1、Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for th

2、e question.)A. Decrease imports.B. Increase imports.C. Decrease its deficit by 5%.D. Increase its deficit by 5%.Your answerCorrect answerAA2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Raise the oil prices.B. Import less oil.C. Use less oil.D. Take buses more frequently.Your answerCorrect a

3、nswerBB3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. It benefits the developing nations a great deal.B. It increases the developing nations' GDP a great deal.C. Developed nations may benefit more than developing nations from it.D. Developing nations may benefit more than developed natio

4、ns from it.Your answerCorrect answerCC4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The richest people have contributed most to the nation.B. The richest people should contribute more to society.C. A smaller middle class is favorable to equality for all people.D. A larger middle class will

5、benefit all people.Your answerCorrect answerDD5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The same as the woman's opinion.B. The WTO is a good thing.C. The WTO is no good.D. The WTO is good but not without problems.Your answerDCorrect answerDPart IIDirections:Listen to the passage(s)

6、three times. When thepassage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main poin

7、ts in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.The U.S. economy lost steam in the second quarter as consumershit by high-energy costs turned thrifty.(1)U.S. gross domestic product, a (S1) of total output within the nation's borders, climbed at a (S2)(2)and

8、weaker-than-expected 3 percent annualrate in the April-June period, Commerce Department data (S3)(3).Consumer spending rose at an insignificant 1 percent rate, a mere shadow of the 4.1 percent jump of the first quarter and the (S4)(4)gain since the second quarter of 2001, whenthe economy was in rece

9、ssion.The degree to which consumers were (S5)(5)tobuy surprised Wall Street analysts. A leading (S6)(6), John Lonski, called the spending gain"shockingly small".(S7)(7)said big energy price hikes were onefactor that hit consumer spending in the spring.(S8)(8).While GDP growth proved weaker

10、 than expected, the economy'spulse has already shown signs of quickening. (S9)(9).Bond prices rose as investors saw weakness, but the dollar moved higher against the euro as foreign exchange traders saw strength. Stock prices were little changed."(S10)(10)," Treasury Secretary John Sno

11、w toldcorrespondents.YourCorrect answeranswer(1)measuremeasure(2)modestmodest(3)showedshowed(4)weakestweakest(5)reluctant(6)economist(7)AnalystsInflation rose at a relatively speedy 3.3(8)percent rate in the second quarter, thesame as at the start of the yearOther data on Friday showed consumerspiri

12、ts have brightened a bit this month(9)while business activity has picked up in theMidwestWhen you combine the first quarter andthe second quarter, we're growing at 3.75(10)percent, which is a very strong,sustainable growth ratePart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose th

13、e correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. What does a compulsory license require drug manufacturers to do?A. To give up their patents comple

14、tely.B. To give up their patents in case of health crises.C. To shorten the period of their patents.D. To keep their patents intact.Your answerCorrect answerBB2. What is true of large drug companies under compulsory licenses?A. They are compelled to sell their drugs at low prices.B. They are compell

15、ed to sell their drugs at high prices.C. They must allow other companies to produce their drugs atlow costs.D. They are not compelled to disclose their intellectualproperty.Your answerCorrect answerCC3. Why do international drug companies oppose the Doha agreement?A. They think it will prevent drug

16、companies from seeking cures for diseases.B. They must pay a great deal for their research.C. Patents help drug companies recover the costs of developing new medicines.D. All of the above.Your answerCorrect answerDD4. What do developing countries want during health emergencies?A. They want to import

17、 low-cost drugs.B. The want to import high-cost effective drugs.C. The want to export low-cost drugs.D. The want to export high-cost drugs.Your answerCorrect answerAA5. What would be the best title for the passage?A. WTO Debate Between Rich and Poor Countries on Drug Production.B. WTO Debate on the

18、Advantages and Disadvantages of Compulsory Licenses.C. WTO Agreement on Drug Patents.D. WTO Agreement Against Compulsory Licenses.Your answerCorrect answerCCPart IVDirections:Choose the right answer.1. Excuse me, it just _ my mind what GDP stands for.A. slippedB. slipped awayC. slipped offD. slipped throughYour answerCorrect answerAA2. GDP is simply a gross measure of market activity, of money changing hands. It makes no distinction _between the desirable