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Talks and Conversations
P1. Q11-14
W: Jack, tell me about yourself.
M: I was born in LA. But my family is from China. My father came to the US to study. He got a PHD in computer science. And he stayed on as a professor at a college in California.
W: Is your mother from China, too?
M: No, my mom is from here. She’s Asian-American. Her folks came to the US during the 19th century. In fact, one of her great-grandfathers actually helped to build the first railroad across the United States in the 1860s. What about you?
W: Well, I’m a third-generation Mexican-American. My grandparents were born in Vera Cruz. And they immigrated to this country a long time ago. We still have a lot of relatives in Mexico.
M: Do you keep in touch with them?
W: We visit whenever we can.
M: By the way, how’s your Spanish?
W: It’s pretty good. We speak it at home most of the time. Do you speak Chinese?
M: Yeah, I’m quite fluent. And I’m now learning to write it. I think someday I might be back in China and take up my career there.
Q11 What does the man’s father do for a living?
Q12 What does the man say about his mother?
Q13 According to the woman, why can she speak very good Spanish?
Q14 What is the man doing now?
解析：这一段对话难度很低，基本没有影响理解的生词。一个华裔男生和一个墨西哥裔女生在谈论双方的家庭情况、以及对汉语、西班牙语的知识。提问点也很明显。
P2. Q15-18
Most of us use oil in some way. And it is difficult to imagine the modern world without oil. But oil is not easy to find and get out of the earth, as it is trapped deep down in the ground. We must first study the rocks carefully. When we think that the rocks in a certain place may contain oil, we will build a metal tower in the location, either on the land or on the sea. This metal tower is called a derrick. The derrick is equipped with oil-drilling machinery. The machine will cut a narrow hole down into the ground. Meanwhile, a steel pipe is pushed down to stop the sides from falling and to keep out water. At last, if we have judged correctly, the oil would rush up the pipe with great force. This is basically how an oil well is set up. Oil, as we can see, is obtained more easily than coal. For coal, very often, we must dig it from a mine and have it sent out to the ground surface. But for oil, it rushes up a pipe. If an oil well is made near the middle of the oil field, then natural gas can be obtained. In parts of the world, such gas is often sent through pipes to distant towns and cities, so that it can be used like coal gas in houses and factories.
Q15 Why is it difficult to find oil?
Q16 What is a derrick?
Q17 Why does the speaker say that oil is obtained more easily than coal?
Q18 According to the speaker, what can be obtained when an oil well is made near the middle of the oil field?
解析：今年各种时事依然散布在考卷的四处，这道题讲的是石油的开采。能源问题一直是大家关心的话题，加上不久前的原油泄漏事件，我们在一周前的答疑会上也提到，这个话题是重点。这道题改编自一篇中学阅读题，其实是改得比阅读题中出现的句子更加直接、容易理解了。这篇文章简述了石油开采的步骤、与煤矿开采相比较，最后还提到了天然气。科普类的文章最主要的困难是专业词汇，像这里的Derrick、oil-drilling machinery等等。总的来说这些词汇并不多，提问点也比较中规中矩，难度中等。
P3 Q19-22
W: Good evening, Mr. Smith. It’s nice to meet you and your boy in such nice and cozy weather. Is John going to school this year?
M: Yes. We are thinking of sending him to a private boarding school instead of the local state school.
W: Really? Well, I wouldn’t dream of sending my little boy away to some strange institution for month on end every year. It will break my heart every time.
M: I don’t think so. I would say that a boarding school education is good for children because it teaches them to have confidence in themselves. In a boarding school, they can learn to be more independent of themselves and less dependent on their parents.
W: But not every child can afford to go to a private school. My nephew only went to his local state school and he’s just been awarded a scholarship to study classics at Cambridge.
M: Anyway, the private school is more animative and open-minded in teaching children to learn. You will get the value of your money, and this is worthwhile.
W: Still, I don’t know what I’ll do with my little boy next year. I don’t want him to go to that big new school. The children of all the common people in the area go there.
M: Well, they are closing all the other schools. If you don’t like the new state school, you’ll just have to pay to send him to a private school, won’t you?
Q19
According to the man, what is good about a private boarding school?
Q20
Why does the woman mention her nephew in the conversation?
Q21
Which of the following can be concluded from the conversation?
Q22
What is the woman worried about?
解析：对话形式讨论是否要送孩子去私立寄宿制学校(private boarding school)上学。男性说话人认为之所以要选择私立寄宿制学校，是因为：一，它能让孩子对自己充分自信;二，让孩子学会独立;三，私立学习在教育方式上更加活泼和开放。女性说话人认为私立学校不是每个孩子都能读得起的，并举出自己侄子的例子，证明：不去私立学校，也一样会有好的成绩。但是她自己还是拿不定主意到底送自己的孩子去哪种学校上学。她不想让孩子去那所新的公立学校，因为当地所有普通家庭的孩子都会去这所学校。文章难度并不大，大家注意区分观点即可。
