BPart II Listening Comprehension/B
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猫有四条腿。
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Will High Technology Eliminate Cultural Diversity? following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1．高科技的发展给人们带来了不少影响 2．一些人担心高科技发展会抹杀文化差异性，另一些人却认为不会 3．我对此的看法是……
Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the "look-say" or "whole-word" method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively.
The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with the self-directed, "learning how to learn" activities recommended by advocates(倡导者)of "open" classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these "Run-Spot-Run" readers.
However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch
touched off
what has been called "the great debate" in beginning reading. In his best-seller Why Johnny Can't Read, Flesch indicted(控诉)the nation's public schools for miseducating students by using the look-say method. He said—and more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmed—that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics(语音学), is far superior.
Systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds: it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words. Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned. Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences: it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step.
Topic The Impact of TV Programs on the Public For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the impact of TV programs. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
These days, people who do【C1】______work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as "white-collar" workers for the simple reason that they usually wear a(n) 【C2】______and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the【C3】______of becoming white-collar workers. This can give【C4】______to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a(n) 【C5】______for the Ellesmere Corporation. When he got married, Alf was too【C6】______to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then【C7】______into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.【C8】______returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alf s wife has never【C9】______that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in【C10】______is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him "Mr. Bloggs", not "Alf. A)knowledge B)rise C)discovered D)privilege E)embarrassed F)collar G)strengthened H)envious I)status J)changed K)before L)mental M)dustman N)manual O)willing
中国结
(Chinese knot)是中国文化的典型代表之一。中国结源于古代，当时人们用系结的方式来记事，在
唐宋时期
(the Tang and Song Dynasties)逐渐发展成为一种饰品，并在
明清时期
(the Ming and QingDynasties)开始盛行至今。中国结象征着团结、友谊、和平、热情和爱情等。制作中国结的材料多种多样，如棉线、丝绸、
尼龙
(nylon)、皮革，甚至是一些贵重金属。如今，中国结在世界各地广受欢迎。
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敦煌莫高窟
(Dunhuang Mogao Caves)坐落于中国西部甘肃省。这些石窟刻于距离敦煌东南方向25公里处鸣沙山的悬崖上。敦煌莫高窟是规模最大、保存时间最长的
佛教
(Buddhist)艺术宝库，现存735个洞窟，
壁画
(frescoes)4万5千多平方米。这些壁画展现了
佛
(Buddha)的形象和活动以及人与神之间的关系。敦煌壁画中的舞蹈人物是全人类的一颗璀璨的宝石。敦煌莫高窟在1987年被列入
世界遗产名录
(World Heritage List)。
如果仔细观察的话，会有所发现的。
BSection A/B
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BSection C/B