W:Goodadvice.WhataboutQuebecCity?I’llvisitafriendfromcollegewholivestherenow.

What’sitlike?

M:It’sabeautifulcity,veryold.Manyoldbuildingshavebeennicelyrestored.Someofthemwerebuiltinthe17thor18thcenturies.You’lllovethere.

W:Fantastic.Ican’twaittogo.Questions:

What’sthewoman’smainpurposeofvisitingQuebec?

Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodobeforethetrip?

WhatdoesthemansayabouttheQuebecCity?Conversation2

M:Hi,MissRowling,howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedtowrite?Andwhatwasyourfirstbook?

W:IwrotemyfirstFinnish(finished)storywhenIwasaboutsix.Itwasaboutasmallanimal,arabbit,Imean.AndI’vebeenwritingeversince?

M:Whydidyouchoosetobeanauthor?

W:Ifsomeoneaskedmehowtoachievehappiness.StepOnewouldbefindingoutwhatyoulovengmost.Steptwowouldbefindingsomeonetopayyoutodothis.Iconsidermyselfveryluckyindeedtobeabletosupportmyselfbywriting

M:Doyouhaveanynstowritebooksforadults?

W:Myfirsttwonovelswereforadults.IsupposeImightwriteanotherone.ButIneverreallyimagineatargetaudiencewhenI’mwriting.Theideascomefirst.Soitreallydependsontheideasthatgraspmenext.

M:wheredidtheideasforthe“HarryPotter”bookscomefrom?

I’venoideaswheretheideascamefrom.AndIhopeI’llneverfindout.ItwouldspoilmyexcitementifitturnedoutIjusthaveafunnywrinkleonthesurfaceofmybrain,whichmakesmethinkabouttheinvisibletraintform.

M:Howdidyoucomeupwiththenamesofyourcharacters?

Iinventedsomeofthem.ButIalsocollectedstrangenames.I’vegotonefromancientsaints,maps,dictionaries,nts,warmemoirsandpeopleImet.

M:Oh,youarereallyresourceful.Questions:

WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMissRowling’sfirstbook?

WhydoesMissRowlingconsiderhersoverylucky?

WhatdictatesMissRowling’swriting?

AccordingtoMissRowlingwheredidshegettheideasfortheHarryPorterbooks?SectionB:Passages

Passage1

Reducingtheamountofsleepstudentsgetatnighthasadirectimpactontheirperformanceatschoolduringtheday.Accordingtoclassroomteachers,elementaryandmiddleschoolstudentswhostayuplateexhibitmorelearningandattentionproblems.ThishasbeenshownbyBrownMedicalSchoolandBradleyHospitalresearch.Inthestudy,teacherswerenottoldtheamountofsleepstudentsreceivedwhencompletingweeklyperformancereports,yettheyratedthestudentswhohadreceivedeighthoursorlessashavingthemosttroublerecallingallthematerial，learningnewlessonsandcompletinghigh-qualitywork.Teachersalsoreportedthatthesestudentshadmoredifficultypayingattention.Theexperimentisthefirsttoaskteacherstoreportontheeffectsofsleepdeficiencyinchildren.Juststayinguplatecancauseincreasedacademicdifficultyandattentionproblemsforotherwisehealthy,well-functioningkids,saidGarharnForlone,thestudy’sleadauthor.Sotheresultsprovideprofessionals

andparentswithaclearmessage:whenachildishavinglearningandattentionproblems,theissueofsleephastobetakenintoconsideration.“Ifwedon’taskaboutsleep,andtrytoimprovesleeppatternsinkids’strugglingacademically,thenwearen’tngourjob”,Forlonesaid.Forparents,hesaid,themessageissimple,“gettingkidstobedontimeisasimportantasgettingthemtoschoolontime”.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question26:Whatwereteacherstoldtodointheexperiment?

Question27:Accordingtotheexperiment,whatproblemcaninsufficientsleepcauseinstudents?Question28:Whatmessagedidtheresearcherintendtoconveytoparents?

Passage2

PatriciaPanianeverwantedtobeapublicfigure.Allshewantedtobewasamotherandhome-maker.Butherlifewasturnedupsidedownwhenamotorist,distractedbyhiscellphone,ranastopsignandcrashedintothesideofhercar.Theimpactkilledher2-year-olddaughter.Fourmonthslater,Paniareluctantlybutcourageouslydecidedtotrytoeducatethepublicandtofightforlawstobandriversfromusingcellphoneswhileacarismoving.Shewantedtosaveotherchildrenfromwhathappenedtoherdaughter.Inherfirstspeech,Paniagotofftoashakystart.Shewasvisiblytremblingandhervoicewassoftanduncertain.Butasshegotintoherspeech,adramatictransformationtookce.Shestoppedshakingandspokewithastrongvoice.Fortherestofhertalk,shewasafulandcompellingspeaker.Shewantedeveryoneintheaudiencetoknowwhatsheknewwithouthavingtolearnitfroma altragedy.Manyintheaudienceweremovedtotearsandtoaction.Insubsequentpresentations,Paniagainedreputationasahighlyeffectivespeaker.Herappearanceonatalkshowwasbroadcastthreetimes,transmittinghermessagetoover40millionpeople.Hernincreasedpublicawarenessoftheproblem,andpromptedover300citiesandseveralstatestoconsiderrestrictionsoncellphoneuse.

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question29:WhatwasthesignificantchangeinPatriciaPania’slife?Question30:WhathadledtoPania’s altragedy?

Question31:HowdidPaniafeelwhenshebeganherfirstspeech?Question32:WhatcouldbeexpectedasaresultofPania’sefforts?Passage3

Manypeoplecatchacoldinthespringtimeorfall.Itmakesuswonderifscientistscansendamantothemoon.Whycan’ttheyfindacureforthecommoncold?Theansweriseasy.There’reactuallyhundredsofkindsofcoldesoutthere.Youneverknowwhichoneyouwillget,sothereisn’tacureforeachone.Whenaattacksyourbody,yourbodyworkshardtogetridofit.Bloodrushestoyournoseandcausesablockadeinit.Youfeelterriblebecauseyoucan’tbreathewell,butyourbodyisactuallyeatingthe.Yourtemperaturerisesandyougetafever,buttheheatofyourbodyiskillingthe.Youalsohavearunningnosetostopthefromgettingintoyourcells.Youmayfeelmiserable,butactuallyyourwonderfulbodyisngeverythingitcantokillthecold.Differentpeoplehavedifferentremediesforcolds.IntheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountries,forexample,peoplemighteatchickensouptofeelbetter.Somepeopletakehotbathanddrinkwarmliquids.Otherpeopletakemedicinestorelievevarioussymptomsofcolds.Therewasoneinterestingthingtonote.Somescientistssaytakingmedicineswhenyouhaveacoldisactuallybadforyou.Thestaysinyoulonger,becauseyourbodydoesn’tdevelopawaytofightitandkillit.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question33:Accordingtothepassage,whyhaven’tscientistsfoundacureforthecommoncold?Question34:Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthesymptomsofthecommoncold?

Question35:Whatdosomescientistssayabouttakingmedicinesforthecommoncold,accordingtothepassage?SectionC:Compounddictation:

Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasindifferentwaysdependingonthesituationtheyarein.Thisisverynatural.Alllanguageshavetwogenerallevelsofusage:aformallevelandaninformallevel.Englishisnoexception.Thedifferenceinthesetwolevelsisthesituationinwhichyouuseaparticularlevel.Formallanguageisthekindoflanguageyoufindintextbooks,referencebooksandinbusinessletters.YouwouldalsouseformalEnglishincompositionsandessaysthatyouwriteinschool.Informallanguageisusedinconversationwithcolleagues,familymembersandfriends,andwhenwewrite alnotesorletterstoclosefriends.Formallanguageisdifferentfrominformallanguageinseveralways.First,formallanguagetendstobemorepolite.Whatwemayfindinterestingisthatitusuallytakesmorewordstobepolite.Forexample,Imightsaytoafriendorafamilymember“Closethedoor,please”,buttoastranger,Iprobablywouldsay“Wouldyoumindclosingthedoor?”Anotherdifferencebetweenformalandinformallanguageissomeofthevocabulary.Thereareboundtobesomewordsandphrasesthatbelonginformallanguageandothersthatareinformal.Let’ssaythatIreallylikesoccer.IfIamtalkingtomyfriend,Imightsay“Iamjustcrazyaboutsoccer”,butifIweretalkingtomyboss,Iwouldprobablysay“Ireallyenjoysoccer”.

2006年12月23日大四級（A）答案PartIIIListeningComprehension(35%)SectionA

BGivehermoreinformation

CShe'llgowithoutdessert

AThemancanspeakaforeignlanguage

CSeeProf.Smith

DShecanpassonthemessagefortheman

BHe'sgotemotionalproblems

DIt'sbettertobuytheticketsbeforehand

AHeturnedsuddenlyandranintoatree

DtoattendaweddinginMontreal

CBrush