Model test 2听力原文

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大学体验英语1一周一练听力原文及答案详解

Key to Model Test (1)Band OnePart I. Understanding SentencesKey: Section A: BABBB BBABASection B: AABAC BCABCPart II. Understanding ConversationsKey: Section A: DBCAACBASection B: ADACADCSection A1. M: How many students passed the inal English exam in your class?W: Thirty. But still as many as 40 percent of the class failed. Quite disappointing, isn’tit?Q: What does the woman think of the exam?[解析] D. 观点态度题. 从女士所说的“Quite disappointing”来看，考试结果出乎意料，令人失望，与选项中的“fell short of her expectations”意义相同，所以答案为D. 注意选项A与D内容相反2. W: Lots of young men enjoy extreme sports, do you?M: Believe it or not, that is the last thing I’d ever want to do.Q: What does the man mean?[解析] B. 观点态度题. 女士问男士是否喜欢极限运动吗? 男士回答说极限运动是“the last thing I’d ever want to do”.这里暗含否定，即：极限运动是他最不愿意做的事情，即他不喜欢极限运动。

注意last一词暗含否定的用法。

（对话是靠词汇表达的，因此理解了词汇也就掌握了解题根本。

Model Test 2听力文本和参考答案

M: Sorry. I am short of money at the moment. I was hoping to borrow some money from you.
Q: What do we know from the conversation?
Conversation One
W: Can you give me an example?
M: Certainly. One that immediately springs to mind was a Victorian surgeon by the name of Buckland. Being a great animal lover he used to share his house openly with the strangest creatures, including snakes, bears, rats, monkeys and eagles.
M: As far as preparation is concerned, there will never be an end to it.
Q: What does the man imply?
15.
W: Could you spare me a few minutes to go over a letter I have just written? You see I've never written a letter in English before, so I've probably made lots of mistakes.
Conversation Two
W: Now I've got your background. Let's talk about the management trainee scheme. What exactly do you think a manager does?

Model Test 2

Model Test 2Section AIf the population of the Earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will (1)not be enough resources left to (2) life on the planet. By the middle of the 21st century, if present (3) continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of (4) the human race, the crowed conditions on Earth will make it necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else.An American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan, believes that before the earth’s resources are completely (5) , it will be possible to change the (6) of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as Earth itself. The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the Earth and there is only a (7) amount of water there.(8) . As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. (9) . In a fairly short time, the algae will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon. When the algae have done their work, the atmosphere will become cooler but before man can set foot on Venus, it will be necessary for the oxygen to produce rain. (10) .Section B11. A) The dean should have consulted her on the appointment.B) Dr. Holden should have taken over the position earlier.C) She doesn’t think Dr. Holden has made a wise choice.D) Dr. Holden is the best person for the chairmanship.12. A) They’ll keep in touch during the summer vacation.B) They’ll hold a party before the summer vacation.C) They’ll do odd jobs together at the school library.D) They’ll get back to their school once in a while.13. A) Peaches are in season now.B) Peaches are not at their best now.C) The woman didn’t know how to bargain.D) The woman helped the man choose the fruit.14. A) They join the physics club.B) They ask for an extension of the deadline.C) They work on the assignment together.D) They choose an easier assignment.15. A) She admires Jean’s straightforwardness.B) She thinks Dr. Brown deserves the praise.C) She will talk to Jean about what happened.D) She believes Jean was rude to Dr. Brown.16. A) He liked writing when he was a child.B) He enjoyed reading stories in Reader’s Digest.C) He used to be an editor of Reader’s Digest.D) He became well known at the age of six.17. A) He shows great enthusiasm for his studies.B) He is a very versatile person.C) He has no talent for tennis.D) He does not study hard enough.18. A) John has lost something at the railway station.B) There are several railway stations in the city.C) It will be very difficult for them to find John.D) The train that John is taking will arrive soon.Conversation One19. A) Studying and protecting endangered languages.B) Obtaining information contained within a language.C) Tracking the last speakers of each dying language.D) Seeking international help for smaller ethnic groups.20. A) Because these languages are used only in remote areas.B) Because the official language of a country rarely changes.C) Because these ethnic groups are not powerful.D) Because the local languages are hard to learn.21. A) Reaching only nineteen percent of the world’s population.B) Neglecting a great majority of the world’s languages.C) Having too little influence on cultural exchange.D) Containing too much worthless information.22. A) The value of knowing human history.B) The importance of sharing information.C) How to bring back threatened languages.D) Why endangered languages must be protected. Conversation Two23. A) She is familiar with all kinds of sport equipment.B) She is an experienced mountain climber.C) She is a confident mountain-climbing coach.D) She is running a mountain-climbing club.24. A) People are not fully prepared for potential risks.B) People are not healthy enough for outdoor activities.C) People are too eager to beat their opponents.D) People are too nervous when climbing steep cliffs.25. A) Natural ability and fitness.B) Knowledge and exercise.C) Strategy and psychology.D) Tricks and techniques.Section CPassage One26. A) The role of immigrants in the construction of American society.B) The importance of offering diverse courses in European history.C) The need for greater cultural diversity in the school curriculum.D) The historic landing of Europeans on the Virginia shore.27. A) He was wondering if the speaker was used to living in America.B) He was trying to show friendliness to the speaker.C) He wanted to keep their conversation going.D) He believed the speaker was a foreigner.28. A) The US population doesn’t consist of white European descendants only.B) Asian tourists can speak English as well as native speakers of the language.C) Colored people are not welcome in the United States.D) Americans are in need of education in their history.Passage Two29. A) By making laws. B) By enforcing discipline.C) By educating the public. D) By holding ceremonies.30. A) It should be raised by soldiers.B) It should be raised quickly by hand.C) It should be raised only by Americans.D) It should be raised by mechanical means.31. A) It should be attached to the statue.B) It should be hung from the top of the monument.C) It should be spread over the object to be unveiled.D) It should be carried high up in the air.32. A) There has been a lot of controversy over the use of flag.B) The best athletes can wear uniforms with the design of the flag.C) There are precise regulations and customs to be followed.D) Americans can print the flag on their cushions or handkerchiefs.Passage Three33. A) Punishment by teachers. B) Poor academic performance.C) Truancy. D) Illness.34. A) The Board of Education. B) Principals of city schools.C) Students with good academic records. D) Students with good attendance records.35. A) Punishing students who damage school property.B) Rewarding schools that have decreased the destruction.C) Promoting teachers who can prevent the destruction.D) Cutting the budget for repairs and replacements.答案速查:1. eventually2. sustain3. trends4. feeding5. exhausted6. atmosphere7. tiny8. Sagan proposes that algae, organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen, should be bred in conditions similar to those on Venus9. Spaceships will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere10. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for men to land on it but the rain will eventuallyfall and in a few years something like Earth will be reproduced on Venus11-15 DABCA 16-20 ADCAC 21-25 BDBAC 26-30 CDAAB 31-35DCCDB听力原文:Section B11. M: The Dean just announced that Dr. Holden’s going to take over as chairman of the historydepartment.W: I knew it all along! He’s the obvious choice. All the other candidates are no match for him!Q: What does the woman mean? [D]12. W: Hey, let me know how your summer’s going! I’ll miss you guys while I’m here working inthe library.M: I’ll be working, too! But I’ll send you an email or call you once in a while. When we all get back to school, we can have a party or something.Q: What do we learn about the two speakers? [A]13. W: I know it’s the end of the season, but those peaches are such a bargain that I couldn’t helpbuying them! Have one please!M: Thank you! Actually, they seem past their prime.Q: What do we learn from the conversation? [B]14. M: The assignment on physics is a real challenge. I don’t think I can finish it on time all bymyself.W: Why don’t we join our efforts together? It may be easier then.Q: What does the woman suggest? [C]15. M: Jean really lost her temper in Dr. Brown’s class this morning.W: Oh, did she? But I think her frankness is really something to be appreciated.Q: What does the woman mean? [A]16. W: We heard that when you were a kid, you submitted a story to Reader’s Digest.M: Well, I don’t remember this story exactly, but my idea of a great time then was a pad of lined paper and a new blue pen. I thought of myself as a Reader’s Digest’s staff member at the age of six.Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? [A]17. M: Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tennis court.W: I only wish he’d show as much for his studies.Q: What does the woman imply about her son? [D]18. W: We’re supposed to meet John here at the railway station.M: That’s like looking for a needle in a hay stack.Q: What does the man imply? [C]Conversation OneM: Sally, I heard from the radio that over half the world’s seven thousand languages are in danger of disappearing. Every two weeks one language disappears.W: So fast?M: Yes, so Mr. Harrison and Mr. Anderson are heading Living Tongues, an organization to study and protect endangered languages.W: Why do these languages disappear?M: Sometimes a language disappears immediately when the last person speaking it dies. Or,a local language might disappear more slowly. This happens when an official language isused more often and children stop learning the local language of their parents. This is nota new process. Official languages often represent a form of control over a group ofpeople.W: Can you explain it a bit further?M: Throughout history, the language spoken by a powerful group spreads across a civilization. The more powerful culture rarely respects the language and culture ofsmaller ethnic groups. So, smaller cultures lose their local language as the language ofthe culture in power becomes the stronger influence.W: I can see your point now.M: The Internet could be thought of as a new method of language control. The United Nations cultural organization, UNESCO, says that ninety percent of the world’s languages are not represented on the Internet.W: I guess we do need to protect these languages.M: Experts say protecting languages is very important for many reasons. Languages contain the histories, ideas and knowledge of a culture. Languages also contain valuable information about local medicines, plants and animals. Bringing back threatened languages is not easy, but it is very important work.W: No doubt.19. What is the organization Living Tongues aimed at? [A]20. Why do some cultures lose their local languages? [C]21. What is the Internet blamed for? [B]22. What does the speakers stress in the end? [D]Conversation TwoM: Look at all the equipment here. They must be used for some kind of sport.W: You are right. They are for climbing mountains. Have you ever tried that before?M: No, never, have you?W: Almost for five years.M: Five years? Wow! Isn’t it a bit dangerous? I heard that a 21-year-old college student lost his life when climbing the cliff the other day.W: Yes, it does happen from time to time, most often by people who just try when they are not yet ready for any risk.M: Are there any climbing clubs for freshmen to join?W: Yes, for sure. But you need time to pick out the best one. Nowadays, too many of these climbing clubs are too eager to initiate trips without checking properly the skill levels of the climbers.M: Well, as a veteran, what experience do you think you can share with others?W: Well, climbing success is considered by most to be almost 100 percent dependent on fitness and natural ability. But in reality, climbing is a much more subtle and complicated skill that needs not just fitness, but strategy and psychology.M: That’s interesting to hear.W: Over the years, I’ve picked up numerous tricks and techniques that have allowed me to occasionally beat a stronger competitor. At the grass-roots level, it is possible to just outride your opponents, but as you get into the higher categories and the gap in ability narrows, strategy becomes increasingly important.M: Well, Katrina, thanks for your kind suggestion.W: My pleasure.23. What can be inferred about the woman? [B]24. According to the woman, why do most climbing accidents occur? [A]25. What are more important to climbing success in the long run? [C]Section CPassage OneI had flown from San Francisco to Virginia to attend a conference on multiculturalism. Hundreds of educators from across the country were meeting to discuss the need for greater cultural diversity in the school curriculum. I took a taxi to my hotel. On the way, my driver and I chatted about the weather and the tourists. The driver was a white man in his forties. “How long have you been in this country?”he asked. “All my life!”I replied, “I was born in the United States.”With a strong southern accent, he remarked, “I was wondering because your English is excellent.”Then I explained as I had done many times before, “My grandfather came here from China in the 1880s. My family has been here in America for over a hundred years.”He glanced at me in the mirror. Somehow, I did not look “American”to him. My appearance looked foreign. Questions like the one my taxi driver asked make me feel uncomfortable. But I can understand why he could not see me as an American. He had a narrow but widely-shared sense of the past: a history that has viewed Americans as descendants of Europeans. Race has functioned as something necessary to the construction of American character and quality. In the creation of our national identity, American has been defined as “white”. But America has been racially diverse since our very beginning on the Virginia shore, where the first group of Englishmen and Africans arrived in the 17th century. And this reality is increasingly becoming visible everywhere.26. What was the theme of the conference the speaker was to attend? [C]27. Why did the taxi driver ask the speaker how long he has been in the US? [D]28. What message did the speaker wish to convey? [A]Passage TwoLaws have been written to govern the use of the American National Flag, and to ensure proper respect for the flag. Custom has also governed the common practice in regard to its use. All the armed services have precise regulations on how to display the national flag. This may vary somewhat from the general rules. The national flag should be raised and lowered by hand. Do not raise the flag while it is folded. Unfold the flag first, and then hoist it quickly to the top of the flagpole. Lower it slowly and with dignity. Place no objects on or over the flag. Do not use the flag as part of a costume or athletic uniform. Do not print it upon cushions, handkerchiefs, paper napkins or boxes. A federal law provides that the trademark cannot be registered if it comprises the flag, coat of arms, or badges of the United States. When the flag is used in unveiling a statue ormonument, it shouldn’t serve as a covering of the object to be unveiled. If it is displayed on such occasions, do not allow the flag to fall to the ground, but let it be carried high up in the air to form a feature of the ceremony. Take every precaution to prevent the flag from becoming soiled. It should not be allowed to touch the ground or floor, nor to brush against objects.29. How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag? [A]30. What is the regulation regarding the raising of the American National Flag? [B]31. How should the American National Flag be displayed at an unveiling ceremony? [D]32. What do we learn about the use of the American National Flag? [C]Passage ThreeIn some large American city schools, as many as 20～40％of the students are absent each day. There are two major reasons for such absences: one is sickness, and the other is truancy, that is, staying away from school without permission. Since school officials can’t do much about illness, they are concentrating on reducing the number of truants. One of the most promising schemes has been tried in Florida. The pupils there with good attendance have been given free hamburgers, toys and T-shirts. Classes are told that if they show improved rates of attendance, they can win additional gifts. At the same time, teachers are being encouraged to inspire their students to come to school regularly. When those teachers are successful, they are also rewarded. “We’ve been punishing truants for years, but that hasn’t brought them back to school,”one school principal said. “Now we are trying the positive approach. Not only do you learn by showing up every day, but you earn.”In San Francisco, the board of education has had a somewhat similar idea. Schools that show a decrease in deliberate destruction of property can receive the amount of money that would’ve been spent on repairs and replacements. For example, 12,000 dollars had been set aside for a school’s property damages every year. Since repair expenses of damaged property required only 4,000 dollars, the remaining 8,000 dollars was turned over to the student activities fund. “Our democracy operates on hope and encouragement,”said the school board member. “Why not provide some positive goals for students and teachers to aim at?”33. Which reason for students’ absences is discussed in great detail? [C]34. Who will benefit from the scheme being tried in Florida? [D]35. What measure has been taken in San Francisco to reduce the destruction of schoolproperty? [B]。

初三九年级英语听力练习原文

初三九年级英语听力练习原文听力原文[00：00.00]Super Listening Comprehension[00：36.83]Model Test 2 Part 1.[00：51.93]1.( )that time,( ) babies were born in the world.[01：00.45]2.In 1850,about a ( ) U.S.A was ( )by forests.[01：08.83]3.( )is from ( ) to April.[01：14.71]4.The things on ( ) ( )were all used abouta( )years ago[01：22.10]5.Peter has( )it all ( )on the list.[01：28.08]Part 2.[01：36.08]Last Saturday morning,the twins went shopping with their parents in a shoe shop.[01：43.58]Cathy saw an old man crossing the street slowly.[01：49.56]Suddenly a boy about 16 years old on a yellow bike was coming towards the old man.[01：59.17]He was traveling so fast that he hit the old man.[02：05.26]The old man was badly hurt.The boy didn't stop and rode away.[02：11.66]The twins and their parents helped the old man stand up[02：17.27]and sent him to the nearest hospital at once.[02：22.05]Part 3. 1.You say to your mother,"I want to play football on the street."[02：29.29]Question：What's your mother's answer?[02：37.99]2.You go to the museum and see a sign on the wall, "NO SMOKING".[02：46.79]Question：What does the sign mean?[02：55.39]3.Your little brother tells you,"I've seen such a strange animal.[03：03.69]It has eight legs and four wings."[03：08.79]Question：What's your answer?[03：13.99]4.You don't know the word "Exit" and you want to ask your classmate.[03：22.08]Question：What would you say?[03：30.08]5.Your mother is doing her housework,but you want her to go shopping with you.[03：37.97]Question：What would you say to your mother?[03：43.16]6.The telephone rings,you pick it up.[03：48.86]Someone says,"May I please speak to Mr.Wang?"[03：54.45]but your father isn't at home.[03：58.55]Question：How would you answer?[04：02.73]7.On your way to school.Harry told you Peter was ill.[04：10.51]Question：What would you say then?[04：19.32]8.You want to ask your classmate to pass a message to the head teacher.[04：27.13]Question：What will you say to him?[04：32.43]9.It's August 11th,your classmate asks you[04：39.22]"What is the date we'll return to school?"[04：43.92]Question：What will you answer if you'll go back to school in ten days?[04：54.82]10.You want to ask your classmates to come to your home for a party this Sunday.[05：03.52]Question：What would you say to them?。

ModelTest2答案及听力原文

2012级四级模拟考试二答案Part I Writing (15%)Sample:This picture shows us a satirical fairy tale. During recruitment (job interview) in the forest, a cat wearing a graduation cap (mortar board) is interviewed for a job by a tiger. The cat says arrogantly, “Since I have such an excellent degree, I should be king of the forest.”The picture means to show that the cat can‟t evaluate his own abilities accurately. He attaches too much importance to his diploma while neglecting what he is actually capable of, thereby becoming blindly proud and wants to become the kind of the forest.This is a reflection of the real world. We often see people who achieved high marks in college but are incapable of applying in real life what they have learned. Some people have PhDs in medicine but can‟t treat patients. Some have master‟s degrees in finance but can‟t even use a cash register. This phenomenon can be seen in almost all fields, and it has already had a profoundly negative impact. If left unresolved, this problem will hinder the development of the society.We, as the architects of our country, should lay emphasis not only on diplomas, but also on personal capabilities. Employers should also be reminded not to continue their common practice of concentrating only on diplomas during the hiring process.Part II Reading Comprehension (Long Passage) (10%)1- 5 F I D E L 6-10 B C J H EPart III Listening Comprehension (35%)11-15 C C D B B 16-20 C A D C A 21-25 B A C B A26-30 A A D C B 31-35 A D C B B36) views 37) spirit 38) situation 39) illustrate 40) yield to41) particularly 42) ignore 43) abides by 44) arrest 45) figure outPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25%)46-50 M D O J E 51-55 I G B C K56-60 C D A C B 61-65 A D A C BPart V Translation (15%)Chinese knot is a unique Chinese handicraft with a long history. Its origin can be traced back to ancient times, when knots were not only necessary tools in people‟s daily life, but they were also used to record events and thus were considered sacred in the eyes of ancient Chinese. In Chinese culture “knot”has a special meaning. The Chinese character “knot”means reunion, friendliness, peace, warmth, marriage, love, etc. Chinese knots are often used to express good wishes, including happiness, prosperity, love and the absence of evil. There are many shops selling Chinese knots before the Spring Festival. It is said that Chinese knots can bring people good luck.听力原文Part III Listening ComprehensionSection A[01:14.77]11. M: This terrible weather has ruined our weekend plan.[01:21.68]W: Anyhow, we might as well have a dinner at the Grand Restaurant and then go to the Broadway Theater instead of a picnic and camping at the beach.[01:32.22]Q: What does the woman imply?[01:48.73]12. M: Did you hear Eva‟s presentation in the meeting last night?[01:55.70]W: Y es. How she could be so calm in front of such a large audience is really beyond me.[02:03.29]Q: What do we learn about Eva?[02:20.13]13. W: Hi, John, how‟s your project going?[02:26.45]M: Oh, just so so. Y ou know, it seems less difficult to get financial support for the project than to get trained men.[02:37.03]Q: What does the man mean?[02:53.71]14. M: Was your brother hurt in the accident?[02:59.99]W: He was shaken by the experience, but he‟s all right, physically. The car is a wreck though.[03:07.55]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?[03:24.95]15. M: Carl earned a lot of money over the summer vacation as a consultant to that company.[03:35.09]W: I don‟t doubt it. What surprises me is that he‟s still working there now that classes are about to start again.[03:44.24]Q: What does the woman imply?[04:00.95]16. W: I gained 10 pounds in the last 3 months, none of my clothes fit any more. [04:10.19]M: But you look much better. In fact, you can gain another 5 pounds and still look good.[04:18.10]Q: What does the man mean?[04:34.79]17. M: Do you mind coming back by coach instead of by train?[04:42.76]W: No, I don‟t mind at all. It takes a lot longer, but it is very comfortable and much cheaper.[04:51.45]Q: What will the woman do?[05:08.43]18. W: Well, I‟m still feeling a little homesick and so many things seem strange to me.[05:18.09]M: Y ou‟re bound to feel that way at first, I guess.[05:23.08]Q: What does the man imply?11-15 C C D B B 16-18 C A DConversation One[05:48.15]M: Come on, Judy, how are we going to convince everybody that my car wash idea is the best way to raise money for the Thanksgiving party at the student center?[06:01.63]W: It won‟t be easy.[06:03.91]M: Thanks a lot![06:05.76]W: Oh, I‟m just kidding. Actually, I think once we show how much money it could bring in, we‟ll be sure to convince everyone on campus to pitch in.[06:17.36]M: Well... how are we going to get the message out?[06:21.96]W: One thing I was thinking of is to hang up posters on the bulletin boards.[06:28.02]M: But that‟s not going to attract much attention. We need to do somethinginteresting.[06:35.11]W: Let me finish: I know someone who works at the campus print shop. Last week he said he could get hold of materials to make a big banner. That‟ll attract the attention of a lot of students if we can hang it in front of the student center.[06:52.93]M: Nice work![06:54.79]W: I‟ve also arranged to have an article published in the school paper next Wednesday. That way you can get the message out to the entire campus.[07:05.75]M: Uh-oh, that means I had better come up with an article pretty quickly.How about if I write it up and I‟ll let you be the first to read it? How about after English class tomorrow?[07:21.81]W: Sounds like a plan. I‟ll see you then.[07:25.70]M: Y ou‟re the greatest. I don‟t think I would have known what to do without your help.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. C A B[07:41.33]19. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?[08:00.39]20. What can the woman‟s friend who works at the campus print shop help to do? [08:20.69]21. What does the man think of the woman?Conversation Two[08:41.69]M: Last time we talked about the history of paper, but do you know what paper is used for?[08:49.15]W: Oh, that‟s an easy question. Paper is used for newspapers, books, writing paper, envelopes, wrapping paper, paper bags...[09:00.44]M: Y es, actually only half of the paper that is made is used for such purposes. Have you got an idea about other uses of paper?[09:12.66]W: No, I‟m afraid not.[09:15.29]M: There are many other uses. Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often prevented against cold by paper. Y ou have perhaps seen homeless people asleep on a large number of newspapers.[09:33.53]W: Yes, I have. So they are preventing themselves against cold.[09:39.25]M: Y ou are right. In Finland, it is very cold in winter. It is sometimes 40 degrees Centigrade below zero. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer. [09:55.06]W: Oh, that‟s unbelievable.[09:57.90]M: Now more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper plates, cups and dishes for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper.[10:12.66]W: Amazing![10:14.81]M: People have made paper boats, but they have not yet made paper planes or cars. Just wait, they probably will.[10:24.22]W: Well, you have become an expert on paper. How do you know all that?[10:30.43]M: Y ou know, I‟m preparing for a presentation on paper, so I‟ve looked up a lot of material.[10:38.48]W: Well, I‟m sure your presentation will go really well.[10:42.51]M: Thank you.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. A C B A[10:53.23]22. What function does paper perform in house-building?[11:12.53]23. Why do farmers of Finland wear paper boots in winter?[11:32.40]24. What do we learn about paper planes and cars?[11:51.62]25. How has the man got to know so much about paper?[12:10.78]Section B Passages[12:43.80]Passage One[12:45.78]When I was 11, I loved rock …n‟ roll, and more than anything else.[12:52.23]I wanted a record player for Christmas. Dad‟s army salary went only so far, [12:59.53]so he took a 1-dollar-an-hour job in the Post Exchange, swallowing his pride and working to buy me that record player.[13:10.22]A couple of months later, my father needed to have a heart surgery.[13:15.89]Tragically, the doctor made a mistake and gave him the blood of wrong type, and Dad‟s organs broke down, one by one. For five days he knew he was dying.[13:30.24]On his last day he wrote me a letter.[13:33.47]Mom handed me this letter only after I was honored along with other kids[13:39.73]at a seventh- and eighth-grade awards dinner.[13:43.85]When my dad died in my mother‟s arms, the last thing he said to her was,[13:50.12] “Make sure Jimmy gets to that dinner and don‟t tell him about this until it‟s over.”[13:56.67]Mom and Dad had only one serious argument.[14:01.07]He wanted mortgage insurance on our home.[14:04.68]He said, “It‟s the only investment we have, and if anything happens to me,[14:10.25]you and the kids will have the house.”“We can‟t afford it,” Mom said.[14:15.81]Six months after this argument, Dad died, and Mom thought we‟d lose the house. But three weeks later the insurance company sent an employee[14:26.86]with a check for the entire mortgage.[14:29.79]My father had somehow scraped the money together.[14:33.18]He was the most remarkable man I have ever known,[14:37.31]and he cared for his family above all.[14:42.53]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. A A D[14:50.02]26. How did the speaker‟s father manage to buy him the record player?[15:10.67]27. Why did the father‟s heart surgery fail?[15:29.39]28. What do we learn about the father‟s investment?[15:48.29]Passage Two[15:51.16]As a young man, Howard White of Portland, Oregon, was a basketball star at the University of Maryland and was drafted by the NBA, but knee injuries interrupted his career. [16:04.98]White is now vice-president of Jordan Brand for Nike Inc.[16:10.68]He considers himself a fortunate man[16:13.50]and thinks that his good fortune has been aided by his belief,[16:17.74]that is, small things in life, such as a simple polite greeting, can lead to large outcomes.[16:25.83]He works at a company where there are thousands of employees.[16:30.27]Though he doesn‟t know them all by name, he knows a fair share of them.[16:35.41]And almost all of them know him. It‟s all based on one simple principle:[16:42.26]he believes every single person deserves to be acknowledged.[16:46.72]For him, that begins with “hello.”[16:51.26]One day when White was about 10 years old, he was walking down the street with his mother. She stopped to speak to Mr. Lee.[17:01.14]White was busy trying to hit the “O” in the stop sign with a rock and didn‟t pay any attention to Mr. Lee. After they passed Mr. Lee his mother said something that has stuck with him from then on.[17:16.25]She said, “Y ou let that be the last time you ever walk by somebody[17:22.14]and not open up your mouth to speak,[17:25.07]because even a dog can wave its tail when it passes you on the street.”[17:30.96]That phrase sounds simple but it‟s been a guideline for Howard White[17:35.72]and the foundation of who he is.[17:41.13]Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. C B A D [17:48.40]29. What do we learn about Howard White?[18:07.03]30. What is the belief that contributes to Howard White‟s good fortune?[18:25.98]31. Why could most of the employees in the company know Howard White? [18:45.63]32. Why did White‟s mother blame him?[19:03.32]Passage Three[19:05.52]Many deaths from home fires are the result of burns and panic,[19:11.57]but most are caused by deadly smoke and gases.[19:16.20]These fatal fires are often caused by such careless acts as throwing away a lighted match or cigarette, allowing rubbish to pile up, overloading electrical wires, or misuse of heating and cooking equipment.[19:35.70]Few families go to bed at night without first checking to make sure that the doors and windows are locked, but they overlook a very basic fire safety rule.[19:48.83]This rule states that people should sleep with their bedroom doors closed.[19:55.18]Nighttime fires are most serious because the family is asleep and the discovery of fire is usually too late.[20:04.99]A closed bedroom door gives extra protection by delaying the gases and fire, thus giving the family a few minutes to escape.[20:16.31]Not everyone flees quickly from a burning home.[20:20.19]Children often panic and hide in closets or under beds.[20:26.12]Being prepared or knowing what to do in case fire breaks out can mean the difference between life and death.[20:35.46]All members of the family should know certain basic steps.[20:40.75]Everyone should know an escape route and second route from each room in the house.[20:48.38]A family should determine a way in which any members can sound an alarm. [20:55.12]And family members should be taught not to waste time getting dressed or collecting valuable possessions. Speed is necessary in escaping from fire.[21:10.81]Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. C B B [21:18.28]33. What is the main cause of death during home fires?[21:38.26]34. What is the basic fire safety rule before people go to bed at night?[21:59.34]35. How do children often react in case of fire?Section C Spot DictationWhat does it mean to obey the law? That depends on where you are. Different cultureshave very different 36) views of obeying the law. In some cultures, law-abiding citizens try to keep the letter of the law. That is, whatever the law says, they do. In other cultures, good citizens live by the 37) spirit of the law. They see the law only as a general guideline. Often they obey the law only when someone official is looking. The 38) situation in America fits into the first category. That doesn‟t mean all Americans keep the law. But American culture teaches people to respect the law—even to the smallest detail.Driving habits 39) illustrate American respect for the law. A driver will usually stop for a red light, even when there are no other cars around. People treat the lines marking streets and roads as definite boundaries, not just decorations. V ehicles 40) yield to those with the right of way—41) particularly pedestrians. Actually, though, drivers don‟t always keep traffic rules. For example, many drivers 42) ignore freeway speed limits. But Americans generally drive with careful attention to the traffic rules.Of course, not everyone in America 43) abides by the law. Crime is a growing problem. For that reason, law enforcement officials will never be out of a job. Police officers have their hands full trying to 44) arrest lawbreakers. Detective agencies spend countless hours trying to 45) figure out unsolved crimes. Nevertheless, most Americans still like to believe that the law will eventually catch the bad guys.。

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Model Test TwoPart ⅢListening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section A11．W: Mathew, have you begun your composition yet? The one that is due tomorrow?M: No, I haven’t. But I have done quite a bit research on the topic. I have got a few very interesting facts that I planed to refer to.Q: Who do you think the man is?12. M: While, Mary, just remember this, money is nothing to me.W: I know, but if you have been hungry and have no money to buy your food, you think differently.Q: What can be inferred from the woman’s answer?13. W: I was in the gas station at twelve ten. How did I miss you?M: I got there at a quarter to twelve and waited a while. But I guess I left before you got there.Q: When did the man probably leave the gas station?14．W: I certainly would like to buy the brown suit I saw in the department store. But I don’t have enough money.M: While, if you would budget your money carefully, you would be able to buy it.Q: How did the man feel about the woman?15. W: Now you want to improve your English. If I were you, I study for four hours every night.M: That’s easier said than done. You see, I haven’t got that much time to spare.Q: What do you know about the man from this conversation?16. M: I’ve just got back from t he holiday you arranged for me. But Imust tell you the hotel was really awful. It was miles from the city.The food was awful, too. The bedroom was dirty.W: Sorry about that. But it is not really our fault. The contract does say that the hotel accommodation is not our responsibility.Q: Where is this conversation probably taking place?17. M: I want to find a small flat. What should I do?W: Well, first of all, you should read the advertisements of the flats to let in the local newspaper. Then you should phone and make an appointment. If it seems Ok, you should go and see it.Q: According to the woman, what should the man do first?18. M: Have you got any ideas on how to give up smoking?W: Well, I think the best thing is to smoke one cigarette fewer everyday until you get to zero.Q: What can you conclude from this conversation?Long Conversation 1Women: My brother Mike is just on a course at the Green ParkCamping School.Man: Really, what made him deicide to do that?Women: Well, for one thing, some boys in his class decided to do it.And they dared him to go with them.Man: You mean he didn’t really want to go.Women: I think he wanted to go, but I think he was also a little frightened. Of course now that he has done it, he is very pleased with himself. And he is always talking about it.Man: So he enjoyed it, didn’t he?Women: Not exactly. I think he is enjoying the feeling of having done it, more than he enjoyed actually doing it.Man: What sort of things did he do?Women: Oh, all sorts of open air activities. Hiking, camping, canoeing. One thing he had to do was to capsize the canoe, and then ride it again without getting out. He said the water was very cold, but he hardly noticed that at that time.Man: Why not?Women: He was too busy riding the canoe.Man: That doesn’t sound very comfortable at this time of the year. Women: That was I said when he told me. On another occasion, he had to spend a day and a night by himself in the open country.Man: Was he frightened?Women: He was at first apparently, but then he got used to it.Man: It seemed to me that the course did him a lot of good. I expect it made him more self-reliant.Women: That’s what he says. And now he wants me to go. Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What conclusion can we draw about Mike before he went to the camping school?20. Which of the following activities didn’t Mike participate?21. What is the most appropriate word to describe Mike after the camping school?Long Conversation 2Man: Math Department, Doctor Smith speaking.Women: Hello, Professor Smith, this is Janet Hill calling. I live two doors down from your teaching assistant Don Williams. Don asked me to call you because he had lost his voice and couldn’t talk to you himself.Man: Lost his voice? Oh, what a shame. Is there anything I can do for him?Women: Well he has a class this afternoon, from 2:30 to 4:00. And he won’t be able to teach it, but he doesn’t want to cancel it either. Man: Does he want me to try to find somebody else to teach the class. Women: No, not exactly. What he wants to do is to get someone to goin for him, just pass back the midterm exams. He’s already marked them, and they are on the desk in his office. The whole thing wouldn’t take more than 10 minutes.Man: His class is at 2:30, you say? Well, I’m free at that time, and I’m going to be on campus anyway, so I could do it for him. What room is his class in?Women: Kate Hall, room 214. Will you need his office key to get the exams. He’s given it to me and I can bring it to you.Man: Actually that won’t be necessary. We have a master key in the math department, so I can get into his office if necessary.Women: Thank you very much, Professor Smith. Don does n’t have another class to teach until Thursday. And hopefully he will be able to talk by then. He will call you as soon as he can. Oh, yes, I almost forgot.Man: Yes?Women: Could you put the next assignment on the board too? It’s all the problems on page 45, and they will do in the next class.Man: No trouble at all. Thanks for passing on the news about Don. And please tell him don’t worry about anything.Questions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. What seems to be Don’s problem?23. What does Don want someone to do for him this afternoon?24. Where are the marked midterm papers now?25. Who will fill in for Don at the classes?。

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2020中考听力提高版Model test 2

Model test 2One, listen and choose the right picture.1.These cleaners are still working on the special day and they are hard working.2.My brother likes to act like a prince and he dreams to be a king.3.It is amazing to see babies swimming when they were just born.4.Jane does well in skating and she is also ready to help others.5.On Easter, children can be given lots of colored eggs.6.We are forbidden to touch the grass as it is waiting to be maintained.Two, listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.7.Sally. Is summer your favorite season? I hate it, because it’s too hot. I like autumn the best. Iagree with you and my favorite season is the same as yours. Question: which season is Sally’s favorite season?8.Hellen. What is your dream job? Do you want to be a teacher? Oh no. it is hard work. Mymother wants me to be a nurse, but I would like to be a boss. Question: what does Hellen’s mother want her to be?9.Hello. Sally. I just left Pudong and went through Yangpu bridge. Now I am visiting Lushan park.I just want to ask you “where can I have my lunch?” I suggest you go to Yu garden. There aremany local snacks. Then you can go to shanghai zoo in the afternoon. You will see pandas there. What a nice plan! Thank you. Question: where will the man probably be at noon? 10.S ally. How can we find No. 3 middle school? Don’t worry. Tom. We can turn right to Gardenroad and then walk down that road. After we cross Green street, we will soon find a parking-lot on the right and the famous school on the left. Question: where can Sally and Tom find No. 3 middle school when they are walking on the Garden road.11.What programs do you have? They have magic shows, flying (trapeze) arts 空中飞人,tightrope walking 走钢丝and even the clowns 小丑. Question: what can’t we see in the list of their programs?12.May I speak to Mr. Wang? Sorry. He is busy now. This is his secretary Mike speaking. Can Ihelp you? Yes. I wonder if I can meet him at tomorrow morning. Let me check his schedule first. Oh. He will be at a meeting from 9 to 11 in the morning. You can meet him at any time from 1 to 3 in the afternoon. Question: at what time can the woman meet Mr. Wang?13.May I speak to Jane? Sorry. You may get the wrong number. It’s impossible. My handwritingis very clear. Is your number 623448971. You may miss a number 4. Question: what is the lady’s telephone number?14.What can I do for you? I’d like to buy a coat for my daughter. Can I have a look at the yellowone. Of course. Its size is medium. But my daughter is very fat. The medium-sized coat may not fit her. What about the green one? Let me see. It’s cool. I will take it. Question: which coat will the lady buy?Three, listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead, the angels were given a space in the cold basement. The older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. The next night, the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor and very good farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had,the couple let the angel sleep in their bed. The next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow lay dead in the field. The youngerangel was very angry and asked the older angel. How could this happen? The older angel replied. When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in that wall. I asked gold if I could repair the wall so the wealthy man couldn’t find it. Then, last night, as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked gold if the angel could take the cow instead. As we can see, things are n’t always what they seem.Four, listen to the passage and complete the following sentences.Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness. But Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its highest point. For some people, the point comes during the forenoon 上午. For others, it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why it is so. But it leads to such familiar shouting as “get up. John. You will be late for work again.” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature and energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husband and wife realize what these energy cycles mean. You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habits can help. Dr. Kleitman believes.。

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Model Test 2Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic It’s Time to Stop Software Piracy. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. 盗版软件比比皆是2. 盗版软件猖獗的原因3. 如何打击盗版软件Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1--7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Theft Deterrent System To deter the vehicle theft, the system is designed to give an alarm and keep the engine from being started if any of the front, sliding and back doors and hood is forcibly unlocked or the battery terminal is disconnected and then reconnected when the vehicle is locked. The alarm blows the horn intermittently and flashes the headlights, tail lights and other exterior lights. The engine cannot be started because the starter circuit will be cut. SETTING THE SYSTEM 1. Turn the ignition key to the “LOCK” position and remove it. 2. Have all passengers get out of the vehicle. 3. Close and lock the front, sliding and back doors and hood.The indicator light will come on when the front, sliding and back doors and hood are closed and locked. As the front doors are locked, the system will give you a preparation time of 30 seconds before the setting, during which the front, sliding and back doors and hood may be opened to prepare for the setting.Be careful not to use the key when opening either front door. This will cancel the system. 4. After making sure the indicator light starts flashing, you may leave the vehicle. The system will automatically be set after the preparation time elapses. The indicator light will flash to show the system is set. If any of the front, sliding and back doors and hood is opened at that time, the setting is interrupted until it is closed and locked. Never leave anyone in the vehicle when you set the system, because unlocking from the inside will activate (使启动)the system. WHEN THE SYSTEM IS SET Activating the system, the system will give the alarm and cut the starter circuit under the following conditions: If any of the front, sliding and back doors and hood is unlocked without using the key. If the battery terminal is disconnected and then reconnected, after one minute, the alarm will automatically stop with the starter circuit cut kept on. Reactivating the alarm Once set, the system automatically resets the alarm each time the front, sliding and back doors and hood are closed after the alarm stops. The alarm will be activated again under the following conditions: If any of the front, sliding and back doors and hood is opened. Stopping the alarm Turn the ignition key from the “LOCK” to “ACC” position. The alarm will be stopped with the starter circuit cut kept on. Stopping the alarm in this manner will keep the alarm from being reactivated when any of the front, sliding and back doors and hood is opened. Interrupting the setting With the system set, the back door can be opened with the key without activating or canceling the system. While it is open, the front and sliding doors and hood may be opened in addition, and the system can be activated only by the battery terminal disconnection. To resume the setting, close and lock the front, sliding and back doors and hood. The back door must be closed with the key removed. CANCELLING THE SYSTEM Unlock either front door with the key, or unlock the sliding door with the key when it has been closed. This cancels the system completely and the starter circuit cut will be cancelled at once. INDICATOR LIGHT The indicator light gives the following three indications when the system is in use. When the light is: FLASHING—The system is set. You need the key to open the front, sliding and back doors and hood. ON—The system will automatically be set when the time comes. The front, sliding and back doors and hood may be opened without a key. OFF—The system is inactive. You may open any door and hood. TESTING THE SYSTEM 1. Open the driver’s and front passenger’s windows. 2. Set the system as described above. The front doors should be locked with the key. Be sure to wait until the indicator light starts flashing. 3. Unlock one of the front, sliding and back doors from the inside. The system should activate the alarm. 4. Cancel the system by unlocking either front door with the key. 5. Repeat this operation for the other doors and hood. When testing on the hood, also check that the system is activated when the battery terminal is disconnected and then reconnected. If the system does not work properly, have it checked by your Toyota dealer.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

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Model test 2 listeningLong conversations1 （取自走遍美国，改人名）Robbie: The mailman just dropped some mail in our box Grandpa.Grandpa: Probably a lot of advertising and bills. Nothing interesting.Robbie: You were right, Grandpa. Advertising, bills, bills, advertising. ..oh ,Youwon't believe it, Grandpa, but there's a letter here addressed to you, Mr.Michael Edward, and it looks like a personal letter.Grandpa: Oh, it must be a bill.Robbie: I don't think so. The return name and address is Peter Waters, RFD Number 1, Chesterton.Grandpa: You're joking. Peter Waters?Robbie: Peter Waters. You know him?Grandpa: Do I know Pete Waters? You bet I do! He was my roommate in college. He visited with Grandma and me in Florida about five years ago.Robbie: What does he say? Is he OK?Grandpa: let me put on my glasses and read it..Yeah, he's fine. He's writing to invite me to spend a weekend with him on his farm. He's planning a get-together with two or three other college friends. Kind of a fifty-year anniversary reunion.Robbie: Sounds like fun. Fifty Years? Wow! What kind of farm does he have? Grandpa: I've never been three, Robbie, but he has chickens and cows and all. That means fresh eggs and fresh milk.Robbie: Does he have a family?Granpa: No, he doesn't . He never married. He's not as lucky as I am to have a family and grandchildren . I'm a lucky man.2W: Hi, Ellen. I haven‟t seen you for some time. What seems to be wrong？M: Actually I‟m a little embarrassed about coming here. I feel fine right now. But you know how busy I‟ve always been. Every year around the holidays , when I have to relax, I come down with something.W: So you‟re interested in prevention. What symptoms do you usually get?M: You know, cough, fever, running nose, headache, chills even. I‟m usually miserable for a week and it ends up ruining my holidays.W: Sounds like a typical flu. Influenza often strikes when people are overtired, and not eating nutritious foods. And also you increase your exposure to a virus when you‟re in big crowds.M: I certainly spend a lot of time in department stores around the holidays buying gifts for friends. What can I do to ward off the flu？W: Actually it‟s fairly simple. Get a lot of res t, eat well. That way your immune system will be strengthened and you‟ll be more able to fight off illness.M: All these things make sense. But one more question, am I bound to be sick anyway if there is an outbreak in the office?W: in that case, I‟d sugg est you get a vaccine. The vaccine now available in our hospital prevents the three main types of flu.M: I'll do it right away. It‟ll be nice to feel well during the holiday for once. PassagesPassage 1:There are three branches of medicine. One is call ed …doctor medicine,” or “scientific medicine”. Doctors try to observe illnesses, look for logical patterns, and then find out how the human body works. From there they figure out what treatments may work. This kind of medicine is believed to date from the 4th century BC. Although nowadays it is successful, in the ancient world this approach probablydidn‟t cure many patients.A second kind of medicine is called “natural cures,” or “folk medicine,” in which less educated people try to cure sicknesses with various herbs. These folk healers also use observation and logic, but they are not so aware of it. They try things until they find something that seems to work, and then they keep doing that. Folk medicine flourished long before the development of scientific medicine and was more successful in ancient times.The third kind is called “health spas,” or “faith healing.” Sometimes this may be as simple as touching the holy man and being immediately healed. Other times, a magician may give you a magic charm to cure you. Some religious groups set up special healing places. There people take a rest, get plenty of sleep, eat healthy food, drink water instead of wine, and exercise in various ways. They also talk to the priests and pray to the Gods. If you are feeling depressed or you have been working too hard, going to these places may be just the right thing to do.Passage 2Before we begin our tour, I‟d like to give you some background information on the painter Grant Wood. We‟ll be seeing much of his work today. Wood was born in 1881 in Iowa farm country, and became interested in art very early in life. Although his studied art in both Minneapolis and Chicago, the strongest influences on his art work were European. He spent time in both Germany and France, and his study there helped shape his own stylized form of realism. When he returned to Iowa, Wood applied the stylistic realism he had learned in Europe to the rural life he saw around him and what he remembered from his childhood around the turn of the century. His portraits of farm families imitate the still formalism of photographs of early settlers posed in front of their homes. His paintings of farmers at work, and of their tools and animals, demonstrate a serious respect for the life of the Midwestern United States.By the 1930‟s, Wood was a leading figure of the school of art called “American regionalism”. In an effort to sustain a strong Midwestern artistic movement, Wood established an institute of Midwestern art in his home state. Although the institute failed, the paintings you are about to see preserve Wood‟s vision of pioneer farmers.Passage 3How men first learned to invent words is unknown. In other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and objects, so that they could communicate with each other. We also know that they agree on certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their associations---the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by our own experience. The longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the happy and sad events of our past. The more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This beautiful use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of word s. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and can move men to t ears by the special position and association of words. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurate ly.。

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Tapescript of Model Test 2Section ANews Report OneGot a smart phone? Never lose your hotel key, or even have to stop at the registration desk again. That’s the vision of a hotel chain that plans to send digital keys to guests’ phone via an app instead of making them check in and get the traditional plastic swipe cards. [1]Arriving guests could get around the front desk and go straight to their rooms. Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which owns more than 1,150 hotels in nearly 100 countries, [2]plans to install the system in the next three months at two of its hotels in the U.S.A. If all goes well, the company says it could have the feature in all of its hotels by next year. A spokeswoman said the app will initially be compatible with recent iPhone models and newer Android phones. The app will use Bluetooth technology to unlock the room with a tap.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. What is the main advantage of the digital key?2. How many hotels will have the system in the next three months?News Report TwoA British man accused of planning his wife’s murder while they were honeymooning in South Africa has lost a High Court appeal to block his being sent back to Britain until he is fit to [3]The judges ruled that Shrien Dewani can be sent back as long as the South African government pledges to return him to the United Kingdom should he ultimately prove unfit to be tried. Dewani’s lawyers had urged that he should not be sent back while he was unfit to stand trial. He is being treated for a depressive illness. His legal team can appeal thedecision at the Supreme Court. [4]Dewani is accused of hiring a crew of criminals to kill his wife, AnniDewani, during a taxi ride in Cape Town last November, just over two weeks after their wedding.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. What can we learn about Shrien Dewani according to the court ruling?4. What was Dewani accused ofNews Report ThreeDozens of children at a Utah elementary school had their lunch trays taken away from them before they could take a bite this week. Salt Lake City School District officials said the trays were taken way at Utah Elementary School Tuesday [5]because some students had negative balances in their accounts used to pay for lunches. But they admit the situation should have been handled differently. Instead of regular lunches, the students were given fruit and milk. “We don’t ever let kids go without any food entirely,” said Salt Lake City School District spokesman Jason Olsen. [6]One mother said, she was “blindsided” when her daughter described what a school district official told her: “You don’t have any money in your account, so you can’t get lunch.”“There were a lot of tears,” she said, “and it was pretty upsetting for them.” [7]The district said it started notifying parents about negative account balances Monday. But the mother said she and other parents were never told about the problem. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch?6. How did parents react to the school’s way of handling the situation?7. When were the parents informed of negative balances according to the district?Section BConversation OneM: Hi, Diana. I’m surprised to see you on the city bus. Your car in the shop? W: No. [8][11]I’ve just been thinking a lot about the environment lately. So I decide the air will be a lot cleaner if we all use public transport when we could.M: I’m sure you are right. The diesel bus isn’t exactly pollution free.W: True. They’ll be running a lot cleaner soon. [9]We were just talking about that in my environmental engineering class.M: What could the city do? Install pollution filters in all their buses?W: They could, but those filters make the engines work harder and really cut down on the fuel efficiency. Instead, they found a way to make their engines more efficient.M: How?W: Well, there is a new insulator. And you spray a thick coat of it on the engine. M: An insulator?W: Yeah. [10]What it does is reflect back the heat of burning fuel. So the fuel will burn much hotter and burn up more completely.M: So a lot less unburned fuel comes out to pollute the air.W: And the bus will need less fuel. So with the saving on fuel cost, they say this will all pay for itself in just six months.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. Why does Diana take a bus that day?9. What is true about Diana?10. What justifies the installation of a new insulator in the buses according to Diana?11. What is the major concern of the woman?Conversation TwoM: Hi. I have a reservation for tonight. My name is Charles Nelson.W: Okay, Mr. Nelson. That’s a room for five under your name.M: No. No. Hold on. There must be some mistake.W: Okay. Let’s check this again. Okay, Mr. Charles C. Nelson for tonight.M: Ah. That’s the problem. [12]My name is Charles Nelson, not Charles C.Nelson. You must have two guests under the name.W: Okay. Let me check this again. Oh! Okay, here we are. Charles Nelson. A room for one for the 19th.M: Wait, wait! It’s for tonight, not tomorrow night.W: Hum. Hum. I don’t think we have any rooms for tonight. [13]There’s a convention going on in town, and uh, let’s see. Yeah, n o rooms. Well.[14]We do have some rooms under renovation with just a roll-away bed.None of the normal stuff like a TV or working shower or toilet.M: Ah, madam. Come on. There must be something else.W: Well, let me check my computer here. Ah! There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoon suite is now available.M: Great. I’ll take it.W: [15]But I’ll have to charge you two hundred fifty dollars for the night.M: Ah, madam. I should get a discount for the inconvenience.W: Well, [15]the best I can give you is a ten percent discount plus a ticket for a free continental breakfast.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What was the first problem with the man’s reservation?13. Why was it hard to get a room that day?14. What do we know about the rooms under renovation in the hotel?15. What did the man get finally?Section CPassage OneTelevision now plays such an important part in so many people’s lives that it is essential for us to try to decide whether it is a blessing or a curse. Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages. But do the former outweigh the latter?In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. They just sit comfortably at home and enjoy endless series of programs rather than to go out in search of amusement elsewhere. Some people, however, maintain that this is precisely where the danger lies. [16]The television viewer needs to do nothing. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part. Secondly, television keeps one informed about current events, allows one to follow the latest developments in science and politics. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical fascination for us. [16]We get so used to looking at its movements, so dependent on its pictures that it begins to dominate our lives. There are many other arguments for and against television. [16]The poor quality of its program isoften criticized. But it is undoubtedly a great comfort to many lonely elderly people. And does it corrupt or instruct our children? [17]I think we must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad.[18]It is the uses to which it is put that determine its value to society.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What is NOT mentioned as the disadvantages of TV?17. What is the speaker’s opinion on television?18. What determines the value of television to society?Passage TwoBeethoven probably began to go deaf in 1797, but he tried to keep it a secret while consulting doctors and trying various remedies, such as the application of almond oil. [19]He was extremely anxious about its possible effect on his career as a musician, and embarrassed by its effect on his social life. In the summer of 1801 he wrote to two friends expressing the anxiety that his best years would pass “without my being able to achieve all that my talent and my stre ngth have commanded me to do”. Although tempted to kill himself, “the only thing that held me back was my art. For indeed it seemed to me impossible to leave this world before I had produced all the works that I felt the urge to compose”. It could be argued that Beethoven’s deafness helped the development of his art: isolated from the world, and unable to perform, he could devote all his time to composing. [20]In 1804 his friend Stephan von Breuning, with whom he briefly shared lodgings, wrote to Franz Wegler about the terrible effect his gradual loss of hearing was having on Beethoven: it had caused him to distrust his friends, and he was becoming very difficult to be with. But above all else,Beethoven was dedicated to his art and the urge to compose remained with him throughout his life. [21]It may be that he shielded away from the commitment of marriage because he knew it would interfere with his art.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. Why did Beethoven try to conceal his going deaf?20. What was the result from Beethoven’s gradual loss of hearing in 1804?21. What do we know about Beethoven in this passage?Passage ThreeOver the years, new technologies have changed farming. Change in a general direction is a trend. Yet people often recognize trends only when they consider the past. Today, we look back at some trends in American agriculture.[22]In 1920, America had more than 25 million horses and mules. Most were used for farm work. [22]Around the same time, a competitor began to appear in large numbers. Tractors could turn soil, pull loads and speed harvests —and they could do it better. More tractors meant fewer horses and mules. [23]By the 1960s, the numbers of these work animals settled to where they remain today. That is about one-tenth the levels in 1920. Yet even the demand for tractors had its limits. Their numbers have been slowly decreasing since 1982. Experts say farmers can do more with less now because of new technologies. As tractors replaced horses and mules, farmers no longer needed to raise crops to feed work animals. Oats have long been food for horses and mules. In 1954, American farmers planted over sixteen million hectares of oats. By 2000, that was down to less than one million hectares. So what did the farmers do with the extra land? More and more farmers began to plant a new crop around the same time that thetractor became popular. It was the soybean. The soybean is one of the oldest plants harvested. Yet it was not planted widely in the United States until the 1920s. By the year 2000, close to 30 million hectares were planted with soybeans. [24]It is the nation’s most important crop for high-protein animal feed and for vegetable oil.[25]In fact, soybeans are the second most valuable crop grown by American farmers after corn. Much of the soybean production goes to exports.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. In which year did tractors begin to appear in large numbers?23. How many horses and mules did America have in the 1960s?24. What is America’s most important crop for high-protein animal feed and for vegetable oil?25. What is the most valuable crop grown by American farmers?。

Model Test Two

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大学英语四级---听力专项(Model Test 2)

2012年12月英语四级听力专项Model Test 2Listening Comprehension (35minutes)Section ADirections : 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 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) Fifteen minutes.B) Half an hour.C) Forty-five minutes.D) Twenty minutes.12. A) 3 blocks ahead.B) On the 3rd Avenue.C) On the 5th Street.D) On the 15th Street.13. A) 20 people.B) 15 people.C) 30 people.D) 25 people.14. A) She cannot go with the man to Smithville.B) There is a new art supply store downtown.C) The store went out of business.D) The store’s location has changed.15. A) In an office.B) In a department store.C) In an airport.D) In a travel agency.16. A) Someone else told him Fred had called.B) It wasn’t really Fred who called.C) The man looked for Fred at the gym.D) Fred probably borrowed someone else’s sleeping bag.17. A) Seven dollars.B) Five dollars.C) Three dollars.D) Two dollars.18. A) She thinks the man is a good soccer player.B) She wants to watch her sister play.C) She knows the man’s sister.D) She isn’t interested in soccer.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Washington.B) Maryland.C) New York. D.D) D. Portland.20. A) Forty-five minutes in the morning.B) Fifty minutes in the evening.C) Twenty minutes if driving a car in the morning.D) Fifteen minutes in the evening.21. A) The man likes to drive to work.B) The woman drives to work everyday.C) The speakers are on holiday.D) The woman feels bored with the journey.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) Why the man must take a science course.B) Which science teachers are the best.C) Which science course the man should take.D) Which science courses the woman has taken.23. A) Geology.B) Chemistry.C) Physics.D) Math.24. A) He has heard the teacher is poor.B) It won’t fit his schedule.C) He did badly in it in high school.D) The labs are too time-consuming.25. A) Astronomy.B) Physics.C) Chemistry.D) Biology.Section BDirections: 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 choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Find out what caused the tides.B) Study the nature of light.C) Invent the first telescope.D) Develop the calculus.27. A) He became bottom of his class.B) He laughed at that boy.C) He became angry and fought back.D) He believed he was lazy and stupid.28. A) Wools Thorpe University.B) Grantham University.C) Cambridge University.D) Oxford University.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based as the passage you have just heard.29. A) England.B) Egypt.C) Japan.D) Spain.30. A) Irving was a British man.B) Irving’s background provides much to explain his literary achievements.C) Irving’s works were only received e nthusiastically in England.D) In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford.31. A) He only began to practice law late in his life.B) He spent very little time working as a lawyer.C) He never practiced law although he studies it.D) He worked as a lawyer with great enthusiasm.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) Nuts.B) Roots.C) Grass.D) Dead animals.33. A) In the eighteenth century.B) In the nineteenth century.C) In the thirteenth century.D) In the fourteenth century.34. A) They were taller.B) They had shorter noses.C) They had stronger legs.D) They were heavier.35. A) There was no suitable food for them on most farms.B) They could find food themselves well enough in forest.C) It was difficult to develop improved types of pig.D) They did not grow well when kept indoors.Section CDirections: 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 read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the 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. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.How many of you drink Cola? Nearly everybody. Did you know that Cola started out not as a soft drink but as a (36) for headache in the late 1800s? John S. Pamberton, a druggist from Atlanta, had experimented for many months trying to find a cure for the (37) headache. He worked in his (38) , mixing and heating different mixture of oils and flavors until he found one that seemed to work well. Pamberton bottled the (39) and began selling it in drugstores as concentrated syrup that the (40) had to mix with water before drinking. Cola’s transformation from a (41)syrup to a carbonated soft drink came about quite by (42) . One day, a customer came into a drugstore complaining of a (43) and asked for a bottle of Cola syrup. He wanted to take it right away. So (44) .The clerk, instead of walking to the other end of the store to get water, suggested mixing the syrup with soda water. (45).The clerk continued offering the mixture and carbonates cola grew in popularity. Today, (46).And although they no longer contain the ingredients used to cure headaches, they are still very refreshing.。

Model Test Two

Model Test 2Part A (E-C)P assage 1 In a changing world, tradition can be a force for good or for evil.//As long as it offers a guide, it helps the underdeveloped nations to take a step forward and so adapt themselves to the changed circumstances.//But if it sticks to tradition, it ceases to be a guide and becomes an obstacle the path of change and progress.//The better way is to obtain the help which tradition can give but to be well aware of its limitations in a changing world.Passage 2 When you step through the entrance gate of United Nations Headquarter, you enter an international zone.//You pass the flags of the member nations that stretch from Afghanistan’s at the north to Zimbabwe’s at the southern end of the complex.//It is land that belongs n ot just to one countries that have joined the Organization.//It has its own security and fire forces and its own post office, and conducts business in six official languages-Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.Passage1我们公司是一家专业化的进出口国有企业，负责轻工业产品的进出口服务。

TEM4模拟题1-2套听力答案

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Shakespeare’s name has always been connected / with the Globe Theatre which was in London / on the south bank of the river Thames. / The Globe, a circular theatre, had no roof / and the stage was a rather elaborate structure / in the middle of the theatre. / Shakespeare acted in this theatre / and also helped to manage it. /
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Model Test 2 Dictation
• William Shakespeare is best known for his plays, / but he and his period are also studied by scholars / who are interested in theatre architecture. / The design of theatres has changed a lot / since the Greeks first acted in open air theatres. / Every period in history / has had its different style of theatres. /
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Today, the Queen’s home is officially called Buckingham Palace,/ although many Londoners still call it Buck House./ When the queen is in residence, / a flag called the Royal Standard flies at the top of a pole./ The palace is guarded by sentries of the Guards Division./ The guards are changed in the morning in the forecourt behind the railings./ The ceremony is always very popular with tourists,/ who take many photographs, mainly because it is so colorful./ The new guard marches behind a band and arrives in the forecourt at about 11:30./ The ceremony usually lasts half an hour.

modeltest2 答案分析及听力原文

modeltest2 答案分析及听力原文－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－T est 2Part ⅠWriting参考范文：Internet, a T wo edged SwordInternet is playing an increasingly important role in people's life. As a newborn information delivering system, Internet has made diverse information available at our finger's tip. Besides, Internet serves as the most convenient means for communication. Through Internet, people can discuss various problems and make friends who share common views. Internet is also a faithful aid in our daily life since people can go shopping and get medical services online. So Internet is indeed one of the most interesting and important invention ever made.But Internet also has its own drawbacks which should not be neglected. First, it costs an alarming amount of money to construct the system and thus it is costly to most Chinese consumers. Second, it is sometimes difficult for people to find the right information they are looking for since there is much rubbish on the net. Finally, it is also difficult to prevent the net from theinvasion of hackers and viruses.Nevertheless, we should not give up eating for fear of choking. I think we should further develop the net and also exert stronger supervision over it so that we can make full use of it.Part ⅠReading Comprehension （Skimming and Scanning）文章大意：本文主要讨论的是梦，涉及到四个方面：做梦的原因，做梦与睡眠的关系，怎样提高对梦的记忆及对一些梦境的解析。

model test 2

67. B 本句中由with which引导的定语从句，修饰先行词those words。短语become acquainted with sb./sth.意为“认识某人，了解某事。” 68. D imitate意为“模仿”，stimulate意为“刺激，激发”。study和 learn都有“学习”的意思，study着重研究，而learn指一般性的学习，故选D。 69. C mate意为“伙伴，同事”，可组成复合名词，如：classmate “同学”，roommate “同房间的人”；relative意为“亲戚”；member意为 “成员”，family member意为“家庭成员”，fellow意为“伙伴，家伙”。 70. A which引导非限制性定语从句，和前面的定语从句并列，修饰先行词those words,关系代词that只能在限制性定语从句中代替which。 71. C even if在这里引导条件状语从句；even是副词，不能引导状语从句； in spite of和despite表示“尽管”，分别为介词词组和介词，也不能引导状语从句。
Part Ⅵ Translation 87. we (should) master a foreign language 本句考查的是虚拟语气的主语从句表示法，it is necessary (important, advisable, strange, unusual, wonderful)等后面的主语从句要用虚拟语气。 88. have been concerned in the crime concern 在此做及物动词，“涉及，与……有关”。be concerned in sth. “被牵扯在某事中，与某事有关”。 89. In view of the seriousness of this problem 本句考查的是“考虑”的说法，in view of“考虑到，由于”。 90. not for nothing 本句考查的是词组for nothing，“不花钱的，不要钱的”。 91. twice as expensive as it was a few years ago 本句考查的是倍数的说法。常用的表示方法有：A is N times as great （long，much... ）as B；A is N times greater (longer, more... ) than B。

MODEL TEST 2 文本

MODEL TEST 2Section AJob InterviewsA job interview is your chance to show a employer what he or she will get if you are hired. That is why it is essential to be well-prepared for the job interview. Preparing means knowing about the industry, the employer, and yourself, it means paying attention to details like personal appearance, punctuality and manner. I always feel that knowledge is your best weapon. Let’s start by some information about how to prepare for the interview. The first step is to research companies. Before you begin to think about how you will dress for the interview or answer questions. You should do your homework by that; I mean gather as much information about the employer as you can. Not only will you appear informed and intelligent, it will also help you make a decision, if a job offer is eventually made, gathering employer information is not always an easy task, especially if the employer is a small private company. After that you’d better research yourself, try to list some traits about you that they most admire, work related, of course. Meanwhile, try to find some faults as well, you won’t obviously, spontaneously tell a perspective employer about these faults, but you may be asked to. One question that sometimes comes up in an interview is: what is something that has been a problem for you at work. By studying your faults, you will be able to choose one that is somewhat innocuous or could be turned around into a positive. Finally, practice, practice and then practice some more, you want to seem somewhat spontaneous, but you also want to reappear yourself confident, the way to do that is to rehearse it, not exactly what you will say but how you will say it. A great method is to rehearse in front of a video camera. Study your posture, the way you make eye contact and you body language. If you don’t have a video camera, a mirror will do. Have a friend to mock interviews with you. The more you repeat your signora, the more comfortable you will begin to fell with it.In the next section of this lecture, I will talk about succeeding on the interview. What I want to mention first is the dressing or he interview. Appearance is very important, and whether we like it or not, it is the first thing people notice about us.You should match your dress to employees and the workplace in which you are interviewing. Then good grooming is essential, you hair should be neat and stylish, your nail should be well manicured and clean. Men’s nail should be short, women’s nail should be of a reasonable length, and polished in a natural color. Also for a woman, make-up shouldn’t be heavy, perfume or cologne should be avoid, as some people find certain sense of offensive.Besides,body language, they say that body language gives more way about us than speech. Eye contact is very important, but make sure it looks natural. A smiling relaxed face is very inviting, hands rest casually in your lap rather than arms folded across your chest also is more inviting. If you normally move your hands around a lot when you speak, tow it down some, you don’t want to look so stiff, but you don’t want to look like you are abundant of nervous energy. Asking questions i s another point worthy of close attention. Usually towards the end of the interview, the person conducting it will ask you if you have any question, you should have some, you should ask about what typical day would entail, you could also ask what’s special projects you will be working on. As an every other aspect of the job search, you will try to show the employer how you can fill their need by asking about a typical day on the job, or special projects, you are putting yourself in the job, and showing the employer how you will satisfy the employers needs. Don’t ask about salary, benefits or vacations. As those all imply what will you-the employers do foe me.Last but not least, we have to prepare in advance, the money question. Money is a very sensitive topic, as discussed earlier, the candidate shouldn’t bring it up, however, the interviewer may bring it up first, you must prepare for this question before the interview, find out what others in the same position are earning, always give a range not a exact number, this will help keep you from pricing yourself out of a job, you don’t want the employer to think they can’t afford you, but you also don’t want them to think you are a cheap commodity. Finally, there are some things that is too often neglected after the interview. It’s the thank you note or follow-up letter. It is you chance to reedit some thing you mentioned on the interview or bring up something you forgot to mention. It is also a nice gesture and simple matter ofpoliteness. You should try to send a note to each person who took part in your interview. If you don’t remember the name of each person, call the receptionists for some help, keep your note brief make sure it is typed. Someone at a workshop once asked me if the thank you note would make you look like you are kissing up to the employer. I don’t believe so, I do believe it sets you apart from everyone who forgot to or chose not to do this. Good luck in the interview.Section BA: Today I’ll be talking to professor Michael Taylor about Mark Twain. Professor, Mark Twain is still very popular in spite of the fact that he’s dead for more than 100 years, but is there more to Mark Twain than has met the eye.B: Mark Twain is an icon. The trouble with icons is that they can become a little bit rigid. They get associated with a fixed set of ideas and can be difficult to look at them from new perspectives. Many literary critics are taking a new look at Twain to try to see past the icon to a more complicated picture of the man and his work.A: Can you describe Twain a little bit, this icon Twain, the received Twain?B: I think we only think of Mark Twain, we think of him as a westerner, someone from the American west, someone with the humor of American west, someone known for the different voices and dialects that he brought to his characters. Toward the end of his life, he became sage-like. He was bitter and he was somewhat depressed. And combine all these together and you will come up the whole picture of who Twain is.A: Given all the complexities of Twain, what can possibly be missing? Why go look for something new?B: I think there is actually a lot missing. There is huge difference between the public perceptions of Twain and what his life was really like. If you think the time spent every year by biographers, digging deeper and deeper into his personal life, that itself generates a whole range of interesting information and perspectives on him as an individual, particularly his relationship with his family, the domestic issues and his time away from the writing desk.A: Does the way we understand Twain affects the way we read “Huckleberry Finn”? B: I think it does. I also think by and large, if you look at the amount of material Twain wrote in his life, we read very very little of it. My experience with a lot of readers, especially with students, is they know very little of his journalistic writing; they know l ittle of his early writing prior to, say “Tom Sawyer” in 1870s. I do think that focusing simply on those books change the way we think of him as a writer. A: Can you give an example? what picture do we get from those books that might be changed if we read everything?B: Well, focusing on the major novels of that period we categorize them into a kind of children’s literature, yet even “Tom Sawyer”, which is fairly innocent story of summer. There is a good deal below the surface of that story that arouses a deeper sense of what the social setting was in the 19th century--how children interacted with each other and where did they get their values from? Those questions become much more apparent as you look more carefully of the stories.A: So our understanding of Twain really limits our understanding of Twain’s works? B: Yes. Thinking of Twain as a humorist, thinking of him as a writer of children’s books limits our perceptions of the range of the issues that he dealt with. For example, he dealt with child abuse, so there is great deal out there that we need to consider much more carefully. I must also say we tend not to read much of his travel literature, so we get a sense of him as only living in Hannibal and Hartford. We don’t get a sense of his worldliness, his awareness of the world.A: Mark Twain’s humor seems to be an area people have talked quite a bit about. Tell me how one might get something new there?B: When we deal with humor in Twain, we deal with it in bits and small pieces. We don’t look at the p ath of his development in his understanding on how humor operates. For example, if you look at his early journalism from the west, it is very light and it is sparkling with a kind of fun that changed a bit as Twain got older and started to use not just the joke but moved into satire and irony and became nuanced as he began to create these characters. I think, Huck is one of those characters that incredibly nuanced in his approach to the world around him.A: You said earlier that domestic life was an important part of Twain, the man. I wonder if you can talk a little about that? What do you think there is to learn there, gain there?B: I think there’s a lot to explore about his relationships with other family members affected the way he wrote, the kinds of topics he dealt with. One of things is that his having children had a huge impact on the stories he told. If you look at the series of books from “Tom Sawyer” in 1876 to “Huckleberry Finn” in 1885, each of the books focused to some degree, on the life of a k id who didn’t have much of a home life. I think Twain’s actually having children has a lot to do with his interest in how children navigate the world and has something to do with the way he choose to deal with the problems that he saw on the world, a world basically inhospitable to children, I think.A: And that’s a way of reading the novels that maybe hasn’t been fully investigated. B: That’s alright.A: Thanks for your…Section CNews Item 1About 113,000 Internet bars in China attract more than 40 million visitors a day making about 3 billion US dollars a year. Chinese official statistics shows that the country’s internet bars attract more than 40 million visits a day with annual revenue topping 25.68 billion Yuan or about 3 billion US dollars.An official from the Ministry of Cultural Liang Gang told the Beijing News recently that China has registered 113,000 internet bars by April 2005. More than 8million computers have been purchased for Internet bars which employ more than 1 million people in the country. 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Mission director Joe Ritches doesn’t expect any serious problems, but adds a crash in that part of the world would be especially dangerous.This is the 6th time the 58-year-old a former Chicago stockbroker has tried to fly solo around the world. His farthest flight was in 1998, when he made it 23,000 kilometers from Argentina to Australia before crashing in a thunderstorm. Mission controllers say if there’re no problems with the rest of the flight, Mr. Fossett could land in Australia on July 2nd.News Item 3Last month, scientists were debating whether an asteroid was about to hit the earth. Some 30 meters in diameter, the space rock appeared in telescopes almost with no warning. Even so, astronomers soon computed the object’s path and determine that it would miss the earth by just 42,000 kilometers. It was the closest ever-recorded brush with an asteroid. But many scientists believe more objects were routinely passed by undetected.Scientists are trying to find and track the largest asteroids--those one kilometer in diameter and larger --that could destroy all life on our planet in a fiery blast similar to the one that’s thought to have killed off the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago .To date, scientists have found only one killer asteroid that could wipe out civilization, but it won’t happen any time soon. Accordin g to current estimates, asteroid No. 1950 DA has less than 1% chance of hitting the earth 876 years from now.But NASA’s space guard program and similar projects around the world are capable of finding only most of the large near earth objects. It will take new technologies and much more money to find the remaining 10% of the asteroids that could destroy our planet.Then there’re those near earth objects smaller than one kilometer in diameter which except for bright comets, are nearly impossible to track with today’s instruments. An asteroid between 50 and 100 meters across, for example, could obliterate a city, killing millions of people. And astronauts estimate there maybe hundreds of thousands of these medium sized objects lurking in our solar system.。