听力题Early in January 1967
听力题 An Arab prince had heard that in a certain town there was a judge who was clever in discovering truth. The prince disguised himself as a merchant and set off for the town to test the ability of the judge personally.
On his way to the town, a beggar asked the prince for money and wanted to ride on the prince’s horse. Therefore, the prince let him sit behind him on the horse. When they got to the town, the beggar suddenly said the horse was his. They argued. They came to the judge and each one said the horse was his. “Leave the horse here and come back tomorrow,” the judge said.
Next morning, the judge took them, one by one, to a stable where there were many horses. Each of them recognized the horse without difficulty. Then the judge said to the prince, “The horse is yours,” and ordered the beggar was given fifty blows with a whip.
The prince wondered how the judge decided the case. The judge said, “When you went to the stable, I saw the horse turned his head to look at you. When the beggar approached the horse, the horse raised one foot and looked in the other direction indifferently. Thus I knew the horse belonged to you.”
An Arab prince had heard that in a certain town there was a judge who was clever in discovering truth. The prince disguised himself as a merchant and set off for the town to test the ability of the judge personally.
On his way to the town, a beggar asked the prince for money and wanted to ride on the prince’s horse. Therefore, the prince let him sit behind him on the horse. When they got to the town, the beggar suddenly said the horse was his. They argued. They came to the judge and each one said the horse was his. “Leave the horse here and come back tomorrow,” the judge said.
Next morning, the judge took them, one by one, to a stable where there were many horses. Each of them recognized the horse without difficulty. Then the judge said to the prince, “The horse is yours,” and ordered the beggar was given fifty blows with a whip.
The prince wondered how the judge decided the case. The judge said, “When you went to the stable, I saw the horse turned his head to look at you. When the beggar approached the horse, the horse raised one foot and looked in the other direction indifferently. Thus I knew the horse belonged to you.”
听力题M: And now, Mrs. Sharp
听力题 We use all sorts of services without thinking about how we get them. But such services cost money. We pay for them through taxes. What would happen ff everyone in the city stop paying taxes? The water supply would stop, the street might not get cleaned, there would be no police to protect people and property. The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property. More than three fourths of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose. The next largest, amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and other public officials. Years ago the government made money from the sale of public lands. But most of the best public lands have now been sold. The money raised was used to help pay the cost of government. There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal, gas, and other natural products. They could be sold, but we want to save them for future years. So we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable. We use all sorts of services without thinking about how we get them. But such services cost money. We pay for them through taxes. What would happen ff everyone in the city stop paying taxes? The water supply would stop, the street might not get cleaned, there would be no police to protect people and property. The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property. More than three fourths of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose. The next largest, amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and other public officials. Years ago the government made money from the sale of public lands. But most of the best public lands have now been sold. The money raised was used to help pay the cost of government. There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal, gas, and other natural products. They could be sold, but we want to save them for future years. So we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable.
听力题 The two most famous faces in Britain today belong to two women who appear on television almost every night. If you open any popular magazine or newspaper you''ll almost certainly see an article about one of them, with lots of photographs. Their names are Susan Rippon and Anna Ford. Susan reads the 9 o''clock news on BBC Television, and Anna reads the 10 o''clock news on Independent Television.
Most news announcers on British television are men, and when Susan began her job at the BBC three years ago, she was the first woman news announcer. Newspapers and magazines started to take an interest in her and reporters started to write about her. Last year, Independent Television also decided to have a woman news announcer and they chose Anna Ford. Newspapers and magazines showed a great interest in her, too.
When Anna read the news for the first time on the 10 o''clock program, millions of people who don''t normally watch the program decided to watch it that night, to see Anna Ford.
The two most famous faces in Britain today belong to two women who appear on television almost every night. If you open any popular magazine or newspaper you''ll almost certainly see an article about one of them, with lots of photographs. Their names are Susan Rippon and Anna Ford. Susan reads the 9 o''clock news on BBC Television, and Anna reads the 10 o''clock news on Independent Television.
Most news announcers on British television are men, and when Susan began her job at the BBC three years ago, she was the first woman news announcer. Newspapers and magazines started to take an interest in her and reporters started to write about her. Last year, Independent Television also decided to have a woman news announcer and they chose Anna Ford. Newspapers and magazines showed a great interest in her, too.
When Anna read the news for the first time on the 10 o''clock program, millions of people who don''t normally watch the program decided to watch it that night, to see Anna Ford.
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听力题Recently a group of Swedish research scientists carried out a (36)______of children''s attitudes to the future. They worked with 10-and 11-year-old children from ten schools (37)______in rural and urban areas over the whole of Sweden.
There were two main steps of the (38)______. First, all the children were asked to write an (39)______ on the topic "The Future; 2000 AD". Then the scientists went round to the (40)______schools to talk to the children, basing their (41)______on the general questions "What problems are we facing now?" and "What will the future be like?"
A pattern soon (42)______. It showed that there was (43)______agreement about which problems were important and how the problems should be dealt with. (44)__________________________________.
(45 ) __________________________________. Summing up the results of the project, one of its leaders said, We''ve obviously got to pay more attention to our children. After all, (46) __________________________________.
听力题Frank Cummings had been waiting three days
听力题Whenever you see an old film, even one made as (36)_____as ten yeas ago, you cannot help being (37)_____by the appearance of the women taking part. Their (38)_____and make-up look dated; their skirts look either too long or too short; their general appearance is, in fact, slightly (39)_____. The men taking part in the film, on the other hand, are clearly (40)_____. There is nothing about their appearance to suggest that they belong to an (41)_____different age.
This (42)_____is created by changing fashions. Over the years, the great (43)_____of men have successfully resisted all the attempts to make them change their style of dress. The same cannot be said for women (44)______________. This year, they decide in their arbitrary fashion. Next year the law is reversed and far from taking exception, no one is ever mildly surprised. And women all over the world rush to obey.
Changing fashions are nothing more than the deliberate creation of waste. (45)_______________. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability. They are only interested in outward appearance and (46)________________, providing they look right.
听力题The rise of multinational companies
听力题M: Mummy
听力题Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
听力题Bows and arrows are one of man''s oldest weapons
听力题 The Mediterranean is a word both easy to pronounce and easy to spell—if you only know how. It is a word of five syllables: me-di-ter-ran-ean, meaning mid-earth. The Chinese translation is a happy one, as it means exactly the same thing.
Europe owes its early growth to the Mediterranean Sea. On its shores were the seats of early civilization: Egypt, Greece and Rome. The Mediterranean fed the people in these lands and provided a highway for trade and diplomacy. Together, they formed a Mediterranean civilization.
In 1869 the Suez Canal was cut after 10 years of arduous work. Linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean, the Canal shortened the passage from Europe to Asia by some 10,000 kilometres.
The Canal is 171 km long and 65 km wide. An ocean liner takes some 10 hours to go through. It goes slowly, but safely. The Canal is now completely Egyptian property. Foreign ships pay for their passage, making the Canal a good earner of hard currency The Mediterranean is a word both easy to pronounce and easy to spell—if you only know how. It is a word of five syllables: me-di-ter-ran-ean, meaning mid-earth. The Chinese translation is a happy one, as it means exactly the same thing.
Europe owes its early growth to the Mediterranean Sea. On its shores were the seats of early civilization: Egypt, Greece and Rome. The Mediterranean fed the people in these lands and provided a highway for trade and diplomacy. Together, they formed a Mediterranean civilization.
In 1869 the Suez Canal was cut after 10 years of arduous work. Linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean, the Canal shortened the passage from Europe to Asia by some 10,000 kilometres.
The Canal is 171 km long and 65 km wide. An ocean liner takes some 10 hours to go through. It goes slowly, but safely. The Canal is now completely Egyptian property. Foreign ships pay for their passage, making the Canal a good earner of hard currency
听力题Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
听力题M: Hello.
W: Hello, Sam...this is Paula Hansen
听力题W: Mr. Gates
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