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25.CM:Youre goingto wearout thecomputers keyboard!W:Oh,hi.M:Do youhave anyidea whattime itisW:About tenor ten-thirtyM:Its nearlymidnight.W:Really Ididnt knowit wasso late.M:Dont youhave anearly classto teachtomorrow morningW:Yes,at sevenoclock.My commuterclass,the studentswho go to workright aftertheirlesson.M:Then youought togoto bed.What areyou writing,anywayW:An articleI hopeI cansell.M:Oh,another ofyour newspaperpieces Whatsthis oneaboutW:Do youremember thetrip Itook lastmonthM:The oneup tothe AmazonW:Well,thats whatIm writing about-the newhighway andthe changesits makingin theAmazonvalley.M:It shouldbe interesting.W:It is.I guessthats whyI forgotall about the time.M:How manyarticles haveyou soldnowW:About adozen sofar.M:What kindof newspapersbuy themW:The papersthat carrya lotof foreignnews.They usuallyappear in the bigSundayeditions wherethey needa lotof backgroundstories tohelp fillup thespace betweentheads.M:Is thereany futurein itW:I hopeso.Theres achance Imay sellthis articleto anews service.M:Then yourstory wouldbe publishedin severalpapers,wouldnt itW:Thats theidea.And Imight evenbe ableto doother storieson aregular basis.M:That wouldbe great.Questions12to15are basedon theconversation youhave justheard.
12.What isthe womansoccupation
13.What isthe womanwritingabout
14.Where dothe womansarticles usuallyappear
15.What does the womanexpectSection CDirections:In thissection,you willhear threepassages.At theend ofeach passage,youwill hearsome questions.Both thepassage andthe questionswill bespoken onlyonce.After youhear aquestion,you mustchoose thebest answerfrom thefour choicesmarkedA B,C andD.Then markthe correspondingletter onAnswer Sheet1with a9single linethrough thecentre.词Passage One240In todaysclass,well discussToni Morrisonsnovel Beloved.As Imsure youall know,Morrison isboth apopular anda highlyrespected author,and itsnot easytobeboth.Bornin1931,Morrison haswritten someof themost touchingand intelligentworks on theAfrican-American experienceever writtenby anyone,and yetto callher anAfrican-American writer”doesnt seemto doher justice.In manyways,shes simplyanAmerican writer-and certainlyone ofour best.Beloved isa trulyremarkable work.It wasrecommended fornearly everymajor literaryprize,including the National BookAward andtheNationalBook CriticsCircle Award,andit infact won the PulitzerPrize forfiction in
1988.Morrison herselfis distinguishedforhaving won the NobelPrize forliterature in
1993.What makesBeloved uniqueis theskillful,sure wayin whichMorrison blendsintensely personalstorytelling andAmericanhistory,racial themesand genderthemes,the experienceof Blackswith theexperience ofallpeople everywhere,the down-to-earth realityof slaverywith asense of mysteriousspirituality.Well bepaying specialattention tothese themesas wediscuss thiswork.Tm particularlyinterestedin yourviews on the relativeimportance ofrace andgender inthis book.Is itmoreimportant thatSethe,the maincharacter,is blackor thatshes awoman Whichcontributesmore toher beingWhat doesMorrison tell us aboutbothQuestions16to18are basedonthepassage youhave justheard.
16.What dowe learn about ToniMorrison
17.What honordid ToniMorrison receivein
199318.What doesthe speakertellusabout Sethe,the maincharacter inMorrisons novelBeloved词Passage Two245The topicofmytalk todayis gift-giving.Everybody likesto receivegifts,right Soyoumay thinkthat gift-giving isa universalcustom.But actually,the rulesof giftgivingvaryquite alot,and notknowing themcan resultin greatembarrassment.In NorthAmerica,therules arefairly simple.If youreinvited tosomeones homefor dinner,bring wineor flowersora smallitem fromyour country.Among friends,family,and businessassociates,wegenerally dontgive giftson otheroccasions excepton someonesbirthday andChristmas.The Japanese,ontheother hand,give giftsquite frequently,often tothank someonefor theirkindness.The traditionof giftgivingin Japanis veryancient.There aremany detailedrulesfor everythingfrom thecolor of the wrappingpaper tothe timeofthegift presentation.Andwhile Europeansdont generallyexchange businessgifts,they dofollow someformalcustoms whenvisiting homes,such asbringing flowers.The typeand colorof flowers,however,can carryspecial meaning.Today wehave seensome broaddifferences ingift-giving.I couldgo onwith additionalexamples.But letsnot missthe mainpoint here:If weare notaware ofand sensitivetocultural differences,the possibilitiesfor miscommunicationand conflictare enormous.Whether we learnaboutthese differencesby readinga bookor bylivingabroad,our goalmust beto respectdifferences amongpeople inorder toget alongsuccessfullywith ourglobal neighbors.Questions19to21are basedonthepassage youhave justheard.
19.What doesthe speakersay aboutgift-giving ofNorth Americans
20.What dowe learnabouttheJapanese concerninggift-giving
21.What pointdoesthespeaker makeat theend ofthe talk词Passage Three246Hetty Greenwas avery spoilt,only child.She wasborn inMassachusetts,USA,in
1835.Her fatherwas amillionaire businessman.Her motherwas oftenill,and sofrom theage oftwoher fathertook herwith himto workand taughther aboutstocks andshares.At theageof sixshe startedreading thedaily financialnewspapers andopened herown bankaccount.Her fatherdied whenshe was21and sheinherited$
7.5million.She wentto NewYork andinvestedon WallStreet.Hetty savedevery penny,eating inthe cheapestrestaurants for15cents.She becameone ofthe richestand mosthated womenintheworld.At33she marriedEdwardGreen,a multi-millionaire,and hadtwo children,Ned andSylvia.Hettys meannesswas wellknown.She alwaysargued aboutprices inshops.She walkedtothe localgrocery storeto buybroken biscuitswhich weremuch cheaper,and toget afreebone forher muchloved dog.Once shelost atwo-cent stampand spentthe nightlooking forit.She neverbought clothesand alwayswore thesame long,ragged blackskirt.Worst ofall,when herson Nedfell andinjured hisknee,she refusedto payfor adoctor andspent hourslookingfor freemedical help.In theend Nedlost hisleg.When shedied in1916she lefther children$100million.Her daughterbuilt ahospital withhermoney.Questions22to25are basedonthepassage youhave justheard.
22.What dowe learnabout Hetty Green asa child
23.How didHetty Greenbecome richovernight
24.Why wasHettyGreenmuch hated
25.What dowelearnabout Hettysdaughter参照答案Part IIListening Comprehension。
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