[听力原文]

M: Next time you bring your kids in for a checkup, don't be surprised if the doctor asks about their tastes in entertainment. The American Academy of Medicine suggested last week that doctors work with parents to evaluate how much TV kids watch and what they see, what video and computer games they play, which websites they visit on the Internet, whether they view R-rated videos without the company of their parents, what music they like and what books they read. Doctors are worried that kids who spend too much time in front of the tube don't get enough exercise and can become overweight. The academy is also concerned that the messages kids get from entertainment media can make them more violent and sexually active.

　　The academy recommends that children under age two not watch any TV.“Children need activities to stimulate the brain during the first two years of life,”says Dr.Miriam Baron, who chairs the academy’s committee on public education.“They need feedback and socialization.” Older children, she says, should watch TV in a common area. Their bedrooms should be “electronic media-free” zones where they can have a quiet place to read, study, play or just relax.

W: You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 11-13.

名师精解：

11.考察考生对于细节信息的获取。此题比较简单，只要考生对本文大意理解正确，就可以得到正确答案。答案来自原文“Next time you bring your kids in for a checkup, don't be surprised if the doctor asks about their tastes in entertainment”。答案及信息出现在文章的开头，为听力考试的惯常出题点之一。

12.考察考生对听力原文中人物语言态度的理解能力。此题关键词是recommend，答案来自原文“The academy recommends that children under age two not watch any TV. Children need activities to stimulate the brain during the first two years of life”。Recommend可以体现作者态度。在听听力时，考生应当泛听和精听要相结合。此题考查考生对信息细节的理解，属于精听的范畴。

13.考察考生对于细节问题的掌握。答案来自原文“Their bedrooms should‘be electronic mediafree’zonesswheresthey can have a quiet place to read ,study ,play or just relax.”听出。读选项时，应快速地浏览关键词，以获取更多的信息。另外，此题是文中的最后一道题目，其答案一般也会出现在文章末尾，和文章的开头一样是听力的惯常考点之一。

Questions 14-16 are based on the following talk about how to save money. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16.

14. According to the speaker, what should one pay special attention to if he wants to save up?

　［A］Family debts.

　［B］Bank savings.

　［C］Monthly bills.

　［D］Spending habits.

15. How much can a person save by retirement if he gives up his pack-a-day habit?

　［A］,000.

　　［B］,000.

　　［C］,000.

　　［D］,000,000.

16. What should one do before paying monthly bills, if he wants to accumulate wealth?

　　［A］Investsintosa mutual fund.

　　［B］Use the discount tickets.

　　［C］Quit his eating-out habit.

　　［D］Use only paper bills and save coins.

[听力原文]

W: If you’re in your 20s,you own your first car, your career is more or less launched, and you’re starting to look forward to owning a home. But you’re worried, too. Perhaps you’ve got some debt. You probably don't have much in the way of savings. And with all your expenses, it doesn't look like you’ll be able to improve that situation soon. If you wonder how to cut corners, there’s an obvious place to look-at your spending habits. Do you buy a soda each weekend? Waste a day for 40 years and, when you’re set to retire, you’ll find your account is short by ,000.Grab a calculator and you’ll discover that, over 40 years going out to dinner twice a month at each time amounts to half a million. Even a pack-a day cigarette habit will lighten your retirement account by2,000. And the same with cable TV and those cool earrings. They will probably amount to as much as one million.

　　So, the first clue to accumulating wealth is this: focus on your spending habits. Here are a couple of tricks to help you save even if you swear you can't afford to. Stop buying things that fall rather than rise in value. Pay yourself first: Before you pay the monthly bills, send to a mutual fund. Stop spending coins. From now on, spend only paper currency, and keep the change every day. Get your family involved and you’ll double your savings. Use discount tickets at the supermarket—but use them correctly. How? If you really want to make these tickets worthwhile, you actually must invests into your mutual fund the amount you save by using the tickets. Otherwise, you’re wasting your time—and your money.

M: You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 14-16.

名师精解：

14.考察考生对于文章特定信息的掌握以及对文章大意的理解能力。答案来自“So, the first clue to accumulating wealth is :focus on your spending habits.”直接推测出答案。

15.考察考生对于细节问题的掌握和数字的辨别能力。答案来自“Even a pack-a-day cigarette habit will lighten your retirement account by,000.”直接推测答案。考生在听到数字时尤其敏感。

　　16.考察的是考生对于细节问题的掌握。答案来自原文“Pay yourself first :Before you pay the monthly bills, send to a mutual fund.”。fund是关键词，当听到关键词时，就可以把其他答案排除。

　　Questions 17-20 are based on an interview with Herbert A. Glieberman, a domestic-relations lawyer. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20.

　　17. Which word best describes the lawyers prediction of the change in divorce rate?

　　［A］Fall.

　　［B］Rise.

　　［C］V-shape.

　　［D］Zigzag.

　　18. What do people nowadays desire to do concerning their marriage?

　　［A］To embrace changes of thought.

　　［B］To adapt to the disintegrated family life.

　　［C］To return to the practice in the 60s and 70s.

　　［D］To create stability in their lives.

　　19. Why did some people choose not to divorce 20 years ago?

　　［A］They feared the complicated procedures.

　　［B］They wanted to go against the trend.

　　［C］The were afraid of losing face.

　　［D］They were willing to stay together.

　　20. Years ago a divorced man in a company would have

　　［A］been shifted around the country.

　　［B］had difficulty being promoted.

　　［C］enjoyed a happier life.

　　［D］tasted little bitterness of disgrace.