Part 3 短文理解

　　短文 1

　　No one knows for sure just how old kites are. In fact， they have been in use for centuries. 25 centuries ago， kites were well-known in China. These first kites were probably made of wood. They may even have been covered with silk， because silk were used a lot at that time. Early kites were built for certain uses. In ancient China， they will use to carry ropes to cross rivers. Once across， the ropes were tear down and wooden bridges would hang for them. Legend tells of one General who flew musical kites over the enemies’ camp. The enemy fled， believing the sounds to be the warming voices of angels. By the 15th century， many people flew kites in Europe. Marco Polo may have brought the kite back from his visit to China. The kite has been linked to great names and events. For instance， Benjamin Franklin used kite to prove the lightening electricity. He flew the kite in the storm. He did this in order to draw lightening from the clouds. He tied a metal key and a strip of silk to the kite line. The silk ribbon would stop the lightening from passing through his body. Benjamin’s idea was first laughed at. But later on， it enlightened the invention of the lightening rod. With such grand history， kite flying is short remain an entertaining and popular sport.

　　Question 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　Question 16： What does the speaker say about kite?

　　A) No one knows exactly where they were ??

　　B) No one knows for sure when thZey came into being.

　　C) No one knows for what purpose they were ?

　　D) No one knows what they will ?????

　　Question 17： What did ancient Chinese use cats to do?

　　A) Carry ropes across rivers.

　　B) Measure the speed of wind.

　　C) Pass on secret messages.

　　D) Give warnings of danger.

　　Question 18： Why did BF flied a kite in the storm?

　　A) To protect houses against lightning.

　　B) To test the effects of the lightning rod.

　　C) To find out the strength of silk for kites.

　　D) To prove the lightning is electricity.

　　短文2

　　I have learnt many languages， but I’m not mastered them the way the professional interpreter or translator has。 Still， they have open doors for me。 They have allowed me the opportunity to seek jobs in international contexts and help me get those jobs。 Like many people who have lived overseas for a while， I simply got crazy about it。 I can’t image living my professional or social life without international interactions。 Since 1977， I have spent much more time abroad than in the United States。 I like going to new places， eating new foods and experiencing new cultures。 If you can speak the language， it’s easier to get to know the country and its people。 If I had the time and money。 I would live for a year in as many countries as possible。 Beyond my career， my facility with languages has given me a few rare opportunities。 Once， just after I returned my year in Vienna。 I was asked to translate for a German judge at Olympic level horse event and learned a lot about the sport。

　　In Japan， once when I was in the studio audience of a TV cooking show， I was asked to go up on the stage and taste the beef dish that was being prepared and tell what I thought。 They asked” Was it as good as American beef?” It was very exciting for me to be on Japanese TV， speaking in Japanese about how delicious the beef was。

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.

　　Question 19 What does the speaker say about herself?

　　A)She enjoys teaching languages,

　　B)She can speak several languages,

　　C)She was trained to be an interpreter.

　　D)She was born with a talent for languages.

　　Question 20 What does the speaker say about many people who have lived overseas for a while?

　　A)They acquire an immunity to culture shock.

　　B)They would like to live abroad permanently.

　　C)They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible.

　　D)They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions.

　　Question 21 How did the speaker experience of living in Vienna benefit her?

　　A)She became an expert in horse racing.

　　B)She got a chance to visit several European countries.

　　C)She was able to translate for a German sports judge.

　　D)She learned to appreciate classical music.

　　Question 22 What was the speaker asked to do in the Japanese studio?

　　A)Taste the beef and give her comment.

　　B)Take part in a cooking competition.

　　C)Teach vocabulary for food in ??

　　D)Give cooking lessons on ????

　　短文3

　　Dr. Ben Carsen grew up in a poor single parent house-hold in Detroit。 His mother， who had only a 3rd grade education helds two jobs cleaning bathrooms。 To his classmates and even to his

　　teachers he was thought of as the dummest kid in his class。 According to his own not so fond memories。

　　He had a terrible temper， and once threatened to kill another child。 Dr。 Carsen was headed down part of seld distraction until a critical moment in his youth。 His mother convinced that he had to do something dramatic preventing leading a life of failure laid down some rules。 He could not

　　watch television except for two programs a week， could not play with his friends after school

　　until he finished his homework。 And had to read two books a week， and write book reports about them。 His mother’s strategy worked。 “Of course， I didn’t know she couldn’t read。 So there I was

　　submitting these reports。” he said。 She would put check marks on them like she had been reading them。 As I began to read about scientists，economists and philosophers。 I started imaging myself in their shoes。 As he got into the hobbit of hard work， his grade began to soar。 Ultimately he received a scholarship to attending Yale

　　University， and later he was admitted to the University of Michigan Medical School。

　　He is now a leading surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medical School and he is also the author of the three books。

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard。

　　Q23 What do we learn about Ben Carsen ?

　　A)He had only a third-grade education.

　　B)He once threatened to kill his teacher.

　　C)He grew up in a poor ???

　　D)He often helped his ???

　　Q24 What did Ben Caren’s classmates and teachers think of him when he was first at school?

　　A)Careless.

　　B)Stupid.

　　C)Brave.

　　D)Active.

　　Q25 What did Ben Carsen’s mother tell him to do when he was a school boy?

　　A)Write two book reports a week.

　　B)Keep a diary.

　　C)Help with housework.

　　D)Watch education??

　　Part 4 　短文听写

　　When you look up at the night sky， what do you see? There are other heavenly bodies out there besides the moon and stars. One of the most fascinating of this is a comet. Comets were formed around the same the earth was formed. They are made up of ice and other frozen liquids and gasses. Now and then these dirty snow balls begin to orbit the sun just as the planets do. As a comet gets closer to the sun, some gasses in it begin to unfreeze. They combine with dust particles from the comet to form a huge cloud. As the comet gets even nearer to the sun and solar wind blows the cloud behind the comet thus forming its tail. The tail and generally fuzzy atmosphere around the comet are characteristics that can help identify this phenomenon in the night sky. In any given year，about dozen known comets come close to the sun in their orbits. The average person can’t see them all of course. Usually there is only one or two a year bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Comet Hale-Bopp discovered in 1995 was an unusually bright comet. Its orbit bought it relatively to the earth within 122 million miles of it. But Hale-Bopp came a long way on its earthly visit. It won’t be back for another 4 thousand years or so.

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