Section A Short Conversation
[00:04.78]1.It seems to me that there is no need to have a screen on the door in the winter
[00:12.04]We usually put it on in summer, don't we?
[00:16.90]The only reason for having a screen on the door is
[00:21.94]to keep insects out while the door is open.
[00:26.80]Q: When does the screen prevent insects from entering the room?
[00:32.86]2. M:You know,I'm leaving for Paris tomorrow but I don't know any French.
[00:40.52]How will I manage if I have to find a toilet,for example?
[00:46.37]W: It's easy.
[00:49.21]There are drawings that make everything very clear.
[00:54.57]You'll see a little picture of a man over the men's room
[01:00.11]and one of a woman over the ladies' room.
[01:04.57]Q:According to the woman,how can the man find a toilet in Paris?
[01:11.21]3. M:I'm going to Italy next month.
[01:16.46]Because of my poor Italian,I'm afraid I can't make myself understood.
[01:23.30]What can I do?
[01:26.54]W: You'd better speak slowly
[01:30.31]and you may make a gesture when you cannot express your meaning clearly.
[01:36.55]But why not ask an interpreter to go along with you?
[01:41.69]Q: What's the man's problem?
[01:45.82]4. M:Godness,I'm tired.
[01:50.37]It's time for a coffee break.
[01:54.21]Let's go out for some coffee, O.K.?
[01:58.57]W: I'm trying to save money nowadays.
[02:03.12]Why don't you sit down and relax right here at my home
[02:09.18]and I'll make you a cup of coffee.
[02:13.33]Q: What's the woman's suggestion?
[02:18.48]5. M: Excuse me,Lisa.
[02:22.73]I noticed a copy of encyclopedia on your desk.
[02:28.58]Would you mind if I borrowed it this afternoon?
[02:33.84]W: Certainly,Jones.
[02:37.18]I'm not reading it right now
[02:41.33]so why don't you take it home over the weekend.
[02:46.09]Just remember to return it on Monday.
[02:50.55]Q: What's the woman's attitude to the man?
[02:55.60]6.W:Don't worry about it,Stanley.
[03:00.45]There's nothing we can do now.
[03:04.40]M: I guess you're right.
[03:07.85]Next time I buy tickets for the theater,
[03:12.21]I'll be sure to look at the date.
[03:15.87]Then we'll go on the right day instead of a day late.
[03:21.12]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
[03:26.05]7.M:It seems to me you have everything you'll need,Mrs.Jones.
[03:32.82]Our ship is about to leave,let's go. W:No,I don't.
[03:39.17]Something is missing,but I can't think what it could be.
[03:44.91]My passport,my boat tickets my suitcases...yes,they're all here.
[03:53.38]Oh! Now I know what it is! Where is my husband?
[03:59.52]Q: What did the woman forget?
[04:03.57]8.M:Elizabeth,
[04:07.01]would you please read this letter of application I've just written.
[04:12.94]I'd like to have your opinion.
[04:16.89]W: I'd be glad to tell you what I think.
[04:21.15]You should write about your education first
[04:26.40]then you should give much more information about your work experience.
[04:32.04]The last paragraph should be left out.
[04:36.79]Q: What did the woman think of the last paragraph?
[04:41.94]9. M: Excuse me.I've never used a library like this before.
[04:48.60]I wonder if someone might have time to show me around.
[04:53.96]W:I'd be very glad to show you around but I'm very busy right now.
[05:00.20]Could you come back about 3:30?
[05:04.56]Q: Which of the following statements is true?
[05:09.71]10. M:Yes,I'd like to have these prescriptions filled, please.
[05:16.66]W: Certainly,if you'll just wait a few minutes I'll have them for you.
[05:22.51]Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
[05:28.46]Section B Passage One
[05:32.83]Darwin was a great scientis
[05:37.06]He studied living things in the world.
[05:41.19]He said,"There are thoudands of living things.
[05:45.84]But in the past,the number was smaller.
[05:50.28]In the far past, a still smaller number.
[05:55.42]In the beginning---perhaps only one."
[05:59.78]Darwin waited a long time before he put these things into a book.
[06:05.74]He always tried to add more and more facts
[06:10.39]he wanted his ideas about evolution to be right.
[06:15.43]It took him many years to write the book.
[06:19.59]On the first day, people bought every copy.
[06:24.55]the men of the churches fought against Darwin's ideas.
[06:30.01]His story of the world was different from theirs.
[06:35.05]So either Darwin or the men of the churches must be wrong.
[06:40.69]But the churches did not bring any new facts,or better ideas.
[06:46.75]They only brought angry words.
[06:51.01]Later,Darwin wrote a book about the evolution of man.
[06:56.97]He said that man is also a kind of animal.
[07:01.80]And again,Darwin did not just write down his own ideas.
[07:07.34]He filled his book with facts.
[07:11.78]We know now that he was right.
[07:15.83]There have been men for more than a million years.
[07:21.47]We have found some of their bones.
[07:25.52]Bones have told us a lot about the evolution of living things.
[07:31.37]Like any other animals, man slowly changed through time.
[07:38.14]But we cannot find the bones of man from a few million years ago.
[07:44.48]There were not any men at that time.
[07:48.74]The world's animals were different then.
[07:53.57]But the bones can take us backwards through time--into the past.
[08:00.31]And they can help us with our study of the evolution of life.
[08:06.06]11. What were Darwin's ideas based on?
[08:11.31]12. Why did the men of the churches fight against Darwin's ideas?
[08:17.58]13. According to the passage, which of the following is not true?
[08:23.93]Passage Two
[08:26.98]As is known to all scientists and philosophers
[08:32.63]had studied the human body and its functions from very early times.
[08:39.29]Unfortunately,many of the ideas and theorie correct and incorrect
[08:46.63]were accepted without question for a great number of years.
[08:51.77]But by the 16th century
[08:55.64]knowledge gained through chemical experiment
[09:00.40]was beginning to make some people think more deeply about how the human body works.
[09:07.03]A most important medical discovery was made by William Harvey in 1628.
[09:13.77]He found out that the blood is circulated round the body
[09:19.31]in one direction only by the pumping action of the heart
[09:25.45]It had previously been incorrectly thought that
[09:29.99]the blood moved with a backward and forward motion.
[09:35.45]Early in the 17th century a new instrument came into use
[09:41.41]that was to open up a whole new area in the study of medical and sicentific matter
[09:48.07]this was the microscope.
[09:51.62]The first instruments were not very efficient.
[09:56.35]They were able to magnify only a very small part of the object
[10:01.99]and this was always surrounded by rings of coloured light.
[10:08.13]Nevertheless a great step forward had been taken
[10:13.36]which was of vital importance for future research and development.
[10:20.98]14. What was the unfortunate thing mentioned in the passage?
[10:27.23]15. What did William Harvey find out in 1628?
[10:33.57]16.What instrument gave a great help to the study of medical and scientific matters?
[10:41.83]Passage Three
[10:44.99]One way that scientists learn about man is by animals
[10:50.24]such as mice, rats and monkeys
[10:54.89]the scientists in this laboratory are experimenting on mice
[11:01.24]they are studying the relationship between diet and health.
[11:06.38]At this time over one hundred experiments are going on in this laboratory.
[11:13.23]In this experiment,the scientists are studying the relationship
[11:18.87]between the amount of food the mice eat and their health.
[11:24.41]The mice are in three groups.
[11:28.46]All three groups are receiving the same healthy died
[11:33.89]But the amount of food that each group is receiving is different
[11:39.35]The first group is eating one cup of food each day,
[11:44.60]the second is eating two cup and the third group of mice is eating three cups.
[11:51.76]After three years,
[11:55.31]the healthiest group is the one that is only eating one cup of food each day.
[12:02.36]The mice in this group are thinner than normal mice.
[12:07.61]But they are more active.
[12:11.06]Also they are living longer.
[12:15.01]Mice usually live for two years.
[12:20.05]Most of the mice in this group are still alive after three years.
[12:26.11]The second group of of mice is normal weight.
[12:30.84]They are healthy,too.
[12:34.29]They are active,but not as active as the thinner mice.
[12:39.72]But they are only living about two years.
[12:44.19]The last group of mice spends most of the days eating or sleeping.
[12:50.14]They are not very active.
[12:53.69]These mice are living longer than the scientists thought
[12:59.34]about a year and a half.
[13:02.60]But they are not healthy.
[13:06.44]The experiment is still going on.
[13:10.70]The scientists hope to finish their studies in two years.
[13:16.34]17. According to the passage,
[13:20.99]what animals are often used by scientists to learn about man?
[13:27.26]18.What are the scientists studying in this laboratory? |