PART II DICTATION [15 MIN.]

Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.

Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20MIN.)

In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet.

SECTION A??STATEMENT

In this section you will hear nine statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.

1. What did Harrison say?
A. The university students can go to the concert if they are free.
B. The university students needn't pay for the concert tickets.
C. There was no charge for the concert.
D. All the concerts in the university are free to the students.

2. What does the speaker mean?
A. Columbus traveled around the world.
B. Columbus's belief changed peoples' minds at his time.
C. Columbus held that no one else could travel around the world.
D. Columbus's belief was so new that people of his time couldn't understand it.

3. What does the speaker say?
A. His old flat is the same size as mine.
B. His house is the same size as mine.
C. His house is larger than mine.
D. He has moved into my house.

4. What did Mr. Johnson do?
A. He drove his car in the middle of the road.
B. He took the bird to the middle of the road.
C. His car ran over the bird in the middle of the road.
D. He stopped his car as he saw the bird.

5. What does the speaker like about his teaching?
A. The routine job.
B. Good pay.
C. Staying with the young.
D. More holidays.

6. What can be leant about Susan?
A. Susan finally started her car.
B. Susan has been driving for hours.
C. Susan still is having trouble with her car.
D. Susan has spent hours learning to drive.

7. What's Mary's problem?
A. She couldn't get along well with her classmates.
B. She lagged behind her classmates.
C. She will leave school with her classmates.
D. She has quitted school.

8. What does the statement mean?
A. He dreamed of passing all the examinations.
B. He didn't expect that he could pass all the examinations.
C. He was unable to pass all the examinations.
D. He failed in all his examinations.

9. What do we know about Peter?
A. Peter was beaten in the Marathon competition.
B. Peter recorded a sports program on a VCR.
C. Peter had never attended Marathon competition.
D. Peter set a new world record for Marathon.

SECTION B??CONVERSATION

In this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.

10. What does the man think about the film?
A.?? He finds it fascinating.
B.?? He finds it dull.
C.?? He thinks it too long to see through.
D.?? He takes no interest in film.

11. What can we infer about the woman's partner?
A.?? She is excited about going home.
B.?? She is going over her accounts.
C.?? She will not go back home.
D.?? She finds the vacation too short.

12. What does the man mean?
A.?? They should take another road.
B.?? They won't be allowed to take that turn.
C.?? The road is closed at the moment.
D.?? They are too busy to go to the airport.

13. What does the woman mean?
A.?? The trees need to be cut down.
B.?? The trees help cool the house.
C.?? She needs to buy air conditioner.
D.?? She wants to have the trees removed.

14. When does the man want to help the woman?
A.?? Anytime but now is suitable for him.
B.?? He'd like to start now.
C.?? He prefers some time later.
D.?? He asks the woman to decide.

15. What are they talking about?
A.?? graduation ceremony.
B.?? summer vacation plans.
C.?? school courses.
D.?? job hunting.

16. Bob went to sleep so soon because _____.
A.?? he was making an experiment on sleeping.
B.?? he reset the clock.
C.?? he took some sleeping pills.
D.?? he felt exhausted after working for a whole day.

17. What did the woman do about her suit？
A.?? She reduced the size of it by herself.
B.?? She asked somebody else to make it smaller.
C.?? She made it longer by herself.
D.?? She asked somebody else to make it longer.

SECTION C??NEWS BROADCAST

Questions 18, 19 and 20 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 30 seconds to answer the three questions.

Now listen to the news.

18. The aim of the conference is all of the following but _____.
A.?? to review a cease-fire agreement.
B.?? to appeal to the world for aid.
C.?? to review a disarmament agreement.
D.?? to look at Somalia's political future.

19. The conference is proposed by _____.
A.?? the Ethiopian government.
B.?? the United States.
C.?? the United Nations.
D.?? the warring factions.

20. If no agreement can be reached, _____.
A.??the US Forces will withdraw from the country.
B.??the US Forces will take over from the UN.
C.??the UN will postpone its decision.
D.??the UN forces will move away from the country.

Question 21 is based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the following question.

Now listen to the news.

21. The Iraq factory must be dismantled because it can _____.
A.?? produce animal feed capable of being used as biological weapons.
B.?? produce materials for weapons of mass destruction.
C.?? produce massive weapons for germ warfare.
D.?? produce biological weapons。

Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.

Now listen to the news.

22. For what was Italy criticised?
A.?? putting Ocalan to prison.
B.?? setting Ocalan free.
C.?? letting Ocalan leave Italy.
D.?? harboring Ocalan.

23. Turkey would take necessary measures if _____.
A.?? Ocalan were given protection.
B.?? Ocalan were treated badly.
C.?? Ocalan disappeared.
D.?? Ocalan took a hostile action.

Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.

Now listen to the news.

24. How long has the Indonesian forest been on fire?
A.??Six months.
B.??Over a year.
C.??Almost one year.
D.??Six years.

25. The fires have caused direct or indirect losses in all of the following areas EXCEPT ______ as mentioned in the news.
A.?? heavy industry.
B.?? medicine.
C.?? tourist industry.
D.?? agriculture output.

KEY TO LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1.B??2.D??3.C 4.D 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.B9.D10.A11.A12.A13.B14.B
15.B16.D17.B18.B19.C20.D21.D 22.C 23.A 24.C 25.A



EXPLANATION OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A??STATEMENT

1. "Harrison說所有的大學生都可以免費聽音樂會?！?br>
干擾項A:“如果大學生們有空，可以去聽音樂會”, 其實是混淆了"be free to（免費）"與"be free（閑暇）"；C:“這場音樂會不收費”也不準確，因為除了在校大學生，對其他人不一定不收費；D:“大學里的所有音樂會對學生都是免費的”，原文中用定貫詞說明了這場音樂會，并不代表所有的音樂會。只有B:“大學生不必為這場音樂會付門票錢”才最貼近原文。

2. "Columbus因認為地球是圓的而領先于他的時代。" 答案為D。

ahead of one's time(s) = before one's times:（人）思想過于先進﹑創(chuàng)新﹑領先于其時代
另外，
ahead of time = before time: 在原定時間以前，提前
behind the time(s): 落后于時代，過時
behind time: 在指定時間以后，遲晚

3. “自從他從他的舊公寓搬出后，就住在了一個比我的房子大一倍的房子里?！?br>
"as + 形容詞或副詞原級+ as (分句)"是同級比較結(jié)構(gòu)，表示“....跟...”一樣，原文中雖使用了這一結(jié)構(gòu)，但在as前加了twice，則表示“跟我的（房子）兩倍一樣大"，可見他的房子比我的房子大，即C。

4. “一看到馬路當中有只鳥，他立即停住了車。”

聽出并理解詞組“bring...to a standstill（把...停住）”，就不難選出正確答案。

下邊是與sight有關(guān)的一些詞組:
at the sight of...: 一看見
by sight: 根據(jù)外表印象
catch sight of: 看到，發(fā)現(xiàn)，意識到
lose sight of: 不再看見，與...失去聯(lián)系，
at first sight: 一見之下，立即
Out of sight, out of mind: 眼不見，心不想

5. "我得教同樣的教材幾遍，這有時很枯燥乏味，而且報酬也不高，但總的說來，與年輕人呆在一起，從中卻能得到樂趣。”

by and large = generally speaking = in general: 大體上，總的來說，一般地說
delight in: 感到高興，愉快

問說話者對他的教學工作喜歡什么。從文中，我們可以聽出他對一成不變的教書工作不感興趣，而且嫌報酬不好，則排除了A與B；同時他說他與年輕人在一起感到愉快；D沒有提及。所以答案是C。

6. “Susan在努力了幾個小時之后，仍然沒能發(fā)動起來她的汽車?！?答案為C。

succeed in doing ...: 干成，成功地做...

7. “Mary覺得很難趕上其他同學，她媽媽擔心她將來會退學?！?br>
catch up with: 趕上
drop out of = stop attending or taking part in： 退出（活動），退學

Mary的問題是什么呢？并非A: 與她的同學相處不好；而且也不是C: 將要與她的同學一起離開學校；實際上她還沒D: 決定不再上學了；她媽媽擔心她會退學，擔心的原因全在于她趕不上其他同學，因此B: 她落在了別人后邊 最符合原意。

8. “他通過了所有的考試，這是他做夢也想不到的！”

看來他從來沒有期望過能有這么好的結(jié)果，因此答案為B。

beyond one's wildest dreams: （好得）連做夢也想不到
beyond 常與一些名詞或詞組構(gòu)成短語，指程度深于﹑范圍超出﹑非...所及
如：
beyond one's control: 處于某人控制范圍之外
beyond words: 無法用言詞表達
beyond compare 或beyond comparison: 無與倫比，極好
beyond repair: 修不好，無法修理

9. “Peter在亞運會上打破了馬拉松世界紀錄?！?br>
理解詞組 "beat a record ", 就應看出 D: Peter創(chuàng)了馬拉松新記錄 是最符合原文的選項，否則很容易受到A: Peter在馬拉松比賽中被打敗了 以及B: Peter在錄像帶上錄下了一場體育節(jié)目 的干擾。

beat a (the) record = break (crack, cut, smash) a (the) record：打破紀錄

SECTION B??CONVERSATION

10. F：“這部關(guān)于太空探索的新電影很有趣。”
????????M：“很有趣？ 我可以在那兒呆幾小時?！?br>
M沒有直接談他對這部電影的看法，但他顯然覺得F 的評價不足以表達出他自己的強烈感情，因此用“我可以在那幾個小時”來說明他的喜愛之情，我們可以推測他一定覺得這部電影很精彩。因此答案為A。

11. M：“你的同伴盼望著回家過假期嗎？”
????????F：“她在數(shù)日子呢。”

與上題一樣，這道題不能簡單地照F回答的字面意思去理解，而是需結(jié)合M的問題用推測的方法才能作出正確的回答?！八跀?shù)日子”，說明她很急切，很想回家；C：她不準備回家 顯然不對；D：她覺得假期太短，文中并沒說假期有多長；而A：她對回家很興奮 最接近原文。B是語音干擾項。

12. F：“我們可以拐到這條路上到機場?！?br>????????M：“但這會兒這條路是一天中最擠的時候。”

F建議從這條路到機場，M似乎不同意，用轉(zhuǎn)折連詞說明“盡管如此，但是（路很擠）”，暗示他的意見， 即 A: 應該走別的路。

13. M：“你房前的那些樹很漂亮。”
????????F：“是啊，而且還很有用。它們省下了開空調(diào)的需要?！?br>
理解詞組cut down on（減少， 削減），就理解了本文所說的那些樹有用的原因，即起到了與空調(diào)一樣的降溫作用，從而省下了開空調(diào)的需要；否則就容易理解為cut down（砍倒，殺死），而受到A的干擾。

14. F：“你想什么時候幫我復習功課？”
????????M： “現(xiàn)在就不錯?！?br>
A: 除了現(xiàn)在任何時候都行；B: 他想過些時候；C: 他請她來決定 都與原文中的“現(xiàn)在就和任何時候一樣好”不符，所以B：他愿意現(xiàn)在就開始　最貼近原意。

15. M：“我希望在暑假期間找份工作掙些錢。你呢？”
????????F：“我打算參加函授課程的學習從而能早些畢業(yè)。”

本題詢問談論的話題。如果只聽懂了M的話，就容易理解為單純的談工作而選D，而如果只聽懂了F的話，就會以為談論的是學習課程或畢業(yè)，而選C或A。只有聽懂了兩個人的談話內(nèi)容，根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞summer vacation才能推斷出他們討論的話題是暑假各自的打算，從而選出正確答案B。

16. F：“為何Bob這么快就睡著了？”
????????M：“因為他已經(jīng)在實驗室里不停地工作了一天一夜了?！?br>
本文問為何Bob入睡很快。A：因為他正做有關(guān)睡覺的實驗；B：因為他從新調(diào)了鐘表；C：因為他吃了些安眠藥；D：因為工作了一整天而筋疲力盡。根據(jù)原文“他工作了一天一夜”我們可以推測出他一定很累，因此D為正確選擇。

around the clock = round the clock = the clock round: 連續(xù)一整天， 日夜不停地
另外：
against the clock: 爭分奪秒地
beat the clock: 提前完成任務

17. M：“你的衣服現(xiàn)在看上去好些了?！?br>????????F：“謝謝， 我叫人把它改小了。”

問F對她的衣服做什么了。A：她自己把衣服改小了；B：她讓別人把衣服改小了；C：她親自把衣服改長了；D：她讓別人把衣服改長了。根據(jù)句型have sth done = get sb to do sth：叫別人做某事，及詞組take in：縮小，改短（外衣， 裙子等），可以得到正確答案Ｄ。
另外：take in 還有“欺騙，接受，留宿，訂閱報刊”等意。

SECTION C??NEWS BROADCAST

18. 這是道內(nèi)容細節(jié)測試題。對于問題"all of the following but（除...以外）"，需要考生對有關(guān)內(nèi)容的整體理解。文中除B沒提到外，其它幾項都有所提及。因此答案為B。

19. 測試誰的細節(jié)題?？梢园盐闹小癟he UN-sponsored meeting”作為依據(jù)，找出答案C。

20. 測試結(jié)果的細節(jié)題。文中的最后一句話有助我們理解并選出正確答案D。

21. 測試全文內(nèi)容的理解。在此基礎上可得出正確選擇D。

22. 測試原因的細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文中首句，答案應為C。

23. 測試關(guān)于條件的細節(jié)題。原文的最后一句有助于選出正確答案A。

24. 有關(guān)時間長度的細節(jié)測試題?？蓮奈闹兄苯诱业酱鸢窩。

25. 有關(guān)內(nèi)容細節(jié)的測試題。除了A：重工業(yè)　沒被提及外，另外幾項損失在文中都有所提及。因此答案為A。

TAPESCRIPT OF DICTATION

PART II????DICTATION

Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.

Please write the whole passage on Answer Sheet Two.

Now, listen to the passage.

Camping Holidays

To many people, camping seems to be an ideal way of spending a holiday. / Not only is it cheaper, / it can also be far more convenient and enjoyable. / If you have young children, / camping has particular advantages. / There is always plenty for them to do, / and they enjoy the freedom of camping compared to the discipline of staying in a hotel. / Above all, camping provides a complete change for everyone, / and afterwards you return refreshed to your normal way of life./

To some people, however, all these advantages are outweighed by the disadvantages. / Such people will point out that on a camping holiday the mother still has to cook for everyone. / What is worse, she has to prepare meals / without the help of all the equipment in her kitchen at home./ Under bad weather, there may be too many flies and mosquitoes. / For these people a holiday in a hotel is well worth the extra expense.

The second and third readings. You should begin writing now.

The last reading. Now, you have two minutes to check through your work.

(a two-minute interval)

This is the end of the Dictation.



TAPESCRIPT OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION

In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet.

SECTION A STATEMENT

In this section you will hear nine statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.

1. Harrison said the concert was free to all the university students.

2. Columbus was ahead of his times in his belief that the world was round.

3. Since he moved out of his old flat, he has lived in a house twice as large as mine.

4. At the sight of the bird in the middle of the road, Mr. Johnson brought his car to a standstill at once.

5. I have to teach the same course books several times, which is sometimes boring and not well-paid, but by and large I quite delight in being with young people.

6. Susan still hasn't succeeded in getting her car started after trying hard for several hours.

7. Mary finds it difficult to catch up with her classmates, and her mother is afraid that she will drop out of school.

8. He passed all the examinations, which is beyond his wildest dreams!

9. Peter beat the world record for Marathon in Asian Games.

SECTION B??CONVERSATION

In this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.

10. F: The new film on space exploration is pretty interesting.
??????M: Pretty interesting? I can spend hours there.

11. M: Is your partner looking forward to going home for the vacation?
??????F: She's counting the days.

12. F: We can turn down this road to get to the airport.
??????M: But it is the busiest at this time of the day.

13. M: Those trees in front of your house are beautiful.
??????F: Yeah, and useful as well. They cut down on the need for air conditioning.

14. F: When would you like to help me review my lessons?
??????M: Now is as good a time as any.

15. M: I hope to find a job during summer vacation and earn some money. How about you?
??????F: I'm going to take a correspondence course so that I can graduate sooner.

16. F: Why did Bob fall asleep so quickly?
??????M: He had been working in the lab around the clock.

17. M: Your suit looks better now.
??????F: Thanks. I had it taken in.

SECTION C??NEWS BROADCAST

Questions 18, 19 and 20 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 30 seconds to answer the three questions.

Now listen to the news.

A wide-ranging conference is due to begin in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa shortly, which will look at Somalia's political future and review January cease-fire and disarmament agreement. The UN-sponsored meeting which is due to last for five days is being attended not only by the warring fractions and political representatives, but also by community leaders, intellectuals and women's groups. It comes amid growing international pressure to bring peace to Somalia. A BBC correspondent in Addis Ababa says if no workable agreement is reached, some UN representatives have speculated that the UN which has postponed its decision on a mandate to take over from the US forces may withdraw from the country.

Question 21 is based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the following questions.

Now listen to the news.

The UN says a UN team is close to destroying Iraq's largest complex capable of producing biological weapons. A UN official in Baghdad said the team should finish dismantling the factory by mid-June. Iraq insists the plant produces animal feed. But the UN official says the site near Baghdad can also be used to produce materials for germ warfare and therefore must be dismantled. Under the terms that ended the 1991 Gulf War, Iraq is to be stripped of weapons of mass destruction and the means to produce them.

Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.

Now listen to the news.

Italy was sharply criticised for allowing the Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan to leave the country on Jan. 6 and disappear again. Turkish officials urged their country's neighbors in the Caucasus not to harbor the Kurdistan workers Party leader, who is said to be now in Nagorna Karabakh, an American enclave within Azerbaijian. Any such protection, Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said, would be regarded as a hostile act for which Turkey would 'take necessary measures.'

Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.

Now listen to the news.

Economic experts now estimate that the Indonesian forest fires which have been blazing intensely for nearly a year could cost the region up to six billion dollars. This includes direct losses, such as agricultural output and indirect costs like medical bills and a drop in tourism. Figures were arrived at by the world-wide Fund for Nature and Research Group funded by western governments, the economy and the environment program for southeast Asia.

This is the end of listening comprehension.