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A) They contain no exaggeration of rhetoric. B) They are full of explicit morals. C) They force us to think.
D) The lines and sentences are beautiful. 35.
A) Farming activities. B) The meaning of life. C) Revolution. D) Morality.
V.复合式听写
Compound Dictation One
This month Reader's Digest is (1) _____________its 1, 000th issue. The magazine boasts a mammoth (巨大的) (2) _____________ of 41 million worldwide, reaching 48 countries and is publishing in 19 languages. Recently, it held a gala (节日) party in New York City with a (3) _______________ theme. A robot: Welcome to Reader's Digest 1,000th issue (4) _____________! Welcome to the future.
The robot greeting partygoers to Reader's Digest's (5) _____________of the (6) ___________ of its 1,000th issue is not really high tech, just an actor hiding behind a wall with a microphone. But then Reader's Digest, an (7) _____________of American culture, has been around for three (8) _____________or 83 years to be exact. Its old-fashioned, feel-good (9) _____________has made it the most popular publication on the planet.The magazine is everywhere.
Reader's Digest' founders Dewitt Wallace and his wife Lila launched the magazine in 1922 with a mission: to help new immigrants learn how to become American citizens. They reprinted condensed articles from around the country.
One thousand issues later, Reader's Digest is not about to abandon a successful formula.Most stories are now (10)_____, with some running as long as 5000 words, a length practically unheard of in American magazines. .But some things never change at Reader's Digest. Every month, the back cover illustration serves up an image of America reminiscent of Norman Rockwell, an artist known for his often sentimental portrayal of American life. Although many of the 48 foreign editions contain stories unique to the region and with their own cultural bias or slant, it is this upbeat American image that Leo believes makes Reader's Digest so popular around the globe.
\a lot in one little package, which is why,\says editor Jackie Leo, “that another name for Reader’s Digest might be (11)_______________.”
Compound Dictation Two
It's been 35 years since The Godfather was published and five years since the death of Mario Puzo, who wrote the international best (1) _____________. But now one of the most (2) _____________Mafia clans in American (3) _____________is back in a new novel, called The Godfather Returns. Author Mark Winegardner was (4) _____________ by Random House publishers and the Puzo (5) _____________ to write the book, it takes place during years not covered in the original novel or the Godfather movies.
Picking up where Mario Puzo left off might seem like a (6) _____________task. The Godfather has sold more than 20 million (7) _____________ (8) _____________since it was published in 1969. It also (9)_______ a film that became a classic in its own right, and two movie sequels. But while Mark Winegardner says writing a new novel around those familiar characters might seem like a challenge, it was also (10) ________.
Random House held a nationwide competition, inviting aspiring Godfather authors to submit outlines of their (11)__________. Winegardner won, earning the right to take on a job that ultimately took over his life.
Reviews have been mixed for The Godfather Returns. Some critics have suggested that the original novel should have been left alone. But Publisher's Weekly bestowed a starred review on Mark Winegardner's story, claiming \he is pleased with the response so far.
Compound Dictation Three
Before the (1) _____________ , the United States had a number of small colleges, most of them dating from (2) _____________days. They were small, church connected institutions whose (3) _____________concern was to shape the moral character of their students. Throughout Europe, institutions of higher learning had developed, (4) _____________the ancient name of university. In German university was concerned primarily with creating and spreading knowledge, not morals. Between mid-century and the end of the 1800's, more than nine thousand young Americans, (5) _____________with their training at home, went to Germany for advanced study. Some of them return to become presidents of (6) _____________colleges--Harvard, Yale, Columbia--and transform them into modern universities. The new presidents broke all (7) _____________ with the churches and brought in a new kind of faculty. Professors were hired for their knowledge of a subject, not because they were of the proper faith and had a strong arm for (8) _____________students. The new principle was that a university was to create knowledge as well as pass it on, and this called for a (9)________composed of teacher-scholars Drilling and learning by rote were replaced by the German method of lecturing, in which the professor's own research was presented in class. Graduate training leading to the Ph.D. , an ancient German degree signifying the highest level of advanced scholarly attainment, was introduced.
With the establishment of the (10)________, graduate students learned to question, analyze and conduct their own research.. At the same time, the new university greatly expanded in size and course offerings, breaking completely out of the old, constricted curriculum of mathematics, classics, rhetoric, and music. The president of Harvard pioneered the elective system, by which students were able to choose their own course of study. The new goal was to make the university
relevant to the real pursuits of the world. Paying close heed to the practical needs of society. Students were also trained as economists, (11) _________, agriculturalists, social welfare workers, and teachers.
Compound Dictation Four
It is the second time this week that prices have touched a four-month high. On Tuesday an (1) _____________jump in oil prices, past $51 a barrel, (2) _____________the biggest fall off in U.S. stock prices in nearly two years. The market (3) _____________ Wednesday and (4) _____________ its rally Thursday. Oil prices in New York went above $52 a barrel and then fell back somewhat.
In Washington Wednesday, John Browne, the head of BP, the London-based multinational that is the largest oil producer in the United States, said he expects oil prices will (5) _____________ stabilize at a lower level. \might (6) _____________ relatively high against the long-term average, but perhaps not as high as they've been in the last year,\his remarks, made at Washington's Institute for International Economics, the British executive (7) _____________ surprise that the international economy has continued to grow even though the price of oil has ( 8 ) _____________so high. The world weems to have adjusted (9) _________to the increases we’ve experienced over the last year. I find it remarkable that, despite the increase in oil prices, world economic growth in 2004 exceeded four percent, a 30-year high,\growth forecasts, however, are being scaled back for 2005, as Japan has recently slipped into another (10) _______and there was no growth in the last quarter of 2004 in Germany, Italy and Holland. But Mr. Browne did (11) _______the promise of an increase in supplies.He said production will grow as new oil fields come on line in Angola, the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Caspian Sea.
VI. Model Tests
Model Test 1 Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.
11. A. Enjoyable. B. Inspiring. C. Moving. D. Dull.
12. A. Pop music. B. Folk music.
C. Classical music. D. All kinds of music.
13. A. In Mexico. B. In California. C. In the city. D. In New Mexico.
14. A. Try to help him find rooms in another hotel.
B. Check to see if there are any vacancies in her hotel. C. Let him move to a room with two single beds. D. Show him the way to Imperial Hotel.
15. A. The environmental problem. B. The health problem.
C. The educational problem. D. The international problem.
16. A. Teachers like Professor Janson are rare. B. Professor Janson has won a million dollars.
C. Professor Janson is lucky to be teaching at that school. D. There are many teachers as good as Professor Janson.
17. A. To visit more places in the city.
B. To take a lot of pictures of the beautiful city. C. To take some pictures of his friends. D. To spare some time to meet his friends.
18. A. She is going to Finland. B. She has visitors next week.
C. She has guests at her home. D. She has just visited him this week.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A. They may not be able to take their vacation. B. It may snow during their vacation. C. They are going to need more money. D. They may miss graduation.
20. A. They are going skiing.
B. Their plans include other friends. C. They will drive together.
D. Their reservations have been canceled.
21. A. Because of the possibility of bad weather. B. Because of the faculty's contracts.
C. Because of the summer schedule of classes. D. Because of the date for graduation.
22. A. He might lose his financial aid.
B. He doesn't want to attend summer classes. C. He had already missed too many. D. He's afraid he might not graduate.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A. They had to work during the performances.