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W:
Hello.
M:
Hello,isthatthereferencelibrary?
Yes.CanIhelpyou?
Ihopeso.IrangearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDenysHawtin,thescientist.Youaskedmetoringback.
Oh,yes.Ihavefoundsomething.
Good.I’vegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.
Certainly.Hawtin,Denys.Born:
Darlington1836;
diedNewYork1920.
Yes.Gotthat.
Inventorandphysicist.Thesonofafarmworker,hewasadmittedtotheUniversityofLondonattheageoffifteen.
Yes.
HegraduatedatseventeenwithafirstclassdegreeinPhysicsandMathematics.Allright?
Yes,allright.
Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageofeighteen.Itwasamethodofrefrigerationwhicharosefromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.HebecameprofessorofMathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterattwenty-four,whereheremainedfortwelveyears.Duringthattimehemarriedoneofhisstudents,NatashaWilloughby.
Yes.Goon.
Later,workingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationofmodernPhysicsbyshowingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomicparticles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1910,anddidsoagainin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.InhislifetimeHawtinpatented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore?
Yes.WhendidhegotoAmerica?
Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYork,anddiedtheresuddenlyafteronlythreeweeks.Still,hewasagoodage.
Yes.Isupposeso.Well,thanks.
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.WhatdowelearnaboutDenysHawtinwhenhewas15?
2.WhatdidDenysHawtindoattheageof24?
3.ForwhatwereDenysHawtinandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtime?
4.WhydidDenysHawtingotoNewYork?
ConversationTwo
ThisisLisaMeyerintheWBZnewsroom,talkingwithMikeBassichis,whoisthedirectoroftheGiffordSchool,aboutthecleanupfromlastweek’sfireandwhatthepossiblecauseofthatblazemayhavebeen.
We’regettingreadyforourentirestafftoreturnearlyfromvacationtomorrowwhereuponwearegoingtomoveintotemporaryclassrooms.Andtheotherbuildingsthatdidnotburnarebeingde-smoked.Astothecauseofthefire,allweknowisthatwewerehavingtroublewiththepilotlightssinceweboughtthestoveinJulyandithadbeenservicedthreetimes.Well,asamatteroffact,wethinkitwasamalfunctioningstovethatmayhavecausedthefire.Nothingdefiniteyethasbeendetermined.
Haveyouheardfromotherschoolsorotherinstitutionalusersofthisstovethathavehadthesameproblem?
No.Iwouldn’tknowanythingmoreaboutthestoveitself.AllIknowisthatthisfirewentupsoquicklythatthere’sbeenasuspicionaboutwhyitwentupsoquickly.Anditmaybethattherewasagasblast.But,again,thishasnotbeendeterminedofficiallybyanybody.
Igotyou.Whendokidscomebacktoschool?
NextMonday,andwewillbereadyforthem.MondayJanuary4.We’rejustextremelythrilledthatnoonewashurtandthat’sbecauseofthefirefightersthatwerehere,nineofthem.They’rewonderful.
AndI’msureyousendyourthanksouttothem,uh?
Well,we’resendingoutthankstotheminaletterorinanyotherwaywecan.Iheardastorytodaywhereoneofourkidsactuallybakedsomecookiesandistakingittothefiredepartment,togiveittothem.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.Whatwerethespeakerstalkingabout?
6.Whatweretheschoolstaffdoingatthetimeoftheaccident?
7.Whatwassupposedtobethecauseoftheaccident?
8.Whatdidoneofthekidsdotoshowgratitude?
SectionB
Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Intoday’spersonalitystakes,nothingismorehighlyvaluedthanasenseofhumor.Weseekitoutinothersandareproudtoclaimitinourselves,perhapsevenmorethangoodlooksorintelligence.Ifsomeonehasagreatsenseofhumor,wereason,itmeansthattheyarehappy,sociallyconfidentandhaveahealthyperspectiveonlife.
ThisattitudewouldhavesurprisedtheancientGreeks,whobelievedhumortobeessentiallyaggressive.Andinfact,ouradmirationforthecomicallygiftedisrelativelynew,andnotverywell-founded,saysRodMartin,apsychologistattheUniversityofWesternOntario.Beingfunnyisn’tnecessarilyanindicatorofgoodsocialskillsandwell-being,hisresearchhasshown.Itmayjustaslikelybeasignofpersonalityflaws.
Hehasfoundthathumorisadouble-edgedsword.Itcanforgebetterrelationshipsandhelpyoucopewithlife,oritcanbecorrosive,eatingawayatself-esteemandirritatingothers.“It’saformofcommunication,likespeech,andwealluseitdifferently,”saysMartin.Weusebondinghumortoenhanceoursocialconnections,butwealsomayemployitasawayofexcludingorrejectinganoutsider.
Thoughhumorisessentiallysocial,howyouuseitsaysalotaboutyoursenseofself.Thosewhouseself-defeatinghumor,makingfunofthemselvesfortheenjoymentofothers,tendtomaintainthathostilitytowardthemselvesevenwhenalone.Similarly,thosewhoareabletoviewtheworldwithamusedtoleranceareoftenequallyforgivingoftheirownshortcomings.
Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.Howdopeopletodayviewhumoraccordingtothespeaker?
10.WhatdidtheancientGreeksthinkofhumor?
11.WhathaspsychologistRodMartinfoundabouthumor?
PassageTwo(femalevoice)
Andnow,ifyou’llwalkthisway,ladiesandgentlemen,thenextroomwe’regoingtoseeistheroominwhichthefamilyusedtoholdtheirformaldinnerpartiesandevenoccasionallyentertainheadsofstateandroyalty.However,theymanagedtokeepthisroomfriendlyandintimateandIthinkyou’llagreeithasaveryinformalatmosphere,quiteunlikesomegrandhousesyouvisit.Thecurtainswereneverdrawn,evenatnight,soguestsgotaviewofthelakeandfountainsoutside,whichwerelitupatnight.Averyattractivesight.
Asyoucansee,ladiesandgentlemen,theguestswereseatedveryinformallyaroundthisovaltable,whichwouldaddtotherelaxedatmosphere.ThetabledatesfromtheeighteenthcenturyandismadeofSpanishoak.It’sratherremarkableforthefactthatalthoughitisextremelybig,it’ssupportedbyjustsixratherslimlegs.However,itseemstohavesurvivedlikethatfortwohundredyears,soit’sprobablygoingtolastabitlonger.Thechairswhichgowiththetablearenotacompleteset—therewereoriginallysixofthem.Theyareinterestingforthefactthattheyareveryplainandundecoratedforthetime,withonlyoneplaincentralpanelatthebackandnoarm-rests.Imyselffindthemratheruncomfortabletositinforverylong,butpeoplewereusedtomorediscomfortinthepast.
Andnow,ladiesandgentlemen,ifyou’dliketofollowmeintotheGreatHall…
Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
12.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?
13.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheroomtheyarevisiting?
14.Whatissaidabouttheovaltableintheroom?
15.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthechairs?
SectionC
Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbysomequestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.
Moderator:
HelloLadiesandGentleman,itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceourkeynotespeakerfortoday’ssession,Dr.HowardMiller.Dr.Miller,ProfessorofSociologyatWashingtonUniversity,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbooksontheissuesfacingolderAmericansinourgrayingsocietyforthepast15years.Dr.Miller:
Dr.Miller:
Thankyouforthatintroduction.Today,I’dliketoprefacemyremarkswithastoryfrommyownlifewhichIfeelhighlightsthecommonconcernsthatbringusheretogether.Severalyearsagowhenmygrandparentswerewellintotheireighties,theywerefacedwiththerealityofnolongerbeingabletoadequatelycareforthemselves.Mygrandfatherspokeofhisgreatestfear,thatofleavingtheonlyhometheyhadknownforthepast60years.Fightingbackthetears,hespokeproudlyofthefactthathehadbuilttheirhomefromthegroundup,andthathehadpoundedeverynailandlaideverybrickintheprocess.Theprospectofhavingtoselltheirhomeandgiveuptheirindependence,andmoveintoaretirementhomewasanextremelypainfulexperienceforthem.Itwas,inmygrandfather’sownwords,likehavingalimbcutoff.Heexclaimedinaforcefulmannerthathefelthewasn’timportantanymore.
ForthemandsomeolderAmericans,theirso-call