[00:17.03]This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English.
[00:24.42]You will hear a selection of recorded materials
[00:29.10]and you must answer the questions that accompany them.
[00:32.99]There are three parts in this section,Part A, Part B and Part C.
[00:41.69]Remember,while you are doing the test,
[00:47.49]you should first put down your answers in your test booklet.
[00:52.09]At the end of the listening comprehension section,
[00:56.89]you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers
[01:01.99]from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.
[01:06.80]If you have any questions,you may raise your hand NOW
[01:13.48]as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.
[01:18.89]Now look at Part A in your test booklet.
[01:24.27]Part A Listen and complete the sentences in questions 1--5.
[01:34.67]with the information you have heard.
[01:37.75]Write not more than 3 words in each numbered box.
[01:43.55]You will hear the recording twice.
[01:47.23]You now have 25 seconds to read the questions.
[01:53.24]When Bob Smith was invited to attend an international conference on tropical disease,
[02:00.92]he was delighted.
[02:03.51]The conference was to take place in Geneva
[02:07.40]and Bob thought it would be a good opportunity
[02:11.21]to take Susan on a short journey.
[02:14.90]They decided that they would go to Paris for a week
[02:19.78]before Bob traveled on to Geneva for the conference.
[02:24.38]Susan would then return home.
[02:27.88]Bob and Susan spent an enjoyable week touring Paris.
[02:33.47]They did a lot of walking and at the end of the week,they were very tired.
[02:39.95]Bob went with Susan to the airport and saw her on a plane to London.
[02:46.35]While he was waiting for his plane to Geneva,a mist began to form.
[02:53.17]Eventually,his plane look off.
[02:57.06]As soon as he sank into his seat,Bob fell fast asleep.
[03:02.86]Unfortunately,as the plane flew to Geneva,
[03:07.56]the mist changed into thick fog.
[03:11.06]It was impossible to land in Geneva because of the fog.
[03:16.05]When this news was given to the passengers,Bob was still fast asleep.
[03:22.87]He didn't wake up until the plane landed back in Paris.
[03:28.56]Still very sleepy,he hurried through the airport lounge and found a taxi.
[03:34.54]He asked the driver to take him to the Geneva International Hotel.
[03:40.24]The surprised driver looked at Bob as if he were mad.
[03:45.44]He asked Bob if he was sure he wanted a taxi.
[03:50.03]Bob said he did,since he felt too tired to walk.
[03:55.02]Questions1-5 according to Part A
[03:59.93]1.Bob Smith was invited to attend a meeting on( )disease.
[04:05.52]2.The ( )was to take place in Geneva.
[04:10.83]3.At the end of the week,Bob and his wife were both ( )
[04:14.93]4.It was impossible to land in Geneva because of the ( ).
[04:18.01]5.At last,the plane landed back in ( )
[04:24.59]Part B Answer questions 6--10 while you listen.
[04:32.07]Use not more than 5 words for each answer.
[04:37.16]You will hear the recording twice.
[04:40.95]You now have 25 minutes to read the questions.
[04:46.75]( 2 )The basic flag of the United States
[04:53.75]is one of the world's oldest national flags.
[04:58.06]Only the basic flags of Austria,Denmark,Great Britain,
[05:03.86]the Netherlands,Sweden,and Switzerland are older.
[05:08.74]During the discovery and the settlement of what is now the United States,
[05:15.32]the flags of various European nations were flown over the land,
[05:20.73]as symbols of possession.
[05:23.74]Later,in the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods ,
[05:28.83]lags representing famous persons,places,and events
[05:34.32]were flown in the American Colonies.
[05:37.71]The first official flag of the United States
[05:42.00]was created by Congress on June 14,1777.
[05:48.29]It consisted of 13 alternate red and white stripes
[05:54.38]and 13 white stars in a field of blue,
[05:58.97]representing the 13 colonies that had declared their independence in 1776
[06:07.39]Congress adopted a new flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes in 1779,
[06:15.88]to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union,
[06:21.57]Vermont and Kentucky.
[06:24.29]By 1817,there were 20 states in the Union,
[06:29.67]and it became apparent
[06:32.36]that adding one stripe for each new state
[06:36.04]would destroy the shape of the flag.
[06:39.23]As a result,Congress in 1818 restored the original design of 13 stripes
[06:47.43]and provided that each state was to be represented by one star.
[06:53.41]In 1912 President William H.Taft made the first official provision
[07:01.09]for the arrangement of the stars.
[07:04.49]He ordered that there be six even rows of eight stars each.
[07:10.47]Previously the arrangement of the stars
[07:14.86]had been left to the flag-maker's fancy.
[07:18.44]The evolution of the Stars and Stripes
[07:23.12]reflects the growth of the United States
[07:27.11]After the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959,
[07:33.09]the flag was officially changed for the 26th time since its creation.
[07:39.21]There are many governments' flags flown in the United States
[07:44.40]in addition to the national flag.
[07:47.30]Among them are the president's and vice-president's flags
[07:52.61]and those of the federal departments and some federal agencies.
[07:57.81]Each state in the Union has an official flag.
[08:02.40]The United States Navy uses special flags for signaling.
[08:08.20]questions 6-9 according to Part B6.Before the Independence War,
[08:10.61]the flags of various nations flew over the land,as the symbol of what?
[08:13.01]7.When was the first official flag of the United States created?
[08:15.10]8.By 1817,how many states were there in the Union?
[08:17.29]Part C You will hear three dialoguse or monologues.
[08:23.90]Before listening to each one ,
[08:27.30]you will have time to read the questions related to it.
[08:31.79]While listening,answer each question by choosing (A),(B),(C) or(D).
[08:40.59]After listening,you will have time to check your answer.
[08:46.39]You will hear each piece once only.
[08:51.30]( 1 ) One Saturday morning
[08:58.59]a careless motorist threw a lighted cigarette out of his car
[09:03.50]ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton.
[09:08.70]The forest at the side of the road was dry
[09:13.20]because there had been no rain for many days.
[09:17.30]Within a few minutes,the bushes and trees were on fire.
[09:22.78]A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his way to Stanton.
[09:29.26]As soon as he reached the town he told the police about the fire.
[09:34.67]Soon firemen were hurrying westwards.
[09:39.16]When they reached the fire they saw that it was very big.
[09:44.67]It could not spread to the north
[09:47.96]because of a lake or to the south because of a wide river.
[09:53.58]But a west wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton
[09:59.07]and the firemen could not stop it.
[10:03.87]When they realized this,
[10:06.88]one of the firemen sent a message back to the town by radio.
[10:12.18]The chief fire officer and hundreds of people
[10:17.38]hurried to a place about half a mile west of the town.
[10:22.26]There they used a powerful explosive to blow down the trees
[10:28.98]and to clear a wide path through the forest.
[10:33.36]When the fire reached the break,
[10:36.97]it began to die down because there was nothing left to burn.
[10:41.78]Questions 11-13 according to Part C (2)
[10:46.97]11.How did the fire start?
[10:50.87](A)A motorist carelessly threw out a lighted cigarette.
[10:55.07](B)A man passed the forest and lit it on purpose.
[10:59.17](C)The bushes and trees were so dry that they burned by themselves.
[11:04.66](D)No one knew the cause.
[11:07.95]12.Who warned the police about the fire?
[11:12.94](A)A fireman.(B)A workman in the forest.
[11:19.05](C)A car driver.(D)A truck driver.
[11:24.17]13.Why couldn't the fire spread to the south?
[11:29.55](A)Because there was a lake there.
[11:35.14](B)Because there was a river there.
[11:40.73](C)Because there were a lot of fireman there.
[11:46.43](D)Because there was a path there.
[11:52.91]( 2 )W:I enjoy going through second-hand bookstores,don't you?
[12:02.02]It's interesting to see what people used to enjoy reading.
[12:07.12]Did you see this old book of children's stories?
[12:11.40]M:Some of these books are not so old,see?
[12:15.48]This mystery was published only 6 six years ago.
[12:19.97]It costs 75 cents.You can't beat that.
[12:25.17]W:Here,look at this.M:What?
[12:29.77]Are you getting interested in 19th century poetry all of a sudden?
[12:35.67]W:Everything on that shelf is worth 50 cents.
[12:40.45]W:But if this is the signature of someone who was well-known,
[12:45.34]it might bring a lot more.
[12:48.03]I hear William Shakespeare's signature
[12:51.92]is worth about a million dollars.
[12:55.31]M:Oh,I can hardly read what that one says.
[13:00.02]Who wrote it?
[13:02.52]W:The name looks like Harold Dodson,maybe.
[13:07.41]Wasn't he a politician or something?
[13:11.30]I am going to buy this book
[13:13.99]and see if I can find a name like that in the library.M:Good luck.
[13:19.37]Your poetry may make you rich,
[13:22.56]but I'll bet my 75-cent mystery is a better buy.
[13:27.65]Questions14-16 according to Part C (2)
[13:36.07]14.Where is the conservation taking place?
[13:43.46](A)ln a library.(B)ln a school.(C)In a bookstore.(D)ln a publisher's office.(B)To sign her name in the book.
[13:48.26]15.Why does the woman mention Shakespeare?
[13:53.36](A)He gave gifts to millions of people.
[13:56.36](B)He was a very wealthy man in his time.
[14:01.85](C)A sample of his writing is worth a lot of money.
[14:05.92]D)She has a copy of one of his books.
[14:08.90]16.What does the woman intend to do later on?
[14:13.00](A)to talk to some politicians.
[14:16.92](B)To sign her name in the book.
[14:23.11](C)to sell some of her books.
[14:27.50](D)to do some research.
[14:31.39]( 3 )Several of you have spoken to me about the possibility of make-up labs
[14:40.20]so that you can complete laboratory work you've missed for one reason or another
[14:45.47]during the course of the semester.
[14:48.66]Since this is our last week of the semester,
[14:53.26]I'm sure you're aware that one-third of your final grade
[14:58.25]is based on your lab work.
[15:01.12]So any missing work will certainly affect your final grade.
[15:06.61]I've decided to open the lab for three evenings this week.
[15:11.91]The lab will open tonight,tomorrow night
[15:15.91]and Wednesday night from six until ten.
[15:19.80]I'II be there to assist you with materials and equipment.
[15:24.47]Since your lab notebooks for the semester
[15:27.87]are due on Thursday,the first three nights of this week
[15:32.65]will be your last opportunity to make up incomplete work. |