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ListeningComprehension

(30minutes)SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOne

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.

A)Heinventedtherefrigerator.

C)Hewasadmittedtoauniversity.

B)Hepatentedhisfirstinvention.

D)HegotadegreeinMathematics.2.

A)Hestartedtoworkonrefrigeration.B)HebecameaprofessorofMathematics.C)HefellinlovewithNatashaWilloughby.D)Hedistinguishedhimselfinlowtemperaturephysics.3.

A)Discoveringthetruenatureofsubatomicparticles.B)Theirexplanationofthelawsofcauseandeffect.C)Theirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.D)Layingthefoundationsofmodernmathematics.4.

A)Tohaveathree-weekholiday.

C)Topatenthisinventions.

B)Tospendhisremainingyears.

D)Toteachatauniversity.ConversationTwo

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.

A)Theinjuryofsomestudents.B)Aschoolbuscrashontheway.C)Thecollapseofaschoolbuilding.D)Afirethatbrokeoutonaschoolcampus.6.

A)Teaching.

C)Havinglunch.

B)Onvacation.

D)Holdingameeting.7.

A)Amalfunctioningstove.

C)Violationoftrafficrules.

B)Cigarettesbuttsleftbyworkers.

D)Negligenceinschoolmaintenance.8.

A)Sentastorytothelocalnewspaper.B)ThrewasmallThanksgivingparty.C)Bakedsomecookiesasapresent.D)Wroteapersonalletterofthanks.SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOne

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.

A)Itisatraitofagenerouscharacter.C)Itisanindicatorofhighintelligence.

B)Itisareflectionofself-esteem.

D)Itisasignofhappinessandconfidence.10.

A)Itwasself-defeating.

C)Itwastheessenceofcomedy.

B)Itwasaggressive.

D)Itwassomethingadmirable.11.

A)Itisadouble-edgedsword.

C)Itisauniquegiftofhumanbeings.

B)Itisafeatureofagivenculture.

D)Itisaresultofbothnatureandnurture.PassageTwo

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.

A)Sheisatouristguide.

C)Sheisadomesticservant.

B)Sheisaninterpreter.

D)Sheisfromtheroyalfamily.13.

A)Itissituatedatthefootofabeautifulmountain.B)Itwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerparties.C)Itwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofstate.D)Itisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalpalace.14.

A)Itiselaboratelydecorated.

C)Itisverybig,withonlysixslimlegs.

B)Ithassurvivedsome2,000years.

D)ItisshapedlikeanancientSpanishboat.15.

A)Theyareinterestingtolookat.B)Theyhavelostsomeoftheirlegs.C)Theydonotmatchtheovaltableatall.D)Theyareuncomfortabletositinforlong.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbysomequestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.16.

A)TheyinvestigatetheretirementhomesinAmerica.B)TheyareonissuesfacingseniorcitizensinAmerica.C)Theydescribethegreatpleasuresofthegoldenyears.D)Theyarefilledwithfondmemoriesofhisgrandparents.17.

A)Thelossoftheabilitytotakecareofhimself.B)Thefeelingofnotbeingimportantanymore.C)Beingunabletofindagoodretirementhome.D)Leavingthehomehehadlivedinfor60years.18.

A)Thelossofidentityandself-worth.B)Fearofbeingreplacedordiscarded.C)Freedomfrompressureandworldlycares.D)Thepossessionofwealthandhighrespect.19.

A)Theurgencyofpensionreform.B)Medicalcareforseniorcitizens.C)Findingmeaningfulrolesfortheelderlyinsociety.D)Thedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesforseniorcitizens.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.20.

A)Itseriouslyimpactstheirphysicalandmentaldevelopment.B)Ithasbecomeaproblemaffectingglobaleconomicgrowth.C)Itisacommonproblemfoundinunderdevelopedcountries.D)Itisanissueoftenoverlookedbyparentsinmanycountries.21.

A)Theywilllivelonger.

C)Theygetalongwellwithpeople.

B)Theygetbetterpay.

D)TheydevelopmuchhigherIQs.22.

A)Appropriatedfundstopromoteresearchofnutrient-richfoods.

B)Encouragedbreastfeedingforthefirstsixmonthsofachild’slife.C)Recruitedvolunteerstoteachruralpeopleabouthealthandnutrition.D)Targetedhunger-reliefprogramsatpregnantwomenandyoungchildren.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.23.

A)Theguaranteedqualityofitsgoods.B)Thehugevolumeofitsannualsales.C)Theserviceitprovidestoitscustomers.D)Thehighvalue-to-weightratioofitsgoods.24.

A)Thosehavingatasteorsmellcomponent.B)Productspotentiallyembarrassingtobuy.C)Thosethatrequireverycarefulhandling.D)Servicesinvolvingapersonalelement.25.

A)Thosewholiveinthevirtualworld.

B)Thosewhohavetoworklonghours.

C)Thosewhoareusedtoonlinetransactions.

D)Thosewhodon’tmindpayingalittlemore.TapeScriptofListeningComprehensionSectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneW:Hello.

M:Hello,isthatthereferencelibrary

W:Yes.CanIhelpyou

M:Ihopeso.IrangearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDenysHawtin,thescientist.Youaskedmetoringback.

W:Oh,yes.I

have

foundsomething.

M:Good.I’vegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.

W:Certainly.Hawtin,Denys.Born:Darlington1836;diedNewYork1920.

M:Yes.Gotthat.

W:Inventorandphysicist.Thesonofafarmworker,hewasadmittedtotheUniversityofLondonattheageoffifteen.

M:Yes.W:HegraduatedatseventeenwithafirstclassdegreeinPhysicsandMathematics.Allright

M:Yes,allright.W:Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageofeighteen.Itwasamethodofrefrigerationwhicharosefromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.HebecameprofessorofMathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterattwenty-four,whereheremainedfortwelveyears.Duringthattimehemarriedoneofhisstudents,NatashaWilloughby.M:Yes.Goon.W:Later,workingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationofmodernPhysicsbyshowingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomicparticles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1910,anddidsoagainin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.InhislifetimeHawtinpatented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore

M:Yes.WhendidhegotoAmerica

W:Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYork,anddiedtheresuddenlyafteronlythreeweeks.Still,hewasagoodage.M:Yes.Isupposeso.Well,thanks.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.WhatdowelearnaboutDenysHawtinwhenhewas15

2.WhatdidDenysHawtindoattheageof24

3.ForwhatwereDenysHawtinandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtime

4.WhydidDenysHawtingotoNewYorkConversationTwoW:ThisisLisaMeyerintheWBZnewsroom,talkingwithMikeBassichis,whoisthedirectoroftheGiffordSchool,aboutthecleanupfromlastweek’sfireandwhatthepossiblecauseofthatblazemayhavebeen.

M:We’regettingreadyforourentirestafftoreturnearlyfromvacationtomorrowwhereuponwearegoingtomoveintotemporaryclassrooms.Andtheotherbuildingsthatdidnotburnarebeingde-smoked.Astothecauseofthefire,allweknowisthatwewerehavingtroublewiththepilotlightssinceweboughtthestoveinJulyandithadbeenservicedthreetimes.Well,asamatteroffact,wethinkitwasamalfunctioningstovethatmayhavecausedthefire.Nothingdefiniteyethasbeendetermined.

W:Haveyouheardfromotherschoolsorotherinstitutionalusersofthisstovethathavehadthesameproblem？

M:No.Iwouldn’tknowanythingmoreaboutthestoveitself.AllIknowisthatthisfirewentupsoquicklythatthere’sbeenasuspicionaboutwhyitwentupsoquickly.Anditmaybethattherewasagasblast.But,again,thishasnotbeendeterminedofficiallybyanybody.

W:Igotyou.Whendokidscomebacktoschool？

M:NextMonday,andwewillbereadyforthem.MondayJanuary4.We’rejustextremelythrilledthatnoonewashurtandthat’sbecauseofthefirefightersthatwerehere,nineofthem.They’rewonderful.

W:AndI’msureyousendyourthanksouttothem,uh？

M:Well,we’resendingoutthankstotheminaletterorinanyotherwaywecan.Iheardastorytodaywhereoneofourkidsactuallybakedsomecookiesandistakingittothefiredepartment,togiveittothem.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.Whatwerethespeakerstalkingabout

6.Whatweretheschoolstaffdoingatthetimeoftheaccident

7.Whatwassupposedtobethecauseoftheaccident

8.Whatdidoneofthekidsdotoshowgratitude

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneIntoday’spersonalitystakes,nothingismorehighlyvaluedthanasenseofhumor.Weseekitoutinothersandareproudtoclaimitinourselves,perhapsevenmorethangoodlooksorintelligence.Ifsomeonehasagreatsenseofhumor,wereason,itmeansthattheyarehappy,sociallyconfidentandhaveahealthyperspectiveonlife.

ThisattitudewouldhavesurprisedtheancientGreeks,whobelievedhumortobeessentiallyaggressive.Andinfact,ouradmirationforthecomicallygiftedisrelativelynew,andnotverywell-founded,saysRodMartin,apsychologistattheUniversityofWesternOntario.Beingfunnyisn’tnecessarilyanindicatorofgoodsocialskillsandwell-being,hisresearchhasshown.Itmayjustaslikelybeasignofpersonalityflaws.

Hehasfoundthathumorisadouble-edgedsword.Itcanforgebetterrelationshipsandhelpyoucopewithlife,oritcanbecorrosive,eatingawayatself-esteemandirritatingothers.“It’saformofcommunication,likespeech,andwealluseitdifferently,”saysMartin.Weusebondinghumortoenhanceoursocialconnections,butwealsomayemployitasawayofexcludingorrejectinganoutsider.Thoughhumorisessentiallysocial,howyouuseitsaysalotaboutyoursenseofself.Thosewhouseself-defeatinghumor,makingfunofthemselvesfortheenjoymentofothers,tendtomaintainthathostilitytowardthemselvesevenwhenalone.Similarly,thosewhoareabletoviewtheworldwithamusedtoleranceareoftenequallyforgivingoftheirownshortcomings.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.Howdopeopletodayviewhumoraccordingtothespeaker

10.WhatdidtheancientGreeksthinkofhumor

11.WhathaspsychologistRodMartinfoundabouthumor

PassageTwo(femalevoice)

Andnow,ifyou’llwalkthisway,ladiesandgentlemen,thenextroomwe’regoingtoseeistheroominwhichthefamilyusedtoholdtheirformaldinnerpartiesandevenoccasionallyentertainheadsofstateandroyalty.However,theymanagedtokeepthisroomfriendlyandintimateandIthinkyou’llagreeithasaveryinformalatmosphere,quiteunlikesomegrandhousesyouvisit.Thecurtainswereneverdrawn,evenatnight,soguestsgotaviewofthelakeandfountainsoutside,whichwerelitupatnight.Averyattractivesight.

Asyoucansee,ladiesandgentlemen,theguestswereseatedveryinformallyaroundthisovaltable,whichwouldaddtotherelaxedatmosphere.ThetabledatesfromtheeighteenthcenturyandismadeofSpanishoak.It’sratherremarkableforthefactthatalthoughitisextremelybig,it’ssupportedbyjustsixratherslimlegs.However,itseemstohavesurvivedlikethatfortwohundredyears,soit’sprobablygoingtolastabitlonger.Thechairswhichgowiththetablearenotacompleteset—therewereoriginallysixofthem.Theyareinterestingforthefactthattheyareveryplainandundecoratedforthetime,withonlyoneplaincentralpanelatthebackandnoarm-rests.Imyselffindthemratheruncomfortabletositinforverylong,butpeoplewereusedtomorediscomfortinthepast.

Andnow,ladiesandgentlemen,ifyou’dliketofollowmeintotheGreatHall…Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker

13.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheroomtheyarevisiting

14.Whatissaidabouttheovaltableintheroom

15.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthechairsSectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbysomequestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.Moderator:

HelloLadiesandGentleman,itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceourkeynotespeakerfortoday’ssession,Dr.HowardMiller.Dr.Miller,ProfessorofSociologyatWashingtonUniversity,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbooksontheissuesfacingolderAmericansinourgrayingsocietyforthepast15years.Dr.Miller:Dr.Miller:

Thankyouforthatintroduction.Today,I’dliketoprefacemyremarkswithastoryfrommyownlifewhichIfeelhighlightsthecommonconcernsthatbringusheretogether.Severalyearsagowhenmygrandparentswerewellintotheireighties,theywerefacedwiththerealityofnolongerbeingabletoadequatelycareforthemselves.Mygrandfatherspokeofhisgreatestfear,thatofleavingtheonlyhometheyhadknownforthepast60years.Fightingbackthetears,hespokeproudlyofthefactthathehadbuilttheirhomefromthegroundup,andthathehadpoundedeverynailandlaideverybrickintheprocess.Theprospectofhavingtoselltheirhomeandgiveuptheirindependence,andmoveintoaretirementhomewasanextremelypainfulexperienceforthem.Itwas,inmygrandfather’sownwords,likehavinga

limb

cutoff.Heexclaimedinaforcefulmannerthathefelthewasn’timportantanymore.

ForthemandsomeolderAmericans,theirso-called“goldenyears”areattimesnotsopleasant,forthisperiodcanmeanthedeclineofnotonlyone’shealthbutthelossofidentityandself-worth.Inmanysocieties,thisself-identityiscloselyrelatedwithoursocialstatus,occupation,materialpossessions,orindependence.Furthermore,weoftenliveinsocietiesthatvaluewhatis“new”orinfashion,andourownusageof

words

intheEnglishlanguageisoftenasignofbadnewsforolderAmericans.Imeanhowwouldyourfamilyreactifyoucamehometonightexclaiming,“Hey,cometothelivingroomandseetheOLDblackandwhiteTVIbrought!”Unfortunately,theword“old”callstomindimagesoftheneedtoreplaceor

discard.

Now,manyofthelecturesgivenatthisconferencehavefocusedontheissuesofpensionreform,medicalcare,andthedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesforseniorcitizens.Andwhilethesearevitalissuesthatmustbeaddressed,I’dliketofocusmycommentsonanimportantissuethatwillaffecttheoverallsuccessoftheotherprogramsmentioned.Thishastodowithchangingourperspectivesonwhatitmeanstobeapartofthisgroup,andfindingmeaningfulrolestheelderlycanplayandshouldplayinoursocieties.

Firstofall,I’dliketotalkabout...16.WhatdoestheintroductionsayaboutDr.HowardMiller’sarticlesandbooks？

17.WhatisthegreatestfearofDr.Miller’sgrandfather？

18.WhatdoesDr.Millersaythe“goldenyears”canoftenmean？

19.WhatisthefocusofDr.Miller’sspeechNowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.The2010GlobalHungerIndexreportwasreleasedtodaybytheInternationalFoodPolicyResearchInstitute(IFPRI).Itnotesthat,inrecentyears,expertshavecometotheconclusionthatundernourishmentbetweenconceptionandachild’ssecondbirthdaycanhaveseriousandlong-lastingimpacts.

Undernourishmentduringthisapproximately1,000-daywindowcanseriouslycheckthegrowthanddevelopmentofchildrenandrenderthemmorelikelytogetsickanddiethanwell-fedchildren.Preventinghungerallowschildrentodevelopbothphysicallyandmentally.

SaysIFPRI’sMarieRuel,“Theywillbemorelikelytoperformwellinschool.Theywillstayinschoollonger.Andthenatadulthood,IFPRIhasactuallydemonstratedthatchildrenwhowerebetternourishedhavehigherwages,byaprettylargemargin,by46percent.”

Ruelsaysthatmeanstheproductivityofanation’sfuturegenerationsdependsinalargepartonthefirst1,000daysoflife.

“Thisiswhywe’reallonboardinfocusingonthosethousanddaystoimprovenutrition.Afterthat,thedamageisdoneandishighlyirreversible.”

Thedataonnutritionandchildhooddevelopmenthasbeenslowlycomingtogetherfordecades.ButRuelsaysscientificconsensusalonewillnotsolvetheproblem.

“It’snotenoughthatnutritionistsknowyouhavetointervenethen,ifwedon’thavethepoliticiansonboard,andalsothe...peoplethatimplement[programs]inthefield.”

Ruelsaysthereareencouragingsignsthatpoliticiansandimplementersarebeginningtogetonboard.ManymajordonorsandtheUnitedNationsaretargetinghunger-reliefprogramsatpregnantwomenandyoungchildren.Theyfocusonimprovingdietsorprovidingmicro-foodsupplements.Theyimproveaccesstopre-birthcareandencourageexclusivebreastfeedingforthefirstsixmonthsofachild’slife.

Ruelsaysinthe1980sThailandwasabletoreducechildundernourishmentbyrecruitingalargenumberofvolunteerstotravelthecountrysideteachingabouthealthandnutrition.

“Theyreallydidveryactivepromotionofdiversityinthedietandgoodeatinghabits.Sotheywereprovidingmorefoodtopeople,butalsoeducatingpeopleonhowtousethem,andalsoeducatingpeopleonhowtofeedtheiryoungchildren.”Ruelsayscountriesmaytakedifferentapproachestoreducingchildundernutrition.Butshesaysnationswillnotmakeprogressfightinghungerandpovertyuntiltheybegintofocusonthosecriticalfirstthousanddays.20.Whatistheexperts’conclusionregardingchildren’sundernourishmentintheirearliestdaysoflife

21.WhatdoesIFPRI’sMarieRuelsayaboutwell-fedchildrenintheiradultlife？

22.WhatdidThailanddotoreducechildundernourishmentinthe1980s

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.I’dliketolookatavitalaspectofe-commerce,andthatisthenatureoftheproductorservice.Therearecertainproductsandservicesthatareverysuitableforsellingonline,andothersthatsimplydon’twork.

Suitableproductsgenerallyhaveahighvalue-to-weightratio.ItemssuchasCDsandDVDsareobviousexamples.Books,althoughheavierandsomoreexpensivetopost,stillhaveahighenoughvalue-to-weightratio,asthesuccessofAmazon,whichstartedoffsellingonlybooks,shows.Laptopcomputersareanot