听力原文: Today it's my turn to give the weekly oral presentation, and the topic that Professor May had assigned to me is“the life of the poet, Emily Dickinson”. Compared with Walt Whitman whom we discussed last week. I found Emily Dickinson strikingly different. She seemed in fact to be the complete opposite of Whitman in her life and in her work. I would like to share briefly with the class some of the essential facts of her biography. Emily Dickinson was born in 1830 in Amherst, Mass, barely a decade after Whitman. In her early 20's for reasons which still remain a mystery she began to withdraw from her ordinary contact with the world. For the remaining 30 years of her life she was seldom seen outside her home. In this respect she was quite unlike Whitman who loved the great outdoors. Emily Dickinson spent her solitary days corresponding with her friends and writing hundreds of remarkable poems, notably“I heard a fly buzz”and the poem we have read for today“I'm nobody”. Although she showed none of her poems to her family and sent some of her letters to friends. only four were published in her life time. Most of them, almost 1,200 poems were discovered in her room after she died in 1886 at the age of 56. These poems have established her as a major poet, and several modern critics consider her the greateSt woman poet in the English language. Eh, that's about all I have. Is there any question? If not, we should probably begin talking about Dickinson's“I'm nobody”, the poem Professor May assigned for this week's class discussion.
Who is the speaker?
A poet.
B. A teacher.
C. A student.
D. An artist.
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Part B
Directions: You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE.
听力原文: Right,everybody.Welcome to Central College library services.My name's Kathy Jenkins.I'll give you a brief introduction to the library.We have a well-stocked bank of resources which are located in three main places:the library itself,with books and periodicals;the self-access language centre,with audio and video material;and the micro-computer lab.I'll start with the micro-computer lab,or micro-lab as we call it.It is fitted with 24 personal computers.
If you are a member of the library,you may borrow CALL discs in French,German,Italian,Spanish and Russian as well as English.By the way,CALL stands for computer aided language learning:C-A-double L.“CALL”.for short.You may also borrow a range of word processing and desktop publishing packages.All disks are,of course,strictly for use in the micro-lab only.If you wish to print anything you should use one of the five machines around the outside of the room.Four are connected to dot matrix printers,one is connected to the laser printer.If you want a better quality printout from the laser printer,come and see me or any of the library staff.Dot-matrix printouts are free but there is a charge for using the laser printer.
There is always a queue to get to the terminals towards the end of term.Come in and get to know how to use the computers early in the term and use them regularly,rather than just before exams and essay deadlines,in order to avoid delay or disappointment.Training sessions are held on a regular basis.on the first and third Thursday of each month,and are free to full-time students of the college.See you there.Now,any questions?
What does the speaker suggest that the students should do during the term?
A. Consult with her frequently.
B. Use the computer regularly.
C. Occupy the computer early.
D. Walt for one's turn patiently.
People in Russia are also famous for their longevity.
A. Right
B. Wrong
People in the Caucasus Mountains not only live long but also have a good physical condition.
A. Right
B. Wrong
The diets of the people in the three regions are totally different.
A. Right
B. Wrong