留基委听力考试10年8月原文.doc

theatre 英 ['θɪətə] 美 ['θɪətɚ] 全球发音 跟读 口语练习n. 电影院，戏院；戏剧；阶梯式讲堂regional 英 ['riːdʒənl] 美 ['ridʒənl] 全球发音 跟读 口语练习adj. 地区的；局部的；整个地区的original 英 [ə'rɪdʒɪn(ə)l; ɒ-] 美 [ə'rɪdʒənl] 全球发音 跟读 口语练习n. 原件；原作；原物；原型adj. 原始的；最初的；独创的；新颖的[3 minute light music]三分钟轻音乐，让外教读清楚下划线的单词，因为是答案Listening Test for Government sponsored CandidatesSection 1Listen to the following talk and fill in the blanks as you listen. You will listen to the talk once only.You now have 60 seconds to read questions 1 to 10.PAUSE 01’00”(Tone)· Yale’s roots can be traced back to the 1640s, when colonial[kə'ləʊnɪəl] clergymen led an effort to establish a college in New Haven to preserve the tradition of European liberal education in the New World. This vision was fulfilled in 1701, when the charter ['tʃɑːtə]was granted for a school “wherein Youth may be instructed in the Arts and Sciences and through the blessing of Almighty God may be fitted for Publick employment both in Church and Civil State.” In 1718 the school was renamed “Yale College” in gratitude to the Welsh merchant ['mɜːtʃ(ə)nt]Elihu Yale, who had donated the proceeds n. 收入，收益；实收款项from the sale of nine bales of goods together with 417 books and a portrait of King George I.Yale College survived the American Revolutionary War intact and, by the end of its first hundred years, had grown rapidly. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries brought the establishment of the graduate and professional schools that would make Yale a true university. The Yale School of Medicine was chartered in 1810, followed by the Law School in 1824, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1847, followed by the schools of Art in 1869, Drama in 1955, and Architecture in 1972.International students have made their way to Yale since the 1830s, when the first Latin American student enrolled. The first Chinese citizen to earn a degree at a Western college or university came to Yale in 1850. Today, international students make up nearly 9 percent of the undergraduate student body, and 16 percent of all students at the University. Yale’s distinguished faculty ['fæk(ə)ltɪ]includes many who have been trained or educated abroad and many whose fields of research have a global emphasis; and international studies and exchanges play an increasingly important role in the Yale College curriculum. The University began admitting women students at the graduate level in 1869, and as undergraduates in 1969.You now have 30 seconds to check your answers.PAUSE 00’30”Section 2Part AYou are going to hear a conversation between a tourist and an immigration officer about his disembarkation card. As you listen, complete the following form by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. You will listen to this part ONCE only.You now have 30 SECONDS to read questions 11 to 15.PAUSE 00’30”(Tone)Woman: Next please. Morning, Sir. May I see your disembarkation card?Man: What?Woman: Your landing card. Have you got one?Man: No, I haven’t.Woman: Well, I think you need one. Let me help you. First, what is your family name?Man: what?Woman: Your surname … Last nameMan: I see. It is Smidt. S-M-I-D-TWoman: S-M-I-D-T. Thank you. And your first name?Man: Hans. H-A-N-SWoman: H-A-N-S. OK. And what’s your occupation, Mr. Smidt? What do you do?Man: I’ m a photographer. I take pictures for advertising['ædvətaɪzɪŋ] companies. Woman: What’s your birthday?Man: 25 October, 1963.Woman: October 25, 1963. What nationality are you?Man: My country? … Germany.Woman: So you are German. Why do you come to the USA?Man: To visit my daughter.Woman: Good. Where will you be staying?Man: With my daughter, of course.Woman: Ok. What’s her address, please?Man: 41 West Bridge Street, Boston.Woman: 41 West Bridge Street, Boston. All right. What’s her phone number?Man: Let me see, it’s 892-2650Woman: Telephone number 892-2650 … OK. That’s it. I’ll need your signature here. And we’ll be all set.Man: here?Woman: Yes. OK. Thank you and have a nice day.You now have 30 SECONDS to check your answers.Part BNow listen to the news from BBC. As you listen, write T for the correct statement and F for the incorrect statement. You will listen to the news ONCE only. You now have 30 SECONDS to read questions 16 to 20.PAUSE 00’30”BBC World Service. Now the headlines.The World Health Organization says more than one billion adults are fat, and at least 400 million people are obese. Doctors say the best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more. But for women who are middle aged or older, one hour of daily exercise per day is necessary just to maintain weight. The heavier a woman is, the harder she will have to work. Recently there has been a string of celebrity suicides in South Korea. Authorities say many have been the result of hateful messages posted on-line. Cyber-bullying, as it is called, is a big concern in South Korea. 。