1997
听力原文
PART Ⅱ DICTATION
Legal Age for Marriage
Throughout the United States, the legal age for marriage shows some difference. The most common age without parents’ connt is eighteen for both females and males. However, persons who are under age in their home state can get married in another state, and then return to the home state legally married. Each state issues its own marriage licen. Both residents and nonresidents are qualified for such a licen. The fees and ceremonies vary greatly from state to state. Most states, for instance, have a blood test requirement, but a few do not. Most states permit either a civil or religious ceremony, but a few require the ceremony to be religious. In most states, a waiting period is required before the licen is issued. This period is from one to five days depending on the state. A three-day wait is the most common. In some states, there’s no required waiting period.
PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A STATEMENT
1. John met me at the door and said his dormitory wasn’t full, but in fact it was.
2. We just can’t get over the fact that Jane failed while Mary succeeded.
3. At the moment there was no cour I enjoyed more than composition.
4. If I had known the exercis should be handed in today, I’d have finished them yesterday.
5. I woke up at 8:30, knowing that the appointment was at 9:45, but despite all my plans, I still got there at 10:00.
6. If only I had paid more attention to my spelling in the examination.
7. Come in, John. Plea excu the mess. We only moved in here a month ago and we’re in the middle of hou decoration.
8. David decided to take the overnight express train to Rome. Usually he would have gone by plane. But now he wanted to have some time on his own before he got back ho
me.
9. My students went camping last weekend. They had a wonderful time and they stayed warm and dry in spite of the weather.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
10. M: Why did you get up at 6:40? I thought your meeting wasn’t until 10:30.
W: I wanted to visit the park before I left. It’s the first time I’ve en it.
11. W: London is a gorgeous city. From here you can e the Palace Skies.
M: Wait until we can get to Paris and Madrid. And don’t forget about Rome.
12. M: Do you have any idea what the passage is about?
W: I’m as much in the dark as you are.
13. M: I’d like to apply for the position you have advertid in China Daily.
W: A good command of English and computing is a must as far as the position is concerned.
14. W: I e that Vincent is smiling again.
M: Yes, he decided to speak to his boss’s mother about his problem at work rather than to go directly to his boss.
15. M: We got the computer repaired last week.
W: Oh, so it could be fixed.
16. W: There was a storm warning on the radio this morning. Did you happen to be listening?
M: No, but what a shame! I guess we’ll have to change our sailing plans. Would you rather play golf or go cycling?
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
News Item One (17)
The authorities in Hong Kong have relead the cond group of Vietname boat people from detention after Vietnam refud to accept them. The group of sixteen had been detained in 1991 when they entered Hong Kong. The relea last month of more than 100 boat people in Hong Kong caud protest from local residents opposing any mo
ve to allow the boat people to stay permanently. There are still some 24,000 Vietname boat people in detention camps in Hong Kong.
News Item Two (18-19)
NATO troops are to join their former Cold War enemies in training exercis in Poland this week. The drills which will begin on the 17th are the first major joint exercis of the Western and Eastern armies under NATO’s partnership. Some 900 soldiers from 13 countries will take part. NATO says it will be a good way to share peace-keeping experiences and develop a common understanding of operational procedures.
News Item Three (20-22)
A twenty-year action plan for cutting the rate of world population growth is expected to win wide approval today in Cairo. Delegates at the UN-sponsored conference on population complete the final talks on the plan Monday. The document is non-binding but it will rve as a guideline for countries and states that fund health care and family planni
ng programs. The world population of 5.7 billion currently is growing at more than 90 million a year.
News Item Four (23-25)
In the Philippines a ferry carrying at least 400 people has sunk after an apparent collision with a cargo ship. There was no immediate report of casualties. The accident occurred at about 11:30 a. m. , local time, at the mouth of Manila Bay shortly after the ferry left the Manila port. A Philippines coast guard’s spokesman said the ferry had been hit by a 12,000 ton Singapore registered cargo vesl. Further details were not immediately available.
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答案与详解
PART I WRITING
SECTION A
［参考范文］
More Pressure From Academic Studies Does No Good To Us
Nowadays, we may often hear people around us complain that they are under great pressure in their daily life. It is true that no pressure, no motivation. But, how about much more pressure? Different people have different views of point. As for me, I firmly think too much pressure in esnce prevents people from achieving academic accomplishment rather than do good to us.
The caus are obvious. Firstly, in our opening society, people have to acquaint with a vast number of new things so as to obtain better lives, which request them transfering more times from academic studies to other fields, lesning their academic pressure. Secondly, more pressure from academic studies will make people produce mental problems such as stress and qualm, in the long run, which will make academic studies become impossible.
Therefore in my opinion, tho who would achieve academic accomplishment must not b
e given more pressure. It is a good academic air that does good to us.
