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MillionsinJapanprayedatshrinesforgoodfortunein2010.

InSeoul,SouthKorea,agiantbellwasrung.

InChina'

scapital,signsaroundBeijingcautionednottolightfireworkswithintheheartofthecityonNewYear'

sEve.

ThisdidnotseemtobotherBeijingresidents,whosaytheLunarNewYearistheirtraditionaltimetocelebratewithfireworks. 

Thisyearthatholidayisinmid-February.

ManyyoungpeoplewereatbarsandclubsinBeijinguntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning.StillothershadtoworkonNewYear'

sEve.Aslate-nightrevelerswaitedinthecoldforascarcecab,twomenunloadedatruckatabakeryonWorker'

sStadiumRoad.OneofthemsaidhehopedforgoodhealthforhisparentsintheNewYear.HiscoworkersaidhehopedtospendtheLunarNewYearwithfamilyathishomeinnearbyShandongprovince.

Part2

ListeningforGist

Unlikeairtravel,whichisregulatedinternationally,railtravelisinmanycasescontrollednationally.Thedegreeofsafetyofrailtravelisthereforehighlyvariablefromcountrytocountry,dependingonthedegreeofregulationandthequalityofregulationinthecountryconcerned.InBritainandtheUnitedStatesrailpassengerdeathsworkoutatanaverageoflessthan10railpassengerdeathsperyear.Unfortunately,therailpassengerdeathsperyearstatisticsinthelessdevelopedpartsoftheworldareconsiderablyhigherthantherailpassengerdeathsperyearstatisticsareinthewesternworld.

IntheUKoverthelast25years,therehasbeenanaverageofonetrainaccidentforeverymillionmilesrun.Becauseindividualtrainscarrysuchalargenumberofpassengerscomparedwiththenumberofpassengerscarriedincars,busesandplanes,thisactuallymeansthatthedegreeofriskis,comparatively,onewhichisalmostnon-existent.

Byfarthegreatestcauseofrailwayaccidentsishumanerror,eitherincontrollingorrespondingtosignals.Recentimprovementsinthenumbersofaccidentsareinlargemeasureduetotheintroductionofautomaticandcomputerizedsignalingequipment.Radiocommunicationsystemsbetweendriversandcontrolcentershavealsoprovedinfluentialinreducingaccidents.Withthecontinuingdevelopmentofradiocommunicationsystemsandautomaticsignalingsystemswecanlookforwardtofurtherreductionsinwhatarealreadyimpressivelylowaccidentrates.

Directions:

Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.

1.Thispassageisaboutrailtravelsafety.

2.Thekeywordsarehighlyvariable.degreeandqualityofregulation:

BritainandtheUnitedStates.Lessthan10railpassengerdeathsperyear:

lessdevelopedparts.Higher:

UK.Last25years.Onetrainaccidentforeverymillionmilesrun:

cause.Humanerror:

automatic.Computerizedsignaling.Radiocommunicationsystems.Reduceaccidents.

SectionTwo

ListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogue

Adolescence

Interviewer:

So,yousayEric'

swhatyou'

dconsiderprettystrictbutprettyfair?

So,forexample,whenhetellsyoutodoInterviewer:

something

Jora:

Well,he'

sstrictandIgetangrywhenhedoesn'

twantmetodostuff.ButafterwardsIcanalmostalwaysseewhyhesaidit,y'

know?

Yeah.

Andthere'

sonlyacoupleofincidentswhere,well,thatweretotally,y'

know,thatIdidn'

tunderstandatall.

Hmm.Notabadrecord.

Eric:

No.Vh,'

cosI'

msureI'

vemadesomemistakes.

Is...howwouldyoucompareyourmom?

Isshelessstrictthanyourdad?

Mm-hmm.Well,she'

slessstrict,butit'

s,it'

slikeIcan'

twin,y'

Thestuffthatmydad'

snotstrictabout,mymom'

sstrictabout,and·

thestuffthatmymom'

snotstrictabout,mydadis.And,well,likemydaddoesn'

tletmeseePG-13*orRmovies,butmymomdoes.She,well,sherentsR-rated*movies,andletsmewatchthemandall,butmydadwon'

tevenletmeseePG-13.

Well,uh,that'

snotreallytrue.Itdependsonwhatitis.MyrulewithPG-13iseitherI'

vehadtohaveseenitfirstor,youknow,talkedtosomeonewhoItrust...who'

sseenit.

So,yourmom'

slooseraboutmovies.Uh,what'

sshestricterabout?

Chores,junkfood,buyingmespecificthings-

Whenyousaybuyingyouthings,doyoumean-

Likewhenwegotothestore.

Shedoesn'

twanttopayforthem?

twanttopayforthings.Shewantsmetobuymyownfriends'

presents,youknow,stufflikethat

So,doyougetanallowance?

Yeah,Ido.

So,Jora,whatdoyouthinkaboutyourdad?

Doyouthinkhe'

saprettygooddad?

Imean,howdoeshecomparewithyourfriends'

fathers?

Urn,mydadisverystrict,buthe'

s...he'

s..,he'

sprettygood.He...he'

sveryniceandheletsmedojustenoughsoIdon'

tgettooangry.

Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.

l.T2.T3.F4.T5.T6.F7.T8.T

Part2Passage

ABriefHistoryofBanking

Whendidthefirstbanksappear?

Thefirstbankerslivedmorethan2,000yearsago.Theyweremoneychangers,situatedusuallyatatableorinasmallshopinthecommercialdistrict,aidingtravelerswhocametothetownbyexchangingforeigncoinsforlocalmoneyordiscountingcommercialnotesforafeeinordertosupplymerchantswithworkingcapital.

Thefirstbankersprobablyusedtheirowncapitaltofundtheiractivities,butitwasn'

tlongbeforetheideaofattractingdepositsandsecuringtemporaryloansfromwealthycustomersbecameanimportantsourceofbankfunding.Loanswerethenmadetomerchants,shippers,andlandowners,atratesofinterestaslowas6percentperannumtoashighas48percentamonthfortheriskiestventures!

MostoftheearlybanksofanysizewereGreekinorigin.

ThebankingindustrygraduallyspreadoutwardfromtheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRomeintonorthernandwesternEurope.BankingencounteredreligiousoppositionduringtheMiddleAges,primarilybecauseloansmadetothepooroftencarriedhighinterestrates.However,astheRenaissancebeganinEurope,thebulkofbankloansanddepositsinvolvedrelativelywealthycustomers,whichhelpedtoreducereligiousoppositiontobankingpractices.

Thedevelopmentofnewoverlandtraderoutesandimprovementsinnavigationinthe15th,16th,and17thcenturiesgraduallyshiftedthecenterofworldcommercefromtheMediterraneanregiontowardEuropeandtheBritishIsles,wherebankingbecamealeadingindustry.TheIndustrialRevolutiondemandedawell-developedfinancialsystem.Inparticular,theadoptionofmassproductionmethodsrequiredacorrespondingexpansioninglobaltradetoabsorbindustrialoutput,requiringnewmethodsformakingpaymentsandcreditavailable.Banksthatcoulddeliverontheseneedsgrewrapidly.

TheearlybanksinEuropewereplacesforsafekeepingofvaluableitems（suchasgoldandsilverbullion）aspeoplecametofearlossoftheirassetsduetowar,theft,orexpropriationbygovernment.InEnglandduringthereignsofHenryVIIIandCharlesI,governmenteffortstoseizeprivateholdingsofgoldandsilverresultedinpeopledepositingtheirvaluablesingoldsmiths'

shops,who,inturn,wouldissuetokens*orcertificates,indicatingthatthecustomerhadmadeadepositatthesebusinesses.Soon,goldsmithtokensorcertificatesbegantocirculateasmoneybecausetheyweremoreconvenientandlessriskytocarryaround.Thegoldsmithsalsoofferedcertificationofvalueservices-whatwetodaymightcallpropertyappraisals*.Customerswouldbringinvaluablestohaveanexpertcertifythattheseitemswereindeedrealandnotfakes-aservicemanybanksstillprovidetheircustomers.

WhencolonieswereestablishedinNorthandSouthAmerica,OldWorldbankingpracticesweretransferredtotheNewWorld.Asthe19thcenturybegan,stategovernmentsintheUnitedStatesbeganchartering*bankingcompanies.Thedevelopmentoflarge,professionallymanagedbankingfirmswascenteredinafewleadingcommercialcenters,especiallyNewYork.ThefederalgovernmentbecameamajorforceinUSbankingduringCivilWar.

A:

Pre-listeningQuestion

Abankis,actually,abusinessorganization,usuallyalimitedcompany,whichtradesmainlyinmoney,receivingandholdingdepositsandpayingsumsoutofthembyorderofthecustomer,lendingmoneyatinterest,discountingbillsofexchange,movingfromoneplacetoanother,actingascustomer'

sagentinbuyingandsellingsecurities,servingastrusteeorexecutor,andperformingvariousextraservicesforcustomers,e.g.arrangingtravelandinsuranceandadvisingontaxandinvestment.

B:

SentenceDictation

Direction:

Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.

1.Situatedusuallyatatableorinasmallshopinthecommercialdistrict,thebankersaidedtravelerswhocametothetownbyexchangingforeigncoinsforlocalmoney.

2.Itwasn'

tlongbeforetheideaofattractingdepositsandsecuringtemporaryloansfromwealthycustomersbeca