听力原文： President Bush has apologized for U. S. soldiers who abused prisoners in Iraq. The apology came during a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah.

"There is no danger of war," Musharraf told reporters in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. "We should have confidence in ourselves. We are not sitting idle. We are prepared for everything. There should not be any misunderstanding." Tensions were raised this week as the two accused each other of links to killings in the two countries. India says it suspects the two gunmen who killed 28 people at an Indian temple on Tuesday had links to Pakistan-based Islamic militant groups. Pakistan has denied any involvement in the temple massacre, and police in Karachi said there were indications of India intelligence agents behind the murder of seven Christian charity workers in the city. But India rejected the charges yesterday. According to Pakistani President, the chances of the two countries going to war were ______ A．great B．small C．growing D．greater than before

W: That's too bad. Where are you？ M: I'm on the Garden City expressway near the sport stadium. I was on my way to drop off some samples at a new client's office and then I was going to pick up Billy from kindergarten. But now I'm afraid I won't be able to get there on time. Is there any chance you could get away early？ W: Should be fine. What are the speakers mainly discussing？ A．A problem caused by traffic jam B．The time to meet a new client C．The place to drop off the samples D．The way to get to the kindergarten

The outgoing secretary of the Treasury, John Snow, in what may have been his last official act, wrote to The New York Times that in exposing the monitoring of bank transfers, it had undermined a successful counterterrorism program. A house resolution, passed by a party line vote, called on the media to safeguard classified programs. The government has discovered what governments have discovered before, that an undercurrent of hostility towards the news media runs through the country and that there could be political advantage in campaigning against the press in general. The champion press hater, of course, was President Nixon, who told his staff that the press is the enemy, and he proceeded to declare his own private war against the media. In 1969, he had a speech written by speechwriter Pat Buchanan denouncing the media as a "tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men". And he gave it to Vice President Spiro Agnew to deliver. That speech is best remembered today for the line contributed by another speechwriter, William Safire, about "nattering nabobs of negativism". It is not clear that the public hates the press as much as officialdom would like to think. A recent Pew Research report found that public attitudes towards the press have been on a downward track for years. Growing numbers of people questioned the news media's patriotism and fairness. And yet most Americans continue to say they like mainstream news outlets. And so, as The Christian Science Monitor headlined the other day: "Amid war on terror, a war with the press." You would not expect that I, as a journalist, would exhibit total neutrality in such a war. And so let me quote Justice Potter Stewart in his opinion in the Pentagon Papers ease in 1971: "In the absence of governmental checks and balances present in other areas of our national life, the only effective restraint upon executive policy and power in the area of national defense and international affairs may lie in an enlightened citizenry... Without an informed and free press, there cannot be an enlightened people;" That remains true, even when Mr. Bush proclaims a state of war with the terrorists. What's the best title for the passage.？ A．The Free Press Exposed Government Secrets. B．The Government's Current War with the Free Press. C．The Unfriendly Relationship between President and the Free Press. D．The Free Press Bares Government Secrets. 此题为多项选择题。

In a lengthy speech to the UN Security Council (Thursday), Mr. A1-Qaysi said the British draft resolution would do nothing to lessen the humanitarian suffering in his country. Speaking through an English translator, Mr. A1-Qaysi said the claim that the proposals will help the Iraqi people is misleading. Mr. A1-Qaysi said what he called the" siege against Iraq "must come to an end. The Iraqi deputy foreign minister also charged that there has been numerous financial abuses in the current" oil-for food" program, and asked the council to order an outside audit of the program. Who have made the new plan to change the sanctions program against Iraq？ A．The United States. B．Britain. C．China. D．Russia.

听力原文： A newspaper reports Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah has canceled a visit to Canada over criticism for the alleged mistreatment of a Canadian citizen detained in a Saudi prison. Saudi Arabia’s A1-Riyadb newspaper quotes Saudi officials as saying the trip has been called off because of what they call "unacceptable interference" by Canadian officials and some of Canada's newspapers. The dispute is over 43-year-old William Sampson, who is being held in Saudi Arabia in connection with two bomb explosions in November. The blasts killed a British citizen and injured several other people in the capital, Riyadh. Mr. Sampson could face the death penalty if found guilty of murder. Canada’s National Post newspaper recently quoted a close friend of the prisoner as saying Mr. Sampson had been taken to a hospital on May 17 with a crushed vertebra, foot injuries and scratched wrists. Saudi officials have said the injuries were the result of a suicide attempt. The Canadian government rejected the torture allegations after receiving a report from its ambassador who visited Mr. Sampson with a European doctor in a hospital on Monday. What crime is William Sampson charged with？ A．Bombing. B．Arson. C．Rape. D．Burglary.

Cuba's National Assembly president opened the debate at the United Nations by announcing Havana's new legal campaign against the US embargo. Ricardo Allorcon said his country will Erie a US $ 100 billion law suit against Washington. The case seeks compensation for the enormous suffering inflicted by the 37-year-old economic blockade on the Cuban people. After the debate, the UN General Assembly voted 155 to 2 to demand an end to the sanctions for the eighth straight year. Only the US and Israel opposed the resolution. Washington's key allies, Japan, Canada and the European Union supported the calls for the lifting of the blockade. Washington has ignored the non-binding UN resolutions, insisting its embargo is a bilateral trade policy towards Cuba. In Bogota, Columbia, today, a mass of car bomb, packed with shrapnel, exploded on a busy street. Eight people are dead, forty-five others injured. Police believe that drug lords put the bomb there, angry that the government is sending suspected narcotics traffickers to the United States for trial. Questions: 6.What is the American government referred to as in the news？ 7.How much does Cuba ask for from America as compensation in this law suit？ 8.Why does America ignore the UN's resolution？ 9.How many people were killed and injured in the car bomb in Bogota, Columbia？ 10.What is the suspected reason for the accident according to the police？ (26) A．U.S. government. B．Washington. C．National Assembly. D．General Assembly.

The storm killed two other people in Alabama, nine in the neighboring state of Georgia, and a young girl in Missouri. Fourteen teams of experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are evaluating the damage to assess what federal assistance might be needed in situations that overwhelm state and local capabilities. That agency and President Bush were widely criticized for their poor response to Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005, which killed more than 1,800 people along the Gulf Coast. Asked if the president's decision to visit the tornado-stricken areas Saturday was influenced by the political fall-out from Hurricane Katrina, White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino said that was never part of the discussion. Traveling with the president, FEMA Director David Paulson stressed how much the response system has changed since Hurricane Katrina, telling reporters that federal officials no longer wait for state and local governments to be overwhelmed before stepping in. Why are 14 teams of experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency evaluating the damage？ A．To find out the lost people and animals. B．To criticize the authority's poor response. C．To assess the federal assistance needed. D．To make clear the investment in agriculture.

听力原文： A little airplane has given new meaning to the term "going hyper". The Hyper-X recently broke the record for air-breathing jet planes when it traveled at a hypersonic speed of seven times the speed of sound. That's about 5,000 miles per hour. At this speed, you'd get around the world-- flying along the equator-- in less than five hours. The Hyper-X is an unmanned, experimental aircraft just 12 feet long. It achieves hypersonic speed using a special sort of engine. Actually, engineers have been experimenting with such an engine since the 1960s. For an engine to bum fuel and produce energy, it needs oxygen. A jet engine, like those on passenger airplanes, gets oxygen from the air. A rocket engine typically goes faster but has to carry its own supply of oxygen. This special engine goes as fast as a rocket, but it doesn't have to carry its own oxygen supply. Its design allows it to extract oxygen from the air that flows through the engine. And it does so without letting the fast-moving air put out the combustion flames. A booster rocket carried the Hyper-X to an altitude of about 100,000 feet for its test flight. The aircraft's record-beating flight lasted just 11 seconds. In the future, engineers predict, airplanes equipped with such engines could transport cargo quickly and cheaply to the edge of space. Hypersonic airliners could carry passengers anywhere in the world in just a few hours. (36) A．How to develop a new airplane technology. B．Features and possible usages of a special engine. C．How to do experiment with dangerous engines. D．How to do experiment with unmanned airplanes.

(24) A．He doesn't want to correct the mistake. B．I saw him take one of those. C．He always seems to do everything right. D．I never used to see him working.

听力原文： A world-champion body builder has no more muscles than does a 90-pound weakling. So what makes him so strong？ What other qualities does be need？ Muscles are made of thousands of stringy fibers—a number that is fixed during childhood—which contract when doing work. Strength does not depend on the number of fibers but on the function of their thickness and how many of them contract simultaneously. Exercise actually damages the muscles. During the recovery stage, the muscle fibers increase in size. Exercise also trains more muscle fibers to work at one time. If a muscle is weak or untrained, for example, only about 10 percent of its fibers will contract, whereas up to 90 percent of the fibers in a weight lifter's bulky biceps will contract. Aside from strength, two other ingredients go into making an athlete: fitness and endurance. Fitness is related to the condition of the heart. During exercises, there is an increase in the amount of blood returning to the heart from the muscles. A typical volume for a runner at rest is about 5 quarts a minutes, compared with 30 quarts during a vigorous trial. This greater volume means more work for the heart a muscular balloon that expands and contracts to take in blood and squeeze it out. Like any other muscle, the heart enlarges and gets stronger with routine exercise. Endurance, or the length of time muscles can work, depends in part on how much fuel—in this case sugar—the muscles can store. A muscle that is continually exercised until it is exhausted of sugar tends to store more when it refuels at the next meal. And more sugar can translate into greater endurance the next time the muscle is put to the test. (33) A．Because the fibers of his muscles are very thick. B．Because he has more muscles. C．Because his muscles are made of more stringy fibers. D．Because the number of his muscles was fixed during his childhood.

W: Yes. We had a briefcase brought in this morning. Wait here just a minute, please. Q: What will the woman probably do？ (3) A．Ask to see the man’s ID card. B．Get the briefcase for the man. C．Show the man her documents.

听力原文： A passenger train has slammed into a double-decker bus at a rail crossing in rural Argentina, killing eighteen people and leaving almost fifty injured. The train was traveling fiom the capital Buenos Aires to the South Atlantic beach resort of Mar del Plata (7) when the collision occurred before dawn on Sunday near Dolores, about 200 kilometers south of the capital. (8) The bus was canwing 61 passengers and 2 dryers. One of the bus passengers said the bus had tried to beat the train to the crossing, despite the train sounding its horn repeatedly as it approached. The train's drivers also told investigators that the crossing barriers were down when the bus unexpectedly tried to cross the tracks in front of the train. Where did this accident happen？ A．In the capital Buenos Aires. B．Near the beach resort of Mar del Plata. C．Near Dolores. D．Not mentioned.

A．ownership, riches, and possibility B．more money, less work, and no tax C．safety, wealth, and chance D．education, employment, and opportunity

Our South America correspondent Eliot Gotkin reports from La Paz: In presenting his resignation an emotional President said that he bad gone as far as he could go. He blamed his decision on the intransigence of the protesters. For weeks they have blocked roads and paralyzed La Paz. Violence has grown and fuel in Bolivia's main city has pretty much run out. Mr. Mesa described the protestors as a minority trying to impose their will on the majority. He said they had taken advantage of his promise not to use force to crush the demonstrations. It is still unclear whether Congress will accept the President's resignation. The last time he presented it in March Parliament refused. When did Bolivian president Carlos present his resignation to Parliament last time？ A．in February B．in March C．in April D．in May

M：I'm sorry to hear that, but you can always rent one if you have a license. Q：What does the man mean？ (14) A．She can use his car. B．She can borrow someone else's car. C．She must get her car fixed. D．She can't borrow his car.

The company's name came from TTC'S vision of employees working happily and efficiently, like bees in a hive. Friendliness pervaded the organization and became one of the “Five Fs” that summed up Honeybee's philosophy. The others were flavorful food, a fun atmosphere, flexibility in catering to customer needs, and a focus on families (children flocked to the company's bee mascot whenever it appeared in public). The company's value proposition offered all of these to customers at an affordable price. The recipe of the local Filipino flavor and sound operation and management enabled the corporation to grow rapidly. Up to 1985, Honeybee had 28 chains in the Philippines. The domestic business success of the corporation made President TTC get greatly interested in international expansion. Since 1985, Honeybee started seven chain stores respectively in Singapore, Taiwan, Brunei, and Indonesia. However, except for the four extremely successful chains in Brunei, the other three all failed in the end. The major causes for the business failure included lack of full exchange and communication among different divisions, some problems in the organizational structure, and too fast development of international business. Honeybee had opened a large number of chains in a short period of time, but owing to limited management ability, many of these chains were unprofitable. The corporation should take the development step by step and make sure that each new chain was profitable. Only in this way could the corporation guarantee sustainable development. &8226;Look at the notes about an enterprise. &8226;Some information is missing. &8226;You will hear part of a presentation by the International Manager of the company. &8226;For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space, using one or two words. &8226;You will hear the presentation twice. Honeybee Foods Corporation Honeybee started originally as (16) an ______ parlor The company's name came from (17) TTC' s vision of employees working like ______ Honeybee's philosophy (18) “______” Up to 1985, Honeybee had (19) ______ chains in the Philippines In its international expansion, the successful chains were in (20) ______ The chain store of Honeybee in Singapore was (21) ______ In the future Honeybee should (22) ______ step by step. (16)

(8) A．A bill can not be accepted after it has been dishonored by a previous refusal to accept. B．If a bill has been dishonored by non-payment, it may not be accepted by another person. C．If a bill has been dishonored by a previous refusal to accept, it may be accepted by another person. D．A bill can not be accepted after it has been dishonored by non-payment.

U.N. officials the country say RUF commanders have handed over rifles and other weapons, vehicles, equipment and uniforms at a U. N. ceremony in the northern town of Makeni, a rebel strong hold that U. N. troops moved in to earlier this year. A U.N. statement says the leader of the rebel delegation, Colonel Ngulu Kpakai, told the U. N. commander that logistical problems had prevented the return of all the U.N. equipment. He promised to hand over more in the future. The rebels seized the military equipment when they surrounded and seized hundreds of U. N. peacekeepers. The U. N. troops were later released through negotiations and the rebels pledged to return the equipment during peace talks. Which one of the following is NOT mentioned in the llst of the military equipment handed over？ A．Rifles. B．Vehicles. C．Uniforms. D．Fuel.

W Ouch, that hurts. How big a price difference is it？ M The gym is $49 a month; the community race center is only $27. And it's a lot closer to my house. W Is there any way you can get out of the gym contract？ Check the fine print; these contracts often let you out within the first 2 weeks or so. What does the man say he did？ A．Hurt himself at the gym B．Joined a gym near his work C．Lost his gym membership card D．Found out about a cheaper gym

M: Don't worry. I will be seeing Mr. Brown in an hour. What do we learn from the conversation？ A．It was probably Mr. Brown's phone number that the woman wrote down. B．It was just an hour ago that the man met Mr. Brown. C．The woman forgot to write down the phone number. D．The woman needed a sheet of paper to put down the number.

In a written statement, Mr. Bush says the Taleban continues to provide safe haven and a base of operations for Osama bin Laden. He goes on to say the bin Laden operation has committed, and threatens to commit, acts of violence against Americans. Why does President Bush renew sanctions on the Taleban forces？ A．Taleban forces killed some Americans. B．Taleban forces attacked other countries. C．Taleban forces are a terrorist organization. D．Taleban forces continue to provide safe haven and a base of operations for Osama bin Laden.

W: At least. It used to be my most favorite song before ! had to hear it so often. Q: What did the two speakers say about Mike's album？ (18) A．It's their most favorite album. B．Both of them are already fed up with it. C．They're glad he has sung it thousands of times. D．They could listen to it another thousands of times.

M: Well, then have you checked for any viruses recently？ Sometimes, if you don't have it periodically checked and let the viruses build up, the computer slows down or doesn't reboot. W: Wow! How do you know all those things？ I wish I could do a lot more with my computer and do it faster. M: Then why don't you visit the computer center？ They will teach you how to deal with any basic problems you might suffer from malfunctioning computers. What is the conversation mainly about？ A．Some recent cold symptoms. B．Computer virus protection. C．Taking college classes. D．An electronics store.

听力原文： Britain has finally won a medal at the athletics World Championships in Helsinki. The UK team came in third in the men's 4×100 metres relay to take a bronze medal. France came first and Trinidad & Tobago won silver. Britain's Jason Gardener, Marion Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis and Christian Malcolm had been hoping for a gold after the U.S. team crashed out. The defending champions had failed to qualify after Mardy Scales and Leonard Scott made a mess of the first changeover. Britain's failure until now to win a single medal has been a major embarrassment for UK athletics. Which country won the goal medal in the men's 4×100 metres relay？ A．Britain. B．France. C．Trinidad & Tobago. D．The United States.