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PART ⅡDICTATION

What We Know About Language’

Many things about language are a mystery and will remain so. However, we now do know something about it. First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. No human race anywhere on earth is so backward that it has no language of its own at all. Second , there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped but the languages they speak are by no means primitive. In all the languages existing in the world today, there are complexities that must have been developed for years. Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate. Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture. And finally, we know that language changes over time, which is natural and normal if a language is to survive. The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead.

PART? Ⅲ??? LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION? A??? STATEMENT

1. Harry’s brother would not remain an engine driver if he were ambitious.

2. Would you mind waiting a few minutes? Ms Ellis is being examined by her physician at this moment.

3. Joan is in hospital. I’d like to send her a handbag she can use later in the law office, where she is employe

4. Mary and I work in the same office. We are on five days and off two days in a week. Every time I see her, she is wearing a different silk scarf.

5. We’ll come aboard Southeast Service to Red Hill, East Corydon and Victoria, with changes in Red Hill for Gilford.

6. What we need here is a clerk who is careful and CONSIDERATE. Let’s write that in the ad: carefulness and consideration are a must.

7. I used to think Emily was honest and trust-worthy, but now I know better.

8. The first train to Green Hill leaves at 6:28. There is a train every hour on the hour and every 28 minutes PAST the hour.

9. The trouble is no matter how hard he tried, Malcolm didn’t seem to get anywhere.

SECTION B? CONVERSATION

10. M：What do you think? Am I OK?

W: Well, there is some information that seems to me ... I want to have a thorough checkup and do some tests.????

11. M: It’s hot! I wish it would rain and cool off!

W: This isn’t usual for November. I don’t remember it ever being so hot and dry in November before.

12. M: Many people prefer taking public buses or the subway or even taxis because parking is getting to be a real headache in some parts of the city.

W: That doesn’t surprise me.

13. M: Hello, Good morning, I’m calling to check on the status of my computer.

W: Well, the new parts have just been coming in, so it should be ready by Friday.

14. M: My goodness, the service in this restaurant is really terrible, a lot worse than before.

W: Right. It’s high time they got rid of half the staff here if you ask me.

15. M: Operator, I booked a long-distance collect call for my sister in Switzerland 25 minutes ago, but I haven’t got a reply yet.

W: Sorry, I ring it for you right now.

16. W: I’ll wear this blue jacket. I like the color on me, don’t you think?

M: I think it looks terrific on you, really.

17. M: How did Mr. Hunt’s project turn out? I heard he had trouble with the financing, but then he could get the loan he wanted.

W: It’s true. He did have difficulties at first. But all in all, the project couldn’t have turned out better.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

News Item One (18)’

NATO and Russia are reporting some progress in efforts to finalize a charter governing their post-cold-war relationship. But they stressed more work must be done to settle their differences in military and political issues. A fifth round of talks between the Russian foreign minister and NATO Secretary General ended Tuesday in Luxembourg.

News Item Two (19-20)’

A Boeing 727 aircraft with 51 passengers and 10 crew on board has crashed into a mountain side just outside the Columbia capital, Bogota. Police and rescue workers said everyone was killed when the plane exploded scattering wreckage over a wide area. The crash happened shortly after take-off when the plane was unable to gain enough height to clear the mountains. The aircraft belonged to Ecuadorian Airline, but it had been chartered by Air-France for the route from Bogota to Ecuadorian Capital, Quito.

News Item Three (21-22)’

The US has designated thirty international groups as terrorist organizations, barring them from receiving money, weapons or other support from US citizens. The new terrorist list includes a Palestinian group Hamas, the Pro-Iranian Hezbollah, Cambodian’s Khmer Rouge, the Basque separatist group ETA, Sri Lanka’s Tamitigers, and Peru-based Shining Path and Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement.? The list does not include the Irish Republican Army or the Palestinian Liberation Organization. US Secretary of State Maddine Albright says the affected groups will have their US visas revoked and US financial assets frozen.

News Item Four (23)’

Israeli prosecutors are reviewing charges against Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, after Israeli police called off his indictment. Justice Ministry officials say they hope a decision on whether to bring charges against the Israeli leader will be announced Sunday. The case stems from the appointment of Runny Barong as Israeli attorney general. Critics charged the appointment was part of a conspiracy to end the trial of Netanyahu’s political ally

News Item Five (24-25)’

The combined left-wing opposition in France has defeated President Jaque Chirac’s ruling conservative coalition in the first round of the country’s parliamentary elections. Projections by French TV give the Socialist-led opposition 40% of the vote and Mr. Chirac’s center-right coalition 37%. If the left secures the majority of seats in parliament, Socialist leader Leono Jospin would likely became prime minister in the power-sharing arrangement with President Chirac.

PART? Ⅲ??? LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION? A??? STATEMENT

1. 答案：A

【問(wèn)句譯文】關(guān)于Harry的弟弟，下列哪一說(shuō)法正確？

【試題分析】本題為推理題。

【詳細(xì)解答】解答本題的關(guān)鍵是聽(tīng)懂“would no…if…”的含義”如果……，就不會(huì)……”，就可以明白這句話意為”Harry的弟弟要是有雄心，就不會(huì)到現(xiàn)在還是火車司機(jī)了?！币簿褪钦f(shuō)Harry的弟弟安于現(xiàn)狀，故選A。

2．答案：C

【問(wèn)句譯文】你知道了有關(guān)Ms．Ellis的什么？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】本題的關(guān)鍵詞是”…is being examined by her physician”，既然在接受內(nèi)科醫(yī)生的檢查，她當(dāng)然是在看醫(yī)生，故選項(xiàng)C為正確答案。

3．答案：C

【問(wèn)句譯文】Joan的職業(yè)是什么？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】本題的關(guān)鍵詞是”…the law office where she is employed”，由此可以得知她的職業(yè)是”lawyer”。

4．答案：B

【問(wèn)句譯文】講話者一周內(nèi)可以看到Mary戴幾條圍巾？

【試題分析】本題為推理題。

【詳細(xì)解答】講話者說(shuō)他每次見(jiàn)到Mary，她都戴一條不同的絲質(zhì)圍巾。由于”on five days and off two days in a week”指一周工作五天休息兩天，所以一周內(nèi)可以看到Mary戴5條圍巾。

5．答案：D

【問(wèn)句譯文】乘客們?cè)谀膬簱Q乘火車去Gilford？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】本題的關(guān)鍵詞是”…with changes in Red Hill for Gilford”，即在Red Hill換乘可以到達(dá)Gilford。

6．答案：B

【問(wèn)句譯文】講話者很可能做什么？

【試題分析】本題為推理題。

【詳細(xì)解答】解答本題的關(guān)鍵是聽(tīng)懂“What we need here is a clerk…write that in the ad．…”可以看出講話者是在寫招聘人員的廣告，故選項(xiàng)B為正確答案。

7．答案：A

【問(wèn)句譯文】講話者是什么意思？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】”used to”指過(guò)去如何，現(xiàn)在不再那樣。講話者過(guò)去認(rèn)為Emily是”honest and trustworthy”，那么她現(xiàn)在就是”neither honest nor trustworthy”。

8．答案：B

【問(wèn)句譯文】下一趟列車何時(shí)離開(kāi)？

【試題分析】本題為計(jì)算題。

【詳細(xì)解答】講話者先說(shuō)出首趟列車”…leaves at 6：28．”接著說(shuō)下一趟列車是”every hour on the hour and every twenty eight minutes past the hour”即整點(diǎn)和整點(diǎn)過(guò)后28分鐘，因此下一趟列車離開(kāi)時(shí)間是7：00。

9．答案：D

【問(wèn)句譯文】關(guān)于Malcolm的說(shuō)法，哪一項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)的？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】本題的關(guān)鍵詞是”to get anywhere”，字面意思是”到達(dá)任何地方”，深層的句意是”取得任何成就”。因此，講話者的意思是”無(wú)論Malcolm怎么努力，他都不能取得任何成就”。

SECTION B CONVERSATION

10．答案：B

【問(wèn)句譯文】?jī)晌恢v話者可能是什么關(guān)系？

【試題分析】本題為推理題。

【詳細(xì)解答】本題的關(guān)鍵詞有”inflammation”（發(fā)炎），”thorough check-up”（全面的體格檢查），由此可知，兩人最可能的關(guān)系是醫(yī)生和病人。

注意點(diǎn)：此類題往往是根據(jù)兩人的對(duì)話，要求推測(cè)對(duì)話者的身份，談話的時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)等，這類題往往抓住幾個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞就能作出正確判斷。

11．答案：D

【問(wèn)句譯文】平常十一月份的天氣怎樣？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】本題的關(guān)鍵句是”I don’t remember it ever being so hot and dry…before．”由此可知，平常十一月份的天氣比目前要涼爽。

12．答案：B

【問(wèn)句譯文】從對(duì)話可得出什么結(jié)論？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】本題的關(guān)鍵句是”parking is getting to be a real headache”，停車成為一個(gè)令人頭疼的問(wèn)題，選項(xiàng)B與此話含義一致。

注意點(diǎn):“What conclusion can we draw from…？”為一常見(jiàn)問(wèn)句，通常要用排除法來(lái)解答，瀏覽一遍四個(gè)選項(xiàng)，然后逐個(gè)排除。

13．答案：A

【問(wèn)句譯文】?jī)晌恢v話者在談?wù)撌裁矗?/p>

【試題分析】本題為推理題。

【詳細(xì)解答】女士打電話問(wèn)她的電腦狀況如何，男士說(shuō)”it should be ready by Friday”，由此可知，女士已經(jīng)將電腦送去修理，并將在周五修好，故選項(xiàng)A為正確答案。本對(duì)話中的”the new parts”指的是”新的（計(jì)算機(jī)）零件”。

14．答案：A

【問(wèn)句譯文】我們可從對(duì)話得出什么結(jié)論？

【試題分析】本題為推理題。

【詳細(xì)解答】女士抱怨餐館服務(wù)太差（the service in this restaurant is really terrible），男士表示贊同（Right），由此可知，他們倆都對(duì)該餐館的服務(wù)不滿。

15．答案：C

【問(wèn)句譯文】誰(shuí)將付電話費(fèi)？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】解答本題的關(guān)鍵是明白”a long distance collect call”的意思是”由對(duì)方付費(fèi)的長(zhǎng)途電話”，而男土是給他的”sister”打電話，所以付費(fèi)的應(yīng)是”the man’s sister”。

16．答案：A

【問(wèn)句譯文】男士對(duì)女士穿衣的選擇是什么意見(jiàn)？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】女士問(wèn)男士對(duì)藍(lán)色外衣的看法，男士回答說(shuō)”it looks terrific on you”，即它看起來(lái)好極了。由此可知，男士贊同女士的選擇。

17．答案：A

【問(wèn)句譯文】Hunt先生的項(xiàng)目如何？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】解答本題的關(guān)鍵是明白”couldn’t have turned out better”的意思是”不可能再好了；已經(jīng)很好了”。由此可知，Hunt先生的項(xiàng)目非常成功。

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

18．答案：B

【問(wèn)句譯文】根據(jù)新聞，NATO和Russia如何？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】這篇新聞?wù)務(wù)揘ATO和Russia外交關(guān)系的進(jìn)展。解答本題的關(guān)鍵是聽(tīng)懂新聞的第二句”…more work must be done to settle their differences in military and political issues．”