Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (40 min); ?3 \4 X+ O0 Q) a
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully a nd then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response to each ques tion on your Coloured Answer Sheet.* V% T! Y9 U/ H: ~! P/ a
SECTION A TALK
# X% }' N$ n9 f* U% n 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.. j9 [4 _; [+ k! m
1. Changes in the size of the World Bank’ s operations refer to ___.- @7 Y: _8 X! P @9 c; W+ i4 U( C2 `
A. the expansion of its loan programme5 I$ L3 a# a+ v/ @) m
B. the inclusion of its hard loans5 _/ h/ c( r2 @( m( U7 _$ d4 [& K
C. the inclusion of its soft loans
; v8 b0 m( M+ y3 L+ P2 A D. the previous lending policies
/ e# {. h0 I# E/ P, e7 x 2. What actually made the Bank change its overall lending strategy?6 e: }! e2 V8 u P( D8 [" A- U9 E3 I
A. Reluctance of people in poor countries to have small families.
! M% m- M% _! | B. Lack of basic health services and inequality in income distribution.
+ X0 f" x* j$ G7 ^ C. The discovery that a low fertility rate would lead to economic development.1 }2 g2 ^3 e/ \3 I
D. Poor nutrition and low literacy in many poor countries of the world.
! \+ R& q/ g2 Q$ X 3. The change in emphasis of the Bank’s lending policies meant that the Bank would ___., P- A0 t1 T$ W+ I/ K
A. be more involved in big infrastructure projects
% {- b9 M! J! f B. adopt similar investment strategies in poor and rich countries
* F& W/ s+ H! X# R9 [9 u9 P2 ~ C. embark upon a review of the investment in huge dams and steel mills' E, I6 u6 w9 `8 D& h& ~
D.invest in projects that would benefit the low-income sector of society
. n% N3 q% W/ P8 ^5 q 4. Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the bank?$ f: y5 T* i" [4 [% m0 u
A. Colossal travel expenses of its staff.
" I C- x" D( z0 {1 b+ j% u B. Fixed annual loans to certain countries.; x2 x5 D- U% T% W" U# a/ f
C. Limited impact of the Bank’s projects. ) l& @# Q4 s& q2 Z
D. Role as a financial deal maker.
7 m+ {# N1 \4 l+ v7 I 5. Throughout the talk, the speaker is ___ while introducing the Wor ld Bank.
2 P# w- n, u S& X8 U4 I/ k6 ~ A. biased
* |7 i0 y. o/ S+ D% H% B B. unfriendly' m! t$ e0 z2 W( Z: b# ^5 o
C. objective8 S( [8 F9 {5 Q5 e# r) }
D. sensational6 L: ~5 C8 L3 j
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SECTION B CONVERSATION6 G, ?. g/ F5 r: Q1 C7 q& u( `
Questions 6 to 10 are based on a conversation. At the end of the conversation yo u will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the conversatio n.
1 g3 |) @, u" W/ ~% F8 W8 k 6. The man sounds surprised at the fact that ___.. M/ l; |+ v4 V/ T5 o0 o/ G1 H
A. many Australians are taking time off to travel: w& z+ j! V3 D+ z2 Y
B. the woman worked for some time in New Zealand1 V% X3 f# @3 p9 e0 v0 X3 a
C. the woman raised enough money for travel- n5 a) O0 P; q; B2 ~, ~
D. Australians prefer to work in New Zealand
2 x c* q; Y7 u" [1 \; v, H G( N 7. We learn that the woman liked Singapore mainly because of its ___.
7 ^' |1 m3 M2 F5 c A. cleanness" R: W& b) r3 X% b6 g- ?
B. multi-ethnicity
: p w9 Y% U( D& K6 P" t8 X- R C. modern characteristics
4 Q3 V: K$ _) X5 s" Y D. shopping opportunities
. y0 j1 n3 O4 K6 [. d9 ^ 8. From the conversation we can infer that Kaifeng and Yinchuan impressed the woman with their ___
+ q. W% ^+ i5 T A. respective locations
7 L( U+ B" t5 B/ E' v3 z B. historic interests
; ^! g+ Q0 Z3 ~+ C2 { C. ancient tombs
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D. Jewish descendants |
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