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英语compound dictation解析
英语测试“Compound Dictation” 解题之法“Compound Dictation”这一题型，在英语测试中，应该说是有一定难度的。
全国大学英语四级统考于1997年6月首次采用了“复合式听写”这一题型。
该类题型通常是在一个段落中留出十个空格，要求考生在听懂原文的基础上，写下所听到的单词或短语；这种题型，对学生的能力要求其实比像Short Conversations，Long Conversations等纯粹听力选择题的要求要高得多，因为Short Conversations，Long Conversations等一般只要听明白大意即可。
而对于“复合式听写”，首先，考生要能听得出辨别得出这是个什么词，比如，是quality 还是quantity；然后，还要一个字母不差地、按顺序完整地写出该词，才能算正确，才能够得分。
要在这一项上取得较高成绩，其实是不太容易的。
由此可知，该题型更强调语言综合运用能力。
所以，考生不仅要具有良好的听的能力，还应具有较强的拼写能力、记笔记能力。
听的能力是“复合式听写”的基础，因此，在较大程度上，它是听力理解能力、书写能力、记笔记能力和书面表达能力的综合考核。
针对此新题型的解答，笔者在教学实践中，经过认真的研究分析，总结出几点，按听前、听时、听后三个步骤归纳如下：第一，听前。
这里主要是要求考生要做好两个方面的准备。
1.平时要打好基本功，多多练习。
学习任何一门语言，要想掌握得更熟练、更透彻，多多练习是必不可少的一个环节。
对于学习语言，笔者一直强调，掌握词汇是最基本、最关键的。
而掌握词汇，能够标准地发音和能够正确地拼写出来，是最基本的、也是非常重要的。
若学习者的单词发音不标准或者说不准确，那么，不但自己说的英语别人听不懂，而且别人说的英语自己也搞不明白。
这样，虽然说的是同一种语言，而实际上就是鸡同鸭讲。
掌握再多的词汇，又如何能更好地交流？若单词记不住记不牢，不能正确拼写出来，翻译译不出，作文写不来，又如何能够获得理想的成绩？听写是一种有效的综合性测试，可以考查学生的词汇量、拼写、句法、听力、理解、记笔记和一定的书面表达等多方面的要素和技能。
中国矿业大学(北京)《大学英语》2017-2018学年第一学期期末试卷
中国矿业大学(北京)《大学英语1》试卷（A卷）December 27th, 2017得分：Part I Listening Comprehension (35%)Section A (14%)Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choicesmarked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.注意：此部分在答题卡上作答1. A) The results were called in yesterday.B) The results might be ready tomorrow.C) The man needs another test tomorrow.D) The doctor gave him the results yesterday.2. A) She doesn't recommend them to go to the Chinese restaurant.B) She doesn't like Chinese food.C) The restaurant closes very early.D) The restaurant is a good place for his mother's birthday.3. A) He can't agree with the woman.B) He wants to say a bit more about Australia.C) He agrees with the woman perfectly.D) He has no opinion about what the woman has said.4. A) $0.75.B) $1.00.C) $3.25.D) $0.50.5. A) A teacher. B) A bank teller. C) A policewoman. D) A saleswoman.6. A) It will not be easy.B) It will be less difficult.C) It has been boring.D) It has been enjoyable.7. A) The woman blames the man for his absence.B) The woman thinks that everything was all right.C) The woman thanks the man for his efforts.D) The woman doesn't think it was the man's fault.8. A) Friends.B) Mother and son.C) Husband and wife.D) Shopkeepers and customers.Now you will hear two long conversations.Conversation OneQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) She's waiting for her father.B) She's having her bicycle repaired.C) She wanted to surprise John.D) She works there.10. A) To replace his stolen bicycle.B) To begin bicycling to work.C) To join a bicycle club.D) To train for a bicycle race.11. A) It must be the right height.B) It must have several gears.C) It must have good tires.D) It must be the right weight.Conversation TwoQuestions 12 to 14 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Last year.B) Two years ago.C) Three years ago.D) Four years ago.13. A) Archeologists.B) A student.C) A miner.D) A farmer.14. A) Fishing.B) Visiting the dam.C) Swimming.D) Visiting primitive parts.Section B (11%)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 choicesmarked A, B, C, and D. Then mark the corresponding answer on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the center.注意：此部分在答题卡上作答Passage OneQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) Mapping.B) Photographing.C) Mapping and photographing.D) Fueling the spacecraft.16. A) On another planet.B) On the earth.C) At the mid point between the Earth and Mars.D) In outer space.17. A) Mapping and photographing.B) Refueling.C) Exploring the planet.D) Bringing something from earth to the planet.Passage TwoQuestions 18 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) The role of the father may become an inferior one.B) The role of the mother may become an inferior one.C) The children will grow up believing that life is a battle of sexes.D) Sharing leads to constant arguing.19. A) It is mainly the mother's job.B) It is among the duties of the father.C) It is the job of schools and churches.D) It involves a partnership of equals.20. A) It is minor because he is an ineffectual parent.B) It is irrelevant to the healthy development of the child.C) It is pertinent (相关的) to the healthy development of the child.D) It is identical to the role of the child's mother.21. A) A healthy and co-operative family is a basic ingredient of a healthy society.B) Men are basically opposed to sharing household chores.C) Division of household responsibilities is workable only in theory.D) A woman's place is in the home -- now as always.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) The long distance between his hometown and New York.B) His unpopular character.C) The high unemployment.D) His criminal record.23. A) He wanted to be put into prison again.B) He needed the money to support his family.C) He hated the barber there.D) He wanted to make him well-known.24. A) He went directly to the police station.B) He drove out of the town and tried to escape.C) He waited for the police to arrest him.D) He argued with the police angrily.25. A) Mr. Spears enjoyed living in prison.B) Mr. Spears was known as a greedy man in his community.C) The police in New York were not very efficient.D) The only way Mr. Spears supported his family was by going to prison again.Section C Compound dictation (10%)Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is readfor the second time, you are required to fill in the missing information. You can eitheruse the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your ownwords. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check whatyou have written.注意：此部分在Answer Sheet 2上作答It is well-known that the Web is useful. You can find old friends (26)_________. You can inquire about and book flights. Check the weather. Check out your high school or college alma mater. Find (27)________ news. Research political issues. Follow your (28)_________ portfolio. Place a classified ad. And, of course, more and more (29) ___________ are setting up shops on the Web, selling books, CDs, computers, even cars. You can learn how to do some of these (30)___________ in later (31)___________ of this tutorial.The Internet is also fun. You can write to old friends, or check out their pages. Enjoy web-based soap (32)________. Laugh at online jokes. Join in a live Net event.(33)______________________________________________. Pick a fake stock portfolio.(34)___________________________________________________. Millions of users log on to the Net every day, and it’s not just to do research. There’s a lot of fun out there. That's one reason it's called web “surfing”.Part II Reading Comprehension （50 %）Section A Longer Text Reading (10%)Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify theparagraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraphmore than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions bymarking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.9 Highly Effective Study Habits(A) Students grapple with many issues in their lives, and because of all of the competing things for your attention, it’s hard to concentrate on studying. And yet if you’re in school, you have to do at least a little studying in order to progress from year to year. The key to effective studying isn’t cramming or studying longer, but studying smarter. You can begin studying smarter with these nine proven and effective study habits.1. How you approach studying matters(B) Too many people look at studying as a necessary task, not an enjoyment or opportunity to learn. That’s fine, but researchers have found that how you approach something matters almost as much as what you do. Being in the right mindset is important in order to study smarter.(C) Sometimes you can’t “force” yourself to be in the right mindset, and it is during such times you should simply avoid studying. If you’re distracted by a relationship issue, an upcoming game, or finishing an important project, then studying is just going to be an exercise in frustration. Come back to it when you’re not focused (or obsessed!) by something else going on in your life.2. Where you study is important(D) A lot of people make the mistake of studying in a place that really isn’t conducive to concentrating. A place with a lot of distractions makes for a poor study area. If you try and study in your dorm room, for instance, you may find the computer, TV, or a roommate more interesting than the reading material you’re trying to digest.(E) The library, a corner in a student lounge or study hall are good places to check out. Make sure to choose the quiet areas in these places, not the loud, central gathering areas. Investigate multiple places on-campus and off-campus, don’t just pick the first one your find as “good enough” for your needs and habits. Finding an ideal study place is important, because it’s one you can reliably count on for the next few years.3. Bring everything you need, nothing you don’t(F) Unfortunately, when you find an ideal place to study, sometimes people bring things they don’t need. For instance, while it may seem ideal to type notes into a computer to refer back to later, computers are a powerful distraction for many people because they can do so manydifferent things. Playing games, going online, surfing the Web, and answering emails are all wonderful distractions that have nothing to do with studying. So ask yourself whether you really need a computer to take notes, or whether you can make do with the old-fashioned paper and pen or pencil.(G) Don’t forget the things you need to study for the class, exam or paper you’re focusing on for the study session. Nothing is more time-consuming and wasteful than having to run back and forth regularly because you forget an important book, paper, or some other resource you need to be successful.4. Outline and rewrite your notes(H) Most people find that keeping to a standard outline format helps them boil information down to its most basic components. People find that connecting similar concepts together makes it easier to remember when the exam comes around. The important thing to remember in writing outlines is that an outline only words as a learning tool when it is in your own words and structure. Every person is unique in how they put similar information together (called “chunking” by cognitive psychologists). So while you’re welcomed to copy other people’s notes or outlines, make sure you translate those notes and outlines into your own words and concepts. Failing to do this is what often causes many students to stumble in remembering important items.5. Practice by yourself or with friends(I) The old saying, practice makes perfect, is true. You can practice by yourself by testing yourself with either practice exams, past quizzes, or flash cards (depending what kind of course it is and what’s available). If a practice exam isn’t available, you can make one up for yourself and your classmates (or find someone who will). If a practice or old exam from a course is available, use it as a guide – do not study to the practice or old exam! (Too many students treat such exams as the real exams, only to be disappointed when the real exam has none of the same questions). Such exams help you understand the breadth of content and types of questions to expect, not the actual material to study for.6. Make a schedule you can stick to(J) Too many people treat studying as the thing to do when you get around to it or have some spare time. But if you schedule study time just as your class time is scheduled, you’ll find it becomes much less of a hassle in the long run. Instead of last-minute cramming sessions, you’ll be better prepared because you haven’t put off all the studying into one 12-hour marathon. Spending 30 or 60 minutes every day you have a class studying for that class before or after is a lot easier and will allow you to actually learn more of the material.7. Take breaks (and rewards!)(K) Because so many people view studying as a chore or task, it’s human nature to avoid it. If, however, you find rewards to help reinforce what you’re doing, you may be pleasantly surprised by the change you may find in your attitude over time. Rewards start by chunking study time into manageable components. Studying for 4 hours at a time with no breaks is not realistic or fun for most people. Studying for 1 hour, and then taking a 5-minute break and grabbing a snack is usually more sustainable and enjoyable. Divide study time into segments that make sense and work for you. If you have to digest a whole textbook chapter, find sections in the chapter and commit to reading and taking notes on one section at a time. Maybe you only do one section in a sitting, maybe you do two. Find the limits that seem to work for you.8. Keep healthy and balanced(L) It’s hard to live a balanced life while in school, I know. But the more balance you seek out in your life, the easier every component in your life becomes. If you spend all of your time focusing on a relationship or a game, you can see how easy it is to be out of balance. When you’re out of balance, the things you’re not focusing on – such as studying – become that much harder. Don’t spend all of your time studying – have friends, keep in touch with your family, and find interests outside of school that you can pursue and enjoy.9. Know what the expectations are for the class(M) Different professors and teachers have different expectations from their students. While taking good notes and listening in class (and attending as many of the classes as you can) aregood starts, you can do one better by spending some time with the instructor or professor’s assistant. Talking to the instructor early on – especially if you foresee a difficult course ahead – will help you understand the course requirements and the professor’s expectations. If you get a particularly bad grade on a paper or exam, talk to the instructor. Try and understand where things went wrong, and what you can do in the future to help reduce it from happening again.Don’t forget to learn!(N) Studying isn’t just about passing an exam, as most students look at it as. Studying is an effort to actually learn things, some of which you might actually care about. So while you’ll have to take your share of classes that have little or nothing to do with your interests, you should still look for interesting things to take away from every experience.35. ____There are always interesting things to be found in what you learn.36.____You should space your work out over shorter periods of time and not try not try to cramall of your studying into just one or two sessions.37.____Past test papers are only useful in that they give you a general idea of the subject areasto focus on and help you identify the style of the questions.38.____It is important to know what the professors will be expecting of you when you sign upfor their courses.39.____Studying can be a problem when you aren't in the mood for it.40.____Only bring the necessary study tools with you when you go to your ideal study place.41.____Notes are only useful and helpful when they are written using your own words andconcepts.42.____Finding a positive study environment is very important.43.____In order to study efficiently, you have to have the right attitude.44.____Information reviewed amid distractions is less likely to be remembered.Section B Blank Filling (10%)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following thepassage. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of thewords in the bank more than once.注意：此部分在Answer Sheet 2选择字母作答。
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1.A. The things the man has learned 英语试卷一.B. The success the man has found.C. The ways the man has changed his life.D. The attitude of learning the man has adopted.4. A. Husband and wife. B. Brother and sister.C. Father and daughter.D. Employer and employee. 5.A. The speakers aren ’t happy about being told what to do.B. The speakers aren ’t happy about their home being so ugly.C. The speakers aren ’t happy about having to tell others to paint.D. The speakers aren ’t happy about being told they ’re ugly. 6.A. Begin swimming.B. Start weight lifting.C. Look at herself differently.D. Eat better to lose weight.7.A. Her parents paid for her.B. She had a scholarship and she had a job.C. She had a scholarship.D. Her sister paid for her. 8.A. Employee and employer.B. Husband and wife.C. Customer and waitress.D. Teacher and student.9.A. People have great imaginations for scientific achievement.B. Landing on the moon is the best thing done as a result of science.C. People cannot imagine traveling around the world.D. People cannot imagine being captured on the moon.10.A. Animals are dying.B. Animals can care too.C. People depend on animals.D. People are failing.II. Understanding Long ConversationsDirections: In this section you'll hear a long conversation or conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear. Conversation 1 11. A. How water-dense foods can help you lose weight.B. What fruits and vegetables have in common.C. Why one should eat foods with fewer calories.D. Where people get most of their calories. 12.A. They are rich in taste.B. They give calories for energy.C. They contain many calories.D. They contain a lot of water.13. A. A sandwich. B. A bowl of soup. C. A salad. D. Some fruit.2. A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son. D. Daughter and father.3.A. The atomic bomb was a great achievement.B. Science shouldn ’t continue making achievements.C. The atom shouldn ’t have been split.D. All achievement leads to things like the atomic bomb.14. A. Eating only when hungry. B. Eating foods low in calories.C. Getting one’s water from food.D. Filling up one’s stomach with water.15. A. They are convenient. B. They are low in calories.C. They cost more.D. They leave you hungry.Conversation 216. A. She has trouble remembering Lisa.B. She hasn’t gotten a phone call from Lisa.C. She hasn’t seen Lisa in a while.D. She can’t find her hairbrush.17. A. A year and a half ago. B. Six months ago.C. One year ago.D. 15 years ago.18. A. Lisa didn’t steal from her. B. He loves her. C. He will be around for her. D. She won’t forget the man.19. A. Both of them are forgetful. B. They don’t have pictures.C. The daughter lives far away from them.D. No one helps them.20. A. Pictures with words underneath are truly silly. B. Both speakers have memory problems.C. Nothing can help the pair.D. They have forgotten each other.III. Compound DictationPassage 1Major cultural differences in selling techniques include the relationship between the salesman and the customer. As an expert advises his (21)__________, “In many foreign countries, personal relationships are more important than company regulations and products. Developing relationships takes time, but it is (22)__________ to the selling process.”International trade fairs have become extremely important places for (23)__________ business. Yet, very few (24)__________ sales organizations understand how to take advantage of the opportunities that these shows present. In US trade shows, there is an open display of one’s products and (25)__________ and a lot of looking but not buying. However, a European trade show is (26)__________ closed. Mostly, it is only open to those who are there to conduct business.In some societies, the first thing people care about is (27)__________.In other societies, (28)__________________________________________________. And in other countries, the concern is style. (29)______________________________________________________ of any product. The color blue is for funerals in some countries, smaller items are preferred over large items, and (30)__________________________________________________. Thus, we must consider these things when we do business abroad.IV. Multiple ChoiceDirections: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.31. The ________ stuck on the envelope says “By Air”.A. illustrationB. labelC. signD. mark32. It is important that the hotel receptionist __________ that guests are registered correctly.A. has made sureB. made sureC. must make sureD. make sure33. The investigation demonstrates that his enemies ________ false stories about him.A. encouragedB. causedC. inspiredD. enlightened34. Operations which left patients __________ and in need of long periods of recovery now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.A. exhaustedB. ignoredC. injuredD. deserted35. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _______ the advertiser pays for message to be delivered.A. in thatB. whereasC. whichD. now that36. By _____ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars.A. railB. rudeC. rackD. rough37. Reading ______ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.A. insertsB. decoratesC. deservesD. provides38. Your explanation is ______ than his.A. no more convincingB. not so convincingC. no more convincedD. not so convinced39. Outside the plane the ________ was beautiful.A. sightB. spotC. sceneryD. view40. The mother didn’t know who ________ for the broken glass.A. blamedB. to blameC. be blamedD. would blame41. The project ________ by the end of 2020 will expand the city’s telephone network to cover 3,000,000 users.A. accomplishedB. being accomplishedC. to be accomplishedD. having been accomplished42. Will you go to the party ________ me, so that our host won’t be too offended?A. instead ofB. rather thanC. no other thanD. except for43. The grandfather ________ all the members of the family for the annual picnic.A. putB. assembledC. collectedD. had44. The museum is ________ a valuable group of coins.A. displayingB. exhibitingC. presentingD. giving45. Reading detective (侦探) stories is one of his favorite _______.A. hobbiesB. occupationsC. habitsD. engagements46. With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers ___________ before their time.A. be bloomedB. bloomingC. bloomD. bloomed47. The ________ for speeding is a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars.A. penaltyB. benefitC. criticismD. remedy48. It is not easy to learn English well but if you ________, you will succeed in the end.A. hang upB. hang aboutC. hang onD. hang onto49. The twentieth century had witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural ________.A. traditionB. transportationC. transplantD. transformation50. Mobile telecommunications ________ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the t wo companies.A. capacityB. potentialC. possessionD. impact51. On New Year’s Eve, New York City holds an outdoor ____________ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.A. occasionB. eventC. caseD. affair52. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, ________ is often the case in other countries.A. soB. asC. itD. that53. We hadn’t met for 20 years, but I recognized her _________ I saw her.A. for the momentB. the moment whenC. at the moment whenD. the moment54. She ______ the respect of everybody present.A. gatheredB. securedC. earnedD. collected55. The fire was finally brought under control, but not __________ extensive damage had been caused.A. afterB. beforeC. sinceD. as56. He will surely finish the job on time _________ he’s left to do it in his own way.A. in thatB. so long asC. in caseD. as far as57. Mr. Johnson said that his clients _______ our samples by the end of last month.A. didn’t receiveB. hadn’t receivedC. haven’t receivedD. don’t receive58. Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body’s need for it from natural sources without turning _______ the salt shaker.A. upB. toC. onD. over59. Our hopes ___________ and fell in the same instant.A. alteredB. aroseC. raisedD. rose60. Physical exercise is particularly necessary to primary pupils ________ it helps them power up their brains.A. by thatB. on thatC. in thatD. for thatV. Cloze (with four choices provided)Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. (20 points)Passage 1Parents are the most influential people in children’s lives and all parents love their children and want what is best for them, but they often lack the information and skills necessary. To help parents (61)________with the sheer weight of their special responsibility, many organizations have done something to help. They have (62)________classes to provide them with information, techniques, and support raising their children.Classes (63)________around the importance of love, communication and a close relationship between parents and their children. (64)________the shaping of a child’s behavior and character can be done in a way that will make the child happy. It can be (65)________through positive and fun activities. The classes also teach the parents respectful discipline methods. These methods will (66)________ the parent-child relationship. They will also (67)________on a child’s ability to take on responsibility.One man who took parenting classes had longed to be able to (68)________differences with his teenage son. “We just couldn’t talk without fighting,” he (69)________. “Our relationship was a (70)________.”He found that after making just (71)________simple changes things changed. His son became quite (72)________to his requests. “I changed the way I (73)________ with my son. Then I watched our relationship (74)________into something very special.”Most parents think that they should (75)________be a good caretaker for their child. However, this is not always (76)________. Parenting can be very difficult, especially when you’re physically and emotionally (77)________from work or worries. Raising a child right takes skill and patience, yet most parents do it without any training. Parents should not be ashamed to (78)________that they don’t have all the answers. Taking classes, (79)________to become a better parent and truly working at it, should be the way things are done. It should be (80)________, not the exception. Remember, success means having what all parents desire—a healthy and happy child.61. A. reckon B. assess C. evaluate D. calculate62. A. set down B. set out C. set up D. set aside63. A. revolve B. spin C. turn D. sway64. A. Much of B. More of C. Most of all D. Moreover65. A. accepted B. acknowledged C. accomplished D. performed66. A. defend B. shelter C. save D. preserve67. A. build B. hold C. construct D. erect68. A. match B. correspond C. adjust D. reconcile69. A. predicted B. admitted C. recognized D. granted70. A. defeat B. wreck C. crash D. collapse71. A. a few B. a lot C. a little D. many72. A. pleasant B. agreeable C. delightful D. pleasing73. A. communicated B. advocated C. educated D. associated74. A. extend B. stretch C. climb D. blossom75. A. simply B. evidently C. typically D. naturally76. A. practical B. realistic C. genuine D. true77. A. humiliated B. tortured C. drained D. emptied78. A. acknowledge B. realize C. recognize D. indicate79. A. pledging B. guaranteeing C. ensuring D. swearing80. A. traditional B. contrary C. customary D. accustomedVI. Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. (30 points)Passage 1As a Canadian bilingual (双语的) teacher, I agree that the Canadian bilingual schools have been successful in producing functionally bilingual students. However, Mr. Whelpton’s suggested condition that teachers in these schools must be fully bilingual may be unnecessary. For example, primary teachers can and do function with a smaller vocabulary than secondary teachers.Secondly, it is doubtful that students will use English because they “understand and accept the objective of making English the language of the classroom”which is a rather sterile explanation. One reason that Canadian bilingual programs work is because of the commitment to Whole Language Learning, that is, children learn a language, (first or second), by using it to transmit (播送) or receive meaningful messages that are interesting, real and important. They want to make their needs and desires known and to understand the world around them. Bilingual programs integrate language and content in an activity-based, child-centered manner so that the child is motivated to use the second language as a tool to transmit and receive messages related to social and academic interests.Mr. Whelpton’s third argument that all the students in one class need to be at approximately the same level of English proficiency (熟练) when they switch to English is unrealistic and unprofitable. How does a teacher group children who have a huge vocabulary but poor grammar skills with others who have correct grammar but a poor vocabulary? Also, suppose the students have similar language abilities but different learning styles! Therefore the concept of Cooperative Learning: students with a mixture of personalities, talents and weaknesses (a more realistic reflection of life) learn better as they cooperate (合作), instead of compete, and depend on each other for support and information.81. How would you describe the writer’s style?A. Written in an academic style.B. Written in a journalistic style.C. Written in a personal style.D. Written on the basis of widespread research in the area.82. How would you describe the writer’s attitude towards the Canadian bilingual programs?A. Balanced.B. Unenthusiastic.C. Supportive.D. Critical.83. In Paragraph 1 the writer ________.A. agrees completely with Mr. Whelpton’s argumentB. agrees partially with Mr. Whelpton’s argumentC. disagrees completely with Mr. Whelpton’s argumentD. is overwhelmingly critical of Mr. Whelpton’s argument84. In Paragraph 2 “sterile” is closest in meaning to ________.A. uninformativeB. unusualC. exaggeratedD. uninspiring85. According to the writer the Canadian bilingual programs have been a success ________.A. because students accept the objective of making English the language of the classroomB. because students study in classrooms where everybody is at about the same levelC. because the students can use their first language freelyD. because they work towards real life goalsPassage 2The great river Nile (尼罗河) flows gently in its course through the hot plains in the first half of the year but later on when the melting (融化) snows and the rains on the mountains far to the south swell its tributaries (支流), the Nile overflows (泛滥). It spreads rich, muddy (泥泞的) soil from Ethiopia over its valley and forms deep stretches of green, fertile (肥沃的) lands along its banks. The settlers found that in the soft rich earth wheat and other crops could be planted, even without the use of the plough, and they began to make many settlements of farmers.In these early times they did not of course understand why the river overflowed each year. But they knew that their crops and, therefore, their lives, depended upon its magic (魔术似的) floods, and they explained the miracle as the work of gods.But there came some years when there was a “bad Nile”. Sometimes the floods were not full and did not bring enough soil; the crops were poor and the people starved. At other times the waters were so great that they destroyed houses and villages, and drowned (淹死) men and beasts (牲畜). It took perhaps many centuries before the farmers learned how to control the Nile waters.Wise men among them watching the position of the stars year by year found that they could predict when the annual rising of t he Nile would come. Thus they began to learn about the scientific study of the sun, earth, moon, and stars and could make a calendar of the years. They also learnt how to measure out the land so that it could be divided fairly again after the boundaries of the farms had been washed away by great floods. In this way, there came about ancient knowledge of engineering and of geometry.86. We can learn from this passage that the Nile is ______.A. always a gentle flowing riverB. hot in the first half of the year but cold later onC. likely to overflow at unknown times of the yearD. a life-giving river that makes the land rich87. The settlers began farming in the Nile valley because ______.A. they discovered that their crops could grow well in the soil thereB. they did not realize that the river would overflow sometimesC. they found many settlements of farmers in the valleyD. they realized that their crops depended on the floods88. The Nile was called the “bad Nile” at times because _______.A. the floods made the river difficult to controlB. the floods could only be predicted by wise menC. the river sometimes flooded too little or too muchD. the river took the good soil away to Ethiopia89. The Egyptians of that time learned to predict the floods by _______.A. studying the flooding of the Nile year by yearB. observing the position of the stars year by yearC. inventing some maps of the Nile floodsD. developing engineering and measuring land90. According to the passage, the ancient Egyptians ________.A. had studied the stars and made their own calendar of the yearsB. watched the fall and rise of the Nile and learned how to control the floodC. discovered science before the peoples of other nationsD. learned a lot about geometry and spread the knowledge all over the worldPassage 3A department store’s inputs include the land upon which the building is located; the labor of the employees; capital in the form of building, equipment and products they sell; and the management skills of the store managers. On a farm, the operation system is the transformat ion that occurs when a farmer’s inputs (land, equipment, labor, etc.) are changed into such outputs (产出) as corn, wheat or milk. The exact process is different from industry to industry, but it is an economic phenomenon that exists in every industry. Economists refer to this change of resources into goods and services as the production function. For all operation systems, the general goal is to create some kind of value-added outputs that are worth more to consumers than just the sum of the individual inputs. To the consumers, the resulting products offer usefulness due to the form, the time, or the place they are available.However, the process is subject to unpredictable fluctuations (波动). Unplanned or uncontrollable influences may cause the actual output to be different from planned output. Unpredictable fluctuations can arise from external problems (fire, floods or lightning, for example) or from internal problems that are part of the process that change them into useful goods. Variability of equipment, material imperfections, and human mistakes all affect output quality. In fact, unpredictable variations are the rule rather than the exception in the production processes; therefore, reducing variation becomes a major management task.The function of the feedback (反馈) is to provide information connection. Without some feedback of information, management personnel cannot control operations because they don’t know the results of their directions.91.What is included in a store ’s inputs?A. Its equipment.B. Its workers.C. Its managers.D. Its departments.VII. Short Composition WritingDirections: Write a short composition of about 150 words on one of the topics given below and according to the structure you have learned. (15 points)A short composition starting with a general statement supported by details.1. It is possible to prevent the great destruction of property caused by earthquakes.2. Get prepared for the possibility of a great earthquake.English Test参考答案（总分：125分）I. Understanding Short Conversations （每题1分，共10分） 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. CII. Understanding Long Conversations （每题1分，共10分） 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. BIII. Compound Dictation （每题1分，共10分）21. colleagues 22. decisive 23. conducting 24. domestic 25. services 26. relatively 27. quality 28. the first thing on a customer's mind is the cost of a particular product 29. The color, size, and quantity ofitems need to be considered in the packaging 30. the number of items in a package can be critical when trying to market itIV. Multiple Choice （每题1分，共30分）31. B 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. A 36. D 37. D 38. A 39. D 40. B 41. C 42. A 43. B44. B 45. A 46. C 47. A 48. C 49. D 50. A 51. B 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. B 56. B 57. B 58. B 59. D 60. CV. Cloze (with four choices provided)（每题1分，共20分）61. A 62. C 63. A 64. A 65. C 66. D 67. A 68. D 69. B 70. B 71. A 72. B 73. A 74. D 75. D 76. B 77. C 78. A 79. A 80. CVI. Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)（每题2分，共30分） 81. C 82. C 83. B 84. D 85. D 86. D 87. A 88. C 89. B 90. A 91. A 92. B 93. B 94. B 95. CVII. Short Composition Writing （每题15分，共15分） 略英语听力原文92. Which of the following is a farmer ’s output?A. Operation system.B. Wheat and corn. c. His labor. D. Transformation.93.The production function is ________.A. the random fluctuation that can be eliminatedB. the transformation of resources into other thingsC. the goods and services that are used by peopleD. the value added to items that have been transformed 94.What is the effect of unplanned or uncontrollable influences?A. Quality of output will always be reduced some.B. Actual output can be different from planned output.C. Random fluctuations can arise from external sources.D. New rules can be put in place to manage them. 95.What is the effect of not having feedback?A. Management has new tasks to accomplish.B. Management has trouble reducing variation.C. Management cannot control operations.D. Management cannot give instructions.I. Understanding Short ConversationsW: I’ve heard you’re studying hard now. Can that be true? It’s nothing like you!M: Well, this is the new me—changed by things I’ve learned at college. Studying is helping me find success in my life. I’ve made other changes too.Q: What are the speakers talking about?M: Would you mind if I put some small trees and plants in our house?W: What’s the point? Go outside if you want to see nature. Oh…but if you insist, go ahead and put them in our room, or in our kids’ room if they want.Q: What is the relationship between the two speakers?M: There are some scientific achievements that I wish we could take back.W: I feel the same. And I think the splitting of the atom, which led to the atomic bomb, is an achievement of this sort.Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?M: Are you still reading about Bill Gates? After you’re done, do you think I can read that book?W: Sorry. I already promised to lend it to our daughter. Talk to her. She’ll be back from work shortly.Q: What is the relationship between the two speakers?W: I can’t believe it! There’s a man from the government here telling us to paint our home! He says it’s too ugly! What nerve!M: That’s unbelievable. What right does he have to tell us what our home should look like?Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?W: I was able to lose a lot of weight by eating better, but I’m still weak and soft.M: You look all right to me. But you could probably benefit from lifting the weights in the gym. Or better, take up swimming.Q: According to the man, what is the best thing for the woman to do?M: How is it that you’re here at school? You couldn’t have gotten a scholarship.W:Well, I did, actually. But it only pays a small bit, most of which I send to my sister. I have a job that pays for most of my studies.Q: How does the woman pay for her education?M: I’ve been thinking about retiring soon. Maybe then I can do the traveling I want.W: That’s a great idea. But before you do, let’s save up money for one more year. OK? I’d like to go with you, and we need money to spend.Q: What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?W: What do you think is the greatest achievement in the history of science?M: I believe it’s the moon landing. Nothing else has captured the imaginations of people around the world.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?W: Why should I care about animal species dying out?M: Animals depend on each other. And so the death of one leads to the death of others. Someday, people will die because we fail to protect other animals.Q: Why should people protect other animals?II. Understanding Long ConversationsLong Conversation 1M: Apples, tomatoes, pears… What do all these foods have in common? Water, that’s what. They all contain lots of water, and that makes them the perfect weight-loss food.W: That’s right. If you eat water-rich, lower-fat foods you can lose weight easily. You can start with a bowl of soup, have a salad, and then you can have a sandwich. Then you can bulk it up with lots of vegetables, and you can even have calories left for a fruit salad. This is a lot of food, but not many calories.M: Six hundred calories.W: Six hundred calories, yes.M: OK. Let’s go back over it. Water-dense foods will fill you up and satisfy your hunger. That’s a good thing when you’re dieting, plus they’re low in calories. But keep in mind, you can drink a glass of water and get the same effect. Fooling your body in this way is a little trick that can help you lose weight.W: Uh-huh. Fewer calories, but these foods won’t leave you feeling hungry. Still, let’s face it, water-dense foods just aren’t asconvenient as snack foods, and often they’re a lot more expensive.Questions:1. What is this passage about?2. What makes apples the perfect diet food?3. What can you begin your low-calorie meal with?4. What does the man call “a little trick”?5. What problem does the woman have with water-rich foods?Long conversationW: Where is my hairbrush? It was that daughter of ours, Lisa, wasn’t it? She took my brush!M: No, dear. Lisa moved out of the house ages ago, don’t you remember? I suppose it was 15 years ago. We haven’t so much as seen Lisa in a year or a year and a half. Or gotten a phone call in the last 6 months. So I think it’s safe to say that she didn’t steal your brush.W: Well…M: You’re forgetting things, love. But don’t worry.W: Why not?M: Because I’m here with you.W: And what if I forget you?M: Then I will remind you.W: And if you forget me?M: Then, we might have a problem. But there are things we can do to help us with this.W: Like what?M:Like…we can paste photographs on the walls. Yeah, photographs everywhere. We’ll have photographs of you and me and words underneath the pictures saying who we are. You know, husband on this one.W: And wife on this other one. That’s silly.M: So you don’t like it?W: Like what?M: I don’t remember.Questions:1. Why is the woman upset at the beginning of the conversation?2. When did Lisa move out of the house?3. Why should the woman be free of worry according to the man?4. What might cause a problem for the speakers?5. What can be inferred from the conversation?III. Compound DictationPassageMajor cultural differences in selling techniques include the relationship between the salesman and the customer. As an expert advises his colleagues, “In many foreign countries, personal relationships are more important than company regulations and products. Developing relationships takes time, but it is decisive to the selling process.”International trade fairs have become extremely important places for conducting business. Yet, very few domestic sales organizations understand how to take advantage of the opportunities that these shows present. In US trade shows, there is an open display of one’s products and services and a lot of looking but not buying. However, a European trade show is relatively closed. Mostly, it is only open to those who are there to conduct business.In some societies, the first thing people care about is quality.In other societies, the first thing on a customer’s mind is the cost of a particular product.And in other countries, the concern is style. The color, size, and quantity of items need to be considered in the packaging of any product. The color blue is for funerals in some countries, smaller items are preferred over large items, and the number of items in a package can be critical when trying to market it. Thus, we must consider these things when we do busines s abroad。
新视野大学英语第四册第五单元测试题答案
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否则就听不成啦!Part 1 Compound Dictation(每小题：分)Directions: In this section you will hear a passage or passages three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the information you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.People who go to the emergency room with chest pains in the evening are more likely to be having a heart attack than those who go during the day. This fact is supported by research 1. .You would've heard this if you were here Tuesday at the 2.meeting of the American Heart Association.Dr. Michael Gibson said people who arrived at the 3.room at night with chest pains had an 11 percent risk of having a heart attack, compared with a 6.5 percent risk for patients who came in during the day.Gibson and his pared 813 patients who came to the hospital between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. with 433 patients who came in between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.The people who came in at night were younger than those who arrived during the day, and had experienced their 5.for a longer period of time before going to the hospital.Gibson's recent research has shown an association between people's sleeping and waking 6.and heart attacks. Most heart attacks 7.in the morning.He has some ideas about this. Gibson thought that one reason that night-time patients were much more likely to be having a heart attack may be that 8. . Patients who came in at night delayed seeking treatment by 30 to 45 minutes. He also thought1.His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any________ of it at all.A. interpretationB. explanationC. meaningD. sense2.Two of the children have to sleep in one bed, but the other threehave ________ ones.A. completeB. singularC. separateD. different3.I remember seeing him some years ago, but I don't ________what he said.A. remindB. recognizeC. recallD. reflect4.If you think you can do my job better than I can, you arewelcome to ________.A. take it overB. take it offC. take it down5.His results are not very ________. He does well one week andbadly the next.A. invariableB. consequentC. consistentD. continuous6.The government is determined to _____ the established policyof developing agriculture.A. go afterB. go byC. go aheadD. go on7.Shortly after his retirement, the former president ________gardening and hunting.A. took toB. took onC. took inD. took after8.Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medicalprofession women are in a ________.A. scarcityC. minimumD. shortage9.He looked ________, as if he'd missed a night's sleep.A. worn outB. worn offC. worn awayD. worn through10. The patient's progress was very encouraging as he could_______ get out of bed without help.A. nearlyB. onlyC. merelyD. barely11. They don't know how to put in a central-heating system, butthey managed it by trial and ________.A. faultB. slipC. errorD. mistake12. His dramatic change in opinion was ________ by theunspeakable wrong done to him.A. brought outB. brought toC. brought upD. brought about13. He was ________ admittance to the restaurant for not beingproperly dressed.A. deniedB. rejectedC. stoppedD. accepted14. They are well ________ with each other since they oncestudied in the same university.A. acquaintedB. recognizedC. acknowledgedD. identified15. Old Mr. Brown's condition looks very serious and it is doubtful ifhe will ________.A. pull throughB. pull upC. pull backD. pull out16. The rain looked as though it had ________ for the night.A. set offB. set outC. set inD. set up17. He did his best to stay awake, but the performance was soboring he just _____ to sleep.A. dropped awayB. dropped outC. dropped offD. dropped down18. _______ available annually to the University for publishingbooks are exhausted for the present.A. ExpensesB. CostsC. FundsD. Money19. ________ for your laziness, you could have finished theassignment by now.A. Had it not beenB. Weren't itC. It were notD. Had not it beenSome friendships have a strength that will withstand even travel; others are by nature short-lived and travel merely hastens their dissolution (结束，终止).Perhaps I should make it clear that in discussing this matter of travel companions I am confining myself to Platonic (柏拉图式的) friendships. Intimate friends may well be the best companions of all. Compromises and concessions from such companions clearly spring from a recognized emotional base that colors every issue. I'll confine myself, then, to companions, male and female, who are sharing a trip solely for company. Why bother at all with a travel companion? Why not travel alone, shiftily (机智地) pursuing one's goal? Some of the answers are obvious. A pleasant fellow traveler eases the stress and tensions, adds to the delights and rewards and pays half the bills. However, a bad-tempered companion quite often brings you to the point where you devoutly (虔诚地) wish you were alone.Finding that suitable companion is something of an art and something of a gamble. But the choice should be determined by one important rule: travelers should be going on the trip with the same idea in mind. They should hold in common a theory of travel.1.Choosing a travel companion is hard and risky, because________.A. one may lose a friendB. one may suffer financial lossesC. one may be trapped in the dangerous situationD. one may miss the chance of finding the right marriagepartner2.When intimate friends travel together, ________.A. the trip will hasten their dissolutionB. the trip will make them closer to each otherC. they will find the right ways to solve problems due to theirrelationshipD. they will make more friends on trip3.It can be inferred from the passage that the companion talkedabout here is the person ________.A. one can think of developing a deeper relationship withB. one can travel with merely for companyC. one can count on for a free travelD. one can learn much from4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Choosing a travel companion won't lead to the loss of friends.B. Friendships cannot withstand the test of any trip.C. A travel companion is badly needed if one wants to take a trip.D. Like-minded people should travel together.5.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. Travel and Marriage-Two Similar ExperiencesB. Finding a Good Travel Companion-a Risky MatterC. Will Travel Damage the Friendship?D. Should One Travel Alone or in Another's Company?Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. Silence is unnatural to man. He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness. In the interval he does all he can to make a noise in the world, and there are few things of which he stands in more fear than of the absence of noise. Even his conversation is in great measure a desperate attempt to prevent a dreadful (可怕的) silence. He knows that ninety-nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing (发出嗡嗡声) of a fly, but he longs to join the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure. The object of conversation is not, for the most part, to communicate ideas. It is to keep up the buzzing sound. There are, it must be admitted, different qualities of buzz: there is even a buzz that is as exasperating (使人恼怒的) as the continuous ping (砰声) of a mosquito. But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito than a mute (哑巴). Most buzzing, fortunately, is agreeable to the ear, and some of it is agreeable even to the mind. He would be a foolish man, however, who waited until he had a wise thought to take part in the buzzing with his neighbors.Those who despise (看不起) the weather as a conversational opening seem to me to be ignorant of the reason why human beings wish to talk. Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new. Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other people's ears, though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays or that they have had food in a Swiss hotel.At the end of an evening during which they have said nothing at immense length, they are proud of themselves on their success as conversationalists.6.The significance of man's speaking ability is that ________.A. it proves his existence as a manB. it raises his position as a manC. it makes him enjoy meaningful conversationsD. it gets him out of trouble7.The statement that "ninety-nine percent of human conversationmeans no more than the buzzing of a fly" suggests that________.A. most of the human conversations are inspiring andinstructiveB. most of the human conversations are as irritating as thenoise made by a flyC. most of the human conversations can be dismissed asmeaninglessD. most of the human conversations can be regarded as theeffective activities8.According to the passage, a man will look silly if he ________.A. makes mistakes in the conversationB. feels reluctant to join in the conversationC. fails to communicate anything new to others in theconversationD. misunderstands others' meanings in the conversation9.In the author's opinion, the introduction of weather as aconversational opening indicates ________.A. the ignorance of the conversationalistB. the start of an acceptable conversationC. the coming of something newD. the boring nature of the conversation10. Which of the following statements is true, according to thepassage?A. At a dinner party, everyone prefers to talk like a mosquito.。
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1.To talk about college English learning; 2. To talk about college education; 3. To apply the words and phrases; 4. To master the speech writing skills;
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What is the ideal unive rsity in your eyes? • Qualified professors • Nice living condition • Excellent condition for teaching and learning • Pleasant academic atmosphere • Well-equipped library and abundant online resources… What are your expectations of your college life? • To acquire more knowledge in different aspects • To broaden my horizon and enrich my mind • To develop my creative thinking ability • To make more new friends • To participate in more social practice What advice did your parents give you before you left for college? • To cherish the college experience; • To make use of the opportunities for learning; • To develop more interests; • To read as widely as possible 2. Pre-reading activities Compound dictation:
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American health officials are advising people with HIV to take their medicine every day and not to stop. They warn that breaks in treatment could sharply increase the[S1] ____ of AIDS or death.[S2] _______ at the National Institutes of Health say their warning is [S3] _____ on findings from a large study. It [S4] _____ the effects of controlled suspensions in drug treatment. The study [S5] _______ more than five thousand people. Medicines can [S6] _______ HIV, the [S7] ____ that develops into AIDS.Researchers at the National Institutes of Health began the study in January of 2002. They called it SMART—[S8] _______ for Management of Anti-Retroviral Therapy. [S9] . The scientists reached more than ninety percent of the target before they halted new enrollments last month. They did so earlier than planned. The researchers tested all the people for the level of CD-four cells in their blood. These cells are a measure of the strength of the body’s defense system. [S10] . One group stayed on continuous anti-retroviral therapy. They took their medicines every day. The others took them periodically. They took the drugs only when their CD-four count fell below two hundred fifty cells per cubic millimeter of blood. [S11]. The study found that these patients were two times as likely to develop AIDS or to die as the group on continuous treatment.Freud was one of the first scientists to make serious research of the mind. The mind is the collection of [S1] ________ based in the brain that [S2] _______ how we act, think, feel and reason. He used long talks with patients and the study of dreams to search for the causes of mental and [S3] ________ problems. He also tried hypnosis. He wanted to see if putting patients into a [S4] ________ condition would help ease [S5] ________ minds. In most cases he found the effects only [S6] _________. Freud believed that all the painful memories of childhood lay buried in the [S7] ___________ self. This part of the mind, he said, contains wishes, desires and experiences too frightening to [S8] . If these memories could somehow be brought into the conscious mind, [S9] . But this time the person would experience them as an adult. The patient would feel them, [S10] . In this way, Freud reasoned, the pain and emotional pressure of the past would be greatly weakened. [S11] . Soon the patient would get better.An eighteen-year-old high school student from Utah has won the top prize in the Intel Science Talent Search in the United States. The winners [S1] ______ a computer and money for a college education. More than one thousand five hundred students from across the country entered the [S2] _______ in the competition this year. Their research [S3] _______ chemistry, medicine, physics, mathematics, engineering, computer science—almost every area of science. Forty students were [S4] ______ to Washington, D.C., for the final judging. A group of scientists judged them on their research abilities, [S5] ______ thinking skills and [S6] ________. The judges also questioned the students about scientific problems before [S7] _______ on the winners.The top winner receives one hundred thousand dollars for college. Shannon Babb of American Fork High School studied the water [S8] ______ of the Spanish Fork River in Utah for six years. She found that people have a harmful effect on the river through human activity, including agriculture. And [S9] . These include educating the public not to put household chemicals down storm drains, which lead to the river.Seventeen-year-old Yi Sun of the Harker School in San Jose, California, earned second place. He won a seventy-five thousand dollars scholarship for new discoveries about a mathematical theory known as random walks. [S10] . Yi Sun was born in China.The Intel Science Talent Search is the oldest science competition for high school students in the United States. It is sixty-five years old this year. [S11].A man honestly tries to make a good impression. What is the result? The result merely is that his friends, in the [S1] _______ of their minds, set him down as a man who tries to make a good impression. If much [S2] _______ on the result of a single interview, or a [S3] ______ of interviews, a man may conceivably (想象得出地，可以了解地) force another to accept an impression of himself which he would like to [S4] ______. But if the receiver of the impression is to have time at his [S5] _______, then the giver of the impression may just as well sit down and put his hands in his [S6] _______, for nothing that he can do will [S7] _______ or [S8] ________ in any way the impression that he will ultimately give. [S9] ; and further, it is received unconsciously, not consciously. [S10] . And it is immutably (不变地，永恒地) fixed beforehand. [S11] .。
Compound Dictation
Compound DictationA．复合式听写的组成：复合式听写分为两个部分，第一部分是单词听写，主要考查考生对单词的语音辨别能力和拼写能力，以及通过上下文判断时态、语态等的分析能力。
第二部分是句子听写，主要考查考生的理解和概括能力。
B．复合式听写的单词考查重点：1、动词：单复数，时态和语态，特殊形式的过去时或过去分词2、名词：单复数，（单复数同形的，如sheep, species, economics, statistics）表示数字的名词（如percent, percentage, dozen, decade, quarter）3、形容词：特别要注意的是音近易混的形容词（如former---formal）过去分词转用的形容词（如civilized），和介词搭配使用的形容词（如familiar with）4、含有前缀或后缀的词5、习惯搭配6、前后逻辑关系(1) 并列、排比、列举或转折处:The man was the Greek philosopher Socrates, and he was put to death for not believing in the recognized gods and for corrupting young people.Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is permitted to take books out of the building.(2) 解释处: 破折号处及其他的表示对前面解释说明的地方It costs $200 although you may well want to spend more------perhaps as much as another $200-----on buying additional lenses and other equipment.7 上下文照应及复现The Library of Congress was established in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol building.C．复合式听写的句子听写重点:1、用于说明主题的细节mericans’ attitudes about privacy can be hard for foreigners to understand. American’s houses, yards, and even their offices can seem open and inviting. Yet, in the minds of Americans, there are boundaries that other people are simply not supposed to cross.2、概括性的结论或主题句Americans assume that people will have their private thoughts that might never be shared with anyone. Doctors, lawyers, psychologists and others have rule governing “confidentiality”…3、并列结构处The term body image refers to the mental image we have of our own physical appearance, and it can be influenced by a variety of factors, including how much we weigh, or how that weight is distributed.4、对比及比较处Socrates had the right to ask for a less severe penalty, and he probably could have persuaded the jury to change the verdict.5、转折处6、含有从句的句子(如,状语从句,同谓语从句或定语从句)Studies show that if the fourth graders fail to read well, they are likely to drop out of school, and less likely to succeed in life.D．复合式听写应注意的问题:1、应尽量在听前大致浏览一遍短文。
上海交通大学第二学期英语讲义详解版答案Key to Exercise Two
Key to Exercise TwoSection 1. Compound DictationMartha Leathe’s belief is derived from（come from）her experience with children, not so much the one she is taught but her own, the task of raising children is often a test of belief as parents come to realize that their actions provide the lessons that children (1) assimilate同化to be similar . Here is Martha Leathe with her essay for this I believe.Several weeks ago, I got a call from a good friend whose husband had just been diagnosed with (被诊断为)prostate cancer(前列腺癌). “Do we tell the kids?” she asked.“Absolutely,” I answered.“Do we use the C-word （cancer委婉语）?”“Yes, I think you do,” I said. “The boys deserve to know the truth, however heartbreaking it is.”Adults always insist that children be honest, but how many of us are honest with our kids, particularly about the tough stuff: death, sex, (2) corruption（腐败）, our own failings?I believe in telling children the truth. I believe this is vital for their understanding of the world, their (3) confidence and the development of their morals and values.This does not mean kids need to be unnecessarily (4) frightened, or told more than they can handle. When our son was 6, he tagged along紧跟，尾随while his older sister got her nose-ring changed. In the shop, he sifted through （check and sort carefully）a big bin of brightly (5) packaged condoms. “What are these?” he said.“Condoms,” I replied.“What are they for,” he asked. Briefly, I explained what condoms are, (6) precisely where you put them and how they work.“Oh,”he said, clearly (7) disappointed, I think, that they weren’t candy. It wasn’t a lot of information, but it was the truth.Many people think they are protecting children when they spare them the truth. I disagree. I believe children (8) possess an enviable (to be envied) ability to cope with and make sense of what even adults find confounding困惑的.When we are honest with children, we also validate their intuition. If we can admit that, yes, people can be mean, grandma does have a drinking problem, divorce is painful, we allow children to trust their gut. (9) They can begin to recognize and rely on their own inner voice, which will speak to them throughout their lives.Kids also have an uncanny (surpassing the normal异乎寻常) sense of when something is up: They realize when we’re uneasy, they can tell when we’re lying.One night, I was in the car with our two oldest daughters. (10) It was dark and cozy — the perfect time for a heart-to-heart conversation.Out of the blue, one of our kids said, “So, Mom, have you ever smoked pot（大麻）?” I stalled a little, but the girls persisted. They had me, and they knew it. So I told them the truth, albeit（虽然）somewhat abridged（缩略）. What ensued was a frank discussion about the lures and perils of drugs. I believe my honesty was much more effective than warnings or platitudes（陈词滥调）.These same daughters are in college now; we have two other kids still at home. (11) And while I have made plenty of mistakes as a parent, I do have clear and open relationships with each of our kids. I believe that my being truthful with our children has paid off, because I’m pretty sure that now they are honest with me.上述是一篇叙述型的文章，不是考试类型，就练习一下dictation题型及熟悉语音语调和速度。
大学英语四级速成--4级只要14天
14天突破4级！！！1、听力，有三种题型，dialogue(十个对话)，passage(三个短文)，compound dictation(复合式听写，也就是传说中的段子题)，第一种每年必考，后两种逐年交替，其中考passage的次数相对较多。
最容易得分的是dialogue和passage，只要记住一个超级技巧即可：对话所述事情总是向不好的方面发展。
举几个例子：比如对话里问教授的讲座lecture难不难，记住一定难，老师的作业assignment多不多，一定多，男士发出的邀请，女士会答应吗，永远不会，永远是一个傻哥们发出邀请，邀请的对象是Mary，问我们游泳好吗，滑冰好吗，跳舞好吗，吃饭好吗，Mary的回答永远是，我非常的想去，but不去，四级考了十几年了，Mary从来没有去过，今年照样不会。
所以大家记住，只要是对话，必然会发生意外的事情，再举个例子，两个选项，A火车准时，B火车晚点如果你是出题老师，你怎么设置对话，当然是晚点了，准时有什么好说的，总不能两个神经病，或者是两人刚谈恋爱，来到车站，没话找话，男的说，哇，火车准时了，女的说，咿！还真准时了耶！所以准时是不可能的，不好的事情一般都是最后的答案！对于compound dictation(复合听写)，上学期偶运气好没有考这个，但是偶觉得这种题确实比较难，只能竖直耳朵专心听了，即使听不懂，也要根据上下文瞎猜一个，空着肯定没分，瞎猜说不定老师看错了还会给你一分！我想补充的是，千万不要听历年真题，不管是磁带还是MP3，这些只会让你觉得更烦，偶当时就只是在偶mp3里面存了一些BACKSTREET BOY的as long as you love me，I PROMISE YOU 等和Mariah carey的Always Be My Baby等等，当偶困了的时候就在自习室里假寐一会儿，听歌养神！2、阅读，这是我们应考的重点，阅读题得分的高低直接影响到你是否能过，在这里我针对每种题型谈一谈，㈠事实细节题，据偶的观察，每年必考地方是列举处，即有first，sceond，in addition……的地方，还有举例与打比方的地方，即有as，such ，for instance 等出现的地方，有几个应考规律，大家记住，1)选项中照抄或似乎照抄原文的一般不是答案，而同义词替换的是正确答案，2)选项中表达意义较具体，也就是句子较长的一般不是答案而概括性的，抽象的是答案，3)选项中有绝对语气词的比如must，never，merely等不是答案而有不十分肯定语气词的是正确答案，比如could，might，possible 等。
新发展大学英语听力教程3的答案
新发展大学英语听力教程第三册答案Key to the Exercises Unit 1 Modern Life Pre-listening Activities stoves, dishwashers Listening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations 1. B 2.A3.B4.C5.A6.B7.B 8.B9.C 10. ATask Two Understanding a Long Conversation 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. DTask Three Understanding PassagesTask Four Compound Dictation 1. thriving2. structure3. farewell4. revolutionized5. household6. efficient7. facilitiescation9. Life in the new century will naturally grow more colorful , more convenient, and more exciting.5. BPassage One 1. D 2. B Passage Two 1. A2. DPassage Three1. C2. B3. C4. C3. B4. C3. D4. A5. A 5. C5. B10. we may be suffering from environmental pollution , green house effect, etc.11. there will surely be more strains and pressures, for the new century will be more keenly competitive and challenging.Listening and SpeakingTask One1.Social scientists and economists farming experts and environmentalists examine data, information from surveys.2. Medical research breakthroughs include finding tumors early, and saving lives through surgery.3. Trees are cut down and birds are losing their home.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Understanding Paragraphs1. D2. B3. B4. BLearn English Through Songsmatter; solid; storm; set; whatever; through; Lost; bestUnit 2 What Do You Know About LovePre-listening Activitiesa holiday; an outing; sending rosesListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations 1. C 2.B3.B4.B5.D6.D7.D 8.C9.C 10. BTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. DTask Three Understanding PassagesTask Four Compound Dictation I. relationships2. financial3. important4. simple 5. based6. succeed7. respect8. engaging9. sharing financial decisions with them, and the list goes on.10. And always remember, you can ' t keep turning on then turning off doingeth simple things.II. When you do, you will be surprised at how well this simple notion works.Listening and SpeakingTask One1. He or she is dearest to my heart. We cannot think of life without each other.If anything happens to my beloved, I will die.2. They are ready to forget and sacrifice most of their other relationships forthe sake of their love. They are ready to die for each other.5. CPassage One 1. C 2. B Passage Two 1. B2. BPassage Three1. C2. B3. D4. C3. D4. A3. D4. C5. D 5. D5. D3. One himself has to fall in love to know of its bliss.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Understanding Paragraphs1. A2. B3. BLearn English Through MoviesWelcome; prefer; stay; supplies; address; review; dinner; promised;tie; insteadUnit 3 Job Hunting and Job InterviewPre-listening Activitiescover letter and resume or CVListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.D2.C3.C4.C5.B6.B7.D8.C9. C 10. ATask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1. C2. C3. A4. B5. DTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1. A2. D3. C4. B5. DPassage Two1. B2. A3. C4. D5. DPassage Three1. C2. D3. B4. A5. BTask Four Compound DictationI. interviewer2. final3. natural4.relationship5. Particularly6. affected7. standard8. drive9. because it is only a matter of choice, instead of right or wrong.10. we should pay more attention to our appearance.II. we should try our best to show our abilities as much as possible.Listening and SpeakingTask One1. There are 4 areas that you as a job seeker must be aware.2. If someone walks in during the interview, stand up to greet him or her.3. Attitude is the most important attribute for being hired.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Short Conversations1. C2. D3. A4. BLearn English Through Songsforget; realized; everything; without ; love; deserve; turn on; dreamingUnit 4 Parents and ChildrenPre-listening Activitiesspending quality time togetherListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1. B2.A3.C4.D5.A6.D7.A8.C9. A 10. CTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1. D2. B Task Three Under3. Atanding Pa4. CssagesPas5. Asage One1. C2. D3. D4. B5. APassage Two1. B2. D3. A4. B5. APassage Three1. C2. D3. D4. D5. ATask Four Compound DictationI. ordinary2. physical3. economic4. valued5. producer6. status7. technological8. fulfill9. be in constant contact with a great many other members10. they are regarded more as people in their own right than as utilitarian organismsII. People today spend a considerable portion of their time conferring on the proper way to bring up childrenListening and SpeakingTask One1. They are given a great deal of responsibility at a very young age.2. She takes them shopping many times and allows them to choose clothes oftheirown liking.3. It is amusing.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Understanding Paragraphs1. D2. A3. ALearn English Through Moviesvain；torment; expectation；honor；appreciate; pain；reply; rejecting；overcoming; evidentUnit 5 Pet OwnershipPre-listening ActivitiesBListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.B2.D3.C4.B5.A6.C7.D8.D9. A 10. BTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1. D2. B3. D4. C5. ATask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1. A2. A3. B4. B5. CPassage Two1. C2. C3. B4. B5. DPassage Three1. C2. B3. C4. A5. DTask Four Compound DictationI. grief2. companion3. shock4. impact5. uncontrolled6. sense7. surgeon8. depressed9. the fact that the pet lived becomes more important than the fact that the petdied10. it is important to remember that no loved pet is ever a replacedII. but a new puppy or kitten will help to remind you of all the good things aboutyour previous petListening and SpeakingTask One1. Because college students especially those who haven ' t owned a pet underestimate the challenges that arise when caring for another being.2. The kind of pet you decide to own, veterinary bills, and food.3. They should not simply say “ StopbutdeaciNthfeir pets with repetition and rewards associated with good behavior in order to understand their responsibilities.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Understanding Paragraphs1. B2. C3. ALearn English Through Songsmistakes; break； far ； sidewalk； hurt; around; point; fakeUnit 6 Keeping FitPre-listening Activitiesnerve cellsListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.C2.B3.B4.B5.B6.D7.B8.A9. B 10. CTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1. B2. D3. A4. C5. CTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1. C2. D3. B4. C5. APassage Two1. D2. C3. B4. A5. DPassage Three1. B2. C3. A4. B5. DTask Four Compound Dictation1. movement2. vessels3. strengthening4. weights5. major6. outcomes?. additional8.intensity9. Most health benefits occur with at least 150minutes a week of moderate intensity physical activity10. Both aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity are beneficial.11. The health benefits of physical activity occur for people with disabilities.Listening and SpeakingTask One1. They could be killed.2. Hair color and height.3. Type O.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Understanding Paragraphs1. A2. C3. A4. BLearn English Through Songsburning; plate; rejection; deserving; up; Patience; hit; answer Unit 7 Fables and Fairy TalesPre-listening Activities150Listening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1. C2.C3.A4.C5.D6.B7.A8.D9.B 10. ATask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1. A2. C3. C4. B5. DTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1. C2. B3. A4. D5. CPassage Two1. D2. B3. B4. C5. APassage Three1. C2. B3. C4. C5. DTask Four Compound Dictation1. fables2. story-teller3. Greececation5. Wolf6. origin7. independently8. century9. This is when the name Aesop first appeared.10. Generally, fables use animals or objects as part of the story but themessage is designed to refer to human beings.11.In more modern times fables have become a tool for helping children tounderstand moral concepts.Listening and SpeakingTask One1. The banker lived next to the cobbler.2. One hundred crowns.3. His sleep and voice.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Understanding Paragraphs1. D2. A3. BLearn English Through Songsheat; enchanted; where; wanderer; kings; learn; rhyme; heartUnit 8 Learning on CampusPre-listening ActivitiesformalListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.A2.B3.C4.B5.B6.B7.D8.D9. A 10. DTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1. D2. B3. A4. A5. BTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1. C2. B3. D4. A5. APassage Two1. A2. A3. D4. D5. CPassage Three1. B2. C3. B4. C5. DTask Four Compound DictationI. comparing2. curious3. reality4. embrace5. barrier6. experiment?. urging8. patient9. He can tolerate uncertainty and failure, and will keep trying until he gets an answer10. he does not want to be told how to do the problem or solve the puzzle he hasstruggled withII. an unanswered question is not a challenge or an opportunity^ but a threatListening and SpeakingTask One1. You must take the initiative and seek out everything that you need.2. Arts, literature , a profession, or a vocational skill.3. You ' d better discipline yourself to make learning funnot a chore, and to get the most from the educational opportunities open to you.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Understanding Paragraphs1. A2. D3. B4. CLearn English Through Songsmet; happiness; Where; Dreams; young; mirrors; time; aloneUnit 9 Fascinating SportsPre-listening Activitiesthe participation of women in sportsListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.C2.A3.C4.D5.A6.B7.A 9.D10. C Task Two Understanding a Long Conversation Task Three Understanding PassagesPassage OnePassage TwoPassage ThreeTask Four Compound Dictation1. games2. teams3. compete4. exciting5. cheering6. club7. cheerleaders8. special9. They practice for many hours to learn the special jumping and cheering moves10. From elementary to high school, students start each day by standing up and showing respect to the flag11. This is a promise to the country, which was written by people who came to the US over 200 years agoListening and SpeakingTask One1. Sports play an important role in the make-up of a young student.2. Discipline of sport is a defence against the negative habits and inactivity.8.C1. C2. D3. D4. B5. B 1. D2. A3. B4. C5. B1. A2. D3. C4. C5. B1. B2. B3. A4. C5. D3. They run the risk of spending part of their leisure time in front of the TV orat the bar.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Understanding Paragraphs1. D2. D3. CLearn English Through Moviewalker; greater; endlessly; grand; sleeve; self; brought; modernizeUnit 10 Preparations for a Wonderful TripPre-listening ActivitiesRound-the-WorldListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1. C2. A3. C4. D5. C6. A7. D8. B9. A 10. CTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1. C2. A3. A4. C5. DTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1. A2. D3. B4. B5. DPassage Two1. B2. C3. B4. D5. CPassage Three1. B2. D3. A4. C5. DTask Four Compound DictationI. business2. experience3. wherever4. conditions5. control6. rainstorm7. bothered8. switch9. so always keep your phone on hand and fully charged ready for any emergencies10. Remember to always keep your personal belongings safe while travellingII. then you should be able to enjoy a stress free breakListening and SpeakingTask One1. To see different scenery, experience new types of culture, taste new kinds of foods, and meet new people.2. Touring in a group means less sightseeing and less enjoyment.3. To experience all the adventure, see and learn more about the place and just enjoy.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Understanding Paragraphs1. D2. A3. BLearn English Through Moviestown ; March; street; magic; disappears; board; supposed; music; add; believe。
compound dictation
champion - champagne contend - content dessert – desert except – expect
单词部分 2、较难单词拼写 如: (03-1-S1) 、 It’s difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fish. It’s so vast, so deep, so (S1) mysterious. 短文听写常会出现对一些拼写较复杂单词的考查， 短文听写常会出现对一些拼写较复杂单词的考查， 常是一些含有前缀后缀，或含有重复字母的单词， 常是一些含有前缀后缀，或含有重复字母的单词， 多为名词、形容词。学生在词汇复习时， 多为名词、形容词。学生在词汇复习时，要加强 对词缀的复习。 对词缀的复习。 从词形
从填词位置
单词部分 3、上下文照应及复现 如： 05－1－S2 、 － － We have (S2) investigated a range of different models to see which is the best value for money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people … see 和 tests 的近义复现 所填的词在其前后经常会出现与其相照应的词或 断语，或是该词的近义或反义复现。 断语，或是该词的近义或反义复现。 从填词位置
从信息位置 1、主题句或结论句 如：(03－1－S10) 、 － － (S10) It would make sense to give the fish enough time to recover, grow to full size and reproduce, then catch them in a way that doesn’t kill other innocent sea life. 本句为全文的总结 文章的末尾，往往是对全文的总结或是主题句， 文章的末尾，往往是对全文的总结或是主题句， 而段落的段首或段尾则会出现主题句。 而段落的段首或段尾则会出现主题句。
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Key to the ExercisesUnit 1 Colorful Life on CampusPre-listening Activitiessingle-sex；GreeksListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.D2.C3.D4.A5.C6.B7.A8.B9.D 10.CTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1.B2.A3.A4.D5.BTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1.C2.B3.D4.A5.DPassage Two1.D2.C3.A4.A5.CPassage Three1.D2.B3.D4.A5.CTask Four Compound Dictation1.necessity2.majority3.cellphones4.mixed5.concerts6.ranges7.annual8.bands9.Many famous musicians enjoy performing for the students and the concert becomesa stress-free environment for everyone10.A great majority of college students participate in a music group regardless of whether or not they themselves are music majors11.It truly is a great experience to be among peers who share the same passion towards musicListening and SpeakingTask One1.Start your career in small companies.2.Nurses, physician assistants, medical secretaries.3.Because they are full of changes.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Short Conversations1.D2.D3.C4.C5.A6.C7.D8.B9.C10.B11.CLearn English Through Songsemotional；melts；desperate；grasp；burningUnit 2 Advice on Making FriendsPre-listening Activitieschef；paleontologist；waitress；manager；masseuse；walker-onListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.A2.C3.C4.D5.B6.A7.C8.C9.A 10.ATask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1.D2.B3.C4.A5.BTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1.B2.C3.A4.C5.BPassage Two1.C2.D3.D4.D5.CPassage Three1.D2.C3.D4.A5.BTask Four Compound Dictation1.loyalty2.unconditional3.attract4.consciously5.available6.sincere7.permission8.truth9.my friends have been the guiding lights to my growth and transformation10.They light up my life by giving me the gifts of love and acceptance11.Friendship is about remembering that there is really no one else out thereListening and SpeakingTask One1.Library.2.Because he is having some trouble with American Lit.3.Old friends.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Short Conversations1.D2.D3.C4.C5.B6.DLearn English Through TV Seriesfresh；mad；even；supposed；touch；competitive；accidentally；tag；elbow；scoreUnit 3 Colorful and Healthy LifestylePre-listening ActivitiesCricket；FootballListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.B2.B3.C4.B5.D6.A7.C8.A9.C 10.BTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1.C2.A3.D4.B5.CTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1.C2.B3.A4.D5.CPassage Two1.A2.C3.D4.A5.BPassage Three1.D2.D3.A4.B5.ATask Four Compound Dictation1.ordinary2.souvenir3.rebelling4.appear5.diverse6.urge7.passion8.spread9.It’s not like anybody really needs 400 Barbie dolls10.Collecting gives some people a connection to the past, which explains why antique collecting is so popular11.Finally，collecting things is a way for people to express their individualityListening and SpeakingTask One1.Because the oldest kid is only nine.2.The man.3.To be with the man’s family.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Short Conversations1.A2.B3.C4.D5.A6.DLearn English Through Songsapologize；exactly；left；shield；aliveUnit 4 Our Life and the Interne tPre-listening Activitiessmall and medium sizeListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.A2.B3.D4.B5.B6.A7.D8.C9.C 10.BTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1.A2.C3.D4.B5.CTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1.B2.D3.D4.C5.BPassage Two1.B2.C3.A4.D5.APassage Three1.C2.C3.C4.D5.BTask Four Compound Dictation1.changed2.trend3.personal4.opinions5.provide6.readers7.express8.heard9.Blogs, therefore, are a source of amusement for readers, but they can also be a source of help10.Would you put your personal thoughts on a blog for the whole world to read11.Bloggers aren’t always aware that those they write about might read their blogsListening and SpeakingTask One1.Matches made over the Internet do not last.2.Because they tend to be attracted by witty comments or clever e-mails.3.You should make real life contact as soon as possible.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Short Conversations1.C2.B3.C4.B5.BLearn English through Movieseaten；starving；grab；bite；hold on；reservation；booked；leaping；mapped；randomUnit 5 Benefits of MusicPre-listening Activitiesthe Beatles；Elvis；the Rolling StonesListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.A2.B3.D4.B5.D6.A7.C8.C9.C10.DTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1.D2.B3.C4.A5.DTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1.B2.A3.D4.C5.CPassage Two1.B2.D3.C4.A5.CPassage Three1.D2.C3.B4.D5.ATask Four Compound Dictation1.significant2.loose3.benefits4.improve5.unique6.engage7.stimulating8.elderly9.Those who engaged in these activities at least 11 days a month had a 63 percent lower risk10.This is perhaps because dance music engages the dancer’s mind11.the social aspect of the activity leads to less stress，depression and lonelinessListening and SpeakingTask One1.She plays the keyboard and flute.2.Positive.3.She thinks music influences our lives so much！Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Short Conversations1.C2.B3.B4.C5.D6.BLearn English through Songsstyle；while；eyes；crowd；loudUnit 6 Food and Our HealthPre-listening Activitiesa soup or salad；an appetizer；the main dish；the dessertListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.A2.B3.C4.C5.A6.D7.B8.B9.B 10.BTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1.B2.A3.D4.C5.CTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1.C2.D3.A4.B5.CPassage Two1.B2.A3.C4.C5.DPassage Three1.D2.B3.A4.C5.DTask Four Compound Dictation1.evidence2.consuming3.passion4.phenomenon5.causes6.cancer7.variety8.intake9.what to eat is a matter of personal choice, rather than one of supply10.One of the most significant trends in the American way of eating is the healthful change in restaurant food11.Restaurants are making special efforts to provide low-fat， low-salt， andlow-calorie itemsListening and SpeakingTask One1.When they offer you food, you should give a direct answer.2.Watch what others do before doing it yourself.3.Observe the way Western friends or others eat.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Short Conversations1.C2.A3.D4.B5.D6.B7.B8.C9.C 10.CLearn English Through Moviesfrankly；terrified；doubts；survive；issues；profession；mess；deserves；faithful；entirelyUnit 7 Being FamousPre-listening Activitiesperformers；directors；singers；songwritersListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.D2.A3.A4.C5.B6.C7.C8.B9.D 10.CTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1.B2.A3.C4.A5.DTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1.A2.B3.C4.B5.DPassage Two1.B2.C3.B4.D5.CPassage Three1.A2.B3.D4.D5.BTask Four Compound Dictation1.series2.well-publicized3.increase4.negative5.deaths6.academic7.isolation8.appearance9.and the plots of many popular TV dramas where lead characters commit suicide, might encourage teenagers to commit suicide10.Not a few people in our society consider suicide as a means to escape from reality11.we develop an education program to help teenagers enjoy healthy cultural experiences and learn to respect themselvesListening and SpeakingTask One1.They are usually very rich and have easier lives than normal people.2.People always ask you for your autograph.Moreover, you can’t go alone but alwayswith bodyguards.You don’t have privacy and you always have to look your best.3.Whether people like them for who they are.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Short Conversations1.B2.D3.C4.C5.A6.B7.C8.D9.BLearn English Through Songspossess；fulfill；succeed；dignity；achieveUnit 8 People in the Movie IndustryPre-listening Activitiessunny weather；longer days；beautiful sceneryListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.A2.C3.C4.A5.C6.D7.A8.B9.D 10.DTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1.D2.C3.A4.B5.BTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1.C2.A3.B4.D5.DPassage Two1.C2.A3.C4.D5.BPassage Three1.C2.C3.C4.D5.BTask Four Compound Dictation1.rolled2.known3.presented4.scientific5.excitement6.scientists7.industry8.dream9.and is still being used for films in the Harry Potter series10.They are both very fond of American movies11.As you know，it is very，very，very important for them and they are extremely happy to get this OscarListening and SpeakingTask One1.Bill thought it was a long movie and Cindy thought it was too difficult for herto follow it.2.She often bought DVDs and watched them at her dorm.3.Because he has performed all the spectacular and breathtaking actions himself inhis movies.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Short Conversations1.D2.A3.B4.A5.D6.D7.A8.B9.A 10.CLearn English through Moviestoast；seriously；poison；talent；view；fuel；dangerous；survive；excellence；awareUnit 9 Developing Your Own Fashion StylePre-listening Activitiesathletic shoesListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.B2.A3.C4.B5.C6.A7.C8.A9.B 10.D Task Two Understanding a Long Conversation1.C2.B3.B4.C5.DTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1.C2.A3.B4.C5.BPassage Two1.B2.D3.A4.C5.DPassage Three1.C2.D3.B4.A5.BTask Four Compound Dictation1.plain2.pretty3.figure4.genetics5.thrive6.qualities7.obvious8.advertisements9.for the most part they need to be slimmer than the average girl10.this is something that contributes to the next important trait that models must have11.It is an industry heavily influenced by physical appearancesListening and SpeakingTask One1.A cell phone, a lipstick, keys, reading material, and all the other stuff that women cannot leave home without.2.You should think about whether the purse or the handbag works with the rest ofthe outfit and match the type of body that you have.3.Small purse or handbag is suitable.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Short Conversations1.C2.B3.D4.D5.C6.DLearn English Through Songsmiracle；darkness；blinding；fears；weaknessUnit 10 Celebrating HolidaysPre-listening Activitiesthird Sunday in the month of JuneListening TasksTask One Understanding Short Conversations1.C2.A3.B4.D5.B6.A7.B8.C9.C 10.DTask Two Understanding a Long Conversation1.B2.B3.A4.C5.BTask Three Understanding PassagesPassage One1.B2.C3.A4.B5.DPassage Two1.B2.A3.C4.D5.BPassage Three1.C2.B3.D4.B5.CTask Four Compound Dictation1.shoot2.event3.real4.fourth5.freedom6.crowds7.monument8.explode9.Many other countries around the world also enjoy the tradition of exploding fireworks on special days10.Now people use small fireworks to help celebrate weddings and birthdays11.Fireworks shows are popular around the world.Listening and SpeakingTask One1.Children are dressing up as monsters, ghosts and witches and going to their neighbors’ houses to ask for sweets or to play tricks on them if they refuse.2.November 1 is All Saint’s Day, and October 31 was believed to be a day when all the spirits came back to the world of the living.3.The children play a“trick”on them.This may be a simple practical joke.However，naughty children may do something worse， like throwing rubbish in the neighbor’s garden.Task Two（略）Listening Skills for Short Conversations1.B2.A3.C4.B5.C6.DLearn English Through Moviesrecollects；sweetest；angel；conversation；stupid；carrots；dangle；stars；special；miracles。
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English Examination for Master DegreePartⅠ Listening Comprehension（25%）Section A: Compound dictation (10 points)Directions: In this part, you will hear a piece of news three times. You must listen carefully and fill in the missing words. For the first time, listen carefully and try your best to understand. For the second time, write down what you hear on the tape. For the third time, check your answer.Britain returned control of Hong Kong to China. The handover was dogged by fears in the territory about what the ___1___ change would bring. Would freedoms be eroded? Would its free-willing capitalist way of life be compromised? Jill McGivering was a _2___in Hong Kong in the 1980s and the BBC's correspondent there immediately after the handover. She's gone back to see how the former colony's faring ten years on.The heat was oppressive. But as the long thin Chinese rowing boats sliced through the water, the crowd along the riverbank burst into life, ____3__ and waving and urging the teams on. The rowers were luminous in Lycra, pounding the water to the beat of a Chinese drum. The boats, each prow carved and painted as a rising Chinese dragon, flew towards the finish line. The Chinese festival of dragon boat racing stretches back thousands of years. Hong Kong loves it, partly because of a pride of a Chinese tradition and partly because it's a great day out. ____4___, small children, parents and grandparents were pressed against the rails, eating ice cream. The mood amongst spectators was ___5____. Peter Wang, a portly property agent with thick glasses, greeted me with a beaming smile. At the time of the handover, he said, he'd had mixed feelings. He had been proud ___6___, but he was also frightened. Now he said he was just proud. "Politics, economics, everything is better now than ten years ago," he added. " __7____has really helped Hong Kong." Others there said the same, "I used to think of myself as a Hong Kong person," an IT specialist told me. "But since the handover that's slowly changed, now I say I'm Chinese." He too said he'd been anxious then but not anymore. "Before we were ruled by a foreign government," he said, "Now we're part of __8_____." All these must be music to the ears of China's leaders in Beijing. They've been eager to foster patriotism in Hong Kong, a sense of _9___. And despite the dire predictions in 1997, Beijing's handling of Hong Kong so far may not have been perfect, but it hasn't been bad either. The economy is booming, businessmen are still making money. Public institutions like the police, the courts, the civil service are still efficient and accountable. Most basic rights including _10_and the right to protest are alive and well. In a way…Section B (7%)In this section you will hear five short conversations and one long conversation. At theend of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversations and the questions 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.11. A) He is quite easy to recognize B) He is an outstanding speakerC) He looks like a movie star D) He looks young for his age12. A) consult her dancing teacher B) take a more interesting classC) continue her dancing class D) improve her dancing skills13. A) the man did not believe what the woman saidB) the man accompanied the woman to the hospitalC) the woman may be suffering from repetitive strain injuryD) the woman may not followed the doctor’s instructions14. A) they are not in style any more B) they have cost him far too muchC) they no longer suit his eyesight D) they should be cleaned regularly15. A) he spilled his drink onto the floorB) he has just finished wiping the floorC) he was caught in a shower on his way homeD) he rushed out of the bath to answer the phoneQuestions 16 to 17 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A. It saw the end of its booming years worldwideB. Its production and sales reached record levels.C. It became popular in some foreign countriesD. Its domestic market started to shrink rapidly.17. A. They cost less. C. They were in fashion.B. They tasted better. D. They were widely advertised.Section C: Note taking (8%)In this part, you will hear a passage twice. After the first time, there will be a pause of 30 seconds. Please try your best to write down the main idea and 4 details of the passage. Then listen again and check your answer.Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure （10%）Directions:In this section, there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to complete the sentence by deciding on the most appropriate choice.1. He suggested that we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ____.A) probable B) sustainableC) feasible D) eligible2. This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important _____ of Americanlife.A) facets B) formatsC) formulas D) fashions3. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to _____ and transport it to the industrialcenters.A) permeate B) extractC) distinguish D) concentrate4. Students are expected to be quiet and ____ in an Asian classroom.A) obedient B) overwhelmingC) skeptical D) subsidiary5. Our reporter has just called to say that rescue teams will ____ to bring out the trappedminers.A) effect B) affectC) conceive D) endeavor6. The Spanish team, who are not in superb form, will be doing their best next week to ____themselves on the German team for last year’s defeat.A) remedy B) reproachC) revive D) revenge7. Creating so much confusion, Mason realized he had better make ____ what he was tryingto tell the audience.A) exclusive B) explicitC) objective D) obscure8. We started burning some leaves in our yard, but the fire got ___ and we had to call the firedepartment to put it out:A) out of hand B) out of orderC) out of the question D) out of the way9. The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be __from my memory.A) ejected B) escapedC) erased D) omitted10. There are many who believe that the use of force __ political ends can never be justified.A) in search of B) in pursuit ofC) in view of D) in light of11. It was unusual for __ so few people in the street.A) there is B) there to be C) there being D) having12. __with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.A) When compared B) While comparing C) Compare D) Comparing13. If an earthquake occurred, some of the one-storey houses __.A) might be standing left B) might be left standingC) might leave to be standing D) might be left to stand14. __ Vermont, threatened with invasion, declared itself an independent commonwealth.A) In 1777 that it was B) It was in 1777 that C) Because in 1777 D) That in 177715. They tried to silence the __ audience but in vain.A) exciting B) excited C) to excite D) excite16. A biologist does not merely describe organisms, but tries to learn __ act as they do.A) what causes them to B) causes them to whatC) what to cause them D) what cause to them17.The president promised to keep all the board members __of how the negotiations were going on.A) inform B) informing C) be informed D) informed18. By the time he arrives in Beijing, we__ here for two days.A) will have stayed B) shall stay C) have been staying D) have stayed19. I can’t back the car because there is a truck ___.A) in every way B) in a wayC) in the way D) in any way:20. ___ as a poor boy in a family of seventeen children. Benjamin Franklin became famous onboth sides of the Atlantic as a statesman, scientist, and author.A) Starting B) StartedC) Being started D) To have startedPart Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （15%）Directions: In this part, you will read three passages. The first and second passage is followed by 5 questions each. You are required to choose the best answer to each question according to the passage. For the third passage, you are required to answer each question.Passage oneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passageIt doesn’t come as a surprise to you to realize that it makes no difference what you read to st udy if you can’t remember it. You just waste your valuable time. Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourself from forgetting.One dependable aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading. You remember better what you read when you know why you are reading.Why does a clerk in a store go away and leave you when your reply to her offer to help is “No, thank you, I’m just looking”? Both you and she know that if you aren’t sure what yo u want, you are not likely to find it. But suppose you may say instead, “Yes, I want a pair of sun glasses.” She says, “Right this way, please.” And you and she are off—both eager to look for exactly what you want. If you are looking for nothing in particular, you are likely to get just that—nothing. But if you do know what you want, and if you have the right book, you are almost sure to get it. Your reasons will vary—they will include reading or studying “to find out more about”, “to understand the reasons for”, and “to find out how”. A good student has a clear purpose or reason for what he is doing.That is the way it works. Before you start to study, you say to yourself something like this, “I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America. I’m reading this article to find about” or, “I’m going to skim this story to see what life was like in medieval England”. Because you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and remember it better.Reading is not one single activity. At least two important processes go on at the same time. As you read, you take in ideas rapidly and accurately. But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you read. You have a kind of mental conversation with the author. If you expressed your ideas orally, they might sound like this: “Yes, I agree.That’s my opinion too” or “Umm, I thought that record was broken much earlier. I’d better check those dates,” or “ But there are some other facts to be considered!” You don’t just sit there taking in ideas—you do something else, and that something else is very important.This traditional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it, relating it to what you already know, and using it for your own purposes. In other words, a good reader is a critical reader. One part of critical reading, as you have discovered, is distinguishing between facts and opinions. Facts can be checked by evidence. Opinions are one’s own personal reactions. Another part of critical reading is judging sources. Still another part is drawing accurate inferences.1. If you cannot remember what you read or study,____［A］it is nothing out of the ordinary.［B］it means you have not really learned anything.［C］it means you have not chosen the right book.［D］you realize it is of no importance.2. The author mentions “a clerk” in Paragraph 3 to _____［A］show that a clerk is usually very helpful.［B］indicate the importance of reading with a purpose.［C］suggest a clerk may be as forgetful as you are.［D］exemplify the harmonious relationship between clerk and customer.3. Before you start reading, it is important to _______［A］choose an interesting book.［B］relate the information to your purpose.［C］remember what you read.［D］make sure why you are reading.4. Reading activity involves _____［A］only two simultaneous process.［B］primarily learning about ideas and evaluating them critically.［C］merely distinguishing between facts and opinions.［D］mainly drawing accurate inferences.5. A good reader is one who ____［A］relates what he reads to his own knowledge about the subject matter.［B］does lots of thinking in his reading.［C］takes a critical attitude in his reading.［D］is able to check the facts presented against what he has already known. Passage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum. But economists say familiesabout to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends.A 2008 study by two Harvard economists notes that the “labor-market premium to skill”—or the amount college graduates earned that’s greater than what high-school graduate earned—decreased for much of the 20th century, but has come back with a vengeance (报复性地) since the 1980s. In 2005, The typical full-time year-round U.S. worker with a four-year college degree earned $50,900, 62% more than the $31,500 earned by a worker with only a high-school diploma.There’s no question that going to college is a smart economic cho ice. But a look at the strange variations in tuition reveals that the choice about which college to attend doesn’t come down merely to dollars and cents. Does going to Columbia University (tuition, room and board $49,260 in 2007-08) yield a 40% greater return than attending the University of Colorado at Boulder as an out-of-state student ($35,542)? Probably not. Does being an out-of-state student at the University of Colorado at Boulder yield twice the amount of income as being an in-state student ($17,380) there? Not likely.No, in this consumerist age, most buyers aren’t evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer product—like a car or clothes or a house. And with such purchases, price is only one of many crucial factors to consider.As with automobiles, consumers in today’s college marketplace have vast choices, and people search for the one that gives them the most comfort and satisfaction in line with their budgets. This accounts for the willingness of people to pay more for different types of experiences (such as attending a private liberal-arts college or going to an out-of-state public school that has a great marine-biology program). And just as two auto purchasers might spend an equal amount of money on very different cars, college students (or, more accurately, their parents) often show a willingness to pay essentially the same price for vastly different products. So which is it? Is college an investment product like a stock or a consumer product like a car? In keeping with the a utomotive world’s hottest consumer trend, maybe it’s best to characterize it as a hybrid (混合动力汽车); an expensive consumer product that, over time, will pay rich dividends.6. What’s the opinion of economists about going to college?A．Huge amounts of money is being wasted on campus socializing.B．It doesn’t pay to run into debt to receive a college education.C．College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs.D．Going to college doesn’t necessarily bring the expected returns.7. The two Harvard economists note in their study that, for much of the 20th century, ___.A．enrollment kept decreasing in virtually all American colleges and universitiesB．the labor market preferred high-school to college graduatesC．competition for university admissions was far more fierce than todayD．the gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed8. Students who attend an in-state college or university can ____.A．save more on tuitionB．receive a better educationC．take more liberal-arts coursesD．avoid traveling long distances9. In this consumerist age, most parents _____.A．regard college education as a wise investmentB．place a premium on the prestige of the CollegeC．think it crucial to send their children to collegeD．consider college education a consumer product10. What is the chief consideration when students choose a college today?A．Their employment prospects after graduation.B．A satisfying experience within their budgets.C．Its facilities and learning environment.D．Its ranking among similar institutions.Passage Three:I am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the reality I took with me into sleep . I try to think of something else. Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind. I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She moved with the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling. In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue, green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my gir lfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair. I don’t know the word for “ribbons”, so I put my hand to my own hair and , with three fingers against my head , I looked at her ribbons and said “Beautiful.” She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasn’t sure if she understood me (I don’t speak Laotian very well).I looked back down at the skirts. They had designs on them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness.She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The pricewas too low. She was being too generous and wouldn’t make enough money. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy.The feeling stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, though, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace.I left tears in my throat. I wanted to cry. I didn’t , of course.I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy.I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me!There is no defense against a generous spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the month s that I didn’t cry.Questions:11. When the author met the woman in the market, what was the woman doing?12. How can you describe bargaining in Laos?13. According to the author, why did the woman accept the last offer?14. Why did the author finally decide to buy three skirts?15. Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again?PartⅣ Translation （20%）Directions: In this part, you are required to translate 2 short passages from English into Chinese (10 points) and 2 passages from Chinese into English. (10 points)1. In part, the sudden re-emergence of technological progress is the climax of years of research in different fields that are finally reaching critical mass. The Internet only became a commercial proposition in the mid-1990s. The first successful gene-splicing(基因拼接)experiment was donein 1973, but biotechnology is only now set to explode. Moreover, computers greatly accelerate the ability of scientists to understand and manipulate genes. On the contrary, biological techniques now seem the best foundations for developing tomorrow’s new generation computers.2. Good manners are necessary because we are judged by our manners. Our manners not only show what kind of education we have received and what our social position is, but they also tend to show what our nature is. A person with good manners is always an agreeable companion, because he always thinks of others and shows respect for others.3. 通过今年科学家获诺贝尔奖的情况可以看出，各个单科领域的研究都已进入了一个极为尖端的水平，很难有重大突破，交叉科学反而有广阔的发展空间，但这就需要各领域科学家共同合作才能完成。
compound dictation
自从英语专四采用了“复合式听写”（Compound Dictation）这一题型，它比听力选择题更强调语言综合运用能力，考生不仅要具有良好的听的能力，还应具有较强的拼写能力，记笔记能力和书面表达能力，听的能力是“复合式听写”的基础，听写训练已有较多的书刊进行过介绍和研究。
笔者打算结合自己的教学体会谈谈如何提高“复合式听写”的能力和应试方法。
1．通过卷面文字捕捉信息，找出线索了解大意“复合式听写”材料多为说明文（Exposition），这一体裁的文章具不主题突出，条理分明，层次清楚、语言简洁、逻辑性强的特点。
文章的开头或段首多半有主题句（topic sentence），之后的段、句进一步具体扩展、说明或论证主题句。
根据“复合式听写”样题，听写第二部分二、三自然段首和段尾均有完整的主题句。
考生应利用一切机会，如考前空隙或播放考试指令时间，浏览试卷该项下文字部分，尤其是主题句，根据主题句预测文章发展线索和大意。
(来源：英语资料下载 )2、听写结合，双管齐下根据“复合式听写”新题型通知说明，第一遍是全文朗读，要求考生注意听懂全文内容。
由于听音前考生已测览了卷面文字，对听力材料有了大致的了解，因此听读第一遍时，考生可以适当地填写些单词和做些笔记，听为主，记为辅，要做好“复合式听写”，考生需多多实践，获取较强的边听边记能力。
听音贯穿着期待、预知、分析、综合。
推理和判断等一系列过程，考生应同时快速记下几个关键词，而在记笔记时，又要能有效；专注地去听，获取信息理解全文。
来源：听写中边听边记具有必要性，听为手段，写为目的；听和记两种不同的语言技能在‘复合式听写”中有着紧密的联系，相互促进。
第一遍记下关键词有助于第二遍听写时启发记忆，提示要点，同时也减轻了第二遍笔记的任务，使笔记更加充实、完整，依次与出的内容要点才会更加全面、准确。
另一方面，边听边记也具有可行性，试想学主听外籍教师上课，听了一遍不是也可记下授课要点吗？只要多加练习，其实也不难做到。
compound dictation
Quiz 1Scientists are working to develop new drugs that someday may slow, reverse, or prevent the 1 caused by Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. In the meantime, people who have no dementia 2 can try to keep their memory 3 . Some suggestions include developing interests or hobbies and staying 4 in activities that stimulate both the mind and body. Giving careful attention to physical 5 and exercise may also go a long way toward keeping a healthy state of 6 . Limiting the use of alcoholic drinks is important because heavy drinking 7 time can cause permanent brain damage. Many people find it useful to plan tasks; make "things to do" lists; and use notes, calendars, and other memory aids.8 , such as a familiar name, song, or lines from a poem.9 . Forgetfulness caused by these emotions usually is temporary and goes away when the feelings are over. However, if these feelings last for a long period of time, getting help from a professional is important. Some physical and mental changes occur with age in healthy people. However, 10 , not only part of normal aging.(1)damage; (2) symptoms; (3) sharp; (4) involved; (5) fitness; (6) mind; (7) over;(8) They also may remember things better by mentally connecting them to other meaningful things;(9) Stress, anxiety, or depression can make a person more forgetful;(10) much pain and suffering can be avoided if older people, their families, and their doctors recognize dementia as a disease;Quiz 2As you may have already discovered, paying 1 a quality education in the United States can be very expensive. But 2 proper preparation, you may minimize the costs of this extraordinary 3 ; visit our Financing page to learn more about paying for 4 . In this section, we 5 money matters that you may on a daily basis during your 7 in the States.8 . There are other options such as credit cards or traveler's checks, which are all valid forms with which to pay for things in U.S.A.9 . If you choose to carry traveler's checks with you from your home country to the States, be sure they are denominated in U.S. funds. Most businesses—except taxi drivers and public transportation personnel—will accept U.S.-denominated traveler's checks during regular business hours, typically between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.10 .(1) For; (2) with; (3) opportunity; (4) tuition; (5) explore; (6) encounter; (7) adventure;(8) As with any country, it is not advisable to carry large amounts of cash around with you;(9) Traveler's checks are one of the safest and easiest ways to transport money, because you may have them replaced if they get lost or stolen;(10) It is wise to bring about $100 with you in U.S. cash, so you will be able to manage upon your arrival in the States;Quiz 3In a powerful new Mercedes a married couple are driving along a highway 1 .60 miles per hour, the wife behind the 2 . Her husband suddenly looks over at her. From the 3 of his voice and the 4 on his face, it's obvious he's enjoying this moment. He says, “ 5 , I've got a surprise for you. I know we've been married for 20 years, but I want a 6 ." The wife says nothing, but slowly increases the 7 to 70 mph. He then says, " 8 . Again the wife stays quiet, but speeds up as her rage increases. "I want the house," he insists, pressing his luck. The wife speeds up to 80 mph. He says, "I want the car, too," but she just drives faster and faster. By now she's up to 90 mph.9 . The wife slowly starts to veer toward a bridge.This makes him a bit nervous, so he says, "Isn't there anything you want?"The wife says, " 10 ""Oh, really," he says, "So what have you got?" Seconds before they slam into the bridge ata speed of 100 mph, the wife smiles and says, "The airbag."(1) at; (2) wheel; (3) tone; (4) expression; (5) Honey; (6) divorce; (7) speed;(8) I don't want you to try to talk me out of it because I don't love you amy more;(9) "All right," the man says, "I want the bank accounts, and all the credit cards, too.";(10) No, I've got everything I need.;Quiz 4There are various types of questions asked at a job interview. Most job interviews start with chit-chat type of questions. They are designed to break the 1 and get the conversation flowing. 2 are questions like"Did it take you long to get here?","Did you find the place all right?","Were you able to find 3 ?" Most of these just require a"yes, no problem" type of 4 ; you can elaborate if you wish. However, ensure that you don’t 5 information that will give them a bad6 . If you say something like"It took me7 to get here. The traffic was so bad;I hate traveling to this side of town", it would not make a good impression.8 . More questions will be asked to find out a bit more about you.9 , or they may be hypothetical questions starting with"What if...?". These are aimed at finding out how you would handle a situation or at finding out your personal views in certain areas. Whenever answering a job interview question, give as muchinformation as you can. Tell them why, where, when and how. In other words use samples to prove what you are saying. 10 .(1) ice; (2) Examples; (3) parking; (4) response; (5) provide; (6) impression; (7) ages;(8) If this is the place where you would be working, they would automatically be worried that you will be late for work everyday;(9) They might be historical questions regarding your previous employment or education;(10) Make a statement, then support it by giving a sample of a situation and how you handled it;Quiz 5Sometimes markets surge for no apparent reason; masses of people suddenly want something, and the 1 demand can't be met immediately. For example, during the SARS epidemic, there was a high 2 for facial masks in several countries --- and many entrepreneurs capitalized 3 this business idea. A similar effect is also created by larger social 4 . There is much more of a demand for home-care services for the 5 than is currently being supplied. And the 6 for pets to be treated as family members continues, creating demand for all kinds of 7 services that didn't exist even ten years ago. 8 . If there is, develop business ideas to fit the market gap. Do you have any ideas for starting a business now? Write your business ideas down. Think about them for some time. 9 . You don't have to run with the first business idea you think of; you want to discover the idea that's best suited to your skills and desires. 10 .(1) resulting; (2) demand; (3) on; (4) trends; (5) elderly; (6) trend; (7) pet-related;(8) Look at existing businesses and the products and services they offer, and then determine if there's a need for more of those products or services;(9) Keep an open mind and continue to assess everything you read and hear from a business point of view;(10) Dream, think, plan, and you'll be ready to transform that business idea into the business you've always wanted;Quiz 6How can a teen be convinced to stop smoking--or persuaded never to take up the 1 at all? Those questions became even more 2 last week when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that tobacco use 3 teenagers increased by nearly one-third in the last 4 . In 1994, 27.5% of teens used cigarettes, smokeless tobacco or cigars. In 2004, 36.4% 5 . Teens have their own 6 , their own pressures. What works for 7 smokers may not work for adolescents. 8says April Roeseler, a health educator and chief of local programs for the Tobacco Control Section of the California Department of Health Services, which runs the California Smokers’ Helpline. With teenagers, counselors aim to be more conversational. 9 . In the next few weeks, the counselor sets up additional telephone appointments, with up to a total of eight sessions. 10 , says Lester Brown, assistant professor of family and preventive medicine at the UC San Diego School of Medicine and the principal investigator for the project. Researchers want to see whether the teens who quit remain nonsmokers. "Things are looking promising," he says, but he could offer no success-rate figures.(1) habit; (2) crucial; (3) among; (4) decade; (5) did; (6) issues; (7) adult;(8) To survey the teens, the questions must be carefully phrased because "teens get turned off if you ask them a lot of direct questions ,";(9) The first phone call generally takes about 45 minutes, with discussion about why the teen began smoking and the extent of the habit;(10) Now 260 teens who have participated in the program are being followed;Quiz 7Every day, the average person breathes in about 20,000 liters of air. Every time we breathe, we risk inhaling dangerous 1 that have found their way into the air. Air pollution includes all pollutants found in the 2 . These dangerous substances can be either in the form of gases or 3 . Air pollution can be found both outdoors and indoors. Pollutants can be 4 inside buildings, causing indoor pollution that 5 for a long time. The sources of air pollution are both natural and 6 . As one might expect, humans have been producing increasing amounts of pollution as time has 7, and they now account for the majority of pollutants released into the air. Air pollution has been a problem throughout history. 8 . The effects of air pollution are diverse and numerous.9 , and severely affects the natural ecosystem. Because it is located in the atmosphere, air pollution is able to travel easily. As a result, air pollution is a global problem and has been the subject of global cooperation and conflict. Some areas now suffer more than others from air pollution. 10 .(1) chemicals; (2) atmosphere; (3) particles; (4) trapped; (5) lasts; (6) human-based; (7) progressed;(8) Even in Ancient Rome people complained about smoke put into the atmosphere;(9) Air pollution can have serious consequences for the health of human beings;(10) Cities with large numbers of automobiles or those that use great quantities of coal often suffer most severely from air pollution problems;Quiz 8In such a mature industry with many low-fare competitors and 1 profits fromoperations, it is essential that airline managers 2 controllable costs. In order to establish and 3 air services, airlines have a high level of fixed and operating costs: labor, 4 , airplanes, engines, spares and parts, IT services and 5 , airport equipment, airport handling services, sales distribution, training, 6 , and other costs. Thus all but a few cents on the dollar in ticket sales is paid out to a wide variety of 7 providers or internal cost centers. Moreover, the industry is structured so that airlines often act as tax collectors.8 , and surcharges they have little or no control over , and these are passed through to various providers. Airlines are also responsible for carrying out government regulations. 9 . Analysis of the last five years shows that all the other player s in the air transport chain are far more profitable than the airlines, who collect and pass through fees and revenues to them from ticket sales. 10 , catering companies 10-13% , handling companies 11-14%, aircraft lessors 5%, aircraft manufacturers 16%, and global distribution companies more than 30%.(1) tiny; (2) identify; (3) maintain; (4) fuel; (5) networks; (6) insurance; (7) external;(8) Ticket prices include a number of fees, taxes;(9) If airlines carry passengers without proper documents on an international flight, they are responsible for carrying them back to the originating country;(10) While airlines as a whole earned 6% return on capital employed, airports earned 10%;Quiz 9Many Americans buy an evergreen tree for Christmas. They put the tree in their home and 1 small lights and colorful objects on it. The evergreen is usually a pine or a fir tree. It 2 green during the cold, dark months of winter in the northern part of the world. So it is a 3 of everlasting life. The Christmas tree may have developed in part from a popular play 4 hundreds of years ago in 5 is now Germany. Traditionally, the play was held on December twenty-fourth, the day before Christmas. The play was about the first people 6 God created--Adam and Eve. People put apples on an evergreen tree to 7 the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden. 8 . They shared the food among family members and friends after the holiday season. Some people say the German religious reformer Martin Luther was the first person to add lighted candles to a tree. 9 . In the early 1800s, German settlers in the state of Pennsylvania were the first to celebrate the holiday with Christmas trees in the United States. 10Some people put a star on top of their Christmas tree. It represents the star that led the three wise men to the baby Jesus in Bethlehem.(1) hang; (2) remains; (3) symbol; (4) performed; (5) what; (6) that; (7) represent;(8) By the year 1600, some Germans began bringing evergreen trees into their homes. They put fruit, nuts and sweets on the trees;(9) They say he did this to show how wonderful the stars had appeared to him as he traveled one night;(10) The Christmas tree tradition spread to many parts of the world. Today, some form of Christmas tree is part of most Christmas celebrations;Quiz 10Just like an 1 , a mutual fund can also buy or sell shares of a company's stock. A mutual fund is a group of stocks and bonds that is 2 by a group of people. A financial company is in charge of the mutual fund, which is 3 by one or more portfolio managers. The people who 4 in mutual funds are also known as shareholders because a unit of 5 in a mutual fund is called a share. A mutual fund uses the cash invested by its 6 to purchase stocks, or in some case, bonds. The fund's shareholders are indirect 7 in that portfolio of stocks or bonds. Sincea mutual fund may contain the stocks of many companies in its portfolio,8 . Most mutual funds are open-end funds. This means that at the end of every day,9 .A mutual fund can also be a closed-end fund. The sponsor of a closed-end fund registers and issues a fixed number of shares at the initial offering, similar to a common stock. Investors then can buy or sell these shares through a stock exchange.10 .(1) individual; (2) owned; (3) managed; (4) invest; (5) ownership; (6) shareholders; (7) investors;(8) shareholders are often able to own a greater and more diverse number of stocks than if they invested directly in the stock market;(9) the investment management company sponsoring the fund issues new shares to investors and buys back shares from investors wishing to leave the fund;(10) The sponsor does not buy back or issue shares after a closed-end fund is launched, so the investor must trade them through a broker;。
English Preliminary Test
Preliminary English Contest(90 minutes)2012. 5. 3Part I. Compound Dictation （10 minutes, 20 points）Directions: Y ou will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered S8 to S10 you are required to fill in missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Now listen to the passage.Psychologists are finding that hope plays a surprisingly vital role in giving people a measurable advantage in realms as (1) _____________ as academic achievement, bearing up in tough jobs and coping with (2) ______________ illness. And, by contrast, the loss of hope is turning out to be a stronger sign that a person may (3) ______________ suicide than other factors long thought to be more likely risks.“Hope has proven a powerful predictor of (4) ______________ in every study we’ve done so far,” said Dr. Charles R. Snyder, a psychologist who has devised a (5) ______________ to assess how much hope a person has.For example, in research with 3,920 college students, Dr. Snyder and his (6) ______________ found that the level of hope among freshmen at the beginning of their first semester was a more (7) ______________ predictor of their college grades than were their S.A.T. scores or their grade point averages in high school, the two measures most commonly used to predict college performance.(8) “_________________________________,” Dr. Snyder said. “When you compare students of equivalent intelligence and past academic achievements, what sets them apart is hope.”In devising a way to assess hope scientifically, Dr. Snyder (9)_________________________. “That notion is not concrete enough, and it blurs two key components of hope,” Dr. Snyder said. (10) “.”Part II Reading Comprehension (20 minutes, 20 points)Directions: There are two reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question.Passage 1The rough guide to marketing success used to be that you got what you paid for no longer. While traditional “paid” media --- such as television commercials and print advertisements --- still play a major role, companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. Consumers passionate about a product may create “owned” media by sending e-mail alerts about products and sales to customers registered with its Web site. The way consumers now approach the broad range of factors beyond conventional paid media.Paid and owned media are controlled by marketers promoting their own products. For earned media, such marketers act as the initiator for users’ responses. But in some cases, one marketer’s owned media become another marketer’s paid media –for instance, when an e-commerce retailer sells ad space on its Web site. We define such sold media as owned media whose traffic is so strong that other organizations place their content or e-commerce engines within that environment. This trend, which we believe is still in its infancy, effectively began with retailers and travel providers such as airlines and hotels and will no doubt go further. Johnson & Johnson, for example, has created BabyCenter, a stand-alone media property that promotes complementary and even competitive products. Besides generating income, the presence of other marketers makes the site seem objective, gives companies opportunities to learn valuable information about the appeal of other companies’ marketing, and may help expand user traffic for all companies concerned.The same dramatic technological changes that have provided marketers with more (and more diverse) communications choices have also increased the risk that passionate consumers will voice their opinions in quicker, more visible and much more damaging ways. Such hijacked media are the opposite of earned media: an asset or campaign becomes hostage to consumers, other stakeholders, or activists who make negative allegations about a brand or product. Members of social networks, for instance, are learning that they can hijackmedia to apply pressure on the businesses that originally created them.If that happens, passionate consumers would try to persuade others to boycott products, putting the reputation of the target company at risk. In such a case, the company’s response may not be sufficiently quick or thoughtful, and the learning curve has been steep. Toyota Motor, for example, alleviated some of the damage from its recall crisis earlier this year with a relatively quick and well-orchestrated social-media response campaign, which included efforts to engage with consumers directly on sites such as Twitter and the social-news site Digg.11.Consumers may create “earned” media when they are[A] obsessed with online shopping at certain Web sites.[B] inspired by product-promoting e-mails sent to them.[C] eager to help their friends promote quality products.[D] enthusiastic about recommending their favorite products.12. According to Paragraph 2, sold media feature[A] a safe business environment. [B] random competition.[C] strong user traffic. [D] flexibility in organization.13. The author indicates in Paragraph 3 that earned media[A] invite constant conflicts with passionate consumers.[B] can be used to produce negative effects in marketing.[C] may be responsible for fiercer competition.[D] deserve all the negative comments about them.14. Toyota Motor’s experience is cited as an example of[A] responding effectively to hijacked media.[B] persuading customers into boycotting products.[C] cooperating with supportive consumers.[D] taking advantage of hijacked media.15. Which of the following is the text mainly about?[A] Alternatives to conventional paid media.[B] Conflict between hijacked and earned media.[C] Dominance of hijacked media.[D] Popularity of owned media.Passage 2Bankers have been blaming themselves for their troubles in public. Behind the scenes, they have been taking aim at someone else: the accounting standard-setters. Their rules, moan the banks, have forced them to report enormous losses, and it's just not fair. These rules say they must value some assets at the price a third party would pay, not the price managers and regulators would like them to fetch.Unfortunately, banks' lobbying now seems to be working. The details may be unknowable, but the independence of standard-setters, essential to the proper functioning of capital markets, is being compromised. And, unless banks carry toxic assets at prices that attract buyers, reviving the banking system will be difficult.After a bruising encounter with Congress, America's Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) rushed through rule changes. These gave banks more freedom to use models to value illiquid assets and more flexibility in recognizing losses on long-term assets in their income statement. Bob Herz, the FASB's chairman, cried out against those who "question our motives." Y et bank shares rose and the changes enhance what one lobby group politely calls "the use of judgment by management."European ministers instantly demanded that the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) do likewise. The IASB says it does not want to act without overall planning, but the pressure to fold when it completes it reconstruction of rules later this year is strong. Charlie McCreevy, a European commissioner, warned the IASB that it did "not live in a political vacuum" but "in the real word" and that Europe could yet develop different rules.It was banks that were on the wrong planet, with accounts that vastly overvalued assets. Today they argue that market prices overstate losses, because they largely reflect the temporary illiquidity of markets, not the likely extent of bad debts. The truth will not be known for years. But bank's shares trade below their book value, suggesting that investors are skeptical. And dead markets partly reflect the paralysis of banks which will not sell assetsfor fear of booking losses, yet are reluctant to buy all those supposed bargains.To get the system working again, losses must be recognized and dealt with. America's new plan to buy up toxic assets will not work unless banks mark assets to levels which buyers find attractive. Successful markets require independent and even combative standard-setters. The FASB and IASB have been exactly that, cleaning up rules on stock options and pensions, for example, against hostility from special interests. But by giving in to critics now they are inviting pressure to make more concessions.16. Bankers complained that they were forced to[A] follow unfavorable asset evaluation rules[B] collect payments from third parties[C] cooperate with the price managers[D] reevaluate some of their assets.17. According to the author , the rule changes of the FASB may result in[A] the diminishing role of management [B] the revival of the banking system[C] the banks' long-term asset losses [D] the weakening of its independence18. According to Paragraph 4, McCreevy objects to the IASB's attempt to[A] keep away from political influences. [B] evade the pressure from their peers.[C] act on their own in rule-setting. [D] take gradual measures in reform.19. The author thinks the banks were "on the wrong planet" in that they[A] misinterpreted market price indicators[B] exaggerated the real value of their assets[C] neglected the likely existence of bad debts.[D] denied booking losses in their sale of assets.20. The author's attitude towards standard-setters is one of[A] satisfaction. [B] skepticism. [C] objectiveness [D] sympathyPart III Translation （30 minutes, 30points）Section ADirections: Translate the passages from Chinese into English.1. 能源的形式多种多样。
cet4-听力理解compound-dictation
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Congress and also lends books to other American libraries,
government agencies and foreign libraries.
(S8) ____ . Today, three buildings hold the library’s collection.
(S9) _____________. It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. (S10) _____________ . This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.
The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5) ____to take books out of the building.
He became the _____ youngest college graduate …
2(Listening-Conversation)
Section A:Conversations
测试要求：
能听懂英语国家人士关于日常生活、社会生活的 讲演或交谈和中等难度的听力材料；理解中心大 意，领会说话者的态度、感情和真实意图； 考试时间35分钟，共35题，比重为35%,计分 为248.5分。
• 题型：
注意： ③ 掌握年月日星期等时间的表达方法
① 表示倍数、百分率的数量词，以及与数字有关系 e.g. ② 根据表示时间的关联词来判断事件发生的时 的词语 couple of days, twilight, eve, fortnight quarter, e.g. e.g. weeks), dawn (daybreak), dusk (time just (two before, after, when, while, then, until, later, right double, half, dozen,dark) couple, thirty percent, three before itimmediately, as soon as possible away, gets quite times, decade, century 2:15 读作 more, less, before, ago, later a quarter past two(英)或two fifteen（美） 2:30读作 half past two（英）或two thirty（美）
机场(飞机上)
• 1.机场地点 • Security check(安检处) Gate(登机口) Terminal (航站楼) Check-in counter (换票柜台) Customs (海关) • 2. 机场人物 • Airhostess/stewardess (空姐) steward (空哥、空少) flight attendant (飞机乘务员) • 3. 飞机动作 • Take off/land (起飞、降落) ascend/descend(上升、下降) postpone/delay/cancel (推迟、延迟、取消) 最近题目 例句： (2007－12) I hope you are packed and ready to leave. (我希望你已经打包完毕准备出发了) I have packed my passport in one of my bags. (我把护照 装在一个包里了)
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Key to Compound Dictations (01-10)(01) S1. imagine S2. associate S3. Central S4. Except S5. islandS6. located S7. liveS8. The translators working at the UN must speak one of the five official languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian and ChineseS9. The towers of the World Trade Center are 405 meters high, and each has 110 floorsS10. The lobby of a building is usually on the ground floor, but at the World Trade Center there are lobbies in the sky(02)S1. who S2. arrived S3. front S4. turned S5. reverseS6. noticed S7. suddenlyS8. He had got out of his car now and he was laughing. ‘Y ou have to be young to do that!’S9. He just began to reverse his Rolls Royce again and crashed into the Mini very hard.S10. The old driver looked out of the window and smiled. ‘Y ou have to be rich to do that,’ he said(03)S1. usually S2. required S3. until S4. purpose S5. gradesS6. social S7. physicalS8. Some students take courses to prepare themselves for college. Other students take technical or vocational courses that prepare them for jobs S9. Higher education continues after high school. There are many kinds of institutions of higher education.S10. After two years at a junior college, students receive an associate degree and then they can continue at a four-year college.(04)S1. favorite S2. together S3. over S4. notice S5. aloneS6. partly S7. provideS8. I think this male-dominated atmosphere also reminds me of my life back at school, or in the army, neither of which is experience I much want to relive S9. Indeed, many men dream of retiring from their 9-5 jobs and buying a little country pub, where they imagine they’ll be the host of aseven-nights-a-week partyS10. I must admit that, for someone who doesn’t like them, I’ve spent a lot of time in pubs of various kinds(05) S1. standards S2. necessary S3. muddy S4. drink S5. enoughS6. enjoyed S7. well-manneredS8. When he is waiting for a bus, he takes his turn and never pushes to the front of the line.S9. When talking to people, he never tells heavy people they are fat, but says that they are losing weight for her knows everyone is diet conscious and wants tobe thinS10. If he smokes, he never lights his cigarette before getting the permission frompeople around him(06) S1. inventor S2. attended S3. later S4. whereS5. communicate S6. professor S7. experienceS8. he was adjusting the tone of the telegraph’s steel spring when he heard other sounds coming through the springS9. he completed the first telephone conversation between Boston and New Y ork, a distance of more than two hundred miles.S10. A special telephone can also transmit a picture of the speaker as well as the voice(07)S1. who S2. middle S3. record S4. history S5. extremelyS6. describe S7. actingS8. As a young man, he won a gold medal in the Olympics as a boxerS9. Before long, he was known as one of the most famous boxers in sports historyS10. But like the stars in the sky, a superstar fades from the sight as time passes.Many young people, for example, know little about Muhammad Ali thesedays(08)S1. always S2. really S3. rarely S4. serve S5. invitedS6. offer S7. awareS8. Part of the problem is that we are not really interested in food --- we eat to live and not live to eatS9. We prefer food that is simple and easy to cook, or ready prepared food which only needs heating up before eatingS10. most visitors come to London. They come because they are interested in shopping and sightseeing(09)S1. keen S2. Saturday S3. equipment S4. kilometers S5. partS6. ride S7. throughS8. Recently my wife decided that she did not want to spend every Saturday on her own and asked me to take her with meS9. I stayed by the river for another hour or so but all I caught was an old shoe S10. When the next Saturday came, I asked my wife if she wanted to go with me again. ‘Oh, no!’she exclaimed. ‘I’d rather stay at home. It’s so boringcatching fish.’(10)S1. reluctantly S2. otherwise S3. urged S4. almost S5. boringS6. catch S7. hangingS8. The artist had painted a shapeless mass of color for the fruit but had mixed the colors very well, making them quite pleasing to the eyeS9. Another artist had painted the fruit in strange shapes, while another had made it look so real that Sheila felt she could almost taste it S10. She realized that every painting was as individual as the student who had painted it。