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College English Test Band Four
Part
Ⅱ
Listening
Comprehension
Section A
News
Report One
A 16th century castle in
Scotland is close to collapsing after lumps of
soil were washed away
by
floods,threatening
its
Sunday,the
castle's
owner
John
Gordon,
76,was
forced
to
move
out
of
his
property
after
the
River
Dee
swept
away
about
60
feet
of
land,leaving the castle
dangerously close to the river,according to the
Scottish Daily Record.
Abergeldie
Castle,located in Aberdeenshire,Scotland,was built
by Sir Alexander Gordon of
Midmar who
later became the Earl of castle, which is located
on 11,700 acres,
was leased to members
of the royal family between 1848 and
1970,including King Edward
VII
and
George
V
.The
Scottish
Environment
Protection
Agency
has
issued
more
than
35
flood warningscovering several
regions,as Scotland continues to clean upafter
Storm Frank
hit the country last
Wednesday.
high for much
longer,
Questions 1 and 2 are based on
the news reportyou have just heard.
1.
Why did John Gordon move out of Abergeldie Castle?
2. What happened in Scotland last
Wednesday?
News Report Two
Rescue
efforts
were
underway
Thursday
morning
for
17
miners
who
were
stuck
in
an
elevator
below
ground
at
Cargill
rock
salt
mine
near
Lansing,
New
York,according
to
Marcia
Lynch,public
information
officer
with
Tompkins
County's
emergency
response
ncy workers have
made contact with the miners via a radio,and they
all
appear
to
be
uninjured,said
Jessica
Verfuss,the
emergency
department's
assistant
have managed to provide heat packs and
blankets to the miners so that they
can
keep
warm
during
the
rescue
operation,Verfuss
s
about
what
led
tothe
workers' being trapped
in the elevator weren't immediately mine, along
New
York's Cayuga Lake,processes salt
used for road produces about 2 million tons
of salt that is shipped to more than
1,500 places in the northeastern United States.
The rock
salt mine is one of three
operated by Cargill with the other twoin Louisiana
and Ohio.
Questions 3 and 4 are based
on the news report
you have just heard.
3. What does the news report say about
the salt miners?4. What did the rescue team do?
News Report Three
The
Service announced todaythat it is considering
closingabout 3,700 post offices
over
the next yearbecause of falling an $$8.3 billion
budget deficit this year,
closing post
offices is one of several proposalsthe Postal
Service has put forth recently to cut
week, for example,Postmaster General Pat Donahoe
announced plansto stop mail
delivery on
Saturdays,a move he says could save $$3 billion
annually.
as we speak,
So like
any other business,you have to make
choices.
deliveryand
post
office
operations,said
the
first
wave
of
closingswould
begin
this
estimated
that
about
3,000
postmasters,500
station
managers
andbetween
500
and
1,000
postal clerkscould lose their jobs.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news
reportyou have just heard.
5. What is
the Service planning to do?
6. What
measure has been planned to save costs?
7. What will happen when the proposed
measurecomes into effect?
Section B
Conversation One
M: n, we've
got trouble in the press room this morning.
W: Oh dear, what about?
M:
One of the press operators arrived an hour and a
half late.
W:
But
that's
a
straightforward affair.
He
will
simply
lose part of
his
pay. That's why we
have a clock-in system.
M:
But the point is the man was clocked inat 8 o'
have John standing by the time
clock,and he swears he saw nothing
irregular.
W: Is John reliable?
M: Yes, he 's why we chose him for the
job.
W: Have you spoken to the man who
was late?
M: Not yet.I thought I'd have
a word with you 's a difficult man,and I think
there's
been
some
troubleon
the
shop
floor.I've
got
a
feeling
that
trade
union
representative
is
behind manager told me thatJack
Green's been very active around the shop the last
few days.
W: Well, what do
you want me to do?
M: I was wondering
if you'd see Smith
—
the man
who was late
—
because you are
so much
better at handling things like
this.
W: Oh, alright.I'll see him.I
must say I agree with youabout there being bad
feelings in the
works.I've
had
the
idea
for
some
timethat
Jack
Green's
been
busy
stirring
things
up
in
connection with the latest wage 's
always trying to make , I'll get the
manager to send Smith up here.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
8.
What will happen to the press operator
who was late for work according to the
woman?
9. What does the man say about
John who stands by the time clock?
10.
Why does the man suggest the woman see the worker
who was late?
11. What does the woman
say about Jack Green?
Conversation Two
W:
Our
topic
today
is
about
something
that
foreigners
nearly
always
say
when
they
visit
's
are
the
British
so
cold?
they're
talking
aboutthe
British
personality
—the famous
British “reserve”.It means that we aren't very
friendly...we aren't
very open.
M: So, do you think it's true?
W: It's a difficult many people who
visit Britain sayit's difficult to make
friendswith
British people.
They say we're cold,
reserved,unfriendly...
M:
I
think
it's
true.
Look
at
Americans
or
speak
the
same
language,but
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