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留基委听力考试10年7月原文

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Section2,PartA

M:

Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou,Madam?

W:

Yes,I’vejustcomeoffthelastflight,butIcouldn’tfindmyluggage.It’snotonthatbaggageconveyer.

M:

Isee.Pleasedon’tworry;I’lltrytofinditassoonaspossible.MayIhaveyourname,please?

W:

MynameisJaneMcCarthy.

M:

Couldyouspellyourname,please?

W:

J-A-N-E,Jane,M-C,capitalC-A-R-T-H-Y,McCarthy.

M:

J-A-N-E,M-C,capitalC-A-R-T-H-Y,right?

W:

Yes.

M:

Thankyou.Andwheredidyouflyfrom?

W:

FromNorficInternational.

M:

What’syourflightnumber?

W:

AmericanAirlinesAA1354.

M:

Haveyougotyourbaggageclaimticket?

W:

Yes.Hereyouare.

M:

Now,wouldyoupleasedescribeyourluggagetome?

Whatkindofluggageisit?

W:

It’sasuitcase,abigsuitcase.

M:

Howbig?

W:

About80centimeterslong,Ithink.

M:

Couldyougivemesomedetails,please?

W:

Well,it’sarathernicesuitcaseIalwayscarrywithmewhenItravel.It’sgotonehandle,andyoucanlockitinthefrontonbothsides.

M:

Whatit’smadeof?

W:

Pardon?

M:

Canyourememberwhatmaterialyoursuitcaseismadeof?

Nylon,leather,oranythingelse?

W:

Leather,genuineleather.

M:

Whatcolor?

W:

Darkblue.

M:

Anywheels?

W:

Oh,yes.Thereare4wheels.

M:

Haveyougotanythinginsideitthatyoucanidentifythem?

W:

Myclothesandthethingsyouusuallytakewhenyoutravel.Oh,yes,mynotebookisinit.It’sgotmynameinthefront.

M:

Thatwouldhelp.Wouldyouleaveyourtelephonenumbersothatwecancontactyouwhenwefindyoursuitcase?

W:

Mymobilephonenumberis

W:

Thankyou.

M:

Youarewelcome.

Section2,PartB

NowlistentothenewsfromBBCWorldService.Asyoulisten,writeTforthecorrectstatementandFfortheincorrectstatement.YouwilllistentothenewsONCEonly.

Younowhave30SECONDStoreadquestions16to20.

[pause30seconds]

[tone]

BBCWorldService.Nowtheheadlines.

ArebelChechenleadersayshisgroupwasresponsibleforthesuicidebombingsontheMoscowmetroonMondaywhichkilledalmost40people.Hesaysthere’llbemoreattacksonRussiancities.Inanewattack,twosuicidebombersintheNorthCaucasusregionofDagestanhavekilledatleast12peopleincludingseveralpolice.

Atleast20peoplehavebeenkilledinnorth-easternPeruafterheavyrainssparkedamudslidethatengulfedasmallvillage,officialshavesaid.

ThemudslidestruckthevillageintheHuanucoregion.Atleastanother25peoplearereportedlymissing.

TheUShasannouncedthatitwillbeginprofilingUS-boundpassengerstodeterminewhoshouldgetextrascreening.

Thescreeningwilltakeintoaccountcharacteristicslikenationality,age,recentlyvisitedcountriesandpartialnames.

VictimsofabusebyCatholicpriestsandJewishgroupshavecondemnedthePope'spersonalpreacher传教士forcomparingcriticismofthePopetoanti-Semitism反犹太主义.

PresidentObamahasannouncedplanstoopenlargeareasoftheAmerica'soffshorewaterstooilandgasextraction.He'sendingalong-standingbanondrillingalongtheAtlanticcoastinpartsoftheGulfofMexicoandoffnorthernAlaska.

BritishandCanadianscientistssaytheyhaveidentifiedapotentialtreatmentforsleepingsicknesswhichkillsabout50,000peopleayearinAfrica.ThescientistsattheUniversityofDundeeinScotlandwerefundedtoresearchdiseasesneglectedbymajorpharmaceuticalcompanies.

Younowhave30SECONDStocheckyouranswers.

[pause30seconds]

Section3

Youaregoingtohearaninterviewonjetlagproblems.Asyoulisten,completethefollowingstatementsbywritingNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

YouwilllistentothispartTWICE.

Younowhave60SECONDStoreadquestions21to30.

[pause60seconds]

[tone]

W:

Asmoreandmoreofustaketotheair,andmoreandmoreofustraveltofarawayplaces,theproblemofjetlaghasbecomepartofmanypeople’sexperience.TodayweinviteDoctorMiller,anexpertonjetlagproblems,toanswerourquestions.Firstly,whatdoweknowaboutjetlag,DoctorMill?

M:

Jetlagistheresultofyourphysicalandmentalfacultiesliterallylaggingbehindthoseofpeoplelivinginthecountryyou’revisiting.Whenyoutravelacrossanumberoftimezones,yourbodyclockwillnotkeepupthesametimeasyourdestinationtime,asitexperiencesdaylightanddarknesscontrarytotherhythmstowhichithasgrownaccustomed.Forexample,whenyouflyeast,yourbodyclockwillbelaggingbehindthetime，soitiscalled“jetlag”.Ontheotherhand,whenyouflywest,you’llbeaheadofthetime,so“jetlead”mightbemoreappropriate.Eitherway,you’reunlikelytobeatyourbestwhenyouland,becauseyourbody'snaturalpatternisupset,astherhythmsthatdictatetimesforeating,sleeping,hormoneregulationandbodytemperaturevariationsnolongercorrespondtotheenvironment.

W:

Whatdopeopleusuallyfeelwhentheysufferfromjetlag?

M:

Thereareover50physiologicalandpsychologicalrhythmsthatcanbeupsetbyjetlag,andtheydon’tallgetbacktonormalatthesamerate.Testshaveshownthatjetlagcancauseupto10%decreaseinmentalaccuracy.Irritabilityisjustoneeffect.Thelongeryourjourneyis,theshorteryourtemper,yourattentionspanandyourmemory.Yourmayalsofeelexhausted,sleepyduringwakinghours,andhungryoutsidemealtimes.

W:

Sowhatcanwedoaboutit?

M:

Therearecertainlywaysofreducingitsunpleasanteffects.Firstly,youcantrysomepre-flightadaptation.Ifyou’regoingeast,gotobedandgetupearlier.Ifyou’regoingwest,makeitlater.Alsoshiftyourmealtimesintheappropriatedirection.Secondly,onceyou’reontheplane,takeiteasygenerally.Ifyoucan’tsleep,relax.Ifyouhavetodrink,drinkplentyofwaterorfruitjuice.Ifyouwanttoeat,justaskforit.Thirdly,bearinmindthatanyproblemsyoumayhaveonaflightwillbeworsenedbythelengthofthejourney.Forinstance,aslightlyuncomfortableseatmaybebearableforanhourortwobutwillbecomeaproblemforalongjourney

W:

DoctorMiller,whyhavesomepeoplegotmoresymptomsofjetlagthanothers?

M:

That’sabigquestion.Thespeedatwhichourbodyadjuststothenewscheduledependsontheindividual;somepeoplemayrequireseveraldaystoadjusttoanewtimezone,whileothersexperiencelittledisruption.Generallyspeaking,crossingoneortwotimezonesdoesnottypicallycausejetlag,butittakesaboutadaypertimezonetorecoverfullyforalongjourney.Forexample,travelingfromAustraliatoGreatBritaintakesyouthroughtentimezones.Soit’sbesttostartwithsometimeofftorelaxandtotrytofitinwiththenewroutine.Don’trushintoanymeetings.Ifyoucanarrangeit,arriveonaSaturdayandhavetheweekendtoyourself.Bytheway,crossingtheInternationalDateLinedoesnotcontributetojetlag.Forinstance,aten-hourflightfromEuropetosouthernAfricadoesnotcausejetlag,astravelisprimarilynorth-south.

[pause2seconds]

Now,youwillheartheinterviewforthesecondtime.

Younowhave60SECONDStocheckyouranswers.

[pause60seconds]

Section4

YouaregoingtohearalectureontheAmericanagriculture.Asyoulisten,answerthefollowingquestionsbywritingNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.YouwilllistentothispartTWICE.

Younowhave60SECONDStoreadquestions31to40.

[pause60seconds]

[tone]

TodaywearegoingtotalkaboutagricultureintheUnitedStates.Tostart,I’dliketosaythatastrikingfeatureofU.S.agricultureisthatarelativelysmallnumberoffarmersproduceanenormousquantityofcropsandlivestock.Farmersmakeuponly3%ofU.S.workers.Atthesametime,eachfarmerproducesenoughfor80people.Itisn’tsurprisingthattheaveragefarmintheUnitedStatesislarge,about440acresinarea.Forthoseofyoumorefamiliarwiththemetricsystem,440acresisabout178hectares.ItshouldbeeasytoseewhytheUnitedStatesisoneoftheworld’sleadingexportersoffood.Therearethreebasicreasonsforthishighproductivity.Thefirstreason,aswelearnedinthepreviouslecture,isthattheUnitedStateshasatemperateclimate.Therearefewplaceswheretheclimateistooextremetopermitagriculture.ThesecondisthattheUnitedStateshasagreatdealofflat,fertilelandthatdoesn’tgenerallyrequireirrigation.Infact,about50%ofthelandisarableandanother20%issuitableforpastureland.Thethirdreasonforthishighproductivityisagriculturaltechnology.We’llbetalkingmoreaboutagriculturaltechnologyinthesecondpartofthelecture.Butfirst,let’slookatthemajorU.S.farmproductsandwheretheyareraised.Ofcourse,manyoftheproductsareraisedineverypartofthecountry,buttomakethingssimpler,I’llgiveyouthemajorareasofproduction.YoucanrefertoyourmapofthemajorgeographicaldivisionsoftheUnitedStatesasyoulistenifyouaren’talreadyfamiliarwiththesedivisions.

Theelevenmajorfarmproducts,ofcourse,includebothcropsandlivestock.TheUnitedStates’biggestproductandagriculturalexportiscattleandbeef.CattleisraisedintheMidwestand,notsurprising,inthewesternUniteStates,wherelowrainfallmakesitmoredifficulttogrowcrops.Second,dairyproductsareproducedmostlyinthenorthernpartofthecountry,eastoftheRockies.Thenextthreemajorproductsareallgrains,grownlargelyinthevastmiddlepartofthecountry.Thesegrainsarecorn,soybeans,andwheat.Somecorn,soybeans,andwheatareraisedasfoodforcattleandforhogs,orpigs,whicharethesixthmajoragriculturalproduct.HogsareraisedprimarilyintheMidwest.Anothermajorproduct,poultryandeggs,iscommonlyraisedintheSo