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PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Nowlet'sbeginwiththeeightshortconversations.

11.M:

Ineedtofindadentist.YousaidyouknowDr.Smithwell.Doyourecommendher?

W:

Well,Ihadtoseeherafewtimes,butwhatimpressedmemostwerethemagazinesinherwaitingroom.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

12.W:

I'mafraidIcan'tshowyoutheapartmentatthemoment,becausethetenantisstilllivinginit.It'sreallyalovelyplace,withabigkitchenandasunnywindow,foronlytwohundreddollarsamonth.

M:

Soundsgood,butwereallycan'trentanapartmentwithoutseeingitfirst.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

13.M:

So,that'swhat'sbeenkeepingyousobusyrecently!

W:

Yes,I'vebeentiedupwithmystudies.YouknowI'mplanningtogototheUnitedStatesthiscomingsummer,butI'mabitnervousaboutmyEnglish.

Q:

Whatisthewomanbusydoing?

14.W:

Howdidyoufeelwhenyoufoundoutyouhadhighbloodpressure?

M:

Shocked!

Theproblemformewasthattherewerenosymptoms.Itseemedtohavesneakeduponme.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.W:

So,you'rejustbackfromatriptoIndia.Whatwereyoudoingthere?

M:

Thetripwasintendedtobringtotheworld'sattentionthefactthatAIDSisnotjustanAfricandisease.It'salsoendangeringothercountries,notably,IndiaandThailand.

Q:

Whatwasthepurposeoftheman'striptoIndia?

16.M:

It'squiteclearfrommyvisit:

thisisafullsize,comprehensiveuniversity.Sowhyisitstillcalledacollege?

W:

TheCollegeofWilliamandMaryisthesecondoldestinstitutionofhigherlearninginthiscountry.WehavenurturedgreatmindslikeThomasJeffersonandweareproudofourname.

Q:

WhatdowelearnfromthisconversationabouttheCollegeofWilliamandMary?

17.M:

Havethepartsweneedforthephotocopyingmachinearrivedyet?

W:

Iorderedthemlastweek,butsomethingisholdingthemup.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheparts

neededforthephotocopyingmachine?

18.W:

Thecafeteriaprovidedmanykindsofdishesforustoday.Didyounoticethat?

M:

Yes,kindofrare,isn'tit?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

Nowyou'llhearthetwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

W:

Hello,Patrick,isthatyou?

M:

YeahJane,whatcanIdoforyou?

W:

Iwascallingabouttheappletreethatyouweretrimmingyesterday.

M:

Thatwashardwork!

W:

I'msureitwas.Itsurelookeddifficult.

M:

Yeah,I'mgladit'sfinished.Haulingthebranchestothefrontforgarbagepickupwasnofuneither.

W:

Well,Idon'tthinkyou'requitefinishedyet.SomeofthelargerbranchesfelloverintomyyardandIthinkyoushouldcomeandgetthem..

M:

ListenJane,Idon'tseewhyIshoulddothat.Youeatalltheapplesthatfallinyouryardandyou'venevercomplainedaboutthatbefore.

W:

Well,it'seasiertopickupapplesthandragtreebranchesallthewaytothecurb.Mykidspickuptheapples,andthebranchesarejusttoobigforthemtodrag.

M:

Well,Iguessyou'lljusthavetodoityourself,Jane.

W:

Patrick,Iwishyouwouldreconsider.We'vealwaysgottenalongfairlywell,butIthinkyou'reoutoflinehere.Thebranchesareyourresponsibility.

M:

Sorry,Jane,Idisagree!

Youtakethebenefitsoftheappletree,butrefusetodealwiththebadsideofit!

Besides,itwon'ttakeyouanytimetogetthebranchesoutfront!

W:

Getthebranchesoffmyproperty,

M:

Yeah?

Forwhat?

!

You'retakingthoselawclassestooseriously!

Igottago.Ihavetopickupmyson.

W:

You'llbehearingfromme.

M:

Yeah,yeah.Seeyouincourt,Jane.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

20.Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?

21.Whatdidthewomanthreatentodo?

22.Whatwastheman'sreactiontothewoman'sthreat?

ConversationTwo

M:

DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?

Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W:

No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit..Whathappened?

M:

AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareaofArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W:

Thatsoundsreallyterrible!

Didanyonesurvive?

M:

No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.

W:

Whatwerethecircumstances?

Wastherebadweather,afire,oranenginefailure?

M:

Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers.

W:

Weren'ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?

M:

Yes,theywere,butthetransmissionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollersweresostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction.

W:

Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?

M:

Thepilotsweretold"Descendtotwotwothousandfeet".Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescendto2,000feet.That'sahugedifference,andshouldhavebeenconfirmed,butitwasnot.Unfortunately,theterrainofthemountainsinthatregionextendsupto20,000feet.

W:

Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen,thinkingthattheywerefollowingtheaircontrollers'instruction.

M:

Sadlyenough,yes,theydid.Itwasaverybadmistake.Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplemisunderstanding.

W:

Wow,that'sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewitheachother.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

24.Howhigharethemountainsintheregion?

25.Whatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheaccident?

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passageone

EdgarPoe,anAmericanwriter,wasbornin1809.Hisparentswereactors.Edgarwasababywhenhisfatherleftthefamily.Hewastwoyearsoldwhenhismotherdied.HewastakenintothehomeofawealthybusinessmannamedJohnAllen.Hethenreceivedhisnewname,EdgarAllenPoe.Asayoungman,PoeattendedtheUniversityofVirginia.Hewasagoodstudent,buthelikedtodrinkalcoholandplaycardgamesformoney.Asanunskilledgameplayer,heoftenlostmoney.Sincehecouldn'tpayhisgamblinglosses,helefttheuniversityandbeganworkingformagazines.Heworkedhard,yethewasnotwellpaid,orwell-known.Attheageof27,hegotmarried.ForatimeitseemedthatPoewouldfindhappiness,buthiswifewassickformostoftheirmarriage,anddiedin1847.Throughallhiscrises,Poeproducedmanystoriesandpoemswhichappearedindifferentpublications,yethedidn'tbecomefamousuntil1845whenhispoem,TheRaven,waspublished.Thereisaquestion,however,aboutPoe'simportanceinAmericanLiterature.SomecriticssaythatPoewasoneofAmerica'sbestwriters,andevenhadgreatinfluenceonmanyFrenchwriters,butothersdisagree.TheysayPoe'sworkisdifficulttounderstandandmostofhiswritingdescribesveryunpleasantsituationsandevents.EdgarAllenPoediedin1849whenhewas40yearsold.Itissaidthathewasfounddeadafterdaysofheavydrinking.

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhathappenedtoEdgarAllenPoe'sfamily,whenhewasonlytwoyearsold?

27.WhydidEdgarAllenPoeleavetheUniversityofVirginia?

28.WhatdosomecriticssayaboutEdgarAllenPoe?

29.HowdidEdgarAllenPoe'slifecometoanend?

PassageTwo

Morethanfiftyyearsago,theUnitedNationsdeclaredthatliteracyisabasichumanright.It'sveryimportantforimprovingthelivesofindividuals.However,itisestimatedthat818millionadultsaroundtheworldareilliterate,thatis,theyareunabletoreadorwrite.Amajorityofthemarewomen.Morethan110millionschoolagechildrenintheworlddonotattendschool.Manyotherscompleteschoolorfailtofinishtheirstudieswithoutlearningtoreadorwrite.Manycountriesdependontheeffortsofpeoplewhooffertheirtimetohelpilliterateindividuals.Forexample,JohnMoggerbecameconcernedabouttheproblemofilliteracythreeyearsago,sohestartedteachingfiveprisonersinBrazil.Inhisteaching,hedevelopedasystemwiththisgroupofprisoners.Hesayshiswayofteachingcanhelpanyonelearnhowtoreadandwritewithaboutthirtyhoursofstudy.Tolearnhissystem,peoplemustfirstknowhowtowritelettersofthealphabetandlearnwhichsoundstheyrepresent.Thesystemdivideslettersintothreegroups.Thefirstgroupofletterscanbewrittenbetweentwolines.Thesecondcanbewrittenbetweentwolinesbutpartoftheletterisabovethetopline.ThethirdgrouphaslettersthatareJohnMoggertaughthisstudentstowritesimplewordsfromtheletters.Inthisway,hisstudentslearnedmorethansevenhundredwords.Manyofthemcannowwritetofamilymembers.Theyalsocanreadnewspapersandmagazines.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyo