Conversation Two
M: Hi, Vivian. What are you doing here?
W: Hi, Steve. I’m having a bit of trouble finding some of the stuff I need.
M: What’re you looking for?
W: Well, I’m just trying to find out something about the use of steel in building construction. Do you have any idea?
M: Frankly, I don’t know much about this. What about the library? There’s a database on the computer, and most of the stuff you need is catalogued. You can find it somewhere.
W: Yes, but that’s the easy part! Then you have to find the book you want on the shelves, and you often find that it’s out already.
M: I know what you mean! Then you have to line up to borrow it, if It’s CTL.
W: CTL? What’s CTL?
M: It means "confined to library": you know, it means,you can’t take it out. You have to read it in the library.
W: It seems easy, doesn’t it? But you have to reserve it, and then you may want to photocopy bits of it, or make notes-and there never seems to be enough time.
M: Hmm! In your shoes, I think I’d have a word with our tutor.
W: I think I’ll do that! Thanks! See you later. Bye!
M: See yah! And good luck!
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What trouble is Vivian having now?
24. What is the biggest difficulty in borrowing CTL books?
25. What does Vivian decide to do finally?
Section B
26. B 27. D 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. D 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. B
Passage One
John Lennon, one of the Beatles, was murdered just before 11 pm on the 8th December 1980 outside his home in the Dakota Apartment Building in New York City.
He has just got out of a car, and was walking to the entrance when a voice called "Mr.Lennon". Lennon turned, and was shot five times. The killer threw his gun down, and stood there smiling. "Do you know what you just did?" shouted the doorman. "I just shot John Lennon," the killer replied. Lennon was rushed to a nearby hospital in a police patrol car, but it was too late.
The killer was 25-year-old Mark Chapman from Hawaii. Earlier the same evening he had asked Lennon for his autograph. In fact, he had been hanging around outside the apartment building for several days. Chapman was a fan of the Beatles and Lennon, and had tried to imitate him in many ways. It is said that he even believed that he was John Lennon.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. Where was John Lennon murdered?
27. Who was the killer?
28.Who sent John Lennon to the hospital after he was shot?
Passage Two
Red Cross is an international organization that takes care of people who are in need of help. The Red Cross exists in almost every country around the globe. A man in a Beijing hospital who needs blood, a woman in Turkey who was injured in an earthquake, and a family in Indonesia that lost their home in Tsunami may all be aided by the Red Cross.
The idea of forming an organization to help people in need began with Jean Dunant. In 1859, he observed how people were suffering on a battlefield in Paris. He wanted to help the wounded soldiers despite which side they were fighting for. His efforts brought on the Geneva Convention, an international treaty. It protects prisoners of war, the sick and wounded, and other citizens during a war.
The Red Cross in the United States was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the American Red Cross provides a lot of services for the public, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid, demonstrating water safety, and providing blood.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.Which of the following is true about the Red Cross?
30. Who was the father of the Red Cross?
31.What made the father determined to build the Red Cross? |
