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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Not everybody reads the daily newspaper. People who do not read newspapers are sometimes referred to as non-readers. Early research has shown that non-readers are generally low in education, low in income, either very young or very old. In addition, non-readers are more likely to live in rural areas and have less contact with neighbors and friends. Other studies show that non-readers tend to isolate themselves from the community, are less likely to own a home and seldom belong to local voluntary organizations. Why don't these people read daily paper? They say they don't have the time, they prefer radio or TV, they have no interest in reading at all, and besides, they think newspapers are too expensive.
Recent surveys, however, have indicated that the portrait of the non-reader is more complicated than first thought. There appears to be a group of non-readers that does not fit the type mentioned above. They are high in income and fall into the age group of twenty-six to sixty-five. They are far more likely to report that they don't have the time to read the papers and they have no interest in the content. Editors and publishers are attempting to win them back. First, they are adding news briefs and comprehensive indexes. This will help overcome the time problem, and they are also giving the variety to newspaper content to help build the readers interest.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What is typical of non-readers according to the early research?
A）They are interested in other kinds of reading.
B）They are active in voluntary services.
C）They tend to be low in education and in income.
D）They live in isolated areas.
正確答案
C)They tend to be in low in education and in income.
答案解析
本題的問題是：
根據(jù)早期研究不閱讀報(bào)紙的人有什么特點(diǎn)?文章中提到，早期研究表明不讀報(bào)的人通常受教育程度低，收入低，要么很年輕，要么很老。所以應(yīng)選C。
技巧指點(diǎn)
如果能綜觀該短文的所有選項(xiàng)的話，可以推測(cè)出該短文是有關(guān)“什么樣的人，他們是否讀報(bào)，相關(guān)原因，以及報(bào)社怎么做”這些內(nèi)容的。聽對(duì)話時(shí)抓住第三句話即可解題。
12. What are the findings of recent surveys?
A）The reasons why people don't read newspapers are more complicated than assumed.
B）There are more uneducated people among the wealthy than originally expected.
C）The number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.
D）There are more nonreaders among young people nowadays.
正確答案
A)The reasons people don’t read newspapers are more complicated than assumed.
答案解析
本題的問題是：
最近的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)是什么?文章中提到：然而， 最近的調(diào)查表明不讀報(bào)的人的形象要比起初所想的復(fù)雜的多。隨后，文章中提到一群與前面所說的不讀報(bào)者不同的人---他們收入高，年齡從26歲到65歲，他們很可能說他們沒時(shí)間或?qū)?bào)紙內(nèi)容不感興趣?？梢娙藗儾蛔x報(bào)的原因是多種多樣的。因而A是正確的。
技巧指點(diǎn)
根據(jù)短文可以聽出選項(xiàng)B、C、D都沒有提到。聽的時(shí)候要注意轉(zhuǎn)折詞，例如本文中的however。
13. What are editors and publishers doing to attract non-readers?
A）Lowering the prices of their newspapers.
B）Shortening their news stories.
C）Adding variety to their newspaper content.
D）Including more advertisements in their newspapers.
正確答案
C) Adding variety to their newspaper content.
答案解析
本題有4項(xiàng)選擇答案，第一項(xiàng)是說“降低報(bào)紙價(jià)格，”，第二項(xiàng)說：“縮短他們的新聞報(bào)道?！钡谌?xiàng)說：“增加報(bào)紙內(nèi)容的多樣性。”第四項(xiàng)說：“在報(bào)紙里登更多的廣告。”其中選項(xiàng)A、B、D文章都沒有提到。原文的內(nèi)容是：編輯和出版商在企圖贏回這些讀者。首先，他們?cè)黾有侣務(wù)烷喿x目錄。這樣可以幫助讀者解決時(shí)間緊張的問題。而且，為了建立讀者的興趣，他們還在增加報(bào)紙的內(nèi)容的多樣性。因此C項(xiàng)選擇正確。
技巧指點(diǎn) 這道題實(shí)際上在看到選項(xiàng)時(shí)就應(yīng)可以推測(cè)出該題是關(guān)于解決問題的方法。短文最后有連接詞First, And… also… 很明顯的引出了報(bào)紙采取的方法。
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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Not everybody reads the daily newspaper. People who do not read newspapers are sometimes referred to as non-readers. Early research has shown that non-readers are generally low in education, low in income, either very young or very old. In addition, non-readers are more likely to live in rural areas and have less contact with neighbors and friends. Other studies show that non-readers tend to isolate themselves from the community, are less likely to own a home and seldom belong to local voluntary organizations. Why don't these people read daily paper? They say they don't have the time, they prefer radio or TV, they have no interest in reading at all, and besides, they think newspapers are too expensive.
Recent surveys, however, have indicated that the portrait of the non-reader is more complicated than first thought. There appears to be a group of non-readers that does not fit the type mentioned above. They are high in income and fall into the age group of twenty-six to sixty-five. They are far more likely to report that they don't have the time to read the papers and they have no interest in the content. Editors and publishers are attempting to win them back. First, they are adding news briefs and comprehensive indexes. This will help overcome the time problem, and they are also giving the variety to newspaper content to help build the readers interest.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What is typical of non-readers according to the early research?
A）They are interested in other kinds of reading.
B）They are active in voluntary services.
C）They tend to be low in education and in income.
D）They live in isolated areas.
正確答案
C)They tend to be in low in education and in income.
答案解析
本題的問題是：
根據(jù)早期研究不閱讀報(bào)紙的人有什么特點(diǎn)?文章中提到，早期研究表明不讀報(bào)的人通常受教育程度低，收入低，要么很年輕，要么很老。所以應(yīng)選C。
技巧指點(diǎn)
如果能綜觀該短文的所有選項(xiàng)的話，可以推測(cè)出該短文是有關(guān)“什么樣的人，他們是否讀報(bào)，相關(guān)原因，以及報(bào)社怎么做”這些內(nèi)容的。聽對(duì)話時(shí)抓住第三句話即可解題。
12. What are the findings of recent surveys?
A）The reasons why people don't read newspapers are more complicated than assumed.
B）There are more uneducated people among the wealthy than originally expected.
C）The number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.
D）There are more nonreaders among young people nowadays.
正確答案
A)The reasons people don’t read newspapers are more complicated than assumed.
答案解析
本題的問題是：
最近的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)是什么?文章中提到：然而， 最近的調(diào)查表明不讀報(bào)的人的形象要比起初所想的復(fù)雜的多。隨后，文章中提到一群與前面所說的不讀報(bào)者不同的人---他們收入高，年齡從26歲到65歲，他們很可能說他們沒時(shí)間或?qū)?bào)紙內(nèi)容不感興趣?？梢娙藗儾蛔x報(bào)的原因是多種多樣的。因而A是正確的。
技巧指點(diǎn)
根據(jù)短文可以聽出選項(xiàng)B、C、D都沒有提到。聽的時(shí)候要注意轉(zhuǎn)折詞，例如本文中的however。
13. What are editors and publishers doing to attract non-readers?
A）Lowering the prices of their newspapers.
B）Shortening their news stories.
C）Adding variety to their newspaper content.
D）Including more advertisements in their newspapers.
正確答案
C) Adding variety to their newspaper content.
答案解析
本題有4項(xiàng)選擇答案，第一項(xiàng)是說“降低報(bào)紙價(jià)格，”，第二項(xiàng)說：“縮短他們的新聞報(bào)道?！钡谌?xiàng)說：“增加報(bào)紙內(nèi)容的多樣性。”第四項(xiàng)說：“在報(bào)紙里登更多的廣告。”其中選項(xiàng)A、B、D文章都沒有提到。原文的內(nèi)容是：編輯和出版商在企圖贏回這些讀者。首先，他們?cè)黾有侣務(wù)烷喿x目錄。這樣可以幫助讀者解決時(shí)間緊張的問題。而且，為了建立讀者的興趣，他們還在增加報(bào)紙的內(nèi)容的多樣性。因此C項(xiàng)選擇正確。
技巧指點(diǎn) 這道題實(shí)際上在看到選項(xiàng)時(shí)就應(yīng)可以推測(cè)出該題是關(guān)于解決問題的方法。短文最后有連接詞First, And… also… 很明顯的引出了報(bào)紙采取的方法。