听力原文: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is your reporter, Erin Brown, with the latest news about the oil spill at Seaview Beach. When volunteers were asked to come and help clean up the oil, about two hundred people showed up. Storekeepers, students, business people, and many others gave up their time to help.
Farmers from nearby towns unloaded tons of straw while scientists showed the helpers how to soak up the oil.
Many ducks and other birds were caught in the oil. Scientists and volunteers tried to catch them and clean them off, but one report says that more than a hundred birds have died. The oil spill was the worst that has ever hit this coast. Edward Shoup, the head of the oil company, said that it was an accident. He explained that the ship that leaked was very old, And he added that as soon as new ships are ready ,the company plans to get rid of its old ones. Mr. Shoup said that his company is working very hard on the oil-spill problem and will do its best to prevent any more oil spills.
Who is the speaker?
A specialist in oil spill prevention.
B. A TV reporter.
C. An oil company technician.
D. The head of the oil company.
听力原文:M: York Police Station. Can I help you?
W: It's about my daughter, Cathy. She went to school this morning and...
M: Just a moment, your name and address, please?
W: I'm Helen Brown, 32 Sun Road.
M: Thank you, Now Mrs. Brown, what exactly is the matter?
W: Well, my little daughter Cathy, left home this morning at about a quarter to nine. Then her teacher telephoned me about an hour ago and asked if Cathy was ill. I said, "No, why?" And then she said, "Well, Cathy hasn't come to school yet." So I said I didn't know where she was. The a I decided to ring you.
M: Quite fight, Perhaps she went to visit a friend? Have you asked your neighbors ?
W: Yes, I have. You rung all the neighbors and they haven’t seen her, and their children are all at school.
M: I see. Now, let's have a few details. How old is Cathy?
W: She's eight.
M: And what docs she look like?
W: She's got fair hair, long fair hair with a ribbon in it, a red ribbon. Er, she's got blue eyes.
M: And what's she wearing?
W: She's wearing a gray coat and brown shoes, red pants and a red sweater. Yes, that's right.
M: We'll do our best to find her, Mrs. Brown. I expect she's just playing truant. Now you keep calm and we'll telephone you as soon as we find her.
W: Thank you. Goodbye.
M: Goodbye, Mrs. Brown. And try not to worry.
Why does the woman make the call?
A. Because she just wants to say hello.
Because she wants to tell the policeman what her daughter looks like.
C. Because her daughter is playing truant and she can't fried her.
D. Because her daughter is missing.
听力原文:Dear Sir,
Last night I watched a Party Political broadcast on television. It was on behalf of the present government and in it the Prime Minister outlined the aims of the government. It made me very angry.
To be fair, their plans for the future of this country are certainly interesting. They say they are going to build more day nurseries for mothers who go out to work, they say they are going to build more schools and increase the grants of university and college students. Then they say they are going to reduce unemployment; improve the National Health Service; cut the cost of dental treatment. And they say they intend to reduce the level of personal taxation. In the same breath they say they are going to cut inflation and thereby reduce the cost of living and help family budgets. Oh, yes, I nearly forgot. They are going to spend millions of pounds on a nuclear defense system to protect us from an enemy attack.
But the question I want to ask is: where are they going to get all the money to put their ideas into practice? Well, I think 1 know the answer. The money is going to come out of the taxpayers' pocket. That's fight. It's you and me who are going to pay the bill.
Sir, may I suggest the present state of the national economy means these plans are not only unrealistic, they're irresponsible and completely unbelievable.
Yours faithfully,
Jennifer Hudson
Why is the woman writing the letter?
A. Because she feels satisfied with the government.
Because she feels angry with the government.
C. Because she feels disappointed with the government.
D. Because she feels proud of the government.
PART C
Directions: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文: During the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the very lifeblood of Western Canada. When crops were good, the economy was good; when the crops failed, there was depression. People on city streets watched the yields and the price of wheat with almost as much feeling as if they were growers. The marketing of wheat became an increasingly favorite topic of conversation.
War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop. For years, farmers mistrusted speculative grain selling as carried on through the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn, but farmers could not wait for markets to improve. It had happened too often that they sold their wheat soon after harvest when farm debts were coming due, only to see prices rising and speculators getting rich. On various occasions, producer groups asked for firmer controls, but governments had no wish to become involved, at least not until wartime wheat prices threatened to run wild.
Anxious to check inflation and rising living costs, the federal government appointed a board of grain supervisors to handle deliveries from the crops of 1917 and 1918. Grain Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices fixed by the board. To handle the crop of 1919,the government appointed the first Canada Wheat Board, with full authority to buy, sell, and set prices.
Which of following is TRUE about the urban people of Western Canada during the early years of the century?
A. They paid no special attention to information about the production and the price of wheat.
B. They might casually take the growing of wheat as a topic of conversation.
C. They also grew wheat in their backyards.
D. They were as much concerned with the wheat production and selling as the farmers.