Section B
Directions：In this section，you will hear 3 short passages．At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions．Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once．After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A.，B.，C. and D．Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre．

Passage One
听录音，回答以下问题：
16、A．To win over the majority ofpassengers from airlines in twenty years．
B．To reform railroad management in western European countries．
C．To electrify the railway lines between major European cities．
D．To set up an express train network throughout Europe．

17、A．Major European airlines will go bankrupt．
B．Europeans will pay much less for traveling．
C．Traveling time by train between major European cities will be cutby half．
D．Trains will become the safest and most efficient means of travel in Europe．

18、A．Train travel will prove much more comfortable than air travel．
B．Passengers will feel much safer on board a train than on a plane．
C．Rail transport will be environmentally friendlier than air transport．
D．Traveling by train may be as quick as，or even quicker than，by air．

19、A．In 1981．
B．In 1989．
C．In 1990．
D．In 2000．

Passage Two
听录音，回答以下问题：
20、A．Customers may get addicted to the smells．
B．Customers may be misled by the smells．
C．It hides the defects of certain goods．
D．It gives rise to unfair competition．

21、A．Flexible．
B．CriticA.．
C．Supportive．
D．Cautious．

22、A．The flower scent stimulated people’s desire to buy．
B．Stronger smells had greater effects on consumers．
C．Most shoppers hated the smell in the shoe store．
D．84％of the customers were unaware of the smells．

Passage Three
听录音，回答以下问题：
23、A．It may produce an increasing number of idle youngsters．
B．It may affect the quA.ity of higher education in America．
C．It may cause many schools to go out of operation．
D．It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers．

24、A．It iS less serious in cities than in rural areas．
B．It affects both junior and senior high schools．
C．It results from a worsening economic climate．
D．It is a new chA.lenge facing American educators．

25、A．A lowing them to choose their favorite teachers．
B．Creating a more relaxed learning environment．
C．Rewarding excellent academic performance．
D．Helping them to develop better study habits．

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