[单项选择]Passage Two Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. 　　There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum. But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends. 　　A 2008 study by two Harvard economists notes that the “labor-market premium to skill”—or the amount college graduates earned that’s greater than what high-school graduate earned—decreased for much of the 20th century, but has come back with a vengeance (报复性地) since the 1980s. In 2005, The typical full-time year-round U.S. worker with a four-year college degree earned $50,900, 62% more than the $31,500 earned by a worker with only a high-school diploma. 　　There’s no question that going to college is a smart economic choice. But a look a
A. Their employment prospects after graduation.
B. A satisfying experience within their budgets.
C. Its facilities and learning environment.
D. Its ranking among similar institutions.

[单项选择]Passage Two Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one. "The Constitution," said the association’s spokesman, "gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn’t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves." "Don’t you think it’s dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around" "The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separately in a drawer." "Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kil
A. block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb
B. coordinate the mass production of the destructive weapon
C. instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at home
D. promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon

[单项选择]Passage Two Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. 　　There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum. But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends. 　　A 2008 study by two Harvard economists notes that the “labor-market premium to skill”—or the amount college graduates earned that’s greater than what high-school graduate earned—decreased for much of the 20th century, but has come back with a vengeance (报复性地) since the 1980s. In 2005, The typical full-time year-round U.S. worker with a four-year college degree earned $50,900, 62% more than the $31,500 earned by a worker with only a high-school diploma. 　　There’s no question that going to college is a smart economic choice. But a look a
A. Huge amounts of money is being wasted on campus socializing.
B. It doesn’t pay to run into debt to receive a college education.
C. College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs.
D. Going to college doesn’t necessarily bring the expected returns.

[单项选择]Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 based on the passage you have just heard.A. Find out if patients are abused and try to help them.
B. Report abusive husbands of their violent actions.
C. Treat the patients in the emergency room.
D. Relieve the patients of their mental pressures.

[单项选择]Passage Two Questions 36 to 40 arc based on the following passage． Natural gas began with the plant and animal life of the earth’s prehistoric seas．Dead organisms settled on the ocean floor and were covered by layers of mud，silt(淤泥)，and the layers of mud，silt，and sand were compressed into solid rock．As millions of years passed，these rock layers bucked shifted．and accumulation of gas and oil were displaced and became trapped beneath masses of nonporous rock． Primitive man discovered natural gas quite by accident．The temple fires of Baku on the Caspian Sea(里海)were fired by natural gas seeping(渗漏)from rock fissures(裂缝)，and worshipers(礼拜者，崇拜者)of hire journeyed to Baku from ad afar away as India．The mysterious“burning springs”in North America and elsewhere were also evidence of escaping gas，probably ignited by lighting． The first industrial application of natural gas was made by the Chinese．Gas transported by bamboo pipes was burned to evaporate brine and produc
A. plant life
B. animal life
C. minerals
D. both a and b

[单项选择]Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: Humans may not have landed on Mars (火星) justyet, but that isn’t shopping a European company from devising a plan to sendfour people to the Red Planet within the next few years. (78) {{U}}This project,called Mars One, aims to send a small group of people to Mars in 2022{{/U}} andeventually establish a permanent colony on the planet. "Everything we need to go to Marsexists," said Mars One co.founder Bas Lansdorp in March 2014. "Wehave the rockets to send people to Mars, the equipment to land on Mars, therobots to prepare the settlement for humans. For a one.way mission, all thetechnology exists." Yet the four astronauts (宇航员) chosen for the trip will be stuck on Mars—forever. And despite MarsOne’s thorough planning, there are a number of challengesthat may prevent the mission from ever taking place. (79) {{U}}The biggest roadblock could be the mission’s huge cost {{/U}}($6 billion). However, Lansdorp is conf
A. a competition process will be held toselect the four astronauts
B. the cost of Mars One could go as muchas $6 billion
C. if it goes as planned, we couldexpect to watch Mars One on TV
D. the four astronauts could return to Earth after a few years’ stay on Mars