2017年全国大学生英语竞赛A类初赛试卷及答案-13页

2017National English Contest for College Students
(Level A--- Preliminary)
Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks)
Section A (5 marks)
In this section, you will hear five 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 read only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1.What is the woman probably doing now?
A.She is writing an essay.
B.She is studying for a test.
C.She is shopping for shoes.
2.How did the woman feel according to the conversation?
A.She was relaxed
B.She was pleased
C.She was disappointed
3.What does the woman say about her presentation?
A.It’s far from being ready
B.She got a lot of information from the internet
C.She needs another week to get it ready
4.Where will the company probably hold the stuff party?
A B C
5.Which picture shows the corrections to the man’s name?
Section B (10 marks)
In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
6. What does the man want to talk to Ann about?
A.A holiday trip to Yellowstone Park
B.A research project in Yellowstone Park
C.A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone Park
A B C
Section B (10 marks)
In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Conversation one
6. What does the man want to talk to Ann about?
A.A holiday trip to Yellowstone Park
B.A research project in Yellowstone Park
C.A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone Park
7. According to the man, why is the buffalo population increasing in Yellowstone Park?
A. a lot of buffalo have come from neighbouring areas.
B. Fewer buffalo are dying of disease
C. It is easier now for the buffalo to find food in winter.
8. Why does the man think Ann would be interested in going to Yellowstone ?
A. She has been studying animal diseases
B. She is eager to visit Yellowstone Park
C. She needs the money to continue her studies
9. What did the woman plan to do in July?
A. Work on her thesis
B. Have a holiday
C. Study the buffalo population
10. Where will the woman most probably spend the coming summer?
A. At the University of Wyoming
B. At Yellowstone National Park
C. At her friend’s home in Wyoming.
Conversation Two
11. What was Matt Ryan’s first job?
A. Doing holiday relief work at a television channel
B. Working part-time as a model
C. Taking pictures for a television station
12. What did Matt find interesting about the sixties?
A. The increasing number of comic books
B. The rapid advances in technology
C. The American space programme
13. Why were Matt’s models once used on the news?
A. They presented better images than the real pictures
B. The spacecraft camera got damaged and failed to take any pictures
C. The television studio was trying some new ideas
14. What was the name of the programme that marked the beginning of Matt’s TV career?
A. Strange Creatures.
B. Time Traveller.
C. Bright Star.
15. What did Matt do for the programme?
A. He made models.
B. He acted the part of a monster.
C. He filmed it.
Section C (5 marks)
In this section, you will hear five short news item. Each item will be read only once. After each item, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center
16. How many times has the National Hockey League allowed its players to take part in the Winter Olympics?
A. Five times.
B. Three times.
C. Twice.
17. Where was the Africa Cup of Nations held?
A. In Togo.
B. In South Africa.
C. In Angola.
18. What has caused a large number of people to flee their homes in northern Yemen?
A. An armed conflict.
B. Lack of food.
C. Freezing temperatures.
19. Who is Emtiaz Sooliman?
A. A search and rescue specialist.
B. Head of a South African foundation.
C. Leader of a local civic group.
20. What did the second stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives aim at?
A. Promoting international trade.
B. Boosting employment.
C. Expanding the private sector.
Section D (10 marks)
In this section, you are required to fill 10 blanks, each with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS after listening
to a short passage. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
Children’s Toys
Most popular wooden toy: (21)
The wooden toy is for (22)
Output per (23) :4,000 items
Average (24) time per box (25) minutes
The number of boxes in (26) :1,000
Date of the coming dispatch (27)
Current number of (28) :20
Number of staff working on the (29) :40 staff
All staff do: (30) work
Part II Vocabulary and Structures ( 15 marks )
There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices, marked A, B C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
31. When Ian was injured, Harry was chosen as last-minute for the rugby team.
A. preference
B. diversification
C. alternative
D. replacement
It’s
not arrived yet and it’s already three 32.—Hello, Mr. Brown, I’m ringing about our component delivery.
o’clock in the afternoon.
—Let’s see...it’ｓreach you on Tuesday afternoon.
A. owing to
B. likely to
C. due to
D. subject to
33. Among the last groups of people to accept the new model were religious groups, who still the idea that the earth was the center of the universe.
A. clung to
B. applied to
C. adapted to
D. contributed to
34. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to considerable impact.
A. escape
B. overwhelm
C. withstand
D. suppress
35.—Would you like me to go to the dentist with you?
—No, you with me.
A. need not to go
B. need not go
C. do not need go
D. not need go
36. Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he was diagnosed with cancer.
A. aggressively
B. drastically
C. exactly
D. initially
37. Great minds generally look at life in a way to themselves.
A. peculiar
B. confined
C. similar
D. unusual
38. They called in an electrician he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit.
A. to hope
B. to be hoping
C. hoping
D. to have hoped
39. The resistance experienced when one body moves over another, it is in contact, is called frictional force.
A. to which
B. where
C. with which
D. while
40. Above all, they want to study a question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in?
A. contrary
B. fundamental
C. solemn
D. progressive
41.—Tina, I hear you had a good journey to the Maldives last week, How was it?
—I enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but the hotel was satisfactory.
A. not anything
B. nothing from
C. nothing but
D. anything but
42.At the beginning of the 20th century, people made coffee a cloth bag full of coffee grounds into boiling water.
A. by dumping
B. to dump
C. for dumping
D. that dumped
43. If you Susan recently, you’d think the photograph on the right was strange.
A. shouldn’t contact
B. hadn’t contact
C. weren’t to contact
D. didn’t contact
44. Beata: I’ve put the job advertisement in the newspaper, Mr. Trim.
Trim: Good.
Beata: Well, it was a bit more than the ＄10 that they quoted us.
＄10 a day.
Trim: As long as it wasn’t
A.How to schedule it?
B. How much was it?
C. How often was it put there?
D. How about the newspaper?
45. Woman: Who is Jackie Tow? I have a parcel here for him.
Jackie: That’s me.
Woman: Yes, put your name here.
Jackie: Thank you. It must be the new pair of shoes I bought online.
A. This is the receipt for it.
B. Do you have the sender’s address?
C. I have to check the package
D. Do I have to sign for it?
Part III Cloze (10 marks)
Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letters of the
word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
Where The Wild Thing Are
―I didn’t set out to make a children’s movie,‖ says Being john Malkovich director Spike Jonze ,
book (46) adapt ,
Indeed, like the recent alternative children’s
make a movie about childhood.‖　
clothing －or rather in Jim Henson Fantastic Mr Fox, this is more like an adult film (47) children’s
monster suits. When rambunctious (无法无天) nine-year-old Max feels (48) ig by his busy single mum
and her new boyfriend, and runs away (49) home , he finds himself on an island populated by huge, hairy, scary Wild Things. Here, he gets himself crowned king, and he and the monsters fight and play, and throw mud
at each other (which the younger viewers will love). They return home. That’s it .And that
disappointing. Despite whimsical (异想天开) imaginative and heart-tugging
film , I can’t (50) de it’s
moments, Jonze and co-writer Dave Eggers inevitably lose the wonderful subtlety (精妙之处) of Maurice -loved 338-word picture book just by (51) (spin) it out into a full-length feature. Enough sendak’s well
already! We get this dysfunctional group of neurotic Wild Things (52) rep Max’s child’s eye view of
grown-ups as comprehensible giants, both terrifying and loving. (53) , even the repetitive action and
non-subtleties (54) ,make this feel more like family therapy than a fairy (55)t can’t destroy the film’s haunting magic.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (40marks)
Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
Section A (10 marks)
HOLDAYS IN WALES
1. Rhos –Ddu Country Cottages
Ynys, Criccieth LL532 OPB
Delightful hideaway cottages with private fishing. Comfortably furnished with antiques, old oak beams, log fires, giving the aura and grace of a bygone age, but with all the essentials of the 20th century –sauna, jacuzzi ,
but often dreams of.
four poster bed ,snooker table… A holiday venue one rarely finds –
For Enquiries contact:
Mrs A Jones
Rhandir, Boduan, Pwllheli Gwynedd, LL53 8UA
2. Five Star Cottage
Talhenbont hall, Talhenbont, Criccieth, Gwynedd
Enq: Roger & Gillian Good
Lovingly restored stone cottage and hunting lodge in 70 acre wooded country estate with river. A luxurious
and carefree holiday for the discerning. Available throughout the year.
Woodland walks and wildlife.Free tennis, riding and fishing .One mile from coast, five miles Snowdonia . Under the personal supervision of the owners.
3.Windsor Flats
12 Marine Terrace, Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52 OEF
On sea front close to Criccieth fortable, clean,fully equipped,completely private flats,in picturesque village central for Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninula. Climbing, sailing, fishing, walking, tennis and golf closeby. Colour TV,payphone.Bed linen supplied. Short breaks available out of season.Write or phone for brochure.
4.Dwyach Cottages
Cticciech, Gwynedd
Enquiries: Mrs S Edwards Pen-y-Bryn,
Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwyhedd,LL53 6SX
Enjoy a peaceful holiday in beautifully situated farmhouse or single storey cottage. This is an area of unrivalled natural beauty, the haunt of buzzards and woodpeckers. Cottages are superbly equipped to make your holiday relaxed and memorable. Dishwasher , washer/dryer, microwave, linen, children’s play area, b trail.
5.Bron Afon Self Catering
Borth-y-Gest, Phorthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9TU
Situated only minutes from the beach with fabulous views of garden, sea and mountains. The accommodation is quiet and private. An ideal base for touring , walking, climbing, fishing, the slate mines, castles, Portmeirion, Porthmadog leisure centre or just relaxing on the beach.
Bed & Breakfast also available.
Question 56 to 58: Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) according to the advertisements.
56.To have a holiday in a delightful hideaway cottage ,you should contact Mrs S Edwards.
57.In the Cticcieth Five Star Hotel , free tennis ,game fishing, riding and golf are available.
58.Short breaks are available out of season in the Llyn Peninsula.
Question 59 to 60:Answer the following questions briefly according to the advertisements.
59. If you plan to have a holiday with your children, what is the best place?
60.What will you enjoy most in Bron Afon Self Catering?
Section B(10 marks)
The giant panda,the creature that has become a symbol of conservation ,is facing extinction. The major reason is loss of habitat, which has contitued despite the establishment of 14 panda reserves . Deforestation , mainly carried out by farmers clearing land to make way for fields as they move higher into the mountains,has drastically contracted the m ammal’s range. The panda has disappeared from much of central and eastern China, and is now restricted to the eastern flank of the Himalayas.
Satellite imagery has shown the seriousness of the situation ; a lmost half of the panda’s habitat has be cut down or degraded since 1975.Worse ,the surviving panda population has also become fragmented; a
s‖ in patches of forest separated by combination of satellite imagery and ground surveys reveals panda ―island
cleared land. The population of these islands has become isolated because the animals are loath to cross open areas .Just putting a road through panda habitat may be enough to split a population in two.
The minuscule size of the panda populations worries conservationists. The smallest groups have too few animals to be viable, and will inevitably die out .The larger populations may be viable in the short term, but will
be susceptible to genetic defects as a result of inbreeding.
In these circumstances, a more traditional threat to pandas – the cycle of flowering and subsequent withering of
the bamboo that is their staple food – can become literally species-threatening. The flowering prompts pandas
2017National English Competition
for College Students
(Level A-Preliminary)
参考答案及作文评分标准
Part I Listening Comprehension(30marks)
Section A(5marks)
1—5DAABA
Section B(10marks)
6—10TFTFF11—15ABDAC
Section C(5marks)
16—20BBCAB
Section D(10marks)
21.purchase
22.wealthy
23.semi-detached
24.fatalities
pulsory
26.developing
27.cities
28.bad manpower planning
29.production
30.capital-intensive
Part II Vocabulary&Grammar(15marks)
31—35AADAB36—40CCDCA41-45BABCB
Part III Cloze(10marks)
46.dwarfed47.phenomenal48.globe49.predicts50.inhabitants
51.demand52.partly53.approaches54.supply(support)55.installation
Part IV Reading Comprehension(35marks)
Section A
56.ongoing
57.exercise regime.
58.skip ropes
59.overindulge
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60.fitness options
Section B
61.F62.C63.B64.D65.A
Section C(10marks)
66.Many brightly colored fiberglass cows.(Painted statues of cow)
67.Walter Knapp.
68.They are sold(auctioned)to raise money for charity.
69.She designed a reclining cow to reflect the sponsor’s promotion of“home from home”with a built-in couch and standard lamp.
70.He believes it’s a great antidote to the over-seriousness of some contemporary art.
Section D(10marks)
71.inner world
72.literary talent
73.Speed
74.promote well being
75.neater and delicate
Part V Translation(15marks)
Section A(5marks)
76.电子书服务提供商掌阅在其发布的数字阅读报告中指出，中学生和大学生喜欢阅读电子书，平均每
年读18本电子书。

北京、上海和深圳是人们愿意把时间和金钱花在电子书上的前三名的城市，其每年的市场收入突破了14亿美元大关。

报告称，68%的数字阅读用户为25岁以下的年轻人。

不过，职场人士更愿意为电子书花费时间和金钱。

报告显示，工作10年的读者平均每天阅读电子书51分钟，年消费金额145元。

相比之下，大学生平均每天阅读电子书36分钟，年消费金额为72元。

Section B(10marks)
77.A year ago,the world’s governments agreed on an ambitious sustainable development agenda for the next 15years.
78.People want food and shelter;education and health care and more job opportunities.
79.Realizing a better tomorrow will require integrated responses to interconnected challenges.
80.Goal16addresses democracy directly:it calls for inclusive societies and accountable institutions.
81.Human development is more likely to take hold if people are given a real say in their own governance, and a chance to share in the fruits of progress.
Part VI Error Correction(10marks)
82.created改creates
83.display改为displaying
84.a改为an
85.basing改为based
86.static前加of
87.applying改为applied
88.incline改为inclination
89.like改为as,或去掉such
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90.姨
91.第二个for改为to
Part VII IQ Test(5marks)
92.D(Explanation:D is the only diagram where the intersection does not form the original shape.)
93.D.Animal:rabbit
94.(c).While green is not Y,red is not X.
95.-6(For each row subtract the second column from the first column.The result is equal to the sum of the digits in the last column.)
96.24kilometers.
Being so close to the North Pole,when the Eskimo was traveling in the east direction he would have been moving along the same line of latitude in an arc around the pole,getting no further or closer to it.From the North Pole he can only travel south,so to return to his igloo from the pole he needs to travel south,in a straight line,the same distance that he traveled north,ie12+12kilometers.
Part VIII Writing(30marks)
(Omitted)
作文评分标准：
一、评分原则：
1.本题满分为I10分；II20分，按四个档次给分。

2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整本档次，最后给分。

3.I词数少于100词或多于140的，II词数少于140或多于180的，从总分中减去2分。

4.如书写较差，以致影响阅卷，将分数降低一档。

二、各档次给分范围和要求
第四档（很好）：I9-10分；II16-20分
完全符合写作格式的要求，覆盖多个内容要点，表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性很好，基本上无词汇和语法错误。

第三档（好）：I6-8分；II11-15分
基本符合写作格式的要求，有个别地方表达思想不够清楚，文字基本通顺、连贯，有少量词汇和语法错误。

第二档（一般）：I3-5分；II6-10分
未恰当完成写作格式的要求，漏掉内容要点，表达思想不清楚，文字多处出现词汇和语法错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。

第一档（差）：I1-2分；II1-5分
未完成写作格式的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，表达思想紊乱，有较多词汇和语法的重大错误，未能将信息传达给读者。

0分
白卷；作文与题目毫不相关；内容太少，无法评判；所写内容无法看清。

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Part I Listening Comprehension (30marks)
Section A (5marks)In this section,you will hear five short conversations.Each conversation will be read only once .A t the end of each conversation,there will be a fifteen-second pause.During the pause,read the question and 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.1.W:Hi!Welcome to Angie ’s.Can I help you find something or are you just looking?M:I ’m not sure.Aren ’t you having a sale right now?
W:Everything on these two racks over here is on sale.
M:Thanks.This sweater is nice.But it looks a little big.Do you have this in a smaller size?2.M:Hey,Lisa,will you be busy this weekend?W:Hi!What ’s up?
M:This weekend I ’m having a birthday party for Ted.I ’d like you to come.
W:I ’d love to.When is it?M:We ’re having it this Saturday evening at 8:00at my house.We ’re going to order a pizza and play some
games.Then whoever wants to stay longer can hang out and watch a video.3.M:Have you got any holiday plans this year?W:Not this year,but I ’m planning to travel to Argentina for a month next summer.M:Wow,sounds great!So will you be touring around the country or something ？W:Yeah.I ’ll be flying to the capital and then I ’ll be travelling around the country by bus.4.M:I ’ve decided to go abroad for a few years.
W:Really?M:Yes,I ’m going to do some voluntary work.Teaching English,probably.W:So where are you going?M:Ethiopia.I ’m going with an organization called Voluntary Service Overseas.5.M:Hi,Zadie!How ’s the new job ？W:Well,it ’s not bad.I suppose.I mean,the starting time ’s great.M:What do you mean?
W:Well,it doesn ’t start till lunchtime,so I don ’t have to get up early.You know how I hate getting up early!And now I needn ’t set my alarm clock before I go to sleep at night.
2017National English Competition for College Students (Level A -Preliminary)
听力录音原文
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Section B(10marks)
In this section,you will hear two long conversations.Each conversation will be read only once.A t the end of each conversation,there will be a one-minute pause,during the pause,read the questions and make your answers on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
Listen to the conversation,and mark each statement as either true(T)or false(F)according to your listening. Interviewer:We got the opportunity to catch up with one star of the show,Mark Milburn,to find out a little bit more about the new series,the reaction he’s had from those watching and more...What can
new viewers expect from Timber Creek Lodge?
Mark Milburn:It’s a showcase of adventure,high stress and how people work in close proximity of each other.We also deal with miscommunication.There’s also a lot of humility and modesty and
therefore I think it’s a show that people can connect to on a real personal level.An example
of when things don’t work well is early on the show when Jamie,the manager and I butt
heads.He has a very different managing style from what I’m used to,as he liked to micro-
manage me,so it was a really challenging relationship.We didn’t succeed in our
relationship,but in the end the guests had a great time so that’s all that matters. Interviewer:How did you come about making the decision to star on a reality show?
Mark Milburn:I’ve been in the entertainment and modelling business for10years now,and I always knew I wanted to work in adventure tourism.When the opportunity came up to be a mountain host,I
didn’t really care if it was for a reality show because the job sounded fun and amazing. Interviewer:How have you found the response from viewers to date?
Mark Milburn:To be honest,the response has been great.However,something I do want to highlight is some of the negative responses and the enormity of internet bullying that comes with it.We
chose to take risks in our lives and play out these characters and relationships for people
and it’s unfortunate that some people feel like they have the voice to insult some of us.
Don’t get me wrong,people love the show,but there is a sadness that comes with those who
feel as if they can bully us.
Interviewer:Are there any moments of the show you look back on and wish you could change?
Mark Milburn:I don’t believe in regrets so I wouldn’t want to change anything.I do,however,have moments in which I wish we had communicated better as a team and delivered differently.The
experience taught us so much and we walked away as stronger and better people,which I
think is an amazing thing to accomplish.
Interviewer:A lot of people who star on reality TV have a lot to say about the edit they receive—do you think you’ve received a fair edit?
Mark Milburn:I think the edits do test you.A reality show is all about an algorithm and fitting into the algorithm.You’ll never know the full story of what’s been going on.We would be around
each other for20hours a day and the crew would only see three hours of it.However,if you
look at it with a grain of salt,you’ll see we had a great time.I think the edit is fair,but you
only see45minutes of it.There is so much that people don’t know,and that leads to
interpretation on both the show and on us.
Conversation Two
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Listen to the conversation,and mark each question as A,B,C or D according to your listening.
David:OK,so we’ve got to describe our pictures to each other,who starts...
Maria:Go ahead,you start.
David:OK,well,we can see a group of people sitting on a bus.It’s not in the present day.It’s maybe sometime in the19th century,because they’re all wearing old-fashioned clothes,you know,hats and big dresses...
Maria:And where do you think the place is?
David:It’s probably London—the adverts on the bus are in English,in any case,and it’s in a town.I mean, these look like city people,not country people.
Maria:So can you see any buildings in the background?
David:Well,no,there are trees—I think it’s a park,actually,and there’s a horse which is pulling a smart black carriage,ehm...and I think it’s raining,not sure,but anyway,two of the people who are sitting on the bus are carrying umbrellas.
Maria:So how many people are there?
David:Five adults,one child,and a baby.There’s just one man,and he’s reading a newspaper—he looks like
a rich banker or something and he’s wearing a smart suit and a top hat.The woman who’s sitting on
the far left is a young mother with the baby in her arms and the child—a little girl—sitting next to her,and they seem to be quite poor,and then the woman who’s sitting next to them,she looks quite rich—the dress she’s wearing looks expensive,and then next to her is the rich banker,and next to him another young woman who’s dressed all in white—perhaps it’s a nurse’s uniform or something, and then finally there’s a young woman who’s getting on the bus and she’s holding a white box—I think it’s a hat box.
Maria:Are any of these people talking to each other?
David:No,no,they’re all just sitting there staring out of the window or reading the paper or whatever.Oh, that’s strange—there’s something right on the far left of the picture and it’s sort of like an old woman who’s sitting next to the young mother,but it’s impossible because that’s where the front wall of the bus is.I don’t know...she looks like a ghost or something.I didn’t even notice her at first... Maria:So you think it’s a ghost?
David:I don’t know.Maybe the artist was going to paint a woman then changed his mind.
Maria:Hmm,sounds strange.Right,well,my picture’s similar.It also shows some people on a bus... Section C(5marks)
In this section,you will hear five short news items.Each item will be read only once.After each item,there will be a fifteen-second pause.During the pause,read the question and 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.
16.Scientists in Iceland are looking into a rather intriguing potential energy source by drilling deep into a volcano.They’ve reached nearly five kilometres down and are close to creating the hottest borehole ever drilled.They believe they may be able to harvest energy from it,as our science correspondent Rebecca Morelle reports.In the south of Iceland,geologists are heading into the unknown.Inside a giant rig,a drill
has been operating for24hours a day since August.
17.Police in Uganda say55people have been killed in clashes between the security forces and the new armed group fighting to create a separate state in the west of the country.They’ve arrested a local tribal king.Charles Wesley Mumbere,known as the king of Rwenzururu is accused of inciting violence after militiamen reportedly attacked a police post in his hometown of Kasese.
18.The Republican vice president-elect,Mike Pence,has said the process of repealing ObamaCare would begin on Donald Trump’s first day in office.After meeting with Republican congressional leaders,Mr. Pence said the president-elect was working on a series of executive orders to allow for an orderly transition to a new healthcare system.But he gave few details.
19.The American film star Carrie Fisher who played princess Leia in the Star Wars film has died aged at60 days after suffering a heart attack on a transatlantic flight.Fellow passengers on the plane from London to California said she stopped breathing for several minutes and she’d been in intensive care in a Los Angeles hospital since then.
20.Europe’s most wanted terrorist suspect Anis Amri has been shot dead in Italy.The radical Islamist smashed through a Berlin Christmas market in a hijacked lorry on Monday,killing12people.His life ended in a shoot-out in a Milan suburb when he was stopped for a routine identity check.Police officers returned fire when he pulled a gun.Chancellor Merkel has asked for a detailed analysis of the case and has promised new security measures.
Section D(10marks)
In this section,you will hear two short passages.The passages will be read only once.After each passage, there will be a one-minute pause.During the pause,write the answers on the answer sheet.
Dictation
Listen to the passage.For questions21-25,fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear.
It was in the1930s that the motor car industry took off.Until then it was only the rich who could afford to purchase such a superfluous luxury item and to lay out for the uniformed chauffeur to go with it.By1939, however,it was possible for the less wealthy to buy a four-seater saloon for somewhere in the region of￡100. This changed the shape of towns,causing suburbs of semi-detached houses with parking spaces and garages to proliferate.It also meant a significant number of people being run over in motoring accidents,as by1940 there were a million cars on the roads of Britain.Nowadays the fatalities are half what they were then,with twenty times more cars on the road.The minimum age for drivers,then as now,was17.Testing began in 1935,the same year as speed limits in built-up areas and pedestrian crossing were introduced.Dipped headlightings were made compulsory in1937,and rear-view mirrors,surprisingly late,in1941.Road deaths continued to soar,however,because of blackout conditions during the Second World War.
Summary
Listen to the passage.For questions26-30,complete the notes using no more than three words for each blank.
Why is it so difficult to solve the unemployment problems of the developing world?There are three main reasons.Firstly,there is the constant pressure of a rapidly rising population.This problem is made worse in cities by the drift of people from country areas to escape the poverty of rural life.Then there are problems of。