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否则就听不成啦!Part 1 Compound Dictation(每小题： 分)Directions: In this section you will hear a passage or passages three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the information you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.I would like to tell you something about a plane that you may have heard something about. Have you traveled on any of the new 1.passenger on one of these planes, try to imagine a jet which is more than seventy meters long and more than five 2.3. height throughout. Such a plane costs at least twenty-five million dollars to build. It costs at least $6,000 to fill this plane with4.a great5.and they are all needed when the plane is full of passengers. The jet holds more than 400 passengers.6.that number in one jet plane!Is there any danger that the jet's engine will fail? 7.fact, has been done to make it safe. 8.is the case that not all of the engines are necessary at any one time. 9.gaintstoriestallfueltheaterImagineFortunatelyOn each plane there are twice as many engines as the needs to fly(There are also two mechanical pllots to take charge of the planeD. keep up with2.Hot metal ________ as it grows cooler.A. contractsB. reducesC. condensesD. compresses3.Although the pay is not good, people usually find social work________ in other ways.A. payableB. respectfulC. gratefulD. rewarding4.I'm in no ________ this evening to listen to popular music.A. feelingB. attitudeC. moodD. tendency5.He is one of the most ________ singers in his country.A. preferredB. knownC. favorable6.Jack will ________ his nervousness once he's in front of thecamera.A. get awayB. get offC. get throughD. get over7.I didn't know what to do but then an idea suddenly ________to me.A. happenedB. enteredC. occurredD. hit8.He has been ________ of murdering the Japanese visitor.A. blamedB. chargedC. accusedD. arrested9.We've ________ salt. Ask Mrs. Jones to lend us some.A. run away withB. run downC. run off10.Regardless ________ his appearance, he is innocent.A. toB. inC. ofD. for11.________, I've decided to travel by sea, as it is obviouslycheaper and more comfortable.A. At second thoughtB. On second thoughtC. In second thoughtD. From second thoughts12.Nobody knows the age of the earth ________ certain.A. byB. inC. withD. for13.The government is believed to be considering ________ a lawmaking it a crime to import any kind of weapon.A. to passB. have passesC. passed14.________ half way through the exercise, the teacher changedhis mind and collected all our papers.A. When onlyB. Being onlyC. When we were onlyD. Having been15.Austin did not have time to go to the concert last nightbecause she was so busy ________ her trip to America.A. to have prepared forB. to prepare forC. preparing forD. being prepared for16.The capital gathers in many of the elite (精英) of China, yetsome cannot ________ their talents into full play because of the fierce competition.A. carryB. bringC. holdD. take17.Some newly-married couples think that it will give them asense of achievement to properly rear a child and to see him or her ________ to be a useful person.A. fall outC AD C D D C C D C B D D C C B B B C A"Within the last wild lands of North America lives an animal that inspires respect and fear around the world. It is the grizzly bear (灰熊). Grizzlies (灰熊) can sprint thirty-five plus miles an hour, smell fish at nine or more miles, and drag a thousand-pound animal up steep mountains. The grizzly bear is one of a very few remaining on earth that can kill a human in physical combat. It can remove a human head with a single hit, or cause serious harm to a person in rapid order. Within the last wilderness areas where they live, they are the undisputed king of all beasts. I know this all very well. My name is Timothy Treadwell, and I live with the wild grizzly." Timothy Treadwell (April 29, 1957-October 5, 2003), born Timothy Dexter, gave a warning here that we should all pay attention to. Animals, particularly the bears he knew well, can be deadly. As it turns out, Treadwell should've taken his own advice and respected the danger these animals present. He should've kept his distance from them. If he had, he might be with us today.Who was Timothy Treadwell?Treadwell was an environmentalist and bear enthusiast who lived among the Coastal brown bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska for approximately 13 seasons. At the end of his thirteenth season in the park in 2003, he and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard (age 37) were killed and partially eaten by a brown bear. The attack was notable because of the unusual lifestyle of the victims, and the survival of an audio recording of the attack. Treadwell's life, work, and death were the subject of the 2005 documentary film by Werner Herzog titled Grizzly Man.Life StoryBorn in Long Island, New York, much of what is known of Timothy Treadwell's life is documented by Treadwell himself. Treadwell characterized himself as an actor, recovering alcoholic, former drug user, and hero of the wild. According to his personal accounts, he became involved with drugs after failing to gain the role won by Woody Harrelson in the TV comedy Cheers. Treadwell claimed to his parents that he was second-choice for the role, but this has not been independently verified.Interest in bearsinterested in bears and, in the last 5 years of his life, documentedmany of his experiences and interactions with bears via home video.Treadwell attributed his recovery from drug use to his relationshipwith bears.By 2001, Treadwell became notable enough to receive extensivemedia attention both on television and in environmental circles.Through his videos, he became known for attempting to createpersonal relationships with the bears he worked with.As an activist, he actively communicated with the public, includingtraveling throughout the United States to educate school childrenabout bears, and appearing on the Discovery Channel, Late Showwith David Letterman, and Dateline NBC to discuss his experiences.He was also a co-author, with Jewel Palovak, of the book Among Grizzlies: Living with Wild Bears in Alaska, where he described his adventures in Alaska.Treadwell, along with his friends Jewel Palovak, and formerAmerican Gladiator Jonathan Byrne founded Grizzly People, apolitical organization devoted to protecting bears and preservingtheir wilderness home. Despite the organization's name, Treadwelldid not associate with grizzly bears, a term properly applied only tobrown bears that live farther inland.DeathIn October 2003, Treadwell and his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard,visited Katmai National Park in Alaska. Treadwell, who never carriedany means of defense against bear attacks, chose to set hiscampsite near a stream where bears commonly feed in the fall.Treadwell was in the park later in the year than usual, at a timewhen bears fight to gain as much fat as possible before winter, andlimited food supplies cause them to be more aggressive than inother months. It has been noted that food was scarce that fall, andthe bears were therefore more aggressive than usual.On October 6, 2003, Treadwell and Huguenard's bodies werediscovered by the Kodiak air taxi pilot who arrived at their campsiteto pick them up from their trip. A large elderly male bear (taggedBear 141) protecting the campsite was killed by park police whilethey attempted to get the bodies. A second adolescent bear waskilled a short time later after it charged the park police. It was latershown that the first animal had consumed parts of the couples'usually encountered, though this point is disputed.A video camera, with the lens cap in place, was recovered at thesite. The video camera had been turned on at some point during thefatal attack, presumably by Huguenard, but the camera recordedonly six minutes of audio before running out of tape. Treadwell'shead, partial backbone, and left arm and hand still wearing his wristwatch were recovered at the scene. Huguenard's partial body wasfound nearby somewhat buried in dirt.Methods and CriticismTreadwell's methods were generally thought unsound by bearexperts and public alike. He named many of the bears heencountered and often moved close enough to them that he couldtouch them and interact with them on a personal level.Many wildlife experts objected to his methods, believing that hisattitude toward the bears was too brave, that he ignoredwell-known dangers of working with bears, and that he thought ofthem too much as people. Experts also believe that he endangeredthe animals by making them too comfortable with humans, thusincreasing the likelihood of dangerous encounters in the future. Hisdeath by bear attack is seen by some as a natural conclusion of hismethods of interacting with bears.His critics also note that while Treadwell believed that he wasprotecting bears, control experts have stated that incidents of illegalhunting in the area were low and did not affect the population level.However, according to the "Grizzly People" organization hefounded, five bears were killed in the year after his death, whilenone had been killed while he was present in Katmai. This last pointis disputed.Grizzly Man, the FilmIn 2005, director Werner Herzog released Grizzly Man, a documentary about Treadwell's work with wildlife in Alaska, which aired on the Discovery Channel and is frequently rerun. It includes some of the film that Treadwell took, and also interviews with people who knew him, and his appearance on David Letterman. Grizzly Man is generally considered to have a critical take on Treadwell, his methods and his character; many people say thatGrizzly Man made Treadwell look mentally unbalanced. However,Herzog does praise Treadwell's films and pictures.1.There are not many animals that can, like the grizzly,________________.A. inspire respect and fearB. live in wilderness areasC. kill a human in physical combatD. sprint thirty-five plus miles an hour2.Why was the attack on Treadwell and Huguenard notable?________________A. They were partially eaten.B. They had an unusual lifestyle.C. They were filmed by Werner Herzog.D. They were attacked by a brown bear.3.What did Treadwell characterize himself as in his personalaccounts? ________________A. A TV actor in the comedy Cheers.B. A man from Long Island, New York.C. A grizzly bear.D. A hero of the wild.4.Treadwell attributed his recovery from drug use to________________.A. his relationship with bearsB. his experiences in the wildC. his several visits to AlaskaCBDACDCinteracting with bears incidents of illegal hunting (1.Prior to the successful completion of the Panama Canal,________.A. France bought a strip of land across the Isthmus of PanamaB. Malaria was wiped out as a killer diseaseC. one country failed in its attempts to build a canalD. American doctors were honored for their work2.The building of the Panama Canal represents ________.A. man's unyielding desire for progressB. man's unceasing thirst for dangerC. man's ability to resist diseaseD. man's spirit of invention3.What was given priority by the United States?A. Buying a strip of land.B. Starting the building the canal immediately.C. the prevention of illness.D. the Spanish-American War.4.The author presents details according to ________.A. order of importanceB. spatial (空间的) orderC. simple listingD. time order5.What is the main idea of the passage?A. The elimination of yellow fever.B. The discovery of gold in California.C. The efforts recorded in the building of the Panama Canal.D. The work of American medical heroes.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.At one time a traveler could learn about a region by looking at the houses. For example, he or she could understand what building materials were available. In areas with many wood houses, the traveler would have guessed that there were nearby forests. Stone houses would have indicated that stones were easy to get. However, a closer look at the houses would have told the traveler even more about the area.People used to build houses that fitted the climate of their areas. For example, in desert regions there is a big difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures. Therefore, many desert people built houses with very thick walls. These thick walls served a useful purpose in the houses. For example, in the winter the thick walls absorbed the sun's warmth during the day and radiated the heat at night. Desert people were relatively comfortable in their homes, or residences, at all times because they built them to fit the desert climate.Then the supply of fuel for electricity became both cheap and easy to get. The effect on housing was immediate. People began to build their homes according to fashion instead of utility. Houses no longer reflected the availability of building materials or climate.Houses with steep roofs could be found in the tropics, the warm regions of the Earth, even though these pointed roofs originated in snowy regions of the world. Heavy snow falls off a slanted (歪斜的) roof. Another example is the use of glass. Houses made almost completely of glass could be found in very cold places. Yet ordinary glass does not insulate (绝缘) well because it neither keeps out cold air nor keeps in warm air. As long as fuel was cheap and easy to get, people could build any type of house any place.6.What are two things that a traveler could learn about an areaby looking at the houses?A. The climate is poor and so are the people living in it.B. The climate in the area and the kind of building materialseasy for the people to reach.C. There is a forest nearby and they are on the top of amountain.D. They are near a house and its owner is not there at themoment.7.The main idea of Paragraph 1 is that ________.A. wood is a forest productB. there are no stones in forestsC. houses used to tell about a regionD. people used to travel to learn about houses8.The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that ________.A. thick walls absorb heat from the sunB. people built houses to fit the climateC. people are comfortable in their housesD. in the desert, daytime temperatures are lower thannighttime temperatures9.The main idea of Paragraphs 3 and 4 is that ________.A. heavy snow does not stay on steep roofsB. ordinary glass does not insulate wellC. fuel is used to produce electricityD. the supply of fuel affects home building10.What does "radiate" (Para. 2) mean?A. Give off.C A CD D B D B D C。