2004年全国入学考试统考英语听力材料

2004年入学考试统考英语材料

PartA

Directions:Forquestions1to5,youwillhearatalkaboutthegeographyofBelgium.Whileyoulisten,filloutthetablewiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Someoftheinformationhasbeengiventoyouinthetable.Writeonly1wordornumberineachnumberedbox.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthetablebelow.

Belgiumhasthreemaingeographicregions:thecoastalin,thecentralteauandthehighlands.Thecoastalinextendsinlands16to48kilometersonthenorthwest.Alongthenorthseaisalowlyingareaconsistingmainlyofsandyhillsandsectionsoflandsreclaimedfromthesea.Thecoastalin’selevationrangesfromsealevelto20meters.Thecentralteauisagentlyrolling,slightlyelevatedarea,irrigatedbymanywaterwaysandcontaininganumberofwide,fertilevalleyswitharichsoil.Thehighlands,adensely-woodedteau,averaging460metresinelevation,extendsacrosssoutheasternBelgiumandintonortheasternFrance.LocatedhereisthehighestpeakinBelgiumwithanelevationof694meters.Theclimateneartheseaishumidandmild.Fartherinland,amarkedincreaseintherangeoftemperatureoccurs.Inthehighlands,hotsummersalternatewithcoldwinters.Heavyrainsareconfinedalmostexclusivelytothehighlands.Fogandrainarecommon,andAprilandNovemberareparticularlyrainymonths.InBrussels,theaveragetemperaturesrangefrom0to5degreesCentigradeinJanuaryandfrom13to22degreesCentigradeinJuly.Alongthecoast,theaveragerangeis1degreeto5degreesCentigradeinJanuaryand14to20degreesCentigradeinJuly.

Younowhave50secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions1to5.Nowyou'llheartherecordingagain.

ThatistheendofPartA.

PartB

Directions:Forquestions6to10,youwillhearaninterviewwithMrSaffofromtheInstitutefortheFuture.Whileyoulisten,completethesentencesoranswerthequestions.Usenotmorethan3wordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthesentencesandquestionsbelow.

W:Mr.Saffo,you’vebeencalledthefuturist.Butyousayyouhatethatterm.Talkaboutthat.

M:Mm...Idislikethetermbecauseit’snotanaccuratedescriptionofwhatIdo.Forme,futuristsarepeoplewho’reexcitedaboutthefuture.Theyusuallyhaveanagendaofsomesort.ButwhatI’mngissomethingmoreboring.Thatis,Ijustforecast,Idon’tpredict.I’matechnologyforecaster.AndIspendmostofmytimelookingatelectronic.SoI’mlookingatinformationtechnologyverylargely,andtypicallyout5to10years,sometimesaslongas30years,dependingontheproject.

W:Whopaysyoutodothis?Doyouworkforcompanieswhoneedthisinformation?

M:TheInstitutefortheFutureisanon-profitfoundationthatdoesworkforprivatecompaniesandernmentagencies.Awholevarietyofdifferentfolkspayustohelpthemunderstandthings.Andwealsodowork.Beinganon-profitfoundation,ourbasicmissionistoencouragepeopletothinksystematicallyaboutthelong-rangefuture.Theheartofwhatwetrytodoistoconvince

peoplethatitisameaningfulexercisetothinksystematicallyaboutthelong-rangefuture.

W:Whatarethe alqualitiesthatmakeyougoodatwhatyoudo?

M:Mm,curiosity,er...whatelse?Beingflexible.Becauseforecastingisreallynothingmorethanappliedcommonsense.Thesamequalitiesthatmakeforagoodforecasterarethesamequalitiesthat...makeonesuccessfulinanything?Beingflexible,beingcuriousandbeingopentochange.

W:You’vementionedthatyourorganizationwantstostaysmall.Why?

M:Ithastodowithcommunity.Ourunitofworkistheteamandyouneedtohavehighlevelsoftrustandcooperationamongteammembers.Peoplereallyneedtolikeandtrusteachother.

Younowhave50secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions5-10Nowyou'llheartherecordingagain.

That'stheendofPartB.

PartC

Directions:Youwillhearthreepiecesofrecordedmaterial.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhavetimetoreadthequestionsrelatedtoit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetocheckyouranswers.Youwillheareachpieceonceonly.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingtalkaboutnamingnewborns.Younowhave

15secondstoreadquestions11to13.

Oneofthefirstquestionsanybodyasksaboutanew-bornis:“Whatisthebaby’sname?”Facedwiththistinypinknew-born,wewanttoputanametoit,asifbyngso,we eittothisworldofindividuals.Wealwaysnamethethingswelove.Asmallchildwillgivenameseventohistiniesttoysorhiswell-chewedblanket.Andthedifferencebetween“Blankie”andtheblanketisanentireality.Therearemanywaystochooseanameforababy.Oneofthemostcommonwaysisto

useanoldfamilyname.(12)Ifthefamilytieisstrongenough,parentsareoftenwillingtooverlookanunpleasantfeelingormeaning.IfallthemenforfivegenerationshavebeennamedBranden,whoareyoutocominthatthenamemeans“smellyhair”?Inspirationneednotbelimitedtothefamilytree.Pickanattribute,pickthenameofanItaliancitywherethebabywasborn.Namethebabyafteryourfavoritepoetorinterestingscent.Itcanbedifficulttofindaperfectnameforyourbaby.Butthebeautyoftheprocessisthis.Bythetimethebabyisafewmonthsold,his alityerasesallotherassociationsthenamemayhold,theevilsnakeorthemuchlovedpoetfadesawayandthename

esquitesimplythenameofyourchild.Andyouwillhavemadetherightchoice.

Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions11to13.

Questions14to16arebasedonthebiographyofBobbyMoore,anEnglishsocceryer.

Younowhave15secondstoreadquestions14to16.

BobbyMoorewasafamousEnglishsocceryerwholedtheEnglandteamtovictoryagainstWestGermanyinthe1966WorldCupFinal.Asasuperbdefender,Mooreyed108gamesforEngland’snationalteamfrom1962to1970andwascaptain90times.Hisprofessionalsoccercareerspans19yearsand668matches,arecordwithnomatchsofarinEngland.MoorewasborninBarking,EastLondon,in1941.HisfullnamewasRobertFrederickMoore.Hebeganyingclubsoccerintheearly1960s.HewasnamedEngland’sfootballeroftheyearfrom1963to1964.Moorewasknown

forhissportsmanshiponthefield.Hewasnotinclinedtowardswildcelebrationofgirls.In1967,hewasmadeamemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.Mooreretiredfromyingin1977,andafterspendingbriefperiodsmanagingprofessionalsoccerteams,heconcentratedondeveloasportsmarketing andngmediawork.HewasthesportseditorofSundaySportfrom1986to1990andaregularcommentatorforLondon’sCapitalRadioStationfrom1990to1993.AfterMoorewasdiagnosedwithcancer,hewentpublicwithhisbattlein1991andtoworkuntilhisdeathin1993.

Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions14to16.

Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingtalkonthecityofBelfast.Younowhave20secondstoreadquestions17to20.

BelfastisthecapitalofNorthernIslandandamajorcityincommerceandindustry.Itisoneofthemostimportantship-uildingandrepairingcentresoftheUnitedKingdom,andhaslongbeenknownforitslinentextiles.Itsmanufacturesincludeaircraft,guidedweapons,andtobaccoandfoodproducts.Alargepetroleumrefineryhereisdbyimportedpetroleumwhichisreceivedatthecity’sdeep-waterport.Otherimportsincludegrain,coal,chemicalsandironandsteel.Amongthechiefexportsarepetroleumproducts,soap,foodstuffsandtextiles.InBelfast,therearethenotableUlsterMuseumandtheantCathedralofSaintAnne.Asaneducationalcentre,thecityishometoQueen’sUniversityofBelfastandBelfastColle