D)  It is worth reading history about Gettysburg.

Section B

Directions:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D) .Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A)  A plate.     B)  A pear.     C)  A ball.        D)  An egg.

27. A)  How most mathematicians work.

B)  Accidental discovery about the earth’s shape.

C)  How to track an orbit.

D)  How astronauts use computers to measure the size of satellite.

28. A)  To prove the earth was round.

B)  To gather information for planning space flights.

C)  Because all spacecraft had to carry computers.

D)  Because it can measure the size of the satellite.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. A)  About 30,000.

B)  Around 300,000.

C)  Over 300,000.

D)  More than 330,000.

30. A)  He had promised to do so.

B)  He had this kind of training before.

C)  He didn’t want to make the crowd disappointed.

D)  He needed the great amount of money.

31. A)  Three times.

B)  Four times.

C)  Six times.

D)  Seven times.

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32. A) One in a billion digits.

B)  Zero.

C)  One mistake per two hundred digits.

D)  One in a million digits.

33. A) It is the nerve cells of a computer.

B)  It is the brain of a computer.

C)  It is the eye of a computer.

D)  It is the heart of a computer.

34. A)  One second.   

B)  Two years.    

C)  One minute.   

D)  A day.

35. A)  Human beings make fewer errors.

B)  Human beings do not have to be programmed.

C)  Human beings work more quickly.

D)  Human beings have to be programmed.

Section C

Directions:In this section,you will hear a passage 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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information.For these blanks,you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.

提示:在实考试卷中，该试题在答题卡2上。

If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a (36)     , they will cause a (37)       . According to several leading (38)      psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes   which ambitious parents make.                                                       Generally, the child will be only too (39)     of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great (40)       to children. However, if parents are not too (41)      about what they expect their children to do, but are  ambitious in a sensible way, the child may (42)      in doing very well—especially if the parents are very (43)      of their child.