沙云龙:
曾任北京新东方学校校长和新东方教育科技集团高级副总裁,毕业于中国人民大学。对词汇、语法、阅读等领域的考试和教学有独到的见解和深入的研究。
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. What is the difference between Act 1 and Act 2 in the test?
17. How do the scientists interpret their observation from the experiment?
18. What does the speaker say about the experiment?
19. According to scientists, what is another advantage given to girls by nature?
Passage Two
A superintendent of the city's municipal building, Delia Sedano, was responsible for presenting its new security plan to the public.City employees, citizens and reporters gathered in the hall to hear her describe the plan.After outlining the main point she would cover, she assured the audience that she would be happy to answer questions at the end of her presentation.
Delia realized the plan was expensive and potentially controversial, so she was not surprised to see a number of hands go up as soon as she fmished speaking.An employee asked, "Will the new system create long lines to get into the building, like the lines at airport security checks?" Delia had anticipated this question and had an answer ready.After repeating the question, she explained that a sufficient number of security guards would be working at peak hours to speed things along.
The next question was more confrontational, "Where will the money come from to pay for all of this?" The journalist who asked the question seemed hostile.But Delia was careful not to adopt a defensive tone.She stated that the money would come from the city's general budget."I know these are tight times," she added, "but everyone agrees on the importance of safe guarding our employees and members of the public who come into the building." Near the end of the twenty-five minutes, she had said.
Delia said that she would take 2 more questions.When those were finished, she concluded the session with a brief restatement ofhow the new system will improve security and peace of mind at the municipal building.Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. What is the focus of Delia Sedano's presentation?
21. What question had Delia Sedano anticipated?
22. What did the speaker think of the question from the journalist?
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