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[11:20.37]Section B
[11:22.02]Directions: In this section,
[11:25.95]you will hear 3 short passages.
[11:29.13]At the end of each passage,
[11:31.21]you will hear some questions.
[11:33.39]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
[11:37.66]After you hear a question,
[11:39.08]you must choose the best answer
[11:41.16]from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
[11:46.85]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[11:51.55]with a single line through the centre.
[11:54.07]Passage One
[11:57.57]Few people can stand for the spirit of early America
[12:01.40]as much as Benjamin Franklin.
[12:03.26]He lived through almost the whole of the 18th century:
[12:06.87]he was born 6 years after the century began
[12:10.37]and died 10 years before it ended.
[12:13.21]During this time, he saw the American colonies
[12:16.71]grow from tiny settlements into a nation,
[12:19.56]and he also contributed much to the new state.
[12:22.73]He was deeply interested in science and natural history
[12:26.78]and his experiments with electricity
[12:29.40]and lighting led directly to the invention of lightening rod.
[12:33.23]He was also interested in
[12:35.39]improving the conditions of his fellow men.
[12:38.45]He was involved in a number of projects
[12:41.52]in his native Philadelphia,
[12:43.38]including the setting up of a library,
[12:45.67]a university, a philosophical society
[12:48.51]and a fire prevention service.
[12:51.36]He worked hard to enable the American colonies
[12:54.65]to gain independence from Britain.
[12:56.83]As ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to
[13:00.55]help George Washington. After the war,
[13:03.94]he attended the American constitutional congress.
[13:07.22]This was his last contribution for he died later that year.
[13:11.38]He is still fondly remembered by Americans
[13:14.88]as one of the creators of the United States.
[13:17.84]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[13:24.29]26. What does the speaker say about Benjamin Franklin?
[13:44.69]27. How did Franklin help George Washington?
[14:06.40]28. According to the passage,
[14:09.79]what is Franklin still well remembered as?
[14:29.08]Passage Two
[14:30.19]Yuppies are young people who earn a lot of money
[14:34.83]and live in a style that is too expensive for most people.
[14:37.78]If you are invited to a Yuppies dinner party,
[14:41.06]don’t be surprised if you are offered freshly cooked insects
[14:45.55]as the first course.
[14:46.98]While the idea of eating fried insects
[14:49.93]fills most of us with horror,
[14:52.00]insect-eating is becoming highly fashionable.
[14:54.85]For example, in the media industry,
[14:58.13]successful executives are often seen to
[15:00.76]eat fried or boiled insects from time to time
[15:04.58]while working at their desks.
[15:07.10]These safe-to-eat insects can be found
[15:10.50]and ordered on the Internet and young people
[15:13.45]are logging on to exotic food websites
[15:16.62]and ordering samples of prepared insects
[15:20.12]to serve at their dinner parties.
[15:22.42]Although the idea of eating insects
[15:25.05]is probably disgusting to most of us,
[15:28.00]few people would claim that pigs,
[15:30.73]chickens and some kinds of seafood
[15:33.25]we often eat are examples of great beauty.
[15:36.54]One day, insects could be marketed
[15:40.14]and sold as a food item in supermarkets.
[15:43.32]According to their fans,
[15:45.61]they are not only high in protein and low in fat,
[15:48.79]but also very tasty. But until our attitudes to
[15:53.39]food change fundamentally,
[15:55.68]it seems that insect-eaters will remain a selected few.
[15:59.73]Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[16:06.84]29. Why does the speaker say
[16:12.09]we might be surprised at a Yuppie dinner party?
[16:30.41]30. Where can people order the unusual food
[16:34.78]mentioned by the speaker?
[16:52.12]31. Why are some Yuppies attracted by the unusual food?
[17:10.55]32. What does the speaker say about the future of
[17:17.22]this type of unusual food?
[17:35.08]Passage Three
[17:37.05]Many people dislike walking to the bank,
[17:39.46]standing in long lines and running out of cheques.
[17:42.52]They are dissatisfied with their bank’s limited hours too.
[17:46.46]They want to do some banking at night and on weekends.
[17:50.40]For such people, their problems may soon be over.
[17:54.45]Before long, they may be able to do their banking
[17:58.17]from the comfort of their own home,
[18:00.47]any hour of the day, any day of the week.
[18:03.31]Many banks are preparing online branches or Internet offices,
[18:08.56]which means people will be able to
[18:10.86]take care of much of their banking business
[18:13.05]through their home computers.
[18:15.02]This process is called “interactive banking”.
[18:18.08]At these online branches,
[18:21.80]customers will be able to view all their accounts,
[18:24.21]remove money between their accounts,
[18:26.50]apply for a loan and get current information on products
[18:30.23]such as credit cards.
[18:32.41]Customers are also able to pay their bills electronically
[18:35.69]and even E-mail questions to the bank.
[18:38.43]Banks are creating online services for several reasons.
[18:42.92]One reason is the bank must compete for customers
[18:47.18]who will switch to another bank
[18:49.15]if they are dissatisfied with the service they receive.
[18:51.55]The conveniences of online banking
[18:54.18]appeals to the kind of customer banks most want to keep.
[18:57.68]That is people who are young, well-educated
[19:00.85]and have good incomes. Banks also want to take advantage of
[19:05.67]modern technology since they have moved into the 21st century.
[19:09.94]Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[19:16.28]33. What is one of the reasons for people’s
[19:21.20]dissatisfaction with traditional banks?
[19:39.53]34. What kind of customer does online banking most appeal to?
[20:01.02]35. Why do banks create online services according to the passage?
| 重点单词 | 查看全部解释 | |||
| credit | ['kredit] | 联想记忆 | ||
| independence | [.indi'pendəns] | |||
| dislike | [dis'laik] | 联想记忆 | ||
| appeal | [ə'pi:l] | 联想记忆 | ||
| license | ['laisəns] | 联想记忆 | ||
| switch | [switʃ] | |||
| constitutional | [.kɔnsti'tju:ʃənl] | |||
| essentially | [i'senʃəli] | |||
| ordering | ['ɔ:dəriŋ] | |||
| realistic | [riə'listik] |
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