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沪江英语(30MINUTES)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Goodmorning,class!Asyouremember,lastweekwetalkedaboutthe________(1).Todaywe'regoingtostarttalkingabouthowradioadvertisers________(2)togetustobuytheproductsthey'reselling.Therearesomanyemotionsthatadvertisements________(3).Toaffectaparticularemotion,advertisersmakewhatwecallanemotionalappeal.TodayI'mgoingto________(4)thatareoftenusedtoinfluenceustobuy.Ithinkyou'llfinditinterestingbecauseI'vebroughtwithmesome________(5)toplayforyouasexamples.OK,let'sgetstarted.Oneofthemostpopularemotionalappealsthatadvertisersuseis________(6).Weallliketohearfunnystories,soby________(7),theadvertisershopethatthatwe'llrememberitandwill,therefore,remembertheproduct.But________(8)istheimportanceoffittingthefightemotionalappealwith________(9).Inthecaseofhumor,itwouldn'tbeappropriatetomakeafunnyadforaseriousproduct.Like,say,alawfirmthat________(10).Youwouldn'twanttousehumortoadvertisethat.Nowlet'stalkaboutanotherappeal—the________(11).BythriftinessI'mtalkingabout________(12).Mostshoppersaremorelikelytobuysomethingifit'sonshethanif________(13).Hereisanadvertisementforafurniturestorethat's________(14).Noticehowtheadvertisementgetsthelistenerto________(15).Infacttheadtalksonlyaboutpricesandnotabout________(16)orwhatthestorespecializesin.Thelastkindofadistheadvertisementthat________(17).Ouregosmakeusdothingstolookgoodinfrontofothers.Forexample,wemight________(18)tolookrich,orwemightjoinahealthclub________(19),allbecausewewanttolookgood.Thisdesireissostrongthatadvertisersoftencreateadsthatspeaktoouregos.Theyfocusonthisquestion:Howdoesthisproduct________(20)?PartB:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.Nowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwrite'theletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.1.(A)Becauseitcarriesonlygoodnews.(B)Becauseitisamainstreamnewspaper.©Becauseitrepresentsobjectivejournalism.(D)Becauseit-tellsbothsidesofastory.2.(A)He'swritingfortheCommunityNews.(B)He'splanningtopublishanewnewspaper.沪江英语©He'sboredwiththebadnewshereadsallthetime.(D)He'scomeupwithanalternativetomainstreamnewspapers.3.(A)Itdoesn'treportallfacts.(B)Itcontainstoomuchtabloidjournalism.©Itfocusesontrulyobjectivereporting.(D)Itgoesforthemostsensationalnews.4.(A)Becausethereisthedailyincreaseofcrimeincidence.(B)Becausethereisatendencytogoforsensationalnews.©Becausethereisthewidespreadtendencytofavorobjectivereporting.(D)Becausethereisasuperficialelementinthepositivestories.5.(A)Bycoveringonlycertaintypesofeventsuchasafire.(B)Bymakinggoodnewsoutofscandalsandmurder.©Bynottellingthepositivesideofthings.(D)Bygivingpeopleonlyusefulinformation.Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.6.(A)Therewillbesevennationsaddedtothemilitaryalliance.(B)TheexpansionhasfailedtobeapprovedbytheUSSenate.©TheUSHouseofRepresentativeswillvoteontheprotocolsoon.(D)CanadaandNorwayhavealreadyratifiedtheexpansion.7.(A)Japan'sstaunchdiplomaticsupportfortheUSinthewarinIraq.(B)AscheduledmeetingbetweenthetopleadersofJapanandtheUS.©AproposedsolutiontotheNorthKoreaissue,(D)Japan'sparticipationinthereconstructionofIraq.8.(A)APalestinianmanwasshotdeadbyIsraelisoldiers.(B)Awomanwaskilledwhenharvestingcropswithherdaughter.©AnewsecurityzonewassetuptoprotectaJewishSettlement.(D)AbigfirebrokeoutaheadofaUSpushforMideastpeace.9.(A)InquiryintothelandingoftheRussianSoyuzcraftwasunderway.(B)RussianswereinvolvedininvestigatingthecausesoftheColumbiashuttlecrash.©Theremightbegreatdifficultiesintheinquirywork.(D)NoUSexpertshadbeeninvitedtotakepartintheinquiry.10.(A)11.(B)27.©30.(D)31.Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.11.(A)American.(B)British.©Russian.(D)German.12.(A)Engineering.(B)Astrology.©Chemistry.(D)Physics.13.(A)Atechnologist.(B)Anengineer.©Auniversityprofessor.(D)Alaborotraryassistant.14.(A)Swimming.(B)Cycling.©Running.(D)Weight-lifting.15.(A)30,000.(B)13,000.©3,000.(D)l,300.沪江英语(A)1902.(B)1938.©1982.(D)1985.17.(A)Itisimpoliteforthehosttoofferfoodfirst.(B)Thehostdoesnotofferagainiftheguestrefusesfood.©Itispoliteforgueststorefuseeveniftheywantmore.(D)Thehostusuallydoesnotofferfoodtoguests.18.(A)Youdon'tpouryourneighboraglassifyouareawoman.(B)Youthinktwiceaboutwhichhandtouseifyoupourthewine.©Youshouldpourthewinewithyourfighthand.(D)Youcanfilleveryoneelse'sglasses,butnotyourown.19.(A)Tokeeponehandinyourlapwiththerighthandholdingthefork.(B)Toputbothelbowsonthetable,holdingtheknifeandforkinhands..©Torestyourwristsontheedgeoft