Section B

　　Directions：In this section, you will hear two long converSATions. At the end of each converSATion, you will hear four questions. Both the converSATion 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.

　　Questions 9 to 11 are based on the converSATion you have just heard.

　　9. A) They are thin, tall, and unlike real human beings.

　　B) They have more than twenty different hair textures.

　　C) They have twenty-four different body shapes in total.

　　D) They represent people from virtually all walks of life.

　　10. A) They do not reflect young girls’ aspirations.

　　B) They are not sold together with the original.

　　C) Their flat feet do not appeal to adolescents.

　　D) Their body shapes have not changed much.

　　11. A) In toy stores.

　　B) In shopping malls.

　　C) On the Internet.

　　D) At Barbie shops.

　　9.【答案】A. They are thin, tall, and unlike real human beings.

　　【问题】 What do we know about the original Barbie dolls?

　　【原文+解析】 They are thin, tall, long-legged, and virtually unlike any real human being.它们是瘦的，高的，长腿的，几乎与任何真人不同。

　　10.【答案】D. Their body shapes have not changed much.

　　【问题】 Why do some people feel unSATisfied with the new Barbie dolls?

　　【原文+解析】 They say the new body shapes could be even more different from the original tall, thin Barbies.他们说新的身体形状可以更不同于原来的高高的，瘦的芭比。

　　11.【答案】C. On the Internet.

　　【问题】 Where will the new Barbie dolls be sold first?

　　【原文+解析】 But they will be sold online at the Barbie website.但它们将在芭比网站上在线出售。

　　Questions 12 to 15 are based on the converSATion you have just heard.

　　12. A) Moveable metal type began to be used in printing.

　　B) Chinese printing technology was first introduced.

　　C) The earliest known book was published.

　　D) Metal type was imported from Korea.

　　13. A) It had more than a hundred printing presses.

　　B) It was the biggest printer in the 16th century.

　　C) It helped the German people become literate.

　　D) It produced some 20 million volumes in total.

　　14. A) It pushed handwritten books out of circulation.

　　B) It boosted the circulation of popular works.

　　C) It made writing a very profitable career.

　　D) It provided readers with more choices.

　　15. A) It accelerated the extinction of the Latin Language.

　　B) It standardized the publication of grammar books.

　　C) It turned translation into a welcome professional.

　　D) It promoted the growth of national languages.

　　12.【答案】A. Moveable metal type began to be used in printing.

　　【问题】 What happened in Germany around the year 1450?

　　【原文+解析】 But it was in Germany, around the year 1450 that printing press using moveable metal type was invented.但在德国，大约在公元1450年发明了活字活字印刷机。

　　13.【答案】B. It was the biggest printer in the 16th century.

　　【问题】 What does the speaker say about the printer Plantin of Antwerp?

　　【原文+解析】 The biggest 16th century printer Plantin of Antwerp…By 1500s, some 20 million volumes had already been printed.第十六大世纪打印机在安特卫普…在16世纪，有2000万卷已经印刷。

　　14.【答案】B. It boosted the circulation of popular works.

　　【问题】 What was the immediate effect of printing?

　　【原文+解析】 The immediate effect of printing was to increase the circulation of works that were already popular in handwritten form.印刷术的即时效果是增加以手写形式流行的作品的流通。

　　15.【答案】D. It promoted the growth of national languages.

　　【问题】 What was the GREat cultural impACT of printing?

　　【原文+解析】 The GREat cultural impACT of printing was that it facilitated the growth of national languages.印刷业的巨大文化影响是它促进了民族语言的发展。