M: Where are you going this Sunday, Alice? W: I’m going to Beijing.I want to see the biggest city square in the world.2.M: Hi, Betty, what is Mark now?

W: He is a cook in the restaurant.3.W: Bill, what’s the matter?

M: A knife hurt me just now.4.M: Who is your best friend, Sandy? W: Lily.She is a beautiful girl with long hair and big black eyes.5.M: I hear today is your birthday.W: No, my birthday on the twenty fourth of December.6.M: Mary, you are taller than me!

W: Yes, Tom.But Susan is the tallest of us.7.M: How long are you staying in Australia, Maggie? W: I’m getting there on December 5th and I will stay there for eight days.8.W: Jim, does the bus go to the Children’s House? M: Yes.Let’s get on.9.M: Why were you late for school this morning?

W: I went to the bus stop at six thirty, but the early bus left just five minutes earlier.10.W: Excuse me, sir.Can you tell me how to go to Sports Centre? M: Sorry, I’m new here.I don’t know the way to the Sports Centre.B)听下面的对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，根据你所听到的内容，从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个适当的答语。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第一段材料，回答第11～12小题。

M: How do you like New York?

W: I’m having a great time.I love it.I’m glad we came.M: I really like the shops and the shopping.W: I like them too.And I also love the museums.M: Oh, it’s almost lunchtime.Where do you want to go for lunch?

W: Let’s go to an American restaurant.听第二段材料，回答第13～15小题。

Do you know John White? He is a popular singer in a town club.He has a busy but interesting life.He usually gets up late and runs for an hour.He says doing some sports can help him keep fit.After taking a shower, he has breakfast.Bread and coffee are his favourite.Then some of his friends come over to play the guitar and write music with him.The whole afternoon is for sleeping.He must have enough sleep so that he can work late into the night.In the evening, he starts to work at 8:00 p.m..He enjoys his work and has a lot of fans.听第三段材料，回答第16～20小题。

Dear sir ，I’d like to recommend Sam for this year’s Best Student Award.He comes to the Helping Hands Club every day.He is good at drawing.He teaches the children how to draw pictures.Sometimes he comes to the club at weekends to teach English.All members like him very much because he is friendly, kind and cheerful.At the end of last month, Sam broke his arm when he played tennis, but he didn’t stop coming to the club.Things were harder for him, but he still did a lot for the club.I think Sam should get an award for his hard work.参考答案

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26.grow up;right things have offered;comfortably good results;everything

can’t understand , a true family understand;treat

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第二篇：09年英语专四听力原文和答案

2009年专四听力答案

PART IDICTATION

New Year's Eve

For many people in the west, New Year's Eve is the biggest party of the year./lt's the time to get together with friends or family/and welcome in the coming year./ New Year's parties can take place in different places./Some people hold a house party;others attend street parties;/ while some just go for a few drinks with their friends./Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays./ There is one thing that all New Year's Eve parties have in common,/ the countdown to midnight./ When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs./ It's also popular to make a promise in the New Year./This is called a New Year's resolution./ Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit./However, the promise is often broken quite quickly /and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Hi, Mark.How are you?

M:(2)Actually, I'm really fed up, Linda.It's Jean.W:(2)Jean? Who is Jean?

M: Oh, nobody really.(1)Just a most stunningly attractive girl in my year school.W: Oh, is that all?(1)So what's the problem?

M:(1)Well, the thing is I just don't know how to make her notice me, or...W: Wait a minute.I've got a brilliant idea I(3)Why don't you try talking to her? M:(3)But I wouldn't know what to say.1...W: Look, she's in your chemistry class, isn't she? You're good at chemistry.(3)You could offer to help her with her chemistry homework.How about that? M: Not bad.Just one problem.W: What?

M:(3)She's better than me at chemistry.W: OK, then?(3)Well, there is that party at John's on Friday night.You could invite her.M:(2/3)Just another small problem.John's her boyfriend.Key:1.B2.C3.A

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.W: Yes, can I help you?

M: Yes, you see I bought this personal stereo at your shop three days ago.And I'm afraid that it hasn't really matched up to what I was told about it.W: I see.What exactly is the matter?

M:(4/6)Well, first of all, there's this large scratch across the front of it.W: But you should have noticed that when you bought it.M: But it was in the box and all sealed up.W:(4)Well, I am sorry, but it really is your responsibility to check the goods when you buy them.How were were to know that it wasn't you who made the scratch?

M: That's ridiculous.(6)But, anyway, it's not the most important thing.I really am not happy about this other thing.W:And what is that?

M: Look, it says here that the noise from it should be undetectable by other people,W: Yes, that's right.M: But people can hear it and it's really embarrassing on the bus and the underground.W: Well, I am sorry.(5)But it must be the way you are wearing the headphones.M:(5)Look, I know how to put earphones in my ears.Thank you very much.But what I want to know is what you are going to do about it all.W:(7)Well, I suppose we could exchange it for another model if you really aren't happy with it.M: No, I certainly am not.W:(7)Well, if I just could have the receipt.M: Yes, well there is a slight problem about this receipt.Key: 4.C5.A6D7.B.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W: Hello, Happy Time Catering Services Victoria speaking.How can I help you?

M: Hello, Victoria.This is Joe Smith from Country Holidays.(8/9)I wonder if you could do some catering for us next week.(10)We're having a small reception.It's to launch our summer holiday advertising campaign.Would you be free?

W: When exactly is it, Mr.Smith?

M: April 21st, that's Thursday.Oh, sorry, no.(9)lt should be Friday.W: Oh, Yes, I can do that.(10)Where will you be holding at?

M: We thought we would have had it at head office and use the conference room because there is enough room for everyone there.W: OK, what aort of things would you like?

M: Just a light lunch I think.So that People can eat while they move around and talk to each other.(10)You did something similar for us last year.We will be happy to have the same menu again.W: Right, I will look at my dairy and see what you had last time.Oh, I nearly forgot to ask you,(10)how many should I cater for?

M: Well, I think most people will be able to come, perhaps around 30.No, let's say 35, to be sure.W: Right, thank you for getting in touch Mr.Smith.I will send confirmation of the arrangements by the end of this week.M: OK.Key: 8.C9.A10.D

SECTION B PASSAGES

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.For shopaholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing—sales!(12)Across the country, prices are slashed on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more,(11)but London is the place for serious shopping and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains.(12)The sales start on Boxing Day—26th, December and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors,(12)In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of pre-dawn openings for the start of their sales.At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1 ,000 people were queuing at 3:30a.m.for the ' Next' clothing store's sale which began at 4 a.m.Some people even camped outside the shops to be the first in the line.(13)Some people are taking their friends shopping with them and buying their Christmas presents in the sales.A practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want.For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online retailers are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own.(13)The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas in the Jyuary“ sales.Key:11.C12.A13.D

Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.(14)Ballroom dancing used to be seen as something rather unfashionable that old people might do.(15)For the past five years though, the popularity of ballroom dancing has soared thanks to a reality TV show.Strictly Come Dancing is one of the big TV shows.(16)Millions of people tune in every Saturday night to watch the show which airs from September right up to Christmas.(16)In the show a number of professional ballroom dancers each dance with a celebrity.Every week they have to learn a different ballroom dance and perform it live on TV on Saturday night.The show demonstrates how glamorous ballroom dancing is.The celebrities get to wear colorful dresses and suits to dance in, and it looks like a lot of fun.The TV programme also shows what good exercise it can be to ballroom dance and what hard work is involved in learning the dances and performing them properly.Dance schools around the country have seen a boost in the number of people wanting to learn how to dance.(17)And it's not only old people who are interested.Lots of children and young people in their 20s are keen to learn.Key: 14.B15.D16.A17.C

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.(18)Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real.Even though New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed.They decided to call him Superman instead.In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children unusual names.(19)Some parents choose names which come from popular culture.For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf after the character in the Lord of the Rings novels and films.Equally names related to sport are fairly common —since 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal after the football team.Other parents like to make up names, or combine names to make their own unique version, a method demonstrated by Jordan, the British model, who recently invented the name Tidarnii for her daughter by combining the names Thea and Amy(the two grandmothers)-She was quoted as saying that the accent and double letters were added tomake the name 'more exotic'.(20)Other countries have much stricter rules when it comes to naming children.Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose.Key: 18.C19.D20.A

SECTION CNEWS BROADCAST

News Item I

Eleven fishing boat crew who had been stranded since October in a remote part of

Russia's Far East have been rescuedafter sheltering nearly three months at an abandoned military base.(21)The eight men and three women took refuge at the base after their small boat collided on October 10th.Their attempts to fix one of the boats did not succeed,(22)and theyhad to remain at the abandoned base where there were only flour and-cooking fat.Other supplies at the base, which was abandoned in 2003 including Christmas ornaments, and the crew members put them up on a small tree inside their quarters, but supplies began running low and early this week, five set off on foot across snow fields.On Friday, after fours days of trudging, they reached a working military radio station,(23)the center called rescuers and helicopters were sent to take the eleven to the regional capital.Key:21.B22.C23.A

News Item 2

(24)Spain's King Juan Carlos with 32 years on the throne turns 70 Saturday, but

after years of undeniable adulation among Spaniards for putting down an attempted coup in 1981 ,(25)he's recently faced more difficult times.Small groups of leftists have burned his photo, and fiery criticism has also come from the right with one leading conservative radio host calling for him to step down.Juan Carlos fired back with a rare public defense of his reign in a recent speech.”It's been the longest period of stability and prosperity in Spain ever in a parliamentary monarchy " , the King said.Key:24.B

25.D

News Item 3

It goes against religious taboos in Iraq to involve women in fighting, but three recent suicide bombings carried out by women could indicate insurgents are growing increasingly desperate.(26)In November 4th, a woman detonated an explosive vest next to a U.S.patrol in Diyala's regional capital, Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of

Bagdad(27)wounding seven U.S.troops and five Iraqis.(26)On December 7th, a woman attacked the offices of a Diyala-based Sunni group, fighting al-Qaida in Iraq,(27)killing 15 people and wounding 35 ,(26)then on December 31st, a bomber in Baqouba, detonated her suicide vest close to a police patrol(27)wounding five policemen and four civilians.Key:26.A27.B

News Item 4

(28)Chinese government is poised to conduct its first national survey of pollution sources in February to help control environmental deterioration in the country.The study will identify and collect data on the sources of industrial, agricultural and residential pollution for two months.Last year, China's environment was facing a grave situation with several major rivers and lakes clogged by industrial waste.(29)China's environmental cleanup is compromised by more than two decades of rapid economic growth and a lack of technology especially.(30)Every province, autonomous region and municipality has set up a census office and will report to a main center staffed by officials from sovemment departments.Data will be reviewed multiple times before being put into a database and will be analyzed in the second half of 2008.Findings will be examined and approved by mid-2009.Key：28.C29.A30.B

第三篇：03年英语专四听力原文和答案

2003年专四听力答案

PART IDICTATIONSalmon

Every year millions of salmon swim from the ocean/ into the mouths of the rivers and then steadily out of the rivers, / Passing through waters,around the rocks and waterfalls,/ the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes./ They dig up nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs./ Then, exhausted by their journey, the parents salmon die./ They have finished the task that the nature has given them./ Months or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean./ They live in the salt water from two to seven years,/ until they too are ready to swim back to reproduce./ Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish./ When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip of the rivers,/ they are in the best possible condition./ And nearly every harbour has its salmon fishing fleet /ready to catch thousands for market.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION-SECTION A CONVERSATIONS“Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Do you enjoy your work?

M: Well, I'm still conscious of time when I work.W: What do you mean?

M:(1)1 still have this nine-to-five attitude toward work.When five o'clock comes around, I get up and go home.W: I'm sorry to hear that, but work doesn't have to mean drudgery any more.Indeed, work has changed dramatically for the better.M: How about the old saying” we work to live, not live to work?“

W: Well, although money is an important factor,(2)people now want to live fulfilling lives with meaningful jobs, rather than to simply earn a living.M: But it's hard for me to feel that way.W: I think your attitude to work needs a radical change.Since the industrial revolution, we have made work our enemy.Now it doesn't have to be that way.M: It's really interesting to hear all this, but doing work does not mean watching an exciting movie.You' ve still got to go through the nuts and bolts of your work.W:(3)While there are still dull and humble jobs,(2)workers now have more choices and are no longer tied to a job for life.M: That's true.W;(2)And work has become more intellectually challenging for more people, allowing them to think, learn, develop new skills, and find a sense of purpose and identity.Key：1.D2.D3.A

Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.M: Which do you prefer, city or country life?

W:(4)It's a fifty-fifty choice and it largely depends on the individual.But the bottom

line is that each life has its own advantages and disadvantages.M: You're right there.Generally speaking, people in the city are better paid.And

according to the latest study, an income difference between the city and the country is

three to one.Isn't that alarming!

W: Living in the country incurs fewer expenses, although the costs of transportation

are much higher.M: I think that philosophy is the root of the difference,(5)ln the city.people want to”

do it all in one day“.In the country, people don't expect to get it all done in one day.Country folks tend to plan more because planning is required just to survive.W: In the country, you mind your own business without being unfriendly.And there are

fewer restrictions on what you can do, whether or not there is a law about it.(6)Many

laws on the books are not enforced.M: Also, there is no real crime to speak of.Any petty crime is usually committed by

the local school kids and is nothing serious.W: But the city continues to be a magnet, drawing people from the country, rather than

the other way around.Key：4.A5.D6.B

Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W: What kind of fast food do you normally eat?

M: Burgers.sandwiches, sometimes I like a pizza or kebabs.W: Oh, right.And how often do you eat fast food: every day, more than once a week

or less than once a week?

M:(7)Monday to Friday when I'm working, but not usually at the weekends.W: And what time of day do you eat fast food?

M: Well, at work as I said, at lunchtime.For example, when I go out, I get a

hamburger or a sandwich.W: Oh, right.Do you only eat it as a main meal or do you snack between meals?M: No, only as a main meal, lunch or in the evening.W: And what do you think of fast food? Which statements do you think are true?(8)”

It's convenient“ ?

M:(8)Oh, definitely.That's sort of the main reason that I eat it.W: Right.How about ”It tastes good“?

M: Yeah, but not as good as food like in a good restaurant.But it's not bad.W: ”It's good for you“?

M: No.Sort of eating quickly and standing up is bad for me.The food isn't very good.(8)There are not enough greens.W: How about” It's an expensive way of eating“ ? What do you think of that?

M: Oh, yes, it is.But you're paying for the convenience, the speed of it.(9)1 certainly

think that it's cheaper than cooking your own food.Key：7.A8.C9.A10.B

SECTION BPASSAGES

Questions II to 13 are based on the following passage.Love can be seen everywhere.Yet surprisingly, love has been the subject of less

scientific research than other emotions , such as anger and fear.The reason for this is

twofold.(11)First, love is a very complex emotion, difficult to describe and measure.Secondly, extreme love ia generally not a problem;thus less medical attention has been

paid to it.Love is an enduring, strong, positive attraction and feeling for another person or

thing.(12)But it also involves feelings of caring, protection, excitement, and

tenderness.Sometimes it is easier to think in terms of different kinds of love: ”puppy“

love, romantic love, brotherly love, and so forth.Though they differ in some respects,they share one important characteristic: a strong positive feeling toward another.Our

feelings toward other people are often complex.(12)We may love someone and, at the

same time, be anffly with him.Or we may love someone, even though we are jealous

of him.We might love someone and, at the same time, hate for specific reasons.Like love, hate can be a very strong emotion.The question is often asked/is it bad

to hate? ”Usually hate does not help us;it makes us feel unhappy and do things that

may hurt others.(13)However, sometimes it may be necessary to hate and hurt

someone in order to protect loved ones.Key：11.D12.A13.D14.D

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.You might think that most of the patients at sleep clinics are being treated for

sleeplessness, commonly referred to as insomnia, but that is not the cage.14)The

majority of sleep-clinic patients suffer from disorders of excessive sleep or“hy-

persomnia”.While most insomniacs somehow manage to drag themselves through the

day and function at acceptable, although not optimal.levels.This is not so for people

who suffer from hypersomnia.They are incapacitated by irresistible urges to sleep during the day, often in

inappropriate situations—at business meetings, in supermarkets, or at parties.Even

more dangerous is their failure to remain awake when driving or operating machines.Falling asleep in such situations could obviously be life-threatening,Many hypersomnia suffer from narcolepsy,for which the primary symptom is

excessive daytime sleepiness.(15)Though not apparent in childhood.this symptom

most often appears for the first time during the teen years and continues through a

person's life.The sleep attacks may occur as many as fifteen to twenty times during the

courses of the day and last for periods from fifteen minutes up to two hours.What can be done to help those suffering from narcolepsy?(16)There are certain

drugs that can help, and specialists Suggest voluntary napping to decrease the

frequency of such sleep attacks.Key: 14.D15.B16.C

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.(17)It was fifty years ago when the economist Milton Friedman proposed School Choice Programs to improve American education.Today, about 36 000 students are served by vouchers.The programs are in the city of Washington D.C..and three of the fifty states: Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin.The number of students will grow with 14 000 new vouchers just approved by lawmakers in Ohio.And Utah will offer a voucher program for disabled students.(18)A few states offer tax credits or other forms of support to help parents pay for private schools.(20)One objection to vouchers has to do with the fact that most private schools are religious.The Constitution separates government and religion.Voucher critics argue that the use of public money for religious school is unconstitutional.Opponents of vouchers suggest public schools should get more money so all children can attend good schools near their home.Yet some people think all families should be offered vouchers, not just poor ones.Milton Friedman and his wife started the Milton and Rose D.Friedman Foundation to work for school choice with the goal to improve, through competition, the quality of education for all.(19)Milton Friedman had his ninety-third birthday on Sunday.The Nobel Prize-winning economist has been talking to reporters about the fiftieth anniversary of his proposal.Mr.Friedman told Education Week that he thinks fifty years from now, all students will be served by school vouchers.Key：17.A18.D19.C20.B

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

News Item I

The UN resolution calls for greater international intelligence and law enforcement cooperation,(21)/(22)and it requires states to change their banking laws in order to place the global network of terrorism financiers.It makes providing funds for terror activities a criminal offence and would freeze bank accounts of those who sponsor terrorism.Key：21.D22.B

News Item 2

A police spokesman said the devices were made safe by explosive experts in the Ardoyne district,(23)where a woman was shot in the leg and 13 police officers were injured during a second successive night of violence.Northern Ireland's police chief had earlier called on community leaders to work together to end the violence.(24)The violence has erupted sporadically throughout a summer of sectarian tension in Northern Belfast.Key: 23.D24.C

News Item 3

Airlines are being hit with huge increases to insure their planes after the terrorist attacks in the United States.(25)Goshawk Insurance Holdings which insures aircraft around the world, said rates have soared as much as tenfold since the September 11th terror attacks.Airlines around the world have cut services and dismissed staff as their business has plunged in the week of the crisis.They are also struggling with increased security costs.Key: 25.D26.C

News Item 4

(26)A Pakistani lawyer said the resumption of the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan has been put off until Sunday.He had met earlier Saturday with eight workers, two Americans, two Australians and four Germans.They insisted they were in Afghanistan to help the poor, not to convert them.(27)The penalty for these captured eight workers could range from expulsion to a jail term and death sentence.Key：26.C27.A

News Item 5

On the 20th anniversary of the first official report on AIDS, the head of the United Nations AIDS programme warns that the deadly diseases may only be at the early stages in many 'parts of the world.Doctor Peo said the disease-has already reached staggering proportions since first being identified in 1981.58 million people world-wide have contracted fjfle HIT virus, which causes AIDS while 22 million have died from related illnesses.(28)The UN estimates the world HIV-positive population at 36 million, including 25 million in sub-Sahara Africa.International officials warned the disease would have disasters political, social and economical consequences in many developing countries.Key: 28.B

News Item 6

(29)H.G.Wells, a pioneer of science fiction wrote a story in which a man was blown into the fourth dimension by a laboratory explosion.When he returned to normal surroundings, he found his heart was now on the right-hand side of his body instead of the left.(30)In fact, some people do have their internal organs ordered thisway, but their problems are due to genetics.The genes responsible have been discovered by researchers in the United States who reported their findings in the latest edition for the journal Nature Genetics.This is the end of Listening Comprehension.Key: 29.B30.A

第四篇：2013年12月英语四级听力原文

2013年12月英语四级听力填空原文 When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate apart and alone, they replied, “Because it is right.” If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks, or why their men wear pants instead of skirts or why they may be married to only one person at a time, we are likely to get similar and very uninformative answers because it’s right, because that’s the way it’s done, because it’s the custom or even I don’t know.The reason for these and countless other patterns of social behavior is that they are controlled by social norms shared rules or guide lines which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation.Norms define how people ought to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society.We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist.In fact we are much more likely to notice departures from norms than conformity to them.You will not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little startled if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you on both cheeks.Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world.When we visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way.

第五篇：2011年12月英语四级听力原文

2011年12月英语四级听力原文

11：W: This crazy bus schedule has got mecompletely confused.I can’t figure out when my bus to Cleveland leaves?

M: Why don’t you just go to the ticket window and ask?

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

12.W: I really enjoyed the TV Special about giraffes lastnight.Did you get home in time to see it?

M: Oh, yes.But I wish I could have stayed awake long enoughto see the whole thing。

Q: What does the man mean?

13.W: Airport, please.I’m running a little late, so justtake the fastest way even if it’s not the most direct。

M: Sure, but there’s a lot of traffic everywhere todaybecause of the football game。

Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

14.W: May I make a recommendation, sir? Our sea food with thisspecial sauce is very good。

M: Thank you.But I don’t eat shellfish, I’m allergic to it。

W: Where does this conversation most probably take place?

15.W: Now one more question if you don’t mind, what position ina company appeals to you most?

M: Well, I’d like the position of sales manager if thatposition is still vacant。

Q: What do we learn about the man?

16.M: I don’t think I want to live in the dormitory next year.I need more privacy。

W: I know what you mean but check out the cost of renting anapartment first, I won’t be surprised if you change your mind。

Q: What does the woman imply?

17.M: You’re on the right track.I just think you need to narrowthe topic down。

W: Yeah, you’re right.I always start by choosing too broad a topic whenI’m doing your research paper。

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

18.W: This picnic sure beats the last one we went to, doesn’tit?

M: Oh, yeah.We had to spend the wholetime inside.Good thing the weather was cooperative this time。

Q: What do we learn about the speakers from theconversation?