歷年上海中級(jí)口譯聽力部分錄音文稿（97.308.9)

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SECTION1：LISTENINGTEST

PartA:SpotDictation

ThedevelopmentoftheSpaceShuttlehasdramaticallyreducedthecostofsendingloadsintospace.TheShuttle

takesofffromEarthlikearocket,andlandsagainlikeahugeaircraft.Itcantransportnotonlyitsowncrew,butalso

passengers,andhasahugecargo-holdwhichiscapableofcarryinglargesatellitesoraspacelaboratory.

BeforetheSpaceShuttlewascreated,itwasnecessarytoplantripsintospaceseveralyearsinadvance.However,

fortherestofthecenturyitshouldbepossibletomakespaceflightseveryweekorso.Anyscientistorengineerneeding

totravelintoorbitwillsimplytakethenextShuttleflight,stayaslongasnecessary,andthenreturnathisorher

convenience.

ItisdifficulttoimaginetheimmenseopportunitiescreatedbytheShuttle.Oneofthegreatadvantagesofhavinga

reusablespacevehicleisthatitcantakeoneloadafteranotherintoorbit.

VerylargespacestationscouldnotbelaunchedintheircompleteformdirectlyfromEarth,buttheycouldbebuiltpiece

bypieceinspace.TheSpaceShuttleislikelytobeusedasageneral“workhorse“fortherestofthiscentury,andthe

buildingofsuchstationsinorbitshouldbecomecommonplace.

Oncethesehugeorbitingspacestationsarecompleted,theyarelikelytobecometheplatformsfromwhich

hundredsofrobotspaceshipscouldbelaunchedcheaplyandeasilytoexplorethesolarsystemandtostartmining

operationsontheMoon.Thetechnologyneededforthisisalreadydevelopedandavailable.Andbecauseofcommercial

andmilitarypressurestodevelopspacetechnology,itislikelythatgovernmentswillbeincreasinglywillingtostart

extensiveprogramsofspaceengineering,explorationandresearch.

PartB:ListeningComprehension

I.Statements

QuestionNo.1.JaneremainedinLondonforthesummer.

QuestionNo.2.DanielrequestedthathebetransferredtoTokyotostartanewbranch.

QuestionNo.3.Accordingtoourcorrespondent,therainhasfloodedseveralareasofSouthIndia.

QuestionNo.4.JasonranacrosshisformercollegeteacherduringabusinesstriptoChicago.

QuestionNo.5.Theplanewasdueat9：30,buthasbeendelayedhalfanhour.

QuestionNo.6.I'dhaveboughtSmith'scomputerifIhadknownhewassellingit.

QuestionNo.7.Pleaseletmeknowwhetheryouwillcometothemeetingornot.

QuestionNo.8.MayIsuggestFridayforourtriptoHongKong?

QuestionNo.9.WetriedtopersuadehimnottogotoAustralia,butinvain.

QuestionNo.10.Whentheyweresearchingthearea,thepoliceallbutcaughtthethieves.

II.TalksandConversations

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingannouncement.

ThisisthefinalforOlympicAirwaystoAthensflightnumberOA260.Anyremainingpassengersmustgo

immediatelytogate2wheretheflightisnowclosing.OlympicAirwaysflightnumberOA260closingnowatgate2.

ScandinavianAirlinestoStockholm,flightnumberSk528nowboardingatgate4.

PassengerstoNewYork.BritishAirwaysregrettoadviseadelayof35minutesontheirflightnumberBA175to

NewYork.Thatisadelayof35minutesonBritishAirwaysflightnumberBA175toNewYork.

AustrianAirlinestoVienna,flightnumberOS455nowboardingatgate8.AustrianAirlinesflightnumberOS455

boardingnowatgate8.

QuestionNo.l1.Whereisthisannouncementmostprobablymade?

QuestionNo.12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutaabouttheOlympicAirways

flighttoAthens?

QuestionNo.13.WhereistheScandinavianAirlinesflightscheduledtofly?

QuestionNo.14.Accordingtotheannouncement,howmuchlongerwillpassengerstoNewYorkhavetowait?

QuestionNo.15.Accordingtotheannouncement,atwhichgatepassengerstoViennaboarding?

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

AdemonstrationagainstraceprejudicedrewthousandsofpeopletocentralLondonthismorning.Itwasorganized

bytheLaborPartyandtheTradesUnionCongressunderthebanner“UnitedagainstRacialism”.Themarchwasledby

severalleadingLaborPartyandTradesUnionofficials.Itwasacolumnthatstretchedforovertwomilesandittookthe

demonstratorsnearlythreehourstocoverthedistancefromSpeakers,CornertoTrafalgarSquare.Therewere

representativesfrommorethantwentymajorunions,aswellascommunityworkersandvariousethnicgroups.Bythe

timethemarchreachedTrafalgarSquareanestimatedfifteenthousandpeoplehadjoinedit.

QuestionNo.16.Wheredidthedemonstrationtakeplace?

QuestionNo.17.Whoorganizedthedemonstration?

QuestionNo.18.Whatdidthedemonstratorsprotestagainst?

QuestionNo.19.Accordingtothenews,wheredidthedemonstrationmarchstart?

QuestionNo.20.Abouthowmanypeoplejoinedthemarch?

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Male:Nowcouldyoutellmeyourname,please?

Female:Yes,officer,it'sDaniels,Mrs.JenniferDaniels.

Male:AndcouldIhaveyouraddresstoo,please?

Female:Yes,ofcourse.It's27SpringfieldRoad,Bristol.

Male:So,couldyoutellme,please,exactlywhatyousawoftheincident?

Female:Yes,well,IwasjustcomingoutofthesupermarketexitwhenalloftheasuddenIheardthiscry,andwhenI

turnedroundtoseewhatitwas,Isawthismansortoftuggingatthiswoman'shandbag,andshewashittinghimwith

herfreehand,andthenhepushedherandshefelltotheground.Hethenranoffdownthestreetandroundthecornei*.

Male:Isee.Andcouldyoudescribethemanforme?

Female:Well,um...letmesee.Hewasmediumheight,aboutthirtyish.Iallhappenedsoquicklyit'shardto

remember.

Male:Dopleasetry,itcouldbeveryimportantinhelpingustocatchhim.

Female:Ohyes,Idoremembersomethingelse.Hewaswearingayellowjacket-youknow,alightanoraksortof

thing-andjeans,bluejeans.

Male:Didyounoticethecolorofhishairbyanychance?

Female:Oh,darkIshouldsay...yes,darkbrown.Andthat'saboutallIcanremember,I'mafraid,anditwasvery

wavy.

Male:Thankyouverymuch,Mrs.Daniels.You'vebeenveryhelpful.We'Hprobablybeintouch.

QuestionNo.21.WhoisaskingMrs.Daniels,mostprobably?

QuestionNo.22.Wheredidtheincidenttakeplace?

QuestionNo.23.AccordingtoMrs.Daniels,aboutwhatagewasthemaninvolved?

QuestionNo.24.Whatwasthemanwearing?

QuestionNo.25.Whatcolorwastheman'shair,asfarasMrs.Danielscouldremember?

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

ThereisagreatdealoflandintheUnitedStates,buttherearealsoagreatmanypeople.Wheredidthepeoplecome

from?

ThefirstAmericanswereIndians.Todaythereareabout900,000AmericanIndians.Thereisonepartofthecountry

withanespeciallylargeIndianpopulation.Thatisthesouthwest.

BlacksfirstcametoAmericafromAfricaasslaves.PresidentLincolnfreedtheslavesin1863.Abouteleven

percentofthepresentAmericanpopulationareBlacks.

ThefirstimmigrantsinAmericanhistorycameformEnglandandtheNetherlands.Soonimmigrantsbeganto

arriverfrommanyothercountries,andtheyarestillarriving.In1790thenewnationhadfewerthanfourmillion.Today

therearemorethan210million.Thereincludepeoplefromallpartsoftheworld.

QuestionNo.26.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

QuestionNo.27.HowmuchistheAmericanIndianpopulation?

QuestionNo.28.WhowerethefirstpeoplelivinginAmerica?

QuestionNo.29.WhatiscurrentsizeoftheAmericanpopulation?

QuestionNo.30.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

PartC:ListeningandTranslation

I.SentenceTranslation

SentenceNo.1.TherewasaheavyfbginNewYorkandweweredelayedthere.

SentenceNo.2.DuringourstayinChina,wehopetofindoutifwecanopenanewbranchhere.

SentenceNo.3.IhopeIcanmeetyousometimenextweek;wouldMondaymorningsuityou?

SentenceNo.4.Thesalarywillbealittlebitmoreifyouhavetherightqualificationsand

experience.

SentenceNo.5.Soonafterhestartedworking,hediscoveredthatitwasfarharderworkthanhe'dexpected.

IIPassageTranslation

Passage1:

IarrivedintheUnitedStatestenyearsago,butIremembermyfirstdaythereveryclearly.Myfriendwaswaiting

formewhenmyplanelandedatKennedyAirportatthreeo'clockintheafternoon.Theweatherwasverycoldanditwas

snowing,butIwastooexcitedtomind.

Passage2:

Aboutsevenoutoftenpeoplereleasedfromprisonwillbeputintoprisonagainsoonerorlater.Somepeoplethink

thissimplyshowsthatonceapersonbecomesacriminalhewillprobablyremainacriminal.Butitcouldequallysuggest

thatbeinginprisonactuallymakespeoplemorelikelytocommitcrimes.

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SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST

PartA:SportDictation

Doctorsarestartingtobelievethatlaughternotonlyimprovesyourstateofmind,butactuallyaffectsyourentire

physicalwell-being.Britain'sfirstlaughtertherapist,RobertHoldensays,^Instinctivelyweknowthatlaughinghelpus

feelhealthyandalive.Eachtimewelaughwefeelbetterandmorecontent.^^

AFrenchnewspaperfoundthatin1930theFrenchlaughedonaveragefornineteenminutesperday.By1980this

hadfallentosixminutes.Eightpercentofthepeoplequestionedsaidthattheywouldliketolaughmore.Otherresearch

suggeststhatchildrenlaughonaverageabout400timesaday,butbythetimetheyreachadulthoodthishadbeen

reducedtoaboutfifteentimes.Somewhereintheprocessofgrowingupweloseanastonishing385laughsaday.

WilliamFry,apsychiatristfromCaliforniastudiedtheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Hegotpatientstowatch

funnyfilms,andmonitoredtheirbloodpressure,heartrateandmuscletone.Hefoundthatlaughterhasasimilareffectto

physicalexercise.Itspeedsuptheheartrate,increasesbloodpressureandquickensbreathing.Italsomakesourfacial

andstomachmuscleswork.Frythinkslaughterisatypeofjoggingonthespot.

Laughtercanevenprovideakindofpainrelief.Fryhadprovedthatlaughterproducesendorphins-chemicalsinthe

bodythatrelievepain.Researchersdividedfortyuniversitystudentsintofourgroups.Thefirstgrouplistenedtoafunny

cassettefbrtwentyminutes.Theotherthreegroupslistenedtoeitheraninformativetape,oracassetteintendedtorelax

them,ornotapeatall.Researchersfoundthatiftheyproducepaininthestudents,thosewhohadlistenedtothe

humoroustapecouldtoleratethediscomfortmuchlonger.Somedoctorsareconvincedthathumourshouldbeapartof

everymedicalconsultation,asthereisevidencetosuggestthatlaughterstimulatestheimmunesystem.

PartB:ListeningComprehension

IStatements

QuestionNo.1Florencehadfourticketsfortheconcert,butshegavetwotoherbrother.

QuestionNo.2Thereisnoadditionalchargefortheuseofthepool,andtowelsmayberentedfbranominalfee.

QuestionNo.3Mr.Johnsoninsistedthathehadn'tliedabouthiswhereaboutsthenightofthemurder.

QuestionNo.4FortystudentscametoProfessorGreen'sfirstlectureoneconomics,butafter

afortnight,allbutfifteenhaddroppedout.

QuestionNo.5Accordingtotherecipe,youdon'thavetocookitmorethan10minutesunlessyouwantitwelldone.

QuestionNo.6TrashisnormallycollectedMondayandThursday,butthisweektheholidaywillcauseadelay.

QuestionNo.7.Thereisnostrongerdesirethanthedesiretoseekhappinessorgoodhealth.

QuestionNo.8.IfIknewPeter'stelephonenumber,Iwouldn'thavetowritethisletter.

QuestionNo.9.Pre-schoolchildrenusuallyliketoplaywithtoycarsandtrucksoranythingthatmakesnoise.

QuestionNo.10.MartinsentthetelegramonMonday,butIreceiveditonlyyesterday.

IITalksandConversations

Questions11to14arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

Oneofthemostdeadlyplantsintheworldispoisonhemlock.Thisplantgrowsinmanypartsoftheworld.Itisquite

dangeroustohumans;peoplecandieiftheyeatit.

Onethingthatmakespoisonhemlockreallydangerousisthatitlookslikesomeplantsthatpeoplenormallyeat.

Hemlockbelongstothesamefamilyofplantsasthecarrot.Theleavesoftheplantlookverymuchlikeparsley,andits

rootslooklikecarrots.Peoplewilldiewhentheyhavemadeamistakeandhaveeatenpoisonhemlockwhenthey

thoughtthattheywereeatingeitherparsleyorcarrots.

QuestionNo.11.Whatisthetopicofthetalk?

QuestionNo.12.Whereishemlockfound?

QuestionNo.13.Whatistrueabouthemlock?

QuestionNo.14.Whatcanhappentosomeonewhoeatshemlock?

Questions15to18arebasedonthefollowingconversation

W:Hi,Jack.

M:Hi,Wanda.Whereareyourushingto?

W:Fmheadingforameetingoftheskiclub.Itstartsatthreeo'clock.

M:Theskiclub?

W:Yes,theskiclub.Doyouwanttocomealong?

M:Whatdoestheskiclubdo?

W:Well,yougettoknowotherpeoplewhoenjoyskiing,listentolecturesandpresentationsonskiing,techniquesand

equipment,and—bestofall—planskiingtrips.Doesn'tthatsoundgood?

M:Itdoessoundgreat,butIdon'texactlyknowhowtoskiverywell.

W:Thatdoesn'tmatter.Ybudon'thavetoknowhowtoski.Youjusthavetowanttolearnhowtoski.

M:Thatsoundslikemykindofclub.IguessI'llcomealongwithyouandtryit.

W:We'vegottohurry.ItJsalmostthreeo'clock.

QuestionNo.15.Whattimedoesthemeetingbegin?

QuestionNo.16.Whatdopeopledoatskiclubmeetings?

QuestionNo.17.Whatproblemdoesthemanhave?

QuestionNo.18.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

Questions19to22arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

I'msureyouallenjoyedthattripalongtheGrandCanyonandtheColoradoRiver.It'squiteamazing,isn'tit?

ThenextstoponourtouristhePetrifiedForest.Thisisahugedesertforestthatisnotexactlymadeoftrees.Yousee,the

treesaresooldthattheyhavefallenandhaveturnedtostone.Theylookjustlikefallenlogs,buttheyarenolongermade

ofwood.Insteadtheyaremadeofbeautifullycoloredstone,suchasjasper,agate,carnelian,andonyx.It'sunbelievable

toseeallofthesefallentreesfromadistanceandthenupcloseseethattheyarereallystoneandnotwood.

WhenwearriveatthePetrifiedForest,pleasebesuretokeepinmindthatitisagainstthelawtotakeanypetrified

woodoutoftheforestwithyou.Youmaythinkaboutpickingupjustatinylittlepiece,butpleasedon'tdoit.

QuestionNo.19.Wherehavetheyjustbeen?

QuestionNo.20.Wherearetheyheadingnow?

QuestionNo.21.Whathashappenedtothetrees?

QuestionNo.22.Whatdoesthemanaskthemnottodo?

Questions23to26arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

M:Iwasreadinganarticleinthepaperaboutanewtypeoffast-foodpackaging.It\really

great!

W:What'ssogreataboutthispackagingforfastfood?

M:What'sgreatisthatthepackagingisedible.

W:Edible?

M:That'sright.Withthisnewpackaging,youcangotofast-foodrestaurant,orderaburger

andfries,andtheneatthewrappingsthattheburgerandfriescamein.

W:So,you'dbeeatingpaper.

M:(laughs)Oh,no.Thewrapperssortoflookandfeellikepaper,butthey,rereallymade

fromthingslikesoybeans,cornandflour.

W:Itsoundslikethewrappersmightbeevenbetterforyouthanthefastfood!

QuestionNo.23.Wheredidthemanlearnaboutthenewfast-foodpackaging?

QuestionNo.24.Whatisinterestingaboutthenewfast-foodpackaging?

QuestionNo.25.Whichofthefollowingisusedinmakingthefast-foodpackaging?

QuestionNo.26.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthenewfast-foodpackaging?

Questions27to30arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

Todaydogsarebeingtrainedinavarietyofways.Onewaythatdogsarebeingtrainedinvolves“smell."Forexample,

dogsarebeingtrainedtousetheirsenseofsmelltofindmissingpersons,hiddendrugs,orexplosivessuchasdynamite.

DogtrainershavefoundthatalmostalltypesofdogshaveequallygoodsensesOfsmell.Eventhoughdifferenttypesof

dogshaveequivalentsenseofsmell,theyarenotequallygoodatdifferenttasks.However,certaintypesofdogsare

betteratcertaintasksbecauseofothercharacteristicstheyhave.Forexample,beaglesaresmallandfriendly,sotheyare

oftenusedatcrowdedairportstosmellforillegalfoodproductsinluggage.Germanshepherdshavequickreactions,so

theyareoftenusedtosmellforexplosivessuchasdynamite.Goldenretrieversworkwellinthecold,sotheyareoften

usedtofindpeoplelostinthesnow.

QuestionNo.27.Whatisthetopicofthetalk?

QuestionNo.28.Whatistrueaboutthevarioustypesofdogs?

QuestionNo.29.Accordingtothetalk,whataregoldenretrieverstrainedtofind?

QuestionNo.30.WhyareGermanshepherdsusedtofindexplosives?

PartC:ListeningandTranslation

ISentenceTranslation

SentenceNo.1.Thisparticularwineisregardedasoneofthefinestintheworld.

SentenceNo.2.Asheintendedtoexpandhisshop,hemadeanofferforthepremisesnextdoor.

SentenceNo.3.Pmjustnotpreparedtoputupwithyourinefficiencyany10nge匚You'refired!

SentenceNo.4.Atthemeetingsomeonesuggestedthatthereshouldbeastaffrepresentativeonthecommittee.

SentenceNo.5.Initssimplestsensetheword“advertising"means“drawingattentiontosomething^^,ornotifyingor

informingsomebodyofsomething.

IIPassageTranslation

Passage1:

MayIhaveyourattention,please.Thelibraryisclosinginafewminutes.Pleasereturnthereferencebookstothe

shelvestheybelongto.Thosewhowanttocheckoutreservedbooksforovernightusemaydosonow.Thankyouvery

muchforyourco-operation.

Passage2:

Thirtyyearsago,whenIwasasmallchild,myfatherarrangedformetospendtwosummerholidaysatafarminthe

countryside.Hethoughtitwouldbegoodforme,andhewasright.Ittaughtmeagreatdealabouttheimportanceof

independence.Theplacewassoisolatedthattheowner'sdaughter,whomusthavebeeninherearlytwenties,saidthat

shehadneverbeenawayfromhomeorseenalocomotive.

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SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST

PartA:SpotDictation

Britainischangingmorerapidlythaneverbeforeinherlonghistory.InsomerespectsthenewBritishsociety

reflectsgeneralworldtrends.Inotherrespectsithaskeptitsownparticularflavour.Britishsocietyisevolving,thatisto

say,developingandsuitingitselftorapidlychangingconditions.Evolutionratherthanrevolutionorviolentchangeisa

specialcharacteristicoftheBritishwayoflife.

ThisisshowninonewaybyhowtheBritishpeoplevoteatelections.TheConservativeandLabourPartieshave

controlledthepoliticalsceneforthelastfiftyyears,buttodayneitherpartycananylongerbesurefromwhichclassor

incomegroupitssupportwillcome.Notlongagoyouwouldhaveexpectedtheworkingclassesalwaystovoteforthe

LabourParty.Theword“l(fā)abour“means"hardwork"—especiallyhardworkwiththehands.TheLabourPartyisthe

partywhichissupposedtorepresentthe"workingman”.Youwouldalsohaveexpectedtheupperandmiddleclassesto

votefortheConservativeParty.Thewordconservativemeans“keepingthingsastheyare”.TheConservativePartyis

supposedtobethepartywhichrepresentspropertyowners,businessmenandtheself-employed.Insomerespects

traditionalBritish“classdistinctions"arebecominglessclear,andyoucanbelesssurehowpeoplewillvote.Many

membersofthemiddleclasssupportsocialreform.Manyordinaryworkingpeopleenjoyabetterstandardoflivingand

aresuspiciousofanychangewhichmightaffectthem.Buttheolddivisionsbetweentheclassesremain.Many

ConservativesfearthatthesovereigntyofParliamentisbeingthreatenedbytheTradeUnions.Manyworkersareafraid

thattheConservativebossesaretryingtokeeptheirwagesdown.Butclassfeelingshavenotreachedapersonallevelyet.

Middle-classandworking-classmencanstandtogetheratafootballmatchandbethebestoffriends.

PartB:ListeningComprehension

IStatements

QuestionNo.1.ThesehouseshavebeenonthemarketsincelastJanuary.

QuestionNo.2.Alicewritesnovels,butherrealbackgroundisinbusinessadministration.

QuestionNo.3.Ifwehadyourphonenumber,wewouldhavecalledyouonourarrival.

QuestionNo.4.Thesuitcasesellsfornineteen-eighty-fiveandareavailableinthreecolors.

QuestionNo.5.Alltheboardmembersexceptthedirectorvotedforacompany-widedresscode.

QuestionNo.6.Cathycalledthepoliceassoonasshefoundherofficehadbeenbrokeninto.

QuestionNo.7.OurgeneralmanagerisplanningtovisitafewfactorieswhenhetravelstotheNorththissummer.

QuestionNo.8.Aboutone-thirdofthesixtyinvitedguestsfailedtoshowupatthedinnerparty.

QuestionNo.9.MayIhaveyourattention,please.Flight114wascalledoffduetothethunderstorm.

QuestionNo.10.Despiteadecreaseinthedowntownareas,thesalesfigureisontheupswinginthesuburbs.

IITalksandConversatfens

Questions11to14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Man:Canyoutellmeabouttheuniversityshuttlebussystem?Thisissuchalargecampus,andIhaveclassesall

overcampus.Ineedtotaketheshuttlebusfromoneclasstoanother,orIwillnevermakeitontime.

Woman:Whatdoyouneedtoknow?Ithinkit'sareallygreatsystem.

Man:Firstofall,wheredoesitgo?

Woman:Theuniversityshuttlebussystemgoesallovercampus.Itdoesnotleavethecampus;ifwanttotravel

off-campus,you'llneedtotakethecitybussystem.Buttheuniversityshuttlebussystemwillgetyou

fromoneclasstothenext,veryefficiently.

Man:Andhowmuchdoesitcost?

Woman:It'sfree,canyoubelieveit?Soyoudon'thavetopayacenttogetallaroundthe

universitycampus.

Man:That'sreallygreat.AndhowdoIcatchtheshuttlebus?

Woman:Justlookforoneofthebrightyellowshuttlebussigns,andgostandnexttoit.Youcanseetheyellowshuttle

bussignsallovercampus.AShuttlebuswillcomealong

approximatelyeveryfiveminutes,soyoushouldn'thavetowaitlong.

Man:Thatallsoundsgood.Thanksforyourhelp.

Woman:Noproblem.

QuestionNo.11.Whatarethemanandthewomandiscussing?

QuestionNo.12.Whatareadoestheuniversityshuttlebuscover?

QuestionNo.13.Howmuchdoestheshuttlebuscost?

QuestionNo.14.Whatcoloraretheshuttlebussigns?

Question15to18arebasedonthefollowingadvertisement.

YoumaythinkIBMmakesonlybigcomputers.Therangeofproductspicturedhereshouldchangeyourmind.

Butmoreimportant,it'slikelythatoneofthemisaperfectfitforyouandtheworkyouhavetodo.

IBM'sportablecomputersbringproblem-solvingpowertothepeoplewhoneeditmost.Smallbusinessescanuse

themtoprospertodayandplanfortomorrow.Largecompaniescanusethemtohelpakeypersonordepartmentbecome

moreproductive.Professionalpeoplecanusethemtomakethemostoftheirownspecialskills.

IBMportablecomputersareeasytouseandtheirpricetagsmakethemeasytobuy.Bestofall,evenoursmallest

portablecomputersgiveyoubiggestbenefits,i.e.IBMexperienceandreliability.

So,whenyoubeginsizingupportablecomputers,thinkofIBM,theInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation.

Obviously,we'vethoughtandwillthinkalotaboutyou.

QuestionNo.15.Whatisthisadvertisementtryingtosell?

QuestionNo.16.WhatdoesIBMproduce?

QuestionNo.17.Accordingtothead.,whowilluseIBM'sportablecomputers?

QuestionNo.18.WhichofthefollowingisthefullnameofIBM?

Questions19to22arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Woman:Didyoureadthismagazinearticle?Theinformationinitisunbelievable.

Man:What'sthearticleabout?

Woman:It'saboutpaper,specificallyabouthowmuchpaperAmericansuseupeachyear.

Man:Whyareyousointerestedinpaper?

Woman:It'snotpaperthatFminterestedin;it'strees.BecauseAmericansusesomuchpaper,

manytreeshavetobecutdown.

Man:Accordingtothearticle,howmuchpaperdoAmericansuse?

Woman:About50milliontonsofpaperayear,canyoubelieveit?

Man:That'sprobablyalotoftrees,isn'tit?

Woman:Youbetitis;850milliontreesayear.

Man:Ican'tbelievewereallyneedtousesomuchpaper.

Woman:NeithercanI.I'msurewecouldreducetheamountofpaperweuseifwewantedto.

QuestionNo.19.Wheredidthewomanlearntheinformation?

QuestionNo20.Whatisthetopicoftheconversation?

QuestionNo21.ApproximatelyhowmuchpaperdoAmericansuseinoneyear?

QuestionNo22.Whatdoesthewomanwantpeopletodo?

Questions23to26arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

TodayI'dliketodiscusssomethingnewthatbotanistsmaybebringingusinthenearfuture:plantsthatProduce

plastic.Tmnottalkingaboutartificialplantsmadefromplastic.Tmtalkingaboutliving,growingplantsthatproducea

plastic-likesubstance.

Thenaturalplasticfromtheseplantshasatleastonemajoradvantageovertheartificialplasticthatissocommon

today.Thisnewplasticfromplantsbiodegradesquickly,whichmeansthatitismuchbetterfortheenvironment.

Today'sartificialplasticbiodegradesveryslowly.Whenpeoplefinishwithplasticproductsandthrowthemaway,the

plasticremainsintactforyears.TheseunusedplasticproductsarecoveringtheEarthandcausingquiteaproblem.

Perhapsthenew,naturalplasticsfromplantscanhelptosolvethatproblem.

QuestionNo.23.Whattypeofplantisthewomandiscussing?

QuestionNo.24.Whatisthemajoradvantageofthenewnaturalplastic?

QuestionNo.25.Whatistheproblemwithtoday'sartificialplastic?

QuestionNo.26.Thislecturemightbegiveninwhichcourse?

Questions27to30arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

Thepublicschoolsarefamousprivateschools.Theoldestofthepublicschoolswerefoundedtogivefreeeducation

tocleverboyswhoseparentscouldnotaffordtoeducatethemprivately.Theywereunder“public”managementor

control.Buttodaytheseschools,andsimil