雅思听力特训1

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Sunday’s Run

1.What is the main topic of the conversation?

A Running and its danger.

B Pregnancy and weight.

C Marathon for charity.

D How to collect money.

(C)

2. What is the main reason for the woman to have gained a lot of weight?

A She had a baby.

B She was diagnosed with cancer.

C She ate a lot without doing any exercise.

D She could not go to a gym due to lack of money.

(A)

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Exam Schedule

1.What is the conversation mainly about?

A How to use the faculty lounge.

B How to avoid clashes with students.

C How to exam the scheduling computer.

D How to schedule the exam.

(D)

2. In the conversation, what is Dean Acheson’s main job?

A Taking care of the bulletin board.

B Consulting students.

C Scheduling the exams.

D Singing the sheet in the faculty lounge.

(C)

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Registration

What is the main topic of the conversation?

A The traffic accident.

B How to enter the university.

C How to register in courses and pay tuition.

D How to register and use a credit card.

(C)

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Stress between Work and Study

1.What is the man’s main problem?

A He has a sleeping disorder.

B He needs money but his part-time job does not pay enough.

C He finds it hard to balance between work and study.

D He wants to take time off from the work but the manager does not allow him to do so.

(C)

2.What does the woman mainly suggest the man do at the end of the conversation?

A He should take some rest from sleepless nights.

B He should quit his part-time job for a while to study for the examination.

C He should wait for 20years to learn how to enjoy working.

D He should bite the bullet and study hard and work.

(D)

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A General Intelligence

1. What is the main topic of the lecture>

A The importance of intelligence in education.

B Sperman’s theory of General Intelligence.

C The function of the lateral prefrontal cortex in human psychology.

D The problems in the scientific community.

(B)

2.What is the main idea of Spearman’s “g” theory?

A There is a single intelligence that helps us to solve all kinds of problems.

B There is a part of the brain called “lateral prefrontal cortex” which controls blood flow.

C The social background is the main factor in determining intelligence.

D We cannot measure our mental activities with the “single intelligence” theory. (A)

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The Golden Age of American Agriculture

What are the main reasons that made the early 20th century the golden age of American agriculture? (Click on 2 answers)

A The improvement of farming methods due to advanced technology.

B The governmental involvement with pesticide control.

C The introduction of newly-developed seeds.

D The increase of the female labor in farming.

(A,C)

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Consumer Price Index

What is the lecture mainly about? (Click on 2 answers)

A How to forecast interest-rate out of the Consumer Price Index.

B The disadvantages of the Consumer Price Index.

C The function of the Consumer Price Index.

D How to measure the Consumer Price Index.