W: Yes, they may try to send me to college because they want me to be a secretary. M: Then what will you do?
W: I haven’t decided yet. But I usually get my own way in the end.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读三个小题。 （Text 7）
W: Professor Carter, you’re well known in town as a math professor at the City College. We’re
writing about what professional people do in their spare time for our paper. Can I ask you a few questions about your favourite hobbies?
M: Sure. I love talking about my hobbies. In fact I’m a coin collector. W: How long have you been collecting coins?
M: Since I was 12 years old. My uncle gave me a book with spaces to put coins in. W: How did your interest grow?
M: I filled that book and kept looking at the coins I got, and then I wanted to search for more rare
and old ones.
W: Where do you find the coins for your collection?
M: Sometimes from my colleagues, but usually I buy them from other collectors or trade with them. W: Thank you for the interview, Professor Carter. I think people will enjoy reading about your
interest.
听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 （Text 8）
M: Have you ever been to Africa?
W: Yes, I visited some African countries four years ago. M: Did you go there on holiday?
W: No, I went with a group of European teachers. We mainly aimed to visit the schools there. We
began in some of the big towns and then we visited little schools in villages. M: What impressed you most when you were staying there?
W: Well, in some schools the children didn’t have enough books, but they could speak and write
English very well.
M: And were the people happy at school?
W: Yes, but it’s a pity that many families can’t afford to send their children to school.
听下面一段对话，回答第15题至17小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 （Text 9）
M: You’ve seemed upset for the past few days. Is there anything wrong? W: Well, to tell you the truth, I quarreled with John the other day. M: Oh, what was it about?
W: Well, to make a long story short, John wants me to stay at home, but I’d rather keep my job. M: Does he feel strongly about your staying at home?
W: Yes, it seems he does. And I feel just as strongly about keeping my job. M: Well, it sounds like a serious quarrel. I hope you can work it out soon. W: So do I.
M: By the way, do you want me to talk to John about it?
W: No, not at the moment, thanks. We both need time to think it over.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 （Text 10） The United States has reported its second case of mad cow disease last month.
The first case was found in December of 2003 in Washington State. But it was an animal imported from Canada. This time, officials say it was a twelve-year-old cow born and raised in Texas. It was born before 1997, when the government banned feeding the remains of cattle to other cattle. The disease can spread that way. But Agriculture Department officials now say tests on cows from the same group have found no other cases. After the first case, some countries reduced the import of American beef. By the end of June, sixty-four countries stopped or partly stopped the import of American beef. Top importer Japan as well as South Korea, China and Taiwan continue to ban all American beef. Canada and Mexico have partial bans. A trade group in the United States says exports fell eighty-six percent last year.
第二节到此结束。
