题目
Questions 30 to 33 are based on the passage you've just heard.

30.　A) Plays based on science fiction stories.

　　B) Plays based on non-fiction stories.

　　C) The daytime serial dramas on TV.

　　D) Popular documentary films on TV.

31.　A) College student viewers.

　　B) Favorite TV serials.

　　C) Soap opera fans.

　　D) College-age viewers.

32.　A) Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.

　　B) Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people.

　　C) Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters.

　　D) Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.

33.　A) College students like soap operas more than any other social groups.

　　B) Young people of sixties liked soap operas more than people today.

　　C) Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.

　　D) The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain.

　　Questions 34 to 36 are based on the passage you've just heard.

34.　A) The victory over one's fellow runners.

　　B) The victory over former winners.

　　C) The victory of will-power over fatigue.

　　D) The victory of one's physical strength.

35.　A) The runner who runs to keep fit.

　　B) The runner who breaks the record.

　　C) The runner who does not break the rules.

　　D) The runner who covers the whole distance.

36.　A) He won the first prize.

　　B) He died because of fatigue.

　　C) He fell behind the other runners.

　　D) He gave up because he was tired.

文本
　　Passage 9

　　It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become "in". Between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who can't wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite characters.

　　Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; they're a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960's, it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now, it as a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance.

　　Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they should turn to soap operas, which is known for showing trouble in people's lives. But soap operas are enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soap operas give young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems.

Questions 30 to 33 are based on the passage you've just heard.

　　30. What is soap opera?

　　31. What can be the best title for the passage?

　　32. Which are not the reasons why the soap opera suddenly becomes "in" according to the passage?

　　33. What can we learn from the passage?

　　Passage 10

　　Everywhere we look we see Americans running. They run for every reason anybody could think of. They run for heath, for beauty, to lose weight, to feel fit and because it's the thing they love to do. Every year, for example, thousands upon thousands of people run in one race, the Boston Marathon, the best known long distance race in the United States. In recent years, there have been nearly 5,000 official competitors and it takes three whole minutes for the crowd of runners just to cross the starting line. You may have heard the story of the Greek runner Pheidippides. He ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver the news of the great victory 2,500 years ago. No one knows how long it took him to run the distance. But the story tells us that he died in the effort. Today no one will die in a Marathon race. But the effort is still enormous. Some does come in first in this tiring foot race. But at the finish line we see what this race is about: not being first but finishing. The real victory is not over one's fellow runners but over one's own body. It's a victory of will-power over fatigue. In the Boston Marathon each person who crosses that finish line is a winner.

　　Questions 34 to 36 are based on the passage you've just heard.

　　34. What's the real victory for the thousands of Marathon runners?

　　35. Who is a winner in the competition?

　　36. What happened to the ancient Greek runner Pheidippides?

解析
　　Passage 9

　　本文谈到了深受年轻人喜欢的肥皂剧。一位年轻的女子承认她宁愿放弃更高薪水的工作也不愿错过看她喜爱的连续剧。肥皂剧突然在年轻中成为"时尚"，这是为什么呢?

　　文章把20世纪60年代和当今的年轻人对肥皂剧的态度做了对比。指出在60年代，年轻人关心的是重大的社会问题;而当今的年轻人注重寻求快乐。这与他们喜欢看反映人们生活中的苦恼的肥皂剧并不矛盾。看肥皂剧是一种享受。因为他们对剧中人物的境遇和心情有强烈的认同感、亲切感，同时又不必为解决他们(剧中人物)的问题承担责任。

　　30.C 短文开始时说到"the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera..."。对文化背景知识的了解有助于对某些题的回答。

　　31.C 本题测试对文章中心内容进行概括。要求在若干信息中区分主要信息和次要信息。

　　32.D 在文章后部分谈到了年轻人喜欢看肥皂剧的一个原因是他们想寻求快乐，最后一句提到"不必去承担责任"。要注意总是中的"not"。另外对"in"一词的理解也可能对答案产生影响。

33.C 通过对比60年代和当今的年轻人对肥皂剧的态度，可以得出结论。对信息的不完全把握可能造成误选D，并不是整个年轻人这一群体都在徒劳地寻找甜蜜爱情。

　　Passage 10

　　这篇文章的主题句是美国人跑步随处可见。分析其原因是为了健美，为了减肥，为了强身，跑步已经成为他们的爱好。然后以美国人参加马拉松比赛为例。每年成千上万的人参加波士顿马拉松长跑比赛。近些年来，正式参加者多达五千人，他们过起跑线就整整用了3分钟。接着以古希腊长跑能手Pheidippides为例。2,500年前，他从马拉松(Marathon)跑到雅典(Athens)传递捷报，力竭而死。通过对比，提出现在马拉松比赛中虽无人死亡，但仍需付出巨大努力。虽然有人在这艰难的路程中获得第一，但在终点，我们看到是人们参加比赛并不是为了得第一，而是为了跑完全程。所以真正的胜利并不是超过对手，而战胜自己，用意志战胜身体的疲劳。在波士顿的马拉松比赛中，任何跑到终点的人都是胜利者。

　　34.C "什么是真正的胜利?"在短文的最后回答了这个问题。"The real victory is not over one's fellow runners but over one's own body. It's a victory of will-power over fatigue."即：真正的胜利不是超过其他赛手，而战胜自己的体力，这是意志战胜疲劳的胜利。可见答案是C。误选的D的原因在于混淆了over和of这两个介词所表达的意思。

　　35.D 短文的最后一句作出了回答：In the Boston Marathon each person who crosses that finish line is a winner.

　　36.B 本题是对细节进行的提问。答案"He died because of fatigue"是文章中"... he died of the effort"的另外一种表达方式，因此比较简单。