SECTION C    NEWS BROADCAST　

Question 11 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question.

Now listen to the news.

11. The bus collision occurred because ______.
A. the driver was drank
B. the driver was so exhausted that he fell into sleep
C. the driver was speeding
D. it was to dark for the driver to see the road clearly
正确答案是

Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 30 seconds to the questions.

Now listen to the news.

12. The "train-killer" is suspected of killing ____ women.
A. seven
B. five
C. one
D. three
正确答案是

13. The "train-killer" is a (an) ____.
A. Portuguese man
B. British man
C. Frenchman
D. Algerian man
正确答案是

Questions 14 and 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the news.

14. ____ of the Swiss voters opposed giving working women paid maternity leave.
A. 80%
B. 14%
C. 50%
D. 61%
正确答案是

15. The voters rejected the plan because _______.
A. it is too expensive
B. it will create an unnecessary bureaucratic burden
C. it violates the principle of sexual equality
D. both A and B
正确答案是

SECTION D    NOTE-TAKING & GAP-FILLING　


In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONLY ONCE. While listening to the lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a 15-minute gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini lecture. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
　
ANSWER SHEET ONE
　
Fill in each of the gaps with ONE suitable word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.
　
The Impact of Technology on Popular Arts in the U.S.
　
"Popular" means "(16)" and desirable to large numbers of people, and "art" mean such things as (17), film, poems, and the like. Only since the early nineteenth century has technology been able to provide two necessary factors for the wide (18) arts. To be popular, products must be produced in virtually, (19) numbers at a low cost. And secondly, products must be transmitted to large number of people (20).
　
Before about 1830, most printing was done by hand press. The (21) press was invented in about 1830. This press was attached to a steam engine. It could produce thousands of impressions in an hour. At the same time, (22) making process in the early 19th century were improved. People began to use pulp and (23), so that paper became cheaper. Machines were made to gather, back, (24), and sew books together. Meanwhile, methods were developed of (25) and later color-printing processes. All this had great impact on arts.