2014年9月雅思考试模拟试题及答案2_第4页

　　Questions 21 to 24 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.

　　[ 4 POINTS]

　　21、Where will the passengers stop for twenty minutes? [1']

　　A、The White House.

　　B、Capitol Hill.

　　C、The Washington Monument.

　　D、The Mall.

　　正确答案：C

　　22、What are the tourists able to do when they get to the Washington Monument? [1']

　　A、Take the elevator up to the top

　　B、Get to the observation level.

　　C、Take pictures from high up.

　　D、All of the above.

　　正确答案：D

　　23、Which of the following can not be learnt from the passage? [1']

　　A、Madison Drive is a street.

　　B、The tourists have just visited Capitol Hill.

　　C、the Air & Space Museum and the National Gallery are not on the same side of the street. D、the Mall is a park.

　　正确答案：D

　　24、The tour route is________. [1']

　　A、Capitol Hill—the Washington Monument—the White House B、the Capitol Building—the National Gallery—the Washington Monument

　　C、the Washington Monument—the Mall—the Air & Space Museum D、the Washington Monument—Capitol Hill—the White House

　　正确答案：A

　　Questions 25 to 28 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.

　　[ 4 POINTS]

　　25、The figures for both income-tax revenues and benefits paid out from 2000 to 2050 made by the Social Security Administration are_________. [1']

　　A、 not exaggerated

　　B、astronomical

　　C、encouraging

　　D、discouraging

　　正确答案：A

　　26、The imbalance in the Social Security system is caused by many other factors except__________. [1']

　　A、insufficient funds

　　B、the aging of the Baby Boomers

　　C、life-extending medical advances

　　D、 the policy of earlier retirement

　　正确答案：D

　　27、The system established in 1935 was mainly designed to heop ___________. [1']

　　A、the poor aged persons

　　B、the homeless peeople

　　C、the disabled people

　　D、the retired workers

　　正确答案：A

　　28、The life expectancy in 2001 is about ____________ years longer than that in the 1930s. [1']

　　A、15

　　B、16

　　C、17

　　D、18

　　正确答案：D