Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D ). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

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

　　16. A) No one knows exactly where they were ??

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

　　C) No one knows for what purpose they were ?

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

　　17. A) Carry ropes across rivers.

　　B) Measure the speed of wind.

　　C) Pass on secret messages.

　　D) Give warnings of danger.

　　18. 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.

　　Passage Two

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

　　19. 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.

　　20. 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.

　　21.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.

　　22. 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 ????

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　23. 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 ???

　　24.A) Careless.

　　B) Stupid.

　　C) Brave.

　　D) Active.

　　25.A) Write two book reports a week.

　　B) Keep a diary.

　　C) Help with housework.

　　D) Watch education??

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　When you look up at the night sky, what do you see? There are other bodies out there besides the moon and stars. One of the most 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. 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 that can help 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 _________eye. Comet Hale-Bopp discovered in 1995 was an unusually bright comet. Its orbit bought it _________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.