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1、Test 3LISTENINGSECTION 1 Questions 1-10Questions 1-3 Complete the form below.Write ONE WORD ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer.Rented PropertiesCustomers RequirementsName:Steven GodfreyExampleAnswerNo. of bedrooms:fourPreferred location:in the 1area of townMaximum monthly rent:2Length of let required:3
2、Starting:September 1stQuestions 4-8 Complete the table below.Write ONE WORD ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer. AddressRooms Monthly rentProblemOakington Avenueliving/dining room, separate kitchen550no 4Mead Streetlarge living room and kitchen, bathroom and a cloakroom580the 5is too largeHamilton Roadl
3、iving room, kitchen-diner, and a6550too 7Devon Closeliving room, dining room, small kitchen8noneQuestions 9 and 10 Choose TWO letters, A-E.Which TWO facilities in the district of Devon Close are open to the public at the moment?AmuseumBconcert hallCcinemaDsports centreEswimming poolSECTION 2 Questio
4、ns 11-20Questions 11-16 Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer.THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTREWell known for:11Complex consists of:concert roomstheatrescinemasart galleriespublic libraryrestaurantsa 12Historical background:1940 - area destroyed by bombs1960s-1
5、970s - Centre was 13. andbuiltin 14- opened to publicManaged by:the 15Open:16days per yearTest 3Questions 17-20 Complete the table below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer.DayTimeEventVenueTicket PriceMonday and Tuesday7.30 p.m.The Magic Flute (opera by Mozart)17from 8.00
6、Wednesday8.00 p.m.18(Canadian film)Cinema 219Saturday and Sunday11 a.m. to 10 p.m.20(art exhibition)Gallery 1freeTest 3SECTION 3 Questions 21-30Questions 21-26Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.Latin American studies21Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wantedA to teach
7、 English there.B to improve his Spanish.C to learn about Latin American life.22What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?A construction B agriculture C tourism23Why did Paul change from one project to another?A His first job was not well organised.B He found doing the routine w
8、ork very boring.C The work was too physically demanding.24In the village community, he learnt how important it was toA respect family life. B develop trust. C use money wisely.25What does Paul say about his project manager?A He let Paul do most of the work. B His plans were too ambitious. C He was v
9、ery supportive of Paul.26Paul was surprised to be givenA a computer to use.B so little money to live on.C an extension to his contract.55Questions 27-30What does Paul decide about each of the following modules? Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 27-30.A He will do this. B He migh
10、t do this. C He wont do this.Module27 Gender Studies in Latin America.28 Second Language Acquisition.29 Indigenous Womens Lives.30 Portuguese Language Studies.77Test 3SECTION 4 Questions 31-40Questions 31-34Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.Trying to repeat success31Compared to introducing new bu
11、siness processes, attempts to copy existingprocesses areA more attractive. B more frequent. C more straightforward.32Most research into the repetition of success in business hasA been done outside the United States. B produced consistent findings.C related to only a few contexts.33What does the spea
12、ker say about consulting experts?A Too few managers ever do it.B It can be useful in certain circumstances.C Experts are sometimes unwilling to give advice.34An experts knowledge about a business system may be incomplete becauseA some details are difficult for workers to explain. B workers choose no
13、t to mention certain details. C details are sometimes altered by workers.Questions 35-40Complete the notes below.Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.Setting up systems based on an existing processTwo mistakesManager tries to: improve on the original process create an ideal 35 from the best parts of
14、several processesCause of problems information was inaccurate comparison between the business settings was invalid disadvantages were overlooked, e.g. effect of changes on 36 Solution change 37 impose rigorous 38 copy original very closely:- physical features of the 39 - the 40 of original employees
15、READINGREADING PASSAGE 1You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.Striking Back at Lightning With LasersSeldom is the weather more dramatic than when thunderstorms strike. Their electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people
16、 each year in the United States alone. As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a terrifying dice with death - out in the open, a lone golfer may be a lightning bolts most inviting target. And there is damage to property too. Lightning damage costs American power companies more th
17、an $100 million a year.But researchers in the United States and Japan are planning to hit back. Already in laboratory trials they have tested strategies for neutralising the power of thunderstorms, and this winter they will brave real storms, equipped with an armoury of lasers that they will be poin
18、ting towards the heavens to discharge thunderclouds before lightning can strike.The idea of forcing storm clouds to discharge their lightning on command is not new. In the early 1960s, researchers tried firing rockets trailing wires into thunderclouds to set up an easy discharge path for the huge el
19、ectric charges that these clouds generate. The technique survives to this day at a test site in Florida run by the University of Florida, with support from the Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI), based in California. EPRI, which is funded by power companies, is looking at ways to protect the
20、 United States power grid from lightning strikes. We can cause the lightning to strike where we want it to using rockets, says Ralph Bernstein, manager of lightning projects at EPRI. The rocket site is providing precise measurements of lightning voltages and allowing engineers to check how electrica
21、l equipment bears up.Bad behaviourBut while rockets are fine for research, they cannot provide the protection from lightning strikes that everyone is looking for. The rockets cost around $1,200 each, can only be fired at a limited frequency and their failure rate is about 40 per cent. And even when
22、they do trigger lightning, things still do not always go according to plan. Lightning is not perfectly well behaved, says Bernstein. Occasionally, it will take a branch and go someplace it wasnt supposed to go.And anyway, who would want to fire streams of rockets in a populated area? What goes up mu
23、st come down, points out Jean-Claude Diels of the University of New Mexico. Diels is leading a project, which is backed by EPRI, to try to use lasers to discharge lightning safely- and safety is a basic requirement since no one wants to put themselves or their expensive equipment at risk. With aroun
24、d $500,000 invested so far, a promising system is just emerging from the laboratory.The idea began some 20 years ago, when high-powered lasers were revealing their ability to extract electrons out of atoms and create ions. If a laser could generate a line of ionisation in the air all the way up to a
25、 storm cloud, this conducting path could be used to guide lightning to Earth, before the electric field becomes strong enough to break down the air in an uncontrollable surge. To stop the laser itself being struck, it would not be pointed straight at the clouds. Instead it would be directed at a mir
26、ror, and from there into the sky. The mirror would be protected by placing lightning conductors close by. Ideally, the cloud-zapper (gun) would be cheap enough to be installed around all key power installations, and portable enough to be taken to international sporting events to beam up at brewing s
27、torm clouds.A stumbling blockHowever, there is still a big stumbling block. The laser is no nifty portable: its a monster that takes up a whole room. Diels is trying to cut down the size and says that a laser around the size of a small table is in the offing. He plans to test this more manageable sy
28、stem on live thunderclouds next summer.Bernstein says that Dielss system is attracting lots of interest from the power companies. But they have not yet come up with the $5 million that EPRI says will be needed to develop a commercial system, by making the lasers yet smaller and cheaper. I cannot say
29、 I have money yet, but Im working on it, says Bernstein. He reckons that the forthcoming field tests will be the turning point - and hes hoping for good news. Bernstein predicts an avalanche of interest and support if all goes well. He expects to see cloud-zappers eventually costing $50,000 to $100,
30、000 each.Other scientists could also benefit. With a lightning switch at their fingertips, materials scientists could find out what happens when mighty currents meet matter. Diels also hopes to see the birth of interactive meteorology - not just forecasting the weather but controlling it. If we coul
31、d discharge clouds, we might affect the weather, he says.And perhaps, says Diels, well be able to confront some other meteorological menaces. We think we could prevent hail by inducing lightning, he says. Thunder, the shock wave that comes from a lightning flash, is thought to be the trigger for the
32、 torrential rain that is typical of storms. A laser thunder factory could shake the moisture out of clouds, perhaps preventing the formation of the giant hailstones that threaten crops. With luck, as the storm clouds gather this winter, laser-toting researchers could, for the first time, strike back
33、.Questions 1-3Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.Write the correct letter in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet.1The main topic discussed in the text isAthe damage caused to US golf courses and golf players by lightning strikes.Bthe effect of lightning on power supplies in the US and in Japan.Ca va
34、riety of methods used in trying to control lightning strikes.Da laser technique used in trying to control lightning strikes.2According to the text, every year lightningAdoes considerable damage to buildings during thunderstorms.Bkills or injures mainly golfers in the United States.Ckills or injures
35、around 500 people throughout the world.Ddamages more than 100 American power companies.3Researchers at the University of Florida and at the University of New MexicoAreceive funds from the same source.Bare using the same techniques.Care employed by commercial companies.Dare in opposition to each othe
36、r.Questions 4-6Complete the sentences below.Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 4-6 on your answer sheet.4 EPRI receives financial support from5 The advantage of the technique being developed by Diels is that it can be used.6 The main difficult
37、y associated with using the laser equipment is related toits1111Questions 7-10Complete the summary using the list of words, A-l, below. Write the correct letter, A-l, in boxes 7-10 on your answer sheet.In this method, a laser is used to create a line of ionisation by removing electronsfrom 7This las
38、er is then directed at 8in order tocontrol electrical charges, a method which is less dangerous than using9As a protection for the lasers, the beams are aimed firstly at10A cloud-zappersB atomsC storm clouds D mirrorsE techniqueF ions G rocketsH conductorsI thunderQuestions 11-13Do the following sta
39、tements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?In boxes 11-13 on your answer sheet writeYESif the statement agrees with the claims of the writerNOif the statement contradicts the claims of the writerNOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this11 Power compani
40、es have given Diels enough money to develop his laser.12 Obtaining money to improve the lasers will depend on tests in real storms.13 Weather forecasters are intensely interested in Dielss system.READING PASSAGE 2You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on Reading Passag
41、e 2 below.The Nature of GeniusThere has always been an interest in geniuses and prodigies. The word genius, from the Latin gens (= family) and the term genius, meaning begetter, comes from the early Roman cult of a divinity as the head of the family. In its earliest form, genius was concerned with t
42、he ability of the head of the family, the paterfamilias, to perpetuate himself. Gradually, genius came to represent a persons characteristics and thence an individuals highest attributes derived from his genius or guiding spirit. Today, people still look to stars or genes, astrology or genetics, in
43、the hope of finding the source of exceptional abilities or personal characteristics.The concept of genius and of gifts has become part of our folk culture, and attitudes are ambivalent towards them. We envy the gifted and mistrust them. In the mythology of giftedness, it is popularly believed that i
44、f people are talented in one area, they must be defective in another, that intellectuals are impractical, that prodigies burn too brightly too soon and burn out, that gifted people are eccentric, that they are physical weaklings, that theres a thin line between genius and madness, that genius runs i
45、n families, that the gifted are so clever they dont need special help, that giftedness is the same as having a high IQ, that some races are more intelligent or musical or mathematical than others, that genius goes unrecognised and unrewarded, that adversity makes men wise or that people with gifts h
46、ave a responsibility to use them. Language has been enriched with such terms as highbrow, egghead, blue-stocking, wiseacre, know-all, boffin and, for many, intellectual is a term of denigration.The nineteenth century saw considerable interest in the nature of genius, and produced not a few studies of famous prodigies. Perhaps for us today, two of the most significant aspects of most of these studies of genius are the frequency with which early encouragement an