Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (40 min)" {4 V% P5 `5 A1 Q
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.
9 h2 N/ P6 Z) A0 Q SECTION A TALK
3 s0 F! W# [& l% {/ R! H( I 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.
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1. The technology to make machines quieter ___.
0 p" @5 e: e/ F% x2 a: s A. has been in use since the 1930’s+ e2 t# [8 ?/ [
B. has accelerated industrial production
4 Q- \! P3 N% F O+ z C. has just been in commercial use5 D: U$ V# f. P7 d; B8 c
D. has been invented to remove all noises
+ z# I& C: p# D5 j% J 2. The modern electronic anti-noise devices ___.
1 G- M: }- m ^ A. are an update version of the traditional methods2 y, a: c7 e5 f
B. share similarities with the traditional methods
3 R j9 |# }' A' z2 E9 o2 `* N C. are as inefficient as the traditional methods
1 ]" a: P. D7 ]6 i* m9 B2 L* D D. are based on an entirely new working principle
; |2 {2 \- e' B8 N/ m 3. The French company is working on anti-noise techniques to be used in a ll EXCEPT ___.
7 r# E; t, g9 `' x* x A. streets) N6 B# M5 `; h' p0 T, w t
B. factories: x) L0 @/ @3 E5 R/ D. ]2 {' ?
C. aircraft/ T6 @, _$ |2 f4 H- l% Q$ S
D. cars# ]8 Y2 Y, ~( \
4. According to the talk, workers in “zones of quiet” can ___./ O* L4 Q4 y. T
A. be more affected by noise
2 N+ u/ o# t; }1 U& i* w) M B. hear talk from outside the zone l; O) ?/ l* o+ c3 N
C. work more efficiently" y1 }/ e9 t0 M' G8 d1 g3 ^
D. be heard outside the zone! W6 U0 ~9 z9 E& W
5. The main theme of the talk is about ___.
7 n& t3 n9 |" s/ p A. noise-control technology# q9 T% }. N# O$ P" P2 U. o
B. noise in factories
3 r6 i8 o1 \6 ` C. noise-control regulations& c, }$ ]+ c/ x: b. o2 x( N: B! G: t
D. noise-related effects
z* b0 i* y( f9 s) J; f) Q. Y SECTION B INTERVIEW) |9 M* x2 L* K- D8 V" z
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./ {1 w2 w! U# G: I' _. C
6. Employees in the US are paid for their time. This means that they are supposed to ___.% A& s0 y+ i" |8 n' \
A. work hard while their boss is around
; F; L9 r0 y7 b% I( l+ } B. come to work when there is work to be done8 ~. n8 R, E4 E9 p( A7 j
C. work with initiative and willingness
/ R+ I3 w6 ^# _( f2 G6 t$ d' }$ X D. work through their lunch break
5 Z) F# S! W! ~: U+ g9 @" i) i 7. One of the advantages of flexible working hours is that ___.+ h V" Z7 H# V
A. pressure from work can be reduced1 D+ ~% i3 _, d3 A
B. working women can have more time at home$ h6 U2 B7 m0 B$ a* S) X& k/ @
C. traffic and commuting problems can be solved$ |: u g) ~, u
D. personal relationships in offices can be improved
4 l8 D8 ~, A) U2 d& y, S 8. On the issue of working contracts in the US, which statement is NOT co rrect?, j+ E7 l- c" @- O t2 |0 u3 E
A. Performance at work matters more than anything else., G/ c/ z) n7 D5 d
B. There are laws protecting employees’ working rights./ Y% C! j j6 [% O6 w* s- Q
C. Good reasons must be provided in order to fire workers. o1 M( S i0 B* Z0 @2 c1 i3 M
D. Working contracts in the US are mostly short-term ones.
- P1 T7 o! h) B: p$ r* E8 I: \ 9. We can be assumed from the interview that an informal atmosphere might be found in ___., d0 I3 X; ]$ S5 o4 R
A. small firms' ], o$ _' g- D7 e
B. major banks: s" S! y4 {: O$ [% }7 `+ f
C. big corporations
4 f( C2 {1 T' g# C D. law offices
" K5 _; ?0 f; j/ a: V 10. The interview is mainly about ___ in the USA.! `6 ^( G2 d6 k3 x! v% t# x0 ]! c
A. office hierarchies
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C. office roles: z; _( N! a" E" ]% E( U' C. @& I
D. office life( C( M* P3 v& e" I/ R( z4 A1 L& u
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
4 h [& {" i) w, U! @( I; X 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.4 D+ {8 Z6 Z$ q" T( l
11. Senator Bob Dole’s attitude towards Clinton’s anti-crime policy is that of ___.' a7 z: y* |; f9 ~6 ~- s* x
A. opposition
, r+ O+ \# ~9 c# P/ \6 k6 B4 c, X B. support
! U- ~: s0 o2 j C. ambiguity
! [4 s5 p/ q; B- e( b D . indifference
4 K+ i+ h7 H' h( v: r 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.
8 S; p5 y# h9 T 12. Japan and the United States are now ___.' c# t& [, B' W M5 {+ z# {
A. negotiating about photographic material
2 @4 i& |1 I4 W3 n* z% F) V5 ` B. negotiating an automobile agreement# j6 n [+ G& d$ m6 C
C. facing serious problems in trade
. z) s) {4 _6 @ C3 o" @- I3 Z D. on the verge of a large-scale trade war
$ ?) V. P. A% t% F& V1 _ 13. The news item seems to indicate that the agreement ___.) n" {$ k0 O* i3 k
A. will end all other related trade conflicts; L: y6 X# ~* c- [# S( s
B. is unlikely to solve the dispute once and for all9 h, ]9 m; ]8 _; x! ^+ r
C. is linked to other trade agreements
8 i& J2 p G1 @( E Z( c& K" Y D. is the last of its kind to be reached
3 Q4 s) v7 h. ] 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. |