ContentsListeningcomprehensionVocabularyClozeTranslation1/25CompoundDictation

Directions:Youwillheara

passageaboutCharlieChaplinthreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS8withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedS9toS11youarerequiredto

fillinmissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Nowlistentothepassage.Listentothepassage2/25MyfirstmemoriesofmoviesareofflickeringblackandwhiteimagesofCharlieChaplin.Therevivaltheatreinmyneighborhoodplayedsilentmoviesoften.In[S1]

_______,itwasnotatruerevivaltheater.Theelderlymanagerhadonlysilentmoviestoscreentohissmall[S2]

_________.Still,myparents,grandparentsandIgatheredeachSaturdaynighttoseeChaplinmoviessuchasTheGoldRush.CompoundDictationhonestyaudiences3/25CompoundDictationThemanagerlikedthismovieandshoweditwithgreat[S3]_________evenifhehadadvertisedanothermovie.Icametoknowthe[S4]____ofthisfilmverywell.Chaplin,ofcourse,playedthesame[S5]________,theTramp,inallhisearlyfilms.Hisclotheswere[S6]___________,hishatwastornandhiscanewas[S7]_________cricked.

Hewalkedlikeapenguin.Hegotintotroubleandsomehowalwaysmanagedtogetoutofit.regularityplotcharactermismatchedhopelessly4/25CompoundDictationAlthoughmyfamilyandIwatchedthesameChaplin’sshortfilmsandsilentmoviesmanytimes,welaughedathispredicaments(窮境,困局)asifwewereseeingthemforthefirsttime.Wewerenevertiredoflaughing.Chaplinhadaspecial[S8]____forcausinglaughter.Healsocomposedmemorablemusicforhisfilms.WhenIwasinhighschoolIplayedhisSmileandThisIsMySonginapianorecital.gift5/25CompoundDictation

[S9]______________________________________

____________________________________________.Astheyearspassed,Chaplinandmyfamilypassedwiththem.[S10]_____________________________

_______________.Hediedin1977.In1981,abronzestatueofChaplinstandingontheplinth(底座)

wasunveiledinLondon’sLeicesterSquare.

Inscribedonitwerethewords

[S11]

____________________________________________.

MyparentsandgrandparentsweretheretohearChaplin’sinfluenceonmybriefmusicalcareer

CharliewasknightedbyQueenElizabethin1975

“Thecomicgeniuswhogavepleasuretosomany”

BacktoContents6/25Listentothefollowingpassagetwiceandfillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhear.SpotDictation7/25Manydevelopingcountriesareplanningto_____vastsumsofmoneyintheirtelecommunicationsnetworkstoallowthemto________,inrespectofthetransferofinformation,withdevelopedcountries.Theybelievethiswill_______foreignanddomesticinvestment.Chinaplanstospend$100billiononthebasic_______toallowittobecomeanimportantpartoftheinformationsuperhighway.investcompetepromotefacilitiesSpotDictation8/25Shanghaiplanstobeas__________advancedastheCityofNewYorktohelprealizeitsdreamofbecominga_____financialcenter.Someexperts____,however,thatsomedevelopingcountriesaretryingtodotoomuchtoosoon.Vietnam,in________,whilebeingextremely_____________andlackingenoughtelephonesofanytype,is__________toinvestinthemostexpensiveandnewesttechnology.electronicallymajorfearparticularunderdevelopeddeterminedback9/25AsaforeignerdoingbusinessintheUnitedStates,Ifeelveryrushed.Iamusedtofriendlyopeningexchangeswhendoingbusiness.HereinChicago,thingsaredifferent.Thereisnotimeforgettingtoknowoneanother.Thisdoesnotseem21tome.Thereisnochancetodevelopasenseoftrustwhenpeoplemeettotalkoverissues.WorkBankA)assessedB)accessedC)ritualsD)conventionE)perceptionF)distinctionG)meansH)processI)dilemmaJ)relationK)interactionL)appropriateM)convenientN)leisurelyO)abrupt10/25Thereareno22liketeaorcoffeebeforediscussingbusiness,thoughthisisa(n)23inmycountry.Whenwediscussbusinessitstartswitha(n)24chat.Ithinkthatitisimportantforbusinesspartnerstogetfamiliarwitheachotherfirstandtofeelrelaxed.Iftheexchangesistoo25,thereisariskthatsomethingwillbeforgotten.WorkBankA)assessedB)accessedC)ritualsD)conventionE)perceptionF)distinctionG)meansH)processI)dilemmaJ)relationK)interactionL)appropriateM)convenientN)leisurelyO)abrupt11/25Somepossibilitiesgowithoutbeing26whenthereistoomuchpressure.Idon’tbelievethisisthebeststrategyforpropercommunication.Besides,the27isthattheyjustdon’tcareaboutyouasanindividualhere.Youarebasicallyjustanother28ofmakingmoney.WorkBankA)assessedB)accessedC)ritualsD)conventionE)perceptionF)distinctionG)meansH)processI)dilemmaJ)relationK)interactionL)appropriateM)convenientN)leisurelyO)abrupt12/25Allofthisusedtocreateareal29forme.Atfirst,itcausedmetohaveaslittle30withAmericanbusinesspartnersaspossible.Gradually,though,Ihavecometounderstandtheculturaldifferencesbetweenourtwocountries.Thishasreallyhelpedmetofeelmorecomfortabledoingbusinesshere.WorkBankA)assessedB)accessedC)ritualsD)conventionE)perceptionF)distinctionG)meansH)processI)dilemmaJ)relationK)interactionL)appropriateM)convenientN)leisurelyO)abrupt13/25Thekeys21-25LCDNO26-30AEGIK14/25What’sinaname?Yourfatecouldhavebeen_31_differentifyouhadbeengivenadifferentnameatyourbirth.Someofus_32_thatournamedoesnotnecessarilyfitandstartusingadifferentname_33_theoneweweregiven.Manyofus_34_useourmiddlenamesowecanbetruetoourparents,andatthesametimebemoreconfident.31.A.increasingly

B.quicklyC.entirely

32.A.recognize

B.advocate

C.reveal

33.A.otherthan

B.ratherthan

C.morethan

34.A.asktoB.chooseto

C.claimto15/25Somepeoplewhohavechangedtheirname_35_thattheirprofessionallivesimproved.Theyfeelbetteraboutthemselvessotheyare_36_toachievemore.Butthosewhohavechangedtheirnamesarenotjustbeingoverlysensitive.Namesthemselves_37_someinformationcausingotherstomakejudgmentsbasedsolely_38_them..35.A.charge

B.presentC.claim

36.A.almostsurelyB.morelikelyC.ratherpossibly

37.A.conveyB.displayC.arise

38.A.inB.atC.on16/25Hereisanexample:Amagazine_39_toprintawriter’snamesimplybecausetheeditorthoughtitsuitedabaseballplayer_40_anartcritic.Anotherexample:Awomanatapartybecame_41_whenshewantedtobeintroducedtoamanshehaddeclinedbecauseofhisname.39.A.decided

B.deniedC.declined

40.A.farmoreB.lessthanC.morethan

41.A.addicted

B.disappointed

C.embarrassed17/25Onestudyshowedthatteachersgivedifferentgradestothe_42_essayswrittenbyboyswithdifferentnames._43_,girls’popularitycanberelatedtotheirnames.Yet,whichnameworksandwhichdoesnotdependonthetimes.42.A.potential

B.

identical

C.genuine43.A.SimilarlyB.Simply

C.Consequently

18/25Thegoodqualitiesofawell-likedpresidentoractorcanofteninfluence_44_anameisseen.Butifanamebecomestoowell-known,itmightalsofalloutoffavor_45_parentslookforsomethingalittlemoreuniquefortheirchild.44.A.how

B.

whyC.what45.A.asB.thatC.so19/25Thekeys

30-35CABBC36-40BACCC41-45CBAAA20/252.Manydivorcedfathersonly

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______________________(在周末獲許見他們孩子).theirchildrenatweekendshaveaccessto1.Forthetimebeing,_______________________

_________(他們被舊技術(shù)束縛了手腳),but

theywillsoonturntonewtechnologies.theyarestuckwiththeoldtechnologyTranslation21/253.Ihavegotaco