王长喜听力指导模拟-b

　　[00:44.83]This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English.

[00:52.22]You will hear a selection of recorded materials

[00:56.82]and you must answer the questions that accompany them.

[01:01.20]There are three parts in this section,Part A,Part B and Part C.

[01:09.62]Remember,while you are doing the test,

[01:15.42]you should first put down your answers in your test booklet.

[01:20.22]At the end of the listening comprehension section,

[01:24.90]you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers

[01:29.78]from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET I.

[01:34.48]If you have questions,you may raise your hand NOW

[01:41.17]as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.

[01:46.55]Now look at Part A in your test booklet.

[01:51.96]Part A Listen and complete the sentences in questions 1--5

[02:02.07]with the information you have heard.

[02:05.47]Write not more than 3 words in each numbered box.

[02:11.27]You will hear the recording 1 twice.

[02:14.87]You now have 25 seconds to read the questions.

[02:20.96]Good evening,I am Margaret Sinclair,

[02:25.87]chairwoman of the National Musical Excellency Society.

[02:30.96]And I'd like to welcome you to Carnegie Hall,

[02:35.25]one of the world's most famous performance auditoriums 2.

[02:39.84]The orchestra will perform in a few minutes.

[02:44.62]But before it does,I'd like to tell you about the hall's recent renovations.

[02:51.00]In 1960,Carnegie Hall was scheduled to be torn down.

[02:57.37]It was in terrible shape.

[03:00.77]The roof was collapsing 4,

[03:03.25]the brick walls were crumbling 5 and there was no money for renovation 3.

[03:08.55]Fortunately,the famed violinist Isaac Stem

[03:13.57]heard about the hall's fate and organized a committee to save Carnegie Hall.

[03:20.46]He and others managed to raise fifty million dollars for repairs.

[03:26.37]Over 350 laborers 6 and artisans have been working on and off

[03:33.05]since the money was raised to restore the hall's grandeur 7.

[03:37.55]Today,the hall looks better than before.

[03:41.73]The orchestra will now play selections from the works of Leonard Bernstein.

[03:48.44]After the concert,a reception will be held in the main lobby.

[03:54.14]Thanks for your support.

[03:57.14]Without further ado,I now present the Cleaverment Symphony Orchestra.

[04:03.54]Questions1-5 according to Part A

[04:08.63]1.The speaker,Margaret,Sinclair,

[04:15.24]in the National Musical Excellence 8 Society acts as,(  )

[04:19.42]2.Carnegie Hall is one of the world's most famous performance (  )

[04:22.71]3.Carnegie Hall was scheduled to be torn down in (  ).

[04:26.89]4.For repairs,Isaac Stem,

[04:34.47]the famous violinist,and others managed to raise(  )dollars.

[04:37.55]5.After the concert,a reception will be in the main (  )

[04:43.95]Part B Answer questions 6 to 10 while you listen ,

[04:53.56]Use not more than 5 words for each answer.

[04:58.34]You will hear the recording twice.

[05:02.03]You now have 25 seconds to read the questions.

[05:07.72]Fifty years ago,there were 100.000 tigers in the wild.

[05:17.52]Eight different subspecies existed throughout Asia and the Middle East.

[05:24.10]Today,there are not more than 5,000 tigers in existence.

[05:30.11]In 1972,the World Wildlife Fund began Operation Tiger

[05:37.50]in order to protect the tigers that survived in Asia.

[05:42.41]Since then,the association has established nine tiger reserves in India

[05:49.60]and three in Nepal.

[05:52.50]It has also funded tiger conservation projects in Bangladesh,

[05:58.19]Bhutan,Indonesia and Thailand.

[06:02.48]Perhaps the world Wildlife Fund's most successful effort

[06:08.48]has been the conservation of the poplar bear.

[06:12.38]Its survival was endangered by hunters using rifles,

[06:17.08]motorboats and aircraft.

[06:20.58]The World Wildlife Fund has helped polar bear specialists

[06:25.78]to co-ordinate research and to organize protection measures.

[06:31.08]As a result,the circumpolar nations-Norway,

[06:36.67]Canada,the United States,the former Soviet 9 Union and Denmark --

[06:42.89]have signed an agreement to prohibit the killing 10 of polar bears

[06:48.19]except by local Eskimos who depend on the bears for survival.

[06:54.07]Denmark has established the Northeast Greenland National Park

[06:59.76]which protects important polar bear habitats.

[07:04.15]Norway has created polar bear reserves in the Scalbard Archipelago.

[07:10.76]The World Wildlife Fund's biggest land campaign

[07:15.75]has been for the conservation of the tropical rain forest.

[07:20.56]In 1975,the organization began its Save the Jungle campaign

[07:28.16]to conserve 11 key areas of rain forest.

[07:32.44]One reserve,created in Costa Rica's Monteverde Cloud Forest,

[07:38.74]protects more than 1000 species of plants,

[07:43.02]300 species of birds and 100 species of mammals.

[07:49.24]Questions6-10 according to Part B

[07:53.13]6.How many tigers are left today? (  ).

[07:56.42]7.In 1972,what did the World Wildlife Fund begin?(   )

[08:02.43]8.What was the World Wildlife Fund's most successful effort?(  ).

[08:05.62]9.When did the organization begin its Save the Jungle campaign?(  ).

[08:09.80]10.What is the talk mainly about?(  ).

[08:26.10]Part C You will hear three dialogues or monologues 12.

[08:33.59]Before listening to each one,

[08:36.81]you will have time to read the questions related to it.

[08:41.40]While listening ,answer each question by choosing(A),(B),(C) or(D).

[08:49.61]After listening,you will have time to check your answers.

[08:55.20]You will hear each piece once only.

[09:00.11]( 1 )The problem of an aging population

[09:08.49]is far from being restricted to Europe.

[09:12.39]The Japanese,who have the longest life expectancy 13 in the world

[09:17.77]at 77 years,have similar worries.

[09:22.26]Their birth rate is down to 1.7 percent and falling fast.

[09:28.35]A study produced by the Population Research Institute

[09:33.65]at Nihon University says that the country's aging population

[09:39.24]will cause an eight-fold increase in the cost of health care

[09:44.23]between 1978 and 2010 and a thirteen-fold rise in the pension by 2025.

[09:55.93]China is still working to bring down its birth rate;

[10:00.32]but in the next century,it too will be facing the problem of aging.

[10:06.22]The country has a fifth of the world's population.

[10:11.21]Its drive to restrict each family,first two children,

[10:16.41]and now to one child,

[10:19.21]has been the dominant 14 cause of the slow down in growth

[10:23.60]in the world's population in the past decade.

[10:28.09]A range of financial incentives 15 and penalties,

[10:33.47]coupled with China's strong social organization,

[10:37.88]has already cut the annual growth in numbers of people

[10:42.48]from 2.2 percent to 1 .2 percent,

[10:47.68]an effort which has been applauded by the United Nations.

[10:52.98]However the sharp drop in births will cause a surge in the percentage of people

[10:59.46]over 65 in a country.

[11:03.04]The old made up just four percent of China's population a decade ago.

[11:09.54]By 2050,they could account for sixteen percent.

[11:15.84]By the middle of the next century,

[11:18.82]China could have more than 150 million people over the age of 75.

[11:25.53]Questions 11-13.according to Part C (1)

[11:27.91]11.What does the speaker mainly talk about?

[11:30.29](A)China is successful in cutting down the population growth.

[11:32.66](B) Aging population problems affect more parts of the world.

[11:35.56](C)The rise in the cost of health care is becoming very sharp.

[11:38.17](D)Drops in birth may cause other social problems.

[11:40.97]12.Which of the following is true according to what the speaker says?

[11:43.16](A)Japanese people's life span is 77.

[11:45.62](B)Some countries may not be prepared for their aging.

[11:47.92](C)ln China,the old will cover 60% of the population by 2025.

[11:51.08](D)Japan has carried out some investigations 16 on its population.

[11:54.03]( 2 )I am Mr.Britain,the head librarian.

[12:00.20]Today,I'd like to introduce to you

[12:05.19]the facilities in our university library.

[12:09.08]and show you how to use them.

[12:12.87]The first room on our tour is the reference room,

[12:17.75]where you will find all sorts of reference materials,

[12:22.14]dictionaries,bibliographies,literature guides,and even telephones books.

[12:28.75]You may use these books only in the reference room itself.

[12:34.23]The next room is the periodicals'room,

[12:38.94]where you will find various newspapers,

[12:42.83]magazines,and academic journals.

[12:46.72]The current issues are usually directly available to you on the shelves.

[12:53.72]And you can get an older issue by filling out a slip from the librarian.

[13:00.12]These items must also be used in this room.

[13:05.32]The next contains the card catalogs.

[13:10.81]All the library's books are listed here by title,by author,and by topic.

[13:18.41]When you are looking for a book,you must write the book's number,

[13:24.10]title and author on these slips

[13:27.99]and present them with your library card at the desk.

[13:32.77]The books themselves are kept in the stacks,

[13:37.87]which are open only to graduate students,

[13:41.97]faculty 17 members and library staff.

[13:40.97]Our library has over a million volumes in these stacks which cover five floors.

[13:48.68]If you have any further questions about using the library,

[13:53.48]I'd be glad to help you after the tour.Thank you for your attention.

[13:59.57]Questions14.-16.according to Part C (2)

[14:03.38]14.What is the main topic of the talk?

[14:09.78](A)Use of library facilities.(B)Library   regulations.

[14:16.37](C)Library   personnel.(D)Location of   the library.

[14:22.97]15.Who is probably   listening to   Mr. Britain?

[14:28.56](A)Book publishers.(B)Librarians.

[14:35.04](C)Returning   faculty members.(D)New university   students.

[14:39.95]16.Which people are   usually not   allowed to use   the stacks?

[14:45.05](A)Graduate   students.(B)Undergraduate   students.

[14:49.65](C)Professors.(D)Library   employees.

[14:53.46](3)M:Susan,do you know when Professor Jones'Biology Final is?

[15:01.56]W:Next Tuesday.M:Next Tuesday!

[15:05.74]That is less than a week away,and I have got things planned for this weekend.

[15:11.72]W:Haven't you been studying all along?

[15:15.22]M:I have kept up with my lecture notes,but I haven't reviewed at all.

[15:20.81]W:Then it's your own fault.

[15:23.50]The date of the final is clearly marked on the course outline.

[15:28.99]M:I suppose you're right,but doesn't it seem awfully 18 early for a final?

[15:35.36]W:A little,but it should actually help us out.

[15:39.75]After we have finished with it,we can concentrate on our other finals.

[15:45.65]M:Are you ready for it?

[15:48.55]W:I think l am. I'm going to review some more of course.

[15:53.65]M:Do you think we could study together sometimes this weekend?

[15:58.95]W:I don't see why not.Are you doing anything tomorrow night?

[16:04.04]M:I can't tomorrow.

[16:06.55]I am going out with some guys to that new nightspot downtown.

[16:11.54]W:Well,how about the following night?

[16:15.35]M:No,I can't Saturday either.

[16:18.85]My sister and her husband are coming to town and I want to show them around.

[16:25.25]W:Sunday,then?M:Well,I'II probably sleep all morning

[16:30.95]and in the afternoon I want to go to the football game.

[16:35.34]Also that night I have to write and type up a paper for another class.

[16:41.74]W:Michael,that leaves Monday,the night before the test.

[16:47.12]M:Actually,I've got plans for Monday night too.

[16:51.32]How about early Tuesday morning?

[16:54.72]W:Michael,the test is Tuesday morning.

[16:58.72]Questions17-20 according to Part C (3)

[17:03.81]17.What day of the week is it?

[17:08.20](A)Thursday.(B)Friday. (C)Saturday.(D)Sunday.

[17:13.29]18.What is Michael planning to do on Sunday afternoon?

[17:19.30](A)Go out with some friends.

[17:24.29](B)Show his sister and brother-in-law around.

[17:28.99](C)Sleep all afternoon. (D)Go to a football game.

[17:35.29]19.Why does the woman think it is good that the test will be early?

[17:41.58](A)They will have time to study for it.

[17:47.57](B)Afternoons are bad times for tests.

[17:53.36](C)After it,they can study for other exams.

[17:59.97](D)They can start planning for their semester break.

[18:06.06]20.Which of the following is probably true of the woman?

[18:12.75](A)She has no or few plans for the weekend.

[18:19.75](B)She'd like to go out with the man.

[18:27.25](C)She is going to be busy all day Sunday.

[18:34.74](D)She is worried about her performance on the final.