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PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Tnthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Heinventedtherefrigerator.C)Hewasaduittedtoa

university.

B)Hepatentedhisfirstinvention.D)HegotadegreeinMathematics.

2.A)Hestartedtoworkonrefrigeration.

B)HebecameaprofessorofMathematics.

C)HefellinlovewithNatashaWilloughby.

D)Hedistinguishedhimselfinlowtemperaturephysics.

3.A)Discoveringthetruenatureofsubatomicparticles.

B)Theirexplanationofthelawsofcauseandeffect.

C)Theirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.

D)Layingthefoundationsofmodemmathematics.

4.A)Tohaveathree-weekholiday.C)Topatenthisinventions.

B)Tospendhisremainingyears.D)Toteachatauniversity.

ConversationTwo

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Theinjuryofsomestudents.

B)Aschoolbuscrashontheway.

C)Thecollapseofaschoolbuilding.

D)Afirethatbrokeoutonaschoolcampus.

6.A)

Teaching.C)

Havinglunch.

B)Onvacation.D)

Holdingameeting.

7.A)Amalfunctioningstove,C)Violationoftraffic

rules.

B)Cigarettesbunsleftbyworkers.D)Negligenceinschoolnalntenance.

8.A)Sentastorytothelocalnewspaper.

B)ThrewasmallThanksgivingparty.

C)Bakedsomecookiesasapresent.

D)Wroteapersonalletterofthanks.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

PassageOne

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Itisatraitofagenerouscharacter.C)Itisanindicatorofhigh

intelligence.

B)Itisareflectionofself-esteem,D)Itisasignofhappinessand

confidence.

10.A)Itwasself-defeating,C)Itwasthe

essenceofcomedy.

B)Itwasaggressive,D)Itwas

somethingadmirable.

11.A)Itisadouble-edgedsword,C)Itisauniquegiftofhuman

beings.

B)Itisafeatureofagivenculture,D)Itisaresultofbnthnatureand

nurture.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Sheisatouristguide.C)Sheisadomestic

servant.

B)Sheisaninterpreter.D)Sheisfromthe

royalfamily.

13.A)Itissituatedatthefootofabeautifulmountain.

B)Itwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerparlies.

C)Itwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofstate.

D)Itisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalpalace.

14.A)Itiselaboratelydecorated.C)Itisverybig,withonly

sixslimlegs.

B)Ithassurvivedsome2,000years.D)ItisshapedlikeanancisntSpanishboat.

15.A)Theyareinterestingtolookat.

B)Theyhavelostsomeoftheirlegs.

C)Theydonotmatchtheovaltableatall.

D)Theyareuncomfortabletositinforlong.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youvillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbysome

questions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.

16.A)TheyinvestigatetheretirementhomesinAmerica.

B)TheyareonissuesfacingseniorcitizensinAmerica.

C)Theydescribethegreatpleasuresofthegoldenyears.

D)Theyarefilledwithfondmemoriesofhisgrandparents.

17.A)Thelossoftheabilitytotakecareofhimself.

B)Thefeelingofnotbeingimportantanymore.

C)Beingunabletofindagoodretirementhome.

D)Leavingthehomehehadlivedinfor60years.

18.A)Thelossofidentityandseif-worth.

B)Fearofbeingreplacedordiscarded.

C)Freedomfrompressureandworldlycares.

D)Thepossessionofwealthandhighrespect.

19.A)Theurgencyofpensionreform.

B)Medicalcareforseniorcitizens.

C)Findingmeaningfulrolesfortheelderlyinsociety.

D)Thedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesforseniorcitizens.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.

20.A)Itseriouslyimpactstheirphysicalandmentaldevelopment.

B)Ithasbecomeaproblemaffectingglobaleconomicgrowth.

C)IrIsacommonproblemfoundInunderdevelopedcountries.

D)Itisanissueoftenoverlookedbyparentsinmanycountries.

21.A)Theywilllivelonger,C)Theygetalong

wel1withpeople.

B)Theygetbetterpay.D)Theydevelopmuch

higherIQs.

22.A)Appropriatedfundstopromoteresearchofnutrient-richfoods.

B)Encouragedbreastfeedingforthefirstsixmonthsofachild'slife.

C)Recruitedvolunteerstoteachruralpeopleabouthealthandnutrition.

D)Targetedhunger-reliefprogramsatpregnantwomenandyoungchildren.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.

23.A)Theguaranteedqualityofitsgoods.

B)Thehugevolumeofitsannualsales.

C)Theserviceitprovidestoitscustomers.

D)Thehighvalue-to-weightratioofitsgoods.

24.A)Thosehavingatasteorsmellcomponent.

B)Productspotentiallyembarrassingtobuy.

C)Thosethatrequireverycarefulhandling.

D)Servicesinvolvingapersonalelement.

25.A)Thosewholiveinthevirtualworld.

B)Thosewhohavetoworklonghours.

C)Thosewhoareusedtoonlinetransactions.

D)Thosewhodon'tmindpayingalittlemore.

TapeScriptofListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

W：Hello.

M:Hello,isthatthereference1ibrary?

W:Yes.CanIhelpyou?

M:Ihopeso.1rangearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDenysHawtin,the

scientist.Youaskedmetoringback.

W:Oh,yes.Ihavefoundsomething.

M:Good.I*vegotapenci1andpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.

W:Certainly.Hawtin,Denys.Born:Dariington1836;diedNewYork1920.

M:Yes.Gotthat.

W:Inventorandphysicist.Thesonofafarmworker,hewasadmittedtatheUniversityof

Londonattheageoffifteen.

M:Yes.

W:HegraduatedatseventeenwithafirstclassdegreeinPhysicsandMathematics.Al1

right?

M:Yes,allright.

W:Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageofeighteen.Itwasamethodof

refrigerationwhicharosefromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics,liebecameprofessorof

MathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterattwenty-four,whereheremainedfortwelve

years.Duringthattimehemarriedoneofhisstudents,NatashaWilloughby.

M:Yes.Goon.

W:Later,workingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationofmodernPhysicsbyshowing

thatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomicparticles.For

thisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1910,anddidsoagainin1912

fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.InhislifetimeHawtinpatented244

inventions.Doyouwantanymore?

M:Yes.WhendidhegotoAmerica?

W:Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYork,anddiedtheresuddenlyafteronly

threeweeks.Still,hewasagoodage.

M:Yes.Isupposeso.Well,thanks.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutDenysHawtinwhenhewas15?

2.WhatdidDenysHawtindoattheageof24?

3.ForwhatwereDenysHawtinandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtime?

4.WhydidDenysHawtingotoNewYork?

ConversationTwo

W:ThisisLisaMeyerintheWBZnewsroom,talkingwithMikeBassichis,whoisthedirector

oftheGiffordSchool,aboutthecleanupfromlastweek*sfireandwhatthepossiblecause

ofthatblazemayhavebeen.

M:We'regettingreadyforourentirestafftoreturnearlyfromvacationtomorrow

whereuponwearegoingtomoveintotemporaryclassrooms.Andtheotherbuildingsthatdid

notburnarebeingde-smoked.Astothecauseofthefire,allweknowisthatwewere

havingtroublewiththepilot1ightssinceweboughtthestoveinJulyandithadbeen

servicedthreetimes.Well,asamatteroffact,wethinkitwasamalfunctioningstovethat

mayhavecausedihefire.Nothingdefiniteyethasbeendetermined.

W:Haveyouheardfromotherschoolsorotherinstitutionalusersofthisstovethathave

hadthesameproblem?

M:No.Iwouldn*tknowanythingmoreaboutthestoveitself.AllIkrowisthatthisfire

wentupsoquicklythatthere,sbeenasuspicionaboutwhyitwentupsoquickly.Andit

maybethattherewasagasblast.But,again,thishasnotbeendeterninedofficiallyby

anybody.

W:Igotyou.Whendokidscomebacktoschool?

M:NextMonday,andwcwillbereadyforthem.MondayJanuary4.Wc'rejustextremely

thrilledthatnoonewashurtandthat*sbecauseofthefirefightersthatwerehere,nine

ofthem.They*rewonderful.

W:AndI'msureyousendyourthanksouttothem,uh?

M:Well,we'resendingoutthankstotheminaletterorinanyotherwaywecan.Ihearda

storytodaywhereoneofourkidsactuallybakedsomecookiesandistakingittothefire

department,tugiveittothem.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.Whatwerethespeakerstalkingabout?

6.Whatweretheschoolstaffdoingatthetimeoftheaccident?

7.Whatwassupposedtobethecauseoftheaccident?

8.Whatdidoneofthekidsdotoshowgratitude?

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondir>gletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

PassageOne

Intoday'spersonalitystakes,nothingismorehighlyvaluedthanasenseofhumor.Weseek

itoutinothersandareproudtoclaimitinourselves,perhapsevennorethangoodlooks

orintelligence.Ifsomeonehasagreatsenseofhumor,wereason,itneansthattheyare

happy,sociallyconfidentandhaveahealthyperspectiveonlife.

ThisattitudewouldhavesurprisedtheancientGreeks,whobelievedhunortobeessentially

aggressive.Andinfact,ouradmirationforthecomicallygiftedisrelativelynew,andnot

verywell-founded,saysRodMartin,apsychologistattheUniversityofWesternOntario.

Beingfunnyisn'tnecessarilyanindicatorofgoodsocialskillsandA'ell-being,his

researchhasshown.Itmayjustas1ikelybeasignofpersonalityfla*'s.

Hehasfoundthathumorisadouble-edgedsword.Itcanforgebetterralationshipsandhelp

youcopewith1ife,oritcanbecorrosive,eatingawayatself-esteemandirritating

others."It'saformofcommunication,likespeech,andweal1useitdifferently,“says

Martin.Weusebondinghumortoenhanceoursocialconnections,butwealsomayemployitas

awayofexcludingorrejectinganoutsider.

Thoughhumorisessentiallysocial,howyouuseitsaysalotaboutyoursenseofself.

Thosewhouseself-defeatinghumor,makingfunofthemselvesfortheenjoymentofothers,

tendtomaintainthathostilitytowardthemselvesevenwhenalone.Similarly,thosewhoare

abletoviewtheworldwithamusedtoleranceareoftenequallyforgivingoftheirown

shortcomings.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.Howdopeopletodayviewhumoraccordingtothespeaker?

10.WhatdidtheancientGreeksthinkofhumor?

11.WhathaspsychologistRodMartinfoundabouthumor?

PassageTwo(femalevoice)

Andnow,ifyou*11walkthisway,ladiesandgentlemen,thenextroomwe,regoingto

seeistheroominwhichthefamilyusedtoholdtheirformaldinnerpartiesandeven

occasionallyentertainheadsofstateandroyalty.However,theymanagedtokeepthisroom

friendlyandintimateandIthinkyou'11agreeithasaveryinformalatmosphere,quite

unlikesomegrandhousesyouvisit.Thecurtainswereneverdrawn,evenatnight,soguests

gotaviewofthelakeandfountainsoutside,whichwerelitupatnight.Averyattractive

sight.

Asyoucansee,ladiesandgentlemen,theguestswereseatedveryinformal]yaroundthis

ovaltable,whichwouldaddtotherelaxedatmosphere.Thetabledatesfromtheeighteenth

centuryandismadeofSpanishoak.It,sratherremarkableforthefactthatalthoughitis

extremelybig,it'ssupportedbyjustsixratherslimlegs.However,itseemstohave

survivedlikethatfortwohundredyears,soit'sprobablygoingtolastabitlonger.The

chairswhichgowiththetablearenotacompleteset-therewereoriginallysixofthem.

Theyareinterestingforthefactthattheyareveryplainandundecoratedforthetime,

withonlyoneplaincentralpanelatthebackandnoarm-rests.Imyselffindthemrather

uncomfortabletositinforverylong,butpeoplewereusedtomorediscomfortinthepast.

Andnow,ladiesandgentlemen,ifyou,dliketofollowmeintotheGreatHall

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

13.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheroomtheyarevisiting?

14.Whatissaidabouttheovaltableintheroom?

15.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthechairs?

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbysome

questions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefcurchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.

Moderator.

HelloLadiesandGentleman,itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceourkeynotespeakerfor

today*ssession,Dr.HowardMiller.Dr.Miller,ProfessorofSociologyatWashington

University,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbooksontheissuesfacingolderAmericansin

ourgrayingsocietyforthepast15years.Dr.Miller:

Dr.Miller.

Thankyouforthatintroduction.Today,I'dliketoprefacemyremarkswithastoryfrommy

ownlifewhichIfeelhighlightsthecommonconcernsthatbringusherstogether.Several

yearsagowhenmygrandparentswerewellintotheireighties,theywerefacedwiththe

realityofnolongerbeingabletoadequatelycareforthemselves.Mygrandfatherspokeof

hisgreatestfear,thatof1eavingtheonlyhometheyhadknownforthspast60years.

Fightingbackthetears,hespokeproudlyofthefactthathehadbuilttheirhomefromthe

groundup,andthathehadpoundedeverynailandlaideverybrickintheprocess.The

prospectofhavingtoselltheirhomeandgiveuptheirindependence,andmoveintoa

retirementhomewasanextremelypainfulexperienceforthem.Itwas,inmygrandfather*s

ownwords,likehavingalimbcutoff.Heexclaimedinaforcefulmannerthathefelthe

wasn*timportantanymore.

ForthemandsomeolderAmericans,theirso-called**goldenyearsMareattimesnotso

pleasant,forthisperiodcanmeanthedeclineofnotonlyone'shealthbutthelossof

identityandself-worth.Inmanysocieties,thisself-identityiscloselyrelatedwithour

socialstatus,occupation,materialpossessions,orindependence.Furthermore,weoftenlive

insocietiesthatvaluewhatis"new”orinfashion,andourownusageofwordsinthe

EnglishlanguageisoftenasignofbadnewsforolderAmericans.Imeanhowwouldyour

familyreactifyoucamehometonightexclaiming,“Hey,cometothelivingroomandseethe

OLDblackandwhiteTVIbrought!MUnfortunately,theword"old"callstomindimagesof

theneedtoreplaceordiscard.

Now,manyofthelecturesgivenatthisconferencehavefocusedontheissuesofpension

reform,medicalcare,andthedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesforseniorcitizens.And

whilethesearevitalissuesthatmustbeaddressed,I'dliketofocusmycommentsonan

importantissuethatwillaffecttheoveral1successoftheotherprogramsmentioned.This

hastodowithchangingourperspectivesonwhatitmeanstobeapartofthisgroup,and

findingmeaningfulrolestheelderlycanplayandshouldplayinoursocieties.

Firstofall,Vdliketotalkabout...

16.WhatdoestheintroductionsayaboutDr.HowardMiller,sarticlesandbooks?

17.WhatisthegreatestfearofDr.Miller,sgrandfather?

18.WhatdoesDr.Millersaythegoldenyears"canoftenmean?

19.WhatisthefocusofDr.Miller'sspeech?

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.

The2010GlobalHungerIndexreportwasreleasedtodaybytheInternationalFoodPolicy

ResearchInstitute(IFPRI).Itnotesthat,inrecentyears,expertshavecometothe

conclusionthatundcrnourishmcntbetweenconceptionandachild,ssecondbirthdaycanhave

seriousandlong-lastingimpacts.

Undernourishmentduringthisapproximately1,000-daywindowcanseriouslycheckthegrowth

anddevelopmentofchildrenandrenderthemmorelikelytogetsickanddiethanwell-fed

children.Preventinghungerallowschildrentodevelopbothphysicallyandmentally.

SaysIFPRI'sMarieRuel,“Theywillbemorelikelytoperformwellinschool.Theywill

stayinschoollonger.Andthenatadulthood,IFPRIhasactuallydemonstratedthatchildren

whowerebetternourishedhavehigherwages,byaprettylargemargin,by46percent.w

Ruelsaysthatmeanstheproductivityofanation,sfuturegenerationsdependsinalarge

partonthefirst1,000daysoflife.

“Thisiswhywe'reallonboardinfocusingonthosethousanddaystDimprovenutrition.

Afterthat,thedamageisdoneandishighlyirreversible.M

Thedataonnutritionandchildhooddevelopmenthasboonslowlycomingtogetherfordecades.

ButRuelsaysscientificconsensusalonewillnotsolvetheproblem.

"Il'snotenoughthatnutritionistsknowyouhavetointervenethen,ifwedon'thavethe

politiciansonboard,andalsothe...peoplethatimplement[programs]inthefield.M

Ruelsaysthereareencouragingsignsthatpoliticiansandimplementersarebeginningtoget

onboard.ManymajordonorsandtheUnitedNationsaretargetinghunger-reliefprogramsat

pregnantwomenandyoungchildren.Theyfocusonimprovingdietsorprovidingmicro-food

supplements.Theyimproveaccesstopre-birthcareandencourageexclusivebreastfeedingfor

thefirstsixmonthsofachild'slife.

Ruelsaysinthe1980sThailandwasabletoreducechildundernourishmsntbyrecruitinga

largenumberofvolunteerstotravelthecountrysideteachingabouthealthandnutrition.

“Theyreallydidveryactivepromotionofdiversityinthedietandgoodeatinghabits.So

theywereprovidingmorefoodtopeople,butalsoeducatingpeopleonhowtousethem,and

alsoeducatingpeopleonhowtofeedtheiryoungchildren.M

Ruelsayscountriesmaytakedifferentapproachestoreducingchildundernutrition.Butshe

saysnationswillnotmakeprogressfightinghungerandpovertyuntiltheybegintofocuson

thosecriticalfirstthousanddays.

20.Whatistheexperts*conclusionregardingchildren'sundernourishmentintheir

earliestdaysoflife?

21.WhatdoesIFPRI'sMarieRuelsayaboutwell-fedchildrenintheiradultlife?

22.WhatdidThailanddotoreducechildundernourishmentinthe1980s?

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.

I'dliketolookatavitalaspectofc-commcrce,andthatisthenatureoftheproductor

service.Therearecertainproductsandservicesthatareverysuitablaforsellingonline,

andothersthatsimplydon'twork.

Suitableproductsgenerallyhaveahighvalue-to-weightratio.ItemssuchasCDsandDVDs

areobviousexamples.Books,althoughheavierandsomoreexpensivetopost,stillhavea

highenoughvalue-to-weightratio,asthesuccessofAmazon,whichstartedoffsellingonly

books,shows.Laptopcomputersareanothergoodproductforsei1ingonline.

Digitalproducts,suchassoftware,filmsandmusic,canbesoldinapurelyvirtual

environment.Thegoodsarepaidforbyonlinetransactions,andthendownloadedontothe

buyer,scomputer.Therearenopostageordeliverycosts,sopricescanbekeptlow.

Manysuccessfulvirtualcompaniesprovidedigitalservices,suchasfinancialtransactions,

inthecaseofPaypal,ormeansofcommunication,asSkypedoes.Thekeytosuccesshereis

providinganeasy-to-use,reliableservice.Dothisandyoucaneasilybecomethemarket

1eader,asSkypehasproved.

Productswhicharepotentiallyembarrassingtobuyalsodowellinthevirtualenvironment.

Someofthemostprofitablee-commercecompaniesarethosesellingsex-related