王长喜听力指导模拟-c

　　[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 1 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 2 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 3.

[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 4 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.