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1According to Ashley Toft, managing director of Explore, what is changing now with regard to travels、
A.The role of travel agents.
B.The way people travel.
C.The number of last-minute bookings.
D.The prices of polar expeditions.
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2What is Tselana Travel planning to do, according to its founder、
A.Lower their prices to attract more customers.
B.Introduce travel packages for young travelers.
C.Design programs targeted at retired couples.
D.Launch a new program of adventure trips.
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3According to the speaker, why are some people willing to spend their money on travel these days、
A.They think travel has become a trend.
B.They think travel gives them their money's worth.
C.They find many of the banks untrustworthy.
D.They lack the expertise to make capital investments.
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4Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.听力原文W: Your name Sanjay Kumar is that correct、M: Yes, madam.W: You claim you are traveling on a scholarship from Delhi University.M: That’s right.W: Now it seems that a hand gun was found in your luggage. Do you admit that、M: Yes, but…W：According to the statement you made, you had never seen the hand gun before it was found in your bag. Do you still maintain that、M: But it’s true. I swear it.W: Mmm, you do realize Mr. Kumar that to bring a hand gun into Hong Kong without proper authorization is a serious offense.M: But I didn’t bring it. I … I mean I didn’t know anything about it. It wasn’t there when I left Delhi. My bags were searched. It was part of the airport security check.W: Maybe so, but someone managed to get that hand gun onto the aircraft or it couldn’t have been there.M: Someone but not me.W: Tell me , where was your personal bag during the flight、M: I had it down by my feet between me and the man in the next seat.M: He was the only person who could have opened my bag while I was asleep. It must have been him.W: I see. Have you any idea who this man was、M: He told me his name, Alfred Foster. He was very friendly, after I woke up that is. He hadn’t spoken before.W: Alfred Foster, we can check that on the passenger list.M: He said he had a car coming to meet him. He offered me a lift.W: Oh, Why should he do that、M: So he can get his handgun back, that’s why. Please find him, Madam.
A.Smuggling drugs into Hong Kong.
B.Having committed armed robbery.
C.Stealing a fellow passenger's bag.
D.Bringing a handgun into Hong Kong.
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5Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.听力原文W: You know I’ve often wondered why people laugh at the picture of a big belly businessman slipping on a banana skin and falling on his bottom. We are to feel sorry for them.M: Actually, Laura, I think we laugh because we are glad it didn’t happen to us. But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves.W: Yes, and there are a lot of jokes about people who are too fat or physically handicapped, you know, deaf, or short-sighted things like that. After all, it’s not really funny to be like that.M: Oh, I think that’s because we’re embarrassed. We don’t know how to cope with the situation. Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that, so we laugh.M: What about the custard pie routine、W: What do you mean ‘custard pie routine’、M: You know, all those old films where someone gets so outraged with his boss, He picks up a custard pie and plasters it all over the other person’s face.W: That never makes me laugh much, because you can guess what’s going to happen. But a lot of people still find it laughable. It must because of the sort of the thing we’d all love to do once in a while and never quiet have the courage to.M: I had an old aunt who used to throw cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated. She said it relieved her feelings.W: It must have come a bit expensive.M: Not really. She took care never to throw her best chin
A.A.We simply cannot help reacting instinctively that way.
B.We wish to hide our indifference to their misfortune.
C.We derive some humorous satisfaction from their misfortune.
D.We think it serves them right for being mean to other peopl
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6What might women do at office meetings nowadays according to the speaker、
A.Offer more creative and practical ideas than men.
B.Ask questions that often lead to controversy.
C.Speak loudly enough to attract attention.
D.Raise issues on behalf of women.
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7Why did the speaker mow the lawn herself that morning、
A.To prove that she could earn her living as a gardener.
B.To show that women are more hardworking than men.
C.To show that women are capable of doing what men do.
D.To prove that she was really irritated with her husband.
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8What is Florence Hayes’ main responsibility as a journalist、
A.Covering major events of the day in the city.
B.Reporting criminal offenses in Greenville.
C.Hunting news for the daily headlines.
D.Writing articles on family violenc
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9What does the speaker say about security in Greenville、
A.It is a much safer place than it used to be.
B.Rapes rarely occur in the downtown areas.
C.Assaults often happen on school campuses.
D.It has fewer violent crimes than big cities.
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10What do we learn about crimes against property in the Green Ville area、
A.There are a wide range of cases.
B.They are very destructive.
C.There has been a rise in such crimes.
D.They have aroused fear among the residents.
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