Part B
Directions: You will hear four 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: No organ of the body is less appreciated than the skin, one of our biggest organs -- and the most telltale -- it mirrors the state of our health, our age, and our race. Occupation and way of life may also become indelibly imprinted for all to see. Here some facts about our outer covering organ to show that there is more to the skin than meets the eye.
Your skin is your body's thermostat. It adjusts heat gain and loss so that the internal temperature remains within the normal range of 97 to 99 degrees.
It takes about two square yards of skin to cover the average adult from head to toe. Undoubtedly the most intricate wrapping in existence, the skin contains 3 million cells, three feet of blood vessels, and twelve feet of nerves . in each area the size of a postage stamp.
The widest difference between the darkest human skin and that of an albino is brought about by not more than 1/25 of an ounce of melanin. As far as is known, the amount of this dark brown or black pigment accounts for all our variations in racial colors, including yellow, brown, and black.
What is the skin?
Appreciated by most people.
B. An organ of the body.
C. An inactive organ.
D. Relatively unimportant.
A.His stories were inspired by his travels,B.His travels prevented him from writing.C.
A. His stories were inspired by his travels,
B. His travels prevented him from writing.
C. He traveled in order to relax from the pressures of writing.
D. He traveled around to make his writing known.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文: The first English dictionary was published in 1604. The dictionary was actually nothing more than a list of about 3,000 difficult words, each followed by a one word definition. The author, Robert Cadre, made no attempt to include everyday words in his dictionary. During the 1600s more dictionaries were published. Each followed Cadre's lead and presented a few thou sand hard words. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kersey, did define easy words as well as hard ones. But until the 1750s all dictionaries were rather crude and not very valuable.
A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson changed all this. In 1755, Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary. He included in his dictionary all. important words, and he gave good meanings. By the end of the 1700s most dictionary makers had followed Johnson's lead. Dictionaries were getting better and better.
The 1800s saw the greatest improvement in the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars planned and prepared the Oxford English Dictionary. One of the most interesting features of the Oxford Dictionary is its word histories. It traces the history of each word from its earliest recorded use up to the time of the printing of the dictionary.
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A. The history of English dictionaries.
B. The features of different dictionaries.
C. How to compile English dictionaries.
D. The difficulties during Compiling dictionaries.
When will the woman make coffee?
After they do the washing up.
B. After the man gets his cigarettes.
C. After the man drives the woman to the phone.
D. After they get back from the phone box.