C. It will be on for twenty-four hours every day.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the man?

A. A reporter. B. A policeman. C. A student.

11. Why did the man get off his bike?

A. He wanted to make a phone call.

B. He saw something at a phone box.

C. He thought there was something wrong with his bike.

12. Where did the man make the call?

A. At a house nearby.

B. At the phone box.

C. At a police station.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What did the man do last night?

A. He went to a movie.

B. He went to a concert.

C. He went to a sport match.

14. With whom did the man go?

A. His sister. B. His brother. C. His mother.

15. What does the woman think is necessary?

A. All people should pay attention to that.

B. The Red Cross should do something about that.

C. The governments should do something about that.

16. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The performance was called "Saving the People".

B. Many famous singers both at home and abroad sang on the spot.

C. People made a big cash-donation on the spot.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What was the speaker looking for?

A. A newly-built house.

B. A suitable house to buy.

C. A house in a bad condition.

18. What isn't mentioned as things to consider when one is looking for a house?

A. The sum of money the house costs.

B. The neighborhood the house is located in.

C. The traffic conditions of the house.

19. Why didn't the speaker take the house?

A. The house was in a bad condition.

B. The agent was too rude.

C. It was really a bargain.

20. What did the agent say at the end of the story?

A. The house needed a lot of repairs.

B. The speaker was a person who was hard to please.

C. The house was exactly the one the speaker needed.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分 满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

If you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image would come to your mind? The