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听力原文： In Britain, just after the main television news programmes, audience figures rise. It's weather forecast time. The BBC broadcasts forty-four live forecasts a day, 433 hours of weather a year, using forecasters from the Meteorological Office. The Met. Office makes predictions about the weather seven days in advance. These are based on observations from the ground, from satellites and from radar. The observations are stored in computers that can do up to 4,000 million calculations a second.
In Britain the weather is news. A television weather forecast often begins with an interesting fact-the town with the top temperature of the day or the place with the most rain. "The pubic like that kind of information," says senior forecaster Bill Giles. The BBC forecasters are professional meteorologists, but they do not have an easy job. They are the only presenters on television who do not use a script, and they cannot see the map that they are describing. Viewers are often critical, especially of female presenters. One woman left her job after rude letters and press reports about her clothes.
The British talk about the weather more than almost any other subject, so it is a surprise to discover that seventy per cent of television viewers cannot remember what they saw on the weather forecast. "What happens is that people like watching and hearing the forecasts, but they probably only take real notice when they need to," says one forecaster. "Or, of course, when we make mistakes!"
BBC's weather forecast is a ______ programme.
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SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文： The first day of Israel's historic pullout from Gaza and parts of the West Bank sparked some violence on Monday, but no injuries or damage were reported, the Israeli military said. Soldiers were issuing eviction notices to settlers informing them they have until Wednesday to leave, or be removed by force. The withdrawal of Israeli forces and settlers marks the first such move since the 1967 Six-Day War, when Israel occupied the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank. The move aims to revitalize Israeli peace efforts with the Palestinian Authority.
What was the result of the Six-Day War in 1967？
听力原文：M: Hi, Janet. Where were you at lunch time？ I was saving a seat for you in the cafeteria.
W: Oh! Sorry to miss you. But my thirst for knowledge was greater than my pangs of hunger !
M: I've never had that problem. So where were you？
W: My political science class ran overtime.
M: That's been happening quite a bit lately, hasn't it？
W: I guess so. Actually what happens is that a bunch of us hang around for a while after class to talk with our professor and ask him questions.
M: Who is this twenty-first-century Socrates？
W: Professor Hall. Have you heard of him？
M: Hm, he does have a good reputation in the Political Science Department.
W: And a well-deserved one! The same students who fall asleep in discussion groups and seminars fight for front row seats in his lectures.
M: Oh, no! I hope this isn't catching!
W: You can joke. But it's great to have a professor who's not only interesting, but prepared to give up time for students.
M: I know. They're a rare breed. Maybe I should sit in on his class sometime. Do you think he'd care？
W: Not at all. Lots of students bring their friends, and he says he feels flattered.
M: Well, just to be safe, I think I'll bring my lunch along as well.
W: I'll make a good student of you yet.
What was the woman doing at lunchtime？
What was Hamdi Issac suspected of？
SECTION B PASSAGES
Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文： Although it is impossible to eliminate all risks from such a complex and experimental project as the American space programme, every precaution is taken to reduce the possibility of injury. Nevertheless, accidents do happen. The first major casualties occurred when, despite every precaution, fire broke out on the Apollo 5 capsule on January 27, 1967. In spite of every effort to save them, three men died in this terrible accident.
The programme continued without pause, however, and there were no more serious injuries until 1981. Then, the engines having been successfully tested on an earlier occasion, a rehearsal for the actual launching was held. Not knowing that an engine chamber was full of nitrogen gas, used to clean the motor, six technicians entered for routine work after the 'final rehearsal had been declared successful. They collapsed as soon as the gas entered their lungs. One man died and the others were very ill.
Though everyone involved was shocked and grieved by this apparently unnecessary accident, preparations continued for the actual launching later that year. However hard we try, accidents are bound to happen whenever a new and challenging project is undertaken. It seems to be the price of progress.
What happened on January 27th, 1967？
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