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Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (40 min)
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 to each question on your Coloured Answer Sheet.?


SECTION A TALK?
Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you w ill be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now list en to the talk.?
1. The technology to make machines quieter ___.?
A. has been in use since the 1930's?
B. has accelerated industrial production?
C. has just been in commercial use?
D. has been invented to remove all noises?


2. The modern electronic anti-noise devices ___.?
A. are an update version of the traditional methods?
B. share similarities with the traditional methods?
C. are as inefficient as the traditional methods?
D. are based on an entirely new working principle?


3. The French company is working on anti-noise techniques to be used in a ll EXCEPT ___.?
A. streets B. factories C. aircraft D. cars?
4. According to the talk, workers in "zones of quiet" can ___.?
A. be more affected by noise
B. hear talk from outside the zone?
C. work more efficiently
D. be heard outside the zone?


5. The main theme of the talk is about ___.?
A. noise-control technology
B. noise in factories?
C. noise-control regulations
D. noise-related effects??


SECTION B INTERVIEW?
Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.?
6. Employees in the US are paid for their time. This means that they are supposed to ___.?
A. work hard while their boss is around?
B. come to work when there is work to be done?
C. work with initiative and willingness?
D. work through their lunch break?


7. One of the advantages of flexible working hours is that ___.?
A. pressure from work can be reduced?
B. working women can have more time at home?
C. traffic and commuting problems can be solved?
D. personal relationships in offices can be improved?


8. On the issue of working contracts in the US, which statement is NOT co rrect??
A. Performance at work matters more than anything else.?
B. There are laws protecting employees' working rights.?
C. Good reasons must be provided in order to fire workers.?
D. Working contracts in the US are mostly short-term ones.?


9. We can be assumed from the interview that an informal atmosphere might be found in ___.
A. small firms B. major banks? C. big corporations D. law offices?


10. The interview is mainly about ___ in the USA.?
A. office hierarchies B. office conditions? C. office roles D. office life?


SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST?
Question 11 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.?
11. Senator Bob Dole's attitude towards Clinton's anti-crime policy is that of ___.?
A. opposition B. support C. ambiguity D . indifference?


Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item , you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions . Now listen to the news.
12. Japan and the United States are now ___.?
A. negotiating about photographic material?
B. negotiating an automobile agreement?
C. facing serious problems in trade?
D. on the verge of a large-scale trade war?


13. The news item seems to indicate that the agreement ___.?
A. will end all other related trade conflicts?
B. is unlikely to solve the dispute once and for all?
C. is linked to other trade agreements?
D. is the last of its kind to be reached?


Questions 14 and 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions . Now listen to the news.
14. According to the news, the ice from Greenland provides information ab out ___.?
A. oxygen B. ancient weather? C. carbon dioxide D. temperature?


15. Which of the following statements is CORRECT??
A. Drastic changes in the weather have been common since ancient times.?
B. The change in weather from very cold to very hot lasted over a century.?
C. The scientists have been studying ice to forecast weather in the future.?
D. The past 10,000 years have seen minor changes in the weather.?
SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING(省略)




关键字:专四专八考试
生词表:
  • version [´və:ʃən, ´və:rʒən] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.翻译;说明;译本 四级词汇
  • traditional [trə´diʃənəl] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.传统的,习惯的 四级词汇
  • affected [ə´fektid] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.做作的;假装的 六级词汇
  • efficiently [i´fiʃəntli] 移动到这儿单词发声 ad.有效地;能胜任地 六级词汇
  • willingness [´wiliŋnis] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.情愿,乐意,自愿 六级词汇
  • flexible [´fleksəbəl] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.灵活的,柔韧的 四级词汇
  • informal [in´fɔ:məl] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.非正式的,非正规的 四级词汇
  • policy [´pɔlisi] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.政策;权谋;保险单 四级词汇
  • photographic [,fəutə´grɑ:fik] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.摄影(术)的;逼真的 六级词汇
  • unlikely [ʌn´laikli] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.不像的;未必可能的 六级词汇
  • dioxide [dai´ɔksaid] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.二氧化物 六级词汇
  • drastic [´dræstik] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.激烈的,猛烈的 六级词汇
  • forecast [´fɔ:kɑ:st] 移动到这儿单词发声 vt.&n.预测;预报 六级词汇


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