【正文】 r any other source whatever. After a run of about 40 feet along a monorail*。15,190C163。13,500, but it39。13,500 but it39。ve got three children. Isn39。s (13) ability to get work done well was only (14) one side. She also had an (15) imagination that carried her in different directions, that (16) allowed her to transcend her everyday life. She did not (17) believe in magic as portrayed on a stage, but (18) valued instead the sound of a metal bucket being (19) filled by a hose, or the persistence of a dandelion at the (20) edge of a woodpile. Part 2 Listening for GistFor hundreds of years man has been fascinated by the idea of flying. One of the first men to produce designs for aircraft was Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian artist who lived in the fifteenth century. However, it was not until the eighteenth century that people began to fly, or perhaps it would be better to say float, across the countryside in balloons. The first hotair balloon was made in April 1783 by the Montgolfier brothers in France. In the following years many flights were made by balloon. Some of the flights were for pleasure and others were for delivering mail and for military purposes, such as observation and even bombing. However, in the late nineteenth century, airships superseded balloons as a form of transport. Airships came after balloons. The first powered and manned flight was made by a Frenchman, Giffard, in September 1852. His airship, powered by steam, traveled twentyseven kilometers from Paris to Trappes at a speed of eight kilometers per hour. However the days of the airship were numbered as the aero plane became increasingly safe and popular.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1. This passage is about the early history of flying. 2. The key words are designs, an Italian artist, fifteenth century, eighteenth century, fly, float, balloons, hotair balloon, April 1783, airships, September 1852, aeroplane.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueBuying a CarA: Good morning, can I help you?B: Yes, I39。s attitude towards Iraq. Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).T F T F TNews Item3BritainIraqBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered a radio address late Thursday to the Iraqi people warning that Saddam Hussein must ply with UN demands or suffer the consequences. Prime Minister Blair said Saddam Hussein must cooperate with UN weapons inspectors, or be prepared to face military action. In an interview with Radio Monte Carlo39。 and Walt Disney was honored with one fullsize and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Between 1942 and 1944, in support of the war effort, Oscars were made of plaster. After the War, winners turned in the temporary awards for golden Oscar statuettes. The traditional Oscar statuette, however, hasn39。s allAfter all, my time isn39。s have something to eat. Uh, what about some ... Man: I know the garage very well! Woman: Yes. Let39。t know the number of the restaurant. Man: You could have looked it up in the telephone book! Woman: Yes, but ... you39。s all right. It doesn39。ll take a couple of hours, at least. B: Shall we say Monday morning, then? A: Monday morning. All right. Nine o39。t be able to do that so much. Yes, I think they39。t know, in this country, perhaps we (7) won39。s a lot to talk about. It39。m late. Man: Oh, that39。t you at least phone? Woman: I would have! But I didn39。s the only one near your flat. Woman: Hmm, well now, let39。ve only been waiting for over an hour.That39。 a ventriloquist* Edgar Bergen was presented with a wooden statuette with a moveable mouth。s NATO allies will stand with the United States if he decides to take military action against Iraq. 2. No, the president says no action is likely in the near future. 3. They expect the NATO summit to release a political statement backing the UN resolution. 4. The NATO summit is held in Prague. , it will not be the focus of the NATO summit.News Item2 BushIraqPresident Bush says everyone knows the real power in Iraq lies with Saddam Hussein: There is no democracy. This guy is a dictator and so we have to see what he says. The president says the Iraqi leader has a choice to make: disarm peacefully or be disarmed by force: If Saddam Hussein does not ply to the detail of the resolution, we will lead a coalition to disarm him. It is over. We are through with negotiations. There is no more time. The man must disarm. He said he would disarm. He now must disarm. Mr. Bush spoke with reporters while touring the Washington . police department, a tour designed to highlight his plan to create a cabinet level Department of Homeland Security. He left no doubt his patience regarding Iraq is wearing very thin*, stressing the United States will no longer tolerate any efforts by Saddam Hussein to circumvent* demands to disarm. Exercise A Directions: Listen to the news item and plete the summary.This news item is about the Bush administration39。s (5) chores.My mother believed that each of her children had a special (6) knack that made him or her invaluable on certain (7) missions. My brother Mike, for example, was believed to have especially (8) keen eyesight. He was hoisted up as a human (9) telescope whenever she needed to see something (10) far away. John was the climber when a kite (11) got caught. My own job was navigator for our (12) gigantic old Chrysler.But my mother39。s not very fast though. It only does 69 miles per hour. B: No, I think the Mini and the Citroen are too small. I39。13,240, but it is cheaper to run. It does 40 miles per gallon and the Toyota only does 36 miles per gallon. B: What about that Volkswagen over there, in front of the Toyota? A: That costs a little more than 163。s more than 163。13,04036m/g80m/hP