SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
听力原文: Major world lending agencies said in Washington last Friday that the flow of private capital is crucial for developing countries' economic growth. The World Bank and the Inter national Monetary Fund said that foreign investment is concentrated in a dozen countries but that they will help to increase number.
The statement was contained in a communique issued by the development committee of the World Bank and IMF, which ended their spring meeting on Friday. The top countries receiving foreign investment in 1991 are Mexico, China, Brazil, Malaysia, South Korea, Venezucla and Turkey.
The communique said that host countries’ proper investment in environment should include a vigorous private sector, a legal framework, a flexible labor market and prompt service of debt.
The development committee also expressed concern for the delays and "risk of breakdown" in the Uruguay round of multinational trade negotiations.
What will the agencies help to increase?
A. Long range investments.
B. Profitable investments.
C. The number of investing countries.
D. The number of countries receiving foreign investment.
SANTEE, CALIF -- When news broke about the mayhem and killing at Santana High School, Charles Williams frantically dashed to the school to make sure his 15-year-old son wasn't hurt. As he searched the chaotic tableau of sobbing teens and panicked parents, Williams called a girl: "De you know where Andy is?" Her quiet reply: "With the cops."
Until that moment, Williams apparently had no idea what his son, Charles Andrew, had planned to that morning when he left their small apartment in this town northeast of San Digoo. But, sadly, others had a clue. The teen had bragged to several friends and at least one adult, 29-year-old Chris Reynolds, about his scheme to shoot his classmates. Some of his friends thought it was simply bluster from a kid. Yet two of them were so concerned that they patted Williams down that morning. They didn't go far enough to find his father's 22-caliber, long-barrel revolver in Williams's yellow backpack.
Bombs and hit lists. Even before last week's shooting, the collective culture had been changing. Last month, potential disasters were foiled in schools from New York to California because students reported their concerns. Just days after the Santana High shooting, students tipped off police who arrested a handful of kids at several other California schools for allegedly making threats that included plotting to put a bomb on a teacher's desk and drawing up a hit list of 16 students. "The climate is changing where young people are more willing to report threats, but that change is happening slowly." says Ron Stephens, executive director of the National School Safety Center. "Santee is certainly a lesson in that. We must continually work with young people about why it is in their interest to come forward."
That's tough task, considering children are taught almost from kindergarten, not to tattle. No one wants to be an informer, but as Tom Hall, San Diego schools security chief, says: "We've got to get kids to understand that there is a proper time to tell. " A recent Secret Service study found that in more than three quarters of school shootings, the attacker told someone, almost always a peer, about his plan beforehand. Only twice out of 37 eases did that kid tell an adult. "We as lay people, kids and adults, don' t need to make the decision about whether someone is joking," says Marceta Reilly, superintendent of the Kansas school district where a student last mouth turned in three teens for an alleged plot to blow up the school. "It is important to turn it over to someone who can investigate it properly."
Overall, school violence is down, despite the outpouring of high-profile shootings that often produce imitators including many after Santee. No one wanted to take any chances in Elmira, N.Y., where the entire town has worked to prevent another Columbina. Last month, students noticed an 18-year-old student acting oddly on the bus. After students told school authorities, an officer found 18 pipe bombs and a sawed-off shotgun in a green bag and a 22-semiautomatic pistol folded in his trousers. "We've tried to foster a new attitude: This is not snitching", says Chemung County District Attorney John Trice. "These are kids who have decided, 'I don't want anyone to get hurt. '"
Bullies. Some classmates described Andy Williams as a friendly, quiet kid. But others said he was deeply troubled, disturbed by the separation from his mother, who had been divorced from his father for about 10 years. The youngster was also a frequent target of bullies. Exports believe the Santee shooting will fuel a redoubling of anti-bullying efforts that began after Columbina. Colorado is working on a bill that would require all schools to develop bully-prevention plans. A new law requires New Hampshire school boards to adopt anti-bullying policies. Oregon is considering a bill that would ban bullying.
Some parents and civil libertarians may worry that the Santee shootin
A. Firing.
Bombing.
C. Disaster.
D. Violent disorder.
SECTION B INTERVIEW
Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the interview.
听力原文:Stall: Hi, Camellia. Have you attended professor Gabriel's lecture?
Camellia: No. What was it about?
Stall: Energy -- energy future and today.
Camellia: Oh, what a pity. You know, I'm writing a paper on this subject. And I have spent a lot of time to collect materials. I shouldn't have missed this chance.
Stan: Don't worry. I made a lot of notes. You can take my notebook and have a look.
Camellia: It's very kind of you... (open the notebook).., mmm.., but it seems.., mmm.., that you have written hastily and some parts are not...
Stall: That's true. The lecture is magnificent, so I tried to write down all the things.., mmm.., never mind. I'm free now and I can tell you what I can remember.
Camellia: Oh, thank you. You're really a great friend.
Start: OK. The professor began with the alternative energy. He said there is a great deal of information and enthusiasm about the development and increased production for the global energy needs from alternative energy sources.
Camellia: I know that solar energy, wind power and moving water are all sources of alternative energy.
Stan: And they are progressing, wind power and moving water are all sources of alternative energy.
Camellia: It's not so?
Start: According to the professor, absolutely not. We often mention alternative energy to refer to those energy that is produced from sources other than our primary energy supply: fossil fuels -- coal, oil and natural gas. The problem is, fossil fuels are non-renewable.
Camellia: Yes, you know, fossil fuels were formed from plants and animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. So there would be another hundreds of millions of years to reproduce.
Start: They are limited in supply and we have mostly depended on them for our energy needs, from home heating and electricity to fuel for our automobiles and mass transportation. They will one day be used up. There is no escaping this conclusion.
Camellia: How about nuclear energy. Isn't it a potential source of energy?
Start: The professor said nuclear energy, which is primarily generated by splitting atoms, only provides 6% of the world's energy supplies. And it is not likely to be a major source of world energy consumption because of public pressure and the relative dangers associated with unleashing the power of the atom.
Camellia: Did the professor give any information about how much fossil energies provide?
Stall: Let me see...ah, yes, that's nearly 88% of the world's energy needs, or about 350 quadrillion British Thermal Units -- or BTUs. The total world energy demand is about 400 quadrillion BTUs -- each year. A BTU is roughly equal to the energy and heat generated by a match. Of this amount oil, coal and natural gas supply, oil is the king, providing about 41% of the world's total energy supplies, or about 164 quadrillion BTUs. Coal provides 24% of the world's energy., or 96 quadrillion BTUs, and natural gas provides the remaining 22%, or 88 quadrillion BTUs.
Camellia: Just how limited are our fossil fuel reserves?
Stan: Some estimates say our fossil fuel reserves will be used up within 50 years, while others say it will be 100-120 years.
Camellia: It's terrible. We are going to run out of fossil fuels for energy and we have no choice but to prepare for the new age of energy production since, most certainly, human demands for energy will not decrease.
Start: Nobody really knows when the last drop of oil, lump of coal or cubic foot of natural gas will be collected from the Earth. All of it will depend on how well we manage our manage our energy demands and how well we can develop
A. The progress in developing alternative energy.
B. The abundant deposit.
C. The development of technology.
D. All of the above.
What is the most important reason for people in the city to keep dogs now?
A. For companionship.
B. For protection against robbery.
C. For amusement.
D. For hunting.