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SectionOneTacticsforListeningPartiSpotDictation

MakeYourChildaWinner

Peakperformances-momentswhenchildren

（1）achievethebestthat'sinthem-arethestuffofeveryparent's

（2）dream.Andyetmostofushaveseenareportcardorheardatrumpetsolothat（3）fallsshortofwhatourkidscan（4）accomplish.

Whycansomeboysandgirlsrepeatedlypullthemselvestothe（5）heights,whileothersofequalor（6）superiorabilitycannot?

Manyparentsassumeskillisprettymuchdeterminedby（7）naturalability;thestudentwiththehighestI.Q.willgetthebestgrades,ortheathletewiththemostprowesswill（8）surpasshisteammates.

Genescountindeterminingperformance,butthey'renoteverything.The（9）edgecomesfrommentalattitude,characterand（10）strategy.Therearesomesimplewaysforparentstohelptheiryoungstersdevelopthose（11）traits:

Findsomethingtopraise.Achildwhofeelsgoodabouthimself

（12）succeeds;Assessyourchild's（13）strengths;

Encourageself-applause;

Knowinghowtorelaxiskeyto（14）peakperformance.

Agoodreportcard（15）postednearyourdaughter'smirrorremindsherthatshecandowelland（16）reinforcestheurgetorepeathersuccess.Thereareno（17）shortcutstobringingyourchildtodohisbest.It'sa（18）gradualprocessofsupport,encouragementandhardwork.Andthoseefforts（19）payoffnotonlyinpeakperformancebutalsoin（20）closei\_winnerrelationsbetweenparentandchild.

Part2listeningforGist

Elderlypeopledeserveourcareandrespect.Toomanyofthemareleftinhomesfortheelderly,aloneandoftenforgottenbytheirfamilies.Ortheylivewiththeirfamilies,whothenhavenotimetothemselves.

Thefamilyplacementschemeiscurrentlyprovidingmanycarerswithasatisfyingandimportantoccupation.Andmoreandmoregrandparentsarebeing"adopted"bycaringfamilies.

Howdoestheschemeoperate?

Familiesareinterviewedandcarefullymatchedtotheelderlypersonorpersons,takingintoaccountsuchthingsassuitabilityofaccommodation-specialneeds,childrenandpets,smoking,lifestyle,personalityandinterests.Matchingis,ofcourse,largelyamatterofensuringthattheelderlypersonandthecarer

willenjoyeachother'scompany.

Afterthistheelderlypersonandthefamilyarepreparedfortheplacement:

Anintroductoryvisitisarranged,usuallyinthecarer'shome.Thismeansthatwhentheplacementbeginstheelderlypersonandfamilyhavemeteachother.Carersarepaid0naweeklybasistocoverexpenses.

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.

1.Thispassageisaboutthefamilyplacementschemeandhowitoperates.

Thekeywordsareelderlypeople,care,respect:

scheme,adopted,caringfamilies:

interviewed,matched,suitability:

matching,ensuring,enjoycompany:

introductoryvisit,caringhome:

paid.

coverexpenses.SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogue

TreeClimbersofPompeii*

Sara:

Urn...It'sanotheroneofmyadventuresasatourist,urn...findingoutthingsyoureallydidn'texpecttofindoutwhenyouwenttotheplace!

1wenttoPompeiiandofcoursewhatyougotoPompeiiforiser...thearchaeology.

Liz:

Toseetheruins.

Sara:

Toseetheruins.AndIwasactuallyseeingtheruinsbuturn...suddenlymyattentionwascaughtbysomethingelse.Iwasjustwalkingroundthecomerofaruin,intoagroupoftrees,pinetrees,andIwasjustlookingatthem,admiringthemandsuddenlyIsawamanhalfwayupthistree,andIwaslookingathimsoallIcouldseewashishandsandhisfeetandhewasabout20or30feetup.Ithought,"Goodness,what'sgoingonhere?

Hashegotaladderorhasn'the?

"SoIwalkedroundtoseeifhehadaladder.No,hehadjustgonestraightupthetree.

Liz:

He'dshinnedup*thetree.

Sara:

He'dshinnedupthetree.Likeamonkey,moreorless,excepthewasarathermiddle-agedmonkey...Hewaser...hewasallof50and（DhGod）,what'sgoingonhere?

Anyway,Iwalkedabitfurtherandsawotherpeopleeitheruptreesorpreparingtogouptrees,andthenInoticedamanstandingtheredirectingthem.Asortofforeman,andbegantowonderwhatonearthwasgoingon,andthenonthegroundIsawtherewereallthesepolythene*bucketsandtheywerefullofpine

cones*andofcoursewhattheyweredoingwascollectingpinecones,andIthought,"Well,howtidyofthemtocollectpineconestostoptheruinsbeingurn...madeurn...madeuntidywithallthesethings."ThenIsawtherewasalorry...fullofpinecones...Thiswasgettingridiculous...Theywerereallycollectingtheminabigway.SoIurn...askedtheer...foremanwhatwasgoingonandhesaid,"Wellyouknowurn...pinenutsareextremelysoughtafterandvaluableinthefoodindustryinItaly."

Liz:

Forfood（Yeah）.Notfuel!

Ithoughtyouweregoingtosaytheyweregoingtoput（bum）themonafire.Yes.

Sara:

Well,theymightbumtheer...coneswhenthey'vefinishedwiththembut

insidetheseconesarelittlewhitethingslikenutsander...Irealizedthatthey'reusedinItaliancookingquitealotiner...there'saparticularsaucethatgoeswithspaghettiem...fromGeneva,Ithink,called"pesto*"inwhichthesenutsaregroundupandofcoursetheythey...comeincakesandsweetsandthingslikethat.

Liz:

Sojt'squiteadelicacy.

Sara:

It'squiteadelicacy.AndofcourseI'dneverthoughtofhowtheyactuallygotthem'cosyoucan'timaginehavingapinenutfarm.Sowhathesaid

happensisthatprivateArmslikehisbuyalicenceofftheItalianStatefortherighttogoroundplaceslikePompeii-archaeologicalsitesandthings-andsystematicallycollectallthepineconesthatcomeoffthetreesandsimilarlyinthe...intheforests.Liz:

Andofcoursetheyhavetogoupthetreebecausebythetimeit'sfallenfoodisn'tanygood.Sara:

That'sright.They'repullingthemdownandhesaidtheywereverygoodaturn...recognizingwhichoneswerereadyandwhichoneswereabithardandetc,andeachofthemhadasortofstickwithahookattheendwhichtheywereusingtopullthepinesoff...offthetreesbutclearlyitwasn'tenoughtositaroundandwaittilltheyfelldown.You...youhadtodosomethingaboutit.Theretheywere.Sothatwaser...theendofmylookingattheruinsforabouthalfanhour.Iwastoofascinatedbythiser..,strangeformofer...agriculture.

Liz:

Well,whatyoudon'tintendtoseeisalwaysthemostinteresting.Sara:

Muchmoreinteresting.

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.

l.A2.B3.D4.B5.C6.A7.A8.D

Part2Passage

Windmills

1.Now,windmillsarepoisedtobreakintoanewfrontier:

themoderncitycenter,oftenfusedintobuildingdesignsandbarelynoticeablefromadistance.

2.Lighter,quieter,andoftenmoreefficientthantheirruralcounterparts,theytakeadvantageoftheextremeturbulenceandrapidshiftsindirectionthatcharacterizeurbanwindpatterns.

3.Butsofar,thecurrentmodelsarebeingdesignedmoreforpublicorcommercialbuildingsthanforprivatehomes,andthesmallestweighroughly200kilograms.

4.TherecentliberalizationofEuropeanenergymarketsalsohasallowedcustomerstochoosewhatkindofsustainableenergytheywanttopurchase,withwindenergyamongthemostpopular.

Intheclassroomsdownbelow,there'snopalpablesignthatasteelwindmillupaboveiscontinuallyfeedingkilowattstothelocalpowergrid.

ThegracefulwoodenwindmillsthathavebrokenuptheflatDutchlandscapeforcenturiesanationalsymbollikewoodenshoesandtulips-yieldedlongagotoungainlymetal-polewindturbines.*

Now,windmillsarepoisedtobreakintoanewfrontier:

themodemcitycenter,oftenfused*intobuildingdesignsandbarelynoticeablefromadistance.

Thoughstillinitsteethingstages,the"urbanturbine"isahigh-techwindmilldesignedtogenerateenergyfromtherooftopsofbustlingcities.

Lighter,quieter,andoftenmoreefficientthantheirruralcounterparts,theytakeadvantageoftheextremeturbulence*andrapidshiftsindirectionthatcharacterizeurbanwindpatterns.

Prototypes*havebeensuccessfullytestedinseveralDutchcities,andthecitygovernmentintheHaguehasrecentlyagreedtobeginalarge-scaledeploymentin2003.

Theseveryvisibleprojectsalsoimprovethepublicprofileofwindpower,makingenergycompanieslookenvironmentallycorrect.

CurrentmodelscostUS$8,000toUS$12,000,andcangeneratebetween3,000and7,000kilowatthoursofelectricityperyear.AtypicalDutchhouseholduses3,500kilowatthoursperyear,whileintheUnitedStates,thisfigurejumpstoaround10,000kilowatthours.

Butsofar,theyarebeingdesignedmoreforpublicorcommercialbuildingsthanforprivatehomes.Thesmallestofthecurrentmodelsweighroughly200kilogramsandcanbeinstalledonaroofinafewhourswithoutusingacrane.

Germany,FinlandandDenmarkhavealsobeenexperimentingwiththetechnology,buttheever-practicalDutcharenaturalpioneersinurbanwindpower,mainlybecauseofthelackofspacethere.

TheNetherlands,with16millionpeoplecrowdedintoacountrytwicethesizeofSlovenia,isthemostdenselypopulatedinEurope.

Thescarcityoflandalsoisfeltinthecountryside,forcingtraditionalwindfarmstoseeknewlocations.Offshorewindfarmsaremorecommon,butremainpriceyanddifficulttoservice.

VariousEuropeaninitiativestoincreasetheviability*ofsustainableenergyalsohavegiventheurbanturbineaboost,leadingtoheightenedinterestin"zero-energy"buildingsthatgeneratetheirownpower.

TherecentliberalizationofEur