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2003年6月
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example: You will hear:
You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “ At the office ” is the best answer. You should choose ［ A ］ on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer ［ A ］［ B ］ ［ C ］ ［ D ］
1. A) Riding a horse. B) Shooting a movie.
C) Playing a game. D) Taking a photo.
2. A) She ' ll type the letter for the man.
B) She ' ll teach the man to operate the computer.
C) She doesn ' t think his sister is a good typist.
D) She thinks the man should buy a computer.
3. A) John can share the magazine with her.
B) She wants to borrow John ' s card.
C) She ' ll let John use the journal first.
D) John should find another copy for himself.
4. A) She promised to help the man.
B) She came a long way to meet the man.
C) She took the man to where he wanted to go.
D) She suggested a way out of the difficulty for the man.
5. A) The train seldom arrives on time.
B) The schedule has been misprinted.
C) The speakers arrived at the station late.
D) The company has trouble printing a schedule.
6. A) To find a better science journal in the library.
B) Not to miss any chance to collect useful information.
C) To buy the latest issue of the magazine.
D) Not to subscribe to the journal.
7. A) She wants to borrow the man ' s student ID card.
B) The tickets are less expensive than she expected.
C) She won ' t be able to get any discount for the ticket.
D) The performance turned out to be disappointing.
8. A) Do the assignments towards the end of the semester.
B) Quit the history course and choose another one instead.
C) Drop one course and do it next semester.
D) Take courses with a lighter workload.
9. A) The organization of a conference.
B) The cost of renting a conference room.
C) The decoration of the conference room.
D) The job of cleaning up the dining-room.
10. A) Meet his client. B) Prepare the dinner.
C) Work at his office. D) Fix his car.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) One of the bridges between North and South London collapsed.
B) The heart of London was flooded.
C) An emergency exercise was conducted.
D) 100 people in the suburbs were drowned.
12. A) 50 underground stations were made waterproof.
B) A flood wall was built.
C) An alarm system was set up.
D) Rescue teams were formed.
13. A) Most Londoners were frightened.
B) Most Londoners became rather confused.
C) Most Londoners took Exercise Flood Call calmly.
D) Most Londoners complained about the trouble caused by Exercise Flood Call.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) It limited their supply of food.
B) It made their eggshells too fragile.
C) It destroyed many of their nests.
D) It killed many baby bald eagles.
15. A) They found ways to speed up the reproduction of bald eagles.
B) They developed new types of feed for baby bald eagles.
C) They explored new ways to hatch baby bald eagles.
D) They brought in bald eagles from Canada.
16. A) Pollution of the environment. B) A new generation of pest killers. C) Over-killing by hunters.D) Destruction of their natural homes.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) Whether it can be detected and checked.
B) Whether it will lead to widespread food shortage.
C) Whether global warming will speed up in the future.
D) Whether it will affect their own lives.
18. A) Many species have moved further north.
B) Many new species have come into existence.
C) Many species have developed a habit of migration.
D) Many species have become less sensitive to climate.
19. A) Storms and floods. B) Disease and fire.
C) Less space for their growth.D) Rapid increase of the animal population.
20. A) They will gradually die out.
B) They will be able to survive in the preserves.
C) They will have to migrate to find new homes.
D) They will face extinction without artificial reproduction.
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Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
1.W:Raise your head a little bit and hold the saddle.And smile a little.You look wonderful posing like that.Should I press the shutter?
M:Wait a minute.Let me put on a cowboy hat.
Q:What are the speakers doing?
2.M:I ' m still waiting for my sister to come back and type the application letter for me.
W:Why bother her?I ' ll show you how to use the computer.It ' s quite easy.
Q:What does the woman mean?
3.M:Hey-where ' d you find the journal?I need it,too.
W:Right here on the shelf.Don ' t worry,John.I ' ll take it out on my card for both of us.
Q:What does the woman mean?
4.M:Thank you for your helpful assistance.Otherwise,I ' d surely have missed it.The place is so out of the way.
W:It was a pleasure meeting you.Goodbye.
Q:Why does the man thank the woman?
5.W:We ' re informed that the 11:30 train is late again.
M:Why did the railway company even bother to print the schedule?
Q:What do we know from the conversation?
6.M:Maybe I ought to subscribe to the Engineering Quarterly.It contains a lot of useful information.
W:Why not read it in the library and save the money?
Q:What is the woman ' s advice to the man?
7.M:I ' ve been waiting all week for this concert.The performance is said to be ex cellent.And with our student discount,the tickets will be real cheap.
W:Uh-oh.I ' m afraid I left my student I.D. card in the dorm.
Q:What does the woman imply?
8.M:Mister Smith,our history professor,announced that we ' ll be doing two papers and three exams this semester.I wonder how I ' m going to pull through when two ot her courses have similar requirements.
W:Well can ' t you drop one course and pick it up next semester?
Q:What does the woman suggest the man do?
9.W:Renting a conference room at the hotel will cost us too much.We ' re already r unning in the red.
M:How about using our dining room for the meeting?
Q:What ' s worrying the woman?
10.W:Jerry,can you pick me up after work today?I left my car at the garage.
M:I ' m afraid I can ' t.I have scheduled a meeting with a client at dinner time.
Q:What is the man going to do?
Section B
Passage One
A few months ago,millions of people in London heard alarms all over the town.Eme rgency services,the fire department,the police,hospitals and ambulances stood by ,ready to go into action.In railway and underground stations,people read notices and maps which told them where to go and what to do in the emergency.This was “ Exercise Flood Call, ” to prepare people for a flood emergency.London wasn ' t fl ooded,yet.But it is possible that it would be.
In 1236 and in 1663,London was badly flooded.In 1928,people living in Westminste r,the heart of London,drowned in floods.And in 1953,one hundred people living on the eastern edge of the London suburbs were killed again in the floods.At last, Greater London Council took action to prevent this disaster from happening again .Though a flood wall was built in the 1980 ' s,Londoners still must be prepared fo r the possible disaster.If it happens,50 underground stations will be under wate r.Electricity,gas,and phone services will be out of action.Roads will be drowned .It will be impossible to cross any of the bridges between north and south Londo n.Imagine!London will look like the famous Italian city,Venice.
But this “ Exercise Flood Call ” didn ' t cause panic among Londoners.Most people knew it was just a warning.One lady said, “ It ' s a flood warning,isn ' t it?The wat er doesn ' t look high to me! ”
11.What happened in London a few months ago?
12.What measure was taken against floods in London in the 1980 ' s?
13.What can we learn from the lady ' s comment?
Passage Two
America ' s national symbol,the bald eagle,almost went extinct twenty years ago.Bu t it has made a comeback.In fact,the U.S. Fish and Wildife Service is considerin g the possibility of taking it off the endangered species list.Once,more than 50 ,000 pairs of bald eagles nested across the country.But by 1960,that number had fallen below 400.The chief killer was the widely used DDT.Fish soaked up DDT,die d,and were washed up on shores where bald eagles feasted on them.DDT prevented e agle egg shells from thickening.The shells became so thin that they shattered be fore the babies hatched.
Fortunately,in 1972,a law was passed to ban DDT,which saved the bald eagle from total wipeout.And since then,wildlife biologists have re-introduced bald eagles from Canada to America.The result was that last year,U.S. birdwatchers counted 1 1,610 bald eagles in the country.
It if were dropped from the endangered species list,the bald eagle would still b e a threatened species.That means the bird would continue to get the same protec tion:no hunting allowed,and no disturbing of nests.But bald eagles still face to ugh times.The destruction of their natural homes could be the next DDT causing e agle numbers to drop quickly.
14.What was the main harmful effect of the pest killer DDT on bald eagles?
15.What measure did the wildife biologists take to increase the number of bald e agles?
16.According to the speaker,what is the possible danger facing bald eagles?
Passage Three
If the earth gets hotter in the new century,what will happen to animals and the plants which animals depend on for survival?The question offers another way of l ooking at the ' green house effect. ' People have talked about the general proble m of global warming for sometime.But they were usually worried about things like whether to buy a home on the coast.Biologists and other scientists turned their attention to plants and other animals at an important meeting that took place l ast October.
They reviewed evidence that plants and animals are sensitive to the climate.Sinc e the Ice Age ended 10,000 years ago and warmer temperatures returned to the nor thern latitudes,many species have migrated north.If the predictions about the gr een house are correct,temperatures will rise by the same amount in the next one hundred years,as they did in the past 10,000.
Will animals and plants be able to adapt that quickly to change in the environme nt?Many won ' t.Certain species will probably become very rare.Experts say plants under climate stress will be very open to disease and fire.Forests fires may bec ome more common.That,in turn,may harm animals that depend on the trees for food or shelter.Any preserves we set up to protect endangered species may become usel ess as the species are forced to migrate along with their natural homes.
“ Change is part of life,but rapid change ” ,says scientist George Woodwall, “ is the enemy of life. ”
17.What is the concern of ordinary people about the “ green house effect ” ?
18.What has happened since the end of the Ice Age?
19.What will be a possible threat to plants in the future?
20.According to the passage, what will probably happen to the endangered species?
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.A
11.C 12.B 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.D 17.D 18.A 19.B 20.C | 
