单项选择题 听力原文：W: How are your new neighbors, Nancy?M: They seem nice enough, but they have a son who's driving me crazy.W: What do you mean?M: He comes home every night around 10 with his car windows rolled down and radio blaring. It stops as soon as he turns the car off. But by then Brian and Lisa are wide awake.W: Oh, no.M: Oh, Yes. Sometimes it takes us till mid-night just to get them settle down again.W: Have you tried talking to them?M: We haven't even really met them yet except to say a quick hello. I hate to get off on our own foot.W: You are not going to like them when you do meet them if you keep on simmering.M: I know, but I feel stupid complaining.W: You said yourself it is driving you crazy.M: Well, You know how early have to get up to be here at the office. I'm just not getting enough sleep and neither are the kids. They're so irritable that I get home in the afternoon.W: Maybe you could go over sometime with a little gift: a plant for the yard or something. Then you could ask about their son whether they have any other children and they'll be sure to ask about yours.M: Yeah, and then what?W: Then you could mention that the hardest thing at his stage is getting your kids to get sleep at night.M: And keeping them in the sleep.W: That's the idea. And you should do it soon, The longer you wait, the harder it will be to do politely.What bothers Nacy about her neighbor's son?A．He drives too fast.B．He plays his guitar too loudly.C．His radio wakes her children.D．His friends are too noisy.

单项选择题 听力原文： A new government study shows that most US corporations paid no federal taxes between 1996 and 2000. The study found that more than 60 percent of US-based companies avoided federal taxes altogether. The percentage of foreign-owned firms that paid zero taxes was about 10 percent higher. A front-page article in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal says the study show that evading taxes, through legal or other means, has become 'deeply rooted in US corporation culture.'About ______ of foreign-owned companies avoided federal taxes altogether.A．60 percentB．10 percentC．70 percentD．50 percent

单项选择题 SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.听力原文： In the early 1960s a new sound was heard, very different from anything, which had so far come from the American side of the Atlantic. This was the Liverpool, or northwestern 'beat'. Situated on the river Mersey in the northeastern corner of the industrial Black Country, Liverpool was not a place that anyone visited for fun. Until the 1960s it was known only as one of Britain's largest ports. Then, overnight, it became world famous as the birthplace of the new pop culture which, in a few years, swept across Britain and America, and most countries of the Western world. The people responsible for the pop revolution were four Liverpool boys who called themselves The Beatles. They played in small clubs in the back streets of the city. Unlike the famous solo stars who had their songs written for them, The Beatles wrote their own words and music. Some pop groups, in particular the Rolling Stones, did more than just entertain. They wrote words that were deliberately intended to shock. They represented the anger and bitterness of youth struggling for freedom against authority. The Beatles finally won the affect/on and admiration of people of all ages and social backgrounds. Their songs became more serious. They wrote not only of love, but also of death and old age and poverty and daily life. They were respected by many intellectuals and by some serious musicians. Largely thanks to The Beatles, pop music has grown into an immense and profitable industry.Which of the following is NOT true about Liverpool?A．It is located on the river Mersey.B．It is the birthplace of lots of musicians and intellectuals.C．It is one of Britain's largest ports.D．It is the birthplace of the new pop culture.