PART II DICTATION [15 MIN.]

Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.

Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 min.)

In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet.

SECTION A STATEMENT

In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.

1. What does the speaker mean?
A. It's very possible for them to know the truth.
B. They'll not be surprised even if they know the truth.
C. They will be probably astonished if they know the truth.
D. The truth is nothing else than a surprise.

2. What does the speaker mean?
A. Both Tom and Nichols were surprised.
B. Tom was more surprised than I was.
C. Neither Tom nor I was surprised.
D. Nichols surprised both Tom and me.

3. What do we know about Frank?
A. Frank almost never missed exercise.
B. Frank didn't like exercise very much.
C. Frank has never done any physical exercise.
D. Exercise wasn't very hard for Frank to do.

4. What does the statement mean?
A. Many people are concerned about their security.
B. Social security bears no relation to population.
C. Most social security problems are caused by a few people.
D. Too many people may cause social security problems.

5. What can we learn about Dr. Cyril?
A. He has decided to give up the project.
B. It has taken little effort for him to work on the project.
C. He has worked so hard on the project that he can't give up.
D. It is too hard work for him to continue the project.

6. What does the speaker mean?
A. Though I haven't got a temperature, I am still lying on the bed.
B. Though I am ill, I still get up and walk around.
C. I am lying in bed with high temperatures.
D. I fall ill after getting up and walking around.

7. What does the speaker mean?
A. He explains how money can hold water.
B. He explains why water can hold water.
C. He doesn't tell where he got the money.
D. What he explains doesn't seem true.

8. What do we learn about Cathy and David?
A. They will become partners.
B. They do not like each other.
C. They are too different to be partners.
D. They will have different partners.

SECTION B CONVERSATION

In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.

9. What does the man think of the woman's suggestion?
A. He thinks it unfair.
B. He thinks it reasonable.
C. He would rather do the opposite.
D. He'd like to do both.

10. What does the woman say about the party?
A. She was too ill to attend the party.
E. She was a little nervous at the party.
F. She enjoyed socializing with others.
G. She had often attended this kind of gathering.

11. What does the man mean?
A. He has no way out but to agree.
B. He disagreed with the woman.
C. He asked the woman to decide.
D. He is happy to agree with the woman.

12. What happened to George last week?
A. He was fined.
B. He bought a ticket.
C. He had a car accident.
D. He had a lesson.

13. What career does the woman probably plan to follow?
A. history
B. physics.
C. business administration.
D. computer.

14. What nationality is Sally?
A. Chinese.
B. English.
C.Japanese.
D.American.

15. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. in a Chinese restaurant.
B. at the airport.
C. in a hotel.
D. in a plane.

16. What does the man mean?
A. He has to wash his hands before going.
B. He must hand in an article on the show.
C. He is too busy to go with them.
D. He has already seen the show before.

17. Where is the man probably going?
A. to the supermarket.
B. to the post office.
C. to the restaurant.
E. to the pub.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Question 18 is based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the following question.

Now listen to the news.

18. Police in Colombia arrested four men accused of _____
A. hiding evidence of the air crash.
B. stealing passengers' belongings.
C. theft and attempted extortion.
D. sales of stolen aircraft flight records.

Questions 19, 20 and 21 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 30 seconds to answer the following three questions.

Now listen to the news.

19. The Arab governments have decided to _____
A. lift the economic boycott on Israel.
B. establish relations with Israel.
C. refuse to do business with Israel.
D. recognize Israel's rights.

20. The decision was made _____
A. in US.
B. in Palestine.
C. in Israel.
D. in Cairo.

21. What can be inferred from the news?
A. Israel has agreed to recognize Palestinian rights.
B. Israel has withdrawn from Arab lands.
C. The US supported Israel in asking for the boycott to be lifted.
D. The US objected to lifting the boycott against Israel.

Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.

Now listen to the news.

22. The PLO talks will be about _____
A. solving border disputes.
B. analyzing their differences.
C. finding a way to carry out an agreement.
D. revising the terms of their agreement.

23. What prevent Israeli and PLO negotiators from solving their problem?
A. The fundamental differences between them.
B. Their reluctance to compromise.
C. Their desire to acquire more land.
D. Their unwillingness to talk to each other.

Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.

Now listen to the news.

24. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. In some African countries, there are more elephants than can be fed.
B. Large numbers of elephants were killed with the trade of ivory thriving.
C. Trading of ivory in every African country is permitted.
D. Japan is the biggest country to import ivory.

25. What caused the ban to be put on ivory trade by UN?
A. Legal killing of elephants.
B. Illegal shooting of elephants.
C. Conservation and community development projects.
D. Elephants facing extinction.


KEY TO LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1.C
2.C
3.B
4.D
5.C
6.C
7.D
8.A
9.B
10.B
11.B
12.A
13.C
14.D
15.C
16.C
17.A
18.C
19.C
20.D
21.C
22.C
23.A
24.A
25.B

EXPLANATION OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A STATEMENT

1. “如果他们知道了真相, 可能会非常吃惊的。“

A:他们很有可能知道事实真相; B:即使他们知道真相也不会惊讶的;C:如果他们知道了真相, 可能会大感惊奇的;D:真相只是个让人意想不到的事情。

本题的关键是对more than …结构的理解, 在这里它表示:“(口)非常, 极其”的意思, 而不是普通的比较结构。 因此应选C。
另外单独使用more than有时也表示否定含义, 如:
It's more than a lie. 不仅仅是个谎言而已。

2. “当Nichols最终同意时, Tom和我一样都不惊奇(或Tom不比我更惊奇)。”

no more …than = not …any more than 表示前后都否定, 意思是“不比…更多,同…一样不”, 听懂这个词组, 句子含义就非常清楚了, 因此C是最佳选择。
另外:
no less … than:不比…更少,同…一样不
no more than: 仅仅, 最多

3. “只要有可能,Frank就不参加不必要的运动。”

原文中有两个含有否定意义的词avoid(避免)和 unnecessary(不必要的), 因此原文实际上表示的是肯定含义, 可以理解为“Frank只参加必要的运动”, 这是种委婉的说法, 说明“Frank不喜欢运动”, 即B。

4. “人口过多会引起许多社会安全问题。”

A: 许多人都担心他们的安全; B: 社会安全感与人口没关系; C: 大多数社会安全问题都是由一些人引起的; D: 太多的人会引起社会安全问题。

原文中的give rise to 是表示因果关系的词组, 意思是“导致, 引起”,四个选择项中表示因果关系的有C 和D, 但C 中的“a few(一些)”与原句中“overpopulation(人口过剩)”不一致, 因此只有D最切合。
另外:underpopulation:人口过稀, 人口不足

5. “Cyril博士在这个项目上投入太多精力一致于而不能中途放弃。”

too…to 是个肯定结构, 表示否定含义:“太…以致不能”, 相当于结果状语从句so… that ..can't …, 因此正确答案是C。

6. “如果我没热度的话, 我就会起床走动而不是躺在床上了。”

这是个非真实条件句, 用虚拟语气表示与事实相反的﹑完全不可能实现的条件。 它的构成一般是:
与现在的事实相反:
If + 一般过去时, would (should, could, might) +动词原形
与过去的事实相反:
If + 过去完成时,would (should, could, might) +have + 过去分词

本句是混合形式。 辩清了本句的虚拟结构,也就明白了本句的真实含义:“I have got a temperature so I can not be up and about and am lying in bed (我发烧了, 不能起床而躺在床上)”, 也就不难选出正确答案C了。

up and about = up and around: (病后)起床走动的

7. “他对钱从哪里来的解释不符合逻辑。”
词组hold water意思是“站得住脚, 符合逻辑, 可靠”, 因此原文的含义是“他的解释不够让人信服,” 与D: 他的解释似乎不是真的 最为接近。

8. “尽管有不同之处,Cathy与 David 仍决定成为同伙人。”

in spite of(不管, 尽管…,还…)是表示让步﹑转折关系的词组,相当于despite of (不管, 任凭), 答案为A。

SECTION B. CONVERSATION

9. F:“你来照看孩子们, 我来洗餐具怎么样?”
M:“公平合理, 行。”

“fair enough (说的对,有道理, 感情好)” 与 “done(行, 好)” 都常用于口语, 表示同意。因此B为答案。

10. M:“你觉得昨晚的聚会如何?”
F:“我是第一次参加这样的聚会。 我有点儿拘谨。”

F的回答是本文的问题所在。 她是第一次参加(否定了D), 所以ill at ease (局促不安, 不自在), 并非是A: 生病不能去, 在这种状态下, 她自然也不会C: 享受与他人交际的乐趣 了, 所以选B最合适。

11. F:“我能否在做作业前到外边透口气?”
M:“绝对不行”

take breath:歇口气, 歇儿会, 透口气
No way: (口)没有可能, 相当于not at all, not under any conditions, 在这里表示拒绝, 不同意,因此答案为B。

12. M:“上周George 因驾车超速被罚款。”
F:“那可给了他个教训。 如果他再不开始开车慢一些﹑小心一些的话, 准得闯车祸。”

问George上周发生了什么事。 根据上下文, ticket 应理解为“违反交通规则的罚款单, 通知单”, 而非“票”, F 的回答只是说明“如果…”, 而非真的“遇到车祸”, teach sb a lesson= give sb a lesson 意思是“给某人个教训”, 据此可得出正确答案为A。

13. M:“我听说最近你很忙。”
F:“是啊, 下班后我在参加会计﹑统计学和经济学的课程。 我想学完之后换一下当历史教师的工作。”

本文的问题是F可能会做哪方面的工作。 如果听清了F 的回答, 可以推测她想从事与会计﹑经济和统计有关的工作,而不会再教历史了;运用常识可知,B:物理;D:计算机与这些课程都没关系,只有C:商业管理 最需要这方面的知识,因此C是最可能的答案。

14. F:“Sally是个美国人, 但却在远东过了大半生。“
M:“怪不得她的日语和汉语讲得和英语一样好。“

这是个细节测试题, 问Sally的国籍是哪里。尽管四个选择项在文中都出现过, 但只要听清F的陈述, 就可直接回答出了。

15. M:“Marry, 旅馆接待员告诉我附近有个中国餐馆, 今晚咱们去那吃晚饭如何?”
F:“哎, 但我乘了很久的飞机后累极了, 今晚确实不想再出去了。”

本题要求判断对话发生的地点。根据对话可以推测他们刚下了飞机, 正商量到哪吃饭的问题,关键词the hotel clerk, hotel可以帮助我们了解此刻他们正在旅馆里, 所以C为最佳选择。

16. F:“你想和我们一起去看杂技表演吗?”
M:“项目报告使我现在忙得不可开交。”

F邀请M同去看表演, 但M说他手头的事情应接不暇, 委婉地表示拒绝, 所以应选C。 词组have one's hands full 是理解本文的关键, 它的意思是“忙得不可开交, 手头的事应接不暇”
另外:
have one's hands free: 空着手,没事情干
have one's hand in: 经常练习,保持熟练

17. M:“你想让我买些什么? 我现在要走了。”
F:“买一夸脱牛奶和一个面包。”

本文要求根据对话内容推测M要去哪里。 四个选择分别是:A:超级市场;B:邮局;C:餐馆;D:酒吧; 从对话中可知,M要去买牛奶和面包,根据常识,在超市里可以买到牛奶和面包;邮局是不卖食品的;餐馆和酒吧,都是在里边消费,而不带走食物的, 因此应选A。

pick up: 拿起,重新得到,改进,获得,买到,看到,听到,带走等等,
quart: 夸脱,液量单位,等于1/4加仑或2品脱, 约0.95升(美制)或1.14升(英制)

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

18. 细节内容测试题。 需要对原文的全面理解,否则很容易受到几个感染项的干扰。 根据原文 “They are accused of attempting to extort…, the recorder was stolen along with…” 有助选出最佳答案 C。

19. 测试具体内容的细节题。 根据原文中“maintain their trade and economic boycott ”可以得出答案为C。

20. 测试地点的细节题。 可从文中直接获得答案D。

21. 测试内容的细节题。 在理解全文相关内容的基础上可以推测出答案为C。

22. 细节内容测试题。 从文中首句可以间接得出答案为C。

23. 原因测试题。 根据文中相关内容, 可以推测其无法解决问题的根本原因在于A.

24. 测试对全文内容的理解。 根据文中 “…they have more elephants than their land can sustain…” 可以得出答案为A。

25. 测试原因的细节题。 原文中 “illegal poaching that prompted the ban”有助于我们找到正确答案B。

TAPESCRIPT OF DICTATION

PART II DICTATION

Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on Answer Sheet Two.

Now, listen to the passage.

Many people mistakenly believe that old age is a time of increased illness and loneliness. / In fact, people do not suddenly change / when they reach the age of 60 or 65. / Consequently, we should not expect more mental illness / among the 60 to 70 age group than among the 50 to 60./ Furthermore, although more parents and their married children live in separate households than ever before, / this is usually by choice. / It is not because children now tend to neglect their parents / when they become old. /
It is also wrong to believe that old age seriously affects a person's mental abilities. / There is clear proof that people who were eager to learn and who welcomed new experiences in their middle age, / continue to do so in old age. / It is true that older people tend to take longer to learn something new than young people. / Nevertheless, if they are given sufficient time, / they learn as well as young people do.

The second and third readings. You should begin writing now.

The last reading. Now, you have two minutes to check through your work.

(a two-minute interval)

This is the end of the Dictation.

TAPESCRIPT OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION

In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet.

SECTION A STATEMENT

In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.

1. They're likely to be more than surprised if they get to know the truth.

2. Tom was no more surprised than I was when Nichols finally agreed.

3. Frank avoided unnecessary exercise whenever possible.

4. Overpopulation may give rise to many social security problems.

5. Doctor Cyril has put too much effort into the project to give up.

6. If I hadn't got a temperature, I would be up and about instead of lying in bed.

7. His explanation of where the money came from just doesn't hold water.

8. In spite of their differences, Cathy and David decide to be partners.

SECTION B CONVERSATION

In this section, you will hear nine short