2011决赛试卷-年上外杯听力

2011年“上外杯”市高三学生英语竞赛决Spot 10%@Directions:Listentosageandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.Youwillhearthepassageonceonly.SeatedwiththewereViceJoeBiden,SecretaryofStateHillaryClinton,alongwiththeDemocraticchairmanandrankingRepublicanontheSenateForeignRelationsCommittee,JohnKerryandRichardLugar.Callingratificationanational(1)securityimperative,thesaidfailuretodosowouldendangertheentireU.S.-Russianverificationregime.NewSTARTwassignedearlierthisyeartoreplacethe(2)expiredSTARTtreaty.ItwouldreduceU.S.andRussianlong-rangenucleararsenalsbyasmuchasonethirdandprovidemechanismsforverificationbybothsides.Duringhis(3) pletedAsiatrip,Mr.ObamatoldRussianDmitryMedvedevthhievingSenateapprovalishistop(4)foreignpolicypriority.Thoughithasbroadbipartisansupport,NewSTARThasfacedfromRepublicans,suchasSenatorKyl,who(5)assertitwouldharmU.S.missile-defenseefforts,andnotallowforadequateU.S.verificationofRussiancompliance.SayingarmscontroltreatieshavenottraditionallybeenapartisanissueinCongress,Mr.Obamanotedheagreedto(6)add$4.1billiontoupgradetheU.S.nuclearweaponsinfrastructure,toaddressRepublicanconcerns.Delay,hesaid,isnot(7)anoption.NewSTARTratificationalsoisanimportantpartofthe's"reset"ofrelationswithRussia.Mr.ObamaonThursdaylinkedthetreatytoarangeofotherissues,includingMoscow'ssupportforsanctionsagainstIran,U.S.effortsinAfghanistan,securing(8)vulnerablenuclearmaterials,andstepstoenhanceEuropeanSenateratificationrequires(9)67votesinthe100seatchamberwhereDemocratsstillholdamajority.WhenanewCongress(10)convenesnextyear,Democratswouldneedtoobtainthesupportofatleast14SenateRepublicansforratification.Listeningandnote- Directions:Listentothesefivepeopletalkingabouttheirwork.Ineachcase,decidewhattheiroccupationsare,andmakenotesonthefollowing:Necessaryprofessional alYouwillhearthepassageonlyOccupation:Professional goodwithyoural hard-working,brightandOccupation:Professional good,fast,accurateshorthandandty;goodatandal reliable,loyal;senseofOccupation:Professional abletocook,clean,nurse,al energetic,hard-Occupation:Professionalskills: goodatworkinginateam,abletomakequickdecisions,knowhowtousetheequipmental courage,caringaboutOccupation:Airhostess/Professionalskills: abletospeakaforeignlanguage(Spanish),waitress,al friendly,good-looking,hard-pletethefollowingdialogue @1%Directions:Youaregoingtohearashortdialogue.Fillinthemissingwordorwordsasyoulistentothedialogue.Youwillhearthedialogueonlyonce. SoBeth,whenisThanksgivingexactly? ThelastThursdayofNovember. Right,andwhatdoesitcelebrate?What(1)isit Itcelebratesthesurvivalofagroupofsettlers.Theysurvivedtheiryear,andbasicallythecelebrationwas(2)forthatreason. Right,sowhtuallyhappensontheday?HowdoesyournormalAmericanspendThanksgivingDay? Preparingdinner,eatingdinnerandthenrecovering(3)fromit.That'sbasicallyit.Itisentirelyafood-orientedholiday.Sobasically,you(4)sitdownatthetableandthereisturkeyandham...usuallyacoupleofdifferentkindsofmeat,sweetpotatoesandregularpotatoes,greenstuff,but(5)notalot,itisnotagreenvegetableholiday.Othertraditionalthingsarethingslikecranberryrelishandpumpkinpie.Soallthosethingsthatarenormally(6)harvestedinsortofSeptember,October,November,thattime... Anddopeoplegivepresentsorsend NopresentsIthinkthatpeoplesendcards,especiallyfamilymembersiftheycan'tgettogether.Butitis,ingeneral,afamilyholiday.Familyorfriends,itisnotaholidayto(7)spendalone. Sowouldyousayitis...it'sstillimportantformostpeopleintheBeth:Very.Very,veryimportant.It'salwaysinteresting.Thereisabitofa(8)downtimeinworkrightaroundThanksgivingtime,sopeoplestarttheirholidayonTuesdayorWednesday.Actually,onlytheThursdayisaformalholiday.It'stherearenobusinessesopen(9)oranythingexcept,youknow,yourusual7-11,orsomethingofthatsort.Butthen,itsortof(10)carriesoverintotheFridayandpeopledon'tgointowork.Soit'saholidaybeforeChristmas. Directions:ListentoanewsstoryfromVOAanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Ifastatementistrue,writeaTinfrontofit;ifastatementisfalse,anFinfrontofit.Youwillhearthenewsstoryonce_F_ UnitedStatesratifiedtheUS-SouthKoreafreetradeagreementin_F_ Accordingtotheagreement,theimporttariffswillbereducedtoeight_F_3. TheUS-SouthKoreafreetradeagreementwasstuckpossiblybytheoppositionfromtheRepublican._T_ Bilateralfreetrade eagrowingtrendin_T_5. AccordingtoStateDepartmentofficials,strongeconomictieswithcountriesinAsiaarecrucialtoUSeconomy._F_6. DuringObama'svisitto,nandU.S.companiessignedanumberofdealsworthnearly$15billion._T_ ThereisastrongtendencyinWashingtonforfreetradeT8. Itmightbeeas